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VIDEO: Maddow and NewsHour Segments on the Adelson Investigation
Yesterday, ProPublica and PBS Frontline – in conjunction with the Investigative Reporting Program of the University of California – published a piece on leading Republican donor Sheldon Adelson and how he is under expanding scrutiny by federal and Nevada investigators for actions that may violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. ProPublica managing editor Stephen Engelberg was on the Rachel Maddow Show last night to discuss the report on Adelson. The interview, which begins at 11:32, covers how Adelson has become the single largest Republican donor in this election (if not the single largest American donor of all time), the dire financial situation Adelson's company faced after the economic downturn, and how the Justice Department might go about investigating possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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PBS NewsHour also had Engelberg on to explain the investigation and how internal emails disclosed in his report for the first time show that Adelson's company came to pay $700,000 in legal fees to a Macau legislator.
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It is unbelievable what is happening in this political year; where stories are being blown up with little if any relationship to "our next president". So a guy who support Romney might be involved in something a bit shaky; so one now must conclude that WHAT; Romney is a crook….Enough is enough…..and what a great bio; right from the Rachel Maddow show; so unbiased, so transparent;
Why don't we start focusing on facts and related items; rather than trying t connect dots for totlly unrelated items.
What a waste of time….
Don't recall seeing much regarding that company making energy effiicient use; who was it….Solyndra, or what>>>>>>
This guy Adelson is used to buying politicians in other countries; now the Citizen's United decision makes it "legal" to do so in the good old USA, which is rapidly morphing into a third world banana republic.
This is indefensible Corporate Fascism.
Romney is their willing puppet
I question the commitment to constitutional democracy of those who defend Adelson, the Koch brothers, and other billionaire right-wingers and their SuperPacs- This election/auction is the greatest threat to our democratic republic since the fight against the Axis powers in WWII
When the right gets investigated they cry foul no matter what is investigated. Everything is all foul all the time. If there was ever any moderation of the all foul all the time rebuttals, you might have some credibility. Maddow covered Solyndra at least four times and Pro Publica has covered it at least as many times.
Adelson;s unabashed pro-Israel stance and financial support is the over riding determining factor in the animus of the liberal news media to this poor boy self-made from the ground up billionaire. Had he supported Obama, same sex marriage and the dissolution of Israel as a Jewish state , he would be lauded as an informed altruistic American hero.
I wonder if Mr. Legsmith watched all of the Maddow tape. Probably not based on his comments. Some take aways:
1. What do these rich donors want for their money?
2. If Romney gets in, I'd pay close attention to the makeup of his justice dept.
3. And if we get a GOP house and/or Senate, I'd also pay close attention to what might happen to the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
This is all from just one guy and his money! What about all the others, and yes, deems too.
We should all remember, money doesn't talk, it SCREAMS. Look as our system of gov't today to see what effect money has had on it.
I agree wih Tom. Stevie needs to wake up!
I was looking for an unbiased news source and thought I had found it in ProPublica. This is the second story I have read siting Meadow and PBS. Neither is anywhere near impartial.
For truly unbiased sources stay away from most news media. On the one had, there's FOX and on the other most of the rest. Personally I find PBS & ProPublica informative, but if you're looking for factual unbiased info, you need multiple sources and a good brain to weed through everything. My other comment and my great concern is what role money seems to play, (read Citizens United and lobbying), in our political system; and the other element is that I fear "most" folks just won't make the effort to make an "informed" decision. That sounds pretty cynical, but it is what it is. Lastly, ALL politicians just seem to disappoint. Obama has fallen short of what he said he was going to do, and Romney is a joke. It turns out he is the result of the worst lot of republicans I have seen in my lifetime…
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For just over an hour in Parliament on Thursday,
What was going through her mind is known only to her, but it would be odd if she did not use the shortage of prime ministerial questions to reflect on the first two weeks of parliamentary sittings.
And, perhaps, to reflect on what might lie ahead when Parliament sits again, on March 12.
Gillard would be deluding herself if she reflected that things had gone to plan, despite a slightly better day for the government.
It would be equally delusional for Gillard not to feel apprehensive about what may be coming her way when Labor MPs next gather in Canberra.
Gillard must know that her big political gamble – the decision to announce the election date more than seven months early to try to increase the focus and political pressure on
There is now a big risk that if political events continue along the course of this past two weeks, the gamble will come to be seen as a disastrous miscalculation.
This is not to say that a
The Labor caucus is not yet in such utter despair that it sees no option but to take the dangerous leap back to Rudd. Not yet.
But the fear of what might happen if they go to the election with Gillard as Prime Minister is beginning to make the gamble of turning back to Rudd look more like a risk worth taking.
In the House of Representatives yesterday, the atmosphere was oddly calm.
Opposition MPs came into the chamber to find Valentine's Day red chocolate roses on their desks, courtesy of opposition whip
But it wasn't love in the air that accounted for the stillness. It was more likely due to the fact that the eye of the political storm that is the long-running Labor leadership is hanging over the government.
Telltale signs of the uneasiness that this is creating were there again.
He said that Australia's unemployment rate was 5.1 per cent when it is actually 5.4 per cent, a mis-statement even more odd than an error last week over the growth in government spending.
Swan flew out of Australia, bound for the G20 finance ministers meeting in Moscow, where he is likely to be reminded yet again that his record of managing the Australian economy gets much more applause abroad than it does at home.
A striking thing about the past two weeks has been how what was seen as Labor's leadership problem has become Labor's "leadership team" problem, as Swan's standing has eroded.
This was reflected in proceedings – Labor backbenchers became noticeably more animated when government business manager
The measure of the Swan problem is that the case for replacing Gillard quietly being put by her critics is now being sold as the chance to get rid of Swan as well, and to bring in a fresh, more credible and persuasive replacement to sell Labor's economic story and put the heat on the Coalition.
The reality that there are big Coalition political targets available was reaffirmed with another leak of a dubious Coalition policy idea about a dam building-led recovery.
The story of the past two weeks, which is bad for Gillard, is that it has become too easy for the Coalition to avoiding being held to account.
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Summer is not back in the central Patna areas, power board officers said on Wednesday with a promise to set up a parallel distribution line for uninterrupted electricity supply to the localities.
Thousands of residents in areas like Station Road, Dakbungalow, Chiraiyatand, Frazer road, Exhibition road, Gandhi Maidan, some parts of Kadamkuan and Bandar Bagicha have been facing power cut of around two hours in morning and evening for almost a week because of a fault in a cable line at R-Block. A cable was damaged at R-Block on Friday which led to frequent power cuts in central Patna. We hope people would start witnessing an improvement from Wednesday itself as we have made an alternate arrangement to ensure smooth power supply. Things will be normal from Thursday completely, said a senior official of the Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (PESU).
Now the areas would get power from telecom and other feeders from Rajendra Nagar and SK Memorial sub-stations, he said.
The undertaking has identified the fault in a cable near the railway overbridge at R-Block, sources said, adding that there are multiple joints in the cables, which are causing difficulty in taking the load on it. PESU officials said the undertaking would have to take permission from the railways for digging up the concrete structure, which is inaccessible at present. Parallel cable was being laid but it would take around 10 days to complete, the officer said.
The residents worried at the summer-like power situation said they could not even think of such days in winter. It is quite difficult to carry out my daily chores as light goes off frequently when you require it the most both in the morning and evening. We face shortage of water, as there is no power in the morning, said Amit Mishra, a student who resides in Bandar Bagicha, said.
However, the Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Ltd spokesman, H.R. Pandey, said power consumption had gone up in winter even as people use less water compared to summer: Load on the distribution cables has increased in the past two-three weeks because of excessive use of electrical equipment geyser, heater, immersion rod and blower following the decline in temperature.


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In the walking capital of the USA, Charlotte Gray finds streets lined with New England's colonial charm, revolutionary passion and world-class colleges
Walk the 4km-long Freedom Trail, the best introduction to the city's revolutionary heritage. Follow the red-brick path from Boston Common – a popular spot for hanging religious heretics – past 16 historic sights, to Bunker Hill, site of the 1775 battle.
Harvard University is the centrepiece of Cambridge, just across the Charles River. The impressive red-brick buildings in 'The Yard' are as legendary as the academics who have graduated from this Ivy League school. Students give hour-long tours of the campus Mon-Sat.
The 54m steeple of Old North Church boasts the oldest bells still rung in North America. Two lanterns strung up here in April 1775 sparked the Revolution. Peek inside, then spend the morning people-watching as Italians crowd the salumerias (delis) in North End.
Or simply watch, as street entertainers try to impress you at historic Quincy Market. Once the centre of Boston's meat and produce industry, today it's a tourist hub on a par with London's Covent Garden. Then pose for pictures outside the replica bar from the hit TV show Cheers.
Download a free audio tour on your iPod and follow the Boston Harborwalk. You may not want to do it all – it spans 64km in total – but parts of the broadway lining the Charles River are peppered with cafes and artwork.
The 23-carat-gold dome of Massachusetts State House shines atop the Common. Take a guided tour (book in advance) of the House and Senate chambers or watch proceedings when they're in session.
Boston Common is America's oldest public park and a hub for dog walkers, skaters and office workers escaping for lunch. Join the locals on the 50-acre green, follow the sculpture trail or splash about in the pond.
Beacon Hill is the city's most prestigious neighbourhood. Window shop for antiques along Charles Street and duck up the steep cobble alleys to ogle at the centuries-old mansions. Don't miss Louisberg Square – No 10 was once home to author Louisa May Alcott.
It is not often you'll be offered a drink on the house, so savour it! Samuel Adams Brewery offers beer guzzlers the chance to watch the brewing process, smell the Hallertau hops – and then try to walk in a straight line home...
The oldest commissioned US Navy ship, nicknamed 'Old Ironsides', sits serenely in Charlestown Navy Yard. Come aboard me hearties for a tour by naval officers of the USS Constitution, then finish off in the museum. www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Towering 228m above the main shopping area, the Prudential Building boasts New England's highest observation deck, the Skywalk. It's also home to the award-winning Top of the Hub restaurant; the chef's tasting menu – accompanied by 360° views – costs $140 (£90).
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Belgium's Ann Demeulemeester rarely strays from her signature aesthetic, having clearly found her niche in some deep triangular vortex between the goth, the femme and the dandy. If you love Ann, you'll love today's show out of Paris, but on-the-fencers might well feel underwhelmed.
Working predominantly in a palette of black and white, all the to-be-expected Demeulemeester cues were present and accounted for: Ichabod Crane-like waistcoats and raven feathers, sleeves elongated, pantlegs either bladed or billowing. Fans of her distinct footwear will be pleased — a knee-high lace-up boot anchored the show, in both patent and matte iterations.
Yet where was the new? Demeulemeester sent out a number of models in net-veiled bowler hats — fitting for Dazed and Confused but less so for the day-to-day. A baroque clover print found its way onto blazers and a pair of pants, but it was nothing to scream and shout about. Overall, this was Demeulemeester at her swashbuckling strongest, if swashbuckling is your thing.
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Some facts about epilepsy
- Epilepsy is the tendency to have recurrent seizures.
- There are around 40 different types of seizure and a person may have more than one type.
- Epilepsy can affect anyone, at any age and from any walk of life.
- In the UK, 600,000 or one in every 103 people has epilepsy.
- Epilepsy is a neurological condition.
- Every day in the UK, 87 people are diagnosed with epilepsy.
- Only 52 per cent of people with epilepsy in the UK are seizure-free. It is estimated that 70 per cent could be seizure free with the right treatment.
- Around five people in every 100 will have an epileptic seizure at some time in their life. Out of these five people, around four will go on to develop epilepsy.
- Many people who develop epilepsy below the age of 20 will 'grow out of it' in adult life.
- Many people with epilepsy are still discriminated against due to ignorance about the condition.
- Epilepsy is covered by the Equality Act in England, Scotland and Wales, and the Disability Discrimination Act in Northern Ireland.
- Many people with epilepsy can take part in the same activities as everyone else, with the help of simple safety measures where appropriate.
- People who have been seizure-free for a year can re-apply for their driving licence.
Terminology to avoid
- Illness: epilepsy is a condition, not an illness.
- Fit: although the term 'seizure' or 'epileptic seizure' is preferred by many people, some people with epilepsy choose to use the word 'fit'.
- An epileptic: it is important to look at the person before the medical condition, therefore it is more appropriate to say 'a person with epilepsy'.
- A victim, sufferer: this implies someone is helpless.
- Grand Mal or Petit Mal: terms previously used to describe types of seizure. There are many types of seizures so these terms are too general and are now considered outdated.
We are often asked about the word 'brainstorming' and whether its use is acceptable. Our view is that it depends on how the word is used. If the word is being used to describe a meeting where people are suggesting ideas, then its use is not offensive to people with epilepsy. However, it should not be used to describe what happens in the brain during a seizure.
Basic first aid for seizures
ACTION - First aid for tonic-clonic seizures
The person goes stiff, loses consciousness, falls to the floor and begins to jerk or convulse. They may look a little blue around their mouth from irregular breathing. Tonic-clonic seizures can last a few minutes.
Remember ACTION for tonic-clonic seizures:
A - Assess
Assess the situation – are they in danger of injuring themselves? Remove any nearby objects that could cause injury
C - Cushion
Cushion their head (with a jumper, for example) to protect them from head injury
T - Time
Check the time – if the seizure lasts longer than five minutes you should call an ambulance
I - Identity
Look for a medical bracelet or ID card – it may give you information about the person's seizures and what to do
O - Over
Once the seizure is over, put them on their side (in the recovery position). Stay with them and reassure them as they come round
N - Never
Never restrain the person, put something in their mouth or try to give them food or drink
Call an ambulance if:
- You know it is a person's first seizure, or
- The seizure lasts for more than five minutes, or
- One seizure appears to follow another without the person gaining consciousness in between, or
- The person is injured, or
- You believe the person needs urgent medical attention
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Regarding the fewer than 1% of the UK population with epilepsy (stats provided by epilepsy.org.uk) , what portion suffers from photo-induced epilepsy?
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The answer to this question depends on the belief system of psychology that is being used to interpret it. In learning theory, such as that posed by Dollard and Miller, the answer to this question is that emotions, both positive and negative towards one 's own race, would be learned through reinforcement of social messages. Simply, if you grew up in an environment that positively reinforced pride and self respect of your race the response to that reinforcement would be a strong and healthy racial identity. On the other hand, if the experience of racial identity was based in negativity and self doubt, the profile would be the opposite. (Even ***** ***** the famous behaviorist stated that he could make a child feel and do anything as long as he had control over the reinforcements contained in the environment.)Social psychologists feel that cognitive-dissonance may play a large part of negative racial evaluation, even self hatred of one's own race. In this case, cognitive dissonance is created if self pride and worth of one's race is thought, but the actions of prejudice and external influence force you to act differently. For example: You are proud of your heritage, but others who have power force you to act in a demeaning role because of your race. The two things, your positive thought and your demeaning conduct cause cognitive dissonance…thus causing you to alter your positive thought for a negative one.Psychoanalysis also contributes a thought to discussion as well. A defense mechanism, reaction-formation, where you show the opposite of what you feel, may be involved. If you feel proud of your racial heritage, but feel that you should not through cultural messages contained by your Super-Ego, your reaction would be to show the opposite of what you felt; shame and embarrassment, instead of pride.
Another reason is a belief based on reaction formation. Those who perceive another race as suffering or otherwise repressed, may feel guilt based on being a person of the majority race or dominate race in the culture. They in turn become prejudiced against their own race in a effort to show that they are caring and sympathetic, when what really happens is that in an effort to deny their prejudice against the minority group, they emphasize it against their own race.
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For sale: $1.325 million
If there ever were a grand slam in real estate, "Home Plate Farm" would be it. Baseball puns aside, the stately property is a historic and restored residence that had the honor of housing previous owner and baseball great Babe Ruth.
Ruth was first introduced to Sudbury when he played for the Boston Red Sox in the first part of his Major League career. Although he was only on the Red Sox roster for five years, he fell in love with the area and bought the Sudbury farm in 1922, after he was traded to the New York Yankees.
Historians record two separate reasons for Ruth's purchase of the gentleman's farm. Several guess the Great Bambino was trying to lose weight (at the start of the season he was lambasted in the press for his rising girth and falling batting record). Another set of historians believe the batter engineered the move as part of a reconciliation with his wife, Helen, who wasn't fond of Ruth's partying in New York City.
Whatever the reason, Ruth spent a few years at "Home Plate Farm," raising chickens, a horse, a cow, and several turkeys and pigs. The farm work did pay off; Ruth boasted later to the press that he had lost "21 pounds of flesh." However, his marriage to Helen dissolved. The two divorced in 1926, and Ruth sold Home Plate Farm shortly after.
Since then the home has passed through a few owners, garnering a few updates along the way.
"The current owners have added on a family room, gutted and redid the kitchen," said listing agent Lisa Greene of William Raveis Real Estate. "It shows beautifully."
While much of the house has been redone, the hardwood floors are original, and a corner of the living room still holds evidence of Ruth's presence: a mark on the floor where he used to put out his pipe, Greene said.
The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath home measures 5,231 square feet. Property details include coffered ceilings, high-end kitchen appliances and built-ins. The two-acre grounds hold the original barn, also updated, as well as several patios and a gunite pool.
Erika Riggs, a real estate writer for Zillow Blog, covers celebrity real estate, unusual properties and home design trends. Read more of her work here.
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December 16, 2004,
PINEHURST , N.C. — Ronile Inc. recently recruited Kea Capel Meachum to help expand product offerings, broaden distribution and direct design and marketing initiatives for its Gulistan Carpet and Bacova Guild Ltd. divisions.
Ronile launched Gulistan's in January and set up a permanent showroom at the Atlanta AmericasMart, where in July the company debuted with two machine-made collections – Gulistan 1,000 and Gulistan 1,100.
"I have the chance to build a fully fleshed-out, fully-marketed rug business," Meachum said. "As an architect, I like to be given the perfect piece of property and a creative and well-funded client who has only one direction — build the very best and most exciting structure. I hope to deliver style, elegance and excitement to Gulistan."
The appointment marks Meachum's third ongoing business. She also licenses her KEA brand and designs to Homemaker for a line of casual braided rugs and serves as the soft home goods style expert for Home Shopping Network, where she also makes monthly live on-air appearances.
Meachum will present Gulistan's newest machine-made collections in January at the Atlanta International Area Rug Market. The collections include Stainmaster woven area rugs, printed and hand-carved Stainmaster rugs, and 10-color polypropylene woven rugs.
She added, "We are first to market with a woven Stainmaster area rug collection, and intend to build momentum for our dealers with area rugs that will keep them competitive, fashion-forward and profitable."
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VOLUNTARY and community groups in Todmorden are being asked to have their say on how Calderdale Council can best support them in the future.
The council is consulting on how it can use its funding in the most effective ways from April 2015 onwards.
Coun Steve Sweeney, Calderdale Council's cabinet member for communities, said: "We know how important voluntary and community organisations are to our residents. More and more people are turning to them for help.
"We want to continue to support the great work that they do, and to get a better understanding of what our local groups need. Then we can make sure that funding is directed fairly and effectively.
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MSA and Paradigm Sample, in partnership with Convenience Store Decisions, delve into c-store shoppers' attitudes about buying seasonal and holiday candy. By Trish Temmerman, Contributing Editor. With Halloween and Christmas just around the corner, we are approaching that time of year when some of the most widely recognized seasonal confectionery items are purchased and consumed:
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What Do We Really Know About Entrepreneurs? An Analysis Of Nascent Entrepreneurs In Indiana
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NISD WELCOMES NEW STAFF – Northwest ISD greeted approximately 230 new teachers during the New Teacher Academy this week. Teachers new to the district spent the week in a series of professional development trainings, a luncheon provided by the Northwest ISD Education Foundation and visiting with mentor teachers.
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION – All students new to Northwest ISD are asked to register at the school they will be attending with the following information:
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – The first day of school at Northwest ISD is Tuesday, Aug. 28. NISD will open its fifth junior high campus, Truett Wilson Middle School, in the Sendera Ranch neighborhood this year.
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Oldham boss Lee Johnson insists Russell Slade deserves the manager of the year award in League 1 this season.
Johnson's side dealt a major blow to Orient's chances of winning automatic promotion after snatching a late equaliser on Tuesday night. But the visiting manager is in no doubt about the job Slade is doing and believes he has excelled considering the size of the club and their budget.
Johnson said: "I would certainly be voting for him as manager of the year given the budget, exceeding expectations and punching above their weight."
The Oldham boss believes it will be difficult for the O's to finish in the top two although he thinks Orient deserve credit for their achievement in virtually sealing a top-six finish with seven games to spare.
"I think Brentford lost today so never say never but I think it will be tough," Johnson said. "But I think it's a magnificent achievement from them to have nigh on secured the play-offs already.
"Russell Slade has done a superb job with a group that hasn't changed an awful lot from last year. He's a good manager and I'm a young manager but people like that I can always look up to and learn from."
Orient are struggling to rediscover the fluency of the first half of the season and Tuesday's draw means it is just one win in five games.
When asked if it was a decent time to play Orient, Johnson replied: "I think you could say that. The boy Romain Vincelot is out who's a very good player and maybe they're on a bit of a downer but I still think they're a good side. It was only Vincelot that was out. We had to come here and I felt we had them on the ropes for long periods of the game."
It was the second 1-1 draw between the sides this season and Johnson felt it was the least his team deserved despite waiting until the 90th minute to level the game.
Johnson said: "It was hard earned. Listen, when you come to places like Orient that have got a team flying high it's always going to be tough. But to be honest I was proud of my team and the fans.
"I thought we came here and certainly tried to win the game. We were strong on the break in the first half and they scored against the run of play a little bit.
"We could have had a couple of goals in the first half and then a couple of really good chances in the second period. We deservedly came away with a minimum of a point.
He added: "You're always worried about not getting the reward because it's happened to us all too much this year. I'm delighted for the lads.
"We've had a lot of away games this year where teams have said that's one of the best sides they've played at home and yet we've come away empty handed.
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Power hikes hit marooned Christchurch residents
David Shearer
Energy Spokesperson
7 March 2014
Power hikes hit marooned Christchurch residents
Canterbury residents have been hit with a double whammy this week with flooding and increases in their power bills, says Labour's energy spokesperson David Shearer.
"I have had emails from people in the Flockton basin in Mairehau who say that every component of their electricity bill is increasing. This at the same time they are trying to deal with one of the worst floods in memory.
"As one resident says ' We received a bill today of all days, we are stuck in our home due to flooding but the good news still keeps coming! Why is it that power prices only rise!'"
Power companies across the country are playing the 'hey, it's not our fault' game as each part of the power industry blames the other for power increases.
"In the case of the latest bills from Christchurch, the power company Genesis is blaming the lines company Orion for some of the increases. The increase for an average family over a year on the composite rate would be around $200.
"It is imperative that this blame game is stopped along with the latest round of power increases. As consumers have said to me – when did it become policy to hike electricity charges every four months.
"The magnitude of the increase is outrageous given that New Zealand is oversupplied with electricity and demand has been slack for years .If the market was working as the government claims then prices would be going down.
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Effects of Mild Hypobaric Hypoxia on Sleep and Post-sleep Performance
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Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
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Hypobaric hypoxia (decreased oxygen supply to body tissues due to low atmospheric pressure) caused by exposure to high altitude disrupts sleep. Sleep deprivation is associated with degraded post-sleep performance of neurobehavioral tasks. The lowest altitude at which sleep and/or post-sleep performance are affected is not known. The study hypothesis is that sleep and/or post-sleep performance of neurobehavioral tasks will occur due to hypobaric hypoxia at altitudes of 8,000 or less.
|Altitude Hypoxia Environmental Sleep Disorder
|Procedure: altitude exposure in hypobaric chamber
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
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|Investigation to Determine the Effects of Mild Hypobaric Hypoxia on Sleep and Post-Sleep Neurobehavioral Performance
Further study details as provided by Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Quality and quantity of sleep measured by actigraphy and polysomnography Neurobehavioral performance measured by Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) and Automated Neurophysiologic Assessment Metrics Battery (ANAM) [ Time Frame: 7 hours; 4 hours ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Mood State measured by Profile of Mood States (POMS) Symptoms of altitude illness measured by Environmental Symptoms Questionnaire (ESQ IV) and Lake Louise Symptom Scores (LLS) [ Time Frame: 20 hours ]
|Study Start Date:
|October 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|August 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|30 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- healthy
- age 30 to 60 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- sleep disorders or abnormal sleep patterns
- mood or psychiatric disorders including claustrophobia
- altitude exposure above 5,000 ft in the previous 2 months
- born or raised at terrestrial altitude 5,000 ft or greater
- conditions that would disqualify for FAA Medical Certificate
- acute medical conditions
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|United States, Oklahoma
|Oklahoma State University Center for Aerospace & Hyperbaric Medicine
|Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74132
Sponsors and Collaborators
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
The Boeing Company
|Principal Investigator:
|J. Michael Muhm, M.D., M.P.H.
|The Boeing Company
|Principal Investigator:
|Paul B Rock, DO, PhD
|Oklahoma State University Center for Aerospace & Hyperbaric Medicine
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|July 9, 2007
|Last Updated:
|April 22, 2015
Keywords provided by Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences:
high altitude
altitude illness
neurobehavioral manifestations
psychomotor performance
mood states
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sleep Wake Disorders
Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory
Signs and Symptoms
Nervous System Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Mental Disorders
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Manama, Bahrain - Team by team analysis of Sunday's Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix (listed in current championship order):
MERCEDES (Lewis Hamilton 1, Nico Rosberg 2)
Hamilton's second win in a row, Mercedes' third in succession and second consecutive one-two finish. Hamilton now has 24 career wins, the same as the late great Juan Manuel Fangio. Rosberg started on pole and set the fastest lap but had his championship lead trimmed to 11 points after his third podium in three races. Mercedes were utterly dominant.
FORCE INDIA (Sergio Perez 3, Nico Hulkenberg 5)
Force India celebrated only the second podium in the team's history and first since 2009. Hulkenberg has scored in all three races. Both drivers were on a two-stop strategy. Perez did the longest stint of the race (24 laps) on the medium tyre.
McLAREN (Jenson Button 17, Kevin Magnussen retired)
McLaren drew a blank in the home race for shareholders Mumtalakat. Both drivers had clutch problems. Sunday was Button's 250th race start. He did not finish but was classified. Magnussen collided with Kimi Raikkonen at the start and retired on lap 40.
RED BULL (Daniel Ricciardo 4, Sebastian Vettel 6)
Vettel started 10th with Ricciardo 13th after a 10 place penalty carried over from Malaysia. The champion, suffering from reduced power on the straights, allowed the Australian past. Ricciardo almost secured third place but ran out of time.
FERRARI (Fernando Alonso 9, Kimi Raikkonen 10)
A race to forget for the Italian team watched by their president Luca di Montezemolo. The long straights showed up the car's weaknesses. Raikkonen was hit by Magnussen at the start, without damage to his car.
WILLIAMS (Felipe Massa 7, Valtteri Bottas 8)
Massa ran third for a while, Bottas lost places from third at the start due to wheelspin. The safety car then dropped them behind the Force Indias and Red Bulls. Both drivers reported tyre issues.
TORO ROSSO (Daniil Kvyat 11, Jean-Eric Vergne retired)
Kvyat made a messy start and missed out on a third race in the points. Vergne retired after a collision with a Lotus, damaging his car's floor and rear wing.
LOTUS (Romain Grosjean 12, Pastor Maldonado 14)
Maldonado picked up 10 second stop/go penalty and will have a five place grid penalty for the next race in China after causing a collision with Sauber's Gutierrez. Grosjean started 16th, Maldonado 17th. Still no points for either.
SAUBER (Esteban Gutierrez and Adrian Sutil retired)
Both drivers were involved in accidents. Sutil was hit by Bianchi's Marussia on lap 17, Gutierrez was pitched out by Maldonado, the car somersaulting before landing upside down and then righting itself, on lap 39. He was unhurt.
MARUSSIA (Max Chilton 13, Jules Bianchi 16)
Bianchi collected two penalty points for the collision with Sutil. Chilton's 13th place lifted Marussia back ahead of Caterham in the battle of tail-enders. Chilton has finished every race of his F1 career so far.
CATERHAM (Kamui Kobayashi 15, Marcus Ericsson retired)
Kobayashi had to save fuel towards the end. Ericsson retired with an oil leak.


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Not everyone is cut out for the big time. Musician Tom Russell put it best when an A&R flack pressed him to sign with the pitch, "Don't you want as many people as possible to hear your music?" Russell replied, "No, I only want certain people to hear my music." It's not about exclusion so much as an unwillingness to compromise artistic vision—a sentiment shared by Mason Jennings.
Though Jennings has a sweet-enough disposition to follow Jack Johnson into the spotlight, he's never really been suited to that life, preferring the intimacy and spirit of a more focused group of admirers. That made him an odd fit for Epic Records, which signed the singer-songwriter last decade.
"Being on Epic Records and having to be in meetings where they talked about Shakira and The Fray—I like that kind of music, too, but it's such a different thing," Jennings says. "I'm way more the guy where every album is going to be different. I consider my music more like a local restaurant—someone that always changes the menu and keeps it interesting—rather than a mainstream chain."
Born in Hawaii but raised in Pittsburgh, Jennings dropped out of high school to hit the road and chase his muse. He's blessed with a somewhat weathered baritone that blends a surprisingly supple tonality with a Dylan-esque diphthong, laid-back Lou Reed-style delivery that would put either to shame. It's complemented by thoughtful, straight-talking lyrics delivered with front-porch intimacy.
Overall, it's a pretty winning package, which is undoubtedly why Epic signed him to Isaac Brock's imprint, Glacial Pace, after five wellreceived albums. But even aside from his personal distaste for the major's one-size-fits-all musical approach, Jennings has never been particularly skilled at bringing across a heavily produced pop song. Even before 2006's major label debut, Boneclouds, there was 2002's Century Spring, which, while pretty, lacked the energy of his more rawboned albums. Needless to say, it didn't set the charts ablaze.
He jumped from there to Jack Johnson's Universal imprint, Brushfire Records, and in 2009 released arguably his finest album, the darkly personal Blood of Man. It's also Jennings' most electric release. So naturally he went the other direction with his ninth studio album, September's Minnesota, which successfully pursues a more produced sound for the first time in Jennings' career.
"[Before Blood of Man] my sons were giving me a hard time because they hadn't heard electric guitar, and I was like, 'Are you kidding me? How have you not heard electric guitar?' So that sparked me to use electric more," Jennings says. "Then after that tour was so loud, when I came home I think I naturally gravitated toward the piano.
"For me the polished stuff is the stuff I have trouble with," Jennings continues. "So I tried with this one to do it all pretty much by myself in my studio. I was trying to match the balance of personal songs that might be more on the pretty side, but keeping the production raw with that homemade feeling."
It's a diverse release that includes the beautiful Beatles-esque love song "Raindrops" (with help from actor/musician Jason Schwartzman), the boisterous late-night Latin jazz of "Well of Love," the acoustic regicide ballad "Rudy" and the spooky two-minute psychsoaked electric of "Witches Dream." Able to work at home, Jennings spent more than a year on the recording.
"To me it was more like a collage record. Every song has its own palette and in some way it fits all together and flows into itself. It was definitely a long process," he says. "The thing I liked about the record is it's so eclectic, like Minnesota itself. It's got the woods and also great theater and radio scenes—so many good, contrasting things. For me that's a big part of home. I like places where it can all exist."
Mason Jennings headlines the Turner Hall Ballroom on Saturday, April 7, with openers The Pines. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.


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San Francisco 49ers
March 24, 2012 by staff
San Francisco 49ers, The 49ers' spirited quarterback competition is under way. Of all places, it began at a racquetball court. That's where newcomer Josh Johnson encountered 49ers incumbents Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick, as well as coach Jim Harbaugh, whom Johnson excelled under at the University of San Diego from 2004-06.
"It was guys just getting to know each other and becoming teammates," Johnson, an Oakland native, said Friday. "The team aspect is more important than anything. We all have to be comfortable with each other.
"Even though everybody wants to play, the team is more important." After his racquetball initiation and a visit to the 49ers facility, Johnson signed a two-year deal worth up to $5 million, including a $350,000 signing bonus and a $50,000 roster bonus, a league source confirmed. His base salary is $700,000, and he could earn up to $1.5 million in incentives each of the next two seasons.
Johnson was 0-5 as a Tampa Bay Buccaneers starter, and he was mainly a backup his first four seasons there.
Even though Harbaugh told him Smith is entrenched as the 49ers starter, Johnson jumped at the chance to compete and to do so with similar offensive concepts to his record-setting days at USD.
"Coach has never shot me wrong before. I know it's all about hard work with him and getting it done on the field," Johnson said. "He showed me how to play the quarterback position with confidence and to be precise with
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Estádio do Morumbi SPFC - Kick it like the Brazilianswritten by wil6ka on 2010-01-22 #places
If one thing is certain, it is the craze of the Brazilians about football. Not only that they hit the Penta, the completion of five world championships, Brazilians dance with the Ball as if they would draw calligraphy on porcelain. So it was about time to see them doing their thing. Best Spot to witness some good sport is the Morumbi stadium of SPFC, São Paulo Futebol Clube.7 8 Share Tweet
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Art for everybody, is how I like to describe this place. If you're interested in such things, do drop by Ibirapuera Park to view the lovely exhibition that is on display. Feel free to roam around and check out the different art works. While flash photography is prohibited, there are clever ways on how you can work around that little rule.3 5 Share Tweet
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Free Wi-Fi, HDTV NO Add-On Cleaning Fees! This home sets back from the other homes in the community and offers the most privacy. Waterfront with shaded view of river. Deep water dock and private boat ramp.
Two bedrooms plus loft. Main floor bedroom has a king size bed and connecting bath, the 2nd floor Master has king bed and private bath. The loft is on the 3rd floor has a couch with a slide out base that coverts to a full size bed big enough for one adult.
Scallop season (July-August) marks Steinhatchee's busiest season. It's great fun for the whole family. Just bring your mask and snorkel. Or just sit on the front porch rocking chair and watch boats cruise by or an occasional Manatee.
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We live in Alpharetta, Georgia and we both went to The University of Georgia. It's about a five hour trip to Steinhatchee from our home just North of Atlanta. We enjoy fishing, boating, and just hanging out while in Steinhatchee. Hope you enjoy your stay the folks at the rental office are very helpful, please call them if you need anything.
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We both liked the section of river where our house is located. Very pretty and peaceful. Also, it's nice to leave the car parked and just walk to Fiddlers or to the package store. Sometimes we walk to Riverhaven Marina to get an ice cream and visit Charlie the parrot. We keep our boat at the Sea Hag Marina and love to go shopping there. We like to refer to it as the Steinhatchee Mall, a great place to buy souvenirs!
The dock has deep water. At low tide, there is still about 4 feet of water. The very gulf end of the dock is the shallowest and there is an oyster bar about 15 feet out from the center. By boat it's close enough to the gulf to go on a sunset cruise and it's not far to Hungry Howie's dock. Didn't come to Steinhatchee to ride in my car. You can't see the sunset from the top of our house, but you do see some spectacular colors reflecting in the western skys.
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We stayed at the Balmoral on a Saturday night having chosen the hotel for its proximity to Waverley Railway Station and it's prime position in the heart of the city, being right on Princes Street, the main shopping thoroughfare of the Georgian 'New Town'. The welcome at reception was warm and friendly, check-in was a breeze, and a special request I had made on booking was acknowledged.
Our room was a couple of floors up and faced the internal atrium, so no great view, but the room itself was beautifully appointed, as was the bathroom. I do enjoy a room with a view, but on this occasion we did not spend much time in the room apart from sleeping, so an internal room was perfect - not a sound could be heard from the railway station or the busy streets below so a restful night's sleep ensued.
The room had most of the essentials that you would expect of a five star hotel, though a note advised guests to ring room-service for the tea and coffee making paraphenalia to be brought. This was done very promptly. The kettle came already filled with hot water and was accompanied by a package of the most delicious fresh shortbread.
As check-out was not until midday we made the most of the crystal clear swimming pool in the hotel's Spa. A special lift at the rear of the hotel took us straight down to the Spa (in our robes, slippers and swimming costumes) where we were welcomed by a member of staff and shown to the pool, steam room etc. There were plenty of loungers where you could just chill out reading the newspapers or just relax with a glass of juice or a cup of coffee. The changing rooms were spacious and well designed, and had everything you could possibly need in terms of shampoo, conditioner, handcream, hairdryers and even a GHD hair straightener.
Even before departing we were discussing how long it would be until we returned to the Balmoral, and that we would definitely try and make it for more than just one night next time. Due to our itinerary we didn't get the chance to eat at the hotel, but I have my eye on an afternoon tea in the Palm Court in the not too distant future. It was lovely hearing the live music wafting out of there in the middle of the afternoon, and it looked like a very attractive place in which to while away and hour or two.
The location was perfect for us in every way, especially as we were arriving and departing by train and spending the evening across the road. In a city full of good hotels The Balmoral definitely deserves its place at the top. If you are considering a visit to the fabulous Fringe Festival next August it's worth booking as soon as you can.
My husband and I visited Edinburgh for a few days with friends. We found a serviced apartment a mile out of city centre for the first three nights and then splashed out £150 for bed and breakfast at the Balmoral for our last night of the trip.
We had heard that it was an amazing hotel and we were, overall not disappointed. The Balmoral is one of the two most famous hotels in Edinburgh - the Scotsman being the other. Royalty apparently often stay here, but we didn't get to see anyone famous. I had been told to expect a traditional, but beautifully decorated hotel with great service and this is what we got.
LOCATION: It is located in Princes St which is one of the most famous streets in Edinburgh. You can walk very easily to the shops in Princes St, to the Royal Mile or to the Castle. There are also lots of busses going from nearby. Perfect for a city break!
RECEPTION AND CHECK IN: The hotel staff were very friendly and welcoming. They took a card for any extras and then checked us in very quickly and efficiently. We were shown to our room by a porter who was very sweet and insisted on asking us about our trip to Edinburgh and recommending places to eat. He also gave suggestions for the best places to visit and the best way to get around.
BEDROOMS: One word - A-MAZ-ING - there is a superking sized bed which was beautifully designed and so comfortable it is unbelievable. Of course there is sky TV (very large) and a desk and sofa too. Additional touches include a fruit bowl with complementary fruit and magazines about the local area. The décor looks very fresh as if the hotel has been recently re-decorated. Nothing tired or out of date here!
BATHROOM: This is the best bathroom in the world - it is enormous - there is a sunken bath (perfect for sharing on the romantic weekend away from home) and lovely cosmetics. There is also a great view of the city from the window and the location means that you cant be seen from the windows. There is also a great power shower and toilet and bidet. My recommendation would be to buy a bottle of bubbly from an off licence (the hotel is way too expensive), run a long bubble bath and I will let your imagination do the rest.
CLEALINESS: The hotel is spotless. Staff will come in and clean your room - there is also an evening turn down service.
STAFF: Are friendly and meet your every need.
FOOD: Expect the best cooked breakfast that you possibly can get and prepare to be stuffed full of food so that you cant move. There is an amazing selection of items on the menu including porridge and a full scottish breakfast.
OVERALL: Brilliant place to stay - worth splashing out (look on Last Minute.com or Expedia for a good deal!). I would probably not recommend this for a long break unless you are very wealthy but everyone deserves a treat!


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Echelon Conspiracy
(Run Time: 106 Minutes)
This is a ham-handed, unprofessional, amateurish, silly attack on the Patriot Act and the Bush Administration's monitoring of telephone messages from terrorists. With Martin Sheen in a supporting role, one expects a frivolous, ideological left wing slant, but this one is particularly odious.
The first time Max Peterson (Shane West) appears on the screen, I knew I was in for a long movie. West is so inept at creating a devil-may-care protagonist that the movie failed in that nanosecond. The fact that the plot is so absurdly political merely makes bad, worse. Hammering nails into the coffin, West appears in almost every scene.
As to the story, Peterson receives a cell phone in the mail and it unerringly predicts things that bring him great winnings. Of course this leads him into depths of mystery that are beyond him, in the course of which he meets John Reed (Ed Burns, the only person in the movie who gives a professional performance), a former FBI agent, Dave Grant (Ving Rhames), an FBI agent, and Kamila (Tamara Feldman), a seducer of questionable loyalty. Jonathan Pryce, who has a reputation as a competent actor, even shows up in what amounts to little more than a cameo.
This was directed by Greg Marcks and written by Kevin Elders and Michael Nitsberg (at least those are the ones who got credit, and I don't think they were collaborators; this is one film that if the writers had any disagreements or disputes, it was probably to keep their names off of it instead of fighting for credit). It is such a hackneyed presentation it even has a foolish car chase that goes on and on and on. At one point during the chase, which is in Moscow, Reed asks Max to find a map, which he does. They come to an intersection and Reed says, "left or right?" Now, you have to realize that they have driven what seems like a hundred miles through the streets of Moscow and Reed has never asked for directions. But suddenly he needs directions at this particular intersection.
It also has the obligatory gun fights with millions of bullets being shot, hitting nothing but walls. What I never understand about these movie gun battles is how the bullets always leave huge holes in the walls, but never seem to hit the people who are hiding behind those walls.
With an ending that is such clumsy propaganda it could have been scripted by Vladimir Putin's KGB, anybody going to watch this film need not hide behind a wall to keep from being exposed to talent or entertainment.


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There will be no new trial — and no reduced sentence — for the former assistant manager of a Winnipeg group home convicted of sexually assaulting a female employee he was training.
Olayemi Fatunmbi was given three years in prison after being found guilty during a jury trial last year. He was acquitted of a second sexual assault involving another worker.
Fatunmbi was seeking to have his conviction overturned by the Manitoba Court of Appeal. In the alternative, he argued his punishment was "harsh and excessive" and should be reduced.
Both bids were rejected this week in a 37-page written decision.
During the trial, Fatunmbi testified he did nothing wrong. Both alleged victims told court they were separately attacked over a four-day span while working the night shift at the home for mentally and physically challenged adults.
Fatunmbi, who was their immediate supervisor on both nights, "began acting in ways that were anything but professional," Crown attorney Rustyn Ullrich told jurors.
"Things turned from disturbing, unprofessional and a nuisance... into criminal acts," he said.
In the first case, Fatunmbi attacked the woman inside an office by groping and fondling her and attempting to have intercourse. In the second alleged incident, of which Fatunmbi has been cleared, he was accused of attempting to force the woman to have sex with him.
The two women didn't immediately go to police but learned of each other's experience before going forward, jurors were told.
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- Lewis sneers, Tolkien is a leaden moralist: China Mieville is at it again.
(I was just reading in May's BUTTERBUR'S WOODSHED David Bratman's
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- I tend to look upon Mieville and his fellows in the current
clique of fantasy writers who criticize Lewis and Tolkien as
literary equivalent of children who have talented parents or
sibs and are frustrated that they don't get the attention they
feel they deserve.
Gah. Don't have time to expound , because I have to get to
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>it again.
> Lewis sneers, Tolkien is a leaden moralist: China Mieville is at
> (I was just reading in May's BUTTERBUR'S WOODSHED David Bratman'sLOCUS)
> animadversions upon Mieville's ideas as expressed in the March
Interesting article. I can agree with some of the things he says.
Tolkien and Lewis are, indeed, heavy-handed. But though he presents
that as a negative property of their work, I don't see it that way.
Tolkien's heavy-handedness is necessary because he has to establish
the entire mythic tradition from which his stories emerge. His
(intended) audience has not grown up with the various Middle-earthian
bogeymen that a true mythology would have impressed upon its culture.
Tolkien assumes that his readers will only know about his Orcs,
Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits from his own literature. Of course, he
could not have foreseen what would chew up the bookstore shelves in
his wake. But I think some of the criticism levelled at modern
fantasy is justified.
I don't necessarily LIKE non-Tolkienesque fantasy, mind you. I had
my fill of Kafka, for example, in college. Don't ever want to go
down THAT road again.
But the fantasy genre is probably awaiting the next trendsetter.
Harry Potter may be that trendsetter. I finally read the Harry
Potter books last week. J.K. Rowling is a pretty good writer, and I
understand that there are now Potteresque books sitting on the
shelves (or, at least, there HAVE been in recent years).
Rowling is not a great writer. Some of her characterizations are
pretty wooden, and some of her plot elements are telegraphed chapters
in advance. Tolkien had some window dressing, too, but his
characterizations were generally acceptable and most people really
don't know where his stories will take them before they arrive at the
But Rowling puts genuine humor into her stories. She had me laughing
at various places. I don't laugh in a Tolkien book. And most of the
fantasy I've read which has attempted to use humor has failed
miserably. One particularly bad example was a Marion Zimmer Bradley
Darkover novel (I don't recall which, as I had nearly all of them at
one point) where one of the minor characters tried to tell a joke
about people's words freezing up in winter. Just wasn't funny.
Instead of telling jokes, Rowling lets the humor roll freely. She
doesn't rely upon the zany madness of puns and inside digs that
Terry "Discworld" Pratchett does (he hates the word "zany" -- too bad
for him). Rowling's humor is quite different from Pratchett's. She
is not poking fun at anything.
If we can get a few more good authors following in her footsteps,
modern fantasy will open some new doors.
And whatever people make think of the Potter books, Rowling IS
developing a whole new mythology, with her hidden world of wizards.
She is recycling a lot of traditional stuff -- with considerably less
sophistication than Tolkien did -- but she is achieving her goal.
Anyway, like I said. I can agree with some of the criticism in that
article. People shouldn't have apoplexy over the fact that someone
doesn't like Tolkien. :)
He was certainly much kinder than some of the reviews *I* have
received. All those of you who read my essays are apparently 8th
graders with no sense of true literary comprehension. I think it's a
poor reviewer who must attack a reading audience (and how often are
Tolkien's readers called "fanboys", for example?) in order to say
something negative. At least this review doesn't attack the reader.
Even the remark about Lewis implicating the reader leaves us the
dignity of not having mud slung at us.
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A new sneak-peek video from the J.J. Abrams-directed film shows Zachary Quinto's character falling from height and almost landing on bubbling lava.
Paramount released a new sneak-peek video of "Star Trek Into Darkness" via MTV. In the 40-second clip, Spock as well as the other Enterprise crew members are on a mission to save class M planet, Nibiru. Spock risks his life hanging above bubbling lava inside an active volcano.
When Hikaru Sulu tells Spock that it is to dangerous to go on with the mission, Spock refuses to quit, saying, "This is our only chance to save this species. If the volcano erupts, the planet dies." When the cable that holds him breaks, he falls but manages to land safely.
"Spock, are you okay?" Uhura asks him through a communicator. He answers, "I am surprisingly alive."
In the wake of a shocking act of terror from within their own organization, the crew of The Enterprise is called back home to Earth. In defiance of regulations and with a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads his crew on a manhunt to capture an unstoppable force of destruction and bring those responsible to justice.
As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
"Star Trek Into Darkness" is set to open in U.S. IMAX theaters on May 15 and expand to conventional theaters on May 16. J.J. Abrams directed the film which stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve and Peter Weller.


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Mike Lazaridus, Co-CEO of RIM and Kevin Lynch, Adobe's CTO, got together to show off some of the Adobe built apps found on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Besides watching the full YouTube site play videos thanks to Adobe Flash, the duo also showed off the music player and the media player of the tablet, both written using Adobe Air. Lazaridus discussed how Adobe Air is "embedded" with the BlackBerry OS used on the tablet and allows for multitasking between apps.
While Lazaridus announced the release of the BlackBerry Software Developer Kit for Adobe Air, he also provided some motivation for code writers in the audience. Anyone who writes an app for RIM's new tablet, which gets the green light to be distributed on BlackBerry App World, will be eligible to receive a free BlackBerry PlayBook.
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Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017 3:59 AM
nestly he just moved up because ahir had a bad series and ropped down. Imad is a good bowler but even though he's no.1 in t20s now I still doubt he's the bowler other teams will prepare for when the play stan in t20. The thing with Im is that he's not a big spinner of the bowl & just bowls wicket-to-wicket
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