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Business Licenses are Required
As the New Year approaches, we are reminding everyone that although this is nothing new and has been in place for quite some time, business licenses are required to do any work in the town limits of Ellendale. This includes placing your advertising signs in town limits. This is construction, lawn services, heating & air, surveying, tree work, plumbing, painting, realtor/realty, cable and tv services, repairs, and much more; so be safe, check in with Town Hall.
Starting January 1, 2016 this will be Ellendale Police Department enforced, a stop work order can be issued until a license is obtained and charges, penalties, and court can occur. Residents can help by making sure if you have anyone doing any work for you, please make sure they know a license is required in town. You can also call the Town office to get a list of businesses already licensed to help you choose. We thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.
Signs have been posted at each end of town since 2009 when business licenses became strictly enforced.
Business license applications can be found in the info section at the top under forms. The current fee for a business license is $125.00/per calendar year (no pro-rating) The only exception to this is a single realtor fee is $50.00/per calendar year and a whole realty office is $250.00/per calendar year. A Copy of your State of Delaware license and copy of your liability insurance are REQUIRED to get a Town license.
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Some of you may not have met our cat, Shredder, but I wanted to let you know that this year she turns TWENTY YEARS OLD! That's a lot of cat years.
In honor of her birthday I bought her some extra special cat food – cost twice what we usually pay. It had real salmon and crab in it and she loved it!
This is her in 1991 soon after she came home with us.
From my best recollection we got her sometime in early spring of 1991, which means that she would have been born about 6 weeks before that. Our whole family went to the home of a lady in Valencia and when we walked into her back yard it was FILLED with all sizes, shapes and colors of cats. My guess is that she loved cats so much that she couldn't bear to part with them when the numbers got too high and she just allowed them to breed and breed. We picked out Shredder from her latest litter. We were told that she's part Siamese and part Persian (and who knows what else).
So far the old girl is doing pretty well. She sleeps a lot, but you would too if you were her age.
She always greets us when we come home from work. O.k. maybe that's because its her dinner time and she's hungry. She's also developed a preference for bottled water. That's my fault because I started giving her our leftovers from half empty bottles that were sitting around and now she's decided that she should have the good stuff. Fortunately she'll settle for tap water when she's forced to.
She's not crazy about crowds in the house, but she loves to hang out in whatever room Terry or I happen to be in and she'll even follow us around in the mornings until we settle in one spot. When it's cold out she likes to sleep on my lap when I'm watching TV. Here she is sitting on the windowsill in our office. She hangs out either there or on the desk beside us when we're in there working on the computer.
At night when it's cold she lays right on top of my hand until it drives me crazy to be still too long and I shoo her away. Then she moves to the cozy fabric-lined Longaberger basket that's HER bed at the foot of OUR bed. I tried to get her to use several different cat beds over the years, but she wouldn't set foot (paw) in them. I guess she has expensive taste.
You'd be amazed at how accurate her body clock is. If Terry and I are up past 10 pm at night, she'll actually come and find us and start meowing at us because it's time to go to bed. Then she'll go and sit halfway between where we are and the bedroom to make sure we don't forget.
She's been a great friend to all of us. Hopefully she'll be around a while longer, but I don't have any big expectations.
She's quite a senior citizen after all. Do you have a favorite pet that keeps you company or any funny pet stories?


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This will only be the 1st part because I wanted to get something out before the Gala dinner this evening. The judges have been very secretive up to this point. They haven't even told us the 24 semi-finalists choices yet. They will do it at the beginning of the dinner, so now everyone is nervous rather than just 24 !!!
The day started with the last Keynote from Jim Wynn from Cisco. Jim is an old friend who used to work for Microsoft and actually started the Innovative Education Forums 7 years ago, so it was great to meet up and talk with him again. His talk was entitled "Curriculum or Curriculum Architecture?". As always Jim was though provoking and interesting.
The Teachers then went on schools visits to 5 German Primary and Post Primary schools. The Microsoft staff weren't allowed (numbers limit) so I took the opportunity to see this fantastic city. I didn't know what to expect from Berlin before I came but I can say I've been really impressed. This city is great and the scale of the buildings need to be seen to be believed. I took the bus tour and stopped at Checkpoint Charlie, the Holocaust Memorial and the Brandenburg Gate.
Overall, I can say that Berlin has won me over and hope I get the chance to come back with Caroline (wife) and Niki (daughter).
I will tweet the results as soon as we hear anything so stay tuned and make sure you text or tweet back !!


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Villandras, who commanded the van of the French, behaved most gallantly, took place about eight o'clock in the morning. When the business was over the French assembled together in great joy, and returned thanks and praises to the Creator for the happy issue of the day. In consequence of this victory they won many towns and castles from the Burgundians; one was Aubrune, belonging to the prince of Orange, which after its capture was demolished.
The earl of Huntingdon and sir John de Luxembourg laboured long at the siege of Compiègne, and, by cutting off all provisions from entering the town, and by their continued attacks from the forts, were in daily hopes of forcing the garrison to submit to their will. But on the Tuesday before All-Saints' day the French, to the number of four thousand fighting men, under the command of the marshal de Bousac, the count de Vendôme, sir James de Chabannes, Poton de Saintrailles, sir Regnault de Fontaines, the lord de Longueval, sir Louis de Vaucourt, Alain Giron, and other captains, who had frequently been most earnestly pressed by William de Flavy the governor, and inhabitants of Compiègne, to come to their assistance, at length quartered themselves at La Verberie, attended by a multitude of peasants with spades, mattocks, saws, and other implements, to repair the roads which the Burgundians had destroyed, by felling down trees, digging deep ditches, and various other hindrances to the march of an army. The besiegers were soon made acquainted with their arrival, and a council was holden of the chiefs, to consider whether it would be more advantageous to advance and offer them battle or wait for them in their entrenchments. Many were for fighting them before they proceeded further; but others offered solid reasons why it would be better to strengthen their camp and wait their arrival,—adding, that should they quit the siege, to march to the French, and leave their forts unprotected, the besieged, who were impatient to get out of their distressed situation, would demolish them, or at least they would make their escape from the town to a place of safety. This had such weight, that the majority of the council agreed to it; and they resolved unanimously to wait the event, and exert themselves to the utmost to resist their enemies. The following orders were issued. The earl of Huntingdon was to cross the river very early on the morrow, Wednesday, with his Englishmen, at the new bridge, and march to Royaulieu, where he was to draw up in order of battle, with sir John de Luxembourg, leaving in the abbey of La Venette, which was strong, all useless hands, with the horses and baggage, with a few of his men to guard them, and defend the passage of the bridge.—Item, all carts, cars, merchandise, and stores, were to be secured in the abbey of Royaulieu, and the guard of it was given to sir Philip de Fosseux and the lord de Cohen.—Item, sir James de Brimeu, with three hundred combatants, were to remain in their fort, on promise from the lords that, should they be attacked, they would hasten to their support; having agreed on the signal they were to make, should they require aid.—Item, it was ordered, that the grand fort near the bridge of Marigny should be on a similar footing, as well as the two smaller ones on the river side toward Cleroi. When these orders had been issued, the captains retired to their tents, and exhorted their men to be ready prepared on the morrow to meet the enemy. A strong guard was also ordered, of horse as well as foot, for the night, at all the avenues likely to be attacked. On the morrow, in conformity to these regulations, the earl of Huntingdon marched six hundred English to join sir John de Luxembourg in order of battle between Royaulieu and the adjoining forest, near which they expected the enemy would advance. The remainder of the army posted themselves at the different quarters, ready to defend them should they be attempted. The French in Verberie took the field at break of day; and, by orders from the marshal de Bousac and other captains, a detachment of about one hundred men were sent toward Choisy, with provision to throw into the town, and exhort the garrison to make a strong sally against the enemy's fort. On the other hand, Poton de Saintrailles, with two or three hundred combatants, advanced by the high road toward Pierrefons, to attack that
fort; while the marshal, the count de Vendôme, and the other leaders, marched across the Oise, when, having passed the forest, they drew up in array about a bow-shot and a half distant from the Burgundians: they were all on horseback, with the reserve of some guisarmes and inferior people. The English and Burgundians were on foot, excepting a few that had been ordered to remain on horseback. Sir John de Luxembourg then created some new knights, such as Andrew lord de Humieres, Ferry de Mailly, L'Aigle de Sains, Gilles de Saucourt, and others. With sir John de Luxembourg were Hugh de Launoy lord de Xaintes, the lord de Saveuses, sir Daviod de Poix, sir John de Fosseux, and many nobles impatient for the combat, which could not well take place, for the French were on horseback and themselves on foot; and besides, it was necessary that they should be in readiness to succourtheir forts if attacked. There were, nevertheless, many skirmishes in the course of the day; in one of them, the count de Vendôme was repulsed, but no great damage was done on either side. However, a valiant man-at-arms attached to the marshal de Bousac, having charged the Picard archers, thinking that he was followed by his men, was instantly pulled off his horse by these archers, and cruelly put to death. In the mean time, the detachment that had been sent to Choisy announced the arrival and plans of their friends to the besieged, who, rejoiced at the news, and with a fervour of courage arising therefrom, as well as from hatred to those who had caused them such distress, made a numerous sally from the town, with scaling-ladders and other warlike instruments, to attack the grand fort, in which were the marshal, sir James de Brimeu, and the lord de Crequi. They made a gallant defence and repulsed them into the town, but, fresh men rushing out, recommenced the assault, which lasted a long time, but, as in the former one, they were again driven out of the ditches, which were not deep nor wide, for, as I have said, the works had not been completed. At this moment, Poton de Saintrailles advanced with his men from the forest, and near the high road leading to Pierrefons joined those from the town, and, thus united, made a fresh attack on this fort. William de Flavy was very active himself, and encouraged his men to do their duty; and even the women assisted greatly, no way sparing themselves to annoy their adversaries. Notwithstanding the courage of the Burgundians, the fort was stormed in spite of their defence, and upward of eight score warriors were slain; the principal of whom were, the lord de Ligniers knight, Archambault de Brimeu, Guillaume de Poilly, Druot de Sonis, Lyonnel de Touleville, and many other gentlemen. Those made prisoners were instantly carried into Compiègne ; namely, sir James de Brimeu marshal of the duke's household, the lord de Crequi, sir Florimont de Brimeu, sir Valerian de Beauval, Arnoul de Crequi, Colart de Bertanecourt, lord de Rolepot, Regnault de Saincts, Thierry de Mazingien de Reteslay, the bastard de Remy, and other noblemen, who after some time obtained their liberties by paying great ransoms. Sir John de Luxembourg having promised his friends succour if they were attacked, hearing what was passing, was desirous of fulfilling his engagement, and going thither with his whole power, but he was advised to remain where he was, lest the enemy should take advantage of his absence, and worse happen. This induced him to remain, and the day passed away. The marshal de Bousac, the count de Vendôme, and the other captains, now entered the town of Compiègne with their men, where they were joyously received,—but from the great scarcity of provision suffered much that night from want of food. They, however, consoled themselves with their good success, and heartily congratulated each other thereon, expecting on the morrow to drive away the enemy from before the town. They constructed in haste a bridge of boats, by which they crossed the river to attack a fort on its banks, guarded by forty or fifty combatants, Genoese, Portuguese, and other foreigners, which was quickly won, and all within put to death, except a common man from the Boulonois, very expert in arms, named Branart, who was carried prisoner into the town of Compiègne. Aubert de Folleville, who commanded in another fort hard by, observing what was passing, and fearing to be stormed, set fire to his works, and retreated to the quarters of the English. The French made a grand attack on the fourth fort, at the end of the bridge, which was of some continuance. Sir Baudo de Noyelle guarded it so well, and had such a force of menat-arms and artillery, that the enemy was obliged to withdraw into the town, seeing they could not then succeed in taking it. It was late in the evening when the French retreated into Compiègne, vespers having sounded some time. The earl of Huntingdon and sir John de Luxembourg, knowing they should not be attacked that evening, called a council of the principal captains to consult on their situation, and determine how they were to act. It was resolved that, on returning to their quarters, they should that night sleep in their armour, and, on the morrow, draw up in battle array before the town, to see if their adversaries were inclined to combat them, expecting from the great dearth of provision they could not remain in such numbers therein without making some sallies. When this had been settled, the earl of Huntingdon with his English returned to their quarters at La Venette : he promised to have the bridge well guarded, so that none of their men should go away without leave. Sir John de Luxembourg retreated with his force to Royaulieu, and established a strong guard round his quarters, but, notwithstanding this, a great part of his men collected together, and took upon them to depart without sound of trumpet, and go whither they pleased. The most of them crossed this bridge, which, although promised, had not been sufficiently guarded. With them went also some of the earl's men. When the captains heard of this they changed the plan they had determined on the preceding evening, namely, to appear in battle array before the town ; and sir John de Luxembourg, and the others, made preparations to pass the Oise with the earl of Huntingdon. This was done on the Thursday morning early,–on which day the French sallied out of Compiègne in great force, sending forward scouts to learn what was become of the enemy, who soon found they had marched off; and when this was made known to those who had sent them, they and their men were greatly rejoiced. They hastily made for the abbey of Royaulieu, wherein they found plenty of provision and wines, which they devoured till they were satisfied, and made excellent cheer, for it had cost them nothing. Finding the English and Burgundians were decamped, the better-armed part of the French went to the bridge near La Venette, which they destroyed without any great opposition, and threw it into the river in sight of the enemy, abusing them with many villanous expressions; for the French were now no longer afraid of the Burgundians hurting them, since the bridge was demolished. They also this day made a serious attack, with all the large cannon from the town, on the fort commanded by Baudo de Noyelle, which damaged it much. But the earl of Huntingdon and sir John de Luxembourg, having again advised with their captains, concluded, that as it was impossible at that moment to withstand their enemies with hopes of success, or to keep their men together, it was advisable to withdraw to Noyon, and thence to dismiss their men to their homes. In consequence they sent orders to sir Baudo to set fire to his fort, and march away, which he punctually obeyed. The Burgundians decamped about vespers, in a very disorderly manner, for Pont-l'Evêque, shamefully leaving behind in their quarters, and in the large fort, a great number of huge bombards, cannon, culverines, veuglaires, with other artillery and very many stores, belonging to the duke of Burgundy, all of which fell into the hands of their enemies. Sir John de Luxembourg was vexed at heart at this retreat, but he could not avoid it. On the Saturday they left Pont-l'Evêque, and went to Roye, and thence, without making any stay, each departed to his own country, or to different garrisons. The garrison of Compiègne, on their departure repaired the bridge over the Oise, and issued in large bodies, with displayed banners, over those parts that had been possessed by the enemy, bringing back all stragglers, whom they put to death. They burnt many buildings and villages, committing great cruelties in a short time, so that they were dreaded by the country round, and scarcely any person would, from fear of them, venture out of the fortified towns or castles. In short, they created such terror that the following places surrendered to them, without waiting for an attack or striking a blow, namely, Ressons sur Mas, Gournay sur Aronde, le Pont de Remy, le Pont de St. Maixence, Longueil Sainte Marie, the town and strong castle of Bertheuil, the castle of Leigny les Chastigniers, the tower of Vermeil, and others, in which they found abundance of wealth. Having regarrisoned them, they sorely harassed the adjoining countries, more especially those parts that were of the English or Burgundian party.
CHAPTER XCVII.--THE MARSHAL DE BOUSAC LAYS SIEGE TO THE CASTLE OF CLERMONT IN The beau Voisis.
WHILE these things were passing, the marshal de Bousac collected a great part of the French who had raised the siege of Compiègne, and marched away with cannon and other artillery, to lay siege to the castle of Clermont in the Beauvoisis, at the instigation of some of the townsmen of Beauvais, wherein he and his men were lodged. The lord de Crevecoeur, his brother Jean de Barentin, the bastard Lamon, with about fifty combatants, were in the castle, and vigorously defended it against the French, who made many assaults, but in vain. Several of their men were killed and wounded : nevertheless, they continued the siege for about twelve days; at which time Boort de Buyentin, with ten combatants and a trumpet, secretly entered the castle during the night, by a postern that opened to a vineyard, to assure the lord de Crevecoeur that he would very shortly be relieved.
This was true; for the earl of Huntingdon, who had lately retreated to Gournay in Normandy, again took the field, having with him sir John bastard of St. Pol, and a thousand fighting men, with the intent to raise the siege. The French hearing of this, marched off one morning very early, leaving behind them the cannon they had brought from Compiègne. They returned to their garrisons, and with them many Burgundians from Clermont who had joined their party. The lord de Crevecoeur was well pleased at their departure.
CHAPTER xCVIII.-A LARGE BODY OF ENGLISH AND BURGUNDIANS, ON THEIR MARCH To BESIEGE GUERBIGNY, ARE ATTACKED AND conquered BY THE FRENCH.
Duke Philip of Burgundy was in Brabant when he heard that the French had forced his men to raise the siege of Compiègne. He was much troubled thereat, as well for the loss of his troops in killed and wounded as for the great sums of money he had expended on this siege. He, however, made preparations to return to Artois with all the men-at-arms he had with him, and summoned his nobles to assemble as large a force as they possibly could. The duke advanced to Peronne, and sent forward sir Thomas Kiriel, an Englishman, James de Helly, sir Daviod de Poix, Anthony deVienne, and other captains, with five or six hundred combatants, by way of vanguard, to post themselves at Lihons in Santerre. The duke, in the mean time, was preparing to follow them, having intentions to lodge at Guerbigny, to wait for the arrival of the main body of his men ; for the French had possession of the castle, whence they much annoyed the country.
It happened that these captains whom the duke had sent in advance, dislodged one morning from their quarters at Lihons, and took the road towards Guerbigny, in separate bodies, without keeping any order on their march, or sending scouts forward as experienced men at arms always do, more especially when near their adversaries. Gerard bastard de Brimeu, the governor of Roye, now joined them with about forty combatants, and they advanced together to a town called Bouchoire. On their march they put up many hares, which they pursued with much hooting and hollowing, for their captains were very inattentive in not preserving better order, and many of them had not even put on their armour, for which neglect they suffered severely, as you shall hear.
This same day Poton de Saintrailles had arrived very early at Guerbigny, and taking the garrison with him, advanced into the open country. He had altogether full twelve hundred fighting men, the greater part well experienced in war, whom he led toward Lihons in Santerre, and prudently sent his scouts before him. These, on approaching Bouchoire, heard the shoutings, and saw the state of the enemy, and returned with all haste to give an account of what they had seen and heard. Poton, on learning this, ordered his men instantly to prepare themselves, and led them straight to the enemy, admonishing them to do their duty well against adversaries no way in a state for the combat. Poton and his men advancing thus suddenly, and with a great noise, charged the enemy, and soon threw them into confusion : most part of them were unhorsed by the lances of the French. The leaders, however, and some others, rallied under the banner of sir Thomas Kiriel, and made a gallant
defence; but it was in vain, for their men were so scattered and confused that most of them saved themselves by flight as well as they could. Those who had stood their ground were either killed or taken: in the number of the first were James de Helly and Anthony de Vienne, with fifty or sixty Burgundians and English. From four score to a hundred were made prisoners, the chief of whom were sir Thomas Kiriel and two of his kinsmen, valiant men-at-arms, Robert and William Courouan, sir Daviod de Poix, l'Aigle de Saincts knight, l'Hermite de Beauval, and others, to the numbers aforesaid. Sir Gerard de Brimeu attempted to escape, after the defeat, to Roye, whence he had come; but, the trappings of his horse being very brilliant with silversmith's-work, he was closely pursued, and carried away prisoner with the others. When the business was over, Poton, having collected his men, led his prisoners to Guerbigny, but not before they had stripped the dead, anong whom were not more than four or five of the French. He and his men refreshed themselves that day and night at Guerbigny, and on the morrow he departed with his whole force, leaving the castle in charge with the townsmen. In like manner he dislodged the garrison of La Boissiere, and set it on fire. He went to Ressons-sur-Mas, and thence to Compiègne, with his prisoners, where he was joyfully received, on account of the victory he had gained over the enemy. James de Helly was interred in the church, with a few others of the dead; the rest were buried in the church-yard near to the place where they had been slain.
CHAPTER xCIx.—THE FRENCH offer BATTLE to THE DUKE of BURGUNDY AND His ARMY, which THE DUKE, BY Advice of His council, REFUSEs.
The duke of Burgundy received the news of this unfortunate defeat at Peronne on the very day when it happened. He was greatly affected by it, more especially for the loss of James de Helly and Anthony de Vienne, and instantly called together the captains then with him, namely, sir John de Luxembourg, the vidame of Amiens, the lord d'Antoing, the lord de Saveuses, and others of his household, with whom he determined to fix his quarters at Lihons in Santerre, and he marched thither that day. On the morrow, he advanced to Roye in the Vermandois, where he remained eight days waiting for the earl of Stafford, the earl of Arundel, and other Englishmen, to whom he had sent orders to join him.
During this time, many of the captains of king Charles collected a body of about sixteen hundred combatants, and, under the command of the marshal de Bousac, the count de Vendôme, sir James de Chabannes, William de Flavy, Poton de Saintrailles, the lord de Longueval, sir Regnault de Fontaines, sir Louis de Vaucourt, Alain Guyon, and Boussart Blanchefort, marched in good array near to Mondidier, and thence went to quarter themselves at two villages two leagues distant from Roye. Very early on the ensuing day they held a council, and unanimously determined to offer combat to the duke of Burgundy and his army, if he would meet them in the open country; and that their intentions might be publicly known, they sent a herald to the duke with their challenge. The duke, on receiving it, agreed to meet them in battle. The matter, however, was delayed by his council, who remonstrated with him on the impropriety of risking his person and honour against such people, as they had not with them any prince of equal rank with himself for him to contend with. They also stated, that he was weak in numbers, and that his troops were dispirited from the defeat they had lately suffered, and the loss of James de Helly, as well as by their retreat from before Compiègne. The duke, much grieved that he could not follow his own inclinations, assented to the advice of his council. They sent, therefore, an answer to the French, that if they would wait until the morrow, they should be unmolested in their quarters; that even provision should be sent them, and that then sir John de Luxembourg would engage them in battle, for which he was willing to give sufficient securities.
The French, on receiving this answer, said, they would not consent to it; but that if the duke of Burgundy was willing to advance into the plain, they were ready to combat him. While these messages were passing, the duke drew his men up in battle array without the town of Roye: the French were also in order of battle, fronting him; but it was difficult to pass from one army to the other, by reason of the deep marshes that were between them


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With the Green Bay Packers nursing a narrow lead just after halftime, Aaron Rodgers found a receiver with space in the middle of the field.
Donald Driver did the rest.
The veteran receiver's rambling 61-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown broke the game open in the third quarter, and the Packers went on to beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-16 at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
Greg Jennings caught six passes for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the Packers (8-4), who picked up a critical victory as they make a push for the playoffs in the final month of the season.
Rodgers was 21 of 30 for 298 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
Vernon Davis had 126 yards receiving and a touchdown for the 49ers (4-8), who came into Sunday's game with playoff hopes despite their disappointing record.
It was a wintry day at Lambeau, with temperatures in the 20s and a stiff, steady 16-mph wind.
The conditions seemed to impede the Packers' passing game early as Rodgers was uncharacteristically off target, missing Driver in the end zone in the first quarter and failing to convert an open third-and-long throw in the second quarter because the ball bounced off a defender's helmet.
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The 49ers answered Driver's touchdown with a field goal to cut the Packers' lead to 21-16, but Rodgers delivered a deep strike to Jennings to put the Packers in scoring position. Rodgers found Jennings again for a touchdown three plays later, giving Green Bay a 28-16 lead.
The 49ers were without running back Frank Gore, who fractured his hip in a victory at Arizona on Monday night.
49ers quarterback Troy Smith was 10 of 25 for 194 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown to Davis to cut the Packers' lead to 1 just before halftime.
Smith got the 49ers off to a good start with a pair of drives for field goals by newly signed kicker Jeff Reed.
After Rodgers' touchdown to Jennings, Green Bay extended its lead to 14-6 when Rodgers flipped the ball to Brandon Jackson for a big gain to set up first-and-goal. John Kuhn then plunged in for a touchdown -- a critical conversion for a team that struggled in short yardage situations in a loss at Atlanta the previous week.
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Works In Progress
As always, there are a number of projects in various stages of production at this moment, which I will attempt to outline. It's possible that something is happening which I've forgotten.
We recently decided that we were tired of working on a release titled Shamanistic Pillow, which means it's done. Notification was given through the few social media that we use that we were seeking a label. Nobody bit, which is fine since some of us wanted to release it from here. Sometimes we just wanna release stuff from here. The cover art is being scribbled in fits and starts. Expect that in the next month or so.
We continue to scour thrift stores and family members' basements for a boombox with an eighth-inch input jack so we can transfer Sihk As A Brihk from digital file to cassette. We actually had one for a while, but then couldn't figure out where the cassettes were. Gramma started nagging about her cd/tape player so we had to return it. The cassettes are still MIA. In an odd reversal, we had the cover art done for that one first, so maybe we'll just make it available as a free download and offer the cassette covers for sale to anybody who wants to download the music, transfer it to cassette and then send us a buck for a piece of paper.
Last winter, we recorded a full-length piece with the working title Tohu Wa Bohu. The inspiration for the piece was the first half of Genesis 1:2 (please remember that we always and only use the King James Version when you go to look that up). It was an arduous process and riddled with doubt and insecurity until one day we listened to it discovered it was all we had ever wanted it to be and so much more. We are currently seeking a label to release it, preferably as a physical object before it inevitably becomes a free download.
The fine young fellows at HysM? in Italy are currently holding two shiny slabs of BDSR, The Shape Of Thy Kingdom Come and Entheogenocide. The Shape… is studio work and features a bit more turntable stuff than anything we've done since that one thing we did back in '09 that had a lot of that. Entheogenocide is the BDSR version of stoner metal. That's right, stoner metal. Both of those should hit the bricks before Xmas, so put 'em on your list for Santa.
The same guys who did Super OM a few months back are putting out a mini-cd, Daevas From Nipples. We understand that will come out soonish or laterish.
The same guys who did From Pussys To Death And Back/Eternal Freakout and L'Origines Des Mondes are putting out a mini-cd, Time To Suck Yr Idols. We understand blah blah.
There's a label someplace working on a four-way cassette split. BDSR is one of the bands. We sent about thirty minutes worth of shorter pieces that resemble songs. I have no idea who the other three bands are and I have long since forgotten when the label, the name of which escapes me at this moment, is going to release the damn thing. I think it's taking a long time because there will be a booklet included, which reminds me that I am supposed to do a booklet for another four-way cassette with this label, which I haven't started. The same vague entity also has a track we submitted for a pro-marihuana-legalization compilation which will come out some day.
We have finished our part of a split cassette with Distant Trains, burned it to cd-r and plan on getting around to mailing it to the label as soon as we remember to do so.
We have finished our part of a split cassette with Medicine Calf and will burn it to cd-r and stick it in my messenger bag with the Distant Trains thing and forget to mail it as soon as we hear back from the label that they do still exist.
The Theatre Of Infernal Music is still sitting there, patiently waiting to be released. The plan is to send that one to a label that has released several downloads and let them handle it as they see fit. Someone should come up with a cover for that. Volunteers?
A few months back, this Espresso Shaman was digging through the musty LP's in the back of a thriftstore looking for '80's hair-metal records which always fetch a good price from hipsters, and found a battered copy of Let's Dance The Polka by Gene Mitchko & His Band. The cover art features people in German-looking traditional get-ups presumably dancing the polka. One woman's skirts are flying up, allowing a glimpse of her utterly naked ass. The label that released it is Family Records. No date to be found, but I'd guess it came out late '50's/early '60's. Seriously, her ass is right there on the cover. It's not a great ass, but it is naked. The reason I mention it is that some reviewer in The Wire the month before this stunning long-player was found observed that all traditional forms of music are respected except polka, which is universally reviled and mocked. All of this collided in the collective BDSR-brain and another ridiculous and unnecessary concept came into being, to wit: an extreme noise release sourced entirely from one polka album with a naked ass on the cover, titled, for no fucking reason whatsoever, 666th Century Schizoid Shaman. We at BDSR never allow concepts that ludicrous and uncalled-for to slip by. 666th Century… is well-begun and may possibly be made available by a net label up in DC. Anyone who knows anything about Gene Mitchko & His Band, Let's Dance The Polka or the ass on the cover, please get in touch. Online searches reveal nothing.
A recent show recording will be extended, overdubbed and thoroughly fucked up until a full-length release is obtained. The working title is Sweetheart Of The Ashvamedha. The working title is almost always the title, though in this case we will have to put the proper accents and such on "Ashvamedha". It really would be awesome to have that come out with letterpress on chipboard covers, but it probably won't happen.
After establishing a reputation for full-length cd's consisting of one or two tracks, we have begun a project, The Hero With A Thousand Feces, which will have no tracks longer than one minute. At this writing, five are done and one more is almost there. Not coming out soon.
It seems likely that the three cd's released by A Beard Of Snails, Hymn To The Beast With Two Backs, Rangda Electric and Vodou Chile will be released by ABOS as a box set – our first – titled Hell Hath No Fury. ABOS is shifting their focus away from whatever it is BDSR does and we're sorta sad about that because they released some beautiful stuff for us, but then they decided to do this box and that's awesome.
I think that's all the BDSR projects floating. All this is above and beyond jobs, spirit journeys, visual art – this writer has an art show at Smith House in Harrisonburg, VA in August – trips to the woods and spending as much time as possible with the little heathen who has sprouted a couple inches this summer. Plus reading and research, hanging out with ne'er-do-wells, picking up extra odd jobs, participating in a local artists' collective which does collaborative paintings in public places a couple times a month and sneaking around the backside of this woman whose pants I'm trying to get in. It's a full life, one which I am quite happy to say "yes" to, which is part of what BDSR is all about. Saying "yes" to life. When you say "yes" to life, life says "yes" back and then things start to happen that you couldn't've thought of. Opportunities fall into your lap. Ideas just fly into your head, knowing you'll figure out a way to make them reality. You won't get rich – that's an assurance, not a caveat – and you'll have everything you need exactly when you need it.
BDSR, The Big Drum In The Sky Religion, is all about saying "yes" to life. And ass. Say "yes" to naked polka ass.
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The calendar is now sortable by category and by tag, both at the top of the calendar. You can use the button at the foot of the calendar to add this calendar to your own (Google, Apple, Timely etc). The print button at the top will print the page you're on. Clicking on the main calendar bar (top left) allows you to choose a date to jump to. PLEASE NOTE – where an event is marked as 'ALL DAY' it may be best to check with the organisers in case they have not submitted a start and/or end time to us …
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This event is part of the Elite Junior Chess 2019 Grand Prix Series, with cash prizes, organised by Nick Pert.
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Casa Alba Nueva: Property for sale in Castillejar
A Granada Home
A hidden gem, situated in the picturesque Altiplano region of Spain's Granada Province, near to the hamlet of Los Olivos and the towns of Huéscar and Baza, this single-storey property is a secluded and spacious delight.
With breathtaking views of woodland and mountains, Casa Alba Nueva is set in 5,500sq metres of land, uniquely laid out on different levels – of olive groves, meadow and fruit trees – all irrigated by a continually flowing tributary of the river. "You can take a walk through the Spanish countryside, without even leaving the property", observed one visitor.
The garden area includes an impressive 100cu. metre swimming-pool, a courtyard, terrace and built-in barbecue.
The house itself boasts a large salon (6m x 6m), with high ceiling, wood-burning stove and wall heating/air-conditioning unit; a vast open-plan "gallery" area (8.5m x 5m), with wood beams and skylights, and large windows and doors that open directly onto the courtyard.
All rooms are large and spacious – not least the fully-fitted kitchen/diner (6m x 4.5m); and the two light and airy double bedrooms (each 6m x 3.5m). Modern pellet-burning stoves heat the kitchen and gallery; the bedrooms have wall heaters; and there is air-conditioning throughout much of the house.
There is one shower room, with power shower, wash-basin and WC, and - attached to the side of the property - is a spacious corral area, with 3 separate stalls, one of which would easily convert to an en-suite bathroom for the second bedroom.
The property is set up for both English and Spanish television, and has comprehensive telephone and internet connection.
Mains electricity and water are connected.
A set of iron gates opens onto the driveway and spacious, private parking area adjacent to the entrance to the house.
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Poll finds Father Cutié still popular, most Catholics oppose celibacy rule
Despite declaring he is not ashamed of being with the woman he loves, the Rev. Alberto Cutié remains highly popular among Miami-Dade Catholics, who overwhelmingly oppose the church's long-standing policy of requiring a celibate clergy, a poll conducted for The Miami Herald over the weekend has found.
Among the poll's findings:
A substantial majority – 74 percent – of those surveyed, including Hispanics and non-Hispanics, oppose the Roman Catholic Church's prohibition of priests marrying or having any type of sexual relations. Only 22 percent said they supported the prohibition, while 4 percent said they were unsure or gave no answer.
That majority was even larger – 81 percent – when those polled were asked whether they thought priests and nuns should be able to marry because the "celibacy requirement for Catholic clergy is antiquated and no longer viable."
"In rejecting one of the cardinal tenets of church dogma, Roman Catholics in Miami-Dade now believe that church policies on celibacy from the 12th Century no longer make sense for the 21st Century," said Fernand R. Amandi, executive vice president of Bendixen & Associates, which conducted the poll for The Herald.
The poll's results are based on responses from 400 Miami-Dade Catholics interviewed Friday and Saturday. The sample is representative of the county's Catholic population by ethnicity, age, gender and geographic distribution. The margin of error is plus or minus 5 percentage points.
The poll also shows that the public's perception of Cutié, who is no longer leading his Miami Beach parish, has not been severely damaged by the scandal that engulfed his religious life after a magazine published photos of him with a woman on the beach, including one with Cutié's hand inside the woman's bathing suit. Another photo shows the couple kissing at an unidentified terrace bar.
Those polled were asked:
"Taking into consideration everything that you know about Father Alberto Cutié, do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Father Alberto?"
Of those questioned, 78 percent said they had a favorable impression, and 10 percent said it was unfavorable, with 12 percent who were uncertain or had no opinion.
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The freezing January temperatures and a snow storm couldnt keep number plate enthusiasts from queuing outside the Department of Vehicle Licensing (DVL) offices before 9 a.m. opening time for a chance to purchase low numbered number plates.
The low numbered number plates, they have numbers under 1000, are only available once every five years when newly designed state number plates are issued. Those that arent renewed by March 31st are available on a first come first serve basis.
The plate numbers that will be available arent known until the DVL's office opens, meaning people nearest the front get the lowest number plates.
Paul Varley, who was first in line, started queuing early on Sunday and spent the night in his vehicle so he could grab the low numbers.
Varley didnt have any number in mind he just wanted the lowest number plates possible. Half an hour later he left with number plates bearing the digits 11.
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A national project to build early warning systems for earthquakes and rapid reporting of quake intensity will install equipment at Sichuan provincial earthquake bureau, which is at the center of regional seismic activity.
The project to cover the so-called north-south seismic belt, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, northern China and the southeastern coastal region should be completed in about five years.
The China Earthquake Administration announced on Aug 20 that the national project had been approved by the State Council in June.
A real-time system providing warnings seconds after an earthquake can save lives because the warnings are transmitted via radio waves traveling much faster than seismic waves through the ground.
The north-south seismic belt passes east of Gansu province and west of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Coverage of the Sichuan region is important to the national project.
The Sichuan Earthquake Bureau will be able to report the intensity of an earthquake of magnitude-5 or above within two to five minutes, once the project is completed. It also will be able to send early warnings for quakes registering magnitude-5.5 or above.
When the magnitude-8 Wenchuan earthquake occurred in Sichuan on May 12, 2008, the Sichuan Earthquake Bureau could not report its intensity that day. When the magnitude-7 Lushan earthquake jolted Sichuan on April 20, 2013, the bureau reported the intensity two hours later. When the magnitude-6.3 earthquake happened in Kangding, Sichuan, on November 22 last year, the bureau could report the intensity a half-hour later.
"China started developing the early warning and quake intensity reporting systems after the Wenchuan earthquake," said Chen Huizhong, a senior research fellow with the Institute of Geophysics of the China Earthquake Administration.
After the Wenchuan quake, Wang Tun, a postdoctoral fellow of theoretical physics at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, set up his private Institute of Care-Life in Chengdu, Sichuan, to conduct research into early warning systems.
Since 2013, it has correctly sent early warnings after 28 earthquakes above magnitude-4.5.


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Short or Long? Form in Fiction
Guest writer: Tessa Hadley
Do you ever start writing a short story and find it wants to become a novel? Have you ever worried that your brilliant new idea isn't big enough to sustain a novel? Join us as we explore the possibilities of form in fiction. Our guest author, Tessa Hadley, is a Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, and an award winning novelist and short story writer. She publishes short stories regularly in The New Yorker, reviews for The Guardian and the London Review of Books. This salon should appeal to writers who want to expand their thinking about form and length, and how to work out what a new project needs to be.
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The East Asia Korea-Japan internship program is a non-paid internship organized by the Korean NGO Asia Hope Camp Organization, and by the Japanese NGO Acopia Friendship International.
Are you looking for a working experience in Asia? To travel in Korean or in Japan? To learn a new language or discover East Asian culture? Perhaps all three at once?
If your answer is "Yes!" to any of these questions, our East Asia Korea-Japan internship program is exactly what you need.
About the internship
Duration :
Our internship is a 3 to 6 months internship open all year-round. This means interns can apply whenever and choose their working period as they wish.
- 3 months : 1 month in Korea and 2 months in Japan or the opposite, according to intern's preference.
- 4 months : 2 months in Korea and 2 months in Japan.
- 5 months : 2 months in Korea and 3 months in Japan or the opposite, according to intern's preference.
- 6 months : 3 months in Korea and 3 months in Japan.
Round trip ticket will be provided by ACOPIA (flight from Incheon airport to Kumamoto Airport and back.)
Place :
The internship takes place in Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea, and in Kumamoto, Japan.
You can check out Kumamoto's location, history, sightseeing, features, events and tips on the website below:
salary :
This internship is an unpaid one.
At ACOPIA, we value experience and emotions more than anything. Our mission is to promote social activities and to facilitate free exchange of ideas. As interns will work as intrapreneurs under minimal supervision, they have to be autonomous and rigorous. During this internship, interns will improve their decision-making skills and project management skills, use and take advantage of their creativity, improve their interpersonal communication skills, and most of all, work in a fun and friendly environment.
working hours :
Interns will work from Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm.
tasks :
acopia seoul office :
- Promoting multicultural cafe
- Promoting Kpop Camp
- Promoting Work Camps abroad
- Visiting Korean high schools, universities, academies and NGOs
- Supporting staff during Work Camps and Kpop Camps
- Creating Partnerships
- Managing social media accounts
- Original Activity
- Volunteering with children as a kindergarten assistant
- Promoting friendship exchanges between citizens of Kumamoto and people worldwide, and contributing to the city's internationalization while working with the Kumamoto City International Center.
During their internships, interns are required to stay in ACOPIA Houses (for girls only).
Full rent must be paid prior to arrival for both accommodation in Korea and in Japan.
hongdae sharehouse, Seoul, korea :
- Single Room : USD 700 / month
- Double Room : USD 550 / month
- Triple Room : USD 500 / month
※ Water, electricity and gas, wifi included.
- Toilet & Shower
- Living Room, Couch, Table, TV
- Kitchen, Refrigerator, Microwave, Water Purifier, Rice Cooker, Toaster, etc.
- Laundry Machine, Clothes Horse, Iron, Vacuum Cleaner
- Free Internet & Wi-Fi,
- Personal Computer
- Terrace (Only for those living on the 2nd floor of House 1.)
Nagomi house, kumamoto, japan :
Single Room : USD 700 / month
Double Room : USD 500 / month / person
※ Water, electricity and gas, wifi included.
The office and the housing part of Nagomi House are both located in the same residence.
How to get to Kumamoto
For our internship program, you will simply need a tourist VISA as you will be staying 90 days in Korea and 90 days in Japan.
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1. Complete the form below (bottom of page).
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3. We will contact you to schedule an interview with you.
4. After the interview, we will contact you to let you know if you are accepted for the internship.
5. Pay the administrative fee of USD 300 on Paypal
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Bank name: Kookmin Bank
Account name: Asia Hope Camp Organization
Account number: 009968-11-009776
Swift Code: CZNBKRSEXXX
Address: Kwanghwamun Branch 167, Naesoo-Dong, Jongro-Gu, Seoul 101-719 Korea
Tel. 82-2-732-9301, Fax. 82-2-725-8359
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6. Pay the full rent before your departure by Paypal or Bank Transfer.
7. Get an insurance for traveling abroad.
7. Sign and return the Internship Agreement form to email@example.com
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Up to 2 months before departure: refund of fees except for deposit
Up to 1 month prior to departure: 50% refund of fees except for deposit
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International Doctoral Courses and Seminars in Health Economics and Policy
24 Months
Phd programs, supplementary courses
The program
The goal of the program is to offer advanced and highly specialized courses in health economics and policy, as well as seminars and workshops with leading international experts. This program is being offered within the framework of the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+) and the various partners of SSPH+ (Basel, Lausanne, Lucerne, Lugano and Zurich) will offer specialized courses for the participants.
The objectives
The International doctoral Courses and Seminars in Health Economics and Policy are intended for PhD students from Swiss universities as well as foreign universities who wish to enhance their specific knowledge and sharpen their capabilities in the field of health economics and policy. Researchers with a PhD in economics and related disciplines as well as health researchers with a significant interest in economics who wish to deepen their knowledge of some topics can also be admitted
- Students receive a certificate for each course that they attend
- Each completed course is awarded 3 ECTS
- Students who pass an exam receive a certificate of success and a grade report
- A certificate for having achieved the PhD specialisation in Health Economics will be awarded for having achieved 15 credits (5 courses). The approval will be signed by the program director
More information
Please, send us an email if you need more information: firstname.lastname@example.com
Overview of Courses:
August 26-30, 2019
Microeconomic Topics in Health Economics
Mathias Kifmann
27 - 31 Jan 2020
Empirical Policy Evaluation in Health
Prof. Maarten Lindeboom, Prof. Bas van der Klaauw
Feb 2020
Experimental Health Economics*
Prof. Jeannette Brosig-Koch
May 2020
Health Policy*
Prof. Andrew Street, Prof. Giuliano Masiero, Prof. Mark Dusheiko
Jun 2020
Economics of Health Behaviors*
Prof. Catherine Maclean
Jul 2020
Health Economics for Public Health Decision-Making*
Prof. Anirban Basu, Prof. Richard Cookson
* Please note that course dates are not confirmed yet, changes are still possible.
Application Requirements:
- Graduate degree in related discipline
- Personal data/curriculum vitae
- Enrollment Form
Doctoral Program Entry Requirements
Applicants of the International Doctoral Courses and Seminars in Health Economics and Policy need to:
be registered as candidates of a PhD in economics or in a related discipline
demonstrate sufficient proficiency in microeconomics, and
demonstrate sufficient proficiency in econometrics or statistics.
A full resume, along with the enrollment form will have to be submitted to the administration of the program. A final decision with regards to admission will be taken after a thorough and individual assessment of the application.
Students can apply via http://www.sggoe.ch
24 Months
Phd programs, supplementary courses
Each of the partner universities offer courses (Basel, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne and Zurich) Administration office - Center for Health, Policy and Economics, University of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Sustainable solutions for the new century
Environment and sustainability issues have moved from peripheral corporate social responsibility concerns to mainstream business issues. Increasingly businesses are embracing technology and practices that lower environmental impact because it makes business sense, and is part of being competitive in a future market. For both businesses and government regulatory authorities this transition has enormous significance, and they need partners who can work with them to understand the new environment, embrace the technological change, and successfully position themselves for the future. Linkd brings together a unique set of people with policy, business strategy and financial skills to address this gap.
The company was formed by and is currently chaired by Dr Crispian Olver, who has extensive experience working in both public and private sectors, and has played a key role in running the environmental sector in South Africa and developing the global policy framework for sustainable development.
The company has an excellent track record of sustainability related projects including climate change policy development, renewable energy research and programme management, green economy analysis and local economy development.


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Word For 2013
The following WORD FOR 2013 was received by Grandma Geraldine on old year's eve:
The scriptures we received were Jeremiah 30 and 31; Proverbs 31; Joshua 3; and Exodus 9:5.
2013 is going to be the year of separation. God is going to clean His house. The process will start in the House of the Lord. For those who have learned and started living in faith and trusting in God, it will be an easy year, but for those who still trust in the flesh and the things of the world, it is going to be a very difficult and distressing year.
There's going to be great separations, from government levels, business levels and churches down to the lowest levels. Many people, who have been functioning outside of the will of God, will be removed and they will never be heard of again. God Himself will be revealing all injustice that the children of God have been doing in secret, in order for the Body to be cleansed and purified.
No secret will remain hidden.
The Body of Christ will be known by their fruits, that they died in Christ and that they are doing the Will of God. The fruit of Joshua & Caleb was proof that they had been to the other side of the Jordan, and that they completely believed and trusted in God alone to fulfill their task. Only thereafter were they able to take their brothers through – they were the bridge for God's people. The time for greater works is now at hand, and only those who are led by the Spirit, will be privileged to fulfill these tasks.
God has also cautioned that we should move very carefully in 2013, make no long-term plans and slowly walk step by step. We must ALWAYS stay under the BLOOD of JESUS, because satan is definitely not happy with what the Body of Christ must achieve in 2013, and the attacks on Johan and also Eleanor's lives early in this year bear testimony to this. It is definitely not going to be an easy year, but for those like Joshua & Caleb, who trust in God and believe in Him, they will enjoy the fruits of the land. They will soar with the wings of an eagle and reign over their circumstances, as the Spirit of God will lead them where they need to go.
God Bless You
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This beautiful condominium is within the Centre Court Ridge section of The Reunion Resort and Spa which is central to the resort and the Grand Hotel complete with the newest communal heated swimming pool and spa situated next to the tennis centre and beach volley ball court.
Located on the second floor with spectacular views across the golf course. Inside the decor and furnishings have all been catered to a high standard as expected of accommodation in a world class resort but this home has it's own identity and not furnished to the resort standard package.
The Reunion Resort boasts numerous amenities to satisfy every guests requirements, from three PGA golf courses to cycling tracks, restaurants and tennis, though membership is required for certain activities.
This outstanding bright and spacious condominium will exceed all your expectations with it's upgraded decor and furnishings. Having a second floor location makes this the perfect unit for those guests that are looking for tranquility and beautiful views and for any guest who is physically challenged an elevator is provided for ease of access. Off the main travertine hallway are the second and third bedrooms, one queen and the other having two full size beds both with their own full bathroom. The main living area has a beautiful granite kitchen and breakfast bar complete with stainless steel appliances, formal dining for six and a spacious sitting area with patio doors leading onto the balcony with it's picturesque views of the golf course perfect for al fresco dining or simply relaxing. Off the sitting area is the master suite with it's large travertine bathroom including large tub, walk in shower and twin vanities. The sitting area and all bedrooms have TV/DVD's and the condominium includes wireless internet.
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Contestants - start your fingers. :P
Round two of Project Smutway is up over at Alison's blog.
HOWEVER...this time, the identities are a secret.
So, while I cannot publicly reveal which story is mine, I would appreciate it if you popped on over to her blog and voted for whichever one is your favourite.
And for my hoochies, hotties & heaux, if you've been reading my stuff...you can tell which one is mine.
Project Smutway
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
DING DING - Round Two...
Contestants - start your fingers. :P
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Getting to know you.....
Or in this case, ME.
Lux Zakari, interviewer extraordinaire and fellow 'Ville author, was sweet to ask me a few questions.
Want to know more?
Follow your nose (so to speak)
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Bending Genders
I stood back, watching the vision before me primp before the full-length mirror. Long black hair twisted up in an elegant curl. My eyes followed graceful hands as they smoothed a satin gown down the lithe body I knew as well as my own. My cock throbbed, under the uncomfortable briefs. If this banquet wasn't black tie, I'd have gone commando.
Caught staring, a lusty smile curled my lips. "Baby, you look so fucking hot. " My hands grasped svelte hips. I kissed the soft skin that had been taunting me all day. "I really want to fuck that ass." A sultry laugh caused a shiver down my back.
"Come on. Feel that." I thrust against the object of my desire, my cock fitting right in the crack. A soft moan echoed. My trousers and briefs were puddled around my feet in record time. Fisting my hard on, I reached for the lube, the bottle squelching as I pumped some across my shaft. I used my free hand to part those perfect cheeks. I aimed at the puckered hole, moaning as the tight tunnel closed around me. After a few slow thrusts, I pumped in hard and fast, breathless gasps escaping us both. I knew it would be a quick one, and groaned as I shot my load. Pulling out, I used my briefs to clean myself. Then reached around the front of that smooth satin dress, grasping his hard rod beneath it.
"Later tonight, you can be the man."
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Pulled out of the Black Hole in my brain....
I TOTALLY forgot to post about this back in February. I'm such a schmuck!
Anyway, Alison informed all Frenzy writers back in Feb that we had been picked up by a university to be used in their Fundamentals of Creative Writing course!
Here's the post
A College Text!
Ok, how seriously cool is that? It's being used at Binghamton University. I'm still trying to get a copy of their curriculum or reading list just to see that on there. Personally I'm seriously jazzed that something I wrote is gonna learn kids on how to write properly. hehehe.
And speaking of Frenzy - guess what's #3 on Amazons erotic Anthologies list? YAH BABY. Check it.
Ok so the quality isn't the best lol. I'm still learning how to do this stuff.
I know I haven't posted in awhile, but I'm working diligently on some editing for a friend, editing an older story for submission and of course, there's Ms. Tylers round two of Project Smutway.
I do promise to have something up soon though.
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Project Smutway Has Begun!
Hey there to all my hoochies, hotties and heaux!
A few months ago, our lovely Trollop A.T. (yes that's Alison Tyler for you newbies) decided that she wanted to host the mother of all competitions. Inspired by Project Runway, she decided to do her own twist - and Project Smutway was born.
There are fifteen writers participating in this far-from-reality show. I'm totally stoked to be in the company of some incredibly imaginative people.
And today marks the first day of voting!
My story - Bending Genders - is my first entry. I've read the others, and it's going to be a CLOSE one this time around - I can feel it. So, like American Idol - it comes down to votes.
Pop on over and check it out. Tell your friends. Tell your family. Tell your lover. Hell, tell your mailman. Read some amazing stories, try some new positions, and spark your imagination. And PLEASE, don't forget to vote! (Even if it's not for me - I want y'all to go with who's truly this best on this - otherwise it's hardly fair now, is it?)
Alison Tyler's Smut Marathon
NOTE: I had to change the url above to Alison's Trollop blog because I just discovered that the Project Smutway blog is by invite only. But you can still read and vote there!
So what are y'all waiting for??? LOL.
The poll is open until Friday at midnight. (I think that`s PST as the lovely Alison resides in Californ-I-A)
Good luck to my fellow scribes and let the SMUT begin!
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"God Bless America"...we've been hearing this a lot lately. Bill Berry has responded by creating net art that adopts this ubiquitious phrase as its title. On this ironic website, simple graphics and text move across the screen and form images of the American flag, as a robotic voice speaks jumbled lines from what sound like news shows. Berry states that this piece -- interesting to view as American forces pummel Tora Bora -- is a reaction to American radio addresses broadcast in Afghanistan immediately following the attacks on the U.S.
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New Consumer Goods market report from Business Monitor International: "Costa Rica Tourism Report Q3 2012"
Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 07/14/2012 -- The Costa Rica tourism report examines the significant long-term potential currently being offered by the local tourism industry, but flags concerns about the proliferation of drug-trafficking throughout Central America posing a challenge to Costa Rican authorities and potentially deterring tourism to the region. That said, the report also analyses the growth strategies being employed by the country to continue to attract arrivals, including airport and port expansions, as well as continued efforts to remain an ecotourism destination.
Costa Rica receives the majority of its tourist arrivals from the Americas, with the top three source markets for visitors to the country being the US, Nicaragua and Canada. Tourism arrivals, after increasing from 1.72mn in 2006 to 2.15mn in 2008, dipped to 1.93mn in 2009. The numbers picked up in 2010 and 2011, and are forecast to reach 2.48mn in 2012 before growing at an average rate of 7% until the end of our forecast period to 2016.
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Health tourism brings visitors to the country and it is an area where Costa Rica can continue to develop its infrastructure to tap further into a growing market. Already known as a destination for medical tourists, Costa Rica is competing with newer destinations such as Puerto Rico for the millions of Americans, and people from other countries, who travel abroad for medical care. In 2011, medical tourism generated an estimated US$100mn in revenue, according to the Council for International Promotion of Costa Rica Medicine (PROMED).
In the same vein as health tourism, Costa Rica is making retirement communities a priority to keep visitor numbers up. The country is targeting North American pensioners and is doing away with the red tape of residence permits, especially for those in good health. Tax exemptions on real estate and vehicles are also being offered.
Another tourism draw for Costa Rica is spa and wellbeing vacations. The country has been recognised by TripAdvisor users as one of the best places in Central and South America to enjoy spa getaways. Some areas that wellbeing tourists are visiting are the hot springs near the Arenal Volcano, the beaches of the Nicoya Peninsula (mainly for its yoga retreats) and the back-to-nature settings of the Central Valley region.
The planned regeneration of the province of Limon, on the less frequently visited Caribbean coast, has the potential to put upward pressure on inbound tourism numbers. Puerto Limon was once the town of the United Fruit Company (the predecessor of Chiquita Brands International) and the province has two national parks. The parks have the potential to be a large tourism. In our view, developing tourism infrastructure in the region is likely to unlock great potential.
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Brooke Hollister, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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UCSF Faculty Profile
Key Areas: aging, health and social policy
Brooke Hollister's research and teaching focus on health and social policy issues around aging, including: long term care, Social Security, Medicare, Alzheimer's disease support and services, disability, mental health, care transitions, and the use of mobile and broadband technology to promote health and wellness in older adults. She has over 12 years of experience conducting research on aging health and social policy issues using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in community-based participatory research and program evaluation. Her research is funded by NIH, the US Administration for Community Living, the California Department of Public Health and the SCAN foundation.
Hollister is the head of several research projects aimed at evaluating and improving support services for older adults, patients with dementia, and their caregivers. She leads research efforts to evaluate Cal MediConnect, the Coordinated Care Initiative in California. Cal MediConnect coordinates care for California residents who are dually-eligible for Medicare and MediCal (California's Medicaid program) through contract with private health plans. The evaluation seeks to document the impact of Cal MediConnect on dually eligible beneficiaries' experiences with care, including access, quality, and coordination. Hollister is also the principle investigator of the Cal MediConnect Dementia Project, which trains care managers of health plans and delegated entities to be more dementia capable in serving members and their caregivers. The project has already helped initiate positive systems level changes within health plans, such as the adoption of cognitive screening practices recommended by the Alzheimer's Association.
Hollister's other projects include an NIH funded evaluation of the effectiveness of case management problem solving therapy and self-guided problem solving therapy for depressed older adults living in a rural community. She has also partnered with Alzheimer's organizations across the state of California and the California Department of Aging to design and evaluate programs to enhance systems of supportive services for people with developmental disabilities and dementia, people living alone with dementia, and people with dementia in need of help to manage behavioral symptoms.
At GBHI, Hollister leads the policy curriculum, which includes the development of policy campaign toolkits targeting important dementia and brain health policy issues identified by the Atlantic Fellows.
Bio: Brooke Hollister is an assistant professor in the Institute for Health & Aging at the University of California, San Francisco. She earned her PhD in Sociology from UCSF in 2008. Hollister was a 2012–13 Atlantic Philanthropies Health and Aging Policy Fellow and an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow with a placement in Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's office in Washington, DC where she worked on a variety of health policy issues, including the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the design of the financial alignment initiative for dual eligibility in California. She was the vice chair of the Gray Panthers National Board of Directors from 2007-2012 and she currently serves on the board of the American Society on Aging.


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The Benefits of Outsourcing HR
For many years companies have realized the value of outsourcing non-core business activities. Today we associate Outsourcing with the movement of jobs to cheaper labor countries. This is an aberration of the true meaning of outsourcing. Outsourcing provides an efficient and effective solution to providing key business services to a Company, allowing the energies and resources of the Company to be focused on the development of the key business initiatives.
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It's been a while since I blogged, and I feel a little guilty about it. At the same time, I haven't blogged because I have been neck deep in A March of Woe. So, at the same time, I can't feel too bad.
Highlight - A March of Woe is done! Woot! Beta is complete, revisions have been made, and the second revision is done. The manuscript is off to the editor now for its final spit and polish and will be ready for its wide release March 1st! I'm excited, but also nervous. There is a lot of emotional energy dedicated to a project this large, and when it leaves my hands, I can't help by slump into a post project hole - so to speak. I jumped right into another project, Unleashed, which has helped, but there is still a noticeable drop. If you want a comparison, it is very similar to finishing reading the last book in a lengthy series, or binge watching the last season of your favorite show. Once you're done, you stagger and ask, "what now?" Well, on to the next one.
And the next one is "Unleashed", a science fiction - horror story I have been cultivating for quite a while. I started it as a short story in college, and pledged to one day come back and flesh out the remainder of the story. It follows Jacoby and his wife Anna, as they struggle to survive the harsh life aboard a deep space mining station. Jacoby, pushed by marital and economic pressures, breaks the rules, and inadvertently releases a long-dormant alien organism. This story is gritty, in your face, and very much inspired by one of my all-time favorite science fiction movies - Alien. A March of Woe is releasing March 1st, and I am pushing hard to get this one out in the summer just after.
Beyond that, I am splitting my time between a number of other standalone titles I have been working on from time to time, and the next monstrous volume in my Overthrown series, Succession. If all goes well, I will have Succession done and ready to release by the end of 2018, and hopefully one other title along with it, maybe two. I am also thinking about writing and releasing a series of companion pieces, short stories and novellas building on and deepening the Overthrown world and myth. At this time, I have a number of characters and stories in mind, although I haven't nailed anything down yet. I'd love to talk to people after Woe comes out, and find out what elements of the world or mythology really resonates with them, as this book more than Within or Before the Crow delves into those territories. Perhaps I will take this book signing season to really chat with people, and see what elements of the series they would like to see explored in greater detail. Is it the creatures? The lore, myth, and cultural makeup of Roman's people? Perhaps it is the dalan, the Ishmandi, or the Nymradic themselves. Keep all of that in mind, and if there is something in particular that you would like to see examined, please feel free to reach out and let me know. I am always available through Facebook, twitter, or my website, so please don't be shy.
Back to the keyboard. January is already come and gone, so I've only got 11 more months to make 2018 my most productive year yet!


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Most of us during our career have worked in organizations that have had issues that destroyed morale, impeded performance and stifled creativity. We saw good employees leave while poor ones stayed, festering even more and perpetuating the toxic environment. We often wonder why these situations even begin, are allowed to continue, and simply why the organization doesn't do something about it.
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On this particular day, we were on a ski trip. Connor had opted to spend the day with my parents and Helen rather than hit the slopes, and as grandparents and grandchildren often do, they went to a toy store. Neither of my children like to waste opportunities like this, and Connor wasn't about to let something good slip away.
So he asked for a Nerf gun.
My parents were backed into a corner, and the choice seemed to be to buy a toy I wasn't going to love and watch Connor experience the thrill of his life to that point, or tell a kid who wasn't particularly happy anyway, no. I imagine they were paralyzed for a few minutes, and then they got the bright idea to call me.
I answered that call, and I decided the kid needed a win. I authorized the purchase.
Connor was so happy. He went around the vacation house with his 5 Nerf darts and bright orange gun in complete glee - watching those foam darts shoot out and stick to various surfaces. It was all glee, until I said "don't shoot at that window, because it's very high and we won't be able to unstick the dart" and of course, the dart was stuck to the window in about a minute. Because moms? They don't know anything.
Connor didn't realize we could go to the store and buy a thousand more darts and losing the dart seemed pretty awful. He was back to feeling that nothing could go right.
We had quite an adventure tossing things at that dart at such an angle as to dislodge the dart but not get anything else stuck on a nearby ledge. The dart was freed - and that was the end of shooting towards surfaces where the dart couldn't be easily reclaimed.
For his 7th birthday, he received another couple of Nerf guns from friends, and he enjoyed quite a bit of fun last year building makeshift barriers in the basement and having shoot-outs with our babysitter.
Although Connor turned 8 back in August, and he's already had two birthday parties (one with each set of grandparents) and was celebrated at Hamleys, he still thinks he needs a "friend party". Although I swore after last year's party - when a tornado interrupted the outside play - that I was farming the job of party coordinator out this year, Connor decided he wanted a sleep-over party, and I capitulated. (As it turns out, even though I'm the toughest adult in his life, I'm extremely soft.)
Connor's idea is that they will fight over the xBox all night. My idea is that they need at least something else to do. And so Connor came up with the idea to ask his friends to bring their Nerf guns and set up a game in the backyard.
Invitations were issued.
Unrelated to all of this, I was invited to check out the new toys Hasbro is coming out with this fall. Prior to my arrival, I didn't put it together that Hasbro is Nerf (and a lot more). Hasbro is also 8 year old boy heaven. Two of the toys being demonstrated were a crossbow - the Blazin Bow - and a gun that shoots little foam discs - the Vortex.
I mentioned that we were doing a Nerf gun party and look what arrived in the mail a couple of days ago?
|Connor's friend demonstrates the Nerf Vortex Revonix360 Blaster.
|Connor demonstrates the Nerf N-Strike Blazin' Bow Blaster
Thank you, Hasbro PR folks. You made my son and his friend extremely happy.
Disclosure: As disclosed in this post, I received a Blazin' Bow Blaster and Vortex from Hasbro. They did not ask me to write this post.


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