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Tana French astonished critics and readers alike with her mesmerizing debut novel, In the Woods. Now both French and Detective Cassie Maddox return to unravel a case even more sinister and enigmatic than the first. Six months after the events of In the Woods, an urgent telephone call beckons Cassie to a grisly crime scene. The victim looks exactly like Cassie and carries ID identifying herself as Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie once used. Suddenly, Cassie must discover not only who killed this girl, but, more importantly, who is this girl? A disturbing tale of shifting identities, The Likeness firmly establishes Tana French as an important voice in suspense fiction.
Tana French's newest novel, The Trespasser, will be published by Viking in October of 2016.
-Entertainment Weekly
" The Likeness [is] a book even better than the first, which was very good indeed. . . . The suspense is gut-grinding . . . A wonderful book."
-New York Daily News
" For The Likeness, [French] has brought back detective Cassie Maddox and fashioned a plot that harks back to both Donna Tartt and Wilkie Collins."
-The Washington Post
" [French's] already signature blend of psychological insight, beautiful writing and wry humor is on display once more in The Likeness."
-The Baltimore Sun
When you get right down to it, writing – or at least writing in the first person, which is what I do – is basically the same skill as acting. For years, my job as an actor was to create a character – hopefully a full, three-dimensional character – and spend hours a day operating completely from her perspective, bringing an audience into her world. Writing is just an extension of that process. These days, my job is to create a narrator and see everything through her eyes, filter it through her perceptions and describe it in her voice, so I can draw readers into her world. I play my narrator on paper, rather than on stage, but the mental process is the same. Writing scenes with a lot of characters gets complicated – I have to 'play' all of them at once, juggle all their perspectives and motivations in my head – but it's still that same skill. I keep meaning to e-mail my old acting teacher and thank him!
Are any of the characters in The Likeness based on anyone you know?
No, I don't base characters on real people. As soon as you do that, you're limited by what you know about the real person, what he or she would actually do or say. The character's no longer free to develop in tandem with the needs of the plot, the themes or the other characters, so he or she comes across as out of place and, weirdly, more artificial than a made-up character would. I do steal little tiny snippets – an odd turn of phrase here, a quirky gesture there – but only from people I don't know, people I pass on the street or sit next to on the bus. For me, anyway, creating characters from scratch makes for a more cohesive book.
How much of Cassie is based on you?Cassie is someone I'd love to know, but she's definitely not me. I think you can tell a lot about people from their choice of careers, for example, and Cassie's a murder detective: she's chosen a career that involves being very practical, very down-to-earth, very focused, and she's good at it. Me, on the other hand, I chose a career that basically involves huge amounts of daydreaming. (There are days when I want to go find the teachers who hassled me for daydreaming in school and tell them, 'Look! Daydreaming turned out to be my main life skill!') She deals in high-stakes reality; I make stuff up for a living. She has to come face to face, without flinching, with the worst evils our society has to offer; me, there are days when I can barely stand watching the news.
How did you get the idea to have Cassie and Lexie be identical in appearance?
To give a sensible answer to that, I'd have to back-engineer the whole process. Probably, in retrospect, it has something to do with the fact that The Likeness is linked to In The Woods and spins around some of the same themes – identity, the things that threaten or define identity, the moments when we have to choose to accept or reject something that transforms our perception of reality… Probably it also has to do with the fact that those issues were built into Cassie's character in In The Woods – with the references to her previous undercover career and her lack of family, for example – so when I started to think abut giving her a book of her own, it was inevitable that identity and disguise would play a major role. In practice, though, I'm nowhere near organised enough to think all that stuff out. At the time, basically, I was batting a wild variety of mental images around in my head to see if one would stick, and I just really liked the image of a detective showing up at a murder scene and seeing that the victim's face was identical to her own.
How did your knowledge of archeology and experiences at digs help you as a mystery writer?
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an archaeologist and discover Troy, till I found out someone else had already done that. I've worked on a couple of digs, though, and loved every second of it. I actually found the sixteenth-century coin that shows up in In The Woods.
This is going to sound weird, but the archaeologist's job is an awful lot like the detective's. Both of them are presented with a final result – a dead body, a set of walls – and they have to work painstakingly backwards, connecting up every piece of evidence and keeping a sharp eye out for any links or contradictions, to figure out how that result got there. The main difference is that archaeologists can afford to be open to the possibility that they don't have all the evidence at their disposal, so their theories might change in the future, while the detective needs to build a theory that he can prove beyond a reasonable doubt; he only gets one shot.
How did you become so expert on police procedures?
I was lucky enough to have the help of an amazing detective on the Irish police force. He's spent hours talking to me, he's answered an incredible variety of weird questions, and he's responsible for basically everything in the books that's police-related and accurate.
I do take massive liberties, where the story requires it. To take the most obvious example, there's no Murder squad in Ireland any more – but a small, tight, elite squad creates an intense atmosphere that a big cooperative force doesn't have, so I added one in. To take another example, actual detectives spend a huge percentage of their time doing paperwork – but, since that's just as boring in fiction as it is in real life, I skip happily over it and let my detectives spend all their time doing interesting stuff. Apart from those necessary liberties, though, I try to be as accurate as possible.
Which authors do you admire and how did they influence you?
When I think about it, the book that had the biggest impact was probably Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. My father read it to me when I was six, and I can still remember being dazzled by the sheer beauty of the language – the description of a river as 'that sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal'. I think if you're introduced to a book like that at an impressionable age, you can't help falling in love with words.
When it comes to crime writing, the authors I'm in awe of are the ones who push the boundaries of the genre. One of the things I love about crime writing is that the parameters are so clearly defined: someone gets killed, someone else finds out who did it.
My favourite detective writers are the ones who use those parameters not as a foregone conclusion but as a starting point, the ones who experiment with them. In Donna Tartt's The Secret History, for example, you find out on the first page who killed whom, and yet it's one of the most breathtakingly suspenseful murder mysteries I've ever read. Josephine Tey's The Franchise Affair is a deeply scary portrait of the damage a psychopath can inflict, but you know who the villain is from very early on, and the most serious crime in the book is wasting police time. Dennis Lehane's Mystic River is part mystery, part social history, part family saga, and all the more powerful for blurring those boundaries.
I think all of those writers have influenced me – maybe not in direct ways, but in their willingness to bend the formulae and walk those fine lines at the edge of the conventions. These books are set on the jagged edge where conventions meet reality – a reality in which people are flawed and complicated, and the search for answers doesn't always have a happy ending. They're not as comforting as the tidier, more unequivocal books in which good triumphs and evil is punished, but they're the ones that stay in my mind.
What advice would you give to a first novelist?
Read good things. I think writing a book is almost like running a marathon: you need the best nourishment you can get. The more you expose yourself to first-rate writing, the more you develop your instincts, and the more you'll push yourself towards that high standard. When I'm writing, I read the best stuff I can find. It doesn't matter what genre it is – thriller, literary fiction, chick lit, anything – as long as it's first-rate.
And don't be scared of doing it wrong. One of the joys of writing is that we're allowed to get it wrong as many times as we need to, and no harm done. You can rewrite that section a dozen times, and then scrap the whole thing and start again, if that's what you need to do to get it right. This is especially true for first-time writers: there are no deadlines and no pressure, so you can afford to take all the time and all the drafts you need.
What can we look forward to in your next novel?
I want to keep writing about the same general clump of main characters for a while. In The Likeness, there's a character called Frank Mackey, who's Cassie's boss when she works undercover. He's very good at his job, very ruthless and very morally ambiguous, the kind of guy who sees everything as potential ammunition, and he's the narrator of Book 3. He hasn't spoken to his family in more than twenty years, since the day his first love dumped him and (supposedly) emigrated to England – but then her suitcase shows up behind the fireplace of a derelict house on his old street…
I haven't ruled out coming back to Cassie, though, or to Rob Ryan from In The Woods. I'm not done with either of them yet!


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A complete wuss and is very sensitive. A mummys boy is the type of kid from the ages of 3 to about 33 (I've never met any bloke above!) that will not spend more than a day away from his mum. They are overfriendly and their mums actually enjoy the attention from their sons (and personally, watchin ma lil bro all over my mum makes me feel sick! Lol).
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Two possibilities.1.) This was one of the lenses tested for the MkII of the 24-70L and it was just patented for the sake of being patented.2.) Canon actually listens what people want and on top of that Tamron has put pressure on them with their stabilized lens, so they are bringing one out.I'm willing to bet on the first option though...
The V II 24-70 might be a tad over priced (Nikon's is $1800 and doesn't have VR either). But the Tamron lens isn't an option because its a Tamron lens.
Would be AWESOME if this lens has internal zoom - like 70-200 f2.8 IS II My 2 cents: price tag will be $2999 and it be ready by 2014 - plenty of time for everyone to save $$$
Quote from: EYEONE on July 09, 2012, 12:22:38 PMThe V II 24-70 might be a tad over priced (Nikon's is $1800 and doesn't have VR either). But the Tamron lens isn't an option because its a Tamron lens.Wow Canon must love you.For a company, there's nothing better than brand loyalty that gets in the way of smart purchasing.
I don't understand why some people whine about this lens not having IS. I can shoot my 135 2.0, handheld at 1/80 without a problem. The focal range of this lens is a no brainer to me.
12800 I get what you're saying and without a doubt it can be useful for a select few situations. I typically don't run that slow of a shutter to avoid subect movement, not mine. I once went to Pioneer Square in Portland OR and was told by a security officer that I couldn't use my tripod because it was considered erecting a structure.


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Use of gender- or sex-sorted A.I. semen continues to grow rapidly among U.S. dairy producers, even though the technology is still in its relative infancy.
The first limited commercial distributions of sex-sorted semen began just four years ago, and from the outset A.I. studs have aggressively gathered data about both its usage and performance.
While average first-service conception rate (45 percent) and heifer calf ratio results (90 percent) have become widely known by producers, far less information has been published about patterns involving stillbirths and twinning, said Dr. Mel DeJarnette of Select Sires at the 2008 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Convention in Omaha, Nebraska, in November.
Using records compiled from three years of sex-sorted semen use by the firm's customers, and data from a large-scale regional DHIA organization, DeJarnette presented several interesting comparisons for stillbirth and twinning incidence between heifers bred with sex-sorted and conventional semen.
DeJarnette emphasized that the total incidence of stillbirths is not influenced by the use of sex-sorted semen. Although not statistically significant, he pointed out that the incidence of stillborns is actually slightly less for sex-sorted semen (10.4 percent) than for conventional semen (11.8 percent) and for previously reported national averages for Holstein heifers.
On the other hand, the incidence of stillborn births for male calves from sex-sorted semen (19.9 percent) is much higher than for conventional semen (12.9 percent). This difference is especially pronounced when heifers calve at 23, 24, or 25 months of age, versus those that calve earlier or later.
Since bull calves represent only about 10 percent of sex-selected semen births, DeJarnette noted that in any group of 100 births resulting from sex-sorted semen one would expect to see just two stillborn bull calves.
Stillbirth incidence for female calves resulting from sex-sorted semen (9.2 percent) is identical or slightly lower than conventional semen stillbirths (10.5 percent) at every calving age, and is somewhat significantly lower at ages of 26 months or more.
Some of the most interesting findings DeJarnette presented involved twinning differences between sex-sorted and conventional semen. He noted, however, that the incidence of twins is similar for both and is consistent with data reported by DHIA organizations.
That said, he also pointed out that when twinning does occur, dairy producers are much more likely to get heifer calves with sex-sorted semen than they are with conventional semen. His breakdown of sex pairings in twin-born calf incidence is presented in the accompanying table.
"Considering the incidence of free-martins, only 25 percent of twin-born offspring from conventional semen have the possibility to become productive members of the herd, compared to 79 percent for sex-sorted semen," he said.
"In in some herds where twinning rates can exceed 10 percent, the distribution of calf sex could be economically relevant should the use of sex-sorted semen in lactating cows ever become a viable recommendation."


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Peter Facinelli says co-parenting with his ex, Jennie Garth, is a daily process.
"When you're going through it yourself, you have to take it day by day," Facinelli says about caring for daughters Luca, 14, Lola, 9, and Fiona, 6, with Garth.
The couple split in March after 11 years of marriage.
The Twilight actor, who spoke with PEOPLE while promoting the Sears Outdoor Life collection in New York on Thursday, says he enjoys having quality time with his daughters by taking them on road-trips and outdoor adventures.
"I take the girls RV-ing all the time," says Facinelli, 38. "There's a lot of s'mores-making and singing by the campfire."
For Facinelli, these great escapes are necessary. "It's something about being in the woods. It slows everything down and you're a part of nature and just spending time with your family. It's pretty great."
As for how his girls like roughing it, "They bring out my sensitive side and I toughen them up a little bit," he says.
Garth, 40, who recently dropped 30-lbs. and rebooted her life, has told PEOPLE, "Peter and I are great parents together."
Facinelli shares that sentiment. "Co-parenting takes two great parents to put their differences aside and focus on the children," he says, "and that's what I've been doing."
Peter Facinelli Is Taking Co-Parenting 'Day by Day'
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Iron Man 3
*sighs* terrorists again...
Dont get wrong, its a fun movie to watch. Slightly better than the last two, but it didnt wow me.
I think 8/10 is reasonable too...
Iron Man 3
*sighs* terrorists again...
Dont get wrong, its a fun movie to watch. Slightly better than the last two, but it didnt wow me.
I think 8/10 is reasonable too...
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Saw the Silver Linings Playbook last night I really liked it and so did my friends. It's pretty funny but it's not so funny it's stupid.
Just randomly saw the film "Clueless". I like how Silverstone depicted her character on this one.
Guarding Tess starring Shirley MacLaine and Nicolas Cage.
It was a nice suprise, I actually liked it. 8/10.
You know your name better than I do. YAY!
The Secret of NIMH
Oh my goodness, I haven't seen this movie in a long time, it's better than I remembered. I never realized it was such a beautiful movie. I obviously loved it as a kid considering I watched it a lot, but I guess I never knew why. Considering this is the movie that traumatized me as a child (yes, the whole movie traumatized me, I'm not kidding, I was getting flashbacks the whole time), it's one of my favorites. I have a feeling I take a lot of inspiration from this movie, though what elements exactly I guess differs depending on what I'm writing. Either way, it's such a masterpiece. I'm really happy that nothing was changed or edited from the movie when it was released on DVD unlike The Last Unicorn (somewhat with the latter, they removed the line "damn you" from the movie).
This for sure will definitely be the movie my children will grow up on. I feel so bad for the kids and adults who haven't seen this movie.
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Iron Man 3 - 8/10
It was pretty good. Didn't have an overly long, annoying prologue like the first film. Still quite funny in parts, and the humour was dispersed throughout, so it remained entertaining. CGI was good, as expected. Also, very shooty. There were lots of guns in this film, more than I was expecting. As a result, there was a lot of action, which is good if you like it, though I sometimes find a lot of action to be boring if it goes on too long.
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Liked the mystery (even if it was easy to guess, it was handled well), especially the twist with the Mandarin. There was also a lot of death in this film - still some happy saving-people moments, but still. Villain was creepy and I really wanted him to die. And for most of the final fight, he wouldn't.
I also felt that the ending had too much closure. Normally closure is a good thing, but in a superhero film, I like to imagine offscreen they are still doing their superhero-ing. In this film, apart from the final line, everything just gave an 'it's over' vibe, which considering there's going to be a new Avengers film, is probably not a good idea.
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Epic. Its funny and awesome as. 9.5/10
I want to go there :0 nya~
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The last movie I saw was Raising Arizona. Comedy films are my favourites, espcially now that may day is horrible and I needed a good laugh.
Iron Man 3. Pretty good, but similiar to The Dark Knight Rises.
Olympus Has Fallen. Non-stop action.
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Uggh, horrible movie. Bad acting and boring plot.
Last movie I saw was Police Academy. I lol'd so hard when the policeman hit a car and was sent flying towards a horse's butt.
Suspiria. I was let down; I don't think it lived up to the hype.
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Cobra. It was a pretty good action movie. 8/10
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Amazing film. 8/10
Django Unchained I only watched it from around the middle but it was a pretty cool movie it was really bloody. 8/10
I just watched "Anger Management" with Adam Sandler. It is pretty funny, but the plot was the best part. The ending was great as well.
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Oh my god, this movie was amazing. One of the best I've seen. Russell Crowe is awesome! Fighting with tigers, screaming at people to be entertained...this movie was awesome even thought it was pretty brutal. A bit like Braveheart, but not so much that it was a rip-off.
Definitely recommend it.
Last movie I saw was Police Academy 2: Their first assignment. I have a feeling that the first one was a lot better because I didn't crack up so much on this one...
Fantastic. I'm not much into time travel, but this movie blew me out of water. Definitely one of my 2012 favorites.
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The last movie I remember seeing was on Saturday, I think it was "Swamp Shark" on SyFy - I personally didn't really like it, boring and unrealistic.
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Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Oh my god , where do I start, this movie was spectacular. Arnold Schwarzanegger was phenomenal as the Terminator. The way he talked with John and learned, his dialogue(hasta la vista, baby) and how we was like a father to John. Linda Hamilton was really good too as Sarah Connor and was just as badass as Beatrix Kiddo or Ellen Ripley. She's no longer the timid and scared woman she was in the first. She has quite a bit of character development, just like Arnie. Edward Furlong was brilliant in a stunning debut. The movie has cutting edge graphics which look fabulous even now(unlike Tron, ugghh) and the script. The scripts transcends the acting, which is an impressive feat. Overall a mind-blowingly good movie and the best action movie ever(even better than Die Hard and the first Terminator). An absolute masterpiece.
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GREAT VALLEY – A 29-year-old man was killed when he was caught in a piece of farm equipment while working on a farm off Hungry Hollow Road.
The body of August Lindell was found at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday by Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies. The exact time of the accident is not known, officials said.
Officials speculated that he was pulled into the mechanism while trying to clear a clog in the tractor with his feet.
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Identification and modelling of electrodynamic loudspeaker nonlinearities
Rodrigues, Marcelo Soria
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Issue date: 2003-06-04
University: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto
Faculty: Tietotekniikan osasto
Department: Signaalinkäsittelyn laitos
The thesis reports the task of creating a model of an electrodynamic loudspeaker, for application as a real-time model of a given sound source. "Model" shall be understood as a mathematical representation of a system, and "modelling" as the process of obtaining the required information from the system under study, and using it to describe the physical system dynamics. Most of the previous research work in loudspeaker modelling has been performed to this end. However, this was not the aim of the thesis. Here, the interest lies in obtaining a virtual loudspeaker that will behave perceptually in a similar way as the physical loudspeaker. In principle, it is desired that the model covers all the possible non-linearities, which makes the modelling task quite complicated. It was also desired that the modelling process could be applied generically to different loudspeakers. To accomplish the goal, the thesis reviewed some known system identification techniques. /Kir10
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February 3, 2013
We made it.
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Hope you love your new place!!!ReplyDelete
John and I LOVE Bandon!
Welcome! :) The roar is amazing. I would miss it if I lived anywhere else.ReplyDelete
Oh, hon. I teared up. First at the picture of you and your dad and then at your story. Dads are the best, even when we're grown ups and now that he left it's all really here, isn't it? Big and powerful, all of it. Enjoy the roar and the hiss and the view from the backyard. Call whenever you need to. xoReplyDelete
Bittersweet. Joy & sorrow. An adventure defined. Enjoy the moment.ReplyDelete
Sounds spectacular! When I first moved away I kept southwest flights for every month just in case. Then one day I just forgot to set them up.... Amy TLaDReplyDelete
Praying for you tonight, Steph. It's never easy. But it's usually worth it. There is no new beginning without some goodbye.ReplyDelete
Praying for you! Such an exciting but difficult change! Being by the water will definitely make it easier, I hope!ReplyDelete
Welcome home.ReplyDelete
I remember flying out of California the first time I moved away from home. Two babes in the seats next to me, and I felt like such a babe myself--growing wings of my own. Just to say I've been there.ReplyDelete
Also, I can't help but think of the barn cat house. And how you felt in your bones that something was ripe, that it was time to grow on. Oregon was probably furthest from your mind. God is so awesome like that, isn't He?
You'll always be Daddy's Girl - no matter how far apart you are!! Isn't it funny how your parents can always make you feel like a kid again? (sometimes in a good way, and sometimes in a bad way!) What a great adventure awaits you and your family!ReplyDelete
Best of luck in your new place!ReplyDelete
I haven't been able to keep up with your travels except briefly on facebook. Can't wait to go back and read about the whole adventure. You look so happy here. Glad your dad was able to join you on the journey. What a blessing.ReplyDelete
Sending so much love to your in your new home! :)ReplyDelete
Welcome to the pnw. I so remember the feeling if being so far from home. Praying this becomes home soon!!!ReplyDelete
You have definitely had many adventures lately!! Praying you all settle in soon...and smoothly!ReplyDelete
My husband will be near you in a few weeks for a dunes trip that our church does every year!
Great picture of you and your dad. You will always be daddy's little girl. We are all so thankful he was able to make the trip with you and make all the memories. We are just a phone call, test or skype away...no matter the hour of the day or night. We are so happy and proud for you. Love you.ReplyDelete
- Christina WCFebruary 04, 2013 3:26 AM
Nothing better than a fantastic daddy.ReplyDelete
Wow, Steph. What a huge step for you and your family. So exciting but I am sure it's bittersweet. You're so blessed to have such a wonderful dad. :-)ReplyDelete
I just wish I could give you a big hug. What an exciting, yet bittersweet adventure you're in the midst of experiencing. I really enjoyed your updates as you traveled and am excited to see what good things you discover on the Oregon coast.ReplyDelete
So glad to hear you made it. Safe and sound. What an amazing place to start a new chapter in life! Blessings to you.ReplyDelete
- Lori C.February 04, 2013 6:18 AM
Welcome to Oregon! It really is an amazing place.ReplyDelete
So glad you all are home and safe together.ReplyDelete
I am just so so happy for you!ReplyDelete
I am just so so happy for you!ReplyDelete
Oh Steph, your post made me tear up! Thank goodness for technology. What a year you have had... amazing steps that just keep going up. Proud of you and your family. I'm excited to see you document your new place to live. ((HUGS))ReplyDelete
Thinking of you so much...ReplyDelete
Yay! Proud of you:) That's a big move.ReplyDelete
Oh this made me cry. I know you will have a wonderful experience living there but it is hard to say goodbye to family. Thinking of you all as you get settled...ReplyDelete
Hugs. This is a huge move right on the back of another big move. I'm sure its going to be wonderful, but its hard. Good luck!ReplyDelete
Your new home sounds amazing! So close to the ocean- what a dream! But I know that even living in the most wonderful of places, being far from family is just plain hard. hugs to you...ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness . . . I haven't been here in so long . . . did you just move to Oregon?? What a huge, wonderful, exciting journey!! We're practically neighbors :) But oh, how I understand the sadness of moving away. Not being near family. I can't wait to read more about your adventures!ReplyDelete
Praying for you as you begin this exciting chapter in your family's life. Blessings to you and yours!ReplyDelete
Hooray! Welcome to Oregon. Sending love to you and yours as you settle in. xoReplyDelete
Glad you're here. But, oh my heart aches for the part that includes the distance between you guys. That part never gets easier. Well, I guess it gets easier if you have relatives who are a pain. ;) But for those family members who get you and love you and you love them, well, that part stays hard. It's a good thing the ocean is distracting. And that video chatting exists. And that Heaven exists. My grandpa and I had a chat about that last part on our latest goodbye this fall.ReplyDelete
Oh, I am so happy you arrived, but also remember that same ache in my heart when I moved away from my family. In the same breath of understanding how much that hurts, I also know what it did for our marriage and our family. We only had each other to rely upon in a new land and it brought focus to our steps... bringing our steps together. I will be praying for you, sweetie! xoxoReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 05, 2013 6:36 AM
Glad you are safe. I remember one of your posts about needing a view and now what a beautiful one you have. I cried at this post also because I remember leaving my parents to move 5 times and it never got easier. The thing I always forgot to remember is that nothing is forever and you NEVER know what God has planned. After 5 moves I ended up right back home. Hugs! MichelleReplyDelete
At night when I am in bed with my eyes closed trying to sleep I think, "I need to email Steph." This has been going on for a few weeks. I've watched this whole thing unfold and it's pretty amazing. Thinking back on your many photos of kids playing in the lake and now you have the sea. Pretty amazing.ReplyDelete
I am incredibly envious of your ocean sounds. I have lived in Texas all my life and I love it (East and North Texas) but I also have a place in my heart that longs for the ocean.ReplyDelete
And I absolutely teared up at the end of your post. What a gift to have your dad with you to see you on your way to this new stage in life.


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It looks like Randolph County is attracting quite a bit of attention from potential visitors.
Brenda Pritt, executive director of the Randolph County Convention and Visitors Bureau, said last week that she has seen an increase in website traffic and the group has gained more fans on Facebook. Specifically, she pointed out that in the last three months, more than 7,000 people viewed the website.
Likewise, the Polar Express holiday train excursion has nearly doubled its number of trips for next season, and we've heard that interest is growing in the number of people wanting to see shows at American Mountain Theater. Plus, there's a good chance that plenty of positive comments have been spread by word of mouth.
All of this is certainly uplifting. As Pritt noted, "We strongly believe tourism is a vital part of our local economy."
However, we have to ask ourselves if we're prepared to host an influx of tourists and keep them entertained and content so that they extend their stays and make return trips. Now is the time to prepare.
It might be a good idea for tourism leaders and business owners to get together and consider their expectations for the coming months.


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SALEM - Melinda Lee "Mindy" Todd, 43, of State Route 45, died unexpectedly Monday at her home.
She was born May 27, 1969 in Salem, a daughter of David Todd and Rita (Beverly) Heim and had lived her entire life in the area.
She was employed at Freshmark of Salem and had attended the Lisbon Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by her mother, Rita (Bob) Heim of Lisbon; father, David (Linda) Todd of Lisbon; her daughters, Miranda Todd of Dayton, Erin Brickner of Salem, and Sydney Grimm of Lisbon; son, Nicholas Todd of Quantico, Virginia; sister, Charlene (Ed) Bruggeman of Troy, Ohio; brothers, Steve (Julie) Stoffer of East Liverpool, Ron Finch of Troy, and Gene (April) Finch of Troy; and grandchildren, Cole Reed of Salem and Aubrey Dennison of Salem.
Private visitation and funeral services were held Friday at the Eells-Leggett-Stauffer Funeral Home with Pastor Greg Pennington officiating. Private burial followed at the Lisbon Cemetery.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Melinda Lee Todd Memorial Fund at any Huntington Bank location.
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LOCKPORT – A Depew woman who formerly worked at the Metro Mattress store in Niagara Falls was arraigned Thursday in State Supreme Court on charges of stealing four customers' credit card numbers and using them to go shopping herself, Niagara County Assistant District Attorney Laura T. Bittner said.
Donna L. Liberatore, 40, of Seabert Avenue, pleaded not guilty to two counts each of third- and fourth-degree grand larceny, three counts of first-degree identity theft and one count each of second-degree identity theft and scheming to defraud.
Bittner said Liberatore allegedly made "several thousand dollars' worth" of purchases at Metro Mattress and at Mary Kay Cosmetics in May and June of last year.


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"Personally, I've had several Republican elected officials approach me to discreetly share with me their support of Tom Muller," said Daugherty.
"Tom Muller is the Lehigh County Democrats choice for county executive."
Daugherty noted Croslis was appointed county executive "only a few months ago" because he is a Democrat. "To see Matt Croslis publicly support Mr. Ott, whose position and views could not be further from ours as Democrats, is disappointing."
In a statement, Croslis said Ott "will work tirelessly to find new and innovative ways to provide the necessary services of county government in the most cost effective manner. It is my hope that my endorsement will promote bipartisanship and continue to put the interests of the county residents before politics."
The surprising endorsement from Croslis won praise from Wayne Woodman, chairman of the Lehigh County Republican committee.
"We couldn't be prouder of Mr. Croslis's endorsement for an election in which Mr. Ott's opponent has used every available opportunity to make personal attacks, twist issues from facts to fictions and to use fear politics as his core strategy," said Woodman in a statement.
"We are thrilled to see a long-standing member of the Democrat Party recognize the importance of reforming our county government, which is suffering from long-term structural deficits where spending has outpaced revenues for many years. For the past eight years, Mr. Ott's opponent has been completely responsible for this performance."


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We went to the zoo the other day and I took out my camera to take a picture but the battery was dead. I did snap this shot with my phone, of Ivy and Asher with a popcorn snack.
A couple weeks ago I was at the hair pulling out stress level with Carter and his homework and the forgetting of said homework. He didn't turn in a spelling project that is a big part of his grade, but his teacher gave an extension to turn it in by the next week. When that Friday came, he was ready to turn it in but he'd (again) forgotten what was due that week.
In a fit of scrambling and messaging, he was able to finish it in on time. I emailed the teacher during the school day to ensure he actually turned it in and she responded that yes, he had turned in both weeks' spelling but he forgot to do his math.
Anyway. I'm so thankful she's so understanding and that it's still just the beginning of the year. Lots of grooves to still be found.
Also, a I've got a different kind of response here: 5 Things Parents Want to Tell Teachers.
P.S. Ivy's stitches stay in until Monday. :/ Fall is here, which I love, but the grey skies and biting chill are really getting to me today, and I'm more teary-eyed than usual. Hold me?


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Nalini Santanam, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology in the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University, has been invited to present her research, yet again.
Dr. Santanam will be presenting her research internationally at the International Society of Antioxidants in Nutrition and Health's (ISANH) 2nd World Congress on Fertility and Antioxidants Therapy, December 6 – 7, 2012 in Paris, France.
Santanam's talk is relevant to all with a condition called Endometriosis. Endometriosis is a clinical condition that afflicts 10-15% of women of reproductive age (mainly diagnosed between the ages of 25 and 35), posing a major cause for infertility and chronic pain. Since the etiology of this disease is still unknown, very few treatment options are available. Surgery is currently the best treatment; however, due to a high recurrence rate, the disease commonly returns within three to six months post-surgery. The conference provides attendees the opportunity to present and discuss new research relating to the condition. Dr. Santanam's talk scheduled for Friday, December 7th, is titled "Prostaglandin-Like Lipid Oxidation Products in the peritoneal Fluid of Women with Endometriosis Respond to Antioxidant Therapy." In addition to her presentation, she also will be co-sharing the meeting on December 7th, 2012. Dr. Santanam would like to acknowledge the continued collaboration with Dr. Brenda Dawley from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
It is quite an honor to be selected at such a high level in her field, and though Dr. Santanam is not foreign to these invites, she remains humble. This is the second time she has been recognized and invited to present her research in just two months. Dr. Santanam recently presented her research at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in Los Angeles, California in November. Her talk was titled "Sex differences in epicardial fat biomarkers," which highlighted the research she has conducted over the past three years in collaboration with Marshall's Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. She studied the adipose tissue surrounding the heart and blood vessels in patients with coronary artery disease.
This epicardial and perivascular fat has unique biomarkers that show differences between the sexes; she states that with this study, they are "trying to identify biomarkers unique to this particular fat so that we can use it in the future to diagnose or in the treatment of coronary artery disease." Additionally, the biomarkers found in the adipose tissue have been correlated to patients with hypertension. This study is part of the West Virginia Appalachian Heart Study; therefore most of the individuals included in this study are Appalachians. Dr. Santanam would like to acknowledge: Dr. Christopher Adams, Dr. Nepal Chowdhury, Dr. Todd Gress, and Dr. Paulette Wehner.
Dr. Santanam is the chair of the Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, and Diabetes research cluster within Marshall's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, and is a member of its Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology.
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The last time Darcy Regier and the Sabres searched for a permanent head coach, Buffalo was a hockey city in turmoil.
The team owner disagreed with the general manager. The wife of the late founder participated in an arena-front rally. Players picked sides and threatened to run each other on the opening day of training camp.
This time, calm and indifference seem to rule Sabreland.
Buffalo has been without a permanent head coach since Ron Rolston replaced Lindy Ruff on an interim basis Feb. 20.
Regier met with Rolston last week, and the GM said the fate of the former Rochester coach will be decided "fairly soon."
If Regier has begun searching for a replacement, the hunt has yet to include Patrick Roy. The Hall of Fame goaltender is coach, GM and co-owner of the Quebec Remparts, who have made the playoffs in all of Roy's eight seasons on the junior team's bench. Though Roy is much-discussed in hockey circles, that talk apparently has not extended to NHL general managers.
"As of now nobody contacted him," Nicole Bouchard, the Remparts' director of team services and media relations, said via email Monday morning.
Roy has gained interest in Buffalo because he coached the Sabres' top prospect, Mikhail Grigorenko, and his son, Frederick, plays for the Amerks.
Rolston is believed to be under contract with the organization until June 30. He went 15-11-5 during his 31-game audition, which may have been enough for the permanent post.
If not, the Sabres could ask him to return to Rochester or sever ties completely; the latter is highly unlikely.
"They have till June, basically," Rolston said after the season finale. "We'll see. Just like our team, my job was just to come in here and do the best job I could from day to day and control those things. That's all I can do. The rest will take care of itself."
Interest in the Sabres' coaching staff was at an all-time high in 1997. Regier took over as GM on June 11. Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach June 19, and his contract with the Sabres was set to expire at the end of the month.
Franchise goaltender Dominik Hasek said he didn't want to play for Nolan on June 23, and two days later – exactly two weeks after Regier took the job – the GM offered Nolan a one-year extension.
It was immediately rejected.
Jean Knox, wife of late co-founder Seymour H. Knox III, rallied for Nolan on June 27 with the backing of owner John Rigas.
Regier hired Ruff on July 21, about six weeks after assuming the GM position.
The Sabres' season ended April 26, and Rochester wrapped up its year Wednesday, so Regier may need more time to evaluate the candidates based on his last search.
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A TV show on Showtime about a guy named Dexter. He's a forensics scientist by day, and a serial murderer by night. What sets him apart is that he's a serial murderer of OTHER serial murderers. So he's the good guy of the story. Based on the book series by Jeff Lindsey. Very strange, but well-written.
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A sweet, caring, out going guy that is a good friend. Dexters are good boyfriends. Probably the best anyone could ever have. They are always there to give you the best hugs and the best laughs. Everything about them is perfect. The gap between their teeth when they smile makes them unique. They are adorable little things and love music. Dexters will do the sweetest things for the girl he loves. He will cook for her, teach her how to play football and workout with her. And he will never miss an opportunity to tell her how much she means to him and how much he loves her because he honestly does with all his heart. Dexters may be very loving, but they are also shy and afraid of change. When times get tough, a Dexter will abandon you because they are confused and sometimes they don't think straight. Dexters will leave you with the worst heartbreak. But as much as it hurts, they are worth every bit of pain afterwards. If you are lucky enough to be with a Dexter, cherish him and love him, regardless of how much you know it would hurt in the end because he deserves so much love. Unlimited, unconditional love.
The best friend you've ever had?
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A person on the right side or on the side of right. Half evil and half good. Is usually run by emotion and a manipulator of matters at hand.
Dexter has come to save the day, but ends it tragically without anyone ever knowing.
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A serial killer with a code of operation that mandates that only those who truly deserve to die actually do.
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metaphorical phrase for someone who is overly excited ... only found in regional dialect ... mainly lancastrian
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Heather Masse and Dick Hyman, "Lock My Heart" (Red House). You can credit Garrison Keillor for this gorgeous cross-generational tandem beauty. In an age where young singers of all stripes – jazz, R&B, TV's horde of idol wannabes – do way too much, Heather Masse is a beautiful and stunningly artful 30-year-old jazz singer who never does more or less than necessary, which makes her virtually singular these days and also makes almost everything she does extraordinarily beautiful. Vibrato is virtually nonexistent, melisma is disciplined, jazz phrasing is always musical and never acrobatic for gymnastics' sake. She's simply a gorgeous singer – what, it seems to me, Jane Monheit aspires to be but never achieves. She's part of a Canadian folk trio called the Wailin' Jennys and has been frequently heard solo and with them on Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." Masse remembers the tremendous ultra-veteran 85-year-old jazz pianist and educator Dick Hyman from when she was 12. "My mother is a pianist and she had his book, 'Dick Hyman's Professional Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100 Tunes Every Musician Should Know.' I would sing and play through the tunes and quickly fell in love with the American songbook." Fast forward a decade and a half. Hyman was a guest on Keillor's show and Keillor paired the vigorous octogenarian pianist and the young singer to perform Ellington's "I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good." This marvelous disc – including their version of Duke's classic – is the result of the pairing's success. So good is Masse that in her company, Hyman feels absolutely no necessity to overdo either. He swings like a terror (wait until you hear them rip through "Love for Sale") and embellishes with the exactitude of a pianist who knows his singer is "in perfect command of her technique, with the grasp of all sorts of styles and with the improvisational ability of a jazz, blues, folk performer always at hand." I could have done without the final pseudo-'20s cutesy-poo of the title tune but, other than that, this is a great young singer in the company of one of the great mainstream jazz piano masters. Three and one-half stars (Out of four) (Jeff Simon)
Barry Altschul, "The 3-Dom Factor" (TUM). Another cross-generational May-December jazz fiesta. In this case, the great free jazz drummer Barry Altschul (Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton) celebrates his rapidly approaching 70th birthday by making his first record as a band leader in more than 25 years – a pianoless trio date with troublemaking alto saxophonist Jon Irabagon, the lead solo voice in the tremendous, searingly sarcastic group that calls itself Mostly Other People Do The Killing, and bassist Joe Fonda. Says Altschul: "The music represents how I look at 'free jazz.' The late, great drummer Beaver Harris used the phrase 'From Ragtime to No Time' to describe the music" and that's what you're hearing here – with the proviso that freedom never leaves them stranded without anything interesting to do, with time or without. The requirement for "free jazz" is that the musicians have enough technique, imagination and wit to know what to do when they can jolly well do as they please and this trio – especially Altschul and 34-year-old Irabagon – is virtually a demonstration of how it's done. It's wild, often funny and seldom less than enthralling. Three and one-half stars (Out of four) (J.S.)
Bach, The English Suites performed by harpsichordist Richard Egarr (Harmonia Mundi, two discs). Sir Thomas Beecham famously compared the sound of the harpsichord to the sound of two skeletons copulating on a tin roof. As witticisms go, it usually stands out more for its flair than for its accuracy. Anyone listening early on to the mono recordings by Wanda Landowska was listening to music that was anything but skeletal and tinny. The same with Igor Kipnis in his recording heyday. On the other hand, there is no question that there are harpsichord recordings of even some of the greatest music in which neither the sound engineering or the performance were enough to transcend a sound which, to our ears, can seem anything but full-bodied. These are fine performances of great Bach keyboard music, but there is no question that in the recording technique, the lack of sonic intimacy distances the music in a way that the performances themselves don't deserve. Beecham notwithstanding, you can learn to love, quite quickly, the sound of the harpsichord if it has some of the sonic presence it has for the performer. If, on the other hand, you're cast into a large 18th century drawing room listening to it, the greatness of the music can be diluted. That happens too often here. Three stars (Out of four) (J.S.)
Taj Mahal, "The Complete Columbia Albums Collection" (Sony/Legacy–15 discs). In retrospect, you could probably say that Charles Mingus was the earliest and probably greatest post-modern jazz musician from the early '50s on, he was the great living master of meta-jazz, i.e. jazz ABOUT jazz. In a roughly analogous way, Taj Mahal was – and remains – the greatest post-modern bluesman in that he was the greatest at creating meta-blues – blues ABOUT the blues. Among the great things about Black History Month is the formidable inundation of majestic books and disc collections that comes out in celebration. This set of all of Mahal's incredible music on Columbia – all 15 discs and 170 tracks of it – includes his collaboration with Ry Cooder called "Rising Sons" which was recorded in 1965-66 and issued years afterward in 1992. Taj was among the more misunderstood – and hence underrated – musicians of his time, which means that a mind-bending 15-disc box like this one is virtually necessary to get a sense of exactly how rare and creative a musician he has always been. All manner of things that were difficult to release early on – when there were so many who missed the point of Taj Mahal almost entirely – are put back here in the proper chronological context. The career hereby encompassed is exhilarating and altogether wonderful. Those who were in the Burlington, Ont., neighborhood on Friday could have caught him at the Burlington Performing Arts Center. That he continues to perform is almost as inspiring as the appearance now of this terrific box set. Four stars (J.S.)


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He was supposed to be shooting scenes along Australia's Great Barrier Reef for a documentary he was making called Ocean's Deadliest, but the waters there were too cloudy. Never one to fritter away an idle moment, the ever-energetic adventurer and Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin decided to film a segment for his daughter Bindi's upcoming wildlife show on the Discovery Kids channel.
In fact, he was kind of looking forward to it. "He was in such a good frame of mind," says his longtime friend and producing partner John Stainton, who was with him Sept. 4 on the deck of Irwin's 75-ft. research boat Croc One. "We sat together in the early hours, 5 a.m., 6 a.m., having a cup of tea, just talking about how good life was."
Anchored at Batt Reef off the resort town of Port Douglas in Queensland, Irwin, 44, slipped into the water with his cameraman to film a school of stingrays. For a man who had tussled with crocs, venomous snakes and other frightening creatures, this was going to be a leisurely swim. Better than most anyone, he knew that stingrays are so docile that they generally put up with the prying eyes and underwater cameras of amateur divers. Then it happened.
As he was snorkeling in waters no more than 10 feet deep, he passed above a bull ray, which can grow up to seven feet in diameter. For some reason it stopped, then suddenly whipped its razor-sharp tail directly up toward Irwin and plunged the barb deep into his chest, piercing the heart.
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Robert Cutright was going for the big bucks Monday morning.
The first day of buck gun season in West Virginia was also the first day in more than two decades Cutright, a recent retiree, has been able to enjoy one of his favorite hobbies - hunting -instead of having to work.
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Elkins resident Robert Cutright checked in this 8-point buck Monday — the first day of buck gun season — at Par Mar Stores on Route 33 in Elkins. Cutright said he shot the deer in Ellamore in Upshur County.
"I wasn't going to shoot anything little," Cutright said, proudly eyeing the 8-point he shot in Ellamore in Upshur County. Cutright, who went out hunting with his brother, John Cutright, said he downed the deer around 10 a.m. in Ellamore in Upshur County.
Cutright was one of the many hunters who slowly but steadily streamed into the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources checking station at Par Mar Stores on Route 33 in Elkins.
Elkins resident Guy Gibson checked in a 3-point buck at the same locale. He shot the deer from his treestand, which he's been stationing in the same place off Georgetown Road since he was 12 years old.
"The weather was nice this morning, really cool," said Gibson, who went hunting with his 19-year-old son, David Gibson. "Now, (the deer) aren't moving as much because of the temperature increase."
Wendy Thurston, advisor for the Elkins High School Future Farmers of America, was manning the checking station at Par Mar Stores. She said hunters - and dead deer - were fewer and farther between than they've been in recent years on the first day of buck gun season.
"Not many have come through," Thurston observed around 1 p.m. Monday. "This is the fewest I've seen over the last five years, but maybe they just haven't come in yet. Sometimes, they shoot them in the morning and bring them in the afternoon."
Thurston hadn't seen any unusual animals, save one "questionable buck," she said. So, what qualifies a buck as questionable? Thurston would rather not say.
"Hunters hold grudges," she said.
Donna Hull, who headed up the checking station at Bill's Place on the Adolph Road in Mill Creek, said turnout had been "pretty good," as of 3 p.m. Monday. By then, she'd checked in 18 deer, including one 10-point buck.
"I was really surprised with that one," she said of the 10-pointer. "We usually don't have that."
Arlington Mini-Mart in neighboring Upshur County was hopping with hunters all day Monday, said Mini-Mart employee Jaymie Perrine. As of 3:30 p.m. Monday, the checking station had logged a total of 68 deer, with the number of bucks surpassing the number of does.
"We might even get busier," said Perrine said.
At the Nestorville Service Center in Philippi, deer were likewise being checked in at a rapid pace.
"We have been so busy," said Jessica Mclean, employee of Nestorville. Mclean said approximately 177 bucks were checked in Monday, with a 12-point as the largest buck.
In Tucker County, things were somewhat slower at Calder's Custom Game Cutting in Parsons and Trailmix in Davis.
By 2 p.m., Calder's employees had seen approximately 10 deer, including an 8-point buck, said owner William Calder.
"Things are looking good, in my opinion, for the first day," he said.
James Crawford, owner of Trailmix, was also optimistic for the first day of hunting.
"We are getting a whole bunch," he said, when asked about the rate at which deer were being checked in. Crawford said approximately 20 deer were brought in by 2 p.m., the largest being a 9-point buck.
Of the 20, only three were from West Virginia, Crawford said.
"Most people are from Pennsylvania," he said, mentioning that the ratio of in-state to out-of-state hunters is typical.


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His lp best was established in 2012 so there's that! Unless Volvo beat it but euros 2012 is more legit.
I haven't watched Kovtun's LP from Rostelecom Cup yet but was super impressed with his short program. If he skates like that at Russian Nationals I honestly think he's going to be very hard to beat.
Unfortunate though... I really want him to go to Sochi, particularly after that amazing SP. at least his inflation will be curbed a bit while Plushenko's will be through the roof.
Funny enough that would be the ideal for me, and probably others, were it not bending the rules.
LOL that would be funny. I wonder who is the favorite for team gold now. I was thinking Canada, but increasingly I am thinking Russia. Their ladies are much stronger than ours now, and their pairs obviously too. With overscoring in dance and mens they will probably have the points to win.
On paper it's pretty neck in neck... We will defeat them in dance by a bit, they will defeat us in pairs by a bit. In men's Chan will likely be a few placements above Kovtun/Plush and in ladies Sot/Lip (or Pogo/Tukt somehow) will be likely a few placements above Osmond. If Osmond skates well, Team Canada should win. If the Russian man/woman exceeds expectations or receives CoR generosity (which I would expect), team Russia will win. I think they will push for Team Gold more than anything (I mean they already have a lock in pairs), so expect to see inflation in the team events.
So at the moment I think I am leaning a bit more to Russia.
Short program at Rostelecomm was VERY impressive. Peter Tchernychev (sp?) should be given a lot of credit for designing such an impressive and commanding program. The Triple axel does not have much distance, but is absolutely clean.
After his LP performance at Rostelecom, me thinks NO.


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Here are some of the more commonly performed tests and procedures administered to premature and seriously ill newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lankenau Medical Center.
ABG measures the blood's oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, as well as the acidity (pH) of the blood in the baby's lungs. These measurements guide the neonatologist in decisions about oxygen therapy and ventilator care. Special monitors may be used to help eliminate frequent blood drawing:
CBC measures the types and numbers of cells in the blood. This test may show signs of infection or anemia requiring intravenous (IV) replacement of such blood products as red blood cells and platelets.
This test measures essential minerals in the baby's blood. Electrolytes play a vital role in body chemistry and may be adjusted in an IV solution according to the test findings.
A Note About Blood Tests: When considering the number of tests needed in treating a baby, one might be concerned about the amount of blood drawn. Be assured that, with modern diagnostic equipment, only minute amounts are required, and the nursing staff is skilled in taking specimens from the infant's heel, where the blood supply is particularly rich.
If a neurological problem is suspected, an electroencephalogram (EEG) may be performed. Small disc electrodes are attached to the baby's scalp with water and soluble adhesive paste to transmit and record the electrical activity of the brain. A related study, the auditory brain stem response test (ABR), is useful in screening high-risk babies for hearing problems.
The hospital's radiology and nuclear medicine teams perform highly sophisticated diagnostic procedures for the NICU on a 24-hour basis. Chest X-rays and ultrasound scans of the brain or kidneys are done using portable bedside equipment. Echocardiograms create an image of the heart's structures and functions, again at crib-side.
The imaging techniques in nuclear medicine involve the injected use of minuscule amounts of radioactive compounds that allow the physician to see and record conditions in specific parts of the body. The radiopharmaceuticals used are short-lived in strength, quickly eliminated from the body and, therefore, not harmful to the baby.
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Nothing like having a friend threaten to come over and do all your laundry and deep clean your house (I swear I might not let her in) to light a fire under my butt. I have actually been doing laundry since six this morning and am almost all caught up. I am feeling a lot better and I'm also feeling motivated. I am also under the influence of a raspberry truffle frappe that Lovelyn brought me.
Oh, Love. She just got back from her trip to Uganda and I still haven't had the chance to sit down with her but please go watch her story. It's not long, but you might want to grab some tissues. (You will even catch a glimpse of some beautiful babywearing.)
(And while I was writing this, Erin left a GROCERY BAG (a re-usable one, at that) on my doorstep of goodies, including ice cream and fresh berries and bread and spinach dip and oh em gee.) And I also told Sarah to stay away when she offered to bring me coffee and visit and Donya sent me a huge sappy email of love while she waits to pop out that baby.)
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Today I've played catch up. I've vacuumed glitter from the carpet where Gray broke a snowglobe right before church yesterday (had to wait for it to dry and then it was Mother's Day after all- no vacuuming until today.) I've searched our entire backyard for a tiny Star Wars guy's gun. A tiny little black gun. Like the size of a little safety pin- or smaller. In the backyard. Full of blades of grass. Where he really wasn't supposed to have it in the first place. But it means so much to Carter so you better believe I am going to do my best to find it.
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WAILUKU - At 92 years old, his handshake is as firm as his grip on the ball. But after 32 years of playing softball for the Maui Raiders team in the Maui Seniors Softball League, Joseph "Joe" Kaawa Range has retired.
"We're sorry he has to stop playing," said coach Elroy Stupplebeen. "At this age, everyone comes in, but every once in a while he would conk one over their heads. He's still got that pop in his bat."
Range is hard of hearing, and loud attempts to ask him questions Sunday morning were greeted only by a broad smile.
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Joe Range holds a honorary softball and plaque Sunday given to him by Stephen Cramer, commissioner of the Maui Seniors Softball League. Mayor Alan Arakawa proclaimed the day as "Joe Range Day" in honor of his 32 years as a softball player and commitment to the sport.
The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo
Mayor Alan Arakawa had proclaimed Feb. 10 as "Joe Range Day" at the Little League Fields in the War Memorial Complex, and Arakawa's executive assistant, Bill Medeiros, was on hand to honor Range in front of about 200 softball players and fans.
"Everybody knows him because he's the last of the last," said Stupplebeen, who joined the league 12 years ago. "He was always lean and mean, and not an ounce of fat on him. . . . If it wasn't for his license, he'd probably be playing today."
Range recently lost his driver's license, and he also has decided to spend more time at church and with his family, including Williet, his wife of more than 60 years.
Shortly after the Maui softball league was formed in the 1980s, Range started playing. He had played baseball in the U.S. Army and for the Catholic Youth Organization League in Keanae - as a catcher and in other positions - but at the age of 60 he moved to softball.
The league had only three teams at the time - now there are 12 - and commissioner Stephen Cramer said Range had been playing since.
"He always reminded me of the rules, like, 'Hey boy, that's not the rules, this is the rules.'" said Cramer, who has been commissioner of the Maui league for 20 years but arrived long after Range had established himself as a veteran member. "So in the first couple of years in running the league, he was instrumental (in helping) me establishing the league to be what it is today."
The World War II veteran and Silver Star recipient has lived on Maui his entire life and would drive to games from his ranch in Kailua. Range was an avid pig hunter and accomplished spear fisherman, and he still raises cattle.
"Mr. Range would drive out of Kailua, Hana, all the way here every Sunday morning to play," he said. "That's a long drive. I would say if we have 54 bridges to Hana town, he probably crossed 50 of them on his way to the stadium."
Teams in Honolulu would regularly recruit him to play in softball tournaments across the nation, and nearly every year, he would play in Las Vegas to represent Hawaii's senior softball players, said Stupplebeen. He played for teams 70 or older, 75 or older, 80 or older, and 85 or older.
"Over the years everything slows down, of course, but he can still run, he can catch the ball, he can hit," he said. "He's a good player."
Aside from Range's abilities and consistency, Stupplebeen and Cramer said they will always remember his legendary "vice grip" handshake.
"It was beyond a vice grip; it was like two vice grips," Cramer said. "The first time I shook his hand, he squeezed it. After that, when I went to shake his hand I always prepared myself."
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You want a routine checkup. Or your throat is sore. It's probably nothing, but you're concerne....
Fly : is your medicine a controlled substance or possibly have dangerous side effects? With some ADHD meds, you can only get refills for about 3 months then you have to see the doc again.
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I take 3 different medications, have been stable for 12 years, yet my Dr insists I visit every 3 months. He does not do any tests except once a year, writes the scripts, $145 + $20 co-pay and see you again in 3 months. A PA or NP could do the exact same thing at less cost. So what's the alternative plan to curb these undo expenses by Drs trying to fatten their wallets? Repeal Obamacare 39 times? How much has it cost us to repeal Obamacare and not propose an alternative?
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Two pharma giants today reported disappointing third-quarter results they blamed on loss of patent protection for blockbusters, though Sanofi revised its 2012 forecast with a slightly better full-year projection, while AstraZeneca announced the launch of a strategic review.
AstraZeneca finished Q3 with a 49% drop in operating profit, to nearly $2.2 billion from about $4.3 billion a year ago, following a 19% drop in sales, to almost $6.7 billion from $8.2 billion in the third quarter of 2011. At constant exchange rates reflecting the strong dollar, AZ profits fell 47% and sales, by 15%.
On his first full day in office as CEO, Pascal Soriot suspended AZ's share buyback program, and cautioned that the company has begun a review of operations that he anticipated would be completed enough by the end of January for the company to share "initial thinking," followed in coming weeks by further details.
"My priority is to restore the company to growth and scientific leadership," Soriot said in a statement accompanying the results.
In a conference call with reporters, Soriot acknowledged AZ will need to replenish a pipeline depleted due to patent-cliff loss of protection as well as disappointing clinical results in recent years.
AZ attributed its sales losses to the loss of patent protection for several key brands, particularly the antischizophrenia drug Seroquel IR, whose sales plummeted 83%, to $169 million in Q3 compared with $1.034 billion in the third quarter of 2011. Seroquel accounted for a 19% drop in U.S. revenues, which otherwise rose by nearly 6%, including $44 million from AZ's share of the Amylin diabetes portfolio acquired in August.
Sanofi finished the third quarter with a 7.4% slide in net income from a year earlier, to €2.2 billion ($2.88 billion), despite a 3.3% increase in net sales, to €9.04 billion ($11.73 billion). At constant exchange rates, Sanofi's net income fell 15.9%, while its net sales fell by 3.1%.
"The loss of exclusivity for Eloxatin® in August in the U.S. marks the final step in the genericization of our legacy blockbusters," Sanofi CEO Christopher A. Viehbacher said in a statement accompanying the quarterly results.
Sanofi calculated net sales lost in the quarter to generic competition at €448 million ($581.36 million), primarily due to generic competition to Eloxatin and Lovenox in the U.S., and to a lesser extent, Aprovel®, Plavix®, and Taxotere® in the European Union.
Net sales of Eloxatin, used in combination with other medicines to treat advanced colon or rectal cancer, fell 74.7% or 62.9% at constant exchange rates reflecting the strength of the U.S. dollar, the Chinese Yuan, and the Japanese Yen compared with the Euro, to €129 million ($167.34 million). Eloxatin sales plunged to €72 million ($93.37 million) while Lovenox net sales fell by 14% at CER, to €437 million ($566.8 million).
Among drugs facing generic competition in the EU, Taxotere sales nosedived 36% at constant exchange rates to €129 million ($167.34 million), while Plavix saw its sales shrink by 10.4% at CER, to €505 million ($654.97 million), and Aprovel, down 8.3% at CER to €298 million (almost $386.5 million).
Sanofi is counting on future growth to come from a combination of sales in emerging markets, as well as existing drugs for diabetes, vaccines, animal health, and "New Genzyme" biologics drugs; plus new drugs from its pipeline. Emerging markets sales zoomed 31.5% during Q3, to €204 million ($264.55 million). And Sanofi's diabetes business climbed 17.5% to €1.486 billion ($1.927 billion), driven by a 22% jump in sales of Lantus, which rose to €800 million ($1.04 billion).
During Q3, Sanofi launched to market in the U.S. a new bowel cancer drug Zaltrap, as well as a multiple sclerosis pill Aubagio, while winning FDA approval for the compact epinephrine auto-injector Auvi-QTM for anaphylaxis.
"The solid performance of our growth platforms, which account for over 70% of sales, coupled with tight cost control, allowed us to limit the impact of the patent cliff on business [earnings per share] this quarter," Viehbacher said in his statement.
That also explains why Sanofi offered a slightly rosier outlook for full-year 2012 earnings, predicting a 12% decrease compared with the previous forecast of a 15% decline.
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