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Tandem breaker
My cousin had a dead short on one of his circuits causing his breaker to trip.. He had 14/3 running upstairs supplying two circuits. The breaker was a tandem 15 amp breaker with a bar connecting the two. ( two 15 amps breakers that are connected and fit onto the bus bar together)
I disconnected the two hots from the breaker to find out which one had the short and found one of the hots in the upstairs bedroom outlet had been spliced down the middle and the ground was touching it. (strange that it would just trip the breaker just now after 15 years) repaired that and the circuit is now fine.
My question is should the tandem 15 amp breaker have the bar to trip both when one circuit trips? I noticed that when the circuit tripped it didnt always throw the switch over because they were connected.
Are they connected because the circuits share the same neutral?
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When I hear (or read) tandem breaker, I think of a breaker that fits into the space of one breaker (say about 1 inch), but has two connections. Is this what you have? If so, then what you have is against code.
If you have a two-pole breaker with a shared nuetral, then you're fine.
Both hots coming off of a true tandem breaker would be on the same phase of the main panel, making the nuetral carry as much as twice its rated limit instead of the difference between loads on each phase.
Do they make tandems with handle ties? I've never seen them, but I could be wrong. Although it doesn't make sense---Why would you need a handletie on a tandem breaker if both hots are on the same phase? I'm guessin' he has a two-pole 15A breaker correctly wired. Of course a picture is always worth a thousand words!:thumbsup:
Well color me red...
I missed the handle tie part...I know, I know...big BOLD letters....It was late. You're probably right.
Looks like a former 240V circuit converted to work as two 120V ones. Someone wanted to save a buck by not buying two regular 15A breakers.
Multi-Wire Branch Circuit? Something like that, right?
It should be noted that this handle tie is present so that the breakers can be turned off together, and can be achieved by using a double pole breaker or two single poles with an approved handle tie. If using two single pole breakers, they may not both trip in the event of a short circuit since there is not an internal trip mechanism present.
[quote=HouseHelper;64907]The handle tie is only required if the two circuits share the same strap,
Thats what I meant to say:huh: . I haven't gotten my '08 book yet but isn't the handle tie gonna be required on all MWBC's?
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Book Talk: Saving China's tigers in Africa
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DALLAS (Reuters Life!) - Staring down the barrel of extinction, the planet's tigers may have won a reprieve last week when Russia and China agreed with other Asian nations to double the world's population of the big cats by 2022.
Just 3,200 tigers now live in the wild, down from 100,000 a century ago, and those that remain face a losing battle with poachers who supply traders in India and China with tiger parts for traditional medicines and purported aphrodisiacs.
In a remote corner of South Africa and far from their natural Asian range, a unique project is underway to save one subspecies of the iconic predator, the south China tiger.
This "rewilding" project -- the brainchild of Chinese conservationist Li Quan -- began in 2003 with a pair of cubs, brought to South Africa from Chinese zoos, which learned how to hunt and fend for themselves.
The initial pair bred and others have been brought in, with the idea that rewilded "South African" tigers may eventually be released into their natural Asian habitat.
A new photo documentary book, "Rewilded," chronicles the project. Author Li Quan spoke to Reuters by phone about the project from her "tiger ranch" in South Africa.
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'Match Seller or Sparkplug? The Human Sciences and Business'
Cunningham, Stuart D. (2005) 'Match Seller or Sparkplug? The Human Sciences and Business'. B-HERT Newsletter, pp. 8-10.
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|Bill Gladstone, YES. Although, his books predate North U, he had self-published a comb-bound book over an inch thick and worth every cent of it, going back 20 years now. I think it is still available, I've seen it advertised online.
Hellosailor was probably thinking of Bill Gladstone's North U books -- "Trim" and "Tactics". You can get them by calling your nearest North Sails loft or from most marine retailers on the net (apsltd.com, defender.com, westmarine, etc.). You shouldn't have any trouble finding them, but if you do or if you have further questions or want training info, you could call Francine at North Sails; her address is
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Actually sometimes you will see some marvelous (ahem) starts when five or six large boats all try to be in the exact same place at the exact same time. Marvelous if you're not paying the repair bills!
If there are 1 or 2 boats you can't outrun and you are forced to their leeward side get the hell outa there ASAP or your gona get demolished with bad air. Half your race is on that start line.
If timing and strategy were simple, everyone would win every start.
You might try getting the book by Dave Perry on understanding the racing rules, he goes into far more than just what the rules are. And there's another classic that I can't remember the name of...a comb-bound book that is all about strategies and especially starts...someone Black or Blackstone? (Anyone else remember which one this is?) that's also been out and revised over the past 20 years or so.
There are many strategies, many options, that's why I'd say to get the books and read them in detail.
With only 7 boats and a wide line, sounds like the problem is just timing, not tactics. To keep it way simple, reach away from the actual line on port for not quite half the remaining time, allow 20 seconds (or whatever, depending on the boat and breeze) to tack, then reach back, luff at about 30 seconds left if you're early, keep on truckin' if you're on time, harden up to close hauled, and go for the gun. Boats that want the buoy/pin end, tack first; those wanting the committee boat end, tack later.
This is the old-fashioned Vanderbilt start. In small fleets, on a big line, it still works as well as it did 130 years ago. Sounds like you have enough room for all boats to be on the line, moving, on time, and in clear air, if they'll pay attention to the clock.
|We keep close to the line, if it looks like we are going to be early we start doing hard S turns which is pull the tiller hard and bring the boat down 30-40 degree's and then push back up hard moving the boat up 60-80 degree's and then finally pull back moving down again 30-40 degree's (provided you have room). This puts you back on course and kills alot of speed and with luffing your sails it might save you from a early start
One tip for beginners is stay close to the line before the start. If the wind goes light you don't get caught 5 minutes from the start. The downside is you are not always moving at speed when you cross but at least you are there at the start. One time we took a couple of practice runs at the line timing so that we would tack 90 secs before start and hit the line with speed. At about 90 secs to the start we tacked and the wind died. As a result we were very late crossing because we were not near the line when the race started.
Another suggestion that helps. Read the Rules! The two single most important are STbd/Port and Windward/Leeward. With an understanding of these basic rules you will be less afraid to be near the line with the other boats at the start and will be with the fleet at the start. Most boats I see that consistently trail at the start do so because they hang back to avoid the scrum prior to the start and are therefore late. Hanging back always makes you late.
The best skippers I know hit the line at speed heading in the right direction. Less experienced skippers are afraid to try this because they might be early with a spinnaker or pole set, etc... Intermediate skippers like to prowl up and down the line and then tack over at the gun. Running down the line on a stbd tack gives you some room for a timing error and then if preferred tack is port tack you can tack at the gun. Is less fast than hitting line at speed on preferred tack but gets you to the line on time. Inexperienced skippers just hang back and are late.
Race more and race often. Bring an experienced racer aboard once in a while and you will learn faster.
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We are racing in a small fleet of 6-7 boats with a wide starting line in which the boats are mostly causal fun racers.
The problem is that we have consisently had problems starting off the line with the fleet usually behind everyone at the start. Could anyone suggest some techniques that we could follow to get us off the line sooner.
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Several worth considering:
- Bersa Thunder Ultra Compact Pro .45ACP
- Kahr TP45 .45ACP
- STI Spartan .45ACP
A check on GunBroker shows a number of these selling recently for under $600.
This is a discussion on Help - looking for a .45 for around $500 for defense... within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; OK. I live in Southern California and have recently received some credible threats...no need to go into details, but they are enough to make me ...
OK. I live in Southern California and have recently received some credible threats...no need to go into details, but they are enough to make me think about the safety of myself and my family.
I own a 9mm (Browninh Hi-Power) and a 12 gauge (Mossberg) which my wife is both comfortable with and proficient with. Until recently, the Browning resided in my drawer safe in my office, when I received the threats it began to sommute with me...one day I neglected to bring the browning and a unpleasant gentleman came into the office...thankfully he left without incident, but I would have felt more comfortable had Mr. browning been with me to speak up for the rights of myself and my employees.
I intend to leave Mr. Browning at home as the wife is comfortable with that weapon and scared of the .45 round...but she did tell me to replace the pistol that used to reside in my drawer safe.
I'd like a semi-auto, chambered in .45 with an exposed hammer as well as a safety/decocke. Not afraid of double action, will not be see primarily as a carry weapon - honestly, my fervent hope is that it resides in my safe and only sees the light of day on range trips.
I've given myself a budget of $500, plus fees. Hard limit is $600 - I just cannot justify more than that for a drawer pistol, who's longest shot wold be 20'. .45 is desired simply because I love the round...but not opposed to any round larger than 9mm. Semi-auto vs revolver is simply a personal preference and non-negotiable.
I'm eyeing the Para Ordnance expert GI, but not sold...and looking for suggestions. Love the 1911 style for all the obvious reasons, but am not limiting myself to it...but I simply will not consider a block or an H & K - have fired both multiple times, multiple models, multiple calipers - sorry - just not for me.
Any suggestions / comments? Thank you in advance!
Several worth considering:
- Bersa Thunder Ultra Compact Pro .45ACP
- Kahr TP45 .45ACP
- STI Spartan .45ACP
A check on GunBroker shows a number of these selling recently for under $600.
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You should be able to pick up a good mil spec 1911 in your price range. Or maybe a Gen 3 S&W for around that price.
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What your asking for in Cali is really a small range of 45's for the price and features. The ones on the list closest to what you want might be a RIA or ATI 1911. Not many others with an exposed hammer, safety/Decocker on the CA Roster. Unless you buy used as a PPT.
A second vote for the Rock Island Armory if you're into 1911s.
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ccw9mm gave you a good starting point to look. Not sure if all of them are CA compliant, which could be a problem.
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Welcome. You could probably find a used Sig P220 for $600. Otherwise a cheaper 1911...
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May I suggest a Taurus PT845. Has exposed hammer and decoker like you requested. I sometimes see them at shows for under $400. I hope this helps. God Bless
Other than Rock Island, 1911's reliable enough to bet your life on are more than $600.00
XDs comes to mind but you can't get it in CA.
Springfield MIL-SPEC used. Rock Island. If you can find them are good. I'm not a fan of 1911's my self. I think it was a brilliant design but in the last 100 years there have been a whole lot of combat pistols designed that are much better than the 1911.
And of course, the Glocks you have some sort of issue with are excellent. Used Gen 3 Glock 30 or 21 would work really well for you, especially since it will sit in a drawer safe, probably for years, but you have ruled them out. You don't have to do more than get the gun, put a patch through the barrel, buy ammo that says the same caliber on the box as is printed on the gun, stick it in a drawer, and you are good to go with a Glock. But you don't like them. Reliable, meet your price range in your caliber of choice. Readily available. But of course, you don't like them. You'd rather be debating and at risk than have a Glock or some other polymer framed pistol in the drawer when your credible threat becomes real? Seriously? Wow.
There are a heck of a lot of very good polymer frame combat pistols that would work for you. But you don't like them. That's a shame. Dislike of polymer framed pistols isn't worth dying for.
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Not sure what you got yourself into,but If I Were You I would invest in a level 3 vest,if you are in an office and they decide to come in the door and start shooting,number 1 you may not have time to even get a drawer open,a vest may allow you to stay alive and return fire.I would also invest in a magnet or holster that holds the pistol under the Office desk where you can get a grip without opening a drawer.
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Go online and look for a police trade-in S&W 3rd Gen 4506/4566 or anything int the 45XX series. DA/SA, Built like a tank, feed anything, and reliable as heck. Should be able to find one under $400. I've got the 4566 (shortened version of full size 4506) and am very happy with it. All-metal gun that very comfortable to shoot. Your wife may take it away from you too!
Mine have the bobbed hammer, which is fine with the DA, other versions have exposed hammers.
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Rock Island Armory 1911. That's your best bet; that price range/those requirements, doesn't leave much room to play with. Especially if you're looking for something that you're not going to be shooting a whole lot before you start to rely on it. - I wouldn't recommend a used gun to just throw in a drawer without putting a lot of rounds down range first.
Not that I advocate that with a NEW gun either- shoot either a lot before you start to count on it to save your life.
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Definitely RIA for the specs you've laid out
Skip the exposed hammer part and buy a Glock 30. Dead nuts reliable, compact enough for carry, and 11 rounds of madness. 1911's are great, but for a truly "defensive" pistol in your price range, the Glock is the winner. I highly suggest you check out armslist.com and search your state.
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Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel offered a bit of an apology to his coaches and teammates for partying hard and acting unprofessional over the offseason, according to a July 26 report from ESPN. Manziel, 21, told the Cleveland media he wishes he could go back and do things differently since getting drafted by the Browns earlier this year, after word got out that Browns higher-ups were alarmed by his off-the-field behavior.
Why are first-year coach Mike Pettine and Browns owner Jimmy Haslam so concerned about Manziel's antics? The rookie was spotted living it up in nightclubs from coast to coast this offseason, rolling bills in a Las Vegas bathroom and bartending in Texas. Tightly-rolled bills are often used for snorting cocaine, so the photo of Manziel rolling up a $20 in a bathroom was highly alarming for Cleveland brass.
Manziel did not actually do drugs of all kind, but Browns officials were so upset by the photo that they let the media know such behavior would not be tolerated. There were plenty of other incidents involving Manziel, that raised eyebrows in Cleveland. In May, TMZ reported that Manziel got the party going at Surrender nightclub at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, enjoying Belvadere vodka drinks and champagne with a large party of men and women. He was spotted at several other nightclubs over the offseason, dancing the night away with beers in hand.
Should Manziel apologize for his hard partying over the offseason? That's a tricky question to answer, but the main reason why he had every right to go out and enjoy himself is the fact that he was partying months before the season was to get started. Did he break any laws? No. Did he miss any practice time? No. Did he alienate his teammates? No. Here's the thing: Most professional athletes enjoy their free time by partying at nightclubs, but they just aren't photographed as much as Manziel. Since Manziel gets more media attention than most, it just appears as though he parties far more than others.
For his part, and to his credit, the former Aggie has simmered down over the past month. Manziel may have been getting drunk and going wild earlier this summer, but his hard partying has cooled down now that training camp has begun. With Browns training camp in full swing, Johnny Football has declared a willingness to mature, learn the league and earn the respect of his teammates.
There is a whole lot of pressure that goes with being a first-round pick, especially one who helped the Browns sell 2,000 season tickets in the first week of him being on the team. The former Texas A&M superstar is going to need a little time to learn how to act as a professional, but he deserves props for taking the time to hear out his coaches and embrace their concerns about his behavior. He is slowly making adjustments to make sure he doesn't run himself out of town before the season even starts.
Manziel seems to know full well when the wild partying isn't appropriate, so that should be all that matters. As long as he isn't enjoying the nightlife during the Browns' training camp and regular season, there's nothing wrong with his off-the-field antics.


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I'm contantly revising my stories. So it would be a good idea the re-read the chapters sometimes. Harry/Hermione and Hermione/Draco are my favorite pairings, but I'll read any pairing as long as it isn't incest or something like Harry/Sirius, or Hermione/Severus, stuff like that. In Twilight, any pairing will do the best one is Jasper/Bella, all the Edward/Bella ones I've seen lately are all human and this is the way I see it, if I wanted to read about humans I would read a different series.
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As of two hours ago, I am in receipt of a Mother's Day gift from my daughter, Miranda, which is an assortment of your Magic Morsels. In the course of two hours, I have eaten two walnut and one caramel flavored Magic Morsels.
I took a moment to read over your promise card which was enclosed. It reads - One Pure Promise: From our selection of the finest, purest ingredients (la-la-la)... That's why every purchase comes with an unconditional guarantee: If you (skip ahead) are ever dissatisfied, EVEN SLIGHTLY, we will make things right, etc. etc.
I feel certain, after consuming three Magic Morsels and surveying the remaining contents of the box, that I'm going to be "slightly dissatisfied." Yes. It's true! BUT. . . I am only "slightly dissatisfied" because there is not a second shipment scheduled for delivery within the next two days (the approximate time it will take me to polish off the rest of this box) :P
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Carson City settles police chief lawsuit with $273,000
CARSON CITY — The city of Carson City is paying its former police chief more than a quarter million dollars to settle a wrongful termination lawsuit.
Former Carson City police chief Jeff Hilliker received $273,000 after being fired last spring, according to an out-of-court settlement obtained by The Daily News via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Hilliker, his attorney, Tom Pabst of Flint, and the city of Carson City's attorney, Patrick Aseltyne of Lansing, signed the final agreement.
Hilliker joined the Carson City Police Department in 1997 after serving as a police officer in Crystal Township and Cedar Springs. He also was a firefighter at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids and in Algoma Township. He became Carson City's police chief in 2008 after Frank Griswold retired as police chief.
Hilliker was "relieved of his duties" on March 14, 2011. Carson City Police Officer Nick Barbour resigned three days earlier.
City Administrator Mark Borden read a prepared statement at a Carson City Council meeting March 15.
"After many months of careful consideration and assessment of the policies, procedures and personnel of the Carson City Police Department, I have decided that certain improvements can and should be made," Borden said. "The first change I felt was necessary was a change of police personnel."
When residents in the audience asked for more information, Borden and Mayor Bruce Tasker declined to elaborate. The City Council voted 7-0 to support Borden's decision without further discussion.
The Daily News obtained copies of Hilliker's personnel file via a FOIA request. The file did not contain documents naming any disciplinary action or reasons for Hilliker's termination.
Hilliker's file contained a number of complaints filed by citizens. Complaints ranged from Hilliker using excessive force to driving too fast without lights and sirens activated.
Lawsuit and settlement
Hilliker filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against Carson City in April 2011.
An out-of-court settlement was reached on Jan. 7 of this year.
Hilliker and his attorney will receive $273,000 from the city of Carson City. In exchange, Hilliker agreed to "fully and forever release, acquit and discharge" the city of Carson City, Borden, Tasker and council members Dan Cusack and Neil Kapustka from "any and all claims" that were pending in Kent County Circuit Court.
The agreement is not an admission of guilt or wrongdoing by the city, Borden, Tasker, Cusack or Kapustka, all of whom deny any wrongdoing in this matter.
The city must remove all negative references or comments found in Hilliker's personnel file and his file must reflect that he resigned for personal reasons.
Hilliker told The Daily News he was happy with the settlement agreement.
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Betting On Thermal Baths, Not Crap TablesPhillip L. Zweig
More than seven years have passed since I last strolled from my grandmother's Reconstruction-era home up Park Avenue into downtown Hot Springs, Ark. It was a walk into an American time warp. Little has changed since my last, sad visit in 1989, when Gram, known to others as Catherine Stanfield March, died at 88.
Bailey's Dairy Treat, where young Bill Clinton satisfied his craving for junk food, has raised its price for a quarter-pound burger to $2.30, but Smitty the Barber still charges $2 for a haircut. A Model A Ford chugs by as I head toward Bath House Row. As I pass the elegant Majestic and Arlington hotels, I picture Babe Ruth and his 1923 New York Yankee teammates on the Arlington's veranda, autographing baseballs like the one Gram treasured. Other major league teams came to Hot Springs for spring training. But the Babe and his teammates visited to take the waters, whose healing powers were discovered in 1541 by Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto.
By the 1880s, when Florida was still a swamp, Hot Springs was a top resort of ornate Victorian structures such as the imposing Army & Navy Hospital. In 1921, the federal government designated Hot Springs a national park.
For most of the past century, Hot Springs' economic underpinnings were the baths, horse-racing, and illicit gaming that attracted both mobsters and moguls. Gram was known to compare sheets at the Oaklawn Park track with her neighbor Virginia Kelley, whose son Bill Clinton was Gram's paper boy. Until the late 1960s, when Governor Winthrop Rockefeller shut the casinos down, the town was one of America's last bastions of illegal yet open gambling. The clampdown triggered a 20-year decline. In the 1980s, officials began courting new companies, but many here pined for the excitement and easy money of the past.
So on Nov. 5, Arkansans voted on an amendment that would have paved the way to bring back Hot Springs' casinos, croupiers, and crap tables. Local residents could then vote on whether to allow gambling in their town. Led by Oaklawn Park owner Charles Cella, who wanted to open a casino at his track, amendment backers claimed that gambling would spark a boom. Opponents, including churches, argued that gaming would benefit a wealthy few while promoting crime, traffic, and moral decay. Statewide, the measure was defeated, but voters here, where ballots are still being counted, apparently approved it by a slim margin.
Hot Springs boosters are philosophical. "We're not any worse off now than we were before the election," says Don R. Raulie, executive director of the Advertising & Promotion Commission. "I'm optimistic about the future."
Civic leaders are now pinning that future on nostalgia for a different slice of the town's past. Plans are afoot for new, European-style outdoor thermal baths and a steam-driven train to rustic Mountain Pine, 15 miles away. In November, the city broke ground for a $39 million convention center that will be completed in 1998.
PRESIDENTIAL CLOUT? Hot Springs also expects to lure tourists by promoting its most famous former resident. Bill Clinton's alma mater, the shuttered Hot Springs High School, is expected to become a cultural center. Some 5% of the nearly 2 million visitors annually come looking for the President's roots, which were planted in 1954 when Clinton and his family moved up here from Hope. Since Clinton took office in 1993, says Monty Scott, president of Southwest Hotels Inc., which owns the Majestic and Arlington, "I understand that Hot Springs has moved to the front of the National Park Service funding list. I don't think that anybody at the Park Service wants to upset the President."
Can Hot Springs thrive as a tourist mecca again? I can't help wondering about Gram's answer. Born in Rison, Ark., Gram, a widow, settled here in the 1930s with her two children--Alfred and my mother, Myrillyn. She was warm and caring, providing comfort during my brother Stephen's nine-year struggle with Hodgkin's disease, which ended with his death in 1980. But she could be feisty, as on that Sunday when she took issue with a visiting preacher by stalking out in mid-sermon down the center aisle of the church.
Hot Springs loved tourism but not necessarily all outsiders. In 1952, I was a New Yorker who went to live with Gram and attend first grade at the Ramble School. (Three years later, Bill Clinton, who's a month older than I am, enrolled in the fourth grade there.) I couldn't understand my classmates' accents, and they couldn't understand me. The teacher said I was retarded. Furious, Gram took me back north.
Like Hot Springs, Gram was proud of her Clinton connection. When she visited New York in August, 1980, during the Democratic convention, she wanted to be seated with the Arkansas delegation, though she wasn't a member. So she phoned Governor Clinton's hotel suite and asked for a pass. An aide promised to get back to her in an hour. No call came, so on the third try, she told the aide: "You tell that boy that I might not be able to do him a lot of good, but I sure can do him a lot of harm." Her pass arrived an hour later.
I last visited Gram in May, 1989. Due to a hip fracture, she was too frail to attend the dedication of the restored Fordyce Bath House. So at the reception, I asked Clinton to greet her via my tape recorder. Gram smiled weakly as I played the tape. Three months later, she was dead. We took Gram on one last trip through the pine forests and buried her in the family plot in Rison.
Gram had loved the bustling Hot Springs of the past, more because of the folks who came to regain their health than those who lost their shirts. So as I visit her old house with its long porch and rockers, I decide she'd have been characteristically blunt in saying Hot Springs' future shouldn't be in the pockets of the high rollers. It should belong, instead, to friends, family, and others who come here to flee a faster-paced, often crueler world. Gram would have voted no on casino gambling.


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I'd like to buy a fairly inexpensive PC laptop for production when I'm on the move. Having never used a laptop for audio before, I'd like some advice on the main factors to consider. I've had lots of advice on which brands to avoid, but I'm still concerned that I will end up making a costly mistake.
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ASOS columnist Martin Walker replies: It's always sensible to get advice from other laptop users. However, you still have to be very careful when buying a PC laptop 'blind', if you want to avoid a very expensive mistake: while you can fairly easily replace or bypass any desktop PC component that causes problems with audio software and hardware, this is rarely an option with a laptop. I discussed the various pitfalls in some depth in SOS August 2008 (/sos/aug08/articles/budgetpc.htm). However, here's a handy checklist of the main points, in order of importance:
Throttling/Fans: Very important factors to consider are the processor throttling and fan cooling regimes. Throttling ramps the CPU clock speed up or down automatically to suit processor demands, with the aim of extending battery life, while the fan speed gets adjusted automatically, to ensure the CPU remains at a safe temperature at all times but noise levels are minimised. Unfortunately, some laptop models suffer from short audio drop‑outs each time either of these speeds gets changed and you may not be able to disable such features. Each laptop manufacturer tends to offer a range of models — some may cause throttling/fan glitches and some may not — making it impossible to generalise about which brands to avoid.
Overheating: Musicians are rare among computer users in frequently running their processors continuously at near 100 percent load, which in turn raises the CPU temperature beyond the norm. It's not unknown for the occasional laptop model to shut itself down due to excessive temperatures if you attempt to run it 'flat out' for more than a few minutes (which its manufacturer may assure you is a highly unusual practice). You should avoid such models as well.
Resource hogs: Various laptop components, or their drivers, may periodically take more than their fair share of resources, once again disturbing the smooth flow of audio. The worst offenders tend to be Wi‑Fi networks, which can normally be disabled while you work on music, but some interruptions can only be resolved by changes to BIOS settings, which may not be available on a particular laptop.
Firewire: If you intend to use a Firewire audio interface, you will need to check which Firewire controller chips are the most compatible to partner it. If your laptop has a different one on its motherboard you may, once again, suffer from audio clicks and pops. Buying a Firewire card adaptor may solve the problem, but it's safer to buy a laptop that's already compatible with your interface.
Ground loops: Finally, many laptop users hear background hums and whistles in their audio, which are related to mouse, graphics or hard-drive activity. This is a result of a ground loop created when the laptop power supply is earthed and the laptop is connected, via audio cables, to an earthed mixer or active monitors. Such loops can be broken either with a replacement double‑insulated laptop power supply, balanced audio cabling or a suitable line‑level DI box. Again, buying a recommended laptop model may avoid this extra hassle.
When short-listing PC laptop models, you therefore need to do some detective work on the above points. Only trust recommendations from people who actually use that make and model (you can find a useful thread related to exactly this point on the SOS web site at /forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=414373&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#414373) and, if at all possible, try out that model before parting with any cash. One SOS forum user found this out the hard way, ending up with an expensivean £800 laptop that had an unfixable BIOS problem rendering it unusable.


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Despite challenging weather, reduced fundraising time and escalating need for aid elsewhere in the region, Paducah Power System reported a successful season of holiday giving.
The annual lighting display that illuminates Noble Park from Thanksgiving to early January raised 24,820 pounds of canned goods and non-perishable food items. Christmas in the Park is done in conjunction with two December events: Stuff the Truck at Lourdes Hospital and Baptist Health Paducah, which raised 10,650 pounds, and the School Challenge, a competition among 11 area schools which raised 15,135 pounds.
The grand total was 50,065 pounds and $37,500 in monetary donations. The amount of cash given was the second largest in the 17 years of Christmas in the Park, according to Andrea Underwood, director of community relations for Paducah Power System.
"The community really dug deep this year and that speaks so well of our region," she said. "So many hands were involved in this process, from the volunteers at Santa's House to students to hospital employees."
She said this year brought many challenges following a relatively easy 2012 with wintry weather decreasing the number of visitors and fundraising days. Although the donated food decreased from 69,000 pounds in 2012, the amount of money helped to balance the scales, according to Underwood.
"Our community turned out to support us despite all the obstacles," she said. "We were pleasantly surprised because last year was so tough economically."
The nutritional items and monetary donations will be split among the Paducah Corporative Ministry, the Family Service Society and the Salvation Army in Paducah. The organizations should receive the supplies by the end of January and some of the donated money will be used for heating assistance, she said.
Pam Truitt, executive director of the Family Service Society, said the yearly donated goods that typically last until May provide the organization with a valuable stockpile of resources and piece of mind that shelves will remain full.
"We thank anyone who donated their time or resources because this is what gets us through the biggest part of our year," she said. "All the work and effort we use to keep stocked up can focus on other programs."
Truitt said last year brought record need with the organization serving many more residents than previous years. The influx of items from the Paducah Power System drives will help ease nervousness about handling a continuation in the increased level of demand for resources.
"You get scared at times when serving large numbers, where the food is going to come from," she said. "This is a blessing. The community is so generous. When people are in need, others always want to help."
Contact Kathleen Fox, a Paducah Sun staff writer, at 270-575-8651 or follow @kathleendfox on Twitter.
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Morgan Elementary School students are making the most of their summer break at Coach Ford's Club, a day camp focused on developing children's fitness, reading level and community involvement.
The club evolved from the "Read, Right, Run" program by the non-profit organization Go! St. Louis, which encourages families and children to pursue a healthy lifestyle year round.
Andy Ford, a physical education teacher at Morgan Elementary, hosts the camp with weekly meetings throughout the summer.
"I wanted it to last all summer instead of it being done all in one week," he said.
Similar to the "Read, Right, Run" program, Coach Ford's Club incorporates the school's resources to challenge students' reading skills and do what is right for the community, all while being physically active.
"I'm a firm believer that physical activity kick-starts the brain," Ford said.
Students take advantage of access to books in the school library, and take Accelerated Reading tests to boost their reading comprehension. In addition, they plan events within the community, such as picking weeds out of the school's Giving Garden and arranging a community car wash. Tuesday the students hosted "Can Stomp," during which they stomped and recycled aluminum cans collected by the staff and students since the end of the school year.
Emari Milliken, 9, said his favorite part of the camp is reading and doing activities like stomping the cans. He also participated in the six-month "Read, Right, Run" program.
Richard Foster, 6, also enjoys the camp's resources, like playing games on the school's iPads.
"I really need to give a shout out to the Morgan Elementary Family Resource Center and (its coordinator) Mr. Donta Tyler," said Ford. "None of this would be possible without them."
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'This is the book John Banville was born to write' Catherine Lockerbie, Scotsman
'The Untouchable is an engrossing, exquisitely written and almost bewilderingly smart book . . . It's the fullest book I've read in a very long time, utterly accomplished, thoroughly readable, written by a novelist of vast talent' Richard Ford
Victor Maskell has been betrayed. After the announcement in the Commons and the hasty revelation of his double life of wartime espionage, his disgrace is public, his knighthood revoked, his position as curator of the Queen's pictures terminated. There are questions to be answered. For whom has he been sacrificed? To what has he sacrificed his life?
'No novel burrowed deeper beneath my skin than The Untouchable . . . Prose of great elegance, applied to a sardonic narrative, created an atmosphere at once austere, chilling and utterly believable' John Coldstream, Daily Telegraph
'Banville is the most intelligent and stylish novelist currently at work in English . . . the mien is austere and Victorian; the awareness, the ironic readings of the contemporary are razor-sharp' George Steiner, Observer
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John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. His first book, Long Lankin, was published in 1970. His books include Nightspawn, Birchwood, Doctor Copernicus (which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1976), Kepler (which was awarded the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1981), The Newton Letter (which was filmed for Channel 4), Mefisto, The Book of Evidence (shortlisted for the 1989 Booker Prize and winner of the 1989 Guinness Peat Aviation Award), Ghosts, Athena, The Untouchable, Eclipse, Shroud and The Sea. He has received a literary award from the Lannan Foundation. He lives in Dublin.
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I'm sure you've all heard the news reports about Michael Jackson's abuse of prescription painkillers. Here's a news report with all the basic info:
"Reports of prescription drug abuse have dogged Michael Jackson for much of his career, and now a close associate has come forward to talk about the late singer's battle with addiction.
"Jackson's former video producer said the pop star, who died Thursday at age 50 from cardiac arrest, had a '20-plus year' addiction to the painkiller Demerol, as well as to a cocktail of other drugs, such as Oxycontin. Demerol is a form of Morphine-part of a class of drugs called Opioids.
"'Everybody around him knew about it,' Schaffel told ABCnews.com. 'He didn't advertise it to the world, but anybody in his inner circle knew.'
"'I was shocked, but I knew it was only a matter of time that something like this would happen,' Schaffel said. 'I have said before, that if he continued using drugs at this rate, he'd be dead by the time he was 50.'
King of Pop Killed by Prescription
"The Los Angeles police were told that Jackson received a Demerol injection one hour before his death, according to a senior law enforcement official. Paramedics at the Los Angeles hospital where Jackson died Thursday, according to the British tabloid The Sun, said the star's breathing got 'slower and slower until it stopped.'"
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The #1 cause of death today is our current healthcare system–killing 999,936 people each year. Of those deaths, 420,000 are caused by the adverse reactions to properly prescribed medications (McLean, VA: National Patient Safety Foundation; October 9, 1997). It's sad to see a music legend die from something like this. The worst part is that hundreds of thousands of other people are dying for the same reasons every year…..rather than changing their lifestyle and getting their bodies healthy, they choose to take a pill and it leads to an early death.
Let's stop the madness! Michael Jackson's friends, his close inner circle, knew that he was consistently taking pain killers, and no one ever helped him get control. Do you know anyone in the same situation?
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With the Sochi Olympics in full swing, it's the perfect time to see what a former Olympic great has been up to. No, not Michael Phelps, but rather, the guy who preceded him.
That's right -- I'm talkin' about Mark Spitz, the mustachioed swimmer also known as Mark the Shark. He set 33 world records and was inducted into six halls of fame. But he's best known as the first athlete to win seven gold medals in one Olympics (Munich, 1972).
Spitz turned 64 on Feb. 10, and he's still wowing crowds ... as a motivational speaker. From business groups to school kids, he shares his thoughts on winning. Indeed, one of his speeches helps the audience find "the Olympic champion within everyone."
Spitz didn't dive into public speaking right after the '72 Games, though. He's been a TV commentator for several Olympics, but it was the flood of endorsement offers that really kept him busy for a while. He hooked up with Xerox, Kodak, General Motors, Swatch and more, including Major Pool Equipment's Spartan Pool Division! Pool News (as we were known then) reported that Spitz took the job because "I think it's the best pool you can buy for the money. ... Spartan has made it possible to have a pool for the price of a second car."
Fast forward to 2003, and we find Spitz joining the board of directors at Novations, maker of aquatic exercise devices. "He is recognized worldwide as the foremost authority in the swimming field," Novations President Leo Riera told PSN. "I think people in our generation look up to him for that."
Among the many honors Spitz has received were the Sullivan Award as the nation's top amateur athlete (1971) and World Swimmer of the Year (1969-71). Then there are those hefty titles that Sports Illustrated bestowed in 2000: "Athlete of the Century" in water sports and one of six "Greatest Olympians."
Back in civilian life, Spitz married Suzy Weiner in 1973, settled in Los Angeles and raised sons Matthew and Justin. He also started a successful real estate firm in Beverly Hills. Favorite pastimes include sailing, skiing and collecting art.
I'll leave you with these words from Spitz's dad, who often told his young son: "Swimming isn't everything; winning is." He certainly took those words to heart.


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THE 1st ANNUAL SPEED BY SPECTRE 341 CHALLENGE
Spectre Performance announces invitation-only hill climb road race challenge where the fastest street cars on earth will race up infamous Nevada Highway 341
When: June 25-26, 2010
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Spectre Performance is proud to announce the return of road racing competition to one of the most infamous and challenging mountain roads in America - Nevada Highway 341 - for The 1st annual Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge. The race, scheduled for June 25-26, 2010, will pit the world's fastest street cars against the clock in a full-throttle blast up a mountain road, which will be closed to the public for the event. The exclusive challenge will include Pro-Touring Street Machines, European Exotics, and Highly-Tuned Imports competing for a chance to be crowned King of the Hill.
The Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge is a rare opportunity to drive flat-out on some of the most technical and most aggressive stretches of mountain roads in the country, without the worry of oncoming traffic or law enforcement. The paved course is 5.2 miles long with 22+ turns, a 1,216-foot rise in elevation, steep drop offs and no guardrails! Vehicles must be street-legal and registered; no purpose-built kit or racecars will be allowed. Tires must be DOT legal with at least 3/32" tread depth and a minimum 100 tread wear rating. Qualifying is scheduled for Friday, June 25th. Racing is set for Saturday the 26th.
"We are always looking for ways to go faster, to prove our parts at maximum velocity," says Spectre Performance founder Amir Rosenbaum. "We autocross and road race our muscle cars and set a 330mph Land Speed Record at Bonneville last year; but to this day one of the most challenging and exhilarating events I've ever participated in was the Virginia City Hill Climb. The Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge will bring that excitement back, but with the addition of muscle, exotic and import cars competing against each other it will be an incredible weekend. We are also very lucky to have FM3 Marketing on board to ensure everything runs smoothly."
The original Virginia City Hill Climb was founded in 1972 and ran through 2002. Rosenbaum holds the all time record for the event, running the course in three minutes, ten seconds in a modified Ferrari F40. The Speed by Spectre 341 Challenge will also include a Media Shootout, pitting magazine editors against bloggers and forum members in a project car challenge. Invitations will be issued soon and more information will be posted on the website in the coming weeks.
Who's going to go out there and show everyone that E46Fanatics.com is the King of the Hill?
Pretty cool
I'd love to!... If my car was fast enough...
You supply the car, and Ill drive it.
I'm gonna need two bottles of NOS, yea the big ones...
Come on people.
Hpf with a pro driver represent
id have top practice on GSR. first. muha
Is Taza's (old) car still the big kid on the E46-block? Or has HPF put out some pavement pounding 12xx+ hp gorilla?
I would like to see an HPF car represent.
whoever represents should get some in car footage of the event to post up here...just don't wreck
i volunteer myself, have access to some competitive cars and have a bit of experience.
:popcorn: Subscribed
I think this hillclimb would be perfect for a turbo car.
And I would rig a parachute to the sunroof in case someone goofs.
I VOLUNTEER! if u can get me and my car there
i would if sponsors want to hook me up.
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Multivariate testing, for which e-retailers run a series of tests on existing site elements simultaneously, also proved difficult to manage because, while those tests showed results, they didn't answer the question of why consumers responded more positively to certain site elements than others, says FreshPair.com president Matt Butlein. Butlein will discuss how these experiences helped to change the approach the e-retailer takes to testing and innovation at the Internet Retailer Web Design & Usability Conference 2012 in Orlando, FL, in February. Butlein will speak in a session entitled "Beyond best practices: Using innovation to take your site to the next level" Feb. 14 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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The Lost Worldby Michael Crichton
"Fast and gripping."—The Washington Post Book World
From the author of Timeline, Sphere, and Congo comes the sequel to the smash-hit Jurassic Park, a thriller that's been millions of years in the making.
"Fast and gripping."—The Washington Post Book World
It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end—the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, and the island indefinitely closed to the public.
There are rumors that something has survived. . . .
"Harrowing thrills . . . fast-paced and engaging."—People
"A very scary read."—Entertainment Weekly
"Action-packed."—New York Daily News
"An edge-of-the-seat tale."—St. Petersburg Times
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Product Details
- 9780345538994
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication date:
- 10/30/2012
- Pages:
- 432
- Sales rank:
- 60,549
- Product dimensions:
- 4.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.07(d)
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The Lost World: Story Excerpt ~ Diego
In places, the Jeep track was hardly recognizable, so thickly had the jungle grown back. Clearly, no one had used this road for many years, and the jungle was always ready to return.
Behind him, Diego grunted, swore softly. Levine turned and saw Diego lifting his foot gingerly; he had stepped to mid-ankle in a pile of green animal-droppings. Levine went back.
Diego scraped his boot clean on the stem of a fern. The droppings appeared to be composed of pale flecks of hay, mixed with green. The material was light and crumbly - dried, old. There was no smell.
Levine searched the ground carefully, until he found the remainder of the original spoor. The droppings were well formed, twelve centimeters in diameter. Definitely left behind by some large herbivore.
Diego was silent, but his eyes were wide.
Levine shook his head, continued on. As long as they saw signs of herbivora, he wasn't going to worry. At least, not too much. Even so, his fingers touched the butt of his pistol, as if for reassurance.
They came to a stream, muddy banks on both sides. Here Levine paused. He saw clear three-toed footprints in the mud, some of them quite large. The palm of his own hand, fingers spread wide, fitted easily inside one of the prints, with room to spare.
When he looked up, Diego was crossing himself again. He held the rifle in his other hand.
They waited at the stream, listening to the gentle gurgle of the water. Something shiny glinted in the stream, catching his eye. He bent over, and plucked it out. It was a piece of glass tubing, roughly the size of a pencil. One end was broken off. There were graduated markings along the side. He realized it was a pipette, of the kind used in laboratories everywhere in the world. Levine held it up to the light, turning it in his fingers. It was odd, he thought. A pipette like this implied-
Levine turned, and caught a glimpse of movement out of the corner of his eye. Something small and brown, scurrying across the mud of the riverbank. Something about the size of a rat.
Diego grunted in surprise. Then it was gone, disappearing in foliage.
Levine moved forward and crouched in the mud by the stream. He peered at the footprints left by the tiny animal. The footprints were three-toed, like the tracks of a bird. He saw more three-toed tracks, including some bigger ones, which were several inches across.
Levine had seen such prints before, in trackways such as the Purgatoire River in Colorado, where the ancient shoreline was now fossilized, the dinosaur tracks frozen in stone. But these prints were in fresh mud. And they had been made by living animals.
Sitting on his haunches, Levine heard a soft squeak coming from somewhere to his right. Looking over, he saw the ferns moving slightly. He stayed very still, waiting.
After a moment, a small animal peeked out from among the fronds. It appeared to be the size of a mouse; it had smooth, hairless skin and large eyes mounted high on its tiny head. It was greenish-brown in color, and it made a continuous, irritable squeaking sound at Levine, as if to drive him away. Levine stayed motionless, hardly daring to breathe.
He recognized this creature, of course. It was a mussaurus, a tiny prosauropod from the Late Triassic. Skeletal remains were found only in South America. It was one of the smallest dinosaurs known. A dinosaur, he thought.
Even though he had expected to see them on this island, it was still startling to be confronted by a living, breathing member of the Dinosauria. Especially one so small. He could not take his eyes off it. He was entranced. After all these years, after all the dusty skeletons - an actual living dinosaur!
The little mussaur ventured farther out from the protection of the fronds. Now Levine could see that it was longer than he had thought at first. It was actually about ten centimeters long, with a surprisingly thick tail. All told, it looked very much like a lizard. It sat upright, squatting on its hind legs on the frond. He saw the rib cage moving as the animal breathed. It waved its tiny forearms in the air at Levine, and squeaked repeatedly.
Slowly, very slowly, Levine extended his hand.
The creature squeaked again, but did not run. If anything it seemed curious, cocking its head the way very small animals do, as Levine's hand came closer.
Finally Levine's fingers touched the tip of the frond. The mussaur stood on its hind legs, balancing with its outstretched tail. Showing no sign of fear, it stepped lightly onto Levine's hand, and stood in the creases of his palm. He hardly felt the weight, it was so light. The mussaur walked around, sniffed Levine's fingers. Levine smiled, charmed.
Then, suddenly, the little creature hissed in annoyance, and jumped off his hand, disappearing into the palms. Levine blinked, unable to understand why.
Then he smelled a foul odor, and heard a heavy rustling in the bushes on the other side. There was a soft grunting sound. More rustling. For a brief moment, Levine remembered that carnivores in the wild hunted near streambeds, attacking animals when they were vulnerable, bending over to drink. But the recognition came too late; he heard a terrifying high-pitched cry, and when he turned he saw that Diego was screaming as his body was hauled away, into the bushes. Diego struggled; the bushes shook fiercely; Levine caught a glimpse of a single large foot, its middle toe bearing a short curving claw. Then the foot pulled back. The bushes continued to shake.
Suddenly, the forest erupted in frightening animal roars all around him. He glimpsed a large animal charging him. Richard Levine turned and fled, feeling the adrenaline surge of pure panic, not knowing where to go, knowing only that it was hopeless. He felt a heavy weight suddenly tear at his backpack, forcing him to his knees in the mud, and he realized in that moment that despite all his planning, despite all his clever deductions, things had gone terribly wrong, and he was about to die.
Meet the Author
Michael Crichton's novels include The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, Congo, Jurassic Park, Rising Sun, Disclosure, and The Lost World. He was as well the creator of the television series ER. Crichton died in 2008.
Brief Biography
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, California
- Date of Birth:
- October 23, 1942
- Date of Death:
- November 4, 2008
- Place of Birth:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Place of Death:
- Los Angeles, California
- Education:
- B.A.. in Anthropology, Harvard University, 1964; M.D., Harvard Medical School, 1969
- Website:
- http://www.michaelcrichton.net/
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Ever hear that annoying phrase "the book is way better than the movie"? Prepare yourself because that is exactly what I'm going to say here. The book is absolutely amazing. Events unfold that weren't featured in the film and the story is alternate from what was in the film. I eagerly wait for Jurassic Park (the first novel) to release on the Nookbook list. Oh and "the book is way better than the movie". ;)
i read the book before i got my nook and it was a library book now i reallllyy want to buy it and re read it i really liked the book and how it showed the t-rexes as good parents and that really touched me
Best book i ever read : )
This book is filled with action adventure and mystories
This book was a great quick read but was able to explain things thoroughly. The Lost World movie totally raped the book though so if you are a big fan of the second movie, you may not like this book. Its so sad that hollywood took a great book and changed it so that barely anything resembled the book except for an island overrun by dinos.
More of the same kind of slow in some parts not one of his better works first one still numberone
This is seriously one of my favorite books! I actually read this last summer. I read the first one back in 2007 and thought it was absolutely amazing and I did not want to finish The Lost World, but after reading it, I like it better than Jurassic Park!!! It is soooooooo good. Seriously.
I saw the movie first and fell in love with the idea of dinosaurs walking again. I finally learned there was a book first and bought them both. I would highly recommend reading the books first if you haven't seen the movie. The first movie followed the book pretty good because Michael Crichton did the screenplay. The second movie however, seems like a totally different thing from the book. The book is much better and compelling. When the T-rex escaped through San Diego, that was interesting, but added drama for the movie. It never happened in the book. It is compelling and you will not want to put it down. I recommend any other Michael Crichton novels, movies, or television shows.
I had to read Jurassic Park for an assignment in my Biology class. I really didn't enjoy, but I wanted to know what happened in the sequel. I read the sequel and I was very satisfied. It is thrilling, gruesome at points, suspenseful, and at several points humorous. Great Read!
This novel is the sequel to the best selling novel 'Jurrasic Park'. Michael Crichton has made a living writing these suspensful and exciting novels that talk about science and the dangers involved with it. The novel started off slow but it was well worth it because of the suspense. The novel is just as good and just fast as the first but its on a whole new island. The novel is a fast raed and it is really interesting.
I was just looking over the reviews and saw one entitled 'Not Worth The Money!' I'd like to point out that this is untrue. The Lost World is an excellent sequel to Jurassic Park, especially because the two kids in it play a VERY important role(must...not...give...spoilers...). Arby really should have been in the movie, some of his scenes were awesome(*coughcagescenehack*) and would've really made the second movie exciting, not that it wasn't already. They also should have added the real bad guys(Dodgson and lackeys) along with Dr. Levine and Dr. Thorne. In the book, Sarah Harding is way more hardcore than in the movie. This is a GREAT read. If you're not sure about it, check it out of a library first to read, like I did. Well, I hope you enjoy TLW as much as I did!
Vey good book
Insanely well developed plot with enough science to convince of its real world possibility.
A sense of exitement and fear it is like you are there
Had high hopes from Jurassic Park, but this reads a bit like a script. Fast paced and includes interesting discussions about evolution but those, at times, seem like lectures about human egocentrism.
But the movie is much better!
The first book was grea
I have not read it, but not all of the dinosaurs would be exactly like they were back in their time.
In 2pages they said,oh s word, oh jesus, oh F WORD, aand what the h word
This one can be re-read indefinitely!
Great read as expected.
While this book was enjoyable, and decidedly more so than it's silver screen counterpart, it did not quite recapture the magic of Jurassic Park. The preachy, anti-progress diatribe (Really? Electrons don't exist because they can't be served on a plate? I wish I had tried that one on my high school chemistry teacher...) became a bit tedious, and wasn't as well balanced with the beauty and wonder, and ultimate terror of the first novel. Still, if Chrichton were here to pen a third installment, I'd happily devour it in a heartbeat, because he was so talented in the artistry of suspense. And, of course, because, well....dinosaurs!
Jurassic Park is the best book.


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Island Madness (edition 2000)
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Not having much background into WWII history, I did have to "stop and review" a few places but was well worth it. This is a wonderful story about ordinary people living in an extraordinary time and situation. Both the Germans and the English are presented as real people struggling with the times. Will look for more by this author.
In Island Madness by Tim Binding, it is 1943, the tide of war is slowing changing but on Guernsey Island, the Germans are still the occupiers of this small part of Britain. On the surface life appears fairly serene, parties are held, amateur theatre performances are given, the daily business of life goes on, but underneath resentments are building with smuggling and black market operations coming into play.
When a young local girl is found murdered, suspicion falls on many. As she was one of the women that openly associated with the Germans, was this a reprisal murder, or is it a case of a young girl falling into the hands of some soldiers at the wrong time, or is this something else entirely?
Island Madness is a well written account of the German occupation of Guernsey Island. In subtle ways the author shows the impact of war upon this community. The storyline raises the question of morality and responsibility during wartime, as it makes it's point that what is acceptable during wartime would not be condoned during times of peace. I enjoyed this story and really liked how the author didn't make all the Germans bad and all the British good. Each character has their own choices to make according to their own moral makeup.
While the murder plot is at the heart of this story, Island Madness was much more about how one prioritizes one's values during times of crisis. On Guernsey Island we see that although some collaborated and some resisted, many simply put their heads down and tried to endure.
This isn't a 'what if' book about the War, but one that shows us how the inhabitants of the Channel Islands dealt with being occupied by the Germans during the Second World War. The occupation is a fascinating story in itself - a source of pride to the Germans, and a huge consumer of German resource and Eastern European manpower, the islands were cut completely loose by Churchill and the islanders who chose not to, or weren't able to, escape were very much on their own. Binding's depiction of collaboration and resistance, of a world where sometimes social class seems more important than nationality, and of the way in which individuals negotiate their own fate against a background of barely incomprehensible events, is fascinating. The thriller plot (the murder of a local girl who was too friendly with the invaders) offers a good hook off which to hang these complexities - people are not always what they seem, and - even in war - morality is not always black and white.
I could find nothing of interest in this novel. It is laid on Guenrsey Island during World Wa Ii when the Nazis occupied the island. It relates at great length the sexual activities of the Germans and of the local women on the island. There is a murder but to call it a mystery story is to demean that genre. I thought the book a bore and only finished it because I finish books I start nearly always
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0330350463, Paperback)'The island in question is Guernsey, during the German occupation in the Second World War, and the book itself is part thriller, part love story, and wholly engrossing on the subject of occupation and its moral choices. Who can be confident today how he or she would have behaved under such circumstances?' Antonia Fraser, Books of the Year, Sunday Telegraph 'How close is the relationship between menace and protection, how powerful the seduction of treachery and how intense the relationships forged in the crucible of a small island are vividly demonstrated by Binding...a novel of rewarding subtlety and insight into the best and worst of human nature' Jane Shilling, The Times 'Tim Binding is a very clever writer...As a murder- mystery, this is immensely readable. But it is much more than that...a thought-provoking study of men and women in a time of madness' Simon Linnell, Daily Telegraph 'Binding captures the essence of life under occupation with fine description of character and a taut plot...There are heart-stopping twists and turns in the way in which people behave and react...This is high-class fiction: tense, compassionate, surprising and moving' Catherine Pepinster, Independent on Sunday
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During World War II, a German officer and a British policeman jointly investigate the murder of a woman they both loved. It happens on Guernsey, a British island under German occupation.
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