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UC Berkeley Professor to Speak at Southwestern April 8
Wendy Brown, a professor of political science at UC Berkeley and one of the country's leading contemporary political theorists, will deliver the 2013 Jesse Daniel Ames lecture on Monday, April 8, at 4:15 p.m. in Olin 105. The title of her talk is "Homo Oeconomicus, Homo Politicus, and Predicaments of Contemporary Democracy."
Brown received her Ph.D. in political philosophy from Princeton University. Prior to joining the faculty at Berkeley in 1999, she taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz and at Williams College.
Brown's research analyzes fundamental questions of power, political identity, sovereignty, citizenship, religion, secularism, toleration, and capital in the late modern era of Western liberal democracies and in the global neoliberal context. She has authored or co-authored eight books, including Walled States, Waning Sovereignty; Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Empire and Identity; Edgework: Essays on Knowledge and Politics; Politics Out of History; States of Injury: Power and Freedom in Late Modernity; and Manhood and Politics: A Feminist Reading in Political Theory.
Her lecture considers the specific form of homo oeconomicus in contemporary neoliberal reason, and the implications for the ideal or practice of democracy when this figure displaces its companion in modernity, homo politicus.
Brown also will participate in two events on Tuesday, April 9 – a discussion group with students and a workshop for faculty members. The student group will discuss Brown's essay "We Are All Democrats Now." The faculty workshop will focus on a chapter from Brown's recent book project.
The Smith Library Center has set up a site that provides access to some of Brown's writings and interviews. The site may be accessed at http://libguides.southwestern.edu/jda
The Jesse Daniel Ames Lecture is sponsored annually by the Feminist Studies Program. For more information on the lecture series, visit http://www.southwestern.edu/departments/feminist/opportunities/index.php
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The 2013 Educators Career Fair will be at the Metroplex/Team Summit Event Center at 10800 Colonel Glenn Rd. between 9 a.m. and noon for people looking at teaching as a career.
Fair registration is free and online at www.TeachArkansas.org. People who plan to attend the fair are encouraged to complete the online registration form, but those who can't will be able to register at the door.
This event will provide information and assistance to current teachers, former teachers interested in returning to the classroom and those who are looking for a career change.
Exhibitors and ADE officials will be on hand to give up-to-date information on:
• Adding subject areas of teaching to a current Arkansas teaching license.
• How to renew an expired Arkansas teaching license.
• Arkansas colleges and universities.
• Obtaining a Master of Arts degree in teaching.
• Programs that offer financial assistance for starting or continuing a college education.
• School districts throughout Arkansas that have current openings for educators.
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"I'd put him in the Longboat Hall of Fame … He is an extremely strong and wise person who only spoke when he had something to say."
— Jim Brown
Longboat Key mayor
When you reflect on the 12 and a half years that Hal Lenobel served as a Longboat Key mayor and commissioner, you can see there were two distinct phases of his tenure — the mayoral phase and the statesman phase. Each serves as a great lesson for all current and future Longboat Key town commissioners.
Separating these two phases was the blood-system illness that caused Lenobel, 88, to resign last week, four months into his final two-year term. It had been in remission since it occurred in 2003. But it was always life threatening; it required Lenobel to undergo dialysis treatments three days a week for the past nine years in Sarasota.
A week after he suffered a relapse about three weeks ago, Lenobel told us, "I didn't think I was ever going home again."
As he stated in his resignation letter, that and the December death of his wife, Hazel, after 62 years of marriage, have taken their toll. You can see it. He walks slower than before; he doesn't beam as much as before. And the man who has 13 holes-in-one to his name, hasn't hit a golf ball in two years.
Despite the physical and emotional tolls, Lenobel hasn't lost a step mentally. Talk to him, and you know it. While he may have looked like he was napping with his eyes open at Town Commission meetings, don't kid yourself. He knew exactly what was going on, ever observant of the dynamics among the commissioners, just as he was when he was first elected in 1997 (elected without an opponent, as he was for five of his six terms).
Lenobel's keen sense of observation was one of the characteristics that made him one of Longboat Key's most effective mayors in its 57-year history. But he combined that with two other characteristics — an uncanny ability to build consensus and a great sense of humor, which he often used as a weapon for good.
Former Longboat Key Mayors Ron Johnson and Jeremy Whatmough, who served on the commission with Lenobel, in separate interviews said the same thing: In Lenobel's three terms as mayor, "Everyone got along with everyone," Johnson said, even if commissioners disagreed on issues. Johnson called it a "collegial experience."
Johnson remembered when commissioners attended League of Cities meetings, Lenobel was the organizer of having all of the commissioners and their wives get to know one another. "He'd say, 'Let's all meet.' That added to the congeniality," he said.
"He had that follow-me ability," Whatmough said. "He had the ability to put forth his ideas and build consensus and get people to agree with it."
Whatmough remembered that Lenobel and former Mayor John Redgrave seldom agreed. "But I could never detect that he and Redgrave could never see eye to eye. They got along and were friendly."
Johnson said Lenobel used his humor to break tensions at the right moment and maintain control of commission meetings. "He always teased Ray Metz," Johnson said. Whatmough remembered Lenobel turning to the late Gen. Jim Patterson at one commission meeting and saying in a good-natured tone, "Are you a little testy tonight?"
Vintage Lenobel.
And what a lesson. It took little time for Lenobel, a novice at politics in 1997, to learn what the job of the mayor was: It was not to grandstand and bully. It was to bring the commissioners to common ground — in a collegial, congenial way.
When Lenobel returned to the commission after a three-year hiatus, you could see his illness had slowed him physically. He was not as energetic, and the dynamics of the commission had changed. Tensions among some of the commissioners were palpable, and Lenobel often found himself a minority of one.
This is when he adopted the persona and entered the phase of the quiet statesman. Whatmough characterized it perfectly: "If you have something to say, say it. But don't just talk."
In all of the hours and hours of commission meetings over the past four years, Lenobel is likely to have the fewest comments in the minutes. He has commented outside of the commission that his most recent, former colleagues have had the tendency to belabor matters more than necessary. Take more action, talk less.
That is the other Lenobel lesson.
There is a corollary to that one. In all of his years on the commission, Lenobel was prepared. He read the reams of information that came out of Town Hall, and he knew thoroughly the town's codes and comprehensive plan. This armed him with the knowledge to ask, sparingly, smart questions that cut to the core of an issue — a trait that would be worthwhile for all commissioners, present and future, to emulate.
It's a loss for Longboaters that Lenobel will no longer be on the commission. In his dozen and a half years, he never waivered in his votes. He was principled: He voted for what he believed best for the people of Longboat Key.
Former Longboat Key Mayor Jeremy Whatmough is right. "He will really be missed," Whatmough said.
And Mayor Brown was right. If one existed, Hal Lenobel indeed deserves a place in the Longboat Hall of Fame. He set the standard for for all those who shared and will share the Town Commission dais.
+ The right woman for the job
The jockeying for Commissioner Hal Lenobel's vacated seat sounds as if it's like a tight pack of thoroughbreds rounding the turn for the home stretch and prize.
Winning that prize isn't determined by ability, though. It's in the hands of the sitting Town Commission members, who have 30 days to appoint Lenobel's replacement. Either that or conduct an election.
You can bet the commissioners want to control who lands in Lenobel's seat.
There are plenty of candidates: Ray Rajewski, who lost to Vice Mayor David Brenner in March's election, is interested. Longboat Key Planning and Zoning Board members B.J. Webb and Len Garner are interested, as is Republican Club stalwart Phyllis Black. Former Mayor George Spoll is on some lists. And longtime Longboater and former Commissioner Woody Wolverton has expressed interest.
Other former commissioners' names come to mind as well — Randy Clair, Ron Johnson, Peter O'Connor, Lee Rothenberg, Joan Webster, Jeremy Whatmough.
All of the former commissioners can do the job. Of them, Wolverton would be the one who would be most likely to tell it like it is. But the prospect of having a past commissioner reminds us of the advice of the editor of a business magazine. Faced with filling a key position on his staff, one of his colleagues suggested trying to bring back a former staffer who had performed well but moved on to another job. The editor didn't hesitate: "Don't go backward. It's always better to keep moving forward."
In that vein, the best candidate for Lenobel's seat is B.J. Webb. She is well versed on the issues, thanks to her service on the planning board, but more importantly because of her previous service as mayor of Leesburg, Va. At that time, she presided over one of the fastest-growing communities in America and confronted everything and more that Longboat commissioners address.
We've heard old chauvinists might not like three women on the commission, but what does gender have to do with anything? A similarly bad reason for opting not to appoint Webb would be a political one. We heard this gossip: Two commissioners might opt for bringing back Spoll to keep him from opposing them in the next elections. Goofy, ridiculous things sometimes happen in Longboat Key politics. That shouldn't be one of them. Select the best person for the job: Webb.


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I've bought meat from the same kosher butcher shop on Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles for many years. But it wasn't until recently that I asked G&K Kosher Meat owner Herschel Berengut, 58, about the Passover dishes he prepares at his to-go deli next door, Charlie's. His eyes lit up as he explained how he learned to cook as a young boy in Poland and that preparing food was his real passion.
Lublin-born Berengut said his grandmother Faiga was known to be a wonderful cook. When he was young, Berengut remembers watching her prepare Polish specialties and food for the Passover seder.
As he grew up, he would help in the kitchen when his grandmother catered weddings and banquets. She also cooked for the local church, and during the war she was able to get official papers stating that his family was not Jewish; although it was helpful, not all of them survived.
Although it wasn't easy being Jewish in Poland, those difficulties never discouraged Berengut's family from practicing; they observed Passover and all the Jewish holidays.
After graduating from culinary school, Berengut opened a 150-seat restaurant called Frigata, located next to a lake. He catered large parties and was successful, even though he had to pay the Polish government a portion of his profits.
But his dream was to come to America with his family. He corresponded with an uncle who had left Poland for Russia and later immigrated to the United States. When his uncle invited him to come to Los Angeles, Berengut seized the opportunity to make a better life for his family. Initially leaving his wife and daughter behind, Berengut arrived in America speaking only Polish, Yiddish and Russian.
His first job was as a chef at a Hollywood-area Russian restaurant, where he worked from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Next, Berengut worked a 12-hour shift at a butcher shop, typically sleeping three to four hours a night. Determined to bring his wife and daughter from Poland, Berengut saved money for six years before he was able to reunite his family.
When asked about his memories of the family Passover seder in Poland, Berengut said that the matzah only came in small squares. Since it was not available in Lublin, his family would receive it from cousins who lived in West Wroclaw, a town close to the German border where the matzah was made.
The charoset was a mixture of chopped apples, toasted walnuts, sweet wine and honey; lemon juice was added to keep the mixture from turning brown.
After reading the haggadah and retelling the traditional Passover story, dinner was served buffet style. It began with platters of sweet gefilte fish made with carp, as this bony fish was all that was available. Berengut remembers watching his grandmother wrap each fish skin around the sweet ground mixture, then poaching them in a fish stock.
Since coming to Los Angeles, Berengut has prepared several types of gefilte fish — one year he used only salmon, mixing it with egg, matzah meal and sugar. But now in his take-out deli you will find the traditional Polish gefilte fish made with carp and whitefish. He also grinds fresh horseradish daily to serve with the fish.
The main course for the family seder was lamb or veal, depending on what kosher meat was available. His father had a friend who sold them the whole animal, which they would have butchered by the local rabbi. They sold off the portions they could not use, making enough money to pay for the whole animal.
The meat was roasted with raisins, prunes, apricots, carrots and onions in a heavy pot that was covered and baked for several hours, until it was well done, almost caramelized, like tzimmis. It was served with potato kugel made with chicken fat. Berengut also prepares matzah dipped in broth and fried with eggs, a dish that his grandmother served only during Passover.
The Passover dinner finished with his favorite dessert, dried fruit compote, which is sweetened with honey and sugar and served with a platter of almond cookies.
At the end of the meal, when the children found the afikomen, they were rewarded with pieces of candy. It was a difficult time for his family, and Berengut was sad when the seder was over and everyone left by saying — instead of goodbye — "see you next year in Jerusalem."
I was able to coax the somewhat reluctant Berengut to share his recipes, assuring him that many people would love to serve his Polish Passover dishes during the holiday.
Herschel Berengut's Polish Gefilte Fish
2 onions, diced
3 carrots, thinly sliced
3 stalks celery
2 to 3 pounds fish bones (carp and white fish)
2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
5 pounds fillets of carp and white fish
1 onion, quartered
5 eggs
1 cup matzah meal
3 tablespoons sugar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
In a large pot, place the onion, carrot, celery, and fish bones. Add water to cover, bring to a boil over high heat and add sugar, salt and pepper. Lower heat and simmer for 90 minutes, uncovered, allowing the liquid to reduce. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve or cheesecloth. Cover and refrigerate or freeze.
In a food grinder, grind the fish and onion. Transfer to a large mixing bowl or wooden chopping bowl and mix in the eggs, matzah meal and sugar, until firm. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Wet your hands with cold water and shape fish mixture into oval balls. In a large shallow pot or roaster, bring the stock to a boil, reduce to simmer and place fish balls into the stock. Cover and simmer for one hour, or until cooked through. Cool, transfer to a glass bowl, cover with plastic wrap and foil and refrigerate. Serve with horseradish.
Makes about 24 gefilte fish balls.
Herschel's Potato Kugel
4 large potatoes, peeled and grated
1 onion, grated
2 tablespoons matzah meal
2 tablespoons Passover potato starch
3 to 4 tablespoons chicken schmaltz or vegetable oil
2 eggs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Vegetable oil for the pan
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix the grated potatoes and onion. Add matzah meal and potato starch. Add chicken schmaltz (or oil), eggs and salt and pepper to taste.
Brush a 9-inch round baking pan with oil and spoon in potato mixture. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375 F and bake an additional 45 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes eight to 10 servings.
Roast Lamb Shanks With Dried Fruit
1/2 pound each raisins, dried apricots, dried prunes
2 onions, thinly sliced
4 carrots, thinly sliced
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
4 lamb shanks
1 teaspoon powdered garlic
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup water or Passover red wine
Preheat the oven to 450 F.
Plump dried fruit in enough water to cover for 20 minutes; set aside.
In a large roasting pan, place the onions, carrots and celery. Top with the lamb shanks. Sprinkle the plumped raisins, apricots and prunes over the lamb shanks and season with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Add water or wine, cover and bake for 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 375 F and bake two to three hours, or until the lamb is well done. Baste meat every 20 minutes, adding additional water or wine if needed.
Makes four to six servings.
Dried Fruit Compote
1 cup dried sliced apples, cut in half
1 cup dried sliced pears, cut in half
1 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons honey
1 cup dried prunes (whole or pitted, optional)
Juice of one lemon
In a heavy pot, place the dried apples, pears, apricots and raisins. Add enough cold water to cover the dried fruit completely, bring to a boil and add honey and sugar.
Reduce heat and simmer for five to 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and prunes and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until fruit is soft and liquid is syrupy. Serve with a platter of cookies.
Makes six to eight servings.


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in line with the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA),
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) revealed that it will need 800
million gallons of biodiesel in the United States domestic
market in 2011.
EISA "expanded" the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2), which
has volume requirements for Biomass-based Diesel, undifferentiated
Advanced Biofuels and Cellulosic Biofuels. Biodiesel is the only
commercially accepted U.S.-made Advanced Biofuel that fits the
description of an undifferentiated Advanced Biofuel and Biomass-based
diesel, and it can cut greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 86
percent when made from animal fats, agricultural oils, and waste
EPA, under the RFS2 program, must determine applicable percentage
standards "for each compliance year prior to November 30"
of the year before, and then publishes it. Today's published document
from the EPA has initiated the finalization of this rule and will
kickstart the 2011 volume requirements provided by the RFS2.
applaud EPA for this announcement and for reaffirming the common
sense notion that we should displace petroleum diesel fuel with
Advanced Biofuels like biodiesel," said Manning Feraci, Vice
President of Federal Affairs for the National Biodiesel Board. "This
notice demonstrates to all actors in the fuels marketplace that the
volume goals for Biomass-based
Diesel provided for by law in the RFS2 program will be met
and that 800 million gallons of biodiesel must be used in 2011."
EPA hopes to mix 13.95 billion gallons of biofuels into the fuel
supply, which is a total of 7.95 percent of all fuel used
by U.S. vehicles. This is an increase of 1 billion gallons from
the 2010 target of 12.95 billion gallons, and of this total, 800
million gallons of biodiesel must be mixed into the United States'
overall diesel supply.
producers are concerned with whether these production
levels can be reached due to biodiesel prices being much
more expensive than regular diesel. Producers would like to see
Congress pass a $1 per gallon biodiesel tax once again, since it
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When Mark Hartmann is asked to perform a post-mortem on a lab assistant killed by cancer, everything looks straightforward. But his initial findings are surprising: Millicent Sweet appears to have died of several different, aggressive tumours. Before he can discuss this with colleagues, he's called to a conference in Scotland. A serious error of judgement gives a pharmaceutical company a handle on him, and they threaten to expose his excesses unless he falsifies his report on Sweet.
Meanwhile, Millicent's father is suspicious about her death and has contacted lawyer Helena Flemming. Her partner, former forensic pathologist John Eisenmenger, uncovers the original post-mortem and deception, and is determined to unearth the reasons behind the pharmaceutical company's actions.
©2004 Keith McCarthy; (P)2007 Isis Publishing Ltd
"Don't miss this one"
What a great book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found myself listening in the car so I could continue the story. Always a sure sign for me as I normally do bedtime reading only. The plot was suspending reality but that was of no matter. It was excellent and drew me into the book very quickly. Absorbing and interesting.
I like long books as i can really get into them and the length on this one was great. Long enough to get the best of the book without getting repetitive.
The narration was crisp, clear and the characters well defined. Audio quality also crisp with no glitches.
If you want a great read that is gripping and well considered, get this book. But watch out, you never know what could happen next.
"Do you like intrigue?"
A great story that reels you in. Weird title, great story. Be prepared to have your earphones in at every opportunity.. voice of reader, mesmeric .. go there if you dare! Wonderful. You won't regret it.
"A little predictable"
I would shorten some of the fire scenes which go on for an improbable and ultimately tedious length of time
Not nearly as enjoyable as his previous books
None in particular, his was a good all round performance
"a good book"
a good book intresting twists and turns
some bits drag but all in a giid book
"The Silent Sleep of the Dying - good read"
The Silent Sleep of the Dying - good read
Narration brill as usual from Sean
Book contained a lot of medical & scientific jargon which was way over my head, but a good read nevertheless.
"Great listen"
Love Sean Barrett's narration and combined with Keith McCarthy's excellent writing it's a winning combination. Would definitely recommend this book.
This is my first book by Keith McCarthy and I'm sorry to say I was disappointed. I really struggled to keep my attention focused on it. The narrative doesn't half go on a bit and it made me feel I just couldn't care less in the end what happened to any of them. It had a promising start though... but then the analogies were just so over the top. Only Sean Barrett was narrating this one I would have given up.
My last rather lengthy review of this book has not been published.
So I sum it up now in one word above in addition to repeating that it should come with an over 18s warning if you are playing it out loud. The sexual descriptions are gratuitous, awkward, childish and add nothing to the story
"Excellent - but poor editing of recording"
Excellent book and narration, sadly slightly marred by some poor recording cuts, resulting in a bit of confusion when the 'scene' changed.
"The narration makes it worth the listen."
First, the British accent makes the book. I love all the British slang and colloquialisms, so much more descriptive than American writing of this genre. The author writes with wit and cynicism, the seedier side of life. It is more than just plot. The characters are interesting, troubled, and multidimensional. Not everything is right on the surface, in your face. Unfortunately, I started with this book so now must go back to the first one to get the back story on the main characters. In fact I am not finished with this one so may go back before anymore of it is given away. I also plan to order the others.
I am an ten books an month listener, and I LOVED this book. Very british, very stylish, thrilling story and a wonderful narrator. (Of course he has a brittish accent, he IS brittish!) If you want to listen to an american accent, don't listen to this book. If you want to listen to quality, do, and enjoy!
"Insubstantial plot and character"
I discovered Keith McCarthy's Eisenmenger/Flemming series via the narrator, Sean Barrett, who is a favorite of mine. His timbre, pace, pronunciation and accents are superb. I could listen to him reading a shopping list!
If I am to start a series, I prefer to do so in sequence, to acquaint myself with the personalities and foibles of the characters, hence I started with "A Feast of Carrion", which I enjoyed. Fairly gory, which is fine by me, but masterfully written too. McCarthy's use of language, coupled with his extensive forensic knowledge are a very attractive combination. So onto the second in the series, "The Silent Sleep of the Dying". My rating goes to Sean Barrett's narration and McCarthy's prose. The story is not worth more than 2*, so will compromise on 2 1/2* for the package.
Frankly, it was a disappointment. Had it been my first McCarthy book, I doubt whether I would have stayed with the series. I'm sure every author has a bomb now and again, so I will give his next book, "The Final Analysis" a try, before "writing him off" altogether. Alternatively I may try one of his Lance Elliott mysteries. His adroit use of language deserves some perseverance and based on "Feast of Carrion", he is capable of better.
So what is wrong with "The Silent Sleep of the Dying"? The two key ingredients of a good story center around character development and plot, both of which are scanty here. There is little recap of existing protagonists, nor do we get to know them more intimately this time around. They surface periodically (and quite late in the story) as shadowy bit players, while some of the new players are almost caricatures in their superficiality. The broad premise was good enough, but could have been handled better. I may have missed things while listening - at times, my concentration wandered as aimlessly as the tale. McCarthy was not focused on keeping it tight, nor did his editors tweak as much as they might have done.
I would certainly recommend "A Feast of Carrion and cannot yet comment on the next one, "The Final Analysis". I don't believe it would hamper the reader's sense of continuity by skipping "The Silent Sleep of the Dying" and going straight on to the third book in the series - if it passes muster.
"A complex tale of greed, blackmail, and murder."
Keith McCarthy's medical thriller, "The Silent Sleep of the Dying," deals with a deadly virus that is created in a secret lab in a remote area of Scotland. An accidental fire destroys the lab, and the scientists who collaborated on the project go their separate ways. Two years later, one of these scientists, Millicent Sweet, suddenly becomes violently ill and dies an excruciating death.
This dramatic beginning sets the stage for a complex tale of greed, blackmail, and murder. Millicent Sweet's father, Raymond, asks a lawyer named Helena Flemming to look into his daughter's death. Helena enlists the aid of an old friend, John Eisenmenger, a former forensic pathologist, to help her with her inquiries. In addition, Inspector Beverley Wharton, an aggressive and ambitious woman who is persona non grata with her superiors, investigates the case without her boss's permission or knowledge.
McCarthy ratchets up the tension nicely as Helena and John make some startling discoveries, most notably that a pharmaceutical company called Pel-Ebstein may have played a crucial role in the events leading to Sweet's death. There is also a particularly nasty villain who pops up throughout the book, destroying anyone who gets in his way.
For all of its merits, "The Silent Sleep of the Dying" does have a few weaknesses. First, McCarthy assumes that his readers already know the history of Helena and John, both of whom are emotionally wounded individuals. A little more background would have fleshed them out more satisfactorily. In addition, the ending is a bit unrealistic and melodramatic.
Still, the book has a great deal to recommend it, including some fascinating characters who are struggling not only with the important people in their lives, but also with the internal demons that plague them. McCarthy delivers plenty of thrills, and readers who love medical suspense will find "The Silent Sleep of the Dying" action-packed and exciting.
"Gr8 read"
It took me a minute to finish it. Well, more like a couple of weeks because I kept having to start over. It was worth it. If u miss any part its probable that u've missed a key point. Every word of the book is important.
Like for most readers, separating between quality and rejects is always a problem. Sean Barrett is a master story teller and I check out all his narrations since it makes sense that a great performer will resist association with poor quality work. So far this logic proved correct and same goes for this book.
After reading and very much enjoying the first book in the series (A feast of Carrion), I was a bit discouraged by some reviews that present this book as inferior to the first.
I decided to take the chance and I am pleased I did.
I do find this book just as good and even better than the first, a perfect combination of a good story, great writing and amazing narration.
"Not Reccomended"
I am a four-book-a-month listener mostly of thrillers and medical suspense books. I was stuck in an airport with only this book left on my IPod. It was worse listening to this book than listening to the overtired and screaming children running around. The kids won.
The narrator has a heavy English accent and a slow cadence. The book is rife with English colloquialisms and is written from the good-old-boy perspective with much chuffing and grumbling. I never did get to have a taste of plot when more than 45 minutes in, I turned off the book. I was so irritated with it I wanted a refund and wished there was an "on the go" delete button for my IPod. It would have given me pleasure to flush the book away as quickly as possible.
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Hi, Ya know, I just thaught of something. The implication that recruiters are the same as vendors is VERY INSULTING. Now that I think of it, that means that you are looking at techs as lab equipment!! Recruiters are just peddling their worthless wares and selling techs right? I'm really offended. I think that techs are in a class of their own, not to be compared with a supply of chemicals or piece of equipment. And as such, recruiters really cannot be compared to vendors at all. That would be very demeaning for both the tech and the recruiter. Amos Brooks PS: I'm not really mad I just think no one really considered this analogy in this way. It does warrant


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An appearance by the singer Adam Lambert, below, on ''The Early Show,'' the CBS morning program, on Wednesday has led to further complaints from those who say Mr. Lambert has been subjected to a double standard. At issue is a video package that was used to introduce the interview with Mr. Lambert, the ''American Idol'' finalist who gave a sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards on Sunday. When CBS rebroadcast a clip from that show, it blurred a scene of Mr. Lambert kissing his male keyboardist. But it did not blur a scene of Madonna and Britney Spears kissing at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. In a statement, Jarrett Barrios, the president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said, ''I would have hoped CBS would provide the same treatment for images of gay and lesbian people and not create an unfair double standard that treats our community differently.'' A representative for CBS told the entertainment program ''Extra'' that the image of Madonna kissing Ms. Spears ''is very familiar and has appeared countless times including many times on morning television.'' He added, ''The Adam Lambert image is a subject of great current controversy, has not been nearly as widely disseminated, and for all we know, may still lead to legal consequences.''


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What I said was ball movement within the confines of the system, ie with the proper spacing, flow and decision making.
It's NOT easy to do it right within this system. Trust me. Takes time to get used to it.. Why just be yelling at guys for something they don't grasp mentally and can't execute yet?? This is what I meant when said BEFORE that that it would be counter-productive.
Not making excuses. Just telling you what, according to my judgment, is actually happening.
You guys over simplify shet so much man lol
There you go STAT...thats how we want you to play...
Again Knicks leaving corners/baseline wide open. If I was coach of the Bucks I would consistenly call plays to get my guys wide open in the corners.
We're a soft team who can't pass or move the ball. BTW, we lack shooters. Just a **** team overall..
Lol @ Antoni yelling at TD when Melo has taken a couple bad shots in the game already. Same ol song.
Real Talk
If we lose this game a change HAS to be made. Another one of those 'the Bucks are winless on the road" until they play the Knicks of course.
I need a xanax before and after every Knicks game. We're the Kings of Inconsistency..


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As we suspected from some hints in the alpha, Wrath of the Lich King will indeed feature achievements. Blizzard just put up a page about them on the Wrath site, including lots of juicy information:
- The system will launch with over 500 achievements, from all corners of the game: exploration, PvE, PvP, professions, and "character development." They promise something for everyone.
- Some achievements will have rewards, but the rewards will be "purely cosmetic and just for fun" (examples are vanity pets, tabards, and titles).
- Additional achievements will come "with each new WoW content update" (which I take to mean "major patch or expansion").


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Laptime for infants up to 23 months and their caregivers meets at the Main Branch every Wednesday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Time for Twos for 2 year olds and their caregivers meets at the Main Branch every Thursday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Explorers meets every Tuesday at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. at the Main Library.
Preschool Storytime, for children ages 3 to 5 meets at the Sneads Ferry Branch every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and at the Richlands and Swansboro Branches every Thursday at 11 a.m.
Mother Goose Time for children up to age 3 and their caregivers meets at the Richlands Branch every Thursday at 10 a.m. and the Swansboro Branch every Wednesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.
Kids Creations, featuring theme-based stories and crafts for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, meets at the Richlands Branch the first Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
Legos at the Library for children ages kindergarten through 12th grade meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Main Library and the third Saturday of each month at the Swansboro Branch Library.
Free family film Friday
The Onslow County Public Library shows a free family-friendly movie the first Friday of each month at 4 p.m. at the Main Branch. Bring the family and enjoy an afternoon movie and free popcorn. For more information or to register, call 910-455-7350, ext. 231.
American Girl Club
American Girl Book Club for youth in grades two to five meets the third Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Main Library. The group discusses a different American Girl each month with snacks, crafts and activities relevant to different periods in history.
Genealogy meeting
The Main Library hosts the ongoing genealogy meeting at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 in the Tucker Littleton Genealogy room. Share information and ideas for family history and local history.
eBook workshop
Learn how to browse, check-out and download eBooks using the North Carolina Digital Library at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Main Library; at 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Sneads Ferry Branch Library; and at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at the Richlands Branch Library. All downloads are free.
Teen volunteers
Teens in grades 6-12th can earn SAT and Junior Honors Society volunteer hours at the library. Orientation for new volunteers held at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Main Library.
Journeys of the imagination
Take a trip from Richlands to Japan during �Journeys of the Imagination� family program at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Richlands Branch Library. Learn of the culture, traditions and art forms. Create a haiku, learn origami and make and eat candy sushi.
Teen game night
Sneads Ferry Branch Library hosts Teen Game Night for teens in grades 6-12th at 5 p.m. Sept. 12 with board and video games, snacks and more.
Teen voice
Teens in grades 6-12th meets at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Main Library with art night, games, summer reads and �Don�t Let Summer End� luau planned.
Used book sale
Swansboro Branch Library hosts its monthly used book sale at 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at the branch library.
For more information on Onslow County Public Library services or programs, go to co.onslow.nc.us/library/ or call 910-455-7350.
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Let�s Talk About It series
Carteret Public Library hosts �Let�s Talk About It� at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 with Rebecca Godwin of Barton College discussing Stephen Ambrose�s �Nothing Like It in the World.� This first session of the series is on �Picturing America: Making Tracks.�
Western Carteret Public Library also hosts a �Let�s Talk About It� series at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 with Lucinda Mackethan of NC State University discussing Clyde Edgerton�s �Raney.� This session is on Tar Heel Fiction: Stories of Home.
Library newsletter
The library�s newsletter �The Library Log� is available as an eNewsletter. Visit Carteret.cpclib.org for details and to sign up.
Book wagon
Friends of the Carteret County Public Library�s book sales wagon is located at the corner of Turner and Front streets in Beaufort. Hardback books are $1 and paperbacks are 50 cents.
Children and youth programs
Carteret County Public Library�s storytime program for 3 to 5 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. Time for Toddlers, ages 18 months to 3 year olds meets at 10 a.m. Fridays.
The Western Carteret children�s storytime with Ms. Anna for ages 3 to 5 years meets at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. �Bookends� meets Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Anime Club meets Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
Z-Factor Productions meets at 4:15 p.m. Thursdays.
Gaming meets at 3 p.m. Fridays.
Newport Public Library children�s library Book Worms Book Club meets Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Preschool �Read-to-Me� Storytime for ages 3 to 5 years meets at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Book Buddies Book Club for grades K-2 meets at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Bogue Banks Library�s preschool storytime �Still Summer� meets at 10 a.m. Thursdays.
For more information on Carteret County Library services or programs, call 252-728-2050 or go to carteret.cpclib.org.
Camp Lejeune
Preschool Storytime meets every Wednesday at Tarawa Terrace Community Center at 10 a.m. and Midway Park Community Center at 10:30 a.m.
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When describing Jorts always precede any comparison with "POOR MAN''S" and you'll be safe.
Even D'Antoni said he is no sure thing and he has a more informed view than any of us so we wait to see if we have Bill Lambeer or Frederic Weis.
fredric weiss wasnt tough or else he would of put vince on his a$$....jorts is..
i dont expect much from him.. id be happy if he was a good locker room presense....and mixed it up in practice
@stat1 unfortunately there are more white players that he can be compared to than black players... just the facts....
i'll compare him to dave debusschere. Hard nosed player. We have a diamond in the ruff.


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minty88 wrote:i guess nobodys watching the big bro uk>? well if anyone read this who has been watching BEA MARCUS and HALFWIT HAVE TO GO!!! they are ridiculous middle class homphobic pigs... EURGH!! Charlie or Rodrigo to win!
I like Bea! Marcus is annoying though. He always seems to be rowing with someone! Charlie's okay, but he can be nasty to Rodrigo which I don't like as Rosrigo is adorable!


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Brought to you by the Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports program
The season is over.
Goals have been reached. Foes have been vanquished, scores settled, traditions upheld, friendships fortified, and personal growth continued, with still so much room left for improvement.
To succeed at any and all levels of competition in our modern athletic era, you've got to be ready and willing to always seek out a new edge. Your training must not only be innovative, but enduring. It's often said that in today's athletic landscape, "there is no offseason."
But should even young athletes follow this maxim to the letter? Or should they be encouraged to take an extended break – especially following physically, mentally and emotionally grueling and pressurized seasons in tough sports like soccer.
And if and when young athletes do decide to continue their training, should they do so with private coaches and trainers, with a friend in a weight room and on a track or as part of a team in an entirely new sport?
And no matter what they decide to do, how can young athletes maintain the passion and love that steered them towards their chosen and preferred sport in the first place – even when the games and scores don't really count?
This month the team at Liberty Mutual Insurance Responsible Sports, along with the experts at Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), take a closer look at how Responsible Coaches and Sports Parents alike can make sure their kids stay active and passionate about their sport all throughout the offseason.
Do You Need An Offseason?
Today's athletes are encouraged and often required to play, practice and train seemingly 24/7, 365 days a year.
But whether you're a world-class Olympian or a teenager striving to make the JV team, burn out is a very real thing. Not just for the athletes themselves, either. Responsible Coaches and Responsible Sports Parents can easily find themselves feeling burnt out, due to the heavy investments of time, energy, emotion and focus required in competitive athletics.
Should there be an offseason? Should we as Responsible Coaches and Responsible Sports Parents insist on an offseason?
Of course, strong arguments exist on both sides of this valuable debate. On the side of those advocating for a true offseason are coaches and parents who have seen and heard the very real examples of young athletes suffering burnout or even worse, injury, as a result of too much athletic activity.
The experts at Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) grapple with these and other issues every day while working with coaches, athletes and parents, and their advice to Responsible Coaches and Responsible Parents seems quite sound to us:
Listen to Your Kids
Listening to your kids in a Responsible Sports way can be broken down into a few different components:
"Goodness" for each of us in youth sports is personal, and comes from the dialogue more than the outcome. And thanks to Positive Coaching Alliance, we're proud to serve up some tools and ideas for how to foster this kind of dialogue.
Playing Other Sports to Excel
If you or your young athlete do make the decision to keep on pushing during the offseason, and avoid anything like an extended break, it can be helpful, insightful and even invaluable to compete in other sports that can not only keep cardiovascular and hand-eye conditioning sharp, but perhaps help hone certain skill sets vital for one's primary sport in fresh, exciting new ways.
Our friends at Positive Coaching Alliance typically are in favor of such "cross-training," and there are a number of very sound reasons for PCA advising young athletes against specializing in any one sport too early in their development.
In fact, PCA found that when coaches pressure athletes to specialize too soon, there's an increased risk of dropout, burnout and overuse injuries. When you factor in poor on-field performance and interpersonal stress resulting from children being pushed against their will, early specialization may very well backfire. More importantly, the win-at-all-costs mentality that leads to early specialization often comes at the expense of fun and the young athlete's opportunities to learn life lessons through sports.
According to Dan Gould, director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University, children should play multiple sports from ages 12 through high school. Gould also recommends that in cases where time commitments and scheduling require single-sport specialization, the child should choose the sport, with the parents' guidance.
Of course, there's also a rich history of outstanding athletes who excelled in multiple sports before finally landing in one sport as a professional. Their participation throughout high school and college brought gifts like increased speed, strength and agility carried over from their other sports to their primary sport. A few excellent examples of this kind of "cross training" include:
Stay In Love with Sports
According to studies from our Responsible Sports partners, some 70% of kids quit playing sports by age 13. According to the experts at PCA, the dropout rate becomes quite high as early as age 10. When children are surveyed about why they quit, the overwhelming reason cited is: practice and games stopped feeling like fun to them.
Specifically, kids talk about the inability or lack of desire to handle the pressure to win, the yelling at them for making mistakes, and being made to sit on the bench game after games, watching other teammates play and have all the fun – as well as earn all the glory during victories.
Considering all of these factors, the question then becomes: how can Responsible Coaches and Responsible Sports Parents help their kids stay in love with sports?
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Hmmmmmm.Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine:
Raps G Jerryd Bayless is now unrestricted free agent, agent Jeff Schwartz tells ESPN. Raps have pulled qualifying offer to make Bayless UFA
Hmmmmmm.Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine:
Raps G Jerryd Bayless is now unrestricted free agent, agent Jeff Schwartz tells ESPN. Raps have pulled qualifying offer to make Bayless UFA
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
yeah just read that too
maybe they want to give him a multiyear deal?
would this also mean that theyre intent on keeping Jose?
This makes me sad. Hopefully he comes back next year still.
This kid isn't done yet.
I would much rather have seen them pull Fields' offer and let Bayless play more backup 2 (and backup 1 in case of injury), but I'm glad they decided to let him go rather than amnesty Jose. Good move, imo.
My sources say the Raps have taken back offer sheet...he is now a UFA.
What does this mean to you all.
If he's offered something lower, I'm willing to have him back. $2M seems reasonable for a player of his caliber.
But I'm sure someone will be foolish enough to offer him much more, in which case - BYE!
Would Dallas or Sacramento maybe be interested?
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Does anyone know how to post their own thread? Please help, thank you!
You're free Little Dawg. Go run with your own kind to a better place. Go! GO!!
I can't stand to look at you anymore (throws rock at backup point guard) I said go, get out here you stupid point guard.
(starts bawling his eyes out).
Its better for him..
Good riddance. Filled in nicely when Jose was out but too much of an individual player for my liking. PG's need to be able to create for others. Bayless could not.
Hopefully Jose can stay on to split time with Lowry. Jose would put a nice flow to the second unit. Always worked well with Amir and will definitely find Jonas in pick and rolls when they share the floor. Jose's positive attitude and team first mentality are great intangibles for this young team as well.
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Bayless couldn't have blown up Fields/Lowry deals by accepting QO. May signal another deal coming for Raps.
Wonder if the sign and trade is with the Rockets.....for Lowry. After all, the terms of the deal are far from set in stone at this point. Would be a little anti-climactic though -- I'm also hoping for something big here.
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Every time I think about Sunday's spring game, the same words keep popping into my head: measured expectations.
For all the excitement surrounding Mack Brown's hires of Bryan Harsin and Manny Diaz and the return of Duane Akina. For all the intensity Bo Davis, Stacy Searels, Darrell Wyatt and Bennie Wylie are exuding. For all the chemistry there seems to be between Harsin and Major Applewhite, I keep coming back to the same thing:
Measured expectations.
Anything beyond that right now is wishing and hoping.
I'll be the first to admit I gave last year's team, including Garrett Gilbert, the benefit of the doubt that the level of excellence Mack Brown had established for the previous nine straight, 10-win seasons - most of them anchored by Vince Young and Colt McCoy - could continue. To the point of embarrassment.
For all of that, I will take full blame. After watching McCoy pick up where Young seemed to leave off, I seemed to get lulled into the same false sense of security and entitlement that ultimately paralyzed last year's team.
The pain, anger and disappointment of last year's 5-7 season is still idling below the surface in every Texas fan. It's time to move on. But those dark feelings are still within reach. Fans are ready to move on by investing in 2011. But the question is how much? Could those dark feelings resurface in 2011?
STARTING OVER: Let's address all that by talking about right now. The Texas offensive line is starting over. So is the Texas defensive line. Both units have lost senior leaders (Sam Acho, Micheal Huey) and are looking for starters. Not depth. Starters.
Who will play defensive tackle next to Kheeston Randall? Who will play left and right tackle on the O-line. At last glance, there are still very open auditions going on for those positions.
Maybe the new coaching staff has so completely captured these players that everything is soaking in. That every piece of coaching is being perfectly mirrored on the field. But it still hasn't been road driven for four quarters on a fall Saturday.
UNTESTED: There have been no turnovers. No sudden change defense. No big-plays given up. In other words, no adversity. How will the players from last year's team respond when all that does happen? What will the leadership look like? Sound like?
Moving down the roster, we don't really know what Texas has at quarterback, running back, receiver or tight end. Seriously. Even Mack Brown said last week Texas hasn't run the ball effectively for the last "four or five years."
Think about that for a moment. We think there's talent on the roster. But is Foswhitt Whittaker going to stay healthy? How do Cody Johnson and D.J. Monroe really fit this offense? Is Jeremy Hills or Traylon Shead ready for prime time? Is Malcolm Brown?
Receivers are looking good in practice - Mike Davis, Darius White, John Harris and DeSean Hales. But a lot of things were looking good in preseason practices last year.
WHAT CAN YOU TRUST? You don't know what to trust right now. It's an uneasy relationship. And if you were to just throw your trust behind Mack Brown and the team to the tune of 10 wins again this season - as if 2010 was some kind of aberration, you might be doing a disservice to yourself … and to Mack Brown.
Mack can't come out and say everyone should be bracing for anywhere between 7 and 9 wins in 2011. But he's probably thinking it. And he's right.
Just a couple months ago, he, himself, was booking flights for prospective coaches to come in and interview because his operations staff was gone (Cleve Bryant on paid leave, and George Wynn went to Florida).
FROM THE GROUND UP: All the coaches have been hired. But this team is starting over from the ground up. Mentally, physically and emotionally.
Seasons like last year are not merely forgotten. If this team faces some adversity against BYU or on the road at UCLA and doesn't handle it well in 2011, there could be a real crossroads moment for the team in September and a backlash from the fan base.
But shouldn't we almost expect some adversity in the non-conference? And shouldn't this team be allowed to grow through that adversity with the support of the fan base?
LET'S GET REAL: Last year was brutal on everyone: Mack Brown, his assistants, the players, the fans. But merely expecting Mack Brown and Co. to get it right in 2011 because the fans feel they are owed that after 2010 probably isn't realistic, either.
You have to look at the talent. You have to look at the transition to a new offense and defense. You have to find leadership. You have to find playmakers.
Look at what was lost from last year's team: veteran receivers John Chiles and James Kirkendoll; tight end Greg Smith; three fifth-year offensive linemen; Sam Acho; Aaron Williams; Chykie Brown and Curtis Brown.
You can chuckle at some of those names and say, "Addition by subtraction." But those were some of the leaders at their positions from last year's 5-7 debacle.
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS: Will all of the players behind them be an improvement? You'd probably feel more sure about that answer in 2012.
Then, look around at the competition. BYU brings back a ton of offense. UCLA, which beat Texas by the largest margin in Austin in the Mack Brown Era (22 points), brings back a ton of offense and a pretty salty defense (minus LB Akeem Ayers and S Rahim Moore, who both declared for the NFL Draft as underclassmen.)
Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and Baylor - all teams who beat Texas in 2010 - bring back their quarterbacks, leading receivers and at least four experienced offensive linemen from last year. And Texas has to play Kansas State every year now. (That was a joke - sort of.)
I'm not trying to be Debbie Downer. I'm trying to be realistic. As bad as 2010 was, 2011 could have some turbulence, too. The reaction to that turbulence by the fan base and observers will play a role in how the team responds to it.
There's no doubt the talent on this team should be more ripe and battle-tested in 2012 than it is this season with the exception of linebacker. (But there's even promise at LB for 2012 with Jordan Hicks, Demarco Cobbs and the arrivals of Steve Edmond, Chet Moss and Tevin Jackson.)
THE EYES OF TEXAS (AND EVERYONE ELSE) ARE UPON YOU:The bottom line is that Mack Brown has never had more at stake while trying to get things back on track. Fair or not.
He is one of the biggest reasons ESPN could announce with a straight face it was sinking $300 million over 20 years into a Texas network. Networks want consistency in programming. And ESPN committed to big bucks at Texas based on all those 10-win seasons Mack Brown was delivering before 2010.
And now Mack Brown has to try and get his football team back to that winning standard with television cameras pointed at his program 24-7. The cameras of his school's own, unprecedented TV network.
The network Brown helped create now needs as much football programming as possible as Brown tries to lift Texas out of a once unthinkable location - the Big 12 basement. No matter what, it should be compelling TV for ESPN. But it comes at a time when Brown may want to work in private to protect the fragile psyche of a rebuilding football team.
That won't be an easy tightrope for Brown to walk.
You don't think Brown is worried about a national TV audience watching a spring game in which Texas can't even field a complete second-team offensive line (because of limited numbers until five true freshmen arrive in June)? Think again.
MACK'S LAST STAND: Brown could have walked away with his national title and said I don't need to start over again with virtually a whole new staff at age 59.
Darrell Royal called it quits at age 52 and went off to a life of golf and glad-handing at Barton Creek Country Club. His legendary status secured despite a 5-5-1 record in his final season (1976). Brown probably could have done the same by handing off the program to Will Muschamp despite 5-7.
But Brown didn't want to leave like that. He recommitted to Texas with a promise to get it fixed. He said he's treating this season like his first at Texas. He deserves credit for working non-stop to restore UT to the place he brought it in 2005 and 2009 and nearly again in 2008 - the top of the food chain.
That climb will be no easy feat. And it may get downright frustrating this season - to the tune of 7 or 8 wins. And, in my opinion, everyone should not only be prepared for that. They should probably expect it and then be pleasantly surprised if it doesn't happen.
It all starts Sunday with the Orange-White game. That's our first chance to see what Mack and Co. have been working on behind closed doors. It may be exciting. It may be paint drying. It will be on ESPN. And it will be dissected every way imaginable.
But at the end of the day, it will be one step in a very long reclamation project. And after 2010, it makes you realize how fortunate fans have been to have someone like Mack Brown, who maintained a level of excellence for nine straight years leading up to 2010 that was unprecedented in terms of victories in all of college football.
But the words "work in progress" have probably never carried more meaning. Manny Diaz said last week there's not a player on the defensive line anyone would be afraid to block right now. Bryan Harsin is talking about how much MORE of the offense still needs to be installed in the fall.
So while there should be excited anticipation on Sunday. There should probably be patience … and measured expectations.


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A helicopter company that shuttled jet-setters from Manhattan to two major airports abruptly suspended service Friday.
U.S. Helicopter says on its Web site that it expects the shutdown to be temporary.
Company vice president Donal McSullivan tells the New York Times that the outfit is rounding up new financing and "getting our act together."
The 3½-year-old company charged $159 for quick flights to Kennedy International and Newark Liberty International. That's about four times as much as a cab ride to JFK, but the flight took just eight minutes.
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text: If there was no treaty, the Federation could just make their own cloaking device and the romulans were not helpful in the lead up to the Dominion war, until the Federation used some rather dirty tactics to trick the Romulans into the war. The Romulans were not helpful, period. And in the several years between Unification and when Romulus blew up, how successful was this underground group at changing anything, it seems like they failed at their objective. By Star trek: Nemesis, the Romulan military seemed more willing to start a war, not less. Its a peace the Empire undermined all the time, not a true peace. Why should the Federation believe that the Romulans wouldn't pull stunt like the one they tried to pull in "Unification". Wouldn't people in the federation have become far more distrustful of the Romulans and see the peace treaty as the sham that it truly. There was enough circumstantial evidence that led the Enterprise to discover this plot in the first place, Spock sending that message and the romulans blowing up those ships are pretty clear signs of guilt. Appearances are strong to have the diplomatic advantage after that, but the Federation did not exercise. And I think its foolish to give up an important strategic advantage for a peace treaty the other side has no real respect for. That's not diplomacy, that's just knuckling under. Plus if the Federation simply pulled out the treaty, that wouldn't be an act of war, that would just mean that particular treaty is at an end. Its not like the Federation would just start blasting Romulan ships after that, the treaty ended because the Romulans have been acting in bad faith. They can always sign a new treaty and actually honor it and if the Romulans start shooting, the war would be their fault, not the Federation's. All the Federation did was pull out of the treaty because the other side was not acting in good faith. The Romulans seemed to want avoid a direct conflict, preferring to try to draw the Federation into a conflict, it seems unlikely they would go for a direct conflict. Sometimes you have to stand up to a bully, otherwise the bully thinks he just push you around whenever he wants.


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Monday October 3, 2011
Princess Charlene of Monaco's surprise appearance at Paris Fashion Week elicited a collective gasp in the beautiful Palais de Chaillot.
Despite arriving amid the popping of flashbulbs and excited whispers, the royal didn't appear fazed at the presentation by Akris – a label she has supported for some time.
The princess wore one of their simply cut grey coats for the royal wedding in Britain and a draped pale green silk gown for her own official engagement photos.
Asked whether she would be able to wear some of the more revealing garments on display, the stunning blonde replied: "There are certain protocols.
"Obviously I wouldn't show too much – it [Monaco] is a Catholic country."
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, she also seemed to suggest that high street shopping, à la Duchess of Cambridge, is not her cup of tea.
"I wouldn't want to compare myself to her," she replied.
A sound very familiar to Prince Albert's new wife signalled the start of the show – the high-pitched whirr of Formula One racing cars.
Creative director Albert Kriemler was exploring a Grand Prix theme.
He sent models down a two-lane runway split by racking track markings, a soundtrack of revving and roaring.
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Wednesday April 25, 2012
Darcey Bussell has becomes a judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
The ex-principal dancer for the Royal Ballet is being lined up as the replacement for Alesha Dixon, who quit the show earlier this year.
Darcey, 42, was the best-known face in ballet for many years and has previously been a guest panellist on Strictly.
She is also well-known to young fans through her series of children's books, The Magic Ballerina.
She retired from ballet five years ago with a performance at the Royal Opera House broadcast live on BBC Two.
But she has continued to perform and even took to the dance-floor when she appeared on Strictly in 2009.
The ballerina is expected to be joined by regular judges Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Len Goodman.
Alesha quit the show after being lured by Simon Cowell to join the panel for ITV's Britain's Got Talent.
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LET THEM DRINK COKE! ... Palo Altans who like to wash down their tacos with a frothy brew are in luck. This week, the city's Planning and Transportation Commission approved a permit for alcohol sales at Freebirds World Burrito, a restaurant that recently took over the corner property at El Camino Real and Cambridge Avenue. The restaurant received a tentative approval for its request to sell beer in January, but the city had to hold a hearing on the request upon request from Kenneth Hadler of Palo Alto Pathology, an adjacent business. According to a staff report, there had been two incidents involving Hadler and Freebirds — one involving a contractor using Hadler's parking space and another involving trash from Freebirds ending up in Hadler's trash bins. But Freebirds' request is expected to sail through. On Wednesday night, the Planning and Transportation Commission voted 6-0 to reaffirm the department's decision and let Freebirds sell beer. The City Council is scheduled to approve it without discussion as part of its "consent calendar."
RED FLAG ... Recently retired Deputy City Manager Steve Emslie returned to the Council Chambers on Monday night, where he received a stack of framed commendations, a formal resolution, a standing ovation and a most unwelcome present. Emslie, who retired last month after serving as the city's lead man for some of the largest and most ambitious recent projects (including the massive expansion of the Stanford University Medical Center, the development of the Opportunity Center and the proposed office-and-theater complex for 27 University Ave.), was honored by the council for his 11 years of service as planning director and city manager. The council's resolution cites his many contributions and praises him for performing the various tasks "in an intelligent, diplomatic and professional fashion" and for "ensuring the greater good was always at the forefront of each discussion." Mayor Greg Scharff also threw in an extra gift for Emslie: a Stanford University flag. Emslie, a U.C. Berkeley graduate, didn't seem to mind. He thanked the council and called his tenure in Palo Alto the "perfect way to end my public-service career" (which also included stints in Martinez, Rolling Hill Estates, Saratoga, San Leandro and San Jose). Councilwoman Gail Price, also a Golden Bear, said she was proud of Emslie, whom she called "very creative, very steady and very thoughtful." "I have some very deep concerns about what you're going to do with the Stanford flag," she added.
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Carmelita Sese
A Tumor Removed, A Life RegainedBy: J. Tracy HermannWhen Carmelita Sese came to the United States in 1985, she came looking for a better life than the one she left behind in the poor farming village tucked away in the Philippine countryside. At 15, she had already endured a lifetime of hardship and challenges. Her mother passed away from breast cancer when Carmelita was just four years old — an experience that she says will never quite leave her — and the day-to-day struggle to just survive in an impoverished community was at times overwhelming.
"It was a hard life, and I was eager to leave it behind and come to America to start a new life," Carmelita recalls feeling that June day not too many years ago. "I couldn't wait to get a job so that I could send money back to my family in the Philippines."Sixteen years later, Carmelita has indeed crafted a new life with her husband, Jay, and their two children, Jay Christian (J.C.) and Jamie Lyn, a life that was really settling into something solid and sure. Along the way, she had earned a degree as a Medical Assistant and had worked her way up in a profession she felt passionate about. Jay also was happy and successful in his career as a dialysis technician, and the kids (now young teens) were doing well in school. Fate had its own notion of what was to be, however, and last year Carmelita's life took another — rather unexpected — turn.
"I began experiencing terrible headaches that would come and go," Carmelita recounts, tapping her foot anxiously on the floor. "I'd take some Tylenol® or Advil® and the headaches would go away for a little while, but the relief didn't last long.And then one morning, I woke up at 2 a.m. not feeling well and very thirsty. I made my way into the kitchen and just as I was about to open the refrigerator door, I passed out…I passed right out." "When he told me I had a brain tumor, I thought I was goint to die. All I could think about was my husband and my kids." - Carmelita Sese.
Carmelita regained consciousness some time later feeling very cold — "my body was so cold" — and frightened. As soon as she could, she made an appointment to see her family practitioner who diagnosed the 36-year-old, petite, and otherwise fit, Carmelita with hypertension, prescribed a regimen of 5 milligrams of Norvasc® and sent her home.
But as the weeks went on, the headaches continued and even worsened, and her vision began to blur. Then, one evening at work, she experienced an extremely debilitating bout of pain and dizziness.
"It felt like there was someone hammering in my head, so I lay down and asked my coworker to take my blood pressure, and it was high…it was really high," says Carmelita, reporting that her eyes were also red and watery and that she was vomiting uncontrollably. She had already picked her children up from school earlier in the day, and the three of them decided to stay at the office until Carmelita felt well enough to make the drive home to Yucca Valley.
At the urging of her employer, Svetlena Rubakovic, MD, Carmelita went for an MRI. She was initially diagnosed with hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain) and told not to worry. However, Dr. Rubakovic urged her to get a second MRI, and that's when fate — or good fortune — dealt a kinder hand; Carmelita was referred to Eisenhower neurosurgeon Farhad Limonadi, MD, for a consultation, and the very next day, she found herself in Dr. Limonadi's office awaiting her diagnosis.
"Dr. Limonadi circled something on the film," she recalls of those anxious moments in the doctor's office. "When he told me I had a brain tumor, I thought I was going to die. All I could think about was my husband and my kids. He told me that I needed surgery right away, and that very same day I was admitted to Eisenhower."
As a highly experienced neurosurgeon on the forefront of the discipline, Dr. Limonadi recognized immediately that Carmelita's situation was extremely serious: "I noticed an abnormality in the area of the brain stem and sent her back for another MRI the same day, this time with a different sequence. The "flare" sequence showed, definitively, that there was a tumor in the brain stem, one of the busiest and most dense structures of the brain, packed with critical structures. Surgically, access to this area is risky and very difficult to achieve."
"This area is essentially known among neurosurgeons as 'No Man's Land,'" Dr. Limonadi reports.
Indeed, even in modern times, the standard craniotomy (surgical removal of a section of bone from the skull) and approach to this deeply located tumor would have proven too risky, and many surgeons would have been tempted to just treat the tumor with radiation in hopes that it would slow its growth. However, thanks to technological advances in recent years and Dr. Limonadi's extensive experience and background — and the help of one of his neurosurgical partners, Alfred Shen, MD — he was able to utilize two of the latest neurosurgical technological innovations: namely, stereotaxy (precise intra-operative, computer-assisted localization of brain structures) and neuroendoscopy (minimally invasive neurosurgery using small probes and cameras) to navigate the fissures of the brain. This was all done through a small incision "cosmetically fashioned" behind the hairline.
"Our objective was to, one, establish the exact diagnosis of the tumor (in order to guide appropriate therapy); two, remove the entire tumor (in order to improve the clinical outcome); and three, prevent Carmelita from becoming shunt dependent, which would require placing permanent tubing in her brain, neck and abdomen," Dr. Limonadi recalls matter-of-factly. "We decided to marry these tasks with one procedure, a stereotactic neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy (see box below) that allowed us to divert the fluid from the brain into another compartment and navigate the brain ventricular systems — without violating and injuring neighboring structures — and to successfully separate this malignant tumor from the brain stem."
Three weeks later, a very alert and functional Carmelita Sese sits around a table at the Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center with her family, having just received instruction regarding her aftercare, which includes another Eisenhower exclusive — stereotactic radiation. She talks excitedly about her experience and her future… "I was walking immediately after my surgery; it was amazing! And look, it was just through this small incision," she says, parting her hair to reveal a slight scar. "I can't tell you how important it is to take these symptoms seriously and to get an MRI if you suspect anything is wrong. I feel great and I can see so much better now. It saved my life…Eisenhower and Dr. Limonadi saved my life…thank you, thank you, thank you for saving my life."
Stereotactic Neuroendoscopy
Carmelita Sese's "third ventricle" had a buildup of excess fluid. (The brain has four ventricles or chambers.) The typical surgical treatment for excess fluid (hydrocephalus) is to implant a flexible tube (shunt) in the brain to drain the excess fluid to another part of the body, commonly, the individual's abdomen.
Eisenhower's Farhad Limonadi, MD, was able to avoid the use of a shunt with the stereotactic neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy. "Fifty percent of shunts fail within five years," Limonadi reports. "Mrs. Sese would have been committed to tube replacements and have a significant rate of ongoing infection."
The minimally invasive procedure uses an endoscope, a small probe with a light and camera, to carefully visualize and maneuver deep into the third ventricle, and then, to skillfully divert the fluid buildup to other fluid-filled areas of the brain. The "stereotactic system" guides the entire operation…not unlike an automobile's Global Positioning System which helps navigate the car through streets and pathways, but for the brain.
Stereotactic Neuroendoscopy for minimally invasive brain surgery and the third ventriculostomy is routinely utilized by only a small fraction of neurosurgeons in the country. The neurosurgery team at Eisenhower is the only medical facility in Coachella Valley which utilizes this technology.


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Running down a dream: Kelly gets first steal
In third inning, starter first Red Sox pitcher to swipe base since 1969
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- Joe Kelly, who takes a lot of pride in his speed, had always wanted to steal a base. But pitchers -- especially American League pitchers -- don't get that opportunity very often.
Kelly got one on Tuesday -- and he ran with it.
After opening the third with a single to right, Kelly moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. With Cincinnati right-hander Matt Latos paying no attention to Kelly on a 3-0 pitch, he bolted for third and reached standing up.
It was quite a moment for the pitcher the Red Sox acquired along with Allen Craig in exchange for John Lackey on July 31.
It was the first time a Boston pitcher has stolen a base since Sept. 8, 1969, when Bill Landis pulled it off in Cleveland against the Indians. The last Red Sox pitcher to steal third base was Tom Brewer on July 30, 1959, against Cleveland.
"That's a pretty cool stat," Kelly said after the Red Sox's 3-2 win. "I figured since I was in the AL, I wasn't going to get many more chances. I always told my team [I could steal], but the Cardinals never let me run because I pulled my hammy. I figure this might be my only opportunity, and I at least wanted to get one in there and I saw the right opportunity and just took it."
The last pitcher in the Majors to steal third was the Cubs' Ted Lilly on July 23, 2008.
"That kind of [set] me off that he actually did that," said Latos. "It just made me want to make sure I hit my spots and really kick it up a notch."
Kelly did not wind up scoring after his stolen base on Tuesday, as David Ortiz popped up and Yoenis Cespedes lined out.
Back when Landis stole his base, the middle of Boston's batting order included Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith, Tony Conigliaro, Rico Petrocelli and George Scott.
The last time the Reds allowed a stolen base to a pitcher was Aug. 30, 2010, when Randy Wolf did it for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Though Kelly is noted for having good speed for a pitcher, it was his first career stolen base.
What is his next goal as a hitter?
"Hit the ball as far as [Yoenis] Cespedes, but that's not going to happen," said Kelly, referring to his teammate's go-ahead moonshot Tuesday night. "Maybe put it in the air when the wind is blowing out and get a home run. I just try to stick to hitting singles and get on and just be a nuisance on the basepaths and act like another leadoff hitter and have pitchers think about me out there."
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.