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British Columbia has the world's only temperate inland rainforest, all of which is found in the Columbia Mountains. The interior wet belt owes its wetness to weather systems that come from the Pacific Ocean and rise over the Columbia Mountains. The result is moist to wet forests, predominantly old growth, similar in composition and structure to coastal rain forests. Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks are part of a band of old growth forests that extend from the US border north to Wells Gray Provincial Park. Forests to the east and west are drier, in the rain shadows of the Coastal and Columbia Mountains, with a greater frequency of fire. Inland rainforests are limited to the wetter portions of the Interior Cedar Hemlock Ecozone (ICH).
Rainforest conditions develop inland as a result of plentiful snow melt during the early part of the growing season and a peak of rainfall during the middle of the growing season. These humid conditions enable the development of a unique vegetation community that contains many oceanic elements, of which many species of are restricted to old growth forests. Old growth ICH forests are dominated by Western Red Cedar and Western Hemlock at low elevations, with riparian hybrid White Spruce. At mid-elevations, Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir (ESSF Ecozone) dominate the stand, with Mountain Hemlock in some areas.
Unlike the coast, where windstorms and blowdown are the main stand replacing agents, occasional summer droughts and lightning storms result in infrequent, moderate intensity fires. In resulting early seral stands in the ICH, tree species diversity is very high, second only to the coast. Regeneration is frequently brush dominated, including alder, Douglas Maple, Thimbleberry, Red Raspberry, and bracken for decades, followed by gradual regeneration to a complex mix of early seral species, often with a major deciduous component, including Paper Birch, Douglas Fir, Trembling Aspen, cottonwood (in riparian areas) alder, Red Osier Dogwood, Mountain Ash. By the time a stand is old growth (200 plus years), most of the early seral species have dropped out, giving rise once again to cedar and hemlock dominated stands.
The most significant disturbance agents in these wet forests are insects and diseases. At about 400 years after a stand replacing fire, a typical old growth ESSF stand might consist of 20% surviving veterans of about 350 years old. The remaining 80% would be in the 100 to 200 years range, comprised of trees that established following a wave of widespread mortality from Western Balsam Bark Beetle. Most stands are multi-aged with numerous snags in all age classes, about 30% overall, due to ongoing scattered mortality from beetles, Armillaria root disease, and Indian Paintbrush fungus.
A typical 400 year old ICH stand might be composed of very old widely spaced trees, about 375 trees per hectare, covered with lichens and bryophytes, with variable understoreys of Devil's Club, Western Yew, Mountain Boxwood, and Oval Leaf Blueberry, Oak Fern, and herbs such as queens cup and bunchberry. These stands are also subject to waves of mortality, notably from Hemlock Looper infestations. The Hemlock Looper lays its eggs in lichen, hence its propensity for targeting old growth cedar and hemlock forests. Mortality is usually low, but variable throughout the stand.
Infestations follow seven year cycles due to internal parasites building up within the insect and eventually causing the outbreak to crash. In addition to periodic insect infestations, endemic fungal diseases cause scattered mortality and gaps between trees. Eventually, a multi-aged stand develops as tree regenerate within gaps created by ongoing mortality.
With snow depths exceeding two metres in open areas at low elevations for several months in winter, wildlife such as moose and deer would not be expected to survive here. Moose are impaired by about 80 cm and deer by 40 cm of penetrable snow. However, under a mature forest canopy, snow is about 50 % that of an equivalent open area. Snow depths are still excessive, but sinking depths are far less under mature and old growth canopies due to greater snow compaction from snow falling off the trees.
The deep wide crowns and well-developed understoreys of old growth forests provide better winter range than open areas, due to the provision of both snow interception and forage.
The old, widely spaced trees are frequently full of heart rot, but highly valuable to a large suite of wildlife for denning, roosting, and nesting. These include bats, fishers, martin, Wolverine, Black Bears, Pileated Woodpeckers, owls, and others. Little work has been done on plants and invertebrates, including lichens, bryophytes, and canopy insects found in old growth forests, yet these few studies have consistently identified numerous new species, many of which are old growth dependent.
The biological legacy of natural disturbance agents, surviving and dead standing trees, are very important to biodiversity as the structure that many species require for roosting, denning and nest sites. Deciduous trees, including birch, aspen and cottonwood, are frequently a major component of naturally regenerated stands following disturbance. Cavity nesters and other species make extensive, preferential use of these trees due to their early development (around 60 years) of required decadent features, such as heart rot and disease.
Modern forestry practices are aimed at maximizing commercial tree production through objectives such as having the forest fully occupied by densely stocked, rapidly growing conifers. Stocking standards are for 1000 to 1200 stems per hectare. This intensively managed forest regime has biologists concerned, in that there is a potential lack of:
Over the long term, loss of old growth forests, including their fragmentation into isolated patches, combined with the build up of early successional species in adjacent regenerating stands, are a major threat to biodiversity. With its limited land base, Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks cannot preserve sufficient old growth forests to maintain biodiversity, including old growth dependent species such as Mountain Caribou. These parks are managed on the basis that natural disturbance regimes are critical to the maintenance of biodiversity.
These two national parks are also not large enough to encompass the inevitable actions of natural disturbance and therefore cannot be assumed to function as old growth reserves in perpetuity. In fact, fires along the Canadian Pacific Railway route during its construction during the 1880s resulted today's relatively large amounts of maturing second growth in Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks, compared to provincial land outside the transportation corridor.
Protected areas such as national parks should be viewed as a small, essential part of a larger conservation package. Preserving adequate amounts of intact old growth habitats outside the parks requires cooperation among adjacent land use managers and support from the Canadian public.


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Joseph Clark
Dec. 3, 1929-April 17, 2013
MARSHALL – Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph Clark, 83, of Marshall will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Chapel (Holy Redeemer School) in Marshall. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday with a CCW Rosary at 4 p.m. and a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. at Rehkamp-Horvath Funeral Home in Marshall. Visitation will continue from 9-10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Marshall.
Joe died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Joseph Raymond Clark was born Dec. 3, 1929, in Marshall, the youngest son of John and Anna (Elbers) Clark. Joe graduated from Lynd High School in 1948. Joe and Jean Marie Qunell were united in marriage on April 11, 1950. They farmed the early years, later they moved to Marshall and Joe worked for Coca Cola Manufacturing, also MoorMan's feeds, where he acquired many lifelong friends and customers. After retirement Joe worked for Schwan. Joe and Jean enjoyed traveling. Joe took great pride in their 10 Mile Lake cabin where many friends and family enjoyed fishing, telling tall tales and campfires. Joe was a dedicated woodworker, fisherman and hunter. Since retiring to Boulder Estates, Joe created a memorial garden and enjoyed morning coffees at "The Quarry."
Survivors include his children, Michael (and Linda) Clark of Wisconsin, Mary (and Steve) Morgan of Marshall and Cathy (and Rodney) Vellinga of Iowa; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and brother, John Clark.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Jean; infant son, Dennis; siblings, Rose Ellen Clark, Elizabeth (and Babe) McLaughlin, James Clark, Patrick Clark, Anna Marie "Toni" Kelly.
Blessed be his memory.
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I'm hoping someone can help me with what must be a very common requirement. I have a page that shows summary lists from multiple models, e.g. articles and users. Current design has each model paired w/ its own controller. My implementation for implementing two lists in one page was to use render_component(), calling the appropriate "list" action for each and rendering the resulting page. But I have read that this is generally frowned upon for being slow and inefficient. I've read threads recommending to use render_partial, perhaps with a "before_filter", but some component has to prepare the data for the partial templates, and it seems artificial to have this preparation be anywhere other than in the appropriate controller.
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Twenty-two scientists, managers and community experts from Russia, Norway, Canada, Greenland and the United States met in Edmonton, Canada on February 19th to 21st, 2011 to develop a Pan-Arctic Monitoring Plan for Polar Bears.
The U.S. Marine Mammal Commission sponsored the workshop and the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF – www.caff.is) Working Group of the Arctic Council managed it. CAFF through its Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme (CBMP – www.cbmp.is) invited participants based on their expertise on polar bears and/or monitoring.
The workshop focused on developing a coordinated and efficient pan-Arctic monitoring approach that would:
"Arctic ecosystems are changing rapidly and will continue to do so. Monitoring polar bears is a considerable challenge that will require substantial resources. To be successful, we must focus and prioritise circumpolar monitoring efforts and work together across national boundaries. Doing so is essential to better coordinate our assessment efforts, further our understanding, and convey the information needed to conserve and manage this remarkable species" said workshop organizer Dag Vongraven from the Norwegian Polar Institute.
The results of the workshop will be used to develop a Pan-Arctic Polar Bear Monitoring Plan over the coming months (expected release September 2011). The draft plan will undergo comprehensive review prior to adoption.
The background paper developed for the worshop can be downloaded here.
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Footprint Network Blog - 03/2014
New Release: National Footprint Accounts 2014
Newly published Global Footprint Network data show that high-income countries' average demands on nature dropped sharply at the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008. In 2010 the per person Footprint started to grow again only in a few high-income countries as governments began spending billions of dollars to stimulate their economies.
During the global financial crisis, middle- and low-income nations' per capita Ecological Footprint remained largely unchanged, according to the 2014 National Footprint Accounts.
Changes in the Ecological Footprint per person in high-, middle- and low-income countries between 1961 and 2010. China (a middle-income country) is shown separately. The green line represents world biocapacity per person. Biocapacity per person has been declining because the world population has grown more quickly than biocapacity productivity (Global Footprint Network, 2014 NFA edition).
Globally, humanity's per person Ecological Footprint decreased 3 percent between 2008 and 2009, due mostly to a decline in demand for fossil fuel and hence a decreasing carbon Footprint. Low-income countries, typically characterized by less elasticity in their standard of living, contributed little to the decrease in humanity's per person Footprint.
Every year, Global Footprint Network updates its National Footprint Accounts, which compare more than 220 nations' demands for ecological resources and services (their Footprints) against the amount available within their borders (biocapacity). Each country's performance varies year to year, but one overarching trend has persisted for decades: Global ecological overshoot continues to grow. Ecological overshoot now stands at 54 percent above the planet's biocapacity. Humanity demands more than 1.5 times more biocapacity than what our planet can renew.
This year's National Footprint Accounts cover five decades. They track nations' Ecological Footprints and biocapacity from 1961 to 2010, the most recent year for which complete data sets are available. With the latest data, Global Footprint Network can now show the resource implications of the recent global financial crisis.


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Ticket Sellers
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Car Care Center
Shepler's Car Care Center is Shepler's secure overnight parking area for guests. Cast members are responsible for parking guests' vehicle in designated areas which include five fenced-in outdoor lots and two indoor lots. Other responsibilities include: filling out the proper paperwork, filing keys, keeping the parking area and buildings clean, washing guests' vehicles and washing tour buses.
Shuttle Drivers
This position is responsible for shuttling guests from area hotels and campgrounds to our dock and back. Assist with transportation from our overflow lots. Shuttle Cast Members to our various parking lots. Keep all vehicles clean, inside and out. Must have CDL.
This position is operational 5:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. M-F and from 5:00 a.m. until Noon on Saturdays. Skills required include the operation of forklifts and bobcats, shipping and receiving as well as inventory of all incoming goods. Position also involves daily deckhand capabilities to and from Mackinac Island.
Coffee/Espresso Bar Salesperson
Captain Bill's Coffee and Espresso bar is now accepting applications for personnel in the making and selling of espresso and other gourmet coffees. Responsibilities include making and serving fine coffees, espresso and cold drinks. The cleaning and maintenance of bar and machinery is also required. Hour of operation will be 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. with two opposite shifts.
Parking Lot Attendant
A fun first job for 14-17 years olds. Work outside greeting guests and directing them exactly where to park their vehicles. This positions involves communicating with other cast members via handling radio in an effort to fill Shepler's parking lots to capacity. Cast members rotate between greeter, waver, and parker positions throughout the day.
Ship Store Retail Assistant
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In a time when finances become tighter, it might help when utilities remain the same.
But, unfortunately, that's just not the case.
In fact, utilities for members of the San Isabel Electric Association, Inc. can expect a 9.5 percent increase on their bills come February.
This is the first rate hike in five years from the co-op electric association.
"I think there's a misunderstanding on how San Isabel works," said Reg Rudolph, San Isabel Electric Association, Inc. general manager.
"It's comprised of two components: Power and electricity and distribution, service it provides and creates locally.
"The component that is increasing is the (wholesale) power cost from the power supplier, which has gone up 15 percent, and we've absorbed most of it until now."
The San Isabel Electric Association, Inc. Board of Directors has approved a new rate design.
The decision was made at the Dec. 20, 2013 Board Meeting following the formal rate hearing.
The new rate structure includes changes to the access fee and energy charge as well as the consolidation of several rates into one residential rate class.
The cooperative will also begin using a declining block rate structure.
Effective Jan. 1, the basic residential rate will increase by an average of 9.5 percent, including a $20 per month access charge.
The new energy rate will go from 13.95 cents to 14 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 800 kWh used and 11 cents per kilowatt for all other energy used.
An additional 1 cent will be added per kWh during the months of June, July and August.
The rate increase is driven by the need to recover costs of providing services and an increase in wholesale power costs.
A cost of service study was completed in 2010 and in 2012 by a third-party consultant.
The study recommended the board and management consider revising the rate structure to recuperate costs of providing service.
The study showed that the current residential access charge of $8 per month was not adequately recovering basic costs of delivering electricity to SIEA members.
"No good deed goes unpunished," he said.
San Isabel Electric Association has not had a rate increase since 2009.
"San Isabel is proud of the fact that the membership hasn't had to increase rates over the past five years," Rudolph said.
"But after absorbing wholesale power cost increases for the past several years, we are left with no other alternative but to raise rates.
"The Board of Directors is mindful of the economic conditions and people on fixed incomes.
"That was a driver in their decision to cut costs and hold rates as long as they have.
"But, when you look at it, we're in a better situation than we were 10 year ago," he added.
Within the last 12 years, he said the association experienced seven rate increases, and for a while, the increases occurred once a year.
"We've seen the costs go up, and we've been able to control those consts but the power supply that's driving it purchased power that's taking two-thirds of our budget," he said.
However, he said, members have a say in what happens with the association as decisions to increase rates must be approved before the co-op board of directors.
For more information and a complete rate schedule, visit www.siea.com and click on the SIEA logo Rate 2014 icon on the left hand side of the page.
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In the past 14 years, I've written thousands of web pages, but didn't start using Server Side Includes about three years ago. Have always had to move everything to an off-site server to test. Ugh!
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Food Habits
The common wombat is herbivorous. It feeds mainly on native grass, roots of shrubs and trees, sedges, matrushes, and fungi, using its forefeet to tear and grasp pieces of vegetation. Some individuals forage among refuse along the seashore.
Its teeth are very much like those of rodents. Interestingly enough, the common wombat's teeth have adapted to breaking up its tough, highly fibrous food. Because of this, both upper and lower jaws have a single pair of incissors. These incissors are chisel-like and grow continuously, being kept to a reasonable size by constant wear.
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Nintendo on Tuesday said that it had shipped its 30 millionth Wii game console in the U.S. The milestone has been reached in less than four years, or in 45 months. Nintendo claims that the success of Wii is conditioned by its innovative motion-sensing controller and attraction of non-hardcore audience.
"More than any other video game system in history, Wii has expanded the world of video games to new audiences. This milestone is another reminder that people want fun games they can play with others – all at a value-minded price," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing.
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A special meeting of the Audit Committee was held via videoconference at the Authority's office at 123 Main Street, White Plains, New York and at King Video Center, 14 Suntree Place, Melbourne, Florida at approximately 8:30 a.m.
The following Members of the Audit Committee were present:
Also in attendance were:
Gil Quiniones Chief Operating Officer
Terryl Brown Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Elizabeth McCarthy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Donald Russak Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning and Finance
Thomas Davis Vice President – Energy Risk and Assessment
Lesly Pardo Vice President – Internal Audit
Karen Delince Corporate Secretary
Brian McElroy Treasurer
Angela Graves Deputy Corporate Secretary
Thomas Concadoro Director – Accounting
Mary Jean Frank Associate Corporate Secretary
Jamie Cote Senior Manager, KPMG
Dean Bell Transaction Services, KPMG
Emily Sheikh Senior Associate, Transaction Services, KPMG
1. Presentation to the Audit Committee on Derivatives
Audit Committee Chairman D. Patrick Curley said that he had requested KPMG to make this presentation because he wanted the Audit Committee to have more in-depth information on derivatives and Government Account Standards Board ("GASB") Statement No. 53. Mr. Jamie Cote introduced Mr. Dean Bell and Ms. Emily Sheikh of KPMG, saying that Ms. Sheikh had worked at GASB and had worked on drafting GASB Statement No. 53.
The KPMG presentation is attached as Exhibit "1-A."
In response to a question from Audit Committee Chairman Curley, Ms. Sheikh said that management can decide whether to look at multiple derivatives together to see if they are effective. Responding to a question from Authority Vice Chairman Foster, Ms. McCarthy said that the Authority's decision making with regard to derivatives is done through the Energy Risk Committee (which is being reconstituted as a higher-level committee), but that much work is also done in collaboration with the Authority's SENY governmental customers.
Responding to a question from Authority Vice Chairman Foster, Ms. McCarthy said that staff is working on the Board policy and revising current procedures, which should be improved, especially with regard to reporting to senior management and the Authority's Board.
In response to a question from Authority Vice Chairman Foster, Ms. McCarthy said that going forward the monthly Chief Financial Officer report would include more about the Authority's energy commodity swap portfolio and a quarterly report will include disclosures about the Authority's commodity and interest rate swap portfolios.
Responding to a question from Audit Committee Chairman Curley, Ms. McCarthy said that the Authority's SENY governmental customers want to be involved in hedging decisions. For instance, in 2010, the SENY customers chose to keep a piece of their energy price risk floating. Responding to a question from Trustee Nicandri, Ms. McCarthy said that the SENY customers have their own experts analyzing the hedges.
Mr. Jamie Cote said that the fair value of a hedge can be deferred on the balance sheet if hedge accounting requirements or the criteria of FAS #71 are met.
In response to a question from Authority Vice Chairman Foster about credit risk, Ms. McCarthy said that the level of risk is mitigated by contracting with multiple counterparties and by putting appropriate credit limits and credit support agreements in place (which could include the posting of collateral). Mr. Thomas Davis added that the Authority's recently negotiated SENY long-term hedge involves two counterparties and covers five years of activity with negotiated credit support agreements. The credit risk to the Authority is limited to $30 million. In response to a comment from Authority Vice Chairman Foster, Ms. McCarthy said that the Audit Committee will be receiving additional information on these hedging arrangements.
2. Next Meeting
Audit Committee Chairman Curley, Authority Vice Chairman Foster and Trustee Nicandri agreed that the next regular meeting of the Committee would be held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Ms. McCarthy said that the six-month financial statements and Internal Audit report would be presented at that meeting.
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Budget update
All College Meeting
Wed Nov 14, 2012
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Budget update: an overview of the 2012-13 budget and early projections for the 2013-14 budget. This particular presentation will cover the following:
- The fiscal outlook for CSM for the next two to three years.
- Brief Overview of the college budgeting process and the college budget calendar.
- The connection between college budgeting and planning.Overview of the college's 2012-13 Budget.
- Questions and Answers.
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text: Six-Run Rally Lifts Pipers To BB Split With AugsburgFor three and a half hours, Hamline's baseball offense puttered, scoring just two runs on six hits in 12 innings. In a span of about 15 minutes, however, everything changed dramatically. The bats turned golden and the Pipers exploded for six runs in one inning to earn an 8-3 victory in game 2 of a doubleheader with Augsburg at Midway Stadium. The second game comeback offset a 5-0 loss in the lidlifter and left the Pipers with a 14-19 overall mark, 5-9 in the MIAC. HU trailed 3-2 entering the last of the sixth inning in the dramatic finale. Tyler Johnson started things with a single and moved to second when Andy King did likewise. Mark Radmacher then lined a two strike double to right to score both runners and give Hamline their first lead of the day. Jordan Buck followed with a single that scored Radmacher to make it 5-3. Cam Smith ran for Buck, a move that would late prove crucial. A grounder moved Smith to second. After a fly out, Cory Miller was safe on an error by the Augsburg second baseman. He advanced to second when Smith, running all the way, kicked the ball out of the glove of the Augsburg catcher for the fifth run of the inning. Jordan Rubbelke singled Miller home with the final run. That was more than enough for HU pitcher Casey Benford (2-0), who scattered five hits (one walk, five strikeouts) for the complete game win. All four of Hamline's win at Midway Stadium this year have come in their last at-bat. It was a much better verdict than the opener. HU was held to three singles, two by Rubbelke. Matt Eickman went the first 6.2 innings and took the loss. Hamline, which plays a non-conference game at Minnesota-Morris Wednesday, is two games out of the final playoff spot with six MIAC games remaining. They will play their road league games of the year at Concordia. Game 1 boxscore Game 2 boxscore


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A Hamas leader, Mahmoud Zahar, said Arrigoni and other foreign activists were "our friends" and promised that the perpetrators would be punished. He also indirectly accused Israel of engineering the killing to intimidate foreign activists seeking to sail to Gaza to protest a naval blockade imposed on the territory.
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READING, Pa. - Police said a man has been shot dead just outside a judge's office on the corner of Perry and North 10th Streets in Reading.
On the same corner as Magisterial District judge Thomas Xavios' office, police were in the midst of an active investigation Friday night. It all started around 8 o'clock.
Officials in the Berks County Coroner's office said right now the man is identified as a John Doe, as they are still working to identify him. They said the manner of death was homicide, and he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
Business owners who work nearby and a passerby said they heard a car speeding down Perry Street toward 9th Street and when they looked out they saw a man was lying in the street.
A local shop owner said she recognized the man as a customer. She said he was black in his early- to mid-thirties. Police roped off a large area including parts of Perry Street and an alley behind 10th Street. They placed evidence markers. And one was next to what appeared to be drugs.
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Roasted Fresh Ham with Cider Glaze
- Brine:
- 8 quarts water
- 2 cups kosher salt
- 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 (8 to 10-pound) shank end fresh ham, bone-in and skin-on
- Rub and Glaze:
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard
- 1 heaping cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- 12 fresh sage leaves, chopped
- 9 large cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 large Spanish onions, trimmed and cut into 1-inch wedges
- 1 gallon apple cider
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
One day before roasting: In a plastic container large enough to hold the ham, stir the water with the salt and brown sugar until dissolved. Add the spices. Score ham in a diamond pattern through the skin and fat, taking care not to cut into the meat. Add ham to brine, weight it with a plate to keep it submerged, and refrigerate for at least 4 but no more than 8 hours. Drain, rinse, pat the ham dry, and refrigerate.
One hour before roasting, remove the ham from the refrigerator. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. For the rub: Pulse the olive oil, mustard, parsley, sage, garlic, red pepper, salt, and black pepper in a food processor to make a paste. Rub it all over ham. In a large roasting pan, toss the onion wedges with 1 cup of the apple cider, and set the ham on top. Roast the ham for 30 minutes, reduce the oven temperature 325 degrees F, and roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, about 4 hours. After the first hour, loosely wrap aluminum foil around the bone to keep it from burning.
Meanwhile, for the glaze: Boil, then simmer, the remaining apple cider in a saucepan, skimming as needed, until syrupy and reduced to about 2 cups, about 1 1/2 hours.
During the last 1 1/2 hours of cooking the ham, brush it with the glaze every 30 minutes. Transfer the cooked ham to an ovenproof platter and let it rest in the turned-off oven for 30 minutes. Loosely cover the onions in a bowl, and put them in the oven as well. Strain the pan juices into a saucepan, skim off any excess fat, and bring to a boil. Make a paste with the flour and butter and whisk a bit at a time into the juices. Boil until thick. Carve the ham and serve with the onions and sauce.
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These trendy naked cake recipes prove cakes can be beautiful even when forgoing extra frosting.
They may be trendy, but naked cakes are beautiful and delicious. Don�t be afraid to keep it simple! The minimal design allows for fruit and flowers to become the main focal point of the dessert. And they�re not just for weddings. These frosted-free cakes are easy to make at home, and you don�t� have to worry about spending an hour smoothing frosting around the sides.
Choose your fillings not only on flavor, but also based on appearance and overall colors. It is nice to have different colored cakes and fillings to add to contrast to the complete design. For more a intricate look, cut your cake layers in half or more to create more stripes of cake and filling.1. Chocolate Raspberry Cake [caption id="attachment_331267" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Glory Albin[/caption]
This cake is gasp-worthy and not because you have a naked dessert on your table. The rich chocolate cake and vibrant raspberry buttercream make an unstoppable pair. Top with fresh raspberries, powdered sugar, or chocolate shavings for simple decor.2. Champagne Layers [caption id="attachment_331268" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Lyndel Miller[/caption]
Toast to a special occasion with a golden-vanilla champagne cake spread with smooth champagne buttercream. With the neutral palate, this cake can be garnished with just about anything to add color and flavor. We recommend plenty of fresh fruit.3. Salted Toffee Coffee Cake [caption id="attachment_331271" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Belleau Kitchen[/caption]
It may sound like a $10 Starbucks drink, but it is way better. Alternate layers of vanilla, toffee, and coffee flavored chiffon cake with salted toffee whipped cream.4. Strawberry Honey Stack [caption id="attachment_331273" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Layla Pujol[/caption]
Adding lemon zest and honey to the traditional vanilla sponge cakes springs out the flavors of the fresh strawberries. Keep the flavors lighter and ditch buttercream for fluffy honey-lemon whipped cream.5. Caramel Layer Cake [caption id="attachment_331276" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Alison Conklin[/caption]
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Make this untraditionally naked carrot cake with a brown sugar cream cheese frosting smashed between the layers. For a vibrant garnish, peel a carrot and place the shreds in a bowl of ice water. The cold liquid will cause the peels to curl. Top with pomegranate seeds and the carrot curls.8. Lemon Curd Layers [caption id="attachment_331278" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Cup-a-Cake[/caption]
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A Southern classic from seasoned pro Sara Foster, this hummingbird cake features a cast of unlikely ingredients that comes together in a heavenly way. Be sure to use overripe bananas for the cake to ensure a rich banana flavor. Garnish with toasted pecans.10. Double Chocolate Cake [caption id="attachment_331280" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Jacquelyn Clark[/caption]
This may be the world�s best cake. The moist cake and oh so rich chocolate icing makes this cake to die for. Try adding fresh fruit and chocolate shaving for the visual wow. If you choose not to, the flavor will make up for every single visual shortcoming you may be worried about.
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It is always advised to contact OH&S at 4-2487 the moment a PI accepts an offer, even if the UAB start date is many months away. Getting all required approvals may take many months. The checklist provides a starting point for new researchers to obtain approval for research activities at UAB. OH&S will provide proper guidance on regulatory requirements and will meet with new Principal Investigators (PIs) if needed to introduce them to the safety policies and practices of the University.
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- Employment of Minors describes the UAB policies that cover minors that want to be employees at UAB.
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- Minors less than 10 years of age and not enrolled in grade four or higher are not allowed in UAB laboratories or animal activity areas where there are physical hazards, where hazardous chemical, biological, or radiological agents are used or stored, or where laboratory animals are present.
- Minors who accompany UAB employees to the UAB workplace for reasons other than participation in UAB research-type activities are not permitted in UAB research laboratories or animal facilities. Admittance to other UAB areas is subject to approval by the appropriate dean, director, or department chair.
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These are some commonly asked questions about UAB Occupational Health & Safety's role in grant submissions and project review.
1. Which projects require registration with UAB Occupational Health & Safety?
All research involving the use of radioisotopes, carcinogenic/mutagenic/teratogenic chemicals, highly toxic chemicals/drugs, toxins or toxic products, microbial agents or products, human blood/body fluids/tissues, human gene therapy (transfer), recombinant DNA/RNA molecules, and human or non-human primate primary cell/tissue culture must be registered with UAB Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S). This registration is accomplished by submitting a "Project Registration" form to UAB Occupational Health & Safety, CH19, Suite 445 (fax 934-7487).
2. Where can I get the most current version of the Project Registration and other OH&S forms?
The OH&S web site has information on many safety related topics. Look here for forms. They may be printed out and completed manually or filled out on line, printed and then sent via fax (934-7487) or campus mail to OHS. If you also have Acrobat Reader, you may save the document for your electronic files.
3. I have just received a "Notice of Receipt". What is this document and what does it mean?
This is your official confirmation of project registration (not to be confused with project approvals). OH&S sends a "NOTICE OF RECEIPT" by campus mail to the Principal Investigator indicated on the form acknowledging receipt of the document and registration of the project. If the project requires specific safety approval (as noted in Question 3) the form will automatically be forwarded to UAB safety divisions or committees for review. The notice and/or approval will be sent to the PI at the campus address listed in Section A of the form.
4. Which projects require approval before the work begins?
· Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites or their products which require biosafety level 2 or higher containment (see CDC BMBL http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm)
· Non-exempt recombinant DNA research
· Human gene transfer-IBC approval must be obtained from each institution at which recombinant DNA material will be administered to human subjects (see Appendix M of the NIH guidelines for recombinant DNA).
· Select agents (see 42 CFR Part 73) - these regulated agents also require additional facility registration with the Centers for Disease Control.
· Administration of any of the agents listed in question 1 to non-human primates and immunodeficient animals.
· Work involving Radioisotopes must be conducted in a licensed laboratory. Contact Radiation Safety for licensure information.
5. I have submitted a "Project Registration" form to OHS. What type of response(s) can I expect?
OHS will send a "NOTICE OF RECEIPT", by campus mail to the Principal Investigator indicated on the form, stating that the form has been received and the research is registered. If the project requires specific safety approval (as noted in Question 3) the form will automatically be forwarded to UAB safety divisions/committees for review. The notice and/or approval will be sent to the PI at the campus address listed in Section A of the form.
6. I did not receive an approval letter for the project I registered with OHS. Are approval letters automatically issued by OHS for every project registered?
No. Although all project information received by OHS is reviewed, certain projects require "Registration Only". Therefore, approval letters will be issued automatically for only the first four categories listed in the Question 3. Other approval letters are available upon request pending review of the project information and laboratory facilities.
7. The granting agency is requesting a copy of my approval letters. How do I get a formal approval letter for my project?
A Project Registration form must be on file with OHS for the specific project title and granting agency in question. If there are no outstanding requests for additional information about the project and it has been reviewed by the appropriate safety division/committee, you may request formal approval(s) via e-mail, fax, or phone. You must provide the OH&S Project # or project title, Principal Investigator's name, the name of the granting agency and the type of approvals the granting agency is requesting.
8. I attached the "Project Registration" form to my grant application. Will Grants & Contracts forward it to OH&S?
Although these groups both work to help you meet your granting agency requirements and deadlines, "Project Registration" forms must be sent directly to OH&S. Allow 4-6 weeks for review of projects involving agents listed in Question 3 especially if the agent or use of the agent is new to your laboratory.
9. I attached the "Project Registration" form to the Animal Use Review Form. Will the IACUC office forward it to OHS?
Although these groups both work to help you meet accrediting agency requirements and grant deadlines, "Project Registration" forms must be sent directly to OH&S. Allow 4-6 weeks for review of projects involving agents listed in Question 3 especially if the agent or use of the agent is new to your laboratory.
10. It seems that with every new grant application more paperwork is required. What's going on?
Even though the requirement to complete a "Hazardous Materials Reporting" form has been in place since 1989 (see the statement beside the signature line of the UAB Grants and Contracts application form), only in the last few years has Occupational Health & Safety been required to provide independent review and/or written assurance that the laboratory and principal investigator involved in the proposed project are following all federal, state, local, accrediting agency, and/or granting agency safety requirements. In order to provide this assurance, information about the project and laboratory is reviewed by OH&S. OH&S is making every attempt to use existing paperwork systems and condense or combine paperwork from other review groups to minimize duplication of effort for the investigator. Check the Forms page of our website for the most recent forms and submission instructions. The paperwork reduction activities are ongoing. You help this effort by using the most recent version of the OH&S forms.
Applying for a Grant?
If your work involves the use of:
- Microbial agents or products
- Human blood/body fluids
- Human gene transfer (therapy)
- Carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic chemicals
- Highly toxic chemicals/drugs
- Toxins or toxic products
- Radioisotopes
- Human or non-human primate primary cell/tissue culture
- Recombinant DNA/RNA
or your granting/funding agency, UAB collaborator or service provider requires a formal safety compliance letter from UAB Occupational Health and Safety, then you must register the project and send a summary of the work to UAB OHS.
All projects that require OHS or Institutional Biosafety Committee authorization or compliance letters must be received by OHS by the last working day of the month in order to enter them into the review cycle for the subsequent month (e.g. project received by May 31 are reviewed in the June review cycle).
Projects involving human gene transfer, Select Agents, HIV, BSL-3 agents, or novel recombinants may have additional requirements.
Contact OHS early in the process. Incomplete packages (missing documents or information) will be deferred until the missing information is received by OH&S. Project types that require written approvals or authorization for use include, but are not limited to:
- Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites or their products which require biosafety level 2 or higher containment (see http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl5/bmbl5toc.htm)
- Non-exempt recombinant DNA research
- Human gene transfer-IBC approval must be obtained from each institution at which recombinant DNA material will be administered to human subjects (see Appendix M of the NIH Guidelines)
- Select agents (see 42CFR73)
- Introduction of any of this material into animals (including the administration of transfected cells).
- Requirement specified by the granting agency, collaborator, or service provider (check your grant application packet for requirements)
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Physical vs. Digital
Physical vs. Digital
I've seen this debate happen more often with each passing day. There seems to even be quite the divide when it comes to preference and publishers are taking notice. Each have their own pros and cons and there is no true winner in this battle, but I want to take an objective look at each before even stating my own personal opinions.
Physical games are like a home cooked meal. They're comforting, bring you memories of your childhood, and are always there for you until the end of time (unless something physically happens to them.) You can always pick up a physical game and know that the data in the cart or on that disk is the game advertised. Even if you're on your fifteenth console, you can pop in that game and enjoy all the content it contains.
Physical games can also easily be shared, given away, or sold. For many gamers this is the way that they afford new games. It's the very basis of businesses like GameStop. If a friend wants to borrow your game, they can just take the cart or disk and place it in their own console. If you want to bring a game to a friend's house to show them what you just picked up, it's as simple as it sounds.
Physical games also contain a collectable aura. Some games are never re-released or released digitally so it's the only way to obtain a copy. Because of this, many games are worth hundreds or thousands of dollars bringing an extra incentive to holding onto that physical copy.
On the other hand, having a physical game takes up space, and a collection of physical games, takes up a lot of space. Many game collectors have rooms dedicated to just their games. If you want to change games, you'll also have to remove the cart or disk from your system in order to place a new game inside. Plus, just like any physical item, they can also get destroyed, stolen, or damaged. Like many other collectables, they need to be protected which requires extra care.
When purchasing physical games, you'll need to either drive to a store where you'll have to deal with retail chains, or order online where you must wait for delivery. For publishers, they don't make as much on each game by placing it in a store since the retailer needs to take a cut. This may not be a negative for us consumers, but it does influence which games could potentially be released.
Physical games also require certain systems to play. Some of these systems can be quite pricey. They may also require certain peripherals which makes backwards compatibility as technology moves on, impossible. I bring this up for one reason which I will touch on shortly.
Now let's take a look at digital releases. There are also plenty of pros defending the digital form of media. First off, they take up zero space. No box, no physical manual, just the file for the game and sometimes a digital manual. This means you can have your entire game collection in one system, as long as you have enough hard drive space, and that will free up plenty of room in your house for other things.
You also can just select a new game to play without ever leaving your couch. Sure this caters to the lazy, but it is a positive and I know several people that love this feature. If you use illegal means, which I do not condone in any way, you could have several consoles in one PC which saves a ton of money as well as space.
Digital games can also be purchased right through the internet and downloaded immediately. No driving to the store, no dealing with retail chains, and no waiting for a store to open. The world today certainly seems fixated on immediate gratification so this could very well be an important point to some people. Because of this, it is also cheaper and less of a risk for publishers to release games using digital distribution.
On the flip side, digital games cannot be shared, lent out, or sold. Some companies are trying to figure out how to provide a service for selling digital games, but at the time of this writing, you are unable to do so. If you never sell your games and you are the only one in your family that plays games, this may not apply to you. But if you have kids or a spouse that is into games, it can get expensive buying two or more copies of each game digitally so that everyone can play as opposed to one physical copy that can be shared.
Also, depending on which system you download your game on, it could be tied to your username, id, or worst of all, your system. This makes upgrading to a new system a little harder to do. Also, if your system is god forbid stolen, you just lost your entire game collection as well.
Another negative to digital downloads is you have one primary source to get the game from and because of that, the price is controlled. I've seen many games "on demand" that are $29.99 when you can pick up a used copy at GameStop for $7.99. Yes, there are sales for digital items just like there are sales on physical ones, but there are many outlets to pick up physical copies as opposed to the one or two for digital. For PC gamers, there are some more, but I'm mainly talking console games here.
Now after running through some pros and cons for each, and I'm sure there are more that I didn't even touch on, what are my personal views on the subject? For me, it's physical media all the way. Now, let me explain why.
As a game collector, I take pride in having physical games line my shelves. It's sort of like how hunters like to put the heads of animals they killed on their walls. The games on my shelves each tell a story and when looking over them, they remind me of different parts of my life.
I also find it more gratifying to play each game on the console it was meant to be played on. It's like stepping into a time machine and going back to when each game I play came out. Especially since there are so many types of controllers and some can't replicate exactly how a game was meant to be played. For example, I find it much harder to play an N64 Virtual Console game using the Classic Controller or the Classic Controller Pro vs. an N64 controller.
Since my wife also enjoys playing games, I don't want to have to purchase each game twice. This way we can alternate who plays simply by popping out the game from one system, and placing it the other. I imagine that when we have kids, this will also be handy.
Does this mean I'm against digital? Not at all. In fact I've purchased plenty of games on WiiWare and Virtual Console in addition to XBLA and PSN. But they are not without their faults which steer me away. Let me explain.
PSN has a nice system where the games are linked to your PSN ID and can be downloaded multiple times and even on multiple systems. This is a nice feature. Sadly I have never liked the XMB bar on the PS3 or PSP and it doesn't seem to place the games in alphabetical order which makes it a chore to find the game you want sometimes.
XBLA I think has the best system personally. Games are tied to your Gamertag and can be downloaded again if needed. They are also placed in alphabetical order which is a huge plus. However, the largest hard drive that Microsoft provides is 320gig. I used to pick up each XBLA game until I ran out of room. The PS3 has a 500gig HD so I can't understand why Microsoft hasn't gone this route.
Nintendo is sadly still very much behind when it comes to digital content. What I mean by that is whatever you purchase is linked to your system. This wouldn't be so bad if systems never died. Recently I've had a problem with one of my Wii's. Of course it was the one with all my virtual console and Wiiware titles on it. I wanted to transfer them all to my Wii U but with my Wii not working, I was stuck. I called Nintendo and they were nice enough to lower the price of repair on the Wii since they were holding about $500 worth of downloaded games hostage. I've had 360's die on me before, but it was as simple as pop off the hard drive, place the hard drive in a new console, power on and sign in.
I know there are some of you out there that are die hard PC gamers and love Steam and its many sales. Steam is also done correctly since all the games are linked to your Steam account. As a console gamer, I'm interested to see what the Steam Box offers if it ever comes out.
Now what about you guys? Do you prefer Physical copies to line your shelves or Digital copies to fill your hard drives? I want to know which one and why! I look forward to seeing which side of the debate you are on!
July 24, 2013 at 8:16 am
Great editorial Barry! Thanks for your insights into the whole discussion of physical vs digital media. For me, it's digital (when applicable.)
July 24, 2013 at 2:03 pm
Thanks Jeremy. Digital certainly has it's advantages. I just hate when publishers don't give you the choice. Like Ace Attorney 5. There's a petition right now to get a physical version released. I signed it since I'd like to place it on my shelf next to my other AA games. For Indie games, digital is a great way to get their games to the max amount of people quickly and relatively cheaply.


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Audie Award Nominee, Literary Fiction, 2013
The Remains of the Day is a profoundly compelling portrait of the perfect English butler and of his fading, insular world in postwar England. At the end of his three decades of service at Darlington Hall, Stevens embarks on a country drive, during which he looks back over his career to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving "a great gentleman". But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness" and graver doubts about his own faith in the man he served.
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"A tour de force - both a compelling psychological study and a portrait of a vanished social order." (Publishers Weekly)
"Duty, Honor, England"
Well of course I'm going to give this 5 stars.
Interesting that a novel written in 1988 by a man who wasn't born in England could write one of what I would consider one of the great novels of English literature. A lot of novels I'm sure have attempted to carry on the tradition of this sort of 'novel of manners and society', but this is probably the last, great one we'll ever see. Fitting then that it would be about the ending of things.
For myself, a great novel (or any work of art) is one which gets you thinking about yourself. I tended to think a lot about my own missed opportunities, my age, what lies ahead, and most importantly the feeling of the people around me. I wondered how what I might assume someone I know is thinking or feeling could very well be wrong - that I'm oblivious to a great many things because I can't see past my own nose.
Yet Mr. Stevens never seemed worried about this because he always knew his duty. His duty carried him through all things and so he never once questioned if he might ever be wrong. He's even asked by Mr. Cardinal on the night of the great meeting if he believes what his Lordship is doing is 'right' and he only replies that it's not his place to know. Right and wrong only become a concern to him when dealing with the topic of a butler serving a worthy employer.
Of course, putting aside lords and butlers, Mr. Ishiguro is obviously concerned with larger issues, chiefly the idea of allowing oneself to be led by another who may not be as moral as you would like - which is why Hitler is such a good backdrop since he took full advantage of people's allegiance to the German state. That unquestioning loyalty seems quite dangerous against the Nazi flag, yet here we see it with the good intentions of a naive English gentleman and his loyal butler. And the price both paid were costly, but at least Mr. Stevens got some good advice about always looking forward and so his fate is not as bleak as Darlington's.
Oh well, I could go on and on, and that's what makes this such a wonderful novel. I'm glad I read it so soon after reading Fathers and Sons too - I feel as if I've read some of the greatest novels ever written and they are both stories I am very sad to have to put down.
"An excellent audio book performance"
The narrator did a fabulous job of giving Mr. Stephens and all the other characters unique voices. He also had a way of making sure the humor of the novel, which is subtle with subtext, came across exactly as the author undoubtedly intended it to. I thoroughly enjoyed his reading.
I don't think I could compare this book with any other. It's quite unique.
I can't say I have a favorite scene. The book is complex and tightly interwoven. But I loved Mr. Stephens and felt for him, even as he tried to keep his emotions bottled up.
It made me laugh and this was surprising.
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"Butler reflects back on his years of service"
Remains of the Day ended up in my reading list after being nominated for a 2013 Audie Award. I watched the movie years ago and knew the had won a Booker Award in 1989 when it came out. So after Audible had it on sale I started listening to it.
It is an excellent audiobook. Simon Prebble was a very good choice as narrator.
Mr Stevens has been at Darlington Hall for 35 years. Lord Darlington, his long time employer, passed away 3 years ago and the great house was purchased by an American business man. While the new owner is away, Mr Stevens decides to take a trip to see the former housekeeper.
His travels lead to long sections of reminiscence. The entire book is first person narration. Stevens alternates between occasionally realizing what is going on to being unable to really see what is going on around him. He maintains his 'dignity' even to the listener.
Much of the book is about Stevens trying to indirectly see whether the work of his life has had value. Stevens asserts that he has been great because he has served a great man. (Although many others believe that Lord Darlington was actually a fool that was played by Hitler to keep Britain out of the war for as long as possible.)
So I am struck by how different this book would be if Lord Darrington was a great man instead of someone that was out of his depth. Stevens believed that service was more important than his own happiness. And I think many readers that find this book tragic would commend him if he had served Winston Churchill or another Lord that ended up being truly great. So I wonder at the implicit idea that underlies the entire book.
On the other hand this is a great book to illustrate cognitive dissonance (the idea that we come to believe something different from reality in order to make ourselves feel better.) The best book I have read on that is Mistakes Were Made, but Not By Me.
I really did enjoy the book, it was performed excellently. And it really did challenge me to think about what we serve (or who we serve) and how thing outside our power can forever affect the way we perceive ourselves. In the end I think I come to a different conclusion then the book intended. But it is still well worth reading.
(originally published on my blog, Bookwi.se)
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"Wonderful story, lousy audio"
I am really enjoying the book. Simon Prebble could read me the telephone book and I would give it five stars but the format 2 version that I am listening to is full of pops and hisses.
"slow and steady"
This book is for the Downton Abbey fans, of which I am one. I have been listening to mysteries so this is a nice change of pace. I really enjoyed the way the story was told through the road trip of Stevens,the main character and the way he looked back on his life.
Stevens is unapologetically himself till the bitter end, which ends up being a little heart breaking. He is bound by rules of convention. if only in his own mind. And although it irritated me, the way he stuck to these rules, it ultimately defines who he is and therefore it can be no other way.
"Prebble is terrific."
Prebble's reading is spot on.
Prebble's nuanced performance of the main character.
This is a thoughtful classic. If you are looking for plot, suspence, action look elsewhere.
"More excellence from Ishiguro, with some flaws"
I am a true fan of Kazuo Ishiguro's novels but had the most difficulty with this one (despite the fact that it is the book that catapulted him to fame). It starts off and moves *SO* slowly that only my stubbornness ensured that I completed it (hence the 4 stars for story). The narrator is wonderful, but this is the first Audiobook I've ever listened to that included *so many* "patches"--places where the narrator's voice suddenly changed and it seemed that a line or two had been added after the fact, as if the master recording were not good enough, or the master had been created from an abridged edition of the book and then beefed up for the release of an unabridged audiobook. This was irritating to me because the change in voice was noticeable enough that it broke my concentration. Had it occurred just a few times over the course of the book I would not have cared, but given that it happened about 50+ times I found it quite annoying and unprofessional (of the recording studio, not the narrator, who was only doing his job).
"This book makes you think"
It ranks as one of the top books
Although the story started out a bit slow, the author goes deep into the thoughts and life of the main character. The book makes one think about their own life and reflect.
Excellent reader!
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This is the first Ishiguro or Prebble book I've listened to and I was impressed by both. This is a beautifully written, poignant character study. It's got a really well-developed first person perspective and, though it's steeped in a specific era (and rich with detail at that), it has a timeless message. Prebble is a joy to listen to and does a great job shading character voices. I'm eager to check out Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go now and will definitely look for more from Prebble too.
College English professor who loves classic literature, psychology, neurology and hates pop trash like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey.
"Ishiguro's Great Classic"
A marvelously engaging and finely-crafted piece of a man who only learns how to live once life is near its end. Just wonderfully done.
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