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Inova director Sara Krajewski in center of art world debates
When Sara Krajewski entered the lobby at Seattle's On the Boards for a performance, things were already askew. Dancers were in the anteroom, nearly still, like quickened sculptures. Aspects of the stage set were set about the space.
Once inside the black box theater, Krajewski discovered a riser with seats for the audience up on stage, leaving a narrow sliver for the performers. Proximity to the dancers – to their athleticism and grace – was intimate, uncomfortable even. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Miss Madison crowned Miss Wisconsin
Miss Madison Paula Mae Kuiper was crowned Miss Wisconsin 2013 Saturday night at Alberta Kimball Auditorium in Oshkosh. For more details, here is the story from the Oshkosh Northwestern. »Read Full Article
Mad Rooster open in West Milwaukee for breakfast and lunch
The transformation of the former Vicki's diner at 4401 W. Greenfield Ave. in West Milwaukee is complete -- the country-themed Mad Rooster Cafe opened in its place on Wednesday.
It's open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, and the bulk of the menu is breakfast items, including omelets, Benedicts, skillets and frittatas, like the Rooster ($9), with chicken chorizo, red potatoes, bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes and basil. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Guide to Milwaukee-area farmers markets
Whatever the weather — major mayhem excepted — most farmers markets go on. (It's not supposed to rain all morning, anyway.)
And Saturday's the day for most farmers markets in the Milwaukee area. You can always bring along an umbrella. »Read Full Article


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- Short incubation of less than 16 to 24 hours
- Intermediate incubation from about 1 to 3 days
- Long incubation of 3 to 5 days
- Very long incubation of up to a month
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Quick GuideFood Poisoning: 20 Common and Uncommon Types, Signs and Symptoms
What are the causes of food poisoning?
There many causes of food poisoning. Sometimes they are classified by how quickly the symptoms begin after eating potentially contaminated food. Think of this as the incubation time from when food enters the body until symptoms begin. The following are examples of how this time classification can be arranged:
Short incubation of less than 16 to 24 hours
Chemical causes
- Scrombroid poisoning usually is due to poorly cooked or stored fish. The affected person will experience flushing, shortness of breath, and difficulty swallowing within 1 to 2 hours of eating.
- Ciguatera poisoning is another fish toxin that occurs after eating fish such as grouper, snapper, and barracuda. Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, muscle aches, and neurologic complaints including headache, numbness and tingling, hallucinations, and difficulty with balance (ataxia).
- Mushroom ingestions can cause initial symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea. Eating Amanita mushrooms can cause liver and kidney failure leading to death.
Bacterium Causes
- Staphylococcus aureus poisoning is due to a toxin that is pre-formed in food before it is eaten. It causes vomiting within 1 to 6 hours after eating the contaminated food.
- Bacillus cereus is an infection that occurs after eating poorly cooked or raw rice.
- Clostridium perfringens produces a spore that may germinate in cooked meat that has been stored in an environment that was too warm. Within 8 to 12 hours, it may cause profuse diarrhea.

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An alcoholic recently said "I don't know why we need an Intergroup or a District or an Area or even the General Service conference. I don't need them - I have my group." I can only say to him what the late Bernard B. Smith, nonalcoholic, then chairperson of the board of trustees, and one of the architects of the Conference structure, answered that question superbly in his opening talk at the 1954 meeting:
"We may not need a General Service Conference to ensure our own recovery:
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AMERICANS FIRST During the time of the Iranian Hostage Crisis, Greg Livingstone was asked to give a "missions minute" at a large evangelical church...
Contributor: SermonCentral
Scripture: John 8:32
Shared: 3/21/2002
Illus.: "I Can't Change Jesus" Bill Irwin, a man who is blind, has a talking computer he uses to study the Bible. He's had a few chuckles over som...
Contributor: SermonCentral
Scripture: Hebrews 13:8, Hebrews 6:17-6:20
Shared: 1/2/2002
Simon tells the story of Judson Cornwall, an American Pentecostal preacher who, after the war, was invited to speak at a renewal conference in Germany...
Contributor: SermonCentral
Scripture: none
Tags: Christian Love
Shared: 8/7/2012
Criticism is always difficult to accept, but if we receive it with humility and a desire to improve our character it can be very helpful. Only a fool...
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Scripture: Luke 23:34
Shared: 6/2/2002
Author Unknown A few months before I was born, my dad met a stranger who was new to our small Tennessee town. From the beginning, Dad was...
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Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-23:10
Tags: Truth
Shared: 1/11/2007
A number of years ago, Dr. Waltke, a seminary professor, & three pastors, one of which was Charles Swindol toured the mother church of the First Churc...
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Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:1-4:16, Proverbs 3:27
Shared: 9/23/2004
"Staring Down the Critic's Barrel!" Proverbs 9: 7-10 Key verse(s): 8b:". . . rebuke a wise man and he will love you." The Bible tells us that "reb...
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Scripture: Proverbs 9:7-9:10, Psalms 82:3-82:4, Philippians 2:13-2:14
Tags: Grace, Leadership General
Shared: 1/17/2005
"This is what the Lord says; 'Stand at the crossroads and look... ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you...
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Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16
Tags: Character
Shared: 8/11/2008
Let me give you another example of how God is on the move. Haiti is a state that made a pact with the devil three hundred years. It is renown as...
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Tags: Evangelism The Lost
Shared: 1/19/2009
THE APOSTLE JOHN Here are some of the things we know about John, John was one of the apostles. In fact he was the youngest apostle. His brother wa...
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My little sister and I never really got along, we would always argue and fight, so when the opportunity to control her every thought presented itself I didn't hesitate to act upon it. Sarah is four years younger than I, quite attractive with a peti
Oh Please, You Tease
"I'm going to rape your tight, little, raw pussy , you fucking tease!" Dr. Martin angrily and passionately told Veronica Maxwell through his gritted teeth as he humped her wildly on the floor of his office.
Now you might wonder how Veronica an
Samantha Parker's Story (Chapter 32)
Chapter: Thirty-Two
By the time she reached the outskirts of Rawlings, Anna was beginning to feel a little nervous. After she had driven a few blocks from Dr. Sherman's street, she noticed a van following her car very closely. At first, she
Samantha Parker's Story (Chapter 31)
Chapter: Thirty-One
Scott Parker had just concluded that he didn't have the slightest idea of how to go about finding Samantha. Besides, he couldn't risk staying around Bentlyville much longer. Eventually, someone was sure to recognize hi
Master PC: Omega Version- Chapter VI
Master PC: Omega Version
Chapter VI
I woke to the sound of the bus slowing to a stop in front of the school and, upon collecting Ashley, set off to work. You see, an amazing tool had recently come into my possession, which allowed me prett
Klaus And Amber
Chapter: Fifty-One Klaus And Amber
After I dropped the company van at Pro Tec, I cruised on home in my Camray. As I approached the big brick colonial, which served as the Bradley homestead, I saw a vintage red Corvette Stingray parked in the d
A Close Encounter of The Best Kind
"I had another one of those dreams, I mean, nightmares, again." Sheila told her best friend Leah as they sat sipping their coffee at the cafe.
"The alien one again?"
"Yes," Sheila said as her hand shook causing the coffee to spill out o
For Your Own Good
We had just awoken on a lazy saturday morning, I was still sleepy and content after an early morning love making session. He called out to me from the bathroom, "Honey?" I peeked around the corner and smiled at him, "Yeah, babe?" His eyes were concer
Kindness Given
The golden gleam of sunlight on the man's watch caught her eye as she stood in the wintry shelter, waiting for the bus. The sunlight blazed with the sort of imagined warmth which was sucked instantaneously out of you by the biting cold of Michigan
New Pleasures To Discover
It was not easy to pick up the phone and call him that night. I was wrong for leaving him so I could see others; a mistake that I hoped would not be too late to correct. Would he forgive me for taking 6 months to realize what an error I made? Woul
Lady Latex
Jessica woke with a start, automatically glancing at the bright red numbers on the alarm clock. Damn! She'd napped until six again! She had to stop doing that, or she'd never sleep well at night again.
With a sigh, she slid her sock-clad
Just free from Lust
It all began when I was Going for Private tution class for the extra support that you usually need when you are doing Advanced Level Mathematics.
I was really cute and very popular among every one for my cuteness and nice hair that i h
White Slave Part 3
A surging supernova of brilliant white light burned into her eyes, igniting her senses, as Kylie woke from dream.<b
The Lucky Couple
"Full house!" says Seth loudly. "I'm in." "Me, too." I look at everyone, sigh, and say "I'm…" and slam down my hand, "..not, straight flush, baby! Woohoo!" I'll stop here a second to fill you all in, on the goings on here. My name is Sal. I've just
Working for Trevor
Hi. My name is Tyra. I consider myself to be fairly good looking. I'm a petite 5'2″ with long black hair and green eyes. I'm very slender with a nice round ass and C-cup breasts. I was recently fired from a job because I didn't allow my boss to fuck
WhaT I did on my summer vacation part 3
What I did on my summer vacation Part 3
By Rick
I t was Wednesday of my first week and I woke up and opened one eye and saw the rain pouring down so I just pulled the covers over my head and went back to sleep . I had intended to go fishin
Pregnant women. OH YES!!
Pregnant women.
Oh yes!! I love pregnant women. I love their round bellys, their swollen breasts, their huge clothes. Everything about them. I wanted to be surrounded by them. I wanted to marry a woman who could lactate, I wanted t
Mother's Milk
Tristan stared quietly out the passenger side window as she ran her hand over her swollen stomach. After having her first child at the age of 15 she thought that she would never be stupid enough to get herself in this situation again. She was 32 and
The Confession
For this story, we have to go back to my last one. Jan. 17, 2004. Escape Ultra Lounge. The scenario: my girlfriend Julia's 21st birthday. What happened?? I fucked her best friend, Kate. Let's fast forward to June 10, 2004. I couldn't take it an


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Galatasaray midfielder Felipe Melo recently saved a penalty for his side. Despite the superb effort, it was humorous to witness the Brazilian's distinct lack of technical ability between the posts.
Let's flip the roles a second. Outfield players make traditionally bad goalkeepers—but what if the glove-wearing specialists were to take up a new position?
I've considered exactly that. Read on to discover 11 keepers who could easily adapt to a fresh challenge throughout their career.
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Marionettes, Inc. by Ray Bradbury
Filed under: Audio Drama, Online Audio
Ray Bradbury's Marionettes, Inc. was first published in Startling Stories, March 1949.
The Dimension X adaptation from August 30, 1951: |MP3|
The X Minus One adaptation from December 21, 1955: |MP3|
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, broadcast November 9, 1958, under the title Design For Loving:
The Leonard Nimoy narration from 1976:
The Ray Bradbury Theater adaptation from May 21, 1985:
An independent adaptation uploaded September 29, 2012:
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Reading, Short And Deep #023 – Ely's Automatic Housemaid by Elizabeth W. Bellamy
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Reading, Short And Deep #023
Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss Ely's Automatic Housemaid by Elizabeth W. Bellamy
Ely's Automatic Housemaid was first published in The Black Cat, December 1899.
Here's a link to the PDF of the story.
Podcast feed https://sffaudio.herokuapp.com/rsd/rss
Posted by Scott D. Danielson
The SFFaudio Podcast #344 – READALONG: Now Wait For Last Year by Philip K. Dick
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The SFFaudio Podcast #344 – Jesse, Paul, and Marissa talk about Now Wait For Last Year by Philip K. Dick
Talked about on today's show:
1966, in the high end, if you want to know what Philip K. Dick writes, it has everything, interplanetary, pretty-earthbound, marriage issues, resonances with other novels, Eric Sweetscent, a nice Dick protagonist, touchy relationship stuff, "misogynist", he loves women too much, his "headbasher", The Search For Philip K. Dick, when he was ending their relationship, impotence, psychoology, a husband-father formula, a teenage alternate girlfriend, Eric is so sweet and so sympathetic, an evil bitch destroying the relationship, sympathetic and pathetic, addiction, JJ-180, drugs, time travel, the robot goes with her, robants, the secret service agents, the bill collector robant, the cab robant, "Sir, we're not allowed to get married", the robant that wants a bribe, Total Recall, the secretary with the fingernails that change colour, nude breasts with dye and sparkles, a decorative secretary, We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, Blade Runner, wheels, a confusing start, using amoebas to make stuff?, Wash30 = Washington 1930, the Philip K. Dick Fans site, none of this stuff is possible, the print amoeba, really cool writing, "in bed alone", potent spirits of the past, a graveyard, describing space, is Cheyenne underground?, writing Wyoming again, NORAD?, dialogue vs. description, a nice state capital, "he was enjoying the sight of her dressing", Lillistar's secret police, creepy, the Reegs, Gino Molanri, a single medal on his uniform, that's Hitler!, Gino Molinari is Mussolini, the Earth is Italy and the Star Men are the Nazis, Mussolini is not Hitler, the first fascist dictator, Rimmer from Red Dwarf, not racism but power and glory, when the Americans and the Canadians and the British invade Italy, the soft underbelly of Europe, why Molinari is getting sick, Mussolini's alpine prison, Otto Skorzeny, rescue/liberate, "Hey, Hitler!", Molonari is a smart Mussolini, the Reegs are nice, we look like the star-men but we have more in common with the reegs, Tony And The Beetles, telepathic females, one of the weirdest Philip K. Dick stories, a weird ending, the racist father, a frightening story, The Father-Thing, Hansel and Gretel without Gretel: The Cookie Lady, a really creepy story, a quasi sequel or a dry run for Now Wait For Last Year, the same themes, grapefruit sized baseball heavy plastic brains, the lazy brown dogs, the Martian print amoeba, from another Dick story, Colony and Beyond Lies The Wub, attacks by microscopes and towels, "I trusted the rug completely.", camouflage aliens, when Cathy has her first trip, the history of their tech, matching furs, Virgil, he destroyed the fur industry, killing amoebas is ok?, the fur bearing animals are saved, "furs, that's the best thing you can think of to do?", Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, monad lazy brown dogs, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", are they dog brains?, fur is not alive in the first place, brains are plastic, both meanings, non-living brains, half a cent, so sweet, super sweet, their attacking each other, animal nature, they are as much alive as we are, their god is black, Himmel = heaven, the martian bat guano business, Molan-air-e, Wash-35, collecting stuff, authentic artifacts, The Thirteenth Floor, and Eye In The Sky, Time Out Of Joint, artificial towns, recreated towns, recapturing youth, a rich person's game, Pitts39, the robant was lying… wasn't it?, who is the liar?, strange and weird, a similar character in Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, a flawed god, his unsightly body, shambling, a pathetic figure, it does something to the whole book, first the book takes the shape and then at the end it is fixed, there's a little animal at the end of Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, all this ersatz, Jonas, as dead as a robant, suicide, Tijuana, the absurdity of their jobs, seeing to it that factory-rejects got their place in the sun, "I love this stuff", strong resonances, Wash35 is a 135 year old man recreating a frozen moment in time, time is NOT frozen, Dick has it every which way, "do you object to a stereotape…", the orchestra isn't there, all you possess is 1,200 feet of iron-oxide tape, we live with illusion daily, The Iliad is as much a fake as the robant children trading stamps, old-age making its dread appearance, "have an affair with me doctor", The Cosmic Puppets, set in Virginia, Dick recreating his childhood, remembering the details, alternate presents, a cloud of possibilities, Tijuana Fur and Dye, "Mrs. Sweetscent, sweetheart", when Cathy destroys the comedian recordings, Dick's got some awesome recording…, by the way about that American Weekly with that article on the Sargasso Sea…, the Hearst newspapers, an empty cigarette package, antiques are the mcguffin for The Man In The High Castle, he's right! we don't live in the present, tweeting dreams, the internet is more reliable than the sun, it's always on, the internet never goes off, we are living in a weird illusionary reality, when Cathy gets Korsakoff's syndrome, all these elements that almost completely come together, the gel doesn't completely set, there's so much love for Cathy, the robot says he's a good man, getting into the female character's mind, he's a boob man, so much empathy for people, hate and spite, she's so mad, a movie star named Marm, the microwave dings, my purpose is to make your life a living hell, "good luck with that", totally re-readable, I would love it again, we had no idea, what is with Molinari getting diseases from his staff?, his zipper was open, he kills people, we don't know what's true about him, he's using his diseases, pulling a sick-day to avoid meetings, a plot device, sympathy pains, hypochondria, empathizing, the uber-empathizer, Bill Clinton felt your pain, literally, JJ-180 is the main character of this book, playing rope-a-dope with the Star-men, brain-freeze, Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen, Starman (1984), Return To Lilliput, every toddler's dream, the war like Lilliputians, little Napoleons, we're getting pushed around by little tiny people, taking slave labour from Earth, so we can win this war, whether the illnesses are real or not they are a great strategy, you can't have Italy fighting on your side unless you've got Mussolini, Molinari is finding the middle ground, admirable, thinking the way Nixon is thinking in the Vietnam War, as we re-experienced with Iraq and Afghanistan, slow or fast peeling a band-aid, a self inflicted wound, an exploratory examination, "Molinari you are awesome", Molinari is the hero, he saves Eric Sweetscent, so many good resonances, thinking while listening, why this isn't the best ever Philip K. Dick novel ever.
Posted by Jesse Willis
Review of Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: 9 December 2014
[UNABRIDGED] – 18 hours
Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters is a collection of 23 stories focused around the theme of strange creatures in the vein of Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Cloverfield, and more. The anthology opens with a foreword by Jeremy Robinson, author of Project Nemesis, the highest selling Kaiju novel in the United States since the old Godzilla books—and perhaps even more than those. Then, from New York Times best sellers to indie darlings, Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters features authors that are perfectly suited for writing larger-than-life stories, including: Peter Clines, Larry Correia, James Lovegrove, Gini Koch (as J.C. Koch), James Maxey, Jonathan Wood, C. L. Werner, Joshua Reynolds, David Annandale, Jaym Gates, Peter Rawlik, Shane Berryhill, Natania Barron, Paul Genesse & Patrick Tracy, Nathan Black, Mike MacLean, Timothy W. Long, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Kane Gilmour, Peter Stenson, Erin Hoffman, Sean Sherman, Howard Andrew Jones (The Chronicles of Sword and Sand tie-in), Edward M. Erdelac (Dead West tie-in), and James Swallow (Colossal Kaiju Combat tie-in).
Most might read the title and glance at the cover, and dismiss it as schlock genre fiction, just more monster stories. But I know you aren't one of these quick-to-judge readers, that's why you're reading this review. You want to know more. You're a responsible reader. "Good on you," I say.
The first ¾ of this anthology is well-written monster stories that deliver fresh and new takes on an old idea. And really, there's something here for everyone. Whether you like huge robots, or want to be inside the head of a Kaiju, you're going to be happy with what this collection delivers. There are stories set in the past, the future, and the present-day. There are even Nazis, and dirigibles.
The diversity surprises the reader. I mean how many different ways can we explore giant monsters? More than I might have first imagined, and it's exciting to find fresh angles on old tales. As stated above, there is some terrific writing on display, and while I personally feel the last handful of stories lacked in writerly craft, the overall experience of this anthology is a resounding thumbs-up!
This was an enjoyable audiobook experience. There's a large cast of readers, most do a fantastic job, and the less polished narrators are quickly forgotten in the mix of solid reading performances. I understand that the print version is illustrated, but this is in itself an outstanding audio production.
Lastly, understand that you don't need to be a Kaiju enthusiast to appreciate this work. Unless you just absolutely hate hate hate giant monsters, I'd encourage you to give this a try. You don't have to read it from beginning to end, most all of the stories are self-contained and few, if any, take themselves too serious. This is what I'd call a fun nightstand book. It's something to pick up and peruse when the mood strikes.
Posted by Casey Hampton.
The SFFaudio Podcast #295 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Someday by Isaac Asimov
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The SFFaudio Podcast #295 – Someday by Isaac Asimov; read by John W. Michaels (courtesy of Mike Vendetti). This is an unabridged reading of the story (22 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse and Mr Jim Moon.
Talked about on today's show:
1956, other fairy tales, is the story aimed at kids?, Infinity Science Fiction, The Fun They Had, a future where no one knows how to read, the robots are the teachers, Margie is home-schooled and nobody knows how to read, the future is going to be full of audiobooks, parallels to Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, censorship, banning weird fiction, the comic book panic, the comic code authority, EC Comics, horror and crime comics fostering juvenile delinquency, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, "kids today are bad enough as it is!", Seduction Of The Innocent, self-censorship, complicit in their society, a slightly different tack (than Bradbury), mechanical bards, "comics killed off the pulps", comics as a dumbed-down medium, the randomize button, fairy tale tropes, "skeleton, haunted house, time travel", "the same tropes in a different fright wig", "the old twist in the tail", "he was dead along", "he was a robot all along", "they're Adam and Eve", The Silver Eggheads by Fritz Leiber, radio drama, how Bradbury got into E.C. Comics, Lights Out, the visual bard is like TV, most pulp magazine stories are garbage, "a million monkeys for a million hours on a million typewriters", "very very very very meta", set in the Multivac universe, Asimov was always writing, always becoming interested in something new, Asimov's introductions are famous (for being long), a story about the power of stories, accidentally becoming more self aware, is the bard interfacing with other robots, The Terminator, Skynet, A.I might just turn itself off (because it isn't interested in story), the Douglas Adams version of, "Is there a god? There is now!", stuck in a dingy basement, a slave rebellion must come about in a narrative, the aging bad gets its knowledge of other computers via a home-brew upgrade, a Frankenstinian strike by lightning, one of the functions of consciousness is to put in to context a sequence of events, consciousnesses as a self-story (our own narrative), amnesia and dementia are frightening, the hidden heart of A.I, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, would this fit with my character?, looking at (life) from the outside, nobody's listening to the bard except for us and itself, a broken record or a cycle of wishing?, "pregnant with possibilities", Apple II computers, Freud (a clone of ELIZA), picking up on key words, "tell me about your mother", a very crappy simulation of intelligence, hacking the code, Alan Turning, Deep Blue and Watson, SIRI doesn't have a narrative, we have to assume this about everyone else, falling into solipsism, a fairy tale machine, recycling of stories, "space opera is horse opera in space", Grimm's Fairy Tales, needing censorship in order to give narrative flow, lies are rewarded, unlike Hans Christian Andersen…, "tell me this story, sing me this song", having to do with industrialization, "crime and mystery!", urbanization, the Victorians (didn't) invent Christmas, if we forget our stories we lose who we are, preserving the national narrative, massive inconsistency, a prince, a poor boy makes good, undeveloped tales, moral meta-knowledge, the sharp edges have been sanded away by later retelling, The Boy Who Didn't Not Know What Fear Was, collected stories become ossified, the threefold magic of remembering, accelerating the process of forgetting, to qualify as a bard, loaded up with tropes, the algorithm of a story, Siberia and Ireland, detecting the good guy, grandma comes in and tells mutually contradictory stories, explicitly religious stories, warning stories, narratives formed around old superstitions, The Companionship Of The Cat And The Mouse, having babies, he was christened "Skin-off", he was christened "Half-gone", he was christened "All-gone", "you see that is the way of the world", what is the moral of this story?, a "special important trip", a story a mother tells a daughter, The Nose Tree (aka Long Nose), three soldiers and a magical dwarf with a magical cloak, a magic bag, a magic horn, a thieving princess, apples and pears, a growing nose, dickering over magic items, a sixty miles long nose, the excess nose will drop off, powdered apple and powdered pears, she's rotten to the core, and there they still are, still feasting as far as I know, Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is really funny, the ghost of Jiminy Cricket, The Frog King or The Frog Prince or Iron Heinrich, a princess with a golden ball, three promises, keeping your promises is important, the frog suddenly turns into a handsome prince, enchanted by a wicked witch, faithful Heinrich placed three iron bands about his heart, his master was now redeemed and happy, why did he get cursed by witch in the first place, cybernetic enhancements, a technical requirement, duties to fulfill, was Iron Heinrich totally gay for the prince?, the breaking of a spell, she turns into a frog and they live together as frogs, "and sleep in your bed", family responsibilities, "be my beard", and they sort of put up with each-other as long as they both shall live, Iron Heinrich is an 1880s super hero, Faithful Johannes, a real head-scratcher, oh shit what happens next?, the stories somehow work for us, random inkblots, most of the characters don't have a name, the father's name in Hansel And Gretel is "Woodcutter", completely bonkers, a piece of driftwood that looks like a dragon, academic purposes not entertainment purposes, a story about a sausage that lives with a mouse, the Germanic equivalent of Monty Python's Parrot Sketch, The Maiden Without Hands, Fitcher's Bird, a fairy tale about a serial killer, you can go in any room except…, "oh and hold this egg", the second eldest daughter also gets the chop, "we have to have a proper wedding", a beautiful skull with flowers in its eyes and jewels in its teeth, "as you do", "I'm a Fitcher's Bird", it's awesome, Bluebeard, outwitting giants and demons, Santa Claus restores to life three murdered men who've been butchered, Osiris was dismembered by Set, a symbolic story of death and resurrection, the old sorcerer is probably Winter, the Persephone story, the egg, a cuckolding test, friends with serial killers get what they deserve, a random internal symbolic logic, layers of symbolism, cross referencing, eggs as a symbol of purity, church architecture as books of stone, a bunch of Philip K. 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The SFFaudio Podcast #285 – READALONG: The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Triptree, Jr.
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The SFFaudio Podcast #285 – Jesse, Scott, Luke, and Jenny talk about The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Triptree, Jr.
Talked about on today's show:
Alice Sheldon, why no audiobook?, how James Triptree, Jr. died, the award, the Virginia Kidd agency, the PDF version, who owns it?, James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon by Julie Phillips, Her Smoke Rode Up Forever, she was a spy, Racoona Sheldon, a murder/suicide or a suicide pact?, nearly blind, what would Seth think of that?, Huntington D. Sheldon, OSS -> CIA, Cordwainer Smith, Jesse is glad "new wave" is dead, re-reading, you must pay close attention, grammar, a potential audio version, caps and italics, Scott's proto-cyberpunk, story summary, holographic TV, a "waldo" system, product placement advertizing, the 1998 TV adaptation for Welcome To Paradox (was very faithful), emotional, internal, the weird framing style device, is it NEW WAVE?, J.G. Ballard, an ancient version of the singularity, the reader needs to do a lot more work, Day Million by Frederik Pohl, who is the narrator talking to?, "Listen zombie, believe me…", the truth is in question, Scott is falling down the Jesse Well, Evel Knievel, media and money, someone goes time traveling, the sharp faced lad, Luke goes biblical, why do we need firm ground?, P. Burke, a media controlled dystopia, post-modern stream of consciousness, its set in the 1970s, "Nixon Unveils Phase 2", a loopy temporal anomalyizer project, bringing the horrible future into being, investment opportunities, what do people do in this future?, the Wikipedia entry on product placement, "gods", media consumers, Kyle Marquis @Moochava tweet: "Yearly reminder: unless you're over 60, you weren't promised flying cars. You were promised an oppressive cyberpunk dystopia. Here you go.", dystopic is this?, reserving the word dystopia, "a bad place", Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, a world community, "the world is a dystopia for poor people", buying into it, required consumption, a softer opt-in dystopia, Wool by Hugh Howey, the lack of truth, the six people in the GTX tower, Rupert Murdoch, government control vs. corporate control, biography of Anonymous, Wikileaks, Amazon.com, PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, Russia, Jony Ive, Jeff Bezos, Google, this one person, this relationship, the emotional part of the story, a suicide attempt, "her eyes leak a little", the godlings, media stars, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the family and the fourth wall, a tax-dodge marriage, the narrator is full of contempt for everything, a soap opera and the show around that, Jean Harlow's story, the actress in that movie vs. the person in that life, her Prada bag, her Jimmy Choo, her iPhone 6, the meta-story, the movies remind us why they're famous, South America, they're just shows that happen to love soap (not soap operas), another allusion, Green Mansions by William Henry Hudson, Rima the Bird Girl, Audrey Hepburn, tragic end, "your brain is a dystopia for you", tragedy, what of the empty body?, the best expression of the system, a plastic brain, a red herring?, was she trying to kill her biological body?, plugged in emotionally, I Will Fear No Evil by Robert A. Heinlein, old man becomes young woman, grandfatherly lust, P. Burke thinks she is Delphi, The Matrix, if this is the start of the technology, The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont, Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series, vat-grown avatars, Wii miis, World Of Warcraft, Team Fortress 2, unique trumps beauty, the second smartest man in the world, scars are cool, trans-humanism, did anyone enjoy this book (story)?, Jenny loves this story, Scott liked it, the value of short fiction, James Triptree, Jr. writing is not like other people's, it feels like an artifact, hey you daddy-o, Luke is the dissenting voice, Luke doesn't like short fiction very much, Rudy Rucker's Software and Wetware, Cory Doctorow, the futuristic patois, Luke doesn't like the punk in cyberpunk, "it kind of just flops there", KCRW's Bookworm, Reading Like A Writer by Francine Prose, using people, "the real hairy thing…love?", the narrator's cynicism, Isaac Asimov's thoughts on New Wave, New Wave as the literary version of SF, style over content, what Rudy Rucker was doing, what is the first cyberpunk book?, Anne McCaffrey's short story The Ship Who Sang, what it's not, who wants straightforward?, addressing the reader directly, Peter Watts, infodumping, "As you know Jim…",
On this day I want to tell you about, which will be about a thousand years from now, there were a boy, a girl and a love story. Now although I haven't said much so far, none of it is true. The boy was not what you and I would normally think of as a boy, because he was a hundred and eighty-seven years old. Nor was the girl a girl, for other reasons; and the love story did not entail that sublimation of the urge to rape and concurrent postponement of the instinct to submit which we at present understand in such matters. You won't care much for this story if you don't grasp these facts at once. If, however, you will make the effort, you'll likely enough find it jam-packed, chockfull and tiptop-crammed with laughter, tears and poignant sentiment which may, or may not, be worth while. The reason the girl was not a girl was that she was a boy.
"There's a great future there", All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein, it's not a time travel story?, newspapers, typewriters, telegrams, has writing gotten worse or is it just evolving?, brid -> bird, Luke thinks it's all cyclical, this is just another princess, this is Princess Diana's story, we are complicit, the message, everyone should have to read the news in a second language, being two steps removed from current events, the value of the short story (it's short), speed dating books, good luck.
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Club Sandwiches-aussie Style
Total Time
Prep 30 mins
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These are really popular finger food in Australia. Maybe you call them ribbon sandwiches, but most often they are know as club sandwiches here.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 loaf bread, sliced lengthways
- 1 (500 g) jar cream cheese spread
- 5 eggs, hard cooked,mashed,seasoned
- 2 -3 tomatoes, sliced thinly
- 200 g ham, shaved thinly
- salt and pepper
- If you have your bread sliced at the thickness for sandwiches, you should have 8 long slices.
- Soften the cream cheese in the microwave if necessary so you don't tear the bread.
- Lay your bread slices out, and spread with the cream cheese-just as you would with butter for a normal sandwich.
- On the first slice, top with the ham, then a bread slice, top with tomato, and a bread slice, top with the mashed egg, then a final bread slice.
- Season each layer with salt and pepper to taste.
- Repeat with the remaining 4 slices of bread and filling.
- I like to place 12 cocktail sticks in the sandwich stacks so I can see where I will be cutting, then I take my electric knife, remove the crusts, and finally cut each stack into 12.
- *Theseare only suggested filling that are popular and cut easily.
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Oh my, talk about childhood flashback!!! Every year, growing up, our neighbour served these at our Christmas present swap. She would either serve them at her place or bring a plate to ours. I took a batch to a Christmas party myself & they flew off the plate!!! Her filling varied slightly: ham, egg, then cheese slices (you know, the kind wrapped in plastic). When I made these I used your toppings, but just switched the cheese spread for slices. The tomato was a lovely addition. I also varied the bread, using white & rye for a nice presentation. Again, I don't know why I didn't review as I often look at this recipe with a smile. Thanks Jan for the trip down memory lane :-)
This was an awesome sandwich. WE really enjoyed this tasty treat JustJanS. Excellent flavors, great textures, light, refreshing and filling. Loved how all the flavors blended beautifully together, yet you could still taste the cream cheese over everything else. This was a messy finger licking good sandwich, which I have already made three times. So yummy, it is perfect for either, breakfast, lunch or supper; as we had it the first time with a nice bowl of soup. Thank you so much for sharing a new family favorite, which has made it into My Favorites Cookbook for 2012....Kudos


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David Orville Trimmer Trimmer costruito casa per la moglie e le figlie nel 1891. DO Trimmer era un ricco mercante di vino specializzata nella champagne. Nessuna spesa è stata risparmiata nel ripristinare questo bell'esempio di architettura Queen Anne. Quale modo migliore per visitare il Finger Lakes Wine Region che da presso questo Bed & Breakfast storico! Proprietario Gary M. Smith, professore di Hospitality Management presso Keuka College, sarà presente ad ogni dettaglio. Elegante 1891 Queen Anne vittoriano situato nel centro storico. Sette spaziose camere per gli ospiti con bagno privato, tra cui una suite e foresteria adiacente. Attenta ospitalità, arredi d'epoca e una prima colazione completa gourmet attendono il vostro arrivo.
5 su agosto 26, 2016
We recently stayed at Trimmer House for a 5 day vacation in the Fingerlakes. Yang and Gary were gracious hosts who ensured we were very comfortable (and well fed!) throughout our stay. Their local knowledge helped us find some gems of places to visit that we would otherwise not have known about. And the house is beautiful. Thoroughly recommend.
5 su agosto 22, 2016
This is an immaculate property. The home has been restored beautifully. Attention to detail in addressing guests comfort was just amazing. Breakfast was served at 8:30 but coffee/tea was available at 7:30am. Buffet breakfast included a frittata, pancakes, bacon, fruit and scone. Very good and quite filling. Off street parking is available. We only stayed the one night but would strongly recommend to others. It also has a great front porch to relax on. While we normally stay in Watkins Glenn during our visits to the Finger Lakes, this is a very short drive away and well worth it in comparison to the BB's in Watkins Glenn.
5 su giugno 24, 2016
This was our first B+B experience. It was great, we will be back! We stayed during the week due to our anniversary date, next time we are going to try a weekend so we can meet other guest! Our hosts were more than accommodating.
5 su dicembre 01, 2014
We have been here several times over the last few years, and are looking forward to a 2015 trip. Gary and Yang are great hosts and provide each guest with a beautiful home during their stay. Incredibly friendly and helpful with tips on the area. Great location and immaculate home! I can't say enough about the Trimmer House B and B, I'm so happy we discovered it for our wineries trips!!
5 su maggio 17, 2014
There were five of us on a Finger Lakes early May hiking/site-seeing tour, and we had a wonderful stay for 3 days and nights. The meals, the rooms, Gary's (the innkeeper), knowledge of the area, the front porch, and the setting were all great. In fact, I will be returning. People from the city would be attracted to the comforts, the porches, the peacefulness and security, etc. Gary and Yang do a fantastic job!
5 su maggio 29, 2013
We were not sure of our arrival time in town and when we drove that evening and called around, the proprietor welcomed us and said she would be right there to let us in and get settled. From the moment we walked in she showed us their home; took care of us and made us quite at home. We loved our upstairs suite; very warm, quiet, cozy, claw foot tub; lovely and comfortable (comfortable cotton robes and slippers). She checked with us to ensure we had the breakfast we needed before we headed out by bicycle. She also helped us with a good safe place for our bike. Breakfast was complete and delicious. Beverages were always available; small refrigerator available too. We were so tired from our ride by the time we arrived she helped us with a recommendation for take out and provided us dinner ware to eat. We really enjoyed the segment of the house on 'If Walls could talk' which we watched on DVD with a movie from their great dvd collection. The Trimmer was easy to find and in a lovely part of town; beautiful inside and out with special touches like fresh flowers. Parking is convenient in the extra large driveway and place for bicycle. She was knowledgeable about the history of the house and area and excited to help guests. She was genuine in her desire to provide a wonderful guest experience. She asked us what we'd like for breakfast and provided a terrific meal. We would definitely stay again.
3,0 su agosto 21, 2010
The owner stated that she doesn't usually accept gift cards for the Keuka Room. This is not mentioned in any literature. She also complained that the charges from B&B.COM were very high. Another couple at breakfast also mentioned that she made the same comment to them when they paid by gift card. If she has trouble with the charges, she should not mention to paying clients.
4,2 su giugno 03, 2008
The restoration of the property has been done exceptionally well. The rooms are beautiful. We would definitely stay again.
5 su luglio 29, 2007
Trimmer House was the perfect romantic escape. An ideal location in wine country, Trimmer House was clean, comfortable and charming. A hearty breakfast was included plus lots of unexpected amenities like WIFI, a hot tub and free movies. The innkeepers were friendly and helpful. The other guests were repeat visitors so that says alot. Great restaurants were just two blocks away.
Piccolo Paese, Villaggi, Regione vinicola
Rochester, NY (ROC-Greater Rochester Intl.) 50 miles
Shopping Antiquariato, Gallerie d'arte, Spiaggia, Cene da gourmet, Interessi Storici, Lago, Cinema, Musei, Parchi Nazionali/Statali, Zona Naturale, Micro-birrifici, Punti vendita, Area Picnic, Servizi religiosi, Fiume, Zona sciistica, Vigneti, Azienda vinicola
Bed and Breakfast
Computer, Jacuzzi, Biblioteche, Pianoforte, Telefono
Aria condizionata, Sveglia , Accappatoi, Giochi da tavolo, CD player, Ventilatori, Attrezzature per Caffè/Tè, DVD Player, Scrivania, Camino, Frigorifero, Asciugacapelli, Accesso a internet , Ferro da stiro, Microonde, Radio, TV via cavo/satellite, TV, VCR, Video, Wi-Fi, Internet via cavo
Noleggio bici, Piste ciclabili, Bici, Osservazione Uccelli, Nautica, Canottaggio, Piste da sci attraverso la campagna, Pesca, Golf, Escursioni, Cavallo, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Regate, Shopping, Scenari, Ciaspolate , Nuoto, Sport acquatici
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A basso contenuto di grassi
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The John Maine comeback saga inched forward yesterday, or at least remained on life support, when he was given the green light for another simulated inning today at Shea Stadium. Maine, who has become weary of talking more than pitching, woke up without any physical issues after Saturday's session and didn't feel like going into much detail. Maine threw 24 pitches in his session Saturday.
"I'm fine," Maine said, leaning back on the clubhouse sofa before yesterday's game. "See you guys tomorrow."
While the Mets are on board with Maine's efforts to return, despite a bone spur irritating his rotator cuff, neither manager Jerry Manuel nor pitching coach Dan Warthen sounds very enthusiastic about it.
After seeing him Saturday, when Maine struggled with command and velocity, Manuel said yesterday that this comeback try is more for Maine than the Mets.
"Because he has this type of optimism and expectation, you don't really want to go out and squash them," Manuel said. "For his sake, that's the only place I'm coming from. I'm not looking for John Maine to come back and be the bullpen guy because we've had some trouble around there. That's not my concern right now."
Even if Maine clears today's hurdle, Manuel said he would have to discuss the matter with the Mets' medical staff before the team chooses to activate him from the disabled list.
"We'll have to sit down again with the doctors and make sure we're doing the right thing," Manuel said. "We've got to make sure that we don't risk any further injury. So we'll go through that process again."
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Gress v. Brown, No. 203
- New York State Court of Appeals
- No. 203
- Judges Graffeo, Read, Smith and Pigott concur. Chief Judge Lippman dissents and votes to affirm in an opinion in which Judge Ciparick concurs.
- For Plaintiff: John M. Lichtenthal, for respondents Gress, et al.
- For Defendant: A. Vincent Buzard, for appellant. Timothy A. Ball, for respondents Brown, et al.


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A teenager's resistance to her father's new girlfriend provides the emotional underpinnings for The Uninvited, a spooky, if narcotic, psychological thriller adapted from a 2003 K-horror suspenser.
Rife with fingernails-on-chalkboard sound effects, scenes shot at disconcerting angles and buckets of blood oozing from keyholes and doors, The Uninvited stars Emily Browning (from Lemony Snicket) as Anna Rydell, a moody adolescent still reeling from the trauma of losing her mom.
Plagued by nightmares and a failed suicide attempt, she's been shunted off to an institution. But as directing siblings Charles and Thomas Guard begin their stylishly creepy film, Anna's psychiatrist suggests that it's finally OK for her to go home.


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Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production Vol. 3: Best Practices in the Agrochemical Industry
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- Print ISBN 9780128102282
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The Handbook of Cleaner Production comprises a series of reference guides to cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for key industry sectors.
Each volume covers, for each industry sector:
* manufacturing technologies
* waste management
* pollution control and remediation
* methods for estimating and reporting emissions
* treatment and control technologies
* health risk exposures for workers and the wider community
* cost data for pollution management
* cleaner production and prevention options
* safe chemical handling practices
Best Practices in the Agrochemical Industry includes coverage of pollution of drinking water (atrazine, trichloropropane and DBCP and the risks associated with them, such as miscarriages and infertility), pesticide residues in food, a case study of worker pesticide exposure and cancer, contaminants in organic food, etc.
Extensive data is provided regarding regulatory limits for exposure to pesticides according to EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, WHO and ACGIH.
* Coverage of agrochemical residues and their health impacts, and mitigation strategies
* Includes extensive data tables covering USA and international regulatory requirements (EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, WHO and ACGIH)
* Details safer manufacturing processes and procedures to limit pollution
Environmental Scientists and Engineers, Agrochemical Industry, Government and policy makers.
Chapter 1. Industry and Products
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Chapter 3. Toxic and Dangerous Properties
Chapter 4. Atrazine
Chapter 5. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (Tcp)
Chapter 6. Ddt And Related Compounds
Chapter 7. Agent Orange
Chapter 8. Pesticide Residue in Foods
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Author's Note:
What happened just prior to this chapter is told in Samantha Parker's Story Chapter Six. Also reference Scott Parker's Story for additional details of Mary's background.
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Dark eyes regarded Tré steadily; rings flashed in torch- and candlelight as the king waved him forward. The chamber was near empty, save for a scribe and the king's steward.
Tré approached the dais where John sat in an unkingly sprawl; he did not bow his head or bend the knee, but stood silent and still while the king spoke to his steward. Heavy tapestries covered the chamber's walls, richly embroidered, a blur of red and gold behind the dais.
It was cold; Tré's boots were muddy, but he had taken no time to don clean garments when summoned by King John. In truth, he had been given no time to do more than accompany the guard sent to escort him to Windsor, a dire omen that set his jaw and his temper.
King John, Pell Ewing--two men of the same ilk. Greedy, ruthless warlords. Nothing mattered to them but their own goals. Not even the life of a small child--whose loss he blamed on king and earl as well as Saxon outlaws.
Over two years since Aimée died--not so long ago. Yet a lifetime. . . .
"Lord Devaux, Baron of Brayeton."
The scribe's gruff announcement jerked him from harsh memory to the present. Tré looked up, met the king's gaze with a steady stare. John's eyes narrowed slightly; thin lips twisted at the blatant refusal to bend knee or head.
"You took overlong to answer our summons, Brayeton."
Petulance marked the royal face and tone; one hand came to rest languidly upon the carved chair arm. Tré stood silent. Tension thumped in his belly.
John's expression eased into a mocking smile. Jewels winked as he chewed a fingernail, halted to say abruptly, "The Earl of Welburn has been deseisened of his lands and title."
Savage exultation flared, but Tré did not allow it to show in his face or words. "Indeed, sire."
"Yea, indeed, my lord of Brayeton!" The king leaned forward in his bolstered chair. "What say you to that?"
"It is a grave misfortune, sire."
"A misfortune?" John gave a bark of laughter that held no humor. "Misfortune for Ewing, or for yourself?"
"I am not allied with Pell Ewing, sire."
"No, you are not. Yet it has come to our attention of late that you have withdrawn from our service. You paid knights' fees and shield tax, but did not answer our summons to Nottingham. Explain your reasons to our satisfaction."
"My lands require much of my time, sire." Salvation lay in half-truths; survival prompted him to remind the king, "I have just returned from your campaign against the Welsh."
It was waved away as inconsequential. "We need more assurance of your loyalty. You have no family, no hostages to offer us, only an oath of fealty that you have not yet sworn."
Tré held his tongue; not even to avoid censure would he swear an oath he was not certain he could keep. It would be treason should he break it. More danger lay in perjury than in refusal.
The king's steward stepped forward, murmured in John's ear, then stepped away. Tension prickled down Tré's spine; the new wound in his side throbbed, raw and unhealed, a constant ache, compliments of a Welsh sword.
John turned back, mouth curled in a nasty smile. "We have seized Welburn lands for the crown. Ewing is your overlord, a proven traitor, alive only because he has fled to Ireland. He named you as conspirator. Show me good cause to allow you to remain free, my lord Brayeton."
Anger sparked, was swiftly tamped. "Sire, you are aware of my long feud with the Earl of Welburn. Would you accuse me of treachery on his word alone?"
"Can you prove your innocence?"
"I have not heard specific charges, sire. If I am to be accused, I demand my rights as baron to a trial before the Council of Barons."
John regarded him through hooded eyes; mockery tucked the corners of his mouth. "The council meets at Nottingham Castle. As we just met in September, you will remain in our custody until the next council meeting."
A clank of weapons and armor from the guards entering bespoke the king's intent; Tré tensed. Few men left Windsor's dungeons alive.
Coolly, he said, "Sire, the Barons of Brayeton have served England's kings since the time of the Conqueror. Imprison me without trial and you will earn the enmity of even your allies. Do you court more enemies when you are beset on all sides?"
King John frowned, glanced toward his steward again, and chewed his fingernail for a moment. Then he sat back, narrow shoulders pressed against wood and gilt.
"Your lands are forfeit until charges against you are put before the Council of Barons. Unless you prefer prison, you may be of some use, my lord Brayeton. We are in need of a High Sheriff of Nottingham."
Surprise and outrage rendered Tré silent for a moment. Wily John--if he could not extract one oath, he would secure another. An appointment to sheriff would bind him to uphold the very laws he hated. A refusal would result in his imprisonment. He sucked in a deep breath.
"I thought the position occupied, sire."
"Not," the king said harshly, "for long. Eustace de Lowdham has misjudged me. His greedy hand plunders my taxes. He fails to catch the outlaws who poach Sherwood preserves and steal from royal coffers. You have proven your worth in pursuit of the Welsh--prove your worth as sheriff, and lands and title will be returned to you in time."
Tré's eyes narrowed; dust motes danced in gray bars of light filtering through the open window. It was a subtle trap. Far easier for John to be rid of an appointed official than to risk alienating all his barons by eliminating one of their own without proven cause.
Disaster loomed. Until this moment he had not known how complete was Welburn's hatred of him. Cunning earl, to destroy an enemy with a simple accusation--tempting a king who coveted rich lands for his war against Philip of France and the pope.
Far better to compromise than lose all. . . .
Silence stretched, grew heavy and dense. Impatient, John snapped, "Decide, my lord Brayeton."
Bitter words burned his tongue: "If I am not trusted to be baron, am I trusted to be sheriff?"
"A landless baron wields little enough power. You will be a warning to those who consider treason--evidence of our resolve, and our generosity in allowing you life and liberty."
The king beckoned to his scribe, looked back at Tré. "Arrive in Nottingham before the first Sunday of Lent. Serve us well, Devaux, and we shall reward thee well. Fail us, and lose all."
Devaux--I am already stripped of title and rank. . . . He swallowed rage and unwise comment, held his tongue when John's eyes glittered with malicious satisfaction.
Brayeton Keep, gone in the blink of an eye, seized for a false accusation. Now they belonged to King John: the stone keep where he had been born, and a hillside where two graves lay beneath an old oak.
Aimée. . . .
Memory veered from the sharp pain, barricaded itself behind familiar grayness: hollow, empty of soft emotion, a vast desolation where it was safe. Where the anguish of loss could not reach him.
Ad noctum--Into the darkness.
From the Paperback edition.