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Happy New Year!
This month's challenge is to make cupcakes, muffins or popovers. Basically the challenge is to make anything that fits nicely in a muffin tin. Who doesn't like a cupcake?! Since I'm sure we all ate enough for 2013 over the holidays, feel free to make muffins or popovers as well. Popovers are one of my favorite things but take a little finesse to make from scratch.
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a very happy new year! Happy 2013!
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23 July 2010
Daily quiz becoming a trivia contest?
"I feel that the pl/sql challenge is starting to become either a trivia contest or is starting to use too many poor programming practices to try to prove points about understanding. I don't envy you trying to come up with questions. A good programmer would never write code like today (22nd July) and wouldn't get into that position where it was difficult to tell how many rows would be returned after calling autonomous code or using savepoints/rollbacks. Thanks for the quiz so far, but fear I will soon be starting to drift away."
I would like to hear what others think. You are right, it is hard to come up with lots of good quiz questions. And, most definitely, I make no claims to only offer "best practice" code in the quizzes. They are intended more to test/expand your knowledge of areas of the language.
For example, on July 22, I wanted to test your knowledge of the use of both SAVEPOINT and autonomous transactions to give you some control over how much of your changes are rolled back.
Perhaps I ended up obscuring the lesson within all that code? Perhaps my approach of using these "substitution" comments is not helpful to people?
So, sure, you wouldn't necessarily write code as it is shown in all the quizzes , but I am not sure why that is a barrier to getting something out of a given quiz.
I also hope to start including best practice questions - but those can be tough because of the level of subjectivity in that whole idea: what is "best" to me might be far from obvious or even acceptable to you.
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- Anonymous23 July, 2010 15:28
Keeping the questions to "best-practice" examples only would be bad in my opinion. Part of being a good programmer is being able to understand, maintain, and fix cases of "non-best-practice" code.ReplyDelete
It is also important to consider that what may have been best-practice in Oracle 8i is likely not going to be best-practice in Oracle 10g or 11g. As the technology evolves, so does the "standards" of what best-practice is. Regardless, it's code that we will eventually inherit, and possibly rewrite to our modern standards.
Overall I feel the PL/SQL Challenge questions have been very good and quite educational. I've seen questions on Oracle exams that were more ambiguous, confusing, and frustrating to answer. :)
Keep up the great work!
- Richard
I think that it's hard to have a common agreement on what is best practice. Everyone has different experiences here. It will end up in endless discussions on very specific small details.ReplyDelete
I think it would be enough if you explain the pros/cons or best practices when the answers of the questions are published. Just a small comment why this or that option is not a good choice for real life programming, or why another option is recommended.
And there will be always discussions on how to interpret the words you have chosen in the question. So keep the questions simple and without too much details. And please please avoid questions/answers where it all depends on very stupid syntax errors. I mean for example that a certain answer is not correct because the semicolon at the end of the line or such.
Thanks for the great site. It's great to learn something new on your site every day.
I agree with the op that the challenge sometimes resembles a "trivia contest". But it is still for the most part both a fun and informative exercise. Let's hope we don't have a "find the missing semi-colon" question any time soon.ReplyDelete
And I too don't envy you for having to come up with a question every day.
Keep up the good work!
- Anonymous29 July, 2010 05:45
David said: "...And please please avoid questions/answers where it all depends on very stupid syntax errors. I mean for example that a certain answer is not correct because the semicolon at the end of the line or such."ReplyDelete
This could be catered for by stating in the question "assume that all the code in the answers compile without error". Steven has added a statement like this to a few questions, which is a big help.
Otherwise, in the absence of such a disclaimer, if I see a syntax error (no matter how stupid) I'd mark the answer as wrong.
Unfortunately, this disclaimer is not always feasible - e.g. in a question that asks "which of the following will compile and run without error".
Regarding the overall question about this being a "trivia contest", I'd have to say that this can be quite subjective. What is trivial for you may be an important point for me; we all work on different systems which have been built by different people with different skill levels, different backgrounds, using different parts of the language.
Like my dad always used to say: "any question is easy - if you know the answer" :)
I cannot make an assumption that all code compiles without error, for precisely the reason that Jeff points out. I need to make sure that through my careful editing and review by others that the ONLY reason a block of code will not compile is because I deliberately inserted the error for reasons relevant to the quiz at hand.ReplyDelete


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Any current symptoms or discomforts
Mother's weight
Mother's blood pressure
Urine test. This is to find albumin (a protein) that may indicate preeclampsia or toxemia, and sugar that may indicate hyperglycemia)
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Fetal heartbeat
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Increased skin temperature as the fetus radiates body heat, causing the mother to feel hot.
The increased urinary frequency returns due to increased pressure being placed on the bladder.
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Swelling of the ankles, hands, and face may happen (called edema), as the mother continues to retain fluids.
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Leg cramps may happen more often.
Braxton-Hicks contractions (false labor) may begin to happen at irregular intervals in preparation for childbirth.
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I like Eichs–21st Century Style. But did Steve Jobs?
Did anyone attend the ribbon-cutting of this house yesterday? Anyone want to check out the Open House today or tomorrow? Thanks very much to a connected reader who passed this on to us.
Here's a few more pictures from the house's website.
Now, feast your eyes on this text:
Joseph Eichler built some of his first prototype "Eichlers" just one block away (here in Sunnyvale). Steve Jobs grew up in the area and was inspired by Eichler. Designer/Builder, John Citrigno, is a third-generation native. His great-grandfather was a general contractor that built homes in the area. Mr. Citrigno, a classmate of Steve Job's at Homestead High, inspired by both Eichler and Jobs, asked the question at every step of design and construction:
"What would Joseph Eichler build if he were alive today?" (given the cultural changes such as the need for more closet space and current construction materials and technology) and "How would the home look, function, and feel… if Steve Jobs were project manager in charge of construction and design"?
The result is the home that will be unveiled tomorrow in Sunnyvale!
Somehow, we're having trouble seeing Steve Jobs approve of all the cement in these pictures. However, if he were the project manager the house would run over budget by a factor of ten and he would leave out the off button on all the light switches. Kind of like the interior photos on the website.
And the website left out something important: how much? Burbed found out!
609 W REMINGTON Dr
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
4 Beds
2 Baths
1,755 Sq. Ft.
$740 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 2013
Lot Size: 7,245 Sq. Ft.
On Redfin: 1 day
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Stories: 1
Community: Sunnyvale
Style: Modern/High Tech
View: Mountains, Neighborhood
County: Santa Clara
NEW METICULOUS STATE OF THE ART "21ST CENTURY EICHLER" UTILIZING CUTTING EDGE ENERGY EFFICIENT "GREEN BUILD" CONSTRUCTION w/ INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY & CUSTOM DETAILS THROUGHOUT * ONLY THE FINEST MATERIALS, FIXTURES & FINISHES INSIDE & OUT * ZERO ENERGY HOME USING SCALABLE SOLAR CELLS * STUNNING KITCHEN & BATHS, ETC * TOTALLY WIRED * THIS HOME IS ABSOLUTE PERFECTION * TOP SCHOOLS:CUMBERLAND, SUNNYVALE, FREMONT
This must be the first use in a listing, ever, of the terms "TOP SCHOOLS" and "FREMONT" High. Steve Jobs did not go to Fremont, and Mr. Citringo, "a classmate of Steve Job's [sic] at Homestead High" knows it.
On the left is the house that Steve Jobs chose to live in. It doesn't look a lot like this one. The non-Eichler he grew up in, though, may be designated a historic site.


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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Two things:
1. The editor of THE EXILE tells me that the book has been on the NYT Bestseller list for seven weeks so far. This is Very Cool Indeed, and thank you very much!
2. As a secondary thank you [g], here is a link to the original French painting that supplied the model (literally) for page 5. (It took a -lot- of hunting to find the right butt, believe me. I kept sending the illustrator, Hoang, links to Rober Mapplethorpe sites and the like, but Random House's porn filters wouldn't let Betsy, the editor, look at them.)
I would post the image itself, but am really not sure about the copyright of an image of a painting held by a museum--I mean, the museum certainly owns the painting, but not sure about the image. Don't want to infringe inadvertently, though--and the web page has some interesting information about the painting, anyway.
(No, if you want to see Page 5, you'll have to borrow somebody's copy, or sneak into the graphic novels section at Barnes and Noble.)
130 comments:
Thank You! :)ReplyDelete
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Gotta love that Butt... Just one question thought, why is there no scars on Jaime's back?ReplyDelete
Also I want to thank you for creating such memorable characters, Clair and Jamie's story is one I indulge in often, I quite honestly can't get enough. Can't wait for book 8.
That IS a nice butt. ;)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 18, 2010 at 5:46 PM
THANK YOU! Diana. You've just made my day.ReplyDelete
My, my, my! What a treat!ReplyDelete
I can never get enough of men's behinds. That is a lovely likeness for Jamie. And now I will be turning to page 5 to look at the similarities. :)ReplyDelete
Very nice indeed.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 1:39 AM
I might just have to make the trip into London this weekend so that I can take a closer look! Thanks for the giving us a gorgeous view of Jamie. As Jessica mentioned, I too wondered why there were no scars on his bacck on page 5. Any reason?ReplyDelete
Dear Jessica and Rachel--ReplyDelete
There were in fact _supposed_ to be scars on his back, and there were, in the early versions of that page. But during the several alterations--one of which involved essentially redrawing the whole page, making the nude figure much bigger and closer to the viewer [g]--Hoang left off the scars, doubtless intending to add them once we'd decided that the figure was good.
And...nobody noticed that the scars hadn't been added back. [shrug] It happens. (There's a much more glaring error in that book, but no one's written to point it out to me [g], so my guess is that relatively few people notice it.]
Anyway, for purposes of Page 5, I think we'll assume that the filtered light through the leaves of the tree Jamie is standing under is rendering his scars less visible. [g]
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 7:45 AM
Searching for the perfect butt in the future just look to male figure skaters and you will have more than one to choose from! :)ReplyDelete
Ok, now you've got me going through the graphic novel for the error you mentioned... I can think of only one thing, I am probably wrong, but it has to do with Claire's dress when she comes through the stones, it appears to be in tacked. Though when she enters the cottage her dress is torn?ReplyDelete
Yes, but so few of them are naked...
Dear Jessica--ReplyDelete
Nope. It's a Big, Fat, Error, but still not obvious. Claire's dress is torn because of her struggles with Captain Randall and Murtagh, we assume.
Ok, I am givin git one more shot... There are women in the church when Claire and Jamie get married, i don't remeber the discriptuon of there being women there?ReplyDelete
Ok Diana, I am going to take a stab at the error, I was confused that Dougal and his men were wearing red plaids and Jamie was wearing the green plaid. I thought that the MacKenzie plaid was a green/blue mix. :)ReplyDelete
Course you have said that the colors were very different then what we see today, because of the colors that would be available from the plants.
I do love a good nude, always have. My Mom was an artist--worked mostly in oils at the beginning and then acrylics later on. She taught me an appreciation for the nude as an art form. There's something so vulnerable and open about them.ReplyDelete
That's a beautiful piece to base a graphic on. The artist captured the flow of the musculature so perfectly. Too bad there's no name on the page. I'd love to know who's work that is.
Dear Jesse--ReplyDelete
Nobody knows; the painter is anonymous (hence the question regarding copyright, plus the lapse of years).
Lisa and Jessica--
No, and no. [g] Those aren't errors; just the natural effects of Hoang's artistic license (i.e., he did the MacKenzies in red, and I told him to go ahead and keep that, as it suited the composition he had going, and wasn't any kind of important plot detail. Jamie's wedding gear, however, _did_ need to be as described in the book, since we were so detailed about it.)
Love that painting.ReplyDelete
You know, London's National Portrait Gallery has always been my favourite, but I now think the National Gallery might just have a distinct advantage.
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 2:24 PM
and a nicer one, I can't imagine! It's exactly how I've been picturing it!ReplyDelete
I think we should have a look at the runners-up just to make sure that the best butt was chosen.ReplyDelete
A fine specimen that one is, to be sure. I think Dara has a good thought though....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 19, 2010 at 3:15 PM
I believe the error in the Exile is that Claire is not wearing any rings on her fingers, silver or gold.ReplyDelete
Dear Anonymous--ReplyDelete
Actually, no--but you're right, she should be!
Very nice :-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 3:29 PM
I noticed in "Outlander", that Jamie's shoulder dislocation (when he and Claire first meet) is on his right side, whereas in "Exile" it's on his left. Is that the error?ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousNovember 20, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Geillis (sp? - my book is on loan) Duncan's eye colour.ReplyDelete
I believe that the error is so HUGE that we CAN'T see it b/c it's too huge to believe it's actually there :D I don't think that it's a missing ring or a wrong eye colour ;)ReplyDelete
Dear Anonymous--ReplyDelete
Yes, Geillis's eyes are the wrong color--again, nobody noticed as changes were made to an original drawing. But Lisa's right; it's a very noticeable big error, but nobody sees it. [g]
Is the error that Murtagh is handsome in Exile?ReplyDelete
Hi Diana,ReplyDelete
This has nothing to do with your post but I thought you might find it amusing. My boyfriend and I have been living in South Korea for the last two years and we recently adopted a feral kitten that we are in the process of taming. The kitten has not yet learned to take food gently so both my boyfriend and I have been bitten a few times (the kitten never bit us on purpose though!). Nonetheless, when we went to disinfect our bites we discovered that we had never needed to purchase rubbing alcohol. My boyfriend asked "Will whiskey work?" I replied that it works for Claire! And four bites later we are still infection free! And yes, we are up to date on our rabies and tetanus shots ;)
Dear Leora--ReplyDelete
Whisky is indeed a pretty good--if expensive [g] disinfectant. Good luck with your kitty!
Dear Terri--ReplyDelete
No. [g] Since THE EXILE is told (at least in part) from Murtagh's point of view, we're seeing Murtagh in his eyes, rather than Claire's. [g] And she, of course, only has eyes for Jamie; anybody else is not going to look that good to her.
- AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 5:42 AM
Dear Diana:ReplyDelete
Sounds like you could have a pretty good contest going here.... "Spot the Mistake - Win a Luncheon with Diana".. [g]
Just finished "Leaf" and loved it! One of the many things I love about your writings is how descriptive you are. More than once, I could picture myself there.
I came across a well read copy of "Naked Came the Phoenix" at my local library. Thought it was very good. Loved the collaboration. It was a very interesting read in a different DG style.
Stay well,
- AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 7:52 AM
Was it this kiss by the well between Jamie and Loghaire?ReplyDelete
Upon really close scrutinizing, it seems that the moon is permanently full. Also, the season doesn't seem to change. If the "Big" mistake is something else, then I guess I've failed the true fan test [g]. This exercise was as frustrating as "Where's Waldo"!
- AnonymousNovember 21, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Is the error on the cover? Jamie is holding the gun in his right hand rather than his left.ReplyDelete
Another try at the BIG error: In Outlander, Jamie tells Claire that he was in the countryside stealing cattle when he and his party ran into Claire and the Dragoons. But in Exile Jamie was getting fresh off the boat from France when Murtagh met him at the shore.ReplyDelete
I think it's the color of Donas...supposed to be black, or at least dark.ReplyDelete
Oooh...how about during the rescue from Fort William? Jamie is supposed to shoot the soldier and take his gun, thus accounting for it being unloaded when he bluffs Randall. In the graphic, Jamie used a knife on the soldier and Kenneth shoots another one.ReplyDelete
[g] No, y'all are good, but nobody's seen it yet. Which I guess just goes to show _something_, though I'm not sure what.ReplyDelete
Some of the things you point out are indeed errors, like the color of Donas's coat, while others--like the reason for Jamie's present--are probably the result of Jamie not wanting to go into his family's complicated history and the fact that his uncles want to kill him, so he tells Claire something simple. And others are the result of minor artistic license--on either my part or Hoang's--to accommodate a good story in a different (but much more constrained) form.
Nah, the error I have in mind is Really Obvious. [g]
Numbered pages! Are they usually missing from graphic novels?ReplyDelete
Diana, it looks like you've opened a can of worms here! [g]ReplyDelete
Oh let the worms squiggle...I for one look forward to any of your work...it just doesn't come fast enough! ;)ReplyDelete
Dear Lynda--ReplyDelete
No, that's not an error [g]--though it would be nice to have numbered pages! (Though most people can find page 5 with no problem...) The publisher/book designer decided not to to include page numbers, in order to be able to make the art on the pages as big as possible, since the artwork is very detailed and painterly by comparison with most graphic novels. And if you have very small margins...you don't get page numbers, since that's where they live. [g]
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- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 9:53 AM
Would the mistake/error be that you can't see the scar on Gellie's arm and Claire doesn't see it either and can't make the connection?ReplyDelete
~Katie R.
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Dear Anonymous--ReplyDelete
No, that's not an error; there simply wasn't room for the vaccination scar/recognition thing--and it wasn't necessary, since a) we already know that Geilie's a time-traveler, by way of the Kenneth subplot, and b) the fact that Geilie's a time-traveler isn't referenced anywhere between Jamie and Claire later.
Dear Gin--ReplyDelete
Um, no. [g]
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 11:46 AM
A shot in the dark here. I don't have my Exile with me, but could it possibly be the badge on Jamie's bonnet? He took it off and flipped it into the air and put it in his sporan.ReplyDelete
Diana,thanks for answering my question about page numbers.ReplyDelete
I give up the search. [sigh] Why are we looking for errors in a perfect story and beautiful images, anyway?
I'd just like to say that you posting Jamie's butt model made my day. And I must say, it is quite a perfect specimen.ReplyDelete
Thanks! :)
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM
Could it be that there isnt enough rain for the story to take place in Scotland?ReplyDelete
~Katie R.
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Not sure if this is an error, but Diana has mentioned a few times that The Exile is told from Murtaugh's point of view. The book cover says "experience Jamie's side of the story." From that "line" I thought Exile was going to be told in Jamie's voice.ReplyDelete
Dear All--ReplyDelete
No, small changes from the original text are not errors, per se; as I said in the afterword, there were a number of such changes that were made either for better aesthetics (like the color of Claire's dress and the MacKenzie tartans) or as adaptations for the form (like the omission of Geilie's vaccination scar--though that wouldn't be an error in any case), or simply as the result of artistic collaboration (i.e., there are small things Hoang did that I probably wouldn't have if I'd been the illustrator, but I didn't think them important enough to change).
No, it's an honest-to-goodness error, by anybody's standards. [g]
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Could the error be that Kenneth came through naked? I may have missed an explanation for this, sorry if that is the case, but all the others who have gone through have been dressed.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 4:19 PM
"Diana spies with her little eye......A really, big and fat obivious error in the book"ReplyDelete
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Cherchez le derriere... Congratulations on the satisfactory completion of what must have been an arduous quest for the ideal ass. Both paintings display very nicely developed gluteal muscles. Is it my imagination, or does Murtaugh resemble Sean Bean (Boromir-Lord of the Rings)?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 6:42 PM
Hi my name is Shell Allen,is it, that in the exile Claire says please let it be April 1946.... when I think it should be 1945???ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 22, 2010 at 6:45 PM
oops dont worry, I just double checked.. it is meant to be 1946 :DReplyDelete
this is fun, it is like trying to find a needle in a haystack
?When at the castle Leoch.... Clair is in his room and leaves from there, instead of him eating with her, tucking her into bed and then leaving himself.....? I thought that was strangeReplyDelete
Dear Anonymous--ReplyDelete
No, it should be 1946--the 1945 in OUTLANDER is in fact an error that the publisher wouldn't let me correct (!), worrying that it would screw up the copyediting of the book, which was already complete when I realized that it _should_ be 1946 (and it is, in the UK edition, titled CROSS STITCH).
Dear Anonymous--ReplyDelete
Trying to imagine how Kenneth being naked could be an error. [scratching head] Well, it may have been _Kenneth's- error [g], but not ours.
Is it possible that the error is omnipresent?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 6:11 AM
Hello - could it be that the error is the "guests" in the church at the wedding? In Outlander wasn't it just the men in Dougal MacKenzie's party that were in the church - certainly no women?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 7:58 AM
I need to know what the error is! It's driving me insaneReplyDelete
Should Murtagh have said, "Dinna try that one!" instead of saying, "Dinna try that on!" ?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 11:07 AM
Is it wrong that I am loving this way to much :)ReplyDelete
I have been a massive DG fan for 18yrs starting with Cross Stitch. I am loving trying to find the error with the Exile, even though it is driving me crazy and sending me back here throughout the day to check everyone else's progress..
Thankyou so much Diana, for indulging us in this
little game :)
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Not that I don't love and appreciate your work, but these are some of the differences that I noticed - intentional or not.ReplyDelete
...When Dougal meets Jamie on the coast, Exile says it wasn't planned. In Outlander, Jamie planned on meeting Dougal, and Murtagh was brought as a witness.
...Jamie's eyes are frequently not blue in Exile.
...In the Exile, Claire tells Colum she wants assistance reaching her relatives in Oxford when she is a widow from Oxford going to France.
...Claire's wedding gown is the wrong color in Exile.
...After the beating, Claire and Jamie should be riding at night, not during the day (in Exile).
...Murtagh told Jamie about Claire's arrest; he didn't voluntarily leave the hunt with the Duke as he did in Exile.
...Donas is white in the Exile, not black.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 2:59 PM
Wasn't Murtaugh Jamie's best man?ReplyDelete
Here's a guess as to the "very noticeable big error"- The book cover shows a full moon over Cocknammon Rock as Jamie and Claire ride toward the English ambush. (I presume this is just before Jamie dumps Claire into the gorse bush.) In Outlander, there was a half moon on the night of the attack. This might be a minor detail but since the disproportionately large full moon is the central point of the panel I might call this "Really Obvious".ReplyDelete
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BTW- If I win, would you share a link for the butt model runners-up, the "full moons" that didn't make it. [G]ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 7:00 PM
I must admit, I'm really enjoying this!! I keep checking back throughout the day to see what other folks have noticed that I haven't.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 7:29 PM
It should be night at the end of the book when Claire chooses to stay with Jamie nor do they leave the area until the next morning.ReplyDelete
Give up, lasses! Given the subject of the post, it's got to be the moon bit!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 7:54 PM
I have read throught Exile 3 times in the past 24 hours and still CANT figure it out! Ugh its driving me nuts not knowing...come on DG give us a hint? Pretty Please??? =]ReplyDelete
~Katie R.
- AnonymousNovember 23, 2010 at 7:55 PM
LOL Elaine.. I am doing the same thing :) :)ReplyDelete
wish I had the book, have to buy it online where I live... job for tomorrow .. buy the book and search for the mistake... I am a checker of drawings as part of my job.. I have to find mistakes.. could be fun :) :)
Cheers Jo-Anne
When Gellis Duncan is being put into the hole, she is clearly pregnant in The Exile (which Claire would have observed), but Claire is surprised about the pregnancy when it's revealed a few pages later. In Outlander, Claire finds out about the pregnancy in the hole before the trial. In addition, after Ned Gowan speaks on her behalf, she is seperated from Gellie.ReplyDelete
I'm back in the game. I've been checking the progress all day as well.ReplyDelete
Why are there so many Scotts in France, in the bar fight?
Dear Lynda--ReplyDelete
Jamie was a mercenary in France--Scots often fought as mercenaries (usually in companies) in foreign countries.
Dear Wanda--ReplyDelete
"Dinna try that on" is the correct Scottish/British idiom. [g] I.e., it's not a misprint.
No, minor details of light, position, backstory, etc. aren't errors--those are part of the adaptation to this form.ReplyDelete
Believe me, it's a _real_ error. [g] If nobody finds it before Thanksgiving, I'll tell you on Thursday what it is.
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 4:49 AM
Here's my guess...Castle Leoch does not lie south by southwest from the stones.ReplyDelete
The only thing that more or less bothered me (if it bothered me at all) is that Jamie has more or less long hair throughout the story of the Exile. It was definately longer than I expected it to be since his hair had to be shaven off by monks after Jamie had been attacked. But I wouldn't consider this an error, I guess I might just have been easier to draw long red hair instead of extremely short hair.ReplyDelete
Btw I'm not sure if I even want to know what the error is.
Maybe you should keep this secret to yourself and preserve some of the mystery, Diana ;)
Nothing like a nice butt discussion with my morning coffee. Thanks, Diana!ReplyDelete
And now for something completely different-ReplyDelete
I've never read a graphic novel before this one. But they are fairly popular with the kids at school. I've noticed that these books are typically read from back to front. The Exile is printed in the standard front to back format. Could that the the error?
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 9:25 AM
I've never read a graphic novel either before "The Exile", but my kids have. Aren't the graphic novels that read from back to front the Japanese "manga" style?ReplyDelete
I think you are right, ElaineReplyDelete
The only thing I noticed that could be construed as an error would be that during the witch scene, Jamie never throws the rosary onto Claire's,um, exposed chest to demonstrate that she is in fact not an agent of the devil because she is not being burnt by the holiness of it. I could just be grasping at straws, but figured I may as well join the comment section game too before someone figured out what it is.ReplyDelete
Dear Dara--ReplyDelete
No, that's not an error. [g] As someone else noted, Japanese manga is read back to front, because Japanese is read that way (in non-graphic novels, I mean).
This is--rather plainly--not Japanese, and not manga. Ergo, it reads in the normal fashion.
Dear Sonia--ReplyDelete
No, minor things that are left out of the plot are not errors; that's done deliberately and from the necessity of adapting the story to a more constrained form. (I shudder to think what y'all will do if/when a movie gets made. I think in that event I'll just post a brand-new blog for people to note down every word that was in the book THAT ISN'T IN THE MOVIE!!! and then not read it. Y'all can pickpickpickpickpickpickpick to your hearts content, and have a great time. [g])
Dear Diana,ReplyDelete
touché :)
- Wanda WNovember 24, 2010 at 1:10 PM
Should "King Jamie" be "King James"?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 2:01 PM
Point StandingsReplyDelete
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Dear Diana,ReplyDelete
Thank you for answering my question about mercenary Scots. I would imagine any French(or other nationality) who met with a band of fearsome Scottish kilt-clad warriors would run the other way! [g]
If it isn't to do with the story, or the artwork, perhaps the error is Hoang Nguyen's photo not being on the jacket?
I am quite contrite about my compulsion to solve this mystery.
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 3:32 PM
I wish you would give us longer to try and solve it.. maybe till Christmas :)ReplyDelete
that was JUST what I thought! What will happen if a movie will ever be made? All these small minor things that people have been mentioning aren't really significant for the plot. I don't really care if Geillis eyes aren't green or whatever...as long as Jamie is still the desirable man he is in the novel and the historical facts aren't too falsified I'm fine with it. Every addition to the Outlander Universe is great :)
I'd say stop picking and searching for the error and enjoy the graphic novel, for Christs sake :DD
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 4:03 PM
OK, given all the comments By Diana that is aReplyDelete
" Believe me, it's a _real_ error. [g]"
can someone with a book ( not for sale where I live sadly ) check the spelling of Diana's name please ? in all locations, and also spelling of other names.. its the kind of stuff up that happens and that we miss because our brains assume what we read sometimes rather than actually read...
Cheers Jo-Anne...
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 4:31 PM
Hi Jo-Anne,ReplyDelete
I did the homework for you and no!! her name is well spelled on the cover page as well as in the inside. Let's keep trying. I have been having so much fun reading everybody's comments.
OK one last try, on their wedding day when Claire faints and Jamie comforts her they are sitting against a wall. I if remember correctly in Outlander they were under a tree, could that be the error?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Thanks Deb, I am thinking that the error is still soemthing like that though, Diana keeps saying "real error", so I am thinking its not plot issues but something that is actaully incorrect in print.. mmmmm..ReplyDelete
a call to arms for all those with a book.. damm I wish I could go out and buy it ggrrrr.. snail mail takes AGES here.
Cheers Jo-Anne :)
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 6:33 PM
I agree with you Jo-Anne. It has got to be so obvious that once it is revealed we will not believe how we did not see it. I will look tonight before going to bed. Let's see, Diana said she will let us know after Thursday if we did not get it. I am game for it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Hi Diana, if no one has guessed the correct answer, and you post it on Thanksgiving day, will you also post another spoiler for Book 8? That would be better than turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, or gravy!! Happy Thanksgiving and thank you for the gift of Jaime and Claire. They have brightened my world tremendously!! I don't know how to put my name :( GigiReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 9:08 PM
Hi I address this to our lovely DianaReplyDelete
Please dont think we are pulling your lovely Exile apart, I think I speak for everyone when I say, we are just having so much fun, trying to find the error, you mentioned.
I for one cant wait for a movie to be made, and ofcourse I will compare it to your books, but I will watch them and love them, faults and all. You Diana have created such loving characters that have been with me for so long, they feel like apart of my family and are firmly entrenched in my heart...faults and all.
I am not frantically searching and re-reading "The Exile" over and over, for any other reason, than it is jolly good fun. I am a member of a few different fan sites, where we all read your books, this is fantastic and a great sauce of companionship aswell.
I have met through these sites, some of the most fantastic women, who have become my dearest friends, ALL BECAUSE YOU TOOK PEN TO PAPER.. bless you DG......
and ofcourse I haven't found the error yet, but I shall keep looking and checking back here :)
- AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 11:51 PM
LOL.. dont crawl to DG too much.. :) (G) she does have a B&T streak [bitter and twisted], and I think DG really likes to play with us, like cat and mouse, ....mmmmm... where she is cat !!! :)ReplyDelete
otherwise why would DG even told us there was an error, but for us to turn ourselves upside down and inside out to find it ????
love it Diana :)
Cheers Jo-Anne
Dear Wanda--ReplyDelete
No, "King Jamie" is proper Scots, not an error.
Dear Lynda--ReplyDelete
I thought Hoang's photo should be on the dust jacket, too--don't know whether he didn't want one, or whether the publisher forgot to ask him for one.
But I didn't say the error wasn't in story or artwork--I mean...what else _is_ there? [g]
Dear Anonymous--ReplyDelete
Oh, I _know_ you're having fun. [g] That's why I didn't tell you straight off what the error is. If I wanted you to stop, I'd just have told you.
I don't _think_ I have a suitable piece of Book Eight to post just now, because what little time I've had this week has been spent filling in content for the new website--hope to have that "in public" by Nov. 30!!--and working on SCOTTISH PRISONER. I'll see, though.
And in the meantime...it's 2:20 AM, and if I want much more sleep tonight, I need to go make a lasagna right _now_. [g]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Perhaps it's this:ReplyDelete
When the woman in the cottage tells the McKenzies they can stay until dark, she says, "Oh, aye, sir! Come ben and welcome!"
I did Google the phrase with no luck, so I don't think it's a Scottish term.
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 5:31 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to Diana and all our friends to the South.ReplyDelete
Let's see.....I thought it was that Jamie's left arm is injured instead of his right, but someone already suggested that. How about Jamie isn't taller than the other men? Or is it that _every_ single woman in the 18th century _did not_ have boobs that big?? :-)ReplyDelete
- Anne-Marie P.November 25, 2010 at 7:47 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to all...(I think someone already meantioned this); my bet is on the fact that Jamie is contantly shown using his RIGHT hand/arm to shoot, stab, sword play, etc. when he's left-handed..ReplyDelete
The best part of this game is, I got to admire EXILE over and over again, even have it next to the turkey at one point.
Giving thanks for small blesssings :-)
- Anne-Marie P.November 25, 2010 at 7:49 AM
oops! sent the comment without fixing the typo "mentioned", and "constantly"ReplyDelete
Dear Diana,ReplyDelete
Well, then the devil is in the details.
The leeches are on Jamie's unblackened eye.
Claire's bra would be way too small for her! [g]
I do think Jamie was trained by Dougal to be able to fight with either hand though.
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Dear Diana,ReplyDelete
What fun you are making with this error. I have no idea what it is but am having fun reading all the comments. Thank you so much for the hours and hours of pleasure in reading your books. Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and keep writing. We can't wait for the next one.
Dear Katie--ReplyDelete
[rolling eyes]
Yes, it is a Scottish term. Try googling but-and-ben. "Ben" is the living space of a croft, as distinct from the space where the cows live. [g]
Besides, I said it's a Really Distinct Error.
Dear Lynda--ReplyDelete
No, it's not in the details [g]. It's a Real Error--i.e., anyone would a) recognize it as a mistake (as opposed to a necessary adaptaion, or concession to artistic license, or just an inconsequential variation from the original novel), and b) would immediately smack themselves in the head and say, "How could I have missed _that_?" (because that's what both the editor and I did (I pointed it out to her), but it was too late to change it.)
I'll tell you later tonight. [g] Going to go lie down now and digest a bit.
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 5:45 PM
Thinking it might be that Jamie asked to ride the horse by himself after he passes out and falls off the horse, but on the next Page he is still riding with Clair?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Does it count if I cheated? No, I guess not. In my defense, I did read the book 3 times.................I just couldn't take it anymore!!!! Sorry.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 8:11 PM
I think it is a continuity error when Jaime is rescuing Claire from Wentworth Prison.ReplyDelete
When he arrives and says "I'll thank ye to take your hands off my wife", he is wearing a shirt, then in the next few panels he is not. In all the panels, he is wearing the tartan sash across his body, so he would have had to point the gun at Black Jack Randall, stop and remove his shirt, readjust his sash and then continue with the rescue......
I noticed this on my first reading, because I was having trouble distinguishing the characters and wondered "where did the shirtless guy come from"?!
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 8:15 PM
He takes his shirt off so Claire can wear it since Randall rips/ruins her dress. So that can't be it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 25, 2010 at 8:19 PM
Could the error be that Jamie and Claire haven't said "I love you" yet?ReplyDelete
Not enough "mmmphh" scenes?
Not enough whisky being consumed?
Katie R.
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2010 at 6:32 AM
(am I the only cheater here???)ReplyDelete
It's a Left/Right problem..............
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Ok, I can't resist.......it's a rather "humerus" error.ReplyDelete
Disarmingly obvious (dis arm or dat arm). I adore bad jokes-even when they go pretty far out on a limb (pa dum ching).ReplyDelete
HI DIANNA, HAVING LOST MY FIRST LOVE, MY 1ST BORN SON & AND MY BROTHER AND ONLY SIBLING I DID NOT CARE ABOUT MUCH AND YEARS LATER WHEN MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR BOOKS AND WANTED ME TO READ THESE, I ORDERD THE AUDIO BOOKS AND WAS SO IMPRESSED I SENT FOR THE BOOKS SO I COULD FOLLOW ALNG WITH AUDIO I HAVE NOW LISTENED TO ALL OF THE BOOKS AND AM LISTING TO THEM AGAIN. I DO SO LOVE THIS SERIES I HOPE YOU DO CONTINUE I SO NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO JEM BECAUSE MY OWN SONS WAS 9 DAYS FROM TURNING 10 WHEN HE WS KILLED I GUESS I NEED TO KNOW JEM IS OK. DON'T WAN'T TO UPSET YOU BUT AFTER A BOTTLE OF WINE ECT.ReplyDelete
Oooohhhh... Haven't heard of it but it sure looks interesting. Awesome pick!ReplyDelete
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Mein Hanzy:
I got home kind of late the other night after a wonderful evening of food and cocktails with some friends, only to find Bill Shakespeare standing at the end of my driveway yet again, at once both resplendent and foolish in his outrageous attire. I resisted my childish impulse to chase him down, mainly out of fear of damaging my old and beloved Porsche, but before the garage door could close he ducked underneath it and I found myself at his mercy.
Didn't you see me standing there, Little Brother? he asked coyly. I've been waiting for you all night long. You can't tell me you weren't thinking about her when Midnight Train to Georgia' started playing. He smirked with a charming devilishness as his greasy hand began fishing through my inner pockets in search of a smoke. I know everything there is to know about these matters of the heart. I am an expert in this field.
Aw, Bill, haven't you said enough already? I asked. She and I both feel bad enough about this without you adding to it. And how do you know what was playing anyway?
Whoa, Little Brother, he theatrically exclaimed. Take a chill pill. I'm here to help. He lit his pilfered cigarette and grandly blew a thick cloud of smoke as he sat down on the hard concrete floor. You know, there was a lot more to my life's work than just tragedy, murder and deceit, although that seems to be about the only thing you people want to remember about me. That, and my exemplary manners. Please sit down and let's have a quiet little talk.
Knowing full well that escape was all but impossible, I sat down beside him as I've done so many times in the past, and I noticed that he looked a bit more tired than usual, more careworn. His unhealthy pallor was an even starker shade of ashen, and I warily wondered if he had anything of a contagious nature lurking about his unkempt presence. He was vigorously scratching at himself in a manner that defies all polite description and I resolved that this would be a very brief visit for us.
Dude, listen, I read that self-pitying drivel you typed the other night and all I can say is: Muffin! Poor Muffin! He laughed, and his laughter quickly degraded into a spastic fit of coughing, heaving in and out like a convulsing human bellows in a TB ward, blowing his rank and poisonous air in every direction. Then, recovering surprisingly quickly for a fellow who's been dead for a couple of centuries, he asked: Do you think you're the first Bozo to come down the pike feeling shortchanged by circumstance? For crying out loud kid, you've got to learn to relax. Now gimme another smoke. I handed him my last cigarette. He looked warily into the empty pack, and I could see him calculating his future prospects. You have more of those, right? he asked coarsely.
Now Hanzy, after a lengthy and time-consuming discourse focused on assuring him that I indeed had another pack stashed in my car, a temporal pack, one of our world, he continued. You know, when those dandy literary types start yammering about my work all they ever focus on is the human tragedy, the unrequited love, the betrayals, the seedy and darker side of humanity... blah, blah, blah. But I wrote all that stuff just to keep the critics happy, and of course to keep myself in wine and women. You know, Little Bro, women love poetic types, and a little wine goes a long way when delivered with a nice verse.
I considered slapping him. I know, Bill. I've been there. But this was something different. I didn't have to pretend to be someone other than who I was and neither did she. She was just so easy to be with, and I found I was actually interested in talking with her.
Oh, puleeeze, he bellowed with a sweeping gesture of authority. You're gonna tell me you weren't thinking about her more mysterious and secret charms? Are you claiming that your sole thoughts were confined to polite talk while the two of you were eating in that commoner's establishment? I saw the way you were looking at her, he said while picking one of the several dozen pieces of crud from his shirt. I've looked at hundreds of women that way. I dare say thousands!
But, Bill, I pleaded. This was something beyond infatuation. I've been around the block more than once, and she is the type of woman who comes along maybe once or twice in a lucky man's life. Sure, I could fill my time with any number of distractions, but there is more to life than treading water at the shallow end of the pool.
He cursed my name. Now you're telling me about the mysteries of life? he grandly questioned with but a small fraction of the literary might and indignation he could have mustered. I wrote the book on this subjectdon't ever forget itand if you would just shut up and listen you just may learn something, he said while blowing another voluminous cloud of smoke. Underlying all my brilliant perceptions concerning human folly, tragedy and misfortune was a subtle message for knuckleheads just like yourself, and if you only took the time to look a little deeper you just might have an easier go of it.
He had my full attention now. I shook the hair out of my eyes and looked at him closely, and I could tell that he genuinely wanted to help. I've been watching you for years, Little Brother, he said calmly. I've taken an interest in you and your silly business, and I've seen you emboldened with an attitude of smugness far beyond what your actual level of talent could ever properly answer. But now you claim that you've grown up, that you've developed a taste for sipping fine wine as opposed to gulping down the grog, and now you have a genuine desire to touch the enchanting soul of a woman, instead of just her body. He rolled his eyes in exaggerated disbelief and continued. So, last week you met a woman you believe that may be possible with, only to find yourself hindered by circumstance and distance seeming beyond the control of either one of you. Have I got it right so far?
Yup, that's about right, Bill, I quickly said, anxious for him to provide some actual insight to me as payment for my many years of listening to his incessant and fulminating blather.
And do you think she felt the same way about you?
Yup, whatever was sitting there between us felt way too good to be traveling in only one direction. It was just so easy to be with her. It felt, I don't know, correct, like I was harnessed in my driver's seat, you know? Like we'd done it many times before and would do it many more.
He shot up from the concrete floor with an agility I never would have expected from him. He tossed his funky bell hat to the floor and began dancing around it like a crazed troubadour, snapping his fingers as high into the air as he could reach which was about up to my nose, convulsed in laughter, and spouted: This is pitiful, PITIFUL. What do I have to do for you people, hold your hands? Can't I leave you alone? I bet you're thinking some Romeo and Juliet type of thing here, right? And now you're cast in the heroic part of one of the dumbest characters I ever bothered to take the time to create? And she's Juliet? He howled with laughter. That's it! Huh, Little Brother? He was coughing and laughing with such frightful enterprise that I would've considered his days numbered if he hadn't already died so long ago.
Well, ahem, it's not totally unlike, I fumbled. Um, uh... hey would you like another smoke? I have that extra pack in my car...
Oh, brother, he groaned. Pretending for a moment that I'll overlook your self indulgent flattery regarding one of my masterpieces, let me ask you something. Do you know what made it a tragedy?
Well, yeah. They died, I cleverly responded.
Oh, very good, Einstein. They died.' How first-year-English of you.
No, I mean they died tragically.
He slowly shook his head. Pitiful. No wonder you people need me. You really need me, and you're lucky I've taken an interest in you. He stopped dancing and stood on his tippy toes to reach up and place a surprisingly strong hand on my shoulder. I bent over so he could stand flat on his feet.
Listen dude, those two tragic little kids went off to fairyland way before their time and their only mistake was of one of bad timing, and that blew the whole deal for them. So, do you get the point yet, Little Brother? Life is long, circumstances change, full plates can become empty. So don't be so quick to jump on the knife. Now give me that smoke.
Author's Note: In light of the current questions regarding the definitive image of William Shakespeare, I thought it might be fun to drawn my own. In spite of what he considers to be unflattering portraits of him, he still visits me on a regular basis.


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Cederberg Kloof (trad)
Routes/ Gradings
Over 100 natural climbs exist here, mostly multi-pitch natural lines. Routes of close to 100m high can be found at the junction of the kloof with Tonquani. The grades vary from 5 to 30 with the bulk of the routes in the 17-20 range.
A good stream flows down the whole kloof which is quite long, like all other kloofs it is mostly shaded by forests. Climbing is good all year round. Heavy rains can make the kloof dangerous.
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Apperture 19 **** [N] Downstream from Tigatrix there is a large arch on the true left. Hangdog climbs the centre of the left pillar of the arch. Sidewalk climbs the inside (upstream) corner of the right pillar, then rails right. This route takes the front of the right hand pillar, then the shallow open book and crack on the left arête of the right hand pillar. Start from the large flat-topped boulder just above the nice swimming pool. This is directly below Hangdog. Scramble up to a grassy ledge, scramble/traverse right to a corner and scramble/climb up to a good platform below the right hand pillar. It might be a good idea to use a rope for this scramble.
1. 19, 30m Climb the face on the front of the pillar to below the big roof. Rail left to the arête and pull around the overhang to get into the base of the shallow open book. Step right to a foot ledge and climb the thin crack until able to step back left into the shallow open book. Climb to the rail and rail right to the arête (shared with Sidewalk). Step right onto the front of the pillar and climb jugs to the top.
- 1. Small cams and wires are useful.
- 2. The route was cleaned of loose rock before being led.
- FA: Hector Pringle, Rushad Nanavatty November 2008.
Life after Enlightenment 27 *** [N] Just right of "Strange days", this is an extention to Shaun Harris' boulder problem "Green Beetle" (7A+), found just left of the right-facing, black-streaked dihedral at the old MCSA meet spot. The line is very intimidating, as the gear placements are few and far between, with a possible deck fall if you miss the rail after the redpoint crux.
1. 27, 15m Climb "Green Beetle", and then continue straight up. The route is naturally divided into three sections, followed by a top-out scramble. The middle section is the redpoint crux, with a very reachy move to a good rail (between the all three sections are good rails - the only places on the route to get in gear). Luckily the gear between section one and two is bomber, but the problem here is that your are well above your gear (small cam and a nut) when you go for the second rail, and the first gear rail is only 3.5m above deck. The second half of the route is super easy and also well protected. sling the tree before the run-out scramble and finish the route.
Notes: 1. Take extreme care if you place on lead, as decking is a serious possibility with a bad belay. 2. The route was top-roped before being led. 3. Gear was placed on lead, except one piece, to protect the second section, to prevent the possible deck mentioned. FA: Heinrich Kahl, 28 March 2009.
Black Karma 25 *** [N]
1. 25, 15m Just right of "Life after Enlightenment" there is a right-facing, black-streaked dihedral, with a roof. The route goes straight up the dihedral and through the roof, onto a ledge. From this ledge, climb "Scotman's Safari" (9) to top out.
Notes: 1. Gear was placed on lead. FA. Heinrich Kahl, 4 October, 2008.


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Charlotte Ballet: Spring Works
Apr 25 - 27 , 2019 · KNIGHT THEATER at Levine Center for the Arts
Pricing starts at $25.
Presented by: Charlotte Ballet
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Charlotte Ballet: Spring Works
Apr 25 - 27 , 2019 · KNIGHT THEATER at Levine Center for the Arts
Pricing starts at $25.
Presented by: Charlotte Ballet
Spring Works highlights the power of human connection through British choreographer David Dawson's Opus 11. Created as a love letter to the two artists that inspired his choreographic career, Opus 11 shows the emotional and transcendent power of a pure, unselfish partnership. Acclaimed choreographer Helen Pickett returns to create a new commission that is sure to capture the beauty and power of our artists. After resounding success and powerful audience response, we bring back Johan Inger's stylistic game-changer Walking Mad.
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Performance Schedule
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Parking and Directions
A special preferred parking rate of only $5* is available for our patrons in our designated garage. This Garage is CASH ONLY.
Levine Center for the Arts Parking Garage
Located at 550 S. Tryon Street with an entrance on W. Stonewall Street.
Pay as you enter the garage.
*The $5 rate is applicable when parked in the garage after 5pm on weekdays, Mon – Fri. If parked in the garage before 5pm, the $5 rate is void. There is no time restriction for the weekend, Sat & Sun. This garage is CASH ONLY.
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- Assistive listening systems available
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Wheelchair access
All of our theaters and classrooms are accessible to patrons who use wheelchairs. Most restrooms and water fountains in all facilities are wheelchair accessible, and restrooms are equipped with strobe-light as well as audio alarm systems.
Entry and exit assistance
For performances in the Knight Theater, an usher can meet patrons who need assistance at the corner of 1st and S. Tryon Streets.
Audio Description
Certain performances will be audio described for the blind or visually impaired. The Box Office will provide a schedule of these performances upon request. Audio description provides an on-going oral description of the action, sets and costumes during the performance. Each participant wears a headset, and no other patrons are able to hear the descriptions.
Large Print Programs
Large print programs are available for patrons at many performances. At the Knight Theater, simply ask any usher for assistance.
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WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette drew national criticism Wednesday for remarks made at a public forum in which she said banning high-capacity in ammunition magazines would be effective in reducing gun violence because "the bullets will have been shot and there won't be any more available."
For years in Congress, DeGette has been the prime sponsor on a federal ban on high-capacity magazines.
But despite the congresswoman's claim, ammunition magazines can be reloaded with more bullets and can be reused hundreds of times.
"These are ammunition, they're bullets, so the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them, so if you ban them in the future, the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won't be any more available," she said at Tuesday's forum, hosted by The Denver Post's editorial board.
DeGette spokeswoman Juliet Johnson on Wednesday said the senior congresswoman from Denver "misspoke" and then issued another erroneous statement about guns.
"The congresswoman has been working on a high-capacity assault magazine ban for years and has been deeply involved in the issue; she simply misspoke in referring to 'magazines' when she should have referred to 'clips,' which cannot be reused because they don't have a feeding mechanism," Johnson said.
Actually, clips in most guns can be reused as well.
Immediately after DeGette's Tuesday remark, the audience in The Post building chuckled and Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, who was also on the panel, urged people who have not shot a gun to "get to the facts. ... Let's be educated as we make this decision."
The story went viral Wednesday.
The National Rifle Association issued a simple statement: "Two words: Pretty stupid."
The Colorado GOP called DeGette's statements "extremely alarming" because, the group said, she is running a piece of federal legislation that she apparently doesn't know anything about.
"Rep. DeGette's comments show that Democrats are more concerned with appeasing their radical base than standing up for responsible, law-abiding citizens," spokesman Owen Loftus said.
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Johnson called the attacks "just another example of opponents of common-sense gun-violence prevention trying to manipulate the facts to distract from the critical issue of keeping our children safe and keeping killing machines out of the hands of disturbed individuals. It's more political gamesmanship that stands in the way of responsible solutions."
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