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50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot RodderWritten by on May 12, 2012 Contributors: The Hot Rod Archives As the Cobra Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary, We Celebrate Shelby as One of Our Own.
Nobody likes a good story better than Carroll Shelby, so let's start this story with a story. In 1915, years after the racing exploits that launched both of their careers, Henry Ford and Barney Oldfield happened to meet again. As they shook hands, Ford, by then among the world's richest men, gave his former driver a wink and generously remarked that he reckoned the two of them had made each other. Oldfield winked right back and said, "I guess I did the better job of it."
That's sort of how we feel about our old buddy Shelby. As the Cobra celebrates its 50th birthday this year, we note that HOT ROD and the formerly skinny Texan go back a ways--to before the beginning, actually. And after all these years, we're still here, working the back-alley garage beat, while Shelby rose to the pinnacle of the automotive world. His career has transcended hot rodding and the American car scene. Today, the Shelby name is as well known around the globe as Enzo Ferrari or Henry Ford. Not bad for an old chicken farmer from East Texas. But, as Shelby himself will be the first to tell you, he's just an old hot rodder--one of us, one of you.
Shelby's biggest win as a driver was his LeMans victory for Aston-Martin in 1959. But his first trip down a racetrack was on a dragstrip at Grand Prairie Naval Air Station in 1952, driving a Ford V8-powered hot rod for his childhood buddy, Ed Wilkins. Through the '50s, Shelby made a respectable living racing high-priced Ferraris and Maseratis for wealthy car owners including John Paravano and Lucky Casner. But he first made a name for himself manhandling a Cad-Allard, a thuggish contraption that consisted essentially of an OHV Cadillac V8 strapped into a crude Ford-based chassis. His favorite driving uniform? A pair of bib overalls. And his favorite cars for road racing were hot rod specials like Billy Krause's Chevy-powered D-Type Jaguar and Max Balchowsky's Old Yaller II. In Shelby's eyes cars like these, with the proper preparation, were more than capable of beating the world's best.
You can see a definite pattern emerging here: light but sturdy chassis, big American engine. As Shelby figured it, there wasn't a thing wrong with the Old World's finest sports cars that a hot rod V8 wouldn't cure. The Cobra was a convergence of happy circumstances, but it was no accident. He'd carried the basic idea around in his head for years. When heart trouble forced Shelby's retirement from driving in 1960, he moved from Dallas to Southern California precisely because it was the center of the hot rod scene, the perfect location to execute his carmaker dreams. "There were more people there involved with the hot rod movement," Shelby would note in his 1965 autobiography. "I needed talent and that's where the talent was."
In 1962, Shelby set up shop in a store- room at Dean Moon's speed shop in Santa Fe Springs, around 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. AC Cars, a cottage manufacturer of primitive but competent sports cars in Surrey, England, had lost its engine supplier and was looking for new partners. After his attempts to obtain engines from General Motors failed to get anywhere, Shelby heard--from HOT ROD Publisher Ray Brock, the story often goes--about Ford's new 221ci V8. Ford, as it turns out, was willing not only to supply engines but also provide Shelby with the grubstake financing to get the enterprise off the ground. The rest, as they say, is history. More than that, it's an entire legend.
"Pete was a hell of a guy. I still miss him every day." --Carroll Shelby (in 2011, referring to HOT ROD founder Robert E. Petersen)
Shelby's timing with Ford proved to be impeccable. At the exact instant he approached the company, Ford Chairman Henry Ford II was preparing to jump into racing with both feet. Ford now had an able technical and marketing partner for its performance programs, and Shelby had a book of blank checks from one of the world's leading automakers. For Ford and Shelby, the original Cobra roadster was just the start of a beautiful friendship. Big-block and FIA coupe versions of the Cobra soon followed, then came GT350 and GT500 Mustangs for the street and track and Cobra and Ford GT victories at Daytona, Sebring, and LeMans.
There are countless stories about the early days at Shelby American; many of them are even true. Many you've heard before. For example, there's the oft-told tale about the original Cobra prototype getting three successive paintjobs--blue, red, and pearl yellow--so the same car could appear in multiple magazine stories, creating the illusion that the Cobra was already in production. The way this yarn is usually spun, the car mags are generally portrayed as the hapless victims of Shelby's trickery. Well, probably not. Shelby and the staffers at HOT ROD and its sister magazines at Petersen Publishing, Motor Trend and Sports Car Graphic, were thick as thieves in those days, and all were willing coconspirators, we're willing to bet. Carroll Shelby and Robert E. Petersen were good buddies, and these were simpler times.
The little space in the back of Dean Moon's shop where that first Cobra was assembled was quickly displaced by two buildings in Venice, California, then by a sprawling complex at Los Angeles International Airport. Just over 1,000 original Cobras were built in that period, but the total number of cars in existence as of today must be well into six figures and climbing. The Cobra is the most replicated car in history, and Shelby continues to assemble his own continuation cars as well. The Shelby Mustang story continues, too. After a 45-year hiatus (1970 to 2005), Ford and Shelby are producing Mustangs together again, and that successful program shows no signs of slowing down. As we mark the 50th anniversary of the original Cobra, we salute a hot rodding original: Carroll Shelby.
"I just built me a 289 slabside Cobra with a fiberglass body and an automatic transmission, and that's what I'd rather drive than any of 'em." --Carroll Shelby, 2011
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The first Cobra was assembled in the back room of Dean Moon's speed shop in Santa Fe Springs, California. That's Shelby on the left with the Autolite cap and the 3⁄8-inch ratchet in hand. A 221ci Ford V8 was mocked up in the car's engine compartment at AC Cars at Thames Ditton in Merry Olde. Then the prototype was air-shipped, minus drivetrain, to Southern California, where a 260ci mill was installed.HOT ROD Tech Editor Ray Brock and Carroll Shelby share a few words as Brock prepares for a few laps at Riverside in September 1962. The car appears to be CSX2002, the first race Cobra and the second car produced by Shelby American.The Cobras were very nearly handbuilt, with the chassis and bodies (including paint and upholstery) constructed by AC Cars and the powertrains installed at Shelby's Venice, California, shop. Shelby took over the facility at 1042 Princeton Ave. from Lance Reventlow of Scarab fame and gained some former Scarab employees in the bargain, including legendary fabricator Phil Remington.Now it can be told. How to install a big old Detroit V8 in a teensy British two-seater: First, obtain the correct angle of penetration.For 1965, FoMoCo tapped Shelby to develop a performance version of its Falcon-based Mustang, soon to go by the coined term "ponycar." Nearly 15,000 Shelby Mustangs were sold between 1965 and 1970 in what proved to be a lucrative business arrangement for the shrewd Texan, establishing the template for Shelby's future factory partnerships.By early 1965, Shelby American had outgrown its humble Venice digs and moved to this impressive complex at the southern perimeter of Los Angeles International Airport. That's Imperial Highway at the left in the photo, which looks east to west right where it today merges into Interstate 105.With Holman Moody, Shelby American also operated the factory Ford GT40 team. In 1967, this Ford GT Mk IV driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 24 Hours of LeMans, scoring one of the great all-American victories in International motorsports.
Mindful of the awesome marketing power of drag racing and the youth market at the time, Shelby had a handful of Cobra Dragonsnakes built especially for the strip, two of them campaigned by Shelby employees. This one was driven by Jere Kirkpatrick.In the late '60s, Shelby was a major player on the speed-equipment scene, with full-page ads in HOT ROD and a retail pipeline into the Ford dealer network. Here's Shelby American's display at the inaugural SEMA show, held in 1967 under the stands at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.In 1967, Shelby sponsored the SOHC Ford-powered Top Fuel dragster of Don Prudhomme. Shelby and Prudhomme recently performed a callback on that project with an 800hp version of the GT500 Mustang called the Prudhomme Edition Shelby Super Snake.When Ford got out of the high-performance business in 1971, Shelby freelanced and kicked around South Africa for a while, then landed at Chrysler for the '83 model year, in which he applied the Shelby brand magic to a series of Dodge vehicles. All were four-banger front-drivers except the V8-powered Shelby Dakota in '89.One outright Shelby flop was the Series 1 roadster. Powered by an Oldsmobile Aurora 32-valve V8, the Series 1 was underpowered, overweight, and plagued with development troubles. Two hundred and forty-nine production versions, titled as 1999 models, were built before the plug could be pulled.In 2004, Shelby and Ford Motor Co. rebooted their historic relationship at the North American International Auto Show. To celebrate the event, Ford unveiled this V10-powered Shelby Cobra Concept vehicle. Here, Ford Design Vice-President J Mays (left) and Ford Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. (right) welcome Shelby back to the band.Shelby's current responsibilities for Ford include checking in on all performance product developments. Here, Ford GT Lead Engineer Neil Hannermann gives Shelby a checkout on an early prototype for the '05 Ford GT.Ford President for the Americas Mark Fields joins Shelby on stage at the '07 New York Auto Show to launch a new Mustang GT500 KR. Now going on age 89, Shelby says he has no plans to leave the biz.Shelby American is commemorating the Cobra's 50th anniversary with a special edition of its current CSX8000 series. The 50 Street Cobra roadsters, all equipped with dark-red upholstery and black exterior, sold out in 48 hours, the company reports.�See more of Ol' Shel's goings on at ShelbyAutos.com.


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Jezrin Hadrick looked to the sky above. It was a clear brisk blue, a hint of a breeze caressed his face and he smiled as he closed his eyes to bask in the tranquillity. Dantooine had an affinity in bringing the peacefulness out of even the most troubled of minds. Thats why Jezrin loved this place so much. Thats why he couldnt picture himself anywhere else.
And that is why he was dreading the moment that was about to come
Jez? came a voice over the plains.
Jezrin looked around and saw his friend, Alyssa Bermiah come strolling up towards him. Her long blonde hair softly swaying in the breeze and her golden bangs fall across her bright green eyes as she walked. She wore the typical garb of the Jedi; long brown, unassuming robes, and with it, a rather sly smile she wore whenever she would come face to face with Jez. He knew how she felt about him, and she knew how he felt about her, but the Code of the Jedi forbade any type of emotional attachment apart from a purely professional relationship.
Nevertheless, the bond they shared existed, and one day they might be allowed to be together.
But that was not this day
Whats wrong with you? Alyssa asked when she came up to him. You hardly talked at all during dinner in the Mess Hall, you hardly ate anything .
And you know I get worried when you dont eat!
Jez smiled and said, everything is fine, Lys, I would tell you if it were otherwise.
No, you wouldnt, she replied. I know you, remember?
He placed a hand on her shoulder and looked deep into her eyes. Lys, he said. No matter what happens in the future, always know that I will forever love you.
A shadow of a frown came to her face as she nodded and said, I know, Jez. I feel the same way.
He smiled again and pulled her close.
He didnt know how long they stood there; a minute, an hour it could have been an eternity and he wouldnt have realized. They pulled apart and he saw Alyssa had tears slowly trailing down her face, he softly wiped them away.
Dont cry, he whispered. One day we will be free of condemnation, and we can live our lives the way we were meant to: side by side.
She smiled and nodded. Lys placed a warm palm on Jezs cheek. Jez, she said. I want you to know-
But Jezrin didnt hear the rest.
There was a thunderous sound, suddenly the sky was filled black clouds, lightning forked across the dark canvas and a tidal wind of power pushed them to the ground.
Jez searched for Lys when he opened his eyes but couldnt find her anywhere. He put his hand to his mouth and coughed, pulling away he saw blood. He fell to his knees. Whats whats happening? he gasped. He tried to stand up, but all strength had left him.
Lys he thought. Where are you?
He closed his eyes and tried to stand again.
Then all was black and the sound disappeared into nothing.
He fell into darkness
There was a ringing in his ears as he opened his eyes.
He could feel the subtle vibrations of the ground, still trembling from the power of the weapon that was used against it. He looked around. Everything was still the same, yet it felt completely different. He could not pinpoint what it was, but as the strength returned to his limbs, he felt a rush of adrenaline as he remembered what had happened and looked down.
There was the Mandalorian corpse. Its skin weathered, stretched, as if it had been pulled at every pore whilst all physical form had been stripped from it, and then put back down so it infused with the corpses skeletal structure. It was a horrid sight to behold. And yet, as he looked down at what he had done, realizing that it was indeed him that stole this mans essence to infuse with his own, so he was no longer at the point of starvation, Jez came to know the power in which he had been given.
The Mass Shadow Generator that was used on Malachor V almost destroyed the planet and everyone on it. Yet, he was still here. The earth was slowly crumbing, the sky was torn apart and screaming with thunder and lighting, yet he was still here. And as he found fellow survivors, shred the Life Essence from their bodies, they dissolved into nothing . And yet, he was still here.
He had the feeling he would always be there.
But for how long .
His hunger grew every day. He needed more survivors but they were few and far between amongst the jagged peaks and rugged caves of the disastrous planet. Every day, he grew more desperate. He found one, maybe two, but as their screams died away, and his strength returned, he knew it would only be a matter of time before he felt weak again. He took to finding the native beasts, but they werent as pure as sentient beings. They only sufficed for a few hours, a day at most.
It wasnt until he had travelled as far as he could, and dropped to his knees, that chance came glancing in his direction. As he was slowly but surely falling back into darkness, he heard an old fragile voice whisper in his ear.
Sleep, she said. You grow weak; tomorrow you shall feast for a large surviving company of Mandalorian soldiers are camped at a place that we need to go. You will sate your hunger, and you will learn all the answers to the questions you hold. Sleep, and tomorrow shall Awaken and begin anew.
With that, Jez heard no more. His last thought on the blonde haired, green eyed girl he had been dreaming about all those weeks ago. He had forgotten her name, it seemed to him it was a lifetime ago. Someone with his face, but it was not him; that man had long disappeared. Someone knew had come to take his place. Someone who would make sure that that never happened to him again. It was the brief moment between consciousness and sleep that he remembered her name, and as all memory faded, he felt the memory brush against his lips as he whispered, Alyssa
And as that happened, Jezrin Hadrick finally died...
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.... And then he awoke reborn.
Jez felt his consciousness reach forth back into his mind and the soft scratching's against his soul. A pulsing energy started in his chest and he reached up and placed a palm on his forehead. It was burning hot. He took a deep breath and felt the Hunger start to creep back into his limbs.
He was shaking slightly as he opened his eyes. He was on the ground at an old campsite. Torn shelters and broken plasteel cylinders littered the area. His environmental surroundings were strikingly similar as always. Darkened, abyssal…. The very air seemed strangled in on itself. It was a struggle for even the wind to speak any words that did not involve death or despair.
"You are back," said a voice.
Jez turned and noticed the hooded form a tall, thin being standing just ahead of him.
"I never left," he said.
"Yes, you did," replied the being. It was no mistaking that the fragile old voice belonged to an old woman. "I felt for some time that you would not return from your journey; though fate, as it seems, has granted us both an opportunity."
"Opportunity for what?" asked Jez.
"In time," replied the woman.
She let the words hang in the air whilst she watched Jez continue to survey his surroundings; swapping his lightsaber from one hand to the other. He then looked directly at her and asked, "who are you?"
"Me? Why I am but a messenger. A humble teacher in hopes to find a pupil that can stand up and face the challenges ahead."
"I didn't hear a name at all…"
"My name is Traya."
Jez gazed at this seemingly fragile old woman in front of him. She was hiding something. Something other than her power, because Jez had sensed it as soon as he had woke. It was only now that he realized that the subtle hints that escaped the barrier were coming from her. He kept silent however.
It was then his stomach turned and his limbs tightened. He gasped in pain.
"You need to sate your hunger," said Traya.
"It gets bigger every time I do," replied Jez.
"As it should," she answered. "You are getting stronger. But this new found power is alien to you, so if it is guidance and answers you seek, and willing to follow a lead for a while, you will come with me."
"And what guidance could you possibly offer me?" asked Jez.
"More than what you have known in the past few years."
"I don't trust easily."
"And you should not; most of all to someone you only just met."
"Then how could I trust you?"
"Because everything I tell you is a lie."
Jez brought his knees up to his face as a sudden pain erupted in his stomach.
"I can help you," said Traya. "And in doing so, you shall help me."
"What do you want from me?" said Jez through gritted teeth.
"Nothing that is short of everything. In time, all questions you ask shall be answered, however, one thing remains. There is a large group of Mandalorian's as I have previously said, camped near here. They are in our way and need to be moved for us to pass. I am too weak for such an immense task. You shall destroy them, and in turn, replenishing what strength you have lost in the process."
Jez scratched his forehead in annoyance with the cryptic's. She was certainly a Jedi; or previously had been. "Fine!" he hissed in agony. "Just tell me where they are!"
Karn Udrina, the Captain of his squad of Mandalorian's were camped in the foot of a large cliff. It was right in the crevasse of two adjoining walls, so each angle was covered. They would be able to spot any approaching sentient's. Unless they came from above of course.
He looked up just to make sure…
"No sign of enemies, sir!" reported one of his officers.
"Good," he replied. "There's bound to be some Jedi and Sith scum lurking about in these ruins of a planet. I don't want anythin' sneaking up without our knowing."
"We've set motion sensors one click on each side in the gridded plan for the camp. They won't get anywhere near us without a nice warning."
Karn nodded. "Well done. Now go get some rest."
The officer saluted and went back to his duties before it was time to sleep.
Karn sat on a cylinder that was propped against the cliff face and rest his back against the rock. He pulled out a tiny projector and sighed. His wife and two kids smiled and waved at him and he couldn't help but smile back. These last few dark days hadn't been easy, but it will be worth it once he got back home to hug his wife, kiss her again and be able to talk to his son and daughter once again.
He closed his eyes and thought of the days he missed the most.
It was then that the man in black landed next to him…
Jez looked down from below at the Mandalorian's. They had set up motion sensors along the perimeter on the ground below, but they didn't take the effort and time to place one from up here.
Unfortunate for them…
He noticed the other five that were wandering through the camp and one, the golden one, standing off to the side, leaning against the cliff right below him.
Jez smiled and gathered the Force around himself.
He leapt from the cliff and used the Force to control his descent, and focused most of it on his feet, cushioning his landing so even though he landed right next to the Captain, the Mandalorian made no sign he had heard Jez's sudden appearance.
He ignited his lightsaber and had it piercing through the armour and the Captain's chest before anyone realised what had happened. Even when they had retrieved their weapons, Jez had already Force gripped one and sent him flying into the cliff face at bone crushing velocity whilst deflecting shots back at the others. With the three left, he somersaulted over to their position and grabbed one by the throat whilst defending against the others.
He threw the one he had aside, gathered the Force and Pushed them has hard as he could, only to grab them mid-air, the Force of the pull doing severe damage to their internal organs and flinging them towards himself as he held his lightsaber at the ready. Body parts fell like grotesque and horrid rain.
Those two lay lifeless. But the other three, there was still life left in them; even the Captain with the wound in his chest was still alive. Jez stood in the very centre of the camp and focused his strength. Then he felt it. The Hunger. The air pulsed and the wind was electricity itself; Jez could feel their life force leaving their bodies and seeping into his pores. The power he gained was growing exponentially.
He was losing breath and once again he fell to his knees as the amount from the three bodies consumed him and gave him more strength than what he knew to do with.
His vision darkened, and with a final smile of victorious satisfaction, Jez fell into a glorious slumber.
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Why did you bring him here? a deep and brutal voice asked.
Because he is the one I have been looking for, replied an old and fragile voice.
How can you be sure?
How can you be not?
. Jez could hear them talking but didnt open his eyes. He felt considerably stronger than he had before, but he still didnt move. He must have shown movement of some kind however, because the brutal voice said, he is awake.
Finally, Jez opened his eyes and took in his surroundings.
He was in a med bay of some sort. An old med bay at that. The walls were of carved stone, so was the bed he was on. But there was a somewhat newish Kolto tank to the side and a Lab Bench were some chemicals were stored for future use.
It was then he turned his face towards the two beings in the room with him and was taken aback.
There was the old woman Traya - in worn Jedi robes, her hood covering the top part of her face. The visible part was lined with age, yet for how old she looked, and how she sounded, this woman held herself with a sense of pride that Jez had never came across before.
Her companion on the other hand
Jez was sure that if Terror had a form, this would be it.
Cracked flesh, scars, skin stretched and torn and contorted to make a face and body that resembled the very embodiment of evil. And its eyes were staring directly at him.
You, it said; the voice deep, strong and full of anguish. You are one lucky being. For if it was I that came across you, you would not be breathing. You
are weak.
He is stronger than you know, replied Traya.
We shall see, was all he said as he turned away.
Traya looked at Jez. This, she said. Is Lord Sion.
Darth Sion, the walking scar corrected her.
Darth Sion, she said, nodding in his direction. He is brutal and strong in all what is imaginable. You cannot kill what cannot die, and though many have tried, he still lives.
Jez thought that he would rather be dead than look like that, but he just nodded all the same and kept his thoughts to himself. Traya, however, seemed to sense his unspoken words.
Do not be contrite enough to think that the power is any less in the form he is in. It is the power what does this. And its the power that he controls that makes it able for him to be able to survive.
Jez nodded and sat up. His forehead was throbbing and he placed a cool palm to try and calm his temperature.
Traya walked up to him and said, come with me, as she held out her hand.
Jez took it and stood on his feet. He fought the dizziness threatening to envelop him and proceeded out of the medbay with Traya and Darth Sion.
Traya looked at Jez.
You know my companions name, and yet, you do nothing, she said. That is rather unorthodox for a Jedi, is it not?
Im no longer a Jedi, said Jez. Even the word Jedi tasted like bile to him now. It was because of the Jedi he was here on this wretched planet. It was because of the Jedi he had lost everything. It was because of the Jedi that he had lost .
One is always a Jedi whether one wants to admit it or not, replied Traya.
Except me, spat Sion.
You, are indeed the only exception, she answered as she turned her attention back to Jez. You are you are not a Jedi, but the facts remain. Just because they abandoned you, does not mean you are not one of them any longer. Their ideals may have been replaced, but your ideals, will ever be a part of you. And you will soon see, that your ideals, and their ideals may not be so different. Jedi, Sith; both sides play the same game pazaak, and with the same cards. They just use them in a different order.
I think I understand. Jez said as he contemplated these words.
You do not now, replied Traya. But you will, in time.
What happens from here? asked Jez as he looked to Traya and Sion.
That, said Traya, is entirely up to you.
I will not go back to the Jedi, he said. I have nothing but hate for them.
Good, replied Traya. You need that hate if you are to use and control this newfound power of yours. The very essence of the Force has granted you its stores of energy. You feast on it, drown in it and when you are ready, you can unleash that energy in ways the Galaxy has never seen before.
Jez raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly. That sounded good. It sounded fun!
I could work something up, I guess, he said.
Traya let a ghost of a smile caress her lips. You will need a teacher, she said.
Jez knelt down on one knee. Then teach me, he said.
He felt a hand on his shoulder and heard Traya said, I will.
Jez stood back on his feet and looked at her. Whats first? he asked.
First, answered Traya, first we need to find you something to feast on to see just what this power of yours can do.
Jez nodded and turned back to watch the horrid landscape of Hell itself as the air of Malachor V sizzled above him.
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What do you mean theres nothing left? asked Forn.
Im sorry, answered Kiera. But I left my dictionary for Dumbed-Down Basic back on Corellia. There is no food left, Forn; how else can I spell it out for you?
Where did it go? said Forn.
Kiera sighed. If this was what it was going to be like ..
Her stomach grumbled in discontent.
Look, Forn, she said. I only just met you a week ago, so whatever you may think, there is no close attachment between us. I can and will leave you on this Hutt spawn of a planet if you badger me anymore. Im just as hungry as you ok, Ace? But reminding me about it every hour isnt going to get us more food! There has got to be survivors somewhere in this abhorrent place, lets find them and hopefully there will be a shuttle close by. I would rather die in Space then somewhere I can hear the constant rasping of your voice!
Forn lowered his head and mumbled his apologies.
Instantly, Kiera felt bad. Look, she said, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Im sorry too. Its just that we need to work together if were going to survive here. I havent exactly been in worse spots before, but there have been some situations I didnt think I would get out alive. And Im still kicking. So use that for motivation if you have to. I dont plan on dying any time soon.
Forn smiled and nodded his head; As you say, Captain!
Kiera smiled and squeezed his shoulder before letting go and taking another look at her surroundings.
Dxun, that sticky and humid planet Korriban, the desolate hell-hole even Nal Hutta, the bloated swamp landscape, reminiscent of a Hutts underside Kiera would rather be on any one of these paradise planets if it meant she could get off this chunk of rock. For years shed flown in and out of battles, for Sith and Republic alike, taking new alias and faces whenever she needed to. The work was double-sided, treasonous if any side found out about it, but it was well paying and adventurous. She was never one to stick with just one side. Shed made a very good living out of it, but all that wealth meant nothing if she was to die here.
There used to be an outpost around here somewhere, she said to her companion. Before Before the battle. It was a Mando site, but we should be able to find some supplies there if were lucky.
Forn licked his lips in anticipation.
Kiera smiled at him. Lets go.
It had been two weeks since Jez and Traya had crossed paths. He was not a fan of the old woman, but she knew things about this place that he didnt. He needed her. So he decided to stay and follow her teachings until he was strong enough and able to get out of this place.
He stood on one of the balconies of the Academy that the three of them had taken refuge in only a few days before. He had no idea that it had existed before they discovered it, but he had a nagging sensation that Traya did. How, he did not know, and that made him even more wary of her.
Nevertheless, as he looked out towards this barren rock, he had to acknowledge that he owed her a debt. She had saved his life. Brought him here and taught him how to harness this new found Hunger he had obtained. It was a gift and a curse at the same time, Jez discovered. He felt sated, and powerful every time he consumed a beings life essence, but he knew that every time he consumed, his Hunger grew.
He could not explain how he had come across this power. That was the riddle of all the riddles that had formed in his minds eye that he needed to solve. One day, he would discover how and why. But until that time
It holds a certain tranquillity, dont you think?
Jez turned and saw Traya slowly walking towards him. I guess, he turned back. If you like this sort of landscape.
It shows almost a similiarity to our own heart and mind if you look and listen carefully, Jez. You can feel its heartbeat, almost as plain as your own. That, is the core of Malachor. Its pull towards all Dark things. The darkness within ourselves is taken and given life to the surroundings. It feeds on our hatred and fear and our love.
Why are you here? he asked her.
Traya waited a moment before responding. It is coming soon, the time for our departure. I believe there is one more test here for us, you in particular, then we will depart to Ziost. It is the rightful kingdom of the Sith Empire that once spanned across this galaxy and I feel that it will become an integral part in the coming future.
Ziost Jez had read about the planet. And the myths surrounding it. The hidden powers that could be found. It was intriguing to say in the least.
Traya waited in silence as he took his time to turn back around to her.
What is this final test? he asked.
Kiera and Forn climbed up the last jagged edges of a steep rock face and stood proudly when they reached the top. Breathing heavily, they surveyed their surroundings. Kiera eyed the rocks suspiciously. They had not come across any hostile unknowns yet, although that was always a possibly, especially when it seemed like it was the end of the galaxy.
Where is this outpost of yours? panted Forn.
Kiera scanned the area and noticed a faint light against the black clouds, not two clicks away. She smiled.
There, she pointed. Come on, not long now!
Running, they made their way across the landscape and before they knew it, they had come to the abandoned Mandolorian Outpost. Forn went directly for the large building, in hope of any food source he could find. Kiera, instead, focused on what was around the camp. Her heart quickened as she took in the gore-filled scene. These Mandolorians had only recently been killed. And by a lightsaber no less. They way these bodies had been destroyed, Kiera knew that no Jedi would ever succumb to such butchery. She felt her body start to quiver in fear. Forn came running back out with his arms laden with foodstuffs but as he reached his companion and looked around, he dropped his supplies to the ground in shock.
What happened? he looked at her.
Kiera had no words. The remains of the soldiers were too horrifying to accurately describe.
We need to get out of here. She said more to herself than anyone else.
We have to leave now.
What? asked Forn.
She looked at him. Fill the packs with as much food and ammo as you can.
She looked around and saw, to her great delight, a speeder bike just a few yards from the camp. We need to get away from here. We will ride the speeder bike to the closest camp we can find. Hopefully theyll be friendlies. Either way, I dont care. I just do not want to run into the thing that has done this massacre.
Too much for my skill, said Forn. Wouldnt be able to come up good in a fight I would reckon.
No, she said slowly, looking to her companion. If whatever did this finds us, I doubt we will come up good at all.
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I've often heard about twins forming their own "language", but I've always assumed that it only applies to identical twins. Is there any research out there on the subject? Does it apply to both fraternal and identical twins?
Here's what I saw with my fraternal twins:
While learning to speak, all children develop some of their own dialect. Some words they will use incorrectly for a while. Many they can't pronounce correctly, so they say them differently.
For a singleton child, this usually gets corrected pretty quickly, as everyone around them is using correct language all the time. If they want to be understood, they need to use correct language, too, so they strive towards that.
With twins, they learn from each other a lot of the time. If they can make themselves understood to each other, that will support their dialect. So it persists, at least for a time.
One of my twins spoke early and very clearly. The other knew just as much language, but had a very difficult time with consonants, so most people couldn't understand him. He ended up with his own, vowel-based dialect. The clear-spoken twin would translate the other.
I am a fraternal twin. My parents swore my sister and I had our own language. Even after we started speaking, we still talked to each other in a different language.
Yes, twins can develop their own language, but it's not a given. They may, or they may not. Don't worry either way. I'm convinced that it doesn't matter at all whether the twins are identical or fraternal.
I'm an identical twin. I never had a baby language, but then again I grew up bilingual so there were plenty of languages in the first place.
This is not scientific evidence, but it is nonetheless an interesting video showing a pair of twins communicating on some level: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY
Even with our identical twins we missed the twin language. I have not found proper proof that there is such a thing as "twin" language. So my answer would be that based on my own experience and document search, there is no such thing as a twin language. Causal examples should be tested with same age children that interact on a daily basis.


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e-Learning's iPad Initiative
For the Instructor
Think of the many ways you could improve your teaching if you were freed from the lectern computer and able to walk around your classroom while wirelessly presenting from your iPad. What if you also had the option to let students share their work on the big screen? Sure, you can do presentations with Keynote or browse the web with Safari or Chrome, but there's also a growing library of iBooks and over 900,000 free and low cost iOS apps (375,000 designed just for iPad) to choose from. Check out some of the thousands of great apps for education. What's on your iPad? Tell us about your favorite app!
We're not sure anyone at Apple intended the Apple TV device for education, but the following setup has enormous potential as a teaching tool. Here's what you need and why:
- iPad 2 or newer (the original iPad does video out but not video mirroring)
- A stylus (optional, but we think it might help)
- Apple TV (not the original white one, the smaller $99 black one; either the 2010 or 2012 model)
- One of the following:
- an LCD projector with HDMI input
- an HDTV
- an LCD projector with VGA input and this adapter
- A local wireless network such as NAU-Public to which both the AppleTV and iPad are joined.
Your wireless presentation system.
Technical Details: The AppleTV and the iPad need to be joined to the same wireless network or the iPad won't see the AppleTV. (The two devices need to be assigned IP addresses on the same subnet, such as 10.0.1.x). Unfortunately, the AppleTV doesn't work with WPA2 Enterprise level security, which means it won't work with the NAU-Secure network. We have had success joining the NAU-Public wireless network, where available. If you can't access NAU-Public in your building, you could temporarily use WPA2 Personal level security with your own NAU registered wireless access point plugged into a classroom ethernet port. A $99 Airport Express works well if you need to buy a portable one for home use, occasional classroom use, travel to meetings, etc. One benefit of a personal access point for the AppleTV is that it can't get bogged down by too many wireless users; we've had that happen in a classroom full of wireless users on NAU-Public. If you use a personal wireless access point, you should be careful to select a channel that doesn't interfere with the official NAU wireless. We can do a site survey and assist you with that.
AirPlay: This all works because of a proprietary technology called AirPlay that wirelessly sends video from the iPad to the AppleTV. With the AppleTV directly connected to the projector, you can wirelessly display your iPad screen on the projector. Full motion video can sometimes get a bit choppy, but most things work quite well. If you'd like to see this technology in action, just ask for a demo in our e-Learning training room or conference room. Bring your own iPad, or we can loan you one of ours.
Select AppleTV and turn Mirroring On
Mirroring Video: To begin sending video in iOS 6 or older (see below for iOS 7), double-tap the iPad's home button and then swipe to the right. A control panel will appear. Next, tap the AirPlay icon and the AirPlay menu pops up. Select your AppleTV and turn video mirroring on. If the projector to which the AppleTV is connected is not displaying the iPad's screen, search the projector's sources until your screen appears. Now you can walk around the room wirelessly projecting your iPad's display to the class. Simply reverse your steps to disconnect. One note: You might want to put a passcode on the AppleTV because anyone in wireless range with an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) can potentially take over your screen while you are presenting. Share the passcode only with those who you want to allow to display to the projector. Tip: if you want someone to share their screen but don't want them to know the password, you can have them get to the password screen and then enter it for them.
AirPlay sends video from iPad to AppleTV
In iOS 7, swipe up from the bottom of any screen to reveal the controls.
Select your AppleTV from the Airplay menu
AirPlay sends video from Mac to AppleTV
iPad as Computer Remote Control: If you don't have an AppleTV, another way to gain mobility during presentations is to use Remote HD to wirelessly control your lectern computer, which is already wired to a projector or big screen TV, from your iPhone or iPad. Purchase RemoteHD for $7.99 from the iPad's App Store and download/install the free Remote Helper (for either Mac or Windows) to the host computer that listens for commands. Because the Remote Helper component is free, you can put it on the computer in every classroom you use. Start up Remote Helper on the computer, then launch Remote HD on the iPad and scan for the computer. Connect and control! A few tips: Use a stylus for finer control, and pinch to zoom in and out if your target area is too small. Practice helps, but you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly.
For the Students
Tablet Labs: If you want to deploy a classroom set of iPads and not spend all day configuring them individually, Apple Configurator is the free software, and Griffin's MultiDock is the hardware you need. We have experience with both. If your department has a class set of iPads, we can help you get them configured well. To keep them secure and charged up between classes, you could also use a mobile tablet cart. Remember that iPads have a high street value and you'll need to have a system for collecting them and locking them up before classes end to ensure they don't walk away.
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If you're an NAU instructor interested in a demonstration, more information, or if you're interested in checking out an iPad for yourself for a semester, send an e-mail to email@example.com with questions or ideas about how you plan to use it for instruction. We'll be in touch to work out the details. We might also, depending on availablility, be able to loan you an AppleTV and help you get it configured in your classroom so you can screen share from the iPad via AirPlay to your classroom projector or HDTV.
Why teach with an iPad?
Some people think of the iPad as an underpowered computer, but the iPad can actually do a lot of things your computer can't, and many of these things make it an interesting teaching tool. As mentioned above, you can wirelessly present from an iPad while moving about the classroom. In this PowerPoint presentation, we highlight some of the unique reasons to teach with an iPad. In addition to the versatility of the iPad itself, the iOS software platform is growing rapidly. Most of the quality educational software development effort has shifted away from expensive programs for the computer and towards low cost apps for the tablet. Here are just a few impressive examples. These links will take you to the iTunes App Store page where you can view a detailed description and download the app.


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BRYAN, TX -- Both the 11th-ranked Kilgore College Rangers and the 13th-ranked Northwest Mississippi Community College Rangers have relied on strong sophomore classes to lead them to the postseason, and now both teams are looking for an even bigger prize – the inaugural Brazos Valley Bowl championship.
The Brazos Valley Bowl presented by Blinn College will be played at Kyle Field, the largest venue for a junior college bowl game in the nation. Kickoff is set for noon Saturday, with an 11:30 a.m. pregame show that will include dance teams from 14 high schools from across the state. The Kilgore College Rangerettes dance team will perform at halftime.
Kilgore (8-2) will be making its 19th bowl appearance in school history and its fifth since 2001. The Rangers' last bowl appearance came in 2007.
"This is something our players will remember forever," said J.J. Eckert, now in his sixth season as Kilgore's head coach. "Our players are extremely excited to play in the Brazos Valley Bowl game and we're honored to participate."
The Rangers are led by freshman quarterback Tanner Tausch, who has thrown for 1,694 yards and 16 touchdowns in nine games. Sophomore Ed'Marques Batties has emerged as Tausch's favorite target, catching 59 passes for 845 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Tausch was twice named the Southwest Junior College Football Conference offensive player of the week this season.
"Tanner is a great student of the game," Eckert said. "He's helped us reach some heights that are hard for a freshman to do. He's been a real cornerstone for this football team, especially for a guy just out of high school."
Kilgore's rushing attack is split primarily between sophomore running back Karrion Morrisey (375 yards, two touchdowns), freshman running back Courtland Smith (280 yards, four touchdowns) and sophomore quarterback Emory Taylor (194 yards, seven touchdowns).
Defensively, the Rangers are led by linebacker Charles Woods, the SWJCFC defensive MVP. The sophomore from Humble posted a league-high 128 tackles while also recording three sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions.
"What a spectacular season," Eckert said. "He doesn't meet the measurements Division I coaches are always looking for on paper, but when you see him on video he's amazing. He's a relentless football player who has an uncanny ability to make plays."
Sophomore linebacker Matthew Greg has 76 tackles on the year, and sophomore defensive back James Jones has 59 tackles and three interceptions.
Tausch, Woods, Jones, Batties and defensive ends Xavier Davis and Cooper Washington have all received interest from four-year college recruiters.
"We have 22 sophomores and they're special, special young men," Eckert said. "The bumps and bruises we took as a team last year gave them a bit of a chip on their shoulder and we laid the foundation for this team to excel in the spring and the summer."
Northwest Mississippi (7-2) emerged this season as one of the top programs in the potent Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges after opening the season ranked 11th in the nation. The Rangers are making the ninth bowl appearance in program history and the team's first since 1998.
"Everybody's excited – our kids, the community, our administration and faculty and our coaches," said coach Ricky Woods, now in his fifth season at Northwest Mississippi. "It's going to be a unique experience."
The offense has averaged 37 points per game behind a balanced attack led by sophomore quarterback Domonique Harris, a dual-threat signal caller who started the Rangers' final four games at running back in 2011. Harris has thrown for 2,109 yards and 15 touchdowns this season, while freshman running back Damian Baker has run for 983 yards and nine touchdowns. Freshman Darreall Joyner leads the Rangers with 33 receptions for 545 yards and two touchdowns.
"We brought a lot of guys back on offense," Ricky Woods said. "We have a sophomore quarterback who can run and throw, and all but one of our linemen is a returning sophomore. I think the success of all our running backs is a credit to the offensive line."
Defensively, the Rangers are led by freshman defensive back Ty Northern, who has 63 tackles and an interception this season. Sophomore linebacker Demarcus Peques has 62 tackles, while sophomore defensive end Randolph Williams has 59.
"We've got three sophomore linebackers and they're really what makes us click," Ricky Woods said.
Defensive tackle Jerome McClain has already received offers from Arizona State, Indiana, Minnesota and South Alabama, while center Austin Douglas has offers from Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State. Williams, offensive lineman Chris Chalmers and kicker Chase Carpenter have also received interest from four-year schools.
Fifteen players earned all-MACJC honors at the conclusion of the regular season, including three – Douglas, Chalmers and Desmond LaVelle – who received all-region recognition and are now eligible for All-American honors.
Tickets are free for attendees aged 18 and under and for students with a college ID. All other tickets are $5 at the gate. The game will be broadcast live on KZNE 1150-AM.


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I took a pontoon ride up the Grand River this week with a dear friend and band mate, David Kline of Lyons. We decided to try some trolling while we discussed plans for our band and took in the wonders of the Grand River shore line. This was one of the nicest outings that I have had the pleasure of enjoying this summer and the time seemed to take me back to my childhood days.
Dave and I met sometime in the early 1970s while we were attending Pewamo Elementary school and the fourth grade. I was immediately drawn toward Dave since he drew cars in his free time as I did. Until meeting Dave, I thought I was the only person in school who liked to draw cars! As the years passed, our friendship remained one of the better parts of my school days, as well as my life. We formed a band with Dave on drums and me playing guitar and singing in the seventh grade. We played in our school's talent show in 1977 and kind of stopped playing music together after that.
We recently rejoined in a musical collaboration for the second annual Hubbapalooza benefit to fight cancer and have rekindled not only a love of music, but a friendship as well. I have enjoyed my reconnection with my dear friend and his love of the river and outdoors in general bonds us as sportsmen, as well as musicians and friends. Dave demonstrated just how far his friendship is willing to go on our recent fishing trip. I was – and remain – amazed.
Dave had already landed a couple bass when he had another strike. As soon as he kicked the pontoon's motor out of gear to fight his latest strike, I felt the tell tale slam of a nice fish. I set my hook into what I told Dave felt like a decent fish. A short fight confirmed what I had thought, that the fish was a nice Northern pike. As I brought the fish to the side of the boat, we could see that it was hooked very lightly on the very front of its upper jaw.
Dave grabbed a net that he keeps on the boat and attempted to scoop the fish out of the water. As soon as the net touched the water, the pike dove toward the bottom – hooking the lure's exposed hooks in the net material. I heard Dave say, "Oh no!" as the lure lodged in the net. Before either of us could do anything, the hook tore free of the pike's mouth and the fish seemed to simply lie there near the river's surface. Without missing a beat, Dave plunged his hand into the river, grabbed the pike and tossed it onto the floor of the boat!
Page 2 of 2 - The fish ended up measuring 30 inches and was later released, but not until we both had a very good laugh and cataloged a memory that will last forever in both of our minds. Dave later dubbed the fish a "Jim Dandy" and again we shared a nice laugh.
Remember to share your time outdoors with friends and make memories that you will smile, too, long after your days of going afield are over. Remember to tell friends that you cherish your time together and never forget that there is time to rekindle old hobbies. Most importantly of all remember, it's a great outdoors.
Jim Kilchermann is an avid outdoorsman who cherishes time with old friends. Jim and Dave will be playing with their band at Kramer's Bar in Pewamo this Saturday at a cancer benefit for a dear friend. It starts at 2 p.m., and we take the stage at 4 p.m. Feel free to come give the music a listen and help raise money for a good cause.
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hello. I have the following question: Let $T$ be a positive closed current of bidimension $(p,p)$ then one has the Siu decomposition $T=R+S$ where $R$ is a positive closed current such that its Lelong number is zero along analytic sets of dimension greater or equal $p$. Now my question is why this current $R$ is the bigger with this property? $R$ is called the residual part while $S$ is the singualr one and $S$ is also positive.
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As rumors predict the launch of the new version of a product "soon", do you think it is interesting to wait for a few months before buying a new instance of the by-then "old" version of the product for its future hypothetical low price?
I would say no based on past experience. I was in the same position with the mkI mkII and what I observed was the price of used 5D mkIs didn't drop when the mkII was announced, nor did they drop when the camera was released and actually started shipping! It wasn't until a while after.
There are many reasons for this, one being demand. There were many people who wanted better AF, speed and weather sealing from the 5D successor. What they got was mote megapixels and video. So many didn't upgrade because of this (or took longer to be convinced).
Another reason is that people don't buy new cameras and sell their old ones right away, they wait for the price of the new cameras to drop a bit first.
Just realised you're talking about the new price not used. The same principles apply, price drops lag the release by some time. The price of mkIIs has been dropping since the release and are now way below the price point of new models. So even when the new one is released there will still be demand for the old one (because it is cheaper) hence the price of the old model is slow to fall.
That is a constant question in photography (and every other gear-infested hobby out there), and of course, it's not easily answered.
I'd buy a 5D mk II today, it seems to be a great camera which does everything and a lot more one could need. If you were a sports photographer I'd go with the 7D (higher FPS & the crop factor + sealing), but otherwise the 5D mk II is a solid choice. The ISO is crazy, you get out too many megapixels already etc. It will continue to be a great camera for a lot of years.
(and if the next 5D has even better ISO, think back to the film days and how ISO was then, compare it to your 5D and be
There is one simple reason why you should buy whatever camera is around vs one that is unreleased: you can use the one that's available right now, and you can sell it and upgrade later.
That said, there's no reason for Canon to release a 5D mkIII right now. It has the edge over Nikon in both megapixels and the ability to do 1080p video on a full frame sensor. It took 4 years for them to release the 5D mkII - soon after Nikon released a 5D competitor. There's no reason for them to go charging nilly willy into markets they already own.
Go Ahead and Buy
I haven't heard anyone who bought a MkII who doesn't love it.
I'm in the same position and have decided to wait. It's a pretty stable rumor that the mk III will be out end of year. I'm an oddball in that I really want more megapixels because I print to digital negatives for platinum paper prints. More megapixels actually are not wasted on me as I print at 360 lpm. So say the mk III ends up at the rumored 28 megapixels. That means I can make a 12"x20" print at 360 lpi. That alone is worth it to me to wait.
If I could afford it, I'd also look at the next-gen 1d/1ds that too which will likely have 35 megapixels (roughly a 14x24 inch print with that!) but that would also require me stepping up to a larger printer. Sometimes one wishes to be made of money.
If you're asking me, totally i will choose to wait for the Mark III version while we trust it is near to us that why you're here to ask this question. as you can see, how long period 5D Mark II is standing on the market and i trust there is something changing and improve. we're not getting at at very cheap price and able to throw it away while new version released as what happen to iphone.
anyway, for photograph. it is not something rely on equipment too.., it is just your tools but what important is you skill. not meaning that 1D should beat 5D down, theory is around there =D
For now, the Canon 5D Mark II provides almost all functions you need in major part of cases. It is not so useful to wait for the next generation of 5D.


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I am replacing a few interior doors and I need to know if the existing door is Right Handed or Left Handed so I have them drilled correctly. Sounds like the acronyms for this are RH and LH. This also would apply for new pre-hung doors as well I assume as they are all marked that way at the mega home improvement stores.
Not only besides RH or LH, you need to determine swing direction. Trust me, this needs to be agreed upon. When I built the additional room onto my house, I thought 84 Lumber understood the direction of door swing and they didn't. There is left inswing, right inswing, left outswing, and right outswing.
The door handle on my exterior door is on the right-hand side, but it is considered a left-hand outswing. Whereas my front door swings in, and the handle is on the right hand side so it is considered a right-hand inswing. Make sure you know what you are buying before you spend the money!
As a homeowner, I have installed many doors, and every time I do I have to re-learn how to "determine door swing". Just make sure you write it down before you order the door, it is easy to get confused again when you go to your local home improvement store. This website should help:
..if you are still confused, just Google: "determine door swing".
whether a door is an exterior or iinterior door the designation is the same. Think of RH as right hinge. if the door is swinging away from you the hinge is on the right side. for a left hinge door, if the door is swinging away from you the hinges are on the left side. Inswing or outswing only matters with exterior doors where they have a sill. The handing or hinging is still determined the same way.
With the door closed, stand on the hinged side of the door. If you can see the hinges with the door closed you are on the hinged side of the door. If your left hand is closest to the door knob it is a left hand door. If your right hand is closest to the door knob it is a right hand door. This method works in the store where the doors are strapped shut. On exterior doors make sure some one didn't set the door down upside down; this will change things a bit.
It's best explained on this page: http://www.specialtydoorhardware.com/door-handedness/
Left Hand – Hinges on the left, opens inward.
Left Hand Reverse – Hinges on the left, opens outward.
Right Hand – Hinges on the right, opens inward.
Right Hand Reverse – Hinges on the right, opens outward.
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Stand in such a way that the door will swing open towards you.
Inswing and outswing have to do with the way the jamb is constructed and the orientation of the lock bolt. If you're installing interior doors in an existing frame, and doing the lockset yourself, then there's no need to worry about in and out swings. If you're ordering pre-hung interior doors, again it doesn't matter, but make sure you're standing on the right side of the opening when you make your decision.
I modified 0A0D's image with some "L --- ^ --- R" labels . The V or ^ indicates which way you are facing.
When you pull the door towards you, which side is the door knob on? LEFT or RIGHT. If you can't pull the door, you're on the wrong side.
Anyone who gives you a longer answer than that is either confused or pulling your leg.
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Lt. Gov. Lavon Heidemann, who chairs the Nebraska Information Technology Commission, today invited Nebraska businesses to participate in a new project through the Nebraska Broadband Initiative.
The Nebraska Broadband Initiative is launching a statewide survey and scorecard project in early September aimed at helping the state's businesses increase their economic vitality by better utilizing broadband technologies.
"The vision of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission is to improve the quality of life of all Nebraskans by promoting the use of information technology in education, health care, economic development and all levels of government," said Lt. Gov. Heidemann. "By utilizing this opportunity, our businesses can have valuable feedback and, as a state, Nebraska can leverage its strength as a leader in business technology."
"The State of Nebraska has long realized the importance of the adoption of broadband technologies," said Brenda Decker, Nebraska's chief information officer. "With an average of 98 percent of Nebraskans having access to broadband technologies, the natural progression is to explore business use of this resource."
Over the next few months, businesses will be asked to conduct an online assessment of their use of broadband technologies. The survey results will provide valuable information on broadband usage by Nebraska businesses and will allow for a comparison of business broadband usage and impacts with peers nationwide.
Additionally, up to 500 businesses will receive a personalized scorecard and the opportunity to work with a business broadband coach. The scorecards will include ideas on how to better utilize broadband technologies and the return on investment.
Lt. Gov. Heidemann cited Hudl as an example of how Nebraska businesses are utilizing technology. Hudl is a Lincoln-based company recently identified by Inc. magazine, an internationally recognized publication for entrepreneurs and business owners, as the fastest growing private company in Nebraska and is listed at 149 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the nation.
Nebraska's broadband mapping and planning project is led by the Nebraska Public Service Commission in partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Information Technology Commission, Nebraska Department of Economic Development and AIM Institute. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development are leading the business survey project.
Visit the Nebraska Broadband website to learn more about the Nebraska Broadband Initiative at: http://broadband.nebraska.gov/. Businesses interested in participating in the survey may contact: Jim Keeler, Business Broadband Manager with the University of Nebraska at 402-472-4235 or email@example.com.
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Airport facilities
Money and communications:
Numerous banks, bureaux de change and ATMs are available in Terminals 1 and 2. A number of major German banks offer a comprehensive range of domestic and international banking services at their branches in the Frankfurt Airport Centre (FAC) opposite Terminal 1. Postal services are available throughout the airport. 3C Communications provide 24-hour credit card phones and faxes, plus Internet access. Deutsche Telekom also provides Internet ports at some gates.
Eating and drinking:
Restaurants, bars and cafés can be found in all terminal areas, some of which are open 24 hours.Shopping: There are over 130 shops at the airport, including fashion boutiques, duty-free, travel agencies and newsagents. Shopping mall Marktplatzopenedonlevel 2 of Terminal 2 in 2009.
An escort and porter service is available (tel: (069) 6902 2122/1300). Transport boxes and crates for bulky luggage are available at the FGS airport baggage service in the Arrivals hall B of Terminal 1 and the Arrivals hall E of Terminal 2; reservations should be made in advance (tel: (069) 6905 1211).The lost property office is situated on the first level of Terminal 1 (tel: (069) 6906 6359). Trolleys are available. 24-hour left luggage facilities are available in both terminals (tel: (069) 6907 3277).
Other facilities:
The airport has pharmacies and a 24-hour medical clinic in Terminal 1. There are various childrens play areas, baby change rooms and buggy hire at the left-luggage offices in both terminals.


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All around town I've been picking up little scraps of cardstock with a variety of pictures on them. These "trading cards" don't seem to have an obvious reason to exist. Here are just a few I've found:
- "Emily"
- "Willie"
- A "Shadow" and an "Armed Shadow"
- A "Turkey Sandwich"
- "Ushah" and "Ushah's Chips"
- "Gina's Sponge" (whatever that means)
- Many others
What the heck are these for? Do they serve an individual or collective purpose? Do people want them? Am I just supposed look in my pockets once in awhile and admire my vast collection?


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Wendy Susan Post, M.D., M.S.
Johns Hopkins Cardiovascular Fellowship Research Director
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Expertise: Cardiac Disease, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Echocardiography, General Cardiology, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Inherited Heart Diseases, Preventive Cardiology, Risk Factor Modification, Stress Testing, Valvular Heart Disease ...read more
Research Interests: Cardiovascular and genetic epidemiology; Subclinical atherosclerosis imaging; Prediction and prevention of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death; Cardiovascular disease in HIV ...read more
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Dr. Wendy Post is Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and holds a joint appointment as Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Post is a cardiologist at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease and the Echocardiography Laboratory. She is also associate faculty at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Post received her undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard University. She earned her medical degree from Columbia College of Surgeons and Physicians, Columbia University. After completing her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Hospital, Dr. Post received her master's degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. She was a research fellow at the Framingham Heart Study, in Framingham, Mass., and performed a fellowship in cardiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Post joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1997.
Dr. Post's research interests include prediction and prevention of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death, noninvasive imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis, genetics of cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease in HIV/AIDS. She is the principal investigator for the Hopkins field center for the NIH-funded Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and for the Multi-Center AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Cardiovascular Disease sub-study. She mentors multiple medical students, medical house staff, fellows and junior faculty, and is the director of cardiovascular research for the Hopkins cardiovascular fellowship program.
Dr. Post is an associate editor for Circulation and has over 180 peer-reviewed research publications. The impact of her research was recognized by election into the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) in 2015.
- Johns Hopkins Cardiovascular Fellowship Research Director
- Professor of Medicine
Departments / Divisions
- Medicine - Cardiology
- Medicine - Cardiovascular
- MD, Columbia University Columbia College (1990)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Medicine (1993)
- Gap in Chronology (1994)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Cardiology (1997)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine / Cardiovascular Disease (1997, 2008)
Research & Publications
Research Summary
Dr. Post's research interests include prediction and prevention of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death, noninvasive imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis, genetics of cardiovascular disease, and cardiovascular disease in HIV/AIDS. She is the principal investigator for the Hopkins field center for the NIH-funded Multi-Ethnic study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and for the Multi-Center AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Cardiovascular Disease sub-study.
Lab Website: Post Lab
Selected PublicationsView all on Pubmed
Hill MN, Han HR, Dennison CR, Kim MT, Roary MC, Blumenthal RS, Bone LR, Levine DM, Post WS. Hypertension care and control in underserved urban African American men: behavioral and physiologic outcomes at 36 months. Am J Hypertens 2003;16:906-913.
Arking DE, Pfeufer A, Post W, Kao WHL, Newton-Cheh C, Ikeda M, West K, Kashuk C, Akyol M, Perz S, Jalilzadeh S, Illig T, Geiger C, Guo C-Y, Larson M, Wichmann HE, Marban E, O'Donnell CJ, Hirschhorn JN, Kaab S, Spooner PM, Meitinger T, Chakravarti A. A common genetic variant in the NOS1 regulator NOS1AP modulates cardiac repolarization. Nat Genet 2006;38(6):644-651.
Post W, Bielak LF, Ryan KA, Cheng Y-C, Shen H, Rumberger JA, Sheedy PF, Shuldiner AR, Peyser PA, Mitchell BD. Determinants of coronary artery and aortic calcification in the Old Order Amish. Circulation 2007;115(6):717-724.
Post W, Shen H, Damcott C, Arking DE, Kao WH, Sack PA, Ryan KA, Chakravarti A, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR. Associations between genetic variants in the NOS1AP (CAPON) gene and cardiac repolarization in the Old Order Amish. Hum Hered. 2007;64(4):214-219.
Stein JH, Korcarz CE, Hurst RT, Lonn E, Kendall CB, Mohler ER, Najjar S, Rembold CM, Post WS. Use of carotid ultrasound to identify subclinical vascular disease and evaluate cardiovascular disease risk: A consensus statement from the American Society of Echocardiography Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Task Force. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008;21(2):93-111.
Tsai MY, Li N, Sharrett AR, Shea S, Jacobs DR, Tracy R, Arnett D, Arends V, Post W. Associations between genetic variants in the ATP-Binding Cassette Al and Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein and differences in lipoprotein subclasses in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Clin Chem. 2009; 55(3):481-488.
Michos ED, Rice KM, Szklo M, Burke GL, Siscovick DS, Tracy RP, Barr RG, Nettleton JA, Greenland P, Jacobs DR, Post W. Factors associated with low levels of subclinical vascular disease in Older Adults: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Prev Cardiol. 2009;12(2):72-79.
Campbell CY, Fang BF, Guo X, Peralta CA, Psaty BM, Rich SS, Young JH, Coresh J, Kramer HJ, Rotter JI, Post WS. Associations between genetic variants in the ACE, AGT, AGTR1, and AGTR2 genes and renal function in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Nephrol 2010;32(2):156-162.
Coylewright M, Rice K, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Greenland P, Kronmal R, Barr R G, Burke GL, Tracy R, Post WS. Differentiation of severe coronary artery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2011;219(2):616-622.
Thanassoulis G, Campbell CY, Owens DS, Smith JG, Smith AV, Peloso GM, Kerr KF, Pechlivanis S, Budoff MJ, Harris TB, Malhotra R, O'Brien KD, Kamstrup PR, Nordestgaard BG, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Allison MA, Aspelund T, Criqui MH, Heckbert SR, S-J Liu Y, Sjogren M, van der Pals J, Kälsch H, Mühleisen TW, Nöthen MM, Cupples LA, Muriel Caslake M, Di Angelantonio E, Danesh J, Jerome I. Rotter JI, Sigurdsson S, Wong Q, Erbel R, Kathiresan S, Melander O, Gudnason V, O'Donnell CJ, Post WS. Genetic Associations with Valve Calcification and Aortic Stenosis. N Engl J Med 2013; 368(6):503-512.
Bloomfield GS, Yi SS, Astor BC, Kramer H, Shea S, Shlipak MG, Post WS. Blood pressure and chronic kidney disease progression in a multi-racial cohort: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Human Hypertens. 2013. 2013 Jul;27(7):421-6. PMID: 23407373
Brener M, Ketlogetswe K, Budoff M, Jacobson LP, Li X, Rezaeian P, Razipour A, Palella FJ, Kingsley L, Witt MD, George RT, Post WS. Epicardial Fat is Associated with Duration of Antiretroviral Therapy and Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. AIDS 2014. In press. PMC Journal- in process.
Post WS, Budoff M, Kingsley L, Palella FJ, Witt MD, Li X, George RT, Brown T, Jacobson LP. Associations between HIV Infection and Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis. Ann Intern Med 2014. In press. PMC Journal- in process.
Activities & Honors
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, 1999
- Paul Beeson Physician Scholars in Aging Recipient, 2003 - 2006
- Reynolds Associate, Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Research Center, Johns Hopkins, 2003 - 2010
- Elected to American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2015
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
Professional Activities
- American Heart Association, Abstract Grader for Scientific Sessions
- Associate Editor, Circulation
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Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Vitamin D Deficit Doubles Risk of Stroke in Whites, but Not in Blacks (11/14/10)
Genetic Variation Doubles Risk of Aortic Valve Calcification (2/7/13)
Johns Hopkins Study Shows Link Between HIV Infection and Coronary Artery Disease (03/31/14)


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Managing Your Finances and Looking for Work After Divorce
Handling Your Debts
Silver Linings
If you've been held responsible for a spouse's debt, you may seek recourse in the "Innocent Spouse Rule," a provision in the Internal Revenue Code. Under this rule, if you can show that you are completely ignorant of your spouse's wrong-doing, you might not be held liable. Check with your accountant to see whether you fall into this category.
In addition to generating income and establishing credit, you will have to come to terms with your debt. You and your spouse most likely have joint debts. These would include a tax debt, a mortgage, a car loan, and credit cards. If you are the non-moneyed spouse, you might have your name on the mortgage or car loan statement anyway; this means you are in debt—even though you have no income to offset the debt.
Third parties, such as the IRS and banks, don't care whether you are getting maintenance or child support. They don't care if you are divorced. They just care about the money you owe them and how they will get it back. They are not bound by the divorce settlement. They will hold both you and your spouse liable for payment.
Jim, for instance, owned a construction company. One year, he hid income by simply not reporting it on his income tax statement. His wife, June, was shocked to learn that the IRS held her as well as her husband liable for his income tax evasion. She was not protected by their divorce settlement because the couple had filed their income tax statement jointly.
Red Alert
As far as the credit card companies are concerned, you remain responsible for all the joint credit card debt your spouse incurs, no matter whether you're divorced or think you're protected by a separation agreement. Here's an example: Stephanie, knowing she was planning to leave her husband, Steve, went on a shopping spree before she lowered the boom. She racked up about $5,000 in purchases. Although the judge ordered her to be totally responsible for these debts in the divorce decree, Stephanie never paid them. Instead, she filed for bankruptcy protection. The credit card companies went after Steve for their money. Unfortunately, Steve had no defense. He was jointly liable for "Stephanie's" $5,000 debt.
Selling Your House to Make Ends Meet
If your living situation and financial status have changed for the worse because of your divorce, you might consider liquidating some assets or selling the house (if it was awarded to you) to help with your cash flow. Before you make this decision, be sure to speak with your accountant or a financial planner. Remember, your house is an asset as well as a home. If you have children, their emotional needs must be considered. At the same time, if you've received the house through a divorce settlement or judge's decree while your spouse has gotten the liquid assets, think carefully about whether you have enough cash to live comfortably in the house or whether you should move into less expensive living quarters. If the monthly payments on the house are small, you might as well stay where you are.
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I would like to access the insights of a Facebook page via the API. It is very well possible to obtain the insights of a Facebook app via the graph API, but I cannot find something similar for Facebook pages. Am I missing something?
Specifically, I am looking for stats such as total users, active users, posts, etc, preferrably over time as well.


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Let $\mathbb{F}_2$ be the finite field with two elements. Let $f(x) = x^6+x^4+x+1$ be in $\mathbb{F}_2[x]$. If $f(x)$ is irreducible, give a reason. If it is not irreducible, determine a factorization of $f$ into irreducible monic polynomials in $\mathbb{F}_2[x]$.
EDIT: Given that the full answer has been posted, I've edited to include all stages (as opposed to the outline of a method, which I previously posted)
The following looks longer than it should, since I decided to write out each stage fully to help you get a feel for what's going on. In practice, I would write a lot, lot less down.
i) Does $f$ have any roots in $\mathbb{F}_2$? This should always be your first consideration, as if the answer is "yes" we immediately get that $f$ is not irreducible as we can split out a linear factor.
$\mathbb{F}_2$ is nice, as its only elements are $0$ and $1$, and we have that $1+1=0$. This means we only have two potential roots to check: $f(0) = 1$ is no good, but $f(1) = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 0$ tells us that $1$ is a root of $f$, so $(x-1) = (x+1)$ is a factor and $f$ is not irreducible.
ii) Now you need to find the other factor of $f$ that corresponds to $(x+1)$.
Clearly it must be of the form $(x^5 + ax^4 + bx^3 + cx^2 + dx + 1)$, since we need the first and last coefficients of the product of this quintic with $(x+1)$ to be $1$. Considering the coefficient of $x^5$ gives $ a = 1 $. Considering $x^4$ gives $b = 1$. Continuing this process gives $ f = (x+1)(x^5 + x^4 + 1) $ (you could have used polynomial long division instead of comparing coefficients here, but since there are only 2 elements in our field it's really easy to use the above method - after a little practice, you won't even have to write anything down).
iii) Clearly $(x+1)$ is irreducible, since it has degree $1$. What about $(x^5 + x^4 + 1)$?
Neither $1$ nor $0$ are roots, so it's either irreducible or it has a quadratic and a cubic factor. You could now use the same method as in ii), by writing $ (x^5 + x^4 + 1) = (x^3 + ax^2 + bx + 1)(x^2 + cx + 1)$ and equating coefficients. It turns out that we get $ (x^5 + x^4 + 1) = (x^3 + x + 1)(x^2 + x + 1)$ (if we couldn't find coefficients to make it work, then we would have shown that the quintic is irreducible).
iv) So far we have $ f = (x+1)(x^2 + x + 1)(x^3 + x + 1)$. Can we reduce it any further?
The answer is no, since if we could then we must have another linear factor of $f$, which we know isn't possible since we already determined our quintic factor (and so now our quadratic and cubic factors) have no roots in $\mathbb{F}_2$.
What are the roots of the polynomial? For each root $x_0$, you can divide out a factor $x-x_0$. Check that what's left doesn't have any roots. That means it has no linear factors. So you can deduce from its degree that there's only one combination of degrees that might allow it to be written as a product of two factors. If you write the leading terms of these factors and also see that they must both have constant term $1$ to produce the $1$ in their product, you can then deduce the rest of the terms.
Can you see why we needn't consider the case $(x+a)(x+b)(x+c)$ in 3.?


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Bayfield resident Sophia Meyer died Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Bayfield. She was 93.
Mrs. Meyer was born to Bronislaw and Helen Kleczkowski on June 30, 1918, in Jersey City, N.J. She grew up in Jersey City.
In April 1947, she married Gerald Fred Meyer in New Jersey.
In 1955, they purchased their first home in Waldwick, N.J., moving into it in 1956. Mrs. Meyer was dedicated to taking care of her family.
She was a devout Catholic who belonged to St. Luke�s and Nativity parishes in New Jersey. She attended St. Bartholomew and St. Columba Catholic churches after moving to Bayfield in 2010 to live with her granddaughter, Chastity Vasquez.
Mrs. Meyer was preceded in death by her husband of almost 63 years, Fred Meyer; and daughter Kathleen Hansen.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Gollis, of Glendale, Ariz.; brother Ray Kleczkowski of The Villages, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Cremation will occur. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012, at St. Columba Catholic Church, 1830 East Second Ave.


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Case File: William Durrell Patterson 4021DMTX
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William Durrell Patterson
Physical Description** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
Clothing & Personal Items
Circumstances of Disappearance
William and his wife Margaret Patterson left their home at 3000 Piedmont Avenue the night of March 5, 1957, or possibly early the next morning, without any indication they intended to be away more than a few hours.
The house was found in disarray, with dishes unwashed, underwear and a pair of Mrs. Patterson's stockings on a bed, and other indications the Pattersons did not know they were leaving for a long time. Tommy, the yellow-and-white cat that was Mrs. Patterson's most precious possession, also was left behind. Their automobiles were left at their house. There was no sign of a struggle.
Associates of the Pattersons told authorities in the 1950s that the couple left to go on an extended vacation to Florida, and later, that they sent word that they weren't coming back. A friend of the Pattersons, reported the couple missing August 15, 1957, five months after they were last seen in El Paso. A neighbor stated that she was at the Patterson's home the night they disappeared and that Mrs. Patterson seemed very upset and Mr. Patterson seemed unhappy that the neighbor was there. The neighbors also noted unusual activity at the Patterson's later that night.
El Paso authorities convened a rare court of inquiry, also known as an inquest, to look into the couple's whereabouts, but the inquiry failed to find them.
The Pattersons owned Patterson Photo Supply near Downtown. Patterson also owned an interest in a high-end boat company, property in Guaymas, Mexico, the house, a boat and a Cadillac. Associates told police that William Patterson had sent written instructions on how he wanted to dispose of his business and private properties. A letter signed "W.D. Patterson" stated that Patterson wanted his properties to be distributed among Doyle D.G. Kirkland, a friend and manager of Duffy's Photo Supply store; his business auditor; and an employee of Patterson who was 24 at the time. It was unusual for Patterson to leave his property to those people, considering that he had at least two living relatives at the time, his father and a sister. Kirkland was the last person who was at the Patterson house before the couple vanished. He was helping Patterson work on his boat in the garage at the house.
Several sightings of the couple were reported in Mexico and the United States, but sheriff's officials were never able to confirm any of them.
The case was reopened in 1984 when an undocumented worker who was hired to clean the home after the Pattersons vanished said he saw blood under and around the water heater in the garage, and a piece of human scalp on the propeller of Patterson's boat. He found a pair of jeans with a Rolex watch that belonged to Patterson, and said he also saw one of Patterson's associates remove bloody sheets from the home and put them inside the trunk of a car. He did not talk to police sooner because he was an illegal immigrant at the time.
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If you are looking for a great mystery or a serious read, this book is not for you. However, if you want something to make you laugh and don't mind hearing some truly silly stuff, you will love this and the other Stephanie Plum novels. I listen in my car going back and forth to work, and Janet Evanovich and Lorelei King are great stress relievers!
"A good series to listen to!"
I really enjoy the "Plum" series. Witty and enjoyable (but short)! I've read all the books, and listened to most of the series and I have to say that Lorelei King makes these books in audio format. There were a few in this series narrated by CJ Critt and Lori Petty, and I couldn't get through the book because of the awful narration.
I love Lorelei's "Lula" voice- hysterical, and Martin Munch sounds like an older version of Steve Erkel. Not too fond of the "Diesel" voice, but I guess you can't win em' all. I will continue to purchase this series as long as King narrates them.
Baltimore book lover
I can't stand Stephanie Plum anymore. She's just so passive. Diesel brakes into her apprtment and she doesn't like it but doesn't do anything about it. Someone leaves a monkey tied to her door knob and she doesn't do anything about it. There is more to humor than a strung of absurd and preposterous plot points. Tedious and repetitive.
"Time to move on"
I have enjoyed all of he Plum novels. This one suggest that the author either slapped something together to make a buck or has worn out the scenario
"Plum Spooky"
Ms King did her usual outstanding job. I feel this was not Ms Evanovich's best. Her books are quite enjoyable and I've listened to each, in order, from the 1 to 15. Good character development/growth throughout (a tad disappointed going from 10 to 11). I also would like to see the first books re-recorded by Ms. King but understand that it is most likely not practical.
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