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Strasburg's stellar effort wasted as club falls 13 1/2 games out of first
WASHINGTON -- Staring up at a 12 1/2-game division deficit, the Nationals entered Monday needing everything to go right in order to mount an unlikely comeback in the National League East race.
The schedule presented them with an opportunity, in the form of nine more games against the first-place Braves. But the Nationals wasted the first of those chances on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series, as Justin Upton's go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning lifted Atlanta to a 3-2 victory.
It was a night of missed opportunities for the Nationals, who saw so many little things break against them. They hit line drives right at Braves fielders, while Atlanta manufactured a run despite barely getting the ball out of the infield. Stephen Strasburg authored another stellar performance on the mound but didn't hold a baserunner in a key spot. His offense put the leadoff man on base seven times and turned that into a run only once.
"I think collectively we all prepared as best we can, and sometimes you have really good at-bats and it doesn't work out in your favor," outfielder Scott Hairston said. "That's just the game of baseball. Usually it's rare in sports, when you do everything you can, you should be rewarded for it. Not in this game. So we just have to stay focused on our jobs and keep going. It's out of our control once we hit the ball. We can't do anything about it."
The Nationals fell to 3-8 against their division rival, including 0-4 at home. The Braves, with three hits apiece from Freddie Freeman and Upton, won their 11th straight in increasing their lead to 13 1/2 games. Washington dropped to seven behind the idle Reds for the second NL Wild Card spot.
"When you're in first place, you want to step on their necks, especially when we've got this big of a lead," Freeman said. "We can expand it a little bit more against them. I think we set the tone tonight."
The Braves struck the decisive blow in the eighth against Tyler Clippard (6-2), Washington's strongest reliever throughout the season. Upton got a high 3-2 changeup and walloped it over the left-field wall for his 20th home run, ending an eight-pitch battle. It was the second home run allowed by Clippard in his past three outings, following a 15-game scoreless streak.
"The timing of it couldn't be worse, you know?" Clippard said. "It's amazing. It's frustrating."
Even after that, the Nationals faced another opportunity. With All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel having worked in three straight games, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez turned to Jordan Walden to hold a 3-2 lead in the ninth. Walden came in with a 2.43 ERA, and he saved 32 games for the Angels two years ago, but he's no Kimbrel.
Like so many other innings, it started with promise, on an Anthony Rendon single. Manager Davey Johnson gave Denard Span the sign to bunt for a hit, but with the Braves' infielders crashing hard toward the plate, Span simply sacrificed Rendon to second. That brought up Hairston, who had doubled twice and walked, his first extra-base hits since the Nats acquired him from the Cubs on July 8.
A wild pitch moved Rendon to third, presenting Hairston with a golden opportunity for the tying RBI. But on a 2-0 count, he popped up a fastball behind the plate, and catcher Brian McCann pulled it in near the netting. Pinch-hitter Chad Tracy followed with a routine fly to left field, and the Nats had lost another heart-breaker.
"I think it was low for my liking, but in that situation you've got to be aggressive," Hairston said. "The guy's throwing 97 [mph], it's not that easy to lay off of it. Now, it's easier to lay off of it if it's high. The ball's coming in shin-high, usually that's a pitch you should be aggressive on."
It was the latest in a long line of unfulfilled chances for Washington, which struggled to break through against Braves left-hander Mike Minor. Facing the Nationals for the first time this season, Minor came in with a 1.53 ERA over his past five starts but said he had his "worst stuff" of the year. Still, he consistently worked out of trouble while allowing eight hits and three walks over six-plus innings.
He got some help from his defense in the first, when Adam LaRoche's double to the right-field wall scored Ian Desmond. It almost scored Wilson Ramos as well, but Jason Heyward threw an on-target relay to shortstop Andrelton Simmons, who fired a strike to nab Ramos at home.
Steve Lombardozzi, who got the start when Jayson Werth was scratched with a groin injury, hit into two inning-killing double plays. Starting in the second, the Nats put the leadoff man on base in four consecutive innings without scoring. They also stranded Hairston at second after a leadoff double in the seventh that chased Minor.
"Get runners out there, you've got to get them in," Desmond said. "That's the name of the game. You've got to score more than they do, and we didn't score very many tonight."
Washington also lined into its fair share of outs, including in a key spot in the sixth. With runners at first and third and one out, Rendon ripped a shot to left field that went for a game-tying sacrifice fly instead of a potential go-ahead extra-base hit.
On the other hand, the Braves tied the game in the third against Strasburg on two infield hits and Freeman's soft liner over first base that went for an RBI single.
Strasburg made his own bad luck in the fifth, after Upton's two-out single. With Strasburg paying no attention, Upton got a huge jump and stole second without a throw. Freeman then lined a 3-0 fastball past Strasburg's head and into center field for a go-ahead RBI single.
"I mean, we've worked with him and worked with him," Johnson said of Strasburg holding runners. "Too regular. He has the same pattern every time. He's very quick to the plate, but he is locked in his ways. We throw over there more than we want to because of that, and he doesn't even wait to do that. It's always right from the get-go. That's still a work in progress."
Strasburg gave up two runs on five hits over seven innings, walking one and striking out nine. He took a no-decision to remain at 5-9 this season.
His team was left with yet another defeat, falling back to four games under .500 and watching the odds grow longer.
"I think when you're in that position to help the team win and you don't do it, it's somewhat of a disappointment and we all feel the same way," Hairston said. "You have to seize the opportunity and more so than not, realistically, it doesn't happen to your liking, getting the job done.
"It hurts, but once you leave the ballpark today, we're just gonna have to prepare for tomorrow."


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Imagine your Internet hookup is used to download an adult movie. Next thing you know, you are notified you�re about to be sued for copyright infringement unless you pay thousands of dollars to make a potentially embarrassing lawsuit go away.
That scenario has played out for hundreds of thousands of Internet subscribers across the country, as motion picture companies, many of them in the adult film industry, accuse individuals of unauthorized downloads and demand up-front settlements of up to $5,000.
The �or else� is that if the subscriber doesn�t settle, he risks involvement in a full-blown copyright infringement lawsuit, facing potential damages of up to $150,000 and, in the case of an adult movie being downloaded illegally, being publicly labeled an Internet porn �pirate.�
�A simple click of the mouse could result in months of frustration and legal fees,� says lawyer Jeffrey Duquette, of the Worcester law firm of Mirick O�Connell, which is representing clients in several cases in Massachusetts and out of state involving individuals accused of unauthorized movie downloads using file-sharing technology called BitTorrent.
How can Internet subscribers protect themselves? Mr. Duquette and Mirick O�Connell colleague John McInnes offered some simple steps to avoid being exposed to these types of actions:
First, be aware of the content you download, they said. Professionally produced films that are exchanged via BitTorrent often are unauthorized, and downloading them can increase your chance of exposure to a copyright infringement lawsuit.
�Just because it�s on the Internet doesn�t mean it�s free,� Duquette said. �A test is, if you can go into a store and buy a movie, but it�s free on the Internet, it may be too good to be true. Just because you can click on something, doesn�t mean you�re clicking on licensed material.�
Next, be sure to secure your wireless network. If your wireless router is not protected, a neighbor � or even someone driving past your house � can initiate a download via your Internet protocol address, which, like the mailing address of your home, identifies computers on the Internet. You stand to be the one accused when an unauthorized file-share is traced to your IP address, McInnes said.
Finally, alert users of your Internet account to the dangers associated with downloading movies or other copyrighted content using the BitTorrent protocol, lest you receive a subpoena for something your teenager did, the lawyers said. �If you can�t keep your teenager away from the computer,� McInnes said, �education is key.�
What should you do if you have been accused of unauthorized downloading?
The Mirick O�Connell lawyers suggest calling a lawyer: Directly communicating with the copyright holder on your own, they said, can result in unintentional admissions that can be leveraged to increase the settlement demand. They also advise not ignoring a demand, lest your failure to respond lead to a court entering a judgment against you.
Nationwide, more than 250,000 people have been accused of illegally downloading copyrighted material via BitTorrent, the lawyers said. In Massachusetts alone, 40 cases have been filed, affecting up to 500 people per case, they said.
BitTorrent is a popular peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that enables users to exchange relatively large movie files as part of a network, or �swarm,� the lawyers explained. Because these swarms are publicly accessible, a copyright holder can readily detect the unauthorized sharing of their movies, as well as the IP addresses of the computers involved, they said.
Some copyright holders have taken to suing numerous infringing BitTorrent users in a single mass lawsuit. Because they are initially known only by their IP addresses, the defendants are identified anonymously in the complaint as John Does. The copyright holder then seeks a federal court�s permission to gain the identities behind the IP addresses, and having done so, contacts the John Does with a settlement demand, typically less than the cost of fighting the action.
�The pressure to settle is especially acute when the copyrighted work in question is a pornographic video, as is often the case,� Sean Karunaratne, executive editor of the Michigan Law Review, writes in a November article in that publication. These mass John Doe lawsuits typically are procedurally deficient, he argues. �Yet, lured by the prospect of extracting tens, hundreds or even thousands of potential settlements for the low cost of a single filing fee, many copyright holders continue to file such lawsuits.�
Critics call these mass John Doe lawsuits �copyright trolling.�
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Northampton lawyer Marvin Cable has filed close to 40 John Doe suits in Massachusetts, most on behalf of adult filmmakers, accusing thousands of residents of illegal downloads.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Just call me picky word diva
When the production editor sent the document last week, she included a note saying I'm not obligated to make any of the edits. "I'll accept your changes over what the copy editor changed or suggested," she explained.
I did a quick skim of the manuscript and laughed. The changes seemed tiny. Little bitty switches from one word to another, nothing I minded in the least.
Or did I?
As soon as I sat down and dug in, I found I minded a lot more than I realized.
I'll give you a couple examples with the caveat that I don't want to launch a discussion of "right" or "wrong" or "that copy editor couldn't find her semi-colon with both hands and a flashlight." I adore the copy editor, whoever he/she is, and think most of the suggestions are spot-on. I plan to accept the vast majority of them and would probably offer a hug and a noogie if we ever met in person.
But a couple stylistic changes rubbed me the wrong way (no small feat considering I'm a fan of most kinds of rubbing). In these examples, the blue text is what I wrote originally. The red is the word added by the copy editor:
He glanced at something in his lap, then punched some numbers on a gadget beside him. Beautiful hands, Juli thought, then she shivered at the memory of those hands all over her body.
Here's another example:
Behind him, Jake went back to muttering. "Damn woman's going to ruin us."
"Probably," Alex said, and he tried not to look forward to it.
It's the same sort of addition in both examples, and I'm sure there's a reason for the suggestion.
But there's also a reason I wrote the sentence the way I did, which is the same reason I'm not accepting the change. I don't want the he or the she in those spots. I want the words to flow a certain way. I like the brevity of the original with its casual, folksy cadence.
The funny thing is, there was no point in the writing of MAKING WAVES where I made a conscious decision to exclude the she or he in those sentences. I didn't consult a grammar guide or sit with a quivering finger poised over the keyboard wrestling with this monumental decision.
Yet I find it really does matter to me. As much as I don't fancy myself a word diva, I probably am. It's the reason you'll never, ever catch me blogging if I've had anything to drink.
That thud I just heard was probably half of you hitting the floor, but it's true. I've written plenty of words after a glass or twelve of wine, but I'll never set a blog post to go live until I've read it with 110% sober vision. I like making deliberate word choices with anything that will have hundreds of eyes on it. That sort of deliberateness doesn't always happen with a glass of Chianti beside me.
How choosy are you about word selection? Do you find yourself nit-picking other people's writing differently than your own? Please share.
And please share your wine, while you're at it. Now that this post is written, I'm free to imbibe.
22 comments :
- Vicki Smallwood said...
It's funny - I'm always harsher on myself when I'm writing a book's summary/teaser than when I'm writing my review of it. Since I'm not copying/pasting the original jacket summary, I feel it's my responsibility to offer something as engaging, as enticing as I can possibly write. However, once I get to my feelings on the book, I just let the words flow and hardly do any backspacing or word changes. I'd never really thought of it before now...
But as for writing a story, something that other people are going to read and draw from - showing not telling - I'm extremely picky/anal about the style and word-choice. To the point that I'm still struggling to turn off my inner editor and just move on.
- January 18, 2011 at 2:48 AM
- Sarah W said...
I completely agree: cadence and word choice are crucial. Awkward sentences are like potholes - they jolt the reader out of the story.
I wonder if blogging while sleep-deprived is the same as blogging while tipsy? Because I'm guilty of that almost every day.
- January 18, 2011 at 4:02 AM
- Unknown said...
Adding those pronouns changed the flow of the sentences which means it altered your voice. One of the reasons Sourcebooks contracted the books was because of your writer's voice.
I feel the same way you do. While I don't agonize over specific words (most of the time) I do think there is something specific about my style that can't, and shouldn't, be micromanaged by a copy editor, no matter how well meaning.
- January 18, 2011 at 5:03 AM
- Liana Brooks said...
Those are little changes, but changing them changes the style to much. I prefer the sentences as you wrote them.
I'm very picky about word choice and cadence. There are several well-selling authors whose cadence drives me batty. I just can't read without wanting to edit.
- January 18, 2011 at 5:16 AM
- Danica Avet said...
I'm actually the same way, Tawna. As crazy as it sounds, there is a method to my madness and most of the time, I will write and rewrite a sentence until it feels right. It may be a fragment, it may not be grammatically correct, but there's a reason for it whether it's to emphasize an emotion or humor.
- January 18, 2011 at 5:22 AM
Interesting post. I never considered myself a word diva, but now that I've read this post, maybe I am more of one that I thought. . . LOL
It's okay, though. We have a certain style/voice to our writing. I do nit-pick other people's writing differently than my own because I'm not so close to it. And, I always put, "these are suggestions only, stay true to your voice." because if I suggest a different way to write something, I might be messing with the writer's voice.
Now, there's a difference if the sentence is just passive or telling or something. Then, yeah, they need to fix it, but fix it in their voice, not mine. You know?
Great post.
Happy Tuesday.
- January 18, 2011 at 5:44 AM
- Matthew MacNish said...
I think it was Good Old Willy Faulkner who said: Write Drunk, Edit Sober. And I think you have a point. Admittedly, I've written blog posts when I was a little tipsy, but I do try to check in the morning to make sure the "inspiration" was actually at least half as clever as I thought it was at the time.
- January 18, 2011 at 5:55 AM
- Patty Blount said...
Interestingly enough, this occurs more frequently in my technical writing day job than in my fiction endeavors.
I am often asked to change "after" to "once" - For example, ONCE installation completes, configure the host."
I think AFTER is more accurate. ONCE implies a quantity - in other words, you'll configure the host only once. This is not always true and I have frequent arguments with my development team over the rather minor differences in certain word choices.
Makes me worry that my copy editors are going to throw darts at the new pictures I just had taken...:)
- January 18, 2011 at 6:59 AM
I agree totally with you -- and personally like the flow better as you wrote it. Added the pronouns doesn't clarify anything (always a good reason to add 'em), as there is no way that there is going to be a misunderstanding. So -- why the unnecessary redundancy.
I am also a word diva, and will scratch to the death the folks who try to muck around in such things. I have the trouble that my stuff is often edited by non-native speakers, and I have to go into long explanations as to WHY it's OKAY to leave it as I've written it. (Of course, that means I have to have a good reason to do it just that way and not some other way...) It's really fun when it's an idiomatic, "non-standard" formulation... Sometimes the explanations get mighty long and drawn out! And sometimes there are web searches involved. And consultations with dictionaries...!
But hang in there -- there are worse things than being a diva!
- January 18, 2011 at 7:48 AM
- Delia said...
Does that make you a diva? I thought it just made you a writer. It's all about word choice, isn't it?
Anyway, glad you're not leaving those pronouns there. They interrupt the flow.
- January 18, 2011 at 7:51 AM
- Linda G. said...
I guess I'm a word diva, too. Oh, boy! I've always wanted to be a diva about something, and since I can't sing... :)
- January 18, 2011 at 7:57 AM
- Cat Moleski said...
I'm with you. I liked your sentences the way you wrote them. I never thought I'd be picky about word choices, but I do edit others' words in my mind as I read. So I guess when I am in the fortunate position to have copy edits, I won't accept them all. Good to know. Thanks for the peek into your world.
- January 18, 2011 at 8:03 AM
- Sierra Godfrey said...
I guess I don't know what I would do if I were in your shoes....although I would probably start off a lot like you did: with the intention of accepting most of the changes.
What's interesting to me here is how it does start bothering you after a while. Inserting those words or omitting them doesn't make a heck of a lot of difference in the grand scheme, but I presume you left them out because that is the way you write. Or maybe, like most writers, you're trying to adhere to the "say more with less" principle that is drilled in our heads.
I guess I'd want to know what the copyeditor's reasoning was in case she/he knew something I didn't? And then not accept the changes because as someone pointed out, it does change the flow and your voice.
- January 18, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Tatum Flynn said...
I think an integral part of being a good writer is your word choice, sentence structure and cadence. This reminds me of the Oscar Wilde quote about writing a poem "I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again." :)
- January 18, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Jennie Englund said...
I like it your way.
- January 18, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Jan Markley said...
Word choice is important especially if it changes the voice of the piece.
- January 18, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- Nate Wilson said...
I sometimes take more time to ponder the wording of a comment than I suspect the blogger took to write the post I'm commenting on. Which is to say: Yes, I am picky.
Yet, if I'm providing feedback on someone else's work, I tend to be more lenient. And if I'm reading a book by a popular published author, I'm more harsh. It's all relative.
This comment took me 21 minutes to write. (I may or may not be kidding.)
- January 18, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- lora96 said...
Definitely the blue text--better flow. I found the added pronouns disruptive.
Never mind for a moment that I objected to reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in my classroom a few years ago, not only because I feel that "under God" establishes a religion but also because those two words--a later addition--kill the rhythm of the whole chant. As a listener and speaker I would object to the insertion of any three extra syllables in the middle of any poem, corrupting its original tone. Ooh, I'm on my soapbox, way up high so the people look like tiny tiny ants. Better get down now. :)
- January 18, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Kathi Oram Peterson said...
I've had similar experiences with my copy editor. Whenever I'm uncomfortable with the change, I say something. It's great that you have such a wonderful working relationship that you feel you can correct suggestions you don't like.
Go ahead and be word picky. That's what our job is, isn't? ;)
- January 18, 2011 at 5:08 PM
- Neurotic Workaholic said...
I do tend to be choosy about word selection. I think it has something to do with being a writing teacher, because a large part of my job requires me to pay attention to word choice and sentence structure. Not to mention several of my students often try to use big words to impress me. :)
But I think that if the word choice doesn't feel right to you, then it's your right to stick with the words you originally chose.
- January 18, 2011 at 7:24 PM
- TAWNA FENSKE said...
Vicki, may I suggest wine or #1k1hr for shutting off that internal editor?!
Sarah, I've definitely been sleep deprived enough that I forced myself to step away from the computer and leave the blog alone.
Jeannie, one thing I love about Sourcebooks is that my editor made a note to the copy editor saying nothing could be changed that would impact the voice. Gotta love that!
Liana, glad you prefer the original!
Danica, hooray for the meaningful fragment!
lynnrush, you're right, there are definitely instances where something is just plain grammatically wrong and there's no reason NOT to fix it. Been known to do that myself a time or two :)
Matthew, I've seen that quote attributed to Hemingway, too! Don't you wonder who (if anyone) actually said it?
Patty, gah! I definitely don't miss that aspect of the tech writing world!
German Chocolate Betty, I had a German boss once who looooved to edit things that didn't adhere to his very strict idea of how the English language should flow.
Delia, good point -- diva, writer, kinda the same thing sometimes!
Linda G, shall we parade around in our diva feather boas next week?!
Cat, I think it can vary from publisher to publisher whether you're allowed to override copy edits or not. I'm thankful these guys seem so willing to give me veto power.
Sierra, oh, I'm not wrestling with the decision at all. I know I won't accept the changes (not those ones, anyway). The other 99% I will.
Girl Friday, love that quote!
Jennie, thanks, me too!
Jan, agreed!
Nate, been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
lora96, you look lovely up there on your soapbox, my dear!
Kathi, I definitely feel lucky to be working with a group that gives me so much say in how my work is edited!
Neurotic Workaholic, so you're neurotic about word choice as well as work? :)
Thanks for reading, guys!
- January 18, 2011 at 9:23 PM
- lahn said...
I think I must be a word diva too. The cadence does matter, and I find that I can read the same sentence over 10 times or more, switching a word or two each time, to get it right. If my kids are around, they will say, "Mom, you just READ that." Ha! They'll be word divas too one day -- it's in their genes.
- January 22, 2011 at 6:43 AM


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Ive worked more on C++ rather than JAVA but I keep visiting
it now and then to see how certain features in C++ map to
A question that I wanted to ask was this:
Is it possible, in JAVA, to call super class methods in a derived class when
the derived class is several steps down in the hierarchy?
In other words say class 1 is the base class. Class 2 is derived from class
1. Class 3 is derived from class 2. Can class 3 somehow call class 1's methods?
In C++ you'd do this by explicitly qualifying the method by prefixing it
with the name of the base class i.e class 1 like
1::method_name() ;
Can this be accomplished in JAVA?
From the top of my head, my guess is NO!
Tell me if Im wrong?


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My name is Lady Alana O'Keeve, and I am currently the Seneschal of the Shire of Blak Rose. In the almost 20 years I've been in the SCA, I've found that I am most content when washing dishes, shifting tables for feast, or otherwise helping out. My most recent pathway to service has been in the martial arena, where I have been an Archery Marshal for 6+ years, and I just recently became a Thrown Weapons Marshal. In addition to running local practices and being the Marshal-in-Charge for events, I have also assisted in the training of archery and thrown Marshals. I have also taken an interest in heraldry and, along with Joscelin le esqurel, have helped out local people with their heraldic submissions. If you have any questions about thrown weapons, archery, or heraldry please feel free to contact me, and if I can't help you, I can find someone who can!
- Award of Arms, Atlantia 9/01
- Blue Collar - House ArgentLupe , Barony of Bright Hills, Atlantia 8/01
- Baronial Award of Excellence - House ArgentLupe , Barony of Bright Hills, Atlantia 10/98
I am a 14th Century Irish woman.
Offices & Positions
- Seneschal, Incipient College of Marshall's Keep, Barony of Black Diamond, Atlantia (09/95 - 05/96)
- Exchequer, Shire of Blak Rose (10/04 - 09/06)
- Archery Marshal, Shires of Blak Rose & Owlsherst (08/06 - Present)
- Herald at Large (05/11 - Present)
- Thrown Weapons Marshal at Large (09/11 - Present)
- Thrown Weapons Marshal, Shire of Blak Rose (09/11 - Present)
- Seneschal, Shire of Blak Rose (10/11 - Present)
- Thrown Weapons Marshal, Shire of Owlsherst & Barony of Bhakail (05/12 - Present)
Event Staff
- Archery Marshal-in-Charge An Italian Schola, Montevale (10/2009)
- Archery Marshal-in-Charge Vinland Games, Blak Rose (05/2010)
- Archery Marshal-in-Charge Chivalry Challenge, Owlsherst (09/2011)
- Archery & Thrown Marshal-in-Charge Southern Region Spring War Practice, Owlsherst (04/2012)
- Class Coordinator, Archery & Thrown Weapons Tracks Southern Region Spring War Practice, Owlsherst (04/2012)
- Archery Marshal-in-Charge Southern Region Spring War Camp, Eisental (06/2012)
- and too many dishwashings to count!
Projects & Escapades
- I am currently working on a longbow, made of red oak. Progress is slow but steady.
- I have taught a class on "Preserving the Harvest" at Southern Regional Spring War Practice in Owl's Herst. My research in this area continues, and I hope to learn and teach more in this area.
- I make arrows for myself and friends.
- I have helped train several archery and thrown Marshals-in-Training.
- I produce a newsletter called "To the Point!" that is intended as a way to disseminate information about events and practices to the groups in my region.
- I have recently begun to learn the recorder, and hope to improve my playing.
- I instigate others into doing jobs I feel should be done.


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If you want to survive in the game of sports betting, Today's Soccer Prediction Sites in Guide then you have to use effective money management. I recommend that you follow these guidelines at all times.
- Only invest what you can realistically afford to lose. Soccer Predictions For Today you have to remember that you really do not need to start with al a lot of money. I got started with only $100 dollars and I followed the system and my money has doubled over and over again over the course of years.
- Do not make your initial bet too high. Only invest 5% of your total bankroll for a flat betting system (in which you bet the same amount each time) and no more than 2% for a progressive system. You need to be patient here and allow your systems to do their slow and steady work.
- Increase your initial bets when your bankroll has increased by 25%. This will increase your earning power, Today's Soccer Prediction Sites just remember to stick to the suggested percentages in #2.
- Remember to Diversify your portfolio. If you have a total bankroll of $1000 and 4 systems that you would like to use, then each system should be allotted $250 and you have to keep those amounts separate.
You have to be disciplined in your use of your systems and in your money management strategy. It can be difficult especially you are doing exceptionally well or if you are losing badly. You may be tempted to deviate from the systems or the money management guidelines in either of those situations. But do not, Net Predictions For Today Matches just remain diligent and the rewards are sure to follow.
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Betting on horse racing does not mean that you have to be present right there on the racetrack. Today, you can place your bet online and in the comfort of your home.
This is the power of technology. Nowadays, everything can be found online. All people need to have is a computer and an online connection and they will be able to see the race action live on their small screen.
Even if it is not as good as the live one or as big as the ones you will see on television, it is very convenient for those who are on the move and do not have the right facilities for it. Just think. You will never again miss the action. You will have a minute-by-minute account on the race that is going on. Besides that, you will know first-hand if the horse you are betting on will win or not.
How does betting horse racing online works?
There are some sites that just need you to register into them and put in your deposit. Once the result is out, your losses or winnings will be debited or credited into your account.
Not all websites are like this though. There are those that require its would-be members to pay an initial fee. Some even require monthly charges depending on the frequency of your visit and stay.
Even if the betting horse racing is done online, the rules and regulations are still the same. The types of bets and race conditions are also the same as the ones you will see and get live.
Since the process is done through computers, you can expect a short delay on the tally of your bets based on the overall betting system. For those who cannot wait for the update, they are given a choice of the statistics to be sent directly to their cell phones.
But with the advantages that people get from betting horse racing online comes its disadvantages. They may be minors but it is still worth the glance.
1. Unsatisfying experience.
Some people find that nothing can compare to the feeling that they get when they are on the racetrack and is part of the action. You cannot really get that same feeling when you are just there watching it on screen.
Most of those who bet on this sport are after the excitement of seeing the race from start to finish. They still want to shout and cheer with the rest of the crowd gathered there on the stadium.
2. Miniscule screen.
Being confined in the small screen of your computer, you will not get a view of what is happening in the whole event. You will just rely on where and what the camera is focusing on. This is a total turn off for those who want to see every corner and every move around the racetrack.
Those who are intent on having a better view of the horse race choose to have their own satellite TV in their home to get a bigger and better view of the live happening in the racetrack.
3. Computer system problems.
Slow computers and outdated hardware installed in your computers are one of the factors that will hinder your betting horse racing online experience. If you do not have the most advanced features, do not expect your viewing to be as great as it should be.
However, if you can do away with these minor problems and your only desire is to cut the suspense and see the result as it happens, then horse race betting online is always there at your convenience.
Betting Systems for Online Casino Gamblers
In a previous article I jokingly suggested I had put all my assets – my savings, the deeds to the farm, my kids' Trust fund, and the proceeds from selling one of my kidneys – on a horse at Newbury. I showed this was potentially financial suicide, and an extreme example of bad money management.
I wrote that more often than not a losing punter will find himself saddled with a bunch of bad betting habits. It is these bad habits that have gotten him, and his betting bank, to where his is now – the Poor House.
To arrive at a change in fortune, and to start making consistent profits, the losing punter has to be prepared to make changes to the way in which he bets. In the previous article we talked about the cornerstone supporting my own personal betting strategy, and that is finding value in every bet you make.
You will only ever make a profit from betting if you consistently back horses at prices too high when compared to their actual chance of winning. This is exactly how bookmakers have made their money for generations – they consistently lay horses at prices too low compared to the actual chance of the horse winning. When punters continue to take these low prices day-in and day-out, it will only ever be the bookmakers who come out with a profit in the long run.
The second 'bad habit' I want to examine is the subject of inappropriate staking. What do I mean by staking that is not appropriate? Well, what I am driving at is placing bets that are generally too large in proportion to the size of your betting bank.
Before I expand upon this, the concept of a betting bank is a side-issue in itself. You categorically MUST have a sum of money put aside for the sole purpose of betting. It scares me rigid when I hear of people simply 'dipping' into their current account to place a bet using their debit card.
If you do not have a separate account for your betting activities, you cannot keep records, and you will not be able to answer that simple question, "Am I making a profit, or a loss?"
It goes without saying, that betting involves a degree of risk, and you should never bet with money you cannot afford to lose.
Getting back to inappropriate staking, the idea of lumping all your money on one horse is an extreme example of over-staking. Of course, on the one occasion this strategy may pay off. We had friends round a few nights ago to play one of those Race Night DVDs. I was comfortably in front by studying the form before each race, and placing considered bets at what I considered to be value prices. As you might imagine, I had a suitably smug expression on my face as we came to the last race, and our friends were complaining I enjoyed a 'professional advantage'.
My wife then decided to put every penny she had left on an 8/1 chance. The race turned out to be the 'lucky last' for my wife, and she walked away with the whole bank!
But seriously, continue with these tactics, and it will not be long before you lose everything.
Personally, I would never consider starting any betting campaign with a bankroll of less than 100 points. In other words, I will divide my bank by 100 to arrive at my unit stake. You can see that I will only ever be putting 1% of my bank at risk when I place a bet.
This is a very generalised approach, and you might argue that a little more consideration should be given to a punter's typical strike rate. True, if someone has a strike rate of 50% then it is statistically highly unlikely that he will suffer a run of 100 losers to go bust. So, in this case you might be justified in operating a smaller bank. Bear in mind that when flipping a coin, it is by no means unusual to see 6 or 7 'heads' in succession, and losing runs in double figures do occur.
Erring on the side of caution, you could foresee two such losing runs occurring twice in close succession. In which case, I hope you can see that even when considering a system which such a high strike rate, having a bank of well over 20 points now seems very sensible.
With my own Redd Racing betting service, we enjoy what I would consider to be quite a healthy strike rate. However, we have experienced a negative swing of some 60 points during one particular month a couple years back. The account recovered to make a profit by the end of the month, but it underlined the importance of having a bankroll large enough to absorb the losing runs that EVERYBODY has to endure from time to time.
Indeed, it would probably be better advice if I suggested members of my service had a bankroll of 150 or even 200 points in reserve.
Yet I often receive emails asking me whether it is OK to deposit £100 with Betfair and start with unit stakes of £10.
Betting with stakes too high in proportion to your bank normally comes out of a desire to make money quickly. I think we are all guilty of getting overly greedy sometimes, and unwilling to think a little more long-term. People are inclined to set themselves unrealistic profit targets, given the size of their betting bankroll. Having a bank of £100 and expecting to be able to make £100 per month is not realistic. Get-rich-quick does not exist.
Akin to the Tortoise and Hare story, let me give you an example of where what might initially seem like a very moderate return, actually gives surprising results over time.
If you started with £100 in your betting bank, and increased this bank by just one-half of one per cent every day, after just 6 months your account would have a balance of £244 due to the compounding effect. You could more than double your investment in 6 months with this seemingly small daily profit return. Take that to your bank or building society and see if they can come anywhere near such a deal!
Hopefully this demonstrates how 'slowly but surely' wins the race.
To summarize, my advice would be to set your unit stakes at one per cent, or even one half of one per cent, of your total betting bank. By striking only value bets, and when the odds are in your favour, your betting bank will grow. As your bank grows, so you can naturally increase the size of your unit stake to make more profit – but your bets will still be in proportion to your bank.
In the next part of this Sensible Money Management series, I will look at more bad habits that suck money from the accounts of losing punters.


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2016 March Bookhaul
Total Books – 7
Total Price – $6.29
Giveaways – FREE
1.) Percy Jackson and the Olympians; paperback boxset (@awellwornstory IG giveaway)
2.) The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins; paperback ARC (@EpicReads)
Barnes and Noble – $6.29
3.) Theodore Roosevelt and the Badlands by Roger L. Di Silvestro; hardcover
There you have it! While the list is small, the amount is decent :] Hope you guys got all the books you wanted this month!
Happy Reading! xo
2016 March Wrap Up
Not much to say about my reading month that you haven't already heard! Going to try something new and that's keep track of how many pages I've read each month to give me a better idea of how I compare to other months ^_^
Total Books = 3
Total Pages = 1012
Average Rating = 3.33
1.) Emotions by Arnulfo Cantarero – 2.5/5
2.) Fiend by Peter Stenson – 3/5
3.) The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins 4.5/5
Hope you guys had a great reading month!
Happy Reading! xo
Fiend by Peter Stenson **WARNING: Spoiler In Last Paragraph**
And if your life's already shattered beyond any normal hopes of redemption…well, maybe the end of the world is an opportunity. Maybe it's a last chance for Chase to hit restart and become the man he once dreamed of being. Soon he's fighting to reconnect with his lost love and dreaming of becoming her hero among civilization's ruins.
But is salvation just another pipe dream?
Emotions by Arnulfo Cantarero
This book for me started off on a higher note the gradually fades as we head towards the end. Normally, I feel a good dedication can make for a promising story:
Now, this book tends to be a bit confusing (another thing I seem to share in common with some of my fellow reviewers), so before I clarify this, I'm going to explain a scene I reallllly disliked and then I'll elaborate on the confusing aspect of this.
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas **WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD**
Book Description:
The queen has returned.
Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past…
She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.
She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.
The fourth volume in the New York Times bestselling series continues Celaena's epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.
My Rating: 5/5
AHHHH! I HATE reading unfinished series! I NEED to know what's going to happen next!
- What's going on with this war?
- How does Aelin handle her new position?
- How does Dorian handle his new position?
- How does everyone adjust to their new beginnings especially with this war a brewin?!
And the witches! Manon getting…. feelings? I mean, yeah we've seen glimpses of it through out but now she almost resembles a human!
This book definitely made me appreciate Heir of Fire a lot more. With everything it built up to, wow, just wow.
I wasn't sure I liked where the story was turning and how it has changed so much and now I am so glad it did. It's more action packed, more suspenseful, less childish more adult through their experiences. If you want a book with great character development, look no further! Each character changes, grows in ways you don't expect, it's amazing.
I need to address some scenes:
Happy scene: I'm so so so so soooo happy Rowan came back. I mean, that bath scene with Aelin and Rowan, meow ;] I wasn't a huge fan of him in the beginning but now he is complete and utter SWOONworthy. That sexy, sexy man. And if him and Aelin don't do it within the first half of the next book, I'm going to explode. The sexual frustration is killing meeee!
Pg 525:
Ermergerdddd…. is it getting hot in here or what?…
Sad scene: When Aelin visits Sams grave and confesses her self to him – ughhh, pull on my heart strings why don't you! So sad but so sweet and heart warming .. and did I mention sad?!
Shocking scene: Aelin helping Manon – I mean they were fighting to the death and Manon is about to die and Aelin saves her – what?! At first I was pissed, I was all, "LET THE BITCH DIE! WASN'T THAT THE POINT?!" but later when Aelin fully reveals her reason behind helping Manon avoid falling to her death, it made sense and dare I say it was quite noble of her!
Brutal scene: Chaol and Aelin walk up to the castle and all of Chaol's mean are spiked outside the castle, mauled, tortured. INSANE!
I love all of the elements this series brings. From the raw emotions, to the brutality, to the excitement and the giddyness, these books have it all.
2016 February Wrap Up
Another bad reading month -_-
Not to make excuses or anything, BUT I have been super busy between everyday life things such as taking care of the household/working to the many, many extras this month such as my husband re-enlisting in the military! Then this past week, I've been battling with my neck everyday and today it was mega dick. I woke up and thought, "IS THIS REAL LIFE?!".. I couldn't move my neck, argh, so much painnnnn! So needless to say, it's the first day of March and I haven't even touched a book yet. STARTING OFF THE MONTH STRONG GAIZ! Hopefully I can read a bit tonight, the pain meds have kicked in and I've been trying to be as active as possible around the house to keep my muscle from tensing. Then later, muscle relaxers. I expect much of you my little white, roundy friend.
Maybe I'll start another book – the one I'm currently reading is boring me.
But I also want to just finish it to get it out of the way. The struggle.
Total Books = 4
Average Rating = 3.5
1.) Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas – 4/5
2.) The Painted Lady by Amanda Moncrefe – 0/5
3.) Galadria: Peter Huddleston and the Rites of Passage by Miguel Lopez de Leon – 5/5
4.) Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas – 5/5
Minus the one st00pid book, this was a great month for good books! Hope you guys did better than moi!
Happy Reading! xo
2016 February Bookhaul
Total Price = $13.62
Barnes and Noble – $7.50
1.) Doctor Who The Encyclopedia by Gary Russel; paperback
Thrift Store – $6.12
1.) The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan; hardcover
2.) Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling; paperback
3.) The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald; paperback
4.) The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson; paperback
1.) Emotions by Arnulfo Cantarero; paperback: A special thanks to the author, Arnulfo Cantarero, for sending this my way! Please check him out on Goodreads!
2.) Galadria: Peter Huddleston and the Rites of Passage by Miguel Lopez de Leon; paperback (via Goodreads giveaway)
3.) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling; paperback (special thanks to @thebookelves Instagram giveaway)
4.) Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs; paperback: (special thanks to @thebookelves Instagram giveaway)
5.) Orchards by ; paperback: (special thanks to @thebookelves Instagram giveaway)
6.) Delirium by Lauren Oliver; paperback: (special thanks to @thebookelves Instagram giveaway)
7.) Unwind by ; paperback (special thanks to @thebookelves Instagram giveaway)
8.) Galadria: Peter Huddleston & The Mists of the Three Lakes by Miguel Lopez de Leon; paperback: (A special thanks to the author, Miguel Lopez de Leon, for sending this my way! Please check him out on Goodreads!)
9.) Galadria: Peter Huddleston & The Knights of the Leaf by Miguel Lopez de Leon; paperback: (A special thanks to the author, Miguel Lopez de Leon, for sending this my way! Please check him out on Goodreads!)
10.) Atlantia by Ally Condie; hardcover: (special thanks to @author_jenniferparr Instagram giveaway)
1.) America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie; paperback
Not a bad month guys, not a bad month…
Galadria: Peter Huddleston & The Rites of Passage by Miguel Lopez de Leon
Book Description:
The GALADRIA trilogy is about Peter Huddleston, a lonely boy who discovers that he is the heir to the throne of the amazing golden realm of GALADRIA! Armed with his trusty boomerang, an assortment of magical trinkets, and his friendly white tiger, Rune, Peter charges into dangerous and magical adventures in this action packed series! Filled with watermelon sized ladybugs, ancient oracles, enchanted weapons, water dwelling monsters, a 3000 room manor, and a troop of lovable, kooky characters, the GALADRIA series is an exciting collection you'll cherish!
My Rating: 4/5
**I would like to start off by saying that I received Galadria: Peter Huddleston & The Rites of Passage by Miguel Lopez de Leon for free via Goodreads giveaway in exchange for a review. Although I am super grateful and excited for any opportunity at receiving a book for free, I am also very strict with being honest. That being said, giveaways do not impact my reviews.**
This book is so cute and fun! I entered this giveaway several times and was excited to find out I had finally won!
It's a super quick read, only 159 pages long and I would definitely classify it as a middle grade read. It's a pretty basic concept story but with it's own fun twists! Each character has their own huge, identifying personality, different from the others which makes it a memorable, quite silly at times, read. But don't let that fool you – there's also some eeriness lurking along with a great battle 😀
For us older people, this is a great breaking book (in between reads) to just relax and enjoy the ride! For the younger, this would be more than a ride but an experience. I would definitely recommend this for people who want an easy read with whimsical characters full of adventures around every corner with a touch of magic!
I really hope to one day get my hands on the 2nd book so I can continue following Peter and see what he does with Galadria :]
Happy Reading! xo
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Book Description:
She was the heir of ash and fire, and she would bow to no one.
Meanwhile, brutal and monstrous forces are gathering on the horizon, intent on enslaving her world. To defeat them, Celaena must find the strength to not only fight her inner demons but to battle the evil that is about to be unleashed.
My Rating: 4/5
I don't know what happened with Heir of Fire or how it has the highest rating out of all of the books so far. This book is definitely slower than the others – starts slow, continues slow, ends … well it actually ends really good *snicker snicker*. There were maybe 2-3 scenes that could be classified as "exciting" but nothing at all like the novellas or the first 2 books. I thought the book started to pick up around pg. 160, but it did not. It faltered. Even if it did pick up and soar, that's still an unusual start for a Sarah J. Maas book!
Besides it being a suuuuper slow read, the story takes a different turn, different environment completely which took me a while to adjust to. If the witches were from the get go, I might've enjoyed it more or if they were in their own story altogether, I just do not like them in this series. It felt awkward. I'm still confused by it!
I don't have much to say about Heir of Fire because….well….there wasn't much going on. I still enjoyed reading it though. It wasn't TERRIBLE, it just wasn't the same.
Conclusion: Sluggishly Slow But Good.
Happy Reading! xo
Beautiful Creatures Series (Wrap Up)
Series Description:
There were no surprises in Gatlin County. At least, that's what I thought. Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.
Series Rating: 5/5 (average rating = 4.5)
If you can't tell by my rating, this series is definitely one of my favorites! From the characters to the settings to the romances to the clever, witty lines of Ethan Wate, this series will live on my bookshelves for years and years to come!
If you're a fan of YA/fantasy/magic, grab your hands on this series!
Favorite: Beautiful Chaos
Least Favorite: Beautiful Redemption
Talk about a series hangover. I was devastated when this ended. I wish it could have ended better, but I didn't hate it. Now, I know this series seems to be hit or miss with some people because they find it slow or cheesy, but I just could not relate to that at all, although I do understand the "slow" at some parts in the books. The only reason I didn't trudge through those parts was because of my love for the characters that I was willing to go in depth and hear all of those "boring" details that other people who are just trying to get through could care less to hear.
Here are my links to each separate review:
⦁ Beautiful Creatures
⦁ Beautiful Darkness
⦁ Beautiful Chaos
⦁ Beautiful Redemption
Now, as much as I ADORE this series, I also know that it's not for everyone. So while I completely think highly of these books, depending on the person interested, I may or may not recommend. It's kind of a balance between contemporary and fantasy/magic. If you can read both of these, I might suggest this mash up for you :]


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There have been almost as many permutations of the TV show CSI as there have been of BMW coupes carrying that suffix. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 635 is one of the most highly rated - of the cars, not the shows - but will its price warrant watching?
BMW's original six series is an interesting car. Introduced in 1976 as the E24 the car replaced the earlier E9, offering similar styling in a much more modern presentation. What's odd about the 6-series however is that while its outward appearance changed little over the course of its run, it switched platforms mid-way through, moving from sharing components with the E12 5-series to that of the revamped E28 in '82/'83.
If you are a real Bimmer-head you can tell the differences from yards away - a tip is that the wheel arch on the E12-based cars rolls into the fender well below the accent line while that of the later cars almost touches it. Along with the suspension upgrades, the E28-based cars enjoyed a slew of other practical updates, and in fact while looking almost the same, there are a ton of parts that can't be shared between the series.'
Today's 1988 635CSi comes from the second to last year of the E24's production run, and is claimed by its present owner to be one of only 185 cars to come to the U.S. that year rocking a 5-speed stick. Meting out the ponies through that Getrag box is a 3,430-cc SOHC straight six - the M30B35 - that the factory said put down 208-bhp.
The ad says that the engine runs great and drips not. It also notes that like the most desirable of hotel rooms and match.com participants, it's a non-smoker. There's also a litany of new maintenance and replacement parts (dipstick?) that have been put into not just the engine but the rest of the drivetrain as well.
One of the cool deals with this car is that while it presently has a number of aftermarket pieces bolted to it, the seller has kept the originals and is including them in the sale. That's a straight up stand-up guy way to sell a car, and that means that you not only get a nice set of BBS alloys presently under the car, but the original TRX wheels as well, because those might be making a comeback.
Visually, the car looks tits in the pics. I mean, this is one of BMW's great achievements so it has a good start, but the Alpine white paint and clean trim here do accent that canvas well. The seller says that the car has had a pair of resprays, and that there has been a replaced fender over the years, so keep that in mind, and points to him for honesty and attention to detail.
Is it all puppy snuggles and beer-flavored ice-cream? No, there are a few niggling issues including a crack in the dash, a broken seat ratchet cover on the passenger side, and a couple of tears in the leather upholstery. Plus, where'd all the trunk tools go? You can see all of that in the car's Flickr set to determine how serious each might be. Also, it should be noted that the 6-series back seats are among the most comfortable that I have ever had the pleasure to plant my ass in, so there's that.
Considering the care that seems to have gone into this car's stewardship over the course of at least the present owner's time, this seems to be a pretty well sorted Six. And as it's a quarter of a century old and has seen more than 200,000 miles, you'd expect it to require some replacement and rebuilding. You might not however expect it to look as good as it does seeing as it's claimed to be a daily driver and not some sort of trailer queen.
With that all in mind it's now time to give thought to this 635CSi's $7,500 price tag. Do you think that's pretty attractive for a car of such caliber? Or, does that price make this BMW DOA?
You decide!
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'Hannibal' revisits one of the screen's most evil villains
"Hannibal," a deliciously gripping new crime thriller from NBC, delves into the early years of one of pop culture's most evil villains -- the serial killer who had an unfortunate habit of turning his victims into bedtime snacks.
But, surprisingly, the pre-"Silence of the Lambs" Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) of this saga doesn't show up until midway through Thursday's opener and has only a scant amount of screen time. It's as if writer Bryan Fuller is following the playbook Steven Spielberg famously deployed in "Jaws": Hold back your monster early on, the better to build bone-chilling suspense.
Meanwhile, the spotlight falls on Will Graham, a gifted crime profiler played with incredible gusto by Hugh Dancy. Graham has been enlisted by FBI agent Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne) to help unlock the minds of serial killers, which is like setting a diabetic kid loose in a candy story.
Graham, you see, is plagued by a bundle of issues. He has a unique way of thinking that allows him to empathize with anyone, even psychopaths. So he pretty much feels what they feel. With his tormented mind crammed with freaky visions, he could snap at any moment.
That's where Hannibal comes in. Blazingly brilliant and ultra-perceptive, he's one of the country's premier psychiatrists. Crawford recruits him to essentially serve as a sidekick to Graham and help crack tough cases. This sets up a compelling dynamic: Graham, the man who tracks sickos, unwittingly finds himself in the company of the biggest sicko around.
Basically, it's a match made in hell.
NBC has marketed "Hannibal" as a psychological thriller and it certainly is. But the series also has a cable TV, "Dexter"-like vibe, and as such, contains its fair share of blood and gore. Among the gruesome images depicted in Thursday's episode, is a young woman impaled on a set of deer antlers.
So "Hannibal" clearly is not for the squeamish. But viewers who can handle the "ick" factor will find a superbly crafted, tantalizingly creepy tale that defies the conventions of TV's follow-the-dots crime procedurals. It's blessed with sharp writing, plenty of visual verve and hypnotic performances.
As for the latter, it's Dancy's Graham who chews scenery like Hannibal feasts on his mysterious gourmet meals. The British actor does a terrific job of conveying the emotional turbulence roiling through his mind and body. It isn't pretty, but it's magnetic, and utterly convincing.
Ironically, the weakest link in this fine cast appears to be its title character. Mikkelsen brings the expected amount of frosty attitude and clipped responses to the role made famous by Anthony Hopkins. But missing is the dark humor and demented charm we've come to expect. I, in fact, found Mikkelsen to be rather dull -- something that could be problematic in future episodes as his role increases.
For now, though, "Hannibal" is a sturdy offering, one that keeps viewers guessing and tensions simmering. Most TV crime shows have a tendency to quickly fade from memory. This one just might haunt your dreams.
TV TURNOVER: Earlier this week, we bid a sad farewell -- for now -- to a couple of prime time's most compelling dramas as "The Walking Dead" and "Justified" wrapped up their standout seasons. On Thursday, the freshman season of "Elementary" (10:01 p.m., CBS) concludes, and on Monday, Season 3 of "Being Human" (9 p.m., Syfy) comes to an end.
This would be even more of a bummer if spring didn't usher in some fresh TV fare. To wit: "Game of Thrones" (9 p.m. Sundays, HBO) is off to a solid start, and this weekend brings on the Season 6 opener of "Mad Men" (9 p.m., AMC). The four-time Emmy winner for outstanding drama returns with a two-hour episode. We'll have our review in Friday's papers.
And if that's not enough, it looks like we may have to add "Orphan Black" (9 p.m. Saturdays, BBC America) to our list of quality, must-see shows.
"Orphan Black," a sci-fi thriller, took us by total surprise last weekend with an astonishing pilot episode starring Tatiana Maslany as a troubled young woman who is shocked to discover that she has at least a couple of clones.
That oversimplifies what looks to be a twisty, complex and totally addictive series with a standout performance by Maslany at the center of it all. This one cries out for a DVR season pass.
Looking ahead, "Veep," "Nurse Jackie" and "The Borgias" all return April 14, and "The Big C" is back on April 29 to kick off what will be its final episodes.
CBS ON A ROLL: Most networks wait until May to issue the bulk of their renewal notices. But last week, CBS, which continues to assert its claim as "America's most-watched network," ordered new seasons of 18 shows in one swoop -- a remarkable display of stability in this era of lower ratings and expectations.
Most of the renewals were expected. Shows like "NCIS" and "The Big Bang Theory," for example, are major hits.
However, one very welcome surprise was the renewal of "The Good Wife." The legal drama is a critical favorite, but does not garner big Nielsen numbers.
Two shows absent from the list were "CSI: NY" and "Vegas." They're not officially dead, but their prospects don't look good. "Vegas," a freshman series starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, will finish out the season in a new time slot beginning this Friday (9 p.m., CBS), and unless it shows some signs of ratings life, it's probably a goner.


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The Muppets' Dr. Bunsen Honeydew considers himself the foremost pioneer in crazy scientific endeavors. So when NASA landed the Rovers Spirit and Opportunity on Mars, Bunsen was understandably miffed. Still he was classy enough to send a letter of congratulations to the team, along with his offer of help.
Letters of Note uncovered this letter, which the Jet Propulsion Laboratory received in 2004, just a few days after the successful Rover landings. Bunsen's feelings are clear with his use of scare quotes around "congratulations," but does anyone care to translate for Beaker?
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FR: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker, MUPPET LABS
Dear colleagues,
It is with mixed emotions that Muppet Labs offers you a hearty "congratulations" on the recent success of your Mars Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. While we realize that your remarkable accomplishment is a really nifty thing for the entire scientific community, we at Muppet Labs Mars Exploration Team (MULMET) wanted to get there first! We were so close: a mere three weeks—give or take a 20 year margin of error—from launching our own Mars explorers.
Nonetheless, in the spirit of scientific camaraderie and with a promise that we'll-beat-you-next-time, Muppet Labs sends you and your team an enthusiastic "Well done, bucko!"
Scientifically yours,
(Signed, 'DR. BUNSEN HONEYDEW PHD ESQ.')
PS: If you continue to have difficulties with the Spirit Rover, my assistant Beaker is happy to offer free roadside assistance on Mars, utilizing our new, thoroughly untested Interplanetary Coil-Powered Catapult...or as we at MULMET like to call it "The Spring Fling".
PPS: Meep-meep-meep-meep-MEEP-MEEP-MEEP-MEEP!!!!!! NOT!
(Signed, 'BEAKER')
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To the Editor: People living with HIV are frequently people living with very high levels of grief. They grieve over the loss of life expectancy and of their own dreams for the future. They are often grieving over the loss of a spouse or a child. In our practice, they are frequently grieving over the loss of other close relatives. This makes them emotionally very vulnerable people.
At first sight, the offer of TOP to such people in early pregnancy may seem to be a compassionate way to avoid further grief from infant losses, and to avoid increasing the number of orphans in our nation. Yet there is strong evidence that a decision for TOP may precipitate a severe grief reaction of its own. Such grief has been associated with a 7-fold increase in suicide and homicide,1 and a 180% increase in psychiatric illness, in the year following TOP in first-world countries with excellent access to health care.2,3 In South Africa, with the generally poor access to psychiatric care and high levels of violence, the effects can be expected to be far greater. The effects of maternal depression, of resorting to substance abuse or of the development of self-destructive behaviour, may completely negate the advantages to the family of not having another baby to nurture.
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Former Douglas standout hoping for breakout year
There has been plenty of promise along the way for former Douglas High baseball standout Chris Balcom-Miller.
There has also been plenty of high expectation for the right-handed pitcher since he was taken by the Colorado Rockies in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Last summer, that promise and expectation came to a head as his current organization, the Boston Red Sox, made a clear move to define his role with the franchise for the foreseeable future.
After literally breezing through the lower levels of minor league ball as a starting pitcher – Balcom-Miller ascended from Rookie League to Double-A in a little less than two full seasons – he shifted to the bullpen last June.
The results were overwhelmingly positive.
Balcom-Miller, 23, had posted a 3-4 record with a 4.89 ERA through 12 starts to begin last year. The numbers nearly mirrored his Double-A stats from the season prior (3-6, 4.81 ERA).
The 6-2, 210-pounder finished out the year making 14 relief appearances, posting a 1-1 record with a 3.62 ERA. He struck out 30 batters in 32.1 innings pitched, walking just 11.
The numbers improved as he grew into the role too. He struck out 24 in 26 innings with just seven walks and a 2.77 ERA in his final 10 appearances of the season. He also averaged 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
"I was much more effective out of the bullpen," said Balcom-Miller, who arrived at JetBlue Park, the Red Sox spring training facility, several weeks ago to get a head start. Pitchers and catchers are officially required to report on Sunday. "I liked it a lot. There were more chances to pitch and you just never knew when your number would be called.
"You had to constantly be prepared. I'd just sit in the bullpen and wait for that phone to ring and start getting ready to throw. The mental preparation was the same as when I started, but you're going out and throwing one or two innings at a time."
Balcom-Miller's fastball ranged from 89 to 93 mph last season, but it was at its most effective at about 89 or 90. SoxProspects.com praised the pitch's sink and run, which makes it difficult for hitters to elevate the ball. The Web site also listed Balcom-Miller's changeup (81-83 mph) as his best pitch. His slider registers in the low 80s.
This spring, he will likely work out with the Triple-A team with the possibility of a couple appearances with the big league club.
"I'm just going to do the best I can to get ready and I'll pitch wherever they want me to pitch," he said. "My arm is feeling good and feel like I got some good work in during the offseason."
Balcom-Miller pitched and started at third base as a sophomore for Douglas in 2005. He helped lead the Tigers to their first Sierra League title. He later transferred to the Bay area to finish out his high school career and pitched for two years for West Valley College.
He was drafted in the 35th round by Kansas City following his freshman season at West Valley but opted to come back for another season of college.
That led to a significant bump in draft status the following year and he made an immediate impact in rookie ball. He won Pioneer League Pitcher of the Week honors three times on his way to the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year award in 2009 with Casper, Wyo. He went 4-0 in 11 starts with 60 strikeouts in 57 innings pitched while walking 10 with a 1.58 ERA.
Midway through the 2010 season, the Rockies traded Balcom-Miller to Boston for then major-leaguer Manny Delcarmen.
Following the 2011 season, during which he was promoted to Double-A Portland, Baseball America rated Balcom-Miller as having the best pitch control in the Red Sox system.
This offseason, as Boston set about rebuilding its major league bullpen, Balcom-Miller kept a close eye on his phone to see if he'd be involved in any transactions.
Making matters more interesting, this was Balcom-Miller's first year eligible for the Rule 5 Draft. Every December, players not on their major league organization's 40-man roster and who signed four years prior can be selected by any other team provided they are kept on the major league roster for the entire following season.
"It's one of those things where you never know if you are going to get a call," Balcom-Miller said. "I wasn't worried. I figured I had a pretty good shot of staying with the Red Sox. But you still pay attention to what is happening.
"I'm determined to pitch as well as I can and just compete for a spot on a roster at a higher level."
Balcom-Miller now lives in Georgia with his wife and he spent the offseason training, hunting and teaching pitching lessons.
"I relaxed a little, but once November rolled around, I stepped things up," he said. "I was excited to get back into it. It's been nice being back at the park. JetBlue is really nice. It's an awesome setup."
He said he came to see his mom in Dayton, Nevada for a week last fall, and spent some time in California before heading back to Georgia.
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1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons bourbon (optional)
1/3 cup chopped pecans, plus 2 tablespoons for garnish
4 ripe bananas, halved lengthwise then halved again
1 pint premium pareve vanilla ice cream
Melt the butter in a large sauté pan. Whisk in the sugar and cook until melted and smooth. Standing back, carefully add the bourbon and cook for 2 minutes. Add 1/3 cup pecans and cook for 30 seconds. Add the bananas and spoon the sauce over the bananas constantly until softened, about 4 to 5 minutes. Keep warm on a warming tray.
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Like Fredericks's The Girl in the Park, here is a pause-resisting listen that perfectly captures the world of New York City private schools, as it explores the notion of power among teenage girls. Publisher's Weekly, in a starred review, raves, "Fredericks again proves her gift for conveying the intensity of adolescence, while exploring the ways girls' sexuality is used against them and asking why 'we all have to be predators and prey.'"
Queen Bee Chloe is going to make Toni suffer for whatever transpired between Toni and Chloe's boyfriend, Oliver, over the summer. From day one of eleventh grade, she has Toni branded as a super slut, and it isn't long before things get so ugly that Toni fears for her safety. What's a scared, powerless, and fed-up teenager to do? Guided by Cassandra-a girl with some serious problems of her own-Toni decides to stop playing the victim and take control. Cassandra has been experimenting with witchcraft, and together they cast a spell on Chloe that may actually cause her death. Could Toni have really made such an awful thing happen?
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