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Robert McCammon: The Freedom of the Mask Interview
Robert McCammon's sixth book in the Matthew Corbett series, titled Freedom of the Mask, has just been published by Subterranean Press, so we sat down to find out more about the book, the series, and other future projects.
Q: Hello, Rick. What's Matthew up to at the moment?
A: At the moment he is caught in time, travelling with Julian Devane to the lair of Cardinal Black to retrieve Professor Fell's book of poisons and antidotes in order to save Berry Grigsby. I say 'caught in time' because that's where he'll be until I start working on the next Matthew book after the first of the year. Right now I'm finishing up a book called The Listener, set in the 1930s, about the kidnapping of two children in New Orleans.
Q: Is The Listener a supernatural novel?
A: Well, let's say it has 'strange' elements. Not necessarily supernatural, but there's a bizarre hook to the story. I also think I may have created one of the most hideous and cunning women villains ever…she's the one who comes up with the kidnapping plot. Then my 'hero' is a young black man who's a redcap at the train station in New Orleans. He's basically the only one who can get the two children to safety, and it's going to be a long hard road for him.
Q: About Freedom of the Mask…what's the freedom and who wears the mask?
A: The freedom is the ability to hide your actions, either for good or for evil, behind a disguise and the mask is worn by a character known in London as 'Albion', who has taken it upon himself to destroy Professor Fell. So through a series of circumstances Matthew is thrown into Newgate Prison in London and Albion helps him escape to enlist him in the quest to bring down Professor Fell.
Of course, in these books nothing ever quite works out like the characters hope, and in due time both Matthew and Albionand Hudson Greathouse and Berry as wellare in big trouble.
Q: It's interesting how you've drawn Matthew as primarily cerebral and Hudson Greathouse as mostly a physical brawler. But they go together well.
A: Yes, they do. They compliment each other. Matthew can get pretty physical also, as he had to be in Mister Slaughter, but Hudson's the guy who starts throwing chairs and tearing a tavern up. He's definitely the kind of guy I would want either at my side or backing me up, and I'm sure Matthew appreciates him.
Q: These characters and this era really seem to come alive for you.
A: Absolutely they do. I'd always heard writers talk about characters coming to life and deciding their own fates and purposes in the writing, and I have to say it's true. All these people have really come to life for me. Minx Cutter, for example, from The Providence Rider. She was such a strong character that she just had to live beyond the book.
Q: Do you think she'll reappear?
A: I don't know, but I hope so. We'll see. Another example is the character of Julian Devane from the new book. He just jumped out and fairly announced that I was not going to send him to the limbo of minor characters. So in Cardinal Black, the next book in the series, he's going to have a major role. At the end of Freedom of the Mask, he announced to Matthew that he's "the bad man", but we'll see about that. I think Julian Devane will wind up being a very important part of the story arc.
Q: But you don't know that yet?
A: I know Julian is going to question his past and make a decision about whether he wants to keep going that way. You know, I don't work from an outline. I have several signpost scenes in each book to give me a direction, but I write as the plot unfolds.
Q: You don't keep notes at all?
A: I have notes on names and I have voluminous research notebooks, but as far as actually knowing how the signpost scenes are going to connect, I leave that up to the "mystic powers".
Q: Have the "mystic powers" ever let you down? Have you ever lost your way in a book?
A: I've started a couple of books that I didn't finish. One was about a haunted house in Hollywood, called The Address, that was just too grim for me at the time. It was going to be a series of novellas tracing the history of the movie business with a story arc that concerned the reappearance of a deranged director who had a penchant for murder…just too dark and grim for me at the time. Let's just say that his private films were the ones he thought were his most accomplished work. The other was The Lady, but I couldn't decide whether to "glamorize" voodoo or write about it as what it was, a way to manipulate the black population in New Orleans at that time, so I wound it leaving it alone.
Q: But The Lady herself came back?
A: Yeah, she's "The Lady" in Boy's Life.
Q: You wrote a book called The Village that was set in World War II and has never been published. Can you say something about that?
A: Well, The Village is about a young idealistic girl from a small town in Russia who wants to be an actress, so she goes by train to Moscow and joins a theatrical troupe. She doesn't know the troupe's job is to go out to the front lines and perform propaganda plays to fire the soldiers up to go get slaughtered on the battlefield. There's more to it than that…I remember the book was about 600 pages or so.
Q: Why didn't that get published?
A: This was after I was—and I'm going to use the right word, I think—crushed by Pocket Book's reception to Boy's Life. They wanted me to change it all back to the simple and simplistic murder mystery it had started out to be. They didn't get it at all, and I was really knocked down by that. I had to fight to get Boy's Life published as it is now. So then I did Gone South, and after that I wanted to do something entirely different, which turned out to be Speaks the Nightbird.
Q: There was a problem with Speaks the Nightbird?
A: Yes. Same as with Boy's Life, it was such a different book for me that the publishers didn't understand it. We're getting back to The Village in a minute, I promise. But after going around and around with Speaks the Nightbird, I decided I was going to stop doing "horror" or "suspense" altogether and do historical fiction. Nightbird sat on a shelf at home for years. When I finished The Village, my agent at the time told me no one of my fans would want it because it was not horror. I asked my agent if we couldn't put it out there under a pseudonym, and he answered to the effect—I swear this is true—that then my fans couldn't find me. I felt like a mouse trying to find my way through a maze that kept changing and had no way out. Anyway, my agent was right…no publisher wanted The Village because I was a "horror" writer.
Q: That must have been a fun time.
A: Oh, yeah! The hell of it was—and is—that you can see from the Corbett series that I would have been a good writer of historical fiction. I was planning a book about a murder in the ranks of the gladiators called The Scorpion Jar, and a book called The Good Land about a little girl trying to get her younger brother and sister across hostile territory to safety after an Indian uprising. Oh, I just remembered I was going to do a book about Napoleon's army building three bridges across a frozen river in Russia as the Russian army bore down on them, and they had less that twenty-four hours to do it…that would have been called Three Bridges. But…none of those happened. Oh hell, I was going to do a book about a baseball game between the North and the South in a contested town during the Civil War…sort of a black comedy…I just remembered that too.
Q: Couldn't you write them now, if you wanted to?
A: The deal is, my plate is full. I turn sixty-four in July. I have six more books I want to write, including the final three Matthew books, but not including the I Travel by Night series, which will be two more novellas, and I don't count them because they're shorter works. After I finish the last book on my plate—which is something that I've been planning for many years—I am done. I'm going to travel, and not just by night, and I'm going to consider my work finished.
Q: I imagine you could write an interesting book about your experiences in the publishing business.
A: Yeah, but people wouldn't believe it. Here the truth is stranger than fiction.
Q: Any examples come to mind?
A: Oh yeah. One was particularly horrific, when a very powerful editor at Viking who had made an offer for Speaks the Nightbird said I couldn't make her believe that religion was so strong in that era as I was making it out to be. Then she asked me what the word 'leviathan' meant. That was the name of a popular religious pamphlet of the time, and, of course, a 'leviathan' is a sea beast. I sat there realizing I was in the presence of a powerful woman who was throwing her ignorance all around the office. I just couldn't work with her, it was awful. Another was that five years after the small press River City in Montgomery, Alabama, published the first edition of Speaks the Nightbird, I found out from a bookseller in Birmingham that Nightbird had won the award for Best Small Press Book of the year that year it was published. I think they didn't want to tell me because they thought I might want the award. What was it, a golden bird? I've never even seen it.
Q: Gruesome.
A: Yep. Well, that situation with the Viking editor and the 'leviathan' marked me so badly that I use the word 'leviathan' somewhere in every Matthew book, and the last book of the series will be titled Leviathan.
Q: The least you can do.
A: Right.
Q: Do you have a favorite in the Matthew series?
A: No, but I have some favorite scenes. One is the discovery of what happened to the odious Shawcombe in Nightbird. Another is the scene where the two Thacker brothers tie Matthew to a stone seahorse and throw him into the sea in The Providence Rider. A third would be, in that same book, the fight in Fell's castle when the floor has tilted and the whole place is about to slide off the cliff. And I will tell you that I think the scene in Mister Slaughter where Slaughter kills the family in the kitchen stands out to me. I was reading that scene in an event at the Birmingham public library and several people got up and left as I was reading it. I could tell by the expressions on their faces that this particular colonial tale was not their cup of tea. But it wasn't enough to just talk about how vicious Slaughter was…you had to show it, and to him murder was simply a recreation. He was a homicidal maniac and came to his just end.
Q: There's an interesting thing about the boy Tom Bond in Mister Slaughter, isn't there?
A: Oh yeah. Tom Bond is the great-great-great, give or take a few greats, grandfather of James Bond. I described him facially just as Ian Fleming described Bond in the books. Also, Tom leaves New York on the ship Goldeneye, which was the name of Fleming's estate in Jamaica, and Tom mentions to Matthew that he hopes to make a career at sea. James Bond was an officer of the Royal Navy and I think I recall from the Bond books that he came from a family of naval officers.
Q: Any other surprises hiding in the Corbett books?
A: I try to use the names of fictional detectives in each one, some more hidden than others. So far I've used Nero Wolfe, Michael Shayne, Sam Spade, Shell Scott, and I think a few others. Also, in Freedom of the Mask, there's a sequence where Daniel DeFoe tells Matthew the names of some of the other prisoners in the adjoining cells, and those are all the names of writers who were pretty well-known in their time, but now people hardly remember them, which is a shame. One name I put in there probably only Harlan Ellison would know, and I put that in there for him, so I hope he reads the book, or at least sees this interview.
Q: Any thoughts on the current state of the publishing business?
A: Sure. It's a creature eating its tail. With the death of the midlist, you can either be a powerhouse writer with a huge machine behind you, or you get one shot. The trouble with getting one shot is, if you're a new writer, you're probably going to be given a young editor fresh out of school who doesn't make a lot of money. In the year or so it takes to produce the book, that editor may be lured away to another house and will likely be looking for a move to make more money. That leaves your book an orphan, and it—and your chances of success—are dead. I've seen this happen in a couple of instances and heard of many more. Without a healthy midlist, the publishing business cannot be healthy in the long run. But people don't think in the long run anymore, because stockholders want quick profits, and the parent companies of these publishing houses demand the same, or you are out. It is an ill wind that blows no good, but it's the way it is.
Q: Do you think you'll ever be published in New York again? Subterranean is a small press, so you and I both know the books are not going to get a lot of exposure, and they're not going to be in Barnes & Noble.
A: Yeah, Barnes & Noble won't stock small press books. They have the feeling that if a book is not published by a New York house, it's of subpar quality. Then again, there are so many small presses now…B&N would be overwhelmed, and where would you draw the line? And also, bear in mind…business people who run everything now are not exactly the best in determining the quality of a book. However, they're not so good at running the business either! What's particularly brutal about the publishing business—and I'm sure it's true of TV, movies, and what's left of the music business—is that the artist is always blamed for the miscalculations and mistakes of the business people. It wasn't as bad as this when I started out, but the realities of a poor economy and declining readership have really done a number on the publishing houses and, as I say, have destroyed the vital midlist that publishers relied on when big name books died on the shelves.
Q: The question was, do you think you'll ever be published in New York again?
A: No.
Q: Would you want to be?
A: I'm fine as I am. It takes some work and effort to find my books, sure, but the upside is that I don't have to deal with nonsense and—I'm just going to say this outright—people trying to be stumbling blocks to my creativity and my work.
Q: What do you for fun?
A: Well, writing has always been fun. But I do enjoy music, playing my keyboards. I have a double-tiered organ that can make any sound or variation of a B3, a Vox or a Farfisa…love that thing. I just bought an electric drum kit that I'm enjoying playing. I like my cigars and my bourbon and my single malt scotch. I'm looking forward to travelling more, as I said. Six more books to write…good things ahead. I do really think I've gotten better as a writer as time goes on. I hope that continues.
Q: Good luck to Matthew in the future!
A: Oh yeah, he's going to need it. Then again, he's pretty much of a charmed type of guy.
Q: Thank you, Rick, and congratulations on the publication of Freedom of the Mask.
A: My pleasure.
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If you are interested in getting the new iphone and you try reading about it first..i have some advice for you. DO NOT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ ON HERE. I just purchased my new iphone and I am in LOVE. its so perfect. It is fast, and it has the coolest features. While trying to decide if I wanted it I read all these comments and saw really negative things. i am so glad i decided to just try it myself. remember that everyone has a difference of opinions. Sprint customer care is awesome and so are these forums. they answer just about anything. i am 1000% satisfied
You either work for Apple or Sprint, because you are lieing, please send us a screenshot of your incredible performance.
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Opps. My bad. I WAS on wifi. But thanks for calling me a liar. That's always pleasant.
Well, you were lieing... you were trying to convince people that sprint is awesome because of your great download speeds... but you need to thank your cable provider for those speeds and not sprint.
I would not say lying I would say mistaken and luannj admitted her mistake. Many people have connected to wifi and thought they were on a cellular connection. A download speed 956kb is a respectable. I do work for sprint as indicated by the logo.
Luannj I am glad you are enjoying your device.
WOW lol ...she corrected herself. She wasn't lying, it was a simple misunderstanding. Get over it!
The original person said "Luannj, sorry for being blunt but you are either lying or you are on wifi not Sprint. Their 3g can't obtain those kinds of speeds its not theoretically possible." note the "EITHER" lieing "OR" mistaking therefore if someone gets defensive about being called a lier... one could conclude that they classified themselves as a liar in that situation... she did not "admit" her mistakes with any kind of honor, she just got defensive.
I did note that she admited her mistake, but not with any class.... a better post woulda been "you are correct, sorry for my error", instead of getting all defensive and rude back.
I just find it entertaining that she comes to a thread to tell people to stop complaining but doesnt know what she is doing...
14KNIGHT: A speed of .95Mbps is maybe acceptable but it is far from "good", nor have I EVER reached .95Mbps (956kbps). If I were consistantly getting that I'd be much happier. My speeds are consistantly well below that, my last three have ranged from .07Mbps to .11Mbps. (115kbps)
Brandy, I am still very interested in seeing a screen shot of your incrediable speeds... My mom had never used the internet before, if I hooked her up to a dial up 56K modem, she'd think its fast... are you sure you just dont think its "great" in comparison to what you may have had in the past?
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Hmm that is really weird. my iphone lets me do EVERYTHING while i am on a phone call. In fact, the other day i was downloading songs and having a phone conversation at the same time. And i do get calls while i am downloading and even on the Internet. I don't know why your phone isn't allowing that.
This leads me to believe that you are also on wifi.... because it is not possible to be downloading and using your data connection while on a phone call, unless you are using AT&T. (or 4G, which the iPhone does not support)
I find it amusing that you are trying to convince people how great the iPhone is when you arent even trying to use it for what it is... when you are on wifi you might as well use a laptop...
Sprintuser1983: Actually, YOU were lying in that you said: I was trying to convince people of something or other. Which I was not.
Brandymoo: Thanks. Seems so simple, doesn't it?
14Knight: Thanks. I am SO enjoying my iPhone. I'm just giddy about it. It makes me smile! (I suspect some people have a problem with those of us who just love the iPhone and have it working just the way we would like). One little issue with Sprint was fixed immediately. Their customer service is awesome. Since my husband and I both bought new iPhones, Sprint has two new customers for life. Not to mention our recommendations to our friends.
Why would you waste the time to post on a forum about how great your speeds were, if you werent trying to tell people that they were great?
If I were trying to tell people how great speeds were, I would be doing it somewhere else other than this forum.
Guess you never heard of someone just wanting to express happiness with a product.
If I cared, I'd wonder why you were posting on this forum at all. But wait! I don't!
Sprintuser1983 just wants to fight with everyone. He/she came in accusing people of lying and being either sprint or apple employees but they want to talk about class and honor. HA you have to be kidding me. Sprintuser has been nothing but rude and obnoxious. And Luannj, you took the words right out of my mouth! We are just sharing our good experience with everyone else. Sprintuser-get a life
Well, please accept my appology if you feel I was just here to "fight" with you. that was not my goal.
Please also understand a difference between saying someone lied and calling someone a liar. I never called anyone liar. "lie" is a synonum.
noun. falsehood - untruth - situation - fib - story - mendacity
You may feel my goal is to upset people, but my real goal is to inform people with ACTUAL information, both of you have said things in this forum that are blatently untrue, even if its by accident... Things such as speesd up to 15Mbps download on the network. And that you can use Voice and Data at teh same time. Both of this are PHYSICALY impossible, the hardware does not support such things.
I am trying to help protect people from believing the things you are saying as truth, again, even if they are by accident. The network speed issue on the iPhone4S is clearly a problem! Please see ANYWHERE else on the internet.
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With 224 pages, and 180 illustrations, The Complete Engraver is both an archive, as well as celebration, of the art of engraving, from its origin to contemporary practice. A designer & authority on engraving, Collins also provides insight on the evolving role of social stationery in today's age of electronic correspondence. The JMC Engraver & Feldman Engraver typefaces, featured below, are a testament to bridging this analog and digital divide.
Of the fonts' development, Weinzierl explains: "The designs Nancy proposed were a selection from 'masterplates', or lettering templates used for manual engraving machines. The design process started with scanning prints made with engravings. I redrew the shapes with singular, vector lines — an approach similar to the line drawn by the engraver. These designs have a Victorian soul with a typographic body."
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There's not doubt, that with it's hard wood frame and long wearing fabrics, Norwalk Sofas are sought after by sofa buyers everywhere. Sure, you can buy a cheap import sofa for less, but you'll buy two or three more of these before your Norwalk starts to even show wear. In order to help all sofa buyers afford this top of the line product, Norwalk is coming out with a value line that will give you the full quality of a Norwalk Sofa at a new lower price.
Rainbow Furniture, of Fort Wayne, IN. is one of the nations' largest Norwalk dealers, and should have this new lower cost product in their showroom soon. We'll let you know here on the blog.


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Every business needs the best employees to make their business run smoothly and effectively. Even in today's technological day and age, employees have never been more important. Still, finding the diamonds in the rough is not an easy task. In fact, it is quite difficult because you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince. However, you can find those employees of your dreams if you follow a few simple rules, and here are those rules.
1. Hire Recruitment Specialists
You are not a headhunter, yet you take on the job like a professional. Ask yourself: 'how many other times do you take on jobs that you have no experience in?' Hopefully, the answer is not very many. Although you are the boss and it is your company, you don't have to try and find the best candidates alone. In fact, you should ask for help where necessary. A recruitment professional like PNP Staffing Group will provide you with a host of applicants. All you have to do is give them the criteria and watch them go to work.
2. Clear Job Specification
If you don't want to spend the money, you are going to have to do it internally. The first step you need to take is to create a comprehensive job specification. It works in two ways. Firstly, it promotes the job to the people that you want to apply. And secondly, it excludes the ones that you want to avoid. By splitting the specification into 'desirable' and 'essential', you can sort the men from the boys. The key is to figure out what qualities you value above most.
3. Job Ready
There is a host of people with good resumes, but that doesn't mean they are infallible. Indeed, it may mean the opposite. Just because an applicant is academically inclined doesn't mean they are ready to step into a work environment. You need to make sure that everyone you hire has certain qualities that will allow them to make the transition. Two examples are an ability to work on own initiative and common sense. Put them to the bottom of the pile if they don't seem like they have either.
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Some people lie to get a job – shock horror! No matter how common it is, you don't want it happening on your watch. You hire someone based on their credentials, so you don't want to waste time and money getting them ready for work. Luckily, you can check their references to find out whether they are legitimate or fake. A simple phone call is enough to confirm their claims.
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Sometimes, all data are not enough to separate one candidate from another. If you can't split them, go with your gut. You have a feeling about someone as soon as they walk through the door, and that is what you need to harness. It may not be scientific or technical, but it may be all you have left.
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119 gallon StorMaxx SE with 2 heat exchangers and electric element
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Before my daughter's second birthday, my mom gave me alphabet and number cookie cutters. It started with pink number 2 cookies, and a new family tradition was born. We put them in birthday party goodie bags, bring them into school to celebrate, and serve them at birthday parties. On my mom's 75th birthday we had purple 75's! I use the sugar cookie and royal icing recipes from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook. I weigh the flour – the dough is always perfect. I cut out the shapes, stack them with a piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper between each layer, cover, and refrigerate overnight before baking. The shape seems to stay more intact.
Sugar Cookies
- 4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 5 cups all-purpose flour (21.25 oz or 1 lb 5.25 oz)
- colored sanding sugar, or royal icing
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla, and salt; mix on medium-high speed until combined. With mixer on low speed, add flour in two batches, mixing until just incorporated.
- Turn out the dough onto a clean work surface. Divide in half, a pat into flattened rectangles; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 1 week.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, with racks in the upper and lower thirds. Line large baking sheets with parchment paper. On a lightly floured work surface (or between layers of plastic wrap), roll out one rectangle of dough to approximately 1/4-inch thickness. Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes. Using a small offset spatula, transfer shapes to prepared sheets, placing about 2 inches apart. Chill in freezer or refrigerator until firm, about 15 minutes (or overnight). Set scraps aside. Repeat the process with remaining rectangle of dough. Gather all the scraps, and roll out again. Chill 15 minutes; cut out more shapes, and place on sheets.
- Decorate cookies with sanding sugar or sprinkles, if using, before baking. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are golden around the edges and slightly firm to the touch, about 9-12 minutes on convection. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate with royal icing, if using. Top icing with sanding sugar or sprinkles, if using. Cookies can be kept in an airtight container, layered between sheets of waxed paper or parchment paper, at room temperature for up to 3 days. Makes about 3 dozen.
Royal Icing
- 1 pound confectioners sugar
- 5 T meringue powder
- liquid or gel-paste food coloring
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine sugar, meringue powder, and a scant 1/2 cup water on low speed. Beat until mixture is fluffy yet dense, 7 to 8 minutes.
- To thin the icing for flooding (filling in areas with additional icing), stir in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time. Test the consistency by lifting a spoonful of icing and letting it drip back into the bowl; a ribbon should remain on the surface for 5 to 7 seconds.
- To tint icing, dip a toothpick or wooden skewer into food coloring, and gradually mix it in until the desired shade is reached.


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Since I spent so much time in our house due to lack of public transportation, I feel I remember many details very well that I pretty much have no business remembering. My parents no longer live in said house, so the number one odd childhood memory I have is from a giant burn mark from a pan that was placed on the wooden counter ONE TIME that was too hot and forever left its imprint. Although not really a huge deal in the long run (we owned the house, counter was wooden, it was more of an aesthetic turn for the worse), I will forever wonder why no one thought to use a trivet while placing the pan on the counter.
I came across this minimal-but-useful trivet while perusing for kitchen gadgets (a guilty pleasure, as you are all well aware my kitchen does not support many gadgets). When closed, it is merely 6" wide, yet can expand up to 17 3/4" for those larger pans or serving dishes. Especially in rental apartments, no one wants to do irreversible damage to a (possibly formica) counter that you will probably have to pay for with your security deposit upon vacating. Protect your countertop, use a trivet!


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The Wilderness That Only Smokejumpers See
Five minutes. You could be doing anything, but when that siren goes off, you are expected to be geared up, earplugs in, and seated on the plane within five minutes. And as it takes off, you have no idea where you're going or how long you'll be out.
But you can be sure of one thing: The easiest part will be jumping out of the plane. On the ground, you work, digging fire lines and breaks, hoping to outmaneuver a wildland blaze. In the field, you wake up every morning and hike to the fire and work. And every evening, you hike back to camp and collapse, exhausted, into the one-man tent or tarp you packed. People who hear this either say the job sounds tailor-made for them or it sounds insane.
I was the former. I was 24 and hiking a long section of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 to try to figure out my life. I was a few miles out from Stehekin, Washington, when I came across a guy dressed in a yellow shirt and wearing a firefighter's lumbar pack. He was a smokejumper. I peppered him with questions for two hours as we hiked. By the time we arrived in Stehekin, I could see my future.
It took five years for me to make it a reality. I learned to jump, spent four years on a hotshot crew fighting wildfires by hand, and captained an engine in Eugene, Oregon, before the dream came true: I was accepted into an elite crew of wildland firefighters who parachute to remote fires.
At first, you think of fire as the enemy. But that gets complicated over time. I've watched fires burn through the understory of mature pine forests, renewing and refreshing the terrain. I've also seen fires climb into the crowns of trees and leave behind landscapes of ash and ruin. Fires are vital
to a point but destructive beyond that. There's nothing like them.
We go to places that people don't usually visit and see things that most people don't see. I'd been a photographer for years. So I took my camera with me. Now, if I had to choose between packing my sleeping pad and my camera, I'd pick the camera.


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Selwood's season could be over
West Coast midfielder Scott Selwood will go under the knife this afternoon in a move that could end his season.
Selwood has been struggling with an ankle problem since round three but the club yesterday said it was exploring all options and hopeful of avoiding surgery.
But club's medical staff today decided that surgery was the best option for the 24-year-old.
Selwood's recovery period has been set at between 10 and 12 weeks meaning he has an uphill battle to play again in 2014.
The move does not count out the co vice-captain from being a genuine candidate to replace the retired Darren Glass as captain for 2015.
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Hard times, need cash . These games shall serve this master no more, I shall release them to the care of another master. They have served this master well, yes. And in final servitude, they shall save this master from financial peril. Peace little games, provide your fun to another.
Please check them out in this imgur photo set.
Unless specifically within the pictures, it is not included (e.g., Vay map). Condition of the discs is hard to portray in pictures, so I've omitted the pictures. There are scratches from normal wear, probably in better condition than average. I've tested them recently, and they all work (insofar as initially running the game). All cases are functional without any cracks, though there's a lot of scuffs from being around a lot, and some sticker residue.
I would like to see $500, + shipping, for them; however, I understand that $500 is at the high end of the optimistic side, so I'm willing to negotiate a price. I will accept paypal (or anything else if you have a better suggestion!).


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Peter Carey's novels are usually treated as works of postmodem fiction. This is obviously appropriate, but it can also be limiting. A.J. Hassall makes an important point when he reminds us that, in spite of playing postmodem games with the reader, Carey has a 'classic, unfashionable concern with morality' (Hassall 72). In order to do justice to the richness and beauty of Carey's novels, it is necessary to remind ourselves of these unfashionable aspects of the works. Indeed, Carey does play games with his readers, but he is also skilled in more traditional methods of storytelling, and this blend of innovation and tradition makes his novels extremely complex and intriguing. In line with the treatment of his novels as postmodem is the insistence on the open-endedness of the texts. While this is justified to some extent, it is also necessary, if we want to do justice to the complexity of the novels, to recognise that revelation and closure are significant aspects of Carey's texts. In this article, I will attempt to balance the account of Carey's novels, challenging the idea of the texts as open-ended by reading them as essentially closed. The focus will be on Carey's use of prolepses. His employment of prolepses demands comment, not only since it is so frequent and skilful, but also because investigating the consequences of his use of this device is informative when we look at the way time operates in his novels. A prolepsis is defined by Genette as 'any narrative manoeuvre that consists of narrating or evoking in advance an event that will take place later' (Genette 40). In other words, it is a representation of a future event as if it has already taken place. A prolepsis effects a link between two points in a text with the purpose of manipulating the reader's understanding of the narrative. Although many critics have noted Carey's 'unabashed use of prolepses' (Dovey 200), there has been very little discussion about its effects. I will argue that the many prolepses indicate a perception oftime as closed and an awareness of the revelatory potential of narrative: the capacity of the end to rewrite what has led up to it.
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Published 1 October 1999 in Volume 19 No. 2. Subjects: Anticipation, Literary criticism, Narrative structure, Narrative techniques, Plot, Writer's craft.
Cite as: Larsson, Christer. ''Years Later' : Temporality and Closure in Peter Carey's Novels.' Australian Literary Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, doi: 10.20314/als.a2ba8becb7.


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The lady doth protest too much, methinks
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"The lady doth protest too much, methinks" is a quotation from the 1602 play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It has been used as a figure of speech, in various phrasings, to indicate that a person's overly frequent or vehement attempts to convince others of something have ironically helped to convince others that the opposite is true, by making the person look insincere and defensive.
In rhetorical terms, the phrase can be thought of as indicating an unintentional apophasis - where the speaker who "protests too much" in favor of some assertion puts into others' minds the idea that the assertion is false, something that they may not have considered before.
Original usage
The line, like most of Shakespeare's works, is in iambic pentameter. The quotation is found in act III, scene II of Hamlet, where it is spoken by Queen Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. Hamlet and his mother, along with others, have been watching a play within a play, that Hamlet wrote based on his guess as to the set of events that occurred before his mother married his uncle Claudius. In the play, the Player Queen, representing Gertrude, declares in flowery language that she will never remarry if her husband dies. Hamlet then turns to his mother and asks her, "Madam, how like you this play?", to which she replies "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Gertrude (who may or may not be aware that the queen in the play is a stand-in for her) is saying that the Player Queen is promising too much. Hamlet replies, "O, but she'll keep her word."
Later uses
The quotation's meaning has changed somewhat since it was first written: whereas in modern parlance "protest" in this context often means a denial, in Shakespeare's time to "protest" meant to "vow" or "declare solemnly", and thus the phrase referred to a positive affirmation.
Andrew Klavan wrote an article for the Los Angeles Times in 2006 headlined "Clinton Doth Protest Too Much." Alanis Morissette wrote a song titled "Doth I Protest Too Much" [sic] for her album So-Called Chaos. In the David Ives play Venus In Fur, Vanda proclaims, "Methinks the lady doth protest too much," as she pries for information regarding Thomas' defensiveness about his sexual past.
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After teaching Vacation Bible School for several years, Irene Clinkscale was encouraged to open her own private school for young children. Mrs. Clinkscale's Kindergarten opened in 1960 at her home and was the first learning experience for Burleson children when kindergarten was not part of the Burleson School District program. The school, also known as The Little School House and Happy Hours, expanded and served the needs of the community for many decades. Because of her love for children and her passion for establishing a firm foundation during the early years, we proudly dedicate this structure in her honor.
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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection crew navigates a 33-foot Secure-Around-Flotation-Equipped boat while on patrol near Corpus Christi. SAFE boats are used to pursue and board vessels in rough waters.Photo: Michael Paulsen / © 2012 Houston Chronicle
By Dane Schiller
Houston Chronicle
A U.S. Navy frigate hides in the darkness just over the horizon, its Seahawk helicopter's turbines fired up, ready for liftoff.
Some 30 miles away, Colombian sailors on patrol boats hug the South American coast as they covertly close in on a motorboat suspected of ferrying cocaine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the air on a P-3 plane capture everything on radar, part of an orchestrated multinational trap to nab bulk loads of drugs long before they make it to the United States.
While America has pumped hundreds of millions of dollars into securing the U.S. border across Texas and elsewhere, the mammoth sea still beckons with possibilities, absent the sensors, cameras, massive manpower and fences found on land.
Fortified as never before, drug traffickers increasingly are bypassing the heavily guarded land crossings for the comparatively naked seas and 367 miles of shore where they are more likely to cross paths with fishermen than federal agents - and where snagging smugglers is a puzzle based on intelligence, surveillance, patience and luck.
"I think we've got a guy coming out of the bay now, this could be our boy," said a veteran CBP officer flying in the P-3 at about 12,500 feet over choppy waters.
But it wasn't. Not this time.
"You get information from a confidential informant. Maybe somebody stubbed their toe, or the wind wasn't right," the agent joked of the litany of things that could have delayed the journey. "Mañana," he said, using the Spanish word for tomorrow. "We refer to it as 'doper time.' "
'Going to get worse'
The Caribbean is a long way from the shores of Texas, but this is where the smuggling begins, where huge loads of cocaine are slipped out of the jungle-lined coasts and jumped to Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, then methodically moved toward the United States.
Today, bundles of marijuana and cocaine are drifting onto Texas beaches as a result, loads likely abandoned or lost before they could be intercepted.
"I don't see it getting any better; if anything, it is going to get worse," Travis Poulson, chief ranger for the Padre Island National Seashore, said of traffickers turning to the coast. "There is money in it."
Authorities still make many more busts on the land border between the United States and Mexico than along the beaches, but concede they don't know exactly what is happening on waters that stretch far and wide, and lap the Third Coast of the United States.
"As we make the land border more secure, they will find any way they can to get in," said U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, an Austin-based Republican who heads a committee that oversees the Department of Homeland Security. "They will certainly turn to the sea to get their product in."
McCaul, who represents part of Harris County, is to preside over a hearing June 21 in Washington to examine the maritime threat posed by drug traffickers.
He noted that 165,000 metric tons of illegal drugs were seized in the Caribbean, Bahamas and Gulf of Mexico last year, up 36 percent from 2008.
In April, 55 pounds of cocaine washed up on San Jose Island in Aransas County.
In other recent incidents, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officers searching for nesting turtles found 23 pounds of pot on Matagorda Island; and 1,186 pounds of marijuana were seized near Corpus Christi aboard a boat making its way up the Intracoastal Waterway.
They are among at least 15 known "wash ups" and seizures along Texas' coast this year, but given the number of counties and jurisdictions involved, there could be many more.
In southern California in May, 8,000 pounds of marijuana were found floating off the coast.
Part of federal law enforcement's fighting fleet is the 39-foot Midnight Express.
"Coming up," a U.S. CBP boat pilot shouted on a recent evening as he hit the throttle on the Midnight Express. It has 1,200 horsepower and the CBP contends it is the fastest law enforcement boat in the world.
The boat slices through the choppy waters and darkness as agents look for boaters that could be smugglers off Port Aransas.
Sometimes, drug loads can be lost when a boat sinks; the stash is dumped overboard in rough water or jettisoned from a boat or plane to evade arrest.
There also are reports of loads being dropped along the beach at night, and buried in sand dunes until they can be picked up by four-wheel drive vehicles.
It's nearly legend along the Texas coast.
"Me and my buddies talk about it, running up on a load of cocaine," said Dwight Sykora 25, as he took a break on the Padre Island National Seashore.
Smugglers in darkness
He described a night spent on a remote stretch of beach, watching in the darkness as a boat ran up on shore where men quickly offloaded bundles.
Traffickers were quickly snared by police, he said.
"There are people watching, apparently; the government caught them."
A 2012 report by Houston's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a coalition of federal, state and local police agencies that includes all but six counties of the Texas coast, warns the coast is unguarded.
"The vast expanse of remote and largely unmonitored coastline, coupled with an insufficient presence to adequately detect and investigate maritime smuggling activities in the Houston HIDTA, provides (drug traffickers) with an advantage that they are clearly exploiting," notes the assessment.
"You are going to see more and more 'end-a-rounds,' " said Michael Kostelnik, assistant commissioner over air and marine operations for Customs and Border Protection.
To counter the threat, the agency has deployed boats along coastal and border waterways as well as beefed up the use of drones to aid the hunt.
CBP-operated P-3 aircraft coordinate with the Navy, Coast Guard and security forces from Latin American governments as they fly missions over the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
They have consistently seized or derailed more cocaine than is caught annually on the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilot navigates the 39-foot Midnight Express near Corpus Christi. CBP bills the 1,200-horsepower craft as the most powerful vessel used in law enforcement anywhere in the world.Photo: Michael Paulsen / © 2012 Houston Chronicle
Above: Members of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection navigate a 39-ft Midnight Express powerboat outside of Corpus Christi. The boat is the most powerful vessel used in law enforcement anywhere in the world. Right: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection radar operator points to the location of suspicious boat activity while flying aboard a P-3 airplane outfitted with special surveillance equipment and nicknamed the P-3 "Dome", above the Caribbean Coast, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Central
America.Photo: Michael Paulsen / © 2012 Houston Chronicle
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With your permission and expertise I would like to add to this:
I ERROR MESSAGE: "NO LINE" vs. "LINE IN USE". Despite arguing with the phone technicians at the toll-free number they saying both are the same and will not help diagnosing reason(S), IMO (and in my experience) there R different and do NOT meant the same thing.
"NO LINE" means NO connection available to line. I.E. if you unplug phone from jack in wall.
"LINE IN USE" means someone left the phone off the hook or one or MORE "members" of the phone network is defective and will NOT release the line.
II LINKS 2 DIAGRAMS would REALLY help.
III No on is perfect - I advise to CHECK and recheck the connections in case several were missed (and left unattached to any port - despite having a jack on the end. )
U never know and one could SAVE IMMENSE amount of time.
Thank you
second time NO dial tone again. Had called Rogers the first time this happened 2 weeks ago. They were to send someone. By next day miraculously it worked again before technician came?? Now its doing the same thing??? Why ROGERS????
Good morning @ferurizonly!
Welcome to our Community!
I, too have a landline at home for backup purposes so I'm well aware of how important that lifeline is. When this issue happened previously, did the tech come out regardless or was the appointment cancelled?
Either way, it sounds like we need to send out another tech. Please PM us @CommunityHelps so that I can get an appointment setup for you so we can get your dialtone back. If you're not familiar with our PMing process, you can find instructions here.


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"Going My Way" - Best Picture winner in 1944. It's Bing Crosby as a young idealistic priest trying to save a struggling parish in NYC. I saw a review that said it was well acted and directed, but pure schmaltz. Well, it was released during the height of WWII, so people were really looking for feel-good escapism. And this movie certainly delivers. It also won for Best Song with "Swinging on a Star" which is very anti-furry. It asks if you would like to swing on a star or be an animal. Duh! Would I want to carry moonbeams home in a jar or be a fish? Sorry. I have to go with "The Incredible Mr Limpet" on that one.
"Mr Smith Goes to Washington" - #29 on the AFI list. Classic Frank Capra with Jimmy Stewart playing a US Senator trying to do right by the little guy, but finds himself in the cesspool of Washington politics. What this movie proves to me is that people have been complaining about corruption in politics for a loooong time. Even in 1939 people thought that Congress was corrupt. We just constantly hope that more Jimmy Stewarts will come along to do the right thing for America. A must-see movie despite all of its wide-eyed-doe idealism.
"You Can't Take It With You" - Best Picture Winner of 1938. More Frank Capra idealism. It's like "It's a Wonderful Life" in reverse. Evil Lionel Barrymore (Mr Potter) is the good guy in this film as an eccentric old man who refuses to sell his house to a big business developer. Jimmy Stewart starts out as one of the bad businessmen, but he eventually sees the light.
"The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" - #30 on the AFI list. Bogey stars as an American trying to strike it rich in Mexico. Gold can cause men to do evil things, however, which can lead to madness and death. The movie that gave us the classic line, "Badges?!? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" Made even more famous in "Blazing Saddles."


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The Underwater Paradise Collection evokes the look of abalone shells with iridescent shimmer and a palette of sea shades. The Flex Bracelet (only $9.99) is a gorgeous complement to the Long Necklace and the Gift Set.
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Channel your inner mermaid style with the look of abalone set in a gorgeous textured, burnished brass.
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Xu, Ping and Ma, Yiqiu and Ren, Ji-Gang et al. (2019) Satellite testing of a gravitationally induced quantum decoherence model. Science, 366 (6461). pp. 132-135. ISSN 0036-8075. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20190920-140523203


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As her children grew, Sandra began writing more seriously. She has several novels in various stages of completion and has had numerous articles for her son's hockey team published in the local newspaper. She looks forward to continuing her journey as a writer. Promised Soul is her first completed work and first published novel.
1.) When did you first get serious about writing?
A.) I started writing in 2005, but I got serious in 2010 when I finally decided to finish a story I'd started.
2.) What is the hardest part for you about writing?
A.) The hardest part for me is the marketing. I used to think it was editing but that is a piece of cake compared to marketing. I should also say waiting for reviews.
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Just as Krista's summer plans are finalized, she is suddenly plagued by strange dreams and intense feelings of déjà vu. Feeling as though she's losing her mind, she visits a psychic medium, only to feel more confused. When Krista arrives in England, her dreams persist, and she finds herself at the doorstep of another psychic; she needs clarity. Finally, the words she was afraid to say out loud, are spoken. Now Krista has to figure out what it all means.
Promised Soul is the story of the past, the present, and the future of two souls that have been bound together by eternal and transcending love.
3.) How did you feel upon publication of your first completed project?
A.) I was thrilled. By the time I ordered my first box of books for a signing, I thought I'd gotten used to the feeling. Then when I opened the box and saw my book for the first time I actually clapped my hands and bounced up and down like a little kid. And yes, there were tears.
4.) What is more important to you, story, or character? Why?
A.) That's a tough one because I think they are equally important. You can have great characters but if the story is weak I think they will flounder. If the characters are weak and the story is great, readers may not care about the characters.
5.) What is a typical day like in your world?
A.) Since I do work outside of the home (full time in the summer) my "writing day" doesn't really start until after supper, although I do check my social media sites, web, and e-mail periodically throughout the day. As much as I wish I could say I write every day, I don't. It's more like every other day and it's not always on a story. I have two blogs that I also work on, one on my website and one on Wordpress. When I am writing a story I am also usually editing another that I have just finished. It's a pretty busy day, but I also try and spend time with family and friends, and of course my fur babies (a dog and a cat). I have to say, I love every moment I spend on my writing.
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I would like to request this useful feature for the "Release Plugin" in the build step "After successful release build" to have a tagging option.
Most of the time, users don't want to tag every single build and when you have quite a few jobs say more than 50, it doesn't make sense to pollute the SCM Server with bogus tagging.
If we add this new step in the release plugin, then only the release build will be tagged according to the settings in the "After successful release build" step.
I am sure others will vote for it as well and will be able to use this feature.
You can add any build step after successful build including a shell build step which will let you run an svn tag operation or anything else that you would like. There is another currently open enhancement request to allow adding any type of operation JENKINS-7043. This may be what you're looking for. I am not currently working on the plugin at the moment though so you could try and contribute if you'd like.


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Bernen's is a locally owned and operated tobacco pipe shop, featuring a variety of smoking devices, including wood, metal and glass pipes, as well as vaporizers and water pipes. Bernen's goal is to provide the widest possible selection of tobacco accessories to the treasure valley at the lowest prices in a professional, relaxed and honest atmosphere.
Bernen's carries all replacement bowls and downstems, necessary to repair any waterpipe. The knowledgeable staff is ready to answer any questions you may have. Bernen's maintains a close relationship with local glass blowers to provide customers with a variety of colors and styles.
Located on the corner of 23rd and Main, Bernen's is ideal for daily commuters as well as in-town residents. Easy parking and accessibility make it perfect for a quick shopping trip, or a leisurely browse.
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Worsted yarn made from 100% Highland Wool. This beautiful is full of tradition with hints of modern in its tonal look.
Collage is made in Peru and has 210 yards per skein.
Do you like color work? Traditional looking knits with a softer or more modern feel? then this is the yarn for you. It give you the abilities to do all of that at the same time. It is a good tried and true wool!
Check out all of the great colorways! My favorite is Evergreen
100% Highland Wool / Hand Wash, Dry Flat
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5 sts = 1" / US 8 Needle
Collage is great to use for:
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Cara Hoffman's new literary novel, Running, takes place in a time that may read like science fiction to some young readers. Twenty-somethings rely on payphones, AIDS is still a potential death sentence, and the most infamous terrorist threat hails from Ireland in the form of the Irish Republican Army (better known as the IRA). But the book's thrilling narrative showcases unavoidable similarities to today's political landscape.
Running tells the story of Bridey, a young American who flees Washington State to live in Athens, Greece. She forms a makeshift family with a queer couple known as Jasper and Milo, and they participate in a hostel's marketing scheme known as "running." (Basically, the hostel paid them to stand out train platforms and lie about how the dorms were safe and comfortable.) In between working and drinking, they befriend an IRA fugitive and later become involved in a devastating terrorist attack.
To give away any more would ruin the book's dramatic climax. Like Hoffman's previous two novels, the critically acclaimed So Much Pretty and Be Safe I Love You, Running creeps towards a page-turning finale that shocks while provoking important questions about feminism and violence in the Western world. Over email and phone, she discussed the book's origins in real life, her thoughts on contemporary terrorism, and the differences between 1990s and contemporary queer culture. This interview has been edited and condensed.
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BROADLY: When did you start Running?
Cara Hoffman: I started writing Running, taking notes for it, when I was 19 years old and was actually living in Athens in a hotel in the red light district. The central idea for the novel has been through many different incarnations, most of which weren't right for a variety of reasons.
How does it differ from your previous novels?
So Much Pretty was about things I was interested in as a journalist, subjects that I had covered, mostly crime, violence against women, and environmental issues. Be Safe, I Love You was also born from journalistic research about women serving in the military, and from a family connection to the military. This novel is more deeply personal. It's a world apart.
Why did people run away to Athens at that time?
In the late 80s, Athens and Piraeus were some of the most porous ports of entry. It was very easy to get in and out with drugs and weapons. The place was close to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, so it was strategically important. There was certainly a robust trade in illegal passports when I was living there. It was also cheap, and it was warm if you had to sleep outside. It was also beautiful, diverse, cosmopolitan. Athens is an amazing city.
Did a lot of young gay people end up there?
It didn't seem like a huge bastion of queerness to me when I lived there, but I was probably hanging out in the wrong bars. This was also the 80s, when violence and discrimination against queer folks was worse.
Would the main character, Bridey, regret the terrorist attack she was involved in?
Bridey is in many ways the moral core of the novel. Her involvement in a callous act that leads to the attack is something she clearly wrestles with, but she takes action to rectify at least part of what she has done. Milo, on the other hand is still living with the guilt of his part in it; even decades later he's haunted by what he did, and by his inaction after the fact.
Do you think the terrorist subplots in the book have parallels to today?
Absolutely. There are whole groups of people being called terrorists who have nothing to do with terrorism. And some acts of terrorism are seen as less of a threat because they are being carried out by white people. I'm stunned that the fear of radicalization centers so deeply around Islam when there is such a surge in white supremacist rhetoric and violence in the western world. Running also shows how fluid and unstable these kinds of acts can be. The characters peripherally involved are young and are shocked at how something they did out of thoughtlessness or a whim could have devastating real world implications.
How do you think young queer people differ today than young people in that time?
I couldn't have anticipated how much things would change. It's a different world. The feeling that you need to look over your shoulder just because of your sexuality or gender expression; that you had to be closeted; that you expected abuse; that there was little representation of your life in popular culture—all that was real, everyday stuff. I know it still is for many, and that my perspective as a New Yorker is probably skewed. And I know that we have to keep on our toes in the current political climate, but that sense of discrimination and implicit threat simply because you are queer is becoming more of a distant memory every year.
How did that affect the art?
I don't think being closeted has never made the art better. I do think being an outsider gives you an important perspective.There may be something about the pure resistance against the institutions that told us our very existence was wrong. There was definitely a clarifying urgency to rejecting those ideas. The artist and writer David Wojnarowicz fought hard against the idea of the "One-Tribe Nation," by which he meant the institutions that hate difference, that want us to be quiet suburban consumers and to look and act a certain way. Being included in the One Tribe Nation is not the same as resisting it. As Milo says in Running, "I don't need a fascist to acknowledge my humanity."


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Cranfield Road - Wootton - Bedfordshire - MK43 9EB
The Kilns @ Wootton Park is an exciting new development on the southern fringes of the picturesque Bedfordshire village of Wootton.
The development will comprises a selection of spacious three, four and five bedroom homes, located off Cranfield Road.
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*Utility and Study* - Bedroom 1 and 2 Benefit from an En-suite with Bedroom 1 also Benefitting from a Walk in Wardrobe
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Orchard Chase - Land off Saxon Drive and Sorrell Way - Biggleswade - Bedfordshire - SG18 8ST
Orchard Chase is the latest development of new homes by Taylor Wimpey in Biggleswade. This phase includes a range of 2, 3 & 4 bedroom homes, with 200 in total.
Located close to the local shops & amenities of Biggleswade, as well as the train station and excellent choice of schools nearby, Orchard Chase really is the ideal place to call home.
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The Wayford Kitchen/Breakfast Area, Utility Room, Living Room, Dining Room, Study, Cloakroom, 4 Double Bedrooms, 1 Further Bedroom, En-Suite Shower Room to Bedrooms 1 & 2 and Family Bathroom.
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16 Thames Bank - Off Baden Powell Way - Biggleswade - Bedfordshire - SG18 8PZ
Bramble Walk Phase 4 is the latest phase on new homes by Taylor Wimpey in Biggleswade. This phase includes a range of 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedroom homes, with 134 in total.
Located close to the local shops & amenities of Biggleswade, as well as the train station and excellent choice of schools nearby, Bramble Walk really is the ideal place to call home.
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Aspen Gardens - Stotfold - Bedfordshire - SG5 4AX
Aspen Gardens is a new development of 95 high-quality homes in the quaint town of Stotfold.
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Thorn Road - Houghton Regis - Bedfordshire - LU5 6JW
The new development in Bidwell comprises an exceptional selection of new two, three, and four-bedroom new properties, offering a wealth of choice for first-time buyers, commuters and growing families alike – all within a short stroll of the picturesque countryside.
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Hi Arthur,
How can I read the info about temperature/speed/ and files on the Sd-card from the Tx/Rx pins on Smoothieboard?
The Sd-card can be the one connected to the SPI port? or it has to be only the one on the board?
Is that possible?
If yes, can you please tell me which command I need to use?
Thank you for your time
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text: HeelerLove Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 (edited) I hope you don't mind me posting here and I hope this is the right section for this. The shelter that I adopted my boy from just released the following statement: 7th March 2012 Yesterday we were inspected by the RSPCA after being reported by a local resident with a personal grudge. The report was for having too many dogs and the premises being untidy. We have never described the shelter as 'The Ritz'. We are aware on first impressions that it looks like a mess but we use and salvage every item possible for the benefit of the animals. What we can't salvage for our own purposes we sell as scrap, including cans, bottles and scrap steel. The shelter is for animals with no other option, who without us would've been put to sleep. Some animals come in heavily traumatised from the abuse suffered at their owner's hands. We do our best to rehabilitate, medically treat and provide love and care to these animals and we have a very good success rate in doing so. These dogs are now in happy, loving homes and described as the 'best dog ever'. Most of our dogs and cats come from the local Riverland Councils and community, yet we get very little support in return. Of the thousands of residents in the Riverland we have only 3 regular volunteers to care for the animals and clean the kennels. Yesterday we had to surrender seven of our dogs and one kitten. This was a heartbreaking day for us. One of the dogs was blind, but happy and secure in his run. Another had been heavily traumatised and showed fear with strangers but loved the volunteers. He was a silly, happy, wiggly boy when with them. Others we don't understand why they were chosen, except for maybe their breed. One of them being a girl we had spent several thousand dollars on removing a limb when she was involved in a car accident. This has been a heavy blow to us as we have always tried to do everything possible to save the lives of these unwanted animals and find them safe and happy homes. We receive no government funding. All our helpers, including administration, are unpaid volunteers who also have their own lives, families, pets and employment to work into their timetables. Our funds come from the sale of animals, volunteers own pockets and sponsorships. We have never refused an animal. No matter if the animal requires intensive care or is easily rehomable we have always assisted. It didn't matter if the animal was a purebred or a cross breed, we didn't discriminate. We now have no choice but to limit our intake of animals to only the local councils. We will no longer be able to assist private surrenders or anyone outside of the Riverland community. Lola McLachlan Moorook Animal Shelter I am disgusted that because one person holds a grudge (apparently this person wanted to adopt a dog but were refused due to their past questionable animal keeping ethics) the RSPCA can swoop in and seize these animals. The shelter in question is a not for profit, no kill shelter that, until now, accepted not only animals from the council but charged residents of the riverland no fee to dump their no longer wanted pets on them. They have had litters of puppies and kittens dumped in boxes at their front gates in the middle of the night and in one case, a mother cat and her kittens were left at the gate in a taped up box in the middle of a 40+ degree day.. the shelter was open that day, there was no reason to leave those poor animals at the gate. I have been a 'liker' of their facebook page for over two years now and some of the dogs up for adoption have been on there since that whole time. They care about the animals when no one else does. They are ethical - all dogs are vaccinated, wormed, flea'd and if they came in entire, desexed before going to new safe and loving homes. Amendment - three out of 7 dogs were euthanised within a couple of days of being taken by the RSPCA. These dogs were all healthy and happy and were pts simply for 'being old'. This post is moreso a bit of a rant.. but also serves a purpose. Can anyone tell me if the RSPCA has acted properly here? I have not been to the shelter myself so can not comment on the condition of the place, but my boy came to me clean, no worms, no fleas and if anything, a little bit overweight. That suggests to me that if the health or intergrity of the animals was in danger, there would have been a good chance he would have at the very least had fleas. I look at the photos of dogs available for adoption almost every day and have never noticed anything that would suggest the conditions there are concerning. I do not know a lot about rescue.. is there a limit to how many dogs a shelter can have at one time? I know it will most likely be overlooked, but I will be writing a letter to the RSPCA expressing my disgust at what they have done. There are numerous other people on the shelters facebook page that will be doing the same. If there is anything you think I should include or can pass on to others to include, I would love to hear it. Edited March 15, 2013 by BlueyLove Link to post Share on other sites


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text: Barker Glencoe men's hiker boot is part of Barker's Country Collection. This boot has a lightweight Vibram sole and Goodyear stormwelted construction. The authentic bellows tongue will help to keep moisture out while you explore the great outdoors.Shop this style in a selection of grain or suede leathers in a choice of colourways. Dark brown grain, tan burnished suede and mid brown waxy suede are new arrivals to the Barker Glencoe range for Autumn Winter 2019. Wear on your next outdoor adventure, or pair with jeans and a knitted jumper for a casual yet stylish winter look.If you love this hiker boot, shop the Barker Julie – the sister shoe of the Glencoe from the ladies' collection.


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Guest blog: A discussion about fire attention and prevention
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for Sentara Healthcare, a multihospital system in the Tidewater region of Virginia and otherwise known as "Dan, the Lab Safety Man," discusses the important issues that affect your job every day.
October is here, and it's that time when you should be raising awareness about fire safety in the laboratory. It's National Fire Safety/Prevention Month, and fires occur in high enough numbers in the United States (even in laboratories) that we need to pay attention and focus on prevention.
The College of American Pathologists uses eight checklist standards to cover lab fire safety, and even though they have made some changes in the past few years, all of the elements are there to help you prepare and protect your staff in the event of a fire. There are many fire sources in the lab setting, and even more fire accelerants, and those alone should help us realize the importance of fire safety knowledge. However, many go through their daily work routines without giving it a second thought. When the fire occurs, they will not be ready, and the results could be devastating.
Fire safety training should occur with all staff. OSHA requires that if fire-fighting equipment is in the facility, staff must have documented training. CAP "strongly recommends" hands-on fire extinguisher training tht includes actual activation of the equipment. I agree, and I also recommend that this is performed at least annually. Operating a fire extinguisher is not a natural process, and some people struggle with it. Extinguishers can be heavy, and pulling the pin can sometimes not be a smoot, easy motion. Staff should practice these tasks and not experience them for the first time in an actual fire event. Most use the acronym PASS (Pull, Aim, Squeeze, and Sweep) to help people remember how to use an extinguisher, but there are other things to consider as well. If the fire is larger than the size of a waste basket, get out and let the professionals handle it. Never use two fire extinguishers at the same time, the force can actually push burning debris back onto someone who is trying to stop the fire. Also, make sure you are always between the fire and an exit- never let yourself be trapped in the room by the fire. These are training nuances that shouldn't be herd once during a lab employee's career.
CAP used to enforce the actual evacuation of each employee in a fire drill, but that is no longer required. Now an annual documented assessment of the evacuation route is considered sufficient. Again, a fire situation, especially one where evacuation is necessary, is not when you want staff learning for the first time how to get to a designated evacuation location. There should be primary and secondary routes, and if staff has not walked them, they may not know how to go there safely and efficiently in an emergency. Walk with staff annually so they know where to go- take a few people at a time, you do not need to stop work to make this happen.
OSHA and CAP do require annual fire safety training. That training should include knowledge of other fire-fighting equipment (such as fire blankets if provided), the location of fire alarm pull stations, and staff responsibilities during a fire. It is considered to be acceptable to review all of that safety information via a computer or a test. Again, I state strongly that the annual review needs to be more comprehensive in order to be truly effective. Fire drills are often required via local fire code or hospital and clinic regulatory agencies. Make sure your staff is participating to the fullest extent.
Fires do occur, and it is never where or when you might expect. The element of surprise is enough of an obstacle when facing a situation. With regular training and drills, laboratory staff can overcome that one obstacle and not run into more- not knowing how to use a fire extinguisher or not knowing what to do or where to go. Those obstacles are life-threatening, and they can and should be avoided with regular safety training and drills.
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Being at the forefront of automotive innovation and ingenuity for 106 years, Chevrolet undeniably plays a significant role in shaping today's auto industry. What started in Detroit in 1911 has since brought the bowtie brand in more than 100 countries, selling more than four million cars and trucks a year, and finding new and smarter solutions for its customers.
As it pays homage to the rich history of the bowtie brand, Chevrolet Philippines – The Covenant Car Company, Inc. (TCCCI), exclusive importer and distributor of Chevrolet automobiles and parts in the country, aims to 'Drive Strong' on its eighth year in the country through this year's Chevrolet Motorama.
Chevrolet Motorama
The Motorama is part of Chevrolet's DNA. For 12 years, it served as General Motors' famed road to feature its innovative breakthroughs in motoring, including the celebrated 1953 Corvette.
Today, the Motorama serves as a stage for Chevrolet Philippines to showcase its strong lineup of vehicles and offer the best deals to its market. This year, TCCCI put the bowtie brand's iconic past and present on display in the Motorama kick-off event held last September 1-4, 2017.
On display was the full lineup of Chevy models in the country which includes the mighty new Chevrolet Trailblazer family midsize SUV, the powerhorse new Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck, the sleek new Chevrolet Trax crossover SUV, the stylish Chevrolet Sail subcompact sedan, and the peppy all-new Chevrolet Spark.
An iconic vintage 1955 Chevrolet Task Force truck also took center stage at the Motorama. The vehicle is a testament to the rich, century-strong heritage of Chevy trucks and the smart and robust engineering that the bowtie brand put into its vehicles.
Drive Strong
The culminating activity of this year's Motorama saw the convergence of Chevrolet's Metro Manila dealers and TCCCI as they drive for a stronger Chevrolet on the brand's eighth year in the country.
The event was graced by actor-director and Chevrolet brand ambassador, Zoren Legaspi, who talked about how perfect the Trailblazer is for him and his family. Also in attendance was CNN host and Trailblazer owner, James Deakin, who shared his noteworthy experience with the brand. Up-and-coming singer duo and Chevrolet ambassadors, the Perkins Twins, entertained guests, including executives from Chevrolet's bank partners.
Hit The Road With A Roar
Chevrolet Philippines continues to offer its all-in low down payment on Chevrolet vehicles through the Chevrolet Truck Month Promo.
You may still avail of amazing all-in low down payment offers on select Chevrolet vehicles:
2017 Chevrolet Colorado
· 2017 Chevrolet Colorado 4x2 LT AT – Php 108,000 all-in low down payment
· 2017 Chevrolet Colorado 4x2 LTX AT – Php 138,000 all-in low down payment
2017 Chevrolet Trailblazer
· 2017 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4x2 LT AT – Php 88,000 all-in low down payment
· 2017 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4x2 LTX AT – Php 168,000 all-in low down payment
2016 Chevrolet Trax
· 2016 Chevrolet Trax LS AT – Php 68,000 all-in low down payment
· 2016 Chevrolet Trax LT AT – Php 78,000 all-in low down payment
Chevrolet Sail
· Chevrolet Sail LT MT – Php 38,000 all-in low down payment
· Chevrolet Sail LT AT – Php 38,000 all-in low down payment
· Chevrolet Sail LTZ AT- Php 68,000 all-in low down payment
Chevrolet Spark
· Chevrolet Spark LT MT – Php 58,000 all-in low down payment
· Chevrolet Spark LT CVT – Php 68,000 all-in low down payment
· Chevrolet Spark LTZ CVT – Php 78,000 all-in low down payment
The Chevrolet Truck Month Promo is extended until September 30, 2017. Promo includes free comprehensive insurance, 3-year LTO registration, and Chattel Mortgage fees. Qualification for ownership packages is subject to bank approval. The promo is in partnership with BPI Family Auto Loan, Security Bank, Maybank and Robinsons Bank. Per DTI-FTEB Permit No. 6168. Series of 2017.Test drive a Chevrolet now by visiting any authorized Chevrolet dealership store nationwide.


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