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Probiotics: Importance to Women - by Brad Douglass, PhD.
You have probably heard the term "probiotic" bandied about by yogurt marketers for years now. You may have even heard claims that probiotics can strengthen the immune system and help combat allergies. When asked, most people express a belief that probiotics are somehow important to the health of the stomach, intestines or the digestive track in general. But what are probiotics and what do they do for our bodies? Not many people know. As a result, when it is revealed that two types of probiotics, used in combination and taken by mouth, have been shown in clinical studies to beneficially impact many aspects of vaginal and urinary tract health, most people look at you incredulously—especially women. Is this true?! Yes, but before we get the skinny on the benefits of certain probiotics for feminine health, let's find out what a probiotic is and how it works.
What is a Probiotic: Bad Bacteria vs. Good Bacteria
Probiotic is a fancy term of Latin origin that means "for life." Clarifies everything, right? Ok maybe not, but at least there is a reason for that. The reason is that probiotics are live, active bacteria—good bacteria! You see, the term probiotic was coined in a way to avoid association with the word "bacteria" since we have been conditioned to think bacteria are bad. This all makes sense if you just considered running off to find your anti-bacterial soap a sentence ago. However as we have all come to understand the difference between bad fats (like saturated and trans fats) and good fats (polyunsaturated, omega-3's, etc.), it is high time we recognize the difference between good bacteria and bad bacteria.
Bacteria live all over our bodies, inside and out. In fact, there are more bacteria amongst our bodies than actual human cells! This may sound alarming at first, but we have good bacteria to thank for many important bodily functions like training our immune systems and producing vitamins (biotin and vitamin K). Mothers even pass beneficial bacteria, shown to alleviate diarrhea, to their newborns via breast milk. Of course there are also harmful bacteria like Helicobacter pylori, the cause of stomach ulcers, or other bacterial species that like to make our bodies their home and can make us sick. But we don't necessarily have to just accept the bad with the good. Here's why. Beneficial bacteria and harmful bacteria compete with each other to survive. And that's where probiotics come in.
How Probiotics Work
Probiotics are like reinforcements for the good team. With the help of probiotics, good bacteria can displace bad bacteria through a variety of means that are just beginning to be understood. This idea is becoming more accepted now, but when a Nobel laureate Russian scientist originally proposed such a thing almost a century ago it was greeted with little fanfare and much skepticism. Researchers are beginning to understand that beneficial bacteria have numerous tricks in their arsenal like regulating pH balance, producing hydrogen peroxide and secreting anti-proliferation signals that inhibit bad bacteria AND make the environment more conducive for good bacteria to thrive. And since our bodies have formed a symbiotic relationship with these beneficial bacteria over time, an environment better suited for their survival translates into improved health for us.
What's Special About Probiotics for Women
Some of you may be thinking "great, I see now how probiotics can be helpful for the digestive tract but what makes that special for women." Well you will notice that "digestive tract" never appeared in the previous paragraph; there is a reason for that. It turns out that the vagina is another environmental battleground for good and bad bacteria. Here again good bacteria confer a number of benefits integral to health. Yet when they are supplanted by other bacteria undesirable things can occur.
When certain types of bacteria colonize the vagina they can produce enzymes and give-off amine byproducts. This in turn can lead to an increased pH, an often fishy odor and in some cases discharge. These are some of the clinical symptoms used to diagnose bacterial vaginosis. In other cases, it seems that these bad bacteria can change the vaginal environment in a less noticeable way making it more hospitable to yeast species of the genus Candida—the cause of yeast infections. There is also some evidence to suggest that a vaginal environment gone awry with harmful bacteria can result in a number of things, like increase inflammation, that makes a woman more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases and pre-term labor. Finally, it appears that bad bacteria can weaken the defenses that good bacteria create to keep the urinary tract and bladder sterile. This can make a woman more susceptible to urinary tract infections.
The good news is that through 20 years of research by Dr. Gregor Reid and Dr. Andrew Bruce, two specific probiotic strains have been shown to bolster beneficial bacteria in the vagina. This complementary pair assists in restoring vaginal and urinary tract health through an improved microflora balance. Even more importantly, the combination of these two strains has been shown in clinical studies to reduce the incidence of unhealthy urogenital conditions from occurring in the first place. The two strains are Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 & Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14.
There are an estimated 1 billion worldwide cases of urogenital infections annually, which include bacterial vaginosis, yeast vaginosis and urinary tract infections. We can be doing more to prevent these conditions and their downstream consequences of increased risk of preterm labor and sexually transmitted diseases.
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As the old proverb goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Nowhere is this more apparent than with feminine probiotics. Here are three reasons why you should think prevention is a great idea in this case:
What does all this mean for women? These undesirable conditions are disconcerting and difficult to cure when they are recognized or have hidden risks when they are not. But a measure of prevention is available in a once-daily, oral supplement. Like multivitamins for general health or vitamin C to boost immunity, GR-1/RC-14 feminine health probiotics are for your preventive assurance—it's like a vitamin for your vagina.
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The jpeg is a time-waster; you could have put a notebook at the link,
BUT: all we need is code, and you don't need a notebook, a link, OR a
picture for that.
Here's a look at the problem:
data = {{7, 1}, {5, 0}, {4, -1}};
g[x_] = InterpolatingPolynomial[data, x];
FindFit[data, a + b Log@x, {a, b}, x]
f[x_] = a + b Log@x /. %
{a -> -5.80756, b -> 3.52568}
-5.80756 + 3.52568 Log[x]
Show[Plot[{f@x, g@x}, {x, 0, 10}],
Graphics[{PointSize[.02], Point@data}]]
Show[Plot[f@x, {x, 3.9, 7.1}, PlotStyle -> Red],
Graphics[{Blue, PointSize[.02], Point /@ data}],
Plot[g@x, {x, 3.9, 7.1}, PlotStyle -> Blue]]
InterpolatingPolynomial gives an exact fit, but the Fit function only
tries to get close.
In this case, I assume there's no function of the form a + b Log[x] that
precisely fits your three points.
On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:53:58 -0600, John Accardi <accardi at accardi.com>
> Hello,
> Reading this forum I know my question is quite elementary. I am
> new to Mathematica and have been pulling my hair out here (and I'm
> bald to being with!).
> Any insights on this one?
> I assume a *.nb file can be attached here to this posting. It
> contains the question. If not, it can be viewed here:
> http://www.accardi.com/zane.jpg
> Thanks in advance for helping out.
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Blood gases at several levels of oxygenation in rats with a left-shifted blood oxygen dissociation curve
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Theoretical deductions have shown that a shift of the blood O2 dissociation curve (ODC) to the right might improve O2 transport to tissues at normoxia and at mild hypoxia whereas at severe hypoxia the organism should be better off with an ODC shifted to the left (Turek et al., 1973b; Turek and Kreuzer, 1976). The present study was performed in order to ascertain this ambiguous effect of an ODC shift depending on the degree of hypoxia in intact animals. A major displacement of the ODC to the left was achieved in rats by chronic administration of sodium cyanate (NaOCN). Control animals received sodium chloride (NaCl) instead. Arterial and mixed-venous\(P_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }\),\(P_{{\text{CO}}_{\text{2}} }\), and pH were measured at normoxia and during breathing 14.9, 8.0, or 5.6% O2 in N2 in both groups. From\(P_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }\), pH, ODC and arterial hematocrit, arterial and mixed-venous O2 contents were estimated and\(({\text{a}} - {\text{v)}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }\) as an index of blood O2 extraction was obtained. At normoxia and during breathing 14.9% O2 the NaOCN rats had a lower mixed-venous\(P_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }\) than the NaCl rats without any difference in pH. Arterio-venous O2 difference did not differ at normoxia but was lower in NaOCN rats at 14.9% O2. However, at 8.0 and 5.6% O2 the NaOCN rats had a higher mixed-venous\(P_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }\), an increased\(({\text{a}} - {\text{v)}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }\), and a higher pH (arterial and mixed-venous). At 5.6% O2 the NaCl rats developed a severe acidosis concomitant with pronounced hypocapnia. These findings confirm that rats with a left-shifted ODC have an impaired O2 transport to tissues at normoxia and mild hypoxia but a more efficient O2 transport at severe hypoxia as compared with rats with an unshifted ODC, in agreement with our previous theoretical studies.
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Microsoft recently announced Power BI Premium, a new capacity-based licensing model that increases flexibility for how users access, share and distribute content. The offering also delivers additional scalability and performance to the Power BI service.
With the introduction of Power BI Premium, Power BI Embedded and the Power BI service are converging to advance how Power BI content is embedded in apps. This means you will have one API surface, a consistent set of capabilities and access to the latest Power BI features – such as dashboards, gateways and app workspaces – when embedding your content. Moving forward you'll be able to start with Power BI Desktop and move to deployment with Power BI Premium, which will be generally available late in the second quarter of 2017.
This article will look at embedding your Power BI content for both users of Power BI and non-Power BI users. The steps are similar between the two. Callouts will be made when a step is specific to embedding for non-Power BI users.
There are a few steps you have to do with your application to make this possible. We will go through the steps needed to allow you to create and use embedded content within your application.
The Power BI APIs still refer to app workspaces as groups. Any references to groups mean that you are working with app workspaces.
Before you start embedding dashboards and reports into your application, you need to make sure your environment is setup to allow for embedding. As part of the setup, you will need to do the following.
Power BI Premium is not required for development of your application. The developers of the application will need to have a Power BI Pro license.
You will need an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant in order to embed items from Power BI. This tenant must have at least one Power BI Pro user. You will also need to define an Azure AD app within the tenant. You can make use of an existing Azure AD tenant or create a new one specifically for embedding purposes.
You will need to determine what tenant setup to use.
If you decide to create a new tenant for your application, or one for each customer, see Create an Azure Active Directory tenant or How to get an Azure Active Directory tenant.
It is recommended to create a new Azure AD tenant if you will be embedding for non-Power BI users.
You only need a single Power BI Pro account to embed content. However, you may want to have a few different users that have specific access to items. Here is a look at possible users to consider within your tenant.
The following accounts will need to exist within your tenant and have a Power BI Pro license assigned to them.
It is recommended that your organization/tenant Global Admin user should not be used as the account your application uses. This is to minimize access that the application account has within your organization. It is recommended that the admin user be an admin of all App workspaces created for the purpose of embedding.
You may have multiple users that create content for Power BI. You will need a Power BI Pro account for each analyst that is creating and deploying content to Power BI.
This is the account your application will use when embedding content for non-Power BI users. This is really the only required account you need within your organization. It can also be used as the admin and analyst account, but it is not recommended. Your application's backend will store the credentials for this account and use it for acquiring an Azure AD auth token for use with the Power BI APIs. This account will be used to generate an embed token for the application to use for non-Power BI users.
This account must be an admin of the app workspace that is being used for embedding.
You will need to register an application within Azure AD and grant permissions to that application when embedding content from Power BI. You will want to register the app using the master account that you created in the last step.
You will first need to register the application with Azure AD. While this can be done with the Azure AD portal, we have created a web page you can use to quickly register the app. Depending on who you are embedding content for will determine what items you want to select for the application. If you will be embedding for non-Power BI users, the app type must by Native.
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For steps on how to register the applications, see Register an application.
This section only applies to applications that are embedding content for non-Power BI users.
You will need to enable additional permissions to your application in addition to what was provided in app registration page. You can accomplish this through the Azure AD portal, or programmatically.
You will want to perform these steps with a tenant/organization admin. This would be a user in the Global admin role.
Browse to the App registrations blade within the Azure portal and select the app that you are using for embedding.
Select Required permissions under API Access.
Select Windows Azure Active Directory and then make sure Access the directory as the signed-in user is selected. Select Save.
Within Required permissions, select Power BI Service (Power BI).
Select all permissions under Delegated Permissions. You will need to select them one by one in order to save the selections. Select Save when done.
Within Required permissions, select Grant Permissions.
This will give the app permissions on behalf of all users in the tenant/organization. If you don't want this, you will need to sign in internactively with your app ID to Azure AD at least once.
In order to give permission to all users in the tenant, this operation should be made by an account in the Global admin role. Otherwise the permission is only granted to the user that performed the step.
You will need to get the existing service principals (users) within your tenant. For information on how to do that, see Get servicePrincipal.
Check for a service principal with you app client id as appId property.
Create a new service plan if missing for your app.
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If you are embedding dashboards and reports for non-Power BI users, those dashboards and reports have to be placed within an app workspace. For information on how to create an app workspace, see Create and distribute an app in Power BI.
You can create your reports and datasets using Power BI Desktop and then publish those reports to an app workspace. The end user publishing the reports need to have a Power BI Pro license in order to publish to an app workspace.
Within your application, you will need to authenticate with Power BI. If you are embedding content for non-Power BI users, this will require you to store the credentials for the master account within your application.
Use the Power BI and JavaScript APIs to embed dashboards and reports into your application. For more information, see the following.
When embedding for non-Power BI users, an embed token is required. To learn more see, GenerateToken.
When you are ready to move to production, you will need to do the following.
If you are embedding for Power BI users, you only need to let people know how to get to your application.
If you are embedding for non-Power BI users, you will want to do the following.
While you can use your organizations production tenant, it is recommended to create a new embedded analytics environment for production. For more information, see Step 1 above.
If you are using a separate tenant for development, then you will need to make sure your app workspaces, along with dashboards and reports, are available in your production environment. You will also need to make sure that you created the application in Azure AD for your production tenant and assigned the proper app permissions as indicated in Step 1.
Purchase a capacity that fits your needs. You can use the table below to understand which Premium capacity SKU you may need. For more details, see Embedded analytics capacity planning whitepaper. When you are ready to purchase, you can do so within the Office 365 admin center.
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Disciplinary action rather than a conciliatory process has been the norm in NSW, writes David Thomas.
For all its detail and depth, the Walker report on patient deaths in the Campbelltown and Camden hospitals does not answer a basic question: why did the Health Care Complaints Commission's initial report fail to name the doctors who allegedly were responsible?
The answer does not lie in conspiracies, or in malign influences, but rather in the way the battlelines have been drawn in a low-intensity ideological war which has been going on in the health complaints area since its inception.
The area is a new phenomenon. This year marks only the 20th anniversary of the formation of the world's first body specifically dedicated to dealing with health complaints, the complaints unit of the NSW Health Department.
Since then, the industry has expanded significantly. All states and territories have health complaints commissions, and have been obliged to have them in terms of the Medicare agreements between states and the Commonwealth.
But precisely because they are so new, there is still disagreement on their aims and functions, and there is an ideological conflict between them on this point. Up to the time that Amanda Adrian was appointed to head the HCCC three years ago, it was a case of NSW v the Rest.
NSW pursued what can be termed a "prosecutorial agenda" in that it had the power, and used it frequently, to investigate and initiate disciplinary action against erring doctors by legal means. For instance, in cases brought before the Medical Tribunal, which can result in doctors being deregistered, it is the HCCC which undertakes the case for the prosecution.
The other side in the ideological complaints war is occupied by the proponents of what is termed the "conciliation agenda", and they control the commissions in all the states and territories outside NSW.
They disapprove of the NSW prosecutorial approach, believing that a more effective and less costly way of dealing with complaints, particularly against individual practitioners, is to use a system of conflict resolution in terms of which professionally trained conciliators help aggrieved patients and doctors work through the issues which have led to a complaint.
One of the arguments for this process is that by not naming or punishing doctors, it makes them less defensive and more willing to admit such errors.
The adoption of the prosecutorial agenda in NSW was driven by two factors. The first was the determination by the then minister, Laurie Brereton, who established the original complaints unit in 1984, to prosecute doctors guilty of "medifraud".
The second was that the first two directors of the unit, Philippa Smith and Merrilyn Walton, were both consumer advocates. While they quickly discarded Brereton's focus on medifraud and replaced it with redress of patient complaints, they kept his prosecutorial approach.
Partly because of Walton's advocacy, the law relating to medical practice was changed in a wholesale fashion in 1987, giving the complaints unit much greater powers. The AMA protested vehemently, but Labor and Liberal administrations defended and encouraged the prosecutorial work of the unit, which became the largest and best-funded body of its kind in Australia.
In 1994 the complaints unit was transformed into the Health Care Complaints Commission, making it even more powerful. But when Walton resigned three years ago, it seemed the prosecutorial agenda would gradually follow her out of the door.
The new commissioner, Amanda Adrian, disliked the prosecutorial agenda and she began to downgrade it in the work of the commission (although it was by no means eliminated). Under her leadership, the gap between the NSW approach and the other states began to narrow.
However, in the HCCC report on the Campbelltown and Camden hospitals, Adrian's determination to stick to her principles of avoiding naming and prosecuting individual doctors, and her insistence that it was the system and not individual medical staff at fault, resulted in her unceremonious dismissal by the State Government.
It could be cynically argued, of course, that she was sacked not because the Government particularly favours the prosecutorial agenda, but because putting the blame on doctors shifts the focus away from the Government's shortcomings in adequately resourcing hospitals. On this score, Adrian certainly had a good point, although it is also difficult to believe there was no individual responsibility for the bungles in the two hospitals.
Whatever the final outcome, the contents of the Walker report clearly indicate that the prosecutorial agenda is firmly back in the HCCC and will stay there for the foreseeable future. After all, the fate of the Carr Government could be dependent on that being the case.
Dr David Thomas is from the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at University of NSW and edited Medicine Called to Account: Health Complaints Mechanisms in Australasia.
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This pattern is written and designed by Ann Mancini-Williams / Glamour4You.
This pattern contains clear & detailed instructions on how to crochet with pop tabs. I have included pictures for nearly every step. Once you've followed the basic steps in my pattern, the possibilities are endless. I have also added instructions on how I made the pouch & purse pictured.
Skill level: Intermediate/Advanced
Written in American English crochet terms
Basic needs for Pattern: 5.0 mm hook and worsted weight cotton


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WATCH: 7 Minutes of Vin Diesel Dancing To Katy Perry and Beyonce
According to a video posted on Vin Diesel's Facebook page by Diesel himself, the actor received a call from Universal Studios this morning informing him that "Riddick" is currently number one on the DVD charts.
How did the beefy action star choose to celebrate? By dancing alone for an uninterrupted seven minutes and 26 seconds, first to Katy Perry's "Dark Horse" and then Beyonce's "Drunk in Love."
Interesting but entertaining nonetheless!
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That's great, and don't worry, I really like to help people, no matter how noob they are. I can't post donation link here, however, you can send me a message on my profile page and I'll reply back.
And please, make sure you try to figure out what the problem is before saying it doesn't work.
I modified the jQuery a little bit.
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I think that this should be in the "Item Requests" section.
ElliotJackson said
@Crakken – Haha do I? I'll take that as a compliment I guess
Lol, yes, you do, and you're welcome.
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dtbaker saidHaha, that's sad . Let us know if this item got approved here.
Crakken saidlol nope! I still gotta go through the rejection process
dtbaker saidLol, I thought you were a reviewer…
Got bored of clicking refresh. Might join in here.
LOL ! I feel stupid now… How come I always forget about that!?
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matt5409 saidYou can have your username changed by contacting support.
I now kind wish I had chosen something more meaningful/professional on TF as I'm actually selling stuff now…
Yes, but this can confuse his clients… But, as he just started, it won't be a problem.
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Crakken saidActually, it's "Clash Of The Titans".
"Crash Of the Titans" (A movie):
Zeus said: "Release the Kraken!"
I couldn't find the domain name kraken.com… :'( so I made Crakken up. But I think it's cool!
Actually it's from the H. P. Lovecraft novels. That sucky movie is a wannabe ripoff. Also thanks for copying my avatar. I'm flattered.Back to the topic: My name.
Lol, no, yours was just an inspiration, my three horizontal rows represent the "E" in Crakken, while yours represent, some kind of arrow. Please, don't take it bad.
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.. it's my birth name.
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Lake Tahoe Basin > Mount Tallac > Climber's Log
Mount Tallac Climber's Log
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|few times
Date Climbed: Mar 7, 2011
|I did Tallac 3 times in 2011 by a variety of routes. Twice by myself early in the season. The first time was particularly interesting as the snow was soft and deep.... rather than postholing i was pylon holing :). The last time was later in the year with a friend and the flowers were a nice addition - the mosquitoes were not.
|Posted Jan 5, 2012 6:32 pm
|Climbed twice in the 80's, once with friends and once as an outing during a conference at the Stanford camp
|Posted Dec 7, 2011 4:04 pm
|Mount Tallac
Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2011
|Phil & I had a wonderful day hiking Tallac on Thursday! Hiking mid-week was great because there were not as many people out on the trail and on the peak. Annie, our very friendly mutt, joined us, greeted everyone she met, made many friends, and did quite well considering this was her first summit!
|Posted Oct 22, 2011 1:58 pm
|Tallac, Dicks & Jacks traverse
Date Climbed: Oct 16, 2011
|Nice hike and great views on E side of Crystal Range with quite a bit of snow still lingering from previous week's storm. Pretty windy but it only made it bearable; very hot when calm.
|Posted Oct 20, 2011 1:56 am
|Tahoe classic
|Not 100% sure of the date of my climb, but it was Summer 2008... got and early start and was done by lunch.
|Posted Aug 22, 2011 1:10 pm
|Fun Home Mountain
|Fun summer hike and winter ski
|Posted Aug 18, 2011 11:50 pm
|Nice day
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2011
|Nice views, hiked up from Gilmore Lake with my girlfriend.
|Posted Aug 15, 2011 4:03 am
|Sunny Day
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2011
|Couldn't ask for a nicer day. I left the trailhead around 7:45. I had the summit to myself. I got off the main trail a couple of times as snow drifts obscured the direct route. Passed a lot of people on the way up on my decent.
|Posted Jul 26, 2011 7:29 pm
|Awesome View as Always!
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2011
|There were still many snowfields to hike through, including one dangerous one near the top of this ridge (on the north facing side of course). The footsteps were deep, but it was quite scary. On the way down, we ended up walking on the boulders to get past that one snowfield. Otherwise, the view from the top is always spectacular! Oh and bring your bug spray and anti itch stick! The mosquitoes were relentless on the way up and back down.
|Posted Jul 23, 2011 1:16 am
|Vantage of Desolation
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2010
|Love the summer hike up there.
|Posted Jul 7, 2011 11:12 pm
|Vitaliy M.
|good views
|climbed some time in winter 2010
|Posted Jun 28, 2011 4:25 pm
|Still a lot of snow
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
|Fantasic weather. Was planing to do Dicks Peak, however the PCT was still covered with snow all the way up to Dicks Pass. So took a detour to Mt. Tallac instead
|Posted Jun 27, 2011 12:08 am
|Second time
Date Climbed: Apr 9, 2006
|First time under heavy smoke, this time under clouds. Will I ever get that million dollar view of Tahoe?
|Posted Jun 1, 2011 4:25 pm
|Great Turns
Date Climbed: Mar 30, 2011
|Great corn skiing up high. Taters from the beginning of sweat hill on down. Road is getting pretty lean in terms of coverage- a lotta damn work pulling it back to the car.
Summitted with Travis Hesse. 3 hours.
|Posted Mar 31, 2011 8:12 am
|Cathedral Lake route from Tallac trailhead
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2010
|I loved it. Beautiful all the way up, and world class views of Tahoe from the summit. Watch out for assertive marmots!
Party included Lynda (aka Zarathustraswife), her brother Danny and his wife Kellie. Conditioning for Half Dome.
"Fatigue plus loose talus equals broken ankle." Fortunately this didn't happen to anyone in our party, but I kept thinking it over and over in my head on the way down.
|Posted Mar 21, 2011 11:07 pm
|Conditioning for Half Dome
|Did this hike with my husband, brother, and sister-in-law. The elevation gain was good training for Half Dome which we did in August 2010. Challenging hike, but the views at the top were amazing.
|Posted Mar 21, 2011 2:39 pm
Date Climbed: Mar 12, 2011
|Planned on Cross Couloir, but avy conditions and cornices at the top led us to go up a chute further right to the ridge. Great day with great views. Also climbed it on Sep 30, 2006.
|Posted Mar 15, 2011 4:15 pm
|Cross Couloir Variation
Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2011
|The top of the couloir was heavily corniced, but Josh H. and I spied a small chute veering to the right, branching from the main couloir close to the top. Its entrance was protected by some rock and ice, but once we got past this crux it was 100 feet of climbing at 60 degrees on good snow till we topped out. Excellent day!
|Posted Jan 19, 2011 12:28 am
|Mt. Tallac Trail
Date Climbed: Nov 6, 2010
|Climbed on arguably the final hiking (as opposed to snowshoeing) day of the 2010 season. Started at 11am and finished at 5:30pm. Mostly pleasant hike, although a cold front blew over between the start of the hike and about 3pm, causing chilly temps and windy conditions in exposed areas. As we began our descent, the sun came out and warmed things up, winds calmed down, and some spectacular cumulous clouds formed over the crystal range. A significant snowstorm arrived the following morning, which probably will result in permanent snow cover at higher elevations until Spring.
|Posted Nov 8, 2010 12:59 pm
|Clear day
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2005
|through trip from echo lakes to fallen leaf lake,decided to make a stop.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sonos Connects To iPad
Santa Barbara-based Sonos, which develops a user-friendly audio streaming device for the whole house, said today that it has introduced a new Sonos Controller app for the Apple iPad. Sonos, which is known for its very user friendly devices for streaming music from both the Internet and a user's PC to different rooms in a house, said the Sonos Controller will allow users to control their Sonos ZonePlayer from their iPad. The new application will be free to download from the App store in August. Sonos said the new app will support both landscape and portrait mode, allow users to see what is playing in every room in their house, and also easily navigate and browse through music albums.


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Tips for adding a second dog?
Hi everyone!
I posted about this a bit before, but my husband and I have decided to go ahead and do a 'trial run' with a 5 year-old spayed GSD. We currently have a 1 year old unneutered male GSD mix. He is very bubbly, lovable, excitable, and loves other dogs. The GSD needs to be rehomed because she is getting into fights with a female Aussie who just had a litter (hormones and fur are a flyin'!) The owner assures us that the GSD is great with other dogs. We are hoping that they will be a good match for each other.
Any tips for introductions? I've read to introduce them in a 'neutral' place, so I was thinking of introducing them in a neighborhood a few blocks away on a 'walk' and maybe walking them both back home (with the assistance of my husband.) But then what? If it goes well, bring them back home and keep them separated with baby gates? Crate them both? Help! If it doesn't go well, should we just return her immediately? Of course, we will never leave them unsupervised.
:help: You can probably tell I've never owned 2 dogs at the same time before. :p
Oh my...lol. I'm sure you thought hard about adding a second dog...?
For me, it was more than double the work and although I love my baby girl sometimes I honestly wish I hadn't gotten a second doggie...
When we brought Zeeva home, we kept them separated for a long time (probably a good 3-4 months as Zeeva was a puppy and Smokey was a crazy adolescent). I crated Zeeva and Smokey was usually outside. I had to introduce Zeeva to Smokey with a muzzle on Smokey just in case they didn't get along...luckily it went ok and this was by the time Zeeva was old enough to hold her own ground...
Keep us posted about the 'trial run'! Pictures too please! C:
Introduce them on neutral territory, take them for a nice long walk, put away all toys so they don't fight over them, feed the dogs separately, do not leave them alone unsupervised.
We definitely have the resources to add another. I had just planned on waiting until my current dog was a little older. But if I can get everything to go smoothly, then that's not a huge deal to me.
Take them out to a neutral place and let them get to know each other first!
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BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) and Blackphone are in a virtual war of the words since BlackBerry posted a blog post about comparing the new Blackphone to BlackBerry's products. It's not a surprise which company BlackBerry deemed superior. In response, Blackphone's CEO Toby Weir-Jones wrote a post on Medium that mirrors BlackBerry's, extolling Blackphone's product at the expense of BlackBerry, mentioning BlackBerry's dealings with foreign governments and pointing out BlackBerry's financial troubles.
The core issue in the argument is which product is more secure — one way to appeal to customers cautious of smartphones' security flaws. BlackBerry is the brand most identified with the concept of a secured smartphone. Blackphone's Weir-Jones concedes this point his post. He continues by praising the BlackBerry of yesteryear.
"They were revolutionary products. I personally owned an even older device — a 957 — and used several of its descendants over the years. Nowadays, the only thing sustaining them is the inertia of their remaining enterprise and government customers, but that too will eventually come to rest while we and others continue to win over those accounts."
Weir-Jones' company SGP Technologies is a joint venture between Silent Circle, a company specializing in privacy communications, and Geeksphone, a company specializing in hardware. The Blackphone, a $629 Android smartphone with extra security built in, is the first product available to customers from this new company. So far it has received a positive review from Ars Technica, who praised the smartphone, even if the publication did dub it "the Android for the paranoid." Despite its price, the new smartphone has been selling well. Cue BlackBerry's post.


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Your review suffers from a major flaw, you rate the power at 120x5 yet Denon's website rates the receiver at 80x5. While I almost ordered this receiver I am glad I looked further into it. 80x5 will not fit my power needs.
Will this AV receiver also stream 1080p mkv/mp4 video with AC3/DTS sound from a PC DNLA Media Server over ethernet, or is it just limited to streaming audio?
They are reviewing the WRONG model. They review and picture the 1613 yet label it the 1713....and STILL have the specs WRONG for BOTH models. Reader beware. FAIL
LOl the back of this unit is what it is....
A deceit will not favor your products
I recently purchased the Denon AVR-1713 and I am not able to connect through airplay
I have my ipad running in iOS 6.1.3 but I don't find the airplay icon in it. I have followed all the procedure mentioned in the cnet to check the airplay icon. (by double clicking the home button and swiping on the left side) I can able to see (brightness, skip back, play.pause, skip next, volume and the itunes icon. in place of airplay icon
can anybody help me find what is the problem. mail ae @ email@example.com
80 watts @ 8 ohms per channel is more than enough to satisfy most people. Yet, if your objective is to let everyone in your entire house and surrounding neighbors hear every single sound and word from the movie, then yes it's not enough....
120 watts @ 6 ohms per channel is also correct. Take a look at your speakers and see what they're rated at.
By the way, nice picture you goof!
He's not wrong. I have that model. Have noticed the disparity with the US Denon site and what's written on the box...but not what's written on the UK Denon site. I live in Canada. Maybe we got a different config or maybe there is a difference in how it must be labeled in each country, such as standards regarding factoring in impedence etc. All I can tell you is I guarantee my box states 120 watts per channel.
It is difficult to describe just how bad the network features are. AirPlay support is particularly awful. It is just an endless loop of trying to switch things off and back on in different order until they magically work. And sooner or later you choose to change a song and everything goes inexplicably wrong again. Don't buy this with the intention of relying on it for these features. I have ended up buying an Apple TV set-top box to get similar features working well.
I'm running the latest receiver firmware and latest versions of iOS on my iPhone/iPad and OS X on my MacBook. I have used this receiver on two different internet connections (current one is 30Mbps fibre optic connection from Virgin Media).
this is the same 1713 I bought. But why do reviews from other sources (e.g. CNET) have a 1713 with different features (e.g. 6 HDMI inputs, zones) ??
Found the answer late. There are apparent different versions of the 1713.
The same model from Denon USA and Denon AU have different rears...
Denon AU: http://usa.denon.com/US/pro...
Denon USA: http://usa.denon.com/US/pro...
I brought I713. while updating this AVR with internet which makes interrupted and showing "UPDATE RETRY>>>>". this problem hasn't able to solve and there is no restore factory default settings option in its menu.
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Sakine Cansız
|Sakine Cansız
Tunceli Province, Turkey
|9 January 2013 (aged 54–55)
Paris, France
|Cause of death
|Execution-style shooting
|Kurdish rights advocate
|Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
Sakine Cansız (Turkish pronunciation: [saːciˈne dʒanˈsɯz]; Kurdish: Sakîne Cansiz, IPA: [sækiːnɛ dʒænsɪs]; 1958 – 9 January 2013) was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (or PKK). A Kurdish activist in the 1980s, she was arrested and tortured by Turkish police.[2] A close associate of Abdullah Öcalan and a senior member of the PKK, she was shot dead in Paris, France, on 9 January 2013, with two other female Kurdish activists, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Söylemez.
Early life[edit]
Cansız was born around 1958 in Tunceli, a city in eastern Turkey, to an Alevi family.[1][3] In her youth in the early 1970s, she began to take part in revolutionary activities, which were not endorsed by her family.[4] She fled to Ankara where she first met Abdullah Öcalan,[4] with whom she would work closely.[2] In an interview, she said of this period: "In a sense I abandoned the family. I did not accept that pressure, insisting on revolutionism. That's how I left and went to Ankara. In secret of course."[4]
Cansız was arrested in 1979 soon after graduating high school.[5] According to The Guardian, she was arrested just after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.[2]
She was one of the PKK's founding members (code name "Sara"), and the organization's first senior female member.[5] At the founding meeting of the PKK in Lice in southern Turkey in late September or November 1978 (with 22 persons attending), she represented Elâzığ, the administrative center of Elâzığ Province.[4][6][7] Cansız and Öcalan's former wife Kesire Yıldırım were the only women who participated in this meeting.[6] Cansız was detained in the 1980s in Diyarbakır Prison and tortured there, but continued to lead the Kurdish movement while in jail, becoming a "legend among PKK members".[2][8]
After her release in 1991, Cansız stayed in the PKK camps in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley and then in northern Iraq where she fought under the command of Osman Ocalan.[9][10] In addition to fighting she organized and headed women squads of the PKK there.[8][9] She went to Europe in the mid-1990s.[9] Murat Karayılan sent her there[2] to be responsible for the PKK's European branch,[8] first in Germany and then in France, to deal with the group's civil affairs.[2][10] According to Hürriyet, she was moved to Europe after having opposed the execution of PKK member Mehmet Şener.[5] France granted Cansız asylum in 1998[11] after she had disagreed with some senior PKK figures.[4]
Reportedly, "she was the most prominent and most important female Kurdish activist. She did not shy away from speaking her mind, especially when it came to women's issues."[2] It was also reported that she disagreed with Zübeyir Yılmaz, the alleged financial head of the PKK, with claims made in the Turkish media that he had sexually harassed her.[5]
On 10 January 2013, Cansız, in her 50s, was found dead with two other Kurdish female activists, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez. Autopsy results placed the time of death for the three women as sometime between 6pm and 7pm on the day before.[8][12][13] Their bodies were found in the Kurdistan Information Center in Paris.[11]
The killings occurred at a time when the Turkish government was in negotiation with PKK leaders including Öcalan. PKK activists in Paris considered the murders an attempt by "dark forces" within the Turkish government to derail these negotiations. The PKK blamed the Turkish government. Turkish officials pointed at frequent strife within the PKK,[14] with the Turkish national daily Hürriyet claiming that Cansız had been in conflict with Ferman Hussein, the alleged commander of the PKK's military wing.[5] Also killed were Fidan Doğan of the Kurdistan National Congress (based in Brussels) and Leyla Söylemez, a "junior activist". The French interior minister Manuel Valls announced that the three women were all killed execution-style.[15]
On 17 December 2016, Ömer Güney, the sole suspect in the assassination of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez died of a severe illness in his Paris prison cell.[16]
The body of Cansız together with those of the other two women murdered was brought from Paris to Istanbul on 16 January 2013 and transferred to Diyarbakır.[17] A funeral ceremony for the three slain women was held in Diyarbakir with the attendance of tens of thousands of Kurds on 17 January 2013.[18] Each was buried in her hometown: Cansız in Tunceli, Doğan in Kahramanmaraş, and Söylemez in Mersin.[19]
Both Turkey and France condemned the killings of the three women.[20] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suggested that the murders were done for two possible reasons: 1) to derail the current negotiations or 2) to carry out an internal execution within the PKK. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Bülent Arınç condemned the attack and expressed his condolences.[21]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b "Slain Kurdish activist Cansiz leaves stamp on militant PKK". Reuters. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Letsch, Constanze (10 January 2013). "Sakine Cansiz: 'a legend among PKK members'". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Jacinto, Leela (11 January 2013). "Slain PKK member was a rebel with a cause". France 24. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Buller, Daren (11 January 2013). "Slain Kurdish activist Cansiz leaves stamp on militant PKK". Reuters. İstanbul. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Three PKK members killed in Paris attack". Hürriyet. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Paris slaying puts spotlight on Kurdish female warriors". The Times of Israel. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Jongerden, Joost; Akkaya, Ahmet Hamdi (2011). "The Making of the PKK". In Marlies Casier. Nationalisms and Politics in Turkey: Political Islam, Kemalism, and the Kurdish Issue. Joost Jongerden. Taylor & Francis. p. 136. ISBN 9780415583459. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Kurdish PKK co-founder Sakine Cansiz shot dead in Paris". BBC. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ a b c Fraser, Suzan (11 January 2013). "Sakine Cansiz Murdered". Huffington Post. Ankara. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Murder of Kurdish activists' possible inside job". Asharq Alawsat. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ a b Elaine Ganley; Suzan Fraser (10 January 2013). "PKK Executions In Paris". Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Autopsy: Kurdish women died between 6 and 7pm". FIRAT news agency. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "Funeral for PKK members set to take place Jan 16". Hurriyet Daily News. Istanbul. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Morris, Harvey (10 January 2013). "Theories Link Paris Murders to Kurdish Peace Moves". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ Memmott, Mark (10 January 2013). "Three Kurdish Activists Found Dead In Paris; 'Without Doubt An Execution'". NPR. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Culprit of the murder in Paris of Sakine, Fidan and Leyla dies". ANF. 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Female deputies carry the bodies of the Paris victims". Sabah. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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Students are encouraged to use a rational, scientific approach to problem solving, both in and outside of the classroom; to think independently and to express themselves clearly and honestly within the bounds of courtesy and respect.
In order to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world, students are counseled to approach personal challenges with courage, tolerance, flexibility, and an open mind.
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Located in 8th Arrondissement, this romantic hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Lido and Arc de Triomphe. Eiffel Tower and Grand Palais are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Event facilities measure 538 square feet (50 square meters). This romantic hotel also offers multilingual staff, concierge services, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
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Rapper, producer, entrepreneur, and perennial culture commentator Kanye West has had a lot to say about Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) lately. West is a well-known fan of Apple's products and has made no secret of his admiration for company co-founder Steve Jobs. The outspoken artist has compared himself to Jobs on multiple occasions, including in an interview with The New York Times last year in which he called himself the "Steve [Jobs] of Internet, downtown, fashion, culture."
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With anthems like this coming through the radio in the 1970s and 1980s it is hard not to develop a poetics of rebellion. This is Burning Spear in a song whose lyric, as strangely elliptical as it may seem, remains profoundly rooted in the fittingly contradictory idea of a creation rebel–one grounded in creation, in the fact of creation, in everything that creation suggests, and yet one who is shifting the norm and trying to evoke something new. His rebellion comes from the quest to sing his own sing in a world that will continue to disappoint. From the alienation of shouting out loud for bread and hearing no response, the artist must sing his song. It is a rebellion towards hopefulness. I understand this intimately, understand it as the instinct that I want in me–a creation rebel poet. Man, you have to love this reggae business!
I travel all the whole of Rome
to find my bread,
to find my bread.
Call so loud,
search all around;
no one to hear my cry
but what am I to do?
I don't know, that's why
they call me, now, creation rebel don;
they call me, creation rebel don, rebel don.
Creation rebel they call me.
Creation rebel they call me.
They call me.
They call me.
They call me.
They call me.
One ting more for I to tell you,
for I to tell you,
for I, for I to tell you.
One ting more for I to tell you:
One shoe on my feet,
one pants to me waist,
one shirt on my back;
its gone, its gone,
what am I to do?
I don't know.
That's why
they call me,
creation rebel don,
that's why they call me
creation rebel don, rebel don.
Rebels in the morning.
Rebels in the evening.
Rebels inivershally.
Rebels was from a dat time,
until this time
I made up my mind
to go on,
sing my song.
I will find good round the other side;
and that's why they call me,
creation rebel they call me;
they call me creation rebel;
is they who call me,
creation, creation rebel,
they call me,
its they who call me.
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The original plan was to hit CPR (Caliraya Paradise Resort) in Caliraya, Laguna --- around 2 hours from Manila. But because of domestic commitments, none of the guys who are part of the plan were able to commit. I think most of my fellow anglers were not able to push through with any of their fishing plans that weekend.
Not wanting to waste a good day for fishing, I decided to hit Coloong (Kap's pond) for a short dalag fishing trip -- 10am to 2pm. I got an SMS from Obet and he decided to go to Aling Nene's pond. Bong, who was supposed to go to Subic, SMS'ed and checked if anyone would go to CPR but in the end, decided to tag along with me. Mikko, also a fellow angler, who was supposed to hit Lakeshore, turned up at Aling Nene's as well.
Picked up Bong at around 9am, and drove to Coloong. Because we were so busy talking about fishing stuffs while driving, I missed the Meycauayan exit on the expressway. We left the expressway via Marilao. On our way back to Coloong, we stopped by a surplus shop (Ukay-ukay) to check if there are some fishing stuffs that can be had.
Anyway, we arrived at Colooong past 10 and took the banca to Lawak and started fishing at around 10:30. It was a welcome break --- there were so few anglers at lawak that we were able to fish quietly for a few hours. Unfortunately, the dalags are not in the mood. All I got is a single fish using one of Bong's spinners.
Even though it was just almost a kilo in weight, it gave a really nice fight.
After a few pictures, the fish was placed back where it came from.
At around 1pm, we took the banca and went back to the main pond. We met Paul on the way. Paul is also a fellow angler who was with his family at that time. Before going home, we passed by Aling Nene's pond to meet up with Obet and Mikko. We were planning to cast for around 15minutes or so and then go back to Manila. But, when Mikko got a hookup with a large apahap (which escaped after a jump), the 15 minutes lasted for more than an hour. Before we knew it, it was already 4pm.
I really hope that next week, CPR would push through. I have this feeling that we are running out of places to fish. :-)


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Re: Display commands in a package
You can do the following:
<< BarCharts`
which gives a list of the exported symbols from the package. Clicking on
anyone gives the usage message. Getting to the Guide page is a little more
difficult. If you click BarChart you will obtain a usage message with a link
to the Function page. Bringing up the BarChart Function page you can get a
link to the package Guide page through the More About section, either at the
top or bottom of the page. But other names such as BarStyle do not have a
direct link to the package Guide page.
It is interesting that if one types 'BarCharts' into the Documentation
Center search input then the BarCharts Guide page appears only on the second
page of the listing. But if one types 'Bar Charts Package' it appears first
on the list.
I think it would be very nice if the Documentation Center had a link to a
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Naamah's Curse (edition 2011)
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I generally enjoy Carey's big huge fantasy bonkbusters, but this one left me with a slightly sour taste in my mouth. Like the previous seven books of the series, it is set in an alternate version of our world, in this case in "Central Asia", "Russia", and "India". Our heroine is seeking her True Love, and is sundered from him by treachery and violence; first she must escape a dismal hardline religious sect, the equivalent of evangelical Orthodox Christians; then she must rescue her lover and defeat the evil sorcerers who have enslaved him. That's all fine; but at the very end, the "Indian" queen who she has befriended (well, more than just befriended) decides to abolish the caste system in her society as a result of our heroine's strong advice. There's something very unfortunate about a character who is, when all's said and done, "British", making "India" change so that it can come closer to "European" norms of civilisation. I felt this was a rare slip from Carey; unless I have missed earlier lapses, I think she is normally more sensitive.
In my opinion. this was the best book of the last trilogy, and perhaps the longest. So much happened! Moirin got Bao back, got kidnapped by religious nuts from Aurelia (which is based on medieval Russia), got out and had go after Bao again. A lot of heartbreak and a lot of fantastic secondary characters. Really enjoyed it, although it can't compare in epicness with first and second trilogy in this world.
I loved the original three Kushiel books. I miss those characters--it's the same world, but they're only historical figures in this book. I'm enjoying the tour through this alternate world on it's own terms now--this one featuring it's version of Russia and India. And I like Moirin--not the way I loved Phedre as a heroine--but then again Bao is shaping up as my favorite Carey hero to date. And if these books have yet to move me to tears the way the Kushiel books did--well, this sure had me eagerly scrolling through the pages to learn what happens next. I did begin to feel a bit cynical about the relentlessly upbeat take on sexuality--in this medieval world apparently without unwanted pregnancies (if you're D'Angeline) or STDs and where your sig other only smiles at the idea of you falling in love--and into bed--with the next pretty thing of either sex to come along. And your personal god(less) blesses it all. Fantasy indeed.
I have been a devote fan of this series since book one and not a single book did Ms. Carey disappoint me, the trend still holds. These books are epic fantasy meets sensuality and you will feel every touch, kiss, and caress as if it were your own. This book reminds me so much of the (I think third) book in the series and it freaked me out for Moirin, this book is beyond nerve-wracking for a reader but soo worth the read.
I love the different levels of emotion you get to see in this story. You get to feel many different kinds of love, that just Moirin feels alone. I think Ms. Carey did an excellent job on this book and I can't wait to see what happens in the next one.
I can't decide between 3 and 4 stars, so I'll give it 3.5.
Carey's writing is still fantastic, though I thought she overused some stylistic choices here and there, and she still creates some of the most believable cultures and nuanced people I�êve experienced in a novel. Moirin journeys across a large swath of Asian-inspired lands, reminiscent of India, Nepal, and Tibet, and into the Himalayas. Again, like in Naamah's Kiss, I found the latter half of this book better than the first: in the first section, Moirin is captured by religious zealots who are reminiscent of Inquisitors (this section became wearily pointed in terms of religious differences and had way too much talking) who wish for her to renounce her myriad gods; in the second section, she meets a very saint-like woman and goes with her into the mountains to confront the nefarious but extremely sympathetic Spider Queen. Most of what happens shows that Moirin is at a crossroads in her faith (itÂês difficult being claimed by so many divergent gods) and unsure of the unfolding of her destiny, though she does still have more blind faith than any character I know.
Moirin spends the bulk of her time searching for Bao, her soul mate (for lack of a better term) who has the other half of her diadh-anam, and overcoming one difficulty after another to be with him. That would be fine, if Bao was better developed; unfortunately, just like in the first book, he is only in about half the book. Then again, Carey has the chops to develop a living, breathing character in that time, so I'm still at a loss as to why he seems less developed than some of her minor characters. Maybe it's not that he's not developed (he has a compelling backstory and he certainly goes through a lot) -- maybe it's because he just doesn't have much personality. He seems totally defined by Moirin's relationship with him, and I have a hard time buying her being so passionately in love with Bao when he doesn't seem to have much purpose. He seems like a plot device, in other words, and his purpose is to give Moirin a reason to run all over the world and meet other, far more interesting people. The only thing that saves the relationship for me is that Bao seems to know this and is resentful of his fate as a lesser being orbiting Moirin. So, maybe it's intentional, but I still don't buy him as a person I should care about.
At the end, there is excellent foreshadowing of the ominous return of Raphael de Mereliot, who may or may not be possessed by a capricious, dangerous god, which will keep me excited for the third book. I look forward to their confrontation and finding out what it will have to do with Moirin's destiny, which still seems vague. Also, I hope Moirin's father will be in the third book more, because I loved his character and wished to find out more about him.ÂÃ Ã
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0446198056, Hardcover)Jacqueline Carey, New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel's Legacy series, delivers book two in her new lushly imagined trilogy featuring daughter of Alba, Moirin.
Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile Ch'in fighter who holds the missing half of her diadh-anam, the divine soul-spark of her mother's people. After a long ordeal, she not only succeeds, but surrenders to a passion the likes of which she's never known. But the lovers' happiness is short lived, for Bao is entangled in a complication that soon leads to their betrayal.
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Far from the land of her birth, Moirin sets out across Tatar territory to find Bao, the proud and virile Ch'in fighter who holds the missing half of her "diadh-anam," the divine soul-spark of her mother's people. After a long ordeal, she not only succeeds, but surrenders to a passion the likes of which she's never known. But the lovers' happiness is short lived, for Bao is entangled in a complication that soon leads to their betrayal.… (more)
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