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I have an array of bytes representing an image in Windows BMP format and I would like my library to present it to the Java application as a
BufferedImage, without copying the pixel data.
The main problem is that all implementations of
Raster in the JDK store image pixels in top-down, left-to-right order whereas BMP pixel data is stored bottom-up, left-to-right. If this is not compensated for, the resulting image will be flipped vertically.
The most obvious "solution" is to set the
scanlineStride property to a negative value and change the band offsets (or the
DataBuffer's array offset) to point to the top-left pixel, i.e. the first pixel of the last line in the array. Unfortunately this does not work because all of the
SampleModel constructors throw an exception if given a negative
scanlineStride argument.
I am currently working around it by forcing the
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Raster or
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Raster and
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I would prefer to avoid the following approaches:
- Copying the whole image (for performance reasons. The code must process hundreds of large (>= 1Mpixels) images per second and although the whole image must be available to the application, it will normally access only a tiny (but hard-to-predict) portion of the image.)
- Modifying the
DataBufferto perform coordinate transformation (this actually works but is another "dirty" solution because the buffer should not need to know about the scanline/pixel layout.)
- Re-implementing the
SampleModelinterfaces from scratch (because of the way compatibility checking is implemented (at least in the Sun JDK), requiring specific subclasses of
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The agency has nothing to do with approving or denying you. Why would you complain to a CRA if you were denied. That statement is telling you they softed and that CRA's don't make credit decisions they simply provide a credit file.
In general when you attempt a recon explaining why you want a CLI and why you deserve one is more successful than bringing up your FICO. I don't even understand why your FICO would be part of the conversation unless they said your score was too low. Credit decisions are more than simple you have score A you qualify for X.
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Ulysses Grant, son of Hiram and Eliza Ann (Parsons) Burnette, was born in the town of Phelps, Ontario county, New York. October 1, 1865, and is now (1910) living there. He received his education in the Union school of Phelps, and then worked a farm for twenty years. In 1907 the came to the village of Phelps, where he engaged in the coal and produce business with Charles D. White, under the firm name of White & Burnette. He was road commissioner for three years. He is a member of Sincerity Lodge, No. 200, Free and Accepted Masons, and at one time master of the lodge; also a member of Geneva Chapter, No. 36, Royal Arch Masons; of Geneva Commandery, No. 29. Knights Templar; of Damascus Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and of Wide Awake Grange, No. 447. He is an attendant of the Universalist church. In political belief he is a Republican. He married, in March, 1890, Anna May, daughter of Horton and Mary E. Crosby. One son, Robert Crosby, born February 1, 1903.
Biographical Sketch of Ulysses Grant Burnette
MLA Source Citation:Milliken, Charles F. The History of Ontario County, New York, and Its People Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York. 1911. AccessGenealogy.com. Web. 24 July 2016.
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Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clotBy MATTHEW LEE
The Associated Press | December 31,2012WASHINGTON Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month.
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Examples of "Xerox art" books made by a group of artists and writers in the 1970s and 1980s. A large collection was acquired by Beinecke Library in the summer of 2008. "A Day at the Races" by Ginny Lloyd, Lloyd Productions, 1980
October 27, 2008
A run of issues of Les cahiers de la television, Paris, 1962-1963. With contributions from the likes of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler: "Voir la peinture à la T. V." and Eugene Ionesco: "Les chaises : une confirmation".
October 20, 2008
An anonymous book of humor, published in London in 1833 by A.U. Thiselton - with many illustrations similar to the work of Rodolphe Töpffer.
October 16, 2008
Two extremely rare calendars featuring original prints by an incredible array of printmakers from the 1930s, including Josef Albers, Fritz Eichenberg, Wuanita Smith, Charles Heaney, Rockwell Kent, Gregory Orloff and Ella Hergesheimer. Published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by the Gutenberg Publishing Co.
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October 7, 2008
A complete run of Futura, a visual poetry broadsheet published by Hansjorg Mayer, 1965-1968. With contributions by Edward Lucie Smith Diter Rot
October 2, 2008
A graphic vocabulary list intended for "sourds-muets" (deaf-mutes) printed in Nancy, France, in 1830.
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Chevron said Tuesday its oil and gas production will inch up this year but it expects output to jump 20% in five years as massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Australia commence operations. Chevron officials noted that annual production could vary depending on oil prices.
By ISABEL ORDONEZ and CHRISTIAN BERTHELSEN
Chevron said Tuesday its oil and gas production will inch up
this year but it expects output to jump 20% in five years as
massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Australia
commence operations.
During the company's annual meeting with analysts in New
York, Chevron executives said production will rise 0.26% to
2.68 million bpd of oil equivalent this year, and to 3.3
million bpd of oil equivalent by the end of 2017.
Those estimates are up from 2.67 million bpd of oil
equivalent it produced in 2011. The 2017 projection is based on an oil price
average of $79/bbl, the company said.
Chevron, based in San Ramon, Calif. and the second largest US
oil company by market value after ExxonMobil, said annual
production could vary depending on oil prices.
The company has in place several share production sharing
contracts with foreign governments that give more production to
national oil companies - and less to international oil
companies - when oil prices rise.
Light, sweet crude oil for April delivery on the New York
Mercantile Exchange was 30 cents lower, at $106.04/bbl, in a
range of $105.85 to $107.13/bbl.
Chevron's future growth will be driven by a handful of large
oil and gas projects worldwide. The
liquefied-natural-gas Gorgon project in Australia is on track
to start production in 2014 and still expected to cost $37
billion, the company said.
Construction of development wells is
expected to start this year.
Chevron's $29 billion Wheatstone LNG project, also in
Australia, is scheduled to start production in 2016.
The first shipment of Chevron's LNG project in Angola is
expected in the second quarter and the project is expected to
reach peak production of 175,000 bpd of oil equivalent.
Asked about the possibility that company could use some of
its abundant cash - $15 billion - to increase dividends or make
acquisitions, Chevron CEO John Watson said the company's
priority is to fund a string of capital projects.
The executive, however, hinted things could change once
these projects advance.
"I don't want to pile up cash on the balance sheet
indefinitely," Watson said. "As we get closer to those projects on line, our need to carry
cash on our balance sheet will diminish."
Chevron also answered questions about its outlook for
Brazil, where it is facing legal actions from authorities
related to an offshore oil spill in November.
"It remains to be seen what the future holds for our
business there," Watson said. "We need to be treated fairly and
we need to be treated consistently. The rhetoric has been very
Chevron, which has already been fined more than $50 million
for the spill, said it believes its employees reacted timely
and responsible to the incident.
Chevron also said that outside the US, it is trying to
develop shale gas in countries where there is a market for
natural gas, such as Poland, Argentina and China.
It said it has begun drilling for unconventional oil and gas
resources in China as part of a joint study with China Petrochemical Corp., known as
Sinopec Group, which covers 940,000 acres.
In Argentina, the company plans to start exploratory
drilling this year in the 110,000 acres it has in El Trapial,
while it plans to start its second well in Poland this quarter.
The company plans to begin exploration drilling in Romania this
Company executives, however, warned global shale gas
exploration is nascent and still uncertain.
Unlike the US, where companies have already drilled many
wells allowing them to understand shale formations,
international drilling is beginning and the performance of the
formation is basically unknown, executives said.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the meeting,
Watson said low natural gas prices "have surprised everyone"
and that he believes the supply glut caused by the development
of shale gas in the US will continue "for some time."
Natural gas prices fell to a fresh decade-low last week
below $2.40 per British thermal unit.
Watson attributed high oil prices to "financial money moving
into commodities", international events and a "tightness" in
the global supply-demand equilibrium.
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for this year is expected to be $32.7 billion.
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Director: Wesley Pipes
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Cast: Wesley Pipes, Shadow Cat, Nazz, Thunder Cat, L T, Shorty Mac, Mz Pandora, Bonnie Blaze, Karla Lane, Rock (I)
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
To our knowledge, Wesley Pipes has been on the West Coast Productions directorial roster for a while? but only for anthologies. This may very well be his breakout vid. It?s a decent start, though not particularly ambitious ? just couch humping with hefty ethnic broads. (Actually, Sex Thang straddles (topples?) the fence between "thick" and "large." It?s a distinction worth noting when it comes to finicky specialty customers.)
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Why I love South Korea
"For all of its headlong rush into the 21st century on a hallyu (Korean popular culture) wave, what charms me most about the ROK is its proud promotion of age-old traditions and culture. I fondly recall meditating at a Buddhist temple retreat where the honk of traffic was replaced by the rhythmic predawn chants of shaven-headed monks; hiking along Seoul's 600-year-old city walls; and walking parts of the Jeju Olle..." Read More
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Pyeongchang county is set to host the Winter Olympics in 2018, and South Korea has ramped up development of its winter zones, including building a new high-speed KTX rail line from Seoul to the Olympic resorts, which are nestled in the Taebaek Mountains (sometimes called the Korean Alps) in Gangwon-do.
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Korean Heritage Tour: Palaces and Villages of Seoul Including Gyeongbokgung Palace
This immersive experience in Seoul will give you an in-depth look at traditional Korean culture. With your knowledgeable guide, wander through grand palaces, learn about the history of Korea – from ancient times to today – and witness age-old customs come to life at a folk village. A Korean lunch and comfortable coach transport is included. Begin your morning with pickup from your Seoul hotel and then drive by air-conditioned coach past Blue House, the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state and the President of the Republic of Korea. Your guide will remark on the traditional Korean architectural style of this stately residence. Your first stop is Gyeongbokgung Palace, a royal palace constructed in 1395. Because much of it was destroyed during the Japanese occupation, there has been a large effort to restore it to its original condition. With your guide, marvel at the grandeur of the preserved portions and the restorations.Here, visit the National Folklore Museum, which uses replicas to illustrate the history of traditional life of Korean people. Browse the numerous exhibitions' more than 90,000 artifacts conveying what life has been like for Koreans from ancient times to the 20th century. You'll also learn about the deep roots of Confucianism in Korean culture.(Please note that Gyeongbokgung Palace is closed on Tuesdays, in which case you'll visit Deoksugung Palace instead. This walled compound with traditional palace buildings, forested gardens and a statue of King Sejong the Great is home to the Seoul Museum of History, where you'll discover Seoul's traditional culture as you navigate the exhibits with your guide.)Next, tour Jogyesa Buddhist Temple, the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. Outside, admire the lovely locust and baeksong trees lining the entrance. Enter the Daeungjeon, the main temple building dating back 500 years, and see the statue of Seokgamoni, the historic Buddha at the moment of enlightenment. At midday, enjoy a tasty Korean lunch at a local restaurant. You'll then spend your afternoon exploring the Korean Folk Village, a living museum that displays elements of traditional Korean life and folk culture. You'll get the unique opportunity to watch well-preserved customs such as pottery making, basket weaving and the hand-making of winnows, musical instruments, embroidery and bamboo, wood and brass wares. After this incredible immersive experience, you'll be taken back to your Seoul hotel.
3-Day Tour from Seoul: Gyeongju and Busan
Get an in-depth look at Korean history, culture and religion on this 3-day tour of Gyeongju and Busan, traveling by comfortable private vehicle from Seoul with a knowledgeable local guide. Visit Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram Grotto on the coast of the East Sea, and learn about the Silla dynasty's 1,000-year rule in Gyeongju, site of the ancient city capital. Then see the bustling modern port of Busan, where you'll explore the beaches, famous fish market and the country's largest Buddhist temple. Learn fascinating facts as you enjoy the scenic coastal landscapes!
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Experience the fascinating culture of South Korea in one of the most authentic ways possible – through its local cuisine! On this 4-hour food tour, learn all about Korea's culinary customs from your guide, an expert in local Korean food and culture, as you journey through the streets of Seoul. Explore the bustling district of Jongno-gu and visit three different food stalls and restaurants, as well as a market, to try a variety of Korean foods such as Korean barbecue, tofu, savory pancakes and spicy braised chicken. Wash your meal down with traditional beverages, like Korean rice wine, as you mingle with your fellow food enthusiasts for an unforgettable end to your culinary adventure.Take your appetite for a ride on this 4-hour journey through Korean food culture! Your night food tour will take place in the popular district of Jongno-gu. Begin in the neighborhood of Nagwon-dong, brimming with food outlets and stalls, and continue to Jongno (Bell Street), one of the most historic and cultural areas of Seoul.With your culinary guide, an expert in local Korean food and culture, stop at three different restaurants and food stalls, as well as a shijang (traditional Korean flea market), along Nagwon-dong and Jongno-gu. Try traditional Korean eats like dubu and kimchi appetizers and Korean BBQ and spicy braised chicken entrees. Visit a shijang for some savory North Korean pancakes, which closely resembles an egg omelet.Wash everything down with traditional Korean liquors like makgeolli and soju while enjoying some fun Korean drinking games with your group, your guide and possibly a few new local friends!To see a map to the school location, please click on the 'View Additional Info' icon.
Discover Korea: 4-Day Western Korea Tour Including Seoul and Gwangju
This 4-day tour of western Korea is filled with a variety of distinct Korean cuisine and the beautiful scenery of the countryside. Somewhat off the beaten path, this western Korea tour is different from eastern Korean tours because the cities that you will visit are not as well known to most people. The tour kicks off in Seoul, goes through the south-western part of Korea with stops in Daejeon and Jeonju, and then heads off to Odongdo Island in Yeosu before finally ending back in Seoul.This delightful cultural experiences of unknown but famous sites will amaze you as a veteran guide escorts you throughout the 4 day course. This tour offers you the opportunity to be adventures and visit the parts of Korea that are not that well-known today!
South Korea: 8-Night Comprehensive Tour from Seoul
Enjoy this comprehensive 8-night tour from Seoul, which will introduce you to 18 different famous and historical sites, always accompanied by your experienced and professional guide. You will see the best of Korea's diverse and rich culture as well as its history and gastronomy, including a special tea-ceremony with a Buddhist monk.
3-Day Jeju Island Tour with Round Trip Flight from Seoul
Visit Jeju Island, an island off the southwest coast of Korea, on this special 3-day trip from Seoul which includes round trip airfare! On your trip, you will have an opportunity to visit some of the Island's most interesting destinations including Jeju Stone Cultural Park, Seong-eup Folk Village, Seongsan Sunrise Peak, and Manjanagul Lava Tube. On your last day on the Island, you will visit the Jeju Folklore History Museum, Dragon Head Shore, experience the tangerine picking (Nov-Jan) or the Teddy Bear Museum (Feb-Oct), visit Jusangjeollidae and finally finish it all up with a visit to Cheonjiyeon waterfall. This 3-day package tour includes 2 nights of stay at a 4-star hotel and round trip domestic air tickets from Gimpo Airport in Seoul to Jeju Airport.


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Breckenridge Ascent Series Evening Rando Races
Interesting how some resorts embrace uphilling and others freak out about it. More here.
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Jonathan Shefftz
March 8th, 2010 1:42 pm
"[…] some resorts embrace uphilling […]"
— What a great springtime idea! I wonder if some northeastern ski areas could get interested in this. The lifts close with hours of daylight left, so this could be a great way to extend their business on a Saturday afternoon, extending the apres ski scene, etc….
dave downing
March 8th, 2010 5:46 pm
A classic move, commercialize and charge for a free, human powered activity. For shame breckenridge, for shame! Must corporate america ruin everything held sacred. We should boycott until the event is free.
March 8th, 2010 7:19 pm
Good job Breck! Glad to see more uphill events in the states. Something to take into consideration for next year might the other big races in the state and maybe do the series a little later? I'ld love to see some uphill races in may!
March 8th, 2010 7:49 pm
Crested Butte's been doing a town rando series for a couple of years now. Really fun and sort of akin to our summer bike race series. Not too expensive (usually $10-15) and they usually give out prizes, free beer, and feed you sometimes. Dave, I hear you in principle, but you know what? I'm willing to pay a little cash for a little workout, a good apres, and the chance to prove to my home mountain that uphilling has a place and they don't need to go all Whitefish about it. Interestingly enough, that was the first mountain I ever skinned up, during the day, on the side of a trail, to test out my self-split snowboard, complete with tele-adaptor plates for my mismatched Scarpa T-2s. I got heckled from the lift the whole way.
March 9th, 2010 9:45 am
What a great idea!! I just added this to the race pitch I sent to Alpine Meadows in Lake Tahoe. How cool would it be to have a two or three evening race schedule, followed by a big "Tour du X" for a grand finish! Thanks for passing this around Lou!
dave downing
March 9th, 2010 10:16 am
Don't worry Dana, I was just kidding 🙂
And I'm still confident i'll skin up the Big at night again…legally.
March 9th, 2010 1:41 pm
I say we boycott everything till everything is free. :biggrin:
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March 9th, 2010 6:26 pm
I agree with Lou, I hate to pay for these events. I dont mind when its going towards a great benefit, like a cancer walk. that i thinks is a great idea. :pouty: :pouty:
March 9th, 2010 8:17 pm
Finally someone (Lou) has hit the nail on the friggin head
March 9th, 2010 10:52 pm
Totally in for the boycotting. I'm definitely entitled to it.
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Running Time: 135
Director: Barrett Blade
Company: Mayhem
Cast: Billy Glide, Roxxxy Rush, Harmony (I), Joe Friday, Taryn Thomas, Sativa Rose, Kurt Lockwood, Anthony Hardwood, Kris Knight, Penny Flame, James Deen
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
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Five scenes of (supposedly) very young girls, vignette style. Brothers and dads leave their sisters or daughters or babysitters alone and tell them No Boys. Ha!
Taryn Thomas teases Kurt Lockwood and they get right into it with a standing 69, followed by choking, as she eggs him on, and finally anal. "Feels so fuckin? good you don't even know." Good close-ups and a really hot scene, thanks to her.
Harmony takes on two guys with a double-vag. A lot of the sex is strictly by the numbers, but new girl Rush does well with anal in several positions. Sativa Rose takes on Kris Knight and Billy Glide, no anal.
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Dr. Porter is a co-investigators for the U.S. team of the Male Breast Cancer Study, worldwide effort coordinated by the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), with the help of the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (TBCRC), and run under the network of the Breast International Group (BIG) and the North American Breast Cancer Groups (NABCG). Their part of the project is in building a retrospective registry of male breast cancer patients in the U.S. that includes collection of tumor tissue and other biological material. This part of the study is ongoing with over 100 patients included. The researchers are currently conducting in-depth biological characterization of the samples.This study will provide important information regarding the biology and natural history of male breast cancer and serve as a starting point for a prospective, international registry of male breast cancer and tissue resources that can be used in future research.
Dr. Peggy Porter, a pathologist and researcher, is a member of the Human Biology and Public Health Sciences Divisions at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Professor of Pathology at the University of Washington. As head of the multi-institutional Women's Cancer Research Program centered at the Hutchinson Center, Dr. Porter leads a dynamic group of basic scientists, epidemiologists, surgeons, oncologists and pathologists dedicated to reducing the incidence and subsequent mortality of breast cancer. Projects, by program members, range from mapping mutations that contribute to cancer risk to evaluating lifestyle factors and potential interventions. Her lab focuses on identifying and understanding the molecular events associated with initiation and progression of breast cancer, particularly the role of abnormal cell cycle control. In collaboration with epidemiologists and basic science researchers at the Hutchinson Center, researchers in the Porter lab identified the loss of cell cycle inhibitor p27 as an important indicator of poor prognosis in breast cancer. With collaborators in Atlanta she found that specific abnormalities in expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins were more common in triple negative breast cancer and in breast tumors of black women. Her lab continues to integrate new technologies and apply them in large-scale studies to identify tumor markers of progression in diverse populations and specific breast cancer subtypes that can be used for detection, prognosis and prediction of response to therapy. Current studies include the determination of breast cancer risk and molecular alterations associated with radiation exposure in Chernobyl and the relationship of ancestry and breast cancer risk in Hispanic women. She obtained her medical degree in 1987 from the University of New Mexico and completed her residency in Pathology at the University of Washington where she was a recipient of the American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Fellowship.


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The European Commission has imposed a fine of 899 m Euros on Microsoft, stating that the company had demanded unreasonable prices for interface documentation for it Workgroup servers.
Commenting on the decision, Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said that Microsoft had been the first company to ignore sanctions in 50 years of EU competition policy. The current fine is a consequence of a ruling made in March 2004 which ordered Microsoft to provide interface documentation to competitors on reasonable terms.
The Commission has also published a statement on Microsoft's latest announcement of freely available documentation in which it criticizes Microsoft for having made at least four similar promises in the past without keeping them.
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Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
- Released on Nov 21, 2000
- By Victor Interactive for PSX
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature User Reviews
Farming Fun!The good:
Impressive for a farming game. Basically you are a young boy who comes to visit your grandfather's old farm realising that it's gone to shambles. Fortunately Mayor Thomas explains that with your help. You can repair the old farm to make it look better with crops and animals for produce.
There are there are 6 types of animals you can keep at the farm. Your faithful dog who will chase away any wild dogs that may try and get any animals that may be outside on the farm. Your clucky little chickens which are easy to take care of and lay many eggs which is a good start off for selling them for money. Your cows which are happy when you give them a brushing daily. They will produce Milk for you to eat or sell. Your sheep are also happy when you brush them daily and will produce wool for you, but it takes a short while for their wool to grow back before you can sheer it off again which you can sell. Your lovely horse, it doesn't do much but you can enter your horse in a race once he's fully grown. Last but not least, when you get a fishing rod you can keep fish in your little pond and feed them daily. They will grow big and multiply as time goes on and you'll be able to sell them or cook them.
There's so many places to go in the town, which fills up your day completely. The towns people are very friendly and are happy to be of service a lot of the time. Thomas likes to come by your house to remind you of up coming festivals, which are so much fun to participate in. There are many festivals you can go to. Also out of 5 of the lovely girls from the farm, you can win their heart and marry one of them. The girls to choose from are Karen, Mary, Ann, Popuri and Ann. You will also experience fun events with certain villagers when the time comes.
The graphics were impressive back in it's time, but not as great as today's graphics now. But still good. One thing that constantly gets quite head wrecking is the music. Very repetitive that it becomes a nuisance.Summary:
This game is wonderfully entertaining, especially for a game that involves farming. The game is quite long which keeps you busy for quite sometime. You can marry, have a child and continue your work on the farm. You must pass the first three years and see how everyone thinks you've done with the farm. ^^
YOU JUST GOTTA OWN IT!!!!!!!The good:
It's a very good game even though you might get bored sometimes, it is full of surprises. Cooking, festivals, marriage, a kid and a farm, what else could you ask for. And characters have different personalities. You can receive gifts and/or rewards in unexpected ways. And you have the help of the Harvest Sprites to make your job easy. Hey and you have a hot spring to rest and revive your energy and to boil eggs for extra money.The bad:
Time moves quite fast. Making a girl like you is a bit expensive but worth it. This game might seem boring in the winter when you don't have anything to do. I can hardly find some negative things about this game at all.Summary:
You just need to farm good enough and you can just play for the next couple of years.
Animals and crops may seem a bit boring so just make the harvest sprites take care of them
This is almost perfect. Just look hard enough and you'll find this game somewhere.
$5-$15The good:
excellent game that i will guarantee you will play for at least 6 full nights (until things get a bit repetitive near winter) but then it gets better...
events are awesome and ann/karen are hotter than h3ll
it can be boring at some times...
i think the clock runs a bit too fast
(roughly 30 seconds is an hour)
oh... and its expensive to woo karen and/or buy cows to milk and milk and milk and take photos and sell and milk and milk and.... er.... oops...
you can find this if you scan the bins hard enough.. a true treasure for $10
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apart from that you got a cute as fudge dog... and you get to pick from a, schoolgirlish-nurse, a pink haired person, a chick thats "spunky", -boring-'the town librarian, or, the chick that puts alchohal in everything .. karen
all in all./ buy it... trust me.. you do not want to replay FREAKIN FINAL FANTASY 7 FOR THE 16TH TIME!!!!
HM BTN my reveiwThe good:
its very good very 5 wives a kid a farm friends everything a gameneeds perfect!The bad:
well...not perfect here look
.you can only hav a boy
.after 3 years the game ends if you dont get the farm
.its rarther hard work!
.character cant talk!(soooooo unfair!)
grapics are ok and every thing else is good but in the next game there could be more things like a son or daughter or twins even which could be boy and boy girl and girl or boy and girl or even identical!oh and the character cant talk thing isnt fair i want to answear to ppl not listen (sorry 4 babbling on like this i do it all the time)i want to say my opinion in the game i hope you found this reveiw helpful in any way possible.if you dont like this game its your own fault for being crazy but like the other HM games!ohh id like to thank neoseeker for letting my exspress my opinoin about th...
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One of the best games I've played in a long time. Most people wont admitt its good simply because it seems childish and stupid. But its extreamly addictive and is very easy to get stuck in. Basicaly you live in a small town where you own the only farm (like all the games). It's your grandpas old farm and now its your chance to run it for yourself. You start of with hardly any money, and you have to turn the wastland into a brillinet farm...in only 3 years! You can buy up to 10 chickens and breed them, 10 cows, and 10 sheep as well as get a horse. There are festivles in the town on ce...
how ironical!!!!Summary:
You got no money to go out on a friday night, you get a carry out and...
Play Harvest Moon?. This is a game which takes courage to admit you like, something you'll secretly loan to your friends and pledge them to fealty not to laugh. It's fun, addictive and repetitive in all the right places and everyone will at least attempt this game and some will enjoy it and some will defend their maturity and condemn it. I like it from time to time, when I feel like simulating a farmer that is...
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- Eleanor Hodgman Porter - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
(1868-1920). The U.S. novelist and short-story writer Eleanor Hodgman Porter is best known as the creator of Pollyanna, the ever-optimistic orphan who wins the goodwill of everyone she encounters. The novel Pollyanna was reprinted many times and eventually sold more than a million copies.


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Solitaire Blitz joins PopCap's Facebook line-up in March
PopCap's next game is a Facebook-only affair, according to IndustryGamers. Solitaire Blitz joins the casual developer's other social network efforts, Bejeweled Blitz and Zuma Blitz, in March. A social version of Solitaire seems like an oxymoron, but PopCap has promised to work its magic on the classic single-player card game. Expect a small-scale beta soon, and see a trailer through the break.
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I've had hypoglycemic episodes and they feel absolutely terrible. Don't let it discourage you from running. Instead of drinking water before and after you run, drink gatorade for some carbs and eat a snack. Hopefully that will prevent it from happening again.
You have a full schedule of working and going to school and sometimes, esp with young women, the importance of nutrition is overlooked. When you said you "ate", what was it? A peanut? And what did your diet, including fluids, look like the day before? Dehydration is accumulative. Also, what kind of work do you do? If you, for instance, teach water aerobics in a humid, heated pool area, dehydration is possible in spite of all you drank.
I agree with LoriRD and lauragood - there's more info needed. The writer who suggested free radicals may be confusing them with electrolytes and fluid balance, but FR play no part in hydration.
I would love to know your weight, height and age.
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Knowledge about osteoporosis: assessment, correlates and outcomes
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During the last 10 years, we have witnessed an impressive increase in the number of studies examining knowledge about osteoporosis. The aim of the present paper is to examine the status of research on knowledge about osteoporosis by reviewing and analyzing the current literature as it pertains to assessment of knowledge about osteoporosis, factors associated with knowledge, and relationship between knowledge about osteoporosis and participation in health-related behaviors. Finally, future directions in the field are discussed. Many of the studies are still characterized by the lack of a theoretical framework, as well as by various methodological flaws. Serious deficits in knowledge are reported among healthy and diagnosed women and men, as well as among health professionals. Educational interventions are accompanied by an increase in knowledge, but no change in behavior. There is need to expand the research on knowledge about osteoporosis, especially in an effort to increase its impact on the prevention and early diagnosis of the disease. The deficits found in the knowledge of both the general population and among health care professionals, should be addressed by providing updated and reliable information through appropriate health promotion and professional venues.
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Osteoporosis International
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Stage I Seminoma
Stage I seminoma has a cure rate that approaches 100% regardless of whether postorchiectomy adjuvant therapy is given.
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Standard treatment options:
- Radical inguinal orchiectomy with no retroperitoneal node radiation therapy followed by chest x-rays and computed tomographic (CT) scans of the abdomen and pelvis (surveillance). These studies are typically performed every 4 months for the first 3 years, then every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually for an additional 4 years.[1]
Results of multiple clinical series, including more than 1,200 patients with stage I seminoma managed by postorchiectomy surveillance, have been reported.[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] The overall 10-year tumor recurrence rate is 15% to 20%, and nearly all patients whose disease recurred were cured by radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Thus, the overall cure rate is indistinguishable from that achieved with adjuvant radiation therapy or carboplatin chemotherapy. Relapses after 5 years are unusual but can occur in as many as 4% of patients.[6] Independent risk factors for relapse include tumor size greater than 4 cm and invasion of the rete testis.[2] The 5-year risk of relapse is about 10% without either risk factor, 16% with one risk factor, and 32% with both risk factors.
Treatment options when surveillance is not chosen:
The surveillance-after-orchiectomy treatment option is associated with a cure rate that approaches 100%. Relapses requiring additional therapy occur in about 15% of patients who are treated with the surveillance treatment option. The surveillance strategy avoids the need for radiation or chemotherapy in most patients. However, some patients are uncomfortable with surveillance only and wish to minimize the risk of relapse. For such patients, one of the following options may be used; however, there is controversy about which strategy is preferred:[10]
- Removal of the testicle via radical inguinal orchiectomy followed by radiation therapy is an approach that is associated with a 5-year relapse-free survival (RFS) rate of 95% to 96% and a 5-year disease-specific survival rate in excess of 99% in multiple large series and randomized controlled trials.[11,12,13,14,15,16,17]
One of the following two treatment fields is typically used: a para-aortic strip covering the retroperitoneal nodes or a dog-leg field that includes the ipsilateral iliac lymph nodes as well as the retroperitoneum. The dose ranges from 20 Gy to 26 Gy. Relapse rates and toxic effects were studied in a randomized comparison (MRC-TE10) of para-aortic radiation therapy alone versus para-aortic radiation therapy with an added ipsilateral iliac lymph node field.[13,18] Five-year RFS rates were virtually identical (96.1% for patients who were treated with the para-aortic strip vs. 96.2% for patients who were treated by a dog-leg field) as were overall survival (OS) rates (one death from seminoma occurred in the para-aortic radiation therapy arm). Pelvic RFS rates were 98.2% versus 100%; the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the difference in pelvic RFS rates was 0% to 3.7%. A statistically significant increase was observed in leukopenia and diarrhea associated with the ipsilateral iliac radiation therapy.
In a randomized trial (MRC-TE18), a radiation dose of 20 Gy over 10 daily fractions was clinically equivalent to 30 Gy over 15 fractions after a median follow-up of 7 years in both RFS and OS. Patients reported that lethargy and their ability to perform normal work were better in the lower-dose regimen.[14,18][Level of evidence: 1iiA]
Radiation therapy for clinical stage I testicular seminoma is no longer favored because of evidence that this treatment is associated with an increased risk of secondary malignancies and an increased risk of death from secondary malignancies. An analysis of data from the population-based Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries in the United States between the years 1973 and 2001 indicated that among 7,179 men receiving radiation therapy for stage I seminoma, 246 had an increased risk of death from secondary cancers compared with the general population (standardized mortality ratio, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.67-2.14).[19] An international study of more than 40,000 testis cancer survivors reported that among the 7,885 survivors who had been followed for 20 to 29 years, radiation therapy was associated with a doubling of the risk of secondary cancers (relative risk, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.8-2.3).[20]
- Radical inguinal orchiectomy followed by either one or two doses of carboplatin adjuvant therapy.
In a large, randomized, controlled, noninferiority trial (MRC-TE19 [NCT00003014]), 1,477 men with stage I seminoma were randomly assigned to undergo para-aortic (or dog-leg field, if clinically indicated) radiation therapy or to receive a single dose of carboplatin (concentration-versus-time or area-under-the-curve [AUC] × 7) after radical inguinal orchiectomy study participants were followed up for a median of 6.5 years.[18,21] The RFS rate at 5 years was 94.7% in the carboplatin arm and 96.0% in the radiation therapy arm (1.3% difference; 90% CI, 0.7%-3.5%; hazard ratio [HR], 1.25 [nonsignificant trend in favor of radiation therapy]; 90% CI, 0.83-1.89). The one death from seminoma occurred in the radiation therapy arm. There was a reduced number of contralateral testicular germ cell tumors in the carboplatin arm: 2 versus 15 (HR, 0.22; 95% CI, 0.05-0.95; P = .03).[21][Level of evidence: 1iiA] In this trial, AUC dosing was based on radioisotope measurement of glomerular filtration rate; dosing based on calculations of creatinine clearance is not equivalent, has not been validated in this setting, and is discouraged.
Phase II studies, including several with more than 4 years median follow-up, have consistently reported lower relapse rates (0%-3.3%) when two doses of carboplatin were administered either 3 or 4 weeks apart and dosed either at 400 mg/m2 or at an AUC of 7.[3,4,22,23,24,25,26] Administration of two doses of carboplatin has never been compared with a single dose nor with radiation therapy in a randomized trial.
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PICTURES: SaikouCon Convention.
Jake Woods 15, of Zionsville, dressed as Cronus Ampora, a web comic character as he attends the SaikouCon convention held at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Fogelsvill Saturday afternoon. The Lehigh Valley's first anime convention continues with seminars and vendors from 1:30-5 p.m. Sunday.KEVIN MINGORA / THE MORNING CALL


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Currently the setup allows the PayPal account to be identified via the email address. In this case we have created a PayPal Donate button that links to clicker to a special "Donation" page on the PayPal site that is associated with the account. The code provided looks like this:
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Which is somewhat similar to the <form code that you have in the plugin. Anyway for me to work this in for the look/destination of the Donate button?
Other than this, the plugin is awesome. And if I can't do this, I'll likely still use it.


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No matter what your idea of "roughing it" is, spending time in nature is time for rejuvenation. You might not love the idea of living without toilets and running water, and that's fine - you're not alone. You can still get away from computers and telephones and see wildlife somewhere other than the zoo. You can go to sleep on a regular bed and still wake up to the sound of birdsong. Yes, you can have it both ways.
However long you want to stay at Robbs Hut Campground, whether it's just a couple of days or a week or more, don't forget to check on area attractions just in case you get bored after a day or two in a hammock. Also, it's important be aware of the fire danger level where you are, for safety reasons.
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Sounds Like: Billy Joel, Jason Mraz, Elton John
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Grew up in the Chicagoland area and is influenced by a wide-range of styles old and new. Also spent some time in Grand Rapids Michigan and collaborated with Michigan artists on the project "Brand New Day." Currently resides in Knoxville Tennessee. Artistic influences include, ...See Full Bio
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In this disarming debut, Brian Strause has written a vastly entertaining novel about an American family transfixed by a series of mysterious events. From a comfortable suburb of Columbus, Ohio, emerges a story of rebellion, faith and hope, bridging the cultural gap between those who believe in miracles and those who wish they could.
Monroe Anderson–as quiet on the outside as he is sardonic and alive on the inside–has spent most of his eighteen years trying to fly beneath the radar. If he can remain invisible, he believes, his sadistic older brother, a rising golf star, might not torment him, his workaholic father, a renowned litigator, might not notice him long enough to be disappointed, and his mother might not have to struggle so hard to find a hopeful word. The only people who glimpse the real Monroe are his girlfriend, Emily, and his eleven-year-old sister, Annika.
On the night of his senior prom, Monroe finds Annika floating facedown in the family pool. He dives in and rescues her, but not quickly enough to prevent her from slipping into a coma. As the family copes with this crisis, Monroe's mother turns to religion, his father turns to liquor, and Monroe himself must decide what's worth believing in, what's worth fighting for, and, finally, who he wants to be.
By turns humorous and heartbreaking, personal and sweeping, familiar and extraordinary, Brian Strause's mesmerizing novel takes readers on an unforgettable emotional journey into America's heartland.
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"As tender as a slow dance, as rebellious as a hip-hop song, and an uttery joy. Brian Strause manages to convince the reader that mere human life is the greatest sin and salvationwith room for belief, betrayal, the beneficence of baseball, folly, and forgiveness."
Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN and THE BREAKDOWN LANE
"Brian Strause's MAYBE A MIRACLE starts out somewhere not far from J.D. Salinger's rye field, but it ends up in a new and strange and marvelous place where only this extraordinary first novelist could take it."
Madison Smartt Bell, author of THE STONE THAT THE BUILDER REFUSED
"Laugh-out-loud funny, provocative and unique."
—People (****)
"Monroe is clever and quizzical. His observations are often funny, and he's a keen and self-aware observer of contemporary American life. . . . The novel balances the peace of Monroe's mother brought to dozen of sick people against the damage her actions may have caused Annika, and it has the grace to leave such ultimate questions unanswered."
—The Washington Post Book World
"Emotionally charged. . . . The devastating power of this tragedy is brilliantly portrayed with both the gritty realism and sarcasm that only an eighteen-year-old boy can convey. But this novel truly stands out because of its singular premise: Can one family ever completely recover from a brush with tragedy?"
"A wonderfully fresh voice that is, irresistibly, both profound and profane. . . . Monroe is a captivating narrator who will both delight and outrage readers while also making them think; nothing escapes his dead-on riffs about today's tumultuous political and religious landscape. Sure to hit the book club circuit with a vengeance, this debut is highly recommended."
—Library Journal (starred review)
"Monroe's voice draws the reader in. . . . Crisp writing and a multifaceted, likable central character distinguish this first novel."
"Strause juxtaposes the caustic and the poignant in his first novel...The metaphysical runs up against the mundane with darkly comic ambiguity...Holds the reader."
—Publishers Weekly
"Heartbreaking and humorous."
—Somerset, Pennsylvania Daily American
Product Details
- 9780307415998
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication date:
- 12/18/2007
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- Random House
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- NOOK Book
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- 384
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Maybe a MiracleA Novel
By Brian Strause
Ballantine BooksCopyright © 2005 Brian Strause
All right reserved.
Chapter OneThere's a bow tied around my neck and I'm dying for a smoke.
Tonight's the senior prom and there's no way I'm going to get through this ordeal sober. I wouldn't be going at all, but I promised my girlfriend, Emily. She said the prom only happens once in your life and I'd regret it if I blew the whole thing off. "Humor me," she said. On the off chance she's right, I agreed to take her-a decision I now regret.
I figure if I catch a buzz before I pick her up, maybe the night won't be a total disaster. Emily always says she can't stand being around stoners, but then again she can never tell when I'm stoned.
Besides, there's no use complaining now. I have the whole thing lined up-the black tux, the white limo, the red corsage. I even rented a room at the Hyatt. It's something you're supposed to do, I guess. It's not like I think some cheesy hotel room will make Emily want to sleep with me. I know she won't. It's not even worth trying. I probably won't even tell her I got it. If she ever wants to go all the way, she'll let me know. Her parents left her home alone for an entire weekend last month and she still wouldn't put out. A hotel room isn't going to make any difference.
The most we ever do is kiss, sometimes until our lips are chapped. Every time I try to push it a little farther, she pulls away and I stop. Supposedly, most guys don't. Like the guys she used to go out with. From what I can figure, they didn't take no for an answer and I don't want to be like them, so I always apologize and say, "Whenever you're ready." You might think that makes me a good guy, but most people around here would say it just makes me a pussy.
I've heard people say that Emily was a slut at her old school, Fairview High. It's only a couple miles away from Chelsea. News gets around and sometimes I listen. Not that it really matters. People say a lot worse about their so-called best friends.
From the very beginning she told me she wanted to take things slow and that was fine with me. After three years of high school I'd never even been on a date, so going slow sounded a lot better than going nowhere at all.
I'm pretty sure Emily doesn't care about the prom anyway. She wants to shed her old skin. Going to the prom is really about making a new memory to replace the old ones she wants to forget. Deep down I'll bet she knows it's a big joke, but you'd have to ask her. That's the only way you ever know what's going on in someone else's head and even then you can't be too sure.
Emily doesn't talk about her past much, just in bits and pieces. She once told me how her dad found her drunk at Larry's down on High Street, sitting in some guy's lap. Another time she got so wasted at a Beastie Boys concert she had to have her stomach pumped. She's been arrested for shoplifting, but she won't tell me what she stole. Like she says, it doesn't matter. But if you put all the pieces together it looks like a blur, a girl out of control. She's not like that anymore; so maybe going to the prom is a small price for me to pay.
My sister, Annika, on the other hand, cares a lot about the prom. Even though she's only in the fifth grade and I'm about to go to college, in a lot of ways I think of her as my best friend. I can tell her anything and know she'd never rat me out. That's a lot rarer than it ought to be. In a few years she'll drift away. When she gets into sixth grade, it'll all change. That's when girls start thinking about boys. That's when they turn mean.
Last week Annika was begging me to help pick out my tux. Not that she had to, I would have taken her anyway. Without her or someone else from the family in the car, I'm not allowed to drive. Dad says driving is not a right but a privilege. He says he's doing it for my own good. If I had a gallon of gas for every time I heard that, I could have escaped to California by now. Dad figures with Annika in the car I won't try anything stupid and if I do, he's under the false impression she'll report back to him. The truth is, I'm really not such a bad driver; I've just had some bad luck.
First of all, I should point out in my defense-and despite objections from the insurance company-that it was completely not my fault when I totaled the driver's ed car. That distinction belonged to Mr. Bailey, the so-called instructor. The one who was there to teach me how to drive. He was hard to take seriously. After all, no one grows up wanting to be a driver's ed instructor. In order to get that job, some serious vocational errors must be made along the way. Throw in the facts that he smelled like broccoli, never cleaned his glasses, and spoke often of Freemasonry and it's not so hard to see how it came to this.
Mr. Bailey didn't have too many driving tips to share, but he frequently ranted about how all the kids around here have been bred to be cogs in the machine and they don't even know it.
Maybe I was going a little too fast, but I only wanted to get out of the car. Bailey was babbling on and on about how fluoride is the main ingredient in rat poison. "It lowers your IQ, crumbles your bones, and causes cancer. People think it's the TV that makes everyone slaves to the system, but it's the fluoride."
After a while, he wasn't so hard to tune out.
Later, Mr. Bailey would tell the cops, "I told him to slow down." More than once, he said that. That's the thing about conspiracy theorists-they never take personal responsibility for anything. Whatever happens is the result of some sinister plot.
Even though he wasn't at the wheel, Mr. Bailey was in control. He had his own set of brakes. He could do what he wanted. Any objective observer could see, it was Mr. Bailey who panicked, not me. Had he not freaked out and slammed on the brakes, we never would have fishtailed into the plaza in front of City Hall, headed straight for a statue of our city's namesake.
When Christopher Columbus hit the ground, his head fell off and rolled down Front Street. You might have seen a picture of it in the paper. No one got hurt, but everyone acted like it was a sign of the coming apocalypse.
At the time, though, I couldn't stop laughing, which is probably why the cops thought I was drunk. But what was even funnier was Mr. Bailey. He was having a fit, wheezing about how he wasn't going to be framed.
I don't know why he was so upset. He'd only told me a dozen times how Columbus was a slave trader and a rapist and how if the natives didn't bring him all the gold he wanted, he'd chop off their arms. Mr. Bailey often said, "Everything they teach you in that stuck-up school is a lie, a goddamn lie."
The destruction of such an esteemed civic icon really would have been a wonderful opportunity for Mr. Bailey to initiate a city-wide dialogue over why our landlocked town is named after the seafaring Christopher Columbus in the first place. But all he could talk about was how I was trying to ruin his life. Like he hadn't already done that all on his own.
I was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. It wasn't really a big deal to me, going to a department store to get fitted for a tux, but Annika has always loved getting dressed up. Any occasion will do. She's old- fashioned that way.
"Monroe, we're going to the Lazarus downtown, right?"
"That's right."
"Not the one at the mall."
"Yes, we're going downtown."
"And you're going to wear that?"
The Lazarus store downtown used to be a pretty elegant place, unlike the one at the Chelsea mall, which is a fortress made of glazed turquoise brick. Mom calls it architectural vomit. But the downtown Lazarus is different. It's like 1948, not that I know what 1948 was like; but when you walk through the cast-iron doors you could be walking into a black-and-white movie.
Lazarus keeps the tuxedoes on the fourth floor in the back. I wanted to get one in baby blue, just to make it clear I wasn't taking the prom seriously, but Annika would have none of that. "Monroe," she said, "you'll look back at pictures of yourself and wonder what you were thinking. Is that what you want?"
I look at myself in the mirror and cringe as it is. I can't imagine how looking back on photos will be any different.
She insisted on a classic cut. "You'll look like William Powell and Emily will be Myrna Loy ... or better yet Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire." Annika wants to be a dancer. She watches those old movies all the time.
When I came out of the dressing room, she came right up to me all serious, brushed off my lapels, and asked, "May I have this dance?" I'm telling you, she's going to break some hearts someday, she really will. You'll see.
"Of course, my lady." I know it sounds kind of gay, dancing with your sister like that, especially in public. But we've always danced together. It's the one thing my mother insisted on, dance lessons. "There are a lot of things you can fake in this life and dancing is not one of them," she said. It's right up there with, "People always say dance like no one's watching, but the thing to remember is this: they are watching and you can bet they wish they were dancing, too."
Annika and I used to dance all the time. It didn't matter that I have about a foot and a half on her; she could always keep up. It wasn't cheesy, you know, like at weddings when you see old people dancing with little girls. She really knew what she was doing.
People at school used to call me a faggot because I took dance class, like it was something to be ashamed of. And it worked. I was ashamed. Being called a faggot will do that to you. I wanted to quit and Mom would have let me too. But first she asked me one question: "So what do the boys who call you names do at the school dances?" I told her they all hang around on the edges. They don't dance at all. "That's interesting. You're dancing with girls and they're not, yet you're the faggot." Sometimes the most obvious things go right over your head when you're a kid.
We finished with a big dip and the clerks all clapped. It figures, they sell clothes.
Annika never worried if people laughed at her. She always assumed everyone else was in on the joke and I've always assumed the joke was on me. When I was eleven I was mortified if I wasn't wearing the right shoes to school. But Annika just never cared what other people thought. Maybe if you don't care, other people don't care much either. Maybe it's like how dogs only bite people who are afraid of them.
After they made some alterations, we got milk shakes at the old-fashioned fountain on the fourth floor. There was no one else there. It was just us and Sam, the old black man who works the counter. He's been working at Lazarus forever. Sam's a nice man, but kind of slow. Mom says he's thick-just like his shakes.
"It doesn't look like anyone comes here much anymore," I said.
"They don't, son, they sure don't," Sam said as he continued polishing the counter, not missing a beat. He concentrated his efforts on one spot, gliding his hands over and over it again.
I inhaled my shake, but Annika took her time. She said, "Mr. Sam, you make the best milk shakes in the world."
He just smiled and kept rubbing that one spot, considering the praise. Then he looked up at us and said, "I wish I could make more."
When I was a kid, before they built a new mall next door, Lazurus was packed on Saturdays. But sitting there looking at Sam, it felt like we were at a museum visiting a relic from the past, like the way they have blacksmiths banging out horseshoes and women spinning lamb's wool at the Ohio Historical Society. If they ever close the store, maybe that's where Sam will end up. In a museum. The mall next door-that was so new and popular just a few years ago-quickly filled with ghosts. New, better malls with more things to do popped up on the outskirts, effectively killing the downtown renaissance before they even had a chance to build an IMAX.
If you've already done the math, then you'd know I was seven years old when Annika was born. It was kind of an unexpected bonus-no longer being the youngest. I could hardly wait for her to arrive. I learned so much about the infliction of pain from my older brother, I was eager to impart my wisdom to the younger generation.
I spent my first seven years as an unwitting scientific experiment. Scientific, however, suggests it was all documented for a greater good. But nothing was written down. There were no lab notes. No charts. No graphs. Only a constant stream of misery. Dad always said our family was part Austrian, but all you had to do was see my brother, Ben, in action to realize our German roots ran deep. I could have written a book like Anne Frank, detailing the occupation, but Ben would have found it and rubbed every word in my face like broken glass.
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Meet the Author
Brian Strause was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, and now lives in Silver Lake, California.
From the Hardcover edition.
Brief Biography
- Hometown:
- Silver Lake, California
- Date of Birth:
- October 5, 1967
- Place of Birth:
- Columbus, Ohio
- Education:
- B.A., Grinnell College, 1990; M.F.A., The American Film Institute, 1995
- Website:
- http://www.brianstrause.com
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I do not like the message that this book protrays. Luckily I got this book for 50cents at a garage sale so I am able to be okay with throwing it into the recycle bin (first book I ever put in the recycle bin). It bashes Christianity. I kept waiting for the pivotal moment when the charater realizes there is a God but that never came. Then Annika wakes up and she is an ungrateful little girl who also doesn't recognize that God is real. So if you are not a Christian this probably is a great book but if you are don't bother reading to the end because the main charaters never come to light. WASTE OF MY TIME!
As much as i liked this book i found it sickening and pretty much rude how many times the word 'retard' was used. it came to the point were i just didnt want to read the book anymore. truthfully i dont get the whole reason of that word. i never use it, maybe its just me or maybe its b.c my little sister has downs, i dont know. dont get me wrong it was a good book with a happy ending but when you're writing a book about God and faith why have a word like that in it.
couldn't put it down, funny, sad, though-provoking, inspiring
I really enjoyed reading this book. There were many incidents I didn't see coming, which always makes for a good book. However, after the climax, the rest of the book just fizzled out.
A wonderful book with slight tones of 'The Lovely Bones' and 'Catcher in the Rye'. A really excellent read, with thought-provoking subjects.
Maybe a Miracle is a thought-provoking debut book for Brian Strause. Many small but significant insights and quirky characters add to the appeal of the book. A very skeptic book, it appeals to sarcastic minds moreso than others, though a good read for anyone. While reading the book, many of the comments did make me stop and think... why is using God's name in vain more offensive to a Christian than using a vulgar word not tied to God? Monroe is an average teenager, one that could be seen walking the halls of a high school right now.
Seen through his sharp observing eye the teenager Monroe Anderson presents his world to us curious readers in a witty and sometimes unmercifully sarcastic way. We form a rather intimate relationship with him. He tells us things he wouldn't convey to anybody in his surroundings. Monroe is a quiet person and he knows how to stay almost invisible in order to protect himself. That becomes his main survival strategy. Moreover, also his isolation. I am sure that many teenagers will easily identify with his character. The writer Brian Strause employs his technique very skillfuly. He engages us quickly in the fate of the whole Anderson family and he keeps us interested throughout the whole story. Monroe's younger sister Annika has an accident with an unexpected outcome and we will follow the situation that presents a considerable stress to all members of the family and consequently changes their lives in a drastic manner. The book shows us how different people cope with a stressful situation that for them has life changing consequences. However, this book has more to offer than a plot. It is also an investigation about the nature of faith, shortcomings of science, unexplainable fenomena and it highlights also the limiting ways in which we normaly live our lives. All that in a very gentle and unintrusive style but with a persistence that can't be ignored. The novel is engaging but Brian Strause will not write the main point of the book on the black board for us. We need to feel and think for ourselves and find how the story relates to our own lives and the way we choose to live them.
This is not typically the type of book I read. I only ended up reading it because it was my book club's selection. I really liked the author's easy, natural writing style. I also found the subject matter interesting...family tragedy and all that follows. Unfortunately, the whole religious aspect and final point of this novel were lost on me. What caused Annika's bleeding? Why did her environment always smell like roses? What about the spontaneous action of the snow globe? If it wasn't God, what caused those things to occur? Strause is at once suggesting and at the same time denouncing an other-wordly presence. And what was the point of Annika's becoming a world-wide religious icon? To prove Christianity right or to prove it wrong? The whole religious aspect of this book seemed like a wrong turn...but I suspect to the author, and others, that it was the whole point! I despised Annika's reaction to her ordeal once she woke up. She hated becoming a spectacle, but perhaps she benefited from all of those prayers. And her treatment of her mother would make any mother cringe. Any mother who lost a child to death or a persistent vegetative state would do ANYTHING to get their child back. Blaming that mother for doing what she did is a horrific crime in my opinion. Annika's awakening was very anti-climactic. She woke up no wiser, no more grateful for life, and a bit too snippy for my taste. Her coma should have meant something much more than a 2 1/2 year nap to her. The whole story just seemed to unravel a bit at the end. A good first novel, but not exactly my cup of tea. I would read another book by this author and hope for a bit more purpose to the story.
What a gem this book is! With a story as fresh and bizarre as you could hope for, and a young narrator that views the world through prematurely jaded eyes, this wonderful debut novel carries readers along on a weird new path through very familiar landscape. Set in suburban America, the lifestyle and characters are known to us all, but the family tragedy that turns life into an everyday circus makes 'Maybe a Miracle' far more compelling than your average family drama. Monroe, the narrator, is a wonderful story teller-- his take on the events that unfold is cynical and wry, but with an unmistakable tenderness and longing for a return to normalcy. He wishes he could be more optimistic about the future of his comatose beloved little sister, but it doesn't seem to be in his nature. However, while he doubts his mother's certainty that Annika is 'still in there', just to play it safe he plays Parliament Funkadelic records for her, to balance out the Neil Diamond their mother is blasting her with. His voice and his actions ring true on every page. But truer still are the confessions he makes to us, the readers. He tells us the things he would never speak aloud-- not to his parents, who probably wouldn't listen anyway, and certainly not to his sadistic older brother, who takes every word or action from Monroe as a new opportunity to humiliate and abuse him. But as the readers, we get to hear the whole story-- his bitterness, his fear, and his hope, quickly fading though it is. I found myself cheering him on at times, wanting to throttle him at others, but always caring what happened next. This book is touching, compelling, and very funny. My only disappointment is the book's title 'Maybe a Miracle' is far too lackluster and simpering to really give a reader any glimpse of how cool this book is.
'Maybe a Miracle,' a book about faith. Faith in a situation, faith in yourself. About believing in something bigger than yourself. I can't say after reading this book if it was enjoyable or not. This is almost an eye-opening book whether you want it to or not. An emotional journey that isn't one you'd pick to travel. However, it's almost one of those journeys everyone should take. Whether your religious or not, this is worth your time. A tragedy strikes immediately in this book. The tragedy strikes just as the reader feels they have a relationship with the characters. During Annika's hospital stay her brother explains Annika's situation, and her diagnosis is horrific. This almost made me want to quit reading. I didn't think I could take over two hundred more pages of sadness. I pushed on and kept going. With any horrible family tragedy comes other circumstances. People change, attitudes change, your friends are no longer your friends, or you find your real friends. You 'might' find your faith. With the situation with Annika, we see what happens in this family, we witness faith and yeah, 'maybe a miracle.' A few times I wanted to quit reading. I found some of the 'miracle' that happened to Annika just so crazy. But for Monroe's sake I wanted to find out what happens to him, and he puts things into perspective, so I managed to hang on. I'm sure glad I did. I learned a little something about believing in miracles, believing in things when no one else will. Believing in family. Without these miracles in life, where would we be? An amazing book, sometimes difficult to stay with, but push on, it's worth it in the end.


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