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A bit more glimpse into the life of Lionel Shrike. Now You See Me 2 is more or less capering around the surface of its prequel. So, that leaves its wounds open – the way things were in the previous installment. But it manages to work around it with its stunning theatrics, an elusive plot and a pinch of some rad magic to keep us riveted to our seats.
The thing that is worth noticing, and probably on which the entire story of Now You See Me franchise is based upon is none other than Lionel Shrike. Ring a bell? No? Well, we have got you covered.
Who is Lionel Shrike? (Spoilers)
Lionel Shrike is like the Houdini of the franchise. So, you have got to place him at the top alongside Thadeus Braddley. The level of magic Lionel Shrike creates is gargantuan. To explain events shown in the movie, I will try to create a timeline of events so you know what happens when.
- When Lionel Shrike was a kid he asks a man to sign a card as part of a trick. He then hides the card inside the hollow of a tree, letting the tree to grow around it. After 30 years, he asks the same man to sign another card, and then as part of his revelation cuts down the tree to reveal the card from 30 years ago. You can imagine how far he is willing to go for a magic trick.
- Thaddeus Bradley and Lionel Shrike were actually friends, but nobody knows that since they acted like rivals.
- Lionel Shrike attempts to do a lock safe stunt in the East River where the stunt goes wrong and he possibly drowns (he might be alive).
- Before going in he offers his watch to his son (You are wondering who is son is? Brace yourself MAJOR SPOILER: Dylan Rhodes) The poor quality of the safe he was in warps its metal when it reaches the bottom, and the body is never recovered.
- As the body and the safe wasn't recovered Tressler Insurance denies paying insurance claim to Dylan's mother.
That's how it all began. Dylan swears vengeance to take revenge on both Thaddeus and Tressler and that forms the basis of the story we have been watching so far.
New Inclusions in Now You See Me 2
Daniel Radcliffe as Walter Mabry is absolutely thrilling, although he doesn't get much to gnaw at. He still manages to make his character interesting. Makes a swell entry! Lizzy Caplan is an awesome find as Lula, a pleasant inclusion to the already stellar cast. Her jocular remarks will make you fall in love with her instantly. Also, she doesn't make you miss Isla Fisher.
The director's shaky camera techniques don't really work here, as he decimates action. If it were not for the plot and some cool magic tricks, it would have failed, nay, fell flat on its face in the muck of its own doing.
Plot and Sub-plots
Now You See Me 2 has side-plots, some fine to live with but some really vapid and in need of better framing. Two of the worst ones were the twin tale and the original girdle that bound the movie taut. Even though Woody Harrelson creates a charming façade as his twin, the side story doesn't pack in a big punch. The Morgan Freeman story does, but it simply vexes you forcing you to chase the 'tale'. It is as if Jon M. Chu serves you a revelation hotchpotch, and boom! they keep falling one after the other on you. It seems rather deliberate and pushed to match the lines of the first installment.
At times the dialogues of Now You See Me 2 run into cheesy territory and you feel like laughing at serious moments, like when they team up (which by the way they have always acted as), and they go, "Who's in?" and then others follow, "I am in", "Me too".
The side story of Dylan Rhodes, which Mark Ruffalo goes in full-blown acting mode along with Thaddeus Bradley, is a good one but the vendetta never takes place. The final revelation of Now You See Me 2 feels kind of empty even though it was colossal. Maybe it was in dire need of a proper depiction with a revelation theme or something. The way the movie begins, ends the same way opening you to the puns hidden in words which was well thought of. The voice of Morgan does justice to it as well. The Eye still stays as the rudimentary backdrop of the tale, and looks like we have something to look forward to in the long run.
You can order Now You See Me 2 movie from here:
Magic Tricks
The card trick to steal the stick is stark badass but unfortunately ther,e is too much of it, and it makes you start thinking out loud. There is comparatively lesser magic and more of hypnotism in Now You See Me 2 which kind of defeats the purpose of magic. The best magical majestic bit is the one Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) performs with rain as he tries to play God. Absolutely stunning to watch!
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Family survives home being blown off foundation
A deputy said high winds caused damage in the area.
A mother and her three children made it out after deputies said strong winds knocked a trailer home off it's foundation.
"Their house is just gone," said Sue Peary, a neighbor who also survived Tuesday's storms.
A deputy with the Franklin County Sheriff's Department said the winds blew a trailer home east of Mulberry off it's foundation.
"It was the only home in the area that took severe damage. A couple of neighbors said that they had some shingles loose," said Tyler Underwood.
Neighbors said they suffered some damage, but not as bad as the the trailer home along U.S. Highway 64 in Franklin County.
"I slammed the door and come in here and Rodney said, 'mom get in the hall! Get in the hall!" said Peary.
"Were you kind of scared? Did you see a tornado? What did it look like?" our reporter asked Peary.
"Real hard winds, just real hard winds," said Peary.

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Spain by moonlight
Plaza de la Virgen de los Reyes square in Seville
After nightfall is one of the best times to discover Spain's monuments and cities. Illuminated by night they take on an almost magical appearance. In summer, don't miss the chance to go on the nocturnal guided tours organised in each destination. This is a unique and enchanting way to discover Spain's heritage.
Summer is a very special time to discover Spain's cities and enjoy all they have to offer, particularly by night. During the summer months you'll find tourist programmes featuring nocturnal visits and activities in monuments and emblematic locations available in a number of destinations. If they are stunning by day, then imagine them illuminated under the stars. Come and see for yourself –this will be the best souvenir you could possibly take home.
The season for nocturnal routes starts when the hot weather arrives, normally in May or June through to September. Nevertheless, there are places that extend this season by a couple of months or where they are available all year round. You'll find a range of different options, from excursions on foot or by bus to dramatised itineraries where actors in period dress recreate historical legends and events. Some also include tasting sessions of typical drinks and fare in traditional taverns. For information on the different options, contact the tourist offices, where you can also book the activities you choose in advance.
Culture and fun
These are generally guided tours lasting around two hours, with reasonable prices. Be sure to sign up because they offer a genuinely interesting experience. You can use these activities to discover cities like Santiago de Compostela, Toledo or Valencia from a different perspective. In Avila, for example, you can enjoy dramatised tours in the area around the old city walls. In Palma de Mallorca, guides will recount you strange stories and legends of the city while you explore the old town. Meanwhile, in Barcelona you have the chance to take the sightseeing night bus or go around the Gothic Quarter and see it lit up on a guided tour.
Are you planning a trip to southern Spain? In Cordoba there are dramatised tours of the historic centre, a water, light and sound show in the gardens of Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos Palace and the chance to visit the spectacular Mosque-Cathedral at night. Still in Andalusia, the amazing Alhambra palace in Granada is another ancient building you can see by moonlight.
Another option is to admire the most important monuments in Saragossa in the comfort of the city sightseeing bus on its nocturnal route. The city of Madrid also has its own guided tour programme in summer, with some routes offering you the chance to discover the city's legends and haunted houses.
These are just a few of the options you'll find in Spain for summer nights. An unbeatable way to experience history, to enjoy art and culture, to savour local gastronomy… Are you coming?
Have you found this information useful?
Don't miss
Consorcio de Turismo de Córdoba
Cordoba: the Light of Cultures. A water, light and sound show in the Alcázar fortress in Cordoba
Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Ávila
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One of my favorite bloggers - NDP supporter Jeff Wells at Rigorous Intuition - has posted his thoughts on the election results. He's usually not much of an alarmist, so I was wondering what others here thought. Here are some snips (whole comment here):
The Conservatives have formed a "safe" government on a short leash, that in the long term may prove the most disastrous outcome. Their weak minority will force them, if they're smart (and they are, now) to moderate their agenda; actually bringing it more into line with the centrist cooing Stephen Harper was making during the campaign. Breathing space for everyone, but it just means we're in a pot that's being brought to a boil. Some won't notice until they smell the garlic butter.Another blogger I check in with every so often is xymphora, who I believe (no one is sure) also lives in Canada. His view is even darker than RI's, to wit:
Canadian minority governments typically survive about 18 months. This provides a perfect window for our increasingly aggressive corporatist media to burnish Harper's image, and for voters to feel the slight benefit of tax cuts without yet feeling the pain of cuts to social services. (And of course this is how Canadian social services will be gutted. The Conservatives must say the right thing - that they will defend public healthcare, employment insurance and the rest - all the while doing the wrong thing by emptying the Treasury. Then, well, their hands will be tied: just the way they like it.) ...
Something else to expect during the minority tenure is Harper's drawing a target on Canada's back and then claiming it is only the Conservatives who are "strong on security." This could be precipitated by a world event (say, the forthcoming and potentially unconventional attack on Iran), Harper's hellbent march into the endless "war on terror," followed closely by a Bali bombing-like, this time it's personal attack on a soft Canadian target. If it sounds like something out of John Howard's playbook, it is. Howard's national campaign director, Brian Loughnane, is also advising the Canadian Conservatives. ...
I can say, without fear of any reasonable contradiction, that Harper is the single worst human being to ever be Prime Minister of Canada.
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L-girl here again. I felt that these views were unduly alarmist, pessimistic and paranoid. I would never say "That won't happen," because none of us know the future, and it is often stranger than our imaginations. But based on what we do know - which is all any of us can go on - these don't feel right to me.
What do you think?
Allan and I will be gone for a few hours - hanging shelves, then taking Cody to a nearby off-leash dog park we just learned about - so please play nice.


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The Houston Dynamo Reserves completed their season with a 2-0 shutout of Sporting Kansas City Tuesday morning at the Swope Park training complex in Kansas City, Mo. Goalkeeper Tyler Deric earned his Reserve League-leading sixth shutout in 10 games and made at least five saves for Houston, while rookie Alex Dixon and Colin Clark scored Dynamo goals. Houston finished the season with a 6-4 record, second in the Central/Mountain Division of the MLS Reserve League.
Deric made four saves in the first 25 minutes, stopping Milos Stojcev twice (including a great stop from close-range) and Soony Saad on Kansas City chances. The Dynamo then went in front in the 27th minute, as Dixon picked up the ball in the center circle, dribbled past two defenders to reach the penalty area, and tucked a low shot into the left corner of the net from a tight angle.
Kansas City nearly tied the game in the 36th minute when Lawrence Olum struck the post from close range after a cross from Jeferson.
Houston responded by going ahead 2-0 in the 42nd minute, with Danny Cruz starting the attack on the right sideline and feeding Will Bruin outside the penalty area. Bruin dribbled past a defender, then switched the ball to the far side of the penalty area. Clark arrived, took a terrific first touch to get around a defender, and calmly fired a low shot past Kronberg.
Chances continued to come in the second half for Sporting Kansas City, but the Dynamo defense withstood the pressure for the shutout. Deric made saves on Shavar Thomas and a Michael Harrington cross, while Dynamo Academy defender Bradley Bourgeois used his chest to block a shot in six-yard box in the 73rd minute.
Houston Dynamo Reserves (6-4-0) vs. Sporting Kansas City Reserves (3-4-2)
October 18, 2011 -- Swope Park, Kansas City, MO
MLS Reserve League -- Central/Mountain Division
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Alex Dixon 1 (unassisted) 28
HOU -- Colin Clark 1 (Will Bruin 1) 42
Houston Dynamo -- Tyler Deric, Kofi Sarkodie, Hunter Freeman, Jermaine Taylor, Josue Soto, Danny Cruz (Francisco Navas Cobo 63), Je-Vaughn Watson, Alex Dixon, Colin Clark, Will Bruin (Bradley Bourgeois 46), Jason Garey.
Substitutes Not Used: Evan Newton, Christian Gonzalez.
Sporting Kansas City -- Eric Kronberg, Michael Harrington, Lawrence Olum, Shavar Thomas, Korede Aiyegbusi (Nicholas Gonzalez 77), Craig Rocastle, Birahim Diop, Jeferson, Kevin Ellis, Soony Saad, Milos Stojcev (Scott Lorenz 54).
Substitutes Not Used: Jon Kempin, Edvin Worley.
Misconduct Summary:
KC -- Birahim Diop (caution; Reckless Foul) 55
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial


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Oprah's final season premiered today, and to mark the event, her audience screamed for essentially the entire hour. However, nothing compared to the total meltdown that ensued after Oprah revealed she's taking them all to Australia later this year.
It didn't help that it took Oprah nearly six minutes to spit it the news, starting with a recap of a trip she took with her audience to Philadelphia years ago then a long-winded explanation of how she picked the land down under.
Since the audience members were weeping and jumping out of their seats before she even announced where they're going, the fake plane busting onto the set seemed a little anti-climactic. (Perhaps because she tricked fans into driving their car straight onto the stage earlier in the episode.) John Travolta must have felt a bit hurt that his goofy pilot costume didn't get a bigger reaction.


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bmaworld needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 9 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
looking to promote the web design in local area and we need new fresh ideas.
Accepted File Formats:
please view old designs here
guidelines for the brochure and postcard are here.
need new idea, fresh, young, creative, we are open to any sugestions.


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Protech Automatic Knife Grooved Bead Blast Serrated TR-3 PS
Protechs TR (tactical response) knives are all business. The Protech TR series of knives are all made of the highest quality materials available, manufactured and assembled painstakingly to produce a factory production knife with the tolerances of a custom made knife costing hundreds more. Rest assured that your Protech Tr knife will rise to any challenge put before it. As with all Protech Knives, the TR series carries a limited lifetime warranty and Dave, the founder and owner of Protech Knives, personally stands behind every Protech knife made.Specs: Overall Length: 8", Blade Length: 3.5", Blade Thickness: .125", Closed Length: 4.5", Weight: 3.6 oz. Tip down carry.
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Peter Stamm
Peter Stamm was born in 1963, in Weinfelden, Switzerland. He is the author of the novels Agnes, On A Day Like This, Unformed Landscape and the collection In Strange Gardens and Other Stories, as well as numerous short stories and radio plays. His latest novel Seven Years is published by Granta Books. He lives outside of Zurich.


text: slim180 9 Posted August 22, 2009 I've had my GF for quite some time now (practically lives with me), small white, petite thing, always been good to me. I go away for the weekend, come back and something just doesn't seem right. I asked my dad if he had seen anything happen to my GF and he acts clueless. So fast forward a few weeks later, I'm coming home from work when BAM clear as day, right in my kitchen I catch my dad red handed with his meat in my GF. I was pissed, told him to get his meat out of GF and get the f*ck out, needless to say my GF got turned off. I just couldn't get over it and that night kicked my GF to the curb. Now it's been about a week since the incident and that I've been without my GF, and about 10 minutes ago my dad had the audacity to ask my how my GF has been, when he's the damn reason we aren't together anymore. Please, answer this for me: Should I smash the shit out of him? or.. Pack my stuff and be on my way. Heres a picture of my GF.. http://i31.tinypic.com/i6k2mc.jpg Thanks. 13 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Tony Bennett is out, after 16 years on the Ramsey County Board. Linda Higgins isn't in yet on the Hennepin County Board, but the state senator from Minneapolis got a strong endorsement from voters Tuesday night as she seeks that new job.
Bennett was a key supporter of the failed proposal for a Minnesota Vikings stadium in Arden Hills, and it apparently cost him in one of the most highly contested primaries in the metro area.
In a four-way race that wasn't decided until the final precincts had been tallied, Shoreview City Council Member Blake C. Huffman and lawyer Frank T. Mabley of Vadnais Heights moved on to the November election, leaving Bennett a close third and former Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher in fourth.
In Hennepin County, nine candidates were on the ballot vying for the board seat vacated by longtime Commissioner Mark Stenglein. Higgins, who was endorsed by the DFL Party, received more than twice as many votes as the second-place finisher, Blong Yang, a first-time candidate, an attorney and a Minneapolis Civil Rights Department investigator. Higgins and Yang move on to November's election.
Higgins, who took a congratulatory phone call from U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and got a home visit from Rep. Keith Ellison, did not try to conceal her excitement. She dropped a chicken as she grabbed a phone call, then retreated to her back yard, momentarily escaping the jubilation that she said spread from well wishers throughout her house.
"I had friends telling me to expect it, but, honestly, I didn't know what to expect," she said. "The party endorsement brings support, resources and organization. You lean on people, they responded and now, I just want to hug everybody."
In the other Hennepin County primary, in the First District, board Chairman Mike Opat earned more votes than his two opponents combined. He will face Chris Rains, a Ron Paul conservative, in November.
"A nice total," Opat said of his victory margin.
"I don't really know anything about Rains," he went on. "But I enjoy challenges. I've got lots more to accomplish."
Ramsey County race
In Ramsey County, Bennett, said "it's not the end of the world" and partially blamed his loss on the low turnout.
"I'm not much for primaries," he said. "Most people didn't even realize there was an election on Aug. 14. 'No,' they'd tell me, 'It's in September.' No, it was changed. The anti-stadium people now had a chance to unite. Still, I walked down the street and people said, 'You don't have a worry in the world.' That tells me those people may have been out golfing instead of voting. They didn't know there was a primary."
Huffman called his advancement to the general election and victory over Bennett "a really humbling experience."
"I've grown up with Tony Bennett," he said. "To be the one to beat him in a primary ... I'm not a politician. It's just really exciting to know that I got my message out."
Mabley, the other candidate who will advance, said: "I'm grateful the voters turned out to support me. I know the turnout in primary elections, this one included, is always limited. I appreciate the fact that the voters gave me an opportunity for November."
He agreed that the stadium issue was a key.
In another Ramsey County race -- for the seat belonging to Commissioner Jan Parker, who decided not to seek re-election -- State Sen. Mary Jo McGuire, DFL-Falcon Heights and Sue Jeffers of New Brighton will advance.
In Anoka County, incumbents Andy Westerberg and Matt Look advanced in two races, each drawing the most votes. In the general election for the District 2 seat, Westerberg will face Ham Lake City Council Member Julie Braastad, who finished second, ahead of state Sen. Mike Jungbauer and former state Sen. Debbie Johnson.
Look's advancement to November was expected, but his opponent was not. Allison Lister outlasted former Ramsey Mayor Tom Gamec and Oak Grove Council Member Dan Denno to earn the second spot on the Nov. 6 ballot.
Lister, who spent more than two decades in the Air Force, resigned earlier this year as director of Anoka County's veterans services. She sent a parting e-mail to the County Board, chastising commissioners for a "complete lack of communication" and asking, "Where is the leadership in this county?"
"I knocked on doors and people listened to me," Lister said. "I think county employees, the veterans who have been so supportive and the county's citizens in general, are looking for an advocate, an alternative. They chose me. I'm astonished, and proud."
Braastad said the message she heard while knocking on doors was that "people want government to tighten their belts." Westerberg, also a fiscal conservative, said voters have told him they're "happy with what they're seeing."
Light turnout
In Hennepin County, an estimated 10 percent of eligible voters made it to the polls Tuesday, said Rachel Smith, the county's election manager.
Some voters went to the wrong voting place, unaware of changes through redistricting, said Cindy Reichert, Anoka County's elections manager.
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Dan Castro needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 3 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
Logo plus Home page for a web 2.0 site
I need a home page design for a web 2.0 website. The website will be filled with stories that people have typed into a box on the site (similar to how design briefs are typed in at 99 Designs), plus old photos or videos that depict what's going on in the stories. The stories will be personal in nature. Some will be about how they overcame a struggle. Some will describe their funniest date ever. Some will be about their favorite childhood Christmas. The list goes on and on. We will provide a list of "story starters" to get people's creative juices flowing.
I also need a fixed logo to be used at the top left side of the header next to or underneath the domain name.
Please email me and ask for the PDF template that I have in mind for the layout of the features and functions.
- I have two totally different design concepts in mind. The first one would include warm colors - to create the feeling of sitting around a campfire listening to someone tell a story.
- The second one would involve the sound of an old vintage typwriter tapping out the letters one at a time that spell "Launch Your Story" across the header. A picture of an old vintage typwriter would be nice, but not a boring stationary one. Can you make it to where we can see the keys moving as though there is an invisible hand typing "Launch Your Story"?
- If you go with the warm story telling theme, pictures of people sitting around a campfire would be nice. A video-loop of a campfire burning would be nice. But you need to balance the design and colors with lots of white space because people need to imagine this as a blank page upon which to write.
- The simpler the better.
- VERY IMPORTANT: I have a PDF file that has a template that lays out where I want all the features and functions to be on the page. Please email me and ask for it BEFORE you get started.
- Don't want rocket ships on a "launch" pad.
- Anything else being "launched"
- Don't go crazy with the graphics or anything too flashy.


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Employment opportunities
Wisconsin Court System permanent employees are unclassified state employees who participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System and may choose to enroll in other state benefit programs, such as health and dental insurance, life insurance, income continuation insurance and other fringe benefits. The court system also offers a generous vacation and sick leave accrual program, competitive wages, and a variety of alternative work schedules where appropriate.
The Wisconsin Court System is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants who request them.
Current openings
Permanent and limited term positions
Court reporters (steno/voice writer)
Internships - Information on legal internships is available in the services for attorneys section of this site.


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Pink Pumpkin 5K Walk/Run
EVENT DATE: Oct 05, 2013
FUNDRAISER SET UP DEADLINE: Oct 03, 2013
Whether strolling or racing, we're all moved by the same mission: Prevention. American women have a 1 in 3 chance of getting cancer in their lifetime, with men having a 1 in 2 chance. The Breast Cancer Family Foundation is committed to reducing this risk by educating students and adults in our community on awareness and prevention for all types of cancer. This Walk/Run helps us continue our mission in a very big way. For more information: www.PinkPumpkinWalk.com
NEW WALK/RUN LOCATION--NWTC, 2740 W Mason St, Green Bay
Packet Pickup: 5-8pm Friday; 8-9:45am Day of Walk/Run
Walk/Run Kickoff: Pre-event activities 8am; Official Start 10am Sat 10/5
Runners: New for 2013: Individual start/end chip times! Awards will be given to the top 5 male and top 5 female finishers.
Walkers: The walk is a non-competitive event and will not be individually chip timed.
***While we love animals, for liability reasons, we ask that you do not bring your pets to the event***
Rewards--Did you know that you can earn great rewards for your fundraising efforts? Raise a pledge of $250 or more and win an exclusive Pink Pumpkin jersey autographed by Jordy Nelson! All $50+ fundraisers will receive an exclusive event bandana signifying their level of giving.
Pre-walk/run activities & celebration:
--Enjoy music, refreshments, face painting, dancing to Move-to-the-Groove and group photos
--Bid on one-of-a-kind chairs decorated by cancer survivor/suporters at our "Chair-ity" Silent Auction
--Meet Packers wives Emily Nelson and Molly Crosby
--Buy your raffle tickets and win awesome prizes $5 each or 5 for $20. Tickets available at event and prior to by calling 920-498-2285
For more information: www.PinkPumpkinWalk.com


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Honey-roast beetroot
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 25 mins
This is lovely hot or cold, and even better a day later when flavours have developed
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal106
- fat4g
- saturates1g
- carbs16g
- sugars15g
- fibre2g
- protein3g
- salt0.35g
Save to My Good Food
- 670g large cooked beetroot, unvinegared (we used 3 x 250g packs of organic beetroot from Waitrose)
A favourite in 1970's British salads (served cooked and pickled in vinegar), beetroot is a…
- 2 tsp fresh thyme
This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint…
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
Balsamic vinegarbal-sam-ick vin-ee-gah
True Balsamic vinegar is an artisan product from Modena, in Emilia Romagna, Italy, and is made…
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 2 tbsp clear honey
Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Cut each beetroot into 4-6 wedges and arrange in a large roasting tin. Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over the beetroot. Season well, and toss together so all the beetroot is thoroughly coated in the dressing. Roast for 25 mins until the beetroot is sticky and glazed.
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30th Jul, 2009
We have a bumper crop of beetroot at the allotment this year, and rather than pickling all of it, I decided to try out a few different recipes: this one takes the prize for flavour and ease. I made a couple of changes: I used raw beetroot, and I added some goats cheese in the last few minutes of baking: devine!


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Cameron University's Scott Richard Klein, Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts, will serve as an adjudicator for Texas AACTFest 2013, the state community theatre festival for Texas, from March 13-16. In that role, Klein will adjudicate 10 productions, the top two of which will go on to the regional festival in April. He will also present a workshop entitled, "Acting with your Other" during the festival. Texas AACTFest 2013 is a project of the American Association of Community Theatres (AACT).
Klein's experience as an adjudicator for AACT statewide, regional and national festivals dates to 1997. In 2011, he adjudicated the organization's national festival in Rochester, N.Y. Adjudicators at AACT festivals must have a wide range of theatrical experience and training, must adhere to strict guidelines and must read each play to be presented in advance of the production.
A native of Minnesota, Klein joined the Cameron faculty in 1989. He is currently directing his 130th production at Cameron University, "The Drowsy Chaperone." Klein is a member of Lawton Community Theatre's Board of Directors and was last seen as a performer in that organization's benefit, "Lost and Found at LCT." In addition to AACT, he is a member of the Oklahoma Community Theatre Association (OCTA), the Texas Non-profit Theatres Association, and the Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association. In 2011, he was honored with OCTA's Jeanne Adams Wray Special Recognition Award.
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On Exhibit: Rocky Shore
Animal Facts
Scientific Name
Crepidula adunca
Animal Type
plankton and detritus
to 1 inch (2.5 cm)
cowry snails, conch snails; Phylum: Mollusca; Family: Calyptraeida
British Columbia to Baja California
Natural History
These slipper snails have dark brown shells with hooked peaks that face backward. On the inside of the shells, white shelves curved forward at both ends protect the slipper snails' delicate soft body parts. Overturned, empty shells look like tiny slippers, hence the name "slipper snail." Unlike most snails—which use a rasping tongue, called a radula, to scrape algae from rocks—slipper snails use a mucous net to strain small particles of organic material from the water.
Creatures that live on rocky shores are vulnerable to polluted runoff from land. Unfortunately, people discard 350 million gallons of oil every year in storm drains, waterways and on soil. One quart of motor oil dumped down a storm drain can pollute 250,000 gallons of water. You can make a difference by properly disposing of motor oils and other pollutants.
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As a group representing Colorado's top business and community leaders, our mission is to enhance and protect our state's business climate. An integral part of that mission is maintaining our state's excellent brand and reputation.
There has been much talk recently about what effect the recent voter approved legalization of adult use marijuana will have on our business climate and image. Although last year our organization, Colorado Concern, formally opposed Amendment 64 — which legalized the personal use, possession and limited home-growing of marijuana for adults 21 or over — we support the passage of Proposition AA this year.
Amendment 64 included language that called on state lawmakers to refer a measure to voters about the taxing structure for the new non-medical marijuana market. Specifically the amendment calls for a 15 percent excise tax, of which the first $40 million annually would be allocated to fund capital construction for schools. Since it is estimated be several years before marijuana revenue generated from the excise tax will reach this $40 million threshold, the state legislature included a additional sales tax of 10 to 15 percent to the referred measure, Proposition AA.
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The capital gains tax has been raised three times since 1969. The first two times were in isolation and were followed by market selloffs. The last tax increase was part of comprehensive tax reform in 1986 which slashed tax rates on income and corporate taxes. The S&P initially sold off on the inclusion of the higher capital gains tax rates, but the 28% income and 33% corporate tax rate overwhelmed the negative impact of higher cap gains.
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For every "household name" in this industry, there are 100 or even 1,000 people whose names you've never heard. Despite their relative anonymity to consumers, many of these people have positions that wield great influence in the industry. To truly understand the industry, you need to know these people and what makes them tick.
So, starting today, Scrapbook Update is beginning a periodic series of profile interviews of some of these people, to introduce you to some of them and help you get to know them. I hope that meeting some of them enhances your understanding of how this industry operates and that you learn something helpful to your own business from their stories and insights.
Even though you probably haven't heard his name until right now, Jason Brinkerhoff has been involved in the scrapbooking industry for a dozen years, as part of a variety of companies that are familiar names to most scrapbookers. You might be surprised to hear that Northridge Publishing and Provo Craft have more in common than just Cricut Magazine. In fact, the current President of Northridge Publishing actually helped develop the Cricut Machine… Continue Reading →


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You are always beautiful and stylish.ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMay 18, 2011 at 11:06 PM
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again perfectly styled. at first sight, you think: okay, simple. but then you start looking closer and you are realizing that this outfit is oh so interesting and not simple at all! you just make it look effortless. the skirts is divine and i love the tick fabric. the jeans is so well chosen! i think people wear jeans jackets way to easily. the shoes are perfect, love the quirky heel. but oh the bag, that is the finishing touch. love the leopard print with the dark blue, perfect girlReplyDelete
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Love the shoes. And I love the new header. So cute. :)ReplyDelete
I love this whole look, especially the Robert Clergerie shoes! I've been in love with them since I saw you wear them with the striped shirt and floral top. Loving the new header too!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMay 20, 2011 at 5:21 AM
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It's so strange that all of my fave blog posts on the 19th, everyone is wearing black shoes that I absolutely love! And yours are no exception :)ReplyDelete
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Two Google engineers have answered Stevie Wonder's recent plea for touchscreen phones to become more accessible to the blind and developed a sight-free phone dialling application for the Android platform.
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The dialling app is just one of several sight-free apps in development by the two Google engineers - TV Raman and Charles Chen – as part of a project called Eyes-Free for Android (EFfA) which aims to develop "a completely eyes-free, single touch, one-handed communications device".
Other sight-free apps under development include one that tells you the date and another for discovering your current physical location.
To house their eyes-free applications, the pair developed a shell nicknamed Marvin - after the famous paranoid android in the radio series The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Standard Android applications can also be launched through Marvin, though presumably these won't be controllable without looking at the screen.
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The Fourth recently opened in Union Square from the team behind neighborhood favorites Tocqueville and 15 East. While those two restaurants offer seasonally-driven new American and high class sushi respectively, The Fourth is described as an "American brasserie" and offers a menu that is broader and more affordable.
Salads, charcuterie plates, and pastas find a home next to a dry aged hamburger, steaks, and seafood dishes. Many of the dishes are designed for communal eating, reflected by the long communal table in the downstairs dining room.
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has led a caretaker administration since December, when she called a snap election in a bid to end protests that have shut down parts of the capital and with it much of normal government business.
But the demonstrations have continued, and protesters were able to disrupt voting in enough places to prevent a new administration being installed after the poll on February 2.
"The fiscal budget plan has not started yet. We haven't seen this situation before," Manas Jamveha, director general of the Comptroller General's Department, told Reuters.
"We have to wait for a new government and its policies before proceeding on a budget framework."
By law, a caretaker government can only embark on new spending with the approval of the Election Commission and it cannot initiate projects that commit the incoming government.
According to the Budget Bureau, ministers should have set a budget outline by January 28 for the fiscal year starting in October. Details should be thrashed out in April and the budget sent to parliament in May.
But with the opposition challenging the legality of the poll and dozens of by-elections needed to fill vacant seats, It may be weeks, or even months, before Thailand has a proper government again.
Most urgent is the rice-buying scheme, which was a cornerstone of the populist platform that won Yingluck a landslide election victory in 2011 but in recent weeks has all but collapsed due to cash problems.
The cost of the scheme, which guaranteed farmers an above market price, has fuelled protests in Bangkok. Big banks have refused to offer bridging loans to keep it afloat, unconvinced the government has the authority to seek them.
Some farmers have not been paid for their rice for months and the scheme lapses at the end of February, when the current crop ends. Similar schemes have been routinely rolled over for decades, but not this year.
"These payment problems stem from the dissolution of parliament, which made it difficult under the framework of the law to approve payments," Yingluck, who will almost certainly be declared the winner of the election if is not annulled by the courts, told reporters on Wednesday. "Whether this scheme is extended or not is up to the next government."
The protest movement has been trying since November to force out Yingluck and install an unelected administration to ram through political and economic reforms, with the objective of reducing the influence of her brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted in a 2006 coup.
Many government ministries have been closed for weeks because of the protests, with civil servants working from home or back-up facilities. Many from the Commerce Ministry, for example, have relocated to a royal arts and craft center north of Bangkok and on Monday officials held the monthly inflation briefing in a restaurant.
As protest numbers dwindled this week, some ministries have tentatively reopened. But policymaking remains restricted.
Brokerage Thanachart Securities has slashed its economic growth forecast for 2014 to 2.0 percent from 3.2 percent because of the likely fall in government spending, as well as delays to both public and private investment.
"Our expectation of a reduction in populist spending, especially on the massive rice scheme, forces us to lower our consumption growth assumption this year from flat growth to negative growth of 1.2 percent," said its head of research, Pimpaka Nichgaroon, noting that consumption in Thailand accounts for around half of GDP.
A centerpiece of the government's economic policy - set to increase growth by one percentage point in a full year, it said - was a 2 trillion baht ($61 billion) infrastructure program focused on mass transit and high-speed rail networks.
Ministers approved related borrowing in March 2013 but it was contested by the parliamentary opposition because it was off-budget and the case has been mired in the courts. It now seems unlikely the work will begin any time this year.
State-owned Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the country's largest power producer and operator of the national grid, said this week a $515 million infrastructure fund might be delayed if a new government was not formed soon. It needs the money for new power plants and transmission lines.
A planned power station in southern Krabi province must await approval from the next government.
Public investment and infrastructure account for about 30 percent of total cement demand, so big suppliers are concerned.
"If the government is unable to approve new infrastructure projects, new public spending will not happen. That will drag down the overall sector," said Kan Trakulhoon, chief executive of Siam Cement Pcl. ($1 = 32.7600 Thai baht)
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Beth Marlowe of WhoRunsGov reported on the Court and public opinion by visiting me and others in the Monsanto line. The video, embedded below, is now up at WaPo's PostPolitics site.
Into the Weeds
My oral argument write-up for Monsanto is now up at the ABA Journal:
The Supreme Court today was slated to consider in Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms how nigh the organic alfalfa apocalypse must be to justify a federal district court's nationwide injunction against the use of an agricultural giant's genetically modified alfalfa seed.
But the Court this morning proved as resistant to the parties' arguments as Monsanto's alfalfa is to Roundup weed-killer. Instead of assessing, as expected, what degree of likelihood of environmental harm must be considered in order for a court to issue an injunction under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), the justices spent the hour snarling at this case as if it were an unwanted weed growing in the Marble Temple.
Read the rest here.
I'm off to the Court now to be not first for tomorrow morning's argument in Doe v. Reed—the final argument of the Court's term and Justice Stevens's career. Keep your eye on my twitter feed, where I'll be updating on the line's progress through the night.
I Curse You, Monsanto
Dear Monsanto v. Geertson Farms,
I knew you were bad news.
First you require me to do a campout despite your mid-major status. Then, for all that waiting, you compel me to write up your oral argument despite its otherwise opaque, technical nature. Now, as I am writing, you destroy my chances at going out on top this term:
The fact that I'm told "the guy in the picture likes what you're doing so much he will relinquish the #1 ticket to you," doesn't soothe the pain you've caused me. #1 deserves to be #1, even if I'd be out there already if it weren't for you.
I curse you, Monsanto. I curse you.
Back home for a quick dose of warm. A few thoughts on the Monsanto Company v. Geertson Seed Farms line:
- Monsanto is this term's lone environmental law case. Last term, environmentalists went 0-5 at the Court. This one's looking like a loss for them as well. The only question, really, is how badly they will lose. The environmentally-friendly Justice Stevens, in his penultimate oral argument of his career, will likely be at least one vote in dissent.
- Monsanto's a mid-major case with a blockbuster line start time. If it weren't for a handful of my GULC peers, I wouldn't have had to get to the Court at 9:30 last night and suffer through an hourlong rainstorm to reclaim my throne after last week's FAIL@1F. But then again, I haven't yet been subject to any elements other than the cold since starting this project, so rain on a warm-ish April night is better than on a frigid January morning.
- The first non-GULCers showed up around 4:30am. Must've been nice…
- Nearly all law students in line, so no Vox Populi column for this case.
- BUT keep an eye out towards the end of the week at WhoRunsGov.com for a video Vox Pop by journalist Beth Marlowe.
Shower, shave, suit, Court.


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But, if he/she does not really want to do that, then he/she is stuck with creating his/her own brand. The online law school degree (from any online law school) is only a beginning. The school's name will not help him/her get his/her foot in the door. Getting published is one excellent way of creating your own brand.
Tell that to Justice Scalia, Bryan Garner, Corbin, Farnsworth, the ALI, Prosser. Most law review articles are written by professors. And, by the way, Bailey was disbarred. The only way to become effective at practicing law is to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the law.


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MA: Today I am delighted to welcome Charles S. Weinblatt as my guest author. Charles was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1952. He is a retired University of Toledo administrator. He is the author of Jacob's Courage and Job Seeking Skills for Students. His biography appears in the Marquis Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Education. Charles was a frequent Toledo television news guest, providing business, economic and labor-management insight. He received the 2004 Douglas Frasier Swift Award and he was awarded a certificate of achievement by Chrysler Corporation.
Charles, welcome! Please tell me a little bit about your professional or personal background, and what you did before writing professionally.
CW: I was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1952; raised the only child in a middle-class home. My father was a pioneering Toledo (OH) psychiatrist, starting his practice in 1932. He was well known in the professional community. He was also a football star at The University of Toledo in the 1920s and again at Michigan, while in medical school. Tremendously intelligent and gentle, he was the perfect role model. My book is dedicated to my dad, who gave me all of the tools to become a good person. It is also dedicated to the six million lost souls murdered by The Third Reich. They are gone, but will never be forgotten.
I am a graduate of The University of Toledo, with a bachelor's degree in Psychology. My post-university career spanned 31 years; the first 15 years devoted to psychiatric and vocational rehabilitation counseling, followed by 16 years at The University of Toledo. During my last nine years at the University, I created and led The Division of Organization Development. My division helped businesses improve their performance. We generated consulting opportunities for faculty and earned considerable revenue for the University.
My biography appears in the Marquis Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Education. I continue to live in Ohio with my wife, who is a retired special education teacher. We have two adult children.
MA: So what brought you to writing fiction?
CW: I've been writing as long as I can remember. As a child, I wrote short stories and even some poetry. After college, my focus turned to family and career. Writing was pushed away for a while. Yet, the interest never departed and I was happy to return to it in earnest in retirement.
I had to retire at age 51 due to disability. Since I retired at a fairly young age, I decided that I should remain as mentally productive as possible. I decided to pursue writing. I had already been published for non-fiction in 1986, for a textbook called Job Seeking Skills for Students (Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company). After my University career, I turned to fiction. Three years later, my Holocaust novel, Jacob's Courage, (Mazo Publishers), was published.
I made no conscious decision to write novels. Perhaps, as Mozart once described for his composition, the words were already within me. With Jacob's Courage, I sometimes felt as though I was taking dictation.
I had known as a young adult that members of my maternal extended family were Holocaust victims. Only after I retired did those thoughts rise to the surface in a way that I could harness. I could not tell the story of my lost ancestors in any other format than a novel. No member of my current family knew enough about our lost relatives to write a memoir or a non-fictional account. No amount of research could produce an explanation for their disappearance into the darkness of Nazi-occupied Russia. Like millions of other innocent Europeans, they disappeared, without a trace. Perhaps they were shot and bulldozed into a trench, as at Babi-Yar, or maybe they were gassed in a death camp, such as Auschwitz, or possibly they perished from starvation, forced labor or the ubiquitous disease that existed in Nazi concentration camps. So, it was to be a fictional account.
I committed myself to creating a story of young lovers who became trapped within the horror and brutality of the Holocaust, as I imagined happened to countless young Jews, although not necessarily my ancestors. My hope was also that this story would be inspirational, perhaps as holocaust education for young people. Nowhere else today is it more important to teach about the Holocaust than with our children and grandchildren. A novel is a good choice for Holocaust education. Rather than dry historical accounts that go in one ear and out the other, a coming-of-age love story can engage youthful minds in a way that non-fiction does not. In the words of writer and philosopher George Santayana, "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
I was also able to ground portions of the novel in fact, based upon my 100-year-old mother's memories. As a child in Russia, she witnessed the brutality and terror of pogroms against her Jewish relatives. And, while these experiences occurred before the Holocaust, they provided significant grounding for important character development. She will soon be 101 years old, yet she can recall with perfect clarity the terror of Russian anti-Semitism.
MA: Please tell my readers about Jacob's Courage.
CW: Jacob's Courage chronicles the dazzling beauty of passionate love and enduring bravery in a lurid world where the innocent are brutally murdered. This is a tender coming of age story of two young adults living in Salzburg at the time when the Nazi war machine enters Austria. The historical novel presents scenes and situations of Jews in ghettos and concentration camps, with particular attention to Theresienstadt and Auschwitz. Follow lovers Jacob and Rachael from their comfortable Salzburg homes to a decrepit ghetto, from there to a prison camp where they became man and wife. Revel in their excitement as they escape and join the local partisans, fighting their Nazi tormentors. Finally ride the crowded, fetid train to the terror of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Stung by the death of loved-ones, enslaved and starved, they have nothing to count on but faith, love and courage. From desperate despair, to unforgettable moments of chaste beauty, Jacob's Courage examines a constellation of emotions during a time of incomprehensible brutality.
MA: How did you develop your protagonists' characters…I understand you have two?
CW: The primary protagonist is Jacob, a 17-year old Austrian. He's a very normal young man, eyeing the transition from secondary school to university. Jacob has some of my unique character weaknesses. It was important that my protagonists appear as normal young people, just like anyone else. The secondary protagonist is Jacob's true love Rachael. Rachael is everything a young man would want; she is beautiful, bright, charming, deeply in love and fiercely loyal. Together, the young lovers are confronted with the most horrifying experience imaginable. To survive, they have only themselves to count on. They were not heroic individuals until they reached the precipice of destruction. I imagine that each of us wishes that we would become heroic under such circumstances.
MA: What are their strengths and weaknesses?
CW: Jacob Silverman is a very normal 17-year old. His thoughts focus upon three things: attending university, becoming a physician and, most of all, his precious love Rachael Goldberg. The young lovers had everything to look forward to, until Germany invaded Austria.
One night, in a terrifying nightmare, more real than life itself, Jacob finds himself older, emaciated and weak, in a large brick building with a roaring fire. He soon realizes that men wearing striped pajamas are burning the bodies of dead naked women and girls. Jacob awoke with acrid smoke in his lungs and a premonition that he would play a role in saving his people, who had been almost completely destroyed.
Sleeping inside of this normal boy was a future leader of men in combat. Yet, to reach that critical point in his life, Jacob would face starvation, sickness, brutality, forced labor and the death of his loved ones. He would need to find uncommon strength of body and spirit; and he would require good fortune, including the ability to play virtuoso violin.
MA: I imagine that with your subject matter, you had plenty of possible antagonists to develop.
CW: With Nazi Germany, it's not difficult to create a credible antagonist. I created one particularly vicious antagonist, a commandant at Theresienstadt called Strobel. In that concentration camp, Strobel gained complete control over Rachael. This evil man followed her around the camp and made it his business to know everything about her. The result was very ugly.
In reality, the typical Holocaust survivor resided in several different ghettos and camps. Incarcerated Jews (and tens of thousands of others) became a source of free slave labor for The German Armed forces and for German industrialists. They were moved from place to place, as their slave labor could best assist the Third Reich. In addition, concentration camp commandants were often transferred. So, it would have been unusual for the typical prisoner and commandant to have been together very long. But, there were certainly many colorful commandants, guards and kapos at each camp.
MA: Did any of your family's real-life experiences factor in to the plot at all?
CW: Certainly my fears and desires as a teenager became part of Jacob's personality. He was brighter than me and far better behaved. Yet, I felt comfortable with his character development. I was far more worried about developing Rachael's character. It's a challenge writing a major character about someone of a different gender. Nevertheless, I believe that teenagers, especially young lovers, have some very common personality characteristics. My challenge was more in portraying how those characters changed and developed when faced with the most terrifying experiences imaginable. Holocaust survivors were not the same people that they were when the Holocaust began. No human could absorb the unrelenting daily terror, the death and murder of loved ones, the physical abuse, brutal forced labor and years of starvation and sickness, without it changing their personality. The lucky ones remained sane – and even that is arguable. My characters also had to change, yet without losing the better parts of their psyche. Without passionate love, they likely could not have managed it.
MA: So, what's in your future writing plans?
CW: I recently completed a children's book and I'm almost done with a science fiction novel. I'm thinking about writing another Holocaust book, or possibly a sequel to Jacob's Courage. One thing I will try to avoid in the future is a book as long as Jacob's Courage. At 524 pages, it was a serious investment in time. Yet, I could not have covered the final seven years of the Holocaust with less material. In fact, at my publisher's urging, I removed some parts of the manuscript. My science fiction novel will come in at about 200 pages, a much more rapid commitment to reading. Whichever way I turn, I will always be writing something.
MA: You sound like you keep very busy with your writing! Will we see Jacob or Rachael again in a follow-on to Jacob's Courage?
CW: Because Jacob and Rachael became heroic figures in my Holocaust novel, there is a natural pilot for a sequel. And, because they had to wait a long time in a displaced persons camp, there would be an increased likelihood that they would have immigrated to the Holy Land. They also had simultaneous dreams about being in a place that they later learned was Palestine. With Jacob's leadership and combat experience, he would be a natural for an officer position in Israel's nascent armed forces. Rachael would also have a natural role to play in the start of the Jewish nation. So, stay tuned.
MA: I will! Is there anything else you would like to add?
CW: Writing is a talent. Some people are born writers. The rest of us envy them. Still, writing is a skill that can be cultivated. If you think that you might have the ability to be a successful writer, maybe you do. Take writing courses at your local college or university. Participate in continuing education courses. Read books about how to develop your writing skills and take on-line courses. While it's true that the vast majority of us will never become a renowned author, it feels pretty good to cash a royalty check. It could happen for you. Never give up!
And for those of you who could care less about earning money from it, just enjoy! It feels great to create stories about unknown people in unforeseen circumstances. Whether anyone reads it or not, it will always be your unique creation. For us, writing is not a matter of dollars and sense. It's a matter of love.
MA: Thanks, Charles. I encourage all my readers to visit Charles's blog: Jacob's Courage


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BOULDER — Colorado defensive players haven't seen much of the pistol offense, but they will get a heavy dose of it Saturday against UCLA.
The pistol offense, popularized by the University of Nevada, is a spread formation with the quarterback lined up closer to the line of scrimmage than in a shotgun formation. The tailback sets up behind the quarterback rather than beside him in a shotgun.
It's designed to enable the quarterback to read the defense and potentially run with the ball. But unlike in a conventional option formation, the QB is back far enough for a better view of what's happening downfield.
UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince has netted 306 yards rushing out of the pistol.
"You have to be ready for the zone read," CU senior defensive back Travis Sandersfeld said. "And then they pass out of the zone-read option.
"So you can't just have guys at the line of scrimmage, because you have threats outside. You have to go in with a game plan where you have everything figured out about what you're going to do — Who's got the quarterback, who's got the option (pitch to the running back), who's got the guys that can catch the ball.
"It poses some challenges. But we're going to figure out what to do to stop it."


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The fashionable left-wing view of former president George W. Bush is he invaded Muslim lands and instituted draconian national security legislation – the embodiment of which is the Guantanamo Bay military prison. According to the leftist line, all this was a manifestation of a world view labelled neo-conservatism.
Of course, al-Qaeda's attacks in the US – which culminated in the events of September 11, 2001 – took place before the "coalition of the willing" (US, Britain, Australia and Poland) invaded Iraq. Also, Bush was never a neo-conservative since he has been a political conservative all his adult life. But facts rarely suffice to diminish a convenient theory. And Bush – war monger overseas and human rights oppressor at home – is a phenomenon widely referred to at universities and within sections of the media.
For anyone in need of a dose of reality in what, before the advent of the administration of President Barack Obama, used to be called the "war on terror", I would recommend a visit to France. A week ago, Francois Hollande, the Socialist president, committed military forces to Mali to assist the government there to resist an insurgency from rebels in the north.
The Prime Minister of Britain's Conservative/Liberal Democratic coalition government, David Cameron, immediately offered to assist France's operation by providing military transport planes to lift military kit to Bamako, the capital of Mali. Some other European Union nations have also provided assistance. But this is essentially France's mission. A commitment that could last for some years was entered into by a Socialist government with military support by some west African nations including Chad and Nigeria along with co-operation from Algeria.
Why? Well, France is concerned Mali could become a base for the organisation called Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) to launch attacks on Europe. France has a real national security concern here due to its physical and historical closeness to Africa.
In short, Hollande is worried Mali could become what Afghanistan was before the Allied invasion and the overthrow of the Taliban regime. In recent days, Hollande, who was widely regarded as an inconsequential leader before the Mali intervention, has experienced an increase in popularity. The cover of the Courier International depicts the feeling. Translated, its message is "Hollande is a war leader".
At the weekend, heavily armed members of the French army were patrolling the streets of Paris. There was also a strong police
presence. France has experienced terrorist attacks in recent memory and its intelligence service has thwarted others. Only last year, Mohamed Merah, who claimed to be an al-Qaeda operative, murdered three French paratroopers of Muslim north African background before attacking a Jewish school in Toulouse and murdering a teacher and three young children.
France's intervention in Mali in support of the government in Bamako, and in opposition to the Tuareg rebels, who include Islamists who enjoy the support of al-Qaeda in the AQIM, carries some risk. Yet the French president enjoys widespread bipartisan support in his aim of stopping Mali from becoming another Afghanistan. Even though, before narrowly defeating the conservative Nicolas Sarkozy in last year's presidential election, Hollande promised the French people a Socialist administration would be less interventionist in Africa.
A majority of the French population appears to be under no illusion France, as part of the West, is regarded as an enemy of al-Qaeda and its affiliates. Osama bin Laden and the various al-Qaeda franchises never regarded Bush as its only enemy. That's why the political retirement of Bush has not led to any significant lessening in the intention of Islamic jihadists to attack what it regards as a contemporary crusade.
Obama may regard the term "war on terror" as redundant. Yet his administration has substantially increased the number of drone strikes against Islamic jihadists in foreign lands. Obama's successful "kills" include one jihadist of American citizenship who was specifically targeted. The US is now providing logistical support to the French intervention in Mali.
The recent terrorist attack on the BP gas plant in western Algeria underlines the fact jihadism remains a very real threat. According to the testimony of some survivors of the attack, the terrorists specifically targeted Westerners and Christians before being killed by Algerian special forces.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, awaiting trial in Guantanamo Bay, made clear what this conflict is all about when he boasted, at a hearing in March 2007: "I decapitated with my blessed right hand the head of the American Jew, Daniel Pearl … there are pictures of me on the internet holding his head."
Hollande wants to prevent the likes of him prevailing in France from a base such as Mali. So far he has received unanimous support from members of the UN Security Council, including Australia.
Gerard Henderson is executive director of The Sydney Institute.


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Two days after the death of Joe Weider, the bodybuilding and fitness industry publishing pioneer who mentored a young Arnold Schwarzenegger to superstardom, his office continued to field responses from all walks of life, his publicist says.
Weider died of heart failure Saturday in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 93. Charlotte Parker, his longtime publicist, tells Club Industry that she has heard from well-known people as well as people who simply enjoyed reading his famous magazines.
"Responses have been pouring in from everyone," Parker tells Club Industry. "We've gotten hundreds of responses from people saying things like, 'He changed my life. He was an amazing person.' It has been amazing."
Joe Weider, who died March 23 at the age of 93, was the first recipient of Club Industry's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. (File photo)
Weider's publishing empire included Muscle and Fitness, Flex, Shape and Men's Fitness magazines. In addition to publishing and creating bodybuilding events, Weider popularized the use of fitness equipment in people's homes and was a leader in establishing the use of nutritional supplements.
Strength magazines opened Weider's eyes to the world of bodybuilding as a young boy growing up in Montreal, Canada. Weider, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland, was born in 1919 and spent his formative years in the Great Depression. An undersized kid, Weider was roughed up by teenagers in his tough Montreal neighborhood.
Inspired by the message and images in those magazines, Weider went to a local rail yard and produced a makeshift barbell from an old axle and two flywheels. After religiously working out, his body, and his reputation, quickly began to spread throughout Montreal.
"Then somebody knocked at my parents' door and asked for me," Weider recalled. "He said, 'I represent the Verdun weightlifting club. Would you like to come try out for our team?' When I saw the gym, saw the guys working out, supporting one another, I was mesmerized. That experience changed my life."
At the age of 20, with a seventh-grade education and only $7 to his name, Weider began to work on the first issue of Your Physique, which was published in 1940. Orders poured in immediately, and within 18 months, Weider had turned a $10,000 profit. He soon started the Weider Barbell Co., a mail order business, using his magazine to advertise its wares.
In 1946, Weider and his younger brother, Ben, rented Montreal's Monument National Theater to host the first Mr. Canada contest. They formed the International Federation of Bodybuilders that night. In 1965, Weider created the Mr. Olympia contest—the premier event in bodybuilding—and added the Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia and Figure Olympia contests in later years.
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Weider is perhaps most famously linked to Schwarzenegger. He and his brother Ben brought a young Schwarzenegger from Austria to California in 1968 in hopes of attaching a star to the sport of bodybuilding.
"Every sport needs a hero, and I knew that Arnold was the right man," Joe Weider once said.
In a statement released Saturday, Schwarzenegger mourned the loss of his friend, saying it was Weider's magazines that inspired him to come to America.
"Today, I lost a dear friend and mentor, and the world lost one its strongest advocates of living a healthy lifestyle," Schwarzenegger said. "Joe Weider was a titan in the fitness industry and one of the kindest men I have ever met."
Joe Weider poses with Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom Weider brought to the United States from Austria as a young bodybuilder. The two remained close friends. (Photo courtesy of Business Wire.)
Schwarzenegger went on to say that Weider advised him on his training and his business ventures, "and once, bizarrely, claimed I was a German Shakespearean actor to get me my first acting role in 'Hercules in New York', even though I barely spoke English."
Weider sold his magazines to American Media Inc. for $350 million in 2003 but kept other parts of his company, according to The New York Times. That same year, Weider became the first recipient of Club Industry's Lifetime Achievement Award.
In a 2009 interview with Club Industry for the Lifetime Achievement Award profile of Weider's good friend Jack LaLanne, Weider said he continued to work out every day.
"I will never quit," Weider told Club Industry. "If I desert my body, my body will desert me. You've got to work on your body. You've got to keep it alive. It's just like a car. If you want to keep it alive, you've got to take care of it."
In 2001, Weider was diagnosed with amyloidosis, a heart condition with which he was expected to survive about three years. Doctors credited his fitness and nutrition ethic—until recently Weider continued to train every morning and made frequent public appearances—for allowing him to survive an additional nine years.
Weider is survived by his wife, Betty Weider. Ben Weider died in 2008.
A date for a memorial service will be announced soon, says Parker, who recalls Weider's kindness and generosity.
"He was through and through a bodybuilder first," Parker says, "a person who was completely into fitness and passionately wanted to give the world the experience that he had. That was his passion. That's really what fueled him all those years."


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) The Big Ten might put more emphasis on geography when shuffling divisions after eastern schools Maryland and Rutgers join the Midwest-centric league by 2014.
Penn State athletic director Dave Joyner said officials within the league have had several discussions over the phone about potential divisional alignments.
``I have a feeling it will be more geography-based,'' Joyner said. ``There seems to be a lot of sentiment for that.''
It would be especially helpful, Joyner said, to ease travel issues and funding for travel, especially for Olympic sports.
Joyner made the comments in a videotaped interview with an athletics assistant communications director posted Tuesday on the department's website.
Athletic directors have already met a couple times to discuss topics related to the additions of Maryland and Rutgers, and will probably meet four or five more times before finalizing recommendations to the Council of Presidents/Chancellors for review in June, Big Ten spokesman Scott Chipman said.
The current 12-team Big Ten split into two divisions for football after Nebraska joined the league in 2011.
The Legends Division is comprised of Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. The Leaders Division is made up of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin.
Commissioner Jim Delany had said in announcing the divisions in 2010 that the conference sought to keep competitive balance and promote new rivalries while keeping traditions and existing rivalries in mind.
Penn State last week removed ``acting'' from Joyner's athletic director and reaffirmed that Joyner would serve in that capacity until Rodney Erickson's term as president expires next year. The school has started searching for Erickson's successor, and the athletic director job would be open to a national search under the new president. Joyner would be able to re-apply.
He took the job about a couple weeks after his predecessor, Tim Curley, was placed on leave in November 2011 in the fallout from former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's arrest on child sex abuse charges.
Joyner on Tuesday likened his initial months on the job to being in a ``war zone'' after managing crisis after crisis.
``Now we're still very busy. We have a lot of things we need to do as we move forward with programs and plans,'' Joyner said. ``We're more now on maintenance and moving forward and rebuilding on where things were before.''
Penn State had a successful fall season, especially considering how the school was hit with landmark sanctions by the NCAA for the Sandusky scandal. Most notably, the football team under first-year coach Bill O'Brien had a better-than-expected 8-4 record, and the school has also had success in women's soccer, women's volleyball, women's basketball and wrestling, among other sports.
NCAA data has also shown that the school continues to have high rates in graduating athletes.
``The results speak for themselves,'' Joyner said. ``These students and these coaches have done remarkably well'' considering the turmoil of the past 15 months.
The sanctions included a $60 million fine. The first of five $12 million installments was paid last month. But Joyner reiterated that Penn State had no plans to cut sports. Athletics may have to rely more on donations to help pay for facilities and upgrades, he said.
``We're going to be all right,'' Joyner said. ``It's going to be tough.''
Curley and two other former administrators are awaiting trial on charges related to the Sandusky scandal including endangering the welfare of children and obstruction. All three men have maintained their innocence.


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