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L this criss-cross 4D panorama!
Why thank you Andrey, even if I don't really understand what you're saying! It's just a hand held 180° pano shot with a Canon compact as far as Im concerned.
But it's still dang nice DIW
Fine valley of cloud.
Best wishes from North Carolina
Thanks Jethro. Sometimes you get lucky with the atmospherics and it pays to have a camera in your pocket when you do! Sure was bright though. This was last October and the sun was low in the sky about 2/3 of the way across the image. The cloud right under the sun was dazzling. choosing an exposure that would work (more or less) all across the pano was the most difficult part of getting this shot. PS the 'Extra information' data shown by Panoramio is wrong - this was shot at f5 not f2.8 - even my compact would have depth of field problems with this at f2.8!
It always pays to have a camera with you, its having the presence of mind to use it, that challenges me.
This was stitched outside the camera (right?) so maybe the stitching software messed up the f number, but thats OK. I like the heads you also have in there. I must try that next time.
When I use my old Canon S3 in panorama mode I try to take the brightest end first to help with the exposure problem you mention.
Finally (I promise) I love seeking parallel shots in my gallery and think this is the closest - a 3 shot (portrait) panorama but from negatives (from the olden days).
Best wishes from North Carolina
"This was stitched outside the camera (right?) so maybe the stitching software messed up the f number, but thats OK." Nope - its actually a bug in Panoramio. With certain (all?) cameras the lens maximum f stop is displayed instead of the f stop actually used. Stitching was done in Photoshop CS3 using the 'Photomerge' command.
cheers DW
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An inspiring, true story of a man who gave up a successful career in Corporate Finance to enter the fascinating world of porn films. Meet Richard Menon "The Indian Playboy" and see what it takes to produce and direct a full fledged porn film. Richard is the Founder and CEO of Ecstasyvision Inc, a dynamic production company based in New Jersey. Watch his pursuit of "The American Dream." If you have always been interested in knowing more about the erotic film industry or someday making your own adult film, this is an excellent, fact filled, introductory film and free book. More than 400 Question/Answers.
Indian Playboy is a promo piece about Richard Menon, devoted hobbyist of model airplanes and ambitious owner of Ecstasy Vision. Having worked as an executive at everywhere from Prada to Penthouse, he decides to chuck everything and dive into porn. With a $15,000 investment - from his landlord, no less! - he shoots a standard Valley spanker. Menon's an affable gent, but this "documentary" is a transparent effort to promote this as-of-yet unreleased title.
A neophyte interviewer pesters Menon's close friends with questions and attempts to define and redefine the word "playboy." His roommate sings off-key. The production's "Lighting Professional" (aka gaffer to industry workers) waxes prosaic over inner feminine beauty. Talking heads chatter away over non sequitur subtitles. His lawyer delivers a dense legal lecture. But the real downer is there is no nudity!


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Tuesday, 6 March 2007
Sydney storm
Sydney: When it's hot, it's damned hot. When it rains it buckets down and whole suburbs flood. And when the lightning comes, all hell breaks loose. Auckland has drizzle and "slightly cloudy" -- Sydney has real man's weather.
I pinched this from Callum's fantastic set of Sydney under lightning pics. You can just hear the crack of the ozone, can't you.
I pinched this from Callum's fantastic set of Sydney under lightning pics. You can just hear the crack of the ozone, can't you.
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I lived in Singapore for two years, being in a storm was like being mortared.ReplyDelete
It came in volleys, you never knew where it was going to hit next and your first warning was everyone else diving for cover.
They were very efficient and clearing up all the exploded trees afterwards though.
More splinters than the gun deck for the Victory when they take hit.
I am into storms big time and belong to a NZ WX Forum, where I have tagged along during some fairdinkum storm chases.ReplyDelete
Its been a total blast....I have pictures of hail stones the size of 10 cent pieces to prove it.
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Deck the house with support for others
Proceeds from Christmas trees sales donated to worthy causes
For the sixth year, Oconomowoc Landscape Supply & Garden Center is branching out to help others through Christmas Trees for Charity. By purchasing a tree at select area lots you are helping those that help others. This year, the organization is donating $1,000 each to Lake Area Free Clinic and the American Red Cross.
Organizer and Oconomowoc Landscape Supply & Garden Center owner Terry Van Lare is hoping you consider purchasing your live tree from Christmas Trees for Charity this year to help make the 2012 effort a success. Donations are presented to charities from the year prior, next year's recipients have not yet been decided, but the trend will continue to support local charitable organizations, Van Lare said.
"We've got lots of beautiful trees still available with sales supporting great causes," said Van Lare on Wednesday.
The Lake Area Free Clinic in Oconomowoc provides medical attention and practical information for individuals who lack health insurance and whose income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Executive Director Mary Reich said patient visits from January through May 2012 were up 24 percent over 2011 and sees a continuing need for medical services for those who are uninsured and unable to pay.
The American Red Cross in Southeastern Wisconsin exists to provide critical services to more than 2 million people in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, Kenosha, Dodge, Ozaukee, Washington and Walworth counties. The Red Cross quickly responds to local tragedies to offer support including the July 1 fire in downtown Oconomowoc and to help after a fire destroyed a family's home in Oconomowoc on Nov. 8.
Since its inception the fundraiser has sold more than 4,000 Christmas trees and donated $10,000 to local charities, said Van Lare.
Past beneficiaries have said the generosity of the charity helps keep the community outreach organizations going. A staunch community supporter himself, Lake Country Rotarian Van Lare said he enjoys donating to organizations that share his same views on helping the community. Past recipients include Lake Country Caring, which helps more than 1,200 individuals in the Lake Country area in need of basic items such as clothing and toiletries. Trees for charity has also donated to Shorehaven's Life Enrichment Center, which provides activities and outreach to the senior population.
The giving doesn't stop there either. When you buy a Christmas tree, a portion of the proceeds are donated to the Lake Country Toys for Kids Toy Drive, In the past five years, Christmas Trees for Charity has donated more than $10,000 to the cause. You can also bring something to put under the tree of someone in need that also goes toward the Toys for Kids effort.
"The toys we collect are for children in need around Lake Country and surrounding areas," Van Lare said.
Lake Country Toys for Kids is a 501(c)(3) organization, "and we are able to accept financial donations from local businesses as well," he said. The donations are used to go shopping for specific gifts for families in need.
How to donate
The sixth annual Christmas Trees for Charity lots are at the Kmart parking lot in Oconomowoc, 1450 Summit Ave., Piggly Wiggly on Highway P and at Oconomowoc Landscape Supply & Garden Center on Highway K.
You can purchase trees at any of the lots and proceeds will go toward Trees for Charity or make a donation or drop off new toys for Lake Country Toys for Kids.
Call Oconomowoc Landscape at (262) 567-1777 or visit olandscape.com for more information.
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My ODD is almost 2 1/2 , she wanted to hand the dog his squeeky toy and I guess he thought she was going to take it, so he growled and bit her in the face! Right on her eyebrow, litteraly 1/2 in from her eye! I seriously want to kill him! My sister obviously feels horrible but I hope this doesn't make things akward because we don't want him around our kids anymore!
My sisters dog bit daughter in the face!!!
I love dogs. I cant wait to have a dog for my kids. But I would not let my kids around your sisters dog either after that, at least not for a good long while and perhaps some training. It sounds like the dog has some aggression or is just not great with kids. It may be akward for a bit but do what you have to to keep your kids safe. And at the same time maybe try to let go of being angry at the dog , just remember that dogs will be dogs and they are some what unpredictable no matter how well we know them. Im glad it was not any worse for your LO too!
Rest assured, the universe is unfolding exactly as it should.
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My mom's dog bit my now 18 yr old on the lip, she still has a scar. I told her I did not want that dog around my children and she assured me when my sister moved out she would be taking the dog with her. Sister moved out and the dog stayed, I had gotten over it and things went on. Then the dog bit my now 16 year old in the eye. At that point I refused to let my children go to my parent's house if the dog was still there and they ended up putting it down. If a dog will bite once it will bite again and I was fortunate there was no major damage. I would just ask that she put the dog up when you visit.
It is not economical to go to bed early to save the candles if the result is twins.� ~Chinese Proverb
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I hope your sister is willing to crate the dog, or have him/her confined to a certain area (with doors/gates) while you and your kids are visiting!
I got bit in the face at that age (luckily no scar!), but I am now 22 years old and still afraid of dogs :(
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I will for sure be at least asking her to put him in another room. My sis lives about 3 hours away so we don't see her all the time. He isn't great with kids and it scares me he will bite again. Its weird because he is an extremly well trained dog, but kids just make him too nervous.
My dd is ok, her eye is very swollen and bruised, and she is terrified of him. But otherswise shes a happy girl!
We have 2 dogs. I'm overly cautious when they are around my son. I'm especially cautious when they around other children. I don't want to be sued or have to put my dog to sleep. Neither one of my dogs have shown the slightest bit of agression but you just never know. I also teach my son the proper way to handle dogs. He isn't allowed to pull on their hair or tail, he isn't allowed to play with their food or water bowls.
You do realize you have to take some of the blame in this right? If you knew before hand that the dog was uncomfortable around children it should never have been around your child! Sorry, but that is just my 2 cents.
Hopefully your DD heals quickly, and is able to get past the attack.
My niece's dog bit her on the nose the other day. She's a little dog and DN gets in her face and chases her constantly. The dog has been really tolerant, but she can't put up with it forever. My parents (who watch her full time during the week) have two older dogs, ages 10 and 12. They've been great so far for a lot of changes, but I'm scared to DEATH that one day one of them won't put up with the (totally normal) prodding and poking and seriously hurt her.
We had a terrier when I was a little girl and my brothers and I loved him like crazy... but he bit a neighbor boy (who was like 8) and we had to put him down. So Sad!
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I understand a dog biting when the child is taunting them, but she was not. She was taking pictures with her aunties and uncle. She doesn't pull on him or chase him. She was not even playing with him, she just reached down to hand him his toy.
I'm very sorry your dd got bit but you knew the dog is skittish with kidsnyou should have neber let her get that close. And your sister should of just crated him from the get. Stupid accident taht could have been advoided by just being responsible...
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Eight Brown Deer residents are seeking to serve their community on the Village Board and School Board.
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Jeff Baker (i), (414) 355-7119;
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Lisa Zielinski (i), (414) 688-0361;
Leslie Galloway Sherard, (414) 362-9762;
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By Tyler S. Clark (Contact)
Published June 10, 2008
Imagine that you're Kelly Pavlik's trainer. In the big fight, between rounds, he's got a hangnail. What do you do to ensure his safety? You'd cut off his hand, right?
This is essentially the argument made by the Frangos Group in the removal of at least one hundred windows from the historic, century-old Stambaugh building, leaving it exposed to the elements. Frangos's employees told the city the building's windows were in disrepair and must be removed for safety reasons. They propose instead to face Youngstown's Central Square with plywood or plastic from the historic façade where Youngstown Sheet & Tube headquarters once sat.
There must be a new standard for ownership of historic properties downtown to ensure that buildings are maintained to a minimum standard of health and safety. The following letter was delivered this morning to the mayor by a group of concerned citizens and business and property owners. Please read it and then follow the link at the bottom to add your name in support of the online petition in its wake.
Mayor Williams:
This writing comes in the wake of the news stories of the window removal at the Stambaugh Building. It seems the City of Youngstown has this issue well at hand and is acting responsibly and has swiftly instituted mechanisms to prevent a recurrence and guard public safety. As citizens, our concerns extend beyond those of public safety.
The Central Business District of Youngstown is defined by its Central Square. The Stambaugh Building, Realty Building, First National Bank Tower, Huntington Bank Tower, Civil War Memorial and Chase Bank Tower define the Central Square. All of these buildings chronicle the development of Youngstown in the era of its transition from a small Ohio community into a bustling metropolis. All of these structures carry pedigrees, which elevate these buildings to a landmark status.
The aforementioned structures share many things in common. All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and will receive National Register of Historic Places markers later this summer. CityScape is finalizing the text of these markers, which are funded through a grant by the Ohio Historical Society. All are the earliest local examples of the phenomenon know as the "skyscraper". Many of these landmarks are benefactors of responsible stewardship. With the exception of The Huntington Bank Tower, the same owners of the Stambaugh Building own all the landmark buildings on Central Square. Little known is the fact that these same owners are the custodians of three additional National Register Listed structures in the immediate downtown. The Wick Building, Erie Terminal and Liberty/Paramount Theater are among the portfolio of holdings of this company.
Recently, it was learned that the Liberty/Paramount Theater is doomed to the wrecking ball. Neither a plan to save the façade nor a credible re-development plan for that site exists. The owner has been quoted by the press as saying the Stambaugh Building is "a lost cause." Such a statement casts a long shadow of doubt on the actual motive of the recent activities at the Stambaugh Building. It appears to these authors that removing the windows in their entirety from this structure and replacing them with plastic film sets the stage for slow motion decay, leading to calls of blight and eventual demolition. We certainly hope this is not the case. We are alarmed at the uncertain fate of all of these building and the indifference shown by the players in the real life Monopoly game that is occurring in our downtown.
We fear the Stambaugh Building incident is becoming the norm rather than the exception for property owners who elect to do nothing with their structures. It is irresponsible stewardship of our historic properties that has caused the demolition of many of those in the past and the real possibility of many in the future falling unless checked. Two major historic properties along West Federal Street, which are not owned by the Stambaugh Building owners, come to mind as potential future demolition candidates due to poor stewardship. This speaks to issues beyond the Stambaugh Building and frames them as a Downtown issue.
It is now time in the history of our City, as it re-defines itself, to balance the progress of new construction with the value of the historic built environment. We encourage the City of Youngstown to hold the Stambaugh Building owner to a high standard when remedying this matter.
In the immediate future, the building must be made weather tight in such a manner as to prevent any damage occurring while in limbo. Any boarding up or temporary methods used to achieve this should also come with limits on the period of time the temporary measures may remain in place. We suggest weeks rather than months be the unit of measure between the stabilization and remedial phases. In the near future, we see nothing short of a full historically accurate window restoration/replication/replacement being required of the owner. We envision this to occur or be in its completion phases well before the Winter of 2008 is upon us. We will not buy into excuses of the costly nature of the suggested remedy as the owners have spent millions in acquiring other properties in our downtown without the proper due diligence being performed to their existing properties.
Concurrent with the above activities we call on the City to assemble a Task Force comprised of business leaders, citizens and City officials to study and create a Landmark Structure Ordinance that bestows landmark status on selected buildings in the Central Business District, prohibits their demolition unless they become a public safety issue due to catastrophic fire or storm damage and tie to those structures a set of maintenance standards which are above the minimum standards set forth in the International Building Maintenance Code. Such an ordinance will guard our historic properties and assure their proper maintenance regardless of the owner.
Finally, the activities have had serious impact on many other aspects of our community. CityScape was forced to abandon parts of their beautification efforts this past Saturday leaving many volunteers without assignment and tainting a positive and productive yearly event. The only national chain operating in downtown was forced to close and remain closed until the City responsibly erected barricades to guard their patrons from future peril. This type of incident could jeopardize this chain's presence in downtown if left unresolved for an undefined period of time.
We are certain you share in many of the concerns of this group and our hope is for the City to rise to action with this owner, future owners and any landholder who shows indifference in maintaining their properties.
Instead of adding your comments here, please add them to this article, so it will get boosted to the top of the most commented list and highlight the urgency of this issue. Thank you for your support.
Please mandate that respect be shown to our historic buildings and thus preserve the beauty of Youngstown.
Mr. Frangos' efforts to revitalize the downtown area are greatly appreciated. I expect that he will come to an understanding of the concerns of the community and will work to preserve the historic nature of the buildings that he has purchased.
I've been in the Liberty/Paramount building and believe after decades of false starts and faux face lifts that it has fallen into violent and dangerous disrepair. There are no heroes to save it on any horizon. To this building (and the historic speakeasy that hides in its basement)I sadly say, "Rest In Peace". Sometimes we need to just bury our dead. There's nothing dignified about shaking the body of a dead man and shouting about how we can bring it back to life by looking at it's baby pictures.
With regards to the Stambaugh Building I believe that it was and is completely irresponsible to gut and expose her to additional destruction by the elements. Not only is this building a major part of our downtown skyline with the promise of better future days ahead, it has great bones to hold new business and even condo housing for generations to come. Doesn't this city have any enforceable checks and balances or code standards for building owners? We chase down slum lords about neighborhood properties in disrepair and even issue warnings and window stickers for people who let their grass grow too high. We even arrest people for stripping abandoned houses for their recyclable innards. Are you telling us that it's fine to go into a major downtown area and just start gutting to the point of eyesore an historic landmark in a city that is trying to methodically revitalize itself and draw the eye of new business without so much as a hall pass from city hall? Inaction is it's own embarrassment. Plywood and plastic window coverings. I hope they get some kind of bright green colored sheeting on sale at some discount DIY outlet. Nothing says, "Welcome to the heart of our city. We gave up our public and professional image for a sloppy kick in the mouth. It's OK. Those boots are worn by people from out of town. The experts are always from out of town." quite like that will. Owners of historic business properties should have to make repairs to code just like an electrician or a plumber has to.
Maybe I'll go home and set my house on fire. It needs a few new windows too. Fear not. I'll put a fence up first. Hey, they allowed it downtown. At least I have an exit strategy. I'm going to hide in Cleveland.
Are we just punishing USA Parking, The Frangos Group, and just about everyone working downtown? Why is Federal Plaza still closed? It has been over three weeks--the Stambaugh Building windows can't still be the reason! We are allowing the Friday night parties on the Plaza to take place, and beer, wine and drunks on the street right in front of the Stambaugh building--which is a much bigger safety concern? Come on, open the street!
I must agree with the letter to the editor by Caliope Gialousis: Frangos has gotten a lot of criticism, nuch just overkill! He said he has no intention of demolishing the building-- why wasn't that taken at face value? He said that the original plan to board up the window was temporary. The street should never have been closed down, or, at best, should have been reopened within days of boarding the windows up.
The rush to judgment and hopping on the bandwagon of some misguided, jealous, critics is truly ridiculous. Someone said, "Who would want to live next to boarded up windows?" Exactly!!! Frangos is doing a multimillion dollar project at the Realty Building, right next door. He has more to lose from permanently boarded up windows than all the folks combined that jumped on the bandwagon to cast blame and spread rumors. How did the Frangos organization, which has and continues to invest in Youngstown, all of a sudden become bad for the city? Wake up, and get off THE BANDWAGON going nowhere. What happened to "If you can't say something good don't say anything at all."--especially if you really care for Youngstown.


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Libertyville soccer player Jordan Bauer has been instrumental to the Wildcats' numerous wins this season. The senior has played every minute of every game in her time at Libertyville, to boot. Head coach Scott Schinto credits Bauer for much of the Wildcats' defensive success, and says she has an "incredible talent of defending [one-on-one] and very rarely will any player beat her going to the goal."
Name: Jordan Bauer
Age/year in school: 18/Senior
Hometown: Libertyville
Sport: Soccer
Position: Center Back (Defense)
How long have you played soccer? Since I was 4 years old.
What do you love most about soccer?
The competition and intensity during games. I love that it is a team sport, so I know I always have people to back me up if I make a mistake or need some support.
What was your biggest challenge this season? How did you overcome it?
Getting used to playing with all of the new players that I have not played with before. It took a few games and practices to get organized and comfortable with the other defenders, but after continually playing together our defense was solid.
What was your favorite moment of this season? Why?
When we won the Freeport Pretzel Tournament because we deserved to win a good tournament with all of the hard work we put in earlier in the season. We played three solid games which felt awesome and we went home on the long bus ride with satisfaction and a big trophy.
Do you have any rituals or superstitions when you play?
I always have to listen to music before a game to get me pumped up, and when I am warming up, I only think about the game so I can stay focused and ready.
Who has inspired you most in your athletic endeavors?
My club coach who I had for three years, Coach Memo, inspired me to be a better player and teammate. He always pushed me to try my hardest and be the best I could be. I could tell he cared a lot about my teammates and I, and he wanted to help us succeed.
If you didn't play soccer, what would you be doing?
I would probably have a job and be involved in some other physical activity on my own, whether it's running or other workouts. To be honest, I would get bored with myself if I wasn't playing soccer or doing anything else.
Who is your favorite athlete and why?
Jonathan Toews because I have grown to love hockey, and I admire his leadership and passion toward the game and his teammates.
What hobbies or activities do you enjoy outside soccer?
I played volleyball during the fall season at my school and I am very involved with my church youth group. I also love rollerblading, being outside, relaxing and hanging out with my friends.
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"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)
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This is my first post on xda, but I figured y'all could tell me more than the people at Samsung could. Long story short, my phone charges, but it takes forever. My girlfriends began doing it about a week ago and she's on completely stock, touchwiz rom. (she's not that great with computers) I, however am on cyanogenmod 11 and it's been working great. I have no idea why it won't charge. Please help! It drives me crazy.
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Dead Man's Walk
First edition
|Larry McMurtry
|United States
|Lonesome Dove series
|Simon & Schuster
Publication date
|September 1995
|Media type
|Print (Hardback & Paperback)
|488 p. (hardback edition) & 488 p. (paperback edition)
|813/.54 20
|LC Class
|Preceded by
|Streets of Laredo
|Followed by
|Comanche Moon
Dead Man's Walk is a 1995 novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the third book published in the Lonesome Dove series but the first installment in terms of chronology. McMurtry wrote a fourth segment to the Lonesome Dove chronicle, Comanche Moon, which describes the events of the central characters' lives between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove. The second novel in the Lonesome Dove series was the 1993 sequel to the original, called Streets of Laredo.
Plot introduction[edit]
Dead Man's Walk details the earliest adventures of the young Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call as they join up with the Texas Rangers on a fictional expedition based loosely on the historical Texan Santa Fe Expedition of 1841.
Plot summary[edit]
In 1842, young Texas Rangers Woodrow F. Call and Augustus McCrae are introduced quickly and brutally to the rangering life on their first expedition, in which they are stalked by the Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump. After a narrow escape, the rangers return to civilization, only to quickly join an expedition to capture and annex Santa Fe, part of New Mexico (the part east of the Rio Grande) for Texas. The expedition, led by pirate and soldier of fortune, Caleb Cobb, is ultimately a failure; of the 200 initial adventurers, only about 40 survive, falling to starvation, bears, and Indians (in one memorable chapter, the Comanche ignite the grasses surrounding the ranger camp, forcing rangers to jump over the edge of a canyon to escape the flames), only to be swiftly arrested by the Mexican authorities. Those survivors are forced to march the Jornada del Muerto ("Dead Man's Walk") to El Paso, and many, Mexican and Texan alike, die along the journey. The Texas contingent is reduced to ten persons when the captives panic after they observe cavalry drilling and are slaughtered in a blood lust as they flee. At their destination, the ten are forced to gamble for their lives by drawing a bean from a jar - a white bean signals life, a black bean death. Call and McCrae are among the five survivors. The last Rangers then return to Texas, escorting an Englishwoman and her son, who have also been held captive by the Mexicans.
During the course of this book, three other familiar and important characters are introduced. At a general store, McCrae meets Clara Forsythe, later to marry Robert Allen and become Clara Allen, Augustus's old flame in the original novel. In the same town, Call meets a prostitute named Maggie, later to become the mother of his illegitimate son, Newt. On their journey, they are tracked by the notorious Comanche warrior Buffalo Hump, future father of Blue Duck, whom they will hunt during their later days as Texas Rangers.
Characters in "Dead Man's Walk"[edit]
The names in parentheses are the names of the actors who portrayed the specified character in the movie.
- Augustus McCrae (David Arquette) – Texas Ranger
- Woodrow Call (Jonny Lee Miller) – Texas Ranger
- William "Long Bill" Coleman (Ray McKinnon) – Texas Ranger
- Johnny Carthage (Tim Blake Nelson) – Texas Ranger
- Colonel Caleb Cobb (F. Murray Abraham) – pirate who leads the Texas-Santa Fe expedition
- Bigfoot Wallace (Keith Carradine) – Texas Ranger scout
- Shadrach (Harry Dean Stanton) – Texas Ranger scout
- Matilda Roberts (Patricia Childress) – whore, also known as "The Great Western"
- Captain Salazar (Edward James Olmos) – Mexican Army captain who takes the Texas prisoners in New Mexico
- Major Laroche (Joaquim de Almeida) – Frenchman in the Mexican Army, who takes the prisoners to the leper colony
- Buffalo Hump (Eric Schweig) – a notorious Comanche war chief and father of Blue Duck
- Kicking Wolf (Jonathan Joss) – Comanche warrior, accomplished horse thief
- Clara Forsythe (Jennifer Garner) – young lady in a general store in Austin, who 'smites' Gus
- Lady Lucinda Carey (Haviland Morris) – Scottish nobility, leper
- Willy (Adam Lamberg) – Lady Carey's son
- Mrs. Chubb – Lady Carey's attendant
- Emerald (Akosua Busia) – Lady Carey's African attendant
- Maggie Tilton (Gretchen Mol) – a prostitute who loves Woodrow F. Call and the mother of his illegitimate son Newt.
Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science[edit]
Although the exact time frame of the story is not given, the historical context of the events occurring sometime in the early 1840s is authentic. The Republic of Texas did indeed attempt to annex part of New Mexico, in what historians refer to as the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. As seen in this story, it was a failure.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations[edit]
It was later made into a miniseries starring David Arquette as Augustus McCrae and Jonny Lee Miller as Woodrow F. Call.


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"Couldn't get past the first chapter."
J.K. Rowlings stick to Harry Potter type storyline and characters. You are the "greatest" at it.
"Snooze Fest"
I could tell if it was the narrator or that the hook was sooooooooooo slow that I never got hooked.
A faster pace, it started off well enough but then dragged and dragged
Use different voices for the female and male characters
Not really.
Really didn't need all that bad language.
"The approach to listening matters this time"
After reading the reviews I thought I better put on my own "hat" of curious listening of an old friend.... a friend that wrote unprecedented and captivating youth fiction who's deciding to speak her own dark opinion and mind in a more adult audience.
In my listening I considered also that she has traversed the sorting of classes and has in some ways transcended all the classes unto herself, in some ways, especially in England, I get the feeling it is impossible to transcend the class system entirely... the tragedy and comedy of this irremovable.... and this is her expression, some of her therapy just as the Potter books were for her.
So, again, I put on my curiosity "hat" and decided to see the big picture of Rowling, the world, politics, fiction, my own suburban life where it is I am stuck with certain realities and where the dangers of just going along and being in the doldrums indefinitely and were it is that even with effort how luck is needed to see through and step beyond the new polarity of classism burgeoning here in our own back yard.
I feel a thoughtful read, an approach of continuously asking why it is she is choosing these bends in fiction now that she doesn't have to please a publisher and get approval but has free reign... to take a refreshing curious approach to dark comedy is already an oxymoron in itself but it really worked for me in hearing this well spoken book.
I must admit, the political side of adult life is not nearly as exciting as to read of children and youth.... this book inspires me to keep working at keeping myself young at heart in part in fear of the tragedy of becoming dull and vacant. This book is plenty good if I bring my own good sharp mind of curiosity and dialogue with the author as I listen and ask... who am I in this story were I inserted into it? How would that be for everyone there? In my own backyard? For this alone it is worth it.... she is like iron; as it is said "iron sharpens iron"... this is the approach I think bears good fruit in good listening.
I do look forward to her next novel and do hope for something entirely different yet again and also do expect a fond inclusion of the relevance of children as a part of the main thread throughout her next story.
"Boring....A Book About Nothing"
Ok, I quit. I got about a quarter of the way in before I couldn't stand the boredom anymore. The person who performed the book is just fine. Too bad he didn't have a better story to work with. In my opinion it's a book about nothing. Too many characters makes it confusing, too much minutia (the nothing)and the story advances too slow for my taste. I actually spent money on this.Disappointing.
I don't look anything like that figurine, just love the fact that she's holding a book like that.
"Seriously Depressing"
As I read this thr first thing I thought was - wow the men in this book are severely flawed idiots that I wouldn't like to meet....
Then I thought - wow, the women in the book are severely flawed idiots that I wouldn't like to meet.
I've seen complaints about Rowling's character development, but I honestly don't think she has a problem there; I think her character development is fine, but I think we are quite uncomfortable with the characters she has developed. The thing you come to ask yourself is - are we are as a people really like this? And I think the sad truth is - yes, we are quite pathetic.
The way the book ended depressed me, but I dont think this book could have ended any other way and remain...authentic.
This is a well written book but very depressing. But that is not why I only gave it 2 stars. I found even in the Harry Potter series the grown ups not behaving as good parents and often causing pain unnecessarily. This is true in this book also. JK Rowling seems to have a good grasp on the adolescent brain and rational but I feel she diminishes adults and their ability to respond appropriately.
Also, I appreciate learning about other countries and culture and love to learn through literature. I felt she was weak bringing me into the social structure. As an American reader, it took a bit to understand how the politics influenced the story.
JK Rowling is obviously a talented writer but her observations skew towards the dark side of adults and the low side of children. It is for this reason that I would not recommend her book. I will not read another.
"A Computer Glitch Rated This For Me"
I might not have written a review, but the ratings for Overall and Story happened through a glitch in my computer while downloading and I don't want to leave the wrong impression. While the performance by Tom Hollander deserves five stars, this is a two star story for me.
I approached this book with nothing but good will for Rowling and an expectation that this would be unlike Harry Potter. What the lame publisher's summary and the pre-publicity didn't say was that it contained significant sexual content and explicit language. It also didn't indicate just how depressing and bleak the story would be.
The problem is that this is the kind of story I usually avoid at all costs. I find no enjoyment in vicariously suffering with others. There isn't a single individual in the story for whom I found a true sympathy--sympathy in the sense of making a connection and pulling for them rather than feeling sorry for them. I read books for enjoyment, entertainment, to learn, to be uplifted, or even to escape. My life contains enough stressors of its own not to need to find more of them in my reading material. I am not entertained by the misery of others . Perhaps as a school psychologist I am more aware on an everyday basis of the various conditions of life described in this book, and need no primer on poverty, drugs, violence, sexual assault, child abuse, bullying, poverty, neglect, weakness, and self-absorbtion of others. I certainly don't desire to fill my off hours wallowing in such miseries.
The two stars I would have given the story are for its being well-written--for what it is, rather than what I wished it to be--and the clear-cut characterizations. I don't think I would want to actually meet any of these people, but I did feel I had a clear view of who they were.
I wish the publicity had been a little less coy about revealing the true tone of this work so that I might have been more prepared. This sort of story simply isn't my cup of tea and I will be far less likely to buy a book by J. K. Rowling in the future. I had hoped to like this book and had been willing to accept something completely different from the author of Harry Potter, but this is outside my ability to enjoy. If this is what Rowling feels the need to write, she's perfectly entitled to do so. I'll exercise my right and not read it. Perhaps her future books will be less grim, but it will take a lot of convincing before I try another one.
"Boring is an understatement"
The narrator was the only "good" thing about this book. It was boring from the start. I got to Chapter 10 and gave up. If it wasn't written by JK Rowling, I don't think it would have been published.
"I couldn't get through it"
I listened to the first half, but could not finish the rest. The story, and the characters were uninteresting. My advice is to save your credit!


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Exactly a year ago, I filed a petition to dissolve my 24-year marriage. That's what the form read across the top, "Petition for Dissolution of Marriage." The wording seemed kinder and gentler somehow than the word "divorce," but it still hurt a great deal.
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Because I'm using WP more as a content management tool rather than a blog, I have is_category Show -1 posts per page, ordered by date ASC
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I also have a subcategory, set as cat_mim Show 5 posts per page, ordered by date DESC, and it seems not to be displaying according to CQS. As near as I can tell, it's displaying as my default categories do---Show -1 posts per page, ordered by date ASC.
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Since cat_mim has a custom template, right now I'm forcing the posts to display DESC by adding a query---but that doesn't solve only wanting five posts per page to display. Since this is a weekly challenge category, it has the potential to be quite long, so the post limitaion is kind of important.
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BERLIN The story of French sculptress Camille Claudel is almost impossibly sad, and Juliette Binoche attempts to portray that tragedy in a new film set in an asylum where the actress performs alongside mentally disabled patients.
"Camille Claudel 1915", in competition at the Berlin film festival, depicts three days in the life of an artist who spent her last 29 years in a mental institution in southern France, confined against her will by her family.
Director Bruno Dumont set the action in 1915, because it meant Binoche's age would coincide with that of Claudel at that time, just beginning her stay at the asylum at Montdevergues.
He and Binoche based their research on medical notes and letters between Camille and her brother, the renowned poet and devout Catholic Paul Claudel, who was the only member of her family to visit her, and even then only occasionally.
"I read everything that she'd written," said French actress Binoche, an Oscar winner in "The English Patient", of her research for the role.
"I steeped myself in her character and writings and there was a nothingness there, an abandonment, the absence of sculpture, the absence of the family, the absence of affection, the absence of violence," the 48-year-old told reporters.
In the film, despair, depression and uncontrollable tears are mixed with girlish excitement at the prospect of an impending visit from Paul.
The plot builds up to their meeting, during which Camille begs her brother to free her. But the pious and pompous Paul ignores both her and the head of the asylum who recommends she should return to normal society.
Viewers wonder whether Camille or Paul is the more deranged.
Camille is convinced people are trying to poison her, and blames sculptor Auguste Rodin, with whom she had a long affair, for ruining her life.
Meanwhile Paul speaks of his belief like a man possessed, basking in self importance and yet impervious to his older sister's impassioned entreaties to be set free.
"His only protection is God, but in his love of God he is in a total spiritual delirium and he is as lost as her," Dumont said of Paul.
"They had something very similar. But Camille didn't have the protection of God, she was entirely wrapped up in her love of Rodin."
The action seeks to convey the drudgery of life at the asylum, housed in an ancient, cloistered building.
Camille is allowed to make her own meals - always a boiled potato and egg - due to her paranoia, and is a constant help to the nuns who care for the patients.
At times she is at peace, at others she weeps in despair.
In the end she remained at the asylum until 1943 when she died in her late 70s. She was buried in a communal grave, and no one from her family, not even Paul, attended her funeral.
Dumont decided to cast disabled patients to play themselves in the film, and the sisters caring for them were their real-life nurses. Some were aware enough to give their own consent, and others had their families do so on their behalf.
The interaction between them and the professional actors adds spontaneity to the scenes, as does the fact that much of the dialogue is improvised.
"I never know what's going to happen, and that's exactly what interests me," Dumont said of his choices. "Each time I say 'action', something unexpected will happen, but the unexpected is welcome, it's even necessary in this kind of work."
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
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