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Comic Books
Anyone who's been reading this weekly thing of mine for any length of time at all will know how fond I am of crime fiction in general and crime comics in particular.
Specifically, I've been a fan of the crime fiction of Max Allan Collins since Ms. Tree premiered in Eclipse the Magazine, long ago.
I did a column about my love for those Collins comics here, and I've mentioned it again in this space from time to time.
I've always enjoyed Mr. Collins' collaborations with Mickey Spillane, as well, in both prose and comics.
So when I heard Mr. Collins was finishing up several 'lost' Mike Hammer novels after Mickey Spillane passed away, my first thought was, "Of course. Who else is there?"
So when Tom Green at Titan Books offered me a review copy of the latest Spillane-Collins collaborative Mike Hammer book, Lady, Go Die! and added that he could arrange an interview with Max Allan Collins as well, I lunged at that like a bass.
I got the book last week and loved it. It's technically the second Hammer Spillane wrote, taking place not too long after I, The Jury, for those of you who are continuity-minded; in fact, it actually shows us the moment where Mike and his smokin'-hot secretary Velda actually started to look at one another, well, THAT way, let us say.
The book itself is tremendous fun with every bit of the adrenaline rush that I expect from a Hammer book, and really captures the spirit of the original Spillane novels in a way that most series-continuation pastiches could never hope to (Yes, I'm looking at your James Bond books, John Gardner.) Beyond that, well, I don't know what other review to give it. If you like Mike Hammer, you'll like this. if not… well, the interview with Mr. Collins below is still interesting reading, I think. Anyway, here it is.
Can you tell us how, exactly, you wound up writing Mike Hammer? I know this is something Mickey Spillane specifically asked you to do, it wasn't one of these hired-gun things like the new novels featuring James Bond or Jason Bourne– my understanding is that this is something you worked out with Mr. Spillane when he was still alive. How did that come about?
Mickey and I were friends. I'd been a huge fan of his as a kid, and later wrote a number of articles about him and his work, often defending him. He was a very controversial figure and, to some degree, still is. His first six Mike Hammer novels, and one non-Hammer (THE LONG WAIT), introduced a level of sex and violence into not just mystery fiction but popular fiction. And a lot of critics and social commentators didn't like that. Anyway, after I began publishing in the early '70s, we became friends and did a number of projects together, a whole bunch of anthologies and the MIKE DANGER comic book included. In the last week or so of his life, he called and asked me to complete THE GOLIATH BONE, the Hammer he was working on but would probably not be able to finish. I said that of course I would do that. Then a few days later, he told his wife Jane to round up all the unfinished materal from his sixty-year career — and there was a lot of it — and turn it over to me. That I would "know what to do."
I was struck, reading these books– especially THE BIG BANG and LADY GO DIE– how seamless it felt, reading them. When you look at this sort of collaboration the temptation is always to try and figure out the division of labor but with these new Hammer books it really is a smooth meshing of styles. In fact, they almost felt more… I can't think of a proper word. "Hammer-esque," maybe…. more authentic in some ways than the later Hammer books like BLACK ALLEY. Can you talk about what your starting point is with these books, how much is there to work with, and how you go about adopting Mike Hammer's 'voice'? I'm assuming that's a different writing process for you than doing your own books, but I was hoping you could describe the differences.
Each book has been different. Sometimes there are plot and character notes, sometimes the ending worked out. But all of what I'm calling the six substantial Hammer novels were manuscripts of 100 pages or more. LADY, GO DIE! was the shortest manuscript, maybe 80 pages, but I combined it with another much shorter one to bring up the Spillane content. I'm grateful that you find the work seamless, and frankly most reviewers have. My approach is one that might anger purists, but I treat Mickey's 100 pages like rough draft, as if we were collaborating, which we are, really. I expand and extend his work, writing scenes that he skipped, and weave my writing in and around his, just as I do when I'm collaborating with my wife Barb on our "Antiques" series (as "Barbara Allan") or with Matt Clemens, who I write thrillers and short stories with. This means there is Spillane content deep into the book, usually two-thirds of the way. So when his material drops out, and mine kicks in, it is fairly smooth.
This was far from your first collaboration with Mickey Spillane, obviously. Can you tell us about some of the others? You did some anthologies together, you did the documentary film about him… and my personal favorite, the comic book series MIKE DANGER.
Can you tell us any stories about some of those other projects? How was it to work with Mickey Spillane? What was it each of you brought to the table?
With the exception of a short story that I developed from a radio play of his, we didn't collaborate on any fiction. The anthologies were just a matter of discussion about what stories to use, when we were selecting stories by other writers for a colection. When it was a collection of his short stories or his comic strip or his one-page fillers for '40s comic books, it was just me convincing him the material was worth re-publishing. I wrote MIKE DANGER, but we created it together in a brainstorming session in South Carolina. Of course, the Danger character pre-dates Mike Hammer, but the idea of infusing the Danger stories with science-fiction, and specifically using time travel, came from our brainstorming. Mickey also did a draft of a Danger novel, which I hope to polish and publish one of these days. Mickey acted in two of my indie movies and fully cooperated on the documentary, "Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane," which is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD/Blu-ray release of the great Spillane adaptation, "Kiss Me Deadly."
Are there any other non-Hammer Spillane books that you're planning to finish up?
There are two more that I think would make good Hard Case Crime titles some day. One is called A BULLET FOR SATISFACTION, there's about 90 pages of that, and the other is a smalltown corruption tale like THE LONG WAIT. There are also four screenplays that would make good novels, one s-f tinged set in a carnival, another about a monstrous serial killer, and even a western that was written for John Wayne. There are a number of short Hammer fragments gradually being turned into short stories, and three more significant novel fragments, in the 40-page range, that may be developed as well. That depends on the public.
We live in a world now where almost any and every comic book series is getting the archival hardcover treatment, or at least some kind of trade paperback… and yet no one's reprinting MIKE DANGER or MS. TREE or JOHNNY DYNAMITE. It seems to me like MS. TREE, especially, would be a natural, what with Kinsey Millhone and V.I. Warshawski on the bestseller lists.
Is there any hope that some of these comics will get the trade collection treatment?
First Comics will eventually do MS. TREE and a new MS. TREE novel. But the project has been stalled by other commitments that Terry Beatty and I have. Terry is drawing the PHANTOM Sunday page for King Features, you know. There is discussion about reprinting the MIKE DANGER comic book as graphic novels. The Dark Horse mini-series about Johnny Dynamite has already been reprinted. Some of the original Dynamite was reprinted in an anthology a year or two ago.
Any other projects you want to tell us about?
My wife and I have ANTIQUES DISPOSAL out right now, and the previous one (ANTIQUES KNOCK-OFF) is out in paperback.
That's a very funny series and doing quite well. Amazon has reprinted the entire Nathan Heller saga, with a new novella collection out now (TRIPLE PLAY), and Perfect Crime has done the early Quarry novels and have just brought out the Nolan novels.
Heller has done exceptionally well in the e-book market — TRUE DETECTIVE made number one on the Kindle bestseller list — which I hope bodes well for the new Heller, TARGET LANCER, that will be out in November. That's about the JFK assassination. A second JFK assassination Heller novel will be written this year — as soon as I finish COMPLEX 90, the next Hammer.
And there you have it. Thanks both to Mr. Collins for taking the time, and to Tom Green at Titan for setting it up. Lady Go Die! will be out in stores May 8th, and I hope this leads you to check it out. Seriously, Hammer fans, it's the real deal.
See you next week.
happy to hear about those Ms. Tree reprints!
I've only read Kiss Me Deadly, but I dug it. This makes me want to read more, especially as I've never read a Max Allan Collins story I didn't like.
I just love those Hard Case covers, too. It's great Titan is keeping it going.
Great stuff, Greg! I'd love to read Ms. Tree in trades, since I missed it the first time around. The premise of a slain P.I.'s Gal Friday/wife taking over her husband's old detective agency is a great one.
It'd also be cool to read more interviews by you. You've got a knack for it!
Wow, this was cool. I like Spillane, I like MAC, I love Ms Tree. My local library has that Criterion Kiss Me Deadly on DVD, so now I've got to take it out to see the doc as well.
And Hard Case does great stuff. They got one of the best Stephen King books in a while with…oh, the title slips my mind, but they based a Syfy show on it. (Ah, wait, the Colorado Kid, I think, and Havoc…something with an H was the TV show.) The Donald Westlake stuff is cool too. I'll have to remember to look at the MAC stuff next time I take stuff out from the library.
The wikipedia says Warshawski and Millhone first were published in '82, so almost concurrently, so female PIs were in the zeitgeist, apparently.
And look at that talent on that Eclipse Monthly issue. Is that Harvey Pekar in there? (GCD says yes, and is the Lenny Kaye that does the Luke the Drifter the guy that played with Patti Smith? Whoa!)
Great interview, Greg, and thanks very much to Mr. Collins as well. And I'm happy to hear that there are at least plans to get some of that Ms. Tree material reprinted – that's something that is way, way overdue.
I have to say, though, that I'm actually much more a fan of Collins than Spillane – in fact, the only actual book by Spillane that I've ever read was the rather recently published "Dead Street" which was 'prepared for publication' by Collins. I enjoyed that well enough and will very likely be picking up some of the titles you suggested. By the way, and for what it's worth, I just wanted to make my own recommendation for those Hard Case Crime books. I have a small pile of those and just love everything about them: the fun hard-boiled stories, the mix of new and classical novels and writers, and the awesome retro cover art. The only thing I don't like is that the newer editions are being printed as larger TPBs rather than in the smaller, mass market format like the earlier books.
Some quotes from MAC over the years.
Considering what Christopher Nolan directed film will come out in a few months, let me note this quote from MAC in 1987:
"I'm afraid what I'm running smack up into is the old Batman TV show controversy: the old business about, Gee that was a TV show that made fun of Batman and made fun of comic books, so we have to show people that Batman and comic books are serious and they're adult and accordingly all the fun goes out of it. There was a reason why that TV show was played for laughs and that is when you put actual human beings in those costumes and act out those stories, it looks stupid. They betray their juvenile roots. It can't be done straight. I defy them to do the movie straight".
Collins then said "I predict it [the then upcoming Batman film] will be an embarrassment if they try to do it without a sense of humor……….".
Collins made the same prediction in the book The Best of Crime and Detective TV, which he co-wrote with John Javna.
That quote from 1987 is one that Batman fans like to beat me over the head with. The state of filmmaking twenty-five years ago was such that a lot of what has made a straighter Batman possible has to do with advancing technology. The battle armor approach over tights made a big difference.
That said, I'm not a huge fan of any of the Batman movies. I find Nolan's version overwrought and, yes, silly at times if not quite stupid. Case in point: Bale's spooky Batman voice, which he even uses to talk to Alfred before he's left the batcave.
But I no longer think that a good costumed hero movie is impossible, and there have been some great ones — KICK-ASS for example.
Oh, Mr. Collins I did not particularly enjoy Keaton's films, either. (An urban legend driving around in a car with wings on it stands as a bit odd.) They had little narrative drive. I tend to feel, as many do, in those relatively early times, the onslaught of the marketing helped propel the first Keaton film, as well as Jack Nicholson, of course.
Distressingly, comic book based films (or insipred films) have tended to produced larger grosses than films based on adult thriller literature, even more jovial novels such as the Stephanie Plum books. (I do not include the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter or the Hobbitt as adult literature.)
http://www.soundonsight.org/all-hail-the-king-the-work-of-stephen-king/ has a long list of authors whose film adaptations did not produce franchises (you will have to scroll down to the end of the article proper)
In his book Overkill: The Rise and Fall of the Thriller, author Bill Mesce considered adult thrillers from 1995 to 2002. He included The Road to Perdition-which came from a comic book from Mr. Collins. Road to Perdition had the highest gross of the thrillers listed. However, Mesce found that most of these films had respectable grosses, but not stellar grosses.
Anyway, I look forward to any projects Mr. Collins has from Moonstone. I heard he might write some Saint (Simon Templar) projects, as well as Green Hornet short story. I have found a couple of copies of his Dick Tracy prose anthology and enjoyed one of his prose Dick Tracy novels.
[…] Another nice interview with lots of comics images can be found at CBR's fun site. […]
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Saudaçoes calorosas desde Vila Chã - Vila do Conde - Portugal
Very Beautiful beach...Nice shot!!
Greetings from Taiwan,hung-chu Chen
how are youre Vacations there?I'm shure you had a wonderful stay...it is a beautiful Shot...
a like for this very beautiful beach. merry christmas and happy new year to you, roby b
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Cary Grant: A Biography (Paperback)
Special Order
Rigorously researched and elegantly written, "Cary Grant: A Biography" is a complete, nuanced portrait of the greatest star in cinema history. Exploring Grant's troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and lifelong insecurities, as well as the magical amalgam of characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywood's favorite romantic lead for more than thirty-five years, "Cary Grant" is the definitive examination of every aspect of Grant's professional and private life and the first biography to reveal the real man behind the movie star.
About the Author
Marc Eliot is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed Cary Grant, the award-winning Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince, and American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood. He writes for a number of publications and frequently speaks about film at universities and to film groups, and on radio and television. He lives in New York City and Woodstock, New York.
Praise For…
"A fascinating and thorough portrait. . . . Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy." —Esquire
"Highly readable. . . . Glimpses of the debonair leading man's dark side are the most intriguing elements of this welcome biography." —People (3 stars)
"Keeping the actor's astonishing career firmly in view, Eliot assembles a portrait that shows the dark shadows behind the gleaming facade, while also revealing Grant's own shrewdness in maintaining that fictional persona." —Washington Post
"Eliot gives us a Grant we've never fully glimpsed before." —Vogue


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I have a problem with RSS feeds.
When I try to put the feed (general feed or category feed) in feedburner, it says: "Received HTTP error: "Service Temporarily Unavailable" while fetching source feed."
If I try to validate it, it says: "It looks like this is a web page, not a feed. I looked for a feed associated with this page, but couldn't find one. Please enter the address of your feed to validate."
And the result is the code of my webpage, not the feed itself.
Even Google Reader returns an error.
But if I put it directly on my browser (for example: http://gamexploitation.es/feed), I can read the feed with no problems.
I searched and looked if any plugins can affect, but I only have 2 currently running (DP Maintenance Mode Lite and Google Analytics for WordPress), none of them related, I believe, to the problem.
The only thing I could suspect is that I just deactivated the BulletProof Security plugin, but as far as I know I deactivated any configs of the plugin before deactivating it.
Any clues? Maybe directory permisions or something? Something I can try or test?
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ATLANTA (AP) - Federal appeals judges say two deputies cannot be
sued for arresting a man who refused to let a Florida agriculture
agent remove a citrus tree suspected of canker infection from his
Sterling Thomas Cowart of Fort Lauderdale was pepper-sprayed,
thrown to the ground and arrested by Broward County sheriff's
deputies after demanding to see a warrant for removal of his
tangerine tree in February 2002. An obstruction charged was
dropped, and Cowart sued, claiming his constitutional rights were
violated. He won a $25,000 judgment in federal court.
An 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel overturned the
judgment Wednesday. It said Deputies Armondo Enrique and Jeff Poole
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Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- South Florida defensive coordinator Joe Tresey could point to schemes and personnel for his team's defensive domination of Florida State on Saturday. But he had a simpler explanation.
"Most of our kids weren't good enough to play for these guys," Tresey said. "They came into this game and they had a little chip on their shoulder. They didn't talk about it a lot. But just kind of deep down inside, they wanted to show up and show them they could play."
There's no doubt about that any more. South Florida's 17-7 win was no fluke. The Bulls didn't just benefit from Florida State mistakes or lucky bounces. They dictated the outcome with a faster, stronger, hungrier group of players.
We've seen them do this before. Two years ago, they won at Auburn and beat West Virginia to rise to No. 2 in the nation. Last year, they beat Kansas and made another brief top 10 appearance.
But this was the first time South Florida had ever taken down one of the Sunshine State's holy triumvirate of FSU, Miami and Florida. Now the 13-year-old program can say with a straight face that it deserves a membership in that exclusive club. After all, the Bulls just nailed the interview.
"It's only one game," head coach Jim Leavitt said. "We haven't done what those guys have done. They've won national championships.
"But now when people ask me should you be in the Big Four, I can say, well, at least we should be talked about once in a while."
Speaking of a big four, South Florida's defensive line was the most prestigious group on this field.
The Seminoles rushed for 313 yards last week in a 54-28 win at BYU. On Saturday, they managed just 19 rushing yards. The Bulls' defensive front manhandled the FSU offensive line the whole game, finishing with five sacks and nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage as a unit. Even those statistics don't tell the whole story of how one sided the matchup was.
Because South Florida got so much pressure with just its front four, the rest of the defense could drop into coverage or help out against the run. Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder found success scrambling and throwing the first three games this season; on Saturday he mostly had to run for his life while a Bulls lineman chased him in the backfield.
"We know we're an athletic defensive line, and all we did was come out and be relentless," George Selvie said.
Even field-position disadvantages were turned into an advantage. The Seminoles had first-and-goal on the 3 early in the second quarter but got stuffed on three straight running plays. Selvie flashed his two-time All-American form, while junior college transfer Jason Pierre-Paul -- who just joined the program late in training camp -- provided a menacing bookend, often meeting Selvie at the intersection of Ponder and pounding.
"I've only been here a couple of weeks, and I'm still learning the system," said Pierre-Paul, in what must prompt frightening thoughts for Big East quarterbacks.
Defensive tackles Craig Marshall and Aaron Harris combined for three sacks, too. Safety Nate Allen played like the potential pro he's always been, while freshman Jon Lejiste helped set a tone early with a cannonball hit on Tavares Pressley to cause a fumble. South Florida held the line despite losing starting linebackers Kion Wilson and Chris Robinson to injury and being forced to turn to two true freshmen at that spot.
"The courage was unbelievable," Leavitt said.
After his players had finished celebrating on the field and headed back up the tunnel, Leavitt took a moment to soak everything in. He looked up at his jubilant fans, made a Bulls sign with each hand and leaned his head back, not minding the light rain that was dripping on his face.
He stood there like that for a couple of minutes. Later, he said he nearly broke down and cried then, thinking about this seminal victory over the Seminoles.
"It changes history," he said.


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Dan, a little research would show you that that Gazeete is not as bad as it used to be and the christians aren't as powerfull in C. Springs as they used to be. In fact, the gazette was ALL over haggard and openly tore up new life.
THen again, you would actually have to do some research instead of being a judgemental fucking bigot.
Hey, Buddy!
Haggard's old outfit, New Life Church, is in CS; Focus on the Family is in CS -- along with "more than 100 other evangelical Christian groups," says NPR. The Gazette, consequently, is their hometown newspaper -- I didn't say the Gazette was a bad paper, or in the pockets of the Christian right, or the "mouthpiece" of the Christian right. Just their hometown paper. Which they are because, you see, the Colorado Springs Gazette is the daily paper in Colorado Springs, which is home to New Life, Focus on the Fambly, and 100 other blah blah blah.
But thanks for reading, ecce! Now I'm off to the Ms game with my kid--but we'll stop in at Pony for a drink on the way. We got him an awesome fake ID last week.
Have a nice night, ecce!
Tikkun Olum the obligation to Tzedakah is well served with these attacks on the Christian idiots.
Being sloppy with the facts doesn't matter, goi are too ignorant to check up on them.
Jews are never sex offenders and are never caught in public scandels because Judaism makes men righteous. The goi must have constant reminders of the failure and hypocrisy of their religion. Judaism is the better religion.
Given that all religions are ridiculous, arguing over which religion is "better" is truly a fool's errand.
@3 - Except, of course, for this man:
@1: I'm glad the Gazette is reporting all this... and it was a local Springs TV station reporter that did get it started.
If you wanna jump on someone about research, start with me. I'm the a-hole here, not Savage. Otherwise my partner and I are off to look at a new puppy.
It just keeps getting better and better... I feel like a kid at Christmas.
What? Haggard lied about where he will be living and working? I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell you!
Oh well, at least he's cured now, and is one hundred percent heterosexual again. That is such a relief.
Ted and his wife need money to support themselves while "studying for the next two years at the University of Phoenix"????
Isn't that an "ONLINE" University? Even where they do have buildings that classes are taught in, their website says they cater to the "Working Student".
Why don't Ted and his fat ass wife (oh wait, that was just Mark Driscoll's view) get REAL jobs, maybe like working as janitors at one of the halfway houses at which he "identifies" so compassoinately with the clientele.
Fucking tool.
Support Ted Haggard the compulsive liar and hypocrite?!?!!
How about supporting Mike Jones?
Ted hasn't sold or even attempted to rent his $750k home in Colorado Springs and yet has the audacity to ask for contributions either directly or via this sham money-laundering "charity".
Meanwhile, Mike Jones, who exposed Ted for the fraud he is has paid a huge personal price; relying on friends with paltry support from the "gay community" and does not ask for support.
He gets no fees for continuing to speak out whenever the media calls. When Mike went to New Life Church, even Haggard's former church members thanked him for exposing this hypocrite.
I urge all those who are appalled by hypocrisy to support Mike and thank him for all he's done for us and practice tithing. You can support Mike easily, securely and legally! via PayPal. Just open an account (no charge), use the "Send Money" tab and in the box "TO" enter Mike's email: firstname.lastname@example.com and enter whatever you'd like to send.
Judaism is not ridiculous, it is only Christianity and Islam that are for fools. Judaism is righteous and founded on profound truth.
@11- As a Jew, I can totally call BS on that. All religions "are for fools."
Shut up Issur - you are boring us all.
Go babble where babble is prized.
Orthodox JEWS are more homophobic that the right wingers in questions, and also as hypocritical.
And sadly, a high price is paid by many secret closeted guilt ridden cock suckers to boot.
Peddle elsewhere, please.
Looks like our old troll Josh/Shoshanna is back with a new name. He's a troll people! Stop the feeding him.
ecce asswhipe @1
Speaking of research, it was Dan & Dave's research that broke this story to begin with, and now it's made national headlines! But I'm sure that's nothing compared to your accomplishments today. Which were... um.... what exactly?
Congrats Dan and Dave!
Dan! Dan!
Senator Larry Craig has been arrested for lewd conduct. Another Right Wing hypo.
This story gets more unbelievable with every new report.
I really think Haggard must be a full-on meth addict to be flying so close to the crazy.
And I'd love to have Josh/Shoshanna and Ecce Whathaveyou over for a nice cup of tea and really get to know them. Such well balanced, emotionally healthy individuals. We all could learn a lot from them.
Just read the Craig story. Jeebus fuck, these Republicans cannot keep their mouths off of all the tearoom dick!
Thanks for putting a cherry on the cake of my day, Rod@16.
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Released: Sep 01st, 2000
Running Time: 93
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Company: Nasty Pixxx
Cast: Brian Surewood, Randy Spears, Bridgett Kerkove, Jon Dough, Evan Stone, John Decker, Asia Carrera, Gwen Summers, Kristen, Barrett Moore
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: All-Sex
Good sex in a variety of scenarios suggested by the performers themselves.
Asia Carrera's cruise ship scene with John Decker is the best of the show here. It's got kissing, the usual oral action, some horsie... and then the pair moves into a fair approximation of a lotus position, with both almost sitting upright facing each other, cock in pussy. Reverse cowgirl and a pop to the pussy finish the scene. Call it a Best Couples Scene pre-nom.
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Dear Heloise: Whenever I heat up a frozen meal in the microwave, one of the last directions is to allow the food to "stand in the microwave" for a few minutes before removing. Why? — Ellen L. in Illinois
Standing time means the food is really still cooking a little longer. In a microwave, even when you turn it off or it stops, those little "waves" are still bouncing around! By letting the food "stand," it finishes the cooking.
It's called superheating, and putting a utensil in the dish too soon can cause liquid to splash. — Heloise
Dear Heloise: After a party, I had a chunk of cream cheese with hot-pepper jelly left over. I put it into my potato soup. It was really good. It made the soup a little more creamy, and the pepper jelly gave it a little more of a bite. — Amelia S. in California
Dear Heloise: Would you explain the differences among celery seeds, celery flakes and celery salt? Which would be best for chicken-noodle soup, as I never use a whole stalk of fresh celery? — Ruth in California
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Released: Apr 01st, 1996
Running Time: 71
Director: Steve Drake
Company: Impressive Productions
Cast: Peter North, J.R. Carrington, Luc Wylder, Tom Byron, Nikole Lace, Jonathan Morgan, Joey Silvera, Randy West, Ariana (I), Selena (I), Crystal Gold, Vanessa Chase
Critical Rating: AAA
Genre: Feature
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Released: Jan 01st, 2001
Running Time: 77
Director: Mark Daslate
Company: Elegant Angel Productions
Cast: Mark Davis, Isabella (I), John Strong, Alexandra Quinn, Taya, Gina Ryder, April (I), Voodoo, Mariah (I), Heather Lyn
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: All-Sex
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I realize that we're in no position to draft any of the "elite" receivers in Justin Blackmon, Michael Floyd, or Alshon Jeffery (possibility), so why not shoot for a receiver with the potential to become the next Mike Wallace, Steve Smith, or even Antonio Brown who I think we would benefit more off of anyways. He would be a solid #2 receiver to pair up with Crabtree, but seems best suited for the slot. We've seen glimpses of what we could do when Alex throws the long ball, but we've failed on plenty due to the lack of speed or awareness by Ted Ginn. Wright looks to be the receiver Ginn was brought in to be years ago, a wide receiver with blazing speed that could stretch the offense, also with the ability to run slants through the middle of the field.
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John Fox: Leonard Floyd was sick, will be fine
After Bears rookie linebacker Leonard Floyd was carted off the field at practice on Thursday, a league source told PFT that Floyd was "woozy" early in practice and his departure was related to that rather than a torn ACL or other injury that would have him joining wide receiver Kevin White as Bears first-rounders who missed their rookie seasons.
The word from the Bears is along the same lines. Coach John Fox said after practice concluded that Floyd has been sick for the last couple of days and that he wasn't able to do as much as anticipated during the team's practice session.
"He was sick," Fox said, via Peggy Kusinski of NBC Chicago. "He tried to go. He's a tough kid, just didn't make it through."
Fox said that the team thinks Floyd will be fine, which should lead to a lot of exhaling in the Chicagoland area.
Leonard Floyd injury highlights Bears' restrictive media policy
Details are scarce regarding the injury suffered by Bears first-round linebacker Leonard Floyd during the team's first training-camp practice, and for good reason. The team utilizes an unreasonably restrictive media policy that limits the ability of reporters to disclose specific injury information — even though fans attending practice can do whatever they want.
Multiple reporters have said Floyd was carted off. None have said why or what body part seemed to be injured. Apparently, they are deferring to the prohibition on tweeting injury specifics.
And so everyone (other than fans in attendance) will have to wait for coach John Fox to provide more information about the injury. Of course, Fox isn't required to say anything, or to tell the truth when doing so, because injury-reporting obligations apply only when the first regular-season game approaches. In 2015, for example, the Bears actively concealed for weeks true and accurate information about the stress fracture that ultimately wiped out all of receiver Kevin White's first-round pick.
Of course, it remains impossible to choke off the information completely. As one league source told PFT, Floyd was woozy in the "stretch" line, and it appears the incident was heat related.
Hopefully, sharing that won't cause the Bears to yank my credential. The fact that I don't have one makes that a bit less likely.
Browns expect to name starting QB before first preseason game
The Browns haven't named their starting quarterback for the 2016 season, but it doesn't sound like coach Hue Jackson plans to extend the competition too deep into August.
During a press conference on Thursday, Jackson said that "whoever earns the job is going to earn it on the field" and suggested that they'll do it pretty soon.
"It's going to show itself really quickly and it would definitely be before we play our first preseason game," Jackson said.
Despite some reports of shaky play from reporters on the Browns beat, Robert Griffin III came out of the offseason workouts looking like he was in position to nab the starting job. That was followed by a report this week that Griffin will be taking 80 percent of the snaps with the first team in training camp.
Given the timeline that Jackson set down on Thursday, that points to Griffin being No. 1 in Cleveland and could lead to Josh McCown going on the move should the Browns feel comfortable with Cody Kessler and Austin Davis as backups.
Browns say "grave disappointment" in Crowell, but he's making necessary steps
The since-deleted Instagram post showing a police officer's throat being slashed made by Browns running back Isaiah Crowell was the first topic of conversation at the team's pre-camp press conference on Thursday.
The public message from Browns coach Hue Jackson and executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown was that Crowell is taking necessary steps to make up for his mistake.
"It starts with grave disappointment in the action in the first place," Brown said. "But to his credit, [after it happened] he called both Hue and I on his own to be accountable. Obviously, it was a huge mistake but he has taken steps at least at the outset that he should."
Crowell quickly issued a formal apology, and the Browns released a statement that said "just an apology" would not be enough. Crowell later attended the funeral of one of the police officers killed in Dallas earlier this month and pledged his first game check to the Dallas fallen officers' fund.
Jackson said he understands Crowell may deal with more backlash from fans as camp opens — "rightfully so," Jackson said — but said Crowell will continue to work "at making it right" and showing remorse.
"I truly believe this is not who Isaiah Crowell is," Jackson said.
Washington could be in the veteran RB market later
Teams will use the early days of training camp to take a look at the kids they've collected. But as time wears on, some of them will realize they need to find some experience.
That could be the case in Washington, as coach Jay Gruden admitted they could be in the market for a veteran runner at some point, as they don't have many proven commodities behind Matt Jones.
"We could [look at free agents]," Gruden said, via Joon Lee of the Washington Post. "There are some guys who looked pretty good during minicamp. Chris Thompson is coming back and looked good. Obviously, Mack Brown was on the practice squad last year. Robert Kelley is the rookie free agent we picked up. Keith Marshall we're excited about. We have some guys that we're going to look out for."
While you look up that list of names — and recall that Jones is coming off hip surgery and a year of fumbling problems — it's worth pointing out that they let Alfred Morris walk this offseason and didn't do anything to backfill there.
Once Arian Foster signed with the Dolphins, the market thinned quickly, with guys such as Bernard Pierce finding jobs.
If one of Gruden's young backs doesn't emerge during camp, they could be left to pick through the scraps later, as teams begin making cuts.
Report: Lawrence Timmons, Steelers "not close" on extension
Linebacker Lawrence Timmons is entering the final year of his contract with the Steelers and, thanks to his $15.1 million cap number, he looked like a possible candidate for an extension when the offseason opened.
The months went by without any change in Timmons' status, however, and it doesn't look like any change is imminent either. Mark Kaboly of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the two sides are "not close" to a new deal and that the Steelers' aversion to in-season negotiations would leave him on track for free agency if that remains the case.
Timmons told the team's website that he is "willing to do whatever" to remain with the Steelers. With any desire to add cap space lessened at this point of the offseason, it seems part of what he'll have to do is show the team that he has something left to give them over the course of the 2016 season.
Timmons was the Steelers' first-round pick in 2007 and has been a fixture in the starting lineup since the 2009 season.
Two years ago, Jaworski saw clear gap between Nick Foles and Russell Wilson
Three years ago, ESPN's Ron Jaworski cooked up one of the hottest takes of all time, taking the position that quarterback Colin Kaepernick could be one of the best quarterbacks of all time. Jaworski's opinion somehow became news for his employer, feeding the four-letter network's engine for several days in August 2013.
A year later, Jaworski offered up an even hotter — but far less memorable — take regarding quarterbacks Nick Foles and Russell Wilson. Given a choice between the two, which would he pick?
"I'm taking Foles," Jaworski said. "Not even close. Russell Wilson is just . . . because of that system he is in. Russell Wilson plays with that defense, the best in football. He just managed the game very well. I think Russell Wilson has played terrific, a great maturity, but I'm going to take Nick Foles."
Two years ago, plenty of you agreed with Jaworski. More than 22,000 responded to the poll question, and more than 43 percent picked Foles over Wilson. That number would be far closer to 4.3 percent now. Possibly even closer to .043 percent.
Wilson remains entrenched, and highly compensated, as a franchise quarterback in Seattle. Meanwhile, Foles is scouring depth charts for a place where he could be a camp arm at worst, the primary backup come September at best.
The fact that people with ties to Foles, like former Eagles coaches Andy Reid and Chip Kelly, aren't clamoring to sign him suggests that things aren't going to come as easily for Foles as they did the day he threw seven touchdowns and no interceptions against the Raiders.
Leonard Floyd leaves Bears practice on a cart
Training camp practices are underway, which means reports of injuries suffered during training camp practices are also starting to buzz across social media.
One of the first is likely to have people in Bears country crossing their fingers. Multiple reporters at Bears practice on Thursday have shared the news that linebacker Leonard Floyd left practice on a cart.
There's no word on what injury Floyd suffered or his condition. Coach John Fox will speak to the media after practice and the first-round pick's status is sure to be a hot topic.
Floyd, the ninth overall pick, is slated for an outside linebacker spot on the Bears defense this season. He had 17 sacks during his career at Georgia and his pass rushing ability helped convince the Bears to trade up two spots to get him in April.
No Nick Foles for Broncos, Bills reportedly not interested
Broncos General Manager John Elway called the team's starting quarterback competition wide open on Wednesday, but it isn't so wide open that they are looking to add other players to the mix.
Coach Gary Kubiak was asked during an interview on 104.3 The Fan if the team had any interest in bringing Nick Foles into a group that also includes Mark Sanchez, Trevor Siemian and rookie Paxton Lynch.
"No, I think we go to work with our guys," Kubiak said. "Obviously I got respect for Nick, he's played very well in this league. But we've been set, we know which direction we're heading and it's time to go compete."
Unsettled though the position may be, it's an unsurprising answer. The Broncos have already spent a lot of time working with the three quarterbacks on hand and they need to start honing in on who will be No. 1 come September rather than trying to get a new player caught up.
Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News reports that the Bills are also not interested in bringing Foles on board. EJ Manuel and rookie Cardale Jones are behind Tyrod Taylor on their depth chart.
Foles has experience with Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who currently has Aaron Murray, Tyler Bray and fifth-round pick Kevin Hogan behind Alex Smith, and 49ers coach Chip Kelly. The 49ers are expected to have Blaine Gabbert and Colin Kaepernick compete for the starting job this summer. The Cowboys, with Kellen Moore and Dak Prescott, are a team that may be interested in adding to their backup options before the start of the season.
Darron Lee gets fully guaranteed contract, with no special protections for the Jets
One of the three deadline deals done by the Jets in recent days was signed by first-round rookie Darron Lee. The former Ohio State linebacker, who left his college coach hanging not once but twice on a failed high five attempt after being selected, had left his team hanging because the Jets weren't willing to fully guarantee the four-year deal.
Ultimately, they did. Per a source with knowledge of the deal, Lee will make $10.22 million over four years, fully and completely guaranteed. It wasn't easy to get a full guarantee; in 2014 and 2015, the fully-guaranteed rookie deals ended at pick No. 19. Lee, by waiting, pulled the full guarantee down to pick No. 20.
In return, the Jets got nothing more than what every team gets under first-round rookie contracts: Standard language that voids the remaining guarantees in the event of certain types of conduct. Someone seems to be pushing to the media the idea that the Jets actually obtained a term that isn't standard, with at least one report suggesting that CAA agents Todd France and Brian Ayrault had never previously agreed to this type of term in a first-round contract.
That's simply not accurate. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, CAA (and every other agency) has agreed to language potentially voiding guarantees in all first-round deals since the language became a standard part of guarantee clauses in rookie deals.
The language in the Lee deal is no different than the language in all other first-round contracts and all other relevant Jets rookie and Jets veteran contracts, including players like Muhammad Wilkerson and Darrelle Revis. So while the Jets apparently are trying to create the impression that they someone finagled a win in return fully guaranteeing all four years of the contract, they didn't. They got what they always get in contracts containing guaranteed money.
Poll finds Nevada residents don't want a taxpayer-funded stadium
A proposed deal to move the Raiders to Las Vegas will only happen if the Nevada state legislature approves public funding to build a stadium. And a new poll suggests that the legislators' constituents may not be on board with that.
A KTNV-Rasmussen Reports poll asked likely voters, "Do you favor or oppose the use of up to $500 million in state taxpayer money to help finance a stadium that would bring the NFL's Raiders franchise to Las Vegas?"
The result was that 60 percent of Nevada voters opposed the idea, and only 28 percent supported it. The stadium proposal did better among residents of Clark County, where Las Vegas is, but only a little better: 55 percent opposed the plan, while 35 percent supported it.
It's important to note, however, that the wording of the poll could have had an effect on the results: The question didn't make clear that the proposal is for a tax on hotel rooms to finance the stadium, which means the money would largely be coming from people outside the state.
"The survey question leaves out critical information," said Las Vegas Sands executive Andy Abboud, one of the proponents of the stadium. "Specifically, the public funding would come from an increase in the hotel tax, which is predominantly paid by those visiting Clark County, not its residents."
Nonetheless, hotel tax dollars that go toward a stadium are still tax dollars that go toward a stadium. And most Nevada residents are skeptical of that.
Multiple suspensions expose Cowboys, Steelers to major fines
Nearly a decade ago, the NFL crafted a policy aimed at promoting good player behavior by requiring teams to surrender a portion of a suspended player's lost salary as a fine, if multiple players are suspended in a given year.
In 2013, the then-five-year-old policy likely cost the Seahawks more than $60,000 for a trio of suspensions to offensive lineman Allen Barbre, safety Winston Guy, and cornerback Brandon Browner. The Rams likely faced a similar problem in 2013, due to multiple player suspensions.
As noted by Adam Schefter of ESPN.com, the policy that was first applied to the Cowboys in 2008 will be applied to them again, given the suspensions of Randy Gregory, Demarcus Lawrence, and Rolando McClain. The policy as currently written requires in the event of three suspensions the payment of 25 percent of the collective forfeited base salary to the league, with a maximum payment of $250,000.
With Gregory due to make $608,406 in 2016, Lawrence on the books this year for $920,604, and McClain owed $1.25 million, the Cowboys easily got to the $250,000 ceiling. (Absent the limit, they would have owed 25 percent of $1.095 million, or $273,750.) If another player is suspended, the Cowboys will be required to cough up a full third of the lost wages for each suspended player.
The Steelers could be facing a similar problem, with the full-season suspension of Martavis Bryant and the looming suspension of running back Le'Veon Bell. The policy requires the forfeiture of 15 percent of the lost salary when two players are suspended. With Bryant due to make $600,000 this year (he'll lose all of it) and Bell slated to earn $966,900 (he'll lose $235,294 if the suspension is upheld), 15 percent of the lost salary equates to $125,294.
"It's obviously so important to us in drafting guys with the right character but sometimes things happen that are unforeseen," Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said earlier this year. "Right now, I totally get that it may not look like it in terms of the mishaps we've had here, but it's certainly very important to us and something we'll continue to evaluate and try to be better."
Ultimately, giving up a chunk of the salary that otherwise won't be paid won't deter teams from taking risks on players who may be predisposed to engaging in behavior that could get them suspended or provide an even stronger incentive to keep troubled players out of trouble. To get the attention of teams, they must face the potential loss of draft picks.
Previously, the possibility has been considered in connection with multiple violations of the Personal Conduct Policy. That idea never went anywhere. If the league truly wants to reduce suspensions under all policies, that's the best (and perhaps only) way to do it.
Jack Del Rio: I don't spend any time on hype
It's been hard to miss the optimistic buzz that's built around the Raiders this offseason as there's been no shortage of people predicting a winning season in Oakland for the first time since 2002.
Raiders coach Jack Del Rio has heard that chatter, but says he isn't letting it seep into his thinking. Del Rio told Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com that he has "seen potential come and go" so he is focused on more tangible things as the team continues its preparations for the 2016 season.
"That goes into all the noise, that has nothing to do with executing on third-and-8," Del Rio said. "All those words mean nothing, so I don't spend any time on it. What matters is doing the work."
Del Rio is still emphasizing chopping the wood — in spirit if not action this time around — but he recognizes the reasons why people are bullish about his team. They've added a slew of free agents to players acquired through the draft like quarterback Derek Carr, wide receiver Amari Cooper and defensive end Khalil Mack to build a roster that Del Rio said "all fit together" over the course of their work in the spring.
That doesn't guarantee anything in the fall, however, and that's why Del Rio will be working to keep the team focused on the tasks at hand and leaving the projections to those outside the organization.
Bills and Tyrod Taylor talking about extension, possibly before season
The Bills haven't made any progress on a long-term contract for cornerback Stephon Gilmore, but they apparently have when it comes to an extension for quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
According to Vic Carucci of the Buffalo News, the possibility of a deal for Taylor before the start of the season is real.
A source said the team and Taylor's reps were talking "relatively frequently," as they pursue a contract.
What makes the efforts interesting is the short time Taylor has produced as a starter (14 games), and the hot seat all his bosses seem to be sitting on. With many thinking Bills coach Rex Ryan is out if they don't make the playoffs, a long-term commitment to a skill player with a distinctly Ryan style is a bit of a risk.
But all Taylor has to point to is the sight-unseen $18 million-a-year deal Brock Osweiler got in Houston for half as many starts to justify a deal.
And it sounds like there's at least a chance that gets done.
Ryan Pace on Alshon Jeffery: He knows he has to stay healthy
The Bears and wide receiver Alshon Jeffery didn't come to agreement on a multi-year deal this offseason, which leaves Jeffery playing out this year for the franchise tender of $14.6 million and on track for free agency after he season.
That situation has created some discomfort between teams and players in the past, but General Manager Ryan Pace is confident that it isn't "going to affect him at all." Jeffery signed his tender early in the process, so he'll be at camp and Pace believes that the negotiating process didn't leave any scars that will preclude the two sides from coming together after the season.
Pace also noted that Jeffery's ability to stay healthy — the wideout missed seven games in 2015 — this season will impact any future talks.
"Those negotiations were friendly the whole time," Pace said, via the Chicago Sun-Times. "I don't think it's uncommon when you're negotiating off the franchise tag to sometimes not come to an agreement. But that doesn't mean there's any ill will. We can revisit it after the season. But I'm optimistic. He's a talented player. He knows he has to stay healthy. And we'll see going forward."
Jeffery produced well when he was on the field last season, just as he did while playing in every game during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. If he can do that again in 2016, one big obstacle to a long-term deal will be a little smaller in next year's contract talks.


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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (left), the renegade Catholic who is not permitted to receive communion, told a group of abortion advocates that she joined them in being "at war" with Republicans on the abortion issue.
Facing criticism from a prominent leader of the Roman Catholic Church because of the President's unwillingness to uphold federal laws defending traditional marriage, the Obama administration appears bent on supporting same-sex unions — while simply ignoring both law and public opinion.
As the Obama Administration continues the efforts of the radical Left to redefine terms such as "marriage" and "family" to the point where they have been emptied of their historic meaning, traditionalists are becoming increasingly vocal. New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan's (left) September 26 talk — "The Ring Makes a Difference" — is one of the most prominent statements in opposition to such efforts at undermining the historic, traditional understanding of marriage. The archbishop denounced the effort to 'redefine' marriage, declaring the effort to promulgate the notion of "same-sex" marriage as an "ominous threat to religious liberty".
Joseph Maraachli, the baby whose parents fought doctors and a Canadian court in order to secure surgery to extend their son's life, has died. The 20-month-old infant, who suffered from a rare and deadly medical condition, passed away September 27, nearly eight months after Canadian doctors decided to remove him from life support rather than perform a surgery that would extend his life, calling it medically unnecessary. His parents fought the doctors' decision, as well as a Canadian court, eventually taking Joseph to the U.S. for the procedure that would give him several more months with his family.
A new online movie released September 26 by Christian apologist Ray Comfort (left) is poised to radically change the abortion debate in the United States and beyond. Entitled 180 because of the complete change of heart eight "pro-choice" individuals in the film have just moments after being confronted with the truth about abortion, the movie had nearly 30,000 views on YouTube within 24 hours of its release, prompting some observers to predict that the free online movie is destined to go viral — meaning millions will log on to view it over the next few months.


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Bank's annual holiday display opens Monday
Here's a reason to like Monday. That's the day BMO Harris Bank opens its annual holiday panorama. This year's theme is Holiday Junction and the 40th annual display will feature more than 150 life-size, costumed animals in a train-themed winter wonderland. The exhibit will also feature 20 real evergreen trees, thousands of lights and several feet of artificial snow.
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Five singers declared winners in local Met Opera auditions
Five singers were selected by judges to advance to the next round at Saturday's Wisconsin District Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.
Countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim, mezzo-soprano Corrie Stallings, soprano Caitlin Ruby Miller, tenor Ian D. Koziar and tenor Joe Shadday will compete at the Upper Midwest Regional in St. Paul, Minn. The five vocalists also won $2,000 each. »Read Full Article
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text: Reggae singer Marius Vitry was born in Gagnoa, Ivory coast; after performing with African Vibration and school choirs throughout his youth, he made his debut as a solo artist with the local sound system Verbal Waning. Relocating to Halifax in 2002, he became friends with Sekou a Reggae artist form Verbal Warning. Teaming with producer "George Carter" Marius, Notched a series of hit songs, "Babylon," "Trouvez un remède" "Babylone" and "L'humiliation" before releasing his first full-length effort Zelys in 1997. Osanade followed in 2005, with the single "Le Bon Dieu" viewed as a key factor in preserving peace at the national reconciliation In the Ivory Coast. In 2012, Marius Vitry returned with Africa Revolution. More Love will follow.


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Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
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Treatment of Acute Otitis Media in Young Children
- Ellen M. MandelAffiliated withUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Faculty Pavilion Email author
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Although acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common pediatric problems, the debate over treatment, especially in young children, continues. The 2004 Guideline on treatment of AOM stated that observation without antimicrobial therapy was an option for selected children 6−24 months of age with AOM. Two recent randomized trials sought to determine the necessity of antimicrobial treatment in young children; both studies found modest, statistically significant, positive effects of treatment. However, these studies provoked a flurry of discussion in the literature and the issue remains unsettled. That prevention is preferable to treatment is not controversial. Eliminating or modifying risk factors and use of vaccines, both bacterial and viral, may help decrease the number of AOM episodes. The discussion on treatment of AOM in young children must also take into account side effects of treatment and effect of treatment on possible long-lasting sequelae of AOM, such as developmental outcomes.
KeywordsOtitis Otitis media Acute otitis media Children Pediatrics Antibiotics Tympanostomy tube Adenoidectomy Treatment Antimicrobial treatment Prevention
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- Treatment of Acute Otitis Media in Young Children
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Current Allergy and Asthma Reports
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- 2012-12
- 10.1007/s11882-012-0309-9
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This is in a way a follow-up of a previously unanswered question of mine (link) which excalated over the past weeks, and now it has come to a point where I cant really develop anymore...
So here's the deal; I have more of a mathematics/engineering background than pure CS, so I dont have a lot of experience with proper/large-scale software development, but rather scripting and algorithms. Now that I am working on a large project, on my own, I am confused with some of the aspects of development. One of them being handling libraries/dependencies
I have initially created a folder called
lib under my project folder (in Eclipse workspace) and copied my external libraries in there and then added them to the build path. However later on I needed some other stuff like
Apache Commons Math etc.. According to instructions these libraries can/should be included as user libraries, allowing the developer to see the documentation and source code from within IDE (such as Eclipse). I have gotten it right so far, I hope...
So where is the problem? Well first off it appeared as the user libraries mentioned above are not included on the SVN copy of the project, meaning that my colleagues who wanted to test-drive my project couldn't do so, by just simply acquiring the project from SVN. Now the second phase of the problem unsurfaced when I changed my workstation at work, I wanted to import my project into Eclipse from my backup, but then everything except those user libraries are there. To make things more complicated, when this software is done, it will be implemented on a server so it would be absolutely best if everything could be packed into one single library or a even better a runnable
jar file.
I have been previously advised to take a look at Maven, or Ivy, but my initial understanding after checking them both is that they are used from the beginning and mostly for more complicated projects. Honestly I am completely puzzled as to how I am supposed to manage my dependencies. Any ideas?
(Sorry for keeping it long, but I figured better complete and long then inadequate information)
EDIT: I have managed to sort out the problem; the problem has apparently originated from the simple fact that eclipse doesn't copy all resources to one place, and the installation instructions for some libraries doesn't really warn you about how to manage the libraries in the best way.
Thanks to everyone, who took their time to try and help me. I will in time look more into projects like Maven and Ivy, it's definitely interesting stuff. However for now I just need to get back to the software into running state, been wrestling with new stuff for too long.. :)


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Michael Welsh (Labour politician)
|Michael Welsh
|Member of Parliament
for Don Valley
|In office
3 May 1979 – 9 June 1983
|Preceded by
|Richard Kelley
|Succeeded by
|Martin Redmond
|Member of Parliament
for Doncaster North
|In office
9 June 1983 – 9 April 1992
|Preceded by
|Constituency Created
|Succeeded by
|Kevin Hughes
|Personal details
23 November 1926
|20 January 2012
(aged 85)
Carcroft, Doncaster
|Political party
Michael Collins Welsh (23 November 1926 – 20 January 2012)[1] was a coal miner[2] and Labour Party politician from South Yorkshire in England. He sat in the House of Commons from 1979 to 1992.
Welsh was educated at elementary schools, at the University of Sheffield and at Ruskin College in Oxford.[2] He was a local councillor from 1962,[2] and was elected at the 1979 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour safe seat of Don Valley,[3][4] sponsored by National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).[2] In 1981, when the NUM in Yorkshire began to demand that its five sponsored MPs should support the unions' policies, Welsh was reported by The Times as the only one who was sufficiently left-wing to retain the union's support.[5] In the Labour Party Deputy leadership election in 1981, Welsh voted for the left-wing candidate Tony Benn in both ballots.[6]
During the Falklands War in May 1982, Welsh was one of 69 MPs who signed an Early Day Motion calling for an immediate halt to hostilities.[7]
After boundary changes he was returned at the 1983 general election as MP for the new Doncaster North constituency.[1][8] He was nominated in November that year to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee,[9] and in July 1985 he was one of four Labour MPs on the committee who rejected the committee's finding that there were military grounds for the sinking during the Falklands War of the Argentinian warship General Belgrano.[10] The four MPs (Welsh, Dennis Canavan, Ian Mikardo and Nigel Spearing) published a minority report which accused the government of obstructing the committee by "suppression of evidence and giving of false evidence" and called for a further enquiry.[10]
He was re-elected in 1987,[11] and retired from Parliament at the 1992 general election.[1]
Welsh died at his home in Carcroft, Doncaster in January 2012 aged 85.[12]
- ^ a b c Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 2)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ^ a b c d The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1983 (2nd ed.). London: Times Books. 1984 [1983]. p. 95. ISBN 0-7230-0257-6.
- ^ "UK General Election results May 1979". Richard Kimber's political science resources. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 47838. p. 6057. 10 May 1979. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Kershaw, Ronald (9 April 1982). "Labour rift in Yorkshire Scargill 'hit list' aims to keep out the moderates". The Times. p. 4.
- ^ Clark, George (1 Oct 1981). "The 35 MPs who ensured victory for Healey". The Times. p. 4.
- ^ Clark, George (6 May 1982). "69 Labour MPs call for truce". The Times. p. 2.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 49394. p. 8205. 21 June 1983. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Bevins, Anthony (18 November 1983). "Nominations for Commons select committees". The Times. p. 16.
- ^ a b Clark, George (25 July 1985). "'Cover up over hasty, unjustifiable act'". The Times. p. 5.
- ^ The London Gazette: no. 50974. p. 8003. 23 June 1987. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ independent.co.uk (Mick Welsh: Miner and politician who fought for greater safety in Britain's pits)
External links[edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Welsh
|Parliament of the United Kingdom
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|Member of Parliament for Don Valley
|Succeeded by
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By Megan Locke-Simpson, Courier staffMay 8, 2014
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- If you happen upon a certain Fort Campbell Soldier-athlete mid-workout at her newest practice spot at the New Clarksville Base Physical Fitness Center near Gate 10, you can see the intensity in Spc. Angela Tisdale's face as sweat drops to the floor between drills.
The Soldier ventures out next month to take part in the Armed Forces Women's Basketball Trial and Training Camp, May 28-June 5 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn.
If selected, Tisdale will represent Fort Campbell on the Armed Forces team and participate in the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) competition in Meyenheim, France, June 15-22. The Armed Forces team will compete with other similar military teams from many other nations.
The honor and opportunity is great for the Soldier, whose only opportunity to compete on post is within the Fort Campbell Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Soldier basketball leagues. Tisdale also previously played for the post women's basketball team at U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Korea -- her first duty station.
"I've played different levels, but I never really played with the Army, so I really don't know what to expect going in," Tisdale said of the upcoming trial camp.
For the Public Health Command Soldier, who enlisted two years ago this February to become a veterinary food inspector, the "different levels" she speaks of are nothing to push under the rug. Tisdale was a third round draft pick for the Women's National Basketball Association's Chicago Sky in 2008, after playing four years on a full scholarship for Baylor University's Lady Bears. In her freshman season there, the team won the 2005 NCAA National Women's Basketball Championship.
"By my senior year, I was leading Baylor in assists," the 29-year-old said.
Her professional basketball career continued overseas, where she played for five different countries.
"I won a championship in Bulgaria," she said. "I traveled the world a lot, so I had fun and it was a great experience."
Even with the championship, the 5-foot, 7-inch-tall point guard saw the downside of continuing her professional career.
"When I was overseas, a lot of people kept getting hurt and stuff, and they didn't have [anything] to fall back on," she said.
With this in the forefront of her mind, Tisdale considered her other options and liked the security and opportunity the Army provided. One of her goals in joining the Army included getting a master's degree. That goal is now closer to reality as she begins classes in May for a degree in Health Care Administration.
Tisdale's passion for basketball remains, and the Soldier-athlete continues to enjoy the game non-competitively as well. Tisdale is now working hard to provide basketball camp opportunities for local children, through a program called iHoop Productions. She offered free basketball clinics in March at Fort Campbell's Taylor Youth Center. For more information about upcoming programs, visit IHoop Pro on Facebook.
"I'm going to do another one in May," Tisdale said. "Then, I'm going to start charging for camps and personal training … We're starting off small right now, but we're trying to make it big.
"Some younger people don't know the game ... that's why I'm willing to do camps and stuff."
After a knee injury last year, Tisdale is still rehabbing carefully both on and off the court. While she prepares for the Armed Forces selections, she is excited to see what is to come.
"It's not so stressful," she said, of military basketball. "When I was overseas it was a job, so we had to produce every time. Now I'm just doing it for fun."


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Handgun reported stolen in DorsetJune 18,2013Gun reported stolen in Dorset
DORSET The Vermont State Police are investigating the possible theft of a handgun that went missing in Dorset sometime between 3 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Friday.
Police said the owner, Michael Bowen, 42, said the gun, a 9 mm Astra, was taken from his vehicle either while it was parked outside the East Dorset Fire House or while it was parked outside his Pleasant Street home.
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"Congresswoman, you saw what happened to Whitney Houston," he said. "Step away from the crack pipe, step away from the Xanax, step away from the Lorazepam because it's going to get you in trouble."
Doocy quickly addressed Bolling's statement by muttering, "She's not using drugs," before the network cut to a commercial break.
Bolling later backtracked on his statements, saying his comments were just a joke.
"All right, before we get started," he said when the show returned from the commercial break. "I just want to say I was kidding about the crack pipe. Just kidding."
Singer Whitney Houston was found dead on Feb. 11. She had a history of drug use, but the cause of her death has not been determined.


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Diabetes Health Center
Consumer Group to FDA: Take Victoza off the Market
Victoza Maker Responds
The drug's maker, Novo Nordisk, disputes Public Citizen's claim that the drug should be pulled from the market.
"Novo Nordisk is committed to patient safety and rejects Public Citizen's assertion that the benefits of Victoza are outweighed by its risks," the company states in an email to WebMD. "In the two years since Victoza was approved, Novo Nordisk has continued to work closely with the FDA and the medical community to monitor the benefits and appropriate use of Victoza. Our experience in those two years does not support the Public Citizen call to deprive patients of the benefits of Victoza."
The FDA declined to comment. A representative of the agency said the FDA would respond directly to Public Citizen after reviewing the petition.
Victoza in Clinical Practice
Endocrinologist Suneil Koliwad, MD, PhD, says that plenty of drugs effectively treat type 2 diabetes, and he sees no reason to "aggressively defend" the use of Victoza. Compared to drugs that have long and proven safety records, he says, Victoza's safety is not thoroughly established, and he is particularly concerned about inflammation of the pancreas.
"The drug's trial was not long enough to see a sufficient safety record," says Koliwad, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco's Diabetes Center. "How rare is rare enough that we accept safety risks and still give this to our patients? Some medications we do give because they are the best available. Here that is not the case."
Koliwad says that some patients may benefit from Victoza and drugs in its class, but they should be thoroughly counseled prior to taking it. And he says that doctors should look at all of the available drugs before prescribing Victoza and similar medications. For those patients taking it already, Koliwad says they should stay on it if it works and is not causing problems.
"The primary concern should be that you are controlling your diabetes," says Koliwad.
Spyros Mezitis, MD, PhD, agrees.
"If there are no issues, we continue patients on the drug and we continue monitoring them while on it," says Mezitis, an endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City who prescribes Victoza to patients only after a comprehensive discussion of their family health history, particularly regarding their thyroid.
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Easy 880, Hard 1000
I got the 880 quite easily but to get 5 million studs, Defeat 500 Vahki and 100% completion is proving quite tough. When I beat the final boss I only had 75%. Im having to play through the whole game again collecting canisters and getting golds for 100%.
So yeah not quite an easy 1000 :uzi:
It's easy, just alittle time consumming.
I was hopeing to rent this game from gamefly. How long do you think it will take to get the 1000 points?
It took me 3-4 days.
I only got to 940 in this game since i didn't want to play every level again to collect the cannisters nor did i want to play a level over and over for hours on end to reach 5 million studs. To get to that score it took me 3 days and make sure you buy the 50% discount in the store then upgrade your characters abilities in full and then unlock the special stages last so you can get your creature kills.
there is also a canistor finder you can buy which is brill to help find those last couple
Coo, thanks for all the info guys.
Took me a day to get 1000/1000 this game was to easy & i swear i'm not bragging lol
Same Here
I had the same problem, finally got the 500 Vahki, now onwards to 1000, also at 83% right now so getting closer. :rolleyes:
i would guess maybe 15 hours or so. thats roughly how long i would say. i put maybe 10-12 hours in and i have 940/1000
yeah its an easy 860
hey getting 860 points from this game was sweet as can be . boosted my score and kept the frustrations to a minimum. i would have liked to have gone through it again to get more but the controls just never seemed to sit well with me, i mean when you play the game you notice how its not like right or left to dodge its funky and a little bit annoying i mean havent we learned anything from halo people why keep trying to make new shooter controls different when they make a game worse... apparently the makers for this brand also made the star wars lego games which im finding to be very annoying to play because of the camera angles and the controls oh well its great for a one time never see you again run through though ...
So it seems like it's another one of those games where it comes down to how much repetitiveness you can take for the final few achievements for 1000. I don't know if I want to just buy this game for how cheap it is at gamestop and resell it or rent it.
Dude Complete 100% Is Very Hard
it is a long and hard achievement.
This was my first 360 game (Xbox completely since I didn't own a regular Xbox), my first 1000, and a pretty enjoyable game. It was repetitive but if you were somewhat patient, collected as much on the first run, bought the locator and started your second run, you would get everything. I didn't have to worry about studs or any enemies because I got them while playing for canisters. If you don't try to run from enemies, you will easily get the achievements.
By far one of the easiest 1000's out there.
This game is not hard one bit. Its just the fact that you have to go through it twice to get 100% complete, which is a pain going through a second time. The 5 million studs was pretty easy also as I left my xbox on all night when I woke up the next day and had over 5 million.
ok thanks for the times to complete this game I am going to try to get this this week
Yeah, it seems easy, but you really have to go through some hard hours of boring gameplay. It was easier for me to get 100% on Bully or Amped just because I had more fun with them.
As some have said it isn't hard at all it is simple like every other achievement but it is more a question of could you be bothered playing it for those last few achievements or as the Achievement guide poster said if you by bonus room 3 that should get you the Vahki achievement.
I played the 1st level got 1achievement god I really don't like this game.. Annoying camara angles urgh..
after playing all those other lego games i find it more and more mind numbing to do lamer and lamer shit to get little achievements just for the 1000, so this game really i see it as no differently mind numbing......and the aiming system is so lame
The first thing to buy is the 50% discount. As far as I know 100% means all the upgrades, levels, and canisters.
It's not in any way hard.
I managed to get 960 in around a week (I played for around 2 hours each day) and the only part I had trouble with was the secret chambers, I could get silver medals no problem but the gold ones were tough. In the end I just used Kongu and Nuparu to quickly clear the enemies, and eventually got the 100% completion. :woop:
On my old profile I got 960g very quickly before it died. That was 4 years ago. Now I've got it again, and plan to 1000g this game. Controls are a little bit crap, but its easy enough
The repetitiveness of this game is awful though.
Took me near enough a week on and off to finish this,stopped at 98% until i figured out what i missed.
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