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Humanities International Index
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JSTOR is a multidisciplinary database that aims to make the archives of scholarly work from all disciplines accessible. It is a good place to start your research; your search results will most likely contain materials from sources you wouldn't have thought to search on your own. Using the advanced search option to limit your results is especially important in JSTOR as it is a multilingual database. You can also limit your search by subject or journal title.
MLA International Bibliography
MLA International Bibliography gives citations and abstracts for journals, series, and books, many also include links to articles in full text. MLAIB is one of the largest databases you can use when researching language and linguistics, literature, literary theory and criticism. Use the options under "Limit your search," especially the language and full text options, for more relevant results. This database can be searched in conjunction with Academic Search Premier and Humanities International Index by clicking "Choose Databases."
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The Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural Theory
Covering Literary Theory from 1900 to 1966, Literary Theory from 1966 to the present, and Cultural Theory, this encyclopedia provides accessible entries on the important concepts, theorists and trends in post-1900 literary and cultural theory. With explanations of complex terms and important theoretical concepts, and summaries of the work and ideas of key figures.
Entries explore the history and tradition of the novel in different areas of the world; formal elements of the novel (story, plot, character, narrator); technical aspects of the genre (such as realism, narrative structure and style); subgenres, including the bildungsroman and the graphic novel; theoretical problems, such as definitions of the novel; book history; and the novel's relationship to other arts and disciplines.
The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction
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British Women Romantic Poet, 1789-1832
This website from UC Davis' General Library provides information about and the works of female British poets from the Romantic era, as well as links to related websites.
This collection of links, maintained by Jack Lynch of Rutgers University, included categories such as Women's Literature and Feminism, History of the Book, Classical & Biblical, and more. Links are also searchable by keyword.
Online Resources for Writers, from Amherst College, provides links to websites and essays about the structure and form of writing. Resources that are only available to Amherst students are few and noted.
Outline of American Literature
This government publication, offered here as a free .pdf, gives broad overviews of the different periods and movements in the American literary tradition.
The Rossetti Archives: The Complete Writings and Pictures of Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Rossetti Archives provides biographical information and a life chronology of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, as well as providing the full-text of all of his writings for free online. Related texts, contemporary studies, and visual works are also provided.
The Walt Whitman Archive, housed at the University of Nebraska's Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, provides the full text of every edition of Leaves of Grass published in Walt Whitman's lifetime, in addition to poems published in periodicals, manuscripts, biographies and letters. Contemporary reviews and bibliographies of Whitman criticism and scholarship from 1975 to the present are also available.
WordNet: A Lexical Database for the English Language
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This week's Golden Apple award winner is a fifth grade teacher at Lucille Moore Elementary School. Mary Vickie Taws says she wants to instill in her students the desire to be lifelong learners.
She brings learning to life with exciting lessons and the students just love her. In Mrs. Taws fifth grade classroom, books come to life with projects like these. "She is really nice and she tries to make everything we do really fun."
Her students thrive with her self- directed learning approach. "I want them to be able to direct their own learning so when we lay some background knowledge it might lead one student in one direction and others in another, i want to help develop their own interests."
She turns them loose to research and write about what they are learning in their "expert journals." "We get to pick what we want to be an expert on and as we are learning as we learn something about that we can write it in there." Mrs. Taws says none of it would be possible without building a foundation with the students first. "I think that unless they respect you and you respect the children, that they are not going to learn. So I treat them the way i would want to be treated so we very quickly build a mutual relationship
Congratulations to Mrs. Taws, this week's Golden AQpple award winning teacher. "She is really nice and she is one of the best teachers I have ever had." "She is awesome!"
The WJHG Golden Apple Award is brought to you by our community sponsor, John Lee Nissan Mazda.
If you'd like to nominate a teacher just log onto wjhg.com and click on the Golden Apple section. We'll select one winner each week and feature their story every Thursday on NewsChannel 7 Today and again at 5 o'clock.

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"Celebrity Wife Swap" Viewership
Sunday night's episode of "Celebrity Wife Swap" featuring Ric Flair and Roddy Piper only drew 3,220,000 viewers on ABC. This was sharply down from the 4,450,000 views the show did last week.
WWE Hiring a "Series Producer"
WWE has posted a new job listing for a "Series Producer." Below is an overview of the position:
WWE, a recognized leader in global entertainment, seeks an innovative, curious, Producer with a passion for creating television shows to lead a team within the Evergreen Content Department.
This role will oversee the creative execution and production of assigned programs from conceptualization through production and post production to delivery.
This position will determine and maintain the creative vision and look and feel of original and repurposed content in accordance with senior management's vision.
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WWE announced the signing schedule for CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee, Ricky Steamboat and The Shield at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con on August 8-11. You can check it out at this link.


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As a Freshman in 2003: Appeared in six games, starting all of them ...Scored one goal on the season ...Lone goal came in the Cardinal's 15-9 win over Denver (3/2) ...Registered six ground balls, four caused turnovers, and five draw controls on the season.
High School: Played lacrosse, field hockey, soccer and squash in high school ... In lacrosse, she was named First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic in the national tournament following her junior season and a "rising senior" all-star team selection ... In field hockey, she was Second-Team All-state as a senior and First-Team All-City as both a junior and senior ... Under-19 state squash champion as a junior ... White Blazer Award as a senior for excellence in three varsity sports.
Personal: Parents Alfred and Katherine Morrison ... Hobbies include squash, traveling and spending time with friends and family.


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Recently, the Oakland Raiders acquired Matt Flynn and traded away Carson Palmer leading to the supposition that they would go with Flynn as their quarterback in 2013. Nevertheless, that move left open the job of back-up QB because the only other guys on the depth chart at the time of the trades were Terrelle Pryor and Matt Leinart. The only thing you can really say about Pryor is that he is "untested"; the best thing you can say about Leinart is that he does not trip over his shoelaces. So, the Raiders have been working out/auditioning free agents to come to camp and compete for that back-up slot. PFT.com reported that the Raiders had Vince Young in for a workout followed by Troy Smith and then Seneca Wallace. I can imagine Raiders' GM, Reggie McKenzie looking over a list of potential back-up QB candidates that reads:
After pondering that list for a while, he might pick up the phone, call in the personnel intern, and tell him:
"Find out if John Huarte is still alive."
By the way, you too can have a job in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings have a job opening as their Mascot Coordinator. That is corporate-speak for wearing the costume of Viktor the Viking and performing as such. In addition to getting sideline access to all home games, Viktor makes appearances at community events and special events as determined by the team – possibly to include the birthday parties of children of people who inhabit mahogany row for the Vikings organization. The Mascot Coordinator is also expected to "maintain the mascot costume, props and vehicles."
Before you ask, I do not know if Viktor the Viking has a longboat that sails up and down the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities area so I do not know if that is the "vehicle" that needs maintenance…
The WNBA Draft happened earlier this week. So, before I forget, how did you do in your WNBA Draft pool at the office? I started out strong predicting that Brittney Griner would go first but then my selection predictions fell apart after that…
Faith Hill tweeted that she will no longer be doing the introductory song for Sunday Night Football on NBC. She has done that number for 6 years and NBC made no announcement regarding the change or who might take over the gig. Frankly, that is a much better job opening than the one for Viktor the Viking. However, it does require significantly more talent than does the one for Viktor the Viking.
The University of Oregon has admitted to some major recruiting violations with regard to its football program and has suggested to the NCAA that it take a 2-year probation (no bowl appearances) and a reduction of scholarships as its penalty. [Aside: I wonder if this is the reason Chip Kelly changed his mind and signed on with the Philadelphia Eagles back in January.] If history is any guide here, the NCAA will take that suggestion by Oregon and its Committee on Infractions will then up the ante in some way. Here is a key element that I would include in any punishment for the University of Oregon:
A permanent ban on wearing Day-Glo uniforms in any sport.
The Toronto Blue Jays will have to do without shortstop José Reyes for 3-4 months with a severely sprained ankle. The most optimistic timeline that I read regarding his return was "right around the All-Star Game". Meanwhile, the Jays will fill the shortstop position with Maicer Izturis and Munenori Kawasaki. Reyes was a Rookie of the Year and a four time All Star in his career; he has a career batting average of .297.
Izturis has been in the major leagues since 2004. He has a career batting average of .272 but is a step down defensively from Reyes in the field.
Kawasaki is 32 years old and came to MLB from Japan last year. He hit .195 with Mariners in 2012 but is solid defensively.
The Jays' season has not started the way many expected it would. They sit 2 games under .500 as of this morning
Another American League team whose season has not started nearly as well as expected is the Los Angeles Angels. As of this morning, the Angels record is the same as the Houston Astros record at 4-11. Prior to the season, one of the questions I posed was whether the Astros could avoid losing 100 games this year. I doubt anyone thought then – or thinks now – that the Angels will lose 100 games this year.
Dwight Perry had an interesting item in the Seattle Times recently regarding the Zach Greinke/Carlos Quintin dust-up:
"Not that there's bad blood with the Padres over Zack Greinke's broken collarbone or anything, but when is Carlos Quentin Bull's-Eye Jersey Night at Dodger Stadium?
"Bonus points if it's sponsored by Target."
Finally, here is a cogent observation from Brad Rock in the Deseret News:
"Last week, the Salt Lake Bees sponsored Ugly Sweater Night at Spring Mobile Park.
"Which raises the question: With Rick Majerus' sweater hanging in the Huntsman Center, isn't every night Ugly Sweater Night up there?"
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On the latest Sports Retort, the three-man weave discusses our favorite non-major, major sporting events, while the fourth member remains an absent sports fan.
Plus, a bounty is offered on the Preakness Stakes picks, office-desk etiquette, "Teen Wolf" and why 1985 was the best year for movies.
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"DCI Banks" (ITV) ended its' 3rd full TV season last March 2014. Part one of the episode called, "Piece of my heart" grabbed 6.63 million TV viewers on Feb. 17. The mystery novels written by Peter Robinson have been adapted into 2-part episodes stretching across 6 segments. Each crime drama follows former London inspector Alan Banks who moved to a fictional town near the "Yorkshire Dales."
"DCI Banks" stars, Stephen Tompkinson (DCI Alan Banks), Jack Deam (DC Ken Blackstone), Andrea Lowe (DS Annie Cabbot), Lorraine Burroughs (DS Winsome Jackman), Caroline Catz (DI Helen Morton) & Nicholas Sidi (CS McLaughlin).
Part one of "Piece of my heart" opened with Alan & Annie coming out of a movie theater just when it begins to rain. They are friends & Annie is a single parent who just came back from maternity leave. They both head to a local pub when the power goes out at 9:15 p.m. Across town, a man named Matt Barber is lighting up candles in his home because the power went off there too. He talks about a stolen tape which he got his hands on. Before he can finish talking, someone bludgeons him to death with a fire place poker.
Alan & Annie head to the crime scene to investigate. Matt's father Jack Barber shows up, but Alan says he doesn't have all the information yet. Alan used to work along side Jack with the London police. Matt was a hardcore investigative journalist who apparently had a lot of enemies. He found secrets on many people.
Jack goes to the morgue to identify his son's body. He tells Alan & Helen that he visited Matt the day he was killed. Annie discovers that there were 27 finger prints at the crime scene. Alan wonders why Matt moved to Yorkshire when he was a top notch journalist. Him & Annie go to Matt's home in London to see if they can find some evidence. Alan tells Helen that his son kept his journalist job quiet & didn't give up anything.
Annie finds a folder on a man named John Guant. He was a guitar player who was murdered back in the 1980's. He was in a band called, "The Crystal Kiss." A young woman named Liz Forbes is in a photograph taken with that band. Alan & Helen interviewed Liz right after Matt was killed. Plus, her finger prints were found at the crime scene. Alan is a fan of music & he knows all of the recordings made by Liz Forbes. She quit the music business years ago.
Alan studies the music of Liz Forbes as Helen studies Jack Barber who is running for police commissioner. Jack Guant died in the home of Liz Forbes, who 25 years later, still lives in that house. Why was Matt Garber investigating the John Guant death? What does his father Jack have to do with this investigation?
You can watch part 1 of "Piece of my heart" right here.


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I bought The Horse Whisperer dvd in order to familiarize myself with dramas involving horses. There is a movie out now, 50 to 1, that caught my interest. So I did a minimal amount of research, the best I am capable of right now, and wrote it up. At this point, I feel as though I've reviewed enough westerns and western-themed movies, as well as relevant, related documentaries, to move on. When I think back on so many movies, I invariably draw mental pictures of guns, towns, signs like Saloon, General Store, or Sheriff, whiskey poured into shot glasses, heated arguments, love triangles, and many other standard elements in westerns -- in addition to horses. Incidentally, the rating on the back of The Horse Whisperer dvd cover is interesting: PG, Mature Theme. Quite a combination. Not the usual.
The Horse Whisperer is not a western in the traditional sense. But in a more modern sense, to my mind, it fits the bill. Personally, I've been out west nearly five years and counting. A lot of the time, I can hardly stand it. There is far too much sunlight, spaciousness, and openness of every sort. I am offended by western friendliness. After long stints in New York City and Chicago, I equate it with impertinence. But there is just as much to like, if not love. It is nice enough to see mountains every single day. Skies really are blue, not grey, the way they are up north. But the busy commerce of the eastern seaboard and the midwest that blots out all else is often found lacking. About horses and riding, however, I cannot offer up a single word of criticism. I rode in the suburbs of Chicago as well as the Bronx, believe it or not. For horses and horsemanship, I say, the west truly is the best.
As far as the movie is concerned, Picasso's Guernica is the only piece of art that comes to my mind as a basis of comparison/contrast. Within this canvas, the German Luftwaffe is the tormentor of pure innocence, represented by animals being literally torn to pieces. In The Horse Whisperer, it is merely the daily grind, a truck in this instance, that sends an unfortunate but beautiful horse into a world of pain. Mental anguish might not have held much legitimacy in the salt mines of ancient Rome, but in a slightly more enlightened atmosphere, it is as real as any concrete, physical object possessing mass and volume.
Both Jewish and Muslim legends maintain that King Solomon had a magical rapport with animals. It was not so much that he spoke to them, as pet-owners do, but that he understood their "language". This characteristic is sometimes referred to to commemorate his reputation for wisdom, which, surprisingly, encompassed the animal kingdom. The horse whisperer in history developed this gift and was called upon from time to time to put it to use. The importance of horses, especially in Native American culture, after the arrival of conquistadors, can hardly be underestimated. They are still held in high regard. The horse whisperer is the basis of the character played by Robert Redford in the movie.
There is not much to say about the movie that has not already been published. Simply put, movies are still primarily a visual medium. As such, the film's cinematography, focused mainly but not exclusively on horses, will find easy acceptance. They are pleasing to the eye. The storyline is great, paralleling rehabilitation in both the animal and human worlds. But as I mentioned, there is nothing new for me to add except by way of contributing another voice to the ongoing debates, perhaps completely meaningless, about what movies are better than others. These subjective, artistic judgements are hard to decide. But one thing is certain. The very best live forever.


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A World of Opportunity... if you've got it in you
The Royal Irish Regiment is now the only Irish Infantry Regiment of the line.
We recruit throughout Ireland and the UK mainland for service anywhere in the world. So if you want - a real challenge, adventure, career opportunities and a chance to improve your education, then you should consider a career in the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment.
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You can travel all over the world, handle the most up to date infantry weapon systems, drive and take part in a wide variety of sport and adventure training.
If you wish to become a junior soldier then you'll begin your training in the Regimental Home in Ballymena in Northern Ireland. The Royal Irish Regiment is now the only regiment in the Army to have it's own basic training centre. After you've achieved this basic level you'll received advanced training in Catterick, Yorkshire.
If you wish to join as an adult, then you will conduct all your training at Catterick, Yorkshire.
1 R IRISH offers travel opportunities across the world. In the last twenty years we have been in Germany, Denmark, Cyprus, Jordan, Egypt, Kuwait, Canada, USA, Bosnia, Kosovo, Italy, Belize, Kenya, Serria Leone, Falklands, Botswana, Norway and Iraq.
This will include fieldcraft, marksmanship, fitness training and sport. Then you'll join the 1st Battalion, but your training won't stop there; You'll have opportunities for training, for education, promotion and a wide skills within the Infantry.
Service in 1 R IRISH offers opportunities to work with the most modern equipment like MILAN anti-tank missiles and Saxon and Warrior armoured vehicles.
We'll train you to find the best in yourself, to work within a strong and happy team, and if you've got it in you, to lead the team.
When you join the 1st Battalion
The 1st Battalion can be tasked to serve anywhere in the world, and you can be employed in jobs like:
|Anti-tank Missile Operator
|LGV Driver
|Mortar Crewman
|Reconnaissance Specialist
|Turret Gunner
|Radio Operator
|Medical Technician
|Computer Operator
|Medium Machine Gunner
|Armoured Vehicle Driver
|Assault Pioneer
|Stores Accountant
|Regimental Policeman
|Mess Steward
|Pyhsical Training Instructor
|Intelligence Section soldier
So what else is on offer?
Good basic pay with many other allowances to boost your earnings. This is better than you'll get in YTS or from unemployment benefit. You'll have excellent accommodation whether you're single or married. You'll have free medical, dental and welfare support, generous travel assistance and a chance to join discount schemes for personal insurance and house purchase. On top of all of these are job satisfaction, pride and the comradeship you find in The Royal Irish Regiment.
Education - The Royal Irish Regiment offers opportunities for further education including NVQs and City and Guilds.
Promotion - Because its the largest infantry regiment in the Army, The Royal Irish Regiment gives you plenty of opportunities for promotion and the prospects of a full career offering an excellent pension at the end of your service.
Sport & Adventure Training - The Royal Irish Regiment plays a leading role in Army sport. You can play a wide variety of sport including hockey, football, rugby, skiing, canoeing, scuba diving, windsurfing, sailing, climbing and parachuting. Soldiers from The Royal Irish Regiment have taken part in adventure training throughout the United Kingdom, in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Lifestyle - You'll be serving alongside comrades who'll look to you for qualities like teamwork and trust. Like you, they'll probably come from Ireland, and share your sense of pride in your history and background.
Fair Employment - The Royal Irish Regiment has a proud tradition of fair employment. Discrimination has no place in the Regiment. You are treated on merit, whatever your colour or creed.
History- The Royal Irish Regiment was created in 1992 when The Royal Irish Rangers merged with The Ulster Defence Regiment. We can trace our roots back to 1689, and today we proudly carry forward the traditions of all the old infantry regiments of Ireland, so that we are truly - The Royal Irish Regiment .
Faugh a Ballagh
The Royal Irish Regiment welcomes applications from young men and women, no matter what their marital status, race, ethnic origin or religious belief.
No account is taken of sexual orientation or social background in considering applications.
The Army and the Regiment are fully committed to equality of opportunity.
We would particularly welcome applications from the Roman Catholic community as they are currently under represented in our Regiment.


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Rebellion / Supremecy....
I went in to Ross Records to trade in some of my older games, and they said fine. So, I went to the second hand PC rack to see what was in, and I was just glancing to the next rack, when I spotted a Star Wars box. I decided to inspect further, and discovered it to be Supremecy. I picked it up and raced to the counter, practicalluy falling over this littloe ****e of a townie spawn. whatv a find !
Anyway - point of this is - does anyone know whether or not there were any patches for it that added extra ships/units/charaters, or that allowed you to edit the game, as I wouldn't mind speeding up construction for larger fleets (both sides of course - not point playing utherwise) and speed up resaerch for a REALLY big fleet fight, oh - and increase the raw materials and maintenance point available ?
PS - I also know where to get Tie Fighter and X-Wing Collectors CDs double pack - 2 questions :
1) Is it worth it at £15 (2nd hand of course)
2) In X-Wing, what are the Death Star missions like - are they ACTUALLY like the trench run, and covering trench runs ?
Nova Squadron, the Elite B-Wing flight group stationed aboard the Nebulon B Frigate 'Oracle', home of the tech library.
'No capitol too large, no corvette too armed. NOVA squadron, for ALL your extermination needs. Our special at the moment - SSDs (See our work with the Iron Fist !) !'
Commander Jon 'DFMD' Adamson - leader of Nova Squadron (B-Wing ID = 'The White Witch')
We have a special forum for this.
R9 you're so cruel!
Self proclaimed Forum Drunk
-You call THAT a knife?
Now this, is a knife
-It's a spoon
Yeah, what's your point?
go to www.swrebellion.net they've got a nice editor for this game there.
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When you hear the term "paranormal romance" what are the first words that pop into your mind? For the most part I think it's safe to say that vampires and werewolves would be at the top of almost everyone's lists. Vampires have become so prevalent that this writer's block soap "smells like regurgitated ideas and probably a vampire." Ouch. For the record, I still very much enjoy vampires. Throw in demons, witches, shapeshifters, Valkyries, and Olympians and you've covered a healthy portion of the genre. (See H&H's posts on all-things supernatural creatures here and here.)
The last thing that comes to mind for me is the human element. Most paranormal series are built around a common supernatural creature or mythology. Jenn Bennett's Roaring Twenties series breaks that mold. The three-book series centers around a family. A human family. And each book has a different paranormal element.
A member of the Magnusson family is featured in each of the books. Winter is the head of the family and the family business of bootlegging. The series is set in Prohibition-era San Francisco, so bootlegging is a lucrative business and the Magnussons have the biggest house in the best neighborhood to prove it. Lowe Magnusson is an archaeologist and con man, but mostly rakish con man. And Astrid is the kid sister who's heading off to college soon. The Magnusson name opens doors in San Francisco but they're begrudgingly accepted into San Francisco's high society— new money and wealth gained from illegal activity gets the occasional raised eyebrow or nose in the air. Those hang-ups tend to disappear for San Francisco's finest when it's time to throw a party.
[Socialites, black magic, and spirits make the Magnusson family unique...]


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College Hockey:Volatility on the edge of TUC
Robert Morris' loss Thursday night to Canisius had a big effect on North Dakota's PairWise ranking. The Colonials dropped as a Team Under Consideration (TUC) when their RPI fell below .500 in the 5-4 defeat. That cost the Fighting Sioux two wins against TUC (causing them to lose that comparison against Denver) and a few decimal points in RPI (causing them to lose the RPI comparison vs. Boston College), moving North Dakota to fifth in the PairWise and out of an NCAA regional No. 1 seed.
Why does this matter now? Because it has implications for the final few games of the season. Robert Morris is likely to stay right around .500 in the RPI as it battles for its first AHA title. The Colonials could return as a TUC with a decent regular-season finish and a successful Atlantic Hockey playoff run.
North Dakota fans may find themselves keeping tabs on Atlantic Hockey playoff results to see whether those two wins against RoMo at the Ralph in January will help the Sioux or not.
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Bowmore Cigar Lounge
at Sheraton Hanover Pelikan Hotel
Relax in our Bowmore Cigar Lounge and enjoy a cigar or a whiskey in a pleasant atmosphere.
In the new 45 square meters small room with fireplace on the left of the long bar counter at Harry´s New York Bar, you can now relax in a stylish leather chair while enjoying a typical smoky single malt from Bowmore or a glass of whiskey.
In November 2013, the first Bowmore Cigar Lounge was opened right here at Sheraton Hanover Pelikan Hotel. Bowmore, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland, offers its entire award-winning range of balanced smoky whiskeys in our lounge.
If you wish to enjoy a hand-rolled tobacco cigar you can chose from an impressive selection. In a large humidor we store about 30 types of cigars at a perfect temperature, amongst which cigars from the Dominican Republic by Davidoff and Cohibas from Cuba are included.


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Many of us have turned to a healthier diet, so why not your pooch as well? Below is a great recipe for homemade apple and cheddar dog biscuits, that your fur-babies are sure to love!
Things you will need:
- 3 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons quality olive oil
- 1/2 cup Quaker Oats
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups barley flour
- Dog biscuit cookie cutters (or any shape cutter will work)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and put aside for later.
- In a bowl, mix together all ingredients to form a dough, this can take a few minutes.
- Roll out dough between two pieces of parchment paper or plastic wrap. Roll into 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut out biscuits (or shapes) with cookie cutter.
- Reroll dough scraps and continue to cut biscuits until dough is completely used.
- Space biscuits 1 to 1.5 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until browned and firm.
- Allow biscuits to cool for 4-5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Store in air-tight container for up to 2 weeks.
Makes: 14-24 biscuit (depending on size of cookie cutter) - 3.5 inch cutter recommended for 14 biscuits.
Serving Size: 1 biscuit per dog daily
Martha Stewart offers a similar recipe, but with 1/3 cup shredded cheese and 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
Wheat flour can also be used, but can be bothersome to some allergic/allergy prone dogs.
Old-fashioned oatmeal can be substituted instead of the Quaker Oats
Lower sodium cheddar can be used for healthier biscuits.
Please note: some dogs can be lactose intolerant or have allergies to food, just like people. If diarrhea or vomiting occur after feeding, please discontinue treats and seek your Veterinarians advice.


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As the days come and go we all devise new and interesting tips and tricks to make life easier while trying to save a little money at the same time. Over time these little things become routine and you do them automatically.
New couples or teenagers who are getting their first apartments may not be aware of what you have been doing in the house and wonder how they can be more frugal. They also call up and ask dozens of questions on how to control this or how to clean that. Now you can give them some of those tips that they can pass on one day too.
Simple little tricks you can use daily:
Plastic containers no matter what brand is purchased will inevitably stain from tomato sauces. An easy way to prevent the discoloration on the plastic is to spray them lightly before adding in the sauce and when that container is washed there won't be any stains left behind. Now remember not to microwave that container with the sauce in it because this sometimes can defeat the purpose of the nonstick cooking spray and leave a slight stain behind on the container.
Celery isn't a food that is used in cooking as much as potatoes and onions. This crispy vegetable can last a long time in the refrigerator if you aren't snacking upon it nightly but will soon start to turn and get soft. To get the most from your money and make the celery last longer is to remove it from the plastic bag it comes in and place it in aluminum foil and wrap it well. It will now keep in the refrigerator for weeks and look, feel and taste like it was just purchased.
One way to bring out the natural sweetness in corn on the cob is by adding a pinch of sugar to the water when it boils. This will make corn on the cob taste just like it did if you picked it off the stalk yourself.
Save some money while working in the kitchen is to cut S.O.S. or Brillo pads in half with a pair of scissors. Nine times out of ten when you reach for a stainless steel scouring pad you really only need half of one. Then you squeeze out the water and set it aside. Many times that pad isn't needed for days and can start to get rusty and no longer usable. So instead of tossing them out only use half you will save money and at the same time be sharpening your kitchen shears at the same time. Remember to clean those scissors before using them on any food items.
Sometimes it's the little things that help the most!
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Arthur is also an experienced commercial litigator. Currently, Arthur represents a large pharmaceutical manufacturer in an action brought by venture capitalists alleging securities and common law causes of action and is part of the team defending former members of AIG's senior management in a complex fraud action brought by the New York Attorney General's office under the Martin Act. In addition, he recently advised AstraZeneca in a breach of contract claim brought by Verus Pharmaceuticals stemming from an alleged breach of a Collaboration Agreement to develop a pediatric asthma treatment. The case was dismissed on pretrial motion and the dismissal was upheld on appeal. Arthur has also assisted and defended pharmaceutical companies in government and Congressional investigations related to marketed medicines.
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Garth Brooks has joined the lineup of performers for the upcoming Teachers Rock benefit concert in Los Angeles, organizers said.
Teachers Rock will honor America's educators with personal recollections from music icons Dave Grohl, Usher, Adam Levine and James Valentine, as well as film and TV stars Meryl Streep, Viola Davis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Garner, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Morrison, Pauley Paurrette and Miranda Cosgrove, among others.
The show will feature scenes from Walden Media's upcoming movie "Won't Back Down," starring Davis and Gyllenhaal as two determined mothers -- one a teacher -- who will stop at nothing to transform their children's failing inner-city school.
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TEMPE – The No. 6 Arizona State University water polo team will close out the regular season in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday, April 12 as the team takes on the No. 4 California Golden Bears at 1 p.m. PT/MT. The game will take place at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center and will represent Senior Day for Sun Devil goalkeeper Ianeta Hutchinson.
The Sun Devils defeated the Golden Bears twice last season, both times coming during the regular season. ASU's MPSF victory over Cal on the road last season was the Sun Devils' first in Berkeley in program history. Cal enters the weekend ranked fourth in the nation with a 17-5 record and 2-2 in MPSF action. Much of the Bears' offensive production this season is coming from freshmen, as their top three scorers are all first-year players, and they each rank among the top-11 in the MPSF. Dora Antal paces the MPSF with a 3.21 goal average (61 overall) while Roser Tarrago is sixth in the conference at 2.19 goals per game.
As always, fans are encouraged to follow @ASUWaterPolo on Twitter for updates and a complete recap will be available following the each game's conclusion. The Sun Devil sports information staff will also provide a live blog of the day's action available through the water polo at www.TheSunDevils.com.
ASU dropped two games in the Bay Area, falling to top-ranked Stanford, 14-4, on Saturday before dropping a tough 8-5 decision to No. 8 San Jose State on Sunday. The Sun Devils scored all four of their goals against the Cardinal in the first quarter before being shutout the rest of the game. The team was undone against the Spartans due to its struggled with a man advantage, going just 2-for-10 on such instances in the game.
The Sun Devils have established themselves as one of the elite teams in the country in the last couple years. In the last two seasons prior to 2014, the Sun Devils have compiled a 51-13 record under head coach Todd Clapper. In that time, the team has posted seven All-America honors while earning the first victory over UCLA in program history as well as beating Cal on the road for the first time ever as well. The Sun Devils posted a program-best fourth-place finish in the MPSF Championships and CWPA Final Coaches Poll last season (peaking at a program best No. 3 in the 2013 regular seasons) and have set school records in wins in each of the last two seasons as well.
In head coach Todd Clapper's career, he is 28-22 in all games decided by a single goal and 58-44 in all games decided by three goals or less. In the last three seasons, the Sun Devils are 18-9 in games decided by three goals or less and 10-4 in games decided by a goal. Last season, ASU was 5-0 in games decided by a goal, but that streak came to an end in a tough 12-11 loss to UC San Diego in the season opening UCSB Winter Invite tournament. ASU also dropped a 9-6 decision to UC Irvine in the final game of that weekend and thus two of those eight losses in game decided by three goals or less happened in one weekend. That being said, the Sun Devils got back to their winning ways in such games at the UC Irvine Invite in a dramatic one-goal victory over then No. 5 UC Irvine in a dramatic 9-8 decision.
The ASU program lost two of the greatest Sun Devils to grace the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center to graduation following the 2013 season in Shannon Haas and Alicia Brightwell. The two sit second and third on ASU's all-time scoring list, respectively, and leave a hole to be filled as far as scoring is concerned in 2014. The two combined for 156 of ASU's 351 goals last season (44.4 percent), a figure that isn't hard to overlook. Among the front runners to come in and make an immediate dent in that hole this season is junior Petra Pardi. Among ASU's most improved players in 2013, Pardi had 45 goals on the season to finish third on the team in the category. She had 16 multi-goal games on the season, not far behind Brightwell (21) and Haas (20) for the team lead. Ao Gao had 43 goals on the season and the two-time Olympian is among ASU's most polished all-around players but her strength is in her defense, where she was named an All-American last season.
The Sun Devils welcomed an absolutely stacked class of freshmen to the roster this season and two of them have made their mark right out of the gates for the Sun Devils. Alkistis Benekou currently leads all Sun Devil scorers with 50 goals this season and fellow freshman Izabella Chiappini is right behind her with 39 goals.The combo has combined for 23 multi-goal games with Benekou logging four or more goals in an impressive five games thus far. The ASU offense has relied heavily on the two youngsters have combined for 89 of ASU's 246 total goals this season (36.2 percent).
Chiappini was the team's savior against #5 UC Irvine at the UCI Invite, scoring a goal in the first overtime session before logging the game-winner with four seconds left in sudden death. Chiappini had eight points against #11 San Jose State in the UCI Invite opener (5 goals, 3 assists), moving into a tie for fourth on ASU's all-time single-game points accounted for list and becoming the first freshman to ever accomplish the task. Chiappini is second on the team with 60 points scored this season (39 goals, 21 assists) and is already second in ASU freshman history in the category.
Alkistis Benekou has been on a tear since the seaosn began and shows little sign of lowing down. The freshman out of Athen, Greece has a team leading 48 goals this season and is already second on ASU's all-time freshman goals scored list. Benekou has four or more goals in six games this season and has five or more in three games. That number is notable as she is already tied fourth on ASU's career list for games with five or more goals despite the fact she is just 13 games into her Sun Devil career. Benekou was named the MPSF Newcomer of the Week following her performance at the UCSD Triton Invitational earlier this season and currently finds herself ranked fifth in the conference in averaging 2.33 goals per game thus far in 2014.
E.B. Keeve put together perhaps the greatest single season in ASU history from the cage last season, which is quite the accomplishment considering some of the numbers former great Caylinn Wallace put up in her career. Keeve set the all-time single season saves record with 377, knocking off Wallace's previous best of 346 in 2008. Her 63 percent save percentage on the year is second all-time among goalies with at least 50 saves and first among goalies with at least 200 saves. She also obliterated the school record for saves per game with 12.46 on the season, a mark that paced that MPSF and was nearly two more saves per game better than Wallace's previous record of 10.52. Keeve already has 221 saves in 21 games in 2014 and is just slightly below her pace last year at 12.28 saves per game, a number that currently leads the MPSF by a large margin. Keeve was clutch at the UCI Invitational, logging double-digit saves in each of the team's four games and capped the weekend off with a monstrous 23-save performance, setting a new ASU single-game school record to help the Sun Devils defeat No. 5 UC Irvine in a dramatic sudden victory decision.
In 2014, Petra Pardi has been perhaps ASU's top all-around player in the opening weeks. The junior has 36 goals (third on the team) and paces the squad with 27 assists. Pardi set a school record against CSU Monterey Bay with six assists. Her current total is notable as she had just 22 assists period last season and just three as a freshman. Pardi currently leads the team with 62 points on the season. Three times in the 2012 season, Petra Pardi notched five goals in a game - the only freshman to ever accomplish the feat and joining only ASU great Lynlee Smith had ever scored five or more goals in a game on three separate occasions in one season before Pardi. Pardi's 30 goals in 2012 ranked 10th in ASU freshmen history. Pardi was solid in the 2013 season, as her 45 goals finished third on the team behind Brightwell and Haas. Pardi had 67 points on the season, good for fourth on the Sun Devil roster. While she didn't put up gaudy per-game goal tallies in 2013, she remained incredibly consistent, scoring multiple goals in 16 contests on the season.
Anna Kertes established herself as one of the top freshman in the nation with her play in 2012. Kertes' 47 goals were the second-most among freshmen in the conference and tied the second-highest tally in ASU history among freshmen. Kertes showed a new facet to her game as a sophomore as she tallied 28 assists on the season, far surpassing her total season tally of 12 from her freshman season. Kertes matched a career high with four goals in ASU's victory over CSU Monterey Bay and is currently fourth on the team with 28 goals this season while also posting a team-leading 21 steals.
With two Olympiads and two years of Division I water polo under her belt, Ao Gao could be primed to establish herself as one of the top players in the country as a junior. Gao, a two-time Olympian for China, had 43 goals last year while leading the team with 43 assists. The latter was the third-highest single season tally in school history while her 86 total points are eighth. A lock-down defender, Gao limited numerous opponents on the season while forcing 65 steals on the year for the sixth-highest single season total in school history. Gao got off to a bit of a slow start statistically in 2014 but has picked it up of late, now third on the team with 30 goals this season while sitting second on the team with 25 assists. She had a season-high three goals in the team's 15-6 loss to USC in the MPSF opener and matched that in a loss to No. 8 San Jose State as well.
Following ASU's loss to No. 8 San Jose State and No. 1 Stanford last weekend, the Devils dropped to number six in the CWPA Coaches Poll.
Defense will win you games in just about any sport and water polo is no exception. In 2013, ASU was 26-0 in 2013 when not allowing the opposition to score in double digits and outscored the opposition 351-240 on the year. Additionally, the team had 378 steals on the season (compared to 250 turnovers the prior season), a pattern the team will look to continue in 2014. That streak of wins when not allowing 10 goals ended against UC Irvine in the 2014 opening tournament in a tough 9-6 loss at the UCSB Winter Invite. That being said, ASU is still 12-2 this season when not allowing an opponent to reach 10 goals. The Sun Devils also have a solid 139 steals on the season, averaging about 7.3 per game.
ASU's key to its recent success has just as much to do with offense as it does with defense. ASU averaged a solid 10.63 goals per game in 2013 and scored in double digits in 22 out of 33 games. The team's 351 goals were not quite on pace to match the 2012 tally (a school record of 376 goals). ASU opened 2014 with some offensive fireworks, including a 23-2 victory over CSU Monterey Bay. The 23 goals were the second most in school history while the 21-goal victory set a new school record for the Sun Devil program. ASU currently is averaging 11.71 goals per game and has 246 total goals this season and has reached double digits in all but four games. ASU scored 10 goals against Stanford at the UCI Invitational in a tough 11-10 loss but it was notable as it was the first time the Sun Devils had reached double-digits against the Cardinal since 2009.
The Sun Devils welcomed an elite signing class to the ranks this season with all four freshmen this season capable of making an impact with the team. Brazilian superstar Izabella Chiappini joined the team in January after cleaning up in Brazil over the past season, representing the internation team at the FINAL World Championships and Junior World Championships. She was named the Brazilian Player of the Year. Alkistis Benekou contributed with three goals for her Greece team as the Junior World Championships. The team was able to make it to medal round and earned a bronze medal following a 7-6 victory over Russia. Stephanie Contreras was the 2013 San Gabriel Valley Tribune Girls Water Polo Player of the Year, leaving Los Altos HS as the most-prolic scorer in the CIF-Southern Section. She scored 141 goals last to finish with a CIF-SS record of 639 goals for a career en route to leading the Conquerors to the division semifinals for the second time in four seasons. Mia Rycraw earned her second first-team All-Area selection in the same area as she helped Walnut HS to a share of second-place in the Hacienda League and a 17-7 record. She was first team All-CIF-Southern Section Division 4 and first team All-Sierra League.
The then-No. 3 Arizona State University water polo team fell in the third-place game of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament to end the 2013 season, dropping a 10-7 decision to No. 4 UCLA in Berkeley, Calif. The fourth-place finish was the best in ASU history at the competition. The Sun Devils finished the season with an impressive 26-7 record, setting a new school record for single-season wins. The Sun Devils defeated UCLA in the regular season for the first win over the Bruins in program history while also knocking off Cal in Berkeley for the first road victory against the Bears in program history as well. Alicia Brightwell and Ao Gao each earned second-team All-America honors while Shannon Haas was a third-team selection for the second consecutive season. Redshirt freshman E.B. Keeve earned an honorable mention nod. The four were also named to the All-MPSF Team to round out the season.


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May 5, 2008 - Issue #302
From the Desk of Anne Marble:
Six of One...Half Dozen of the Other
I noticed an intriguing topic on our Potpourri Forum not long ago: What is Worse To You, a C or F? At first glance, my thought was an F. Two seconds later it was, no...a C. Then, uhm, an F, of course. I eventually determined it's not such an easy question to answer. We think it should be, but for some readers, it's not as obvious as it looks.
Let's start with Laurie, who has no definitive answer. For her, C, D, and F books all present problems. A C read is boring, a D is deadly dull, and an F is a wallbanger...and she'd prefer not to be bored, not to read a book more dull than watching paint dry, and she surely has no wish to read books so bad she wants to hurl them across the room. A C read isn't a bad one, though; it's just not good. D and F books, on the other hand, are bad books; they make her angry because of the waste of trees. On the other hand, an F book can sometimes be fun. When Laurie reads a book she loves or likes a whole lot, she bookmarks pages she wants to return to because of a scene, a paragraph, or even a line of text. Certain books - like Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - ended up twice as fat because of all the paper stuffed into it. An F book can be like that, only in reverse; it can end up twice as fat after she bookmarks all of the stuff she thinks sucks or is funny in a way the author hadn't intended it to be (mostly so she can read it aloud to her husband). Right now she's entering all of the books from her various book databases onto her Shelfari shelf; it's the Fs that draw her attention every time. She still remembers all of them, whereas many of her C reads are long since forgotten (Laurie, btw, encourages you to join AAR at Shelfari).
Maggie B realized that all her F reads are memorable, but she has a hard time remembering her C books because they're just average. On the other hand, at least she can whip out an F read as a reminder of how not to write a novel. Tee agrees that an F read is at least memorable. There's a connection between an A and an F - both types of books stick in your mind.
For very different reasons, of course. A C book, on the other hand, tends to be forgotten. Linda in sw va finds that while a C read might be forgettable, at least she enjoyed it. F books can be more memorable, but she remembers them only because they're so rotten. These are not good memories. So memorable isn't always a good thing. Varina also finds that F books can stay in her mind more than C's, but that's because they generated such a strong response that she dwelled on the book was was angry that she wasted her time. For example, she still remembers "all the icky supporting characters in Catherine Coulter's The Duke that mostly dodged their proper comeuppances." She also remembers the last book of a Christian historical series that had a gushy style, a weak storyline, and lesson-driven plot. She enjoyed the earlier installments of the series, but simply decided to pretend the last book doesn't exist for her. And yet, when a C book is frustrating for Linda, it's "because it's neither great nor perfectly awful but somewhere in the middle." The C book will have more redeeming qualities than the F. Yes, it's frustrating that it's not a B, but at least she didn't waste time reading a failure.
Like those readers, I remember my F's. My latest F was something I never expected to be an F at all - a "how to write" book called Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing. I pre-ordered the ebook edition the day it became available. Elmore Leonard? How could it go wrong? I thought it would be an expansion of an article he'd written earlier on the same subject. Nope. It was the article, in book form, with a few cartoons added, one I can read for free, I might add, on the New York Times web site.
Not only was I disappointed, but I felt ripped off. Sure, the article was great, but it's just an article. As a book, it should have been expanded. The rules could have included more explanations, more examples, even more exceptions. (There are always exceptions to writing rules.) Isn't it funny how we feel so passionate about our Fs? When I looked at my F reviews at AAR, I remembered something about each other. "Oh, that was the book with the evil lesbian killer nun! And there was the rapefest bodice ripper. And that one had the stupid heroine and the foreign servant who thought he was Howard Dean (he kept saying "Aieee!"). Annoying as can be. Yet there are times I'd rather read a really bad book that engages me than trudge through an average novel. Maybe that's why I've gotten rid of so many "middle of the road" romance novels lately, but I refuse to get rid of the infamous Stormfire or even Rosemary Rogers' Wicked Loving Lies. And why I sometimes read old Harlequin Presents even when I know I'll hate the heroes. Because at least I'll care enough to hate them.
When Laurie asked me about my recent F's, I thought of Leonard's book. But when she asked me about my latest C's, that was harder. Finally, I thought of The Faerie Path, a YA fantasy novel by Frewin Jones. This book tells the story of Anita, a girl in modern day London who is told she is really Tania, the long-lost daughter of Oberon and Titania, the King and Queen of Faerie. The book was lyrically written, and the details of the faerie court were incredible. But... as far as the people went, it was missing something. The romantic angle was undeveloped - talk about a cardinal sin. The good characters were nice, except for the ones I just knew would turn out to be bad. Compare that to Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, which spent less time in the faerie court but had a more mysterious plot and more conflicted characters and came across as, well, more mature. That's not to say Jones' book was dull or typical or that I'll never pick up another book by her...I'll just wait for the paperback.
Another book that I consider a C was a YA novel by Amy Goldman Koss called Poison Ivy. Unlike the Jones book, the characterizations and their interactions were strong. The book delves into the psychology of both bullies and the victim. The victim isn't a perfect girl, and she isn't even likable; she's a girl who has been bullied for years, so she has become distant. The teacher decides to put the bullies on trial as a lesson. But it backfires on the teacher. The trial doesn't go the way she wants. And eventually, the result is tragic. And though some liked the tragic ending and thought it inevitable, I thought the author was pushing it. It reminded me of the endings people used to write in that creative writing class I took in high school. We had an unwritten rule. If you weren't sure how to end the story, kill someone off. Sometimes that works for a story, but sometimes it reminds me of stories from creative writing class. On the other hand, I was horribly disappointed in the famous Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (although I think of it as almost a D). Part of what upset me about it was that it's long since been revealed that it is not the diary of a real teen, yet remains taught as "nonfiction." I was also annoyed that the whole thing was created as a "scare tactic" to persuade teens to avoid drugs. (Scare tactics often backfire because kids can see past them.) Many other YA novels deal with controversial topics without smacking you across the head with their messages or with their endings. For example, I loved Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, which gave me an outcast heroine dealing with a recent tragedy in her own way.
My F and C books do have one thing in common. When I remember them, I remember my problems with them. In the case of an F book, it's a problem that turned the book into a failure. In the case of a C book, it's something that kept it from being a B or even an A. For example, a silly big misunderstanding or a stupid character in an otherwise good book. (Near the end of The Faerie Path, Tania made an incredibly stupid decision, putting her trust in the wrong sister.)
For similar reasons, Dolly finds that C books are more frustrating, partly because she no longer finishes every book she starts; she can tell an F book right away, and she knows to stop reading it. On the other hand, for her a C book is frustrating because it isn't terrible, but it never reaches its full potential. "So you keep reading ... another page, another chapter ... hoping that the book will suddenly liven up, the heroine will stop being a twit or the hero stop being an ass. But in a C book, that doesn't happen." While many people find C reads boring, Dolly finds them frustrating.
Author Sarah Bell is also frustrated by C books. She finds F books easy to write off. After all, maybe she simply didn't like the style, but the C books...not so much. "Most of the time I want so desperately to like them I end up over-investing myself and by the time I'm done searching for a reason to really enjoy it, I end up being left flat." Sarah writes in a controversial genre and reads many books in that genre. There's one author she believes should knock her socks off because of her great plots, and yet she finds herself buying this author's books over and over again, "hoping each time for a winner only to be disappointed and out five bucks." It's not that the author is bad, but Sarah thinks the author takes the easy way out with her plots. Still, she keeps reading her books, hoping to come across that home run.
Not everyone wants to remember the F books. (You mean we have a choice?!) alisha_j says "Well, they do say that the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference, so maybe that holds true with a C being indifference and an F being hate. But I would have to say that I'd take a C over an F anytime. For me, an F book is so awful I can't even finish it, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever." Kass would also rather read a C book than an F. A C book can be a solid read, something "'good but average' like a solid but not spectacular Krentz." An F? Not at all. tirlittan also regrets those F reads because they aren't worth the time and money she put into reading it. For her, an F is something without any redeeming value. Like tirlittan, xina sees an F book as one with "no redeeming qualities whatsoever." F books are a waste of time, and with lots of better books out there, she has no time to waste on F's. A C, on the other hand, will at least be entertaining at the time, even if she forgets it later.
I compare a C book to a lot of the suspense and horror movies I've seen lately. While I'm watching the movie, I'm entertained. People in the movie scream or gasp. Isn't that the point? At the same time, I keep asking myself, "Why did they climb the ruins without supplies? Why did they send someone down on that rope without making sure the rope wasn't frayed?!" Part of the fun is trying to predict what will happen, but part of the frustration is learning that you outguessed the filmmakers. The same is true of books.
This is why the biggest complaint most people have about C reads is that they're predictable. While I had fun watching these movies, in most cases, I wouldn't bother seeing them again. Not just because I know what will happen but because they don't make me care enough. This is how I feel about many of my C reads as well. Sure, it was a nice trip, but I don't want to take that journey again. Those trips can be like long commutes - seeing the same trees over and over again. On the other hand, some truly wretched movies, like Deathstalker and Barbarian Queen were tacky and exploitative, but they are more likely to use their imagination, even if they tended to use that imagination to think up new ways to get the heroine naked. These movies should make me angry, but I have too much fun enjoying them, as long as I approach them on the right level. Like re-reading old bodice rippers and getting into them as swashbuckling adventures instead of thinking of them as romances.
And an F is often something that makes us angry. F books make Lynne Connolly angry. Those failed books (the ones everyone hates, not the books that are merely controversial) make her think of the great books she's read on crit groups that never get published, while bad books do. To her, those really bad books stopped those good books from reaching the market. Lynne sees this happen when authors write to the market, and publishers buy up mediocre books in a popular genre. For retrograde, however, a C book is worse because a C bores her to tears. On the other hand, an F book is so bad that it might be entertaining. "If I dislike a book that much, at least it isn't boring me." Similarly, ladynaava thinks that Fs are sometimes so bad they can be amusing.
This is a common thread. Some F books are utter failures, yet some are so bad they're good. Hilary compares Fs to really bad movies. When her TV listings give a movie one star, she knows that can call over a friend and make popcorn because they'll be laughing at the movie, maybe even making fun of it for years to come. If you want to make a movie geek laugh, don't quote a line from a famous comedy. Say something like "Plan 9? Ah, yes. Plan 9 deals with the resurrection of the dead. Long distance electrodes shot into the pineal and pituitary gland of the recently dead." Can you remember any lines from the last three-star movie you star? Uhm, maybe. But you can probably remember the lines from the last uproariously bad movie you saw. An F book can be like that, except that with a book, you don't get to watch it with friends.
Hilary finds that she has to amuse herself by marking it up with a red pen. I only succumbed to that temptation once - again frustration with a predictable plot twist. In a thriller I read, the characters were sure they had killed someone in a hit and run accident, but it was obvious that their friend was guilty. When the heroine finally figured out he was the killer, I wrote "DUH" in the margin. It was the book equivalent of throwing popcorn at the screen.
On the other hand, Susan/DC thinks F books can't be as fun as bad movies. Bad movies can be fun because you watch them in groups. But books are read alone, except for reading aloud purple prose now and then. Most of the time, F books are "a lonely, boring slog." This is why she has DNFs (Did Not Finish) instead of Fs. A bad movie can be 90 minutes or two hours, but you spend that time with your family or friends, and you can joke about that movie years later. It generally takes longer to read a bad book, so she feels that the time spent on a bad book is truly wasted. kassiana agrees that F books are always worse. She compares them to The Eye of Argon, notorious for being one of the worst stories ever written.
But I have a confession to make. The Eye of Argon is dreadful, but parts of me made me laugh, just like watching a bad movie. How can you not laugh at the "many-fauceted" scarlet emerald (and, no, that's not a typo)? Or at burly warriors who insult each other in the middle of a battle by calling each other "Slut"? Or at a hero with a name like Grignr? Of course, part of the fun of a truly bad book is making it a communal activity, like watching a wretched movie with friends, by sharing passages like this:
A elmwoven board leaped from collapsed flooring, clashing against the jagged flooring and spewing a shower of orange and yellow sparks over Grignr's startled face. Rising uneasily to his feet, the half stunned Ecordian glared down at the grusome arm of death he had unwittingly sprung. "Mrifk!"
A elmwoven board leaped from collapsed flooring, clashing against the jagged flooring and spewing a shower of orange and yellow sparks over Grignr's startled face. Rising uneasily to his feet, the half stunned Ecordian glared down at the grusome arm of death he had unwittingly sprung. "Mrifk!"
Mrifk indeed! Yes, sometimes an F book can be so bad it's good. Some are just bad. And some are bad enough to be compelling - those special F books that somehow manage to be as riveting as they are repellent. The C books are always better, but the F books are sometimes more engaging. There are those books you simply must keep reading, even as you hate every character and every plot twist. So that's not exactly enjoyment. Engaging? Sure, they engaged me because of the train wreck factor. They often made me angry in a sort of "Why was this published?" way.
Yet as memorable as a book like And Gold Was Ours, or a movie like Plan 9 from Outer Space, can be, when it comes down to it, I'd rather read another A or B rather than be disappointed in a C book or angered by a total failure. But part of the risk (and joy) of reading is that you never know which will be which for you. Sometimes that book you expect to be a C or even an F turns out to be a B, or even an A. That's part of why we keep trying new authors. That book someone else hated might hit the right chord with you, just as that book every loves might be your wallbanger, or your predictable C read.
Questions to Consider:
Do you read everything you start, or do you have a DNF category? If you used to finish everything you read but no longer do, what changed your mind? If you continue to read everything you start, why do you suppose that is?
Whether you do so mentally or in actually, do you grade or rank your reads? If so, what are your criterion for a one star or three star or F or C book? If you don't grade/rank your reads, either in your head or on paper/computer, is there some sort of mental assessment you go through after closing a book, and if so, what is it?
What do you think is worse to read, a C or an F, and why? Is reading an F the same as watching a horrible movie, or is it different because you can watch a movie communally? Does that even out, though, by being able to share an F reading experience through talking or writing about it with friends and/or online?
Share - or at the very least, consider some of your most memorable Fs, and why they remain in your memory. Now do the same with some C reads...which group of books, if any, did you find it easier or more fun to write about?
What are your clunkers from this year? What are your Cs from this year? Do you think you'll remember any of them a year...or two...or five from now?


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Here's the first English language trailer for the CG Captain Harlock feature, as based on the Leiji Matsumoto manga. It's the first CG film from Japan to have a style I'm more or less convinced by.http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xzq8zq
And now, the first full promo for Short Peace. The film comprises four anime shorts – one by Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo, the others by Shuhei Morita, Hiroaki Ando and Hajime Katoki.


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Barcelona, Jan 17 (EFE).- FC Barcelona striker Neymar will be out of action for up to a month after spraining his right ankle during a Copa del Rey match against Getafe, the club said Friday.
Neymar underwent tests on his ankle shortly after the team arrived from Madrid following Thursday night's match, which the Blaugrana won 2-0 to wrap up a 6-0 victory on aggregate and advance to the quarterfinals of that competition.
The 21-year-old Brazilian phenom, who signed a five-year deal with Barcelona last May, left the game in the first half after coming down awkwardly on his right ankle while trying to center the ball.
"Tests conducted on Friday morning have confirmed that Neymar has sprained peroneal tendons in his right ankle. He is expected to be out of action for three to four weeks," the club said in a statement on its Web site.
Neymar, who was making his first start of 2014, will certainly miss three La Liga games versus Levante, Malaga and Valencia, as well as the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, a home-and-away series against Levante, the statement added.
However, his recovery timetable suggests Neymar could be back in time for a Spanish-league match against Rayo Vallecano in mid-February, just days before Barça and Manchester City play the first leg of their much-anticipated Champions League round-of-16 showdown on Feb. 18 at Etihad Stadium.


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A commenter today asked, for reasons undisclosed:
Nothing on McChrystal today?
Hadn't planned on it. And I can't imagine I could have handled it any better than either Silber:
As the murderous destructiveness of the Death State increases in every direction, nauseating charades of this kind will no doubt also occur with increasing frequency. I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in analyzing what so many others consider to be questions of significance: whether McChrystal violated the sacraments of the civilian-military command structure, what Obama had to do to maintain his authority as Commander-in-Chief, and so on. I would further suggest that, if you remain a civilized human being to any measurable degree, such questions should be of no concern to you. That these and similar issues of allegedly vital interest have dominated the national debate about McChrystal's "insubordination" tells you everything you need to know about how disgustingly uncivilized the United States government and its ancillary media culture are today.
Here, we will be astonishingly, unforgivably rude, and we will mention those issues which ought to be the focus of debate -- but again, this assumes that civilization and its foundational requirement, recognition of the sacred and irreplaceable value of a single human life, remain operative to a significant degree.
I don't give a glimmer of a shadow of the faintest damn about the outcome of incidents of this kind, because the major participants are all war criminals. I have been planning for some time an explanation of an especially unforgivable aspect of the entirely phony moral posturing engaged in by virtually all those who take part in our national discussion. The particular aspect to which I refer is this: almost no one takes the concepts of war crimes and war criminals seriously at all.
I obviously do not disagree with the proposition that Bush, Cheney and others committed abominable war crimes and crimes against humanity, and that they deserve the harshest of judgments and punishments. However, and it is a "however" of the most profound consequence, it is far, far more important to stop those who are committing war crimes and crimes against humanity today. Yes, we should punish those have committed unjustified murders in the past -- but how much more important and urgent is it to stop the known murderer who continues to commit his crimes in the present, especially when the murderer has made unmistakably clear that he will continue to commit similar crimes tomorrow and in the days to come?
or Floyd:
Some people seem to think that the question of which uniformed goober is in charge of the imperial bloodbath in Afghanistan is a vitally important issue, worthy of endless exegesis. It is not. It is a meaningless sideshow. What does matter, vitally, deeply, urgently, is the imperial bloodbath itself, and the fact that it will go on, and on, no matter what Barack Obama does or doesn't do about Stanley McChrystal.
McChrystal is in trouble for making disparaging remarks about fellow officers and civilian officials -- a military tradition that surely goes back to the armies of Hammurabi (and long before). Yet he faced no reprimand or remonstrance whatsoever for his admission, just a few months ago, that brazen war crimes were being carried out under his command:
"We have shot an amazing number of people, but to my knowledge, none has ever proven to be a threat," said Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who became the senior American and NATO commander in Afghanistan last year. His comments came during a recent videoconference to answer questions from troops in the field about civilian casualties.
But such acts are not to be punished -- because they are an accepted part of the process of the military domination of foreign lands. Wanton murder of the innocent? No problem, no scandal, a one-day story. "Insubordination" toward a few imperial satraps whose hands are steeped in blood? Shock, horror, wall-to-wall coverage.
Nope, that just about covers it--from Chicago to Cheyenne, and from Anchorage to Ankara. :-)


text: First came bacon with eggs. Then bacon with a cheeseburger. Now, this salty pork belly is popping up in dishes from chocolate sweets to ice cream flavors. We thought we'd seen it all until Lure Bistro proved there was one more role bacon could play — a sushi roll. "People think sushi, they think fish, but it doesn't always have to be that way," says chef Jaret Havanchak, who created three bacon rolls. The Willo B-L-T ($16) replaces lettuce with daikon sprouts and tomato with tuna. "Tuna is not too strong and not too light, which complements the bacon and doesn't overpower it," Havanchak says. For breakfast traditionalists, the French Toast Roll ($15) combines tempura egg and smoked bacon with raspberry coulis and cinnamon sugar to capture the sweet taste and fluffy texture of the breakfast dish it's meant to mimic. On the simpler side, The Baconator ($8) boasts bacon, salty and mild crab, avocado, and cream cheese as one of the biggest crowd-pleasers on Lure's sushi menu. Its popularity, Havanchak says, is proof the bacon-sushi duo is here to stay.


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Amazon is a Firestarter
Amazon was all the buzz today with their Kindle press event today. They certainly started a fire with the release of the Kindle Fire as well as the three other Kindle models today. The press event started at 10:00 ET this morning and gave us the release of these new Kindle models. We found ourselves looking at new Kindle touch in both Wi-fi and 3G versions. This model has the same e-ink screen as the basic kindle, has no buttons and comes in at 6 inches. There was also a new base kindle model. Amazon is claiming it is faster, 30% lighter and 18% smaller than the previous model, but still sports a 6 inch e-ink screen. Of course special offers are available in these models.
The real star of the show though was the Kindle Fire. This was the talked about Android tablet that people said could be real iPad competition. The Fire comes in at 7 inches with an IPS screen (1024 x 600, 16 million colors) and weighs 14.6 ounces. It also has a dual-core processor, Wi-fi, 8 Gb of on-board storage and up to 8 hours of battery life. It utilizes Amazon Cloud Storage, has access to their app store for games and other app, has a custom e-mail app, access to the MP3 store for music and of course uses the Kindle store. I think one of the coolest features is the new Amazon Silk branded web browser. They claim that it is faster than other mobile web browsers because it intelligently decides whether or not it should render material in the cloud or on the device.
Is in an iPad killer? I'm not sure. The price (see below) is surely much better than the iPad. It's form factor is different, 7 inches vs. 10 inches and it runs on a non-Honeycomb version of Android. That being said I think it's pretty cool and I may just buy one. It's not going to replace my iPad and clearly this won't be a logical purchase. I just like gadgets. When I buy one I'll write about it.
Kindle – $79 – Shipping now
Kindle Touch – $99 – Ships on November 21st
Kindle Touch 3G – $149 – Ships on November 21st
Kindle Fire – $199 – Ships on November 15th
See all the details and pre-order yours today (if you like) on Amazon.com.
See some first impressions at Mashable.Tags: amazon, gadgets, iPad, kindle
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Schiesser, M; Kirchhoff, P; Müller, M K; Schäfer, M; Clavien, P A (2009). The correlation of nutrition risk index, nutrition risk score, and bioimpedance analysis with postoperative complications in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery. Surgery, 145(5):519-526.
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BACKGROUND: Malnutrition in gastrointestinal (GI) surgery is associated with increased morbidity. Therefore, careful screening remains crucial to identify patients at risk for malnutrition and consequently postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of 3 established score systems to identify patients at risk of developing postoperative complications in GI surgery and to assess the correlation among the score systems. METHODS: We evaluated prospectively 200 patients admitted for elective GI surgery using (1) nutrition risk index, (2) nutrition risk score, and (3) bioelectrical impedance analysis. Complications were assessed using a standardized complication classification. The findings of the score systems were correlated with the incidence and severity of complications. Parametric and nonparametric correlation analysis was performed among the different score systems. RESULTS: All 3 score systems correlated significantly with the incidence and severity of postoperative complications and the duration of hospital stay. Using multiple regression analysis, only nutrition risk score and malignancy remained prognostic factors for the development of complications with odds ratios of 4.2 (P = .024) and 5.6 (P < .001), respectively. The correlation between nutrition risk score and nutrition risk index was only moderate (Pearson coefficient = 0.54). Bioelectrical impedance analysis displayed only weak to trivial correlation to the nutrition risk index (0.32) and nutrition risk score (0.19), respectively. CONCLUSION: The nutrition risk score, nutrition risk index, and bioimpedance analysis correlate with the incidence and severity of perioperative complications in GI surgery. The nutrition risk score was the best score in predicting patients who will develop complications in this study population. The correlation between the individual scores was only moderate, and therefore, they do not necessarily identify the same patients.
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Well, Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow, so an early spring is on the way. … Or is it? It was a winter-defying feat for the poor critter anyway, as it was only about eight degrees outside. Who would want to go out in that to look for a shadow? Not me.
What does it mean for us? Not much, actually. Even if the magic of weather followed the groundhog's shadow, it would probably just apply to northern Appalachia. After all, we are some 2,200 miles away from Phil. Tradition and old folklore play into an annual event that one gets to ponder for a day or so, and then back to reality we go. Besides, Phil has a fifty-fifty chance of being either right or wrong.
This leads us into old weather lore as sent to me by reader Jackie Beyea of Vancouver — an accuweather.com article on Four Faunal Forecasters. The article says Phil isn't the only critter known to "predict" the weather.
What about the woolly bear caterpillar? We have lots of fun with these in this column. Crickets can indicate the current temperature, and are pretty accurate at that. "They" say that when birds fly low, expect some rain and wind. Yes, because air pressure decreases as a storm is on its way. Birds fly the path of least resistance — wouldn't you?
And last but not least, when cows lie down expect rain. "They" say this is fiction, but many farmers swear by this one. The theory is, they sense the rain and lie down while there's dry ground to lie on.
Most folklore is just for fun but some have some truth to them. See you on Tuesday!
Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Reach him at http://weathersystems.com.