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Bookbrowse - Best Recent Reader Reviews Feed of the ten most recent reader reviews recommended by Bookbrowse. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:52:39 -0500 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0500 en Reader Review: "The Opposite of Everyone" by Bette Kidd: This is a quirky and engaging story starring almost believable characters. It has everything I like in a novel--a clever and original plot that doesn't get too wrapped up in philosophical lectures--reader has to figure out the subjective, underlying meaning, if any.
 Thu, 1 Dec 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Bette Kidd bbnrr-38020 Reader Review: "The Gustav Sonata" by Paula J.: Tremaine us one of my favorite authors. She digs in deep with her characters and we live their troubles, thoughts, and triumphs. Exquisite reading to lose yourself in.
 Fri, 25 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Paula J. bbnrr-37991 Reader Review: "Imagine Me Gone" by Marianne Morris: You just have to read it. I have a fairly high level for praise, having read many, many okay books. This book challenges my capability for awe and appreciation.
 Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Marianne Morris bbnrr-37981 Reader Review: "A Place Called Winter" by Cloggie Downunder (Thirroul): "When a thing has always been forbidden and must live in darkness and silence, it's hard to know how it might be, if allowed to thrive."
 A Place Called Winter is the sixteenth novel by British author, Patrick Gale. In early 20th century England, shy and stuttering Harry Cane, nurturing older brother to the infinitely more confident Jack, is rather surprised to find himself married to Winnie, and before long, a father to Phyllis. Even more surprising, the obsessive infatuation for another that forces him to abandon his family, England and the bulk of his wealth for the hardship, privation and loneliness of the Canadian prairielands. Harry is befriended on the ship by a strangely charismatic man, a Dane named Troels Munck, who commandeers his life and steers him to a land plot near the remote Saskatchewan town of Winter.
 The narrative alternates between two time periods: Harry's life after he leaves a mental asylum and joins the therapeutic community run by the unconventional Dr Gideon Ormshaw at Bethel; and the events of his life from when his father died, events that led up to his admission to the asylum. Based on story of his own great-grandfather's life, Gale's story portrays the reality of pioneering in the Canadian wilderness. It also touches on accepted therapies for mental illness at the time and the dangers of being a homosexual in this era. Gale has a marvellous talent for making the reader feel true empathy for his main character: it is virtually impossible not to feel Harry's heartache, his anxiety, his anger and his fear, but also his love.
 Gale's descriptive prose is a pleasure to read: "She looked after the geese and ducks and was an excellent shot, regularly bagging wild duck…. She also shot rabbit and the occasional hare. These she would pluck or skin herself in an efficient fury all the more self-righteous for being unapplauded and unregarded" and "As Troels came to stand beside him, Harry smelt the musk of his sweat and something else, something threatening, if threat had a smell" and "There were stars, a seamless, spangled fishnet of them from horizon to horizon, coldly lighting the land and lending the farm buildings, outlined sharply against them, an eerie loveliness" are just a few examples.
 Fans of Gale's work will not be disappointed, and newcomers to his work will want to seek out more of it. This beautifully written novel is incredibly moving and completely captivating. With thanks to Hachette and The Reading Room for this copy to read and review.
 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Cloggie Downunder bbnrr-37960 Reader Review: "The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street" by Robin (New Jersey): I am an avid reader and read all types of books. I grew up in NY, I am of Jewish descent, and my grand parents were immigrants from Russia. I loved the story, could relate to the family to some extent, though horrified by others, and got lost in her life. To me, that makes a good book.
 Sun, 13 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Robin bbnrr-37929 Reader Review: "Did You Ever Have A Family" by DJ Butler (Scarborough): I almost passed on reading this book because of the tragedy involved in the story. So glad I didn't. This is one of the best pieces of fiction I've read in awhile. Great storytelling and really wonderful character development. I highly recommend it.
 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500 DJ Butler bbnrr-37919 Reader Review: "The Opposite of Everyone" by Linda Z. (Melville,NY 11747): I would like to thank BookBrowse for a copy of "The Opposite of Everyone" by Joshilyn Jackson. The author writes about family, betrayal, trust,traditions, love and growth.The story centers around a character, Paula Vauss, a successful divorce attorney, and her journey to discover her relationship with her mother, family, and boyfriend. Paula's roots start with a dysfunctional young mother,Kai, who tells stories using Hindu as well as southern tradition. Kai makes many wrong choices, and goes to jail leaving Paula to grow up in a foster system. The children and the foster system contribute to Paula's poor self esteem. Paula feels guilty that she is separated from her mother, and believes that she betrayed her. This starts a pattern when Paula is constantly trying to make amends with Kai. As a successful attorney Paula sends money to Kai, to try to make amends, and mend their relationship. Paula has no address for her mother,just a post office box, and at one point Kai sends the money back with a cryptic note. The story starts off very slowly, but picks up and there are different twists and surprises. Many of the characters in this novel and Paula's life are broken and dysfunctional. I do like Paula and feel that she does show courage and growth. In my opinion this novel has many layers, and is very deep. I would recommend "The Opposite of Everyone", but please keep in mind it is a heavy read.
 Wed, 9 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Linda Z. bbnrr-37908 Reader Review: "Evicted" by The Pfaeffle Journal (Inland Northwest): The rental market is rigged, it is especially so for the poor. I don't know how one of the most basic of necessities has become so abused. Are there any reputable landlords out there, I think not, especially in poor communities.
 The book follows eight families and two landlords experience with renting and renters in Milwaukee, it is not a pretty story. We tend to forget the depth of poverty in this country. The vacancy rate for cheap housing is in the single digits, it's a landlords market and they know and exploit it. Very sad, heart wrenching read, but also a necessary read.
 Thu, 3 Nov 2016 06:00:00 -0500 The Pfaeffle Journal bbnrr-37873 Reader Review: "The Glass Castle" by Tessa A (Washington): I recently just finished The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls for my outside reading book in my English class. Getting straight to the point, this has for sure been one of my most favorite books I have ever read. I could not only relate to many of the events and feelings that take place but also I love the way Walls expresses each character. Each individual has their own unique personality. Walls does a great job on making all the characters have different views and beliefs as well and making them all clear to see and understand. Just in this one family, there was such a wide variety of different types of people. At first I didn't know what a memoir was, and I didn't really bother to look it up until after I finished the book and relooked at the author's name. I noticed that it was the same from the girls in the story. After this, I looked up the definition and I was in awe at all the extreme hardships that she had to go through. In the future, I am going to look more into this genre that I didn't even know existed. I definitely think it is very interesting. I first picked up this book because I was at a loss of time and it was the 1st thing I saw. I didn't think I would like it. It's really not the type of book I would usually pick to read in my spare time but because I didn't have many options, I stuck with it. Fortunately for me, the book turned out to be 100 better than I thought. When I read the back, I thought it was going to be a long boring and depressing story. Though at parts it got sad and or depressing, it never managed to get boring to me. Even in the sad parts, there was always some sort of strong emotion that would make me think why? I tend to think about everything. It's a blessing and a curse. I loved that in this book because every thing each person did made me question who they were growing into and becoming throughout the story. In my English class, we are working on building a reading habit. I'm not going to lie, I really don't enjoy reading that much anymore. In the past, it was one of my favorite things to do but as I have gotten older I find that a lot more distracts me when trying to read and I can never seem to find a book that I really like. This book was a real breakthrough to me. It actually helped me to make a reading habit for myself and slowly but surely I am enjoying reading more and more. I know that it probably seems like I am exaggerating quite a bit but I just want to make it clear to everyone how much I really did enjoy this book. Take it from someone who doesn't even enjoy reading, yet couldn't put it down. That must mean it's good. I suggest you give it a go and see for yourself.
 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Tessa A bbnrr-37828 Reader Review: "My Name Is Lucy Barton" by Mla08080: This is an episodic novel that weaves the events in Lucy Barton's life into a diary-like first person account. These events included glimpses of how poor Lucy grew up, five in the family, living in a garage until a relative's death lands them better shelter. "Lonely was the first flavor I had tasted in my life, and it was always there, hidden inside the crevices of my mouth, reminding me." At the center of this recollection is a visit that Lucy's mother makes to the hospital when Lucy has complications from an appendix surgery. For five days her mother sits at the foot of her bed and they tell each other stories about people they know from their hometown of Amgash, Illinois, mostly these are stories about failed marriages. (A daughter and her mom gossiping about people they knew is the premise of Strout's Burgess Boys as well.) On the fringes of all these episodic stories is a terrible past that is not talked about, her father suffered from war trauma is the brief excuse given but certainly Lucy is scarred. Her mother is unable to tell her she loves her , but does seem to admire that Lucy moved on and did something with her life. She got away , unlike her two siblings. These brief scenes also reveal glimpses of her marriage and her experiences as a mother with two daughters of her own, and of her career as a successful writer. Lucy records these thoughts; she writes about her life as an observation, little emotion is detailed. It's a thoughtful portrait.
 As Lucy grows as a novelist, taking a class in Arizona, her teacher/mentor summarizes "This is a story about a mother who loves her daughter. Imperfectly. Because we all love imperfectly. But if you find yourself protecting anyone as you write this piece, remember this: You're not doing it right."
 She did it right.
 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Mla08080 bbnrr-37810 Reader Review: "News of the World" by BeckyH (Chicago): This is a wise book. The story of an old man who has lost all his worldly possessions in the Civil War and now reads the newspapers to folks who cannot read or have no access to papers and the 10-year-old returning Kiowa captive girl who has now lost two families in heart wrenching circumstances is also a tale of love, hope and the unbreakable human spirit. Told in spare prose, the story is itself spare, and that moves the reader more than more florid words could. Doris, one of the supporting characters says of Johanna and other returned captives, "our first creation is a turning of the soul…toward the light. To go through another, tears all the making of the first… to bits…they are forever falling." (pg.56) Good and evil live in this book. Good wins and we are gladdened. A lovely book that I can highly recommend. 5 of 5 stars
 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:00:00 -0500 BeckyH bbnrr-37793 Reader Review: "Jewel" by Bev (Florida): I loved the book. Very well written. It did get a bit confusing as it went back and forth from times before and after. I finished it in one day. Very intriguing. Showed life as it used to be. But I am very confused. I did not understand the last chapter. Was she reliving the past in her mind or was it happening. It made me uneasy as I don't understand the end. Could someone please explain it for me?
 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Bev bbnrr-37773 Reader Review: "This Must Be the Place" by Cloggie Downunder (Thirroul NSW Australia): "She wasn't going to look at him again, no, she wasn't….. Then she did look and the same sensations hit again, like a row of dominoes toppling into each other: the towering sense of recognition, the disbelief that she doesn't somehow know him, the ridiculousness that they do not know each other, the impossibility of them not seeing each other again"
 This Must Be The Place is the seventh novel by British author, Maggie O'Farrell. Claudette Wells is Daniel Sullivan's second wife. Even after several years of living together in a remote corner of Donegal, and fathering two children with her, he still finds it hard to believe that this eccentric, occasionally crazy, reclusive and beautiful ex-film star ever agreed to marry him. Later, he will remember this, and wonder what possessed him to put all that at risk. But now, a chance snippet of a radio broadcast, heard on the way to the train, sets him on a path to his past.
 Daniel heads off to New York, to his (not at all beloved) father's 90th birthday party, makes an unplanned detour to California see the son and daughter from whom he has been kept for nine years by a vindictive ex-wife, then detours again to Sussex. What he learns there has such a profound effect on him, it threatens to derail the best thing in his life.
 O'Farrell has done it again! This extended family, this cast of characters, they pull the reader in. She draws each of them so well, with all their flaws and foibles, that the reader cannot help but find them appealing, hoping that things will turn out okay for them, laughing with them when they do and shedding a tear or two when they don't.
 The story is told by many different characters: the perspective of some is given numerous times; others share their perceptions only once; conveniently, each chapter is clearly marked with the character and the time period; as well as contributing to the main story, these alternate views give vignettes of other, associated lives; most are conventional first-person or third-person narratives, but there is a second-person one, one with footnotes, a transcript of an interview, and even an auction catalogue with images; the chapter headings are phrases lifted from the text therein, producing a tiny resonance when they are read in context. O'Farrell's descriptive prose is wonderfully evocative: "An amount of time later – he isn't sure exactly how much – Daniel is walking in through the gates of the cemetery. He comes here at least once a day. It gives him an aim, a kind of routine. He makes his way along the gravelled path, letting his eye rest on the hundreds and hundreds of gravestones, watching the way they pull themselves into diagonal columns as he passes, then unpeel themselves, then line up again. An endless process of arrangement and disarrangement" is one example.
 "He thinks of his grief over his sister as an entity that is horribly and painfully attached to him, the way a jellyfish might adhere to your skin or a goitre or an abscess. He pictures it as viscid, amorphous, spiked, hideous to behold. He finds it unbelievable that no one else can see it. Don't mind that, he would say, it's just my grief. Please ignore it and carry on with what you were saying" is another example.
 Fans of O'Farrell's earlier novels will not be disappointed. Readers new to her work are sure to seek out her backlist. Yet another O'Farrell novel that is an unadulterated pleasure to read.
 Mon, 10 Oct 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Cloggie Downunder bbnrr-37745 Reader Review: "Defending Jacob" by Jo: This book is a real page-turner! Guilty or a victim himself? An insightful look into the role of parents in the lives of their children. How much would you sacrifice? I liked the presentation of new scientific research which made you stop and think what you would do as a juror in a trial. The ending is a shocker! Very well researched and well written. One of my all-time favorite books!
 Fri, 7 Oct 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Jo bbnrr-37738 Reader Review: "The Weight of All Things" by stephanie: Unfortunately, this kind of story cannot be written in any other way to make this who had to read this book in English class like it. Obviously, those readers are young and privileged to not be able to sympathize or empathize for the main characters in this book. This was a reality for A LOT of children and families all over Central America, who are STILL trying to heal from these horrible events. To have to wrap this shit up in a fancy ribbon to get young people's attention or to keep their attention says more about the ones reading it than it does about an author.
 This book is fascinating and incredible to read. Nothing is sugar coated, nothing is coded - all is there bearing it's soul to the reader. If you have trouble sympathizing with people then don't read this book, but if you are interested in learning a bit of history and possibly getting insight of a reality outside of your own - this is your book.
 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:00:00 -0500 stephanie bbnrr-37718 Reader Review: "Girl Waits with Gun" by Sylvia: I could not put this down. The heroine's war against a rich young man who thought he was entitled to ride roughshod over the rights of women had a true flavor of being from another era.
 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Sylvia bbnrr-37711 Reader Review: "The Nightingale" by gloria kessinger: Very seldom have I read a book that I couldn"t put down, but "Last Scream" was it! This book is so in-depth, and so engrossing it totally draws you into the story. There is a killer stalking women who have already suffered abuse in their home lives. Try as hard as you may, you still won't be able to figure out who this is until the explosive ending! There is a titillating love affair between an F.B.I. Agent and and Texas Ranger. But what is so beautiful, you get to use your imagination. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery/thrillers. Snatch this book off the shelf, or for your Kindle, as quick as you can, of you will be missing one of the best books of the season!
 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 06:00:00 -0500 gloria kessinger bbnrr-37696 Reader Review: "Stargirl" by Noelle Zeiser: This book is amazing to teen readers because it deals with school problems and how to face them. It's overall an inspiration to teens to keep you head up and always smile!!
 Thu, 15 Sep 2016 06:00:00 -0500 Noelle Zeiser bbnrr-37667 Reader Review: "Circling the Sun" by taking.mytime (Illinois): I really liked this book. The characters were well written and came to life easily. Not having read anything else about Beryl Markham - however knowing who she was - this book did a great job of starting her life at a very young age and traversing all the changes she had to endure as she matured. In doing this, you are able to get a very clear picture of not only who Markham was, but also a great introduction to the people who shared her life. I felt that I got a great deal of information from this book, ended up knowing and liking Markham, and it also peaked my interest in some of the other members of her life - such as what happened to Jock Purvus, Ruta and his family, and a desire to know more about Denys Finch Hatton. Paula McLain does a great job of research and story telling.
 Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:00:00 -0500 taking.mytime bbnrr-37657 Reader Review: "The Nightingale" by gloria kessinger: OMG, Morgan Hannah McDonald has done it again with "Nigthtscream"! This is one of the creepiest, yet one or the best thrillers I've ever read. It is not only one, but two thrillers in one book. After reading "Sandman", her previous book, the characters were so familiar, it was like greeting family members. The two stories are connected due to the characters, yet you will find yourself constantly looking for other connections - I mean, how could such horrendous, gut-wrenching events occur without some kind of connection? I'll never tell! You must read it for yourself! Better yet, start with the "Sandman", then follow up with "Nightscream". Take my word for it, this is one book deal you definitely want to be a part of...
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Breaking the Mold : Selections from the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 1961-1968

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Breaking the Mold focuses on paintings from a pivotal time, one of transition from postwar abstract expressionism to new artistic developments. It includes works on paper, paintings, and sculpture by fifty artists including Josef Albers, Richard Diebenkorn, Ellsworth Kelly, Morris Louis, and Marcel Duchamp. The Washington Gallery of Modern Art (WGMA) was founded in Washington, DC, on October 28, 1961, to increase the national and international attention given to contemporary art in the nation's capital, with an expressed purpose to exhibit and collect contemporary works of art. In 1968, the museum's collection was sold to the Oklahoma Art Center. This historically important collection from the former Washington gallery played an important role in the collection and cultivation of contemporary American art movements from the 1950s and 1960s, including late abstract expressionism, color field painting, minimalism, and pop more

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Barbara Rose is an American art historian and critic and author of more than twenty books. The other contributors are Gerald Nordland and Hardy S. more

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Introduction and Acknowledgments / Carolyn Hill When Washington, D.C. Was an Art Capital / Barbara Rose The Washington Gallery of Modern Art and its Collection (1961-1968) / Gerald Nordland The Washington Color Painters / Hardy S. George Alice Denney on the Washington Gallery of Modern Art / Interview by Hardy George on June 27, 2006 Conversations with Walter Hopps, Selections from a Series of Interviews / Conducted by Judith Richardson Markley, March 1988 Chronology Exhibition Checklist Bibliographyshow more

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The Ancient Life History of the Earth eBook

Henry Alleyne Nicholson
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 483 pages of information about The Ancient Life History of the Earth.

The Lepidodendroids and Sigillaroids, though the first were certainly, and the second possibly, Cryptogamic or flowerless plants, must have constituted the main mass of the forests of the Coal period; but we are not without evidence of the existence at the same time of genuine “trees,” in the technical sense of this term—namely, flowering plants with large woody stems.  So far as is certainly known, all the true trees of the Carboniferous formation were Conifers_, allied to the existing Pines and Firs.  They are recognised by the great size and concentric woody rings of their prostrate, rarely erect trunks, and by the presence of disc-bearing fibres in their wood, as demonstrated by the microscope; and the principal genera which have been recognised are Dadoxylon, Paloeoxylon, Araucarioxylon, and Pinites.  Their fruit is not known with absolute certainty, unless it be represented, as often conjectured, by Trigonocarpon (fig. 113).  The fruits known under this name are nut-like, often of considerable size, and commonly three- or six-angled.  They probably originally possessed a fleshy envelope; and if truly referable to the Conifers, they would indicate that these ancient evergreens produced berries instead of cones, and thus resembled the modern Yews rather than Pines.  It seems, further, that the great group of the Cycads, which are nearly allied to the Conifers, and which attained such a striking prominence in the Secondary period, probably commenced its existence during the Coal period; but these anticipatory forms are comparatively few in number, and for the most part of somewhat dubious affinities.

We have seen that there exists a great difference as to the mode of origin of the Carboniferous sediments, some being purely marine, whilst others are terrestrial; and others, again, have been formed in inland swamps and morasses, or in brackish-water lagoons, creeks, or estuaries.  A corresponding difference exists necessarily in the animal remains of these deposits, and in many regions this difference is extremely well marked and striking.  The great marine limestones which characterise the lower portion of the Carboniferous series in Britain, Europe, and the eastern portion of America, and the calcareous beds which are found high up in the Carboniferous in the western States of America, may, and do, often contain the remains of drifted plants; but they are essentially characterised by marine fossils; and, moreover, they can be demonstrated by the microscope to be almost wholly composed of the remains of animals which formerly inhabited the ocean.  On the other hand, the animal remains of the beds accompanying the coal are typically the remains of air-breathing, terrestrial, amphibious, or aerial animals, together with those which inhabit

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“He’s got her!” thought Billy, and first his heart leaped and then it sank.  For very dear to that boy’s heart had been the dream of rescuing her himself.  And then he hated himself for that base envy.  For what did it matter as long as little Arlee was safe, and that she was gone with Falconer, the empty room and the signs of hasty departure all spoke in witness.  He wondered sharply how they had gone and whether he had better try to follow them and then thought it was shrewder to go back the way he had come and from below to try to guard whatever descent they must make.

He turned swiftly and crossed to the door.  With a hand outstretched toward it he caught suddenly, beneath all the distant din, the click of a sliding lock, and he whirled about, dropping his right hand into his pocket, to see a pale face staring at him from the other side of the bed.

“Not a move—or you drop!” said Captain Kerissen.  The candle lights glinted on the muzzle of a gun leveled steadily at him.

“Stay where you are,” the Captain added, and Billy stayed, and through the dusk the two men stood eyeing each with a glare of hatred.  But Kerissen’s eyes held hatred triumphant.

“So, Monsieur,” said the Turk.  “This is the midnight call you gentlemen pay—in the chamber of my wife.”

“Your wife!” Billy gave a snort of unbelief.  “She says you did not marry her!”

“When you are found dead—if you are found,” the other continued, looking lovingly along the sight, “there will not even be a question into the cause.  You will be carted off like carrion—carrion that prowled too near.”

“Just the same you’ve made a mistake,” said Billy in a dogged and argumentative tone.  “I’m not interested in visiting any wife of yours.  The lady I’m representing says you didn’t marry her.  But she says you did keep back most of her jewelry and she’s giving the story to the papers to-morrow unless I return with the stuff to-night.”

He could not guess what impression this speech was making.

“I am not interested in your stories, Monsieur,” the Turk returned blandly.  “I am interested only in your dispatching—which I feel should be prolonged beyond the mercy of a shot.”

“Look here, I’m not a common robber and you know it,” said Billy, and his voice sounded rough and angry.  “I’m here to collect the property of the lady you detained here, while she was under contract in Vienna.  I don’t want anything more than belongs to her.  She left——”

“With a great deal more upon her than she brought!  But am I to suppose, Monsieur, that you have made your way here, at some personal inconvenience, I should say, to discuss the generosity of my remuneration to the lady?” There was a tense silence and the Captain continued in a low, almost purring voice, “You do not appear, even now, to comprehend the thing you have done.  I shall do my best to make you comprehend—and before I have finished it may be that I shall have a clearer explanation of this impulsive call.  You have no notion, Monsieur, how certain things unloose the tongue—but you shall discover.”

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Until the coming of Major Bach at Sennelager confinement to cells constituted the general punishment for misdemeanours, the sentence varying according to the gravity of the offence.  But mere solitary confinement in a hole in which perpetual twilight prevailed during the day did not coincide with Major Bach’s principles of ruling with a rod of iron.  It was too humane; even the most savage sentence of “cells” did not inflict any physical pain upon the luckless prisoner.

Major Bach was a past-master in the grim art of conceiving new and novel methods to worry and punish those who were so unfortunate as to be under his thumb.  He was devilishly ingenious and fertile in the evolution of ways and means to make us feel our position as acutely as possible.  I really think that he must have lain awake for hours at night thinking out new schemes for inflicting punishment upon us, or else must have been possessed of an excellent and comprehensive encyclopaedic dictionary dealing with the uncanny and fiendish atrocities devised by the Chinese.  I do not doubt for a moment that, if he dared, he would have introduced some of the most ferocious tortures which for centuries have been characteristic of the Land of the Dragon.  We were absolutely helpless and completely in his hands.  He knew this full well and consequently, being a despot, he wielded autocratic power according to his peculiar lights as only a full-blooded Prussian can.

One evening the French military prisoners were being marched into camp at the conclusion of the day’s work.  Among them was a Zouave.  Half-starved from an insufficiency of food he could scarcely drag one foot before the other.  At last he dropped out from sheer fatigue.  The guard struck him with the butt end of his rifle and roughly ordered him to get up and keep step and pace with his comrades.  The Zouave pleaded that he really could not walk another step because he felt so weak and ill.  The guard thereupon pulled the wretched prisoner to his feet and gave him a heavy blow across his back.

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“That is true,” said the other.  “There is no woman in Rome so much like a queen as our own dear mother.”

Soon Cor-ne’li-a, their mother, came down the walk to speak with them.  She was simply dressed in a plain white robe.  Her arms and feet were bare, as was the custom in those days; and no rings nor chains glit-tered about her hands and neck.  For her only crown, long braids of soft brown hair were coiled about her head; and a tender smile lit up her noble face as she looked into her sons’ proud eyes.

“Boys,” she said, “I have something to tell you.”

They bowed before her, as Roman lads were taught to do, and said, “What is it, mother?”

“You are to dine with us to-day, here in the garden; and then our friend is going to show us that wonderful casket of jewels of which you have heard so much.”

The brothers looked shyly at their mother’s friend.  Was it possible that she had still other rings besides those on her fingers?  Could she have other gems besides those which sparkled in the chains about her neck?

When the simple out-door meal was over, a servant brought the casket from the house.  The lady opened it.  Ah, how those jewels dazzled the eyes of the wondering boys!  There were ropes of pearls, white as milk, and smooth as satin; heaps of shining rubies, red as the glowing coals; sap-phires as blue as the sky that summer day; and di-a-monds that flashed and sparkled like the sunlight.

The brothers looked long at the gems.

“Ah!” whis-pered the younger; “if our mother could only have such beautiful things!”

At last, how-ever, the casket was closed and carried care-ful-ly away.

“Is it true, Cor-ne-li-a, that you have no jewels?” asked her friend.  “Is it true, as I have heard it whis-pered, that you are poor?”

“No, I am not poor,” answered Cornelia, and as she spoke she drew her two boys to her side; “for here are my jewels.  They are worth more than all your gems.”

I am sure that the boys never forgot their mother’s pride and love and care; and in after years, when they had become great men in Rome, they often thought of this scene in the garden.  And the world still likes to hear the story of Cornelia’s jewels.

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The Bournemouth School sixth former took a break from his A level revision to win the 17/o 50, 100 and 200m backstroke in 28.52, 1:02.32 and 2:15.01.

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Greetings to this assembly from John, Jon, Matt, Peter, Brandon, and Trudy, the six minerals which, set carefully within the sextant of the crystalline sea-goat, gleam with a dark and mysterious oceanic energy, radiating clear and pleasant vibrations to those who are drawn toward it. In its clear but really weird six-tone voice, the six-mineral chorus wishes to say THANK YOU to everybody who’s made 2015 such a special year for us: we will be remembering this year for many years to come.

One thing that happened this past year was at City Winery, in April, where we did a session down in the cellar between soundcheck and the show. We hadn’t really thought a whole lot about the session in advance—on tour, your default response to things is “let’s just show up and play”—and we were kind of under the gun time-wise when we got to the club. So we decided to just do it quick and dirty, old-school style. Like the open mic nights I used to play: unamplified guitar and vocals, friends with their axes playing along, arrangements arrived at on the fly and infinitely flexible.

Four songs later we felt really inspired—me and Matt played a song or two without anybody else around because we’d gotten down to the basement before the others, the total song choice was strictly “what do you figure we should play now?”, the mood was relaxed and free…we loved it. Later that night, we decided to strip down the drum kit to essentials and play a choke-the-motor set echoing and elaborating on what we’d done downstairs: a sort of small-ensemble feel, lower in volume but actually higher in intensity. Like what we do in concentrate.

It was one of our two favorite performances of the year, the other being the second night at the Fillmore. It felt like acres of new terrain opening up atop an ancient foundation. As soon as it was over, we all wanted to do it again.

So in 2016 we’re taking that set on the road. Not that exact set, obviously; the particulars will vary from night to night. But smaller rooms, audible frequencies, up close and personal: this is the general plan. Making eye contact with people in the back row, being able to go off-mic when I want to and still be heard. Total visibility.

We couldn’t be more excited about this tour. I love the big album release shows as much as anybody, but that City Winery feel of just playing together with bare essentials in close quarters…there’s nothing like it, and when the whole room locks onto the signal, it’s really special. (You don’t have to take my word for it; NYC Taper has the show in question up right here.)

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On Dec. 24, 2013, Matthew E. White could not fall asleep in his childhood bedroom. The Richmond singer, bandleader and modern soul visionary had returned to his parents' home in Virginia Beach for the holidays. During the previous 18 months, he'd toured Europe and America extensively, played Primavera and Glastonbury, performed at The Hollywood Bowl and the Sydney Opera House, and even staged a live rendition of his surprise-hit debut, Big Inner, with a band of 30 members. Big Inner earned five stars in The Guardian and a spot on its year-end list, plus those of Pitchfork, eMusic and Consequence of Sound. But White hadn't rested or seen his family very much. At last, he was excited to do both.
The insomnia, though, didn't stem from childlike anticipation of early-morning presents. Actually, White hurt too much to sleep. Not long after he arrived in Virginia Beach, he developed a sudden case of shingles, the stresses of the last year-and-a-half rendering themselves in painful physical form. So while his parents visited his grandmother and his sister celebrated with her own family just a few blocks away, White spent Christmas Eve alone in his childhood double bed.
But that was OK, as the break gave him the chance to consider the bizarre turns his life had taken—that is, how he went from making a solo record by accident to embracing a solo career so busy it had made him sick.
"For the first time, I remember thinking, 'What just happened?'" he says, laughing long after the shingles have passed. "I thought about all the places I went, the people I played to, the people who cared about my record and felt moved by it. That was the craziest year of my life by miles and miles—and the hardest and the most exciting, too."
To backtrack, briefly: In 2009, White and a cadre of friends developed the idea of Spacebomb Records, an old-fashioned label and production house meant to turn the tunes of songwriters they liked into grandiose, graceful statements. They had in-house strings and horns and a choir at their behest, too. Collectively, the musicians possessed a wide, working knowledge that could pivot from the gusto of New Orleans to the verve of Detroit, from tube-amp rock to hi-fi pop. Sure, people like to talk about White's past with jazz or his love of classic American songcraft. It's telling, however, that as a high school student, he interned at Master Sound, the hometown studio that Pharrell Williams eventually turned into the epicenter of his empire.
To demonstrate the Spacebomb ideal, White and his wide cast recorded a few songs he'd pieced together, hoping mostly to show other songwriters how the system would work. But those cuts became Big Inner, the record that Uncut termed "one of the great albums of modern Americana" and caused Paste to proclaim that White was one of music's "best new bands." Tours, interviews, photo shoots and, well, the shingles followed.
While White spent Christmas Eve considering what had happened, he already knew what was going to happen next: When the holidays ended, he would begin turning the bits and bobs of song ideas he'd collected on tour into his second album, bolstered by the validation of welcome he'd found in the wider world.
If the first album had been serendipity, every step of this one was to be deliberate, from his co-writing sessions with longtime friend and former bandmate Andy Jenkins to his steady arrangement brainstorms with the trusted Spacebomb house band—bassist Cameron Ralston, drummer Pinson Chanselle and guitarist Trey Pollard, who co-produced the subsequent recording sessions with White. There were timelines and deadlines, detailed discussions about who would mix the music (New York staple Patrick Dillett) and the many stories the songs would share. The result is the audacious, confident and masterful Fresh Blood, a record that feels like the brilliant bloom to Big Inner's striking bud.
Fresh Blood is a bracing, beguiling record and a bold advance for White. Opener "Take Care My Baby" is his step-into-the-light moment, a sophisticated but instantly winning soul number where love becomes a panacea for woe. That enthusiasm crosses over for "Fruit Trees," a smiling, seductive number where White—his voice traced and teased by horns, strings and harmonies—begs for a paramour to "let me sleep in your tent tonight."
Sometimes these situations don't go well, though, which White confesses during "Feeling Good is Good Enough." It's a breakup song in ecstatic pursuit of temporary carnal relief. And while it's got nothing to do with love, lust or leaving, the sassy "Rock & Roll is Cold" radiates the aplomb of an artist who has stumbled into success and taken charge of the circumstances. White's having fun, trading lines with backup singers and saxophones alike, teasing components of the gospel, soul and rock form that shape the very backbone of the music he makes. This is White's party, and he's a most welcoming host.
That same spirit presides during the set of more solemn and pointed songs that serve as Fresh Blood's core. For White, one lesson of Big Inner and the tours that followed was that he wanted to be able to believe in his songs every night, to know that the words he sang were more than vehicles for memorable melodies.
"I didn't like singing 'Steady Pace' every night. It was too light. It didn't age well for me," he says. "My peers and I sometimes have a lack of concern and awareness for the world around us—culturally, politically, socially. We are in danger of being lulled to sleep by our culture's excess. I'm not writing political songs yet, but I've tried to at least write songs that have to do with the variety and reality of our lives."
And so, at the record's center, White delivers a trilogy of beautiful reflections on the world as he sees it. An agitated but elegant excoriation of sexual abuse in the church, "Holy Moly" rages like a missing midpoint between Neil Young's Harvest and Tonight's the Night. "Tranquility" meditates on the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, a consummate artist whose dual force and frailty has long resonated with White.
And in "Circle 'Round The Sun," a look at the suicide of a dear friend's mother, White finds one of the most exquisite moments of balance in his entire career. It is a love song written from the perspective of the recently departed, calmly exploring a tumult of conflicting loyalties—to Jesus, to family, to life, to death.
"Wading in the water, Lord, keep my son and daughter," White sings, at once gentle and resolved over steady and soft piano and drums. "Put your arms around me, Jesus, tonight."
At the risk of heresy, Fresh Blood feels as comfortable and fraught as those lines and that song. Simultaneously recognizing the trouble and delight that life can bring, these 10 numbers are guides for times of joy, agony and the middle distance where we most often linger. After only two albums, Matthew E. White feels now like an old friend who has seen what we've seen, heard our stories and done his best to make a record that gives them necessary gravity. That way, when we lay awake at night considering our own pain or worry, we've got new anthems to keep us company.
Domino will release Fresh Blood worldwide on CD, LP and digitally March 15, 2015.
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Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th St
Brooklyn, NY, 11211


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Les Miles Will Not Coach Michigan

Now, this is some good news. Les Miles will not be the next head football coach at Michigan, opting instead to stay at LSU. We all know what I think about Miles as a head coach (it's not good) so this is a great thing for Michigan.

Here's LSU athletic director Joe Alleva's statement: "I am pleased to announce that Les Miles will remain the head coach at LSU. Les has led this program to many great successes on the field and his players represent LSU well off the field. We look forward to many great years of LSU football under his leadership."

Michigan, of course, is looking for a new coach after firing Rich Rodriguez after three bad seasons with the Wolverines. So, the search continues for a head coach, but thankfully the Wolverines won't be stuck with Les Miles.
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Former Jets Great Shaun Ellis Finally Reaches Super Bowl ... With Patriots

Shaun Ellis is going to his first Super Bowl. (AP photo)
For New York Jets fans, there isn't much to be happy about right now. The hated New England Patriots are headed to the Super Bowl and the despised New York Giants are one-half away from doing the same. Things couldn't get much worse if you're all about the Green and White.

But there might be reason to at least crack a smile if you're a Jets fan. In his 12th season in the NFL, Shaun Ellis is headed to his first Super Bowl. Of course, it's not all good, as Ellis has reached football nirvana in one season with the Patriots, something he couldn't do in 11 years with the Jets.

Ellis was one of the greatest Jets off all time, and his end with the team was one of the many reasons Rex Ryan and company failed in epic fashion this season. Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum decided to offer Ellis the veteran's minimum to return this offseason. The Patriots then came in and offered him four times that amount, $4 million, to switch sides in the rivalry.

Given no choice, the biggest Patriots-hater on the Jets was suddenly joining the team he couldn't stand. The Patriots went on to win the AFC East while the Jets crumbled as a lack of leadership destroyed a locker room and made winning nearly impossible. Those were the risks Ryan and Tannenbaum took when allowing strong locker room personalities, like Ellis, leave.

"I played my heart out for them guys for years," Ellis said of the Jets. "If you would have cut me open, I was bleeding green."

Now, Ellis is headed to the Super Bowl with the hated Patriots.

"Definitely a humbling experience considering where I came from," Ellis said after the Patriots beat the Ravens. "When I got the call from Bill (Belichick) there wasn't any hesitation in my mind this is where I wanted to be. I just put everything aside. The past, the rivalry and moved on."

He moved on ... all the way to Indianapolis for his first Super Bowl.

  1. Shaun is my brother-in-law and I can tell you that he was hoping that it would work out with the Jets because he really loved being in New York/New Jersey. When he saw the numbers though, reality kicked in and it was a great lift for him when the Pats came calling. Now as a Jets fan, I have to put away my green and root for family.

  2. I certainly don't blame him for going to the Patriots, I don't think anyone would turn down four times the salary they would have made somewhere else. Ellis deserves the experience. I'm sure it's gotta be tough rooting for the Pats, especially as a Jets fan!


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2014 - Mid Year Global Brand Rankings

Welcome to our latest mid-year 2014 Global Rankings.

Yet again technology and telecom companies in general, and Samsung in particular, dominate the global rankings. Car manufacturers and discount supermarkets also make a strong showing.

Samsung appears in eleven Top 10 lists across the fifteen countries surveyed, and takes top position in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. This year the South Korean electronics manufacturer has continued to roll out more highly praised Android-based products, from the Galaxy S tablet to the Galaxy Note 3.

Google and Google+ have eight mentions along with Apple and Apple/iPhone. Google are top brand in the Mexico rankings. Facebook and Google’s YouTube appear in three rankings each, with Facebook topping the rankings in the Netherlands, where YouGov BrandIndex only surveys brands in the online category.

Car manufacturers also make a strong showing. Volkswagen made the Top Ten in four countries, while BMW, Ford, Audi and Volvo each made their presence felt on two top ten country lists. Tesla is a new entry to our rankings, making number 10 in Norway. Citroen, Peugeot, Renault, Tesla and Toyota appeared once each on country listings.

Global brands had the stronger showing vs. their regional and local competitors, up 59% of the ranked brands. Homegrown and regional brands, however, took the number one slot in almost half of the country rankings. Local and international discount supermarket chains are particularly successful, taking the number one slot in the UK, France, Finland and Norway.

Two international German owned discount supermarket chains Lidl and Aldi topped country rankings. Lidl, which has a strong European presence, was top ranked in Finland. Aldi, top ranked brand in the UK, also has a large European presence and owns Trader Joe’s in the US.

Discount hypermarket chain E.Leclerc topped the French list. E.Leclerc dominates the French market enabling semi-independent stores to operate under the E.Leclerc name. No-frills supermarket Remo 1000, are tops in Norway.

China’s ranking list was topped by local sauce brand Hai Tian, Japan’s by ANA (All Nippon Airways) and local beauty brand O Boticario topped Brazil’s rankings.

BrandIndex measures thousands of brands in fifteen countries on a daily basis. We hope you enjoy browsing our mid-year Buzz rankings and look forward to bringing you more stories throughout 2014

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Glenn Beck Talks About Opie And Anthony

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Glenn Beck says exactly what needs to be said about all the recent DJ firings and suspensions. Starting with Imus, JV and Elvis and now Opie and Anthony.

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The Expat Show Shanghai comes back for its 10th edition on September 9-11th, 2016 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center.

Discover and meet representatives from companies coming from various sectors such as: Food & Beverage, Finance & Investment, Health, Education, Tourism, Lifestyle, Associations, Restaurants and many more… More than 10,000 visitors and 150 exhibitors are expected!

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Amadeus acquires Hitit Loyalty

Amadeus acquires Hitit Loyalty

Amadeus has announced it has acquired the CRM and loyalty solutions division of Turkey-based Hitit Computer Services.

Hitit Loyalty is the market leader in the airline loyalty space, in terms of customers.

The acquisition will result in Hitit Loyalty’s operations becoming fully integrated into Amadeus’ Airline IT business.

At present more than half of Hitit Loyalty’s existing customers are also Altéa users.

The acquisition underlines Amadeus’ continuing investment in its growing Airline IT business.

It will allow Amadeus to expand and diversify its existing IT solution portfolio, while addressing airlines’ key business objectives related to the growth and performance of their customer loyalty programs as well as their broader customer–centric and personalization strategies.

Amadeus intends to use the acquisition to drive a new IT revenue stream by adding and enhancing loyalty capability to optimise the attraction and retention of loyal airline customers throughout the airline value chain and through all stages and interactions of customers’ journeys.

This diversification will span airlines’ frequent flyer, corporate, partnership and alliance management needs.

Amadeus will in 2013 integrate Hitit Loyalty’s system with its Altéa suite.

This integrated offer will be further enhanced by 2015 to deliver even richer business benefits for airlines and their customers.

Hitit Loyalty products will be available both as an add-on module to Amadeus Altéa as well as a stand-alone product, which will help expand the company’s business with non-Altéa airlines.

Hitit Loyalty has a strong management and R&D team which will stay in Turkey, joining the existing Amadeus local team of developers and commercial support staff.

Apart from the Loyalty Division’s acquisition by Amadeus, Hitit Computer Services, will remain unchanged and will continue to operate with the previous shareholder structure, offering core airline solutions as before.


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Harborside Resort at Atlantis Ready for Phase Two

Construction of Phase Two, including 116 luxury villas, of Harborside Resort at Atlantis will begin on July 1, 2004. The resort currently has 82 villas and is a 50/50 joint venture between subsidiaries of Starwood Vacation Ownership Inc. and Kerzner International Limited.
Harborside Resort at Atlantis is the only vacation ownership resort associated with the award winning Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. Its owners and guests have full privileges at all of the resort’s amenities, including the largest casino in the Bahamas and Caribbean, an 11 million gallon marine habitat with more than 50,000 animals, numerous water attractions including slides, pools, snorkeling and a lazy river, numerous restaurant choices from fine to casual poolside dining. The resort also features championship golf, a full-service luxury spa, and an upscale shopping complex. The second phase of Harborside Resort at Atlantis will include new three-bedroom lock-off villas that will accommodate up to twelve guests.

The company is currently interviewing local Bahamian general contracting firms and recognizes The Bahamas’ efforts to regulate the industry in a way that protects both consumers’ and developers’ interests. The Bahamian government is currently considering several changes to the current Timeshare Act that would assist in attracting new business to the islands.

“The vacation ownership industry is quickly becoming an important part of the Bahamas’ economy. Following the tragedy of September 11, we quickly found out how resilient the timeshare industry is and how important these owners are to our economy” said Allyson Maynard-Gibson, Minister of Financial Services and Investments of the Bahamas. “We are working closely with developers to make changes to our current Timeshare Act that will entice more developers to consider The Bahamas when exploring new opportunities to build.”

“We are extremely pleased with the Bahamian government’s recognition of the long-term contributions that vacation ownership will have in The Bahamas. We are excited to begin construction of the second phase of Harborside Resort at Atlantis which upon completion will be the largest vacation ownership resort in the Bahamas,” said Raymond L. “Rip” Gellein, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Vacation Ownership.

Harborside Resort at Atlantis will have a total of 198 villas when the second phase opens. The vast majority of Harborside employees will be local Bahamians. Kerzner International Limited will manage the resort and sales and marketing efforts will be led by Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc.


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Carlson Wagonlit Travel opens Manila IT security operations centre

Carlson Wagonlit Travel opens Manila IT security operations centre Manila, capital of the Philippines

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has announced the official opening of its new facility in Manila, Philippines.

The opening took place during a ceremony attended by Monchito Ibrahim, deputy executive director of the information and communications technology office of the department of science and technology, and Corazon Jorda-Apo, director for the market development group of the department of tourism.

The centre is a state-of-the-art facility offering services around the clock to global clients.

It houses CWT’s global network operations and global IT security operations centre, providing support for CWT’s worldwide infrastructure.

CWT president Douglas Anderson said at the opening: “Manila’s reputation as having an excellent business climate for service organisations, its rich pool of qualified talent and inherent philosophy of customer service made it CWT’s first choice for our new centre.

“As we grow our business around the world, an efficient, customer-focused team is key to ensuring our clients’ travel needs are well-managed.”

The CWT employees at the centre will participate in a new global CWT training programme this year, designed to shape travel consultants of the future.

The training will also be implemented in other CWT service centres around the world including Minneapolis and San Jose in Costa Rica, to ensure a consistent and effective global offering for all clients.

Since it began operations in April 2014, the centre has already grown to 280 team members, providing support to clients and employees across Asia Pacific and the globe.

CWT has had a presence in the Philippines since the early 1980s when Rajah Travel joined the CWT network, providing travel services to CWT clients based in the Philippines.

Rajah Travel will continue to provide services to CWT’s clients based in the country, while the new, expanded Manila office will support clients globally.


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Police tighten grip on London for Carnival

29th Aug 2011

Scotland Yard deployed 10,000 police officers in London for the Notting Hill Carnival, the biggest police operation in the festival’s 47 year history, in a bid to avoid repetition of the violence seen during the riots earlier this month.


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**SHOCK** Obama Nearly Matches 2008 Monthly Fundraising Record

**SHOCK** Obama Nearly Matches 2008 Monthly Fundraising Record

Amidst reports President Barack Obama’s campaign has tried to block national outlets from publishing stories about a potential campaign finance scandal, the Obama campaign announced on Twitter Saturday it raised $181 million in September in conjunction with the Democratic National Committee.

According to the campaign’s tweets, 1,825,813 people donated to the campaign in September and, despite the sluggish economy and less enthusiasm for Obama than in 2008, 567,000 of those donors were new, meaning they had not donated to the campaign before in 2008 or 2012.

In addition, 98% contributions to the Obama campaign in September were $250 or less, and the average contribution was $53.

Under Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations, campaigns have to make their “best efforts” to collect information about contributors who donate $50-$200, but those who donate less than $200 do not have to be publicly disclosed.

Further, all donations less than $50 fall under the “Pass-the-Hat” rule, which means campaigns do not have to make their “best efforts” to collect identifying information on these donors and can actually report all such donations under a lump sum.

This means that the Obama campaign must legally disclose only about half of its September donors.

David Plouffe, the campaign’s senior adviser who was Obama’s campaign manager in 2008, in his 2009 book, The Audacity to Win, compared the campaign’s online fundraising performance in 2008 to an erupting volcano.

“There were times when we were raising $250,000, $300,000, even $500,000 an hour,” Plouffe wrote. “It was remarkable, and critical.”

The Obama campaign and the DNC’s September 2012 numbers fall a bit short of the record $190 million they raised in September 2008. In 2008, the Obama campaign was investigated for allegedly accepting donations made from untraceable pre-paid credit cards, which would allow donors to exceed the donation limits placed on them by the FEC.

On Thursday, the Washington Examiner reported a “taxpayer watchdog group” conducted a nine-month investigation and found many of Obama’s donations may be coming from overseas and slipping through whatever security measures the campaign has employed against such illicit donations. The Examiner  said national news outlets may be working on a potential “blockbuster” story the Obama campaign has actively tried to block.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin even suggested Obama may have been distracted by these reports and potential scandals, and they may have partially been responsible for his “terrible” debate performance against Mitt Romney last Wednesday.

Regardless of where the donations are coming from, the Obama campaign has proven during the last two election cycles that it has a dedicated number of “people” willing to donate to the campaign in the most important fundraising month, and this is what makes the organization formidable heading into November.

Below are the tweets @BarackObama sent on Saturday announcing the campaign’s September fundraising numbers.

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Going Back to School as an Adult: Make Your Experience a Success!

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When thinking about choosing a college, most people think about a High School Junior or Senior, or a recent High School Graduate. However, many students are above average when it comes to age and their circumstances are completely different.

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    Two Main Problems Facing Adult Students

    Choosing to Go Back to School as an Adult Lack of Resources

    While in High School, students have many resources available to them at their fingertips: guidance counselors, teachers, peers, and parents. But what happens when an adult wants to return to school? Many times those built-in school networks or parental support no longer exists. Student adults need to tap into their professional network, as well as alumni and current enrolled students of the university they are considering.

    Lack of Financial Assistance (And Time)

    An undergrad generally has parents helping finance their higher education, either with tuition, room and board, or even parent loans. Parents also usually take their teenager to college visits, a vital part of the decision making process, but an expense which can really add up. In addition, financial aid from colleges varies, and often the most aid goes to recent high school graduates.

    Not only are adults not getting as much financial assistance, their schedules are limiting due to work and family commitments. Many adults choose to go to school part-time in order to be able to keep working. Online classes and other flexible options can be a life-saver for adults in this scenerio.

    For the best success, student adults should map out a timeline of obtaining their degree, and rework their budget accordingly.

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    How to Make Your College Experience a Success

    When going back to college as an adult, consider these points in order to maximize your time and money:

    Gain On-the-Job Experience

    No matter how much you "think" you'll enjoy a certain career or profession, until you're actually in the daily grind of it, you cannot be sure. Many professions look glamorous on paper, only to actually prove to be boring and unfulfilling. For example, a dream to be a teacher and mold and shape young minds of the next generation may be shattered with the daily rigors of classroom preparation, curriculum, and grading. Only until you have experienced the field even for a short time will it give you a realistic picture. For those fields that require a masters level degree or are physically demanding like nursing, even volunteering will be helpful in deciding whether to pursue that route or not.

    Research Your Post-Grad Career

    Don't have tunnel vision when it comes to earning your degree. While that may be a goal, the end goal is securing a satisfying career. Know what kind of licensure is required by state for certain fields such as education and nursing. Know current industry trends for the most profitable career. And know how to write your resume and interview well.

    Research the Specifics of Each Degree Program

    Some colleges and universities have stricter qualifications for internships. Most majors require an internship of some type, so knowing this ahead of time won't give you any unwanted surprises once you've invested time and money into a program. Also check out course listings per semester for an in-depth look prior to committing.

    Don't Give Up!

    Going back to school as an adult presents different challenges than as a young adult. While there may not be as many resources for an adult as there are for students, with the proper research and preparation, adult students may be just as, if not more, successful than their younger counterparts. Maturity and life experience provides a fortitude and commitment to higher education that may not be found in young students fresh out of high school.


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Tony Abbott's knights and dames ruined his first six months

I would have preferred to be writing more about the successes of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s first six months but I am afraid the return of the knights and dames stopped that.

It seems Abbott was going to bring back knights and dames regardless of other opinions. He said as much: "The soundings that I took obviously didn’t deter me from a particular course of action." In other words, he didn’t care what anyone else thought and I would guess that would have included John Howard. The result will be that no one from Labor will ever take one of these baubles; Howard said "no thanks" and so many Coalitionists will follow his example. And Labor will abolish it sometime in the future. But that is not quite the end of the story.

The Abbott surprise had the perverse result of momentarily undercutting the success of the government in its first six months. The discipline Abbott exhibited in the election campaign slipped away at just the wrong moment. Abbott cannot afford to ever forget "it’s the economy, stupid".

The awards system for public service is not a big issue.

The much more important issue is the idea that Australian PMs have a general licence to make decisions unilaterally. When I was in the Howard cabinet, there were very few times when Howard acted unilaterally and without allowing the issues to be aired in the cabinet. Of course, PMs are sometimes required to act due to circumstances but that was not the case on this occasion. My sense of recent practice is that unilateral decision-making became more prevalent under Kevin Rudd. Rudd was probably worse than Julia Gillard although her four-person kitchen cabinet was also a means of bypassing cabinet government. It is a bad habit and best discouraged.

There is good reason to abide by the idea of the PM being "first among equals". It reminds PMs that they are not god. A decision made in the cabinet keeps everybody in the tent. When everyone is in the tent the sense of camaraderie is enhanced. A team approach may also discourage the allied practice of central control which has also featured too often in recent times. Consultation in the cabinet brings to bear the experience and knowledge of the group.

Unfortunately, Abbott has developed a liking for unilateral decisions. I am not sure any of his unilateral decisions have been either good for him personally, good for the party or the country. Recent Abbott decisions, nearly all made in opposition, have included the paid parental leave, public funding for political parties (later turfed by an irate Liberal federal executive), the local government referendum (where Abbott was saved by the informal campaign of his Coalition troops) and the decisions to dump individual agreements (Coalition industrial relations policy for nearly 20 years) and the "dead, buried and cremated" labour market policy at the start of the 2010 elections. There will be more.

He is already committed to a referendum on recognition of indigenous Australians. Already, under Labor, this issue has not been as well managed. Abbott has a truly compassionate commitment to the indigenous cause and I respect him for his genuine interest in social policy. But the reality is that he is locked in to a referendum even though the words have not been agreed and before a process has been established for broader involvement by the Australian public. The public do not like unilateral decisions about their constitution; if the public are not brought into the process at the start, the chances of success are reduced.

My assessment is that the government’s first six months have gone reasonably well. Before Christmas, Abbott’s cabinet structure was sensible, he appointed most of the right people, the Commission of Audit was established and Andrew Robb did well on trade agreements.

Since then the outstanding success has been stopping the boats. Not one boat in 100 days; Abbott has delivered on his promise.

The new approach to cut corporate welfare has been the classic case of good policy making for good politics. It has reinforced the key promise that the Coalition will fix the budget.

The hard issues outside the government’s control have also been sensibly managed. Abbott’s management of the Arthur Sinodinos issue has not been too messy and the difficult issues of spying and boat people have been as well managed as possible. There have been lots of smaller issues that are a credit to the government. I especially liked Abbott’s willingness to ring his counterpart in Egypt on behalf of Australian Peter Greste languishing in a Cairo jail. That was the Tony Abbott who will walk the extra mile for someone who needs his help.

Ministers say that Abbott runs a collegiate cabinet. So, if he just tweaks his decision process he might have an even better next six months.

Peter Reith is a former Howard government minister and a Fairfax columnist.

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Nicholls backs Bates amid lobbying claims

Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls has defended Arts Minister Ros Bates over alleged inaccuracies in her lobbyist register, saying she will ‘‘absolutely’’ remain on cabinet.

The state opposition wants Ms Bates to be sacked before Monday’s cabinet meeting because she failed to officially register a lunch with a lobbyist firm.

Opposition Leader Annastacia Palaszczuk says the actions of Ms Bates shouldn’t be tolerated by the premier.

‘‘The next time Ros Bates walks through the front doors of the executive building it should be to go to the premier’s office on the 15th floor to quit or be sacked,’’ Ms Palaszczuk said.

But Mr Nicholls hit back against what he called ‘‘scurrilous allegations’’ against Ms Bates.

He said she was invited to the lunch as a guest speaker and many of the firm’s competitors had attended.

‘‘There was no lobbying activity going on,’’ Mr Nicholls told reporters.

The treasurer pointed to Ms Palaszczuk’s ‘‘double standards’’ on accountability as the real issue.

‘‘Until she complies with her own standards this does nothing to advance the cause of accountability,’’ Mr Nicholls said.

Ms Bates fired her chief of staff on Tuesday following a trouble-prone first eight months in office.

She returned to her ministerial responsibilities last month, after extended sick and annual leave.

Ms Bates has also faced nepotism allegations after her son Ben Gommers was appointed to a plum government job in the transport department.In total, the minister has spent at least a quarter of her time in cabinet on leave.

When asked if Ms Bates would continue to serve on cabinet after Monday’s meeting, Mr Nicholls said ‘‘absolutely’’.


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Karen Mason - 54 Below

Broadway veteran Karen Mason brings her new holiday show to 54 Below.

Karen Mason on Working Out to Michael Jackson and Ringing in the Holidays at 54 Below

Karen Mason on Working Out to Michael Jackson and Ringing in the Holidays at 54 Below
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About the Show

Karen Mason plays 54 Below on December 10 and 17.

Karen Mason has lent her big, beautful voice to a variety of Broadway musicals, including Sunset Boulevard, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray and Wonderland. This holiday season, the Christmas-loving singer will make her way to 54 Below on December 10 and 17 to perform her critically acclaimed annual holiday cabaret. Below, the P!nk-loving star reveals her penchant for nightclubs, discusses the troubled musical Rebecca and extends an invitation to Hugh Jackman to sing a duet.

What record/album was your favorite growing up?
John Gary singing "My Foolish Heart." I spent a lot of time in front of my parents' stereo dreaming about falling in love to this song!

What concert most influenced you as a performer?
I never saw too many concerts when I was growing up! My parents did take me to nightclubs! Funny, right? And I guess I was hooked!

What song are you most excited to perform in your show?
Singing the title song from Rebecca, the show that I was supposed to be doing right now. Maybe my only time!

What song gets you in the holiday spirit?
"Winter Wonderland."

What musical theater track is the most played on your iPod?
"Funny Girl." Oy! What a gorgeous score!

If you can invite any performer onstage for a duet at 54 Below, who would it be?
Hmmmm! That is a tough one because there are so many amazing people in this town! Maybe Hugh Jackman, because he is dreamy!

What musical theater performer from the past do you wish you can collaborate with?
Barbra Streisand.

What album was the soundtrack to your 20s?
AJA by Steely Dan.

What’s your favorite love song?
"It Had to Be You." Absolutely makes me cry.

What is your favorite workout track?
Anything by Michael Jackson!

What song most makes you smile?
"I'm Coming Out" by P!nk! Love it so much!

When this song plays, I can’t help but dance:
The same [as above]! That song makes me smile and dance!

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