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Posted 21 June 2011 - 03:49 PM

Here are the promotions, additions, and departures to and from Ballet West's roster for the 2011/2012 Season:

Katherine Lawrence becomes a Principal Dancer moving up from Senior Soloist.

Beau Pearson & Arolyn Williams are both being promoted to Soloist from Demi-Soloist

Emily Adams & Allison DeBona move up to Demi-Soloists from Corps Artists

Promotions from Ballet West II:

Tyler Gum, Kathryn Hein and Beckanne Sisk all join the main Ballet West company as New Corps Artists

Trevor Nauman & Jamie Lynn Schultz join the main Ballet West company as Apprentices

New to Ballet West:

Ronnie Underwood joins Ballet West as a Soloist he was formerly a principal dancer with Oklahoma City Ballet and Oregon Ballet Theater.

Katlyn Addison joins as a Corps Artist. She was formerly a corps artist with The Houston Ballet

Jordan Richardson joins Ballet West as an Apprentice. She was formerly a trainee with Nevada Ballet Theater

Joining Ballet West II:

Paige Adams, Kaya Ahmen, & Zachery Prentice join Ballet West II from Ballet West Academy's Professional Training Division

Kimberly Ballard joins Ballet West II from The University of Utah Ballet Department /Ballet West Academy Professional Training Division

Emily Liu joins Ballet West II from California

Amy Potter joins Ballet West II from Houston Ballet II

Ian Tanzer joins Ballet West II from The Boston Ballet Trainee program

Not Returning to Ballet West:

Senior Soloist Annie Breneman, Soloist Jason Linsley, & Senior Corps Artist Kira Smith are all retiring from Ballet.

Senior Corps Artists Silver Barkes & Jennifer Robinson, Corps Artist Elizabeth Murphy and 2nd year Ballet West II dancers Elanor Bock and Gabriella Hayes-Moore are all moving on.

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Posted 21 June 2011 - 04:08 PM

Welcome to Ballet Alert! Ballet Lover.

As an FYI, we require a citation for any news involving roster changes and other news. Here's the link to the Ballet West press release that lists all of the movement, except waht the departing dancers will do next:

If you have other official sources for what departing dancers will be doing, please post them.

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Posted 27 June 2011 - 08:35 PM

Does anyone know where Gabriella Hayes Moore is going? She's a local (to Salt Lake City) but I can't find anything on her.

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Sorry, but I had to open strong today. Gotta celebrate since I bowled my fourth sanctioned 300 game last night in league. What makes it even better is that my dad rolled his first 300 game last week in the same league! I'm really proud of him. And I can't think of any better way to celebrate (other than partying with Turkoglu) than watching the video for The Humpty Dance again. Yeah, I'm a little bit pissed they for some reason bleeped out the classic "Burger King" reference, but whatever.

It's nice to know I'm not alone on this one... Not only did Bawful pass along his respect for Tim Duncan in last night's BAD comments, but now Sports Illustrated's fantastic Joe Posnaski has written a counterpoint to Dan Shaugnessy's ridiculous article I wrote about yesterday. Stats don't always tell the whole story, but they go a long way in many discussions, and this is one such example. Duncan is a basketball machine, and that's all there is to it.

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Flip Saunders' descent into madness continues as he now believes he is Spiderman

"I can't believe Derrick Rose stat cursed us so badly!!"

See that look on Grant Hill's face? That's intensity. This is a man very focused on his man love.

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Warriors at Jazz: A chance to see Don Nelson on ESPN? Count me in!

All The Other Games:
Lakers at Hawks: Will the Lakers actually give a shit? (shakes Magic 8 ball) Sources point to "no."

Bucks at Crabs: Forget that piece of crap 3D movie. The REAL Clash of the Titans is here: The Fish versus King Crab!

Clippers at Raptors: B-Dizzle will miss this game. Without the strength of his beard, the poor Clippers have a tough battle ahead. Not that they wouldn't anyway, but still.

76ers at Bobcats: This theoretically should be a relatively easy game for the Bobcats. But then again, this is the team that dropped two to the Nyets, so I can't put anything past them.

Thunder at Celtics: After that loss beatdown anal raping at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs (who went on to lose to the Nyets, mind you), I have zero expectations for this game and just want the regular season to end.

Heat at Pistons: It's so cold in the D, even when the Heat come to town.

Suns at Nyets: If the Nyets win this game, I'm going to start a new business selling hot coffee and ice skates in Hell.

Wizards Generals Bullets at Hornets: One last shot (Ha. I just made an unintentional gun-related joke in a Bullets writeup!) to prevent the ultimate March Sadness. Can Washington win one freaking game in the entire month of March??

Kings Purple Paupers at Timberwolves Timberpoops: It's hard to wrap my mind around just how truly bawful this game is. How often do I feel compelled to do the strike-through-the-name joke for two teams in one game?

Mavericks at Grizzlies: I didn't realize that the Mavs were just one game away from notching their tenth-consecutive 50 win season. Holy crap. That's pretty impressive, really. Nice to have a little anti-bawful every once in awhile!

Rockets at Spurs: Conversely, the Spurs are looking at potentially ending their own 10-season 50 win streak this year. (And for reference, the Showtime era Lakers are the only other team to do that!) Hopefully the Spurs show up feeling like they have something to prove after that abomination of a game against the Nyets...

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"The league announced Wednesday that fans can make their pick for the league's Most Valuable Player, with the combined fans' choice counting for one vote on the official ballot.

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The REAL Clash of the Titans is here: The Fish versus King Crab!

Dan, isn't this also what we call "Sunday early morning programming on The Nashville Network?"

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Holy Shit. I must have watched "Wrong" 20 times. Awesome video.

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Sorbo -- Would expect any less from Commando, one of the definitive 80s style action movies?

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Although King Crab rarely provides the bawful we desire on the court we might be getting some awful off the court this summer:

Cleveland's superstar said Wednesday night that he's "probably not playing" for Team USA this summer in the world championships in Turkey. James, who was a captain on the U.S. team that won a gold medal at the Beijing Games in 2008, is eligible for free agency after the season and is scheduled to film a movie.

Space Jam 2 anyone? Might be the best way to continue the Jordan comparisons.

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Suns Announcer just said he expected a run from the second unit. Stat Curse?

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i think the lakers bench are paid to miss their shots..its as if all they can do is chuck up 3's that are going nowhere..good job guys!

Blogger Hajt said...
And after the stat-curse, Nets go +7 to end the half, now up 3.

San Antonio has given me hope as a Blazer fan.

Blogger AnacondaHL said...

Nash with 16 high fives as he goes to the bench, as counted by the YES announcers.

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Whatever happened to the nonexistent Adelman glory years?

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McDonald's High School All-American game is on ESPN right now, before Nellieball vs. a legitimate contender.

Dan, you attended this way back when, didn't you? How many folks from that year became the lacktators of today?

This is much more competitive than Paupers-Timberpoops.

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Chris -- I attended the 2007 game. At some point during the off-season, I really should do a post about it, and look at what the roster accomplishments have been since then. We have a lot of range, from Derrick Rose, OJ Mayo, Kevin Love, and Michael Beasley to... Kosta Koufos.

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Wolves just ended their 16 game losing streak, thanks to Excremento.

I know it's all about "playing out the stretch" at this point, but really, is a team like this going to make the case to the Sactown public that they deserve a new arena?

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Every time I see the Hollinger ticker segment for ESPN's bottomline, I can't help but think we need to use the outdated HTML tag "Marquee" to produce some lacktator-stat tickers!!!!

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Nash led the Suns in rebounds tonight (as well as points and assists). What the hell is he doing leading a team in rebounds? He had 7 while the most any starting frontcourt player had was 4, seems kind of a failure for your point guard to outrebound Amar''''''e.

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Check out this towel/face palm:

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Rebounds are actually some portion of luck. What's really important is the number of rebounds in a player's zone that the player ends up with. But that's difficult to express and report.

However, I didn't see the Suns game, so I can't speak to whether the statistical anomaly is due to luck or Amare's poor rebounding (one reason I opposed his being traded to the Cavs).

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Something to cheer Chris up.

Anonymous winnetou said...
AnacondaHL's comment prompted me to look up the video again, so here it is: High Fivin with Steve Nash and Jess the Intern.

There was also a recent article (possibly seen on truehoop) mentioning how touching teammates was a championship contender trait, but can't find it right now.

Anonymous Magnum said...
I'd say Dave from Blazers Edge summed up the Blazer-Knicks game perfectly with: "Blazers 118, Knicks DNP".

Bonus: Has a "worst of the night" photo candidate at the top.

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Cold in The D....what a video that is. If there were some pro ballers in that video, it'd be Bawful to the Max.

I can dig it.

Blogger Barry said...

Darko Milicic
Kosta Koufos
Cedric Jackson
Darnell Jackson
Kwame Brown

.That's just gold/

Blogger BadDave said...
Winnetou - "AnacondaHL's comment prompted me to look up the video again, so here it is: High Fivin with Steve Nash and Jess the Intern."

Dude thank you. And I have to admit. I put my hand up to the screen at the end.

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He has been privileged to perform in front of Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Prince William as well as his guest, David Beckham and his boys this year. They were all presented with Baxterbears as well. Baxterbear was deployed to Afghanistan with an Army Padre for six months and helped make a difference from soldiers to children. On his return, he was honoured to have met Prince Charles at Armed Forces Day. Baxterbear joined Col. Simon Vandeleur, on a fundraising for Help 4 Heroes in which they cycled from London to Flanders, Belgium to an event called A Bridge Too Far. Baxterbear continues to help raise funds for charities and individual causes around the world. He is TREEKLED, whether it be helping support the Kenyan Flying Doctors to Bear Hospice for Children in Sydney and Baxterbear’s Picnic at the children’s ward at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya, Baxterbear loves to make a difference for children.

Baxterbear has also attended various events in aid of Cash for Kids, in association with Bauer Media via radio. Christmas is always a busy time for Baxterbear between sending parcels out to the UK and US troops and children in Afghanistan. He was TREEKLED to be on the Coca Cola rotating billboard at Piccadilly Circus in London and joined the Coca-Cola Christmas lorry from Southampton to Edinburgh. Baxterbear was also invited to Harvey Nichols to promote a New Year’s Eve Ball and a children’s cancer charity. Baxterbear loves sport, and has attended many events over the last few years. He has met racing drivers Lewis & Nick Hamilton and British Lions’ legend Gavin Hastings and been invited to train with Newcastle United FC after manager Alan Pardew heard that he was helping make a difference at the Whickham Rotary Club.

Baxterbear flew in New York to join the American Scottish Foundation and was invited to join the New York Tartan Day Parade, in between, Baxterbear met with children, US soldiers and veterans. He was TREEKLED when invited into the Hard Rock Café at Time Square and played some of their famous guitars! From being invited to 6 nations rugby at Murrayfield, to abseiling for Unicef with Matthew Pisent CBE at the Olympic Park London, and at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Baxterbear is an active charity bear. He has also abseiled off the Forth Road Bridge for Marie Curie, Rotary and The ABF.

Wherever you are in the world, Baxterbear is always there, whether you are a child or 9 to 99 !

“From being a charity bear to a charity bear my mission is to be positive and make a difference.”

*TREEKLED means Baxterbear is positively happy.

Baxterbear’s 9 Philosophies

  1. I try to have one thought at a time, which is always a positive one.
  2. I never hold a grudge because that part of my memory doesn’t work very well. Before a memory becomes a grudge it falls out of my head.
  3. I love the journey as much as the destination and I always try to find interesting things wherever I am. Although I love to travel and have adventures, I believe that coming home is the most exciting journey you can make.
  4. I love people and wherever I travel I’m always amazed at the incredible things people can do when they believe and trust in themselves.
  5. I love telling stories. Inside each one, even the very short ones, there is a lesson I learned that others can learn too.
  6. I believe that it’s just fine to be different.
  7. I have a strong character and I’m very supportive of others, but sometimes I too need help, no-one can be strong all the time. Besides, it’s a good thing to give your friends the chance to help. I believe that smiling and being happy are the best ways to get through long days and hard work.
  8. I always have an interesting way of looking at things and I’m able to see other opportunities where other people may not.
  9. I would never want to be the solution for anyone. Rather, I enable people to find the answer within themselves. I really am a nice fellow. I love life and all my friends but I never take myself too seriously or have any thoughts about being special. I’m definitely not a guru, just a happy.
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Men’s Hockey Cruises Past New England College in Season Opener

HENNIKER, N.H. – Led by junior forward Travis Daniel's (North Brunswick, N.J.) two goals and one assist, men's ice hockey (1-0-0, 1-0-0 ECAC East) opened their season with a strong win as they defeated New England College (0-1-0, 0-1-0 ECAC East) by the final of 4-1 in the ECAC East and season opener for both teams Friday evening.

The season opening win marks first for the Beacons since the 1997-98 season, when UMass Boston defeated Trinity College (Conn.) by the final of 6-3.  It is also the 11th win all-time against the Pilgrims.

UMass Boston got on the scoreboard midway through the opening frame when senior Mike DeGrazia (Novi, Mich.) netted his first goal of the season, off of a Rob Florentino (West Roxbury, Mass.) and Daniel assist.  Less than two minutes later the Beacons extended their lead to 2-0, when Daniel drove home his first goal of the 2012-13 season.

Freshman Kit Sitterley (Mooresville, N.C.) pushed UMass Boston's lead to three with the only goal, a power-play score, at the 11:26 mark in the second.  In the final period, it was Daniel who clinched the victory, when he redirected a John Houston (Pittsburgh, Pa.) pass. Also getting the assist on the play was DeGrazia.

New England College unfortunately ended the Beacons shutout bid when Samuli Turunen scored his squad's only goal five minutes after Daniel's second tally.

In goal freshman Zach Andrews (Coral Springs, Fla.) quickly showed that he can compete at the collegiate level as he made a combined 25 saves in the win.  Shawn Sirman was handed the loss after making 26 saves in the conference game.

Helping Andrews limit the Pilgrims offense, was a combined defensive effort from the Beacons.  Of the six defensemen that dressed for Friday's contest six were returners, while on the offensive of the redline there Beacons had only three returners dress for the match-up with the Pilgrims.

On the night, UMass went 1-for-4 on the power-play, while the penalty kill held New England College to 0-for-5.  UMass also led the contest in shots with 30.  The Pilgrims posted 26 shots in the conference loss.

Men's Hockey returns to action tomorrow when they host St. Anselm College at 7 p.m. in the Clark Athletic Center Ice Arena.


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Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Weigh in Wednesday Week 11

After a gap due to missing my aerobics last week it's back to me in Lycra! This time it's a post workout selfie as my kids on strike again:

It's not been a brilliant week exercise wise as due to lack of time and an injury the only real workout I did was the Race for Life. Luckily all the picnics and refreshing glasses of cider must have been balanced out as I lost 1/2 pound over the fortnight. Not a huge amount but not bad considering!

So now I enter the danger zone - 6 weeks off work at home with the children. I nearly always gain weight over the break so its a good test of the thinking slimmer pods. Will I manage to eat sensibly and not pig out whilst enjoying time as a family...

There is going to be a bit of a pause in weigh posts as I'm shutting off the laptop and iPad for the first couple of weeks of the holidays! So you'll have to wait a while to see how I do...

  1. You're doing great. Its defo harder over the holidays and i felt like my regime has suffered as we are in week 3 of the hols and I haven't done much at all :( However, you will still be burning alot as you run after the kids:)

  2. Will take running shoes on holiday!

  3. That's a fab idea. That's the great thing about running, you can do it almost everywhere:)

  4. Yep an as long as stay on campsite or have strict turn round after 15 minutes its safe and can't gt lost... She says..

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Calf and feeder cattle buyers lost no time taking advantage of the recent break in corn prices.

Feeder and stocker cattle traded $3-$10/cwt. higher at auction last week. Flyweights crossing the scale at less than 450 lbs. sold as much as $15/cwt. higher. The CME Feeder Cattle Index jumped $4.15 week-to-week.

It helped that recent moisture is being followed by grass-popping temperatures across wide swaths of grazing country.

“Drastic improvements in the weather did its part in adding demand to the feeder market, especially on stocker cattle that are in suitable condition for immediate turn-out and compensatory gain on greening pastures,” analysts with the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) said Friday. “…grass fever is in full swing following the warm-up and the confidence-boosting market signals from late last week with most major sale barns noticing new buyer numbers as local backgrounders entered the mix.”

“This may mark the beginning of the turnaround in cattle markets this spring as the majority of losses the past couple of weeks were recaptured this week,” said Andrew P. Griffith, University of Tennessee agricultural economist, in his Livestock Comments that are part of the weekly Tennessee Market Highlights.

That was before Friday underscored the current market fragility.

What began as a slow bleed in cattle futures from limit-up moves the previous Thursday, became a gusher fueled by concerns over sluggish employment figures and the potential impact on near-term beef demand.

Feeder Cattle futures dropped an average of $2.29 across the board Thursday and especially Friday. Feeder Cattle futures were down an average of $1.30 from the previous Thursday to Friday.

Cash fed cattle prices traded steady on a live basis ($128-$129/cwt.). Choice boxed beef cutout values were $2.27/cwt. higher week-to-week; Select was $1.37/cwt. lower week-to-week.

But, old-crop corn futures that were down an average of 62¢ week-to-week fueled speculation that cattle feeders will add more days and pounds to cattle.

Live Cattle futures dropped an average of $1.51 in the last two trading days. They were $2.26 lower from the Thursday before Good Friday to this past Friday.

Feedlot profit potential continues battling against a sea of red ink.

Based on February close-outs in the most recent Kansas Focus on Feedlots survey, steers were estimated to have lost $174.02/head and heifers $151.61/head. That’s according to Glynn Tonsor and Kevin Dhuyvetter, Kansas State University agricultural economists. They say net returns projected for March close-outs are a negative $108.46/head for steers and a negative $98.20/head for heifers.

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Of course, drought remains the wild card for major cattle areas.

AMS analysts noted Friday, “Much of the Southern Plains received more beneficial moisture this past week, but many major grazing areas (including the Flint Hills of Kansas) are still reeling from drought and will need significant runoff for drinking water before cattle can be turned out.”

“Calf prices are likely to see a little more improvement the next couple of weeks, but it is not likely to be sustained at that high of a level as stocker producers fill up pastures,” says Tennessee's Griffith. “Tremendous jumps in feeder cattle prices are not likely to occur for another month or two, but should be reaching their annual high in July and August. Cull-cow prices continue to struggle as the pressure from dairy-cow slaughter continues."

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Friday, 1 April 2011

Challenging times...time to wake up!

We live in extremely challenging times, and many of those who put all their energies and efforts into trying to turn things around are beginning to feel exhausted. There are so many sad and horrific things happening in the world that it's hard sometimes to know how to deal with it all - let alone stay positive.

I was chatting with a friend yesterday about this. We were discussing a blog we had both read, written by Mark Boyle - who puts his whole heart and soul into 'walking his talk'. Mark was writing about the difficulties he's been experiencing recently trying to make sense of what he sees going on around him in the English countryside. Wherever he looks, instead of seeing nature in all it's beauty, he sees the damage and destruction caused by mankind as we encroach more and more upon the natural world in our efforts to "kill everything that we think wants a piece of the human pie".

I can completely identify with Mark's sentiments. There are times when I sit on the hills, or in the woods, surrounded by so much natural beauty that my heart could burst with joy, only to be jolted back to reality when I remember in a flash that it is all under threat. I struggle so much so understand why the majority of people living on this planet are oblivious to the fact that they/we are destroying the very things that sustain and nurture us. How can we be so blind???!!!

Instead of competing with the incredible and diverse flora and fauna we are lucky enough to share the earth with, we should be putting our efforts into living alongside nature; co-operating with her; compromising; and establishing symbiotic relationships. Surely that's what co-habiting is all about? But the human race, for all it's so called intelligence, doesn't seem to have understood these very basic and natural laws of survival. Rather than live in harmony alongside nature, we prefer to 'control', to 'use', to 'harness', to 'rule', to 'own'. So, as masters of all we survey, we plunder and pollute the earth's resources as though they were put there entirely for our own use and as if they were in limitless supply. Now, even though the consequences of our actions are staring us in the face, we completely ignore the warning signs. Bizzare and dangerous behaviour.

It's exhausting just thinking about the amount of problems in the world. It's not only the environmental and ecological issues that we need to face and deal with, but also the unprecedented scale of social injustice. I read yesterday that of the 6 billion people living on this planet, over 1 billion are hungry. That's one in six.... and that's just the hunger issue ....never mind all the atrocities that less fortunate beings than ourselves are forced to deal with. How on earth do you decide where to start when there is so much to do? Maybe it's not such a surprise that the majority of us more 'fortunate' beings are still in denial. It takes courage to face up to what's happening in the world and it's much easier to switch off and carry on with 'business as normal'.

Unfortunately, nothing will change if we keep burying our heads in the sand. Facing up to what's going on is imperative if we are to effect change. It's not going to be an easy ride, but I truly believe the universe will support us if we wake up and have the courage to say "enough".  It's time to stand up and be counted, to face the music, to go cold turkey, or whatever it takes to be part of the change.

You don't need to take it all in at once... just open your eyes a little more each day and start looking around to see where you could begin to make changes. Get out some time this week for a walk in nature and allow yourself to be filled with awe by her abundance. Also, allow yourself to feel sad about what we've done to the planet, because out of this sadness will come the will to change. It's ok to be cry or to weep even. There's a movement known as 'Deep Ecology' that is all about feeling the pain of the earth and coming through the other side.  I'll put a link about it below....

This is a great and wonderful time to be alive! We would not have been put on this planet at this time if we were not able to deal with what life is throwing at us. This is the time of 'The Great Turning' and we all have a part to play .... no matter how small that part might be.

Wishing you a day full of wonderment and positive energy.

B xxx

Here's a beautiful message from the Hopi Elders to inspire you;
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  1. I do find it heartily depressing, and I think its so much more obvious when you live in the countryside. In the towns you're much more sheltered as to what happens.
    everyday I see wildlife sprayed, shot and trapped because they are "in the way".
    For example we had a badger in the hen orchard, did we go nuts and think about killing them (illegal in the UK but a look on youtube shows that many other countries oftebn dig out and kill badgers). Nope we didn;t, I beefed up the fence, made sure no food was left out and let the hens out later and put them to bed earlier. No more badger visits! And thats only one example... I could write a whole post :P x

  2. Hello Bee,
    I just wanted to say how much I have enjoyed reading your blog. You have written things that I have been feeling for so long! Thank you so much for sharing them.
    It is as if many people are in a trance & cannot see even see, let alone acknowledge the hand that feeds them!! It makes it very difficult to share any thoughts with others, as most don't want to hear it.
    I too feel so sad about what we are doing to mother earth, she gives us life and all we do in return is destroy her. Even in her darkest hour, she is still loving us & providing for us with all her glorious abundance!
    With all of this going on it is hard to stay positive sometimes, but we must stay in love whatever happens. Love energy is 100 times stronger than hate & we can all turn this around if we support one another.
    I will be joining you to help in sending love & healing to the Fukushima waters today and thank you again for sharing your thoughts.
    Mel - Bornemouth xxxx

  3. Hi Bee

    Really good Blog. I feel the same but also think nature will have the final word on thing for this planet.

    I wrote a short Blog yesterday also about being pro active and not sitting back just watching thing crumble.

  4. Hello dear Bee The Change Bridgit. Thanks for sharing your positive and nourishing reflections. I think I'll have to put a link to your blog next to Mark's on my website. Between you both you write on the positive side of what I think and feel. I agree with 99% of what you both say and yet usually feel too overwhelmed on the negative implication of our attitudes and actions within the world to write anything positive. So in spite no doubt of acutely feeling the pains of destruction and of the culture of death thanks for focusing on the positive!

    Great bee slides by the way!! Fergus x

  5. Many positive influences just this week.
    Marcel Dicke talking about the intelligence of plants.
    Jonathan Radford speaks about mustard being a natural insecticide and that he believes the time is near when the hidden properties of plants will be regarded but it might need investment from someone like Monsanto!
    The great Indian scientist Bose who possible discovered radio before Marconi, measured the reactions of plants and believed that this could be utilised and so insecticides would not be needed. People are now working with the natural properties to build systems and everyone is doing it. Take Ellen MacArthur and her closed loop systems modelling. There are leaders appearing in so many places. I do think that the situation in Japan is terrible even if the sharks are now happier, it is terrifying and there are many challenges at the moment.
    By the way I am noticing far more types of bees now that I am more aware of them, here in SouthWest France than I noticed before thank you for that. And I rescued one last week that had seemed to be exhausted. ..

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  7. Great to see your new blog - found via Twitter. I've been using blogger for a few months now for my town blog and I find it really easy to use. Didn't know about so tried using it to create a slide show of local images but couldn't find the option to do a vertical slide like yours only horizontal - any tips? Looking at a smallholding tomorrow!

  8. Recently I wrote a blog entry offering a leftist critique of the ideology of “Green” environmentalism, deep ecology, eco-feminism, and lifestyle politics in general (veganism, “dumpster diving,” “buying organic,” "locavorism," etc.). I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the matter and any responses you might have to its criticisms.

  9. I found this post quite refreshing. Always good to hear voices on the web pointing out that things just are not right, but still encouraging the sight and sound of what is right. Thanks Bee, look forward to your future postings.

  10. I wish more people would listen to what the Hopi have got to say - or any indigenous people still connected directly with the natural world. Even in our highly regulated country I see people just keep nibbling away at nature. One guy nearby cut down a 100 yr old oak in his garden because he found clearing the leaves a pain. I am beginning to take that sort of stuff personally.


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Victory In The War Against High Taxes

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Norway protects the venerable art form known as the striptease:

A Norwegian appeals court has ruled that striptease is an art form and should therefore be exempt from value-added tax (VAT).

The owners of the Diamond Go Go Bar in Oslo had refused to pay VAT of 25% on entry fees as tax authorities demanded.

The local authority had taken the club to court over its refusal to pay tax.

Lawyers for the club’s owners argued that striptease dancers were stage artists just like sword-swallowers and comedians and deserved the same status.

“Striptease, in the way it is practised in this case, is a form of dance combined with acting,” the judges ruled, according to AFP news agency.

One hopes the IRS will recognize the logic of this decision.

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This is my first blog.

I am an illustrator living in Los Angeles. Mostly
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Spent most of my career working at Industrial Light & Magic
working on such films as Ghostbusters 2, The Mask,
Men In Black1 & 2,The Mummy 1 & 2, Terminator 2,
Hulk, The Phantom Menace as well as scores of commercials.

Left ILM for the greener pastures of Los Angeles, where
I went freelance and worked on Terminator 3,
Chronicles of Riddick, Bad Boys 2 and many others.

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Simple pleasures make me happy: a new cookbook to read in bed before falling asleep, a new pair of earrings (another obsession of mine), a new cooking gadget, like this gorgeous item I succumbed to last week.  It’s a beautiful pan to make sandwich bread, that kind that looks like store-bought, but tastes  two orders of magnitude better.  I bought it with one specific recipe in mind, and in record-breaking speed, the dough was mixed 24 hours after the package from King Arthur arrived.

(from King Arthur)

3 cups (12 3/4 ounces) all purpose flour
2 + 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 + 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons melted butter
3 tablespoons honey
1 cup + 2 Tbs lukewarm water

Combine all of the ingredients in the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer, and mix until it comes together in a shaggy mass. Cover the bowl, and let the dough rest for 20 minutes. Then knead for 8 to 10 minutes on second speed (you can also knead by hand until smooth, it will take longer).

Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl, or in an 8-cup measure (so you can track its progress as it rises), and let it rise for 90 minutes. It should be noticeably risen, but not necessarily double in bulk. Mine definitely doubled after 90 minutes, take a look by clicking here.

Gently shape the dough into a 9″ log. Place the log in a lightly greased 9″ pain de mie (pullman) pan, pressing it gently to flatten. Cover the pan with a plastic wrap and let the dough rise until it’s about 1 inch from the top of the lid. This should take 60 to 90 minutes.

Remove the plastic wrap, close the lid, and bake the bread in a 350 F oven for 30 minutes.  Carefully remove the lid (wear mittens), and bake for 5 more minutes to brown the surface.  If you want, you can remove the bread from the pan and bake it for another 5 minutes to get a crispier crust.   Internal temperature should be at least 190 F.

Remove the bread from the oven, allow it to completely cool before slicing.

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Two important pointers for success:

1. Use a recipe that was written for your pan’s dimensions, so that the dough will rise to its full capacity during baking.  For instance, this recipe is for a 9 inch long Pullman pan. They all have similar widths, by the way.

2. When placing the shaped loaf inside the pan, allow it to rise until it is 1 inch from the top, as the recipe states.  I was a bit impatient (big surprise! ;-))  and also worried about the dough overflowing, so I cut the final rise a bit short.  By doing so, my bread was not fully squared, as the top edges never touched the lid.   It didn’t compromise the taste or texture of the crumb, but the shape was slightly off.

This bread is absolutely delicious, the oats don’t make it hard or crunchy, it is a perfect bread for simple sandwiches, and also great to slice and bake as home-made Melba type toasts.

I am submitting this post to Susan’s Yeastspotting event…

ONE YEAR AGO: Carrot and Leek Soup

TWO YEARS AGO: Chicken Parmiggiana 101

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  1. love the bread -I bet it toasts well too with all the honey. I saw this pan at Bakery Bits and started thinking I needed it, such is the power of suggestion, I have two of these, but not a 9 inch one…. :)

  2. I love oat breads and will definitely try this one. I might buy the loaf pan too, although I swore I would stop buying a single new kitchen item! Trying to downsize these days, not add!

    I hope your area wasn’t damaged by the earthquake, Sally!

    • Quite a scare last night, Paula… We had our dear neighbors over for dinner, and as Phil and I stood up to clear some dishes from the table, this loud noise hit, and everything started to swing quite violently – it seemed to last for a long time, but now we see in the news it was a little less than 2 minutes. Long 2 minutes, I tell you ;-) In Oklahoma we are not used to this type of stuff. Tornadoes, yes, but the Earth shaking, no thanks!

  3. Ok, you’re making me completely jealous with all of your kitchen gadget acquisitions – and this one’s a bute!! (Is that a photo of you with the new earrings? Lovely). Your pain de mie is gorgeous. I would not have known, looking at the photo, that it did not get the full rise. (p.s. I am a perpetually impatient cook and photographer :)). Any recipe that has the words honey and oat together in a title gets an instant ooh-aah from me….

    • Yeap, that is me. I decided to crop the photo as a close up, to show the earrings better.
      Patience is a virtue I don’t have. I keep working on it, trying to get a little better, but… it’s hard to go against our nature, isn’t it?

    • Margie, I dreamed of this pan for such a long time, I’m glad I finally got it – I have another recipe to try possibly this coming weekend, and I hope to get it right as far as the second rise goes.

  4. I immediately smiled when beginning to read your post as getting a new cookbook to read so excited me and finding a gorgeous new kitchen toy really makes me happy! I’ve not heard of this pan before – I just love learning so many new things! Comforting and fall-like ingredients definitely make this a bread I would love to try! Now to find the pan…

    • I actually jumped up and down when the package arrived – I had the tracking info, and it came one day early! Now, with my legendary bad luck with the Post Office, this is reason to celebrate for a year or two…

      as far as cookbooks, I recently decided not to feel guilty anymore. There are worse obsessions, this one is harmless. Exactly like earrings. That’s my story…. ;-)

  5. Sally, you cease to amaze me with your breads! And I forgot to tell you, I remember you mentioned a while back that King Arthur was in Vermont. Well, when we were on our travels out East this summer, we made the point to find it and stop in. I was in HEAVEN! Talk about a kid in a candy shop in that place. I certainly did a little damage in there…and even got a cookbook for bedtime reading. ;)

    • Oh, I’d LOVE to visit King Arthur store… actually, Vermont is a place I’ve always wanted to spend time in… Great that you had fun and got a few toys for yourself ;-)

    • The great thing about bread is that it freezes well – I usually cut the loaf in half right away and freeze for later. Otherwise, not even exercising 7 days a week would counteract the damage ;-)

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This blog post is dedicated to Goddess Sarasvati, the Goddess of Pure Knowledge and Perfect Wisdom :

Goddess Sarasvati symbolizes the pursuit of Knowledge and Wisdom and helps me to define Life as Knowledge in Action.

Knowledge is defined as the act, fact, or state of knowing a range of information. The act of knowing requires knowledge or information relevant to a particular act. The state of knowing describes the condition that characterizes an object in which such knowledge or information exists. If knowledge is defined as a fact of knowing some information, it describes a clear perception, or understanding, or awareness, or cognizance of information that pertains to that fact. Knowledge can only exist, can only be found in an object which has the abilities of perception, understanding, awareness, or cognition. In other words, knowledge is an attribute of the act, fact, or state of living. A living object is the seat of knowledge and the presence of knowledge could be verified or detected in any of the actions or activities of that living matter. The act of living requires a state or condition of knowing information relevant to sustaining life’s functions.

If human brain or mind is viewed as the Seat of Knowledge, hands and feet, or the muscles used in vocalization are the sites where Knowledge is transformed into Action.

In common usage, the word knowledge is used to describe all that has been perceived or grasped by the human brain or mind. The learning, the body of facts, principles, etc., accumulated by man is stated as his knowledge. The state of knowing becomes evident only when knowledge is transformed into action. Man displays knowledge in the use of his hands and feet in the performance of his actions. Man can communicate his knowledge in his speech, in his writings, and in his use of a variety of tools, instruments, gadgets, and machines. If human brain, or mind is viewed as the seat of knowledge, hands and feet, or the muscles used in vocalization are the sites where knowledge is transformed into action. Knowledge involves receiving / storing information at one site and using that information in the performance of an action at a different site. The ability and the quality of a man’s function reflects upon his state of knowledge relative to that function. Knowledge is verified during its application to perform a function. This concept or understanding about knowledge in action could also be used in the context of describing functions at cellular level.

The Da Vinci Telerobotic Surgical System permits the surgeon to perform an operation on a patient from a remote site. The mechanical robotic arm could perform tasks with great precision while it has no knowledge of its own.

While information can be found in books, in writings, in speech/ speech recordings, and etc., it should not be described as knowledge. A robotic, mechanical arm could perform tasks with great precision while it has no knowledge of its own. Knowledge, awareness and ability to use information exists only as an attribute of life or as an act of living.

Anatomy of Plant Cell clearly illustrates that Life exists because of establishment of Knowledge, the source of Information for a variety of biological functions.
Both Bacterial(Prokaryotic), Animal, and Plant(Eukaryotic) Cells share similar Characteristics. The Living Cell functions by application of information contained in its genetic material. Use of information to perform action describes the Knowing and it represents Knowledge in Action.
Virus particles composed of Nucleic Acids either RNA or DNA within a case of Protein, in its Free State the Virus particle behaves like Inert matter and when it infects living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria the Virus starts replicating using the Chemical Energy and Nucleic Acid synthesizing abilities of the host Cell. The Application of Knowledge in Viral Replication is very interesting.
The Structure of Influenza Virus reveals its Functional Organization.Each function involves application of Knowledge. This Knowledge is derived from its hereditary information.
The Virus exists because of genetic material which provides it the information to perform its function that are characteristic of its existence.
What is Life ? Life is Knowledge in Action. A living cell performs a variety of functions that are characteristic of its life. The Cell Structure known as Nucleus is the Seat of Knowledge. In structures known as Chromosomes it stores hereditary, and biological information for its growth, development, replication, reproduction, and metabolic functions such as protein synthesis for its growth and maintenance. Protein Synthesis takes place in structures known as Ribosomes that are located in Cytoplasm outside the Nucleus. Nucleus transfers information to Ribosomes by using Transfer RNA. Nucleus provides only information and to use that information for its function of Protein Synthesis, the Ribosome derives Energy from another Cell Structure known as Mitochondrion. This process of Cellular Function describes Knowledge in Action.

Life is described as a state of an organism characterized by certain processes or abilities that include metabolism, nutrition, growth, motion, replication, reproduction, responsiveness to stimuli, and awareness of its own condition of existence or living in an environment. The act of living could be stated by describing the functions that characterize life. Functions depend upon use of information; the information that is stored at a particular site or location is transferred to a different site or location where it is transformed into action which constitutes the nature of functioning. Life is always associated with its living functions and these functions depend upon the use of energy. If Nucleus is viewed as the Seat of Knowledge of a Living Cell, it communicates its Knowledge to another Cell Structure known as Ribosome which is the Site of Action for the Knowledge transferred from the Nucleus. The Ribosome performs its action of Protein Synthesis drawing Energy provided by another Cell Structure known as Mitochondrion. So also the human brain provides information and sends signals to muscles to perform actions. Muscle cells perform actions drawing Energy from Mitochondria of their Cells. This process called Living depends upon the use of Energy. If Life is a manifestation of an Energy or Life Force, Life could be defined as  Knowing the Connection between ‘energy-Seeker'( or energy-demanding molecules ) and an ‘Energy-Provider’ or Source of Energy( or energy-yielding molecules ). Life and its functions are the evidence of its State of Knowledge. Hence, Life could be defined as “Knowledge in Action.” Life comes into existence or into a state called Living,  and Life begins with the establishment of Knowledge in an object or matter that gains the identity of a Living Organism.

Please also view a related blog post titled ‘Defining Indian Identity – The Pursuit of Pure and Perfect Knowledge.

Dr. R. Rudra Narasimham, B.Sc., M.B.B.S.,

Personal Numbers: MS-8466 & MR-03277K. Rank. Lieutenant/Captain/Major, Army Medical Corps/Short Service Regular Commission/Direct Permanent Regular Commission, Indian Army.

Medical Officer, South Column Unit, Operation Eagle(1971-72)

Headquarters Establishment No. 22  C/O  56  APO.

Military Organization: Special Frontier Force(1971-74)

Biographical Information :

1. Place of Birth : MYLAPORE, Madras City, Chenna Patnam, Chennai, Madras State, Tamil Nadu, India. Born Hindu( Brahmin, Niyogi, Smartha ), Telugu-Speaking.

2. Date and Place of Marriage : 29 January, 1973. Congregational Town Church, Cuddapah City, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Laurent Binet’s HHhH Is a Thrilling Intertextual Adventure Story

View of Prague — Oskar Kokoschka

The ugly fact is books are made out of books. The novel depends for its life on the novels that have been written.

–Cormac McCarthy, interview in The New York Times, 1992.

Novelist’s personal genre. For all its seeming fragmentation, nonetheless obstinately cross-referential and of cryptic interconnective syntax.

–David Markson, The Last Novel, 2007

I think I’m beginning to understand. What I’m writing is an infranovel.

–Laurent Binet, HHhH, 2010 / English trans. by Sam Taylor, 2012.

. . . it’s safe to say that in a true war story nothing is absolutely true.

–Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried, 1990.

From the current (18 April 2014) Wikipedia entry for Laurent Binet’s novel HHhH:

HHhH is the debut novel of French author Laurent Binet. It recounts Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in Prague during World War II. It was awarded the 2010 Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman.

The novel follows the history of the operation and the life of its protagonists – Heydrich and his assassins Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš. But it is also interlaced with the author’s account of the process of researching and writing the book, his commentary about other literary and media treatments of the subject, and reflections about the extent to which the behavior of real people may of necessity be fictionalised in a historical novel.

The title is an acronym for Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich (“Himmler‘s brain is called Heydrich”), a quip about Heydrich said to have circulated in Nazi Germany.

If I were the narrator of HHhH—which is to say, if I were a version of Binet, a version that I might describe (and am describing, I guess) as Binet-the-writer-performing-Binet-the-author-performing-Binet-the-author-as-narrator-narrating-the-author-trying-to-write-HHhH (awful description)—if I were the narrator of HHhH I’d probably now dole out a droll little chapter about how the gesture I’ve just committed (lazily using Wikipedia to summarize the novel and prefacing that lazy summary with a few citations that might make cribbing from Wikipedia seem, I dunno, clever (which I do not think said cribbing is))—If I were the narrator of HHhH I might riff on how what I just did  is the result of some kind of 21st-century paralysis induced by an overload of information combined with a deep sincere genuine honest-to-gawd love for my subject.

Or maybe I’d just claim to be writing an infrareview.

Has this been a bad start?

I think HHhH gets off to a bad start, but I could be wrong.

Maybe you should judge for yourself, dear reader. Here is its first paragraph:

Gabčík—that’s his name—really did exist. Lying alone on a little iron bed, did he hear, from outside, beyond the shutters of a darkened apartment, the unmistakable creaking of the Prague tramways? I want to believe so. I know Prague well, so I can imagine the tram’s number (but perhaps it’s changed?), its route, and the place where Gabčík waits, thinking and listening. We are at the corner of Vyšehradská and Trojická. The number 18 tram (or the number 22) has stopped in front of the Botanical Gardens. We are, most important, in 1942. In The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, Milan Kundera implies that he feels a bit ashamed at having to name his characters. And although this shame is hardly perceptible in his novels, which are full of Tomášes, Tominas, and Terezas, we can intuit the obvious meaning: what could be more vulgar than to arbitrarily give—from a childish desire for verisimilitude or, at best, mere convenience—an invented name to an invented character? In my opinion, Kundera should have gone further: what could be more vulgar than an invented character?

Actually, rereading it now, this seems like a perfect start, although I’ll admit it stalled me on the first few attempts. I mean, that’s a bit alienating, yes? Names, dates, places—and then a shift to Kundera, the immediate assault on fiction? But it fits, in retrospect. Maybe this is another way of saying that HHhH, despite a difficult first few chapters (What is the book aboutWhat is the book?) quickly becomes thrilling, engrossing, a cerebral spy novel, a study in power and terror, a love letter to Prague, a moody bit of flanerie, at times—and mostly an intertextual adventure yarn that shouldn’t work but does, that succeeds wildly.

In chapters that are often short, punchy, and precise, Binet spends much of the first part of the novel building the character of Reinhard Heydrich, “‘the Hangman,’ ‘the Butcher,’ ‘the Blond Beast.” Binet’s Heydrich is fascinating but never sympathetic, a psychological portrait that Binet draws in spite of himself. The author’s radical ambivalence is evident in two early consecutive chapters, which are worth sharing in full, I think, as they illustrate both Binet’s prose as well as his program. Chapter 16:

Little Heydrich—cute, blond, studious, hardworking, loved by his parents. Violinist, pianist, junior chemist. A boy with a shrill voice which earns him a nickname, the first in a long list: at school, they call him “the Goat.” At this point in his life, it is still possible to mock him without risking death. But it is during this delicate period of childhood that one learns resentment.

And Chapter 17:

In Death Is My Trade, Robert Merle creates a novelized biography of Rudolph Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz, based on firsthand accounts and on notes that Höss himself wrote in prison before being hanged in 1947. The whole of the first part is given over to his childhood and his unbelievably deadening upbringing at the hands of an ultraconservative and emotionally crippled father. It’s obvious what the author is trying to do: find the causes, if not the explanations, for the path this man would later take. Robert Merle attempts to guess—I say guess, not understand—how someone becomes commandant of Auschwitz.

This is not my intention—I say intention, not ambition—with regard to Heydrich. I do not claim that Heydrich ended up in charge of the Final Solution because his schoolmates called him “the Goat” when he was ten years old. Nor do I think that the ragging he took because they thought he was a Jew should necessarily explain anything. I mention these facts only for the ironic coloring they give to his destiny: “the Goat” will grow up to be the man called, at the height of his power, “the most dangerous man in the Third Reich.” And the Jew, Süss, will become the Great Architect of the Holocaust. Who could have guessed such a thing?

Throughout HHhH, Binet-the-narrator repeatedly voices his concerns for spending so much time on Heydrich; these anxieties are frequently tethered to other texts (as we see both in the first paragraph of the novel, and in the first line of Chapter 17). It’s not just that the Nazis in particular were such fastidious record-keepers (“The Nazis love burning books, but not files”); it’s also that WWII has arguably produced more literature—narrative entertainment!—than anyone could hope to wade through.

But Binet-narrator assures us he’s waded, especially into territories where Heyrdrich might show his yellow head. Blazoning an often truculent anxiety of influence, the narrator of HHhH reflects and opines on numerous Nazi narratives, from Kenneth Brannagh’s role as Heydrich in Conspiracy to Rutger Hauer in Twilight of the Eagles (adapted from a Robert Harris novel, it sounds like a ripoff of PK Dick’s The Man in the High Castle) to Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones to William T. Vollmann’s Europe Central. Binet also lards the novel with historical documents, like journal entries, newspaper records, excerpts from speeches, etc., along with rumor and speculation. He often crams a story or an anecdote into HHhH that he claims has no business there, like the (apocryphal?) tale of a soccer match between occupied Ukraine and the Nazis:

. . . none of the main characters of Operation Anthropoid is involved, so theoretically it has no place in my novel. But one of the great advantages of the genre is the almost unlimited freedom it gives the author.

This kind of bait and switch is characteristic of HHhH, and it should be annoying as hell. But for some reason it isn’t—just the right amount of restraint? Just the right note of ironic dissonance? I’m not sure. Binet’s earnest pleas that he wishes to do justice to the reality of his characters can become overbearing at times, but the earnestness is tempered in a kind of postmodern distance. But maybe I brought that with me. (Although of course the reader bears some responsibility, especially in such an intertextual reading).

Binet-as-narrator pleads at the gaps in history:

My story has as many holes in it as a novel. But in an ordinary novel, it is the novelist who decides where these holes should occur. Because I am a slave to my scruples, I’m incapable of making that decision.

But of course the rhetoric here, the language itself, is a contrivance, a making, a bit of artifice—a decision. And, near the end of HHhH, exhausted from witnessing, from channeling that witnessing:

Worn-out by my muddled efforts to salute these people, I tremble with guilt at the thought of all those hundreds, those thousands, whom I have allowed to die in anonymity. But I want to believe that people exist even if we don’t speak of them.

Binet-as-narrator overestimates his powers if he thinks that he allowed those anonymous deaths. But his creation does not stink of hubris.

No, what happens here—and gosh darn, I’ve really failed to describe it adequatley—what HHhH ultimately offers is the very thing it sets out to deconstruct: A ripping, gripping adventure yarn. The final sequence—I really want to just lay it all out here, now, but c’mon, spoilers! You should read this book!—the final sequence deserves more than the review-hack cliches I’ll rest on here: Breathtaking, spellbinding, engrossing, thrilling, etc. Just wonderful, and Binet knows it, stretches it out, repeatedly gnashes and wails that he doesn’t want it to end, and for good reason—it’s really damn good.

I listened to Audible’s unabridged version of HHhH, narrated by John Lee (and then reread sections at night on my Kindle). Lee’s been a dealbreaker for me in the past (I barely made it through his narration of Martin’s A Feast for Crows and gave up on his take on China Miéville’s Kraken), but his evocation of the narrator’s voice here is perfect—intelligent, slightly ironic. Perhaps it helps that Binet is unequivocal about his characters’ voices (which are rare in the novel)—he’s always pointing out, Hey, look hereI’m the ventriloquist! I looked forward to the narrative in my commute and often lingered over chores to listen longer. Great stuff.

Is HHhH an infranovel? I don’t know because I don’t know really what Binet means by “infranovel.” It is an entertaining and smart take on a worn-out genre though, which is more than enough. Recommended.

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I tried upgrading to some 28mm but as you can see clearance is very tight. In some spots, the tire doesn't fully clear the brake (Tektro R350). The fork barely has enough clearance.

Is it worth trying to get an extra mm or 2 with a different brake? I searched around and I saw Tektro has long-arm options, but it's not the arm-length that's limiting, it's the shape of the top of the brake itself. Any brake recommendations? (already read this post - I'm hoping to stick with Tektro or any other fairly inexpensive option, and I only need the front brake.)

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How dedicated are you to 700c sized wheels? Do you and your bike have a committed long-term relationship? What sort of budget is involved? –  WTHarper Jan 3 '13 at 4:58
@WTHarper main thing that matters to me is low-cost and getting it ridable today. That's why I think I'm going to just get some 25mm's. –  devth Jan 3 '13 at 17:41
Look for a donor bike. –  Daniel R Hicks Jan 5 '13 at 21:45

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If there's space you could look into mounting your brake behind the fork crown.

Because your forks are (I assume) raked then there will be more clearance for the tire on the back side of the crown.

If you do turn a front brake backwards, be sure to swap the pads around so they're still facing the right way.

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Thanks. Good idea. I think I'm going to just take the tires back and get some 25mm though. –  devth Jan 3 '13 at 17:40
In some spots, the tire doesn't fully clear the brake

I take this to mean that the wheel isn't straight, and the tire rubs at certain points in its rotation. If you spend some time truing the wheel, you might be able to get it straight enough that it doesn't rub. The advantage of this approach: you don't have to buy anything.

Another option: keep an eye out for cheap cyclocross forks with cantilever mounts.

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It's not rubbing on the sides, only in a few spots on the very top, against the arch in the brake. Does that still mean it's a truing problem? –  devth Jan 6 '13 at 0:58
If it rubs at every point in the wheel's rotation, then there's nothing to be done - the tire's just too big. But if the wheel is out of round, then yes, this is absolutely a truing problem. Truing means that you make the rim as close to a perfect circle as possible - you eliminate both the side-to-side and up-and-down wobble. –  Mike Baranczak Jan 7 '13 at 21:42
Thanks @Mike. I always thought truing only had to do with side-to-side but that makes more sense. –  devth Jan 7 '13 at 21:50

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We are hoping to take a self guided trip in Wisconsin. We would like to rent bikes there, but can't find a rental car with a bike rack available. Any ideas?

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See if the bike rental place also rents bike racks. –  freiheit Feb 25 '13 at 21:23
Freiheit probably has the right idea but if the bike rental place doesn't have racks there are decent, cheap trunk mounted 2 and 3 bike racks available for < $100 dollars. You could always just buy one at a LBS in Wisconsin and discard it at the end of the trip. –  Glenn Stevens Feb 26 '13 at 5:43
Economy hatchback vehicles work well to transport bikes. You may need to remove the front and/or rear wheels. –  Benzo Feb 26 '13 at 12:33
I rolled back an edit by another user because the edit changed the meaning of the question. While looking for other ways to transport bikes is a good idea, it's not what the OP asked. –  Neil Fein Mar 3 '13 at 6:26
Down voted because a probably empty list of rental companies is not going to be useful for other readers in the future. –  amcnabb Mar 4 '13 at 3:53

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If you could rent a van or SUV you may be able to load the bikes inside the vehicle.

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This also handles security. People will steal bikes off racks in a minute. Go into pay for gas and come back to no bikes. –  Frisbee Jul 14 '14 at 16:44
@Blam you should always lock the bikes up. A cable lock to the towing eye (if fitted) on the car is a good idea, and even if not there's often a suitable hole under the car. D-locking the 2-3 bikes together can make removal a time-consuming task (hard to get a straps to undo/cut). Not suitable for overnight use outside a motel perhaps, but fuel/food stops should be no problem. –  Chris H Jul 17 '14 at 14:07
@ChrisH Always? Down the road you are going to let a cable/ulock rub/bang on your bikes. –  Frisbee Jul 17 '14 at 14:37
@Blam yes always. Then you don't forget when you stop. If you're worried put a sleeve round the lock/frame or strap the lock to the bikes so it doesn't move. I have a msaterlock cable lock that cinches tight so acts as an extra strap, and is plastic covered so it doesn't mark the bikes (it really doesn't). Using this is a habit from carrying kayaks where an extra fixing can be of benefit if a strap loosens between stops. My d-lock is also plastic covered and in practice doesn't damage painted alloy when the lock body points down. The bikes in the Q were rentals and may be scuffed anyway. –  Chris H Jul 17 '14 at 14:43
@ChrisH You can let your bikes get rubbed and banged but I an not doing that to mine. Check this link pages 100 and 101. media.cannondale.com/media/Manuals/… –  Frisbee Jul 17 '14 at 14:51

Information on this forum is old, but one guy says that Enterprise has bike racks. I recommend giving them a call. From their website it says they have ski racks, but doesn't mention bike racks. Might be worth giving them a try.

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Some places rent folding bikes, which would remove the need for an external rack.

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meh, who wants to ride a folding bike on vacation? What if they were going to mountain bike? –  Jeff Wurz Jul 14 '14 at 19:36

I would have thought with a few rachet packing straps you could place the bikes upside down on the roof, secure the handle bars to the frame (so they won't turn) then secure the bikes through the rear door or window (front window as a last resort).

As a disclaimer I have never seen this done but secured right it should work just like a roof rack and not damage the paint (but hey I reckon the rental company wouldn't check the roof). If the car has basic roof racks you could rig something pretty good up.

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Where are you renting that they aren't super anal about a scratch anywhere? I can't believe this would possibly work other than due to dumb luck once in a blue moon. –  Batman Nov 26 '13 at 15:23
@Batman: lol I've scratched several rental cars over the years and never been charged for it. –  whatsisname Nov 27 '13 at 4:58

Most newer rentals have rear seat passthru. Take the front wheel off and you should still have one rear seat available for a passenger.

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Sixt rental cars USA customer service says:

We do have bike racks available but it is based on the location as well as availability.

With any rental car agency, you should call and verify that they have the equipment you would like before you depart on your trip.

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To support your answer you should provide some form of confirmation such as a link to the policy. Also identify which country you are referring to as both Sixt Rentals and Bicycles.StackExchange are international. –  DWGKNZ Jul 15 '14 at 2:20
I have contacted support team and received an email saying that Sixt do not offer any cars with bicycle carrier –  Azat May 5 at 20:27

From personal experience with Enterprise, I brought a rack with me when I went to Colorado to ride. I just made sure to cover the contact points so it didn't leave and scratches or marks and put it on after getting to my hotel and before leaving. I think it's kind of a don't-ask-don't-tell policy.

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