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Plants Under Attack Release VOCs, Attract Herbivore Predators and Caterpillars
Did you know that plants emit airborne distress signals when they are getting eaten? When damaged, plants release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and according to a new study, these compounds can serve two functions, one to attract enemies that might attack the herbivorous insects eating the plant, and two, to ward off the herbivorous insects, which avoid the herbivore-induced VOCs.
A team of researchers has found that the odor released by maize plants under attack by insects attract not only parasitic wasps, which prey on herbivorous insects, but it also attracts caterpillars of the Egyptian cotton leafworm moth Spodoptera littoralis, a species that feeds on maize leaves.
"Adult moths and butterflies avoid food plants that are under attack by conspecifics. This seems adaptive, because it reduces both competition and the risk of predation by parasitoids. But we found that S. littoralis caterpillars are actually attracted to the odor of damaged maize plants, even when this odor is mimicked in the laboratory with a mix of synthetic compounds," said Professor Ted Turlings, an author of the study and head of the Laboratory for Fundamental and Applied Research in Chemical Ecology Institute of Biology at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Researchers let the caterpillars chose among several odors by placing them in an olfactometer, a device with four distinct tube that had an airflow carrying a different odor. Results show that caterpillars were more than twice as likely to crawl towards the odor from maize plants under attack than towards undamaged plants, especially if the damage was recent and the caterpillars had already fed on maize.
"When S. littoralis caterpillars drop from a plant they are highly vulnerable to predators and pathogens in the soil, as well as to starvation. The advantage seems to be that fallen caterpillars can quickly rediscover the plant on which they fed. The caterpillars feed less and move more when exposed to high concentrations of the volatiles. By moving away from freshly damaged sites, they can minimize risk of predation and avoid competition," explained Prof. Turling.
Researchers propose that hungry S. littoralis caterpillars move towards VOCs released by damaged maize plants because even though competition may be more intense, the caterpillars are guaranteed a suitable plant. Adult moths, on the other hand, are much more mobile and take little risk exploring the environment to discover the best food source - so they avoid maize that is already under attack.
The research is published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Plant Science.
Read more at EurekAlert.
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Q: I booked a trip a few weeks back to Regent Palms in the Turks and Caicos through a website called SniqueAway (www.sniqueaway.com). It didnt allow for any refunds or changes. The booking appears to be made through a company called Classic Vacations.
Last week, our dachshund ruptured a disk in her back and had to have major surgery. As a result, we need to stay close to home for a few weeks while she recuperates.
I asked Classic Vacations if we could reschedule for an open date later in the summer. They said they contacted the hotel, which declined. Ive since contacted the hotel and the chain directly via email but have gotten no response.
I used to work in the travel industry, so I got to thinking about the economics of this decision. While the hotel is completely within its rights to refuse my request, is it a good idea?
There are numerous ways to improve customer yield at a hotel, particularly a higher-end resort. Once you add up food, beverage, spa, excursions, beach rentals and gift shop purchases, it could easily be a significant portion of the room rate by the time all is said and done.
By declining my request, their gain is whatever marginal cost is associated with the room not being occupied for a few days, and we both know that isnt very much. Why would a customer forced to choose between caring for a sick dog and going on vacation consider that chain in the future? Allan Keiter, Atlanta
A: Thats an excellent question. First, lets be absolutely clear: Youre not entitled to a refund or an exchange, at least according to SniqueAways terms, which you agreed to when you booked the room.
Specifically, its rules say All bookings are final and cannot be changed, refunded, exchanged, canceled or transferred to another party. (www.sniqueaway.com/termsofuse)
But I thought you were entitled to an answer from the Regent Palms, if for no other reason than to reiterate its insistence that your room couldnt be changed. Rules are rules, but theres no excuse for giving a customer the cold shoulder.
I thought it might be a good idea to check with SniqueAway first, to make sure this request had gone through all the right channels. By your account, this booking was a little complicated. Its being handled through several parties, including the site, Classic Vacations, and finally, the resort.
By the way, I also agree with your point. When it comes to a luxury hotel such as the Regent Palms, it stands to make as much money on you through food and beverage purchases or spa treatments than it did from your room rate, and maybe more. But its risky. If it allows you to switch dates and your original room is unoccupied, it would have to be reasonably assured that youd spend more money than the room rate on extras in order to recoup its loss.
Given your circumstances, Im not sure if you booked your vacation at the right site. Had you known that your dog would be injured, you might have gone to a traditional travel agent or booked directly with the hotel. And travel insurance might have covered any loss from your missed vacation. Unfortunately, an injury to your pet is impossible to predict.
SniqueAway allowed you to change your reservation at no additional cost.
Christopher Elliott is the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com, or troubleshoot your trip through his website, www.elliott.org. Distributed by Tribune Media Services.

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Awesome work, excellent info. If your off-side sac had a check-valve in the vent line, I bet the other side fill pump would not draw air. This would reduce your fill time and improve the flow rate. yes, a larger intake setup would improve the numbers as it would offer more flow capacity. Down side is, there is a pretty good price increase when you step up from 1" to 1.25". But, a single 1.25" will be less expensive then a pair of 1"
Thru Hull Fitting Advice
Thanks Chad. Been following this because I am adding a pump and two bags to my buddy's 100k boat and there's no talking him into another thru hull. He won't mind the 20% loss, he wasn't even planning on being able to run both pumps at the same time.-Jake
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that is wicked that you set it up just so we all a had info on what is best for everybody's setup. 2.4 min to me is worth a hole in the boat, only bc I have two small kids and that is 2.4 min shorter that they need to wait. But for some people they may feel that it is not worth it but test is awesome and now people have legit info to make a decision on what set up is best!
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The one test that I meant to try out was to run one pump in the forward direction and the other in the reverse direction to see if it forced more water through the filling pump. Maybe that sounds confusing but if you have a T fitting and one pump is emptying and the other is filling then they would both be utilizing the same thru hull fitting. I would think that the pump emptying would increase the line pressure and actually feed the other pump. I am willing to bet that there wouldnt be all that much of a difference because they should be moving the same amount of water.
I am also a little nervous about the one pump that is emptying injecting air into the system and causing the flow to go to hell. I am thinking that I'm going to go with a thru hull fitting for each pump myself. Its the air issue that I am afraid of all the way around.
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Cavitation from the pump..
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Also if there is any air in the bag once it gets empty then the pump would turn into an air pump instead of a water pump and inject air into the line that the other pump is drawing from.


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We're very excited to release the soundtrack to the HBO series Girls in just one week. Volume 1 features exclusive new songs from Santigold, Grouplove and Fun. The Deluxe Digital Edition also features new music from Michael Penn and Tegan And Sara.
Here's what the show's creator and star, Lena Dunham, had to say about the soundtrack:
"Music supervisor Manish Raval and I are crazy about everything from the pop that teen girls devour to the niche indie rock from days of yore. To collaborate with Fueled By Ramen and so many artists who inspire me on this compilation is a dream."
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text: Cosmopolitan Encounters: Sanskrit and Persian at the Mughal Court Truschke Audrey Angeline author Columbia University. Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Pollock Sheldon thesis advisor Columbia University. Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Columbia University. Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies originator text Dissertations 2012 English In this dissertation, I analyze interactions between Sanskrit and Persian literary cultures at the Mughal court during the years 1570-1650 C.E. During this period, the Mughals rose to prominence as one of the most powerful dynasties of the early modern world and patronized Persian as a language of both literature and empire. Simultaneously, the imperial court supported Sanskrit textual production, participated in Sanskrit cultural life, and produced Persian translations of Sanskrit literature. For their part, Sanskrit intellectuals became influential members of the Mughal court, developed a linguistic interest in Persian, and wrote extensively about their imperial experiences. Yet the role of Sanskrit at the Mughal court remains a largely untold story in modern scholarship, as do the resulting engagements across cultural lines. To the extent that scholars have thought about Sanskrit and Persian in tandem, they have generally been blinded by their own language barriers and mistakenly asserted that there was no serious interaction between the two. I challenge this uncritical view through a systematic reading of texts in both languages and provide the first detailed account of exchanges between these traditions at the Mughal court. I further argue that these cross-cultural events are central to understanding the construction of power in the Mughal Empire and the cultural and literary dynamics of early modern India. Ph.D., Columbia University. South Asian studies Literature History http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12951 NNC NNC 2012-04-05 12:49:30 -0400 2012-04-05 12:56:14 -0400 6954 eng


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Thai prison champ defends her title
Thai prison champ defends her title
Wed Aug 15, 12:08 PM
BANGKOK (AFP) - A convicted Thai drug dealer who had her sentence reduced after winning a world championship boxing bout defended her title Wednesday, two months after her release from prison.
Siriporn Taweesuk, known in the ring as "Samson," beat Japanese opponent Anri Nagagawa in her first match since winning the World Boxing Council (WBC) female light flyweight title in April.
The 24-year-old, who was released in June, dominated the Japanese boxer known as "The Fighting Angel" throughout 10 rounds, with the judges unanimously giving Siriporn a victory with 98-91, 98-91 and 99-91 points.
Unlike Siriporn's last fight, which took place behind the bars of a prison with an audience of inmates, Wednesday's bout was held in the relative calm of a department store on the outskirts of Bangkok.
Nagagawa, ranked 13 by the WBC, sauntered into the ring in a pink shawl with fluffy trim, but the Thai champ was clearly on form as she aggressively pursued her opponent, knocking her down in the seventh round.
The 27-year-old Japanese fighter avoided a knock-out, but was unable to stage a comeback, giving Siriporn her ninth win.
Siriporn served more than six years of her 10-year sentence for selling small amounts of narcotics, but won early release when she beat Japan's Ayaka Miyano for the light flyweight title.
Since leaving jail, Siriporn has been living nearby and returns to the Women's Correctional Institute for Drug Addicts almost daily to train other inmates keen to take up boxing.
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Guide to the State of California vs. Yuba Goldfields Collection, 1979-1985
Guide to the State of California vs. Yuba Goldfields Collection, 1979-1985
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Denney, Roy Donald.
Frank, Richard M.
Hinkelman, Lloyd
Hutchinson, W. H. (William Henry), 1910-1990.
O'Shea, Donald M.
Rockwell, F.G.
Uitti, Mary Beth
Other Correspondents
Bakarich, M.S.
Bower, Hubert O.
Brady, Judith M.
Breeding, William H.
Brown, Jerry, 1938-
Bryson, John A.
Card, Creed B.
Carey, T.J.
Cinciotta, Linda A.
Clark, Clyde
Clarke, E. Kendall
Cohen, Martin
Comstock, Dave
Dacey, John J.
Dedrick, Claire T.
Eickbush, Francis D.
Elliot, Jerry J.
Farish, Thomas Edwin
Farwell, Betty J.
Foley, Doris
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Foot, L.A.
Forbes, Katherine M.
Fullerton, Darrell
Gargis, C.T.
Gatzek, Deborah R.
Goldstein, Burton J.
Golub, Ralph
Hagwood, Joseph J. Jr.
Hansen, Richard
Hastey, Ed
Helm, Mike
Hoffman, H. Wilbur
Holmes, Walter F.
Holt, Hyatt H.
Hulce, Clark J.
Johnson, Wallace H.
Kavanaugh, Paul F.
Kittle, Otis A.
Krone, Ray B.
Kratter and Gratzek
LaPoint, John F.
Larsen, Doris Foley
Lingenfelter, Stephen I.
Liotta, Anthony C.
Little, Jonathan J.
Livingston, Daniel
Lynch, Robert L.
McIntyre, Jane M.
McKinnon, Timothy F.
McKinsey, Ed
Mayers, Leo R.
Meeken, S.R. Jr.
Miller, Andrea M.
Mills, Stephen H.
Moskovitz, Adolph
Northrop, William F.
Parnell, Jack C.
Pinkett, Harold T.
Porter, Patricia L.
Probasco, G.W.
Renda, Charles R.
Robie, William R.
Ruddle, Douglas B.
Rufsvold, Robert M.
Schiffer, Lois J.
Scholl, Wayne J.
Sherrer, Charles W.
Silbert, Arthur
Smith, Kenneth C.
Sosbee, Harryette R.
Spencer-Hancock, Dianne
Stevenson, Blake D.
Talbitzer, Bill
Thompson, John
Toffoli, Eugene V.
Trout, James F.
Vandenberg, William E.
Vine, Janette
Wheeler, Morgan
Williams, Arthur E.
Williams, Kenneth R.
Worstell, Geoffrey
Compton, Jacob
Denney, Roy Donald
Elliot, Jerry
Gargis, Colbert T.
Hagwood, Joseph J.
Helm, Michael
Hoffman, H. Wilbur
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By Amanda Wicks
The Britney Spears biopic is underway at Lifetime, and paparazzi caught "Britney" aka Natasha Bassett reenacting the famous umbrella meltdown scene from 2007.
Related: Britney Spears Biopic 'Britney' Cast Revealed
At the time, Spears jumped out of a silver sedan while stopping at a gas station and attacked a photographer's car with an umbrella. The entire incident was, of course, captured on film. Four months after the incident took place, Spears offered an even more bizarre explanation for the attack. "I apologize to the pap for a stunt that was done 4 months ago regarding an umbrella," she wrote on her website. "I was preparing my character for a role in a movie where the husband never plays his part so they switch places accidentally. I take all my roles very seriously and got a little carried away. Unfortunately I didn't get the part" (via People).
In the scene for the made-for-TV movie, Bassett has a shaved head as Spears did at the time, and runs around swiping her umbrella at surrounding paparazzi. If Lifetime is striving for verisimilitude, producers aren't doing the strongest job. The scene doesn't quite match up with the original, because it's not taking place at a gas station and it involves a different color car.
Spears has nothing to do with the project.


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Sept. 23, 2012 at 4:23 a.m.
Kelly Marie Picha and Lance Weldon Thompson were married on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Sts Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner. The Rev. Robert Knippenberg officiated the double-ring ceremony.
Kelly is the daughter of Harvey & Irene Picha of Shiner. She is the granddaughter of Agnes Polasek and the late John Polasek, Mildred Picha and the late Edward Picha, Sr.
Lance is the son of Foster (Tom) and Ann Thompson of Gonzales. He is the grandson of the late James and Mary Robinson of Gonzales and the late Foster and Ella Mae Thompson of New York.
Bridesmaids were Diana Picha, sister in law of the bride, Kristal Thompson, sister of the groom, Becky Biehunko, Jenny Lassman, Debbie Long, Crystal Harris, Kari Mika, McKey Pavliska, all friends of the bride and Mikayla Picha and Jenny McCrummen, cousins of the bride.
Hannah Newman and Maddysyn Zella, nieces of the groom, served as the flower girls.
Foster Thompson, son of the groom, stood by Lance's side as his best man. Groomsmen were Michael Picha, James Picha, brothers of the bride, Ronnie Biehunko, Sr., Robert Ward, Ronnie Biehunko, Jr., Brandun Knocke, Jamie Long, and Brian Eggemeyer, all friends of the groom.
Ushers were Allen Dieringer, friend of the groom, John Picha, brother of the bride, and Edward Picha, cousin of the bride.
Acolytes were Alex and Collin Bujnoch.
Thank you to Allen Dieringer for being an awesome chauffer and driving the newlyweds in style in his 1947 Buick Super from the church to the reception.
Following the beautiful ceremony was a reception, dinner and dance at the Yoakum Community Center.
After a honeymoon in St. Lucia in the Carribean, Lance and Kelly are residing in Yoakum. Kelly is employed as a nurse at the Yoakum Community Hospital in the Outpatient Clinic. Lance is the owner of LTD Construction and Roofing.
Lance and Kelly want to thank their family and friends for being a part of their special day.


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First-of-Its-Kind Map Details the Height of the Globe's Forests
ScienceDaily (July 21, 2010) — Using NASA satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world's forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method.
The work -- based on data collected by NASA's ICESat, Terra, and Aqua satellites -- should help scientists build an inventory of how much carbon the world's forests store and how fast that carbon cycles through ecosystems and back into the atmosphere. Michael Lefsky of the Colorado State University described his results in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
The new map shows the world's tallest forests clustered in the Pacific Northwest of North America and portions of Southeast Asia, while shorter forests are found in broad swaths across northern Canada and Eurasia. The map depicts average height over 5 square kilometers (1.9 square miles) regions), not the maximum heights that any one tree or small patch of trees might attain.
Temperate conifer forests -- which are extremely moist and contain massive trees such as Douglas fir, western hemlock, redwoods, and sequoias--have the tallest canopies, soaring easily above 40 meters (131 feet). In contrast, boreal forests dominated by spruce, fir, pine, and larch had canopies typically less than 20 meters (66 feet). Relatively undisturbed areas in tropical rain forests were about 25 meters (82 feet), roughly the same height as the oak, beeches, and birches of temperate broadleaf forests common in Europe and much of the United States.
Scientific interest in the new map goes far beyond curiosities about tree height. The map has implications for an ongoing effort to estimate the amount of carbon tied up in Earth's forests and for explaining what sops up 2 billion tons of "missing" carbon each year.
Humans release about 7 billion tons of carbon annually, mostly in the form of carbon dioxide. Of that, 3 billion tons end up in the atmosphere and 2 billion tons in the ocean. It's unclear where the last two billion tons of carbon go, though scientists suspect forests capture and store much of it as biomass through photosynthesis.
There are hints that young forests absorb more carbon than older ones, as do wetter ones, and that large amounts of carbon end up in certain types of soil. But ecologists have only begun to pin down the details as they try to figure out whether the planet can continue to soak up so much of our annual carbon emissions and whether it will continue to do so as climate changes.
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Despite numbers, Rox take it slow with prospect Parker
By Thomas Harding / MLB.com
PITTSBURGH -- Kyle Parker, the Rockies' first-round pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, hit his 20th home run at Double-A Tulsa on Saturday, and it's hard not to dream.
Selected as an outfielder, the right-handed-hitting Parker has spent time learning first base this season. Given that any projection of the Rockies' lineup for next year screams for a power-hitting right-handed hitter who can play right field or first base, it's not hard to start projecting. But that's looking too far ahead, as far as Bill Geivett, the Rockies' senior vice president of Major League operations, is concerned.
Geivett said Sunday it's too soon to even explore the idea of giving the 23-year-old Parker a taste of the Majors this year. There's a whole list of free agents and trade possibilities to explore this offseason. All the Rockies are prepared to do is appreciate the development their 10th-ranked prospect and former Clemson quarterback has made this season.
"That's part of the thing, especially coming to the big league level -- you've got to make the club first, before you can worry about playing time," Geivett said. "We want him to have that ability of playing the outfield or playing first base, with the big thing being a right-handed hitter with power -- that's a difficult thing to find. We're happy with his progress. We'll see how it goes from there, but he's someone we're keeping a very close eye on."
In addition to the home runs, Parker entered Sunday batting .278 with 55 RBIs and a .491 slugging percentage. He has a .333 on-base percentage as he continues to work at trimming strikeouts -- 133 in 517 plate appearances at Class A Asheville in 2011, 88 in 463 plate appearances at Class A Advanced Modesto last year, and 69 in 406 plate appearances so far this year.
Parker made his first appearance in big league camp this year, but was a non-factor (1-for-13 with four RBIs, two strikeouts and four walks). The scouting reports from Tulsa indicate that since the Minor League season began, Parker has been working on a thought process that should make him more competitive against higher-level pitching.
"The biggest thing that I like is he's making adjustments to more advanced pitching," Geivett said. "He's facing guys that will throw off-speed pitches behind in the count. He's handling more experienced guys. People tell me he's right on track.
"But the pressure is not on him. You learn that through the years. You can try to have whatever timetable you want for a player, but the player will show when he's ready."
CarGo returns to lineup with slightly altered swing
PITTSBURGH -- All isn't perfect with the chronically sprained right middle finger of Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez, but he was back in the lineup Sunday against the Pirates, hoping new hand positioning on the bat will help.
Gonzalez usually holds the bat with his pinky beneath the knob. Now he'll have all of his fingers on the bat handle in hopes of offering stronger support. To compensate for the loss of length on the hitting surface, Gonzalez has ordered 35-inch bats -- an inch longer than usual -- though they haven't arrived yet. But even without the new bats and with the old pain, Gonzalez felt he needed to return as the Rockies attempt to win a series.
"It's still real sore," Gonzalez said. "But as players, we prepare the entire winter to play the whole season. I know I might not be 100 percent, but I can't stand sitting in the clubhouse or in the dugout when my team is playing. I want to be out there."
Gonzalez had a recurrence of the injury Wednesday against the Braves. It was the third flare-up in July. He lost the National League lead in home runs during the week -- the Pirates' Pedro Alvarez hit his 27th to pass him, and the D-backs' Paul Goldschmidt hit his 26th to catch him.
"It's nice to lead the league in any category," Gonzalez said. "But I'm not here just to win the home run championship. I will have to shorten up my swing, hit the other way and do things to help the team. And I'm sure if the pitcher makes a mistake, I might not be able to hit it 450 feet, but that doesn't mean I can't hit it far enough."
The left-handed hitting Gonzalez tends to hurt the finger when he chases outside against a left-handed pitcher, because he is extending the bat and putting pressure on his bottom hand. Manager Walt Weiss will act accordingly, by looking to spell Gonzalez against left-handers. The good news for Gonzalez is the Rockies will face three right-handed starters in a road series against the Mets starting Tuesday.
Gonzalez entered Sunday leading the NL in slugging at .594, extra-base hits with 55 and total bases with 230. His 11 assists also led Major League outfielders.
Rosario set to join contingent at DR facility ceremony
PITTSBURGH -- Catcher Wilin Rosario felt it was worth giving up a day off to see how much better a new group of Rockies prospects in the Dominican Republic has it than he did.
"It's something great that the Rockies opened the facility for those young players that grew up in the Dominican, in Venezuela and all those tropical cities and countries," Rosario said. "I feel great about the Rockies for giving us more comfortable facilities. It's something amazing."
Rosario will be part of a group of 15 from the Rockies' organization to take a trip to the Rockies' new complex outside of Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, for opening ceremonies on Monday. The complex actually opened earlier this season, but Monday will be the formal event.
Rosario will be joined by teammates Jhoulys Chacin, Jonathan Herrera and Juan Nicasio, as well as club owner Dick Monfort, chief baseball executive Dan O'Dowd and senior vice president of Major League operations Bill Geivett, among others.
The new complex covers 17 acres, and has 2 1/2 practice fields, dorm rooms of four bunks to a room that can accommodate as many as 80 players, a covered five-lane batting cage, classrooms for academic and life-skills training, a cafeteria and living quarters for the cooks. Eventually, the team wants to provide guest housing for families of prospects.
When Rosario signed with the Rockies in February 2006 at age 17, he was at the old complex -- a shared facility in Boca Chica -- that had a large room full of bunks and a facility that wasn't state of the art. But Rosario provided perspective: The old place was a step up from playing with wonderful players with no facilities in Bonao, Dominican Republic.
"The little field by your home where you practice, it isn't even close," Rosario said. "It's clean. The grass is cut. The field is lined. You see the bases -- you can take them out of the ground. At our field, you put a little bit of paper, a towel, something that you can hit, that was the base.
"And when you were there, you got three meals, for sure. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. You'd say, 'That's the life.'
"Now, from what I hear, it looks like a nice hotel, with the beach and everything."
Young Rockies bench lacks consistent pinch-hitter
DENVER -- One feature of the Rockies' high-scoring history has been the presence of productive veteran pinch-hitters. Lenny Harris, Greg Colbrunn, Greg Norton, Mark Sweeney and Jason Giambi all have been big late-innings contributors.
This year's roster has a young bench and lacks that type of hitter.
Manager Walt Weiss can see the day when the Rockies return to using such a player. Because the Rockies sometimes go with 12 pitchers and sometimes go with 13, that player would be a fixture, and the rest of the bench would have to be versatile.
"I do know it's a tough job for a young player, no doubt about it," Weiss said. "It's a tough job for anybody. I think it helps having some guy with some mileage that can deal with that type of an at-bat. We've had a lot of young guys that have been trying to do it this year.
"It's a piece that adds to your club. I don't think you need to make it a focal point of your club, but it's one of those pieces that can help you win a championship. When you had Giambi here, there's a presence that the other manager has to pay attention to when he's figuring out his bullpen. He's got some history with everybody he goes out there against, so maybe it's a little easier to execute a plan."
Helton's back acts up after pinch-hit appearance
PITTSBURGH -- Rockies veteran first baseman Todd Helton's usually balky back felt so good that he started eight straight games before not being in the lineup Saturday night. But when he appeared as a pinch-hitter in that loss, the pain returned.
Helton admitted to not feeling good while going 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout during Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Pirates. But he does have a day off Monday and will check back in with manager Walt Weiss before Tuesday night's game against the Mets at Citi Field.
"It didn't feel too good today," Helton said after Sunday's game. "The pinch-hit [Saturday] probably screwed me up a little bit."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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14 June 2013 - The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is launching an emergency mass vaccination campaign against yellow fever from 20 June 2013, following laboratory confirmation of six cases in the country on 6 June 2013.
The six laboratory-confirmed cases were reported from 3 health zones: Lubao (4 cases), Kamana (1 case) and Ludimbi-Lukula (1 case). They were identified through the national surveillance programme for yellow fever. The laboratory confirmation was done by the Institute Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal, a WHO regional reference laboratory for yellow fever.
Preliminary outbreak investigation revealed that the index case is a 16-year-old boy from Kisengua village in the Lubao Health Zone who became ill on 1 March 2013. The outbreak investigation team has also identified 51 suspected cases including 19 deaths, in the three health zones. Serum samples have been taken from 13 patients and are being analyzed in the Institute National of Biomedical Research (INRB).
The mass vaccination campaign aims to cover at least 503,426 people in the three affected health zones.
The International Coordinating Group on Yellow Fever Vaccine Provision (YF-ICG11) will provide 559,000 doses of yellow fever vaccine for the mass vaccination campaign run by the Ministry of Health in DRC, with support from the GAVI Alliance, and other partners. WHO is closely supporting the management of the outbreak in monitoring, preventive and control activities in the field, and resource mobilization.
1 The YF-ICG is a partnership that manages the stockpile of yellow fever vaccines for emergency response on the basis of a rotation fund. It is represented by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and WHO, which also serves as the Secretariat. The stockpile is supported by the GAVI Alliance.


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The fifth annual FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament was held December 2 at Clarkson University. The event drew high school students from as far away as Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and western New York.
The 24 teams filled Walker Center for the highly competitive event. Team Ampere from Upper Dublin, Pa., captured the coveted Inspire Award and is eligible to compete in the World FIRST Championship Tournament in April 2012.
This year's game, "Bowled Over," required students to design, build and program a robot that can capture balls, deposit them into crates and stack the crates as well as secure a bowling ball on top of a raised platform.
After several individual rounds, the top-scoring teams formed four alliances of three teams each. These alliances used their combined robotic power, maneuverability and strategic programming to determine the semi-final challenge alliances. These challengers competed for the ultimate competition honors.
The 2011 Winning Alliance was captained by Say Watt? Robotics from Edison, N.J., and included Robo Mustangs from Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut and Shenanigans from Thousand Islands Central School in Clayton, N.Y.
The runner-up Finalist Alliance consisted of Ampere from Upper Dublin, Pa., and included the MFS Foxes from Moorestown (Pa.) Friends School and Blue Devil Robotics from Ogdensburg (N.Y.) City School District.
Teams were also presented with awards for excellence in specific aspects of contest. The following are the awards and respective winners:
- Rockwell-Collins Innovate Award for ingenuity and inventiveness in the robot design: Say Watt? Robotics from Edison, N.J.
- PTC Design Award, which challenges teams to incorporate industrial design principles into their robots: MFS Foxes from Moorestown, N.J.
- Motivate Award, celebrating a team's spirit and enthusiasm: Franklin Academy from Malone, N.Y.
- Connect Award which recognizes a team's ability to connect with its local community and the engineering community: Robo Mustangs from Putnam, Conn.
- Think Award, reflecting the team's experiences with the engineering design process: The Thunderbots from WSWHW BOCES in Glens Falls, N.Y.
The tournament is hosted by the Northern New York Robotics Institute, a local higher education consortium, directed by Clarkson University Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor James Carroll.
It is also sponsored by the "Connect a Million Minds" initiative of Time Warner Cable, General Electric Corporation, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, and Clarkson University .Coordination and logistical support for the tournament is provided by Clarkson's Office of Educational Partnerships.
Accomplished inventor Dean Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people. Based in Manchester, N.H., FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Students from Ogdensburg Free Academy participated in the fifth annual FIRST Tech Challenge Championship Tournament in Walker Center at Clarkson University. The tournament drew over 200 high school students from four states. Shown here are Ogdensburg (N.Y.) Free Academy Blue Devil Robotics team members Nick Crawford, Matt Ahrens, and DJ Swan.


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According to the New York Daily News, the buttons said: "KFC ... Hillary Special ... 2 Fat Thighs, 2 Small Breasts ... Left Wing."
A vendor was selling the buttons at the Republican Convention in Anaheim over the weekend. The focus of the event was outreach to female voters.
San Francisco Chronicle reporter Carla Marinucci tweeted a photo of the buttons, which she said prompted event organizers to ask her where she saw them.
They were gone within the hour.
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Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis I on Wednesday, after only two days of voting in the conclave tasked with choosing a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
According to anonymous reports of the 2005 conclave, he was the leading contender against then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Benedict XVI. Bergoglio, 76, has served as the archbishop of Buenos Aires since 1998 and was made a cardinal in 2001. He is the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to rise to the papacy.
In his first address to the huge crowd that had gathered in St Peter's Square, Francis asked for the prayers of "all men and women of good will" to help him lead the Catholic Church.
Speaking in Italian, he jokingly remarked: "As you know the duty of the conclave is to give Rome a bishop. It seems that my brother cardinals went almost to the end of the world."
In a remarkable gesture of humility, the new pope then asked the throngs to pray for him before he offered his first blessing as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
President Obama welcomed the pope's election, saying, "As a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us, he carries forth the message of love and compassion that has inspired the world for more than two thousand years — that in each other we see the face of God."
Cardinals who participated in the two-day conclave also welcomed his election, with New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, promising that "the bishops of the United States and the people of our 195 dioceses offer prayers for our new leader and promise allegiance to him."
Francis' election was a win for those who had wanted a pope from Latin America, which is home to some 40 percent of the world's Catholics.
The Jesuit fought fiercely against the left-leaning liberation theology movement that swept Latin America in the 1980s and caught the attention of many Jesuit priests. Yet he also emerged as a champion of the poor and outcast, chastising Catholic priests who refused to baptize the children of unmarried mothers. The former Cardinal Bergoglio is known as an unassuming prelate who opted for a small room in a downtown residence instead of the more ornate archbishop's palace. He was known to take the bus to work and cook his own meals.
"Between a church that suffers accidents in the street, and a church that's sick because it's self-referential, I have no doubts about preferring the former," he said recently, according to a profile by the National Catholic Reporter's Vatican correspondent, John Allen.
The announcement came as nightfall settled on Rome and rain clouds dampened the sky. White smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel at 7:06 p.m., as the bells of St. Peter's basilica started ringing and thousands of people cheered in St. Peter's square.
"Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam!" French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran announced from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, using the traditional Latin formula for "I announce great news! We have a pope!"
Cardinals reached the two thirds majority (77 votes) needed for the election of a new pope after only five ballots and two days of voting.
Alessandro Speciale has been covering the Vatican since 2007 and started writing for Religion News Service in 2011. Born in Rome, he studied literature at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, and journalism at City University, London. He has appeared as an expert on Vatican affairs on CNN, BBC World and Al Jazeera English. Via RNS.
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After injuring his ribs in Monday's preseason game at New England, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is feeling fine and has no doubts about his ability to play in Week 1 at Cleveland, ProFootballTalk.com reported, citing an unnamed source.
An MRI and a CT scan revealed no broken bones or fractured cartilage; he has a rib contusion, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. X-rays on Monday night indicated no fracture for Vick.
The PFT report said Vick is unlikely to play in the final two preseason games.
Vick was injured at the 6:01 mark of the first quarter after being driven hard to the turf by Patriots defensive tackle Kyle Love.
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On the play, the left-handed QB dropped back deep in the pocket while under pressure to attempt a long pass to wide receiver DeSean Jackson, and got the throw off right before Love delivered the blow.
The Eagles intended to treat the game at Foxborough, Mass., as a "dress rehearsal," with Vick leading the first-team offense into the third quarter. Vick was relieved by rookie Nick Foles, who has become Philadelphia's new No. 2 quarterback while Mike Kafka is sidelined with a hand injury.
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THURSDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 70 percent of Americans take prescription drugs, with antibiotics, antidepressants and painkillers being the most widely used, according to a new study.
Researchers also found that more than half of patients take two prescription drugs, while 20 percent take five or more prescription medications.
One other key finding: "As you get older you tend to get more prescriptions, and women tend to get more prescriptions than men," study author Dr. Jennifer St. Sauver, of the Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, said in a Mayo news release.
The findings come from an analysis of 2009 statistics from people living in Olmsted County, Minn., near the Mayo Clinic. St. Sauver believes the findings are comparable to people living elsewhere in the United States.
According to the study, 17 percent of patients took antibiotics, 13 percent took antidepressants, 13 percent took opioids (painkillers that include Oxycontin and Vicodin), 11 percent used high blood pressure drugs and 11 percent got vaccines. Drugs were prescribed to both men and women in all age groups. The exception was high blood pressure drugs, which were seldom prescribed before age 30.
Vaccines, antibiotics and anti-asthma drugs were most commonly prescribed in people younger than 19, antidepressants and opioids were most common among young and middle-aged adults, and cardiovascular drugs were most common among older adults.
Women had more prescriptions than men across several drug groups, especially antidepressants. Nearly one in four women aged 50 to 64 took antidepressants, according to the study published online June 19 in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
"Often when people talk about health conditions they're talking about chronic conditions such as heart disease or diabetes," St. Sauver said. "However, the second most common prescription was for antidepressants -- that suggests mental health is a huge issue and is something we should focus on. And the third most common drugs were opioids, which is a bit concerning considering their addicting nature.
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The Arkansas Crappie Masters State Championship will take place Friday and Saturday on Lake Dardanelle. Sponsored by the Russellville Advertising and Promotion Commission, Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Marine, Bradford Marine & ATV, Humminbird and Minn Kota, the tournament will crown the Arkansas state champions.
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To enter the drawing, participating tournament anglers must go by a Bradford Marine dealer to receive your ticket. The drawing will be at the end of tournament action Saturday.
The final registration for the tournament begins at 5 p.m. today at the Hughes Center. The banquet will be at 6 and a seminar at 7.
Weigh-ins on Friday and Saturday are open to the public and will be conducted at the Lake Dardanelle State Park weigh-in pavilion both days. Fishing times are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All anglers must be in the weigh-in line by 4:30.
A free kids fishing rodeo begins with registration from 8-9 a.m. Saturday at the weigh-in pavilion. Kids will fish for fun and prizes from 9-11 a.m. All kids will receive a prize.
Local sponsors include the Russellville Advertising and Promotion Commission, Bradford Marine & ATV, Hawthorn Park Inn & Suites, Best Western, Hampton Inn, Whatta Burger, ATFfishing.com, Russellville Super Stop, B & B Bait and Distributors, Lefty's Gun & Pawn, PDQ Super Store, Fat Daddy's Bar-B-Que, Black Cat Creations and Wilkins Bros. Outoors.
The next qualifying tournament will be Lake Washington-Lee-Ferguson in Greenville, Miss., on May 12. The tournament will be a one-day national qualifier, and the top 12 teams will qualify for the 2012 National Championship in Columbus, Miss., in October.
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Caesar Augustus has been called history's greatest emperor....
Robert Graves continues Claudiusâ¿¿ story with the epic adulteries of Messalina, King Herod Agrippaâ¿¿s betrayal of his old friend, and the final arrival of that bloodthirsty teenager, Nero....
Founded by Alexander the Great and built by self-styled Greek pharaohs, the city of Alexandria at its height dwarfed both Athens and Rome....
The product of 11 years of research, The Story of Philosophy is an endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the world's greatest thinkers....
Understanding our humanity - the essence of who we are - is one of the deepest mysteries and biggest challenges in modern science....
The flawed characters of each of these stories are fully revealed in apocalyptic moments of conflict and violence....
Caesar Augustus has been called history's greatest emperor....
Robert Graves continues Claudiusâ¿¿ story with the epic adulteries of Messalina, King Herod Agrippaâ¿¿s betrayal of his old friend, and the final arrival of that bloodthirsty teenager, Nero....
Founded by Alexander the Great and built by self-styled Greek pharaohs, the city of Alexandria at its height dwarfed both Athens and Rome....
The product of 11 years of research, The Story of Philosophy is an endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the world's greatest thinkers....
Understanding our humanity - the essence of who we are - is one of the deepest mysteries and biggest challenges in modern science....
The flawed characters of each of these stories are fully revealed in apocalyptic moments of conflict and violence....
Catherine de' Medici was a ruthless pragmatist and powerbroker who dominated the throne for 30 years....
Considered controversial ever since its first publication, it tackles the thorniest religious issues of belief and faith head on....
Though they've lived their entire lives less than five blocks from each other, Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders exist in very different worlds....
Dorian Grey's pact with evil allows his portrait to take on his many sins and degradations while his physical appearance remains youthful....
In Israel and the West, it is called the Six Day War. In the Arab world, it is known as the June War or, simply, as "the Setback"....
Christopher Hitchens contains multitudes. He sees all sides of an argument. And he believes the personal is political....
Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833)....
One of the most significant books ever written by a head of State, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....
In the dark winter of 1917, as World War I was deadlocked, Britain knew that Europe could be saved only if the United States joined the war....
George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture....
In what is considered one of Heinlein's most hair-raising, thought-provoking, and outrageous adventures, the master of modern science fiction tells the strange story of an even stranger world....
George Wilson has garnered much acclaim for this shattering and enlightening memoir....
Put aside all thought of stuffy classics. Think well-spun tale, full of twists and turns, subterfuges and bloody tyranny. Bear in mind that the BBC at the peak of its tour de force of TV drama production in the '70s and '80s made these two books into a masterpiece surpassed only (perhaps) by Brideshead Revisited. You can't do that with dull material.
As the title siggests, the books are written in the first person, as the autobiography of the partly disabled, sickly survivor of the Claudian wing of the Roman aristocracy who became emperor by flying below the radar and outliving all the other candidates. The choice of reader is critical, as we are listening to an elderly man tell his long and convoluted life story. Nelson Runger's voice rumbles along with just the right timbre and clarity for the character of the wily and learned Claudius. More importantly he has such a fine actor's grasp of text and meaning that we never, for one moment, feel that we are being read to. We are simply being told the bloody, scheming, erotic and shocking tale of Rome's ruling dynasty at the peak of its imperial power, spun out as an captivating yarn.
While never claiming officially to be an historian Graves was a close descendant of German historian Leopold von Ranke and prized historical accuracy. So much, if not all of the two books is historically accurate, a perspective which serves as the binding sauce to Graves' words and Runger's delivery.
One of my very best Audible purchases, which I will listen to again and again.
94 of 94 people found this review helpful
This book is a superb read if you enjoy historical fiction. It's also excellent if you enjoy biography/autobiography so long as you don't take the subject matter as entirely accurate. It's written as "autobiography" of Claudius, fourth emperor of the Roman Empire. Though the book (and it's sequel, Claudius the God) finds it's foundation in the Roman biographies of Suetonius and Tacitus, much effort has been made by Graves to cast Claudius in as favorable a light as possible. To this end, Claudius is a sympathetic and intelligent character whose base neglect by the earlier Caesars is only to the detriment of the empire.
This book carries the life of Claudius from the political intrigues before his birth up until his comical accession as emperor. Graves' second book, Claudius the God, carries the story practically up to Claudius' death.
The reader is excellent and his voice along with the text allows you to lapse into thinking that you are listening to Claudius himself.
38 of 38 people found this review helpful
This book is an excellent way to acquaint yourself with the character of Rome at the dawn of the first century. I, Claudius plunges you into a world of intrigues, murder, cruelty, and vice-- in short a world in which "Poison is Queen."
If you are anticipating a page-turner-'novel' don't purchase this audio book. It is more like a well dramatized history. The story is told in first person by Claudius himself, and follows his life from its earliest years to nearly the end of his life. Claudius was born a cripple and a stammerer, and it is amazing to see how he not only overcame his disabilities, but how he used them to his advantage. Hundreds died in the struggle for power, but every killer overlooked 'the half-wit.'
The narrator is top notch. I couldn't give his performance a higher rating. The sound quality is excellent.
A good book, not a sensational one. I might find myself re-listening to it someday just to re-aquaint myself with this era in human history.
56 of 57 people found this review helpful
Claudius of this book is not the Claudius of history. That is a very good thing. The real Claudius was not likable. This is Grave's autobiographical account of Roman emperor Claudius. Claudius is physically weak, drools and stammers-and this is what kept him breathing, while all other threats to his grandmother Livia's schemes drop dead. There is lots of intrigue, sex, murder, suspicion and more intrigue. You will have fun listening to this one.
Be sure you get the version narrated by Nelson Runger. He is superb as the voice of the stammering idiot, and he shines. I have another version done by Fredrick Davidson, whom I love as a narrator, but he did not fit the role of Claudius.
31 of 32 people found this review helpful
This book is one of my favorite listens of all time. As well as being one of the best Historical Fiction books ever written. Take a chance on this one. But if you do, here are a few things to read first:
Firstly, forget that this book was written in the 1920's. If I hadn't known this fact, I would have never guessed. I am a great fan of modern historians and shy away from books written in the early 20th Cent. Robert Graves is the exception.
No soap-opera has more intrigue, lust, murder, betrayal and excess than the true tale of the reign of the Caesars of Ancient Rome. The tale is complicated and full of twists and turns and too many minor characters to keep track of. What makes Mr. Grave's telling of the tale so engrossing is the way he uses the oft disregarded "Uncle" Claudius as the fly on the wall witness to the madness. The real Caesar Claudius was a historian before he was anything else, making the telling of his tale believable and reasonable in its details.
There have been a few reviews complaining that the narrator is boring. NONSENSE. Nelson Runger MAKES this story seem totally believable. His unassuming, self-depreciating, kindly voice is the exact illustration of what "Poor Claudius" might have sounded like. HE IS PERFECT. No inexplicable English accent to make it sound more "historical" here.
Another complaint I've read is that Graves uses the modern names of regions and countries in his tale. This is FICTION and most of us don't know exactly where GAUL was back then. But I sure know where Germany is. It's a non issue. If you are THAT superior in your tastes, perhaps you should stick to true biography's.
One caution: I waited until the last chapter of the book expecting to hear the tale of Claudius's actual reign included - he doesn't tell. The book ends with the first moments of his ascension to the throne. The good news is that there is a follow up book that does. Much to my delight!
27 of 28 people found this review helpful
I highly recommend this audio book. The book itself, by Robert Graves is a classic. Its an in depth , richly painted portrait of the Julio-Claudian dynasty as seen through the eyes of its most unlikely members. However, the performance of Nelson Runger as narrator makes this a particularly good listen. He did a great job of becoming Claudius. When a narrator can disappear into the part, and really become the part, thats pure joy!
27 of 28 people found this review helpful
Even though it was written over 75 years ago, I, Claudius outshines many modern works of historical fiction in its detail, drama, and accessibility. Its narrator may not have had the most interesting life story himself, but as a fly-on-the-wall witness to several generations of backstabbing Roman politics, debauchery, and familial intrigue, not to mention turbulent times in the life of the empire itself, he plenty of tales to tell. It's obvious that Graves took some fictional (and a little bit of mystical) license with his history, but he seems to have done his research. I learned a great deal about Rome during its Imperial Period.
Perhaps the book's a little too fact-oriented at times; it relates a lot of minor events and anecdotes that don't have much to do with any larger plotline. The large cast of briefly-seen minor characters and the complicated family lineages of Roman nobility can be confusing, as well.
But, none of that undermined my enjoyment too much. Graves provides a few heroes to root for and plenty of villains you'll love to loathe, particularly the cruel, cunning Livia and the depraved Caligula (a leader who makes America's worst heads of state look like saintly paragons of wisdom and virtue). For patient readers, I, Claudius is an absorbing historical soap opera. Nelson Runger's grandfatherly voice is a perfect fit for the audio version.
15 of 16 people found this review helpful
I felt like I learned an immense amount about ancient classical figures whose names I had known but couldn't have told you much else about them. In addition, I was entertained, engrossed, and even horrified (by the how violent their world was). I'd recommend it if you like history and/or historical fiction (this isn't fiction, but it reads like it). The reader was very good.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
A very good story and enjoyable history/historical fiction.
This account is questioned by historians in several areas including whether Livia could have poisoned all of the people she is alleged to have in this book. However, I have heard one college professor of Classical History say that you absolutely should read this book to understand this fascinating period of history.
Highly recommended!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I, Claudius was written as if it were the confidential autobiography of Claudius, the fourth emperor of Rome 41-54 A.D. The main caricature Claudius tells of the intrigues of his day and age. The story starts off a bit slow but the story is laying the foundations of the future intrigues of sex, murder and betrayals.
The audio is good quality.
19 of 21 people found this review helpful
Oh, dear! I bought the story I wanted, but with the wrong narrator...... Probably just me, but the American/mid-Atlantic(?) accent really grates on my ears - somehow I bought the wrong version, when I wanted the one paired with 'Claudius the God'; I must say I wish Derek Jacobi had done both books unabridged, but that's probably only because I can still picture and hear him in the role from the TV adaptation which has stuck fast in my mind.
However, the story is intriguing and well worth listening to, whoever narrates it, I suppose....
23 of 24 people found this review helpful
Like the previous reviewer, I would have preferred a British narrator to read this British book (obviously, Derek Jacobi would be the ideal, at least for anyone who has seen the TV series). However, after about 10 minutes I found that the accent stopped grating and I started to enjoy this reading (after all, I suppose Claudius should probably have an Italian accent, if anything!) However, Robert Graves was British and occasionally he uses words that are not in use on the other side of the Atlantic, then the mispronunciation jars badly and I go back to disliking the narration for a while. Other than that fairly minor niggle, the reading is good and the book is superb.
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
Would you consider the audio edition of I Claudius to be better than the print version?
Not sure, haven't seen the print version. It is pretty close to the TV series I saw as a kid.
What did you like best about this story?
It seemed so naturally written, I felt I was involved in the story. The ins and outs of the roman imperial court and the details of how Calligula messed with Claudius's head most of the time were fascinating.
Have you listened to any of Nelson Runger's other performances? How does this one compare?
Don't think I have listened to him before.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laughed quite a lot, didn't feel the need to cry but it was entertaining. The little bit when Claudius was "chosen" as emperor is a classic.
Any additional comments?
Wish there was a part 2. The story ended too soon, I wanted to know what happened next.
I think this should be used in schools to show how a good story is written.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Get a different narrator without an irritating sing-song voice totally inappropriate for the subject matter.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I am surprised by the people who found this book "gripping". It is enjoyable and quite good fun but I didn't really care enough about the characters to find it gripping. It reminded me of that phrase "one bloody thing after another". I've seen a few people have compared it to a saga like The Wire. For me it's nothing like that. But if you manage your expectations it is well worth reading.
At first it's difficult to get your head around the characters (especially as there are a lot of similar names) and in the book there is a family tree - I would really recommend getting one online and printing it out before you start listening to this!
I both read this and listened to the audiobook and despite the reader's Canadian (I think) accent, which surprised me at first, I found it just as enjoyable to listen to - possibly more so.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
This is an excellent story by one of the greatest story tellers. It is a moving tale of how a man finds himself pitched against the most turbulent and troubled reign of Caligula and how he ends up wielding power himself. It is told in the first person giving Claudius the opportunity to reveal his strengths and weaknesses his vision of a Republic and his own doubts about his power.
Unfortunately the narrator is appaling and I'm sorry to say this but if you are not one hundred percent into the story it is not possible to listen to this reading. It is read as if it were a shopping list.
What did you like most about I Claudius?
I read the book when I was at school and found it difficult to follow, Now with more years under my belt, I thought I should try again. What a delight to have done so; it gave me hours of pure pleasure as we worked our way through the treachery of ancient Rome.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Claudius himself is the standout. He navigates his way through from a bumbling stutterer to emperor of the Roman empire, with humour and not a little political skill.
What does Nelson Runger bring to the story that you wouldn't experience if you had only read the book?
He brings all the many different characters to life with enthusiasm and emotion.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Not possible for me, so two sessions had to suffice.
Any additional comments?
Great book, well performed,
If this book wasn't for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?
If you like diaries then go for this
Would you ever listen to anything by Robert Graves again?
Not even if it got a rave review
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Nelson Runger?
Not the narrators fault - he had nothing to work with to make this tomb interesting
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Very disappointed in this book, especially after the TV series had such good reviews
Any additional comments?
One of the most boring books I've ever come across - not even a good story line


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Fate of four Kid's Country sites remains unknown
Original post made on Jul 5, 2011
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 1, 2011, 4:53 PM
a resident of San Ramon
on Jul 5, 2011 at 9:53 am
Once again, Mr. Erbe proves himself to be a convenient liar. Kids' Country did NOT report a February 2011 Level A violation themselves. The violations keep piling up and so do the excuses.
a resident of Danville
on Jul 5, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Kids Country has been a wonderful afterschool program for years. It is their competition, the "Growing Room" that should be investigated.
a resident of San Ramon
on Jul 5, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Typical KC response, "look a squirrel!" Always trying to deflect and/or blame others. The facts are the facts. Five known Level A violations. It is what it is. You can't hide anymore.
a resident of Danville
on Jul 5, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Do you have a financial interest in a competitor to KC? How many children do you have in KC? FIVE violations in how many years? So, statistically that means what? Or is that over your head? How many kids, on a daily basis are treated with respect, dignity and with clear guidelines at the KC locations? My children DO attend one of the KCs that has a violation. They told us about it. They dealt with it. Get over yourself. Go find another book to burn or witch to stone. There's nothing to see here.
a resident of San Ramon
on Jul 6, 2011 at 8:53 am
Outspoken is a hater - Wow. Original name and so mature. No, I have no financial interest in any competitor of KC. My child was indeed in KC. Your numbers logic makes no sense. It would be like an airliner saying that, "We only lost a few hundred people in the latest crash. We have so many people that fly with us so that number really doesn't matter." or PGE saying that they serve so many customers that the San Bruno explosion "goes with the territory." YOUR statistics are preposterous. ANY level A violation in a childcare facility is TOO much. It is the HIGHEST level violation that the state can use. If it were your child, you might feel differently. I am glad that you have not had issues and that your children have been treated well. This is about awareness. Knowing the company that cares for children and making the choice that is best for you. I just love the way that if anyone speaks out against KC they are accused of a witch hunt. The truth hurts. There is something to see here by the way. Your Jedi training has failed you if you can't see that.
a resident of Danville
on Jul 6, 2011 at 10:13 am
I am not sure exactly what Outspoken's real problem might be, perhaps they might enlighten us to their true cause of angst. This person just goes on and on, months upon months disparaging KC.
I would suggest Outspoken locate a new afterschool program for their child, and move on!
a resident of Danville
on Jul 7, 2011 at 9:17 am
If there are 100 kids @ our kids' country on a daily basis-and let's say 250 days/year. That means 25,000 interactions in a year @ one site. If during the said year, ONE violation occurs that's ONE in 25000. I like those odds. I know there's a risk every time I fly-but it's still safer than driving. PG&E was negligent on a much larger scale than KC-so your David v Goliath comparison is off the chart.
If you don't want to be attacked-don't attack Chris Erbe. I have no idea who this man is (outside of being the KC Director) and frankly I don't care. The men and women who work at our KC are awesome. One mistake does not lead to a causal relationship that an entire system is bad. Do you always throw the baby out with the bath water?
a resident of Danville
on Aug 31, 2011 at 11:26 am
Is there any update on this situation?


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Gaining Grain
Above, from left to right: Calendar page for July from the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry, 1405???1408/1409. Pol, Jean, and Herman de Limbourg (Franco-Netherlandish, active in France, by 1399???1416). French; Made in Paris. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Cloisters Collection, 1954 (54.1.1); detail of the activity for the month; detail of the zodiacal symbol Leo. See the Collection Database to learn more about this work of art.
???No tempest, good Julie,??? said Thomas Tusser. In Tusser???s sixteenth-century English, "July" rhymed with "truly"???as it did until the mid-eighteenth century. (The Oxford Companion to the Year, 1999). If the midsummer storms did not spoil the crops, the farmer could count himself lucky. (For charms against bad weather, see "Midsomer Magick," June 23.)
The great event of the medieval summer was the harvest. A poor yield meant privation for the whole cycle of the year to come. By July the grain stores of the last harvest were depleted. In the great fourteenth-century poem Piers Plowman, Piers speaks of staving off hunger with a vegetable diet of parsley, leeks, and cabbages, supplemented with a little cream and some cheese, until the grain in his barn can be replenished at Lammas, the first of August. Read more »


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