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Xmas Card Record Book
By chh
from md
About Me Midrange Shopper
Comments about Christmas Card Record Book:
Love this little book. Only wish it was larger. Too small
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Needs more spacing
By Jackie
from Tucson, AZ
I would use this only for my Christmas Cards. Only problem with this book is that the spaces in between lines is too narrow and the lines are no long enough to fit everything on.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Not hardcover and smaller than I thought
By none
from Portland Oregon
About Me Budget Shopper
Address book smaller than I thought and not hard cover. Otherwise it will work.
I was very disappointed in this Christmas Book for the money
By Janie
from Middlefield Ohio
I was disappointed in this Christmas card book...thought it would be bigger and the lines would be wider apart for bigger writing...Looked so much more like a thicker book in the picture.
I would buy this product again and again as the need arises
By Mar
from Lyons, NY
I love this record book. I have not been able to buy one for many years, then I saw it in your catalog, and just had to order one.I hope you carry these all the time, as I may need more in the years to come.I am very well pleased with this product.
Very disappointed, have been looking for this for awhile now
By Frammacarol
from Long Island, New York
It is what I wanted, but it is made very cheap. It's got a paper cover that will not last. Very, very disappointed.
Not as portrayed in picture in catalog.
By Nancy
from Rochester Minnesota
Did not receive the quality item I had ordered or that was pictured.
Love this book!
By Mrs. Santa
from Hot Springs, Ar
These books are hard to find, especially one that has 5 year record keeping! I send an receive ALOT of Christmas cards and now I will be so organized and efficient with my Christmas card mailings! I love this book!
What I got is NOT what I ordered
By Ca
from Bay Shore, NY
This item was described in your current catalogue as a hard covered book with columns for recording many years of cards and was shown having a plaid tartan cover. What I got was a spiral bound soft covered book, with a not so attractive cover and with only 3 columns for recording cards. I do not consider 3 to be "many". I am extremely disappointed.
christmas card book
By lynne
from maryland
not what I realy ordered but keep it not so bad great price willing to try it


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Did anyone else get fired up when "IN THE BULLPEN: JONNY GOMES RHP" showed up on the TV screen while Cordero was warming up during tonight's TV broadcast?
Jonny Gomes – one of two Reds to get on base four times tonight (granted, it wasn't as pretty as Votto's homer, triple and two singles, but it's still getting on base four times) – pitching the bottom of the 9th? Hellyeah! Cordero did get the job done – which the bullpen did throughout the last four innings of the game (more on that later) – but we're pretty sure Gomes would've struck out the side on nine pitches. The guy proved once again tonight that he is CLUTCH! He had a gorgeous outfield assist in the first to get former Red Felipe Lopez at the plate and then a HUGE hit in the top of the 7th to drive in Votto and tie the game at 8.
Look, Votto going 4-for-5 after a six-game absence and Rolen somehow hitting another two home runs, adding a third hit and driving in four were VERY impressive and both had a lot to do (along with the bullpen) with lifting the Reds to the 9-8 win. All we're saying is don't overlook the role Gomes had, not only in this win but the role he's had in helping the Reds to first place in the NL Central. All the guy did in May was hit .364 (2nd in the National League for the month for players with a minimum of 3.1 plate appearances per team game) with 22 RBIs (tied for second, along with Rolen, in the NL for the month). His slugging percentage was .636 in May (2nd only to Corey Hart, who hit 10 home runs in May).
When the Reds were 12-12 and 4 games back on May 1, Gomes was only hitting .217. Now he's hitting .307 and they're 31-22 and 1 game up on the Cards.
BIG night for the bullpen too. It wasn't an easy 7th for Arthur Rhodes, but the guy got a couple of huge strikeouts of David Freese and pinch-hitter Nick Stavinoha (to end the inning) to extend his scoreless streak to 19 2/3 innings.
Also impressive was Masset getting Colby Rasmus (who was 3-for-4 on the night entering the at-bat) on strikes with two on and two out in the bottom of the eighth.


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The aim of the study was to determine the risk factors of unusual, lateral direction of epiphyseal displacement in primarily unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) patients with a special focus on radiological parameters of an unaffected hip. A total of 115 patients (75 boys, 40 girls), mean age 13.2 years (8.4–18.6), were analyzed. The mean follow-up time was 11 years (2–29). The proportion of valgus slip among SCFE patients was 11 of 115 cases (9.6%). The patients with valgus slip compared with the classic ones were predominantly females (55 vs. 33%), were younger (11.1 vs. 13.4 years), had a greater epiphyseal-shaft angle (67.4 vs. 59.1°), smaller displacement in the frontal plane (absolute value 6.7 vs. 15°), and a lower risk of contralateral slip (27 vs. 65%). There was no difference in the neck-shaft angle and epiphyseal-neck angle value. A more horizontal orientation of the subcapital growth plate, assessed by epiphyseal-shaft angle, can be considered a conducive factor in the valgus direction of epiphyseal slip in SCFE. In valgus SCFE cases, there is a smaller degree of epiphyseal displacement in both the sagittal and the coronal plane and a lower risk of consecutive contralateral slip.
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I have been a Z customer for a while now. I really believe in their stuff. I have turned numerous friends onto uncleZ, and they have made great progress on Z's gear. I made pretty nice improvements on some pretty low doses of their gear as well. Now, I have been given the opportunity to log a cycle for them. I will be upping the dosages for many of the compounds. This will be the most advanced cycle I have ever run.
The layout looks like this:
10 weeks, Test 500mg per week, Tren 400mg per week, Deca 200mg per week, and adex .5 o3d.
I took my first shot this morning. I will be logging workouts and diet daily. Starting pictures come tonight.
Fucking Determined!
Following along brother
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Push - Medium Rep Range
Bench Press: (1.5m RI)
Set 1: 135 x 12
Set 2: 225 x 12
Set 3: 265 x 10
Set 4: 225 x 10
Military Press: (1.5m RI)
Set 1: 95 x 12
Set 2: 115 x 10
Set 3: 135 x 8
Set 4: 135 x 6
Set 5: 145 x 5
Dips: (1.5m RI)
Set 1: BW x 35
Set 2: BW x 20
Set 3: BW x 15
Cable Pushdown (with rope attachment): (1.5m RI)
Set 1: 60 x 10
Set 2: 60 x 10
Set 3: 65 x 8
Set 4: 55 x 8
Hanging Ab Crunches: (1m RI)
Set 1: BW x 15
Set 2: BW x 15
Set 3: BW x 12
Fucking Determined!
Good luck, It's good to see you in a good place. 12 months ago you gave up on the "normal" life and did things your own way and now it seems you came out the other side with a new mental and physical attitude. subbed.....
I made really good progress switching between high and low reps every week. The problem is low rep training often times lead to injury, but low reps is the range I grow best at. I want to employ it again with a slight change. Low rep training will be in the 5-7 range instead of the 2-5 range. I will test it out and see how it works. Pure hypertrophy training is fun, but I just don;t grow as well from it.
Fucking Determined!
You tried 5x5? I enjoy that and constrain it to 4 weeks with no injury
TheCaptn' is not a registered proctologist. His post are for his amusement only. Please seek proper medical advice if symptoms persist.
Fucking Determined!
I haven't tried Starr's 5x5. I always heard good things about it. Maybe I should test it out. I figure if I eat enough I will grow no matter what with the amount of shit running through my system during this cycle.
Fucking Determined!
I forgot to add one thing. I plan to bulk for 5 weeks and then cut for 5 weeks. I want top be 235lbs 5 weeks from now, but finish at 220lbs.
Fucking Determined!
I 2nd Reds sentiments, glad to see the improvements in you, Kelju. Skies the limit bro.
diet and training?
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My secret was losing everything and starting my life over. I used training as the foundation for rebuilding myself from ground up.
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06/19/14 - Thursday
Pull - Medium to High Reps
Pull-Ups: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: BW x 10
Set 2: BW x 10
Set 3: BW x 8
Set 4: BW x 6
T-Bar Row: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 90 x 12
Set 2: 100 x 12
Set 3: 100 x 10
Set 4: 90 x 10
Lat Pullover Machine: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 180 x 12
Set 2: 200 x 12
Set 3: 220 x 10
Shrugs: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 315 x 40
Set 2: 315 x 30
Set 3: 315 x 25
Preacher Curls: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 70 x 12
Set 2: 80 x 12
Set 3: 90 x 10
Set 4: 90 x 10
Reverse Cable Wrist Rolls: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 10 x 3
Set 2: 10 x 3
Set 3: 10 x 3
Fuck fucking yeah! Workout was awesome today. I am feeling a lot better. Workouts have been good for weeks, but weekend partying and whoring around has depleted my energy a bit. I just now feel caught up on sleep.
I finally got my wrist roller built. Only cost me $10 in parts, and it works a 100 times better than the pieces of shit you buy off amazon or at the sporting goods stores. Diet was good, but far from great.
8:00am 3 scrambled eggs and oatmeal
11:00am 2 tunafish sandwiches made with P28 bread. https://www.p28foods.com/baked-goods...-protein-bread
2:00pm: 2 tunafish sandwiches made with P28 bread.
5:00pm 2 scoops of dymatize 100% whey, a banana, and 1/3 of a box of triscuits with hummus
7:00pm (PWO) scoop of dymatize 100% whey, serving of bsn cellmass, 8oz of gatoraid
8:30p: cup of unsweetened greek yogurt, a banana, 1 scoop of whey
10:00pm: 3 eggs and a scoop of whey
Fucking Determined!
Starting pics:
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dem horsehoes do
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Yeah, I am pretty happy with my triceps. I am not happy, however, with the fat on my sides draping over the side of my god damn pants. That shit is not cool, and I don't know what to do about it.
Fucking Determined!
06/20/14 - Friday
Legs - Medium to High Reps
Squats: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 135 x 10
Set 2: 225 x 10
Set 3: 275 x 10
Set 4: 315 x 10
SLDL: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 135 x 10
Set 2: 225 x 10
Set 3: 225 x 10
Leg Extensions: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 210 x 15
Set 2: 230 x 15
Set 3: 250 x 15
Standing Calve Raises: (1.2m RI)
Set 1: 255 x 40
Set 2: 255 x 40
Set 3: 270 x 35
Fucking Determined!
stepmill and Jacobs ladder are brutal
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Looking good man keep it up
-All of my posts are for entertainment purposes only, & not to be taken seriously
-All content posted is nothing more than a comical skit, & a joke
I like your look and body. I can't wait to see your gains.
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Your skivvies are just to tight bro!! Just wear some damn boxers in your next pick. And don't tell dell me they make you look frumpy. I stopped trying to put on muscle for the time being. I decided to diet down big time. Then build back up. That might be what your back area needs. Or do an ecay stack or something.


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The 915 Occasional Cocktail Table by Liberty Furniture from Northeast Factory Direct. We proudly serve the Cleveland, Eastlake, Elyria, Lorain, Euclid, Solon, Ohio area. Product availability may vary. Contact us for the most current availability on this product.
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BOSTON (AP) - Manny Ramirez wasted no time contributing to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, hitting a two-run single in the 10th inning off Mariano Rivera to give Boston a 3-2 win over New York on Friday night.
Ramirez, in his first game against the Yankees since signing as a free agent, grounded a 2-0 pitch up the middle for his first hit in 13 career at-bats against Rivera (0-1).
With one out, Trot Nixon singled to center. After Jose Offerman struck out, Carl Everett singled and the runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball by Jorge Posada.
But the Yankees chose to pitch to the righty Ramirez, who also had an RBI double in the fifth, rather than walk him and face lefty Troy O'Leary with the bases loaded.
Both runners scored easily on the single and Ramirez's teammates poured from the dugout to congratulate him.
Ramirez is 14-for-19 when he puts the ball in play. He struck out in his other 17 at bats, including two Friday.
Devil Rays 2, Orioles 0
BALTIMORE (AP) - Greg Vaughn hit a two-run home run and Albie Lopez pitched his third career shutout as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 Friday night.x
Lopez (2-1) outdueled Orioles starter Pat Hentgen as the Devil Rays won their second consecutive game after losing seven straight. Lopez allowed two hits, walked two and struck out four.
Hentgen (0-1) held Tampa Bay to one hit - a leadoff double in the third inning by Russ Johnson - until a two-run seventh broke a scoreless tie and sent the Orioles to their fourth loss in five games.
Steve Cox led off the seventh with a bloop hit to short left-center field, and Vaughn hit Hentgen's 1-2 pitch into the left-field stands for his first homer of the season.
Hentgen, who came in 2-0 with a 2.01 ERA in three career starts against the Devil Rays, turned in another strong outing for the Orioles. He struck out 10 and walked one in eight innings.
Blue Jays 2, Royals 1
TORONTO (AP) - Chris Michalak combined with three relievers on a four-hitter to win his second straight start as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Friday in a repaired SkyDome.
A mechanical malfunction in the stadium's retractable roof resulted in one panel crashing into another, postponing Thursday's game. The collision ripped a big hole in the roof and sent huge chunks of debris crashing to the turf, but by Friday's game the hole had been patched with temporary panels.
Michalak (2-0), who last pitched in the majors in 1998 with Arizona, allowed just one run and three hits in six innings against Kansas City. He struck out five and walked one.
Brad Fullmer drove in both runs for the Blue Jays, who have won seven of eight games.
Indians 9, Tigers 8
DETROIT (AP) - Russell Branyan's three-run homer keyed a six-run first inning and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 9-8 Friday night.
C.C. Sabathia (1-0) picked up the first win of his career, allowing four runs, five hits and two walks in five innings. Five Indians relievers followed, with Paul Shuey struck out two batters for his first save.
Jeff Weaver (1-2) gave up eight runs, 10 hits and three walks in six innings as Detroit lost its fifth straight game.
Twins 7, White Sox 4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Mark Redman retired his last 13 hitters and Minnesota scored in each of the first five innings as the Twins won their fourth straight with a 7-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
A.J. Pierzynski tied a career high with four of the Twins' 13 hits as Minnesota matched its longest winning streak of last season.
Redman (1-1) didn't allow a baserunner after back-to-back homers by Magglio Ordonez and Paul Konerko in the third inning. He pitched seven innings and allowed five hits, struck out six and walked two.
LaTroy Hawkins pitched the ninth for his first save.
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Members of the Boise City Council are (back, L-R) council members TJ Thomson, Ben Quintana, Lauren McLean, Scot Ludwig (front, L-R) Council Pro Tem Elaine Clegg, Mayor David H. Bieter and Council President Maryanne Jordan.
The Mayor works full-time, managing the day-to-day operations of the City and providing leadership and policy direction to the City Council. The Mayor chairs all meetings of the City Council, voting only in the case of a tie. The six members of the City Council work part-time, holding budget and policy-setting authority for the city. The Mayor and City Council members are elected at large by popular vote. City Council members are elected to a specific Council seat, but the seats are not determined geographically. City elections are held in odd number years (e.g. 2007, 2009, 2011).
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Boise, Sept. 3, 2013 - The Boise Police Department, in cooperation with the Idaho Department of Transportation, is offering a unique class specifically focused on traffic safety for young motorists! The class is called "Alive at 25".
Currently, there are still seats available for classes Sept. 19, Oct 14 and Oct. 24. All classes begin at 4:00 p.m. and are taught at the Boise Police administration offices, 333 N. Mark Stall Place. Class space is also still open for upcoming classes in Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell and other locations thoughout Idaho. To learn more or sign up, go to http://aliveat25.us/.
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Vehicle crashes are the #1 cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 24. The National Safety Council, a leader in driver improvement training for more than 40 years, developed Alive at 25 to specifically target drivers in this age group.
As a young driver or passenger, you can greatly reduce your risk by taking control of the situation. Committing to learning or changing your driving behavior makes personal, legal and financial sense.
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Alive at 25 is a 4 1/2 hour, one-time class and graduates walk away with a "diploma" to present to their insurance carrier.
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|Bruce Callan
I can't decide whether to purchase the pdfs for Age of Worms, or order the issues for Savage Tide (is there pdfs also for this AP). I already own the Shackled City, and would like to run the Age of Worms or Savage Tide.
Which do you think would work better for a weekly gaming group, and if you have played through either, which would you recommend?
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.
|Jeremy Mac Donald
A search should bring a couple of threads devoted to this topic. From past experience with those other threads all I can say is that both have their adherents.
Its going to depend on what kind of game you'd like to run really. Both will definitly work for a gaming group that meets regularly but they do have significant thematic differences. I'll take a shot at trying to describe some of the differences from a NPOV and hopefully you can make up your own mind on which one feels right for you.
Both stories are railroady in the sense that your going to go from adventure #1 through to Adventure #12 but aspects of how this runs are different depending on the AP.
Savage Tide is a story about a brother and sister. Sure their are going to be evil artifacts, demon lords, and a plot to take over the world but fundamentally this AP is the story of Lavina and her Brother Vanthus.
This AP is for you if your really good at making NPCs come to life. Your players are part of this story and play an important role but they need to want to play along. They must want to interact with NPCs and want to be part of something larger themselves. Loners just out for themselves are generally going to have difficulties sticking with this story. The players have a 'boss' in this AP and it plays best if their willing to work with that. Many of the important events in Savage Tide run on something of a scene format. Scene A is followed by Scene B which in turn is followed by Scene C. Players can't really buck this trend much of the time without hurting the story thats being told. Essentially this AP ties the players hands more firmly then Age of Worms but in exchange one gets much more dynamic NPC interactions.
Age of Worms makes the threat of the plot to take over the world something that takes centre stage as opposed to the NPCs. Essentially NPCs play much less of a significant role in this AP. On the upside the players can pretty much deal with each adventure as they see fit. Each adventure is more of a mini-sandbox. The part where they get started on the adventure is usually fairly hardwired but how they handle things from their is pretty much up to them. For most of this AP the players are pretty much on their own battling against the coming Apocalypse. This AP is for you if your players like an 'us against the world' feel to their game and don't enjoy having NPCs tell them what to do.
Savage Tide takes place out of doors much more often then Age of Worms. Your PCs should, ideally, like Dungeons in both APs but its more important that they like them in Age of Worms as their are simply more Dungeons. The Dungeons are - on average much bigger in Age of Worms. This is the root of why Age of Worms is more a sandbox then Savage Tide. In Savage Tide the adventures are usually broken up into many smaller encounters (the scenes essentially). They tend to deal with encounter X - then stop adventuring talk with the NPC who sends them off to deal with encounter Y after which they will talk with the NPC again to find out whats next on the agenda. In Age of Worms usually your going to one big locale. Adventure Starts by talking with an NPC who sets up the goal and the rest of the adventure is the PCs tackling that goal, they generally won't get new mission orders until the next adventure.
Note that these are general themes - there are exceptions. Some adventures in Savage Tide are singular big locales and some adventures in Age of Worms are composed of a lot of little encounters.
|David Wagus
I am considering using one of the Adventure Paths with my current gaming group. If anyone can help me I need to know which issues of Dungeon magazine to look for in my collection for Age of Worms, and/or Savage Tide. And if anyone would also happen to know which issues of Dragon magazine had articles supportive of these stories. Thank You.
If anyone can help me I need to know which issues of Dungeon magazine to look for in my collection for Age of Worms, and/or Savage Tide
AoW - #124-135
Which do you think would work better for a weekly gaming group, and if you have played through either, which would you recommend?
JMacD made some good overview comments already about the nature and settings of the APs. I haven't played either, but read them both and have some thoughts.
AoW - I think this can have a darker, creepier tone. My biggest complain is that before long I found all the worm-ridden, infecting monsters redundant. There is some variety in the encounters, and a pretty cool urban/social scenario nearer the end. It is another "save-the-world" scenario.
STAP - Personally, STAP is by far my favorite AP from Dungeon. It has a great variety of encounters, settings and situations. About 2/3rds of the way through it leaves the Prime Material Plane and doesn't return, so be prepared for that. Also, the PCs spend the majority of their mid-levels away from civilization, so just as they're earning enough gold to buy cool magic items they have no access to them. This has been a major issue with the AP, but there are plenty of threads with DMs offering creative ways around the problem.
Although it's wilderness-heavy, STAP has some exciting and innovative social/political encounters and scenarios that combine great RP with a video game style series of "mini-game" quests to earn enough "points" to complete an objective.
Ultimately, the choice probably depends upon the nature and interests of your group. If they love RP, big open spaces and don't mind not being able to shop for magic items then STAP. If they love dungeon-crawls and horror-stories, then AoW.
You can find the Age of Worms adventure path issues here and the Savage Tide adventure path issues here. Additionally, Dungeon 114 and 149 each had an adventure in the same region as the Savage Tide.
While the Age of Worms issues are all available in PDF format, the Savage Tide issues are not (except for the first installment) due to licensing issues with WotC. So you're stuck with getting hard copy (or possibly dubious sources) for the last path.
As for the Dragon magazine support articles for the two paths, check the issues which were published at the same time as the relevant Dungeon magazines. The Age of Worms support articles were called "Wormfood" (Dragon 333 - 344), and the ones for Savage Tide were entitled "Savage Tidings" (Dragon 348 - 359, but none available in PDF thanks to WotC).
As has been previously mentioned there has been a lot of webspace devoted to debating the strengths and weaknesses of the three APs. Ultimately it comes down to everyone has their favorites and the community is pretty evenly split.
In my opinion, I have read all three, and I think they all have some major strengths and weaknesses. If you ran Shackled City you know what to expect from an epic scale AP. The two following APs are considerably stronger and tighter in the writing and the themes.
What I decided to do was just run them in order. I think they get cooler as they go so I started with Shackled City and am now almost done with it. It's not my favorite of the three, but it's been amazingly fun.
In my opinion, Age of Worms has an awesome creepy Lovecraftian tone and flavor. But the adventures themselves are kind of site based, focusing a bit more on dungeon crawls than I tend to like. On the other hand, Savage Tide has the swashbuckling adventure I enjoy running without the story elements I enjoy as much.
Both are great and worth the investment in my opinion.
|christian mazel
And each one is never played exactly as written, as suppose that it's the creativity and capacity at storytelling of the DM which is important.
If some elements are too present (dungeon crawl....) skip them, cut rooms....
Too many undead : change monster type to aberration or magical beast....
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Donna S. Collins of Glenford, Ohio, has been named the new executive director of the Ohio Arts
Her appointment was announced today by the Ohio Arts Council board. She will replace Executive Director Julie S. Henahan, who will retire in July after 30 years with the state agency.
Collins, 54, is both the executive director of the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education (since 1998) and executive director of the Ohio Citizens for the Arts and Foundation (since 2001).
"Donna ran these two major statewide arts advocacy and arts education organizations which have been recognized nationally for the success at increasing services to constituents and generating more funds for the arts," said Jeff Rich, chairman of the arts council board.
"I'm overjoyed with the wonderful opportunity the council has given me," Collins said. "It is an honor to follow Julie Henahan ... who has led the agency so well on behalf of arts and culture in Ohio."
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RUSH: Now, let me close the loop on immigration. We sit here, it doesn't make any sense. It's the end of the Republican Party. The polling data all shows it. The people that would be granted amnesty are not gonna vote Republican because of this or anything else. I mean, not without a lot of work. And the Republican Party being so publicly for amnesty is not going to change how these people vote. I don't know if the Republicans think that's going to happen. I do know that the prevailing thought or theory is really baked in total defensiveness.
"Don't criticize the president. Delicately, even hesitantly suggest a different approach to the same objective, whatever the objective is. If it's Obamacare, we have an alternative. If it's amnesty, we have an alternative. Whatever Obama proposes, we're not gonna oppose it, because it will not be helpful. That's what the Tea Party does, and the Tea Party's hated, and we hate 'em, and we don't want to be the Tea Party, and we want to show the American people that we can be bipartisan, cross the aisle and work with the Democrats."
Look, it defies logic that there are still Republicans and consultants who believe this, but they do. But there's another possibility, and I'm really uncomfortable in addressing it, mentioning it. I did yesterday 'cause I'm like everybody else trying to make sense of this, and it doesn't make sense. Politically, this is not gonna grow the Republican Party. It's not going to change the direction Obama's taking the country. Why do it? Well, many in Congress make no more than what their salaries are. Chamber of Commerce, very much pro-amnesty, very much pro-immigration. They're really, really pushing it. I mean, it's almost like the Chamber of Commerce has been infiltrated and taken over by a bunch of leftists. That doesn't make any sense to me, either, folks. It's been a rather quick evolution here. The Chamber used to not be oriented this way. They've been trending toward it, but it seems like it's overnight.
Now, if you are a member of Congress and you want to leave, and you probably know you're gonna get beat after you make amnesty happen, well, what if somebody's promised you a job with health care and a couple million bucks, what would you do? And if that's the only way you think you're ever going to make any money... let's say you're in Congress and you want to leave Congress, and you don't know what you can do out there that will pay you as much as what you're getting now, let's say it's $175,000. I hate even thinking this, but, remember, this is the place that had the House bank and the House post office. And this is the place where a lot of people have shown up to Congress with nothing and they end up becoming millionaires while there. Not just in Congress, but the whole citywide.
I hate thinking this, but I'm telling you, I'm at wit's end trying to understand it. Look, the political aspects, okay, they hate the Republican Party base, fine. And they want to get rid of their Republican base, fine. They don't like the Tea Party. They don't like pro-lifers. They don't like social issue conservatives. Fine. They want to get rid of 'em, and the fastest way to get rid of 'em is pass legislation they universally oppose. Fine. And then they want to rebuild the party with a whole new base made up of moderate, independent types. And even if that takes 'em 10 years, that's fine. Getting rid of the conservatives, the Tea Party, getting rid of our current base, that's what we want to do. That may be the case, too, and they may be willing to wallow in the wilderness ineffectively for 10 years while they try to reassemble a new base and a new coalition where they can win elections.
But that's doesn't make sense either. On the one hand it does, but it really doesn't. Who would want to purposely take action that's gonna cause you to be a permanent minority, unless you're not gonna be there when the permanent minority is the permanent minority. I mean, it really doesn't make any sense. You can come up with logical explanations that are outside of politics, but it really doesn't make any sense. Folks, they have been hell-bent on getting this done since the early 2000s. Well, maybe even longer than that, but it intensified, as you know, in the early 2000s. And back then, just to refresh your memory, we were told in the early 2000s that this was the only way to grow the party. In fact, I'll tell you, I remember, 'cause I've had the lecture.
They came down here and tried to get my mind right. They sat me down and said, "What you're missing is, if we can pull off immigration, convert the Hispanic population to voting for us the way the black population votes for the Democrats, we will be the permanent majority party." That was the original impetus behind this from the upper levels of the Republican Party in the early 2000s. That was the thinking, as it was explained to me. It was about wiping out the Democrats, which made sense as an objective. I'm all for that, wiping them out, turning them into a permanent minority. I'm all in. But this isn't the way.
But as far back as 14 years ago this was what was thought to be the magic bullet. This would do it. This is how we would persuade Hispanics that we are worthy of their vote. That we are on their side; that we will be looking out for them; that we have their best interests in mind and that voting for us is the best thing that can happen to them and their families economically, culturally, societally, you name it, and it was really based on taking them away from the Democrat Party. And it may well be that you still have upper echelon Republicans who think that that is what is going to happen. And you do have a number of them who say that. I don't know whether they still believe it but they do say it.
You've heard 'em one way or another, you've heard 'em say, "The demographics in the country are changing, Rush, and we've got this influx of Hispanics. Forget immigration. They're being born. We're gonna have to convert these people to Republicans, and one of the ways to do it is be for amnesty, because we all know that every Hispanic wants every other Hispanic to be able to come to this country legally whenever they want to. And that's how we'll show them we love 'em; that's how we show them that we're on their side; that's how we show them they can vote for us." So we're gonna get into identity politics? That's something we've never done. We've stood for everybody.
Conservatism doesn't see groups, doesn't see victims -- well, other than people that vote Democrat. But we don't want to capitalize on it. We want to remove them from victim status. We want to teach them self-reliance, rugged individualism. We want them to be able to provide for themselves. We want them to maximize their lives. We want them to get the most out of life possible. We want them not depending on a political party, no matter which one.
But that doesn't seem to be the objective now.
It seems like our party's looking at things in this identity politics way. "Okay, we'll have a position to get the Hispanics, then next we're gonna have to do something for women. You know, this War on Women they're gonna say? That's killing us. We're gonna have to do something to convince the women that we don't hate 'em like the Democrats say." What's that gonna be? I shudder to think what that's gonna be down the line.
But that isn't who we are.
We don't see people as members of groups or sexes or orientations. We see Americans. We see a country. We see a distinct American culture that's the envy of the world, that provides more opportunity for people who want to work for it than has ever existed anywhere in the world, and we don't understand why... Well, we do understand why. But we don't understand why people wouldn't want have beliefs like that be the primary definitions of our society and the country.
They've convinced a number of people -- 91 or 92 million people are not working and they're still eating, so what's the problem? I understand what we're up against. But what the Republicans are doing in this simply doesn't make any sense.
RUSH: Ladies and gentlemen, I need to make not so much a clarification, but I need to draw a distinction. I have been using the Republican Party generically, and I should not have. I should have been specifying it's the Republican Party leadership that is hell-bent on ramrodding through this amnesty plan. Now, the Republicans are at their retreat on the frozen shores of the Chesapeake Bay, and from what I understand, there was what's called an open microphone at these meetings when these issues come up. Members of the House are allowed a minute or two to speak and the leadership gets all the time they want.
There was an embargo placed on anything coming out of there, an embargo on the leadership position. It turns out the leadership distributed their own position on amnesty to the media. The upshot of it is that it seems like two-thirds of the House rank-and-file is opposed to what the leadership in the House is trying to push. It might be three-fifths. But the point is it's probably more accurate to say it's not the entire Republican House. Obviously you have some Tea Party people in there, and you've got some great straight down the middle conservatives in there.
But it's the leadership that is tied to the Chamber and is getting their view out as though it is the view of the chamber when it's just the view of the leadership. I wanted to draw that distinction. 'Cause I meant leadership every time I said Republican Party. Leadership is who's making things happen. Anyway, in case I fail to draw the distinction in the future, when I talk about the Republican Party, I'm talking about House leadership, maybe Senate leadership, and certainly the Republican consultant class, the people that run campaigns and devise strategies for members to win elections. They are tied to the leadership, most of them in many ways, at least a lot of them are.


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New evidence supports cover-up claims in Ibori case
- 16 September 2016
- From the section UK
Claims that Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) covered up evidence of police corruption in a high-profile money-laundering case have been given new weight after the discovery of a substantial number of documents suggesting an officer did take bribes.
The previously undisclosed material came to light after the Director of Public Prosecutions, Alison Saunders, demanded a review into the conviction of Nigerian politician James Ibori.
The internal investigation followed allegations by defence lawyers that prosecutors had "wilfully misled" judges about the existence of evidence that could support corruption claims. Now defence solicitors are being sent previously unseen documents discovered during the review.
In a statement the CPS reveals how "the review team found material to support the assertion that a police officer received payment in return for information".
"The review team has now concluded that this material should have been disclosed to the defence and the process of disclosure to relevant parties is under way."
Read full article New evidence supports cover-up claims in Ibori case
Ibori lawyer awarded £20,000 by Crown Prosecution Service
- 22 July 2016
- From the section UK
A convicted money launderer, linked to the high-profile prosecution of Nigerian politician James Ibori, has received £20,000 from the Crown Prosecution Service after claims he was wrongly deprived of his liberty.
The extraordinary payment is just the latest twist in a legal case that has led to investigations into allegations of police corruption and a cover-up of key evidence.
Read full article Ibori lawyer awarded £20,000 by Crown Prosecution Service
How can the UK build more homes post-Brexit?
- 20 July 2016
- From the section Business
Housing sector leaders are urging government to divert billions earmarked for home ownership schemes into social and affordable rented housing to counter an expected post-Brexit downturn.
Private housebuilding in England has been falling amid the uncertainty of the referendum campaign and there are already industry reports of a reduction in new commercial activity since the vote.
Read full article How can the UK build more homes post-Brexit?
Brexit and housing: Radical ideas wanted
- 29 June 2016
- From the section Brexit
A million homes by 2020 to deal with Britain's housing crisis - that was the government commitment made just last month in the Queen's Speech. But what chance now?
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) ministers say it is business as usual - but it plainly isn't.
Managing expectations will be key
- 27 June 2016
- From the section EU Referendum
Just as the Chancellor spent the morning trying to calm the City, so there will be a need to manage the expectations of the country.
Real politics will inevitably mean concession and compromise after a campaign in which both sides seemed at times to suggest it was a choice between Utopia and Armageddon.
A less than United Kingdom
- 24 June 2016
- From the section EU Referendum
The EU referendum has revealed an ancient, jagged fault line across the United Kingdom. It is a scar that has sliced through conventional politics and traditional social structures, and it is far from clear whether the kingdom can still call itself united.
The referendum was ostensibly about membership of the European Union. But voters took it to be asking a different question: what kind of country do you want Britain to be?
Jo Cox death highlights need for respect
- 17 June 2016
- From the section UK
If we lose our respect, what do we have left?
As the country tries to make sense of the killing of Jo Cox, questions are being asked as to whether our politics and public discourse have become so intolerant and vicious that respect is in short supply.
Is Britain's class gap finally starting to narrow?
- 9 June 2016
- From the section Explainers
Government advisers on social mobility say there are encouraging signs that in key areas, the gap between rich and poor children in Britain is narrowing.
A report for the Social Mobility Commission notes that "the trends are positive even in the most disadvantaged social classes", with parents from all backgrounds becoming more involved in their children's development and education.
Read full article Is Britain's class gap finally starting to narrow?
Could EU referendum damage our democracy?
- 27 May 2016
- From the section EU Referendum
With a month still to go, I know many British voters are already profoundly turned off by the EU referendum.
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A federal appeals court in New York on Thursday became the nation's second to deem the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
The divisive Clinton-era law was passed in 1996 and bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages and says states cannot be forced to recognize such marriages from other states.
The court determined that the federal law violates the Constitution's equal protection clause. A federal appeals court in Boston made a similar ruling in May, but the moves are considered largely symbolic as the issue is expected to be eventually decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Um Al-Jimal:
This strange black city is located about 20 kilometers east of the provincial capital of Mafraq, 87 kilometers from Amman, and only 10 kilometers from the Syrian border. Umm al-Jimal is now known as the Black Oasis because of the black basalt rock from which many of its houses, churches, barracks and forts were built.
The precise history of Umm al-Jimal is still unclear, but historians believe that it was built originally by the Nabateans around 2000 years ago. Under the Nabateans, the city played host to a great number of trading caravans. Indeed, the name Umm al-Jimal means "Mother of Camels" in Arabic.
The large vacant area in the town center was reserved for traveling caravans stopping in Umm al-Jimal. When the Romans took the city in the first century CE, they incorporated it into the line of defense for Rome's Arab possessions. The city lay only six kilometers east of the Via Nova Triana, which connected Rome's northern and southern Arabian holdings. Umm al-Jimal may have had as many as 10,000 inhabitants during its heyday.
During the third century CE, it seems as though local residents faced some major threat, as they resorted to using tombstones and other available basalt to construct wall fortifications.
This wall was then refortified during the fourth century CE. Most of the buildings of Umm al-Jimal were practical and residential in nature, with little evidence of the systematic layout that can be seen, for instance, at Jerash. After surviving a number of catastrophic events including the Persian invasion, plagues, and minor earthquakes, the city was destroyed by a massive earthquake in 747 CE.
There are no accommodations in either Mafraq or Umm al-Jimal.
Azraq Oasis:
Azraq is located about 110 kilometers east of Amman at the junction of roads leading northeast into Iraq and southeast into Saudi Arabia. With 12 square kilometers of lush parklands, pools and gardens, Azraq has the only water in all of the eastern desert. The oasis is also home to a host of water buffalo and other wildlife. There are four main springs which supply Azraq with its water as well as its name, which in Arabic means "blue."
Over the past 15 years or so, the water level in Azraq's swamps has fallen dramatically due to large-scale pumping to supply Amman and Irbid. This has resulted in the destruction of a large part of the marshlands.
While Azraq remains one of the most important oases in the Middle East for birds migrating between Africa and Europe, its declining water levels have led many species to bypass Azraq in favor of other stops.
The area was once home to numerous deer, bear, ibex, oryx, cheetah and gazelle, many of which have been decimated in the last sixty years by overzealous hunters.
Although the Iraqi border is far to the east, the town of Azraq has the feel of a border town, as there are no major settlements further east. There are a number of cafés and small hotels, along with a Government Rest House, in Azraq.
Tabaqat Fahl (Pella)
Above the modern town of Mashare in the Jordan valley are the remains of the ancient city of Pella, exactly at sea level altitude.
The ruins overlook the Jordan Valley. The site is inhabited since the stone ages. Evidences of a Neolithic.
Farming village was found. Remains of Chalcolithic settlement were excavated. Evidences of the Bronze ages and the Iron ages.
After the Roman siege, the early Christians fled to Pella. In the seventh century the Islamic army defeated the Byzantine army.
The Baptism site was called in the Biblical time as Bethany beyond the Jordan. Located at or around the natural hill at Tell el Kharrar where John the Baptist lived, preached and baptized, the village of Bethany beyond the Jordan was explicitly mentioned in the Bible, John 1:28
Bethany beyond the Jordan where John was Baptized, while John 10:40 mentions an incident when Jesus escaped from hostile Pharisees in Jerusalem and went away again across the Jordan to the place where John at first baptizing.
The region of Bethany beyond the Jordan witnessed many significant associations with ancient prophets and biblical personalities including Moses, Joshua, Elisha. The main mound at tell el-Kharrar has long been calls Elijah's Hill, or tell Mar Elias in Arabic. It has been identified as the place from which Prophet Elijah ascended to heaven in a whirlwind on a chariot and horses of fire after having parted the water of the River Jordan and walked across it with his successor the Prophet Elisha.
In the Roman periodt The Bethany area Known as Betennaboris.
The 6th century AD Byzantine Madaba mosaic map of the Holy Land labels it as Ainon where now is Saphsaphas.
(The name Saphsaphas comes from the Arabic word for willow tree).
Starting with a small hill where Elijah ascended to heaven in the fiery chariot, this vally cross over the ancient road between Mount Nebo and Jericho and ends by the River Jordan, where churches dedicated to John the Baptist were later built.
Lot's Cave:
South of the Dead Sea and near the village of Safi is a steep slope which is the location of a monastery, a Byzantine basilica from the 7th century A.D. and the Cave of Lot. The entrance to the cave is directly behind the basilica. A stone bearing the inscription "St. Lot" which was found during excavations, is evidence for a localisation of Lot's Cave at this place in antiquity.
The Byzantine basilica, which is also depicted on the Madaba Map, has three aisles with three apses, and its floor is decorated with a mosaic. A doorway at the back of the left northern aisle provides access to the cave of Lot.
In the southern part of the church is a cistern with a depth of 7 m. A series of rooms north of the church were probably part of a monastery and pilgrims' accomodations.
Lot, who was brother of Abraham, fled with his wife and his daughters from the sinfulness of Sodom. In spite of a warning his wife looked back upon the city and turned into a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:1-26). Today the strangely shaped rock on a slope above the Dead Sea bears the name "Lot's Wife". In ancient times the site near Safi was identified with the place were Lot is said to have lived in a cave with his two daughters. According to the Old Testament, Lot was given wine by his daughters and he fathered two children by them - the ancestors of the Ammonites and Moabites.
This is yet another castle in the great chain of Crusader fortresses which stretches across Jordan. The stronghold, known as Mont Realis (Montreal), was constructed in 1115 CE by Baldwin I. At its height Shobak was home to about 6000 Christians. It suffered numerous assaults by Salah Eddin (Saladin) before it finally fell to him in 1189. Shobak Castle was then restored by the Mamluks in the 14th century.
The castle is perched on top of a small hill northeast of the town of Shobak. Inside the fortress there are two churches, the first of which is to the left of the entrance and up the stairs.
There are ruins of baths, cisterns and rainwater pipes, in addition to millstones for pressing olives, a few archways and other works which have stood the test of time. The caretaker can point out a shaft from which a set of stairs cut into the rock leads down to a spring below the castle. The shaft has 375 steps and is one of the deepest wells ever cut by Crusader forces.
A side road leads to the castle from the King's Highway about two kilometers north of Shobak village. From there it is another four kilometers to the castle.
King's Highway
It is the ancient rout between Amman and Petra. In the 1st millennium BC this rout liked the kingdoms of Ammon, Moab and Edom. In the Nabatean times it was used to transport goods like frankincense, Myrrh, and spices from the Southern Arabia to the Mediterranean, Hellenistic and the Roman world. Along this route are the most historical sites of Jordan.
It goes along the mountains to the east of the Dead Sea. You drive through the small towns, which are depending on agriculture.
Hammamat Ma'in
It is well known as one of the relaxing places in Jordan. Zarqa Ma'in (biblical Belemounta), 58 km south of Amman and 120 meters below sea level, is the thermal mineral hot springs and waterfalls, where Herod the Great was said to have bathed in its medicinal water, and where people have come for thermal treatments, or simply to enjoy a hot soak, since the days of Rome.
It is now being restored and rebuilt as a comprehensive spa and natural clinic providing treatment for people with skin diseases, blood circulatory problems and bone, joints, back and muscular pains. With a 4-star hotel, leisure, bathing, and therapeutic facilities.
The area is famous for the hot springs and waterfalls, which are known for a wide range of therapeutic treatments.
This Herodian fortress palace, named Macherud in Greek, is known today as Mukawir, and is located 66 km south west of Amman.
It retains the memories of some very h dramatic ancient human and political events, including the beheading of John the Baptist, a Jewish revolt against the Roman rule, and prolonged Roman siege and destruction of the rebels.
Umm Al Rasas
The Town of Um Al Rasas, as it is known, was an important town in the Nabatean times and became a frontier station in the Roman time. The city wall, houses and churches are the remains of the ancient Kastron Mefaa.
Little Petra
Little Petra is located to the north of Petra, only a 10 minute drive away. A classical temple stands guard outside the miniature siq which would appear to have been an important suburb of the city of Petra, situated at the point where several ancient caravan routes met, linking Wadi Araba with Gaza, Egypt and the Mediterranean coast.
The narrow file, only some 350 m long, is crammed with tombs, temples, triclinia, houses, water channels and cisterns, in brief, a "Little Petra". Of particular note are the remains of painted frescoes on plaster dating from the 1st century AD, which are to be found in one of the biclinia.


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When watching motorcycle racing on TV you may have noticed the riders dragging their knees on the racetrack whilst cornering. The reasons for this are fairly complex and are explained in this article. Motorcycle racers drag their knee for a number of different reasons the combined effect of which results in considerably faster cornering speeds by increasing the natural limits of the motorcycle and tyres. From the beginning of motorcycle racing in the early 1900's through to around 1970 every rider raced with their knees tucked in firmly to either side of the petrol tank. In the early 70's Jarno Saarinen - previously a motorcycle ice racer - moved into the world of Motorcycle Grand Prix and brought with him an innovative style of racing which became know as the "hang-off" style. Through the early 1970's several of the best racers of the era including Kenny Roberts, Barry Sheene and Paul Smart developed this riding style - in the highest level of motorcycle racing - which has became common-place today.
This riding technique makes use of 3/4 inch thick blocks of plastic or leather - known as knee sliders - which are connected by Velcro to the upper shin area of the motorcyclist's leathers. Although all sports bike leathers are equipped with the Velcro which can have knee sliders attached, it is advised not to use this technique on a public road as it would be constitute a serious driving offence.
The main reason motorcycle racers drag their knees whilst cornering is to achieve a greater cornering speed; this is achieved due to the following factors.
Shifting the Centre of Gravity
To achieve the correct seating position the motorcycle rider slides their body off the seat in the direction of the inside of the corner by hooking the underside of their other knee on the edge of the seat. This riding position shifts the combined centre of gravity of the motorbike and rider in the direction of the inside of the corner, enabling an increased cornering speed compared with the speed which could be achieved with the same angle of lean with the rider sitting upright.
More Speed for No Extra Lean
Another of the factors which results in increased cornering speed is due to there being a limit of just how low the motorcycle can lean due to the limitations of grip of the motorcycle tyre, and as there is a direct correlation between corner speed and the lean angle this ensures a limit with regard to the cornering speed. Whilst riding through the corner with a knee in contact with the racetrack, the motorcycle rider can accelerate gently while supporting some of the weight of the motorcycle preventing the angle of lean from exceeding the tyres limit. This results in even greater cornering speed and increased in-corner acceleration and exit speeds. This technique is used mainly on longer sweeping corners where the knee is in contact with the tarmac for a fairly long length of time.
Motorcycle Enthusiasts
The reason above applies to riders of a high level in competitive motorcycle racing. Other motorcyclists of a lower level may have other reasons for using the knee-down cornering technique during track day events - when the race track is available for members of the public to ride on. Some motorcyclists drag their knee to gauge the angle of lean to make sure that they are cornering within their abilities or within the limits of the Motorcycle Tyres and the bike itself.
By using the "hang-off" seating position the perception of speed is increased as the rider's viewpoint is significantly closer to the surface of the racetrack. This together with the fact that riding through a corner with the bike leant over (somewhere near its limits) with the knee-slider in contact with the tarmac is an exhilarating experience.
Taking It to Extremes
Some highly talented Moto GP (Modern day Motorcycle Grand Prix) riders such as Ruben Xaus and Randy de Puniet have taken dragging their knee one step further by also dragging their elbow at the same time. There is little evidence that this results in an increase in cornering speed although it indubitably thrills the crowd.
So for high level motorcycle racers the advantages of this technique are an in increase in cornering and corner exit speeds; whilst motorcycle riders on track-days gain less of an advantage in increased speed but do achieve a more enjoyable and thrilling track-day experience.
source:: Why Do Motorcyclists Drag Their Knee?
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It's not easy working in law enforcement, a harsh reality Detective Bell (Jon Michael Hill) has to deal with once again in this episode of Elementary. Unfortunately, there isn't much to be invested in when it pertains to the main murder case. My attention was more focused on Bell's story than the big crime in "The Hound of the Cancer Cells."
The Players:
- Director: Michael Slovis
- Writer: Bob Goodman
- Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn, Jon Michael Hill
Episode Title: "The Hound of the Cancer Cells"
Watson (Liu) attempts to find a young girl – a witness in a murder – who's suddenly gone off the grid. While Watson's on that case, Sherlock (Miller) is solving a murder involving a cancer researcher who created a device that could possibly save lives.
The Good:
- Detective Bell/"The Legend": Detective Bell has been struggling to get back into his work, but it's been difficult considering the injury he sustained. Now that he's recovered, his latest case requires him to keep eyes on a witness who's poised to testify to a murder. When she goes missing, Bell sends Watson out to find her. Watson's able to track her down, and learns the girl is unwilling to testify because she's pregnant. This changes the story. When Bell meets the man who's been hiding the witness, it's turns out to be a local legend. The man's a good-hearted teacher who gave her shelter. Suddenly "The Hound of the Cancer Cells" story takes backseat and the spotlight is shining on Bell. He sees hope and bravery by the acts of this one man, who gave his life to protect a young woman and her unborn child. It makes Bell remember the harsh realities of police work many people fail to remember.
- Tricky Murder: It was difficult completely favoring one story line over the other. On one side you have Detective Bell's tale, which gives a slightly sad but good message. Next, there's Sherlock trying to solve the murder of a cancer researcher. Why was he killed and was it just a scheme to bring down a company? Every once in a while we discover the motivation for a couple of criminals, and they seem so trivial. But even in the real world, the smallest thing can push someone over the edge. There was a sticky web of deceit and trickery the owner of the company went through to keep his wife away from his money. For most of the episode, Sherlock and Watson were convinced he wasn't the killer. It added to the whodunnit of the mystery, giving us more satisfaction when all was revealed.
- More Open Sherlock: In this episode, we didn't see Sherlock make any major emotional breakthroughs, but there was a point where Watson demanded to know why he was avoiding the subject of Bell's party. Sherlock is aware of his actions, and how they ultimately brought harm to Bell almost ruining his career. It's nice to see a more compassionate Sherlock, but I'd personally like to see more from hyper Sherlock. At one point, he's spouting words at seemingly a million miles a minute, throwing clothes on a still sleepy Watson whom he abruptly woke up. When she asks what's going on, he replies that he's had three cups of coffee along with his tea. Highly-caffeinated Sherlock is the best Sherlock.
The So-So:
- Clues: The former lover of the cancer researcher was a possible suspect in the beginning, but that was easy to see through. Normally, Sherlock and Watson aren't too prone to being wrong but there was a lot of that happening here. They are human and are bound to make mistakes. But then what about the whole Adam Peer clue? The cancer researcher was one of two people who were using the pseudonym Adam Peer in order to taint pharmacy drug products' reputations that were launching. How did the company head figure that out? These are nitpicks, but microscopic compared to the larger point, which is that the episode as a whole still worked.
The Bad:
- Supporting Actors: The actors weren't fantastic but they weren't bad either. They just muddled around in that area of decent. They were convincing enough for the audience to believe they could live in the same world as Sherlock and Watson. But there were a couple moments where the suspects performances felt forced.
"The Hounds of the Cancer Cells," despite it's incredibly minor bumps, marks yet another entertaining, sad but sweet episode in the ever-growing catalog of lementary.
Rating: 8/10
Elementary airs at 10 p.m., Thursdays on CBS.
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Heat-related deaths are largely preventable through appropriate measures. In 2004, a national heat prevention plan was developed by the French Ministry of Health. Heat alerts are activated when minimum and maximum temperatures averaged over 3 days reach city-specific thresholds.
Triggering of the warning system is crucial to ensure appropriate responses. It faces 2 issues: the choice of the temperature thresholds, and the forecasting uncertainties.
We compared 2 methods for defining the temperature thresholds in 6 French cities. The first relies on a descriptive analysis of the impact of past heat waves and expert judgment. The second uses generalized additive Poisson regression models, controlling for long-term trend, seasonality, and day of the week to determine the daily excess mortality related to temperature and the excess mortality associated to different percentiles of the distribution of the minimum and maximum temperatures averaged over 3 days. A protocol was defined with the national Weather Services to use probabilities of exceeding the temperature thresholds rather than predicted values of temperature, in order to reduce forecasting uncertainties.
In all cities but Paris, there is a good agreement between the thresholds obtained by the 2 methods, with less than 1°C differences. In Paris, the 99th percentile corresponds to thresholds of 21°C and 34°C for minimum and maximum temperature, associated to an excess mortality of 47%. The descriptive study identified thresholds of 21°C and 31°C, associated to an excess mortality of 29%. Percentiles were used to define temperature thresholds for 90 additional cities. Using the probability of exceeding the temperature thresholds rather than the temperature helps reducing the number of false warnings (eg, from 52 to 10 during summer 2009 for 96 cities).
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