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Progressive International recalls canning jar lifters due to laceration hazard
About 22,700 in the U.S. and 3,800 in Canada
The recall involves the One Handed Jar Lifter. The jar lifter is a pair of tongs designed for lifting canning jars out of boiling water. The lifter is red with white handles. It is made of plastic and metal with a nylon coating.
Progressive International has received no reports of injury or property damage.
Consumers should immediately stop using the jar lifter and contact Progressive International Corporation for a free replacement. Progressive International Corporation Customer Service; at (800) 426-7101, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday; or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com; or online at www.progressiveintl.com and click on "Recall Information" for additional information.
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AC Sales Co., Ace Hardware, Amazon, Americas Gardening Resources, Bi-Mart, Blain Supply Inc., Chef Central , Cole Hardware, DeNault's True Value Hardware, Heart of America, Home Shopping Club, InterBond Corp. of America, Kitchen Kaboodle, Kitchen Krafts Inc., Lehman Hardware & Appliance Inc., Metropolitan Markets, Marmaxx, Reading China & Glass/Calvert, Supermarket Associates, Sur La Table, Williams-Sonoma, Winners Merchants International, World Kitchen Ltd., Zulily Inc. and other retailers nationwide from February 2012 to October 2012 for about $10.
Play yard sheets recalled by 4moms for entrapment hazard
About 1,440
The recalled play yard sheets are cream-colored, cotton jersey fabric. They were sold as an accessory to the 4moms breeze play yard. "4moms" is printed on a black tag sewn onto the sheet. Item number 4M-009-10-000101 is printed on the packaging. UPC 817980011137 is printed on the sheet's packaging and on a white warning tag sewn onto the sheet.
None reported
Consumers should stop using the recalled play yard sheets immediately and return them to 4moms for a full refund. 4moms, toll-free at (888) 977-3944 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.4moms.com and click on Recall.
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The Navy's top officer on Wednesday described the impact of having $11 billion less to spend this year, with an eye toward a possible $14 billion cut in the coming fiscal year that could mean civilian layoffs, fewer vessels built and more ships tied to piers.
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations, said the sea service cancelled five ship deployments due to the 2013 budget cuts. And, the service's ability to "surge" warships, which means dispatching them at short notice when conditions demand, was diminished.
"Usually, we have three carrier strike groups and three amphibious ready groups able to respond within a week," Greenert told an audience at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. "We have one now, and that's going to be the story in fiscal 2014."
In San Diego, the aircraft carriers Carl Vinson and Ronald Reagan often have been sitting at the pier this year because their deployments were delayed to mid 2014 and later. Two San Diego frigates and a submarine had their tours scratched.
The Navy's proposed 2014 base budget is $155.8 billion, down from $160 billion this year.
In the coming fiscal year, starting Oct. 1, the Navy has decided to exempt sailors from the cuts, which means their pay is safe. All other areas are facing a 14 percent reduction, Greenert said.
Training and shipbuilding would drop in fiscal 2014, he told the audience, according to the Pentagon's Armed Forces Press Service.
"I would see the loss of a littoral combat ship, an afloat-forward staging base and advanced procurement for a Virginia-class submarine and a carrier overhaul," Greenert said. "We might lose two more – a submarine and a destroyer – if we are unable to reprogram and move money into those accounts."
The Navy will lose about 25 aircraft, from helicopters to P-8s to F-35s, the admiral said.
A civilian hiring freeze will continue, Greenert said, adding that there's "great potential" of a "reduction in force," or layoffs.
The Navy will start a voluntary civilian retirement program Oct. 1.
"We need about a billion dollars to get into the operations and maintenance account and a billion into the procurement accounts so we can get it into shipbuilding, which will be my No. 1 priority in the Navy," he said.
Barring "help" from Congress in the next budget, Greenert told the audience, the Navy will have to cancel half of its planned ship maintenance appointments. Aircraft maintenance will take a hit, as well.
"If we restored the budget after [fiscal 2014] and said, 'You have a full-up operations and maintenance budget,' it'll take about five years to get that backlog in aircraft maintenance down," he said.
Looking beyond 2014, Greenert said the overall size of the Navy will likely shrink, but officials want to do it while preserving the ability to fight one major combat operation.


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Clinique High Definition Lashes Brush Then Comb Mascara Reviews
CLINIQUE HIGH DEFINITION LASHES BRUSH THEN COMB MASCARAOooooh! This is my absolute favourite mascara.......EVER! I seem to collect mascaras and foundations,as they are my two favourite makeup items. This is my most favourite mascara! Love how thick and lush it makes my lashes look. Goes on quickly and volumises and lengthens effortlessly. And thats saying something for a lash-challenged girl like me. I don't mind that it isn't waterproof,as I prefer n...read moreon water proof mascara anyway. Please never stop making this Clinique! I would cry :) I received this mascara for Christmas and have been pleasantly surprised by it's performance. The brush has two sides, a flexible comb side and a traditional brush side. I find for individual lash definition and length, I prefer to use the comb side. This mascara does not flake or transfer, but it is NOT waterproof at all. I wore it while I had a cold and, and even a single tear from a sneeze left me with marks under my eyes. The tube itself is rather skinny, so you don't get as much product as others I have tried. But overall I would by it again as it is one of my favorites, especially if there was a waterproof version available. I agree with another reviewer. This coats very well without clumping and looking cheap and fake and spidery (I hate spider lashes!). Building is easy. So good day to night wear with varying coats. have tried dior chanel even drugstore mascaras, clinique seems to be my goto. I have fairly naturally lush lashes , and these dont weigh em down either. I have found defining mascaras much better than volumizing ones, less clump, more professionally done makeup look. I have very long, thick lashes to start with so if I comb my lashes too many times I end up looking borderline ridiculous. I bought this mascara because I liked the idea of being able to comb out after, which I used to just do with a regular mascara brush that I cleaned off from an old tube. If you struggle in the lash area, I bet this would be amazing, for me I am going to reserve it for night time. I bought it in brown/black. — 5 years, 5 months agomihshelle | 182 reviews
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One of my favorite mascarasI have naturally dark, long, curly lashes and almost any mascara works great on them, but Clinique high definition is one of my favorites. The black matches my lashes so I can put one coat on or many for nighttime and it doesn't look fake. I love the comb on one side of the wand because it separates each of my lashes and makes for a more voluminous look. On the rare occasions when I accidentall...read morey stab myself in the eye with the wand, I have never had burning or itching which is rare with most mascaras I've used. It dries very quickly and the smell is not gross like many other mascaras I've used. I go through this mascara very quickly because I wear makeup everyday but the price point is awesome. I love many Clinique products because they are great for sensitive skin and are reliable. Love this mascara! — 5 years agoLamexicana1 | 221 reviews
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Amazing results!I got a sample of this in a Gift with Purchase and will be purchasing the full size. It has a unique wand - one side is a traditional mascara wand and the other side is a comb. It gives me these amazing long lashes - like a china doll! No clumping, just long, thick lush lashes! It lasts all day, but is easy to remove with regular facial cleanser. The only complaint I could make is that it t...read moreakes a little longer to apply than other mascaras for some reason. But I think it's just a matter of getting used to the different applicator. It's completely worth the few extra minutes for the amazing results you get. — 9 years, 9 months agocharliecat31 | 101 reviews
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no clumps even if you triedThe comb style on one end is my favorite side, although it doesn't beat Lash Stylist mascara's comb. It gives you a clean separated look that's natural, not a thick dramatic effect. The formula is clean and glossy, it is just an okay mascara for me. — 9 years, 4 months agoMakeupGuru | 444 reviews
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NopeClinique mascaras just don't seem to work well for me and this one is no exception. Didn't do much of anything. — 5 years, 4 months agoNicole1021 | 210 reviews
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Massively full lashesThe brush/comb applicator took some getting used to, but I have to say that this is really the only downside to this mascara. I was really happy with how full my lashes looked, and I didn't need to use a primer either. When using this mascara with a primer, friends were asking if I was wearing false eyelashes because it was about time. No one believed it was just this mascara and primer. I can...read more't really say I noticed a real difference in how long my lashes appeared, but I really didn't mind as I suffer more from sparseness. I found for me that the comb side works best if some of the mascara is wiped off each side first. I use the brush side, then the comb, then a swipe or two of the brush side again which removes any clumps and spider leg lashes. It wore really well all day, too. Even after napping in the car after a day out and about I didn't have any circles or flakes and my eyes still looked great. I will certainly add this mascara to my makeup drawer again. — 7 years, 6 months agoradar626 | 326 reviews
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So-soI just got this yesterday, so I am still in the 'trying out' phase with this mascara. I can tell you my initial reaction though- I'm not crazy about it. Maybe my technique in using the comb side is wrong, but it left me with horrible and clumpy spider lashes. However, the brush side was okay. But just okay, not spectacular. I've used better mascaras. I love Clinique, but I think I'll stick to thei...read morer face care products for now. -Edited: I had to come back here and edit my review! I've had a few weeks to try this out now and it has really started to grow on me. I don't use the comb side at all, and stick to very thin light coats with the brush side. The formula doesn't allow you to pack on too many coats for volume, so it's best applied with a very light hand. That being said, the results are pretty fabulous once you get used to the formula. Nothing too dramatic, perfect for a daytime wear-to-work look. It isn't the most resistant formula to sweating or smudging. A breeze to take off at the end of the day too. — 9 years, 6 months agoModernDayWriter | 205 reviews
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It's OK, but not greatMaybe I was expecting too much from this mascara but I am somewhat disappointed. The results are pretty mediocre and there are bunch of drugstore mascaras that will help you achieve the same look this mascara does for better price. Brush is very interesting and original, I am not very comfortable using it though. It was rather weird since when I was using the traditional side of the brush - mascar...read morea came on smoothly and lashes were looking pretty good. But once I started combing them with the other side - instead of defining, lashes started sticking together and clumps appeared out of nowhere. Overall, it's not bad or really good mascara, it is something in between. It might fit one's needs but, unfortunately, doesn't fit mine. — 5 years, 11 months agolegelato | 16 reviews
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OK, not my FavoriteTheir mascaras are just OK in my book. I don't think they do anything special, and definitely not anything more special than you can get at a drug store. Underwhelming. — 3 years, 7 months agoposhinprogress | 181 reviews
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Decent!I've used this mascara on and off over the past several years. (I actually don't have to buy mascara much because I survive off the free samples from Clinique Bonus and Estee Lauder Bonus, etc.) But anyway, I decided to bust this mascara out after I had an unopened tube sitting around for a good while. Pro: I almost don't even need the brush part. It's actually possible for me to apply the mascara...read more only with the comb, and in doing so, it really goes on smoothly. Con: It seems to flake just a little as compared to other Clinique mascaras I've used. — 3 years, 11 months agostella_couch | 25 reviews
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Wrestlers that should be swapped between WWE and TNA(Part 1)
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Wrestlers that should be swapped between WWE and TNA(Part1)
Hello everyone, this is my first blog in 2013! I would say happy new year, but I guess i'm very late. Anyway, the topic I chose today is about WWE and TNA. You probably already assumed that by the title, but i'm still going to explain. In this blog(Part1) I will say Wrestlers from TNA who would be the best choice, and benefit more from being in WWE. In part 2, it's very obvious, I will say WWE Wrestlers who should go to TNA. You get the picture, let's get on with the blog.
Note: The people I choose to be on my WWE and TNA list are Wrestlers that have never been to the rival company, but for the exception for some.
05. Austin Aries
Austin Aries is at a point in his career where he is cementing his legacy, and setting himself to be a future TNA hall of famer. He recently made a transition from a good X Division Champion to a great main eventer. When we all found out Jeff Hardy would be his opponent at Bond For Glory I wasn't really sure what the outcome would be. I thought if Jeff Hardy won it would be...bye...bye...for Austin Aries big push. I was wrong, Austin managed to put on a great match with Hardy for his title rematch, to this day he is still considered relevant, and remains fresh. Austin Aries is 34 years old; do you think it's to late for Aries to become a WWE superstar? My answer is no, but I doubt he would make the jump. He is a TNA original, and for some of his career he's been a part of ROH. I think, if Aries was at WWE from the start he would be given a young HBK treatment.
04. James Storm
I always preferred James Storm to Bobby Roode. James Storm should have had a longer reign has TNA World Heavy Weight Champion, and I hope he regains it in the future to come. I think the James Storm character could be very marketable, especially to the male market. TNA just don't have the money to make him or it's self more popular. If TNA don't market themselves more heavily they will never get that far. They need to take risks, if they don't, how do you expect them to achieve anything? That is why James Storm should be moved to WWE. WWE will give Storm the chance to showcase himself to a bigger audience and see if he can sell merchandises. If he fails, it could be WWE or himself or even both, that led to Storm not interesting the WWE universe. All i'm saying, James Storm for his own benefit, should be the one to take a risk and jump rival ship.
03. Bobby Roode
This man is TNA's longest World Champion. In his reign, he would do absolutely anything to retain. That mostly meant cheat his way to win. Normally this would make the holder weak, but it just made Bobby more vital and dominant. The things this man did to Dixie Carter and Sting was sickening. In WWE, the modern heel would cowardly cheat his way to win. This makes the WWE more predictable and boring. I am not saying Bobby Roode doesn't do that, i'm saying Roode does do exactly that but brings a lot more to the table. He reminds me of the once known legend killer Randy Orton. I can see him doing a CM Punk sort of title reign, but less whinnying and more action when he has the chance to. If Booby Roode ever comes to WWE he would defiantly bring in the selfish generation.
02. Samoa Joe
I haven't seen anyone the size of Samoa Joe that could still move quick and be very athletic. I feel for the past couple of years, TNA have not been using Samoa Joe to his full potential. He was TV Champion, and was bringing prestige back to the Title. I feel he should be right up there contending for TNA's World Title. If he was to be in WWE, i'm sure, he would be pushed as a monster heel. What makes him different to the average big heel the WWE push, is Joe is athletic, fast and has good technical skills. He is a monster that can wrestle...isn't that a shock. I could see him being a multi-time World Champion. The only thing he may need to work on is his mic skills, but he is a man with few words and I guess it suits him better that way. I would give him a manager for a while if he was to go to WWE, until the people get attached him, so then he can ditch the manager.
01. AJ Styles
The number one choice on my list is AJ Styles. The times when I didn't even watch TNA I still heard of this man; many people would agree that AJ Styles is the face of TNA. He participated in which was arguably TNA's best match. He is one of the three men who was wrestling since the first TNA show, to still be associated with it now. I believe AJ Styles should of been the first man inducted in the TNA Hall of Fame. My opinion, it should of been between him, and Jeff Jarrett. In WWE, I could see him being one of the top faces in the company. He would defiantly put on phenomenal matches. I don't know why, but I can picture styles winning the WWE Championship in the main event of Wrestlemania. WWE offered him a contract back in 2001, after WCW was purchased by WWE. He declined the offer because it would interfere with his family. I Believe, if he had joined WWE he would have became a future star. He would have taken his career to new heights, more than TNA could ever do for him. Anyway, It is to late for him to go WWE and he recently said he may be retiring soon.
Honorable mentions: Matt Morgan, Velvet Sky, Abyss, Christopher Daniels, Eric Young(clown), Crimson.
I understand that the people I have chosen are loyal to their company, so I or you don't expect them to jump ship anytime soon. I just picked the Wrestlers who I think could maybe have a better Career if they was in the rival company. Thanks for reading my blog, tell me who you agree or disagree with? Is their anyone you would put in? Leave a comment and tell me your thoughts.
Note: Please check out Part2 of this blog, where I say which WWE Superstars should join TNA.


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Community leader describes choking, undergoing emergency tracheotomy
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) - An emergency surgical procedure was performed at a Bakersfield restaurant when the Heimlich maneuver didn't work on a choking woman. The victim, a former local politician, said Thursday that the procedure saved her life.
Former Kern County supervisor Pauline Larwood said she still feels weak after almost choking to death Monday.
"I had food stuck in my throat, and I couldn't swallow," said Larwood from her hospital bed.
Lying in her bed at Mercy Memorial, Larwood described the emergency tracheotomy in a busy restaurant - having her throat was cut open Monday in an effort to save her life. Larwood asked not to be photographed during her recovery.
"I hope to get over this," said Larwood.
Eyewitness News spoke to Larwood before the incident Monday night while she attended the Valley Fever Symposium along with several of the nation's top doctors.
After the symposium, the group had dinner at The Mark Restaurant in downtown Bakersfield. Larwood was eating a steak dinner when she began to choke.
"I remember them trying to do the Heimlich, and it didn't work and then I passed out. And I didn't wake up until after the tracheotomy was done," said Larwood.
The Heimlich maneuver was performed on Larwood twice, but she lost consciousness. That's when Dr. Royce Johnson used a colleague's pocket knife to cut open her throat. He then inserted a pen to complete the life-saving tracheotomy.
"They were standing there holding something in my throat," Larwood said. "They used a pen for an air tube. Inside they took all the guts out of it."
Finding the right pen for the procedure proved tricky. An employee of The Mark, named J.R. Gonzalez, found the perfect tool.
"J.R., he's looking for a pen that'll work," described Bo Fernandez, restaurant general manager and executive chef. "These new pens, they're all fancy. So, finally, they find an old pen, they took the ink out, put it in there and gave her the mouth to mouth, CPR, that way."
Larwood said she won't let this traumatic experience hinder her everyday life.
"You can't be afraid all the time. So, I'll be more cautious about what I eat," she said.
She's grateful for the doctor, who she hails as the hero who saved her life.
"Oh, I feel very lucky," Larwood said. "Dr. Royce Johnson, he's my hero now. Absolutely he saved my life. I was blue, they told me."
Larwood said she had polio as a child, which has since made swallowing very difficult for her.
As of Thursday, she did not have a release date from the hospital, but remained in good spirits and is looking forward to a smooth recovery.


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Welcome, wrestling aficionados....Thanks for swingin' by the Den! WrestleMania season is far from here, but it's something that is always prevalent in my mind, so I put together my dream WM XXX card. I'm not saying this is what the card will or should be; Just sharing my personal dream scenario. I based my card loosely on current WWE storylines to make my card as believable as possible.
Updated 06-24-2013 at 01:49 AM by Rebel Lion
Welcome to the first Rebel Lion's Den...I hope you enjoy!!
A WWE pay-per-view is supposed to incite anticipation & excitement into the minds and hearts of the fans, but this hasn't been the case lately. With all the gimmick PPVs and PPVs with no real history, the WWE has seen a dramatic drop in the interest and buyrates of their PPVs. I feel this could be a reversible trend by simply
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Small and cheap could become the new normal for space exploration with the advent of U.S. orbital and suborbital missions managed by private companies, according to panelists at a free California Institute of Technology lecture on Thursday examining the impact of space commercialization.
As the government hands off mission duties to contractors, such as Hawthorne's Space Exploration Technologies, the transition could drive new technology that would benefit scientific work even as astronauts broaden their job description to include giving tours, NASA administrator John Grunsfeld said.
"Technology for technology's sake rarely ends up being all that useful," Grunsfeld told a crowd of Caltech students, science professionals and others. "But if you have a need, which would be smaller payloads which match technology, then you get true innovation."
The panel also included SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell, Virgin Galactic chief technology officer Steve Isakowitz, Space Policy Institute founder John Logsdon and Caltech professor Paul Wennberg. Moderating the panel was Fiona Harrison, a Caltech professor who also serves as principal investigator of NASA's X-ray orbiter NuStar.
Isakowitz, a former NASA administrator, said that regular space tourism could open the doors for foundations and nonprofits such as Caltech to launch their own low-cost missions for academic purposes.
"Why is this one of the few industries that doesn't have a Moore's Law?" Isakowitz asked, referring to the idea that computer chips fit twice as many transistors every two years. "We're sort of stuck in this conundrum of prices are either the same or going up. I think for the first time we have a change ... there's nothing inherently that says a payload has to be a billion dollars."
Wennberg, however, wasn't so sure that costs would reach affordable levels any time soon, in comparison to safer projects such as ground-based telescopes.
"You come up with numbers for an orbiter around Mars, just to send a toaster, something that would say I'm still here, in the neighborhood of $2 (million),
$3 (million) $400 million, depending on how much risk you're willing to accept," he said. "So it's a large amount of money."
The risks associated with spaceflight was a major part of the panel's discussion, particularly because of previous space shuttle tragedies that killed the crews of Challenger and Columbia.
"No one ever wants to lose a life," Shotwell said. "Each of the commercial crew companies are hoping and praying that the other doesn't do something flippant and stupid. That would really cast a doubt on the need to pursue this."
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135 crashes is hardly ideal, but Grunsfeld and Isakowitz defended the space shuttle program.
"I think the government's record is incredibly excellent given how difficult it is to be excellent in the government," Isakowitz said. "It was really a terrible time after the Columbia accident. I felt for a while there we would never return to flight."
In the private sector, he added, there is greater flexibility to move past major incidents because the companies don't have to report to Congress and other government offices.
SpaceX has already demonstrated that private companies can be successful when it sent its unmanned Dragon capsule to the International Space Station last year, bringing supplies on a second trip and returning with cargo and scientific material.
The company has already begun discussions about building a colony on Mars, and Grunsfeld believes NASA can lend its experience to help the company develop technologies to do that.
"The scientific community needs to have missions on timescales that are comparable to professional lifetimes, to graduate student lifetimes," he said.


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One of West Philadelphia High's most famous delinquents is back in town with a new comedy revue at Valley Forge Casino.
One of West Philadelphia High's most famous delinquents will be back in the area this week.
David Brenner, former teenage gang member, Emmy-winning documentarian (for his 1969 special, Paging Dr. Amato) and holder of the record for most appearances on The Tonight Show at 158, will be bringing a new comedy revue to Valley Forge Casino beginning Dec. 27.
In a nod to the invaluable assist Johnny Carson used to give to budding comedians — in the days before cable television, landing a stand-up spot on The Tonight Show was tantamount to being given the keys to the comedy kingdom — Brenner went through the routines of thousands of comedians to winnow out four — Jay Black, LaTice Mitchell, Vicky Kuperman and Rich Harkaway — to perform with him.
The 77-year-old Brenner spoke by phone from his Las Vegas home in an interview conducted in advance of his shows here.
Did you really get kicked out of school over 200 times?
Back then, you got expelled for two things: fighting and joking around. So you grow up thinking that making people laugh gets you into trouble. Go figure that I made a whole career out of making people laugh!
With that kind of disciplinary record, how did you deal with your sons (he has three sons — ages 15, 18, 31) when they got in trouble at school?
I tell them that they'll never beat me — I have the record. School bored the hell out of me. The system at that time was, you didn't advance in teaching until the dumbest kid in the class got it. So we would take these kids and threaten 'em. "You need to get The Louisiana Purchase down by tomorrow, or we're gonna beat the hell out of you!"
Did you always want to be a comedian?
I didn't know. I was always lost. Then I got a writing job in Philly — writing eight documentaries. The documentaries stretched from 8 to 11, they won some awards, and I wound up directing 115 documentaries. When I left that career, I had to think about what I really wanted to be. I never thought I was going to make comedy a career. I just wanted to make one TV show so I could show it to people, to prove to them that I was a comedian once.
That's a pretty big leap from just wanting to appear on TV once to landing a career-making gig on The Tonight Show. How did that happen?
I had a young agent who brought The Tonight Show's top talent coordinator in to one of my gigs at The Bitter End in New York. It was a hip, liberal cutting-edge place for comedians and magicians. And this guy was straitlaced out of the Midwest. The Tonight Show was very safe with its topics then — Johnny never got political. So this coordinator insulted me and my material after the set, telling me I would never make it onto the show. I decided right then that I was going to do comedy until I got on The Tonight Show. True story!
How much time elapsed between this confrontation and your first appearance on the show?
It was a few months. I used to go over to where they held The Tonight Show auditions on Wednesdays in New York. I would wear my one suit and tie and act like I was the manager of one of the performers. They had great finger sandwiches, so I knew where I would eat dinner every Wednesday. I would watch all of the auditions and see what made the talent coordinator and the show's producer laugh. So then I wrote a monologue in keeping with what they were searching for. If it wasn't for an insult and my West Philly anger level, I would have just done any TV show and then figured out what I wanted to do with my life.
And now you have become a talent scout/producer yourself with your new show. How did that happen?
I was talking with a comedian friend of mine about how there were maybe 20 of us in 1971, and pretty much every one of us made it. Now, it's estimated that there are somewhere between 14,000 and 17,000 working comedians out there. I said to my friend, 'These guys can't make it — there's just too many of them.' My friend said, 'Yeah, but the cream always rises to the top.' I said, 'Sure, but how do you find it in an ocean of milk?' I thought about that, and I decided to try to find a few comedians who, if they were around when I began in the 1970s, would have become stars. I looked at a little over 2,000 comedians on the Internet to find these four.
Two thousand?
It's not too hard to do. There are sites on the Internet, and sometimes I would just watch the first two jokes a comedian told. I don't need to eat the whole egg to know it's rotten.
My research was very discouraging. Most comedians are not funny. What bothers me most is that most of them are one-trick ponies. If someone is Mexican, he does 20 or 30 minutes about being Mexican. Or if someone is fat, their whole act is about being fat.
Will you be doing observational comedy or current events?
I will actually be talking about what it was like to be a comedian when I was first starting out. When all of the comedians started doing the observational comedy I had been doing since I was a little boy and I got bored doing it, I switched to doing what I think is the toughest thing to do, which is commenting on current events. I had that market sewed up for about five years before a few comedians like Jon Stewart and Lewis Black came on the scene — all of a sudden, there were all these comedians doing current events and the news. Once again, I became an also-ran rather than being seen as the founder of it. Luckily, I've outlived my own career. That's why, if this is successful out at Valley Forge, I'm going to take this on the road. I'm trying to get away from traveling to Minneapolis for three dates or doing corporate shows. I'm too tired for all of that.
You were one of the most popular comedians in the country throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s and then your career seemed to lose momentum. How would you describe what happened?
I got sidelined a few times. I spent five years in the 1980s and '90s fighting for custody of my son, Slade, and then I spent three years in the 2000s fighting for the custody of my other two sons, Wyatt and Cole. The courts say you can't be away from home more than 50 nights a year or you're an absentee father, so I had to give up on a lot, including The Tonight Show.
When I finally won custody, which was a miracle, I had become one of the forgotten men of comedy. I had been out of the scene for so many years. I wouldn't change it — how can you not fight for a child? — but I wish it never happened. I would have been a bigger star for longer, that's for sure.
How has your Jewish upbringing impacted your comedy?
I think it's a hereditary thing for all Jewish people: The people who have suffered the most are the ones who are the funniest. It's the escape hatch. If you can't look at certain things and see the humor in them, then it becomes a knife or a gun. People joked in the Holocaust. Most Jewish people are very funny. Now, you have a lot of black comedians. Well, that's because they were pushed around. We're the funniest because we have a 5,000-year head start on everyone.
Is there anything you look forward to doing when you come back to the area?
When I come in with my boys to show them the old neighborhood, I take a bite of their hoagies. They love Philadelphia. They tell me, 'You should move back here, Dad, everyone loves you, everyone says hello to you.' I say, 'Yeah, it's true, but I also owe a lot of people a lot of money. I think I'll stay away.' "
David Brenner Introduces Comedy Stars of Tomorrow
Dec. 27, 28, 29, 31 at 8 p.m.
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The nicotine inhaler looks like a plastic cigarette holder. It requires a prescription in the United States.
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Talent tree revamp
by Sunfyre on Jul.26, 2010, under Cataclysm
It appears the talent trees have been completely revamped, with the highest talent being a 31 point talent. I have yet to reread and digest how this is going to play out, but I will post more as I understand it. Feel free to give your opinions here.
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Athosian: @Thravia - at 16.5k crit u can effectively stack mastery. But.. you must have the T16 4set in order to not loose out on procs.
Thravia: Hi Sunfyre. According to all my calculations, and simulationcrafts, mastery is better than both haste and crit, and especially better than haste once you get past the GCD cap - so why are all balance druids going full on with crit/haste? I am having trouble figuring out what is most effective, and I am currently creating a BiS list for 5.4, but I don't know if I should go with a mastery/haste build, or crit/haste. Here is a chart of my stat weights, http://i.imgur.com/lQMfnFV.png (I am currently at 10300 haste, 16000 crit, and 547 item level)
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Sunfyre: Thravia: Not sure. I'm curious how this interacts with the nerf. If it's 8% on all targets, that'd be nice.
Sunfyre: Quiver: I'd stick with the lower BP until you can comfortably hit the higher one without sacrificing too much crit.
Thravia: Hi Sunfyre. Whats your thougths on the new T16 set bonus? It's been changed again.
Quiver: Hi Sunfyre! I am low ilvl Boomkin (around 517). After getting the 1st haste breakpoint(5273) i started stacking as much crit as possible. If i squeeze my gear, i can get to the 2nd haste breakpoint (10296); now, my question is: should i somewhat neglect crit and go for that 2nd haste plateau? Thanks in advance!
Manax: Hello Sunfyre, do you think balance druids one of the worst dps classes in mop? I mean... look at worldoflogs, there are no balance druids in the top dps sections at no boss. Always WL, Mages or hunter that are good on ranged bosses. And AOE dps poor too, compared to other classes. What do you think?
Sunfyre: It depends if you have RPPM proc'd items. If you have two RPPM items (or just the legendary meta), you'll want to do the pre-Solar start (and you immediately proc CA once you hit Solar).
Nodotx: Sunfyre, is one channelling pulse towards Lunar still the ideal opener? i.e. Starfall > Wrath > Lunar Eclipse? I saw this reply recently on a thread: "I'm not sure why OP still says start fight pre-lunar, long time ago I switched to Solar eclipse. I pre pot, starfall, (one dot), CA + INCA (or 3x treants), dotting (by this time most if not all procs are up- both dots AND treants enjoy it) and starifre\ss, starfall again. when u leave CA u auto moving to lunar eclipse- which get u 3rd starfall. with the old opner, Until u enter lunar, and starfire\ss to 0 energy and poping ca- most procs are pretty much over :P"
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STAGE TUBE: Behind-the-Scenes of Forward Theater's COLLECTED STORIES
Forward Theater presents Collected Stories by Donald Margulies, January 17th- February 3rd, in The Playhouse at Overture Center, in collaboration with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a behind-the-scenes look at the show below.
In the play, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1997, acclaimed writer and professor Ruth Steiner decides to take on Lisa, a 26-year-old graduate student, as her assistant. Over the course of six years, Ruth and Lisa's relationship evolves and a friendship blossoms as the prickly, temperamental author shepherds her star-struck student toward her first success in the publishing world. But when Lisa's new book exposes intimate details of Ruth's life, and her fame threatens to overshadow her teacher, the mentor-mentee relationship is turned on its head.
The cast features American Players Theatre actress/Forward Theater advisory company member Sarah Day and Milwaukee actress Laura Frye.
The design team includes (sets) Stephen Hudson-Mairet, (lighting) John G. Frautschy, (costumes) Kimberly O'Callaghan, (sound) Chris Guse, (properties) Nikki Kulas.
Tickets are now on sale. They may be purchased online at overturecenter.com, in person at Overture Center's ticket office, or by calling (608) 258-4141.
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When I was younger I would blast headphones into my ears for hours on end. Nothing could stop me from drowning anything that had to do with the real world. These days I make sure the volume never goes past eight. When I perform my ear holes are fresh to the wind but for the rest of my time in any venue I have Etymotic ER20BP earplugs securely in place. That said I recommend that any musician get a proper hearing test at least once in his/her life. Besides knowing how deaf you maybe, dramatic hearing loss could be the sign of other real diseases.
I always say my secret to my own mixing is that my ears are so dulled out with hearing loss that when something sounds good to me it must sound really good to everyone else. I'm sure that's b.s. but I'm sticking to my story. If you don't want to head to the doctor for a proper test yet you could try out a new iPhone app called Audiometry (iTunes link).
"An effective hearing test that measures your threshold of hearing for sounds of different frequencies. Find out just how far your ears can hear ranging frequencies. Most of the people should be able to hear up to around 15kHz. From around 17kHz upwards, we get into a range that only the under 20s can hear." – igoapps.com
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I never fully understood how people were able to find the perfect shade of every color in all the fabrics that they needed to produce one color perfect ensemble. It was only until my internship at Marchesa did I learn the true benefits of hand dyeing fabric. It was also there that I overcame my fear of dumping thousands of dollars worth of fabric into a dye vat and praying that it would end up being the same color my swatch had been. So no big deal. I had 4 yards of Swiss cotton bobbinet. Only like a bazillion dollars a yard. Easy peasy.
I opted to use buckets for my mass quantity color match dyeing venture. The instructions on Rit Dye boxes usually suggest cooking it over a stove or using your laundry machine, but I usually avoid that because of the hassle and being banned from my local launder mat forever. The only time it really becomes necessary to have continuous heat is when the color you are trying to achieve is extremely dark/concentrated. Even then I avoid it and just use a microwave…Not the best solution but it gets the job done. Unfortunately I may end up eating my words as I attempt to achieve a rich almost royal red.
Anyway, a few extremely important things to keep in mind when trying to achieve the color you want.
- First and foremost! Know your fibers!!! If it is polyester, you could spend years dyeing your fabric and it will still be as white as the first day you bought it. If you really must dye polyester, buy iDye POLY (<– make sure it says poly because iDye caters to both natural and synthetic fibers).
- If possible, try to get the color you want without putting in a million different dye colors. It will add more margin for error the more colors you add in.http://www.ritdye.com/colorit_color_formula_guide is a good resource for beginning color match dyers. Keep in mind these are not foolproof formulas so make sure you test the color with swatches before blindly dumping whatever you are dyeing in.
- Always have Pearl Grey, Tan and if you can get your hands on it, Ecru (it has been discontinued by Rit Dye but there are still a few places online you can get it). I haven't tried Taupe yet, but the color looks familiar to Ecru. These colors act as neutralizers and help tone down the saturation of the colors you are using.
- Do not assume that blue is blue, black is black, brown is brown etc etc. It took me a while to realize this. I haven't dyed with every Rit Dye color yet, but a few things I learned and will probably help for you to keep in mind with the colors you are using…
Tangerine – More red than yellow
Sunshine Orange – More yellow than red
Mauve – Add sparingly, it is a very strong color that has the ability to overwhelm your dye batch.
Kelly Green – Yellow base
Teal – A must for trying achieve a color that has teal in it. It just makes the entire process that much easier.
Navy Blue – Purple base
Royal Blue – Closest you will get to a true blue
Evening Blue – Hint of a green base
Denim Blue – Hint of a purple base
Dark Brown – Purple base
Cocoa Brown – Red base
Tan – Add sparingly and it has the ability to achieve what your desired color, add too much and the entire dye batch will turn Tan. Also be sure to mix extra well (you should always mix well, but extra, extra well) with Tan otherwise you risk specks of red and blue on your newly dyed fabric.
Pearl Grey – Always have on hand, it tones down the saturation. It just makes your color that much better looking.
Black – Purple/Blue base. It almost will never be black.
- After fabric has been dyed, you do not always have to rinse the fabric and if you do, cold water. Otherwise, you run the risk of the color changing.
- Use a hairdryer. I know some of these things seem redundant but it definitely did not occur to me the first time I dyed. Blow dry your swatch to make sure the color is right. If the color is darker, use the cool air setting otherwise you risk fading the color with heat.
- Compare the dyed swatch to the color you are trying to match in different lighting. Fluorescent, incandescent, halogen and tungsten bulbs will all give different colors. Natural lighting is the most important as that will tell what the actual color looks like.
- Have Oxy Clean on hand. If for some reason the color ends up coming out wrong, Oxy Clean is really good at taking out the dye. I've only been told not to use it for silk tulle. I don't know what happens if you use it with silk tulle but I'm not a glutton for punishment especially for over $50 a yard fabric. Guess I'll never really know.
In reality, color match dyeing is a completely different animal when compared to your childhood days of tie-dyeing in your backyard. It really is an art that takes a lot of practice and patience to even begin becoming good at. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again… and if that doesn't work, perhaps it is time to consider taking it to professionals.
The only place I have had experience using is Eagle Dyers for Lace, because lace is almost impossible to dye on your own. They typically run about $50 per every yard requiring dyeing, but the results are to dye (hahaa) for.
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So my fabric has been sitting in my bathtub for a little over 3.5 hours now. Typically it should not take this long, but I didn't plan ahead and only had ½ a box of Pearl Grey and Scarlett to work with so I'm hoping that by extending the time, it will help the color set better too.
My bathroom looks a bit like I'm in the midst of cleaning up a murder scene but I'm happy to say that letting the color sit paid off.
Hurray! Now off to school to continue sewing.


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WINCHESTER civic chiefs propose to freeze their council tax increase for the second year running.
The ruling Conservative group on the city council, led by Keith Wood, wants to keep the average band D charge at £126.27.
A report on the proposed tax will go to the Cabinet meeting tomorrow (WED). The full council is due to make a decision on February 21.
Hampshire County Council is due to set its tax on the same day, with the fire service following on February 24.
By not imposing an increase, the city council would be set for a windfall as the Government has pledged to give a grant equivalent to the council having set a one per cent increase.


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Coulomb's Law and Electric Field Package: Dipole Trajectory Applet
The EJS Dipole Trajectory model shows the electric field generated by a dipole. A slider can change the separation between the charges. A test charge, with an adjustable initial position, is released from rest in the electric field.
*Recall that a test charge is defined to feel the effects of an external electric field, but not change the field itself (therefore, there are no field vectors around it).
The Dipole Trajectory Model was created by Anne J Cox, Wolfgang Christian, and Francisco Esquembre using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) authoring and modeling tool. Exercises written by Anne J Cox.
You can examine and modify a compiled EJS model if you run the program by double clicking on the model's jar file. Right-click within the running program and select "Open EJS Model" from the pop-up menu to copy the model's XML description into EJS. You must, of course, have EJS installed on your computer.
Information about EJS is available at http://www.um.es/fem/Ejs/.
Additional information on this applet can be found in the Open Source Physics comPADRE collection.


text: Pasadena Police Department Traffic Section will be conducting a DUI Checkpoint on Friday March 15, 2013, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m.The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol or drug involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough.Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. When appropriate, specially trained officers will be available to evaluate those suspected of drug-impaired driving. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes, and other expenses that can exceed $10,000.In 2010, over 10,000 people were killed nationally in motor vehicle traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or higher. In California, this deadly crime led to 791 deaths because someone failed to designate a sober driver. "Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions have claimed 3 lives and resulted in 62 injury crashes harming 87 of our friends and neighbors," said Pasadena Police Chief Phil Sanchez.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), checkpoints have provided the most effective documented results of any of the DUI enforcement strategies, while also yielding considerable cost savings of $6 for every $1 spent, based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests, DUI Checkpoints are placed in locations that have the greatest opportunity for achieving drunk and drugged driving deterrence. Locations are chosen with safety considerations for the officers and the public."DUI Checkpoints have been an essential part of the phenomenal reduction in DUI deaths that we witnessed since 2006 in California," said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the Office of Traffic Safety. "Since the tragedy of DUI accounts for nearly one third of traffic fatalities, Pasadena needs the high visibility enforcement and public awareness that checkpoints provide."Funding for this checkpoint is provided to Pasadena Police Department by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reminding everyone to continue to work together to bring an end to these tragedies. If you see a Drunk Driver – Call 9-1-1.For More information:Lieutenant Hettema 626-744-7159


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A BROADWAY-based photographer has enjoyed a double win in the British Institute of Professional Photography's regional annual photographic awards.
Kevin Smith, who runs Cotswold Portrait Studios, in Perrins Farm, Childswickham, beat off stiff competition to win both Portrait Photography categories at the event in Lea Marston Hotel near Sutton Coldfield.
He was crowned champion in the Portrait Category and the Under five's portraiture category with his black and white portraits of children.
The awards, entered by professional photographers from all over the Midlands were judged by leading UK photographers Bryn Griffiths FBIPP and Kevin Pengelly FBIPP.
This is the second year running Mr Smith has won the Under five's portrait category and he said he was delighted.
"I am so pleased to win both the portrait trophies this year", he said. "I work with my wife Anthea and while we make the process a lot of fun, it can be challenging to capture true personality of our subjects and at the same time produce high quality well-lit portraits.
"It is very rewarding therefore to have my work recognised by my peers."
His winning under five's portrait was a studio photograph of Hannah Walters, of Badsey, while the winning portrait category image, of Treeve Treloar from Cornwall, was photographed outdoors in a barn doorway.
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WITH its charming streets and historic architecture, Winchester seems to offer its visitors something special.
Now in its fifth year of sponsorship with the Business Improvement District (BID), Winchester tourist guides has launched their latest leaflet.
It boasts a wide selection of tours around England's ancient capital for both residents and visitors.
The guide includes trips throughout the year, including themed tours for Halloween, Christmas, or a look at the Chesil Railway and Abbey House for those interested in the city's history, and has launched just in time for two free tours during English Tourism Week.
Colin Cook, marketing officer for the Winchester Area Tourist Guides Association, said he was pleased about the launch of the new guide.
He said: "It's with the BID's support, and the tourism office is great. They display our leaflets and we have seen an improvement of people coming on our tours. It's what people like to do when they come and visit."
Winchester BID Manager, Catherine Turness, said: "Winchester BID is very pleased to continue its support for Winchester's Tourist Guides and acknowledge their contribution in encouraging visitors and residents alike, to spend more time in the city and to appreciate why it is such a special place, for its heritage, culture, shops and entertainment."
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We all know what happened to Ben - some busted teeth, a lot of blood, and a good chewing out by Bill Cowher. But what would've been the outcomes for other NFL quarterbacks in this situation? Here's my theory.
Drew Bledsoe He would have come under scorching criticism from Terrell Owens.
Eli Manning Archie would have intervened and forced Philip Rivers to get on the motorcycle.
Donovan McNabb He would have come under scorching criticism from Terrell Owens.
Mark Brunell He would have thanked God for giving him that wonderful experience and would have tried to baptize the driver of the car.
Brett Favre He would have received enormous national coverage and sympathy, receive a get well card from John Madden with a lovely coconut scent, and then participated in mini-camp the following week, throwing seven interceptions.
Brad Johnson Nobody would have noticed.
Jeff Garcia He would have come under scorching criticism from Terrell Owens.
Rex Grossman This is a trick question, because Grossman wouldnt have been on the motorcycle. He wouldve been at a surgical clinic having arthroscopic surgery.
Josh McCown Matt Millen wouldve traded for a wide receiver to replace him.
Chris Simms People wouldve thought he was Brad Johnson.
Michael Vick (If a QB is what you want to call him) The media would be commenting on how he face-planted spectacularly, and no other quarterback couldve done it.
Drew Brees He wouldve been traded or cut because, hey, when youve got Reggie Bush you dont need any other players.
Jake Delhomme Chris Berman wouldnt have to continue using his stupid nickname for a good couple of months, thank the lord
Alex Smith He wouldve secretly been grateful for missing the 49ers season.
Matt Leinert He wouldve dropped drastically on the draft chart amidst rumors that he cant take a hit.
Matt Hasselbeck He wouldve been embarrassed, because five seconds before the crash he would have predicted that he would beat the car.
Marc Bulger (Long silence). I got nothing. Theres not a single thing about Bulger thats interesting.
J.P. Losman He wouldve overshot and missed the car completely.
Daunte Culpepper Three years ago, he would have crushed the car and kept on going. Now, he would be injured and the driver of the car would have ended up with everything he was carrying.
Chad Pennington He wouldve been injured. Duh.
Tom Brady Angels would have descended and saved Tom from harm, and then after the other car stopped, Tom would have climbed into the back seat and given the driver a neck massage to calm her down.
Steve McNair He would have walked it off, because Steve McNair is tough, man. Hes really tough. Everyone would have been talking about how tough he is.
Carson Palmer The Cincinnati community would make wanted signs for Kimo Von Oelhoffen on photoshop and post them everywhere in a 2.1 radius, while chanting in riots that their Superbowl was ruined
Charlie Frye Trent Dilfer would take over the team, win a Super Bowl, and then get benched when Elvis Grbac decided to come out of retirement
Peyton Manning During his first year back, the NFL would institute a special rule that nobody is allowed to touch Manning, and he only has to say the name of a receiver for it to count as a completed pass.
Vince Young Pfft. As if anything could hit Vince Young....pft, he's the next coming of Christ, lets remember this
Byron Leftwich He wouldve been okay, but Fred Taylor would have been hospitalized with sympathy pains.
David Carr He wouldve been fine. He takes harder hits than that every Sunday.
Trent Green If you think that car wouldve made it past Willie Roaf and Will Shields, youre crazy.
Aaron Brooks Al Davis would blame Art Shell and then fire him.
Philip Rivers Nobody knows nobody has any idea at all.
Jake Plummer He wouldnt have hit the windshield at all, because Broncos only hit in the back


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It's summer on Nantucket, and as the season begins, three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a local boy, home from college. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women - two sisters and one friend - make their way to the sisters' tiny cottage, inherited from an aunt.
They're all trying to escape from something: Melanie, after seven failed in-vitro attempts, discovered her husband's infidelity and then her own pregnancy; Brenda embarked on a passionate affair with an older student that got her fired from her prestigious job as a professor in New York; and her sister Vickie, mother to two small boys, has been diagnosed with cancer. Soon Josh is part of the chaotic household, acting as babysitter, confidant, and, eventually, something more, while the women confront their pasts and map out their futures.
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"great summer read"
lighthearted, characters you can grab on to, great reader. a book you want for the beach!
"A fun AND thoughtful novel"
sweet but with a dose of heavy. a quick listen. enjoyable. love hearing about nantucket
"a lot of drama"
there are a lot of relationships in this story and the author goes deep into it. in a good way. I enjoy the depth of the character stories but the story itself wasn't riveting. it was a bit predictable.
"Not my favorite Hildebrand book."
I love her books but this one needed better character development. Not her best book.
"Not my Favorite by Hilderbrand."
Yes, Elin Hilderbrand is one of my favorite authors.
The personal stories of the 3 girls and Josh.
Thought she did a good job with the Aussie John Walsh.
Yes, not sure about which stars!
Story was a bit somber for me. And a bit long-winded. I can see how someone battling cancer would really relate to and love this story. I love Hilderbrand, but this novel has been my least favorite so far.
"Exceeded my expectations!!"
Yes, it was a true to life story with a beautiful location Nantucket. I think I could definitely live there. There were many plots to this story. How Josh a young boy who babysat Vickie's children and his interaction with the boys, the sisters and friend was excellent. Basically I would reread Elin's books because of the reality of real life in each of her books and the way her character's interact making it feel quite real. When I can climb into a story and be a part of each character definitely the author is top notch! I never read Elin Hilderbrand prior to audio and now have 7/8's of her books.
I liked the way each person's problem was handled. It could be well used on the outside world.
Vicki at the end how she described herself and her illness. All the scenes with Josh added knowledge and emotion; again finding it difficult to choose one favorite.
Josh and the way he interacted with everyone and how each situation made him grow from the death of his own Mother.
It was a well rounded storyline. I feel I repeat this with all of Elin's books but she accomplishes this well in her writing. It always feels real. The characters become part of me which gives an enjoyable read. Elin is definitely a superb author!
"What happened to Josh?"
I have enjoyed so many of Elin Hilderbrand's books and was looking forward to this one. It was initially easy to get wrapped up in the characters: Vicky and her cancer, Brenda and her legal troubles, Melanie and her husband's infidelity. But as the story went on, I got tired of Vicky's inability to connect with her husband, Melanie's use of Josh, and Brenda's gagging whining (albeit to herself) about the troubles that she had brought on herself. She was certainly my least favorite character. I really thought Walsh deserved better. But the thing that disturbed me the most was the ending. We are brought up to date about Vicky, Brenda, and Melanie, but what happened to Josh - the most important character in the book? That's what I really want to know.
"I really like this author!"
The more books I listen to, the more I like this author...her books have a religious undertone and are comforting.
Gardening Geek
"Barefoot in the sand with blueberry pancakes"
The breakfasts in this book were so savory! Made buttermilk pancakes for the first time in ages!
Elin Hilderbrand's Barefoot: A Novel is the tale of three women, two incidental husbands of opposite character and a young guy's Summer of 42 experience, but this time on Nantucket. It sounds like a formula, but Hilderbrand flushes out the women so well you can forgive her that.
The young dude is Josh, an aspiring writer who grew up on Nantucket but is now on summer break from college. Like the Tarot card The Fool, Josh is instrumental is each woman's quest to survive a sudden upheaval in each of their lives, (that makes your problems seem like mole hills. Though moles have driven me to distraction at times.)
Barefoot in the sand is indeed a cliché but it's spot on for how calming it truly can be. This is how Hilderbrand writes, gently pushing along a plot of oh so human foibles and life's really bad breaks by leaning on friends and family and being there for each other, even if it's awkwardly done. Whether it's grappling with a cheating husband, tossed from one's prestigious academic career because of a sex scandal or enduring the horrifics one must endure with a diagnosis of lung cancer, walking around with sand in one's shoes and pancakes for breakfast do help, although of course it's the people around, and you yourself who have to do most of the heavy lifting. Hilderbrand deftly reminds us why we soldier on, even if the odds suck.
In writing this review I realize I really have no idea why I got so immersed in this story. Perhaps, it was how much all the characters screwed up, but seem to still emerge in one piece, with the strength and wisdom to ignore the ignorant opinions of others. I've always loved listening to other's life tales, and these were exceptionally juicy and ingeniously worked out.
Another reviewer had a hard time with Rachael Warren's narration. But I found her voice very appropriate for the often sharp tongues of the women in the novel and very easy on the ears.
Barefoot is a light read, but a sweet one. I's always a pleasure when everything basically works out. Good grief, life is tough enough; this book provided a lovely reprieve.
"Not my favorite"
I didn't care for the narrator nor the story. The characters weren't likeable...annoying from the start, but since I paid for it, I finished it. I couldn't wait for it to be over. I listened to "The Rumor" by the same author & liked that but this wasn't good.
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The New Zealand Breakers will assess injured forward Will Hudson later this week in regards to his chances of playing in Thursday night's game against Cairns.
The American suffered a knock to the head in the loss to the Sydney Kings on Saturday night and did not train with the team today.
Breakers physiotherapist Anousith Bouaaphone said every precaution would be taken with Hudson.
"Will suffered a mild concussion on Saturday night and has not trained today as a precaution," he said. "We will continue to monitor him closely to gauge his progress.
"We won't make any decision about Thursday night's game at Vector Arena against the Taipans until later in the week. As always in situations such as this, the player's health and wellbeing is first and foremost our priority."
Aside from Hudson, the team trained well today while continuing their recovery from the game on Saturday night and travel on Sunday.
Thursday's game, the Breakers' final home fixture of the calendar year, will mark 200 appearances in a Breakers uniform for club stalwart Dillon Boucher.


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I was just reading some of the online reviews for this book and to my surprise there was an overwhelming amount of criticism.
I understand that it is extremely over the top and pretty unrealistic but that really was not the point.
Another thing that bothered many was the writing style, which, I thought was absolute genius. It gave us (Americans) a completely alien vision of our culture and much of human behavior as a whole in a way I did not think was possible in a fiction novel.
Honestly a work of fiction has not made me think this much since I read "brave new world" and "gods debris".
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Invisible Monsters
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Confessions of a Comic Book Guy is a weekly column by Steve Bennett of Super-Fly Comics and Games in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This week, Bennett talks about Disney Comics, the Munsters Reboot, and Dark Shadows.
I'm still happily (there's no other word for it) playing with my new iPad and still finding out all sorts of interesting things, some of which might actually interest somebody else. For instance...
I'm just old enough that it seems kind of unnatural that except for the magazines (Phineas & Ferb, Cars, Fairies) there are no Disney Comics being printed in America anymore. But as much as I wish Marvel would publish a line of comics featuring their classic characters it's become pretty clear that just isn't any room for them in today's marketplace. But it's just as clear some titles have a better chance as digital downloads, which is why I was happy when I discovered comiXology was selling Disney Comics.
They range in price from 99 cents to $2.99 and the lineup of titles is a nice mix of classic Disney characters (Arizona Goof, Mickey Mouse & Friends) and movie-ties (Tangled, Cinderella, Up, Cars 2). They should appeal to be a wide readership, For example, I immediately picked up the Epic Mickey graphic novel. But I think someone should tell Archie that Disney is also publishing a version of Papernik (a superhero incarnation of Donald Duck that's popular in Europe) under the title Superduck--which might sound familiar because Archie owns a sadly neglected character with a similar name, Al Fagaly's Super Duck, the Cockeyed Wonder. This is particularly odd given that in 2010's Disney's Ultra Hero Squad, Ultraheroes the character was known in America as "The Duck Avenger"--and the site also sells Ultraheroes comics.
This of course led me to the Disney Comics app for the iPad and I discovered a store that sold even more new Disney comics, including some featuring Disney TV characters like Kick Buttowski and Phineas & Ferb. But the biggest surprise was X Mickey, a.k.a. Mickey X. It's a popular European series where MIckey becomes a paranormal investigator that I've been hoping someone would translate into English for literally years (see 2006's
"Confessions of a Comic Book Guy--This Just In--Comics Not Gum"). The first issue, In the Mirror, is available for free and after having read it I can say, if you're at all interested in the Disney characters, you should do so as well.
In short, Disney has done a fine job of getting digital versions of their comics someplace kids might actually find them. I just wish Time-Warner could do something similar with comics featuring the Looney Tunes characters.
In case you missed it NBC decided not to go ahead with its $10 million pilot reboot of The Munsters reboot 1313 Mockingbird Lane (see "'Munsters' Reboot Dead"), which I'm bringing up since I've repeatedly mentioned it here. First I went out of my way to praise the Bryan Fuller project as "the right way to do a reboot" (see "Confessions of a Comic Book Guy--This Is How You Do It"). Then, sight unseen, took it back when I learned that this version of The Munsters ate people (see "Confessions of a Comic Book Guy--You Heard It Here Because I'm The One Who Said it").
Well I finally saw it and when I say it "finally" I mean I missed it when NBC showed it on Halloween then missed it again when it unexpectedly popped up on Time-Warner's On Demand. But it's still on the NBC website (if you look hard enough that is) if any of you still want to see it, and it is worth seeing. It is a beautiful re-imagining of the concepts full of great special effects and witty moments (my favorite, Grandpa using a plumed quill as a stylus for his iPad), but ultimately it's an expensive failure. Because a significantly large enough audience just was never going to sympathize or empathize with characters who want to kill and eat them.
And, finally, I have to confess that after saying Dark Shadows was the one movie I wanted to see last summer, I only got around to seeing it the other day thanks to Netflix. Lots of people were worried about the film's tone, but Tim Burton actually handles the sudden shifts between humor and horror pretty well. Where it falls apart (even before a third act that throws absolutely everything at the wall in hopes something will stick) is that the script actually acknowledges the major weakness of Dark Shadows. That being just how unsympathetic a protagonist Barnabas Collins is. He's just so cool that even we who used to rush home to watch it on TV tend to forget that long before he became a vampire he was (in the character's own words) "neither a good nor gentle man." This being the case it's a little hard to get overly worked up over how his love life will work out.
The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial staff of ICv2.com.
Column by Steve Bennett
Posted by ICv2 on January 9, 2013 @ 12:11 am CT
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