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Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan
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Saga Volume One by Brian K. Vaughan with art by Fiona Staples
Genre: Science Fiction (Graphic Novel)
Series: #1 in the Saga series
Publisher: Image Comics
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 160
Source: Library
The Short Version:
A young couple in love attempt to keep their baby daughter safe in the midst of a galactic war that has their families on opposite sides.
Why I Read It:
I first heard about this series from Kailana at The Written World and after reading a bit about it I added my name to the waiting list at the library.
The Book:
This volume 1 is a compilation of issues 1-6 of the comic series.
From the Publisher:
SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in a sexy, subversive drama for adults. This specially priced volume collects the first arc of the smash hit series The Onion A.V. Club calls "the emotional epic Hollywood wishes it could make.
My Thoughts:
This is most definitely a comic for adults with adult language, sexual content and violence. Nevertheless iit's an incredibly well done story and fabulous artwork that together create a world that draws you in and has you eager for more. The only thing I don't like is that I now have to wait for the second volume to be published. I will be stalking the library website so that I can get on the waiting list early.
Marko and Alana are from opposite sides of a long running war. When their daughter is born this is the conversation:
Marko: She's perfect.
Alana: Look, she's gonna have your horns.
Marko: and your wings
Yeah this isn't your average love story.
I knew going in that this was a science fiction story and I was prepared for different types of species. One group of characters has what looks like computer monitors for heads and there are also semi ghostlike children but in the context of the story you don't even think twice about it because it works. Marko and Alana just want to stay out of the war and raise their daughter but they're on the run from both sides of the conflict as well as some very interesting bounty hunters.
What I was not prepared for was the humor. I loved the way that Marko and Alana's daughter interjects her own narrative and asides all along the way. Yes she's an infant in this opening story arc of the series but she's telling this in hindsight and I simply adore her dry wit.
The artwork is wonderful. Far better than some of the other graphic novels I've read. I already knew I liked Brian K. Vaughan's storytelling (from the Y: The Last Man series) but I now want to seek out other work by Fiona Staples because of her talent as an artist.
It's a bit of Romeo and Juliet mixed with Star Wars and pieces of every fantasy or science fiction story I've read or seen. The bottom line is that it's fantastic. You should read it. I'm going to read it again before I take it back to the library and I'm going to pout until the next volume is waiting for me on the hold shelf at the library.
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Lobsters have three pairs of antennas: a large pair and two small pairs. They are sensory organs. The large antennas are used particularly for touching, and allow lobsters to find their way in their environment. The small antennas allow them to recognize various chemical signals in water. They are very sensitive to odours and help them locate food, among other things.
Lobsters have two eyes located at the base of the antennas. They do not distinguish colors and do not see clear images. However, their eyes are very sensitive to light, and they are able to detect movement and shadows even though there is very little light. They find their way around mostly through touching and detecting odours.
Crusher claw (1) and cutter claw (2)
Photos : Richard Larocque
Chelipeds (or claws)
The first pair of legs. They are very different from the other pairs because they are very large claws. There is a claw to crush and a claw to cut. The crusher claw (1) is bigger and has large "teeth" that enable the lobster to break prey shell or carapace. The cutter claw (2) is slightly smaller and has several little "teeth" that enable the lobster to tear or cut prey flesh. It also allows lobsters to quickly grab their prey.
Pereiopods (or walking legs)
The four other pairs of legs. They are used for locomotion. However, the two pairs located just after the chelae are equipped with small claws and are also used for eating.
The lobster's head and thorax are welded together and form the cephalothorax. It is the first part of the lobster's body.
The cephalothorax ends in a tip located between the two eyes, called the rostrum. This appendage is not a nose, as many people think. The rostrum simply protects the eyes when lobsters clash.
The abdomen corresponds to what is usually called the lobster tail. It is comprised of 6 segments and is articulated.
The telson is at the end of the abdomen. It is the segment in the middle of the spread tail.
The segments on each side of the telson forming the spread tail.
The anus is under the abdomen, between the last segment of the abdomen and the telson.
Swimmerets (or pleopods)
Under the abdomen, there are appendages resembling small fins. Those are the swimmerets. There are 5 pairs. The first (closest to the cephalothorax) is different from the four others and can be used to differentiate males from females. For males, the first swimmerets are large, hard and whitish, and are used for mating. They are called gonopods. For females, they are small and soft. The other pairs of swimmerets help lobsters move or make the water inside their shelters circulate. For females, they are also used to carry and ventilate eggs.
The mouth is just below the rostrum, under the eyes and between the antennas. It includes the maxillipeds and mandibles. Lobsters use the maxillipeds to bring food to the opening of the mouth and the mandibles act as teeth.
In adult lobsters, the brain is no larger than a pea. It is just behind the eyes.
The heart is on the back, behind the cephalothorax, just before the abdomen.
There are two of them. The first is located in the lobster's "head", just behind the eyes and brain. It is called the cardiac stomach. The second one is right after the first. It is called the pyloric stomach. It extends to the abdomen.
The intestine begins at the pyloric stomach and extends along the entire abdomen up to the anus. When a lobster tail is cut lengthwise, we can often see a small black tube: that is the intestine.
Only females have ovaries. There are two of them and that's where the eggs are produced before being fertilized (ovocytes). The ovaries extend along part of the abdomen and are located above the intestine. When cutting a cooked lobster tail lengthwise, we can sometimes see a large red line. Those are the ovaries with unfertilized eggs. They can be eaten. Sometimes, there's a black slimy substance. This is due to egg resorption. Those are eggs that were about to be laid when the female was caught. Instead of being laid, they were liquefied. The vitello-proteins contained in the eggs were re-circulated in the blood, giving it a black color. It is not very appetizing but the lobster is good nevertheless. It simply needs to be rinsed.
The testicles are directly below the heart and appear as two white lines.
Digestive gland
This organ takes up most of the cephalothorax and represents the liver, to some extent. This is the green substance we see in a cooked lobster when the cephalothorax is opened. Connoisseurs like it.
Lobsters smell with their "feet". In fact, lobsters have several receptors on their claws and their legs, which enable them to locate and recognize food in their immediate surroundings. Lobsters have other receivers on their antennas and mouth that enable them to detect odours (chemical signals).
Lobsters have two stomachs: the cardiac stomach and the pyloric stomach. In the first stomach (cardiac stomach), there are teeth to crush the food.
If a lobster loses a claw, a leg or an antenna, it restores it (it grows back) in the next moult.
When a lobster flees, it swims backwards quickly (up to a few metres/second) by swiftly curling and uncurling its abdomen.
Lobster blood is colorless. It is transparent. It becomes bluish when in contact with oxygen.
The crusher claw can be on the left or on the right. Lobsters can be either "left-handed" or "right-handed". Sometimes a lobster has two identical claws (generally 2 cutter claws).
The color of the carapace is made up of a basic pigment (red), which is associated to other pigments like blue and yellow. The mixture of the different pigments [red and yellow pigments are carotenoids, and blue pigment is a cyanin] gives lobsters their particular color. Generally, lobsters are brown (sometimes brown-green or brown-blue), with some more or less clear parts. Sometimes articulations can be blue, while the stomach area is orange. However, there are exceptions in nature. We hardly ever see an entirely blue (1), or entirely yellow lobster (2). It happens on the odd occasion that a lobster's carapace has two separate colors (3-4), or other cases it is an albino (white; 5) or leopard lobster (dark brown with a large amount of big yellow spots; 6).
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Photo 6 : Gilles Savard
All lobsters become red when they are cooked, except albino lobsters. Heat changes the pigments associated to red and destroys their binding. The red pigment is thus released. Since it is the basic pigment of the carapace and that it is heat resistant, the carapace turns red with cooking. Albino lobsters remain white when they are cooked because they do not have colour pigment.

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As tourism-based small businesses all along the Gulf of Mexico are feeling the effects of reduced visitor numbers, a few tourism groups are doing some innovative things to reach and reassure potential travelers.
BP has given money to several gulf states to promote tourism. While some traditional ad buys are going on, I'm more interested in the live reports and immediate information being aggregated for visitors.
The Visit Florida tourism organization is aggregating webcams, photos and live Twitter reports from real people on a page called Florida Live. Video reports and a blog add to the picture.
The significance is the real person, real time nature of the information. There is a higher trust factor on this kind of data. Purchasing ads is the traditional thing to do, but how many people really believe an ad that says, in essence, "Remain calm; all is well."
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Wednesday, Nov. 30
Fort Steilacoom
3 p.m. – Campus Tour. Get a guided tour with a Student Ambassador. Meet at the Welcome Center in the Cascade building.
Noon – Free Workshop: Belly Dancing 101. Swivel it, just a little bit. Sign up in C210.
Look ahead…Thursday is World AIDS Awareness Day. Visit the College Center at Pierce Puyallup for information on sexual health and awareness. Free.
Tuesday, Nov. 29
Fort Steilacoom
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Book Scholarship Fundraiser. Enter a drawing for prizes and help raise money for the Book Scholarship Fund. Fourth level Cascade building.
7 p.m. – Open Mic Night. Share your talent with the world. Sign up in C210. Watch in the Connection Cafe (College Center). Free food.
Look ahead…Wednesday, learn the ancient art of belly dancing with a free class at noon. Sign up in C210 at Pierce Puyallup.
Monday, Nov. 28
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
Winter quarter registration begins today for former Pierce students. New students can register starting Tuesday.
Have a great day!
Lakewood Computer Clubhouse is named a Promise Place
For its commitment to helping young people succeed and thrive, Pierce College's Lakewood Computer Clubhouse has been named a Promise Place by America's Promise Alliance.
Fuchs Foundation grant boosts Pierce College scholarships
The Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Foundation has awarded the Pierce College Foundation $55,000 in support of scholarships for Pierce College students. Of that, $45,000 will be used for the 2012-2013 school year; an additional one-time-only grant of $10,000 will be awarded now.
Nov. 23-25
Fort Steilacoom, Puyallup
There are no classes Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Enjoy the long holiday weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!
Military Program
Classes at Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be held on schedule Wednesday and Friday. There are no classes Thursday only. Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving weekend means Raider basketball
That's right, it's time to roll out the balls and hit the court! The Raiders men's basketball teams kick off the 2011-2012 season this weekend, when they host seven of the best community college teams for three days of great college basketball!!
Tuesday, Nov. 22
Fort Steilacoom
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Turkey Raffle. There are seven Thanksgiving dinner baskets up for grabs. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Cafeteria, Cascade building.
Noon – Student Council Meeting. All welcome. C178, College Center.
Look ahead…There are no classes Wednesday. Enjoy the long holiday weekend! Happy Thanksgiving!
Now enrolling parents and toddlers for winter preschool classes
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's cooperative preschool is now enrolling children ages 18 to 36 months for its fall Parent and Child class. In this unique program, parents attend class with their children, exploring a wide range of topics, including nutrition, guidance, and child development. This approach allows parents to learn firsthand how best to teach and care for their child, build relationships with other parents, and earn two college credits.
Monday, Nov. 21
Fort Steilacoom
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Turkey Raffle. There are seven Thanksgiving dinner baskets up for grabs. Raffle tickets are $1 each. Cafeteria, Cascade building.
5 p.m. – Play Smart. Learn how videogames are good for you and how to be a better gamer. Multipurpose Room, College Center. Free.
Look ahead…Wednesday is the last day to buy raffle tickets for the Thanksgiving dinner basket giveaway at Fort Steilacoom. Gobble gobble!


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Date/Time: Friday, December 6, 2013, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Strong coupling of light and matter can give rise to a multitude of exciting physical effects through the formation of hybrid light-matter states. When molecular materials with high transition dipole moments are placed in the confined fields of metallic microcavities or surface plasmons, vacuum Rabi splittings approaching 1 eV (~ 0.3 of the transition energy) are observed leading to fundamental changes in the properties of the coupled system. While strong coupling has been extensively studied due to the potential it offers in physics such as room temperature Bose-Einstein condensates and thresholdless lasers, the implication for molecular and material science remains mostly unexplored. After introducing the fundamental concepts, examples of thermodynamic, chemical and material properties of strongly coupled systems will be given to illustrate the potential of light-matter states for materials and devices.


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Merrill Lynch raised its 2001 EPS estimate and 12 month price target on shares of contract drilling firm UTI Energy (UTI ). Analyst Kurt Hallead told S&P MarketScope he raised his EPS estimate and price target to reflect UTI's recent acquisition of six U.S.-based drilling rigs. He says a deal should be closed by the end of the month. Hallead notes that four of these rigs are already operating and the remaining two will be ready by the 2001 second quarter.
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Will the taxi driver be able to find the entrance to the Cairo train station when there doesn't seem to be one? In sha'allah. Will we make it up and over the tracks with 8 pieces of luggage in time to board the train? In sh-allah. Will the train arrive before midnight in El Minya? In sha'allah. Will the charging carts for the Classmate PCs be transported from the port in Alexandria to the schools in Upper Egypt in time for us to install them? In sha'allah.God willing everything has gone well so far (although there are still a few charging carts in Alexandria because they couldn't fit in the van.) We all made it onto the train (even Leroy with his 80 pound bag!) and settled in comfortably to find we were in car #1, but our tickets were for car #2. Down the luggage came and back to car 2 we went. On our first day of work we set-up Classmate PCs in four schools. Ali, Max and I went to a secondary school about one hour outside of Minya. We were welcomed by a very enthusiastic group of teachers and school principals. (Our car was followed by an overprotective pair of Minya police men who honked vigorously whenever a cow, donkey or group of laborers was in the road ahead of us.) We went to work in the computer lab which was covered in a layer of thick sand and dust. The teachers joined in the effort and after being shown once how to set-up a CMPC were off and running by themselves. We were joined by Mahmud, the son of the school principal, who is 13, a little shy, and very into computers. He learned the setup too, and helped in naming each computer which is a tricky thing for those of us that don't speak (or read!) Arabic. Mahmoud told me his favorite computer game is Jet, his second favorite is Foot (soccer), and he watches Tom & Jerry and Sponge Bob on TV. When everything was set-up he got online and played some Foot while we all watched. His father was full of pride and invited us back to their house for lunch, but unfortunately we were running late and had to head to the next school. Somewhere about 2 hours into the set-up at school #2 I started to lag a bit. The only food we had eaten since breakfast was cookies, Fanta, Coke, and tea – all kindly provided by the schools. (The cookies at the first school were the best cookies I think I've had in my entire life.) But by 3pm the sugar high had turned into a deep low. I dozed in the car on the way back to Minya and am hoping dinner will be soon. In sha'allah. Update from day #2 We set-up Classmate PCs in 4 more schools (200 PC's so far!) I was with Leroy and Dina today and we showed girls in both of our schools the CMPCs and I got some great footage of their excited faces. Dina helped me interview several of them – one wants to be a doctor, two plan to be teachers, and one is going to be an engineer. We'll be in touch with her again in about ten years. Ali and Max were at a school this morning that asked them to do Q & A's with students and they became major celebrities in the village. When asked to be shown to the bathroom the school principal shouted to everyone, "Mr. Max is going to use the WC!" Dinner last night was amazing, so we are headed back for more. There is a football match between two Egyptian teams tonight and the entire country will come to a standstill. Everyone we worked with today was anxious for us to finish early so they could be home in time to watch the game.
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NJ Sen. Sweeney Says Gay Marriage Will Pass, Expects Christie to Veto
Despite a veto threat from Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney says the legislature is poised to pass a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the Garden State.
The State Senate, which voted against legalization two years ago, will be first to take up the bill early next week. Senator Sweeney, a Democrat, was among those voting against the bill in 2010, a decision he now calls "wrong" and "a political calculation."
Appearing on the Brian Lehrer Show this morning, the Sweeney said he's come around to supporting same-sex marriage, and his chamber has the votes to pass it. "It is absolutely going to pass on Monday, and I expect it to pass the Assembly on Thursday, and it's going to go to the governor's desk."
Governor Christie has called for a state-wide referendum on the issue instead, and this week Republican Senator Kip Bateman introduced legislation to put it on the ballot. Sweeney says the Democrats wouldn't support a referendum.
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If and when Christie vetoes the same-sex marriage bill, it would require a two-thirds majority vote in both the Assembly and the Senate to override. While Sweeney is confident that the legislation will pass next week, he said he does not have the two-thirds majority necessary to counter a Christie veto.
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Cognition and Recreational Computer Games: Implications for Educational Technology
Pillay, Hitendra K., Brownlee, Joanne M., & Wills, Lynn J. (1999) Cognition and Recreational Computer Games: Implications for Educational Technology. Journal of Research on Computing in Education (now Journal of Research on Technology in Education), 32(1), pp. 203-216.
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Contemporary research has indicated that students enjoy playing computer games. As a consequence, recreational computer games are becoming an increasingly significant part of student's lives. At the same time, use of educational software in schools is increasing. It has been proposed that playing recreational computer games may facilitate cognitive processes such as forming complex mental representations and making inferences. In this study, a qualitative approach was adopted to determine the cognitive processes students engaged in while playing recreational computer games. This was conducted with a view to determining the validity of incorporating computer game features into educationa software. Twenty-one high school students participated. Results indicated that players practiced complex cognitive processes such as interpreting explicit and implicit information, inductive reasoning, metacognitive analysis, and problem solving.
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Konami just confirmed 'Legacy Collection' on PS3 in june.
Lately i don't know what's happening with Kojima's mind but i hope MSG 4 do not end on MS side. Any "hardcore" fan will get very mad if that happens. Meanwhile enjoy this goldmine or box of Snakes.
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The Metal Gear Solid "Legacy Collection" found on a Korean rating has now been officially announced by Konami. The PS3 collection brings together Metal Gear Solid, the HD Collection versions of Metal Gear Solid 2, 3, and Peace Walker, and the "Trophy Edition" ofMetal Gear Solid 4, along with the relatively hard-to-find Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions and two digital graphic novels by Ashley Wood, in a handsome package that might make some consider buying them again.
Metal Gear fans have an affinity for fancy cardboard boxes. The collection will be released in North and South America in June. Konami has yet to specify a price.
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changes havTown & Country Market in Winslow is where it all began. It was definitely showing its age when we launched our remodel project in January 2014. It took 14 intense months – during which the market remained open – to transform it into a larger, updated and renewed market with improved layout and flow, increased seating and many new features.
Soon afterward, the market was awarded LEED® Gold from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievements in the building and operation of this downtown fixture.
LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is a rating system developed by USGBC for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance.
"Using the LEED process in our remodel let us exercise our most important environmental values – reducing waste and pollution, decreasing our greenhouse gas output, filtering parking lot runoff and providing clean indoor air for our employees and customers," said Town & Country's Sustainability Director, Tony D'Onofrio.


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The Hephaestus's microphone comes on a flexible boom that also allows you to rotate and store the microphone upright and out of the way when not in use. The flexibility was nominal and did not shift the headset during adjustment. The microphone stayed right where it was put during each gaming session. Some headsets develop a problem with the microphone staying put, usually heavy use results in this problem so only time will tell with the Hephaestus.
Here you can see exactly how the headset looks plugged in and not in use. Fold flat ear cups make for convenient flat surface storage. The microphone boom arm is folded up and stays in this position when not in use. The lights are bright and cannot be turned off, for many this may be a deal breaker.
The aluminum ear cup heatsinks, designed to keep your ears cool did just that. Although I'm not sure how much can be attributed to the heatsinks doing the work vs ambient temperature of the room. There is no fan behind these heatsinks, so it has passive cooling at best. The photo also shows a nice shot of the leather ear cups. The leather ear cups are soft and plush and provide a very comfortable fit for the user.
The generously padded leather headband proved to be one of this headsets greatest features. It was very comfortable on my head and I didn't notice any sweating after long gaming sessions. Of course, ambient temperature would play a huge role in sweat production, so keep that in mind.
The in-line remote, I found, proved to be quite nice. It allows volume control, microphone mute, and the option to enable/disable the "Blast Source Identifier" or what I'll refer to as enhanced bass. The bass control (small slider switch on opposite side of the remote) has three options, off, low, high. When enabling the bass you hear a distinctive vibration-ish sound through the ear cups. While some people may view in-line remotes as bothersome or unnecessary, I actually like having the control clipped to my shirt. For those of you who game shirtless, well, let's just say it won't be as comfortable for you.


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This event has already taken place. Click here for the latest events.18-10-2013 12:00:00 18-10-2013 12:00:00 America/New_York Jay Ghoul's House of Curiosities | Entrance by timed admission Lyndhurst was the home of three families over a period of 120 years, including that of Robber Baron Jay Gould. Visitors to the new Halloween attraction, "Jay Ghoul's House of Curiosities," will be guided through the eerily lit and decorated Lyndhurst mansion by a staff of spooky servants who are stationed throughout. They will be introduced to an undead uncle whose breath betrays a taste for the unspeakable, a wacky aunt whose crystal ball has a short-circuit to the netherworld, the strange son who can't stop playing dirges on his harpsichord, and the miserly father who is still counting his pound of flesh, even though he's become a complete skeleton. The mansion's spectacular dining room will be set for Halloween dinner but with fingers in the finger bowls and Mrs. Lovett doing the cooking. Visitors are warned not to go into the basement kitchen lest they risk ending up on the dinner menu. The mansion will be specially lit, and there will be music and live actors throughout the house. Visitors will be able to experience the spectacular gothic castle at night and in a way rarely seen. This event has timed entry. Please arrive 20 minutes before the entry time stamped on your ticket in order to have time to park and check in. Check-in takes place in the Carriage House. You will be escorted down the path to the Mansion in time to enter. Costumes are encouraged. Children under age 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Proof of age may be required. Accessibility: Lyndhurst welcomes all visitors, but please note that all tours of Lyndhurst require walking on hilly grounds and the ability to be standing for approximately one hour. Only the first floor of the mansion is handicapped accessible. Please alert Lyndhurst staff to any special needs in advance of your visit. Limited parking is available for guests with special needs. If necessary, a motorized cart (driven by a Lyndhurst staff member) will be made available for guests. Oct. 18-20, 25-27, Oct. 31-Nov. 3. For the complete schedule, and to purchase tickets, visit showclix.com/event/jay_ghoul. Entrance by timed admission. http://www.nymetroparents.com/2015neweventinfo.cfm?id=146163 Lyndhurst Lyndhurst
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Lyndhurst was originally designed in 1838 in the Gothic Revival style by Alexander Jackson Davis, who also designed most of the furniture and later doubled the size of the estate. Jay Gould, the prototypical robber baron, purchased the property in 1880, added a greenhouse in the Gothic style, and renamed it Lyndhurst. He hired the Herter Brothers to redecorate and they added many paintings that are still present today. Ferdinand Mangold is responsible for the "garden-esque" landscape, which most notably features spectacular specimen trees.


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The Asger Juel Larsen 2012 spring/summer lookbook is chalked full of black, brown and white colors, creating a moody and intriguing ambiance for the clothing. Shot at The Shakespeare Hamlet Castle in Elsingor by photographer Jens Stoltze, he has successfully showcased a collection that seems to play on opposites; where as the tops are long and the bottoms are short. Featured models include Patrick Payberg, Matteo Bellisario and Mounier Baraki, all of whom seem like suitable choices for the Asger Juel Larsen line.
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Dr Cox, 47, a rheumatologist at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, said afterwards that he was devastated by the verdict and the sentence.
But, speaking publicly for the first time since his arrest a year ago, Dr Cox said that the injection had been 'a bona fide act that was solely in the interest' of Lillian Boyes, 70, whom he described as 'a brave and patient lady'. He added: 'It seems somewhat harsh to criminalise me for doing my best in what were quite exceptional circumstances.'
Dr Cox described the past year as 'very harrowing' and said that he hoped to resume a normal life as quickly as possible. But his employer, Wessex Health Authority, said he would remain suspended on full pay until the General Medical Council, the doctors' disciplinary body, reviews his case.
Later, a spokeswoman for the GMC said it was unlikely that any hearing could take place within six months, the first opportunity at which the professional conduct committee to make a decision. Its options range from taking no action to striking his name from the register if it found evidence of 'serious professional misconduct', though some believe the committee may be lenient.
Dr Cox was found guilty on Saturday of attempting to murder Mrs Boyes by giving her a lethal injection of potassium chloride in August 1991. Mrs Boyes, who was terminally ill with acute rheumatoid arthritis and in agonising pain, had asked him to help her die.
Mr Justice Ognall, sentencing Dr Cox yesterday, told him that the trial had been a testing and melancholy experience. 'I have no doubt that for you it has been a terrible ordeal and the verdict a personal and professional catastrophe,' he said.
Dr Cox had, however, been convicted on the most clear and compelling evidence, the judge said. 'What you did was not only criminal, it was a total betrayal of your unequivocal duty as a physician.'
Such conduct, Mr Justice Ognall said, could never be legally excused.
He appreciated, however, that Dr Cox had allowed his professional duty to be overridden by compassion for a dying patient who had become an admired and cherished friend. He said that the sentence reflected the 'wholly exceptional, if not unique' nature of the case as well as the seriousness of the crime.
Two leading rheumatologists who were witnesses for the defence, Professor David Blake and Dr David Scott, afterwards condemned what they called an 'obscene sentence'. They said that although the trial had not been about such issues, it was probable that the judge had inadvertently advanced the cause of euthanasia.
Mrs Boyes's two sons, Patrick and John, who attended the trial, said in a statement yesterday that they were extremely saddened by the verdict.
'We both feel that Dr Cox is an excellent doctor and that he looked afer our mother with care and compassion at all times,' they said. 'Mother was a very special and caring person and we are certain that she would be horrified that her passing has resulted in this trial and the conviction of a doctor whom she respected and considered a friend.'
Dr Cox's counsel, Sydney Kentridge QC, had asked the judge to give him an absolute discharge, arguing that he had acted from selfless motives in an unprecedented situation and had already been punished enough.
Dr Cox, he said, was not only a skilful and dedicated doctor, but a leading specialist in the rheumatology field who conducted important research into improving patient care.
Mr Kentridge said that if doctors needed any reminder about the legal limits on their activities, the judge in his summing up had given 'clearer guidance to the medical profession than any previous judgment in a court in this country'.
The case is a landmark since Dr Cox is the first clinician to have been convicted, though several others in recent years have walked free from court. Thomas Lodwig was charged with the murder of Roy Spratley, 48, whom he injected with a cocktail of drugs - potassium chloride and lignocaine - which brought about his death within minutes. The Crown Prosecution Service dropped the charges during the trial at the Old Bailey in March 1990 after cancer research specialists gave evidence that the two drugs had been used to relieve pain with 'encouraging' results.
Another physician, Dr John Carr, was cleared of attempted murder after a two-week trial at Leeds Crown Court in November 1986. The jury was told by a pathologist that the patient, Ronald Mawson, 63, might have died from the effects of lung cancer rather than the injection of phenobarbitone which Dr Carr had used to ease his pain.
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Paris - Andy Murray overcame a hesitant start to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday with a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
The fourth seed had looked all at sea for a set and a half before the fourth round clash turned dramatically late in the second set as Murray found his touch and Gasquet totally lost his.
The win means that Murray has reached a Grand Slam quarter-final for the sixth straight time, with Spanish sixth seed David Ferrer waiting for him as his opponent.
For Gasquet there was the disappointment of failing to join countryman Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the last eight. The last time two Frenchman made the quarter-finals at Roland Garros was in 1990.
"He started very, very well, went for his shots, high risk and was playing unbelievable," Murray said of his opponent.
"I was lucky to turn it around at the end of the second set and then I started to play a lot better."
Murray, who has been struggling with back spasms since arriving in Paris, got off to the most hesitant of starts in the cold, windy conditions and Gasquet found himself 3-0 up without having done that much.
The Scot opened his account in the next game, but he was broken again two games later as Gasquet put away a one-sided first set in just 29 minutes.
Murray, a semi-finalist last year, served well to take an early lead in the second set and then broke to go 4-2 up.
But in a worrying flashback to the problems that beset him in his opening round win over Jarkko Niemenen, Murray lost his own serve in the following game and started clutching at his troublesome back.
Gasquet, however, had strangely gone off the boil by this stage in the gloomy conditions and failed to take advantage of the Scot's apparent discomfort.
A flashing Murray forehand on the run helped bring up set point at 5-4 and after Gasquet saved once, he double-faulted tamely on the second set point against him.
Murray quickly opened up a 5-0 lead as he dominated the rallies with his sharp angles and drop shots bamboozling Gasquet.
The Frenchman finally stopped a run of seven straight games for Murray, but the Scot went two sets to one up on serve in the following game.
The home crowd tried to revive Gasquet as the fourth set got underway and he shakily held serve, but two games later a couple of glaring errors from Gasquet handed Murray the final break he needed.
French Open results on Monday:
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David Ferrer (6), Spain, def. Marcel Granollers (20), Spain, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0.Nicolas Almagro (12), Spain, def. Janko Tipsarevic (8), Serbia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5), France, def. Stanislas Wawrinka (18), Switzerland, 6-4, 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 3-6, 6-4.Juan Martin del Potro (9), Argentina, def. Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, 7-6 (8/6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Juan Monaco (13), Argentina, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0.Andy Murray (4), Britain, def. Richard Gasquet (17), France, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.
Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Li Na (7), China, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Klara Zakopalova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2.Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-2, 6-1.
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Open thread: Michelle guest-hosting the Factor again; Video: Olby defends Michelle; Video: Michelle on Shabazz
posted at 7:55 pm on April 13, 2007 by Allahpundit
Show starts in 10 minutes. I'm told Geraldo was on to talk about Imus but the subject naturally veered towards immigration, resulting in a punch-up and the boss getting him in a headlock until he lost consciousness.
Or maybe I'm exaggerating slightly. You'll just have to watch and see, won't you?
We at HA love Papa Bear, consider him a national treasure, and would never dare suggest that he could be replaced. But … I'd be remiss if I didn't note that the ratings were pretty sweet last night. Supah-stah!
There'll be video here of one sort or another in a bit. Standby.
Update: I'm working on a clip of MM; sit tight. In the meantime, here's what was going on across the dial.
Awfully big of Olby to defend her from Malik Shabazz. Except … that wasn't Malik Shabazz in the screencap they used. It was Opio Sokoni, who appeared in the segment before Shabazz's. Close enough, Kayo!
Interesting, too, how eerily similar their screencap was to the frame I chose for our own video clip last night:
Update: All right, you get a grab bag tonight. The bookends are the talking points memo from the beginning of the show and the viewer mailbag at the end. In between, the good, the bad, and the ugly of Geraldo Rivera. Takeaway: "Whose civil rights?"
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Mets split doubleheader with Diamondbacks
NEW YORK – When the Mets chose to keep Lucas Duda as their first baseman and trade Ike Davis, they forever linked the careers of the two first basemen. Each player's struggles and success will be compared to the other.
As Davis returns to Flushing today for the first time since he was dealt April 18 (he's batting .303 with his new team), Duda is mired in a slump. Duda went 0-for-4 and left six men on base in the Mets' 2-1 loss to Arizona in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.
The Mets won the second game, 4-2, and Duda went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter.
"That will be quite a homecoming at first base there," manager Terry Collins said.
Duda and Davis battled during spring training to be the starting first baseman, with Duda earning the job. The Mets wanted to see how Duda would perform with everyday duties at the position, as Davis had struggled dating to 2012. They eventually dealt Davis to Pittsburgh for minor league reliever Zack Thornton and a player to be named later.
After going 0-for-5 Sunday, Duda is hitting .228. Since April 18, Duda is hitting .208 with two homers and 11 RBI. Davis has the same homers and RBI in that stretch, but his stat line is better.
"I'm glad he's doing well," Duda said. "I hope he continues to do well."
Following Saturday's 3-2 loss, Duda said to blame him after he went 0-for-4 and left seven men on. In the first game Sunday, he again couldn't deliver a big hit.
In the first inning, with the game tied at 1and the bases loaded with two outs, he grounded out. He'd later strand the go-ahead run at second in the sixth.
The Mets loaded the bases with one out in a tie game in the eighth, but Duda hit a grounder to first that was turned into an inning-ending double play.
He'd finish 0-for-9 and leave 15 men on base in the three-game set, as he hit a soft fly to left to strand two in the eighth inning of the second game. Collins said he plans to start Duda today as the Mets and Pirates begin a three-game series.
"I'm going through a bit of a rough patch," Duda said. "I think mechanically I'm right where I want to be, but I think pitch selection … I'm chasing balls out of the zone, taking pitches that are strikes."
Duda wasn't the only Met who struggled with runners in scoring position in the first game, as the team went 1-for-13. The Mets had veteran Bronson Arroyo on the ropes early, but failed to deliver the knockout blow in the game's early stages.
Arizona (20-32) tallied the winning run in the ninth when Daniel Murphy made an error as he dropped what would've been an inning-ending force out. Murphy said he "missed it" as his body was going one way and the ball arrived in the other direction.
"We're beating a dead horse here. It's the same stuff every day," Collins said after the first game. "We've got to come through in big situations and drive some runs in."
The offensive struggles wasted the best start of Rafael Montero's career, as he struck out 10 and allowed just two hits in his third career outing. Montero showed good command of the strike zone and induced plenty of swings and misses.
"Of course this was my best," Montero said through a translator, "and there is more to come, thank God."
In the second game, the Mets rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead in the sixth when the pinch-hitting Ruben Tejada stroked an RBI single.
Daisuke Matsuzaka, making his first start since Sept. 25, 2013, because of the doubleheader, picked up the win with six innings of two-run ball.
"I wanted to pitch as deep into the game as I could, "Matsuzaka said through an interpreter. "That was the least I could have done, and I was glad I was able to help the team."


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According to a USA Today report, the Trayvon Martin murder case has ignited protests, death threats, online campaigns, and become the center of national discussion about race, gun laws and self-defense.
And the trial doesn't even begin until Monday.
For more than a year, supporters of both George Zimmerman and Martin have waged emotionally charged arguments about the deadly encounter Feb. 26, 2012, in this small southern city. The Internet has buzzed with debates about whether Zimmerman was defending himself against an aggressive teen who had begun pummeling him or whether he had profiled and murdered a black, unarmed 17-year-old.
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Another varied group of students took to the river at Henley in order to brush up their photography skills. This particular class was particularly good at landscape composition, and managed to frame some lovely properties along the river while excluding some of the rubbish in the foreground!
Henley is one of the coldest places we visit when the sun is not out, but when it is it is gorgeous! The River and rowing Museum is a great venue and never fails to treat us well. The cafe is a particular highlight! We try to get a Henley at least once a month, and thoroughly enjoy teaching photography courses there.


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"China's image as a global power, which it hoped to burnish by hosting the Olympic Games, was tarnished by its continued repression of unsanctioned and ethnic minority religious groups and other human rights advocates," says Scott Flipse, director of East Asia & Pacific programs at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
China Aid Association reports that while imprisonments dropped in 2007, the number of arrests went up by 6.6 percent. The group says authorities arrested 693 Protestants for affiliating with unregistered churches. More than three dozen received prison sentences of more than one year.
The 2007 incidents were relatively consistent with China's human rights record, says Flipse. But upcoming analysis of 2008 is likely to show a spike in rights violations, he says. Watchdog groups such as China Aid Association, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, and Compass Direct expected a crackdown on house churches in October. Flipse said, "Unsanctioned religious groups, human rights lawyers, democracy and labor advocates, land petitioners, and independent journalists can expect to remain targets of repression from a government that fears them as 'undesirable social elements.'"
Among the incidents from last summer:
- Authorities removed human rights defense lawyers from Beijing before a scheduled meeting with members of the U.S. Congress.
- Officials in Henan arrested seven members of a house church and interrogated them to find out who had been designated to take donation money to a disaster area. Later this summer, they arrested two Protestants who were trying to do earthquake relief work and charged them with "religious inciting."
- Gansu Province police arrested two house-church pianists, accusing them of "engaging in cult activities and undermining public security."
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BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's keystone space scientist Qian Xuesen, widely acclaimed as the country's "father of space technology" and "king of rocketry", died of illness here Saturday morning at the age of 98.
In 1956, based on Qian's position paper on the country's defense and aviation industry, the central government set up an aviation industry committee, which later became the leading organization for China's missile and aviation programs.
Under the guidance of Qian, also known as Tsien Hsue-shen, China finished the blueprint on developing jet and rocket technology. He also played a significant role in developing the country's first artificial earth satellite.
"Mr. Qian used to hold academic seminars for us. We exchanged scientific ideas and wrote articles together. The whole time when we worked with Mr. Qian had a great influence on us," Yu Jingyuan, a senior researcher with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation told Xinhua Saturday afternoon on hearing the news.
In one of Qian's legendary stories, a missile project team encountered repeated failures during the engine experiments in 1950s. Team members couldn't figure out what was wrong and turned to him. In a meeting, Qian paced around the room, listened to everyone's ideas and ask them further questions for about 40 minutes. He then hinted the team that they should take into account the high-frequency vibration when the engine was running.
He was right. In June 1964, China successfully created its first medium- and short-range missile, marking the start of the country's first missile defense system nuclear weapon.
During the man-made satellite project, when everyone else was not sure that the satellite would work perfectly in space given the limited testing facilities, Qian researched piles of documents and papers and wrote, "In my opinion, the satellite is done."
On April 24, 1970, "Dongfanghong-I (Red East 1)", the country's first man-made satellite, was successfully launched.
Yu Jingyuan said Qian had very deep understanding of his own profession and also had a wide knowledge regarding many other fields. "He was a true science leader and master with brilliant scientific and philosophic thinking."
Qian, a member of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934.
In 1935, he went to study in the aviation department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and later studied aviation engineering at the California Institute of Technology. In 1939, he received a doctorate in aviation and mathematics.
In 1947, 36-year-old Qian was already a professor at the Massachusetts Institute.
According to his son Qian Yonggang, the Kuomintang once invited Qian to come back but he refused. He returned to the mainland after the new China was founded.
However, Qian's road home was not smooth.
Documents show that amid the McCarthyism in the 1950s, allegations were made that he was a communist who stole confidential information about the U.S. government.
Qian was put in prison for 15 days, followed by a 5-year house arrest under surveillance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In June 1955, a letter from Qian managed to get out of the U.S. border and finally reached then Premier Zhou Enlai, resulting in Sino-U.S. talks which led to his release.
Together with his wife and two children, Qian sailed for more than a month before arriving in the mainland.
On the official BBS of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where Qian majored in mechanic engineering from 1929 to 1934, many alumni still couldn't believe the news while replies to the posts soon topped 850 in six hours.
Many regarded his death as "a superstar fell" and expressed their blessings for him -- "Dear Mr. Qian, rest in peace. We will never forget your achievements."
According to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, the press is currently compiling a picture album of Qian and a collection of his writings based on 800-plus-page documents retrieved from the U.S. National Archives, which include details about his encounters with the U.S. government and his trip back home.
The picture book will be released soon and the writing compilation is due to come out in next spring.
Although Qian, a Hangzhou native in east China's Zhejiang Province, had long been a Beijing resident, his hometown friends feel close to him.
In one of the most popular local web portal "19 lou", more than8,000 visitors read the news in three hours.
"Masters, you've always been the mental support for us post-70sgeneration but one by one you're gone... Our country needs more masters like you..." wrote a netizen named "sheliqiang" in a hundred-word reply.
On Saturday, a documentary about Qian, produced by Xinhua, has been broadcast on the Internet and the agency's TV channel. Taiwan's Eastern Television will also air the program on Saturday evening.
"He was a 'people's scientist' with firm political belief and pure moralities," researcher Yu Jingyuan said.
President Hu visits renowned scientists
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits renowned scientist and founder of China's space technology Qian Xuesen in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 19, 2008. (Xinhua Photo/Lan Hongguang)Photo Gallery>>>
China's Premier visits elderly scientists to convey National Day greetings
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao(R) talks with Qian Xuesen, a renowned scientist and founder of China's space technology, during his visit to Qian in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 6, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)Photo Gallery>>>


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Reports are coming thick and fast from NGOs marking the slow progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, ahead of the UN summit in New York in less than two weeks' time - Unicef yesterday and Save the Children the day before, for instance. But none of them can match, for shock value, the verdict today of WaterAid.
The hope embodied in the declaration of 2000 is mired in excrement.
That is WaterAid's policy and campaigns director Margaret Batty. Strong language indeed, but this concerns the most unsexy subject in development - sanitation. This is how Batty continues:
The ongoing neglect of the sanitation MDG target represents a damning failure by governments and the aid community to promote an integrated approach to international development.
WaterAid says that billions "are living and dying in their own faeces for want of somewhere clean and safe to go to the toilet". The phraseology reflects the frustration of those who believe they are failing to be heard. The MDG is to halve the proportion of people living without sanitation. At the current rate of progress, that will take until 2049. But in sub-Saharan Africa, astonishingly, it will not happen until the 23rd century.
Diarrhoeal disease kills more children than Aids, malaria and measles combined, they point out. The report, Ignored: the biggest child killer – The world is neglecting sanitation, points out that there are consequences for many MDGs.
* Repeated diarrhoea are associated with 50% of childhood malnutrition. * Poor sanitation and hygiene impact maternal and newborn health – a recent study shows that washing hands with soap by mothers and birth attendants can reduce the risk of neonatal deaths by 41%. * Without sanitation, safe water and good hygiene practices, patients with already lowered immune systems have their recovery and survival chances radically reduced, particularly those living with HIV/AIDS. * Diseases related to unsafe sanitation and water and poor hygiene place a huge burden on under-resourced health systems: at any one time half the hospital beds in developing countries are filled with people suffering from diarrhoea.
WaterAid's outspoken pitch is a bid to secure more action on sanitation at the summit. They have rounded up some impressive advocates for the cause. This is the British Medical Association's Vivienne Nathanson on the issue:
The millions of premature deaths in infants will continue until safe sanitation and water is readily available and excreta is removed from the living environment. These are avoidable deaths; we have known their cause and the means to reduce them for generations. Watching children die who we can help to flourish is simply unacceptable.


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Very agreeable novel about the history of an 18th century house, starting with the 21st century brother and sister who inherit it and then, in chapters that begin in the 1700s and work to the present, follow the house from it's origins as a pile of golden-brown stones and some architectural plans through it's heyday as a fully functioning estate and the many many people whose lives it impacts.
This book is very good from a literary standpoint, and just from a "good stories" point of view. I guess it is Michener meets Downton Abbey. It almost sagged for me in the middle, but then pulled through. What I loved about it was that the house was a character in its own right, and I liked that the stories had a point through the ages.
When brother and sister Charlie and Ros learn that they have inherited their aunt's palatial English country house, they must decide whether to keep it or sell it. Ashenden has been in their family since the eighteenth century and is steeped in family history. As the siblings survey the effects of time on the estate's architectural treasures, a beguiling narrative spanning two and a half centuries unfolds.
We meet those who built the house, lived in it and loved it, worked in it, and those who would subvert it to their own ends. The walls of Ashenden echo with the lives of the architect who directs the building of the house in 1775; the wealthy and affluent Henderson family in their heyday; the maid who is tempted to solve her problems by stealing a trinket; the Jazz Age speculator who hosts a fabulous treasure hunt; the prisoners held there during World War II; and the young couple who lovingly restore it in the 1950's.
Each chapter is skillfully woven into the others so that the storylines of the upstairs and downstairs characters and their relatives and descendants intertwine to create a richly beautiful tapestry, full of humor, heart, and poignancy.
I absolutely loved this book. It was the type of story that I didn't want to end. I have always loved stories about houses and their histories; and this book was no exception. Elizabeth Wilhide is a new author for me and this is her debut novel, although she has written many, many books on interior design. I give this book an A+!
Ashenden is a charming historical read that concerns itself with the generations of owners and servants living in a manor house built in the English countryside in 1775. Beginning in the present when siblings Charlie and Ros inherit Ashenden upon the death of their great aunt, it meanders back to when its foundations were first carefully chosen and laid. Charlie and his sister must decide whether to sell it, or keep it for future generations of their family to enjoy. Charlie is happily married and settled in the United States, and sees the expense of the old mansion as prohibitive, but Ros is determined to save it, and has mapped out what she thinks is a plausible plan for its restoration.
Wilhide fills the story with history and atmosphere - the novel and its vignettes show the house in war time, poverty and at the height of its glory. Even as Ashenden, the novel explores how former owners have gained and lost the house and surrounding property, Ashenden itself is the star of the show, so much so that its almost pointless to bother getting attached to the people who live, work and die there. Their stories are picked up on a whim and dropped just as quickly, with some coming to more satisfying resolutions than others. Home restoration and architecture are prominently considered within the narrative, and readers who enjoy those details will find them in this pleasant, though rambling meditation on the history of a historic house.
What an absolutely brilliant idea for a book! Elizabeth Wilhide has taken the chequered history of Basildon Park (Netherfield in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice adaptation), building and owners, and turned the soul of a beautiful house into a series of nuanced vignettes, or short stories really. The modern day chapters which frame the story of Ashenden Park are perhaps the weakest, but I loved reading each and every segment, from the tragic tale behind the construction of the house in the late eighteenth century through to the war years, when Ashenden becomes a convalescent home during the First World War and a training ground in the Second.
Authors who 'borrow' from history tread a fine line - some can bring a famous biography or a notable building back to life, while others simply cannot weave a fictional narrative that stands up to the obviously inspirational source material. Wilhide hits the nail on the head - far from feeling that the real star of the story is Basildon Park, I feel that I now know more about the history of the original building from her creative reimaging of house and the people who lived there. All her characters are finely drawn, like housemaid Dulcie and her family, and she manages to fit a lifetime into a short chapter.
For those expecting a potboiler in the style of Downton Abbey, this might miss the mark, but for anyone into the true heritage of England's country houses, Elizabeth Wilhide has captured the 'beating heart' of a monument to past glory.
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Xerox Is Still Looking For Wall Street's Respect
Xerox Corp. spent most of the '90s reinventing its businesses, switching from the old light-lens copying machines to ones that moved information in bits and bytes. The digital revolution was well under way when Xerox directors charged Richard Thoman with transforming the company into a high-tech thoroughbred. But it hasn't worked out that way. Instead, since he became chief executive in April, 1999, Xerox has lost $20 billion in stock market value. And the old accusation--that Xerox helped usher in the computer age without profiting from it--remains firmly stuck on the Stamford (Conn.) company.
Now Thoman is trying to grab some Internet glamour and tie Xerox' battered stock to it. Net valuations are not what they were, but to Xerox' long-suffering shareholders, they'll still look pretty good. Xerox, at the recent price of 28, sells at around 14 times this year's earnings, which makes it more an Old Economy relic than a beacon of the New Economy (table).
DATA WRAPPER. A tech-savvy IBM alum, Thoman just announced his boldest move yet. He traveled to Xerox' fabled Palo Alto Research Center--birthplace of the computer mouse and the laser printer--to announce a key alliance with Microsoft and the spin off of Xerox' ContentGuard technology into a new company. Xerox will own a majority stake in the new outfit, called ContentGuard Inc., which will be based in McLean, Va. Microsoft will take an undisclosed minority stake. Says Microsoft's Dick Brass, vice-president for technology development and co-chairman of the new company: "We think this is going to be a vast business." ContentGuard creates a hard-to-crack electronic envelope for moving ads, video, books, music and other content over the Internet, and it protects copyrights by giving the sender control over how the material is used. Microsoft plans to introduce the technology this summer in Microsoft Reader, the software it developed for loading electronic books onto palm-size devices. Later on, Microsoft plans to use the technology in Media Player and Windows.
Thoman's plan is to take ContentGuard public as soon as possible. An IPO could bring huge gains down the road, but Thoman is also hoping that he can reap a more immediate reward by changing the market's perception of his embattled company. Clearly, the Xerox execs are thrilled to be partners with Microsoft--despite its public tangles with the feds--because it gives Xerox a high-profile way to assert some of its Internet technologies. "This announcement should demonstrate that we have surprising skills that people don't give us credit for," says Thoman.
He needs a big win. Since Thoman took over, the stock price has sunk under the weight of earnings shortfalls, reorganizational problems, intensifying competition in the core copier business, and a weakened economy in Brazil, an important market for Xerox. On Apr. 25, the company reported first-quarter earnings of 30 cents a share before special charges--a drop of 38%. This time, at least, the stock got a 16% boost by Apr. 26 from the Street because revenue gains exceeded expectations. Thoman's patent strategy paid off a little, too: an extra $40 million, or 3 cents a share, came from licensing fees.
Even with the strong first-quarter sales gains, Thoman has a tough road ahead because his company doesn't have much credibility with the investment community. In the early 1970s, Xerox sported dot-com-like valuations. But over the past three decades, the company squandered many of its technologies, fell behind its Japanese competitors, and made ill-fated acquisitions. Just look at the stock: Shares today trade at only 4 1/2 times the split-adjusted offering price in 1959 of $6.17.
QUICK BOOST. Investors and analysts say a spin-off alone is not going to make Xerox a hot stock. "There'll be a short-term boost," says James W. Lundy, a research director at Gartner Group Inc. "But it doesn't solve the big problems."
Investment adviser Robert E. Torray, whose Bethesda, Md., investment firm holds 3.8 million shares, agrees. What will build shareholder value, he says, is successive quarters of revenue and earnings growth. Splashy spin-offs alone won't do that.


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James A. Foshay was born in Cold Springs, Putman County, New York on November 25th, 1856. In 1893 he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of the Los Angeles public schools, and for two years, he devoted himself so thoroughly to the advancement of education in Southern California that in 1895 he was appointed Superintendent.
For six years he was a member of the School Examining Board of Los Angeles County. He continued as Superintendent of the Public Schools of Los Angeles until 1906. Dr. Foshay was a staunch supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and took a keen personal interest in not just the questions of public policy affecting his home community, but also the major political issues relating to the affairs of the state and the nation. He died on January 14, 1914.
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Oso mudslide: Some mudslide insurance help available
As victims of the catastrophic landslide in Oso start rebuilding their lives, many face the additional calamity of having no insurance for the loss of their homes ["Slide erased their homes, but maybe not their loans," Local News, April 1]. Losses from landslides are not covered by typical homeowner's insurance. But there may be…More
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