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I know, I know... you probably read the title of the post and thought 'gross'. BUT hear me out! This stuff is delicious, addictive AND healthy (ta-da!) Chickpeas are loaded with protein, fibre and iron, plus there's added goodness from the oatmeal and peanut butter. I love being able to eat something that tastes like a treat, but is actually keeping my healthy eating on track.
Another thing I love about this recipe is that it's adaptable: you can use various nut butters or milks. You could use white beans instead of chickpeas. The recipe could easily be made gluten-free (a big plus in my family) or even vegan. I use 1/4 cup brown sugar, but you could add more or less. You could also use alternative sweeteners, like agave or maple syrup. This is the framework, but you can adjust it to your taste.
Ok, so maybe now you're thinking that you'll give it a try, but you're wondering what you do with it. Personally, I'm all for eating it by the spoonful, but it also makes a great fruit dip/spread. It's really yummy with apple slices or with strawberries. I also like to put some with in a container with vanilla yogurt and bring it along to work as a mid-morning snack.
A quick note about equipment. You really should use a food processor (or super-blender like Vitamix) for this recipe. A regular blender isn't going to be able to make the cookie dough smooth enough while keeping the consistency nice and thick, so you might be disappointed with the results. I use a Cuisinart food processor and it makes easy work of this recipe.
Chickpea Cookie Dough
- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed well
- 1/4 cup nut butter (I use unsweetened peanut butter)
- 1/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup almond milk (other types of milk would be fine too)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
Add all of the ingredients, except the chocolate chips, to the bowl of the food processor. Blend for about 5 minutes, until it's smooth. There will be a few tiny lumps from the oatmeal. Stir in the chocolate chips afterwards and transfer to a bowl or container. It keeps well in the fridge for up to a week.
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BURY has been chosen for an intensive year-long sporting experiment to get more women and girls active in sport.
The borough beat off competition from towns across England to secure up to £1.8 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England to test what works in changing the sporting habits of women and girls.
The campaign will be led by Bury Council, working closely with partners across the private, public and voluntary sectors.
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The upcoming 2015-2016 NBA season will feature a wide variety of throwback jerseys. The Indian Pacers however are the first team to pay homage to a fictional basketball team from the movie 'Hoosiers.'
Loosely based on a small Indiana high school that went on to win the national championship, the film became a favorite among basketball fans. The Pacers will don the specialty jerseys on select dates and will fashion the iconic "Hickory" uniform, personalized with each player's name and number.
The release of the throwback uniforms coincide with the 30th anniversary of the movie classic. The memorable red shirt and gold shorts aren't the only pieces of merchandise sold, with the NBA Store and adidas selling Hoosiers-themed t-shirts for both men and women.
These 'Hoosiers' NBA Jerseys Pay Homage to a Fictional Team
Christopher Magsambol — August 17, 2015 — Lifestyle
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The sequel to Gaist Crusher.
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A game based on the 38th Doraemon film, which is a loose adaptation of the novel Treasure Island.
A 3DS game starring Sanrio character My Melody.
A card battle baseball game in the Ultra Baseball/Baseball Simulator 1.000 series.
Culture Brain's bug battle game returns for 3DS.
A remake of Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, with an additional story mode featuring Bowser Jr.
Over 300 weirdo micro mini-games, including classics in addition to new ones, come to the 3DS.
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The Truffle Burger, 4 patties, 6oz each (1.5 lbs)
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Campus Arts Facilities
Even amongst other boarding schools, Blair is superior because of its emphasis on developing a student's character as well as encouraging academic, athletic and artistic success. Blair students are kind, respectful and simply extraordinary.
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Blair boasts outstanding facilities for its fine and performing arts programs.
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The fine arts department is housed in the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration, where open, light-filled art studios and glass-walled classrooms occupy the top floor. State-of-the-art media labs are located on the Chiang Center's first and second floors.
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Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts' Romano Gallery exhibits the work of professional artists, as well as that of Blair students and faculty. In addition, student artwork is regularly displayed in The Black Canteen and Clinton Hall. Student art is also exhibited in the Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration, providing a visible example of Blair's integration of art and technology across our curriculum.


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bringing 2 U events & happenings in and around Ipoh … & beyond…
I went to the night market at Taman SPPK on Thursday night. I actually had two choices; Taman SPPK or Silibin. Well, I decided to visit Taman SPPK simply because I haven't been there before. I should have chosen Silibin night market because unfortunately, these are the same vendors who trade at Taman Ipoh Jaya on Mondays, Medan Ipoh on Tuesdays and Stadium Perak on Wednesdays!
For those who are unfamiliar with Taman SPPK, this pasar malam is actually adjacent to the Taman Pengkalan Jaya wet market, off Jalan Pegoh. Coming from Ipoh town centre, go along Jalan Pasir Puteh and turn at your left to Taman Pengkalan Jaya.
Despite this being my first visit, I felt quite bored there mainly because I've seen the same vendors and their wares at other pasar malam locations in Ipoh already. I was expecting something new, something fresh. This night market is huge, though, and vendors have set up stalls all around the wet market and its surrounding shop houses.
Oh yeah, let me just mention that most of the vendors are Chinese and they cater to a primarily Chinese community. This is very different from the Taman Ipoh Jaya night market, which is truly a multi-racial night market.
Pasar malam Taman SPPK (night market)
Location: off Jalan Pegoh, Taman Pengkalan Jaya (SPPK), 31650 Ipoh
Time: from 7pm every Thursday
GPS Coordinates: N 4 33.359′ E 101 4.808′
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Tags: Ipoh, Ipoh food, Jalan Pegoh, night market, pasar malam, Perak, Taman Pengkalan Jaya, Taman SPPK
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hi emily, next 1 week i had plan to go to ipoh, i never been there before. can u recommend me which hotel should i stay n with nearby shopping n food, thanks
First, what is your budget? And would you have own transport?
As for shopping, do you mean street shopping or shopping malls?
Actually iam from medan indonesian chinese. Bugdet for hotel around Rm 150. Me and my wife saw on tv chanel about ipoh attraction especially food. So we plan visit ipoh. But I need more information about hotel location nearby. Btw -̶̶•-̶̶•̸Ϟ•̸Thank You•̸Ϟ•̸-̶̶•- emily
If RM150 a night, try Syuen Hotel http://www.syuenhotel.com.my/
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An argument among three people in a van barreling down the Katy Freeway Thursday night resulted in two women exiting the moving car, one with fatal injuries and one in critical condition, Houston police say.
The identity of the woman who was killed -- she's believed to be in her 20s -- is being withheld pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.
The second woman, in critical but stable condition, also has not been identified.
Police say the two women and a male were in a blue Dodge Magnum in the 24000 block of the Katy Freeway about 8:40 p.m. Thursday when an argument began.
"At some point, a weapon was produced and a woman either jumped or was pushed from the vehicle traveling....This woman was transported to the hospital," HPD says. "A second woman from the same vehicle was either pushed or jumped from the vehicle in the 24000 block of the Katy Freeway. She was struck by several vehicles and died at the scene."
Police originally investigated the incident as a traffic accident, but quickly learned what had actually happened.
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Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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The first day of competition kicked off in challenging conditions with 18-20 knots of wind and heavy swell left over from Monday's storm. The race committee set up a new 2/3rd's course with a longer first beat and two shorter laps to allow for tactical opportunities. A long reach to the finish line right in front of the beach with high speeds and spectacular crashes pleased both spectators and media representatives.
Gruber and Leccese dominated their respective flights with three bullets each. 17 year old European Champion Oliver Bridge (GBR,North) gave Leccese a run for his money in the green flight, with several lead changes in every race and a solid 2-2-2-1 result in the end. Alejandro Climent (ESP, UC/Ozone) and Blazej Ozog (POL, North) both showed a consistent performance to complete the top five.
The strong womens fleet saw a battle between Bridge, Kalinina and defending World Champion Heineken with three different winners in four races, with Aga Grzymska (POL, ML/Ozone) showing a consistant performance for fourth place and 16 year old runner-up Anastasia Akopova (RUS, ML/Ozone) coming in fifth position.
Racing continues on Wednesday with qualifying races for the two-flight mens fleet and the single openng series for the womens fleet. The forecast looks a bit lighter than todays tough conditions, with increasing winds towards the medal series races on saturday.
Results after 4 races
1. Florian Gruber (GER, UC/Ozone) - 5 pts
1. Riccardo Leccese (ITA, ML/Ozone) - 5 pts
3. Oliver Bridge (GBR, North) - 7 pts
4. Alejandro Climent (ESP, UC/Ozone) - 11 pts
5. Blazej Ozog (POL, North) - 13 pts
1. Steph Bridge (GBR, North) - 7 pts
2. Elena Kalinina (RUS, TMV/Elf) - 10 pts
3. Erika Heineken (USA, ML/Ozone) - 10.7 pts
4. Aga Grzymska (POL, ML/Ozone) - 14 pts
5. Anastasia Akopova (RUS, ML/Ozone) - 26.7 pts
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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Press Release
July 20, 2009
Contact: Robert Sperling
(202) 622-6500
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) should require paid tax return preparers to use unique identification numbers when filing tax returns on behalf of clients, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recommended in a report publicly released today.
TIGTA's audit found that the IRS cannot easily track preparers' activities and compliance with tax laws. Preparers currently are required to identify themselves on tax returns they file on behalf of clients using either their Social Security numbers or Preparer Tax Identification numbers. IRS data on preparers is stored on twenty-two different systems, which are not integrated.
"The IRS currently is not able to track, monitor or control preparersĺ activities and compliance, or even determine the total number of paid tax return preparers," commented J. Russell George, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. "As a result, the IRS currently is not capable of ensuring that paid preparers adhere to professional standards and follow the law."
The report is TIGTA's ninth report on preparer-related issues since 2001. TIGTA recommended that the IRS require a unique identification number for preparers in 2006 (The Office of Professional Responsibility Can Do More to Effectively Identify and Act Against Incompetent and Disreputable Tax Practitioners, Reference Number: 2006-10-066, issued March 31, 2006) and again in 2008 (Most Tax Returns Prepared by a Limited Sample of Unenrolled Preparers Contained Significant Errors, Reference Number: 2008-40-171, issued September 3, 2008).
In the new report, TIGTA also recommended that the IRS require tax return preparers to be compliant with their own Federal tax filing requirements, enforce existing penalties on preparers who do not provide identification numbers on returns they prepare and develop a database management system that would allow the IRS to identify all preparers.
The IRS said it would develop a preparer database and begin imposing penalties on preparers who do not provide identification numbers. It agreed in principle to TIGTAĺs other recommendations.
To view the report, including the scope, methodology, and full IRS response, go to: https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/auditreports/2009reports/200940098fr.pdf
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Great camera for the price. Excellent video playback. Good battery life.
Slow. Old version of Android. Clumsy Exchange and social-networking integration. Bloatware.
Bottom Line
Sony Ericsson's Android phone has state-of-the-art hardware, but it's dragged down by old and sluggish software.
Sony Ericsson's Xperia X10 is a great example of how Android's flexibility cuts both ways. Cell phone companies are free to sell smartphones running any version of Android, hacked however they want. In the case of the Xperia, that's a curse: Sony Ericsson took an older version of Android and slapped on an animated interface that's so heavy, it drags down the performance of the whole phone.
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The Xperia X10 is a relatively standard-looking slab with a 4-inch, 854-by-480 LCD touch screen. So far, so much like so many other top-of-the-line Android phones. The screen initially looks a bit dim, but that's because of a bug in the phone's auto-brightness settings; turn off auto-brightness, and it's perfectly lively. The device measures 4.7 by 2.5 by 0.5 inches (HWD) and weighs 4.8 ounces. It could blend into a pack of Samsung and Motorola Android phones without a question.
The X10 is a quad-band GSM/HSPA phone that works on AT&T's and foreign 3G networks; it also has 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi. As a phone, the X10 is just decent. Call quality through the earpiece was good, though it maxed out at what I'd consider medium volume. Transmission quality, on the other hand, was poorso much background noise came through that it threatened to overwhelm my voice. The speakerphone has similar issues. It sounded good on the Xperia side, but transmissions were scratchy and noisy. At one point, I ran into a proximity sensor bug and started dialing with my face. The phone paired with my Aliph Jawbone Icon ($99, ) Bluetooth headset, but couldn't do voice dialing over Bluetooth. Talk time, at 7 hours and 7 minutes, was very good for a 3G phone.
Software and Timescape
The phone runs Android 1.6 enhanced with "Timescape," Sony Ericsson's custom skin. Timescape slaps animated transitions over almost everything, making this 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon-based phone feel downright slow. The phone's performance on benchmarks was seriously uneven, suggesting Timescape was interfering with the benchmarks as it did things in the background. Speeds on AT&T's network, using Ookla's speed test app, were consistently lower than on an iPhone 4 ($199.99-$699, ) tested in the same location.
Sony Ericsson has worked hard to cover for the obsolete bits of Android 1.6, but they don't quite pull it off. Google added free Google Maps Navigation with satellite and assisted GPS a while ago, and it works on this phone, although the Xperia doesn't have the useful "car mode" found on many other Android phones.
Microsoft Exchange support comes through a third-party client which gives you contacts, calendars, and e-mail, but it doesn't integrate with Android's built-in calendar software. That means, by the way, that there are three separate email clients on hereGmail, POP3 email, and the Exchange client. Facebook and Twitter integration are clumsy, there's no pinch-to-zoom in the browser, and such. Sony Ericsson says that an Android 2.1 upgrade will come before the end of the year for X10 models outside the U.S., but refuses to put a date on a U.S. upgrade. Also, like all AT&T Android phones, you can't install applications from sources other than the Android Market, and you're stuck with a bunch of AT&T-provided bloatware that you can't delete.
Timescape's goal is to provide you with a (literally) rolling update on everything happening in your social sphere, with a Rolodex-like stack of flippable cards showing text messages, calls, photos, Facebook, and status updates. Tapping on a card flips you over to someone's contact information, or sends you to Twitter's or Facebook's Web sites for more. But Timescape is slow and ugly; the cards tend to use low-res avatar graphics blown up so they look pixilated and washed-out. Sony Ericsson also hasn't mastered contact management, as the phone doesn't automatically merge Facebook and Twitter contact data with your other accounts, so duplicate contacts abound.
Media Features and Syncing
The Xperia really shines when it comes to media, though. Sony Ericsson's Mediascape Android app works along with their Media Go PC software to deliver a terrific music and video experience.
Start on the PC. If you have to use proprietary media syncing software with your phone, at least Media Go beats Nokia's and Samsung's options. It indexed all my music and videos pretty easily. It also includes a podcast client and lets you form playlists. You can then drag and drop media to your phone. Media Go automatically re-encoded several videos for the Xperia, including files in XVID, DIVX, and WMV HD formats.
The Mediascape media player uses a lot of animations and album art. Clicking a little "infinity" button when playing a song or video lets you flip to a page where you can search YouTube for similar videos. I wish it went farther and grabbed lyrics, like Motorola's player on the CLIQ XT does. Most importantly, videos looked sharp and played well in full screen, with audio synced properly over wired and Bluetooth headphones.
The X10's 8.1-megapixel camera takes very sharp photos in good light, and it has a lot of options, including face detection and smile recognition (which automatically snaps photos when people are smiling.) The 0.7-second shutter delay isn't bad, and the little "camera roll" that shows your most recent photos at the bottom of the screen is quite neat. But I found the camera's interface, like many things on the X10, to be frustratingly sluggishI felt like I sometimes had to press buttons several times to make anything happen. The video mode records 800-by-480 videos at a smooth 30 frames per second while outdoors, dropping to a jerkier 15 frames per second indoors.
The phone is short on memory compared to the competition, with only 400MB of internal memory and a 2GB microSD card included. (Our 16GB card worked fine, but you have to buy it separately.)
A 1 GHz-class phone shouldn't feel slow. It's that simple. But Timescape makes Motorola's much-derided MotoBlur look feather-light. Timescape drags down the phone's performance in service of some ugly icons and jittery animations. And stuck at Android 1.6, the Xperia X10's software feels kludgey and hacked-together compared to the Samsung Captivate ($199.99-$499.99, ) and HTC Aria ($129.99, ), also available on AT&T.
The X10 has its pluses, but they aren't enough to outweigh the competition. Samsung and HTC also re-skinned Android, of course. But those two companies used a newer version of Android, made smarter choices in contact management, and paid better attention to performance. Like the Dell Streak, the Xperia could use an update before we can recommend this phone.
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Monday, 25 February 2013
Music out of the Pages: Singing
Dragonsong by Anne McCarthy
"She had to hear music sometime. She couldn't avoid it forever. And at least she could sing along with the others. But she soon found she couldn't even have that pleasure. Mavi gestured to her when the Harper began to tune his gitar. And when the Harper beckoned for everyone to join in the choruses, Mavi pinched Menolly so hard that she gasped.
"Don't roar. You may sing softly as befits a girl your age," Mavi said. "Or don't sing at all."
Across the Hall, Sella was singing, not at all accurately and loud enough to be heard in Benden Hold....."
Monday, 18 February 2013
Music Out of The Pages: The Harpist
From Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
He tuned his harp, his beautiful new harp, and watched the rain, tears running down his face and mingling with the drops.
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Hera, Queen of the Gods by T.D. Thomas (A Review)
The Fates are missing.
As queen of the gods, Hera has no choice: she must lead a handful of gods
to the human world to search for the missing goddesses, even though it
means temporarily giving up her divine powers and becoming mortal.
But mortality begins to change Hera in unexpected ways, and it gets much
worse after she meets Justin, a boy who defies every prejudice she once
had about mortals.
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My review:
A light read, this book tells a fantastical story set in a very normal context.
The inter-play between the gods and goddesses is very interesting, and draws heavily on Ancient beliefs. The relationships between mortals are realistic, but uncomplex in nature. The way the behaviour and personalities of the characters change throughout the book is intriguing and well narrated. Unfortunatly the monsters are less well-developed and can seem almost artificial against the setting that was already created before they appeared.
Plot is the driving point behind this book, and much else is left to the imagination. Having said this, it seems natural in the context. Plus, I found it quite enjoyable to fill in emotional and descriptive passages for myself.
Overall, an enjoyable past-paced read for those who love their fantasy. Particular suited to young adults and the young at heart.
Action Reader's Action: try to see someone in a new way today.
If you could have any one power, what would you choose?
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Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Music Out of the Pages: Communicating through music
"The message drum boomed a repeat, emphasizing again the urgency. Sebell strained his ears for the relay drums at the next point, but a handful of guards quick-stepped down the road towards the Gather and their passing masked the distant sounds."
from Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
Monday, 11 February 2013
Music Out of The Pages: A sweet soprano
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
She didn't hear the music at first, it was soft, as if Oharan was playing to himself at a nearby table.
"Would you sing along with me, Menolly?" asked Oharan softly, as she looked up to see him taking a place at the table.
Well, no harm in singing. It would help her keep awake until the Masterharper arrived. S she joined in. Beauty and Rocky roused at the sound of her voice, but Rocky went back to sleep after a peevish complaint. Beauty, however, dropped down to Menolly's shoulder, her sweet soprano trill blending with Menolly's voice.
"Do sing another verse, Menolly," said Manora, emerging from the shadows of the darkened cavern.
She took the chair opposite Menolly, looking weary, but sort of peaceful and pleased. Oharan struck the bridging chords and started the second verse.
"My dear, you have such a restful voice," Manora said when the last chord died away. "Sing me another one and then I'm away."
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Friday, 8 February 2013
The Burn by Annie Oldham (A Review)
The Burn is full of nuclear fallout, roving gangs, anarchy, unreliable plumbing. That's what Terra's father tells her. She has lived her whole life in comfort in a colony at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. She hates it. And she would pay any price to leave. But when Terra finally escapes the colony, she finds out her father is right.
She finds a group of survivors that quickly become friends, and every day with them is a race for survival. When she witnesses and commits unspeakable acts, she has to decide where her loyalty lies: with the colony she despises or The Burn, where every day is filled with nightmares.
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My review:
Setting teenage angst against a radically different backdrop, Annie Oldham managed to convey a new significance to the classic coming-of-age tale. The dystopian world which resulted is close enough to our own for comparison, and yet it has enough new attractions to get the readers' attention.
I loved the character of Terra. She is complex, fiercly independent, and yet vunerable at the same time. The whole story revolves around her in a very natural fashion.
As Terra begins to make a new life her herself, we explore the world along with her. The reader feels part of the story, and I wanted to reach out and help her several times.
This book is a classic dystopia, and yet much more. I throughly look forward to reading more from this author in the future.
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Thursday, 7 February 2013
Books Within Books: Fairy tales
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
'Well... you;ve read books, I can see. Have you ever read any about children who go to a magical kingdom and have adventures with goblins and so on?'
'Yes, of course,' said Susan, grimly.
'It'd probably be best if you thought along those lines,' said the raven.
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Wednesday, 6 February 2013
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
'But... look, there's no wall here, there's just...'
Albert wrenched open a drawer.
'Observe,' he said sharply, 'Hammer, right? Nail, right? Watch.'
He hammered the nail into the air about five feet up at the edge of the tiled area. It hung there.
'Wall,' said Albert.
Susan reached out gingerly and touched the nail. It had a sticky feel, a little like static electricity.
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Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Music Out of The Pages: A Guiness World Record
Crashing Eden by Michael Sussman
Deon was an amazing tenor saxophonist with awesome breath control. Lately, he'd been trying to beat the Guiness World Record for holding a single note.
"Oh, right," I said. Remind me. What's the current record?"
"One minute, fifty-three seconds," he replied, "Set last year by Burford the fourth."
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Monday, 4 February 2013
Music Out of The Pages: Fantastic harmonies
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
"That was just lovely, Menolly. Oharan? Come over here; Menolly has a new harmony for that one."
"No, no, I couldn't."
"Why not?" demanded T'gellan, and poured a bit more wine in her glass. "A little music would give us all heart. There're faces around here as long as a wet Turn."
Timidly at first, because of the older injunction against singing in front of people, Menolly joined her voice to Harper Oharan's baritone.
"Yes, I like it, Menolly. You've got a sure sense of pitch," said Oharon so approvingly that she started to worry again.
If Yanus knew she was singing at the Weyr... But Yanus wasn't here and he would never know.
"Say, can you harmonize to this one?" And Oharan broke into one of the older ballads, one in which she had always sung a counter-tune against Petiron's melody.
Suddenly there were other voices humming along, softly but surely. Mirrim looked around, stared suspiciously at T'gellan, and then pointed at Beauty.
"She's humming in tune. Menolly, however did you teach her to do that? And the others... some of them are singing too!" Mirrim was wide-eyed with amazement.
Oharan kept on playing, nodding at Mirrim to be quiet so they could all hear the fire lizards while T'gellan craned his head and cocked his ears, first at Beauty, then at Rocky and Diver and Brownie who were near him.
"I don't believe it," said T'gellan.
Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
Across the courtyard, young voices broke into a lusty rendition of the Saga previously chanted. The fire lizards rose at the eruption of sound, settling again as Menolly laughingly reassured them.
Then a pure sweet trill from Beauty soared in delicate descant above the apprentices' male voices. Rocky and Diver joined her, wings half-spread as they expanded their lungs for breath. Mimic and Brownie dropped from the window ledge to add their voices. Lazy would not put himself to any such effort, and the two Aunties and blue Uncle were at best indifferent singers, but they listened, heads cocked, jeweled eyes whirling. The five singers rose to their haunches now, their throats thickening, their cheeks swelling as their jaws relaxed to emit the sweet pure notes. Their eyes were half-lidded as they concentrated, as good singers will, to produce the final descant.
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Sunday, 3 February 2013
Fire lizards
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey:
The fire lizards might understand less than a child three Turns old, but they responded with small cries and flapping wings to any of the dragon songs, as if they appreciated the fact that she was singing about their kin.
There was no doubt in Menolly's mind that these lovely creatures were related to the huge dragons. How she didn't know and didn't really care. But if you treated them them the way weyrmen treated their dragons, the fire lizards resonded. She, in turn, began to understand their moods and needs, and insofar as she was able, supplied them.
They grew quickly, those first days. So quickly that she was hard pressed to keep their mouths full.
Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
Menolly opened it, carefully brushing aside the warm sand that covered the precious fire lizard egg. It was harder, but not much more so than when she had given it to the Masterharper at Benden Weyr the prevous evening.
"It's fine, Master Robinton, just fine. And the pot is warm enough too," she said, running her hands down the sides. She replaced the sand and the top and rose. "When we brought the clutch back to Benden Weyr two days ago, Weyrwoman Lessa said it would take a seven-day for them to hatch, so we've five days more."
Would you like to have a fire lizard? Why?
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Saturday, 2 February 2013
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey (A Review)
Menolly -- Mistress of Music, Ward of Fire Lizards
Every two hundred years or so, shimmering threads fall, raining black ruin on Fern. The great dragons of Fern hurl themselves through the beleaguered skies, flaming tongues of fire to destroy deadly Thread and save the planet. It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy. It was her Ether who betrayed her ambition to be a Harper, who thwarted her love of music. Menolly had no choice but to run away. She came upon a group of fire lizards, wild relatives of the fire-breathing dragons. Her music swirled about them; she taught nine to sing, suddenly Menolly was no longer alone.
My review:
I loved this look into the life of a young woman within one part of Pern. It was an interesting departure from the story so far and helped me to consolidate what I knew so far. I particularly liked that we saw events that we already knew about from another viewpoint.
Menolly is an interesting and sweet character. The plot is truly enchanting. All round this is an easy fantasy read.
Different from the other books of Pern that I've read so far and more to my style of reading.
Action Reader's Action: Use music to brighten up someone's life
Question: If you could have a dragon what would it be like?
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Friday, 1 February 2013
Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett (A Review)
A Young Dwarf's Dream
Corporal Carrot has been promoted He's now in charge of the new recruits guarding Ankh-Morpork, Discworld's greatest city, from Barbarian Tribes, Miscellaneous Marauders, unlicensed Thieves, and such. It's a big job, particularly for an adopted dwarf.
But an even bigger job awaits. An ancient document has just revealed that Ankh-Morpork, ruled for decades by Disorganized crime, has a secret sovereign And his name is Carrott...
And so begins the most awesome epic encounter of all time, or at least all afternoon, in which the fate of a city--indeed of the universe itself --depends on a young man's courage, an ancient sword's magic, and a three-legged poodle's bladder.
My review:
One of Terry Pratchett's best, this is full of characters both familiar to Discworld readers and brand new. Trolls and dwarves and particularly predominant, but we learn a lot about inter-species relations in general within Ankh-Morpork. Things are a-changing, but who can bring those changes to order?
Comedy flows from the page with such subtelty that is sometime becomes one with the somewhat complex plot.
Great for those who have already enjoyed Discworld, but relies heavily on previous stories.
Action Reader's Action: Make an effort to get to know someone outside of your ethnic, religious or social group
Question: What do you think about books in a series? Does it put you off if you're unable to read them in order?
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One of the things that surprises me is how I can't remember what it was like to be in the one I'm not in.
Ok, that sounds weird.
Right now, I'm not depressed. In fact, I suspect I'm running a bit manic, due to some impulsive issues I've had recently.
Right now, I feel a lot like I did in my 20s: confident, sure of myself, strong, happy most of the time, adventurous on occasion. I still have problems, but I'm pretty sure I can deal with them.
When I was depressed, I could remember that there was a time when I felt that way, in a vague sort of way. But I couldn't remember how it FELT to be that way.
Now, I'm having trouble remembering what it was like to be so depressed. Why the hell couldn't I get off my ass and get a job when I really needed one? Why couldn't I study? Why did I waste so much time doing NOTHING, and so much money on stuff that didn't do anything to help us?
I remember that I didn't feel capable of doing anything, but I can't remember how it feels to be that stuck.
And it's not like there was some magical moment that turned everything around. It was small steps taken over months and years that pulled me back to . . . well, to ME. A lot of those steps are chronicled in another forum, but I don't feel connected to all that floundering. I know it was me. And I remember taking the steps. But, again, I don't remember what it felt like along the way.
This is very strange to me. It's like I'm disconnected from my own feelings. My emotions are always in the moment. The rest of me isn't, but my emotions are.
How can I help someone else who is in the (to borrow a word from Havi Brooks) stuckness if I can't remember it?


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The business began when it was discovered that goats' milk was of great appeal to people who could not tolerate cows' milk. In those days, goats' milk could only be bought from individual farms and supermarkets concentrated on cows' milk products.
The farm began by milking 500 goats and soon started supplying customers such as Waitrose and Hillards with, initially, a blend of sheep and goats' milk yogurts.
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Discussion in 'LG Vortex' started by jenny19, Dec 14, 2010.
put a picture for myself for when i send messages, like i do for my contacts, is that possible?
Not sure how it works on the vortex but I have a contact called "me" and the picture there displays in my messaging.
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With eight different souls to choose from, a mage in Trion Worlds' MMO Rift never turns out quite like a mage anywhere else.
We've seen the different types of rogues you can create in Rift, and now we get to see what sort of magic-users you can make when you take three specialised souls and stick them in the character building blender.
I play Rift whenever I get a spare moment, and frankly these videos are a pain in the arse, because every time a new one is released I create a new character. This is why I will never get above level 22. Jerks.


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Was it my muse, or my imagination, or some other sort of divine message that woke me up the other morning? I can't say for sure, but I was given a beautiful spark of a tiny tapestry design. I felt an intense calling to get out of my warm bed and warp that second little loom I just bought that's been sitting there, waiting to fulfill it's purpose. The blizzard roared outside my window. My feet hit the floor. I meditated, washed my face, tidied my wild hair, and settled in for a day of weaving.
And that's usually how all of my ideas come; a flash of an image, equivalent to turning on a light in a dark room. In fact, if the idea isn't fully formed in my mind's eye, I wont have the inspiration to start. That's usually how I can tell when an idea is ready to come into the world; I will feel an itch, a kick in the pants if you will, to begin creating it. I've tried sketching out ideas and designs, mixing the elements together that I want to work with. But if the idea isn't there from the get go, I simply wont have the dedication to complete the weaving. Usually I have to just let it go, give it some time and space, go for a walk, do some knitting. And when I least expect it, it just seems to drop from the sky.
So what I mean by weaving (or creating) from the heart is this; I'm not forcing anything. As artists we're told to make what sells, to be on trend, to find your audience and market, especially if this is how we're making a living. I really don't want to put that kind of pressure on my creativity, although I would LOVE to just be a stay-at-home weaver and weave the bazillion designs I have in my head instead of working a full time retail job. That job, however, has it's perks, and allows me absolute freedom to create for my heart and soul.
My ideas will probably always be whimsical and have a slightly cartoony design to them. And I'm learning to be okay with that. It's my personal style, what I see in my imagination, what wants to be created and brought into the world. And when I create in this way, I know I'm working with my hands and my heart, and staying true to who I am as an artist.
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Why do top bankers get paid so much money? The obvious answer is that they are manipulative and delusional beneficiaries of the talent myth.
But a better answer is "because it is there". Bankers get paid millions because banks make billions – the average big bank makes more in profit than a business in any other sector could ever dare to dream of. So the question we should really be asking is "Why do investment banks make so much money?"
The answer? Mostly it comes down to the fact that they charge very high prices for their services, and for a variety of reasons, they get away with it. Take the traditional businesses of investment banks – advising businesses and facilitating deals (putting buyers together with sellers and floating companies on the stock market). As Anthony Hilton points out in the Evening Standard, they will usually charge "five to eight percent on a deal and the client pays. No questions asked."
If that sounds high it is because it is. There are two major reasons for this – neither good. The first, says Hilton, is down to the fact that so many clients are "dazzled in the headlights" of dapper bankers. The deep carpets, the fine dining, the art on the walls, the mentions of previous deals – it all "plays upon the client's insecurity and the desire to be part of the herd".
The second – and I think this is the real problem in investment banking – is that most CEOs signing up for deals aren't doing so with their own money. £100m on a takeover might be a lot, but it isn't his £100m, and if the takeover gets through, odds are he'll make a killing regardless. Same goes for "£50m on a clever bit of engineering that improves the strength of the balance sheet". He isn't paying himself, but he'll make a good bit out of taking the credit. The client isn't necessarily price sensitive.
It is also worth noting that the investment banker hasn't much in the way of expenses. He has no factories, not very many employees and all his travel costs and £200 dinners are paid for by his clients. You also have to remember that barriers to entry in many of these businesses are vast. Anyone can get into the coffee shop business. But you can't wake up of a morning and think you fancy starting a small company managing FTSE 100 mergers and floats of Ocado-style businesses. No wonder the profits are so big.
The big banks' fund management businesses and hedge funds make a killing for much the same reasons: they charge high commissions in the form of management fees and performance fees (which they get away with for reasons I will never fathom); a great deal of money goes through their hands; and their expenses are relatively low.
Then there is retail banking. Six big banks dominate our high streets. Between them, they control 85% of our mortgage market. As such, they have, as the analysts at Citibank like to put it, "significant pricing power".
There is much talk about new entrants to the market, but they face pretty nasty barriers to entry. There is a problem with data: it seems the big banks have access to credit information they don't fancy sharing with new entrants. But the main barrier for new entrants is getting their hands on the cash they need to become players: a few years ago they would have relied on the securitisation market for money. But that market doesn't really exist any more.
That means that for now at least our retail banking industry, just like the global investment banking industry, will stay an oligopoly. Year after year they will get away with the kind of cartel pricing everyone else gets done for. And the Bob Diamonds of the world will continue to get very, very rich.
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Lisa Salvadorini is an award-winning anchor for News 12 Westchester and News 12 Hudson Valley. She currently anchors the early morning and noon program for the station. Salvadorini is also the morning managing editor for News 12.
Salvadorini has also provided live breaking news reports on a wide range of stories across the region including storm coverage of the devastation and aftermath caused by Hurricane Irene.
Salvadorini credits include an Emmy award for a live town meeting she produced about how sexual predators target children. Salvadorini has been nominated for an Emmy several times for her anchoring and coverage of local news here in Westchester and the Hudson Valley. She has also received numerous Associate Press, Telly and Videographer Awards for her creative work at News 12.
Salvadorini also covered the entertainment beat for the station and interviewed such Hollywood heavyweights as Robert De Niro, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams and Jennifer Lopez. Her career in television began after graduating from the University of Florida in Gainesville.
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Alissa Nienke Marbled Tea Cup
Handmade in the Netherlands by design duo Alissa + Nienke from their striking Pigments + Porcelain collection. The stunning marbled finish visible in the collection is produced by pouring liquid porcelain and capturing the flow of colour as it blends together. The result is a series of handmade and unique porcelain objects that includes the Alissa Nienke Marbled Tea Cup. Each cup is one of a kind and glazed on the inside but left matte on the outside.
You can find out more about the process involved in making these beautiful cups in this short video on our blog. Alongside the video is a brief interview we did with Alissa + Nienke back in 2014. They tell us more about their design process and what goes on behind the scenes in their studio. Read the full interview here.
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The ideal time to implement a Deep Energy Retrofit is when a building is being renovated anyway. At Castle Square, the property was scheduled to undergo a typical renovation (boiler replacements, new windows, new appliances, new lighting, new kitchens, and some masonry repairs). By modifying the standard scope of work, we were able to reallocate funding for different purposes and achieve dramatic energy savings.
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Over the centuries, European immigrants left their homelands to make better lives for themselves in America. Here, they found new homes and established communities around the churches they built, which were adorned with the things that reminded them of the places they had left behind.
Today, Mary Palmeri Holland, '70, is celebrating the work of these talented artists and craftsmen at the Buffalo Religious Arts Center, a gallery she established in 2008 to collect and preserve Buffalo's immigrant religious and cultural heritage.
"The impetus for this was in 2007," she says. "I saw an article in the Buffalo News — it was a big two-page article on all the churches that were closing — and I decided I would visit each of them before they closed."
During these visits, Mary noticed the beautiful religious art and realized that it would be lost once the building was closed by the Catholic church. "Nobody was trying to protect this religious art and save it for future generations," she says. Inspired by the movie The Rape of Europa, which documented how the European people in World War II hid their artwork to safeguard it from the Nazis, Mary decided to do what she could to save the artwork and keep it in Western New York.
Her project found a home in the former St.Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church in the Black Rock section of Buffalo. From the moment Mary walked into the Roman basilica-style church and saw the hand-painted murals on the walls, she was determined to save the church as well.
"I saw this church and I felt that we cannot let it deteriorate," she says. "One year after the heat is turned off in a building like this, the murals would show significant cracks and flaking paint."
So she purchased the property and began converting the church into Xavier Hall, one of the few collections of religious art to be housed in a former church. The parish also included a school and a rectory, which Mary plans to use for additional display space.
When Mary bought the church, it already contained an impressive collection of religious art — in addition to the murals, which were painted in the Beuronese style developed by a community of Benedictine monks in Germany in the late 19th century, there were stained glass windows depicting the stations of the cross, the only ones of their kind in the Buffalo area. "These windows are especially notable because they were made in Munich, Germany, by F.X. Zettler in 1911," Mary notes.
As Mary began collecting the church relics, statues and stained glass windows from the more than 70 churches that were closing, she realized that they had something in common — they were all made by Europeans and they expressed the various religious decorative styles of the countries from which the artists came. Her work took on an additional purpose: to share the heritage of the immigrant people and convey a sense of who they were.
"The more items that come in, the more history we see, the more the stories come through the door," she says. In the past few years, Mary has acquired more than 100 artifacts from churches and houses of worship of all denominations, including statues, altar furnishings, linens, a collection of dresses for the Infant of Prague, tapestries, and Stations of the Cross in a variety of materials. There is also a brass replica of the Ten Commandments and a Star of David donated by Temple Beth El.
The center opened for visitors in 2009 and since then more than 1,200 people have come through its doors. The facility has also been available for concerts and weddings. It's been a labor of love for Mary, whose background in architecture and fondness for old buildings and early European art has given her a unique appreciation for these churches and their religious artifacts. Her hope is that others recognize the exceptional quality and variety of the pieces and that the center becomes a destination for people from around the country.
"People go all over Europe to see churches, "she says, "and if they come here they'll be surprised at what we have. You don't have to be religious to enjoy the art. You can just enjoy the beauty."
Listen to Mary talk about her work with the Buffalo Religious Ats Center here.
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His spatial skills are nearly off the charts (he was tested in Boston, and was one of the highest they'd ever seen). That helps him do tricky fitting jobs – for example, he installed a 25" sink in a 24" cabinet (I still don't know how he did that). He installed a dryer once, where he had to take the dryer completely apart to get it in the doorway – the client was amazed; she had measured that door, and knew the dryer wouldn't fit. When I wanted the cooktop in the island in the middle of the kitchen, he figured out how to run the downdraft through the floor to the outside wall.He's slightly obsessive about making everything fit properly. That means he isn't the fastest installer in the area, but what he installs, fits, and works.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Stretch Run
For those interested, I'm sitting right at 136,000 words (give or take a few) right now. I know; not exactly a pamphlet for a first novel, but it really is like three novels folded into one. That's all I can say for right now, but it'll make more sense once I release it.
Though the NFL Draft is coming up, and I'll be covering it over at InsideSTL, I'm right at the point where I think I can finish this book up with a couple more days of solid work (the first draft, at least).
It really is a test for me, especially after a month where my pace obviously wasn't quite where I wanted it to be. I could blame it on any number of factors, but the reality is that I don't have anyone to blame except myself. Well, myself and Mass Effect 3 (which deserves its own post about its atrocious ending). It would also probably be safe/wise to throw Red Dead Redemption in there, too.
More than anything else, I want to finish this book up so that I can move on to the next book, and the one after that, and the one after that...and so on and so forth, etc., and what have you.
I've read numerous places that the difference between Michael Jordan and everyone else (aside from his compulsive gambling problem, freakish athletic talent, and insane to the point of being an ass competitiveness) was his ability to not only play at a high level, but also leave something in the tank for big situations at the end of the game.
I don't want to compare myself favorably to Michael Jordan, though I have been known to play a few hands of blackjack and can still give a softball a pretty good ride, but this is the time where I absolutely have to reach down for that little bit of extra effort to finish the first draft of this novel in the next couple of days. Otherwise, I risk rolling it over into May, and with all of the work that needs to be done on it before I can put it up on Amazon, before I know it, it'll be the end of summer.
No, that stops here. The line must be drawn heeeya; no furth-ah! Without all of the weird Borg-revenge stuff, of course.
I'm going to finish the first draft of my novel by tomorrow afternoon. Check back then for the crazed rantings of a sleep-deprived lunatic.
D.J. Gelner covers the Rams beat for insideSTL.com, and is an aspiring author. Follow him on twitter (@djgelner) or facebook (here). E-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also listen to his podcast (Bottle and Cans) here.
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Chinese carmakers cloning parts or even entire vehicles from Western companies, is nothing new or surprising, though, we will admit to raising an eyebrow when we saw joint-venture partners of European brands blatantly copying their business companion's designs, as was the case with Brilliance and the very BMW X1-like V5 SUV, and BAIC's call-me-maybe Mercedes-Benz B-Class lookalike, the "BC301Z".
Taking advantage of lax copyright laws and a system that turns a blind eye as long as these companies keep up appearances (pun intended) by avoiding the use of names and logos on their vehicles, many Chinese carmakers have managed to get away with it.
When it comes to the aftermarket industry, however, even the unspoken rules go out the window and anything and everything is game. A growing fad is the cheap (for Western standards) knockoff kits that put that final "Western" premium touch on Chinese automakers' models.
The crew over at TheTycho found an array of kits for Brilliance models (we'll remind you that the Chinese company is BMW's local partner), such as the HB30 sedan and the aforementioned V5 crossover, which include a BMW front grille piece, a set of roundel logos for the body, rims and steering wheel, and a nameplate of your choice, all for just under 400 Yuan or around US$63 / €49.
We don't know if they manage to fool anyone, but it's one way to drive a car with the roundel in China, where a Brilliance HB30 sedan is priced from 79.800 Yuan to 125.800 Yuan (US$12.900 to US$ 20,200/ €9,800 to €15,550), while the locally built BMW 523Li starts from 428,600 Yuan (US$68,900 or €52,900).
BMW isn't the only brand to fall victim (though, come to think of it, charging so much money for a 523Li made in China, were not so sure if the Bavarian company is only a victim or a…perpetrator as well), as we did our research on a number of Chinese sites and discovered the same knockoff kits for other automakers too.
These include a Mercedes styling package comprising the same items as above plus wheel covers to complete the Benz-makeover of BAIC's BC301Z, and a Lexus kit for BYD's RX-lookalike, the S6 SUV, with prices hovering around the 400 Yuan mark with delivery fees.
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Orange Blossom honey is a monofloral honey, i.e. from one flower source, in this case the blossoms of orange trees. This exotic variety of honey is sought out by beekeepers from all over the US. During a very short blooming period, beekeepers travel to the groves of Florida and California to gather as much pure Orange Blossom honey as they can. The brilliant aroma of this honey is intensely creamy and floral. The orange blossom's aroma can actually be compared to that of the familiar honeysuckle.
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This Orange Blossom Mead is a Traditional Mead made entirely from 100% USA orange blossom honey, and fermented on premium silky American oak.
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Intensely floral bouquet of orange blossom, slight orange zest hints; heavy bodied, with notes of vanilla and orange crème and mild notes or orange zest and slight nutty undertones of cashew and ending with a crisp refreshing kiwi finish.
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We have been hearing more and more about Apple's iPhone 5 over the last few weeks, with a number of photos leaked of various parts of the device, we have also heard that Apple intends to announce the iPhone 5 on the 12th of September.
It looks like the 12th of September could possibly be the correct date for the iPhone 5 announcement, as the guys over at the BGR have obtained some information on the launch date of the iPhone 5.
The details were obtained from an AT&T source and it points to a launch of the iPhone 5 in either the 3rd or 4th week of September, this would be about right is Apple does announce the device on the 12th of September as they usually put their new iPhone up for pre-order for a week to ten days before it goes on sale.
We are expecting the iPhone 5 to feature a slimmer design than the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, we have also heard that it will feature a larger 4 inch display and will use Apple's new Nano SIM card.
As soon as we get some more information on exactly when the iPhone 5 will go on sale we will let you guys know. Apple has now announced the iPhone 5, have a look at our article on the difference between the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 to see all about the new iPhone 5.
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Holiday time is upon us, dear readers. Whether you're looking forward to a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, have already celebrated Yule, or are holding out for New Year's, the season is here, and that means so are the seasonal romances. They're in paperback and hardcover, in our keeper cases, in library stacks, on bookstore shelves, on our wish lists, and wrapped to present to our loved ones on our special gift-giving days. They're stashed in our luggage for those of us who travel, on the nightstands of those of us staying put. They're in e-book form on our phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, and dedicated e-readers. In short, they're everywhere. The big question here is, what holiday romances are you reading?
First things first; if you're feeling the pinch of holiday spending, and haven't started your holiday romance reading yet, there is no cause for alarm. No reason to spend a single penny to read the romance of the season. Free holiday e-books are thick upon the ground this year, at e-retailers, on the websites of favorite authors, and through lists such as BookBub. For those of us who prefer to hold a paperback or hardcover, get thee to a library. Odds are, many of us have holiday themed reads waiting in our TBR piles, shelves, crates, etc, so diving into the deliciousness of a great holiday read may not even require changing out of pajamas or leaving the house.
For those who don't mind getting a little spendy, even more e-books are available for prices as low as ninety-nine cents. Less than a dollar, less, often, than half a cup of coffee (and who buys half a cup of coffee, anyway?) and, in the case of self or indie-published works, your money goes directly to the author, which lets them concentrate on writing your next favorite read. Maybe even a new holiday read for you to celebrate in the coming year. Wouldn't you love to be part of that? Paper book people, this is where the used book stores come in. Nothing says treating oneself like wandering the aisles of a new or favorite UBS, either randomly or with list in hand, checking for classic holiday titles by beloved authors, or those we've always wanted to try. Think Signet Regency anthologies, or those that bundle together themed historical or contemporary tales. Futuristic or paranormal holiday stories? There have been some of those, too. Ready for a time travel Christmas, or a visit to the western frontier? The UBS is the place to be.
Category people, we see that smug smile that comes from having your holiday reads delivered directly to you, and yes, you do have the sweet seat when it comes to this. Bundling up to take the walk to the mailbox suddenly becomes a lot less arduous when we know there are going to be brand new holiday reads in that box, intricately crafted stories that deliver all the feels in doses quick enough to fit in between real life obligations and fun, or to savor over a cold winter's night.
Hmm, night, knight, same difference, right? While Regency and Victorian set stories may be the norm when it comes to holiday historicals, there's a heck of a lot more history to be had. People have been celebrating for thousands of years, and everybody has been getting some holiday loving at some point in history, so why not explore that in romances of the season? Medieval and Tudor set romances can take us back to the start of many of our time honored customs, as well as allow us to revisit traditions that may have fallen by the wayside through the intervening years. If we want to go even further back, some of those people of the ancient world sure knew how to party -and find the love of a lifetime- on days that come but once a year.
With the wide umbrella of the romance genre, it's possible to find romance novels that not only mirror the holidays we already know and love, but allow us to share in (or crash) holidays for times and cultures other than our own. Not only do we get a timeless love story to give us all the feels, but we might end up learning a thing or two along the way. Not a bad arrangement, if you ask me.
So, dear readers, I turn it now over to you. What holiday romances are you reading this holiday season? Yours truly is gorging on For Christmas, Forever, by Barbara Samuel, The Queen's Christmas Summons, by Amanda McCabe, and A Pirate For Christmas, by Anna Campbell. Is three a bit much to juggle at one time, or does the more, the merrier, apply even more when it comes to holiday romance novels? What holidays do you prefer for your seasonal reading? Do you prefer to read about the holidays you personally celebrate, those celebrated by others, or is everybody invited to your holiday reading party? What would you like to see more or less of in holiday romances, in general? Do you celebrate a holiday that doesn't get enough love this time of year? What sorts of stories do you think could convey the best parts of your holiday in a romance context? If you're reading this with arms crossed and a muttered "bah, humbug," for whatever reason, we want to hear about that, too. Pull up a chair in the comments section and tell us all about it. There's room for everybody at this table.