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Our guide to the city's best classical music and opera.
'ANATOMY THEATER' at BRIC House (Jan. 7-8 and 10-14, 8 p.m.). Gruesome, challenging theater from the composer David Lang and his co-librettist, Mark Dion, in an opera that follows a convicted murderer from confession to dissection, asking questions all the while about the nature of evil. Peabody Southwell is Sarah Osborne, the felon, in this Prototype festival production directed by Bob McGrath, with the fine players of the International Contemporary Ensemble conducted by Christopher Rountree.
212-352-3101, prototypefestival.org
'IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA' at the Metropolitan Opera (Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m.; through Feb. 11). Bartlett Sher's production of Rossini's comedy returns once more, a decade after its premiere. That's decent enough, but the cast here promises to be superb: Javier Camarena — he of the serial encores — is Count Almaviva, if only for the first three performances of the run; Peter Mattei is Figaro; Pretty Yende is Rosina; Mikhail Petrenko is Don Basilio. Maurizio Benini conducts.
212-362-6000, metopera.org
'BREAKING THE WAVES' at Skirball Center (Jan. 6-7 and 9, 7:30 p.m.). The blockbuster production of this year's Prototype festival is the New York City premiere of this Lars von Trier film adaptation, by the composer Missy Mazzoli and the librettist Royce Vavrek. A powerful new opera, directed by James Darrah and with Julian Wachner conducting Novus NY and the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, it features Kiera Duffy as Bess, the young woman whose fate is upended by the paralysis of her husband, an oil rig worker named Jan (John Moore). As it's reputed to be among the finest operas of the new century, look no further to hear one of the most interesting up-and-coming composers we have — and a woman, to boot.
212-352-3101, prototypefestival.org
'CANDIDE' at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater (Jan. 6 and 11-13, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 7 and 14, 2 and 8 p.m.; Jan. 8 and 15, 4 p.m.). Harold Prince directs New York City Opera's latest production, of Leonard Bernstein's "Candide." Singers include Jay Armstrong Johnson (Candide), Gregg Edelman (Voltaire, Pangloss and other roles), Meghan Picerno (Cunegonde) and Keith Phares (Maximilian).
212-721-6500, nycopera.com
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC at David Geffen Hall (Jan. 11-12, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 13-14, 8 p.m.). Stephen Hough is a writer, a painter, a poet and a composer, but above all he is a pianist of great subtlety, playful taste and wisdom worn lightly. He performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor." Alan Gilbert conducts that, as well as Brahms's Symphony No. 3, the black pearl of the composer's four.
212-875-5656, nyphil.org
RICHARD EGARR at Weill Hall (Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m.). The director of the Academy of Ancient Music, from Britain, returns to New York for a solo harpsichord recital, titled "Clogg'd in the English Vein." Expect fantasias, suites, grounds and more by Thomas Morley, William Byrd, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, John Blow and Henry Purcell.
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Hello there. Please forward this complaint to someone who can understand and reply to it, if you are not that person. I read in a Microsoft document, that "Disabling Secure (boot) MUST NOT be possible on ARM systems" that ship with Windows 8.
This offends and angers me. DAMN that "MUST NOT" for a BAD JOKE.
If an OEM wants to ship ARM devices or computers with Windows 8, those devices must be locked to Windows 8, and the user is not allowed to run an alternative operating system such as Linux without resorting to extensive hackery. This is extremely anti-competitive.
I am a computer programmer – developer – who uses Windows and Linux every day of the working week. I use Intel, ARM and MIPS computers and devices.
I own many ARM systems, and can code in ARM assembly language. I have bought an ARM phone, three ARM handhelds, an ARM development board, an ARM e-book reader, an ARM router, and an Acorn ARM computer. I like ARM.
As a software developer, I have a fairly large disposable income, and spend much of that on computer software and devices. I bought various Microsoft products, and many computers that shipped with Microsoft operating systems. My company licenses Microsoft products for us to use at work. I am a Microsoft customer.
If you maintain this "MUST NOT" clause, I will not buy any more Microsoft products, I will not buy any 'locked' Windows 8 ARM devices, and when I buy new PCs and laptops, the manufacturer shall give me a full refund for any unwanted copy of Windows that might have been pre-installed. I will actively petition other people to avoid Microsoft, because you are behaving like an anti-competitive bad-ass company.
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What is the Sports Premium?
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May 14, 2010
both in terms of clock time AND my last posting, but here I am as promised. Tonight I went to see the movie "Letters To Juliet" and I must say it was a refreshing change from the usual stuff out there. Predictable but nice. Lynn Redgrave starred and she is a fine actress. She has a grace about her in the movie that comes through in spite of the non perfect hair which is why I find it so endearing. The idea of someone, anyone being always coiffed is just too much. She gives a "real" touch to the make believe world of Nana. That's good acting for me. Love is love. No matter what age. It was a story of hope and change, only in this case it was something that was tangible and it was accomplished. One a different note…geez, it was a fortune to have a couple hotdogs and drinks. Over $15. Hmmm, wonder if hotdogs keep well in a purse…also, I could wait till the movie gets loud and engrossing before I 'pop' the coke can. 🙂
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I think that you sound like you could have a career as a movie critic! Good job! I saw It's Complicated tonight…loved it.


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Paul Krugman gives a good talk about the current credit crisis, although it was supposed to be about his book "The Conscience of a Liberal" which I've already read and reviewed. He apparently gave this at Google. The New York Times article he mentions is here. For some reason he didn't think many people got the reference to Pottersville in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life."
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Once in a Blue moon, it's THE SUPER BLOOD BLUE MOON – On 31st January 2018, which is today, the world is going to witness a Total lunar eclipse. You might be thinking that what is so special about it? Why the Internet paparazzi are getting mad for this? So, we are here to decode the meaning and importance of Total Lunar Eclipse, Supermoon, Blue moon and the Blood Moon. Gear up yourself for tonight's exciting astrological event.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are so aligned in such as way that the full Moon passes through the shadow of Earth in space. This Shadow of the Earth is also called as The Earth's Umbra. A total lunar eclipse happens when a single ray of did not reach to the moon. It gets completely blocked by the shadow of earth.
We know that the Moon orbit around Earth is elliptical. The point of the orbit closest to Earth is called perigee. The point farthest from Earth is known as apogee. Tonight's moon will be eye catching because it will at Perigee i.e. closest to earth. The moon will be 14 times larger and 32 time brighter than average full moon. That is why it is termed as SUPERMOON.
Usually, the full moon occurs once in a month. But this year, the first full moon happened on January 2. Now, on 31 january, another one is about to happen. Its quite rare to see another full moon in a Month. That's why the second full moon is called Blue Moon. That is why, there is a phrase of a rare occurrence of any event as "Once in a Blue Moon".
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In Indian Subcontinent, tonight's event is going to take place after 35 years. Last time in 1982, subcontinent witnessed total lunar eclipse and blue moon together. Whereas in america, it is going to happen after 154 years. In India, the total duration of this eclipse is 2 hours and 20 mins i.e. from 5:17pm to 7:37pm.
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Recovery teams press on in the search for survivors early Tuesday. They were looking for 12 people who went missing after a rain-swollen river in center of the U.S. state of Texas carried a vacation home off its foundation, slamming it into a bridge downstream.
The hunt for the missing picked up after a holiday weekend of terrible storms that dumped record rainfall on the Plains and Midwest, caused major flooding and spawned tornadoes and killed at least eight people in Oklahoma and Texas. More than 1,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Texas, and thousands of residents are displaced.
Authorities were also searching for victims and assessing damage just across the Texas-Mexico border in Ciudad Acuna, where a tornado Monday killed 13 people and left at least five unaccounted for.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared disasters in 37 counties, allowing for further mobilization of state resources to assist.
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The worst flooding damage was in Wimberley, where the vacation home was swept away, a popular tourist town along the Blanco River in the corridor between Austin and San Antonio.
Trey Hatt, a spokesman for the Hays County Emergency Operations Center, said Monday night that the "search component" of the mission was over, meaning no more survivors were expected to be found in the flood debris.
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The southern United States continues to battle severe weather with damaging floods after torrential rainfall killed at least nine people and dozens more are missing in Oklahoma and Texas. CCTV's Ginger Vaughn filed this report from Houston.
At least 11 dead in intense storms in Texas and OklahomaThe southern United States continues to battle severe weather with damaging floods after torrential rainfall killed at least nine people and dozens more are missing in Oklahoma and Texas. CCTV's Ginger Vaughn filed this report from Houston.
Witnesses reported seeing the swollen river push the home off its foundation and smash it into a bridge. Only pieces of the home have been found, Hays County Judge Bert Cobb said.
Cobb had said Monday night that one person who was rescued from the home told workers that the other 12 inside were all connected to two families. Young children were among those believed to be missing.
Early Tuesday, Hays County spokeswoman Laureen Chernow acknowledged discrepancies concerning how many people might have been inside the vacation home and that officials were not able to confirm whether all 12 were in that house.
"We don't have that certainty," Chernow said.
Kristi Wyatt, a spokeswoman for the City of San Marcos, said Tuesday that eight of the missing were friends and family who had gathered for the holiday. She said three more were members of another family in a separate situation. An unrelated person was also missing, Wyatt said.
The Blanco crested above 40 feet – more than triple its flood stage of 13 feet. The river swamped Interstate 35 and forced parts of the busy north-south highway to close. Rescuers used pontoon boats and a helicopter to pull people out.
Hundreds of trees along the Blanco were uprooted or snapped, and they collected in piles of debris up to 20 feet high.
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CVG is reporting that TF2's new Goldrush map revealed by PC Gamer (UK) last month should be with us shortly.
"We're balancing the map now; look for it within the month", Valve has said.
The new map introduces a new gameplay mode - one team must escort a small mining cart through a series of Dustbowl-like map segments. The cart moves faster the more Blue players are near it, but stops entirely if even one Red player is in range. Blue have to escort the cart all the way to Red's headquarters within a certain time limit.
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Some have questioned the financial wisdom of homeownership and, especially, Black homeownership. This is understandable because the mortgage crisis dealt heavy blows to Black homeowners. One concern is that home values may not appreciate as much where Blacks purchase homes. We examine how Black homebuyers fared compared to White and Latino buyers in terms of home appreciation during the 2012 to 2017 recovery. We examine appreciation rates by race and ethnicity across 15 metros.
Music consumption imbues a city's neighborhoods with a character all their own, contributing to a vibrant and dynamic map of urban cultures. Brick‐and‐mortar music retailers remain an important site for this consumption, persisting despite challenges posed by digitization. But the landscape of contemporary cultural consumption has been shaped by urban inequality over time.
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Pokalde Peak Climbing was first climbed in 1953 by a route from the 'Khongma La' along its North-ridge. Despite its relatively low altitude the mountain's first successful climbers were giants of the mountaineering world, a fact that is true of many of the Trekking peaks. Pokalde Peak is an insignificant-looking mountain when seen from Pheriche, from where it appears as a rocky ridge dominated by the vast bulk of Nuptse. Seen from the Labuche or Gorak Shep the peak looks more interesting. Raising to the south of the Khongma La 5,535m an infrequently traversed pass that leads into the Chhukhung Valley. The northern side of the mountain has a small hanging glacier that is best reached along the ridge rising from the Khongma-La. By and large is the rock on the mountain poor, although it does offer some interesting scrambling on the well-defined ridges. The summit provides a good viewpoint and from that perspective is a fine little peak.
The trek route is the same as on our Everest Trek, & common to both treks are the three days set aside for exploring the area. After the usual terror flight to Lukla, in which the twin engine plane zips into a toy-sized landing strip and throws itself into a steep, uphill trun–stopping like a runaway truck in sand pit–we head for Namche Bazaar, a Sherpa town that to the impossibly steep mountains. A steep ascent toward the monastery of Tengboche is climbed in tandem with hundreds of trekkers, all headed toward Kala Patthar, Everest, Island Peak, or Lobuche. Panting and sweating, we finally reach the misty heights of the monastery to catch the first clear view of Mt. Everest. At 12,700-ft., the monastery huddles in the curve of sweepingly high mountains Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Kantega and the cold, wet night rumbles with the mutter of distant avalanches.
Pokalde Peak would be the surely remain in your memory forever. Firstly, we will follow the well-known Everest trail along Namche ,Tengboche, Digboche. The trail to Pokalde peak while following along the usual route to Everest Base Camp diverge from Dingboche. While trekking forth from Dingboche, the trail arrive at the base camp of Pokalde peak the crosses Kongma La Pass(5,535m) to be at High Camp of the peak. Our trek will continue from the High Camp along the rocky trail ultimately rewards you towards Pokalde Peak. Where you can observe the massif splendid view of the mountains including Mt. Makalu, AmaDablam, Pumori and others vast mountain vista of Khumbu region. After completing the ascent of Pokalde Peak we trek back to Lukla and we will complete one of the most challenging "Trekkers' peaks"of the Everest region.


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Birth: Kourtney Jean O'Neil
George Jr. and Mindy O'Neil of Fraser are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kourtney Jean. born April 3 at 1:15 p.m., she weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. She joins a very proud big sister Morgan at home. Maternal Grandparents are John and Helen Brossart of Granby. Paternal Grandparents are George O'Neil of Fraser and the late BJ O'Neil of Granby, and Paternal Great Grandparents Jean and the late Junior O'Neil of Fraser.
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Terminator Salvation: Trial by Fire by Timothy Zahn
For those of you who have only watched the Terminator movies this book is where to begin reading the continuing story.
Timothy Zahn is one of those writers that could be given any existing science fiction story and take it to places that the original creator could not have imagined. Like he did with Star Wars (Dark Force Rising) Zahn jumps straight in and drags you by the collar into the thick of the action. And for the next 310 pages he does not let up or let go. Whilst keeping track of the ongoing development of the young Kyle Reese, Zahn takes us on a mission back to the desert. To the laboratory where Marcus, the terminator from the recent movie, was made: a mission that wiped out many of John Connor's resistance fighters.
It is there among the fading light of day that one of the crew spots a heavy cable protruding from the earth. They decide to check it out in the morning but the laboratory is not as dead as it is believed to be. From here on the story picks ups its pace and never stop moving.
Timothy Zahn delivers a brilliant, vibrant story filled with character that he has injected with life. Through the ensuing battles with T-600's, 700's and few surprises, Zahn brings you in up close and personal to the tough and gritty people in a way that only he can.
Crisp concise dialogue flows between the characters of all levels bringing a believable community of survivors to life. I do not think that we have seen the last of anyone that lived to tell the tale of the day that the Theta's came to town.
"We're going to let them go, aren't we?" Hope asked.
"That's up to Connor," Oxley told her. "He's the one they seem out to get." He looked at Lajard. "And since Connor's the one who came up with the plan to take down the T-700's, I'd say he's proved his credentials."
A thoroughly enjoyable read that I can wholeheartedly recommend to anyone that likes a bit of sci-fi.
Timothy Zahn has been writing science fiction for over 30 years writing eight of the best Star Wars stories with a ninth on the way. Among his best works are the Quadrail and Dragonback series.
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Sure, entrepreneurs may read articles on the digital revolution or attend conferences about next-generation technologies like blockchain, but very few truly comprehend and apply business technology basics into their own companies. This goes beyond the utility level of getting on the cloud or installing digital apps; it involves having a solid understanding of the software development life cycle from beginning to end in order to work with development teams and launch a successful technology project.
These observations are based on my firsthand experience engaging with hundreds of non-technical entrepreneurs, who were either established business owners or new startup founders. I learned that only a handful had the clarity and concrete plans in place for their tech projects -- the rest either had no idea what they needed to do and who they needed to hire, or they had the wrong idea to begin with. Over time, I discovered that many of them were truly fearful when it came to technology, causing a great number of barriers for them to move forward. Or, they were under the impression that finding a CTO will solve all of their problems so that they do not have to be involved with the technology side of their business — which is a disaster waiting to happen.
Many of these same entrepreneurs value the importance of having a hands-on understanding in all other challenging areas of their businesses, such as sales, legal and finance. However, technology has always been something that is seen as either too complicated or too time-consuming. In their defense, the market is limited in the number of people or programs that can empower non-technical entrepreneurs. (This is ironic considering we are in the midst of a digital revolution.) That's why I decided to become a tech coach to help solve this major gap in the marketplace.
So, my recommendation to non-technical entrepreneurs is that before they embark on any new technology endeavor, it is critical to have a technology game plan in place in order to know for sure what they should build first, who they should bring on and how they should build it. If this is not sorted out before the technical talent recruiting process begins, the wrong solution could be built or the solution could be built wrong. Either way, this could result in a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars, not to mention all the people, time and headache involved. Below, I would like to offer some steps that non-technical entrepreneurs can take right now to get on the right path.
Identify the problem. The first step is to be clear on the problem that you are trying to solve using a one-line problem-solution statement. It seems obvious, but I would say in the majority of conversations I have had, only a few could succinctly express their idea in one sentence.
Write a hypothesis. The best way to measure the success of your solution is by writing out your hypothesis following the innovation framework, which is a scientific method to perform a series of experiments.
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In summary, I encourage non-technical entrepreneurs to be proactive in learning about business technology and to be fully engaged from the beginning to end of their technology projects and with their technical teams. This is how you can gain the confidence in technology so that it will serve you, reduce the risk of failure for your technology projects and take your business to the next level in today's rapidly changing digital economy.


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How do you settle a claim?
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Living Coral - Pantone's Color of the Year 2019
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Rhodochrosite embodies the feeling of Living Coral with its color and the belief that it is a powerful stone for opening your heart once more. It is said to heal emotional wounds and be a guide for finding love.
Padparadscha is a high energy stone with an exotic look. The name comes from the Sanskrit word for "lotus". And indeed, some lotus blossoms exhibit Living Coral excellently!
The mix of emotional colors like orange and pink strikes a cord and radiates energy. It's a striking duality of pink, a soft hue, and orange, a daring hue. The combination is calming yet inspirational.
Living Coral reminds us that the world around us is alive, filled with wonder and magic, if we only take a few moments to look. The color dives deep into our hearts, beckoning an appreciation for life's moments and worthwhile memories.
According to Pantone, they chose this color for that very reason. In a world so immersed in technology, we all seek connections.
Living Coral is a delight to the eyes and a light to the heart.
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Oladipo scored 32, including 6-of-9 on 3s.
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Prototyping Next-generation PHRs
Project HealthDesign is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program to push the design of next-generation personal health records. Nine design teams received grants to develop forward-looking PHR prototypes that meet unique needs of different patient populations. The prototypes were demonstrated two weeks ago—RWJF has posted a webcast.
RWJF launched the $5-million national program to explore the "purpose and potential of electronic PHRs" and "move the perception of PHRs from static repositories of health information to dynamic, tailored applications that allow people to easily and actively manage their health as they go about their daily lives," according to the Project HealthDesign web site.
Over the next several months, the design teams will publish details about their work, as well as extend the use of their applications to the clinical practices connected to their institutions.
User-centered design plays a large role in developing patient-centric products like the Project HealthDesign prototypes. "The ability of PHRs to truly meet the needs of individuals depends in part on how well product designers attend to the needs and wants of the users and how extensively they engage users in PHR design and testing," wrote Margarita Morales Rodriguez and coauthors in an April 2007 journal article "Patient-centered Design."


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Friday, May 25, 2012
Fresh Grated Nutmeg: You Gotta Try It, No Ifs, Ands, or BUTTS!!
I have always heard chefs and bakers claim that fresh grated nutmeg is far superior to the kind you buy already ground, but it is only in the last 2 years that I got around to trying it. I was never a huge fan of the dusty, ground variety you buy at the grocery store, and it just wasn't high on my culinary priority list. But one day last year I grabbed a bag of whole nutmeg at Kensington Market's House of Spice (one of my favorite places to shop in the market!). Man, I cannot tell you how good it is! I find myself looking for dishes to cook just as an excuse to use it.
Nutmeg is awesome in desserts like gingerbread, spice cakes, oatmeal cookies (all the things I love), as well as puddings, pancakes, french toast, etc. It also adds a unique flavour to potatoe and cheese dishes and recipes involving cream sauces.
But my newest use for some freshly grated nutmeg is my morning oatmeal. I have always been a purist when it comes to oatmeal, and aside from maybe some egg whites for added protein, and chia or ground flax for added fibre and fat, the only thing I like to flavour my oatmeal is cinnamon and a bit of sweetener. However, I discovered that fresh grated nutmeg puts it absolutely over the top into the stratisphere of deliciousness.
Unfortunately, unlike some herbs and spices, nutmeg doesn't have any major proven health benefits (cinnamon, by the way, is excellent for diabetics and for balancing blood sugar), though in large quantity it is apparently a hallucinogenic! Hmm, that explains a lot...
Perhaps I'll blame nutmeg-induced delusions for my most embarrassing indiscretion yesterday. While you will usually find me in yoga pants and tank tops when not working, I do try to present myself more professionally on days I am at the clinic, have meetings and/or seeing clients. Given the predicted hot weather, I decided to wear my favorite short skirt and top outfit. Faced with the usual whining, protests and battles to get out of the house in the morning, I hastily pushed everyone out the door and we walked briskly to the girls' school. As I struggled with trying to maneuver Little A's stroller through the double doors, a dad arriving with his two kids held the door for me. I thanked him but as we entered the school he tapped me on the shoulder and discretely murmured that I was "tucked in".
I looked down and was COMPLETELY mortified...my lovely skirt was tucked into my waistband on one side and my butt was hanging out. And no, I don't wear briefs, so we're talking about bare skin here! I walked ALL the way to the school this way.
Clearly I can never risk seeing this man again. We are going to have to find a whole new school and daycare for the girls...actually, I think we are going to have to sell our house and move to an entirely new neighbourhood...or maybe we should leave Toronto? Canada? North America?
Man, this is even more humiliating than the time a few years ago when I nursed Little A at a cafe on the Danforth and then forgot to put my dress strap back up. We went ALL the way home on the subway and bus with my dress hanging down and my bra hanging out. Hmm, guess I can't blame it on the nutmeg after all.
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Still in shock. Vanderpump Rules' Katie Maloney and Tom Schwartz spoke exclusively with Us Weekly Video about their costar Scheana Marie Shay's divorce from husband Mike Shay. See what they had to say in the video above!
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Scheana filed divorce documents on November 30. That same day, she and Mike released a joint statement to Us about their decision to call it quits.
"While we have made the difficult decision to move forward separately, our story will continue on through the love and mutual respect that we have cultivated throughout our 15-year friendship," the estranged pair told Us. "Much of the recent speculation and reporting on our relationship has been misguided, and we have come to an amicable decision on all matters. We might have failed at our marriage, but we are committed to succeeding as friends and will continue to support each other's personal happiness and professional success."
Prior to the divorce filing, the pair had a tough few weeks. A source close to the duo told Us that "the relationship was strained" after an incident where Mike was reportedly unreachable for several days. In early November, TMZ reported that the musician did not return home after band practice and that Scheana became worried when she could not get in touch with him. A source told TMZ that Scheana worried Mike, who is sober after an eight-year painkiller addiction, "had fallen off the wagon."
Mike refuted the rumors about him on Instagram on November 7. "I am not missing. I am sober. I am Happy!!!" he wrote alongside a photo of himself reading a recent copy of the Los Angeles Times newspaper. "Don't believe everything you read. I love my wife and will always love my wife. Whatever is going on between us will stay between us! I love my family and my family loves me and a lot of things have been said out is protection and anger by many people. I just ready for the next chapter in my life!"
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No national goal has been set for how the National Broadband Network should provide competitive advantage for Australian small or medium enterprises (SMEs) participating in the global digital economy. This paper proposes robust national goals for how the NBN should serve both our digital society and our digital economy. From this perspective it considers the merits of merging NBN Co with InfraCo.
This article reviews recent developments in global broadband deployments and highlights the growing global dominance of fibre to the premises (FTTP). Australia?s increasing use of fibre to the node (FTTN) has locked the country out of world-class broadband for years to come. If Australia is ever to obtain first-class broadband services, it will be necessary to replace FTTN with higher speed technologies.
Australia?s increasing use of fibre to the node (FTTN) has locked the country out of world-class broadband for years to come.
Australia's first cellular mobile service was launched 30 years ago. This paper describes the business and political environment surrounding the launch, and the early evolution of the service.
Today Australia's telecommunications market is strongly contested. Competitors with highly skilled, experienced and focused marketing teams battle for market position, market share and profit growth. This has not always been so. Historically Telecom Australia's predominantly engineering culture believed that it only needed a nominal marketing department and no sales force. This is a brief story of the building of a new sales force over the first five years. After five years the "subscribers" were more widely addressed and treated as "customers" but it was to be at least another six years before the company made the customers the focus of the business.
This article provides an overview of the changing legal and regulatory regime for telecommunications and related services in Australia by charting the changes in regulation from 1901 to the present, and by indicating some of the changes that are still evolving. The article is intended to provide a framework for comparison between regulatory regimes in different jurisdictions, and as the basis for further analysis of the sector.
Grand Intentions by Trevor Barr is an exciting read that involves many themes and works at many levels. It concerns a fictitious telephone company, Telco One, which is undergoing major change as the Government privatises it. Telco One is in the throes of moving from a traditional culture based on public sector, even public service, values to a commercial entity subject to the overwhelming imperative of shareholder value. The twists and turns as Telco One transforms from its previous culture into a dynamic commercial entity are transfixing. This is a must-read book for those with an interest in what could become a dystopian drama if not for the emergence and re-emergence of grand intentions and praiseworthy aspirations of the characters themselves.
Trevor Barr's page-turner of a novel Grand Intentions tackles the ugly side of the neo-liberalism sweeping Australia in the 1990s and 2000s. It examines the privatisation of an incumbent telecommunications carrier, and the drastic impact of its imported US corporate culture on several individuals. He deploys a cast of plausible fictional characters while allowing the narrative to be driven by an echo of real events in the Australian telecommunications industry.
TransACT (2000- ) introduced Australia?s first VDSL network, offering a ?triple play? of voice, data (e.g. Internet access), broadcast and video-on-demand services in Australia?s capital city, Canberra, in competition with the incumbent carrier Telstra. TransACT?s founding Chief Architect, Robin Eckermann, reminisces on the founding of TransACT and some of the lessons to be learned from this fore-runner of the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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Antonio (Tony) Cammuso, 83, the heavenly angels called him to eternity to rest by the side of his wife of 50 years on January 27th, 2018. Antonio was a compassionate, kind, nurturing soul with a heart of gold. He leaves behind a legacy of loyalty and love of family and friends. His happiest times were spent making wine, playing cards, gardening and being surrounded by his family. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor and as a loving father, brother, uncle and grandfather. He was the husband of the late Teresa (Fragomeni) Cammuso.
He was born in Rocchetta E Croce, Caserta Italy on Sept. 16, 1934, the son of the late Carlo and Giovannina (Russo) Cammuso. Prior to his retirement, Antonio worked for the City of Meriden Public Works Dept. and had previously worked at Insilco.
He is survived by his cherished children and their spouses John Cammuso and wife Maria, Peter Cammuso and wife Lori, Frank Cammuso and wife Nicole and Lucy Pellerin and husband Mark all of Southington, 9 grandchildren (his prides and joy), Stefanie and Brianna Pellerin, Anthony, Danielle, Desiree, Daniel, Alexander, Jacob and Jordan Cammuso. He also leaves brothers Benny, Pasquale of Southington and Fiorindo Cammuso of Australia as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by a grandson Frank Cammuso.
The funeral will be held on Friday, Feb. 2nd, at 10:15 a.m. from the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington, to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 109 Goodwill Ave., Meriden, for a Mass at 11 a.m. Entombment will be in Sacred Heart Mausoleum, Meriden. Calling hours will be Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St. Southington.
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One of the hardest challenges is preparing healthy and delicious meals throughout the week while also working full-time. I've created a weekly dinner planner that you can print to help your meal planning and grocery shopping ten times easier!
When Bobby and I first started dating, we used to eat out A LOT, especially later in the week and weekends! Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but boy was it expensive! Even after dating for a few years, we found ourselves spending a lot of money on bills from restaurants. Because we wanted to save more money, we decided to start cooking meals together, including one weekend night a week. Now, I prefer to cook dinner and relax on the couch with a glass of wine rather than getting dress up to go out and spend a ton of money on food and drinks!
In order to be successful at preparing more meals vs. eating out, I created a weekly meal planner (see below)! Meal planning allows me to really think about what we want to eat through out the week. Because of that, I'm way more likely to prepare a healthy dish than grab a bowl of cereal for dinner (c'mon, I know we've all done that a few times). It also allows me to choose a variety of meals instead of making the same old staples. Because I find meal prepping to be a little overwhelming, I created a weekly dinner planner that makes it such a breeze!
Click here to download a pdf file.
Here is an example of what I plan on making this week:
- Monday: Veggie spaghetti tossed with shrimp and steamed broccoli
- Tuesday: 3 cheese grilled cheese with tomato soup (okay, maybe not the healthiest, but definitely a great comfort dinner on a chilly night!)
- Wednesday: Vegetable stir fry with brown rice
- Thursday: Wegmans Ready to Cook Crab Stuffed Salmon and roasted asparagus
- Friday: Eating out for my Dad's birthday
- Saturday: Southwest Vegetarian Bake- I recently found this recipe from a magazine and plan on sharing my version
- Sunday: Black bean burgers- these are the BEST black bean burgers I have ever had, including any I've tried at restaurants! I plan on sharing this recipe with you guys soon because its one of my all-time favorites!
As you can see, I love buying groceries that will make cooking throughout the week easy! Wegmans has precut vegetables that make preparing dinner after a long day super easy, as well as so many other prepared foods for your convenience! Plus, the prices are comparable to other grocery stores! I highly recommend you check out your local Wegmans!
How to use the planner
I like to sit down the day or night before we go to the grocery store and plan dinner for each night. I typically use multiple resources to find recipes and inspiration in the kitchen! (Stay tuned for a blog post on my go-to resources for finding recipes)! Once I figure out what I want to make for dinner, I make sure I have a hard copy of the recipe, so I'm always printing recipes off of the Internet! I know this is old-school, but I love everything printed out! I love having the printed recipe in the kitchen to reference while I'm cooking! Bobby gets so mad at me for not saving them on my iPhone/Ipad, but I would rather have everything on paper! This step is obviously optional for all of you tech lovers out there!
Next, I write down the meal plus any sides I plan on having under each day of the week. Next to the meal, I write down all ingredients we need to buy at the store. I typically don't write down ingredients we have on hand because I also use this planner as my grocery shopping list (and I don't want to buy more than I need)!
You will notice the bottom has "other groceries" which I use for household items, groceries for breakfast, or miscellaneous items I need at the store that week! You can also use this to write down groceries for lunch, but since I work at a hospital with a cafeteria I tend to buy my lunch everyday.
I hope this meal planner helps you as much as it has helped us! Let me know if you guys want other meal planner templates. I'm thinking of creating one with three meals per day!


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BANTAMS – WEEK ENDING Jan. 20
Two games, two ties, both. Worn by Dorchester. Luke O'Sullivan scored with 44 seconds left to give Dorchester a 4-4 tie with Arlington, Jack Murphy with two goals and John Lynch and Sean MacDougall had two assists apiece for Dorchester, while Drew Fecteau had two goals and an assist for Arlington -- and No. 13 scored with 6:15 left and Jack Dickey then came through with 14 seconds remaining to give Waltham a 3-3 tie with Dorchester, Matt Egan with two assists for Waltham and O'Sullivan, Lynch and MacDougall with 1-1-2 apiece for Dorchester.
Ryan Fryar scored with 8:35 left to give Newton a 3-3 tie with the Revs; Collins scored with 3:08 left to give Winchester a 2-1 decision over Framingham; Jeff Gutierrez pitched a shutout and Sean Furbush scored 12 seconds into the third period as Billerica trimmed Reading 2-0; and No. 17 had a goal and an assist as Wellesley downed Winchester 3-1.
In the North, Andrew TeDuits and Owen Delvalle scored two goals apiece and Giacomo Cincotti had two assists in Charlestown's 6-3 victory over Cape Ann – Emerson Marshall with a goal and assist in the loss; Cam Doherty dished out four assists, Jeff Hallinan scored twice and Beverly scored four goals in the second period and trimmed Chelmsford 5-3; Chaman pitched a shutout and L. O'Neil scored early as Hyde Park topped the Railers 2-0; and Michaud, who also had an assist, scored the tying goal with 2:56 left in the second period and Graziano also posted 1-1-2 as Belmont tied Medfield 3-3 – J. Collins with two goals and an assist for Medfield.
Maine had a win and a tie in the South. Josh Laquidera scored his second goal of the game and then assisted on Colby Bilodeau's goal 38 seconds later in the second period as Maine edged North Andover 3-2, No. 13 with both goals in the loss – and Logan Caron scored with 2:50 left in the second period as Maine tied SMS1-1, Bent with a first-period goal for SMS;
Devon Page, who also had an assist, scored two late goals to give Medford a 3-2 decision over Melrose – Dom Lamentea with 1-12-2 in the loss; Maddie Dinardo scored with 10:52 left to give Masco a 2-1 victory over Cambridge Gaskin posted 2-1-3 and Doe had two assists as Somerville scored all three goals in the second period of a 3-2 win over Woburn; and Zach MacInness scored twice as Woburn topped Cambridge 3-1.
The Revs won twice in the East. Rhys Duncan scored twice in a 7-3 victory over the Railers, who got 1-1-2 from Zach Bouncer and two assists from Jonathan Lahue – and Brett Peterson, who also had an assist, scored with 1:58 left to give the Revs a 3-2 decision over Framingham;
Nolan Decay (one assists) and Anthony Pompeo (two assists) each assisted on the other's goal as NH East topped Haverhill/Pentucket 5-2; Sawyer Zuzenak wore the hat in Winchester's 5-1 victory over Haverhill/Pentucket; Jack Allard's second goal of the game, with 7:15 left, gave Methuen a 3-2 decision over Arlington – Tyler Venturelli with both goals in the loss; Mike Peledge posted 1-1-2 as Reading edged NH East 3-2 – Pompeo with 1-1-2 in the loss; and Brayden Straub scored twice, Marcus Paes and Ben Valente both posted two assists and Colm McCarthy pitched a shutout in Parkway's 4-0 win over Acton-Boxboro.
In the West, Gordon Gibbons scored twice, Tyler Karp and Krystian Reese both had a goal and an assist and Kieran Dineen two assists in Needham's 6-1 victory over Lynn; Jared Allsopp wore a natural hat, two of the goals 1:14 apart, in Medford's 5-2 win over Parkway; and Xavier Yepez scored the tying goal with 4:42 left and Reid Festel had two assists as Wakefield tied Wellesley 3-3 – James Gould with two assists for Wellesley.
In the North, Mark Manfreda wore the hat and Max Sullivan both scored one goal and set up two others in Triboro's 5-1 win over Wilmington; Luke Frauton wore the hat as the leafs downed the Revs 7-3 – No. 92 with a hat trick for the Revs; Weitzman wore the hat in Burlington's 4-1 victory over Waltham; John Allen scored one goal and handed out three assists and Sean Higgins scored twice in Billerica's 8-1 win over North Central; Derek Crowe scored one goal and set up two others, Jameson DiModica had two assists and Max Santiago came within 1:30 of a shutout as the Demons downed the Railers 3-1; Jacob Noe had 2-2-4, James Redding three assists and Andrew Cohen two goals in a four-goal first period that sent Brookline past Waltham 6-3 – Max Luby with 1-1-2 in the win and Max Becker 1-1-2 in the loss; Gavin Richard and Harrison Walker both posted 2-1-3, Peter King had 1-1-2 and Hayden Herrick and Marcus Adams both added two assists in Lexington/Bedford's 7-1 victory over Hyde Park; and McWhinnie's second goal of the game, with 3:47 left, gave Natick a 3-2 decision over Hyde Park – Wheeler with both goals in the loss.
In the South, Logan Green pitched a shutout and Tom Woodlock had a goal and an assist in Greater Lowell's 3-0 victory over SMS; Bouffard clicked for 2-1-3, Tolosa posted 1-2-3, Fitzpatrick scored twice and Babineau pitched a shutout as S&S topped Allston/Brighton 6-0; and Trip Rossetti scored one goal and handed out three helpers, Colby Doane scored twice and Almeida had two assists in Agawam's 6-3 victory over Cape Ann – Deston Cauthers with 1-1-2 and Bodin Jobe two assists in the loss.
In East action, Rich scored four goals, Cassidy had two goals and an assist, Murphy a goal and two assists and Leone a goal and an assist in Winthrop's 9-2 win over Somerville – Valens with both goals and Sullivan assists on both in the loss; Silvestro Maniscalco and Ethan Gori both scored twice and Alex Dubow pitched a shutout in Wakefield's 5-0 win over North Andover; Shu pitched a shutout and Deignan scored in the first period as Medfield edged Medford 1-0; Yanni Loyack scored twice in the third period to give Woburn a 2-1 decision over Winchester; Billy Flett wore the hat, Jacob Frost scored twice and Aiden MacLeod pitched a shutout in Burlington's 6-0 victory over Stoneham/North Reading; Tyler Gilfoy's second goal of the game with 17 seconds left gave the Railers a 3-3 tie with Somerville – Sullivan with two goals for Somerville; David Ruggiero scored late in the second period as Wellesley edged Arlington 1-0; Andrew Pucci scored what turned out to be the winner with 7:09 left as Reading trimmed Andover 4-2; Voss came within 3:45 of a shutout and Ryan Geany and Naylor both had 1-1-2 in Lexington/Bedford's 3-1 win over Woburn; and Colby Dunham scored four goals, Jarrod Racki tallied twice and Gianna Tringale pitched a shutout as Danvers stopped Tewksbury 8-0.
In the West, Jason Pino scored one goal and dished out three assists, Jack Kiernan wore the hat, Dan Dussault had a goal and two assists and Aaron Al-Maragati and Joe Smith shared the shutout as Melrose defeated Brookline 7-0; Ronan McGowan scored twice as Acton-Boxboro trimmed Triboro 3-1; Aris Stefanis scored twice and Brian Morvillo scored what turned out to be the winner with 10:38 left as Waltham downed the Revs 5-3 – Tanner Cutter with two goals in the loss; and Josh Narducci scored with 4:40 left to give the Leafs a 2-1 victory over Twin City.
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Walk: Balmaha Millenium Forest Path - 1 mile to celebrate 2,000 years
Stirling | Balmaha | Short walk | ★★★★
|[Little remains of the iron-age Craigie Fort... but this leaves more room to enjoy the views]
"Small but perfectly formed" is the phrase which springs to mind when describing this little loop from Balmaha. "Tourist trap" would be another, less favourable description, but with good reason: this is one of the prettiest spots on Loch Lomond. A lot of variety is packed into a single mile, including shady forest, a little summit viewpoint and an interesting path right on the water's edge. Keep an eye out for red squirrels and several bird species including common crossbill and the tiny goldcrest. Near the finish is the Oak Tree Inn, which we wholeheartedly recommend for food.
|[South across Balmaha's wee bay. Spring has sprung!]
📌 Walk: Balmaha Millenium Forest Path - 1 mile to celebrate 2,000 years ★★★★
▶ 2 km / 1 mile | ▲ 60 metres
Features: Craigie Fort; Loch Lomond
Start / finish: Car park at National Park Visitor Centre, Balmaha, G.R.: NS 421909 ///geology.clicker.apes
Route: Car park - Craigie Fort - head north to loch edge path which rejoins outward route (route leaflet here)
Terrain: Wide, gravel or dirt paths with short, steep ascent / descent near Craigie Fort. Very short rocky section on return by the lochside.
Wildlife today: Several woodland birds with coal tits stealing the show. The usual mallards and swans by the loch.
Weather today: Sunshine and shades, no wind. Jumpers not required!
|[Luss Hills and the Arrochar Alps across the loch, while the path hugs the shoreline]
Route map
Route credit: Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park


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"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you'll be a success." – Albert Schweitzer
Lovingly nicknamed "Crafty Afty" in the office, Afton is your go-to Event Manager when you need something artfully created. Afton first began working with "e" as an Event Coordinator, and is now one of our beloved Event Managers. She is passionate about connecting with clients and building her relationship with them year after year. Should they ever happen to require a choreographed dance routine or musical number, they'd be doubly in luck. Afton is a musical theatre junkie and trained dancer who still teaches in order to stay connected to her oldest and dearest passion. But be warned, her enthusiasm cannot always be contained to the studio – she has been spotted busting a move in the produce aisle from time to time.
Afton holds a Staging and Interior Re-Design Diploma, a Floral Certificate and an Event Management Certificate, so she is well equipped to stage any size or style of event her clients might desire. Afton is seriously detail oriented, she has an eye for design and can visualize the flow of a room and the strategy on floor plan layout. She has a passion for choreographing stage shows in terms of timing and takes pride in her ability to draw and hold the attention of the guest to what matters.
Places I've Worked
Canada: Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Red Deer, Montreal
United States: Los Angeles
Cool Projects I've Worked On
Vermilion Energy – 20th Anniversary Click here to see our work
Hotchkiss Brain Institute – Gala – Click here to see our work
W. Brett Wilson – 2016 Garden Party – Click here to see our work
20 VIC – Find Christmas at the CORE
Ducks Unlimited Canada – Dinner & Auction
Airsprint – Cocktails and Jets
Language I Speak
English and Interpretive Dance
Industries I've Worked In
Things I've Learned & Earned
Event Management Certificate, Mount Royal University
Floral Certificate, Mount Royal University
Staging and Interior Re-Design Diploma, QC Design School
2016 ILEA Calgary Communications Committee
Years with "e"
"I love getting to really know my clients, learning how they work and growing their events together."


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I came across a GREAT list of Awesome Book Bloggers and Instagramers the other day and I simply HAD to share with you. Sites like this are so great because not only can you find out about all the upcoming book releases and check out the reviews but you can also connect with other people who love YA books as much as you do. Some of these Book Bloggers and Instagramers (and Booktubers) are hilarious and you will not lack for entertainment from them. Here are the top 10: Little Book … [Read more...]
Epic YA Book Releases for March 2016
Are you one to keep up on new YA book releases? I always LOVE looking at the covers. Which cover is your fav from the March 2016 array? (the below links contain affiliates) Last year I read The Winner's Curse and really liked it but I haven't gotten around to reading the second installment. But this March The Winner's Kiss is coming out and it looks amazing. Here are more books I'm looking forward to in March 2016: Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie- March 1, 2016 Red … [Read more...]
Where to Get FREE Bestselling YA Books
If you love to read you know it can get expensive. But it doesn't have to be. There is always the library.. but sometimes you don't have the time. So I found some other ways to snag some free YA books. Don't miss my post Earn Free Amazon Giftcards to Feed Your Book Addiction Some of the below are affiliate links. Audible Free Trial on Amazon- I took a quick look and saw some great titles (there are 1000's) like City of Bones: The Mortal Instruments, The Fault in Our Stars and Salt to the … [Read more...]
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Buying books is expensive. Sure, there are lots of freebies on Amazon and you always have the library. But sometimes you just want to crack open a new book that's ALL yours. If you didn't already know this there are some ways you can earn free Amazon giftcards to feed that book addiction. There are also places you can get money back on your online shopping you can cash in for Amazon giftcards. So, I compiled a list of over 10 ways to either earn free Amazon (or other places you can buy … [Read more...]
Love or Hate the Ending of the Divergent Series? Either Way Read this Fan Fic, too.
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LOL... YA love interests. First and foremost... hot. HOT. These are the guys of your dreams. Then there are a ton of cliches that many young adult books use to get you to fall in love with these guys even further (not that most of us mind). Join the List and Get 50 FREE YA books SO, check below and see if the guy YOU like could be a ya love interest. He smells like pine needles or lemon (weird... because in my experience, this just means he was … [Read more...]
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Are you a fan of mermaid stories? I loved the Little Mermaid growing up and tales about people living under the sea always seemed so fascinating. A couple of new mermaid and mermaid type Young Adult books released this week. My friend Derek Murphy just the 1st half of his book "Shearwater" (which has a beautiful cover, btw) and I am reading it for a second time before I post the review. But it's a fun mermaid meets Twilight type of story that I'm sure you will love. Right now it's got … [Read more...]
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Did you see the new Allegiant Trailer? It's pretty cool. Check it out here #FourTris is ready. Are you? Go beyond the wall in this exclusive NEW #Allegiant trailer - in theaters 3/18! https://t.co/Yby9hItB0r — Allegiant (@Divergent) January 22, 2016 Because of the upcoming movie the (affiliate link) Divergent Kindle is discounted to super cheap price.. but hurry, it's for a limited time only (make sure to confirm the price is one you want to pay) Plus I have a couple … [Read more...]
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Last year in 2015 I read about 40 books. So far this year I am already falling behind. But I think the fact that I'm still doing edits on Beautiful/Broken World and gearing up to write the 2nd and 3rd installment of that series has something to do with it. That and all the other "normal" life stuff like taking care of kids, making dinner, trying to go on a date or two with your husband... Can't.do.everything. But I still have managed a few this month I thought I would share with … [Read more...]
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It's a new year and that means NEW books to read! There are plenty coming out this years and I thought I would share with you some of the most highly anticipated and best reviewed Young Adult January releases. As of writing this some of these stories have already been released so you can order those and the others you can pre-order! (all of the below are affiliate links) Truthwitch: A Witchlands Novel- The cover on this one is pretty fun! On a continent ruled by three empires, some … [Read more...]