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Pride and Prejudice Continues
by Linda Berdoll
Paperback - 467
pages -
The Bar Sinister
has been
re-released as
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife
Pride and Prejudice Continues
by Linda Berdoll
Paperback - 476
pages -
May 2004
I will start with the cons:
Volume 2 was better (like you, I got used to the typos, etc.) and the story moved forward at a better pace.
I'm now in Volume 3 and, I hope, I'll finish it soon. I would
not recommend this book -- my rating is better than Tennant (what
but not as good as the fan fiction on BOI.
Also, I find that the writer uses a LOT of words I have never heard of before, presumably for the effect of making the language sound like Austen's, but it doesn't really come off that way to me.
That said, I am about a third of the way through the book and I find the story interesting so far. She seems to be weaving a lot of threads into this story. For those who haven't seen the book yet, it is huge. Thick and oversize pages with small print, so content wise I'd say it must have at least double any other Austen sequel I have seen.
The main thing it needs is a good editor, both to correct the voluminous spelling and grammatical errors as well as to hone and focus the rather rambling plot. Pride and Prejudice is a rather long book and only covers a time period of a little more than a year; The Bar Sinister covers five or six years, taking us from Darcy and "Elisabeth's" (grrr) wedding night through the Hundred Days. I don't doubt that Jane Austen could have written such an epic, had she wished; one can only imagine that she had a good reason for not doing so. Which brings me to another troubling point of this novel: the authoress' complete ignorance of story details given plainly by Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice. Her research in other areas is seemingly so complete (including an encyclopedic but rather disturbing knowledge of the details and slang surrounding the prostitution trade) that her ignorance of such obvious things as Mr. Collins' first name is truly annoying to someone who has even a passing familiarity with the novel.
Ms. Berdoll was clearly inspired by the 1995 miniseries rather than the actual novel, which is fine (I have found the sight of Colin Firth in a wet shirt somewhat inspiring myself), but it would have behooved her to have read a good annotated edition of the novel before she started writing. It would have saved her from some of her worst plot decisions, not to mention from some general bonehead mistakes such as calling the Darcy estate "Pemberly" (grrr) or giving Darcy's mother's name as Mrs. Elinor Darcy. An artist cannot be slovenly, Ms. Berdoll. Next time, read the book first, or at least get a beta reader who has done so.
The authoress' style becomes irritating after a time. One sometimes suspects that English is not her mother tongue. Presumably she is trying to imitate Jane Austen's style, but the attempt is clumsy and artificial. A piece of advice for the authoress from my fiction writing professor: never use a five-dollar word where a fifty-cent one will do. I assure you that Jane Austen never did.
As others have stated, The Bar Sinister is sexually graphic. That sort of thing doesn't bother me; in fact, I was intrigued at the thought of the Darcys being so obviously happy in their marriage that they can't keep away from each other, as other sequel writers seem to have a burning psychological need to bring down pain and unhappiness upon them. However, the constant references to the Darcys' bedroom antics have nothing to do with their relative happiness. They do it when they're happy, they do it when they're angry, they do it when they're in mourning, they do it when they're traumatized, they just do it all the time except when physically separated. Frankly, after a while it becomes rather tiresome. It struck me as a convenient excuse to avoid character or story development; if all else fails, send them back to bed. Or the floor. Or under the wardrobe.
The book definitely has its moments, some laugh-out-loud funny (and some at which I snickered, not sure if the authoress intended them to be funny). Darcy and Lizzy at least stay mostly true to the characters that Jane Austen created (although I doubt JA's Darcy would have found it necessary or even desirable to "christen" all the beds in Pemberley). The story itself is quite interesting but, as I said, could have been pared down considerably. The ambiguous ending seems to lend itself to a sequel of the sequel; I am not sure that I would read it. I must confess that the main emotion raised by this book is an overriding desire to take a red pen to it. I am sorry to pain you, but there it is.
The author's characterization of Lizzy and Darcy don't match Austen's very much, and I really hated what she did to Jane and Bingley. Sweet, loving, loyal Jane Bennet, frigid? Gentlemanly Charles Bingley, a philanderer? It is not to be borne!
And then there's the plot. Oh yeah, the plot. It is, in a word, a mess. It got so convoluted that I skipped over pages at a time, trying to get to a part that made sense.
My advice? Don't waste your money. This book is nothing more than poorly written soft-core pornography.
I am half way through The Bar Sinister and I have not found the characteristics of Elizabeth and Darcy to have changed from what they should be. The only thing that has changed about them is they are now free to express their love and desire fully to each other...which they constantly do!
However, I do think that the character outcomes are not farfetched. Furthermore, I really enjoyed following through their relationship as a newly married couple.
Although it is somewhat explicit, I don't think it unseemly. Given that they are a married couple, of course there will be references to their intimate nature. Furthermore, there have been many great authors in the past who may have been considered risque (ie Chaucer, Shakespeare...)
If one is easily offended, I probably wouldn't recommend them to read such a book. In fact, I think the book has a note in the end that recommends "Reader's Discretion Advised". I am always amused at any reference to intimate passages is always considered pornographic without looking at the context and richness of the characters and plot developments.
One wish was for more references to their relationships with Mr & Mrs Gardiner, as Ms. Austen did mention in the end, the strong attachment between Mr & Mrs Gardiner and the Darcys.
I was a little surprised about the violence, but at the same time, that was the reality then, there were possibilities of highwaymen and robberies.
All in all I felt that the author was fairly successful in interpreting the continuation of the characters introduced by Jane Austen. Some may say that Linda Berdoll is not Jane Austen...they are right, she's not, no one could be Jane Austen except Jane Austen. Linda Berdoll gave us her interpretation of the continued lives of Darcy and Elizabeth, and I felt even more closer to Darcy and Elizabeth after reading this sequel.
It made me nearly scream to see so many mistakes in a book! Gee, she didn't even use Austen's spelling (or the right names, for that matter! Elisabeth ... THADDEUS Collins?!?) and there was obviously no editing at all.
The plot was rather weak and she SLANDERED poor Mr Bingley!!!
Ack!!! Poor Jane Austen ...
The thing that bugged me to NO end, was the way she spelled Elizabeth. I am glad to see others are peeved as well. to quote Lady C, "not so hasty if you please!" sounds like the publisher was not 'wasting' any time for the editor to do his job on this little ditty. Personally, I would rather wait for a better printing than rather read it as it is now.
In truth, whenever I re-read this I just skip the pages I don't like and it works out.
I hated some of the long introduction to some of the new characters. I think CH5 describes Juliette Clossion (I'm at work don't have the book here) that was too much. Especially being her role in the book was minor if not there at all.
I must admit that Wickham turns out as I expected him to do and many other of the characters such as Lydia and Mrs Bennet are just as stupid as I expected them to be. I have recommended this book to many of my friends here in Derbyshire who think like my self it is an excellent read.
The scene where Charlotte's letter describes Mr. Collins' death by bee venom/drowning is particularly outrageous.
I don't like the fact that she changed his name to Thaddeus, but at least she didn't change Darcy's name to William or Fitz.
On the whole, this is best of the book sequels I've read, but none
them come close to JA. I'll also add that I think much of the writing
the BOI is better than any of the sequel books and The Bar
Written by Sid (Wednesday, 18 June 2003, at 5:24 a.m.)
I love P&P. I've already read Darcy's Story and The Bar Sinister (which I found really really good).
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R (8/30/2003 8:15 a.m.)
I have read it several times I shamefully admit! There are many things wrong with it! Editing, some downright silliness, too much graphic sex, an irritating attempt at writing in the style of the period but widely missing the mark! But at the same time, I thought the author really caught the passion between Darcy and Elizabeth. I think she really understood the way their personalities would interplay. And there are some very funny scenes in it. The dialogue is very good, not wooden like some of the sequels.
I have read three sequels now and it is my "favorite". Really, they are just a cheap way to indulge an addiction!
She stayed fairly true to the characters, but did end up making them more her own (several times I found myself shaking my head and thinking so-and-so would never do/say that!). A lot of times it ends up feeling like a harlequin novel and can be overly dramatic, but if you don't mind that you should enjoy it. I found the story intriguing and definitely wanted to find out what happened in the end.
I wouldn't recommend buying it unless you absolutely cannot get it through interlibrary loan though.
There have been some qualms about Linda Berdoll spelling Lizzy's name with an S instead of a Z. It was longer than most and relied a lot on the Mr. Darcy of P&P2, but what doesn't nowadays? I liked it, but it doesn't take much to please me when it comes to books.
Hope this helped.
Bar Sinister- every
feeling revolts! I realize this book has already been reviewed,
but I must contribute my opinion. This book constituted the first and
only time I have ever returned a book to amazon.com. Forgive me for
being a prude, but it was nothing but pornography. I thought it might
eventually get better, but when I randomly opened the book to several
spots, guess what I found EVERY time? That's right - sex! I believe the
author had a real problem that should be treated by a well-trained
professional. I felt it was a true affront to JA literature.
The book is good IMO. At first the intimate ahem scenes surprised me but I seen worst in romance novels. We are not used to this in Miss Austen's work. But it is not that explicit, in fact some of the intimate scenes are funny. The story at times is just heartbreaking...but the love between the Darcy's is everything I hoped it would be; strong and passionate. And the ending???.....Wow!!
Disliked The Bar Sinister (spoiler). Definitely too graphic for me and I really disliked the storyline about Georgiana and Colonel Fitzwilliam. I've seen them paired up in other sequels and I just don't buy it. He is, after all, her guardian with Darcy and he is her cousin. It's just too weird for me that they would get together.
I couldn't get past 40 pages. I think it borders on the pornographic. And the writing style is truly odd : archaic vocabulary within strange syntax.
Yes, the editing is appalling and it does border pornography, but I actually thought Linda Berdoll did an excellent job of showing how sexual passion and love can and do exist together. So much media separates the two. Ok, will stop with that as it will probably need to be on another thread. :)
But on the whole, I enjoyed it (once I got past the style and editing mistakes). Ok, once I got past some of the things certain characters did. But if you're reading for Darcy and Lizzy, their story is great, imo.
My 2 cents...(spoilers). I thought Bingley's storyline was outrageous, although I agree with the portrayal of Jane...she surely would have forgiven even such a discretion.
Col. Fitzwilliam...no, I didn't buy his consuming love for Elizabeth. He might have been fond of her, but I can't see him jeopardizing her respect or Darcy's good opinion. He seems too honorable to declare himself to his cousin's wife, even in a moment of unguardedness.
The whole Georgiana/Col. Fitzwilliam thing at the end...I mean, PLEASE! And for Darcy to be forgiving of such an indiscretion...well, I can't see it. It seemed completely out of character for all 3 of them.
I REALLY disliked the entire "Darcy in France" thing. However, I GREATLY enjoyed the "Darcy to the rescue of Elizabeth" at the wayside inn. That incident alone was worth the price of the book, IMO. Over the top? Yes, absolutely. But I enjoyed it and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
And the rose petals on the bed (twice)...that was a very nice touch.
by Kim in AK
(4/29/2004 11:04
One more...(more spoilers)
Even Wickham seemed too brazen to me. He strikes me as more of a coward--I can't imagine him showing up at Pemberley.
Honestly, there is SO much wrong with this book. Yet I still enjoyed it, in spite of its many glaring faults.
On the other hand, I think her characterization of a lot of the characters was pretty dead on - Elizabeth, Darcy (except when dealing w/ Georgiana in the end), Jane, Mr and Mrs Bennet...
I too just loved the inn rescue, melodramatic as it may be! ;-) And the rose petals...*sigh* LOL
Mr Darcy Takes a Wife is The Bar Sinister which as been re released under it's original name it has been edited and had new bits to it. Linda Birdoll has been answering questions about this book at firthness.com if you are a member their go to the forums under Adaptions and Sequels and you will see a discussion about The Bar Sinister being re-released under a different name. Later on this month their is to be another question and answer with Linda on this subject.
Ms Birdoll did not at first want to release it under its original title as she felt people would feel cheated as they had bought the original she has added to this new book and it has been edited and all the spelling mistakes corrected. The new publishes insisted that she publish the book under this name and so if you buy it, it is essentially the same book but I think she said with a few chapters added (unsure about this) so that if anyone bought it that had the original The Bar Sinister they would not feel cheated. Also later on there is to be a sequel to this book and we have been having a laugh as to what to call it over at firthness should she call it Mr Darcy takes his wife again and again and again lolI hope this answers any questions and I would advise you to go to firthness if you have any more questions so you could ask the author who is to be there answering questions sometime this month
I've been reading it. Not having read the book in its self-published form, I don't know what's new and what's not and I can attest that the editor did an excellent job in cleaning up the inconsistencies that others have reported.
It's fairly inventive in taking Austen's characters and answers a few questions that I had about P&P. Having read a few modern romances, it's pretty tame in the sensual department -- though if published in Austen's time, it would have been too risque for public viewing and would have been a private press release for gentlemen with "low taste".
However, as a modern book, it's pretty good for a first novel. She does her best to explain the attitudes and habits of the Austen times and she does a great job of weaving in minor stories that further along an understanding of the times...She reminds me a bit of Lois McMaster Bujold in that she doesn't introduce characters and incidents frivolously: each character and incident has its purpose. She does seem to be way too caught up with the bedroom antics and I hope she gets over that with her "sequel to the sequel" that's promised.
All in all, I would hesitantly recommend it to those that are casual Austen fans, but I would think that the sensibilities of "hard-core" fans would be offended b y the scenes of sensuality (no matter how couched they are in terms).
by Sharondio
(5/18/2004 10:02 a.m.)
It's a decent read...(spoilers enclosed)
If you accept that JA is gone and realize that any sequel will be an interpretation with which you may or may not agree, then it's a rousing good time. Berdoll's Lizzie has a bit more spark than a lot of sequels give her, and I sort of liked a glimpse into the passionate side of the relationship.
I also enjoyed exploring the much discussed possibility that Wickham is actually Darcy's illegitimate brother.
I found the whole infertility and miscarriages discussion particularly touching as I've experienced both as well.
All in all, I liked "An Assembly Such as This" better, but this book was a good read and I was a little sad when it ended.
Written by Natalie-Marie (5/28/2004 3:50 p.m.)
I have read The Bar Sinister and hardly know what to make of it! the plot is good but it definatly gave us too much detail! what do you all think?
I also found the language very contorted and often wished I could have $1 for every time the author used the word "hence" or threw in words like "mayhap" in an attempt to sound more authentically 'Regency'.
The plot was fairly interesting, but it was very hard to get past the other things, IMO. However, if you read the reviews here, you will find that there are others who quite liked it.
As for the language--yes, the author did try to find words that were from that era, but she heaped them on to such a degree that, to me, the effect was someone trying much too hard (and not really succeeding) rather than authenticity. For example, does an expression like "tardy of the brouhaha" sound more like real Regency-speak or thesaurus abuse?? ;-)
I don't think it's a terrible stretch to have them be so passionate. It's the logical following to the very sexual beings created in P&P2. As for the servants, living as they did, they were much used to servants being almost completely a part of their lives. Their valet and lady's maid would know all the intimate details of their life, regardless. Along with the upstairs maids who changed the linens and the footmen waiting in the halls.
That said, I think the writer went a little too far in her bawdy exploration of marital bliss. But once I stopped thinking about it as a sequel, and just decided to accept it on its own merits, it improved considerably.
...a sequel not written by the original author may (and can if the author so chooses) take certain liberties (ahem) with the characters and storyline.
I feel that Linda Berdoll takes the P&P2 *film* characters of Darcy and Lizzy (and with the respective actors in mind) to especially give aficionados of the film a continuation of the story portrayed. Therefore, this book cannot ever be held to compare to the standard of JA, IMHO (for that reason and about a zillion others). For what it is; however, I very much enjoyed Bar Sinister, as I have previously posted.
BTW, I *do* believe that the complex and mature relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth remains intact in this particular sequel, for the most part. (Ludicrous but enticing bedroom scenes and all)
I quite agree. While it is clear in the text that Darcy is enchanted by Lizzy's cleverness, one would be kidding themselves if they thought that they were not physically attracted to one another. The Bennet sisters' beauty is discussed from miles away; on top of constant references to Elizabeth's fine eyes.
In the second version of the Bar Sinister novel, it is stated that the author was inspired by P&P2 where sexual tension was abound! And I too could truly believe in several situations and actions of the characters.
Written by Skylar B (3/11/2005
12:05 p.m.)
Was it meant to be? The euphemisms were so over the top (I only read about 30 pages) that I did wonder for a moment if it was meant to be funny, a sort of parody on the genre. But nothing else gave me the impression the author did not mean for her work to be taken seriously, so I wasn't sure.
Written by Theodora
(3/11/2005 11:50 p.m.)
I am not quite sure either I only know that I was laughing a lot---I think that the lol parts were meant to be somewhat droll, but the rest, probably not. I seem to be amongst the few here that actually enjoyed the book! Oh, well.
Written by
Linda (3/9/2005 10:24
You will find all the opinions you need there [here, the Austen Sequel Page]. All the conversations
My own opinion: when I was able to ignore all the soft pornography, I found it to be an entertaining story. However, IMHO, the characters bore almost no resemblance to Jane Austen's beloved originals.
I have only read The Bar Sinister as it was originally released. That one so full of editorial errors that it was painful. I understand that they have been cleaned up in the re-release as Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife. Although, I have heard no one say that the tortured language, also painful, was improved. I found it hard to pull the good from so much that was objectionable and even offensive, but I managed ;-)
I always think that each person should decide for themselves the merit of a novel.
Written by BarbB (3/10/2005 10:20 a.m.)
My opinion. After reading about 80 pages of this book, it's NOT a good sequel of P&P, it's not even good writing. Ms. Berdoll attempts to disguise soft-porn as regency literature by swallowing a dictionary and then regurgitating every single word from it. She never uses a simple, concise word when a multi-syllabic one is available. In fact, I don't think she ever uses a simple, concise word! As a result, the writing is cumbersome and difficult to read.
Although (or should I say "howbeit") I am Austen fan, I would hardly say that I am an Austen-purist. Yet, it seems that after watching the BBC production (1995) of P&P, Ms. Berdoll decided to hitch her wagon to Jane Austen's star. Here was an opportunity to write a novel without having to bother with character development (since Lizzy, Darcy et al are so well known). Perhaps she should have spent more time researching Austen's writing style or regency life and times and less on researching euphemisms.
It is interesting to note that Ms. Berdoll's other books are about euphemisms. This is especially relevant because in the pages that I did read there were about 90 different euphemisms - most of them just plain ridiculous - for male organs (torch of love), female organs (womanly portal) and conjugal relations. Don't waste your time or money!
by Theodora
Actually, the euphemisms added to the hilarity...
by Skye (2/15/2006 12:06 p.m.)
I just finished reading Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll and was greatly disappointing. I was heartbroken over poor Jane and Bingley. Surely Jane Austen never intended sweet Bingley to ever do such a thing!I was also completely frustrated by the graphic sex and violence. It wasn't needed and did not remain to true to the spirit of Austen. The grammatical and spelling errors were depressing (Elisabeth? Pemberly?) and she changed the names of several characters (Thaddeus Collins?). Though the story never bored me, the language sounded forced and unnatual. It is almost as if Berdoll went to a thesaurus for every other word in order to sound more like Jane Austen. Needless to say, she failed spectacularly. I was bored with her new characters, insulted by what she did to the old ones, and felt that it was, overall a waste of money and time. I am really forced to wonder if Berdoll actually read P&P. Surely I'm not alone in feeling this way?
Written by Skye W.
(2/16/2006 7:40 a.m.)
If those mistakes are in the Bar Sinister and not Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife, it still doesn't improve all the rest of the book. I still hated it and the grammar and spelling was the least of my complaints.
Written by Helen Sh (2/26/2006 5:51 p.m.)
I have just finished reading Linda Bertoll's sequel to 'Pride and Prejudice', and feel as if I need to take a long, cold shower! It really is as if I have wandered into a Restoration play, or 'Fitzwilliam Darcy meets Tom Jones'. But despite the unnecessarily gratuitous sex, which is really quite boring after the first fifty pages, and the pretentious spelling (compleat - over and over again), there were parts I quite enjoyed, e.g., Charlotte's letter about Mr Collin's death (although I think Charlotte is unfairly caricatured). I think the author has an understanding of the period which is reasonably accurate. The French section did call to mind 'Vanity Fair', although I find it hard to believe in the emancipation of Georgiana. But suggestion is more powerful than explicit. Did I enjoy this book enough so that it will go on to my 'To be read again' shelf? No.
Written by Skye W. (2/28/2006 7:42 a.m.)
I completely agree. I recently read it and I thought it was, on the whole, stupid. Darcy in France and that whole section was a bit like Vanity Fair and I didn't particularly like that book, so... Anyway, I think Jane Austen would have a hear t attack to read what Linda Berdoll did to her book. I know I almost did.
Written by Michelle-Julia (3/3/2006 9:05 p.m.)
Curiosity got the better of me, and I checked it out of the library last night. I just finished a long, tedious work assignment, so I was in the mood for some brain candy. I'm glad I didn't pay money for it!
After about 3 pages, I could see I wouldn't have the patience for a complete (compleat?) read-through, so I've just been skimming and jumping around. The sex scenes are boring enough, but it seems like the plot is even worse--just a lot of "high drama" events like miscarriages, adultery, elopements, etc. It seems very juvenile--rather like the potboiler stories Anne and her story club friends wrote in Anne of Green Gables. And the author's "look ma, I'm writing like old fashioned people" style is a bit tedious. It's amusement value is getting depleted pretty fast.
Written by Felicity S (3/26/2007 5:14 p.m.)
I agree that Berdoll is not for Janeite purists - I can never think of Lizzie and Darcy in the same way probably.
Written by Sophie (4/3/2007 12:21 p.m.)
I read Linda Berdoll's Mr. Darcy takes a wife. Even though I got quite bored with the book somewhere in the middle, I forced myself to finish it because I do not like not to finish books; but I think that it was largely a loss of time. I do not think that you will lose a lot if you just stop reading now.
Written by Wendy (4/5/2007 3:31 p.m.)
There are several good reviews of this book on the Sequels page. To me this read more like a light hearted, trashy romance novel. Somehow I got through it and the one that followed it.
I enjoyed it, it's quite over the top in my opinion but if it's entertainment you're looking for... go for it!


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3) Gerard Butler
Deformed ear
It would be hard to believe that the gorgeous Scottish actor Gerard actor is anything less than perfect. However, this man whose rippling abs (digitally enhanced) in 300 wowed many women, was has a deformed ear. He discovered this quite by accident when one day he had to shave his head for a movie role. He was shocked to discover that one of his ears stuck out more prominently than the other. This was because of an ear surgery he underwent when he was a child. He is also deaf in his right ear as a result of the tinnitus that has plagued him since his youth.
4) Megan Fox
Stubby thumbs
Megan Fox is what one calls a perfect ten. However, two of her ten digits are not as perfect. This dusky beauty who shot to fame with Transformers movie was born with a condition called âbrachydactylyâ thumbs. This means that her thumbs are slightly misshapen, somewhat clubbed. Her thumbs are short and have very wide nails. However, being born with this condition in no way means she is handicapped in any way. Both her thumbs are perfectly functional. The condition is hereditary; however, it can also be caused by a childhood injury.
5) Rivers Cuomo
Uneven legs
Rivers Cuomo, lead singer and guitarist of band Weezer, was born with uneven legs. His left leg is almost two inches shorter than his right leg. He underwent a procedure that involved the bones in his leg being surgically broken. Several months following this operation, he had to wear a steel brace which involved physically âstretchingâ of the leg four times daily. He referred to this process as âcrucifying (his) legâ. Inspires by this experience, Rivers wrote the song âThe Good Lifeâ and he also included an x-ray image of his broken leg on the singleâs album, Pinkerton, cover.
6) Vince Vaughn
Weird looking thumb
This multi-talented actor has a pretty weird thumb. Actor Vince Vaughn, of Wedding Crashers fame, lost the tip of his thumb in a car wreck at the age of seventeen. The broken thumb now bears an uncanny resemblance to the male genitalia. Vince Vaughn, however, was not disturbed at the sight of the deformity and he is known to easily joke about the thumb, which he says now resembles a âpenis with a fingernailâ.
7) Joaquin Phoenix
Facial scar
Joaquin Phoenix, who is known for his movies like Gladiator and Walk the line has scar running down his lip. Many people have the misconception that his scar was a result of a surgical correction of a cleft palate. However, Phoenix has clarifies that he was born with the scar. The scar was formed in utero as a mild form of cleft palate called a microform cleft.
8) Karolina Kurkova
No belly button
What could be possibly wrong with a Victoria's Secret Angel? You may want to ask. Nothing major, except she is missing a belly button.
Her smooth stomach with its perfect abs has no navel. This eerily disturbing lack of a navel caused quite a stir among people when they saw her strut her stuff on the runaway minus a bellybutton. The lack of a navel only added to her mystique. She later clarified that she had a surgery in her childhood which had gone wrong.
9) Ashton Kutcher
Webbed toes
The all American heartthrob Ashtoh Kutcher is a funny guy and makes no bones about his abnormal toes. Two of the Teo-and-a-Half Men starâs toes are webbed. The condition is called syndactyly and it occurs when there are two or more toes fused together at birth. It is more common among certain birds, frogs, etc; however, the condition is known to occur among humans too. It can be corrected by a surgery at birth. Ashton Kutcher revealed it on Jonathan Rossâ show Friday Night. âWhen everything else is this good-looking, something has to give!â he quipped.
10) Mila Kunis
Different colored eyes
American television and big screen star Mila Kunis has mesmerizing eyes- mesmerizing because you would be lost and confused when you stare at here straight in the eye. Mila Kunis, who recently appeared opposite Justin Timberlake in movie Friends with Benefits, has the condition known as heterochromia because of which her eyes are of two different colors. The irises of the people with this condition are of two different, distinct shades. In Mila Kunisâ case, her one eye is light grey while the other is a mixed shade of green and brown. If anything, this gives Mila an advantage as it adds a certain flavor to her personality.


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Tom Cross is Director of Security Research at Lancope, where he works on advancing the state of the art in network behavioral anomaly detection. He has over a decade of experience as a computer security researcher and thought leader. He is credited with discovering a number of critical security vulnerabilities in enterprise-class software and has published papers on collateral damage in cyber conflict, vulnerability disclosure ethics, security issues in internet routers, encrypting open wireless networks, and protecting Wikipedia from vandalism.
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Tom has operated online social communities almost continuously since 1991. In 1996, Tom cofounded Electronic Frontiers Georgia, where he worked to protect the Constitutional rights of Internet users in the US State of Georgia. In 2001, Tom cofounded MemeStreams, an innovative collaborative blogging system that combined online social networking with reputation systems technology.
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Hizbullah's media office issued a statement on Hugo Chavez's death which I have translated below:
It is with great sadness that we received news of the passing of the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez. Along with the free world and the oppressed of the world, we lost a dear friend …who spent his entire life standing beside the downtrodden and oppressed, and who boldly defended the Third World's rights to progress and prosperity.
Neither Hizbullah nor Lebanon as a whole can forget his genuine support for Lebanon in the face of Zionist aggression, which was most clearly demonstrated during the July war in 2006. Just as the Arab and Islamic people cannot forget his courageous stand in support of the Palestinian people's right to liberate themselves from the yoke of occupation, and the right of the Islamic Republic [of Iran] to the peaceful use of nuclear technology.
President Chavez represented a bulwark against America's imperialist policies and refused to make any concessions to successive US administrations, nor to submit to US pressures or incentives, proving that countries can take an independent and progressive path without relying on US custodianship.
We in Hizbullah offer our most sincere condolences to the family and comrades of the great and late [leader] and to the brave Venezuelan people as a whole, and we declare [our intent] to stand by their side during this great misfortune. We hope that the late leader's comrades will complete his mission to protect the Venezuelan people's freedom, independence and prosperity as well as his support for the oppressed and downtrodden in the world, and to retain the approach he adopted throughout his life in confronting American and Zionist conspiracies.
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alyricalsecret said: Hello there! I decided to go through my followers and say hi, as there are quite a few I dont talk to. I want to ask how your doing slash what are your plans for the summer?
helloo :) sorry , i havent been on this blog for … a solid 6 months . really , i would love to say that i have been on the beach and hanging out with my friends… but really ive only been on tumblr. :P


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I'm marrying this girl on 12/11/12. Our 11th anniversary together. Can't wait.
Get out of my kitchen, tiny green bastard. I am mostly sugar at this point.
Prelude to Absinthe Club. Friday night got a little crazy.
…so I was Batman last week.
Newest ink. I'm calling it the '10 Years & Running' tattoo.
I don't usually reblog anything, but this might just be the coolest photo I've ever seen. Heath Ledger kickflipping Christian Bale on-scene during a break in shooting for the Dark Knight.
RIP, Z Boy.
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"Giggin' alone at the bottom of the hill, our protagonist named Bill sets his sights on an Anchor Steam pint…"
25 and a half hours of travel from the Odyssey to the DIA and back, all made worthwhile when Brock McBride sniped the winner in OT. Had a blast in Dundee, thanks to all the Stars fans we met for their hospitality. Seeya in Belfast!


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Just when it appeared a spirited comeback would fall short, the Jazz rallied again Monday night and defeated Portland, 93-89.
Utah trailed by 11 in the third quarter before tying the game, 70-70.
When Portland's Nicolas Batum buried three consecutive 3-point shots, however, the Blazers regained the momentum with 9:10 remaining.
The Jazz suddenly turned the game around with a frenzied 13-0 run — the difference between a frustrating defeat and uplifting victory that left coach Tyrone Corbin with a wide smile on his face.
"Effort — our defense picked up — and we did a great job of pushing the ball up the floor," he said. "The guys really ran the floor. ... But mostly I thought our effort on defense went up another level, which created offense for us."
According to Corbin, the Jazz were not discouraged by Batum's 3-pointers, which came against primary defender C.J. Miles.
Instead, a mix-and-match lineup that also included Earl Watson, Jeremy Evans, Josh Howard and Enes Kanter started the run that turned the game Utah's direction.
"We weren't satisfied with our defense," Corbin said. "C.J. made a couple of mistakes, rotating off [Batum], not closing all the way out to him.
"He knows the guy is a standstill shooter — you want to make him put it on the floor. ... But C.J. wasn't discouraged. He continued to fight and made some big plays for us."
Miles scored three of his 15 points during the run, including the first basket on a slicing drive.
"I just kept playing," Miles said. "Batum made a couple of shots. They set a couple of good screens on the baseline, and I got caught in the rotation.
"But I basically said, 'I'm not going to leave him anymore.' I stayed another step closer to him and we took away those open 3s."
Portland helped the Jazz during the five-minute stretch by missing eight straight shots, including four 3-pointers.
"After that," Miles said, "we were able to get up and down the floor. ... Everybody just got involved. Defensively, we were very active."
Said Evans: "Just energy. Once you get energy like that and the crowd gets behind you, you feel like things are going to go your way."
The most spectacular play during the run came when Evans slammed in a lob pass from Watson that trimmed Portland's lead to 79-78.
"Earl told me a few minutes before he kind of lost the ball on one," Evans said. "But he said he would still throw it up there for me and, when he throws it up, I'm going to go get it."


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When in doubt draw from cosplay
When in doubt draw from cosplay
I always forget about pocky day but I already had this pic in my folder so I thought I'd finish itt
sdfjs I'm late but oh well ;v;
Jake likes when Dirk laughs because he doesn't do that very often (◡ ‿ ◡ ✿)
they're looking at silly videos or something 8')
I just wanted to draw them as kids but then more pictures happened ahaa
제이님이랑 아트트레이드 룰루루
I just LOVE DirkJake so I decided to post this cute little pic of them~~
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sometimes me and my girlfriend wrestle. she usually wins because she's stronger than me but sometimes she takes pity on me and lets me win.
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OOC!TT: Just in case if you're wondering, we aint dead! No, it's just like we don't really have some motivation or are too lazy for drawing something and answer the asks! Don't worry, we will come back soon and anser all your asks!
it's been too long since I posted pics of them haha


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Waste Management of Kentucky is generously donating the compost to Brightside. Proceeds from the compost sale will benefit Brightside's community education and beautification efforts.
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Hi everyone I'm Hannah. I'm a Producer of Social Learning and Syndication (so live in the world of platform and app creation). Living in Milton Keynes and busy working on the house I just bought, but usually find myself in London
I've been veggie since 1994, and vegan since 2012. Have been amazed at how widely accessible (and tasty!) vegan products are from the ones I tried a few years ago.
Mexican, Greek, Persian, Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, and I eat a ridiculous amount of fruit - I grow my own blueberries not to bankrupt myself!
Wild Food Cafe, and utterly crazy about Moaz. Now on the hunt for a great vegan Thai place...answers on a postcard please!
Where do you get your protein from? (As they are usually eating some type of convenience or fast food)
Meet more vegans, I'm the only one amongst my friends and would be great not to be constantly questioned whilst I eat my dinner
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Looking forward to seeing you and catchin up
Hi Hannah, we've 19 UK members named Hannah on Volentia (15,500+ veg*ns, raw foodists and fruitarians), but I don't think you're one of them yet. Do consider joining other local members - http://volentia.com/profiles/members/...
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One man is dead after officials say he fell off of a truck bed.
Dining at an Albany restaurant on Saturday helped end hunger in the community. Ruby Tuesday's is donating a portion of their sales to a non-profit charity.
For customers who brought in a special flyer, Ruby Tuesdays donated 20 percent of the cost of their meal to Mission Change. The money will go towards helping end childhood hunger in Lee County.
"It's great for any organization to be involved in their community and to help out because we all live in this community so it's great to help others out that live here as well," said Laura Holland guest service manager. Dining at the restaurant on February 19th and 20th will benefit the Lily Pad.
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Sub Bass Soundscapes is here to share and push better electronic music. all deeper, innovative, bass influenced sounds
as selected by Statz, Waz and Benji.
bass'd in Sydney
yes! forthcoming on Kendrick Lamar's album
Episode 9 has been mixed for us by Sydney based dubstep DJ and producer Subfect.
This mix explores the realms of the deeper side of dubstep, more recently being referred to as the 'dungeon' sound.
Subfect did this mix live all on vinyl. Which certainly says something about the statue of this mix and the artist behind it.
Tracklist will not be going up, however be sure to hit us up or Subfect for any of those hidden gems.
Interview with Subfect:
SBS: How long have you been producing for?
Subfect: 2 years. Am only just starting to get to a point now where I'm ready to do something a bit more serious with it.
SBS: Where do you feel Sydney's dubstep scene is headed?
Subfect: Sydney dubstep scene unfortunately is dying. Everyone's kind of got their kick out of dubstep, whether you came in via the brostep crowd, one of the vets or just getting into it now, the general love of the genre from a couple of years ago is pretty much gone - at least from those that actually give a shit. Any popularity with it now is mostly the cheesed out pop variation. Every pop tune has a dubstep breakdown in it - which makes sense, as dubstep has a half-time beat so it works, but it's really washing out the value the genre has - which exists between the sounds that exist, not the sounds themselves.
Thankfully - there are still some die-hard fans out there that really love the dungeon sound of the past 1-2 years, thanks namely to Toast & Youngsta for pushing that particular direction. Everytime dungeon has been played at Snare it has really received a very warm response. I played there a few months back, and one particularly memorable moment was droping Nanobyte's Ominous into Kryptic Minds - Six Degrees. Such a classic tune yet still gets a huge response every time. The new stuff coming forward is a bit more left-field, lots of breakstep/jungle 140, and also quite a bit of techno-infused influence. The likes of Perverse, Kryptic Minds & Biome are really pushing this new kind of direction. Then you have the local crew - Boot, Commit, Dubfonik.etc. that are doing their own teched-out love. Boot's Colder Now EP really is one to watch out for, which blends his usually techy flavours with a bit more of a dungeon aftertaste. Quality stuff.
SBS: Can you tell us a bit about Snare and when its on in Sydney?
Subfect: Snare is on the first Saturday of every month and features the best local talent we have in Sydney, putting on display anything from garage, future garage, dubstep, even some grime and everything in between. Have even heard the odd techno tune down at Phoenix bar, which is always a nice surprise. It's amazing actually just how many people we have locally who can not only mix but also produce their own material - making Snare one of the best local spots for fresh sounds. Of course, we also have our own display of more classical sounds as well - as Kieran Helmore graciously demonstrated last month (and was very well received by the crowd).
SBS: Whats lined up for the Snare for the end of 2012?
Snare is and always will be a regular night to showcase the local talent. This month we have Comatose (a new duo focused on the minimal/dungeon sound), Juzlo doing a future garage set, Garage Pressure (one of our best local duos), Zwelli, Tee Freqs, and of course the one and only Boot.
Additionally, there's a few of us bringing out DJ Madd on November 24th, with more details to come. Suffice to say, it's going to be one hell of a night, especially if you consider what happened at Youngsta & Toast's debut here in Sydney a few months back.
SBS: Anything last words man?
Subfect: Lastly, just want to give a big shout out to my partners in crime - Skiver, Paul Fraser & Victim who all come together to put on Snare - and also a big thanks to Sub Bass Soundscapes for constantly pushing some of the lesser known sounds of this awesome genre.
Here's a bootleg Synkro did of Daughter's track 'Love'
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His name alone gives some impression as to the heavy arsenal employed by 23-year-old producer South London Ordnance. Having debuted on 2nd Drop, it was his 'Trojan/Pacific' single for Well Rounded that hooked us with its blend of swung techno, house melodies and grimy bass. Having made all the right moves – including appearing on Rinse, playing at FWD and guesting on Mary Anne Hobbes' show – his podcast for us draws upon contemporary UK heads, like Bobby Champs and Paleman, for unreleased material, while also tracing this lineage back to more established names such as Skudge and Psychatron. Light the fuse and stand well back.
1. Trevino - Tweakanomics (Revolv:r)
2. Boddika & Joy O - Dun Dun (Sunklo)
3. Bobby Champs - Bureau (CDR)
4. Goldffinch - Pixel Perfect (CDR)
5. Skudge - Surplus (Echocord Colour)
6. Saaeon Express - To The Third District (CDR)
7. Paleman - Halfout VIP (CDR)
8. Jon Convex - What I Need ft. Velvitt (Convex Industries)
9. Conforce - Let Your Body, Make Your Body (Jared Wilson remix) (Dolly)
10. Tom Demac - Critical Distance Pt. II (Hypercolour)
11. Psycatron & Secret Cinema - Loopwaffle (Inflyte Records)
12. South London Ordnance - Revolver (CDR)
Mixed live on 2 x CDJ1000's w/ Serato.
house fix for y'all
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Enjoy this half hour long mini mix. One to play during the day when the crowd is relaxed and in the mood for a collection of quality slower sounds. This episode was mixed by Waz sitting around the 85 bpm mark the whole way through.
Stickman – I Dreamt Music
Kodiak – Spreo Superbus (Actress Remix)
Ta-Ku – Hearts
Bibio – Lovers Carvings ( Leatherette Remix)
Bonobo – The Keeper
Bondax – All Inside
Holy Other – Know Where
Nicolas Jaar – Wouh
Oliver Tank – Up All Night
Synkro – Knowledge
Commix – Japanese Electronics (Instra:Mental Moog Remix)
Shlohmo – Wen Uuu
Gucci Mane - My Chain (Jonwayne Basment Mix)
Session Victim in the mix for Fabric!
Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Joy Orbison Remix)
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The excessive amounts of musical talent that has seemed to endlessly pour out of the Northern hemisphere can sometimes seem to drown out the musical efforts of the South. However more and more these days the Southern hemisphere is repping it hard!! One of these shining lights is Kiwi brothers Ben & Louis Helliker-Hale aka Chaos in the CBD, and in the wake of their Australian tour starting this week and with a release due out on French based label Clek Clek Boom in September what better time to show them some well deserved respect.
This probably won't be an eye opening write up for most of you as these guys are already making big waves, but for anyone who is being introduced to them for the first time… your welcome. Rumour has it they will be moving taking their musical skills to the North side in the not too distant future… so if your in Sydney this Saturday make sure you get down to One22 and catch them tearing it up.
A preview of whats to come on Clek Clek Boom.
Some more freshness from their Soundcloud too, even a free download or two.
Joey Pecoraro - Sign Me [ Free DL ]
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Create a Cute Twitter Bird Character in Illustrator
Learn how to create a cute cartoon Twitter bird/icon in Illustrator!
Final Result
1. Create a new document that's 500×500 pixels in Illustrator. Grab the ellipse tool and draw a circle while holding down the shift key (to keep the shape perfect). Next get the Direct Selection Tool, with the circle selected, click on a anchor point (that's the dots on the edges), then edit the shape.
2. Now put in the colours you want the bird to be.
3. Get the ellipse tool again, and draw a oval shape on top of the head. Make the gradient white > None.
4. Draw an oval shape for the eye using the ellipse tool. Using the Delete Anchor Point Tool remove the bottom part of the oval by clicking on the anchor point. To put an outer glow on the eye go to Effect > Stylize > Outer Glow and put in the settings below.
5. Put a radial gradient (light grey to white) on the eye.
6. Duplicate the eye by selecting it, and dragging out while holding down the ALT key. On the duplicated eye draw a black circle (using the Ellipse Tool), and place it over the part of the eye you want it on. Select the 2 shapes and select the Intersect Icon in the Pathfinder window. Place the remaining shape over the eye.
7. Put a Radial (black to dark grey) gradient on the black shape.
8. Next select the two eye shapes while holding down the shift key, and duplicate using the previous method. With the duplicated eye layers selected go to Object > Transform > Reflect and put in the settings below. Once done move the eye to the other side of the face.
9. Draw a small white circle and place over the eye for reflection. Duplicate the circle and put it to the other eye. Hold down the shift key and select one of the eyes black & white circle, then hit the Minus front icon in the pathfinder window. Do the same step for the following eye.
10. Next draw a circle, then a Rounded Square (Rounded Rectangle Tool) holding down the shift key, rotate the square by selecting it with the Selection Tool and rotating. Select the circle and remove the bottom part of the shape using the Delete Anchor Point Tool.
Move the rectangle over the circle to create a beak shape, you may need to adjust the size of the shapes to make it fit. To turn the two shapes into one, select them both and click on the Unite icon in the Pathfinder window.
11. Now put the beak on the bird, and put in a gradient colour.
12. This step is Optional. Select the beak and go into Object > Envelope Distort and Make with Warp. Put in settings to your liking. If you do this step you can't change the colour after.
Next with the beak selected go into Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow and put in the settings below.
13. Draw an oval shape and place it over the beak. Put a White to None Gradient on the oval and make the transparency 30% (Window > Transparency).
14. Again select the beak, go into Effect > Stylize > Outer Glow and put in the settings below.
15. Using the Rounded Rectangle Tool draw 2 shapes like below for the feet. Select the two shape and click on the Unite icon in the Pathfinder window to turn into one shape.
16. Next draw a rectangle shape over the end of the foot, select the two shapes and click on the Minus Front icon in the pathfinder window to remove the side of the shape. Grab the Ellipse tool and draw a circle on the side cut off, select the 2 shapes and this time click on the Unite icon to complete the foot.
17. Now place a gradient on the foot, and draw a leg using the rectangle tool. Select the two shapes and Unite icon in the Pathfinder window to make it one shape.
18. Now right click the leg with the selection tool, and go to Arrange > Send to Back, so it's behind the body. Using the pen tool draw some 'feathers' on top of the leg. Put in the same colour as the stroke on the body.
19. Select the leg shapes, and duplicate. With the duplicated shape selected go into Object > Transform > Reflect. Place the leg on the bird.
20. For the wings, draw a square elsewhere on the canvas, remove the bottom right corner of the square using the Delete Anchor Point Tool. Draw 3 various sizes circles and place them over the shape until you can a nice looking wing. Select all of the shapes and click on the Unite icon in the Pathfinder window.
21. Make the wing the same colour as the body stroke colour and place it on the bird. Repeat step 19, but with the wing instead of the leg for the other side.
22. Using the pen tool draw a tall triangle shape, with the shape selected, make a warp on it using the Twirl Tool in the toolbar. I've made the curl smaller, and duplicated it. Place your twirl on the bird.
23. Lastly to create a drop down shape, draw a thin black oval shape under the bird. With the shape selected go into Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur.
Final Result
About AuthorAinsley
Ainsley is a Graphic Designer based in Melbourne, Australia. Her other projects include Tutorials-Share & Design Bump.
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Neat little tutorial there Ainsley – thanks
Posted by _mark
this is a good one!
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Condo hated long snapping at first
Two-time Pro Bowl long snapper Jon Condo, who got a three-year contract extension from the Raiders Sunday, hated his craft at first. He was a college linebacker at Maryland when his life changed. "I hated it. I was playing outside linebacker and there was no other snapper and they just threw me in there," Condo […] [Read More]
Raiders lock up Condo
A couple of days after extending kicker Sebastian Janikowski's contract, the Raiders signed long snapper Jon Condo to a three-year contract extension on Sunday. Condo, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, has handled long-snapping duties in each of the past six seasons for the Raiders. [Read More]
Pre-game notes (updated)
Looks like Jon Condo passed that concussion test after all and is playing, as long snapper Nick Guess — activated yesterday — was one of the seven inactive players announced before the game. Receiver Juron Criner is also inactive, as are Terrelle Pryor, Tony Bergstrom, Joe Barksdale, Lucas Nix and Jack Crawford. Criner's sore ankle […] [Read More]
Condo is out for Sunday; Raiders place Ford and Bartell on different IR's
Long-snapper Jon Condo is not going to make it back from his concussion in time for Sunday's game, so the Raiders activated Nick Guess from the practice squad. They also promoted cornerback Coye Francies, and put receiver Jacoby Ford (foot) on the season-ending Injured Reserve list and cornerback Ron Bartell (shoulder) on the new temporary […] [Read More]
Wisniewski to start, Condo has a couple of more tests Saturday
Raiders coach Dennis Allen said that center Stefen Wisniewski is back in the starting lineup. He suited up but did not play in the team's season-opening loss to San Diego because he was rusty from missing most of the offseason because of shoulder and calf injuries. The Raiders had only 45 yards rushing last week. "We really kind […] [Read More]
Raiders add long-snapper and other Wednesday quick hits
Raiders coach Dennis Allen said long snapper Jon Condo will be going through the league's concussion-testing process probably through Saturday. If he can't go Sunday, then it's new guy Nick Guess, who was added to the practice squad on Wednesday. Nick Guess, a long snapper at the Chargers training camp, beat out five other long […] [Read More]


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Newt accepts thanks for putting Juan Williams in his place....but looks a bit uncomfortable!!
This afternoon during a Q/A session at one of his stops, Newt took a question from the audience....that actually set him on his heels:
Questioner to Newt: "I would like to thank you...for putting Mr. Juan Williams in his place" #whatdebate?
That's right.....its already on Twitter and probably soon to be on Youtube...it definitely made MSNBC!!
Problem...Newt is finally starting to feel a little uncomfortable with this approach. He knows he will have to pivote to the center at sometime....either after he takes the south from Romney or when and if he gets the nomination and he knows that this Food Stamp President and Jobs stuff that he is pushing in South Carolina won't sell in a general election!!
As long as Newt stays out on this limb.....I will keep doing short post on it!!
And if you don't think the statement, "Putting Juan Williams in his place"....is not a "Dog Whistle"...then I need to give you a few lessons in American History. If you get a chance to see the video....watch Newt's face and you will understand that he heard the "Whistle".....and actually wanted no parts of it!!
Newt is a smart guy with a lot to offer....he needs to abandon this approach before its to late!!
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Typically both parties run to the left or right in the primaries. And movong to the center for the election. It's been that way most of the time I can remember. But your are right, he will have to move soon.


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My wife was sceptical about the Kindle too, and as an ex-librarian has a fondness for books, but after lending mine to her to see if she wants one, I haven't really seen it since
When the Paperwhite arrives, there will be an argument over who uses which, I expect....
I've had people say that as well Brian, that they are just not the same as reading a book. After sitting with one for a few minutes most usually change their minds. I don't think they can replace, say for instance, photography books, as you want to see the image in print at a large size, but for normal reading they are great. I have so much space on my bookshelves now. I recently took car boot loads down to the local British Heart Foundation shop.
I tried reading books on a tablet, and it did not work for me, I think its the screen glare and lighting. I do like the tablet and its a good web browser etc, but for long term reading it did not work for me. I have to admit the eink screens are better for looking at, and as I have recently had to get used to reading glasses I find the e-ink screen good as you can size up the font to not need the glasses.
my one concern with the glow screen is would it give a similar eye strain to the back lit LCD screens, but I have not seen one so its more a question than a negative. But I have to say with libraries getting in to support ebooks and the prices coming down I think they make a lot of sense.
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I assume you can just transfer the content from one to another, that is the only question I couldn't find the answer too, but think you must be able to though, anyone done that?
Just to expand on the answer given before to this - the books you purchase from Amazon are never tied to your Kindle, they are always tied to your Amazon account. As such you can always access your books on any new tablets, kindles, phone apps, computers provided that they will link up with Amazon.
I'm aware that there is a limit as to how many devices can locally store a copy of a book you have (I forget the number however), but otherwise you can easily run a couple of systems with local storing of books without any problems at all.
Oh course any books/text/documents you've added to the kindle from outside of Amazon will have to be transferred manually yourself. When I do this I use Calibre which is free, easy to use and auto detects connected kindles so you can easily use it to upload content
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The Mesa Arts Center will step onto the international stage this weekend with a Chinese harvest celebration that will link performers from all over the world with television viewers in China.
Major metropolitan centers such as Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver, British Columbia, also have been tapped this year by China's largest state -sponsored television network to host shows. The network is recording each event for inclusion in its coverage of the Autumn Moon Festival, a Chinese celebration that is practiced throughout the world.
"It's a big thing in China, just like Thanksgiving here," said Diana Ho, arts director for Chandler's Chinese Art Academy, which is providing dancers for the Mesa segment.
The Sunday event is expected to bring together Chinese Americans from across Arizona for a night of folk dancing, music and opera in the MAC's 1,600-seat Ikeda Theater.
The event is open to the public, with tickets available from the MAC's box office. Mesa event organizer Tony Kao said the idea is to document how the festival is celebrated in different places.
"They wanted to show the whole overseas community," Kao said. "One China, one overseas China."
Eighteen delegates from Kaiping — Mesa's Sister City in southern China — will be in the East Valley this weekend to attend.
Mesa's inclusion came at the last minute, said Kao, the former head of the Chinese United Association of Greater Phoenix and current president of the Chinese Restaurant Association of Arizona.
Kao heard about the Chinese network's globe-trotting plans three months ago, and he quickly approached executives to consider Mesa and its year-old, $98 million downtown arts center.
"Our center is brand new, a beautiful building," Kao said. "Everything is perfect."
Representatives from the network visited the MAC and gave the center high marks.
"That's a wonderful thing to have happen," he said.
Artists from the American Chinese Culture Association in Los Angeles will be doing many of the folk performances.
Randy Vogel, the MAC's programming overseer, is quick to point out what the event means to the city and the center.
"The power of our local community organizations is not as well-known as it should be," he said. "Here we have a showcasing of the city of Mesa and the Mesa Arts Center that can only help."
Appearing on international television, though, means fudging a bit with the calendar.
The Autumn Moon Festival — also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, and characterized by the eating of dense, filled pastries called mooncakes — actually falls this year on Oct. 6.
(The Valley's regular Autumn Moon Festival gathering, at the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix, will be that night.)
But this is a special opportunity to send a message from Mesa to mainland China, Ho said from her Chandler academy.
"The people (in China) will know what's going on outside the country — that other people celebrate this holiday with them," she said.


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Is Apple the Best Value in Technology?
By Ken McGaha - July 23, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, GOOG, HPQ
Great businesses that are valued like a weak one offer investors who act the opportunity to reap fantastic returns as share prices return to fair value. The recent dramatic decline in the share price of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) appears to provide just such an opportunity today.
The competition
Yahoo! Finance lists Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), and BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) as the main competitors to Apple. Ironically, Yahoo! Finance more »
3 Stocks for Big Gains in Big Energy
By Ken McGaha - July 16, 2013 | Tickers: BHI, HAL, SLB
Making large gains in the stock market is all about buying businesses with proven management teams in enduring industries. When those businesses can be purchased at valuations equal to or less than projected growth rates, it's time to back up the truck. Today, energy is the enduring industry, and the stocks of service providers are offering the most tempting discounts to their growth rates.
Higher prices equal higher profits more »
Should Intel Buy Its Way Into Mobile Devices?
By Ken McGaha - July 9, 2013 | Tickers: CRUS, INTC, STM
There is no question that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) has long been established as the 800-pound gorilla of the personal and laptop computer industry. There is also no question that they were horribly slow in recognizing the need to gain entry into the mobile device market and have since struggled to gain momentum and market share in that space. With a new CEO committed to bold and decisive action, will Intel more »
Buy This Tech Giant Before It Rises 50%
By Ken McGaha - July 2, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, GOOG, MSFT
One thing that is certain when it comes to investing in technology stocks is that what is loved today will soon be hated and share prices of hated businesses will be beaten down to absurdly low valuations. That appears to be the case today with shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). One of the great technology brands of our time is selling at a bargain-basement price compared to other tech giants more »
Digging Profits Out Of The Mining Industry Collapse
By Ken McGaha - July 2, 2013 | Tickers: VALE, FCX, SCCO
The recent collapse of stock prices in the mining sector presents investors who act now with an opportunity to collect solid double-digit annual gains for years to come. Even better, those who choose wisely can also collect generous dividend yields while waiting for these world-class mining businesses to return to fair value.
Mining supplies the basic foundation of our lives
Copper wiring brings electricity into our homes and delivers it more »
Buy Offshore Banks for Faster Growth and Bigger Gains
By Ken McGaha - June 19, 2013 | Tickers: BBVA, BSBR, CIB
With the U.S. economy projected to grow only an anemic 1.9% this year, many developing countries are becoming more dependent on their own quickly growing middle classes to drive economic growth and demand for domestic goods and services.The banking industry almost always benefits greatly from growing economies like these, and investors seeking current income and exceptional growth potential need look no further than our neighbors to the more »
Double Digit Gains in Cheap Banks
By Ken McGaha - June 17, 2013 | Tickers: RY, BNS, TD
Much has been written and said regarding the Federal Reserve's monetary policy and the negative impact it has and will continue to have on the U.S. dollar. Much less has been written about how investors can protect the value of their dollars from depreciating while also generating exceptional returns and avoiding high risks. Those objectives can be achieved by investing in businesses that conduct their daily affairs in more »
Can Investors Pocket Big Gains From Apple's "Innovation?"
By Ken McGaha - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CRUS, NVDA
I am quite sure that I was no different from most people in my thinking of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) as one of the most innovative businesses in the world. However, upon closer investigation, it is pretty easy to find that many of Apple's supposedly innovative advances actually resulted from acquisitions. The current McIntosh operating system was built around NeXT, which was acquired in 1996 from Steve Jobs, who returned more »
Proven Profits in Tough Times, Explosive Gains to Come
By Ken McGaha - June 11, 2013 | Tickers: VALE, FCX, NEM
The mining industry can be a risky place to invest, since it is prone to great volatility and tremendous boom and bust cycles. However, those investors who select businesses that can maintain profitability in tough conditions can make a fortune when commodity markets strengthen. By selecting strong businesses whose shares have been punished alongside their weaker counterparts yet continue to pay solid dividends, prudent investors can not only enjoy the more »
Looking For Big Gains in Technology? Remember Memory
By Ken McGaha - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: SNDK, STX, WDC
While our dependency on technology and instant access to information continues to grow, our methods for accessing and storing that information are constantly evolving and advancing. While many will seek added storage capacity in the cloud, there will continue to be large demand for data storage inside our ever smaller devices. Investors today have the opportunity to take advantage of this trend and profit for years to come by selecting more »
3 Businesses We Can't Live Without and 2 You Should Own
By Ken McGaha - June 6, 2013 | Tickers: DD, MON, SYT
Everyone must eat to survive. As the population grows and development increases, there is less land to cultivate the rising amount of food required to feed the population. Investors who act now have the opportunity to acquire food production companies at prices roughly equal to the average valuation of the broad market. Fill your plates with these stocks.
A global industry dominated by three businesses
While there are a plethora more »
Two Stocks That Double Your Chances For Big Gains
By Ken McGaha - May 30, 2013 | Tickers: IPXL, MYL, QCOR
Virtually every investor is quite familiar with the names of big pharmaceutical giants such as Glaxosmithkline, Eli Lilly, and Abbott Labs and the fortunes that have been made by investors in these enormously successful businesses. What many investors fail to spend time considering is that a much of the growth of these large businesses came from buyouts of smaller faster growing companies within the pharmaceutical industry that were priced cheaply more »
Buying Great Businesses When There Is Mayhem on the Street
By Ken McGaha - May 29, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CRUS, TXN
As shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have collapsed over the past few months due to concerns over loss of market share in the smartphone space, shares of one of its suppliers, Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS), have been decimated.
Eighteenth century British nobleman Baron Rothschild, of the famed Rothschild banking family, once famously said: "The time to buy is when there is blood in the streets." The view that this statement more »
Buying Winners and Avoiding Losers in Home Entertainment
By Ken McGaha - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: CMCSA, DTV, DISH
While the war to become the dominant supplier of home entertainment content will probably continue on ad infinitum, it is becoming clear that DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) have, to this point in time, been two of the major winners and DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has been one of the many losers.
Maybe not too late but certainly too early for this broken DISH
DISH Network has had more »
Driving Home Solid Gains in Automotive
By Ken McGaha - May 28, 2013 | Tickers: AXL, DAN, MGA
I like to follow economic treads and the effects of those trends of consumer behavior. One thing about Americans that is pretty clear is that we have a love affair with vehicles. Another thing that is clear about our behavior is we tend to buy them when we believe the economy is good or improving. If consumers are buying more vehicles, that action should create conditions that will drive sales more »
Big, Low-Risk Profits From Natural Gas In An Unexpected Place
By Ken McGaha - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: DD, FLR, KBR, DOW
Massive new supplies of natural gas discovered in the U.S. have caused the domestic price to fall as much as 70% below the price paid in other countries. While these low prices have not been favorable for the operating results of the businesses selling natural gas, it is creating a windfall for businesses that are big consumers of it: But the big profits for investors will come from the more »
Three Stocks to Avoid When Buying for Dividend Yield
By Ken McGaha - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: AEP, ETR, FE
Regular readers of my work will be well aware of my affinity for dividends. When investing for yield, it is important to make sure the dividend is safe and paid from profits generated from real earnings. Utility stocks come to my mind when I think of safe dividends in a stable industry that is almost guaranteed to profit.
Always be careful about what you think you know
The three businesses more »
Is Big Tech Still Really Cheap?
By Ken McGaha - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, CSCO, MSFT |
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) at a recent price of $453.26 is up 17.7% from its 52-week low, hit less than a month ago. At a recent $21.27, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) has risen 42.8% from its 52-week low established last July. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has gained 26.4% from its low of $26.26, established in December of last year and Intel has jumped 24.2% off more »
Building An Income Fortress With Dividends Part II
By Ken McGaha - May 16, 2013 | Tickers: JNJ, TWGP, WMT
As promised at the end of Part I of this two-part article, in Part II, I am presenting three more selections that will help investors round out a well-diversified, income-producing portion of their investment portfolios that will provide them with a safe, growing stream of dependable dividends to supplement their overall investment strategy. In Part I, the three options presented provide exposure to the commercial real estate, technology, and private more »
Building an Income Fortress With Dividends
By Ken McGaha - May 15, 2013 | Tickers: CSCO, KKR, O
The investment universe today is littered with CDs, bonds, and Treasury notes that produce yields slightly above 0% and don't even come close to exceeding the rate of inflation. Income-oriented investors seeking a reasonable return on their capital can still achieve a solid, safe and growing stream of dividend income if they select their picks carefully. However, selecting investments based on nothing more than a high current yield can more »
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The Colorado Avalanche proved Monday night that not only are they able
to beat a team down on their luck, but that they also have excellent depth. The
Avs handed the Edmonton Oilers their eighth loss in a row, by a score of 6-0,
helping the Avs maintain their first place lead in the Northwest Division.
In addition to the deciding victory, this youthful team went from third
youngest in the NHL in terms of age, to the youngest team in the NHL. With
veterans such as Adam Foote and Milan Hejduk out of the lineup, Brandon Yip and Chris
Durno were in for the injured players.
What was very impressive with the outing against the Oilers was that
they had control of the game. There were a couple instances where it looked
like the Avs were going to let the game slip and give the Oilers a chance, but
they pulled themselves together and held on for the shutout.
Craig Anderson had 24 saves in the game to earn his fourth shutout of
the year. This shutout was the easiest of the year for him, only being tested a
few times in the game. His best save came in the second when he stopped Patrick
O'Sullivan's close-in wrist shot.
Matt Duchene had a very productive night, notching two goals and an assist, and earned the second star of the night honors. Both of Duchene's goals came off of hard,
aggressive work in the offensive zone. His first goal was a rebound off of Wojtek
Wolski's shot from the point. His second goal started in the defensive zone,
which lead to a two-on-one, and was then able to find the rebound from behind
the net and tuck it in under Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers.
A big reason for the Avs success was the production they received from
the defensive core, which combined for and a total of seven points (3 g, 4 a). John-Michael
Liles lead the way with a goal and two assists, while Kyle Cumiskey had a two-goal performance.
Not only was the defensive unit very productive in the offensive zone,
they were outstanding in the defensive zone. Ryan Wilson suffered a head injury
in the first period and did not return, leaving the defensive core down a man.
Even though they were down a man, the coaches rotated the defensemen very effectively
and got excellent performance out off all of them.
In a game were the deciding factor was a shutout, and a six goal
performance on behalf of the Avs, it is hard to figure out what the Avs did
wrong. There were a couple of unnecessary penalties taken during the course of
the game, but a few of them were nullified when Edmonton took foolish penalties
during their own power-play.
From start to finish, the Avs outplayed the Oilers. Even when it looked
like Edmonton might have a glimpse of getting back into the game, Colorado regrouped and took advantage of the Oilers miscues.
What was more impressive then the victory was that this young team didn't
show any signs that they were the youngest team in the NHL. They came out and
were ready to play a team that had lost seven in a row. Giving the Avs very
good depth in their lineup; this is something that is key to a team's success.
The Avs are doing what they have to do in order to maintain atop the
division, and they did everything right against the Oilers.


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Master of Arts (MA)
David L. Clark
This study treats the "feminism" of Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743-1825), a middle class English woman who is notably responsible for refashioning children's literature and for advocating the teaching of conformity in childhood education. Though her work has been relatively unexplored, Barbauld was one of the most versatile and prolific writers of her time. This thesis explores what proves to be her most pivotal text, "Washing-Day" (1797), a poem that is particularly indicative of Barbauld's "feminist" and poetic ingenuity. I begin with an introductory chapter that discusses the exclusion of Barbauld and her female Romantic counterparts from public discourse. In this discussion, I consider strategies for integrating these "new" poets into literary studies, and suggest that we must read their texts closely-which entails isolating the ambivalences and self-differences wherein the breath of the poetry subsists. I then turn to a tropological manoeuver inherent in Barbauld's poetry, which I have called "interruption," and examine how this manoeuver operates within and without "Washing-Day." In Chapter One, I theorize the "breath" of "Washing-Day"-that is, how Barbauld performs and occupies the texts of her forefathers in the process of authorizing herself to write. The second chapter circles back to the poem's beginning and analyzes Barbauld's "interruption" of patriarchal texts and discourses. Having worked through the poem in two close analyses, I arrive at the conclusion that Barbauld's feminism is performative, that it tacitly operates at the level-or movement-of difference.
Recommended Citation
Bordo, Haley, "ANNA LAETITIA BARBAULD AND THE DISCOURSE OF WASHlNG" (2011). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6619.
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