text:
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - The pregnant woman at the centre of an abortion controversy in El Salvador had her malformed foetus delivered on Monday by Caesarean section to save her life and avoid breaking the law, although the baby did not survive.
El Salvador's Health Ministry said doctors attending the woman, who uses the name "Beatriz" to protect her identity, performed a Caesarean to remove the foetus, thereby avoiding an abortion, which is illegal in the country.
The Central American country banned all types of abortion in 1999, but Beatriz's foetus had a serious condition known as anencephaly, which results in only partial brain development. Such a foetus has little or no chance of surviving after birth.
Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez said the operation took place about 2 p.m. (2000 GMT) and that Beatriz, who had been 27 weeks pregnant, was in stable condition.
"She's in good hands, being looked after well," she told Reuters. "I expect things to go well over the next few hours."
Shortly afterward, Rodriguez said that Beatriz's baby daughter died about five hours after the operation.
Beatriz, 22, suffers from lupus and kidney problems, which posed a serious threat to her own health.
The operation followed a non-binding resolution on Thursday by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that called on El Salvador to take action to save Beatriz's life after the country's courts had denied her an abortion.
El Salvador's Supreme Court rejected Beatriz's request for an abortion on the grounds it breached the constitution, which it said protects life from the moment of conception.
The Caesarean delivery provided El Salvador with a way out of the legal wrangle.
Morena Herrera, a spokeswoman for the abortion rights group Colectivo Feminista, said that although Beatriz could have been spared unnecessary suffering, her life had been saved.
Claudia Handal, a spokeswoman for the anti-abortion group Red Familia, said the rights of all had been respected.
"We're very happy because as we said from the beginning, it wasn't necessary to perform an abortion, the point was to respect the baby's life and to give Beatriz the care and the right to health that she deserved," Handal told Reuters.
The case has drawn attention to abortion in El Salvador and attitudes toward the procedure in predominantly Roman Catholic Latin America. Some countries such as Colombia are relaxing their rules in order to permit abortions in cases of rape.
Editing by Dave Graham and Peter Cooney


text:
In January, Joshua Webb, 13, underwent a cochlear implant at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The surgery itself wasn't an unusual occurrence at the hospital. The Cochlear Implant Team has an international reputation for treating hearing loss, and it has performed more than 575 pediatric cochlear implants since the mid-1980s.
What made the procedure unlike any other was its timing. Josh's hearing loss was caused by a tumor on his left eighth cranial (auditory) nerve, which usually would be first treated with either surgery or radiation—treatments that would result in irreversible hearing loss. Since Josh already was permanently deaf in his right ear, his doctors and audiologist thought performing the cochlear implant before treating the tumor might increase the chance of Josh hearing again—and it worked.
A typical progression of NF2
Josh developed tumors on his auditory nerves because he has neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). Ten times less common than neurofibromatosis type 1, NF2 affects approximately one in 40,000 people. Those with the disease are at a high risk for developing brain tumors; almost all develop tumors on the eighth cranial nerves that carry balance and hearing signals from the ears to the brain. The tumors are difficult to treat because they don't grow outside the nerves but rather encompass them.
And that's how it was for Josh. Within a year of diagnosis with NF2 in 2008, Josh underwent surgery at another medical facility to remove a tumor on his right eighth cranial nerve. In order to remove the entire tumor, the surgeon removed what remained of Josh's auditory nerve, causing a complete loss of hearing on the right side. In addition, the surgery resulted in Josh losing the function of his balance and facial nerves on that side.
By the time Josh came to Timothy Hullar, MD, a St. Louis Children's Hospital surgeon specializing in hearing loss and cochlear implantation, a tumor had developed on Josh's left eighth cranial nerve and reduced his hearing in that ear. He was using a hearing aid to provide access to sound. His medical team at Children's had decided Josh should undergo chemotherapy treatment to hopefully reduce or slow the tumor's growth and thus preserve some of his hearing. The team includes Dr. Hullar; David Gutmann, MD, PhD, neurologist and Director of the Neurofibromatosis Center at Washington University; Michael Chicoine, MD, neurosurgeon; and Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD, pediatric oncologist.
But then December 1, 2009, came, just a week before Josh was scheduled to begin chemotherapy. That day he went to school, and he could hear. He came home profoundly deaf.
"We knew we had to regroup and decide on another course of treatment. At that point, the horse was already out of the barn in that the tumor had already destroyed Josh's hearing," says Dr. Hullar. "Although at first Josh took his deafness pretty well, the reality of it came home to him at Christmas. Josh's family was together opening presents and talking, and he felt like he was in a bubble of isolation."
Considering a new treatment alternative
In undergoing surgery on his right eighth cranial nerve, Josh had already experienced the typical treatment for patients with a tumor causing hearing loss.
"The difficulty of separating the tumor from the auditory nerve is such that some kind of nerve damage will occur. There have been cases where enough of the nerve remained to warrant trying a cochlear implant following surgery, but a wide range of outcomes have been reported—including in many cases no benefit at all," says Dr. Hullar. "Another alternative would have been for Josh to have the surgery to remove the tumor and then undergo an auditory brain stem implant. This involves implanting electrodes into the area of the brain stem where hearing processes occur, with stimulation coming from a microphone outside the body. The results from this procedure are uniformly poor. In addition, pediatric auditory brain stem implants are not approved by the FDA in the U.S."
These uncertainties led Dr. Hullar to recommend a new, alternative treatment to Josh and his family: leaving the tumor untreated and performing a cochlear implant.
"This wasn't an easy decision for Josh's family. His grandmother is a nurse, and she in particular recognized that this was a treatment option without a track record," says Dr. Hullar. "Josh had already undergone surgery for the tumor on his right side as well as surgery to restore the functioning of his right facial nerve. I was proposing yet another surgery on his left side with the hope of success but no way of knowing for sure. In the end, however, they recognized that if the surgery was successful, it would benefit Josh not only physically but emotionally as well."
A rapid recovery
The answer of whether or not Josh's cochlear implant worked came on January 28, when his external device was fitted and the electrodes used to stimulate the auditory nerve for sound were activated.
"For all of our cochlear implant patients, we begin by turning on the electrodes gradually so that the nerve gets used to the new type of stimulation and the brain has time to interpret the information it is receiving. We also don't want the sound to be so overpowering for patients that it is uncomfortable for them," says Janet Vance, Au.D., CCC-A, pediatric audiologist with the Cochlear Implant Team. "In Josh's case, he progressed so quickly that by the first evening he was talking on the phone—something I've never seen before. Within three weeks, he was able to communicate and converse without visual cues, such as lip-reading."
Dr. Hullar attributes Josh's ability to adapt to the implant so quickly to the relatively short period of time he was deaf. The next question for his physicians and family: How long will the implant continue to work?
"Josh and his family understand we can't guarantee how long the implant will work because we can't predict the tumor's course. It could work for several months, a year or indefinitely," says Dr. Hullar. "However, some tumors do not grow rapidly, and fortunately over the past six months Josh's hasn't grown at all. But at this point, we've seen Josh go from a pretty depressed kid back to his normal self—funny, smart and a bit sarcastic. His quality of life is vastly improved, and that was our goal."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
It was time for a new challenge, James Finley decided. His most recent volleyball project, Kristin Boyd, was playing with the Rams in a spring tournament in North Carolina a couple of years back, and he needed to throw her a curveball.
Boyd's progress from a raw collection of athletic ability to an actual volleyball player had been a gradual, continual process. But real change takes place outside one's comfort zone. Familiarity breeds complacency and stagnation.
So Finley told Boyd it was time to jump serve, which requires advanced coordination and timing, neither of which were her strengths. But she did as she was asked. Boyd tossed the ball into the air, measured her jump, swung her powerful right arm and sent a SCUD missile directly at the up-referee, positioned next to the right post.
"She almost knocked the ref off the stand," Finley chuckled. "She hit him so hard."
There many of these anecdotes that can be woven together to chronicle Boyd's three-plus year volleyball indoctrination. They also juxtapose the reality of this season: that the redshirt junior has weathered years of frustration to become VCU's most dangerous player. A rare blend of strength, quickness and leaping ability, Boyd will be the Rams' big gun, their No. 1 offensive option.
Boyd grew up mostly in Vermont before moving to Wilmington, N.C. prior to high school. She dabbled in a number of athletic pursuits over the years, including track, softball, skiing, ballet and jazz tap dance. It's easy to see why. Her 6-2 frame is built on a foundation of long, muscular legs, topped off by a pair of chiseled arms. Her skill set transcends disciplines.
But it wasn't until Hoggard High School Coach Ron Strickland noticed her that she was persuaded to try volleyball. On her first day of practice, she touched the rim of a basketball hoop from a standing leap. That's all Strickland needed to see. However, in her first match, Boyd broke her ankle and missed the rest of the season.
Boyd would eventually excel in her final two years, largely on the strength of her undeniable talent, until Finley and VCU Assistant Coach Nathan Baker discovered her. Baker, then the head coach at Division II Tusculum, was working a camp at Mississippi State when Boyd caught his eye.
"He called me the first night of camp and said, 'oh my god, there's a kid here you would love,'" Finley recalled. "Because he knows I like raw kids. I went down and watched her play in a tournament for her club team and I knew instantly. I probably had watched her play one minute of the match."
Finley believes, wholeheartedly, that he can make VCU matter on a national level, just not through conventional means. Rather than go head-to-head with top 25 schools for top 25 talent, which he knows is an uphill battle, Finley and his staff decided a few years ago that they'd find the best athletes they could and develop them. That paradigm produced All-CAA players Ivana Rich and Kelsie Clegg and Finley believes it can do the same for Boyd. But that doesn't mean there won't be bumps along the road less traveled. Often, it's potholes and six-car pileups.
"We knew she could jump high and reach over the net to block," Finley said. "But she would just jump in a place and the ball would be four feet from where she was jumping at. She would crush one out of every 10 balls and the other nine you had no idea where they were going."
Boyd knew the plan from day one. She would redshirt her first season in 2008 while she learned the game. She could practice and travel with the team, but would not play in games. Despite that knowledge, she felt a distance between herself and the rest of the team.
Athletes, by and large, are fierce competitors. Most want to see a return on their investment of sweat equity in the form of victories. Sideline time is like floating in limbo. You see your teammates battling for wins, but you can't, and that's tough on some players. It didn't help that Boyd was also struggling in practice. The speed and technical aspects of Division I volleyball were overwhelming her. She was being swallowed by it.
"She's told me that there were times when she just wanted to go home because she didn't feel like she belonged," Finley recalled.
"I just felt like I wasn't really a part of the team. I was just there," Boyd said. "I was just a body on the court. I didn't help the team at all. I was a drill killer. It was just really hard for me. It was stressful for me because I wanted to be really good."
In 2009, she made her VCU debut, averaging 1.80 kills while hitting .109, a nondescript percentage for an outside hitter. Even though she was playing now, Boyd was still struggling. She was still floating through, almost a spectator of her own career. She was easily discouraged. Her confidence was waning and her attitude had soured.
"I was very not focused," Boyd said. "I struggled with paying attention to direction. I got into trouble a lot. I wasn't a good volleyball player. I was athletic. I could hit the ball hard, but in terms of trying to place the ball or pass the ball, I couldn't do that stuff."
At the end of the season, she met with the coaching staff, who laid out her faults in no uncertain terms. It was an honest exchange that initially left Boyd hurt and angry, but also served as a wake-up call. She confided in Rich, whose learning curve mirrored Boyd's, her mother and Baker. Over time, she began to take ownership of her mistakes.
Finley jokes that Boyd has no filter when she speaks. But now, she was finally having a blunt conversation with herself. She knew she needed to change. She began working harder in practice and the weight room. Midway through last season, all that painful honesty began to bear fruit.
In the final 16 matches of last season, Boyd was VCU's best offensive player, averaging 2.70 kills per set while hitting .234, fine marks for an outside hitter.
"I was nonchalant about a lot of things and I realized I wasn't going to get anywhere doing that," Boyd said. "It wasn't good enough for me to be mediocre anymore. I wanted to be the best. I wanted to show people that I could do it. I didn't want people to give up on me. I didn't want people to think they were wasting their time."
Finley knows he's not wasting his time. He sees the second half of last season as just the tip of the iceberg. After two and a half years of repetitions in practice, Boyd was finally looking like a fluid volleyball player.
"There's two things that happened," Finley said. "One is court vision. That started happening for Kristin and that's what it does, it just happens. And then she's able to make decisions. Before she was just swinging but didn't know where the ball was going to go, didn't have a purpose. And with that, it creates the second thing, which is confidence."
Boyd's transformation came on so rapidly that she was elected captain by her teammates prior to this season. Not only will they look to her to tomahawk the ball with staggering force, they'll be looking for Boyd for leadership and to show them how to win.
It's a position she's taking to heart. During the offseason, Baker introduced Boyd to The Energy Bus, by Jon Gordon. The book uses a set of rules to stress positive thinking in all aspects of life. The University of California cited the book as one of the major reasons it reached the NCAA Championship last season.
Boyd laid out the premise of the book and its 10 rules to the team, which quickly adopted them. As team captain, Boyd functions as the driver of the bus. She decides whether or not her teammates are bringing enough positive energy in practice and games to "get on the bus." Finley and several players have already commented on a noticeable change during preseason practices.
"This helps because it helps us stay on each other. It's not a one person thing and I think that's really crucial with our team this year," Boyd said. "It's not individually-based and we're coming together more as a team."
Boyd hopes that as driver of the Energy Bus, she'll be able to steer the Rams to their first CAA title since 2005. The Rams placed third in the CAA a year ago and fell to eventual champ Delaware in the league semifinals.
As important as attitude, energy and perspective will be to the championship hopes of this year's team, so too will be the play of Boyd. As an outside hitter, Boyd will be asked to simply score as often as possible. While her underdeveloped passing skills allowed her to only play three rotations in past years, Finley says he expects Boyd to play all six rotations this season.
There will be no shortage of opportunities. VCU ranked sixth in the league in hitting percentage last season (.198), a mark that will have to improve in order to contend. That amounts to additional pressure on Boyd to produce efficiently, but after three season of gradual growth, she's is ready to step out.
"It's one thing for somebody to say that you're gifted and that you have a lot of potential, but if you don't see it and you don't believe it, then, it means nothing," Boyd said. "I think that took me a while to realize."


text:
College runs amok
The dankprofessor makes few recommendations re particular colleges and universities, but here comes one of the few. If one is seeking to attend a college of the absurd, Colorado College of Colorado Springs should be on the top of your list.
I just published a post on how Colorado College had demeaned and degraded two of their hockey players in regards to these students alleged violation of their so-called sexual misconduct policy.
Now the powers that be at CC have found two students guilty of violating their policy on violence. Finding these students guilty of violating their violence policy is absurd since these students did not engage in any act of violence. This latest Colorado College absurdity is spelled out by FIRE in their recent press release. Fortunately FIRE has come to the assistance of the two students. Components of this farce are presented in the context of the following excerpts from the FIRE press release.
Two students at Colorado College were found guilty of violating the school's conduct code regarding "violence" after they distributed a satirical flyer mocking a publication of the Feminist and Gender Studies program. As part of their punishment, student Chris Robinson and a second student have been required to hold a campus forum discussing issues brought up by their satirical publication…
In early 2008, Colorado College's "Feminist and Gender Studies Interns" distributed a flyer called "The Monthly Rag." The flyer included a reference to "male castration," an announcement about a lecture on "feminist porn" by a "world-famous prostitute and porn star," an explanation of "packing" (pretending to have a phallus), and a quotation from The Bitch Manifesto.
As a parody of "The Monthly Rag," Robinson and a second student, who wishes to remain nameless, distributed a flyer in February called "The Monthly Bag" under the pseudonym "The Coalition of Some Dudes." The flyer included references to "chainsaw etiquette," the shooting range of a sniper rifle, a quotation regarding a sexual position from the website menshealth.com, and a quotation about "female violence and abuse" of men from the website batteredmen.com.
Shortly thereafter, Colorado College President Richard F. Celeste sent out a campus-wide email about "The Monthly Bag," stating that "The flyers include threatening and demeaning content, which is categorically unacceptable in this community… Anonymous acts meant to demean and intimidate others are not [welcome]." The e-mail asked the authors of "The Monthly Bag" to come forward. When they did less than an hour later, they were charged with violating the college's values of respect and integrity…
Two weeks after their hearing before the student conduct committee, Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students Mike Edmonds finally wrote to the "Coalition of Some Dudes" students on March 25, stating that they had been found guilty of "violating the student code of conduct policy on violence" and that as a punishment, they would be required to hold a forum to "discuss issues and questions raised" by "The Monthly Bag." Although Edmonds acknowledged that the intent of the publication was to satirize "The Monthly Rag," he wrote that "in the climate in which we find ourselves today, violence-or implied violence-of any kind cannot be tolerated on a college campus." Apparently, according to Edmonds, "the juxtaposition of weaponry and sexuality" in an anonymous parody made students subjectively feel threatened by chainsaws or rifles.
"Not only has Colorado College wrongly punished students for expression that any reasonable person would easily recognize as parody that threatens no one, but according to Edmonds's standard, countless movies, songs, and other artistic endeavors that 'juxtapose weaponry and sexuality' are inappropriate for the adult students of Colorado College," Adam Kissel, Director of FIRE's Individual Rights Defense Program, said. "Colorado College must live up to its own promises of free expression and allow its students to engage in robust debate and satire-even when some members of the campus community may feel offended."
The dankprofessor's read on this is that one can't speak of violence unless there has been a victim of violence. And if one has been violently victimized then one should contact the criminal justice system, i.e., call the police. Obviously, the CC administration has conflated being offended with being violently violated. Taking their belief system seriously opens up a Pandora's box when it comes to issues of freedom of speech; freedom of speech simply would no longer be.
But one should not view the CC perspective as if it was idiosyncratic. Such is not idiosyncratic since advocates of anti-sex puritanical feminism have advocated just such a perspective. Such was the advocacy of feminists Andrea Dworkin and Catherine Mackinnon particularly when a writer wrote about fantasies of raping MacKinnon and Mackinnon equated it with actual rape. Such blatantly conflated words and deeds. Or more precisely text and deeds. To get a more complete picture of Mackinnon's ideas on words and deeds, see her book ONLY WORDS.
Bottom line for students and for sane faculty- stay away from Colorado College.
If you wish, you can write to me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com
Guest commentaries should also be submitted for consideration
to the same email address.
Barry M. Dank aka the dankprofessorTM
© Copyright 2008
- August 2017 (1)
- July 2015 (2)
- June 2015 (1)
- April 2011 (4)
- March 2011 (7)
- January 2011 (1)
- December 2010 (1)
- November 2010 (2)
- October 2010 (6)
- September 2010 (3)
- August 2010 (2)
- July 2010 (2)
- 2008
- abstinence
- academic freedom
- Anita Bryant
- anti-semitism
- art
- assassination
- attractive professors
- attractive students
- awards
- Barack Obama
- Barnard College
- bathrooms
- bicycling
- blog introduction
- blogs
- brain sex
- Brigham Young University
- Canada
- celebrities
- censorship
- Charlie Sheen
- child pornography
- civility
- Clemson University
- coercing women
- Colorado College
- con artists
- Concordia University
- conference sex
- consensual relationships
- corporate dating bans
- couples
- csu sacramento
- D'souza blog
- Dalhousie University
- Daphne Patai
- dating
- David Cass
- David Lettterman
- Debra Tate
- dental
- Duke University
- East Georgia College
- East Surrey College
- Emma Thompson
- ethics
- exhibitionism
- false rape charges
- fear
- feminism
- film
- flamenco
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- fobidden love
- Francine Prose
- fraternities
- fraternization
- futurist
- Gabrielle Giffords
- gay history
- gay marriage
- gay rights
- gender
- Gonzaga University
- grading
- Harvard University
- Heather Mac Donald
- hiatus
- higher education
- Hofstra University
- homosexual
- hooker
- hooking-up
- hugging
- Hugh Hefner
- Indiana University
- Iowa State University
- Islamic law
- Israel
- ivory tower romance
- Jared Loughner
- Jerzy Kosinski
- Jewish Journal
- John Bonnell
- John McCain
- Julian Assange
- just words
- Korea
- Larry Craig
- Laura Bush
- Laura Kipnis
- lesbian
- Lethbridge College
- lisa chavez
- litigation
- Louisiana Tech
- love
- Mark Bourrie
- Marquette University
- masturbation
- Michelle Obama
- Middlebury College
- Moscow State University
- Northwestern University
- nudity
- Oberlin College
- obituary
- office romance
- Ohio State University
- orgasm
- Otero University
- outing students
- Oxford College
- Pasadena City College
- passion
- Philip Roth
- poets
- political correctness
- political violence
- pornography
- Princeton University
- privacy
- Proposition 8
- prostitution
- public sex
- racism
- rape
- recusal
- reviews
- Rice University
- Roger Ebert
- Roman Polanski
- sadomasochism
- Sarah Palin
- Saudi Arabia
- Seattle university
- secrecy
- Senator Craig
- Senator McCain
- sex
- sex offenders
- sex toys
- sex work
- sex workers
- sexbots
- sexual harassment
- sexual identity
- sexual policing
- sexual politics
- sexual rights
- shame
- Sharon Tate
- Sharon Warner
- Smith College
- Southern Illinois University
- speech
- St. John's University
- student professor dating
- student slavery
- student-prof dating
- suicide
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- tenure
- the closet
- The Tenant
- theatre
- transmen
- trophy wives
- Tucson
- UC Berkeley
- UC Irvine
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Barbara
- Uncategorized
- United Kingdom
- University of Bristol
- University of Calgary
- university of charleston
- University of Chicago
- University of Connecticut
- University of Georgia
- University of Hawaii
- University of Iowa
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of New Hampshire
- University of New Mexico
- university of pennsylvania
- University of Southern Maine
- University of Sussex
- University of Texas Houston
- University of the Philippines
- University of Toronto
- victimization
- violence
- voyeurism
- Warwick University
- Washington University
- William & Mary College
- William Buckley
- workplace
- Yale University
RSSEntries RSS
Comments RSS


text:
Vail Condominium Rentals at Affordable Rates
Vail Resort Rentals is one of the oldest management companies in Vail. We offer rentals of condos and homes to visitors from all over the world since 1982. The condominiums we offer for rent are managed by us, cleaned by us, and maintained by us, directly from our on-site offices here in Vail, Colorado. We will always match or beat any prices offered elsewhere on the internet. We can describe the lodging alternatives we offer and stand behind it. Give us a call. We will be here at the front desk to greet you when you arrive.


text:
America has had plenty of experience in taking awesome Japanese anime and making terrible adaptations of them. But for every Dragonball: Evolution, Japan has also borrowed one of our properties, and desecrated it in much the same fashion. Here are eight American casualties in this cross-pop culture war.
1) Batman: Gotham Knight
Released shortly before The Dark Knight, this six-chapter anime anthology boasted some of the best talent in Japan, some of the best comics writers in the U.S., and was masterminded by DC animated wunderkind Bruce Timm. So why did it suck so bad? Mostly because so few of the chapters dealt directly with Batman. Instead, we get stories about Batman from kids, bitching about Batman from cops, and two chapters about Bruce Wayne outside of the Cowl, one a flashback to his training, and one focused on his gadgets, and none of them are even slightly tied to each other. Only two chapters include Batman fighting named villains, and they're not nearly enough to save this boring, disjointed mess.
2) Lensman
This 1984 TV series based on E.E "Doc Smith's Lensman scifi series isn't terrible if you like Star Wars. Unfortunately, the Lensman novels are almost nothing like Star Wars, except for being set in space, and reportedly "Doc" was so livid at the wild adaptation that he and his estate have refused to permit any other Lensman adaptation since. Carl Macek, the guy who created Robotech, brought four episodes of the TV show to America as a movie, but had to pull it because of licensing issues; now you can track it down online or on an old VHS. Just remember, do not watch Lensman if you have any affection for Lensman.
3) Powerpuff Girls Z
The original Powerpuff Girls cartoon was simply animated but cleverly written, genuinely funny, and massively pro girl power. When Japan adapted the Cartoon Network series in 2007, they ditched all of that, and turned it into the most straight-forward, mediocre magical girl anime they possibly could. The girls were no longer sisters or had superpowers, at least until they used their magical jewels to transform into the Powerpuff Girls (complete with enormously long transformation sequences (complete with jewels that allow them to change outfits). These new girls are shallow, the original's wide cast of memorable characters is pretty annihilated, and the show's subversive humor is replaced with random weirdness. Honestly, PPGZ would be a great satire of magical girl anime series if it obviously wasn't taking itself so seriously.
4) Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
A Highlander movie from the guy who made Vampire Hunter D sounds like a recipe for success, yet somehow it wasn't. Somehow The Search for Vengeance was a soulless retread of both the original Highlander movie, as yet another ancient Scotsman hunted down an evil immortal asshole who killed his family, and Vampire Hunter D, as the protagonist wanders silently through the post-apocalyptic wasteland, not saying anything and getting into period fight scenes. Even that sounds kind of all right, but then you watch it, and it's clear this is a soulless cash-in without an ounce of creativity.
5) Witchblade
You'd think that an adaptation of the Image comic, about a cop turned underdressed superheroine thanks to a magic weapon, would be easily adapted to anime — just keep the boobs and action, and you're done. The Witchblade anime certainly kept the boobs and action, because the show is 50% ludicrously busty ladies fighting each other. But the other half is about main character Masane trying to raise and care for her precocious 6-year-old kid. Trying to pair fight scenes with this down-to-earth human drama sounds like a promising idea, but it's entirely derailed by the main character's giant boobs, and the show's desire to provide fan service. It's pretty tough to care about the plight of this small family when the kid is literally careening off her mother's enormous breasts.
6) Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned
This 1980 straight-to-VHS movie is based on Marvel's Tomb of Dracula horror comic, where "based" in this case means "tries to cram in years of comic storylines into a 90-minute movie creating an incomprehensible mess." It begins with Dracula stealing a virgin sacrifice from Satan, having a kid with her, getting chased by Van Helsing's daughter, an old man and a random martial artist, who accidentally kills his baby, but then God resurrects it as an adult who can shoot laser beams from his eyes, and.. hoo boy. Suffice it to say, the movie ends with Dracula eating a hamburger in a New York diner. Obviously.
7) Starship Troopers: Invasion
In 1988, Japan actually made a six-episode OVA series that was faithful to the classic Robert Heinlein novel. In 2012, Japan made this direct-to-DVD movie based on the universe created with Paul Verhoeven's 1997 movie satire. Except that this CG anime movie is basically one long videogame fight scene with no story to tell, no excitement, and no originality. Basically, if you love the novel or the original movie, you'll both equally find nothing to enjoy in Invasion.
8) Wolverine
None of the four Marvel anime series made by Studio Madhouse will go down in history as great superhero entertainment, although their X-Men show may come closest. The series that doesn't come close to mediocre in Wolverine, where they managed to take the Marvel superhero best suited to hang out in Japan and star in an anime series and somehow managed to fuck it up. For starters, Wolverine is a slender, naïve hero with a mullet; despite his muttonchops and claws, he's nothing like the Wolverine we know (or the one that appeared in the X-Men anime, weirdly). But the plot, while taken from the comics, is rendered paper-thin and riddled with repetitive, uninspired fight scenes.


text:
Whitney Duncan Reacts to the Murder of Her Cousin, Holly Bobo
The three-year disappearance case of Holly Bobo, cousin of country singer Whitney Duncan, is finally coming to a close, but unfortunately, it's not a happy ending.
A 29-year-old Tennessee man has been charged with first degree murder and the girl's kidnapping. The young college student was leaving her Decatur County, Tenn. home for school on the morning of April 13, 2011 when -- according to her brother -- she was taken into the woods behind their house by a man dressed in camouflage.
Recently, a search warrant was executed on a local residence, which presumably led to the arrest of Holladay, Tenn. man Zach Adams.
After hearing the news of her cousin's murder on Wednesday (March 5), Duncan took to her Twitter page with a short message:
District Attorney General Hansel McCadams has confirmed the belief that Bobo was kidnapped and killed. "We believe we can prove that she was taken forcefully from her home without her consent," he said. "Based on the evidence that we have before us, we also feel that she was killed in the perpetration of that kidnapping."
Many of Bobo's family and friends held out hope for her safe return until the very end, Duncan not excluded. On Sunday (March 2), she posted a photo of her, Holly Bobo and their family, continuing her plea fans to pray for her cousin's return.


text:
Marella Discovery
You can watch movies under a star-lit sky at the ship's outdoor cinema. Indoors, there are nightly shows in our Broadway Show Lounge, and pianists and acoustic musicians take to the stage in the atrium – an elegant space that changes colour when the sun goes down. The plush casino, meanwhile, is the place to head for a late-night flutter.
Broadway Show Lounge
Plush seating and an 800-plus capacity give the ship's main entertainment venue professional credentials. We have 11 unique shows, including Beatz Interactive, a hi-tech dance piece featuring LED-lit costumes.
Available on:
Bar Eleven
A position on the highest point on deck 11 – where the bar gets its name from – means that drinks in this lounge come with the ship's best sea views. It's a contemporary cocktail bar by evening, transforming into a late-night disco as the hours pass.
Available on:
Movies by Moonlight
In a Marella Cruises first, we're premiering an open air cinema. It means you can watch classic movies and the latest box office hits under the stars. Blankets, popcorn, and hot chocolate will be available from the nearby bar.
Available on:
Deck Bar
This sociable spot ticks the box for cold drinks in between dips.
Available on:
Live Casino
The stylish casino is open until late, and features blackjack tables, and fruit machines. If you're a beginner, ask the croupiers about getting some lessons in. You've also got the entertainment – and the bar – in the Live Room to accompany you while you're having a flutter.
Available on:
Activity-wise, we've not forgotten about our youngest guests. While children head to the kids' club, you can take your under-threes along to our new Babytainment classes for parents and babies. Each free session brings something different to the table, from nursery rhyme sing-alongs to baby ballet. They're educational, too – take Sing & Sign, for instance, where little ones can follow in the footsteps of Mr Tumble from CBeebies, by learning Makaton sign language. The sessions take place all year round, with at least one per day.
Available on:
Live Room
Marella Discovery's flagship watering hole is our most spacious and modern yet, and houses our biggest selection of on-tap beers. Expect the atmosphere to build pace as the hours draw in – evenings might start with the sounds of our signature yellow piano, and end with the sounds of dancefloor classics.
Available on:
Atrium Bar
Grab a seat – and a glass of bubbles – at this classy bar, and you'll have a great view of the entertainment in the atrium.
Available on:


text:
PLU teammates look on as Connor Cummings breaks up a pass downfield at UW-Eau Claire.
Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com
We hear it in the ATN Podcast. We read about it in regional columns or on the message boards. The elements of a team that were hazy and green early on are finally starting to click.
Offensive lines that were breaking in new members and secondaries that got burned in the opening games are now settling into their roles and learning how to work together, and most of all, to play off one another. They've become a team, in every sense of the word.
And there are so many of those teams in Division III. For Triple Take, Pat, Keith and Ryan bring some insight into just a sliver of those that are out there.
Game of the Week.
Ryan's take: No. 11 Pacific Lutheran at No. 2 Linfield. Probably one of the most anticipated conference clashes of the season — and I hope that it lives up to the billing. Linfield, though, is teetering toward nearly 600 yards a game in offense and is a wildcat when it comes to putting up points. The Lutes, on the other hand, are coming off a close win against UW-Eau Claire, which, as Pat and Keith mentioned in this space last week, could be attributed to them getting caught looking ahead to this matchup. While Pacific Lutheran and Linfield aren't all that far apart on the Top 25, I think the dropoff from that elite tier to where the Lutes are is significant enough that it would be a clear upset if PLU were to win.
Pat's take: Augsburg at No. 5 Bethel. Although I like that game above as well, obviously. Augsburg remains a dark horse in the MIAC, not having played anyone of note on the national or regional scene as of yet. And since the season started, that dark horse status has been usurped by St. John's, then Concordia-Moorhead. But the Auggies have a pretty special quarterback in sophomore Ayrton Scott, a significant dual threat. Bethel, however, has grass, and a lot of rain in the Twin Cities leading up to this weekend. It could get messy.
Keith's take: No. 11 Pacific Lutheran at No. 2 Linfield. I know we try to mix it up, and I pick third by virtue of waiting the longest to put my games into the blog post, but to me there's not another choice in Week 5. A large part of why I believe that is because PLU played Linfield twice last year, losing 31-24 at home in Tacoma and 27-24 in McMinnville in the playoffs. So while Linfield has outscored its three opponents 168-35 and looks like it might have a team for the ages, the Lutes aren't intimidated. Both teams frontloaded their schedules, perhaps to get ready for this game. It could be clear sailing for each after this — no disrespect to Willamette, Pacific and the rest of the NWC bunch. QB Dalton Ritchey and the Lutes are rarely penalized and have seven turnovers in three games, but it would help against Linfield if they generate some. Meanwhile, the Wildcats are fifth nationally in total offense and No. 15 in defense. In the playoff game, Linfield sacked Ritchey six times and had a key interception return for a TD, and they'd like to get after him again.
Richard Gunn's Trine team could be the near-victim of a surprisingly close game, or the Thunder could be on your radar at the end of the weekend.
Photo by Eric Kelley, d3photography.com
Surprisingly close game.
Ryan's take: Kalamazoo at Trine. These two team pretty regularly go in opposite directions in the standings, but K-zoo has been playing well enough at the line (on both sides of the ball) this season that they could keep this one close. What's been killing them most this year is the turnovers — and they're one of the worst offenders in the country in that category. Guard the ball and air it out a bit to put the linebackers on their heels and this game will be within a score.
Pat's take: UW-Eau Claire at No. 9 UW-Platteville. I feel like I could be going out on a limb here a bit but on paper, when you think about Platteville struggling early with Lewis and Clark and Pacific Lutheran not being able to finish off Eau Claire until the end, there's a case to be made. The question will be whether Joel Sweeney and the Eau Claire offense can wear down the Platteville defense and whether the Eau Claire defense can even begin to slow down the Pioneers' passing game.
Keith's take: Olivet at Alma. The Comets are 4-0, and the Scots 0-4 with just 33 points scored. Easy pickins, right? Well, if Alma isn't demoralized by the unfortunately powerful part of their schedule — Heidelberg and UW-Oshkosh are former doormats now in the top 25, and Illnois Wesleyan is knocking on the door as well — maybe not. The Comets were the only team Alma beat last year, and that came after getting similiarly pummeled in their first four games. The Scots also had a 20-0 lead against Lakeland but gave up the winning score with 24 seconds left, so they're not hopeless when matched against someone of their caliber. Alma's numbers are bad across the board, and Olivet has beaten Wilmington, Rockford, Wisconsin Lutheran and North Park by starting with good run defense — just 74.3 yards per game allowed. They've generated turnovers as well.
Most likely Top 25 team to get upset.
Ryan's take: No. 5 Bethel. Both Bethel and opponent Augsburg have played decent schedules — at least enough so to prepare them to face each other. I have Augsburg on my Top 25 ballot, so I certainly think there's something there to like. There are similarities in the two teams' offensive capabilities, and both are ahead of the curve in terms of forcing turnovers. It would surprise me little if a big play or two were the deciding factor in this one.
Pat's take: No. 21 Delaware Valley. Although this would only be an upset on paper. Delaware Valley and Lycoming are closer together than a No. 21 ranking and zero votes would suggest. The top teams in the MAC … and of course, the number of top teams is up for debate … are all really close together. The thing keeping Lycoming from having Top 25 votes is the inability of the offense to even score against Brockport State.
Keith's take: No. 21 Delaware Valley. Not to dump on the Aggies, who could very well go on the road and beat Lycoming, I just don't see a lot of top 25 upsets this week. There are some top 25 teams I wonder about — We've yet to see No. 15 Wheaton against a strong opponent, for example, but visiting Augustana might not fit that bill, even at 2-1; I'm curious if No. 22 Christopher Newport can be consistent through 10 games — but not many I'd pick to lose.
They'll be on your radar.
Ryan's take: No. 8 UW-Oshkosh. OK, so there's no team ranked in the Top 10 that isn't already on my radar. But they are higher in the overall poll than they are on my ballot, because clobbering an 0-4 Alma team and beating a non-Division III opponent don't give me a lot of great data to go on. So let's not say that they're just coming on my radar, rather let's say I'm hoping to use Saturday's game against UW-Stout to help calibrate that radar a bit.
Pat's take: Misericordia. I'm calling it here — first win in program history on Saturday. That's because if they don't win at home vs. King's, it's a long wait until the next chance. They play Widener, Lebanon Valley, Stevenson and Albright before ending the 2013 season at FDU-Florham. You need to do it here, Cougars.
Keith's take: Brockport State. The Golden Eagles beat Lycoming, 30-2, then lost close games at Buffalo State and against Alfred in overtime. Rowan makes the longest remaining road trip in the NJAC, six hours from South Jersey to the village northwest of Rochester and not far from the banks of Lake Ontario. The Profs aren't the easiest team to figure out either, so this game could go in an unexpected direction. What we do know is that the Golden Eagles, behind their dual Tys, QB Ty Stoldt and RB Tyrone Nichols, can put up offense. The bad news is that even after holding Lycoming to 2 points, Brockport still has the country's 223rd-ranked defense.
Team most likely to salvage a bad season.
Ryan's take: Salisbury. The Gulls have had two weeks to put the past behind them and give into E8 play, which starts this week at Utica. In fact, Salisbury carries with it a 13-1 conference record over two seasons, winning the automatic qualifier both times. Maybe chalk this up to the quarterbacking tandem of John Dunbar and Joey Jones feeling like they've gotten their feet wet — "clicking" if I want to play off the Triple Take intro. Maybe their near win against Wesley still resonates. Maybe, just maybe, they'll still finish the season 8-2.
Pat's take: UW-River Falls. And it hasn't been a particularly bad season, but it was definitely a bad September in the W-L column. If I continue to feel like the Falcons are going to be better than the two wins they had last year, this is a game (at UW-Stevens Point) they should think about winning. I feel like I've written almost these exact same words in #3take in the past, too.
Keith's take: Monmouth. It wasn't that long ago when the Scots' game with St. Norbert was the defacto MWC title game. Now Monmouth is 1-2 and the Green Knights 3-1. The Scots go on the road for the first time this season, and after a 1-point and a 3-point loss at home, the trip to DePere, Wis. might be welcome. There's no pressure, but plenty of inspiration in this old-fashioned conference rivalry. If the Scots can get RB Trey Yocum, the nation's fourth-leading rusher (160.7 yards/game) going against St. Norbert's defense, which has given up yards but no more than seven points the past three games, they could score a mild upset.
A conference opener you like.
Ryan's take: Emory and Henry at Randolph-Macon. There have been more than a few times in recent years in which the Wasps torched the opposition in nonconference play and then slid a bit once the ODAC docket began. Against the 2-1 Yellow Jackets, we'll get a good idea of just what kind of team E&H is this season and whether star passer Kyle Boden and his top-notch receiving corps can keep the offensive sparks flying. R-MC is certainly no pushover and, as always, is expected to also be in the conference hunt.
Pat's take: Loras at Luther. I like this game because these two teams had such poor seasons last year and Loras' only conference win was against Luther. It's a chance for Luther to return the favor, and the Norse already have a surprise win under their belt with the victory against rival St. Olaf earlier in the season.
Keith's take: Simpson at Wartburg and Adrian at Hope. The IIAC and MIAA have both been mentioned plenty already, so I'll keep it brief. Storm QB Taylor Nelson is completing 68% of his passes, 20 of which have gone to Brad Vogel in a 2-1 start. The Knights are 2-1 as well, and LB Ryan Billings and the defense could make a statement. I don't know that there's a clear IIAC favorite yet, but this game will help us determine one; Same goes for the MIAA, where Flying Dutchmen QB Michael Atwell is third in the country with 1,306 passing yards, while a team traditionally known for good defense tries to stop him. LB Deontae Bridgeman leads the Bulldogs' defense.
Which "fighters" will win their battle this week?
Ryan's take: The Spartans of Dubuque. I have to believe that a nonconference slate of WIAC teams prepares someone as well as possible for their run toward the AQ. While it's tough to say that the Spartans hung with their opponents each time, some late scores tell me that they're not ones to throw in the towel. With a visit from Central on deck, Dubuque can bring themselves back into the Iowa discussion, a year after a deflating .500 season. And they'd do themselves some favors, too, if they'd find a darned ground game.
Pat's take: The Privateers of SUNY-Maritime. I just know it won't be the Mariners of the Merchant Marine Academy, and that's a shame. I just don't want to see something like "Fightin' Engineers" in this category because you could put "Fighting" in front of anything. Except Quakers, perhaps. No Fighting Quakers. Or Diplomats.
Keith's take: The Majors of Millsaps. Could you do Fighting Flying Dutchmen? Because that seems like one modifier too many. And while we're on fighters, how lucky is Coast Guard to be under the Department of Defense instead of Transportation? The Bears' game with Western New England will go on. But anyway, Millsaps hosts Hendrix. And after one week — mostly one giant SB Nation article — turned Hendrix from 'the first-year program that could' to 'okay, enough about these noobs,' I'm sure the Majors (3-0) would like to give the Warriors (2-1) a proper Welcome-to-D-III humbling.


text:
Getting the Most Bang for your Buck with your Replacement Windows
Investing in your house is important, and when it's time to replace windows, any homeowner will want to ensure they are getting what they paid for. It's essential to evaluate the style, material and design of a window, but to recognize your return on investment for your window purchase, it's important to look at the long-term benefits you'll experience throughout the years. Here are some of them:
- Your energy bills are reduced overtime. After replacement window installment, you may see your heating and cooling costs reduced. According to the ENERGY STAR®-website, ENERGY STAR certified windows have been shown to save homeowners an average of $101–$583 per year when replacing single-pane windows.
- New windows are great for real estate. According to the National Association of Realtors 2017 Cost vs. Value Report, new wood or vinyl windows may return 73 percent of the project amount when you sell your house. If you are thinking of selling your home in the next several years, your first step might be to replace your windows.
- You could earn rebate rewards. There are easy-to-use rebate offers and a special offer finder online for most ENERGY STAR window purchases. The online finder allows homeowners to look through available rebates through a ZIP code entry and locate the best deals in Jackson.
- New window glass can help protect your furniture. As technology has increased, new glass panes can now help diminish fading of your furniture and fabrics from damaging sunlight.
- You could earn green-energy tax credits.* Newly installed energy efficient windows that meet ENERGY STAR requirements are eligible for a thirty-percent of costs tax credit with no upper limit in 2017. To learn more about the particulars of green-energy tax credits for the Jackson area, check out energystar.gov.
Sometimes it pays to be energy efficient, even though the upfront expenses can be overwhelming. Replacement windows are a good way to spruce up your home before the fall hits, while also saving some extra cash in your pocket for the future. Learn more about replacing new windows with Pella Windows and Doors by giving our experts a call at 307-733-0535 or scheduling an appointment with us online.


text:
After receiving a lot of flack for taking it easy on shamed congressional pal Anthony Weiner, Jon Stewart took Tuesday night's "Daily Show" as an opportunity to make amends, though he ended up bleeding for his cause.
Poking fun at Weiner's constant sipping of water at his own press conference,
Stewart broke out a blender, making a margarita (strawberry, we think) to sip on instead. While pouring, Stewart broke the glass, cutting his hand.
"That's not good," Stewart deadpanned. "I'm probably gonna need to go to the hospital."
U.S. & World
Once he regained composure, the late-night comedic pundit also apologized to his viewing public for being "too lazy" to write jokes on last night's "Daily Show," as Weiner's press conference aired live at 4:30 that afternoon, and Stewart's show taped at 6:00pm.
"I did not explicitly state that Mr. Weiner had been deceitful last night. That he was a liar, and that I believed his pants to be on fire," Stewart said.
"For these reasons, unlike the congressman, I have decided to step down."
He turned over the helm to John Oliver, because his "accent makes you believe you can trust him."
Though it turned out the only resigning Stewart did was to his dressing room to get his hand bandaged up. For the rest of the program, Stewart sported a bloodstained shirtsleeve and a wrapped-up wrist.
Now that's showbiz.


text:
Filter + Sort
Step out of your comfort zone and try something new with AE soft shorts for women. These shorts use the highest quality fabrics to create an easy, breezy style you'll love on warm spring and summer days. We put the same level of care towards our women's shorts as we do our women's jeans, so these shorts are always made with the most comfortable materials and feature the best design details possible. AE soft shorts come in all kinds of colors, prints and designs so you can have a look you love time and time again. Update your shorts drawer with these high-waisted lightweight shorts that were made for warm weather, good vibes and summer adventures.
Even when you have the most comfortable jean shorts in the game, there's nothing better than a great pair of lightweight soft shorts on a hot summer day. Breezy, pull-on shorts in light, breathable cotton or modal are effortless, chic, and endlessly versatile. Our soft shorts for women are finished in a variety of details to make outfitting your personal style easier than ever. Curved tulip hems add a little extra length to your look, while soft ruffled trim keeps you looking fresh. AE women's high-waisted soft shorts come in tons of adorable prints, patterns, and colors, so you always have options. Bold floral prints are perfect for channeling summer vibes, and striped and plaid prints are always an instant classic.
Going for a sporty style or trying out the athleisure trend? American Eagle has women's fleece shorts perfect for lounging around or dressing up for a casual sport to street look. Our ultra soft cotton fleece is lightweight, cozy, and has the perfect amount of stretch to keep you comfortable no matter where you go. Plush fabrics are super soft and made for cozy comfort, while nylon shorts offer a classic nylon feel. Wear your fleece or nylon shorts on the way to the gym, lounging at home or out running errands for a look that's all about comfort. Pair them with a graphic tee and a hoodie for an easy style you'll love no matter what you're up to.
Match your soft shorts with a matching top, or mix things up with a bold graphic tee, blouse or button down shirt. Choose from the full line of AE women's tops and find the right top for your soft shorts outfit. Then complete your outfit of the day with all the women's accessories you can think of. Sunglasses and hats are ideal for sunny summer days, and bags and shoes keep your look fresh daily. And if you're not convinced soft shorts and fleece shorts are for you, shop the full line of AE women's shorts to find the high-waisted, short short, midi, denim and khaki styles for you.


text:
Can anyone explain the etymology of それはそうと【其れはそうと】and possibly the grammar of how it fits into a sentence, which does not seem to follow the normal rules (It should have a copula だ、そうだと?)? I think of it as equivalent to ところで. The Apple dictionary defines it as
〔ついでながら〕by the way; incidentally; 〔さて〕well
and for reference, it also gives the example sentences:
それはそうと昨日は中野さんに会いましたか| By the way, did you see Miss Nakano yesterday?
それはそうとあの本はやはり山田さんのでした| Incidentally, that book was Mr. Yamada's, just as we thought.
それはそうと次の会合はいつにしますか|Well, then, when shall we have our next meeting?


text:
Recipe Summary
Recipe Servings: 8 portions
Recipe Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Recipe Cook Time: 40 minutes
1 large tomato, halved, seeds removed
1 jalapeño pepper, halved, seeds removed
2 red bell peppers, halved, seeds removed
1 small Spanish onion, peeled and halved
½ jar piquillo peppers, drained
1 Cup freshly squeezed lime juice
¼ Cup lemon juice
½ Cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 Cup tomato juice
¼ Cup sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
1 teaspoon freshly toasted and ground black pepper
2 Tablespoons Lucini® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Tabasco, to taste
Preheat the oven to 500°F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Place the tomato, jalapeño, bell peppers and onion, cut sides down, on the pan and roast until charred, about 30 minutes.
Set aside to cool.
Slip the skins off the tomato, jalapeño and peppers and put in a blender with the piquillo peppers, onion, juices, sugar, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth. Add in the XVOO and Tabasco. Stir once. Reserve.
The "Salsa of Life" can be made a day in advance and held covered in the refrigerator.


text:
Press Releases
Carl's Jr. Continues Tradition of Honoring Founders by Offering $60,000 in Scholarships
Jan 4, 2010
CARL'S JR. CONTINUES TRADITION OF HONORING Founders
by OFFERING $60,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications Now Available Online for 11th-Annual Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders'
Scholarship Program
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – January 4, 2010 – Carl's Jr.® is pleased to announce that applications for the 2010 Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship are now available online at www.carlsjr.com/promotions. The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2010.
As a young married couple in 1941, Carl N. and Margaret Karcher started their company believing that they could earn success through their commitment to faith, service and hard work. More than 65 years later, Carl's Jr. is proud to continue their commitment to the community by offering 60 hard-working high school students a $1,000 scholarship to the two- or four-year college or vocational school of their choice.
Scholarship winners will be selected based on their academic record, school and community leadership and participation, work experience and future goals. Financial need and other family circumstances will also be considered. In economic tough times, scholarship programs like this are extremely valuable to the community. Giving back to hard working students in need is part of the core values of Carl's Jr.
Applicants for the Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship must be high school seniors or graduates, age 21 and younger, planning to enroll for the first time at an accredited two- or four-year college or vocational school. Applicants must be a resident of the states in which Carl's Jr. operates restaurants: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, or Washington State.
For the past ten years, Carl's Jr. has rewarded academic excellence in its locaI communities through ongoing scholarship award commitments. Carl's Jr. has granted $385,000 in scholarships since the inception of its program in 1999.
More information about the Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship application process and a downloadable application are available only at the Carl's Jr. Web site: www.carlsjr.com/promotions.
The Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founders' Scholarship is administered by Scholarship Management Services®, a division of Scholarship America®. Scholarship Management Services is the nation's largest designer and manager of scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals. Employees, affiliates and franchisees of Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., Scholarship America, affiliated agencies, and their immediate families are not eligible to receive a scholarship pursuant to this program.
Carl's Jr. is celebrating more than 65 years in the quick-service industry. What began as a lone hot dog cart in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1941 is today an international organization that employs nearly 30,000 people worldwide. Carl's Jr. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 third quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,147 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 14 countries, including 1,221 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,913 Hardee's® restaurants. For more information, or to find a Carl's Jr. near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.carlsjr.com. Carl's Jr. social media sites include www.facebook.com/carlsjr, www.twitter.com/carlsjr, and www.youtube.com/carlsjr.


text:
We're beyond intrigued about Sigourney Weaver's next movie, Red Lights. Especially since she's playing the resident skeptic, on a mission to disprove a famous psychic. Let's hope it's John Edwards himself!
Bloody Disgusting has a big scoop on Weaver's next role in Rodrigo Cortés' film, Red Lights, who became super popular after his film Buried debuted at Sundance. The film is supposedly about "how the brain does not give a true picture of reality."
BD explains Weaver's role a bit further:
The film that follows a para-psychologist who attempts to debunk a very reputable psychic who has just returned to the limelight after 30 years.


text:
This is the NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) protocol web site maintained by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) PROTocol Engineering Advanced Networking (PROTEAN) Research Group. The purpose of this site is to provide information on NORM and provide access to the NORM reference software provided by NRL. The NORM protocol is currently under development within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Reliable Multicast Transport (RMT) working group.
The NORM protocol is designed to provide end-to-end reliable transport of bulk data objects or streams over generic IP multicast routing and forwarding services. NORM uses a selective, negative acknowledgement (NACK) mechanism for transport reliability and offers additional protocol mechanisms to conduct reliable multicast sessions with limited "a priori" coordination among senders and receivers. A congestion control scheme is specified to allow the NORM protocol fairly share available network bandwidth with other transport protocols such as Transmission Control Protocol (TCP). It is capable of operating with both reciprocal multicast routing among senders and receivers and with asymmetric connectivity (possibly a unicast return path) from the senders to receivers. The protocol offers a number of features to allow different types of applications or possibly other higher level transport protocols to utilize its service in different ways. The protocol leverages the use of FEC-based repair and other IETF reliable multicast transport (RMT) building blocks in its design.
This website will be expanded in the future to contain example NORM applications and NORM software development toolkits based on the NRL reference implementation. The NRL NORM work is heavily based on previous work with MDP which has similar capabilities.
A video example of NORM in action, helping improve an MPEG-4 video stream can be found on the NOViSS webpage. A NORM-based SOCKS5 Proxy (NORP) has also been developed to make it easier to use NORM with standard TCP/UDP-based applications.
- Current NORM Protocol Specification (RFC 5740, obsoletes 3940)
- Current NORM Protocol Building Blocks (RFC 5401, obsoletes 3941)
- NORM Developer's Guide
The NRL NORM source code and latest releases are available on GitHub.
This includes support for building a simple test application and NS-2 network simulations. In the future, example applications for various operating systems will be provided along with binary executables, software documentation, user's guides, etc.
A procedural API has been developed for the NRL NORM implementation and is accessible via the "normApi.h" header file. The NORM library built from the source code base will be updated to include the "normApi.cpp" implementation. The NORM Developer's Guide is now available above. Example applications with source code will be provided in the future to illustrate NORM API usage.
Contact Info
If you are interested in more information about NORM, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
|Wholesale Travel Black Engraved Steel V Cigar Cutter
|Stainless steel+plastic
|Sample time
|10 days
|Lead time
|45 days
Our wooden box packaging:
- 1pc with EPE wraped.
- 1pc with 6side EPS and into 1 White box.
- 1/2/3/4/6pcs with 6sides EPS and into 1 Export Carton Box.
100% assure the products are full protected from demage.
Shipping methods:
Sea Shipment: Your forwarder or Our forwarder and EXW,FOB,FCA,CIF,CNF etc are all Available.
Air Shipment: Your forwarder or Our forwarder and EXW,FOB,FCA,CIF,CNF,DDU etc are all Available.
Express Shipment: DHL,EMS,UPS,TNT,Aramex,Fedex,China Post etc are all Available.
We are familiar with all kinds of shipment terms and methods,we are pro. in exporting shipments. We would always fixed the problems you may meet.
- Your inquiry related to our product & price will be replied within 24hours.
- Well-trained & experienced staff are here to answer all your inquiries in English of course.
- OEM & ODM projects are highly welcomed. We have strong R&D team here to work with you.
- Your business relationship with us will be confidential to any third party.
- Good after-sale service offered, please get back if you got question.
- Working time: 8:30am - 6:00pm, Monday to Friday (UTC+8).
- Look forward to hear from you and have more discussion.
Our Company is established in 2007 Weilongxin, Specializing in developing, Manufacturing and exporting cigar accessories and OEM experiences. We carry one of the Largest selections of Cigar Humidor, Glass Top Cigar Humidor, Cigar Cabinets, Cigar Lather Case, Cigar Ashtray, Cigar Cutter, Cigar Tube, Hygrometer, Humidifier, Jewelry Box, Wine Box, Wine Set, watch box, Chocolate box and others box in China. We also export to many countries overseas.
QC inspect once per hour on production line, record detective and pick out problem products.
All raw material is purchased in large quantity in ourder to get better price, and production team control defective rate and ouput strictly, all price is quoted according to the client's market analysis.
Q: When can I get the price?
We usually quote within 24 hours after we get your inquiry. If you need prompt reply, can add us other contacts such as whatsapp, skype etc.
Q: What's your greatest strength over other suppliers?
We have a non-dust painting workshop.
Q: How can I get a sample to check your quality?
We can help to print the logo on you sample, the sample cost can be refundable after order confirmation when your quantity of the order exceed our MOQ.
Q: What kind of files do you accept for printing?
AI, PDF, CoreDraw, high resolution JPG.
Q: Can you do the design for us?
We have a professional team having rich experience in gift box design and manufacturing. Just tell us your ideas and we will help to carry out your ideas into perfect packaging boxes.
Q: What about the lead time for mass production?
Honestly, it depends on the order quantity and the season you place the order. The lead time of MOQ is about 35 to 45 days. Generally speaking, we suggest that you start inquiry two months before the date you would like to get the products at your country.
|Wholesale Travel Black Engraved Steel V Cigar Cutter


text:
This updated Information Governance (IG) guidance provides NHS organisations with a general
awareness of the associated risks of Short Message Service (SMS) and texting that may potentially affect
the effectiveness of local services.
Download Guidance (PDF 49Kb).
Your IG Toolkit session will automatically timeout in 5 minutes
Please press Ok within 5 minutes of this message appearing to stop your session
timing out


text:
Small class sizes, appreciation of diversity, and a spirit of inclusion promote a strong sense of community at the Department of Theatre and Dance.
An extensive production schedule offers students numerous opportunities to practice the creation of theatre while rigoruous academic offerings challenge students to learn. Explore Theatre at UVM >>
The faculty in the department of theatre is comprised of working professionals as well as scholars who contribute to the field of theatre in the areas of acting, directing, playwriting, theatre design, and criticism. Students who study theatre have access to faculty through small workshop classes, independent study projects, honor's thesis, coaching for performance assignments, and production work.
Academic Programs
The Department of Theatre provides students with a combination of theory and practice in understanding theatre as an art form that reflects the human condition. Students who major or minor in theatre are required to take core courses that provide an historical and critical foundation as well as fundamentals courses in areas of acting and design. A wide offering of additional courses are available that reflect theatre as social practice, personal expression, and creative collaboration.
Challenging performance opportunities
Students may audition to perform in shows that are part of the Mainstage season, the holiday show or The Spring Play Festival. There are also numerous positions for running crew and technical staff on shows. These include positions like stage manager, assistant stage manager, lighting and sound board operators, costume crew, and front of house assignments.


text:
|Show error tooltip as soon as there is an error
AT core team member
|3 February 2014 15:30
This specification is about the error tooltip in TextInput-based widgets.
When the field is in error state - either a formatError, so something that depends on the framework itself (like the fact that there is no suggestion available in an autocomplete, or the usage of alphanumeric characters in a NumberField), or a validation error (due to validators added on the data model by the developer) - the correct skin is applied to the widget, but the error tooltip is not immediately shown.
The display of the tooltip now depends on the validationEvent configuration property (see for example http://www.ariatemplates.com/aria/guide/...InputCfg). This property (which has, by the way, a misleading name) can have three values
In some cases, it is desirable to show the tooltip as soon as there is an error, while the user is still typing. In order to implement this new feature, a new value could be assigned to the validationEvent property: "onError".
When validationEvent is set to "onError", the tooltip becomes immediately visible as soon as the widget is in error state (and hidden when it is not) but only when the widget has the focus.
(This post was last modified: 3 February 2014 15:32 by flongo.)
Marc Laval
AT core team member
|11 February 2014 15:49
This is what I had in mind.


text:
I wrote this review, which appeared in the Fall 2006 issue of On Point: The Journal of Army History.
The First American Army: The Untold Story of George Washington and the Men Behind America's First Fight for Freedom. By Bruce Chadwick. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005. ISBN: 1-4022-0506-6. Illustrations. Bibliography. Notes. Index. Pp. 399. $24.95.
Bruce Chadwick, former journalist now lecturer in History at Rutgers and writing teacher at New Jersey City University, attempts to tell the story of the ordinary soldier in the Continental Army. Utilizing the diaries of seven central figures, including one doctor, a poet, and one chaplain, Chadwick intertwines these soldiers' stories with small quotations from numerous other sources to bring to life a story that should have been told years ago.
The reader experiences Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Trenton, and Yorktown, as well as the disastrous Quebec campaign through the eyes of men who fought there. Readers are witness to the ravages of smallpox in the camps and posts following the Quebec campaign, and the harrowing winter at Valley Forge. The struggle to maintain the fight through mutinies and desertions is a constant in the book, which enhances the image of the Continental Army and further reveals just how desperate the war was and how stubborn the Americans could be in their fight for the cause. The reader also learns the little known story of an all-black regiment and the story of the participation of blacks in the conflict in which they face opposition based on race and the fear of a slave revolt, but gain the opportunity to serve because of manpower shortages.
Chadwick shows the personal sides of the soldiers, both good and bad. The reader observes one soldier who goes to great lengths to obtain leaves to see his beloved wife, while another leads a secret life of adultery. We see chaplains pushed to their breaking points attempting to minister to the sick and dying, only to come back and deliver powerful sermons that lift the spirits of the army. The reader experiences the dedication of the men as doctors continue to work until near death, while other common soldiers will reenlist even after facing repeated serious illness.
In many ways, Chadwick's work is long overdue, but it has weaknesses. One of the major areas is scholarship. Numerous worthwhile sources, especially primary documentation, are used, but Chadwick does not give adequate endnote citations, which leaves the reader no real clear structure to check the work's accuracy. In fact, Chadwick begins his bibliography with the following:
All of the quotes from . . . the central figures in the book, were from their diaries. To cite each of the hundreds of quotes from the same sources would be futile, so the single sources for each man's quotes are listed below. The citations from the more than one hundred other people in the work are listed separately.(371)
The main issue with this quotation is that there are very few endnotes given the amount of material quoted and covered, which prevents the reader from knowing exactly in which source and where the author used material. Instances of reading over two full pages before encountering the next citation in sequence were common. While the validity of the sources is not in question, the lack of endnotes prevents the reader from fully appreciating the work and may raise questions about this works validity.
The other problem area in this work deals with the chapter devoted to women of the revolution. Instead of mentioning the story of Molly Pitcher or the few women who dared to impersonate men to serve in the Army, Chadwick uses this chapter to talk about prostitution and the sexual escapades of the men involved with them. This may turn off many readers who were expecting to learn about women serving in the Army or aiding in other ways.
Overall, Chadwick presents a compelling story, which will excite readers. His background in journalism is present as the story is well written. However, the endnote issue detracts from the work's value to historians attempting to do research into this time. If these issues are corrected in a second edition, Chadwick's story will be more worthwhile and useful for a wider audience.


text:
GSP is the premier conference for developers and marketers building and distributing apps for MySpace, Facebook, OpenSocial and other social networking platforms. Happening June 9-11, 2008 in the Washington, DC area, this event is for both business executives and technical developers who want to learn more about the evolving environment, and how to reach online communities using new and established social networking platforms and applications.
Business & Marketing Strategy:
App Development & Technical Strategy:
For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at the conference, contact Yvonne Romaine at firstname.lastname@example.com.
For media-related inquiries, contact Maureen Jennings firstname.lastname@example.com.
View a complete list of GSP East contacts.


text:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Paper: Hambly Screen Prints
Felt Flower: Provo Craft
Jewels: Prima
Pearl Center: Glitz Designs
Rub-ons: 7Gypsies
Corner Rounder: EK Success
If you are ever looking for a store that has a good stock of embossing folders (or Cuttlebug product in general), I recommend CreativeXpress. They almost always have the items you want in stock, and are always putting items on sale. This is where I get all my Cuttlebug product from, and they ship really fast too!
I hope you have an inspired Wednesday,


text:
BBC News
- Huawei 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027
- Coronavirus: Face masks and coverings to be compulsory in England's shops
- Coronavirus: Blackburn with Darwen brings in new measures
- Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess' daughter challenges coroner
- Banksy: New coronavirus-inspired artwork appears on Tube
- Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail in Epstein sex trafficking case
- Johnny Depp 'insulted by Amber Heard during Bahamas trip', says his employee
- Duchess of Sussex urges young women to challenge leaders to create positive change
- Stranger offers to pay for pregnant NHS worker's car damage
- Clive Tyldesley 'upset' at losing top ITV football commentator role
- Footballer sentenced for coronavirus cough threat to police officers
- Matthew Sheehan: Neighbour denies murder after barking dog row
- Coronavirus: Masks are go and France celebrates Bastille Day, with a twist
- Covid-19 survivor, 104, gets back to crosswords and crochet
- Make cheese or shoes? Five unusual new lockdown hobbies
- Leicester lockdown: 'Stop-start routine' affecting children's wellbeing
- Coronavirus lockdown: Parents 'frustrated' by birth registration delays
- Coronavirus: Lockdown song written by Cardiff children
- Huawei: What does the ban mean for you?
- Rochdale grooming: 'Why did I get a criminal record when I was a victim?'
- Wycombe Wanderers promotion: 'You can feel it in the town'
- Bailiff fears as councils chase unpaid tax debts
- 'You can't close the Scottish border - we live on both sides'
- Rouaa's story: From Syrian refugee to UK schoolgirl
- Huawei 5G decision 'will cost up to £2bn'
- 'Lockdown brought out the workaholic in me'
- John Nicolson's cat's tail interrupts subtitles debate
- Coronavirus: Thieves break into pregnant NHS worker's car
- Home-schooling during coronavirus: a child's verdict
- Jahreau Shepherd stabbing: MMA Champion named as murder victim
- Coronavirus: Nichola Mallon calls for face coverings in shops
- Property sale tax threshold raised in Wales
Local Pubs in HOLTON:
BeerInTheEvening.com search for pubs in HOLTON
TheGoodPubGuide.co.uk search for pubs in HOLTON


text:
Four Ministry Teams
CSB Campus Ministry offers a wide variety of programs. Our ministry teams include Alternative Break Experiences (ABE), Faith Communities (FAC), Liturgy, Spirituality and Social Justice (SSJ).
Alternative Break Experiences (ABE)
ABE works hard to provide meaningful trips, both nationally and internationally. We firmly believe that exposure to other cultures, places, and ways of life will enhance the lives and perspectives of trip participants. Each year, we strive to provide quality experiences that will complement academic experiences and inspire hearts.
Five Pillars
Participants, Co-Leaders, and Advisors combine the 5 Pillars of ABE as a framework to guide their trip experience. Alternative Break Experiences are not typical mission trips, and our participants are not tourists. By embracing these pillars, our participants grow in values-based leadership and develop a more integrated global vision. Derived from our Catholic and Benedictine heritage, the concepts of Social Justice, Community, Reflection, Learning and Intentional Living merge, offering participants an experience to inspire their lives.
Social Justice - Why does an injustice happen?
Community - Respecting individuals while affirming the common good.
Reflection - Creating meaning and understanding through daily reflection.
Learning - Experientially learning the "invisible realities" of the world.
Intentional Living - living our lives in a way that carries out our experience beyond the ABE trip.
Faith Communities
The Faith Communities Ministry of CSB believes that people of all faiths and backgrounds are created in love, to give and receive love. By joining peoples of all faiths in community, we seek to bring greater understanding and peace to our campuses and the world. Through respectful dialogue, faith sharing, and prayer and fellowship, we explore the strengths of our common values and the richness of our differences so that we may better understand ourselves and others.
Our love for God is lived out in love for our neighbor. Our love for God is expressed through our community, worship, hospitality, outreach, and stewardship. Our relationships are nourished and sustained by grace and sacramental living. Liturgical ministers prepare campus liturgies and involve students, faculty, and staff in various ministries from music and dance to proclaiming the Word and distributing the Eucharist. Student liturgical ministers are an integral part of Campus Ministry.
Spirituality and Social Justice (SSJ)
Spirituality and Social Justice (SSJ) is a ministry grounded in Gospel Values and Catholic Social Teaching which integrates social justice and spirituality to promote an active and lifelong commitment to living prayerfully and justly.


text:
Attorney for man accused in shooting spree calls $50K bail 'ludicrous'
Shawn Bridges has connections to Derek Williams
The attorney for a man accused of firing an assault rifle into a crowd says her client has become a pawn in a politically-charged debate over assault weapons.
Shawn Bridges faces two felonies in a shooting spree last week.
The shooting at 29th Street and Ruby Avenue last week became Chief Ed Flynn's ammunition in his argument to ban assault weapons, showing the one recovered just a day after Flynn testified before Congress.
As Bridges appeared in court Wednesday, his lawyer said his bail is unfair and "ludicrous."
"Someone is demanding this $50,000 to lock him up, show, use him as an example as our poster criminal against assault weapons, why they should not be here," defense attorney Hazel Washington said.
"So the shooter is the real victim? I'm afraid I don't buy that. We've got a career criminal with a 6-foot long rap sheet who opened fire on a crowd of people with a military assault rifle witnessed by police, who fled from us," Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said.
Bridges' family claims police brutality for a broken ankle he sustained when he ran away from police, who said he fell on the ice.
The family said they've seen it before. Bridge's fiancée is the cousin of Derek Williams, the man whose July 2011 death in police custody was captured on video and was the focus of an inquest just last month. Bridges' mother in-law, Maeleen Jordan, is Derek Williams' aunt.
"The way they treated him (Derek), I'm suspicious of all the treatment that they do to people now when they're under arrest," Jordan, said.
"We were just in an inquest with officers pleading the Fifth. They couldn't recall. There was no trust. There's a lack of trust now with our officers," Bridges' fiancée, LaShonda Shumpert, said.
But Flynn said Bridges was hurt during the chase.
"Where he was observed kicking down fence gates and climbing over fences and our people chased him, he fell down several times. My cops fell down several times. It was an icy day, and they ultimately arrested him. No injuries that I've heard of are inconsistent with what's been reported to us from the initial police reports," Flynn said,
Flynn said no complaints have been filed with the department over Bridges' arrest.
Bridges is due back in court next week.


text:
Please visit Dave to see the wonderful posts for his 2010 Fall Color Project! Click the logo above.
Fall? It is Fall and it seems that everything (including myself) is showing signs of a "slow release." The color has seemed to come slowly this season. Could it be the fault of a long, wet summer?
You can tell that there are still a number of trees holding green leaves. This will probably change soon, as the temperatures were below freezing this morning. The birdbath was a block of ice!
Best wishes!


text:
Sydney was so excited to talk to Santa at this breakfast that she had trouble getting to sleep the night before, and when we woke up that morning it was nothing but, "I'm going to say hi to Santa! And I'll ask him what his reindeer like to eat! Do they like carrots? I bet they like carrots!", etc.
So off we trek, the girls in their Christmas finery, the grown-ups in their work-out gear (because after this breakfast business we might as well throw them in childcare and get a work-out in, since we're already at the Y and all). Before we can even sit down to our pancakes Sydney has just GOT to see Santa, so we walk right in, give the elf our names, and...
You know how sometimes you have A Really Big Moment coming up, and you're so excited for it, and you just can't wait, and then the Really Big Moment arrives, and you just...freeze?
Will's not really into Santa, so she had no desire to sit on his lap, and Sydney just...froze. Wouldn't sit on his lap, wouldn't talk to him, would hardly even look at him.
As soon as we left his presence, however, and found our seats at the breakfast table, she suddenly realized what she had done:
Poor kid.
Of course, the good thing about our breakfast with Santa is that there was breakfast, and there was Santa. We could have some pancakes and juice, get our blood sugar up, and then have another go.
While Sydney was busy stuffing her face with pancakes, I had a little murmured conversation with Willow. I reminded her that she was the big sister, and that her little sister looked to her to know how to react in new situations. I told her that I knew that she wasn't really interested in sitting on Santa's lap, but that Sydney really, really wanted to, and was just too nervous. I told Willow that if she did do it, if she walked right up to Santa and sat down on his lap and had a conversation with him, then her sister would see that it was okay, and she would sit on Santa's lap, too, and wouldn't it make her feel so good to see her sister do something that she really wanted to do? Willow agreed that this would make her feel good, so we had a high-five, and we had a plan.
My Willow is an amazing kid. She generally prefers not to speak with strangers, and always needs to be reminded before walking into a relative's home that I do require her to look into their faces and greet them and give them a hug (yes, I'm from the South, and it IS required, and she's lucky that I don't force her to kiss everyone, too, like all the true Southern kids have to). However, knowing that her sister was counting on her, knowing that her good example was necessary to help Sydney be brave enough to do something that she really wanted to do, Willow walked right up to Santa and sat down on his lap and had a conversation with him:
And then...so did Sydney:
Mind you, we do a list to Santa, but it's not one of those "You write it and send it in and then Santa's definitely going to bring it to you" deals. First of all, I don't have enough money for that sort of arrangement, second of all, I reserve the right not to buy crap even if my kid asks for it, and third of all, the only things on Sydney's list this year were:
- a white kitten small enough to hold in the palm of her hand
- a robotic unicorn that's big enough to ride
- the longest hair in the world
Thank you, Santa.


text:
Safety Technology's Latching/Timer Module
STI's Latching/Timer Module allows momentary buttons to be used as a latching module. Compact size ("1.75 x 1.25 x 0.5'"deep). Precise timing circuit of 15, 30 or 45 seconds and has10-33 VAC/DC input, Form "C" contact @ 3A, 28VDC 120VAC. Makes any momentary button a latching unit (resets with a closure of any type). Door closed relock feature helps prevent an unauthorized entry into a door that has not timed out (contact required on door).
Visit www.sti-usa.com
ISC West Booth No 8109
Product Category:


text:
In a recent interview, Stephen King said, "Reading good fiction is like making the jump from masturbation to sex." After picking up myself off the floor with laughter, I thought it was the most pithy thing I've read about reading good fiction in a very long time.
For a little context, here is the whole passage.
Jessiace Lahey: English teachers tend to fall into one of two camps when it comes to literacy: Those who believe we should let students read anything they want so they will be more likely to engage with books, and those who believe teachers should push kids to read more challenging texts in order to expose them to new vocabulary, genres, and ideas. Where would you pitch your tent?
Stephen King: You don't want to leave them in despair, which is why it's such a horrible idea to try teaching Moby-Dick or Dubliners to higReading good fiction is like making the jump from masturbation to sex.h school juniors. Even the bright ones lose heart. But it's good to make them reach a little. They've got to see there are brighter literary worlds than Twilight. Reading good fiction is like making the jump from masturbation to sex.
I've never seen a simile that compares reading to the hierarchies of sexual pleasure, but I must admit, I would have to agree. And thought we might have various definitions of what constitutes "good fiction," I would not even dare expound on it any more since it appears to speak for itself.