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File these under "totally unsurprising results from the GWU Battleground poll that still, typically, don't affect what Washington is actually considering doing." For example, the supercommittee is understood, increasingly, as a once-in-a-decade chance at cutting back entitlement spending. Surprise: Americans still hate that idea. Here's how two entitlement reforms are polling.
Making hundreds of millions of dollars in spending cuts to Medicare and Medicaid through increasing beneficiary costs
Yes - 29%
No - 75%
Changing the way in which increases in Social Security benefits are calculated in order to lower program costs and lower future benefits
Yes - 38%
No - 56%
What do Americans like? As ever, they like the idea of pushing the tax code onto more wealthy people.
Increasing taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations
Yes - 66%
No - 31%
Closing tax loopholes and reforming the tax code to make the tax code fairer
Yes - 89%
No - 7%
The ray of hope for liberals: There are a couple of Republicans who see the power and the use of taking preferential tax codes away from the rich. The best news for the supercommittee all day might by Tom Coburn's report on "Subsidies of the Rich and Famous," which exposes the worst code abuses with a handy picture of a rich guy summoning dollar bills as if casting a spell in Final Fantasy III.

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Scientists Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday
Existence. It`s a cruel joke.
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Existence. It`s a cruel joke.
Don`t you hate it when atheists take bible quotes out of context? The quotes that don`t serve Christians, that is...
You don`t remember it, but this is how sex offenders were penalized it the `80s--embarrassing PSA commercials.
When a phone call just isn`t enough, use a hologram...your loved ones will never miss you again!
Do you know the Bible? This funny ``true or false`` quiz will test how well you were paying attention is Sunday school.
The religion in this universe will be called Justnowism. You`re one click away from a new reality.
Part Deux of the ``Quickest Game Overs.`` Plus, the introduction of the reality-distorting helmet! Part 1 is in the forum.
Some people didn`t believe that the ``Checkmate, Atheists`` video showed real Christian arguments. They stand corrected.
OK, the God Delusion Index video caused quite a outrage yesterday. Let`s hear the other side. It`s a war on atheism.
How much are you deluded by religion? Calculate how far into organized religion you are.
Ahh, nostalgia... Wait--who`s that... Who`s that other guy?
Pay very close attention! Don`t worry, this one isn`t a screamer.
Forget Turkish Rambo--here`s Turkish Star Wars.
I love watching things get blown up.
From a German sketch show.
Are you an athiest or just curious about the athiest lifestyle? Have a look at this page, what could it hurt?
Parody of Dora the Explorer.
Finally they`ve made it into a movie.
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After you've decided on the "whys" of holding a business event and decided what type of event it will be, you still have to decide on a date and location for the event. The where and when of the event are incredibly important to the success of that event. Many a business event has been torpedoed by either a poor choice in location or a poor choice of date and time or both. Many business owners forget that what is convenient and sensible for them is neither convenient nor sensible to their target audience.
This is a key point when considering the location and date of your business event. You are not planning the event for yourself. Instead, you are planning the event (or should be) with the needs and desires of your target audience in mind. This means that you need to take your preferences out of the date and location equation entirely. Instead, you need to start thinking like one of your potential attendees. You need to make your decisions about where to hold your event and when to hold your event based on maximizing attendance. After all, you are going through this entire process to connect with an audience face to face. If there is no audience, because of poor planning, there is no connection to make.
When it comes to the date and time of your event, the choices are relatively straightforward. You want to hold your event on a day and at a time that will insure that maximum percentage of invitees will register. The number one reason for non-attendance at business events is scheduling conflicts, both personal and professional in nature. This means that you need to pick a date well in advance of the current date, so that your attendees have fewer conflicts caused by previously scheduled events. When picking this date, you need to stay away from major holidays and vacation season. For example the second half of December would be a terrible time to attempt to schedule an event.
As to where you should hold your event, well that depends entirely on your target audience's location, as well as the purpose of the event itself. Is your target audience primarily local? Then any centralized, local location set up for events will do. If the audience is coming from farther afield, then a generalized central location, state, region or country-wide, makes more sense.


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Here is what has happened in the past few days:
Tonto Natural Bridge State Park has the largest natural travertine bridge in the world. They call it a geological wonder, and so they should. It's wonderful! When we were there, huge icicles hung from the 183 feet high ceiling of the arch, and every now and then one would detach itself and bombard down onto the rocks below. It sounded like a gunshot, which almost gave me a heart attack. These photos don't do it justice at all.
|Water is falling down the natural bridge.
|Big frozen icicles at the waterfall.
Today, we met up with our dear, dear friends Brandie and Bradley. They lived with us last spring and summer, but moved to Flagstaff in the fall, and we miss them terribly. It was quite a reunion, with the kids running to hug them, totally besides themselves with joy at seeing their buddies again. Brandie and Bradley are avid rock climbers, and they know this area well. They are perfect tour guides!
We explored Fay canyon with them – we Pacific Northwesteners wide eyed and awe struck at the beauty of the rock formations, the shades of red in the rocks, the moon rising over the cliffs, and all the dramatic scenery that goes with it.
Camping here is strictly regulated, and since we wanted to camp wild, we had to navigate our RV on a rugged forest service road to find a camp spot that would fit our rig and Brandie and Bradley's home made trailer.
|Brandie and Bradley hanging out with Kai and Lukas.
We spent the day exploring more ancient cliff dwellings. The boys and I bicycled a few miles to the site while the rest of the gang followed in Brandie and Bradley's car. What a commute!
Every day I tell myself that the next day can't possibly get any better or any more beautiful, and every day proves me wrong. Frankly, I am lacking the words to describe all this beauty, and since I am not a native English speaker, I should just describe it in German.
We could only visit the cliff dwellings by participating in a guided tour, since they are severely monitoring over-use and traffic to these sacred sites. When we came to the part with the pictographs and petroglyphs, the guide later told me how impressed he was by Kai and Lukas. They listened to him attentively and actively engaged in conversations and questions. The really fascinating part about this part of the journey was the diversity of the cliff art's age. There were prehistoric markings mixed in with "newer" petroglyphs that are only a thousand years old. There were symbols from the forefathers of the Hopi mixed in with Apache cave art. I love the mystery surrounding all this... What exactly do the symbols mean? How old are they really? Why were they painted there? By whom? What kinds of ceremonies were conducted there?
I am falling in love with this country, not just because it is beautiful, but also with its energy. There really is something special about this area...
Later in the day, we just relaxed at our camp spot, knitted in the sun, went for small excursions, shot bows and arrows, and visited with Brandie's mom who joined us for dinner. The sun tan is deepening, folks! May you all be as happy and carefree as we are right now!
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"Trolling for Dollars: A New Threat to Patent Owners"March 20, 2009
Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
For the past three years, a company has manufactured and sold 1,000 widgets every week (a total of 156,000 widgets) for $1.00 each. Every widget was marked with the number of a US patent that the company owns. However, the claims of the patent do not cover the widget.


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Our Hero of the month for December is Abdin Ahmed who volunteers at Sir John Cass's Foundation and Red Coat Church of England Secondary School in East London, having previously mentored at the John Kelly Boys Secondary School in Neasden, London and at Highview Primary School. A Data Centre Senior Technical Support Analyst at Dentons- a global firm, Abdin has mentored for Mosaic since 2009. He has been chosen for his commitment and outstanding contribution. Thank you Abdin!
How long have you been volunteering as a Mosaic mentor for?
Since January 2009, which was then known as John Kelly Boys School in Neasden.
What motivated you to want to become a mentor?
A lot of things, but mainly to 'give back to the community', if I could change one person's life for the better then my job here is done… though one is not enough, I want to change the world!
Please tell us about a particular rewarding or special experience you have had as a mentor?
I have had many but one which stands out is when we done a mock court case with proper seating arrangements at Sir John Cass including a judge, jury and both defence teams. It was seeing one young chap who WAS extremely shy stand up in front of the whole class & question me (the accused) with such full on confidence, I was actually feeling intimidated!!
What have you found challenging about mentoring?
Worrying if a session will go down well, all mentee's will be different in the way they take in a lesson, it is always nerve racking when you are the only one laughing at a joke… Though with experience you learn what will work.
And what do you do when you're not volunteering?
When I am not working and being a geek? I am a huge petrol head so spend my time working on my car, arranging European road trips, attending race events and a number of other hobbies. Recently becoming a Dad has kept me err quite busy!
Would you recommend being a Mosaic mentor to others?
Without a doubt! I have recommended quite a few and will look to recruit overs, it is a noble cause and even if you don't see it from the charity perspective and helping young people to nurture, you also have an opportunity to develop yourself as a person, gain new skillsets and build on your confidence.
What makes a good mentor?
All mentors bring different things to the table just as mentee's vary in the way they learn but the main things are a mentor which is confident, who has a good sense of humour and most importantly someone who is very good at listening… they want to be heard.


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Do you watch khanza ? yes that was funny and good movie, Velove Vexia played on khanza and well know as khanza. She act was good on that movie. Little biodata and profile about Velove Vexia :
born at jakarta march 13 1990. and she is a daughter from O.C. Kaligis (lawyer) dan Alfa Lolita. She start her first movie and played as Olivia. here is some picture and photo of Velove Vexia
What is celebrity : Celebrity is person who get famous and known well on most other people, the more he/ she get know, the more popular than he become. Celebrity is also know well as Actor.
Anak SMU - Velove Vexia KaligisVelove Vexia Kaligis was born in Jakarta, March 13th 1990. Velove is OC Kaligis' daughter. Before starring "Olivia" she's often being model of some teenage magazines such as Gadis and Cosmo Girl.
Velove is student at SMU Global Jaya and she loves traveling and reading. "Education is principal and acting is just variation, I want to be like my mom being a successful businesswoman. And I will study at Canada after graduate from high school" She said to tabloid journalist. Recently, Velove reported close to Raffi Ahmad.


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Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Trice's Landing
1832 as a river front shipping
point to serve area farmers
and merchants.
Location. 36° 32.477′ N, 87° 22.86′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Oak Street 0.3 miles south of B Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Located in the New Providence Recreation Area. Marker is at or near this postal address: 99 Oak Street, Clarksville TN 37042, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Forts Versus Ironclads (approx. 0.4 miles away); Valentine Sevier, Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sevier Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Building Fort Sevier (Defiance) (approx. 0.4 miles away); Life as a Garrisoned Union Soldier (approx. 0.4 miles away); Freedmen's Camp and the USCT (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bringing the War to Clarksville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Defiance (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.
Also see . . . City website describing park facilities. (Submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Categories. • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 259 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.


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And she's already met some nice schoolmates. All the girls are pretty and happy and blonde, it seems. So I drive her over there in the morning; with all the traffic, it's one hour for a 3.0 km round trip. Ugh! So we leave at 6:50 am, and then I pick her up again at 3pm, and in the meanwhile I try to remember what it is that I'm supposed to be doing all day. Sooooo forgetful! I think I fried my brain this summer -- too stressful! -- or maybe brainlessness is a symptom of altitude sickness as well. Or... could it be? Maybe I was just dumb to start with. Though I don't think so; I remember getting great test scores in high school and college... but maybe that was last night's dreams??.... Naaaah!
In the car, I listen to the radio stations, which are done in every language under the sun. You'll catch "Let's Get Stupid" (my theme song this week) by the Blackeyed Peas and then it's "mbmbmommmo ndkdkei nmdtho... Blackeyed Peas!... mdodode mndababa blah blah!" from the disc jockey. Yikes, and here I thought I was "tuned in".... apparement, non.
Yesterday I caught a radio talk show on golf, on an Afrikaans radio station. You'd hear "Tigerrrrrr", "Errrrrnie", "ball", "golf", and then the Afrikaans "chat" going on. It sounds like a lot of people who are gargling while they talk. They do a nice job of rolling their "rrr"s too. And doing the "ch" of "ich" (for those of you who took German) in every possible instance. In fact the "g" in Afrikaans sounds a lot like "ch" in German (to me)... so lots of throat clearing noises. It's good for your sinuses, probably?
And speaking of sinuses, well, if you have some, here's the drill. It is DAMNed dry here. So if that helps you, great. If not, I don't want to hear about it. The women slop on moisturizer here in South Africa like there's no tomorrow. And I thought England was bad -- there, everyone in the changing room seemed to slather on about 1/2 a bottle of lotion in one go... doing this in the MOISTEST country in the freakin' world!! And here, well, I haven't spent time in the ladies locker room yet, but I can just guess it's a production. Meanwhile, my crow's feet are deepening daily and when I look at my hands, they look like an alligator's body parts. Maybe that's why snakeskin leather goods are so popular here -- it just looks like yer own skin but in an exotic color!
But lots of laughter here too, which is nice. Glad somebody's laughing. I will be too, eventually. People are very friendly, so there's hope.


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In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Early Bird."
The coastal skies have been so overcast these early spring mornings that I've not happened upon any interesting new photo shoots, but I'm anticipating that soon my favorite, 'early bird' native plant will again appear in the rough, coastal scrub grass environment around my house. That would be "Hookers Evening Primrose." Its gorgeous yellow, five petal flowers open like a faerie presence–new ones almost every two or three evenings–from May till September. The fragrance is so delicate and fresh in the very early morning, you need to almost pollinate it with your nose to truly smell it. Alas, as soon as the sun burns through the fog, blossoms that might be only a day or two old will begin to wilt and die. Beauty can be so ephemeral.


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Unless I'm sadly mistaken, it seems to me that 1918 was a bit of a quiet year for literature.
Yes, Wyndham Lewis first published Tarr in 1918, but looking at a plot synopsis didn't exactly do much for me. Intellectual people running around being intellectual? Not this week, thankyouverymuch. After tackling James Joyce a few weeks ago, I'm all intellectualled out for a while, I'm afraid.
Rebecca West wrote a book called Return of the Soldier in 1918; about a family dealing with the aftermath of World War One. It looks really interesting, and it's really short (a definite plus when you're on a tight schedule) but I just couldn't get my hands on a copy in time to read it and write my review. It's definitely going on my ever-expanding list of books to read in two-and-a-bit years' time when I've finally given up on time travelling and I'm free to read whatever I like.
(Sigh…one day.)
Just when I was beginning to worry I'd never find something to read for 1918, I had a blisteringly simple idea: look closer to home.
Right here in Australia, two very important books were published in 1918. Both are written for children, both are illustrated by their respective authors, both are considered Australian classics.
But which to read? The decision was agonising.
So I read both.
This week on Book to the Future, I read and reviewed not one, but two books. Here they are…
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
by May Gibbs
Published in 1918
May Gibbs wrote and illustrated many books, but her most enduring, endearing creation would have to be the characters Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. The pair starred in a series of books; with 1918's Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie marking their very first appearance to the world.
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie are Gumnut Babies; tiny little children who wear gumnuts and blossoms as hats (and not much else). Gumnut Babies aren't human children – May Gibbs explains on the first page that Snugglepot and Cuddlepie were born from buds. If it helps, think of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie as uniquely Australian fairies.
Upon hearing of the existence of terrifying, nature-hating creatures called humans from a wise old kookaburra, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie decide to venture off into the bush to find out what a human looks like for themselves.
In the middle of the night, the two foster brothers creep from their home and set off on a big, crazy adventure that sees them in all kinds of situations – from shopping for hats to riding on the backs of kangaroos to hatching eggs for a friendly bird to starring in their very own feature film – and trying to escape from the evil Banksia Men.
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie eventually do come face to face with a human being…and they're quite surprised to discover that maybe, human beings aren't quite as bad as they were led to believe…
On every page of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, the reader is greeted with May Gibbs' iconic illustrations. Each image is drawn with such detail, I frequently found myself getting distracted poring over the pictures, examining them at length.
But while I marvelled over the detail of the images of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, unfortunately, I can't say I felt the same way about the actual story. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie moves along at breakneck speed, with one adventure following another following another in dizzying succession with nothing explained in detail and no time for the poor reader to stop and pause for reflection. There's zero space for character development in Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. The only difference between Snugglepot and Cuddlepie themselves is that Cuddlepie, the adopted brother, is more cautious. That's it. And then, there's the Banksia Men, whose particular hatred of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie is never explained or justified.
Frequently, the slapdash narration of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie seems almost random, as if the story was improvised; or May Gibbs drew the pictures first, then wrote the story to match. As an adult reader, I expected a little more. After all, this book is considered an Australian children's classic, and has been in print since 1918. Unfortunately, although I liked the pictures, I found very little to enjoy reading Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. The book was simply paced too quickly for me to stop and appreciate the events and characters it was describing.
May Gibbs' writing is painfully childish at times. The first sentence reads "Here are the adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie". The final three sentences are "Here is the end of this book. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie had many other adventures. I may tell you about them some day". Great storytelling this is not…
Snugglepot and Cuddlepie's one saving grace is its message of environmental awareness. After they witness a human for the very first time, Cuddlepie turns to Snugglepot and says "I wish (…) that all humans were kind to Bush creatures like that".
But then, in the very next sentence, our two heroes are whisked away on yet another adventure before young minds even have a chance to think about the impact of what they've just read…
Even though the copy I purchased contained the two other books that made up the series, I didn't feel at all compelled to continue reading Snugglepot and Cuddlepie's further adventures.
With their bare bottoms and their chubby faces, Snugglepot and Cuddlepie are definitely cute. But, really, cute just isn't enough. Children deserve more than just cute. They deserve a good story, well told. Unfortunately, I don't think they'll find it within these pages…
Official Book to the Future Rating:
Superawesome! – Awesome – Okay – Blah – Superblah!
Should I read it?
Not if you're above the age of ten. Personally, I found the characters shallow and the hectic pacing was enough to give me whiplash. I'm considering a lawsuit.
In a word:
The Magic Pudding
by Norman Lindsay
Published in 1918
As soon as I read the first page of Norman Lindsay's The Magic Pudding, I knew I'd fallen in love…
The Magic Pudding has one of the craziest plots in the history of children's literature – and therin lies its charm. Our main character, a debonair young koala called Bunyip Bluegum, is sick of living with his bewhiskered uncle and goes off to explore the world. But in his haste, he forgets to pack food, so when he smells the scent of freshly baked pudding wafting through the bush, he makes a beeline towards the scent.
Bunyip Bluegum makes the acquaintance of Bill Barnacle, a sailor, and a bold penguin called Sam Sawnoff, who let Bunyip Bluegum share their pudding before explaining to him their secret: their pudding is magic, and no matter how much of it is eaten, it is always replenished. It tastes however they decide it should taste – and what's more, the pudding not only has arms and legs – it's also got a foul temper. And it's called Albert.
(See? I told you this was a seriously mental book…)
Thus, Bunyip Bluegum joins Bill and Sam, the puddin' owners, and the rest of the story describes their attempts to guard their precious pudding from the greedy hands of Possum and Wombat – a greedy pair of professional pudding thieves.
The Magic Pudding is written in an enchanting mixture of prose and verse, and regularly, the characters slip into verse to tell a tale or merely to make a point. Norman Lindsay's writing is clever, entertaining and often hilarious. I read The Magic Pudding over the course of two days on the train to and from work (the illustrations earned me a few confused stares) and frequently found myself laughing out loud (thus earning myself a few more confused stares).
Poetry of varying lengths is dispersed through the book – and there's even one long tale, told by Sam, the penguin, that is returned to in snippets again and again throughout the book, used ingeniously as a framing device within the narrative.
There are a few slight problems with The Magic Pudding as a book for children, however. There's a lot of comic violence. And a comment about Jews thrown in towards the end. And then, there's the vocabulary, which purposefully employs words your average child won't understand…
"The exigencies of rhyme," said Bunyip Bluegum, "may stand excused from a too strict insistence on verisimilitude, so that the general gaiety is thereby promoted…"
– Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 87
I do appreciate the way Lindsay doesn't dumb his language down for children. But for a child reading The Magic Pudding on their own, this could pose a problem. This is the kind of book that begs to be read by a parent to their child. With its pictures and poetry, I'm sure any child will adore this book – and their parents will, too.
That reminds me – I've barely even mentioned the pictures! Norman Lindsay was one of Australia's most renowned (and most controversial) artists, and the pictures scattered throughout The Magic Pudding illustrate the story beautifully. Towards the end of the book, there's a courtroom scene, in which Lindsay's talent for political satire is at its sharpest. Although, once again, this is an aspect of the novel that would probably be lost on children, I thought the manner in which Lindsay caricatured the law was brilliant.
There's so much about The Magic Pudding to love. The completely original plot. The crafty plans of the pudding snatchers…and the equally crafty plans of our heroes to win their pudding back again. The way the book is divided into four "slices" rather than chapters. The repeated refrains of poetry throughout the book. The thoroughly postmodern ending – which I won't spoil…
Just like the magic pudding itself, The Magic Pudding is a tasty treat for hungry readers of all ages. However, while the magic pudding itself will never run out…unfortunately, The Magic Pudding, the book, had to end eventually.
The Magic Pudding is one of those books you wish would just keep on going and going and going…
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Should I read it?
Yes! Forget the fact that this is supposed to be a book for children – you don't need children as an excuse to read this book. Read it for yourself, if you've got no kids. It's funny, it's entertaining, it's well-written and it's unique. I'm not an expert, but I reckon kids would love it.
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On this day (January 27) in 1688, a pivotal historical figure from the Qing Dynasty passed away. This person was a Mongolian princess named Borjigit Bumbutai, better known as Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang.
The life and deeds of this Mongolian princess were critical to Chinese history in that she was directly responsible for preventing disintegration of the fledgling Qing Empire in its early days. It can be said that without her sharp wit and charismatic leadership, Qing history, and for that matter Chinese history, would've been re-written. The reason is that at the time when her son Shunzhi and grandson Kangxi came to the throne in tandem, they were only small children, and those times were steeped in social and political chaos and unending wars while the ruling Manchu clan of Aisin Gioro was split by vehement discord and self-interested strife among its clansmen.
As fate would have it, Shunzhi lived a short life of 23 years, his time on the throne even shorter – only 18 years. During his reign, although his mother tried to steer him on the right track, he was nevertheless too coerced by self-seeking and corrupt ministers like Oboi to rule effectively. Before he could put things right for his afflicted subjects, he contracted small pox and passed away. The Empress Dowager wisely chose the brilliant Kangxi to succeed Shunzhi. When Kangxi was enthroned, he was only a seven-year old child, but he smartly looked to his self-taught grandmother for advice, guidance and support, which she graciously bestowed. With her dedicated help, he managed, at fifteen, to overpower the treacherous Oboi, and go on to make his mark in history. Her greatest contribution was perhaps teaching Shunzhi and Kangxi to appreciate the importance of soft power, respect for cultural diversity and humanity.
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Priests' revolt: Pope speaks
Austrian News Brief: May 2012
Pope Benedict XVI publicly condemned the "call to disobedience" (Aufruf zum Ungehorsam) issued by Austrian priests last summer, and re-affirmed the ban on women in the priesthood.
Speaking to 3,000 Vatican priests in a sermon on Holy Thursday (5 April) before the Easter weekend, Benedict insisted that Jesus had called for "true obedience", and that former pope John Paul II had "irrevocably explained that the Church received no authority from the Lord" to ordain women.
Yet Helmut Schüller, the spokesperson of the "Priests' Initiative" that issued the call to disobedience, told the Austrian Press Agency (APA) that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the Pope's sermon, as he had "acknowledged that our concern is the future of the Church," and had made no mention of sanctions.
About 400 Austrian priests – over 10% of the country's clergy – have signed the "Call to Disobedience", which demands a greater role for the laity in the Church and the ordination of women and married men, and has inspired similar movements in Belgium, France, and Ireland.


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30 Years On, I think that "Postliberal" sums it up best
Thanks for the reference. I hope I summarized clearly.Since quite a few news reports don't describe the original report accurately, I've started trying to also include a link to the original if I can find it.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has sold $490.7 million in troubled mortgage loans from 19 banks that failed between August 2008 and March 2009 as it works through an inventory of assets from the institutions it has taken over.
The FDIC said Thursday that the winning bidder in its auction, Charlotte, N.C.-based Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., paid $34.4 million for a 50 percent stake in a new company set up to hold the home mortgage loans. The FDIC has the other 50 percent.
About half the loans are 30 or more days delinquent, the FDIC said. The agency said about 80 percent of the homes involved are located in Arizona, Florida and Georgia, which are among the states with the highest numbers of failed banks.
Last year, 140 U.S. banks succumbed to the soured economy and a cascade of loan defaults — the most in a year since 1992 at the height of the savings-and-loan crisis. The failures compare with 25 in 2008 and three in 2007. They cost the federal deposit insurance fund, which fell into the red, more than $30 billion last year.
FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair has said bank failures are expected to be higher this year than in 2009, mainly driven by losses in commercial real estate loans.
If this press release doesn't prove that most banks are actually insolvent and hiding behind fake bookkeeping, I don't know what does.
If you do the math - I'll do it for you - you find that these loans fetched .14 cents on the dollar - as follows:
Roundpoint pays $34.4 million and receives 50% stake
FDIC retains the rest of the stake which is the other 50% which is presumably worth $34.4 million.
$34.4 million plus $34.4 million equals $68.8 million or the implied value of the loans on assets originally valued at $491 million, that means these loans sold for 14% of the original value ($68.8/$491 million).
If banks today marked their loans to the FDIC values I'm positive they would be insolvent.
A client of mine just short-saled his house and settled the second for just .09 cents on the dollar (for a worthless loan - client figured why go bankrupt over a few thousand bucks). The very same second is being carried on most bank books for around 85 - 100% of the value - this is Enron type accounting and fraudulent.
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The Knowledge Network of BC starts its HD broadcast on September 25th. Can we expect to see it from the start? This is a public channel, available only on cable or by satellite. Let's hope Shaw plays the leader here, for once, and brings it aboard quickly. K:HD has too many programs, all quite different from standard TV, that suggest its being carried. If Shaw can bring its own corporate-owned channels W and DTOUR, it should have room for K:HD (let alone CBC NN HD).
Here is their twitter post:
Knowledge Network is going high-def in two weeks on September 25th! Check your local cable carrier for details. http://www.knowledge.ca/hd


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I seem to have lost confidence in the book I'm working on at the moment. And that's making it much harder to write. With every single word, the voice in my head whispers, "Nobody wants to read this. No one will ever want to read this!"
Trouble is, a couple of friends asked to read it. And although I don't much like sending out work-in-progress, they meant it kindly, so I sent them what I'd written and tried not to think about it. It's impossible though - for me at least - (surely for anyone who's ever written anything?) not to wonder how it's being received. Are they laughing at the funny bits? Do they like the characters? Are they being drawn in by the plot?
In this case, the worse seems to have happened - unbearably - they simply don't seem to be able to read it...
In this case, the worse seems to have happened - unbearably - they simply don't seem to be able to read it...
At first, when the days passed and I didn't receive a response, it began to feel as if I was waiting to hear back from the dreaded agents again rather than friends. The voices in my head started to suggest reasons for the delay: "They hate it. They hate it so much they can't think of a single thing to say about it."
That's the trouble with writing - it's just you and your book. There's simply no way of measuring whether it's any good or not. And if you've already been turned down by numerous agents, it's hard to recover enough confidence to keep going. Unless you're an undiscovered genius like Rupert Pupkin, you're constantly braced for an adverse reaction to it.
Of course I should probably consider the fact that I might be just too thin-skinned to be having a go at this - the critics in my head are so fast and so mean!
I seem to be abiding by some sort of unspoken set of rules which dictate that I must not ask my friends if they've read it - or when they'll read it - or what they think of it. Nope - all my energy must go into pretending that I'm not giving the matter a single thought. So they can hardly be blamed for believing that I'm not bothered.
A while ago, my friend HH was asked to send her manuscript to another mutual friend who later admitted she'd had no intention of even looking at it. When I asked her what was taking her so long she gave me a great big rouguish grin and said "I know! I'm really naughty, aren't I?"
"Yes, you fucking are!" I wanted to shout at her, but HH seemed so unfazed by the whole business, that I thought I should follow her lead.
Although now I'm wondering how much she minded really...
I think that anyone who ever asks anyone else if they can read something they've written ought to feel honour-bound to read it (or at least pretend they've read it) and then say something nice!
After three or four weeks, one of my friends sent an email explaining that she hadn't yet had time to read it.
Instead of making me feel better, it made me long to somehow suck my half-written book back up the wires of my friends' computers - so they no longer feel as if I'm forcing them to read the damn thing. Ugh - can't bear the idea that something I've spent so much time and effort (and unspoken hopes) on is inconveniencing people.
I'm being over-sensitive, I know this. It's why I don't like sending my writing out to other people to read.
Besides, I expect she really has been busy. People do get busy...
Eventually, she sent another email admitting that she's unlikely to read it all.
She's unlikely to read it.
And if I ask her why not, I know she'll say (tactfully) that she's busy - and after all this time I won't really believe it.
Meanwhile there is total silence from the other friend I sent it to. Which begins to take on a darkly ominous meaning. Damn, damn, damn!
So I drink pink wine and feel blue.
The bloody thing's unreadable. It must be. It's going to be turned down by every agent I send it to - just like the last time. Damn, damn, damn!
So why am I still trying to do this?
Maybe other people will want to read what I've written, even though there are those that don't. I once lent Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone to my next-door neighbour so she could see what all the fuss was about - and she simply couldn't get through it. Imagine that - imagine not being able to read Harry Potter! She had it for about eight months - and it's a children's book!
I expect there's someone somewhere who can't get through any of the best books ever written.
But today's email has made continuing with my story feel almost impossibly hard work, so I think the lesson is that if you don't like giving your work to friends to read you should probably stick to your guns - at least until you've finished!
(Another lesson is surely that you shouldn't write blog-entries in a fit of pink-wine-induced self-pity...sorry!)


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Now that I have my dotting tools I'm far more adept at doing nail art, however I don't claim to be an expert by far! I first saw the ruffle manicure on Chalkboard Nails. All of her manicures are so amazing and her nails are perfect, she must have really steady hands!
I first started by picking out my nail colours:
|L-R: Apple Pie, Blue Moon, Berry Ice cream, Strawberry Ice Cream, Peach Melba and Lemon Ice Cream.
For this manicure you will need the following:
I started with a base coat of Lemon Ice Cream, mostly because it's my least favourite colour:
Next you need to dab your dotting tool in the first nail varnish you want to use. Personally I pour a teeny bit onto some cardboard and dab it on from there. Although in this picture I have picked up the white dotting tool I cannot stress enough that using the biggest dotting tool you have is the best option, if you have the same set as me the biggest dotter is green!
You need to start with the polish you want to use, start from the bottom of the nail but leave a gap to show the yellow. You dot in a line with the dots touching, then using the next colour start another line of dotting, you need to slightly overlap the first line so it looks like a ruffle.
The picture above is three rows in, you could leave it with a band of the base colour on either side of the ruffles, it still looks cute!
What have you been doing to your nails this week?


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Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has hit out at the country's media after news reports noted his wicket less bowling in Recent County Matches in England.
Harbhajan, out of India's team since an England tour last year, conceded 33 runs in 13 overs for no wickets while playing for Essex against Gloucestershire in a rain-affected 4-day match last week.
Indian media makes the news out of nothing. 3 days of region match gone in rain and they playing 'Bhajji gone wicket less'. Well done media, Harbhajan, who is recognized as Bhajji in India, wrote on Twitter last Friday.
Indian media is not anything but a joke. Worst part is the people believe what they write. Come on guys grow up. Stop put one guy down," he added.
The Indian spinner is also wicket less in a continuing match against Hampshire which started on Thursday. He bowled 28 overs for 73 runs on the opening day of the 4-day match in Chelmsford.
Harbhajan barren spell for Essex continues, read a title by The Times of India on Friday, which used a news report file by the Press Trust of India agency from England.
He was on Wednesday named in a 30-man beginning Indian squad for the World Twenty20 to be played in Sri Lanka later this year.
He has bagged 406 wickets in 98 Tests and 259 wickets in ODI.


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The lignin from the wood is separated from the ethanol and dewatered sufficiently to burn in a boiler as fuel.
There is enough energy content in the lignin to permit generation of all process steam and electricity required
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To celebrate and honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, EQUAL! invited Ryan Sallans to talk about the issues faced by Transgender Employees in corporate environments, and how allies can support these employees through their transition—and beyond. As the transgender community becomes more visible in the media and in our daily lives it becomes increasingly important for all people to have a better understanding of the challenges transgender individuals face and the support that can be given to them.
Ryan is an international LGBT educator, consultant, publisher and author of the book Second Son: Transitioning Toward My Destiny, Love and Life.
This event was organised by EQUAL!, and made possible thanks to a generous participation from Alcatel-Lucent.
By the EQUAL! Benefits team
Benefits have long been a key focus area for EQUAL! Our 2012 Benefits Focus Team has made some significant progress in helping make key benefits information more accessible to our membership. As we continue to expand this work and identify benefits gaps, we need your help and support.
We would like all members to participate in providing information through a very short survey that we have created. The information you provide will be helpful to the future progress/direction of our team and provide useful information for our membership.
Please be honest and open with your feedback. All responses are anonymous unless you choose to identify yourself in the final question.
Thank you.
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To do so, do get in touch via the Contact form and we'll get you started.
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Sylvie is President of HomoSFèRe, an NGO which gathers lesbian, gay, bi and trans employees of the SFR group and their friends. SFR is the second biggest telecom service provider in France, and its workforce includes more than 10,000 employees.
Sylvie has been working at SFR for 12 years; she was a victim of lesbophobia at work, which pushed her to change things in the company so that any employee could discuss freely about this topic and GLBT matters in general. Then, as SFR was working on its "Diversity" policy, she started thinking about creating an organization within the company; when she saw the float of Homoboulot at the Paris GLBT Pride – and in particular with signs of Mobilisnoo, the LGBT group within France Telecom Orange – she had made up her mind! With other employees of the group, Sylvie launched HomoSFèRe in October 2009 – just two years ago.
Very quickly, the Employee Resource Group gets visible by posting an article on the company-wide intranet which allows to get a snapshot of the perception of people, with some hostile reactions arguing the usual comments on splitting private/professional life or being cliquish, somewhat revealing that taboo was still very present for some employees.
Since then the NGO is regularly in contact with the executive team (although it is sometimes a challenge to be heard) in particular to set up visibility actions inside the company walls, e.g. for the international day against homophobia (IDAHO) on May 17 or for the World Aids Day on December 1st. These actions are key in developing awareness for employees and favor prevention instead of limiting the actions to punishing inappropriate actions.
by Glenda Childress
In the July-August 2011 issue of the Harvard Business Review, the article 'For LGBT Workers, Being "Out" Brings Advantages' presents some facts on the status of LGBT in the workplace. With an estimated 7 Million LGBT working in the U.S. private sector, 29 states say it is legal to fire someone for being gay. On the bright side, 85% of Fortune 500 companies have protective policies that address sexual orientation—up from 51% in 2000. Additional analysis from this article is presented by one of the authors on the HBR blog, The Cost of Closeted Employees.
Workers are receiving mixed messages from corporations on the safety of being out at work and nearly half of LGBT remain closeted at work out of a fear that their career will suffer. Closeted employees spend energy and time at work hiding their identities and often are isolated from their colleagues. LGBT employees have the same talent, career goals, and aspirations as other employees.
What do you think about these articles and the implication for corporations and employees?


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400 000 DRC children suffering severe malnutrition [1]
Wednesday 13 December, 2017 - 14:25
The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 400 000 children under 5 in Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Kasai region are severely malnourished.
Unicef said on Tuesday that more than a year and half of deadly violence, displacement and reduced agricultural production are contributing to the problem. It says the children could die next year if not urgently reached with aid.
Dr. Tajudeen Oyewale, the agency's acting representative in DRC, says the true scale of the problem is becoming clear as security improves in some areas and families return home.
To read the article titled, "400 000 DRC children suffering severe malnutrition" click here [2]


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Points of Interest
The hatchery is located along the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway, on LL. Curley Lewis Memorial Highway. The visiting public is encouraged to stop in to view the Visitor Lobby in the main hatchery building and walk through the fish production building located at the facility. When you arrive at the hatchery, a visitor's parking lot will be to your left with an informational kiosk about our program. Depending on the time of year, you can see lake trout eggs, fry, fingerlings, yearlings, or display brood fish. Follow the signs to the visitor's lobby inside the brick building for tours of our grounds. Public beach access to Lake Superior is across the road of the hatchery. A pavilion and picnic tables are available to use, as well as a boardwalk down to the lake. The hatchery is nestled within the Hiawatha National Forest of the eastern Upper Peninsula, a four season destination of all ages.
Know Before You Go
The hatchery is located right on Lake Superior, so weather is always a factor depending on the season. Sun hats and insect repellant are always a good idea in the spring and summer. Be careful of tripping hazards and deep water when viewing fish inside our fish raceway building.
What to Expect During Your Visit
Depending on the time of year, our lake trout fish production varies. During April, May, and June you can view fingerlings inside our tankroom and yearlings in the fish raceway building. In July, August and September you will be able to view fingerlings and display brood fish in the tankroom. In October, November, December and January you will be able to see lake trout eggs, fry and fingerlings. February and March will have fry and yearlings to see.
Scheduling Group Tours
Guided group tours during or after visitor hours, or on weekends are available by appointment only; please contact our office at (906) 437-5231 to schedule.
Rules and Regulations
Regular visitor hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00am – 3:00pm; fish production buildings are locked for security when U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff are not present.


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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that racy photos of him that surfaced last week with two women were "misrepresented."
Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said photos of him with two women that surfaced last week were "misrepresented."
The photos were from five years ago, but were recently leaked online and picked up by multiple media outlets.
A man named Frank Hoover says the photos were part of a plan to extort Jones.
"Someone has misrepresented photos taken at a restaurant five years ago for their own purposes," Jones said, via the Dallas Morning News. "I'm just not going to comment on it."
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Jones repeatedly said he would not comment on the matter or if police had been contacted, but confirmed the photos were taken at a Dallas restaurant.
"I don't have any more comment about that," Jones said. "Again, that's all I'll like to get into. Anyone got some football?"
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The TESOL Program offers a four course, 16-credit graduate certificate that prepares future teachers of English to speakers of other languages. Students are exposed to a theoretical introduction to the nature and structure of language, key factors affecting second-language acquisition, and communicative approaches to the teaching of English as a second or foreign language. This certificate is most appropriate for those who already hold advanced degrees, individuals making mid-career changes, and those who are already volunteering or working in this field.
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My son is in Scouts and selling popcorn to help raise money for his Pack, and one of the options they have is to donate popcorn to Troops overseas. I thought that might appeal to some of my readers, and the kids would benefit from it too. These guys were great support while we were deployed and sent letters and homemade treats they baked as a Pack. They also wrote a letter to a Scout Pack formed in the Green Zone, which I thought was pretty cool and helped bring home the international aspect of Scouting to the kids here.
So, if you're interested click the image above, or here to support Scouting and send some popcorn to Troops downrange. Use Order Key: TEN3SR6
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Flute and Drum CircleAugust 26, 2017
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Monthly Flute & Drum Circle at Yogaterrium. The drum and flute circle started back in 2009 from a few of the local and area enthusiasts. We meet the LAST Saturday of each month where we play the Native American Flute. We also have a session of group drumming with all kinds of drums and percussion instruments. You do not have to be a trained flute player or drummer to participate. Come with an open mind and a willingness to try something new, extra instruments are often available. Donations are requested for the use of the space. *** Only a few chairs are available, for those who need to sit down in chairs please plan to bring your own to be sure you have one available. Circle starts at 1:00 PM Come out and give the circle a listen or a try. Please list each month. This event happens the LAST SATURDAY of every month. Thank you.
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2712 Grand Ave
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Northants slump after Powell ton
Northamptonshire 132 and 50 for 4 trial Kent 368 (Powell 128) by 186 runs
Michael Powell scored his first century in the County Championship for three years as Kent took control on the second day of their match against Northamptonshire.
In just his second game since his move from Glamorgan, Powell piled on an unbeaten 128 off 227 balls, including 19 fours, as Kent were bowled out for 368. Jack Brooks was by far the most effective bowler in taking 5 for 98 before Northants struggled in reply to close on 50 for 4, 186 runs behind the visitors.
Kent began the day on 127 for 3, just five runs behind their opponents, with West Indies batsman Brendan Nash resuming on 40 and nightwatchman Mark Davies on 2 yet neither would see out the first over. But Davies was to depart to the third ball of the day when he pushed Brooks out to cover, only for David Willey to hit direct hit at the bowler's end.
Nash, who also failed to add to his overnight total, followed him in the final ball of the first over when Brooks took out his middle and leg stumps. Darren Stevens made just 8 before he was pinned lbw by Chaminda Vaas.
Powell, however, was to reach a half-century off 77 balls and he went on to complete his 26th first-class ton - and his first since July 2009, for Glamorgan against Essex - off his 173rd delivery.
Former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones then patiently went past 50 off 135 deliveries before he departed on 53 when bowled by Willey to end a crucial partnership of 165 with Powell. In the fifth over of the evening, Brooks bowled James Tredwell (10) before Matt Coles (17) was stumped off James Middlebrook. Charlie Shreck then presented Brooks with the fourth five-wicket haul of his career when he allowed a straight delivery to clatter into his stumps.
In reply, Northants were to lose opener Stephen Peters for a single in the fourth over when he edged Shreck to Tredwell at second slip. Rob Newton then fell victim to Coles when he was superbly caught by a diving Jones before the same bowler trapped Kyle Coetzer lbw four balls later.
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"A series that seemingly couldn't get any better goes a little deeper; with Young at the helm, readers can't lose."– Kirkus Reviews
In Young's (Fleeting Chance, 2014, etc.) fifth series installment, semiretired private detective Enescu Fleet and his friends find themselves in a real pickle when they attend a restaurant opening and discover that murder's on the menu.
John "Hath" Hathaway—the Watson to Fleet's Sherlock—narrates this story in his signature beguilingly baffled way. Arriving home from his honeymoon with his new wife, Hath finds a message awaiting them in the mail. Although he suffers a natural aversion to invitations, due to their propensity to embroil him in danger ("Witness last summer's banquet at the famed Pendleton Institute in Baltimore; poker night on The Stacked Deck touring yacht—there have been others"), he's happy to receive this one. An old classmate, Ditters Dittersdorf, is opening a restaurant, Le Vrai Cornichon, and wants his friends there for the soft opening. As it turns out, the whole gang is invited, including Hath's friends Hutton and Ate, as well as Fleet. But Fleet's invite leaves a bad taste in Hath's mouth: "When would he have met Ditters? It didn't make sense." After they all arrive at the remote restaurant, Young rapidly introduces readers to the staff and other guests, which include three TV cooking show chefs. This smorgasbord of characters, though delightful, appears so quickly that just keeping track of who's who distracts from the plot, which teems with red herrings and revelations that hinge on characters' histories. In simpler terms: Young very nearly has too many cooks. At least one of his characters agrees, as it's not long before a chef goes missing. From there, the story complicates quickly, boiling over with riddles, hidden pasts, former lovers, devious plots, and even a second Maltese. As Hath himself advises, it's best to have read the other books in the series first. This will free up the reader's attention to savor Young's subtle wit and playful style—hallmarks of the series and the reasons why Fleet's adventures are among the most entertaining in the genre. But like Fleeting Chance before it, this story isn't all laughs; the re-emergence of an old enemy marks a new arc for the series and hints at slightly darker territory ahead. It turns out that if Fleet wants to preserve his friends, he may be forced to be less semiretired.
Another delectable entry in a brilliant series.
Fleet and friends take to the sea to solve a maritime murder in Young's (Fleeting Note, 2013, etc.) fourth entry in his one-of-a-kind comic mystery series.
When an admiral friend invites semiretired PI Enescu Fleet and sidekick John Hathaway to Astorbay, Canada, for an all-night game of poker aboard The Stacked Deck, they're happy to accept. "After all," quips Fleet, "What sort of Fleet would refuse the request of an admiral?" Hathaway is particularly pleased not to be "stumbling over grisly corpses or up to [his] elbows in potential killers" after a year full of bizarre murder cases. Maybe, for once, his fiancee, Lesley, Fleet's daughter, Ate, and Fleet's faithful Maltese, Pixie, will all get to enjoy a vacation. But a relaxing night just isn't in the cards for our hapless narrator; no sooner has Hathaway flopped a full house than a man falls overboard and another is found stabbed. Out of the 10 card players there that night, it seems that one of them had a different sort of game in mind. Though much of the resulting case takes place on the island, the story is something of a nautical Ten Little Indians, with the players' pasts bringing them to the table in similar fashion to the famous Christie novel. Just as in the other books in his series, Young plots this story brilliantly and tells it through the same affably lost Hathaway. Characteristic of his writing, Young's book revels in wordplay and self-referential humor as the author shuffles through more playing-card puns than this review can deal. That's not to say it's all fun; from Ate's childhood in the shadow of her famous father to the darker moments of the detective's own past, the story takes readers deeper into Young's characters than ever before. Though the humor occasionally borders on being too subtle for its own good, the gambit proves worth the risk by keeping the series fresh. As always, attentive readers will be well-rewarded.
A series that seemingly couldn't get any better goes a little deeper; with Young at the helm, readers can't lose.
What begins as an evening out for semiretired private investigator Enescu Fleet at the Pendleton Institute of Music ends on a sour note when the body of a music critic crashes the party in Young's (Fleeting Glance, 2012, etc.) third comic mystery in the series.
Once again, the lovably lost John Hathaway narrates Fleet's misadventures. He begins the story perplexed: "I couldn't figure why an elite music college would want to toast a private eye, no matter how famous and semiretired he may be." It's only after John's fiancee, Lesley; Fleet's daughter, Ate; and their friend Hutton (another PI both less famous and less retired than Fleet) are seated that Fleet reveals that the banquet is honoring his esteemed Romanian ancestor, the composer George Enescu. The unflappable detective accepted the invitation despite one detail that the rather more flappable Hathaway fixates on: "Fleet wasn't related to the composer Enescu. He wasn't even Romanian." Suitably trapped, the crew settles in to enjoy themselves anyway, until an obnoxious old schoolmate of Hathaway and Hutton drops in on them—literally. Chester Callas, having earlier in the evening pooh-poohed the credibility of Fleet's previous cases in which the victims clung to life long enough to leave cryptic clues, can't stop chuckling as he pulls himself from the table he landed on and grips Hathaway's lapels long enough to whisper his own enigmatic clue as a final coda. Once more, it's a marvelously clever setup, and in spite of being somewhat shorter than the previous books, it still packs a plot replete with murder, mistaken identity, blackmail, intrigue, missing masterpieces and a Maltese named Pixie. Young's dry wit and love of language shine throughout poor Hathaway's recollection of events, and the humor is finely tuned in a way that few authors can manage. But for all of that, the murder itself is relegated to the background by all the other events; when the truth is ultimately unveiled, it's a letdown just shy of the one Chester got from the fifth-floor balcony. In his defense, even Hathaway expresses disappointment at the ending, but one off note is far from enough to keep a comedy of this caliber off the stage.
Young has done it again with his unique blend of lighthearted mystery and quick-witted characters.
Enigmatic Romanian master detective Enescu Fleet returns for another tangled tale.
Young (Fleeting Memory, 2011) brings back suave sleuth Enescu Fleet in this complex, hypercaffeinated crime caper that opens with the narrator, hapless John Hathaway, who's "not much of a detective," on the brink of marrying Lesley Darlington. John's friend and fellow detective Hutton has set up Lesley and her British parents in a lakeside cabin belonging to John "Johnny Fishcakes" Frederick Herrington, the mob kingpin "most famous for his ongoing blood feud with the Vroom family of Boston." Lesley worries they may all be caught in the crossfire, although Hathaway is fairly certain she simply likes saying "Vroom." Trouble instead strikes Hutton, who's roughed up by goons. Shortly afterward, he's led into the lakeside cabin by none other than famous retired detective Fleet and his faithful Maltese, Pixie. From there, the book's manic plot takes off, centering on the Fishcakes/Vroom blood feud as it skillfully and delightfully lampoons conventional murder mysteries by filtering them through the quip-heavy sensibilities of a Wodehouse novel. "It's amazing how often I end up in seats next to the most priceless asses," Hathaway laments. When Fleet assembles a room full of such specimens at the book's climax, one character dryly asks, "Next you're going to say [the culprits are] in this very room," to which the unflappable Fleet replies, "I am and they are." The plot moves from one perfectly deployed absurdity to another, with Everyman Hathaway at the center of things, always with the slightly annoying but nearly infallible Fleet on hand to shed some light and generally be inscrutable. When Fleet hints that one particular pawn on the plot's chessboard is "a knight in pawn's clothing," a hapless guest asks, "The knight's the one that makes a move like an L?"—at which point Fleet suggests they "lay off the chess metaphors for now."
A smart, laugh-out-loud murder-mystery romp.
A man with no memory stumbles into his own shaggy dog story.
The narrator of Young's (Double Cover, 2011, etc.) intricately plotted, frequently hilarious new novel wakes up in a rural cabin with no memory of how he got there or who he is. He shares the cabin with a feisty little dog and a well-dressed man lying dead on the floor with an arrow through his heart—only he's not really dead; he's got enough life left in him to whisper to the main character that "the answer lies with Keats." When our narrator asks "Keats who?" the man heaves one last word, "Cretin," before dying, leaving our hero to reflect, "He was really dead this time. Really dead and kind of rude." Before the amnesiac main character can figure out what to do with the body, he gets another visitor—the mystery man Enescu Fleet, an accomplished amateur sleuth and reputed inventor of the phrase "cool beans." After a little verbal sparring, the main character decides to reveal the dead body to Fleet and seek his counsel—but by that point the dead body is long gone, leaving not even a blood stain. The novel that unfolds from such a feverish, smile-inducing setup repays the promise of its opening many times over. The setting is revealed not only as an Indian casino in Maine but also as the venue of Deadly Allusions, a televised game show in which realistic murders are staged in order to give amateur sleuths a chance to test their deductive abilities. The story's odd heroes are quickly enmeshed in just such a simulated murder, which quickly complicates with corrupt politicians, shady deals and, of course, actual murder. Young's narrative dexterity never flags, although occasionally his cleverness gets the better of him (there are many points in the book where the only thing the main character seems to have forgotten is his name—a very convenient kind of amnesia). This novel has more barbs than a Dorothy Parker short story and is every bit as enjoyable.
An utterly winning, deceptively smart collection of mishaps, plot twists and grinning one-liners.