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WASHINGTON (AP) Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other unauthorized expenses, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
Panetta stripped Gen. William Kip Ward of a star, which means that he will now retire as a three-star lieutenant general despite arguments from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff against the demotion. Ward also has been ordered also repay the government $82,000.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person wasnt authorized to discuss a personnel matter.
The demotion comes as retired Army Gen. David Petraeus resigned as CIA director because of an extramarital affair and Marine Gen. John Allen is being investigated for improper communications with a woman.
According to the official, Panetta reviewed the Ward matter and concluded that the wrongdoing found by the Defense Department Inspector General, in a report released earlier this year, demanded accountability.
Retiring as a three-star will cost Ward about $30,000 a year in retirement pay giving him close to $208,802 a year rather than the $236,650 he would get as a four-star.
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, urged Panetta to allow Ward, the former head of U.S. Africa Command, to retire at his full four-star general rank, according to defense officials. Other military leaders had noted that the demotion would cost Ward a lot of money.
The inspector generals report found that Ward used military vehicles to shuttle his wife on shopping trips and to a spa and billed the government for a refueling stop overnight in Bermuda, where the couple stayed in a $750 suite. The report detailed lengthy stays at lavish hotels for Ward, his wife and his staff members,
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In light of the recent news re: Petraeus and Allen, there's more than a little whiff of hypocrisy in the air when an officer is cashiered for insisting that his wife accompany him abroad.
Who did this guy think he was?
Nancy Pelosi and her spawn??
Michelle on "Wookie One"?
Hillary and Huma on "Broomstick 2"?
And the purge continues.
She shoulda married a community organizer instead of a solider if she was hoping for free international travel.
did he spend it all on brie cheese and fancy drapes?
It seems like the top brass is being purged so Obama can take absolute control.
If Obama owns the military, who would be able stop him? John Boehner? John Roberts?
Get ready for the SHTF!
"And the purge continues."
Just as Val Jarret(sp?) said it would. "Revenge!"
Obama is the CIC; he already has absolute control.
Wow. They're really purging the '4 stars' aren't they?
Our military promotes through O-8 (major general, rear admiral (upper half)). All higher ranks are appointive: the president appoints and the Senate confirms. No one is "broken" from O-10 to O-9 because O-9 also requires Senate confirmation. This guy has obviously been reassigned to an O-9 billet and will have to be confirmed in it. Only the Senate can allow someone to retire as an O-9, O-10, or (in war), O-11.
Boston Globe, you still suck.
Another affirmative action success story.....
Just waiting for the inevitable cries of racism. You KNOW it will happen.
Post-election Purge.
What the heck is going on with all these generals?
here is a question for you military FReepers - how many of those four star generals do we have in total?
Almost as if they are planning something......getting rid of any American patriots and replacing them with loyalists to the administration. Should we be afraid?
"Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other unauthorized expenses, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
Panetta stripped Gen. William Kip Ward of a star, which means that he will now retire as a three-star lieutenant general despite arguments from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff against the demotion. Ward also has been ordered also repay the government $82,000."
Obama is clearing the way to promote homosexuals.
Post-election Purge.
Panetta paid $17K for $860K commute to California
LOL! Look at how both those guys have performed under obama- they are also pwned
The beat goes on. Revenge is the word of the day.
Her duties were official. She is his wife and he didn't sleep with biographers.
Wow! As a retired military 05 myself all I can say is what a shame to retire on 208+K. :-(
Reminds me of the Stalin purges.....just bloodless......for now.
About 5 times as many as WWII. That should answer the question of "whats going on with all these Flag Officers?"
The Army had/has 12 four-star Generals.
"Does anyone get reminded of Hitler replacing all the generals of the German army in the Blomberg-Fritsch Affair?"
Yes! A fellow freeper mentioned that on another thread.
I was making comparisons to Fast and Furious and the Third Reich's false operations Reichstag fire and Gleiwitz incident over a year ago.
We need to mention this on every related thread. Let's study the Nazi party playbook so maybe we can do someting about our opponent's next play before it is too late.
That was my first thought too. But really retiring at more than 200000 a year PLUS getting full medical???? I mean come on that makes the grunts shake their heads.....It is gaudy and ridiculous. They always love spending other folks money.
There Goes Another One!
Was he head of AfriCom, and therefore over Libya, during Benghazi?
Hitler used ones like Ernst Rohm (SA head), until it was time to get rid of them. (Night of the Long Knives)
It's ironic the Nazis trumped up bogus charges about General Fritsch being gay to oust him.
Here is another thread before the 'purge' meme.
Gen. Ham (4 Star) was in command of AFRICOM at the time of the attack. BTW he was relieved of that command a few weeks ago. Also, you may find it interesting that the RADM in command of the carrier group in the mIddle East was also relieved around the same time.
Your statement would be correct if GEN Ward were interested in remaining on active duty. He is not. His intention was to retire at the end of his appointment at Cdr, AFRICOM and he submitted his request for retirement before leaving that billet. He expected to be retired in grade as a four star. The investigation delayed his retirement and he was put on ice pending resolution. In olden days, an adverse finding on an investigation of this sort would result in his retirement in his permanent grade, Major General. However, now the law says that you must retire in the last grade satisfactorily held. Since the charges did not include any offense committed when he was a Lieutenant General, that's the default position.
The recommendation has been sitting on Panetta's desk for several months. Since Ward is Black, Dempsey was paraded out to recommend clemency and retirement as a four star while Panetta let the packet sit on his desk until after the election. This was always going to be the outcome, but it couldn't happen until after the election.
Like lambs to the slaughter.....there are danger signs everywhere and we are enthralled in a sex scandal. I honestly never understood how all the Jews willingly got on Hitlers cattle cars and quietly lined up for the ovens, now I get it.
1. Obama is demanding that we accept the results of a not even concealed stolen election. There are numbers that are so amazing and obvious that it defies comprehension.
2. Obama is lying to us about everything surrounding Benghazi. We are supposed to suspend rational thinking and accept ridiculous theories, that a fifth grader wouldn't believe.
3. There is a purge of the military exactly one week after the election.
4. A patriotic brilliant General/CIA director has gone down in flames. Obama is pretending he knew nothing about this affair, which any ration thinker would not begin to believe.
5. Obama is ready to appoint Susan Rice as the Secretary of State. A radical unknown who was sent out to openly lie to the American people and to protect Obama.
6. The FBI is conducting search and seizure late evening raids looking for "sex evidence."
Interesting - the 3rd top general to be "scandalized" in the past 10 days.
What the hell is Obama planning?
Sorry, not true. GEN Ham remains in command of AFRICOM. He replaced GEN Ward in that billet, and his replacement has in turn been named, but awaits Senate confirmation. The RADM in question was relieved for other reasons not known to me. However, his flagship, USS Stennis was in port in Thailand on 10 Sep, so his relief had nothing to do with Benghazi.
I think the Ward stuff has been going on for awhile. We did have 500 retired admirals and generals come out for Romney. Could there be some payback to the military? John Kerry as Secretary of Defense? There's a slap in the face. There's an old saying, "If you're going to strike the king, you'd better kill (defeat) him because if you don't he will kill you."
i thought it was the fourth. How about Gen. Carter Ham from AFRICOM?
We have 38 Four Stars.
Before we all spontaneously combust from an orgy of finger pointing, let's all take a deep breath and consider a simple fact.
This would be the same general that would have automatically greenlighted the Combatant Comander's In Extremis force when the call for help came in from Benghazi.
The CI force is a dedicated ops unit attached to all Special Forces groups, and it's usually made up of SEALs and Delta. Their specific directive is direct action counterterrorism. They're required to maintain a ready status 24/365 - aircraft fueled and on the tarmac, ready to be geared up and en route to target within 25 minutes - and they would have been immediately deployed. Once in the air, they would require cross border authority or be told to stand down... and that order can come from only one man in the world. Not CIA, not State, not the VP or anyone else. You guessed it... that guy is Obama.
This administration is attempting to smear the people who would testify against it if compelled to do so. It's also an obvious attempt to distract the attention of the typical idiot voter away from Benghazigate.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Getting a Book Deal CHANGES EVERYTHING
1:00 AM--Collapse, exhausted, into bed after scratching out another 1200 words. Fall immediately asleep, only to be awoken at
1:30 AM--and accompany bawling Dojo to his room, because heaven forbid he wake up in the middle of the night to find me IN MY OWN BED. The horrors. The horrors. I am the worst mom ever for not sitting awake all night in his room.
3:30 AM--Wake up aching, sweaty, and cramped from falling asleep in the rocking chair while waiting for Dojo to fall asleep.
3:30 AM--Collapse, yet again, into bed.
6:30 AM--Weep tears of exhaustion as my kids come and demand I wake up. Except not really, because tears are futile in the face of their FEED ME NOW demands.
7:00 AM--Pretend to sleep on the couch and spin sweet dreams of a well-rested fantasy life. Finally get up and sneak into the kitchen to write a blog post before Dojo screams at me to come and watch Up with him for the five thousandth time.
8:00 AM--Answer the phone as I wrestle with Nayna to get her hair brushed. Find out about an incredible foreign rights deal. Laugh.
8:15 AM--Laugh some more as I pack daughter's lunch.
8:45 AM--Laugh some more.
9:10 AM--Panic as I realize that all of the laughing and dancing leaves me with ten minutes to dress myself and both kids before Nayna needs to be at school.
9:28 AM--Pull into school parking lot just in time, parking my tiny, ten-year-old Kia amidst the Lexuses, Buicks, and BMWs. Consider possible ways to work in my German book deal to conversations, but have only talked to the women next to me twice. No appropriate segue besides, "Hey, little Jonathon looks adorable today bythewayIamgoingtobepublishedinGermany. Do you know anything about the assembly tomorrow?" Decide I ought to have a shirt made, instead.
9:45 AM--Grocery store run for the two items that we inevitably run out of during the week.
10:00 AM--Home with Dojo, starting three hours of pretending like I might be able to write something, but actually just being dragged around by my All-Powerful and Rather Short Overlord. 34 lbs of pure whiny bossiness, that one.
11:00 AM--Finally get a hold of Hot Stuff to tell him about the deal. He's at work and all that ends up getting through is "Deal" and "Germany." He is forced to hang up, unsure whether I was talking about foreign rights or WW2 treaties.
12:00 PM--Realize I never got a chance to shower.
1:00 PM--Pick up Nayna from school.
1:30 PM to 6:00 PM--Count down until Hot Stuff comes home. Actually manage to communicate what happened to him. "Wow. Really, that's amazing. Wow." My thoughts exactly.
6:00 PM--Rush kids into car to go and pick Hot Stuff up from train station. Wish we had more than one car.
6:40 PM--Get home, throw something frozen together for dinner, listen to the kids whine about how they don't like it. At least Dojo didn't throw up again.
7:30 PM--Sit in the rocking chair until Dojo falls asleep.
8:30 PM--Stumble out of Dojo's room, having fallen asleep waiting. Again.
8:30 PM to 11:45 PM--Try to scratch out another chapter. Fail. Miserably.
12:00 AM--Collapse into bed, knowing it'll all start again the next day. But at least I have Germany...
So. Yeah. Did you notice that nowhere did the words flow magically from my fingertips? Turns out even when you have a book deal, writing is still hard, and finding time to write is even harder. And your kids still misbehave, even if you have a book deal (I know! What are they thinking??), and you still have to run errands, and you still have to clean (wait a second, you're thinking, there was nothing about cleaning, to which I respond, shut up, I don't want to talk about it), and you still make crappy dinners that no one, including yourself, wants to eat.
In short, while I think about my book deal constantly and always get warm fuzzies at the thought of my book being a BOOK in the not-too-distant future, life hasn't actually changed that much. It's like my wise friend Natalie said: Don't wait for something out of your control to happen in order to be happy. Start being happy now. Because those things that change your life forever? Well, your life is still your life afterward. It's just your life plus a husband, or a baby, or a book deal, or a chinchilla. (If, however, all you are waiting for to make your life complete is a chinchilla, by all means go buy one today!)
Life in all its monotonies is an awesome thing, and I'm grateful every single day for mine--but next book deal I'm totally holding out for a clause that states I never have to clean again. Now THAT would be life-changing.
36 comments:
- Larissa said...
I think I'm living your life. Except, without the book deal or German book deal. And, I have an extra kid (you want one?).
My first book deal will be used to pay things off, but my second book deal is all going to a maid service. HAHAHAHAHA!
- November 17, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- Marsha Sigman said...
Hysterically funny! I love Hot Stuff not understanding if you were talking about a book deal or WW2 treaties.lol
And of course, trying to work the news into polite small talk. I hope I have that problem some day.
- November 17, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- fairyhedgehog said...
Brilliant post, Kiersten.
Will your book deal pay you enough to get someone in to do the cleaning? Maybe even once a month - just so you don't have to do it yourself as well as everything else. That's a punishing schedule you've got there.
- November 17, 2009 at 9:03 AM
- Kaela said...
Excellent advice, I think I said almost the same thing on an upcoming post.
I'll keep this in mind when I get my major book deal :) It's nice to fantasize that everything will somehow be magically easier after you get the news you're being published. My situation's a little different because I don't have kids, I can't imagine balancing all that!
You are SUPAwoman!
- November 17, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- Patti said...
Great play by play. I've often said that a lot can happen in a year and it does, but rarely does it change your day to day life.
Congrats on Germany.
- November 17, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Patti said...
Great play by play. The only thing that changes when they get older is you have to drive them everywhere at night.
I've often said that a lot can happen in a year, but rarely does your day to day life change.
Congratulations on Germany.
- November 17, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- lotusgirl said...
What? No cleaning lady? That's the whole reason I'm writing. I was planning on paying for a housekeeper out of what I made. One that cooks. This will just not do. I'm going to have to talk to the book writing gods on this one.
You must be totally sleep deprived. Thank goodness that evens out once the kids get a little older.
- November 17, 2009 at 9:19 AM
- sraasch said...
But now you can hire a GERMAN cleaning lady, because once Germany reads your book, you'll be a mega hit and cleaning ladies from all over the country will BEG to clean your house. It happens.
- November 17, 2009 at 9:33 AM
- RKCharron said...
Hi Kiersten :)
I loved this post. The list was fun to read. So normal! :)
Congratulations on the Germany rights selling.
All the best,
- November 17, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- DebraLSchubert said...
That used to be my life, with a little full-time job thrown in for posterity. Now my kids are bigger than me and I have "a life" again. By "a life" I mean, I do what I want when I want (for the most part). Pretty freaking awesome, actually.
Congrats, again, on the German book sale! Along with your agent & Hot Stuff, your kids are very lucky to have you. (Oh, yeah, and laptop. How's he doing, btw? Will you give him a kiss for me? No tongue, just a little peck on the keyboard will do. *smile*)
- November 17, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Renee Collins said...
Ah, the joys. Our days sound so similar! . . . Except that whole part about book deals in Germany. Yeah. Except that. ;)
Great post, though. Wise words.
- November 17, 2009 at 10:51 AM
- Marybeth Poppins said...
I can't help it thought...I'm still kinda looking forward to my life not changing one single bit with a book deal ;)
- November 17, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Kristan said...
LOL. If you'd like, I'd be happy to take the book deal off your hands for a year or two. Give you more time to clean, you know?
- November 17, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Mariah Irvin said...
Take out the kids and the Germany and add the late night papers... sounds like my schedule.
Only there is no car at all.
Huzzah for the warm fuzzies!
- November 17, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- Tara McClendon said...
How do you function? If I tried to keep that schedule, nobody would be happy--and I'd be a cranky zoombie. I'm sending you a virtual pat on the back.
- November 17, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Kiersten White said...
Thank you for (perhaps inaccurately) assuming that I am NOT a cranky zombie.
And, as kind as all of you are to offer, I really, REALLY like the book deals aspects of my life. Those ones = AWESOME.
But really, this was a good day because of one factor: the absence of vomit.
- November 17, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- Kiersten White said...
(Also, the German rights selling probably would have counteracted any vomitage, so really, it was like an UBERgood day.)
- November 17, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- Grimmster24 said...
Maybe a chinchilla IS what I'm missing...hmm.
I heartily enjoy humorous, hour-by-hour timeline writing, by the way. Tried it once for my own experience, and I laughed my butt off!
- November 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM
- Lily Robinson said...
Congrats on the German deal! Happy dance.
You need to take lessons from Mr J... He can squeeze John Deere tractor, three horses, goats, 17 acres and fishing into ANY conversation! He'd have no trouble with German book deal...
- November 17, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- JenE said...
Yeah, I just LOVE it when one of the kids pukes during mealtime. Makes me feel even better about my lack of culinary skills.
And I noticed you wrote that at noon you realized you didn't get a shower. You didn't mention actually fixing that problem. I certainly hope that you did. :)
- November 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Kiersten White said...
No comment.
But I have showered today. Before 9, even!
- November 17, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- Dawn Simon said...
What a great post! Congrats on the German book deal--so exciting! I'd congratulate you in German if I hadn't taken Spanish in high school and college, making it so I actually COULD congratulate you in German. Heck, I can't even congratulate you in Spanish. Um...feliz cumpleanos. Close enough, right? It's the thought that counts. ;)
- November 17, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- CKHB said...
I used to own a chinchilla. Her name was Kenga.
And I also used to fall asleep in my daughter's room waiting for her to fall asleep! Then I got my iPod. I highly recommend this device -- when used surreptitiously (hiding the lit screen and cueing up audiobooks and podcasts ahead of time so that you can press play and stop by touch alone without seeing the menus) it is a most enjoyable and effective bedtime tool.
Okay, I'm off to go try to be a little happier...
- November 17, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- Angie said...
Love the post! Sounds a lot like my days, only I have no book deal. And I have six kids. But hopefully the book deal will happen sometime!
- November 17, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Candice said...
I love the part about your very small, demanding overlord. Isn't that the truth! I guess book deals aren't all sparkles and fairy dust. But like everything we work hard for I imagine it brings a great sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.
- November 17, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- JaneyV said...
This is a brilliant post Kiersten. I am amazed that you have the good humour and time to write a post like this. Every mother among your readers recognizes themselves in this (including the forgetting to shower - or in my case prioritizing twenty minutes more sleep). Best of luck with the German rights. German bookcovers are generally überbrilliant. Amazing artwork!
I'm rooting for you getting a cleaner when the royalties flow in but promise me you'll never buy a big, horrible, showy, gas-guzzly car. I love that you have a Ka.
- November 17, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- Mireyah Wolfe said...
Hey now...UP was an awesome mov--SQUIRREL?! .....ie.
- November 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM
- Lora said...
I loved this post!
So tell me, in your harried days of rushing here and there under the direction of your tiny tyrant, don't you just fantasize about traveling to Germany and seeing your book in a quaint little shop window (or, like, a big ol' Borders in Germany?)?????
- November 17, 2009 at 3:06 PM
- Kiersten White said...
Mireyah, I agree : )
And Lora, heck yes.
I love that you are all voting for me to hire a cleaner...
- November 17, 2009 at 3:07 PM
- ElanaJ said...
Congrats on the book deal! And yes, just because you have one doesn't mean your life is without laundry and dinner and errands and stuff. Don't I know it.
- November 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM
- Lora said...
you sooo deserve a cleaner. every woman with kids does!
I'm a newlywed and clean freak so I don't mind cleaning my sink every single day. When there are diapers and sleep deprivation involved I feel mightily sure that there will be clorox wipes or nothing at all, cleanliness wise!
And Dojo will remember all the time you spent playing with him and reading to him, NOT how immaculate your floors were.
- November 17, 2009 at 6:37 PM
- Allison said...
Awesome post!
(I would gladly watch Up 5000 times.)
- November 17, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- Carrie Harris said...
Chinchillas freak me out. And now that you mention it, I've realized that I don't have that clause either. I stopped cleaning right after I got my book deal, and the minions never showed up.
Guess it's time for me to go clean my shower now.
- November 18, 2009 at 5:36 AM
- Megs said...
What a wise and insanely comforting post. I should bookmark it. Thanks! :) (You know you are amazing, right? 'Cause you are.)
- November 18, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Daisy Whitney said...
Your play by play reminds me of doing my revisions (which were due in 10 freaking days) while attending and speaking at a conference across the country and taking care of flu-ridden kids home sick from school. It was like this:
5 am NYC: Wake up, shower (and make too, darling, bc I'm over 30 and we can't leave house without make!), go to coffee shop until 8 am when conference starts.
8 am -5: Talk to media people, ad people, talk about media and ads, blah, blah, network, and slip into panel sessions, sit in back row and sneak write for 10 minutes every hour!
And so on and on and on...Sometimes I even wrote in cabs...
You gotta do what you gotta do because life keeps coming at you.
- November 19, 2009 at 6:33 AM
- tracythewriter said...
Know I'm late to the party, but congrats, and thanks for this post. Was having a bad day, and you totally put it into perspective. Much appreciated. :-)
- June 4, 2010 at 10:18 AM


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The pang hit me harder than usual. I felt it deep inside. The picture wasn't particularly special. Just another shot along some dusty African road with the ubiquitous acacia tree. I've seen hundreds of those over the years. But what it reminded me of stopped me in my tracks.
Freedom. Another time, both undefined and ephemeral. Another place, so strange and distant but always calling to my human origins.
I was young then. I was searching for meaning. I was searching for identity. I sought connection with every interaction. My daily concerns consisted of meeting my daily needs of food, water, security and shelter. I didn't concern myself with what would come, nor dwelled on what had come before.
I lived for the moment. I had to. There is no other choice when traveling around Africa. It is a continent that requires constant vigilance to survive. Constant threats come in many forms: weather, food, water, insect, animal and not least of all human. Each challenge you overcame or avoided grew your respect for the opportunity of the next day. Nothing could be taken for granted.
Twenty-five years later, I still treasure every moment. Largely because it was such a departure from everything that followed. Although I've returned numerous times in my 20's and 30's, those feelings of freedom haven't accompanied me.
Responsibilities and consideration have filled that void. Husband, father and provider. I chose them willingly. The past and future play an ever present role in every decision I make. As does alway thinking of my family before I think of myself. I wouldn't ever reconsider these decisions, nor do I want to go back. But I'm so thankful they happened. I can draw from that strength of character built then. I can gain perspective from what I learned. I cherish those I met and the memories made.
The destination of your journey matters little. What matters is you journeyed with open eyes and heart. That you appreciated what you saw, who you met, what you ate and how different it was from what you had known. What matters is you learned there are so many ways to live and love, dance and sing. You may, as I did, return to what you had known, to follow a more conventional path. But you do so with a greater awareness. Of yourself. Of the world and what it holds.
I recognize that the world I built since could crumble at any time. It's so easy to take it all for granted. Those persistent efforts for some designed future are fraught with peril. But I will always take solace in knowing that a new journey would await me.


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#3- Jean Claude Van Damme used to have sex with this really bad actress/reality star who has been in the tabloids constantly the past month.
Tori Spelling
Ugly on ugly I hope there is no tapeReplyCancel
My EYES oh dear GawdReplyCancel
I think hes been hit in the head one too many timesReplyCancel
I watched 22 seconds of Kat's Tori breakdown link and asked myself, "What time is mimosa time?" I answered myself, "Right the frick now."ReplyCancel
Huh. Well, I can see why SHE would, Jean Claude Van YummyBuns was quite the dude back in the day, but um, really, JCVYB?ReplyCancel
Did they Both have paper bags over their heads to get through it?ReplyCancel
@7 truth, I couldn't watch the whole thing either. I laughed but it also felt uncomfortable, I can't explain it.ReplyCancel
Huh. This is just, well it's just. An odd hook up indeed. I'm gonna skip the mimosa'a and indulge in my new fave razberitas. We don't have them here in the state of prohibition, so I had a friend bootleg me some and they are just staring at me inviting me to have one.ReplyCancel
Love the Limearitas. Yum. Can't have cuz I started Atkins today.ReplyCancel
@Kat, truly! It was painful, her "breaking down" with the "I'm left with four kids" and then the camera pans to Peepaw Dean. So freaking awkward!ReplyCancel
I love the limearitas too. The strawberry ones are only good over ice though. Have you tried the mango ones? And yeah I am supposed to be doing Atkins next week. So I better drink these 12 packs!ReplyCancel
Ugh Tori—srsly? Who next Vin Bubble Head Diesel?ReplyCancel
Careful TTM. I bet his buns are a Hard Target.ReplyCancel
Whoa, whoa, whoa TNC… nobody needs a Time CopReplyCancel
Ewwwwwwww, I really don't need to have an image of their O faces in my brain.
Each of them believing the other one is lucky to be getting sweaty with them.
Well I don't like to assume Maximum Risk, but with Tori, there truly is No Retreat, No SurrenderReplyCancel
Thanks for the assist Charlie! Makes for a nice Double Impact.ReplyCancel
I agree TTM… As far as I'm concerned Tori is Expendable Too…ReplyCancel
I feel bad for her, though. It seems that all the tabloids are just sharks in the water, all such gross BloodsportReplyCancel
Your comments are doubly expendable.ReplyCancel
It's because she has a Lionheart, TNCReplyCancel
"Sweep the leg, Jean Claude"ReplyCancel
Also because she has Nowhere to Run, Seven. Seems as though she's become Derailed sonehowReplyCancel
Tori Spelling does kind of strike me as a Street Fighter, though.ReplyCancel
I'd say something else, but I fear Seven would sentence me to Sudden Death…ReplyCancel
@TNC, nah, I don't play Assassination Games.ReplyCancel
I just wish she would Knock Off all this reality tv bull and get back to healing her family and focusing on Full Love firstReplyCancel
You're more of a Kickboxer, Seven?ReplyCancel
I actually am a kickboxer! But I tend to keep my friends close, and my Enemies Closer.ReplyCancel
TTM… I think your sentiments are Universal. Soldier on Tori!ReplyCancel
@7-we can Double Team them and I'll be your Second in Command.ReplyCancel
(I'm a Kickboxer 2, btw…)ReplyCancel
Hammer_Girl, great idea! We can even take The Exam and The Quest together!ReplyCancel
We shall battle TNC Until DeathReplyCancel
Can I be the Second in Command??ReplyCancel
Welcome to the Jungle, TNC!ReplyCancel
And we'll see him In Hell!ReplyCancel
I've got 6 Bullets, but only need 1(once this double vision clears up)ReplyCancel
Hang on! All you people wishing for my Death Warrant's some introspection…ReplyCancel
I don't know if I ever told you guys, but I used to be a Legionnaire back in The Hard Corps, I can totally do this! We had SUCH good time back then during basic training, I will remember Monaco Forever. Ah sweet Dragon Eyes with the dreads, that taught me everything I needed to know about everything, Bordering on Shepherding me through it all…ReplyCancel
TTM-it sounds like you will be able to handle an Alien UprisingReplyCancel
I don't think you have those things In Order, but I won't be Breakin' Black Eagles about it.ReplyCancel
That's impressive TTM, but did they teach you the difference between a Cyborg and a Replicant?ReplyCancel
@TNC, that difference was burned up in the Inferno. When The Day of Reckoning comes, we shall all find our Pound of Flesh.ReplyCancel
You guys are right. As much as they taught me (yes, TNC, that was included), I just could never seem to learn Kung Fu. And then. Then. Then I lost my Panda 2. One day,there he was, eating bamboo and then there was an Inferno, the likes of which nobody had ever seen! The townspeople thought it was a U.F. O., it came so fast and from so far! And little Narco, he never stood a chance.ReplyCancel
(That uses up the list I was working from… I'm out…)ReplyCancel
Hammer_Girl & 7, the Last Action Heroe(s)!ReplyCancel
You know what they say, Seven! Keep your friends close and your Enemies Closer! But really, y'all are awesomeReplyCancel
I can't WAIT for a Wesley Snipes or Steven Segal blind!ReplyCancel
Can we put this Episode behind us and be Friends?ReplyCancel
TNC- Go down to Barbarous Street and see if there is a guy named JCVD.ReplyCancel
I'm raising my white flag!!ReplyCancel
Now I'm in the mood to watch some good ol ass kicking action movies.ReplyCancel
@Krystie I don't like any of the other "ritas", just the lime one. They're too sweet to me. And do drink up before you go low carb! Have a 6 pack for me!ReplyCancel
The hardest part about War is the Rememberance of things left unsaid and wrongs un-Justified. Let's just make sure our compassion isn't Missing in Action. For Narco, that poor bamboo-eating bastageReplyCancel
In related news, JeanClaude Van Damme's IMDB views skyrocketed! Also WikipediaReplyCancel
He can do the splits like no other! Bet he showed her some fancy moves that the Deaner only wishes he could doReplyCancel
Lol! Tape. Hell Nah !ReplyCancel
What the whatty what now? Pass the bleach for the eyes, and the vodka for everything else.
Admittedly I was a JCvD fan back in the days of Bloodsport and Kickboxer but the thought of these two pounding the bedsheets is a bit nauseating.
Freaky deaky.ReplyCancel
Good thing I'm reading this horrible visual in the evening avec wine cause if I did this morning, my day wld have been a visual of them bumping lines and trying to grind.
Tho, that ad VD did for the truck commercial made me re think the possibility of his sexiness. That was him riggght?
I'm sure he speaks French with a Belgian accent, but French is his mother tongue, not Dutch, so it's still a French accented English that he speaks. Maybe 'Belgian French accented English' would have been more accurate. I'll try to be overly specific in future, thanks.ReplyCancel
This doesn't bother me at all. This is an activity that that at least temporarily kept him from acting and a woman I have no interest in.ReplyCancel


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The Aquae Sulis Spa features 36 treatment rooms, including 6 facial rooms and 30 rooms reserved for massages and body treatments. There are also two rooms for couple's treatments. Additional spa services include an outdoor hydrotherapy circuit pool with a spa tub, steam room ad sauna, men's and women's locker rooms, men's and women's ritual rooms, a fitness centre, and a spa bout.
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By HARRIET BISHOP
Ever heard of an old duffer? In the dictionary it says that a duffer is one who loafs or sponges on others. A dull, stupid, inefficient person.
That has never been my understanding. My cousin says " Old duffers, geezers, farts, or what have you, are all the same. They come in all colors, sizes, shapes and are over 60 years.
Their main activity is to duff around, give advice, recite experiences, tell tall tales and forget a lot. They are caring, forgiving, loving, mean, spiteful, and forgetful. They are the wisdom of the ages. The fortune tellers and the spirit of America."
I like his definition better and you probably will too.
See I consider myself some what of an old duffer. At least my cousin's idea of a duffer. Especially the geezer part. We can throw the dictionary idea out.
Then of course there is my idea of a duffer. See, I have a little more time on my hands now . That's cuz I'm retired. Yeah, some of us old duffers are retired.
Well, after last night I know I'm an old duffer because I had one of those nights when I couldn't sleep. You guys that work still get tired at night and that chemcial that releases all those endorphins is still plentiful in your body. It kicks in at the right time. You don't have to take medication to release it.
Old duffers roam around at night looking for it. We take medication to release it and we sleep but then we wake up feeling like we took sleeping pills. We have that drugged feeling, We try to regulate it but it seems to elude some of us.
Then of course, old duffers get affected by the moon. If the moon is out I can't sleep. I'm restless as heck. I want to roam around the house and bay at the moon. Just me and the cat, howling at the moon.
So we try to read and we fill the long hours with resting our bones and lie to ourselves about why we can't sleep but the fact of the matter is, we are old duffers!
One thing old duffers have that you young whipper snappers don't have is wisdom. Plenty of it. Too bad you don't listen to us when we try to share our wisdom.
We're smart! We have years and years of wisdom stored up in us. The wisdom of the ages (we got part of it from staying awake all night).
Next time you youngens are around one of us old duffers ,ask us to share our wisdom. We would love to.! You just might learn something.
So your assignment for this week is: hug an old duffer. We like hugs too.
Well, that's my world. Until next time remember: "Only a few years separate you from being a duffer.One day you will look in the mirror and staring back at you will be, "an old duffer."


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The American Family Association, a top conservative Christian organization, emailed members today with a dire warning that, within 50 years, Christians will be treated like African Americans during the Jim Crow era.
In an email entitled �What will religion look like in the year 2060?�, the AFA warned about the coming onslaught against Christians, who currently make up over three-quartersof Americans. The group�s predictions include that Christians will be brutally discriminated against like blacks in the Civil Rights Era, government will take children from parents at birth, and any city with �Saint� or other loosely-religious ...
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Spoiler!White eh? To give such a powerful Hollow a pet name is quite funny, and really Aizen, there was no reason to explian the irony of his name, anyone with half a brain would get the joke XP
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Spoiler!White eh? To give such a powerful Hollow a pet name is quite funny, and really Aizen, there was no reason to explian the irony of his name, anyone with half a brain would get the joke XP
Aggravate, Anger, and Piss off
Masaki is just great. Smart too but her tactics are risky...
Aizen loves trolling as always. He even makes better use of urahara's inventions...just like with the hougkyoku. It's like Urahara projects things just to let Aizen use thhem later on for his trolling
And wHen he saw masaki, a quincy, it was the first time I saw him so excited!
Now I expect ryuken to show up and they'll probably assist Isshin. If auntie doesen't give her pemission then i see Urahara popping out from nowhere and taking isshin at the store.
lol Tousen getting all OCD...
- Boom headshot!
- In any case so she was bit by a hollow and like a vampire she took on some of its traits which passed on to Ichigo.
- Aizen was correct in his boasting that he knew about Ichigo before he was even born.
Fire type
What chakra type are you?
Interesting, I knew there was something special about this particular hollow for Aizen to come in and get involved personally and risk blowing his cover. A hollow(note NOT an arrancar yet) created from the soul of a shinigami as apposed to a human. This isn't just blurring the line between hollow and shinigami as with the vaizards, they somehow got a shinigami soul to completely turn into a hollow. Imagine if it had be then hollowfied... it'd be well... full blown hollow Ichigo I guess haha... but with intelligence.
I also found the comments about Isshin's bankai very interesting. Apparently his bankai may be similar in effect to what Ichigo's is as his also takes an huge toll on his body. That move that Isshin pulled was also cool, spitting his blood and it lighting on fire... though why not just fire off a GT? Hmm...
Anyone willing to take bets whether or not Masaki used Blut Vein there at the end to somewhat diminish the hollow's attack? I mean c'mon, shinigamis were getting torn in half by that sucker...
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Damn Masaki is just badass. No hesitation at all.
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I wonder about that Shinigami's soul, who was it ? The Captain and VC-class warriors didn't seem this strong after being hollowified.
By white, do they mean that he was a pure innocent boy Shinigami before being turned into a hollow or what ?
One wound and you can't use your bankai... that's quite inconvenient. In Bleach they usually use Bankai when they are half dead (not counting Ichigo and Hitsugaya who spams it). Then again, Ichigo used his Bankai with his tattered body and was crushed by it's soul pressure, so maybe it's always risky to use it ? Or is it more that the enemy's reiatsu is left within the wound and it disturbs his power (similar how Orihime couldn't heal Ichigo's wound because of Ulq's reiatsu in there ?) ?
I think that Aizen knew about Fullbringers, but he has never seen one born from a Quincy, probably. The moment he noticed a female Quincy, he might have been aiming for it.
BTW, is the fact that Whity is right handed, the only reason he didn't use his left bladed arm to attack Masaki ? It was clearly killing Shinigami to kill, not to eat, but when a Human came, he bitted it...
Wow talk about spoils......aizen took urahara's invention....now we know how urahara surprise aizen and almost slashed his face hehe........
The black hollow - alias "White"(shiro) lol sounds like a one piece name...
1) This hollow was made by aizen's experiments
2) This hollow was created base on a shinigami soul(who's shinigami soul)?
Apparently isshin can't go bankai if he is not at full health maybe even full power..... his bankai takes too much toll on his body... hm i wonder what it is......and isshin has some interesting technique were he uses his blood like a gasoline to fire an even larger flame attack.....its kinda like grand ray cero, were the espadas use there blood...... Now we can see how ichigo's hollow traits comes from..... and man masaki is physically strong for a quincy woman.... she was able to stop a rushing "white" using her body like a bait(fishing)..... and then proceeded to blow the hollows head..... is it really dead? i think "white" is still alive.... what's the purpose of ryuken coming to the rescue with his reishi armor if there is no more fight.... and lol at aizen's face when he saw masaki... its as if fate showed her the way to aizen's "just as planned" ichigo birth of the greatest specimen hehe
There are more things in heaven and earth then is dreamt of in your philosophy
I'm more interested in who was the original shinigami soul that was used for white. Wonder if its someone from history or some random new character that's going to be introduced...and interesting point on bankai where most ppl use it when they are half dead already and yet isshin takes 1 cut and he can't use it...n i just realised...does this make isshin a pedo lol since masaki is still only a late teen?
I really liked how Isshin used his blood to attack and makes me wonder if all his attacks is like that if the bankai takes such a toll on his body.


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Every summer wardrobe needs a casual wedge sandal, and the Rocket Dog Karisma is the perfect choice! With a delicate ankle strap and cute bow detail, these darling demi wedges are sure to sweeten your style.
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"I should've paid more attention to the ankle strap when ordering. This shoe will probably be ok if you're not walking much, but the way the ankle strap is designed, the stress/weight of your foot is not distributed very evenly so it will pull on the back. Since I have to walk a mile to work everyday, it won't work for me."
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People have been decorating with ceramic and clay tile for centuries. It's a building material as ancient as the clay harvested from the Nile River and as futuristic as the thermal glass used to protect today's space shuttles. But while tile is as durable as the centuries and as hi-tech as NASA, it's also beautiful, decorative and can now be as personal as you choose on both wall and floor applications.
Ceramic tiles have a unique place in history. They were the first practical but decorative products to become an everyday part of the home environment. Today, almost every home has some tile and the advent of transferring printing onto earthenware has brought quality, decoration and design to tile.
As early as the 4th century BC, ceramic tiles were used to decorate houses in Egypt. Clay bricks were dried beneath the sun and the first glazes were blue in color as the copper they contained transformed in the heat. According to Robert Wilson of the Ceramic Tile Institute of America, it's the durability and affordability of tile that made it a popular material.
Clay is found just about everywhere, he said. Since the first tiles were produced, little has changed about the process. Yes, a lot of wealthy people had quite intricate mosaic floors, but clay tiles were readily available for roofs and floors.
The first decorative tiles to appear in Colonial North America were imported from England, after the British reportedly high-jacked the technology from the Dutch. But while tiles were available in the colonies, they were too expensive for utilitarian purposes and where therefore found almost exclusively in the homes of the wealthy.
Today, however, ceramic tiles are used in an almost infinite number of ways throughout the world, and you don't have to consider yourself wealthy to own them or even to find a tile artist who can easily create unique masterpieces for your home.
At the Savage, Maryland studios of Big Blue Heaven Hand Painted Ceramic Tiles, artist Pamela McNay says business is brisk. This highly skilled decorative tile artist works directly with her customers to create one-of-a-kind tile works to compliment the décor of her customer's home.
McNay says her work, which is surprisingly affordable, empowers her customers to use tiles to convey any look they want to see in their homes. Instead of the standard factory made designs, custom tiles let the customer use their imagination and come up with something completely original. "I like the process of collaborating with my customers and then coming up with a design that is completely unique for their homes."
Not just for bathrooms anymore
For the past twenty years we have been in the midst of a renaissance of ceramic arts, involving the enhancement of fired clay surfaces of practically every imaginable description. Tile artists and artisans, most working from their own studios or in small factory settings, produce their own decorative tiles by hand or who create unique relief work, either free-standing or more often for the wall, that serve to bring tile's beauty throughout our homes.
McNay says her tile works run the gamut. From a design of one or two painted tiles to mark a special event like the birth of a child to murals of over a hundred tiles. "We even frame designs or use tiles to create mirrors that become the focal point of any room," she said.
Finding the rock of ages
For antique buffs, decorating can also be an adventure. Just ask Charlie Smallbone. He spends most of his time traveling throughout Europe, China, India, Latin America and the Middle East examining tiles reclaimed from temples, chateaux, country houses and Roman courtyards for antique tiles and mosaics.
Smallbone is the founder of Paris Ceramics, a London-based company which has been instrumental in raising awareness of the beauty, durability and affordability of antique tiles.
"This business gets me into some interesting places visiting different cultures," said Smallbone, an Englishman whose company has showrooms in the United States and London.
Smallbone has brought back antique flagstones ranging in color from light beige to dark silvery grey from France's Burgundy region, which, after wine, is known for its hard stone; centuries-old Jerusalem stone from the West Bank; and a white marble floor, comprised of random-sized slabs, from an Andalusian monastery. The antique flooring is acquired from architectural salvagers -- and with the blessing of local authorities.
Smallbone said antique tile flooring offers history, as well as the aesthetic beauty of floors that have become smooth with centuries of foot traffic and scrubbings with soap and water.
"Reproductions can look very close to antique tiles," he said. "But the antique has a color and a texture from years of wear and tear that can't be replicated completely by machine or by hand."
Whether your preference for wall or floor tile is old or new, Big Blue Heaven's McNay says today's tile artists have taken this ancient technique to a whole new edge. "They're not just your mother's decorative tiles any more," she said.


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Whether you're styling for the workweek or weekend, this bebe watch is sure to keep you right on schedule. Features rhinestone encrusted square dial and chunky links. Try it with stacked bracelets in different shades of metal.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College's first building at the Newtown Campus on Newtown Pike has recently been awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
According to the U.S. Green Building Council website, "LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices."
Some features of the Newtown Classroom Building that helped earn LEED Gold Certification are:
"The opportunity for KCTCS and BCTC to achieve a Gold Level LEED Certification on our recently opened Newtown Campus classroom building was made possible by the hard work of our design and construction teams. The energy efficient design and the many sustainability related features incorporated into the building will allow BCTC to provide a great atmosphere for our students for many years to come," said Rob Knight, BCTC Dean of Operations.
The four-story, 92,240 square foot building opened to students for the Fall 2013 semester and houses number of programs including: Film Studies: Script to Screen, Information Management and Design, Criminal Justice, Computer and Information Technologies, Business Management and Marketing, along with several others.
According to the USGBC website, the Newtown Classroom Building is one of only six Gold certified buildings in Lexington, and the first LEED certified building in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
The building was also recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of the Better Buildings Challenge in the fall.
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E-5 Larry Edward Carter of Green River, Utah served as a radio dispatch for heavy artillery and forward observer for the 7th 15th Infantry in 1969-1970 in the Vietnam War.
He recalls being stationed in three different locations during his duty Pleiku, Plucat, and LZ (landing zone) up lift at the DMZ. His comment about the war was "sad situation and very weird war." In recalling his return home he said that it took months before he even felt that he was home. Ten years later he said that he still expected to be called back at any time. He never felt like he was discharged from that terrible memory. When he was shipped out of the base in Seattle, Wash., he was told to keep his head down because he should never be sent due to his 0 negative blood type which was so rare that he wouldn't have a chance if he was injured. During this war the United States lost 58,226 soldiers with more than 153, 303 wounded. The other small factor that was over looked was that he would make the third son that was being sent to serve in Vietnam during the same time period. What really was the hardest part of being in Vietnam was that it felt like a waste of time, and no one that he served with had any idea what the reason was for them being there. When the United States pulled out and all those who had served realized that through all the sacrifice nothing had changed many became resentful and felt used and abused. "It is still hard to talk about Vietnam because there was such strange stuff that happened." He recalled the day he observed one of his fellow soldiers unloading a white phosphorus shell and saw him drop it, and when the dust settled it was like he never existed he just disappeared. Now that is tough to forget, and the truth be known you never do.
The other knowledge that comes to one some 37 years later is that Agent Orange is another silent weapon that is destroying lives even today. Some 250,000 soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange, and about 1,800 were actually compensated for the after affects of that chemical. Just lately facts about the degree of problems with those 250,000 are starting to surface. Some 18 years ago he was told that he had symptoms of Agent Orange, but was also told that in his lifetime nothing would be acknowledged or done to help those in need. Lucky for this soldier it has recently been discovered that spina bifida in children of veterans exposed to Agent Orange has been identified as side effect of the herbicide. It is good to report that none of this soldier's children had that illness. The one thing that he said with strong emotion is that he wouldn't want to go back and wouldn't let his kids go fight in a war like Nam. He wanted to share that the people in Vietnam for the most part were very nice and they treated the American soldiers better than those in his own country. The way they treated each other as a people made it even harder to understand the reason for being there. He did witness very small children being killed and that was the hardest thing to see and it is hard to get those memories to go away.
Now some 30 years later he is being told about post traumatic stress disorder which is now much more clearly understood as a complex psychiatric problem that almost all of the veterans from Vietnam are dealing with. He recalls a situation where being in a restaurant with a friend in Vegas and having a table of Vietnamese sitting next to them where they were all speaking Vietnamese and he became deathly sick and had to leave without finishing his meal.
All this time he didn't understand why he would experience these times of break down, and now through gaining better understanding he realizes that he had post traumatic stress which was triggered due to the language being spoken. E-5 Larry Edward Carter served his country well and was honorably discharged in October 1970. Thank you for your service we deeply appreciate your sacrifice and dedication.


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Since June 1985, Discovery Channel has brought you to the ends of the earth, capturing some of the worlds most remarkable moments on film and uncovering the wonders under the water. Embark on your own adventures in this special Discovery Channel t-shirt. The super-soft deep purple t-shirt features a blue whales tale and The Discovery Channel logo and reads Since 1985. Like Discovery Channel, this graphic shirt will never go out of style.
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With an exemplary display of high quality, Giuseppe Zanotti footwear embodies creativity and style. You can expect nothing less than luxurious perfection when you slip into this lace pump.
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"I got the lace version and the red nubuck version of this shoe. I liked both, but the red is more versatile. If you have a fancy event, the lace would be perfect because it is really dressy on. Also, it appears a little more grey in person, I thought it would be more black. As it's Italian, I go 1/2 size up from American sizing. I kept the red, but the grey/black lace went back, since I don't have any special events in the future."
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Under This Unbroken Sky (Paperback)
September 2009 Indie Next List
"Set in 1938 in the unforgiving northern Canadian prairie, this debut novel is the story of a Ukrainian immigrant and his family, who find another ruthless war to fight. Mitchell weaves a haunting debut story with characters that sit in your soul, poignantly exposing their love and betrayal, strength and frailty. A stellar piece of storytelling that has you from beginning to end."
— Helen Markus, HearthFire Books of Evergreen, Evergreen, CO
Spring 1938. After nearly two years in prison for the crime of stealing his own grain, Ukrainian immigrant Teodor Mykolayenko is a free man. While he was gone, his wife, Maria; their five children; and his sister, Anna, struggled to survive on the harsh northern Canadian prairie, but now Teodor a man who has overcome drought, starvation, and Stalin's purges is determined to make a better life for them. But the family's hopes and newfound happiness are short-lived when Anna's rogue husband, the arrogant and scheming Stefan, unexpectedly returns, stirring up rancor and discord that will end in violence and tragedy.
Shandi Mitchell has woven an unbearably suspenseful story, rich with fiery conflict, written in a language of luminous beauty and clarity.
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"A magnificent novel. . . . A powerhouse of a debut that grips from start to finish."
-Steven Galloway, author of the The Cellist of Sarajevo
"Unforgettable. . . . Mitchell's extraordinary rendering of human suffering is matched by her ability to give powerful imaginative shape to the will to survive, to care for others, and to forgive the most brutal of trespasses."
-Janice Kulyk Keefer, author of The Ladies' Lending Library
"Remarkable. . . . Mitchell's harrowing story delivers an unforgettable literary tribute to an immigrant people and their struggle. The lyrical style, the riveting historical material, and the treatment of prejudice make the novel a great book-club choice."
-Booklist (starred review)
"[An] unflinching debut. . . . There's a love for the land and the immigrant spirit throughout the book. This is one of the finest novels I have read this year—a lyrical, evocative tale of pioneer life from an immensely talented debut author."
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"Utterly gripping. Epic in scope, this tale of family feuds, violence and hardship follows the fortunes of Theo Mykolayenko, a Ukrainian survivor of Stalin's labour camps who starts a new life in the harsh Canadian Prairies. . . . Beautifully pitched and unsentimental in execution. Brilliant."
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Tremor Soothe
Calm Involuntary Tremors, Shaking, and Muscle Spasms With Our All-Natural Supplement
This all-natural tincture blends lemon balm, lavender, and passionflower, herbs known for their calming properties, to help relieve involuntary muscle spasms, shaking hands, twitches, and tremors, also referred to as familial tremors. These herbs help soothe your nervous system without the use of over-the-counter drugs, controlling muscle spasms safely and effectively without harmful side effects. Mix 20 drops of this lemony-tasting tincture in water, and take three times daily for the best results. Works quickly to bring harmony and balance to your brain and nervous system. Non-habit-forming. 2 oz. bottle.
- Works quickly to calm and balance the nervous system
- 100% safe, non-addictive herbal-based remedy
- Concentrated tincture with a great lemony flavor
Tremor Soothe
Safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding not established.
Proprietary Formula: Lemon Balm (leaves), Lavender (flower),
Passionflower (aerial parts)
Other Ingredients: Vegetable Glycerin, Deionized Water
Dilute 20 drops in a small glass of water and sip slowly or drop directly into the mouth 3 times a day.
Shelf Life: 2yrs


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