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My god show some racing! Like the 2 stakes races before the Preakness. I don't need to see Orb's trip in the Kentucky Derby for the 5,000 time ... TODAY!!! I already know who Rosie Napravnik is- I don't need to see 2 years of coverage on her.
No wonder why this sport can't get new blood and young blood in the game. It's about gambling, your trying to get the lottery, poker, sports, stock investors, slot machine players.
A young gambler say a poker player ain't going to give a you know what about how the silk colors of the Phipps were created- or how the owners bought horses and named them.
Til this day horse racing still doesn't know who they are and who to market to.Its about gambling. I wouldn't watch it if I didn't make a living "BETTING ON IT" Owners have already screwed up on the possibility of turning their horses into sports stars- because if their horse win a "Grade 1 Race" you never see them again- so that part is out to grow new fans

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10th April 2012, 01:34 PM | #1 |
Why create a kwisatz haderach
That's right, slow day, bored, so I wondered, why were the Bene Gesserits trying to do this in the first place? The simple answer is that they wanted a male counterpart, with access to both sides of his Other Memory - male and female, to be able to touch both sides of this power. But beyond that, what was this supposed to actually accomplish? Once this person came into being, what were the Bene Gesserits trying to get done?
I should note that I just found this http://dune.wikia.com/wiki/Kwisatz_Haderach And the stuff in there doesn't completely square with what I remember from Dune or any of the other 5 books. I don't recall it clearly being stated that the BG were trying for the Imperial Throne. Seems a bit petty given the way the BG are described ("we live to serve"). Nor do I recall the BG as being prescient - they could see Other Memory and relive the past in extreme detail, but I don't recall prescience coming up. Guild Navigators had this in a limited form as a pre-requisite for folding space, but not BG. |
10th April 2012, 06:16 PM | #2 |
You're correct in that the BG were not prescient. The Navigators were, but only in a tiny little way, nothing like what Paul and Leto II were. They actually changed the idea of the navigators part way through the series with the idea of foldspace. Originally, they simply looked "ahead" to see the ship's path, and adjusted course accordingly, but the ship itself traveled by conventional means ("conventional" includes FTL in this discussion.. hehe).
I also don't recollect the BG were ever after the throne itself. For all intents and purposes, they already had it.. BG were advisors to everyone, and everyone listened, including the emperor. As for why breed the KH? It was never explicitly stated as far as a concrete reason, but I think it boiled down to arrogance. They didn't like the idea that there was power and knowledge that they weren't in control of, and so they tried to create it. Talk about your all time backfires... Paul was bad enough, but they could never even have dreamed of what Leto II did. One of my favorite series, by the way, I have all six. And yes, there are only six. |
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10th April 2012, 06:35 PM | #3 |
OK glad I'm not alone in this - and yes there are only 6!
I can't believe I wasted the money *and* time to read the "new" stuff. |
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10th April 2012, 08:40 PM | #5 |
They are not that bad Jack.
Just don't expect the same from a different set of (co-written)minds. The man is not his father in a writing sense of the word. Let's just say they are no where near as bad as the prequel Star Wars movies |
PM'S not the smartest place to make veiled threats or derogatory remarks....Just my opinion. I'm a meatitarian. Ya I know...It's a personal choice. A way of life for me. |
10th April 2012, 09:59 PM | #6 |
Because, much like Aperture Science, the Bene Gesserit do what they must, because they can. |
10th April 2012, 10:03 PM | #7 |
The story ideas are interesting, and that's the only thing that kept me reading. But the actual writing itself is completely dreadful, and assumes the reader has the attention span and reading retention of a 2 year old. I don't know who's more at fault in terms of writing, Brian Herbert or Kevin Anderson, but man, the end result really stinks. And the stuff with the story post Chapterhouse Dune, is really hokey, it's hard to believe that this was the way Frank Herbert wanted to end things up. Or maybe he would have simply done a better job, who knows.
10th April 2012, 10:11 PM | #8 |
And that's why I never bothered reading of those books.. I just stick with the ones that Frank Herbert wrote himself.
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11th April 2012, 04:13 AM | #9 |
I think that of the Frank Herbert ones, the second was a big step down in quality, and the third was very poor. But the last three were stunning, very sad he never got to resolve the series properly.
I had very low expectations of "God Emperor" but it pretty much instantly grabbed me. I gave one of the newer ones a go, and absolutely loathed it. Sloppy writing, stupid characters (and no one was better than FH at writing supremely intelligent characters). Each newly described generation were simpler copies of the original generation, stupidly powerful magic technology was developed and then just dropped. A crime against literature. |
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eh... maybe I'll just avoid them then...
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The thing is, like you said, they have interesting story lines - the idea of fleshing out the Butlerian Jihad is great! I just wish they had gotten people who could actually write and didn't treat the reader like a retard.
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Dec 13, 2012 12:00 am
Recently I read a letter to the editor in the Bethel Citizen signed by Steve Wight about his support for a Dog Park. I assume he is still a Newry resident.
Newry and Bethel seem to be intertwined in many things. The Chamber of Commerce, SAD 44 school, the dump, Bingham Trust land, and even the cross-country trails merger confirms this.
Maybe a Dog Park in Newry would be beneficial to the skiway and Newry residents, which Bethel dog lovers could use as a joint venture. Dogs in other towns also deserve to run and be free as proposed in Bethel
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Media Literacy Workshops 2011 – "Why Study the Olympics?"
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
We're just finalising details for this year's Media Literacy workshops for secondary schools (follow Media Literacy tag on the right to see information on previous years' workshops) and thought we'd tell you a little bit about our plans and the theme "Why study the Olympics?"!! Here's an introduction to the topic for teachers by the workshop leader David Goldblatt:
"The Summer Olympics are an extraordinary event. What began as an obscure, eccentric Hellenic revival and sporting gymkhana has become one of the world's most important and most watched public spectacles. Now over a century old, they have survived every twist and turn of global history and grown ever larger. Up to six years in the making, the scale of a modern Olympic games is immense: 20,000, athletes, from over 200 countries, compete in 23 sports over three weeks, and most of the planet will be watching some of it. (more…)
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A Dora the Explorer guitar, dragster cars with small wheels and finger-fidget desktop magnets are among the toys consumer advocates are warning about as the holiday buying season begins.
The U.S. Public Interest Research Group examined more than 200 toys on store shelves and found about a dozen that could be dangerous for children.
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The first EF telephoto zoom lens with a high-magnification zoom range of 100 to 400mm. This is the first L type zoom lens with IS (Image Stabilizer) system. The dual-mode IS mechanism corrects camera shake blurring equivalent to two shutter speed steps. The IS Mode-1 works for normal shooting and IS Mode-2 is suitable for panning shots of a moving subject, stabilizing images in viewfinder. The optical system uses one artificial crystal fluorite and one Super UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) glass lens elements(3rd & 7th), which thoroughly correct chromatic aberration. The minimum focusing distance of 1.8m is achieved throughout zooming range. The floating system in rear focusing system is employed for the first time for EF zoom lens to achieve a high definition for the entire focusing range. A ring USM (Ultrasonic Motor) drives high-speed and silent AF and full-time manual focusing. Linear zooming design with zooming friction adjustment ring gives a good operability of this lens. Extenders EF1.4X and EF2X are compatible to this lens with
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Gives a wide range of distance for wildlife photography. It does get heavy after several hours.
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Excellent Lens! Sturdy Construction
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I just finished a full weekend of shooting with this lens. I am totally impressed! The push-pull zooming is not difficult to manuver. I thought it would be tough to get used to this way of zooming as all my lenses are the twist to zoom type. It is a "big boy" and can become heavy, but I hand-held the entire weekend with little fatigue. (You do need to get used to the weight of this lens, but if you practice, you won't notice it at all). I am not a professional so some of my shots were a bit blurry, but more were spot on...sharp as ever. I used this primarily for wildlife photography. The macro aspect is wonderful (however, you do need to remember that you have to be at least 6' away from your subject! (I have a macro lens and this is hard for me to remember - I am used to being "up close and personal" while shooting macro). I am so pleased with this lens!
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Was not as difficult to handle as I thought it would be. Easily can hand hold rather than using tripod/monopod. Very sharp, clear pictures.
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I am a semi-pro photographer, have done weddings, family reunions, horses, wildlife, ocean, birds in flight, flowers, still life, ect. This lens has fast focus, manual focus is great, clear, IMS is good. Strong construction and the tan color is great to stop sun bounce blindness. Keeps the lens cool also. THE only con I have is it's a bit heavy, but not enough to bother me. It's great on a tripod also.[...]
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I was a bit worry buying this lens after reading about it's 'softness' and 'dust pumping' issues. No such thing. Lens is VERY sharp and FULLY usable even at 400mm. It easily outperforms any USM lens. Colors are great and amount of details simply amazing. Fact, the lens is heavy but it is build like a tank. It is not a fast lens and you will need a tripod in a low light condition. Push-pull design is not my favorite but I don't mind it after seeing the pictures it took. Sure Canon 400mm f/2.8 is better but it is 4.5 times more expensive. For the money, this lens will make you smile.


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Volume 2, Number 6, Winter 1966 |
(Editor's note: Mrs. R. L. Vickery, Salem, gave the following material in a talk to the Taneycomo Chapter, DAR. It shows what one woman, interested in the history of her area can do to preserve it. I consider her cook book, "Sugar and Spice," the best Ozark Cook Book that we sell at the Book Shop. JRM)
We do not have a D. A. R. in Salem at the present time, but when we did have an active chapter I participated in their activities through my mother, Mrs. Ben L. Ray, who was for many years their Regent. Our soldier ancestor was Nicholas Stillwell.
Jewell has asked me to speak on "Missourianna," and now in writing a weekly womans column, I also, discover the early history of our county.
Dent is a young county, scarcely over 100 years old, so its history is just beginning. In writing about our women, their hobbies and favorite recipes, we are compiling our own history for future generations. However, in my rambling down a country road one day I did find one Revolutionary soldier, John Welch, buried in Dent County, and I also found a marker of his son, John. Finding the grave did not make the owners of the old farm any too happy. John Welch is buried in the front yard along with his wife, a few children and a few slaves. The gravestones have been covered over and gone but not forgotten. The marker, which stood proudly in the churchyard about a mile farther on down the road, is broken and dumped in a culvert. The deacons of the church felt that the grave was not there and so, the marker did not belong in the church cemetery. But I found it and cleaned it, and photographed it. It reads: John Welch, Co 1, W Tenn. MTD Vols, War 1812.
This is not the only time I have had a rendezvous in a cemetery. The log cabin store and home that was the meeting place of the early settlers when they gathered together to form Dent County has long since rotted away. The little graveyard by the store has been covered, again because it was a depressing sight from the picture window in the new home. But this site, famous because of a large spring, was a stop on the old White River trace where the covered wagons and Indians swapped and traded for supplies. Through the years, with talking to old timers, have been able to mark the trail on a map, so that its history will be preserved. This took over a year to complete in my spare time.
And before the Meramec River succeeds in washing away all visible signs of the old home-place of Lewis Dent, I have visited and photographed this home, which is still standing, with its original beams, now plastered over, only the sandstone fireplaces remain the same. I have recorded their history down to the present day. For Lewis Dent is the man from whom Dent County got its name.
And, the controversy still goes on -- who lies in the unmarked grave. Some say he was killed by neighbors during the Civil War. Relatives say Marshall Dent died in another state and his grave unknown.
One rewarding find came about by an inquiry from a School of Mines professor at Rolla who was hunting the grave of Col. T. R. Freeman and the Battle of Salem and gave me several possible locations in Dent County. After many trips through briar patches and hunting tombstones from old timers who knew just where the grave was, I found through our paper from an Oklahoma subscriber and not only did I locate his past descendents but they sent a photo of him with a history, and after locating his grave in Neosho, I begged a friend to go take a picture of the stone. This brought many letters from historical societies in Oklahoma and Missouri.
Another exciting find came about in a most unusual way. My husband and I used to go to work about six oclock every morning and as we parked the car we usually met the street sweeper at the same time in front of our office. He was a kindly man and quite an old timer who liked to do a little talking along with his sweeping. Since we were so early and no one was yet on the streets we fell to having a morning chat with him. As we had had a few historical features in the paper, and he had read them, he dropped a little hint one morning that he might have a valuable Civil War diary . . . but it wasnt for sale, but he would let me read it. It turned out to be the diary of Wm. H. Lynch, a famous Missouri educator and scholar and one who was quite well known around Springfield. It contained his personal experiences day by day on their marches through the south. Our street cleaner let us run it word for word in the paper, and I not only discovered an interesting story, but turned up something that the family did not know about Mr. Lynch. Our grade school is named after him, and I persuaded his only daughter,
Florence Lynch, to pose on our grade school steps a few years ago when she visited here. She is now bedfast in St. Louis. Our street sweeper has died, and, if, anyone inherited the little diary they have kept it. I could not persuade them to give it to the historical society, and they felt they owned something of value. One of their relatives, a soldier, found it on one of their marches and sent it home to his folks. So you see, while writing about the living, I also write about the dead.
Mrs. Robert Vickery collects pictures and history of Dent County.
And, now to bring you up to the present time. About a year ago I had an inquiry about where was the old Battle Axe Post Office, from a California subscriber. I not only found where it was, I photographed it, and we ran this story only last week in the paper. The most interesting part of it all was how it got its name . . . from a large poster on the side of the store . . . Battle Axe tobacco.
I have been searching for at least 15 years trying to find a copy of Goodspeeds History of Dent County, 1889 . . . the only known recorded early history of our county, as all the records were destroyed when the court house burned. There are only about 5 of the books known to be left, all the rest have gone to relatives out of the state. This summer I found one, and a kind gentleman who consented to loan it to us to reprint, word for word in our paper. We plan to print the biographies in the back of the book when we finish. I have asked for old timers to come in as we go along and give us history. We have already had dozens of requests for interviews. I am expecting old photos too. We ran a notice we would run the history word for word, beginning January 1, in our paper, and we have had at least a hundred extra subscribers. We plan to make plates of the type as we go along and reprint the book when we finish, for scholars and libraries.
And, now, a little about the cookbook and the women.
When my husband Bob, and partner, Chas. Stacey, bought The Salem News, 16 years ago, and attended their first Missouri Press meeting, they
decided we should have a personal column for our paper, and then they decided that I was to have the job. Furthermore, they handed me a Graflex camera to take pictures. I had never done any writing nor taken any pictures. My friends were patient with me as I learned. Tolerant of my errors and encouraging when my spirits were low.
With the passing ten years, we had so many requests for back issues with the recipes, that someone suggested I put them out in book form. It took a year and a half to go back and retype the recipes for the printer. As I labored in my spare time I thought, why not have some pictures to portray the Ozark woman. It was a frightful job to pick out the few we used in the book. I loved them all.
And then, I wanted something really different for a cover, so I persuaded my son, who was a student in the School of Architecture in Washington University to design a cover. I got the idea from a friend who had a European cannister set.
Before we were through, everyone in the office had a hand in getting out the book. We used offset and letter press. We used a new ink. I had at one time over two tons of paper stored in my front room with only a path through the house. We had card tables in every corner with sections of the book, we couldnt sweep or dust or raise the windows while we assembled them. I had high school boys and girls help and we had jam sessions on the stereo, and peanut butter and lemonade sessions in between.
When the great day arrived, June 25, 1962, we ran a story and photographs of how a cook book was made.
The book is dedicated to all those wonderful women without whose help it would never have been possible.
In 1961 we purchased the second paper in Dent County. We now publish the News on Monday and The Post on Thursday. I write my "Sugar and Spice" column for Monday and Ive added a new column, "Yesteryears," which includes the happenings every ten years for 50 years back in The Post.
No need to tell you, I thoroughly enjoy my work in writing about the everyday women, and in reliving the past in "Yesteryears."
Copyright Ó White River Valley Historical Quarterly
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Blues master Buddy Guy performs "One Room Country Shack" at the Algarve Jazz Festival in Portugal in 1978.
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"Why did they keep changing guitars and amplifiers when they were perfect? They did the same things with cars, if you ask me. They forgot how to make them right, because they focused on style and bells and whistles."
"I've never missed a gig yet. Music makes people happy, and that's why I go on doing it - I like to see everybody smile."
"Once I was checking to hotel and a couple saw my ring with Blues on it. They said, 'You play blues. That music is so sad.' I gave them tickets to the show, and they came up afterwards and said, 'You didn't play one sad song.'"
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is a critically acclaimed artist who has established himself as a pioneer of the Chicago blues sound, and has served as an influence to some of the most notable musicians of his generation. Guy is known, too, for his showmanship on stage, playing his guitar with drumsticks, or strolling into the audience while playing solos. He was ranked thirtieth in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". His song "Stone Crazy" was ranked seventy-eighth in list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time also of Rolling Stone.
Born and raised in Lettsworth, Louisiana, Guy began learning guitar on a two string diddley bow he made. Later he was given a Harmony acoustic guitar, which, decades later in Guy's lengthy career was donated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the early '50s he began performing with bands in Baton Rouge. Soon after moving to Chicago in 1957, Guy fell under the influence of Muddy Waters. In 1958, a competition with West Side guitarists Magic Sam and Otis Rush gave Guy a record contract. Soon afterwards he recorded for Cobra Records. He recorded sessions with Junior Wells for Delmark Records under the pseudonym Friendly Chap in 1965 and 1966.
Guy's early career was supposedly held back by both conservative business choices made by his record company (Chess Records) and "the scorn, diminishments and petty subterfuge from a few jealous rivals". Chess, Guy's record label from 1959 to 1968, refused to record Buddy Guy's novel style that was similar to his live shows. Leonard Chess (Chess founder and 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee) denounced Guy's playing as "noise". In the early 1960s, Chess tried recording Guy as a solo artist with R&B ballads, jazz instrumentals, soul and novelty dance tunes, but none were released as singles. Guy's only Chess album, "Left My Blues in San Francisco", was finally issued in 1967. Most of the songs belong stylistically to the era's soul boom, with orchestrations by Gene Barge and Charlie Stepney. Chess used Guy mainly as a session guitarist to back Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Koko Taylor and others.
Buddy Guy appeared onstage at the March 1969 Supershow at Staines, England that also included Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Jack Bruce, Stephen Stills, Buddy Miles, Glen Campbell, Roland Kirk, and Jon HisemanThe Misunderstood Roland Kirk. Image: 1969 Supershow.
By the late 1960s, Guy's career was in decline. The heavy blues-rock scene he had helped inspire was flourishing without him. For the next two decades, Buddy Guy had to endure the neglect many blues and rock artists faced in their careers. There are now online videos of Buddy playing with Hendrix in the late 60s. As visionaries and pathfinders they are overlooked while their followers received the fame, recognition and fortune.
Guy's career finally took off during the blues revival period of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was sparked by Clapton's request that Guy be part of the '24 Nights' all-star blues guitar lineup at London's Royal Albert Hall and Guy's subsequent signing with Silvertone Records.
Guy previously served on the Hall of Fame's nominating committee. Guy has won six Grammy Awards both for his work on his electric and acoustic guitars, and for contemporary and traditional forms of blues music. In 2003, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. This medal is awarded by the President of the United States of America to those who have made extraordinary contributions to the creation, growth and support in the arts in the United States. By 2004, Guy had also earned 23 W.C. Handy Awards (more than any other artist has received), Billboard magazine's The Century Award (Guy was its second recipient) for distinguished artistic achievement, and the title of Greatest Living Electric Blues Guitarist.
In 2008, Buddy Guy was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame while performing at Texas Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Guy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2005 by Eric Clapton and B.B. King. Clapton recalled seeing Guy perform in London's Marquee Club in 1965, impressing him with his technique, his looks and his charismatic showmanship. He remembered seeing Guy pick the guitar with his teeth and play it over his head—two tricks that later influenced Jimi Hendrix. Guy's acceptance speech was concise: "If you don't think you have the blues, just keep living."
Wikipedia contributors. "Buddy Guy." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 28 Jul. 2011. Web. 29 Jul. 2011.


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One of the many advantages of strength training is that it increases lean muscle mass. A greater lean muscle mass positively impacts the efficiency of our metabolism to burn calories. Here is the example I often give: two women weigh 150 pounds; one has 36 percent body fat and 98 pounds of muscle, the other has 22 percent body fat and 118 pounds of muscle. The one with the higher muscle mass will burn more calories. So even though the two women are the same weight, the one with the higher muscle mass will be able to have a higher caloric intake than the other woman while maintaining her weight. How great is that! But there's more to it …strength training is empowering; it feels good to be strong!
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1. Increases strength of muscles, tendons and ligaments
2. Increases stability of joints
3. Increases muscle mass
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So what are you waiting for ladies? Are 13 benefits not enough to convince you? If you want to "tone-up", grab some weights and start lifting. Don't be shy! The benefits will be huge for both your health and your confidence. Not sure if you should do free weights or machine – keep on reading and find out about the pros and cons of both. Have fun and see you in the weight room!:)
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