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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 4) (original 2005; edition 2007)
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While a great novel, it falls short of the previous three novels in the series.
The Basics
The drama of Westeros continues! This time with a particular focus on Westeros-based characters in the wake of A Storm of Swords. Particularly getting their story told are Jaime, Cersei, Samwell, and Brienne with a splash of Arya and Sansa and some others. We're also treated to seeing Braavos and Dorne for the first time.
My Thoughts
When you get into A Song of Ice and Fire, you're bound to see people talking about their favorite and least favorite books in the series. A Storm of Swords rightly holds the top spot for many readers, and I'm one of them. A lot of people then see A Feast for Crows as a weak follow-up. Strangely, I didn't feel that way. I realize publication dates and long waits have something to do with some people's gripes, and I'm not saying that's not valid. But that wasn't my situation.
I finally picked this series up after the show started airing. I'd been hounded by a friend of mine for years to just read it, and now that I have, I find myself screaming, "all the wasted years!" By the same token, if waiting for a book long enough can make fans hate it, maybe I was smart to wait. Because this book isn't as weak as I hear people say. In particular, the arcs for Jaime and Cersei is some of the strongest, character-driven writing I've ever seen. Cersei especially. She slowly but surely plummets into a pit she dug for herself and can't get out of, and it's a delight. While Jaime slowly climbs out of his pit, which is also a delight.
Here's where I think people who love this series get irked. A Storm of Swords was plot driven in a huge way. A Feast for Crows is more focused on character development and personal stories. Some don't impact the greater story and some do, but everyone gets some kind of journey, even if it's only within themselves. Some people don't find that riveting, but I do. I find following characters and watching their progress a lot more interesting than trying to remember the names of houses and their banners and who is loyal to what king and who the hell is this guy again?
I like how this book felt like the quiet devastation after a storm, pun somewhat intended. After everything came crashing down in the previous book, now we have people just trying to get by, trying to survive, trying to figure out where their place is in this mess. Brienne's journey exemplified this really well, in that everything they passed was a landscape full of mud and blood and death. Dead bodies hung from trees and choked rivers. That is the world that ASOS left these characters, and the way it's dealt with is somewhat solemn and gray. I thought it was fitting and proof that Martin is a master at setting a tone for a book.
Final Rating
Where I got the book: audiobook purchased on Audible. **THERE WILL BE SPOILERS**
After the nail-biting events of A Storm of Swords, I suppose it's inevitable that we'd have a bit of a transitional novel at this point. Or half of a novel, since A Feast For Crows and A Dance With Dragons are chronogically simultaneous, and most of the characters who remain after the ASOS bloodbath are still wandering around pursuing separate aims and story arcs so you could almost see AFFC as an interleaved series of novellas…
I've learned never to discount anything George R.R. writes, as just about every little bunny trail seems to end up having some significance. Once I've finished the audiobook of ADWD I think I'll have to start buying the paper books, and I do hope there'll still be some bookstores left by then as I'll want to find keeper editions with good maps. That's one of the major drawbacks of audiobooks: no maps. The other is that you can't easily flip backwards, of course, and I don't know about you but I realized that in order to understand the ending of AFFC I really needed to read the beginning again…
Anyway, I can't possibly encompass the story, what there is of it, in one review, so let me just tease out a few things that struck me.
Identity: several major characters are having identity problems. Jaime is struggling to cope with his new identity as a maimed knight, a commander who can no longer lift a sword in battle. Cersei attempts to secure her identity as a ruler in the face of a society that has one set of rules for men and another for women; her story is somewhat paralleled by Aysha's. Arya is constantly confronted with the question, "who are you?" Sansa survives by jettisoning her old identity in favor of a more convenient one, something she doesn't even know her little sister has done several times. Samwell is learning to be brave by assuming his Sam the Slayer identity as Jon has commanded him to do. The only character from the first three books who isn't going through some kind of identity crisis is Brienne, who has a quest and an honor that she sticks to like a limpet on a rock. And much good it does her.
Being a Lannister: the scene of Tywin Lannister decaying in the Sept is one of my favorite images from this book. The smile… And then we're told that the unsmiling Tywin did smile once, at the birth of the twins, who were alike as two peas in a pod except for between the legs. In AFFC that togetherness disintegrates—Jaime's maiming means he can't be the military leader his father was, and it arouses contempt rather than pity in Cersei, who sees herself as Tywin's proper heir and is infuriated that her gender prevents everyone else from seeing it too. In a way they're both maimed, because they each have something missing that Tywin didn't: a hand and a cock. And then their aunt pronounces that Tywin's real heir is Tyrion, because of his mind—the most maimed Lannister of all has, in fact, the proven ability to command, the requisite gender and, above all, the strategic intelligence to become Tywin Mark II.
Death, or possibly not: Tywin, at least, is well and truly dead. The White Walkers aren't present in this installment. But we have the drowned men and Lady Stoneheart to keep the fantasy fans happy, while the crows grow fat on the bodies that absolutely litter this story—false death next to real death, symbolic of the two genres GRRM draws on to build his story.
The two new stories build toward Danaerys: it's always hard to get into new characters, and I find the whole business with the Ironborn and the Dornish a bit tedious. But that's typical of GRRM's method: he piles on a whole load of tradition and legend and meaning and personalities and histories at first until you just want him to stop and go back to someone we know, but by the time you get to the point of these characters you do know them. And both of these newer stories are, by the end of the book, heading in Danaerys' direction and heaven knows Danaerys needs more than a few thousand slaves to back her.
So there was a lot I found interesting in this novel, but absolutely nothing was resolved. The only death of any significance among all the crow fodder was Maester Aemon, and he belongs more to the past than the future. After the loss of major characters that occurred in A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows definitely comes across as a regrouping, a resetting of the board before we go on to the next really big movement of the plot toward its conclusion. I suspect that A Dance With Dragons will be more of the same, and that the real action will happen in Book 6.
After everything that happened in A Clash of Kings, I kinda lowered my expectations for every book that comes after it, because I know that it will be very, VERY hard for any book of the A Song of Ice and Fire series to be as good as the third one. I think I did the right thing, because I honestly wasn't expecting too much from A Feast for Crows and, indeed, the book didn't surprise me, but I still had fun with it. I did cringe at some of Brienne's chapters though. Not that I don't like her. On the contrary, she is my second favorite character. I just thought that, at a certain point of the story, the sexism became so infatuated that it got tiring. I know that the universe of A Song of Ice and Fire is based on sexist medieval history and that, at least in my understanding, this book also kinda serves as a critique to the exaggerated misogyny throughout times (or not), but at a certain point of Brienne's arc I was almost screaming "OKAY OKAY I GET IT, ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE SEXIST PIGS, LEAVE ME ALONE".
Other than this, it was very nice to see the story through Cersei's point of view, and also Brienne's. I still think that the Pyke arc could have had separated, named characters, just like the Martell family, but the way that these new characters were introduced (or re-introduced) to the story was very creative and interesting. Can't wait to read the next book!
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Game of Throne's spoilers are almost a given now with our social media. I hate spoilers, so I avoid searching up anything to do with Game of Thrones online. Even browsing Maisie Williams (the lady who plays Arya) on Twitter can result in some major spoilers. Speaking of spoilers, there will be quite a few in the text that follows. Beware! Spoilers are coming!
(Disclaimer: This is a rant/review, without too much structure. It's more of my thoughts all bundled up in the form of a review.)
So, I went straight from Storm of Swords to Feast For Crows and can you imagine my surprise? There were some changes; In font, in layout, in typeface, ugh, oh, change. So basically, George R.R. Martin decided that instead of splitting the story in half, and leaving the story unfinished, he would finish the story of half the characters. It was quite the change. I dealt with it, though. And it was worth it! The book was magnificent. In Feast for Crows we focused more on Kings Landing. We focused on Cersei, Jaime, Brienne, Samwell, Sansa, the ladies of Dorne, and, although there was a frustrating lack of her, Arya. Now, Feast here, is known as the worst book in the series. I don't think it's the greatest, no, but I really loved it.
As always, the plot was complex and intricate, the characters were scheming and many-layered, and the setting was rich and immersive. I picked up traces of pro-Feminism as well which is really awesome in an epic fantasy. I'm making a seperate blog post on that, which I will link as soon as it's up.
I personally loved reading from the POV of Arya and Sansa. I know a lot of people will disagree, but Sansa is one of my favorites. I probably relate to her the most, while many people hate her. In Feast, both sisters undergo lots of changes, one of them being that both sisters change their names! Sansa to Alaynne, Petyr Baelish's natural daughter, and Arya to Cat, a street urchin running around Braavos.
Littlefinger was icky as always, and the amount of times he kisses his "natural daughter" in the mouth is pretty gross. Icky. But, I'll give the man props. He deals with the sickly and whiny Robin and get's Sansa a pretty sweet gig.
I LOVED BEING IN BRAAVOS FINALLY. I want to explore the Free Cities more. I loved Arya's chapters the best. Her remincising about Winterfell, and her fallen household is one of my favorite passages from all the books.
"Winterfell... I smell snow & smoke & pine needles. I smell the stables. I smell Hodor laughing, & Jon & Robb battling in the yard, & Sansa singing about some stupid lady fair. I smell the crypts where the stone kings sit, I smell hot bread baking, I smell the godswood. I smell my wolf, I smell her fur, almost as if she were still beside me."
And especially Arya's bit about Needle:
Needle was Robb and Bran and Rickon, her mother and her father, even Sansa. Needle was Winterfell's grey walls, and the laughter of its people. Needle was the summer snows, Old Nan's stories, the heart tree with its red leaves and scary face, the warm earthy smell of the glass gardens, the sound of the north wind rattling the shutters of her room. Needle was Jon Snow's smile. He used to mess my hair and call me "little sister," she remembered, and suddenly there were tears in her eyes
Jon Snow is my favorite character, and the big brother/little sister thing they had going on was one of my favorite parts. Although that happy family part of the story was short, it was sweet. I obviously wished Jon was in Feast more, but we got Sam giving us some updates, and Sam is an absolute sweetheart, so I guess it's okay.
I hated and loved reading from Cersei. She is literally crazy. She believes she's so smart, and cunning, and I guess she is, but she truly is crazy. Although I hate her character, I was a little sad to see her fall (not death, but I mean, they caught her at her scheming game, so she's pretty much over). Hearing more about her chilling prophecy, childhood, and early marriage life was really great. I felt like I understood this sad little Queen Regent's life better. Her character is so fascinating to study. From her gruesome nightmares, to her outlandish schemes.
I loved Brienne and her travels with Pod and the rest of them. She's one awesome lady. I definietly felt for her. From the "contest", to her failing Catelyn and Renly, to her own ways of coping with her uncomely stature, I felt for this lady. Her story makes me so sad. The fact that people treat her so terribly. But it also makes me feel empowered. She's so strong and awesome and I love her.
Jaimie's chapter's were a little more dull, but Jaimie's voice is one of my favorite ones. I mean, he's the Kingslayer, he's supposed to be all tough and strong. But reduced to being a cripple, he's lost a ton of respect. I love Jaimie because he doesn't want to be King! He doesn't want power, or money! He just wants to be able to kill stuff with his sword, and to love the woman he loves (which is Brienne. Not Cersei. BRIENNE!).
Overall, this was a giant rant/review, but I love this series so much. It keeps me up at night, wondering what's happening in Westeroes. The sheer quality of the storytelling that comes from Martin is amazing.
In the wrong hands, a big ensemble like this can be deadly, but Martin is a tense, surging, insomnia-inflicting plotter and a deft and inexhaustible sketcher of personalities... this is as good a time as any to proclaim him the American Tolkien.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 055358202X, Mass Market Paperback)GAME OF THRONES: A NEW ORIGINAL SERIES, NOW ON HBO.
Few books have captivated the imagination and won the devotion and praise of readers and critics everywhere as has George R. R. Martin's monumental epic cycle of high fantasy. Now, in A Feast for Crows, Martin delivers the long-awaited fourth book of his landmark series, as a kingdom torn asunder finds itself at last on the brink of peace . . . only to be launched on an even more terrifying course of destruction.
It seems too good to be true. After centuries of bitter strife and fatal treachery, the seven powers dividing the land have decimated one another into an uneasy truce. Or so it appears. . . . With the death of the monstrous King Joffrey, Cersei is ruling as regent in King's Landing. Robb Stark's demise has broken the back of the Northern rebels, and his siblings are scattered throughout the kingdom like seeds on barren soil. Few legitimate claims to the once desperately sought Iron Throne still exist—or they are held in hands too weak or too distant to wield them effectively. The war, which raged out of control for so long, has burned itself out.
But as in the aftermath of any climactic struggle, it is not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters start to gather, picking over the bones of the dead and fighting for the spoils of the soon-to-be dead. Now in the Seven Kingdoms, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed, while surprising faces—some familiar, others only just appearing—are seen emerging from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges ahead.
It is a time when the wise and the ambitious, the deceitful and the strong will acquire the skills, the power, and the magic to survive the stark and terrible times that lie before them. It is a time for nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages to come together and stake their fortunes . . . and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests—but only a few are the survivors.
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After centuries of bitter strife, the seven powers dividing the land have beaten one another into an uneasy truce. But it's not long before the survivors, outlaws, renegades, and carrion eaters of the Seven Kingdoms gather. Now, as the human crows assemble over a banquet of ashes, daring new plots and dangerous new alliances are formed while surprising faces--some familiar, others only just appearing--emerge from an ominous twilight of past struggles and chaos to take up the challenges of the terrible times ahead. Nobles and commoners, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and sages, are coming together to stake their fortunes ... and their lives. For at a feast for crows, many are the guests-- but only a few are the survivors.… (more)
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What does it take to be considered Human? What are the basic requirements?
Why are we human different from other animals? How do we know that we are human other than some one else telling us so?
Mar 23 2013: We are human due to our having reason, and the ability to use reason decipher between right and wrong, as Aristotle calls us rational animals. Also our ability to choose between what is right and what is wrong, or our free will, is the other component of our humanity. These both have to do with the nature of the human soul, which is divine in essence. There are characteristics of the human body that compose the human being that are different from animals, but that is not what makes us human.
Mar 13 2013: What I was hoping to address in the blog piece is what makes our species different to other species. Those differences, surely, are things that make us more human not less.
What I am suggesting is that we have developed a second channel for passing advantage to our offspring, besides biological evolution.
While other animals may have complex social structures—there may be an argument that the extent and level of interconnectedness among humans has no comparison in other species—I believe we are unique in the way we can pass both ideas and possessions down through generations.
For me the passing on of advantages is what shapes the world we live in. A simple example is the idea of property laws—not to mention the concept of law—which have at their core the idea that once we gain an object or some territory we can pass that on to our offspring.
Mar 13 2013: Biologically a key defining difference is we can only reproduce with other humans at the appropriate times in our life cycle (unless there are after health issues)
I wonder how far back modern humans could reproduce with our ancestors. Probably could with the Neanderthals. Homo erectis? Homo habilis I doubt.
I suggest there is a continuum of human ancestors with less to more differences with other animals. At some point modern humans could not interbred with our ancestors making us distinct species
In a lot of ways we are not that different from other animals. Sexually reproduce, eat, sleep, bleed, breathe, bones, age, die. Just a supped up brain, language, culture and mobile phones.
Mar 13 2013: I think Barry is right on this one, the biological definition of being human is pretty clear cut. Of course some humans have tried to twist that definition, usually to kill or mistreat others (genocide, slavery..)
Why are we human different from other animals?
In my humble opinion the big difference is that our species has developed a second channel for passing advantage to our offspring. I have written about that here.
How do we know that we are human other than some one else telling us so?
Knowing is complicated. Using words to describe being human assumes a shared cultural understanding of what the word 'human' means so in that sense someone else telling us they share the same meaning of the word as we do is important. However, like all mammals, we have a range of systems for detecting if another creature is of the same species as us. In a fundamental we know that we are human, and don't need to be told by anyone else.
Also, while others may be faster runners or better spellers than we are, we should know in that same fundamental sense that we are equal with others.
Mar 13 2013: i agree when yousaid " knowing is complicated. Using words to describe being human assumes a shared cultural understanding", however I would have used the word "agreement" instead of understanding.
I have alos asked the question of "How do we know other than by someone else telling us so?"
Mar 13 2013: We know lots of things without being told. For example people can detect if some foodstuffs are inedible using our sense of smell.
These systems we have are quite complex. For example the human sense of smell also seems to play a role in detecting if a potential mates immune system is complimentary.
If our senses can work at that level of detail we can be pretty sure that they will tell us we are human.
Mar 13 2013: Perhaps a combination of the following:
walking upright
the neo cortex and brain size
the use of a language
Here's what others have said:
Daniel Dennett, cognitive scientist: We are the first species that represents our reasons, and can reason with each other.
Patricia Churchland, neuroethicist: The structure of how the human brain is arranged intrigues me. Are there unique brain structures? As far as we can understand, it's our size that is unique. What we don't find are other unique structures. There may be certain types of human-specific cells — but as for what that means, we don't know. It's important not only to focus on us, to compare our biology and behavior to other animals.
Antonio Damasio, neuroscientist: The critical unique factor is language. Creativity. The religious and scientific impulse. And our social organization, which has developed to a prodigious degree. We have a record of history, moral behavior, economics, political and social institutions. We're probably unique in our ability to investigate the future, imagine outcomes, and display images in our minds. I like to think of a generator of diversity in the frontal lobe.
Marvin Minsky, artificial intelligence pioneer: We do something other species can't: We remember. We have cultures, ways of transmitting information.
Nikolas Rose, sociologist: Language and representation. We are the kind of creatures that ask those questions of ourselves. And we believe science can help answer. We've become creatures that think of ourselves as essentially biological — and I think we're more than biological creatures. I'm not sure biology has answers.
Mar 13 2013: Will you care to explain your comment please?
Edited addition after 15 hours of my question. I am asking this because I have a feeling you are saying that I am a retard who hails from a poor, backward and corrupt third world country. I may be mistaken also so want your comment clarified. Thanks.


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Paige Taylor received her Masters of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2006 and her B.F.A. in Graphic Design from Georgia State in 2000. She joined the School of Art and Design faculty in 2009.
Taylor's current research interests include user interface design, information visualization, mobile application design, 3D modeling, and interactive multimedia installations. She is currently working on research and animated videos for a multimedia installation entitled "Post Mortem: Visions of Life After Death". Her professional work has included design for websites, web applications, mobile apps, kiosks, print collateral, billboards, and logos. She has previously worked as Art Director for the design firms Blue Marble Media and Sojo, Inc., and now works through her own design company, Sage Sublime. Taylor's client projects have included design for companies and organizations including Verizon, Clearwave, Isha Foundation, Southern Regional Board of Educators, Georgia Department of Education, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement, author Lynn Cullen, Links Inc., Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy, Georgia-Pacific, and Sea Island, among others. She also teaches summer camps through Georgia Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC), where middle and high school students build games and apps for the iPhone. Graphic design for education and non-profits is a focal point of her body of work, and she enjoys helping such organizations communicate their message.
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Timing and intensity of tillage can have dramatic, long-term effects on soil health. Mechanical disturbance of the soil can destroy the soil's natural structure, close macro pores, and pave the way for compaction and erosion. In addition, excessive tillage has been shown to decrease soils' ability to hold water and speed the breakdown of soil organic matter.
This, along with other factors has led to the popularity of no-till cropping. But researchers at Michigan State University underscore the need in some situations for tillage. Crop residue can build up and block nutrients from the soil requiring shallow tillage. Certain crops like potatoes or peanuts require a great deal of soil disturbance, but with corn, beans and wheat, little disturbance is needed on a yearly basis.
According to MSU, "Herbicides, tolerant crop varieties and innovative equipment now make it possible to control weeds and plant a field without upsetting the ground."
However, tillage does not always present the doomsday scenario of compacted, crusty or cloddy soils, low yields and general soil calamity. In fact, tillage is a big part of many Midwestern operations because it works. The initial MSU study was conducted with soybeans in mind, but it is worth a look whether you are growing beans or corn. Michigan State offers the following to help growers think about two major tillage considerations -- timing, and intensity.
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Michigan State University Extension research on tillage effects on soybean yields in Michigan has demonstrated that no-till cropping systems can yield as well as conventional systems. This spring, no-till may be an especially attractive option for growers thanks to a winter of multiple freeze-thaw cycles that loosened soils across the Midwest. It is important to consider how the timing and intensity of operations can be managed to minimize any negative impact.
The following links are provided by Michigan State University Extension for further reading:
Agronomist: Winter weather loosened soil; no-till a viable option -- Purdue Agriculture News
Spring Tillage Preparation -- Iowa State University Extension Integrated Crop Management News
Just Say No to Spring Tillage, NRCS Advises -- Carbon County, Utah Sun Advocate
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Compiling an MP3 list in MS Excel or other
Hi there...
I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) and MS Office 2007.
I have a number of DVD's containing around 400 MP3 tracks each.
What I'd like to do is create one simple list so I can find which DVD holds a particular artist & track without having to trawl through each DVD!
All I'd have to do is open the document and search alphabetically...not much to ask, huh?
I figured I could do this via an Excel spreadsheet but can't see how that could be achieved.
All I want is a quick reference list for easy access...
Can anyone suggest a solution via Excel or some other wonderful, simple and preferably free program?
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It's be easy enough in Excel. Just have a page for each disc, enter track number in one column and title in another, artist in another etc. Then add filters to the header row and you can filter any column you like to appear in whatever order you like. You can even filter down to songs by certain artists, albums etc.
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Hi This is your question from another forum.
Have a read here,It's excellent
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Hi...many thanks to you both for taking time to reply...
Boozad: you don't mention how, after inserting a DVD, Excel recognises its contents. Or am I missing something?
Trendy: The Directory List/Print looks interesting and clearly would fit the bill...
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Hi there
With MP3 tracks -- OK you need to set it up ONCE first -- but why not use a program (Free) like mp3tag
Mp3tag - Download
(Click on English to get the English version of the site)
Then you can export fields etc to your EXCEL --- Job done.
OK you need a one time shot to build the Database or collect the data but I think you'll find this worthwhile as it's very flexible and easy to update.
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Hi jimbo...thanks for the link etc
I've used 'MP3Tag' for a couple of years now and it's a very useful program.
However, getting things over to Excel is not quite as easy as you make out.
There's plenty of stuff online to indicate that...as I've found out myself after giving it another shot.
Directory List & Print I've found has limitations sadly.
'Media Monkey' (not free) does it superbly with no fuss...as does MP3 Tag Clinic (some versions now free)...which is how I've managed to sidestep MP3Tag and solve the problem!!
Thanks again for the input though...hopefully this'll help anyone else in the same position...
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On her 12th birthday, Orrie is challenged by her aunt to do something special. Orrie decides to start a secret running plan - to wake up before her parents and brother Henry and run along the Housatonic River, then sneak back into bed before breakfast. One morning, in the nearby Indian graveyard, Orrie meets an old Indian woman named Namowa, who offers her some advice: She might run faster if she holds her head up high. Sure enough, when Orrie is approached by classmates to run on the girls' relay team in a contest against the boys, she helps the team win in record time. The boys aren't happy, but they recognize a secret weapon when they see one, and recruit Orrie to run on the boys' track team against rival New Milford - disguised as relay team member Willy Hanrahan. When it is discovered that Orrie was the speedster who led the team to victory, her principal, Mr. Finley, and a regional track coach, Mr. Schnell, encourage Orrie to run in the Interscholastics meet against older high school girls statewide. Part II begins as the gun is about to go off for the first round of trial heats at the Interscholastics.
I started as fast as I could, but they were all ahead of me by a couple of steps, so as usual I had to catch up. By the time I was around the first turn, I had passed most of them, and in the straight part I passed the leaders, and there I was. Everybody was behind me, and I suddenly felt I had to stop. Just like that. Right in the middle of the race. I let them all run past me, and then I started running again, and I worked my way past all those swinging arms and pounding legs and kept my head up and looked up high in the air and I felt like I was floating - just floating right to the finish line.
And then there was a lot of yelling and people pushing, and they looked at me as if I was crazy. I didn't know what Mr. Schnell would say. Photographers were taking pictures and news people gathered around and asked questions. What did you stop for? Was something the matter? Did your coach tell you to do that? Who is your coach? Were you trying to lose? Were you trying to throw the race, so someone else could win?
I just shook my head and held out my hands. I didn't know why I had stopped. I just did. I couldn't explain it, even to myself.
When we got on the bus, I got a seat next to the window. When Irwin came down the aisle, he sat next to me. That made me feel good, because I didn't think any of these high schoolers would want to sit next to an elementary school kid, and that I would sit there alone, as if I had some horrible disease.
"Hello, Orrie," Irwin said. "Mind if I sit here?"
"No," I said. "I'd like it." Then I felt a little embarrassed, because that sounded too forward, so I asked him how he'd done in the meet.
"Fair," he said. "I was in the eight hundred meter relay, and we came in second in our heat, so we qualify for the finals." Then he turned and looked right at me. "And you, Orrie - I hear that you won your heat in the two hundred. How about that now!"
I felt a little shiver go down my backbone, and I felt my face get all warm, but he didn't seem to notice.
"Now we'll both have sleepless nights," he said, "worrying about the races tomorrow. But with times like yours, you probably don't worry about races. You were only 22 seconds today, and that's close to the women's record. And you stopped in the middle of the race! Why did you do that, anyway?"
"I don't know," I told him. "I didn't mean to do it. It just happened. I think maybe it was because I got the feeling from Mr. Schnell that he didn't want me to run too fast today, as if he wanted to save me for tomorrow."
"That's the way coaches are," Irwin said. "They're always planning and thinking and arranging. After all, since they can't do the running themselves, they try to do everything else. You know, some coaches try to keep their best runners from being known to the other runners, so teams won't gang up on them and try strategies on them."
"Strategies?" I said.
"You know, like tempting a runner to go too fast at first, by having someone run ahead, and things like that. They'll probably try tricks like that on you tomorrow, now that they've gotten to know you. Coaches really want their teams to win."
I looked at him. "Everybody wants to win, don't they?"
"I guess so," he said. "But, Orrie, you don't seem so eager to win. I get the feeling that you'd almost rather not. Why is that?"


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Nike Air Penny 1/2 (Half) Cent – Black – Green Spark – Metallic Silver – December 2009
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Nike had a big hit on their hands last winter with the Air 1/2 Cent hybrid model that blended different elements from the Air Penny line into one design. Back in the spring, we gave you a preview of some upcoming colorways that will be hitting shelves later this year, and now we get our best look yet at the Black/Green Spark edition. The shoe sports a Black on Black upper with Green Spark and Metallic Silver accents that really pop in contrast to the dark base. The color scheme strays from the traditional Penny look, but it's safe to say that they will be warmly embraced nonetheless when they hit retailers in December. For now, you can kill some time checking out some more detailed images after the jump. Via FootLockerUnlocked.
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Pastrana, Mirra, Comrie-Picard and Rally America at Pacific Grand Prix, Charity Race for Ronald McDonald House
Seattle, WA (April 9th, 2010) – Pacific Grand Prix will proudly host the biggest stars of the Rally America Championship Series on April 22nd, just prior to the Olympus Rally event later that weekend. Subaru Rally Team USA Red Bull drivers Travis Pastrana and Dave Mirra along with NOS Energy Drink factory driver Andrew Comrie-Picard and others will be on hand to promote the Olympus Rally round of this national series. A press stage will take place utilizing the .8 mile, 14 turn PGP asphalt course and just prior to the completion of one lap the Rally drivers will be diverted and will launch their cars up the 50 foot high embankment that surrounds the facility onto a temporary dirt course that encompasses the grounds.
In addition, a public charity function in support of the Ronald McDonald House will pit 12 lucky spectators against the likes of Pastrana and other Rally professionals on hand including Mirra, Comrie-Picard, Van Way, Keeney, Cavett and the National Guard sponsored entry of Mark Fox, to name a few. This Mini Grand Prix special event will utilize the full PGP circuit as well as the fleet of high performance Birel Rental race karts. It isn't often that the public has a chance to race with such an exciting group of X-treme drivers. A donation of $5.00 will go to the Ronald McDonald House for each chance to have your name drawn as one of the 12 to compete. This is a lot of fun, it is for a great cause and it should not be missed.
NOS Energy Drink will be on hand with their full sized video interactive display. Games 2 U will also have an interactive display set up and the factory teams will have the full transport support centers out on display. Hammer Nutrition will have their new race transport on site along with a display of their endurance products.
There will be some alternative motorsports taking part in some exhibition events that showcase just some of the uses that the PGP Motorsports Complex so uniquely supports. These will include Drifting, Supermoto motorcycles, Lapping with exotic street cars and Shifter Karts.
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•On track exhibition of Lapping in exotic cars, Shifter Karts, Supermoto and Drifting from 4:00 to 5:00 PM
•Ronald McDonald House Charity Grand Prix starts at 5:00 PM
Press stages will be open to the public allowing fans and media an additional up close opportunity to catch the rally action first hand. Admission is free of charge to spectate.
Specific details of this event can be found at www.pacificgp.com or you can call 253.639.RACE (7223). Specific details of the Olympus Rally can be found at www.rally-america.com.
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Imagine moving to another state all to have a baby. Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa has delivered two sets of quintuplets in the past month.
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"We didn't intend to have 5 kids but now that we are going to have a big family, we are excited watching them all grow up," said dad John Ferraro.
39-year-old nurse Meryl Ferraro, husband John, and daughter Gianna temporarily relocated from California to Mesa all because of Doctor John Elliott, and his high success rate of delivering multiples.
"What we offer them is a recipe for success and it's based on everything we have learned and do, the team we put together and the attitude of, 'we will succeed,'" said Dr. John Elliott, Banner Desert Hospital.
"He gives you that confidence. First doctor we saw just gave us doom and gloom and so you're looking for someone else to give you hope," said Meryl.
The Ferraro babies -- three girls and two boys -- were almost born at 17 weeks, and there was a good chance they wouldn't have survived.
And that's why families come to Arizona from all over the U.S. to see Dr. Elliott. He kept them in the womb almost 33 weeks.
"We were able to aggressively stop labor occurring, and I didn't tell Meryl this was happening, I couldn't take her hope away," said Dr. Elliot.
"These 5 babies are truly miracles in all my experience I expected them to deliver, and all I could do is offer her hope that we would take a shot at it and she went for it."
The first letter of each of the babies' names spells grace -- Gabrielle, Riley, Addison, Cooper, and Emmerson.
Dr. Elliott is an expert in multiples. He's delivered 2 sets of sextuplets, 14 sets of quintuplets, 102 sets of quadruplets, and 700 sets of triplets.
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Isolated Systolic High Blood Pressure
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In isolated systolic high blood pressure (isolated systolic hypertension, or ISH), systolic blood pressure is elevated (above 140 mm Hg), but diastolic blood pressure stays below 90 mm Hg. This type of high blood pressure is more common in older adults, especially older women. In fact, the majority of people older than 60 who have hypertension have isolated systolic hypertension.
If you are older than 50, a systolic blood pressure over 140 mm Hg is an important risk factor for stroke and heart disease.
ISH can cause damage to organs such as the kidneys, brain, heart, or eyes. And it should be treated.
Treatment includes lifestyle changes and medicines that lower blood pressure. Medicines include:
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is effective for treating isolated systolic hypertension. For more information, see:
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Will You Clean Up With These Cleaning Product Stocks?
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I love cleaning. There's just something about the smell of bleach that takes me back to childhood. There are tons of companies, such as 3M and Johnson & Johnson, that make household and cleaning products. But what about companies where the household product, and more specifically the cleaning product is their bread and butter? What makes them special? I'd like to find out, and more importantly find out if there's anything that makes the companies in this industry likely to turn into profit-making machines worthy of my portfolio.
Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) is best known for Arm and Hammer line of products, particularly the baking soda. While it's a mid-size company with almost 150 years of cumulative history, I appreciate the hunger that management is showing in continuing to grow the business with new brands.
Since the turn of the twenty-first century, Church & Dwight has acquired over a dozen different brands in the household cleaning market. Between merging with Orange Glo International and making a ton of purchases from the likes of Del Pharmaceuticals and Procter & Gamble, CHD has been on a growth streak that's been building an extra solid moat.
I'm a little ambivalent about the market segments the company has chosen, though. Church & Dwight's headquarters are in New Jersey in the U.S. and Kent in the U.K., which places it in two of the worst hit economies of the Great Recession. The vulnerability of these markets, even in the realm of stalwart household products, makes me wish that CHD would work less on acquiring brands in the established markets and move onward.
I'm not that excited about the growth prospects of a company that keeps buying established brands in established markets. This is particularly the case when they're dealing with heavily intertwined currencies like the euro, the pound, and the dollar. For the time being, I'd like to see Church & Dwight invest some of that 1.7% dividend yield and 11.7% profit margin into growing into less established markets. The fact that this company's stock is trading at more than 24 times its earnings doesn't really impress me -- just a surcharge for perceived safety.
Ecolab (NYSE: ECL), on the other hand, has been going into less established markets for a long time. All the way back in 1991 Ecolab was forming regional partnerships to push its way into Europe and Russia. In more recent times it's been ranked as one of the world's most ethical companies by Ethisphere magazine. Operating in over 160 countries, this is a large and well diversified company that pulls a modest 5.3% profit margin.
However, I have issues with Ecolab and they aren't concerned with currency issues. I personally like dealing in most every currency in the world. My issue is that Bill Gates owns 25% of Ecolab through his various investment vehicles, which puts a lot of the stock's fate in the hands of one individual's whims.
Another issue I have is the sheer scope of what Ecolab engages in. While it's technically considered a household and cleaning products company, it deals with numerous different industries from food and energy to healthcare and industry. I'm not big on mutt companies because at the end of the day there's an inverse relationship between how many things one does and how many things one does well. There's too much room for losses in doing so many things, and it seems like the company's energy is too scattered to make significant enough headway to justify trading at 3.6 times book value and over 37 times earnings. I'll pass.
Stepan (NYSE: SCL) is definitely the runt of this list. While it's about the same age as the other two companies, its market cap is a comparatively tiny $1.17 billion (which is about 1/20th of Ecolab and roughly 1/6th of Church & Dwight). While I'm not a big fan of a P/E ratio above 10, I'll let it slide because lately the market has been trading expensively as a whole. So Stepan's 16.62 P/E could actually be called reasonable. But once again I find myself a trifle ambivalent about a company's prospects.
I don't particularly like Stepan's 4.2% profit margins. When a company is under $10 billion in market cap, I expect a higher level of efficiency than that. Rather like an elephant's heart beats more slowly than a mouse's, I like higher margins in smaller companies.
However, I do actually like the lock Stepan has on importing coca leaves, which it then separates into cocaine for Mallinckrodt and a leaf extract for Coca-Cola. That's a pretty significant moat, and as such I have to tip my hat to Stepan and say I like it as a solid long-term prospect. I might even pick up a few shares myself during the next market-related dip.
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