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TAMPA - In late April, Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes barged into his wife's middle school classroom at lunchtime.
He was so irate that she ran to get the principal and a deputy, who banned Dukes from the property, records show.
His wife, who said she fears for her life, sought a restraining order and told the court it was the latest in a string of outbursts by the 22-year-old rookie player.
Dukes' wife, NiShea Gilbert, 26, a teacher at Beth Shields Middle School in Ruskin, told the court in another filing that her husband threatened to kill her and sent a photo of a handgun to her cell phone.
She played the St. Petersburg Times a voice mail message she said was from Dukes:
"You dead, dawg," says an angry voice. "I ain't even bulls-------. Your kids, too."
Dukes is in his first season with the Devil Rays, and his eight home runs the most by any AL rookie speak to his professional promise.
But Dukes' personal life is a mess. Twice in the last month, the wife of the Tampa product and former Hillsborough High standout has filed requests for protection against him. A court hearing is May 30.
"I just don't think I should live in fear," said Gilbert. "When (the Rays) go out of town, I come home. When they're at home, I go stay with my mother. I shouldn't have to live like that because he's a baseball player."
Dukes, when approached after batting practice, declined to discuss the allegations.
"I'm just going to play ball, that's it," he said. "I've got to go. I've got a video game to finish."
He referred to a statement provided by Rick Vaughn, team vice president.
"The end of our marriage is a personal matter for my wife and me," the statement reads. "Out of respect for my family, especially my children, I wish to keep our proceedings private."
Andrew Friedman, the team's executive vice president of baseball operations, said he was aware of the marital strife, but he knew nothing about allegations of threats.
"I think it's premature to comment on it," he said. "This is the first that we've heard of it. The only knowledge we had was that this was a messy divorce. But obviously not the extent that she's stating."
After the school incident, Gilbert filed a request for a restraining order. It was dropped when she missed a court hearing. She filed a second request Thursday.
In it, she said she missed the hearing because one of her children was in the hospital. She said she has received other death threats in recent weeks, including the message she says Dukes left May 2 on her phone.
Here's what the voice on the machine says:
"Hey, dawg. It's on, dawg. You dead, dawg. I ain't even bulls-------. Your kids too, dawg. It don't even matter to me who is in the car with you. N-----, all I know is, n-----, when I see your m-----f------- a-- riding, dawg, it's on. As a matter of fact, I'm coming to your m-----f------ house."
She also says Dukes called her and told her to check her cell phone.
He sent a text message with a photo of a handgun, she said.
"Elijah continues to call me telling me he is going to kill me and texting me pictures of a gun," she wrote in her request to the court. "I am scared for my life and my kids life."
However, Gilbert did not call police about those threats, saying she saw the restraining order as an "alternative" way of protecting herself.
"People kept telling me it would mess up his career," said Gilbert, who said both family and friends told her not to press charges against Dukes.
But deputies have been called four times to deal with the couple's domestic issues, said Hillsborough sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter.
In 2003, Gilbert accused Dukes of throwing a remote control at her. In April 2004, she accused him of harassing phone calls. Later that year, she said he hit her with a soda can, threw a glass candy bowl and ripped a phone cord out of the wall when she tried to call 911. In August 2006, deputies arrested Gilbert, accusing her of scratching her husband's back during an argument. The charge was dropped in September.
Court records show that Dukes was sentenced to probation in February 2005 for a charge of domestic battery. They also show that Gilbert received a yearlong restraining order against Dukes in October 2004. But the incident involved in those cases was unclear Tuesday.
In October 2005, another Tampa woman, Carla Bryant, the mother of one of Dukes' children, filed for a domestic violence restraining order against Dukes. A judge ordered that he stay away from her for a year. Bryant claimed Dukes threatened her over the phone.
Dukes was ordered to attend an anger management course.
Reached Tuesday, Bryant declined to say why she filed for protection. She said she was "going through complicated issues" at the time. Her grandfather was ailing. Dukes was trying to be more involved in their daughter's life.
"We've resolved an issue that we probably could have dealt with ourselves," Bryant said. "As far as anything domestic, I haven't had any altercations with him recently, and anything in the past, I'd like to leave it there."
The pair have a daughter. Bryant had no complaints about Dukes' treatment of the child.
Four women have gone to court seeking child support from Dukes. In all four cases, the court found Dukes was the father, meaning he has at least five children by four women. Two of those women were pregnant at the same time, giving birth in 2003 within eight days of each other.
Gilbert met Dukes when she was a student in 2003 at the University of South Florida. She filed for child support in March 2004 after the couple's first child was born. He was ordered to pay $222.26 a month.
During her second pregnancy, she sought and won a yearlong restraining order against him. A judge ordered him to attend a certified batterers' intervention program and substance abuse evaluation.
She noticed little improvement in his behavior, she said.
After the child was born, Dukes proposed. The couple married Feb. 27, 2006. They have a 3-year-old son and a daughter nearly 2.
Life only got more frustrating after the marriage, she said.
"We went to the courthouse in Brandon and got married and things have gone downhill ever since," she said. "My life has been turned upside down since I've been dealing with him."
Gilbert once filed for divorce but changed her mind. Now, she says she plans to file for divorce again.
On April 30, Gilbert was in her classroom at Shields Middle School when she heard a banging on the door. Her students were at lunch. Another teacher answered the door.
"It was Elijah (my husband) coming toward me at my desk stating he was going to beat my a-- and kill me," Gilbert wrote in her request for a restraining order.
Dukes later left the room and walked through the school's halls, she wrote. Gilbert and her co-worker ran to the school's front office.
"I told them to get the deputy because he was acting out of his mind," she said in an interview. "I told them, 'Just have him escorted off. I don't want him to go to jail. Just make him leave.' "
Deputy Theresa Montaldo tried to calm him down. When principal Tom Scott arrived, he admonished Dukes, Gilbert said.
Dukes was ordered to leave campus. "Estranged wife is employee," the trespass warning reads. "He came to see her very irate."
Dukes, who grew up in Sulphur Springs, saw his father convicted of second-degree murder when he was 11. Elijah Dukes Sr. received a 20-year prison sentence for shooting a man who sold his wife $100 worth of fake crack cocaine.
Dukes, who makes the major-league minimum $380,000, is considered one of the best all-around athletes on the Rays, with a mix of speed and power that some scouts predict could make him one of the game's top players. He made the jump to the majors this season and earned some playing time, then took over as the starting centerfielder when Rocco Baldelli was injured last week.
Before he moved up to the major leagues, Dukes had on-field confrontations last season with a coach and a teammate while with Devil Rays' Triple-A affiliate Durham. He was suspended for 30 games.
Dukes was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession during a traffic stop on Jan. 15. A hearing is scheduled for June 4.
"He's trying to act like he's made a change," Gilbert said. "He's made no changes. He's gotten worse. He says that since he plays baseball, 'No one can f--- with me.' "
Dukes' agent, Scott Pucino, questioned Gilbert's motives in making allegations against the athlete.
"I don't know those to be true," Pucino said. "I do know I think she is clearly using the media to leverage this divorce proceeding. There's money involved, and unfortunately she's going to the media."
But Pucino and the Devil Rays both say Dukes' behavior has improved.
"He has made a lot of strides, but obviously this is something that certainly requires our attention," Friedman, of the Rays, said.
Times researchers Cathy Wos and John Martin and staff writers Marc Topkin and Kevin Graham contributed to this report.
Wife of Tampa Bay star 'living in fear' after threats
TAMPA - In late April, Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes barged into his wife's middle school classroom at lunchtime.


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- 1-1/2 cups salsa
- 2/3 cup honey
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- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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- 1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
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- In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Pour 1-1/2 cups into a large resealable plastic bag; add the chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.
- Drain and discard marinade from chicken. Place the chicken in an 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with reserved marinade.
- Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 179° Remove chicken and keep warm.
- In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir in pan juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with chicken. Yield: 6 servings.
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LOL. The Red Wings didn't tank. Any series that close is basically a coin toss.
they let the crossbar, stolen puck and rookie mistakes job them. Ah not to mention blowing a 2 game lead ! one break my tail end
You're right. It was a blowout. The Red Wings never had a chance.
Beer you apologize for all of our sport teams.
Grand Rapids kids are 1 win away from the Calder Cup. Wings future looks bright.
Griffins lose back-to-back home games in the finals and series now shifts back to Syracuse with Grand Rapids still one win away from the cup.
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Griffins win the Calder Cup. Expect several players in Detroit next season.
Congrats to the Chicago BlackHawks with an amazing win last night for the Stanley Cup!! Too bad its a damn shame that 90% of the black folk in Chicago dont even know they HAVE a hockey team!
Begrudgingly agree. Pres Cup and Stanly, no problems. Wings TANKED ! Bruins melted down in 3rd.
Scotty Bowman strikes again...
What was more impressive, Blackhawks coming back from down 3-1 and beating the Red Wings, or scoring the tying and Cup clinching goals 17 seconds apart with only minute left in the game. They toyed with Red Wings for seven games before taking the series it in the end and then toyed with Bruins for 59 minutes of game six before taking the Cup. The favored and best team during the season came back to win like they were supposed to....just like Heat
Either way, Hawks or Bruins - stoked that an Org-6 team won and not someone like the Carolinaheim Bluepreditors.
Disagree Ball, any city that can get there can take it. WINGS GOT BLOWN OFF ICE 3 GAMES IN A ROW. Bhawks bad dudes.
Like I said Black Hawks toyed with Wings spotting them a 3 -1 lead before restoring order.
You contradict yourself and you truly don't understand hockey. Game 6 was a 1-point decision that was tied after 2 periods. Game 7 went overtime. These are not blowouts.
That's right Beer, but you miss the big picture.
Wings had a lead after 2 in game 6, but it doesn't change the context. Chicago got a fortunate bounce, that's what decided that series.
...Yup. HERE'S the big picture: 11 Stanley Cups 5 Stanley Cups
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - In front of the largest crowd at the Kress Center this season, the No. 25/RV Green Bay women's basketball team clinched at least a share of a 15th consecutive regular season Horizon League title, the longest active streak in Division I women's basketball. The Phoenix defeated Valparaiso 80-38 to improve to 22-2 and 12-0 in conference play. The Crusaders dropped to 9-16 and 4-8 in the Horizon League.
Green Bay opened a dominating first half on an 18-2 run, led by redshirt sophomore Megan Lukan (Barrie, Ontario) who topped her previous season high of 13 points with 16 first-half points-single-handedly outscoring the Crusaders in the first 20 minutes. Lukan, who entered the game with seven three's on the season, hit her first of four on the afternoon with 10:37 remaining in the first half, pushing the lead to 23-7.
Lukan helped push the lead to 21 points when she found Breannah Ranger (Skokie, Ill.) in the post for a 30-9 advantage with 6:11 left in the half. Ranger finished the game with 11 points and 10 rebounds, her second double-double of the season and of her career.
Redshirt freshman Taylor Thomas (Wausau, Wis.) tied her career high with two free throws late in the opening frame, giving Green Bay a 39-13 lead at the break. In addition to Lukan outscoring the Crusaders in the first half, the Phoenix held the visiting team to just 3-29 from the field-good for a 10.3 percent mark.
Valparaiso opened the second half on a 6-2 run with a layup and three from Shaquira Scott and a three from Charae Richardson, cutting Green Bay's lead to 41-21. Senior Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) sparked a 7-0 run in response, hitting a jumper off a diving pass from fellow senior Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.).
With exactly nine minutes remaining, Lukan completed a three-point play to give her 22 points on the afternoon, breaking her previous career high of 20 points set in last year's Horizon League Tournament Championship game against Detroit. The play also sparked a 13-0 run over the next five minutes, helping the Phoenix extend the lead to 68-34.
With 1:19 remaining, Ranger grabbed her 10th board of the game to notch her second double-double this season. On the ensuing possession redshirt freshman Ellen Edison (Maple Grove, Minn.) found freshman Brionna Barnett (Elkhart, Ind.) for three, putting all Green Bay players in the scoring column on the day.
Redshirt junior Sam Zastrow (Algoma, Wis.) tied her career high with five points after she hit two free throws late in the game, sealing the 80-38 win.
With the victory, Green Bay has won 17 straight games, good for fifth-all time in program history for consecutive regular-season wins. The win also marks the 16th time this season Green Bay has held an opponent under 50 points, and the fifth time an opponent has failed to reach 40 points. Green Bay held the Crusaders to just 21.2 percent from the field in the contest, setting a season-low for an opponent field goal percentage.
Lukan paved the way to victory with 22 points, while Eichler and Ranger joined her in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Redshirt senior Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) went 4-5 for eight points on her birthday, while Ritchie and Zastrow each had five points.
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Some of these files were in work for some time and now it's time to see the light. Because I'm not a professional draftsman, my files shows only the basic shapes and measurements, but I think this is more than enough to see the full picture. So, here are the files...
Boba Fett boot plate with spikes:
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Boba Fett upper and lower jetpack hooks:
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The front plate attachment method is purely my speculation in lack of better proofs. The variant version is the one that most of the fan made hooks are based. The screw with nut is also an approximated drawing, but I based most of the values using the screw head diameter seen on the upper hooks.
Boba Fett ESB hero/Pre-Pro #3 wookie braids (present on the ROTJ SE suit too in poor state):
Note that these measurements are approximated and are not set in stone. Read more info about the ESB Hero/Pre-Pro #3 wookie braids here ==> Need advice on black and grey braids please - Post #5
Boba Fett armor attachment method with measurements:
Here is an example of a plastic fastener and a brass grommet:
Notice: I will not post my ESB ammo belt and ammo pouch templates to not interfere with StrumFett's awesome project (read more here ==> Tutorial: Ammo Belts v2), instead I shared my work with him to use it in his great project.
That's it for now.
Have fun!


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Awhile back, you talked about the beta version of Internet Explorer 7, but I haven't heard much since then. What's the up and coming news on this?
That's a very good question! I'm sure several of you have been wondering about this very same thing, haven't you? Maybe some of you tried the different beta versions Microsoft offered and even though you've been using it for some time now, you may still not know what the latest news is on it. Well, I'm here to inform you about that, so read on!
The newest version of IE is called Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1). It was just recently released for public availability and it seems to be going pretty well. Now, don't be confused. This isn't the final release of IE 7. All of the beta versions and so on up to this point have just been Microsoft's way of improving the final program. With the RC1, they are hoping that Web developers, enthusiasts and IT professionals will finish up their testing and prepare their environments for the final release of IE 7.
Microsoft said that they are confident that with the help from the above mentioned, Web sites and applications will be updated and fully compatible with the new version. Some of the improvements that are supposed to come along with IE 7 are better performance, stability, security and more application compatibility. There have also been changes in the user interface, some CSS platform changes and there has been increased language support. For example, RC1 is available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Finnish, German and Japanese.
Also, if you've been using the other beta versions of IE 7, don't worry about uninstalling those. RC1 has an automatic uninstall feature for any prior versions. This is just another thing Microsoft included in order to have easier installation of the final version. One more thing! If you're worried about getting updates with IE 7, don't sweat it! As soon as the final version is released, there will be high priority updates thanks to the already functioning Automatic Updates feature.
If all of this sounds good to you and you're ready to move on up in the IE 7 world, you can download the RC1 here. It's available for all Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 users. You're also encouraged to leave your feedback so Mircrosoft can continue to build the best Internet Explorer for you.
The final version of Internet Explorer 7 is scheduled for release later this year, so get ready!
~ Erin


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I'm a YA lit addict and I cannot lie. I think that some of the best fiction today is young adult. Though I've traditionally written horror novels, my latest book is about gender identity. The title is Cevin's Deadly Sin. It's the story of a hetero, teen cross-dresser: his struggles with first love, self-identity and bullying during his senior year in a small, Florida town. Cevin thinks that moving to Tilapia, Florida town is the worst thing that ever happened to him
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Join Bobbi in her world, and escape into love and menages. The worst that could happen is you might enjoy yourself.
Rachel Brimble is British and lives near the famous Georgian city of Bath, England. She is a multi-published, multi-sub genre romance author currently writing contemporary romance for Harlequin Superromance and Victorian romance for eKensington. Her stories are sexy, romantic, often tense stories of love and suspense, steeped in atmosphere and emotion. She loves writing British characters in a British setting but for the US market - her Templeton Cove series with Harlequin Superromance is set in the fictional seaside town on the coast of England. The series is the first in the line to be set in the UK and has so far been contracted for five consecutive books.
Carol Burnside is an award-winning romance author with her own second-chance-at-love story. Five of her novel length manuscripts have placed in numerous RWA chapter contests and won five, including the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence. She loves emotional reads with steamy sex and happy endings, so that's what she writes. As Annie Rayburn, she writes speculative fiction, erotic romances. Grab your favorite cuppa and come on in. She loves to hear from her readers and talk about books.
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My home is on the beautiful island of Anglesey on the west coast of North Wales with my family. I am extremely close to all my family members and enjoy spending time with them. I am the proud mother of two grown up *children* My daughter Emma is a primary school teacher and my son Christopher is part of the family business. Anglesey has been my home since the age of eleven after moving here with my mum and dad and three sisters from Scotland.
Whether you want sweaty sex or sweet romance, She's written just the thing for you. Savannah Chase started putting pen to paper as a young schoolgirl. Music inspired her to write lyrics, which eventually turned into stories. Her stories have gotten better, longer and so much more erotic as the years passed. She is a hopeless romantic who believes that everyone has a soul mate. Savannah is a member of the Romance Writers of America, Toronto Romance Writers, and Erotic Authors Association. For more information about her and her work check out her official site.
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Lauren Clark is the author of Stay Tuned and Dancing Naked in Dixie. She writes contemporary novels set in the Deep South; stories sprinkled with sunshine, suspense, and secrets.
A former TV news anchor, Lauren adores flavored coffee, local book stores, and anywhere she can stick her toes in the sand. Her big loves are her family, paying it forward, and true-blue friends. Check out her website.
Hi and welcome to my Coffee Time Romance Corner. Do you have your cup? Cream or sugar? Pull up your chair and let's chat. I write contemporary romance novels. Delicious SEALs, a sexy as sin mob boss and his henchmen, and swoon worthy detectives are what you'll come across in my little spot. Besides a lover or romance novels myself, you may find mention of penguins because I am slightly obsessed, chocolate because I'm addicted, and sports because I'm a fanatic. So jump right in and enjoy! I'd love to chat with you.
Caroline Clemmons is an Amazon bestselling and award-winning author of numerous historical and contemporary western romances. She lives just north of Fort Worth, Texas with her Hero and a menagerie of rescued pets. Writing love that lasts is her passion and she loves sharing her work with readers. She has eclectic reading tastes, but the historical romance is her first love. If you like western romance, this is the place to hang out and talk books. Grab your favorite beveragemine will be Bewley's Irish Tea or a Dr Pepperand let's talk.
An advocate of happy endings, Jami writes sexy romantic comedy, sports hero romances, and equestrian fiction. Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland cross with a tennis ball fetish, a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat, and an opinionated Hanoverian mare.
Jami works in IT for her day job and is a former high school business teacher and dressage rider. In her spare time, she maintains her small farm and socializes whenever the opportunity presents itself. An avid boater, Jami has spent countless hours in the San Juan Islands, a common setting in her books. In her opinion, it is the most beautiful place on earth.
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I'm excited to be here at the Authors Coffee Corner, but I have a huge secret to divulge (please make sure the wonderful folks at Coffee Time Romance aren't listening). Although I love the smell of coffee, I'm not so enamored of the taste. I'm more of a tea drinker. So long as no one looks too closely at what's in my cup, I should be safe.
Since I'm most comfortable in the corner, doing some people watching, this is actually the perfect place for me. I'm an introvert with extrovert tendencies. I also love to talk about stuff: history, travel, kids, theatre, art, just about anything. What I really need is someone to talk with, so I hope you'll join me.
Writing stories is my passion and thankfully I've got lots of ideas rolling around in my head. I love a good story, no matter what genre or label anyone wants to put on it. My fourth novel, Bone of My Bones, is coming out August 19th from the Wild Rose Press.
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Need a break from the hot-and-heavy? I like my romance within the overarching plot. If you feel the same, or are just into snarky dragons, half-mad psychics, and taking out zombies with a combination of guts and good sense, come join in and share my worlds.
Lucy Felthouse is a very busy woman! She writes erotica and erotic romance in a variety of subgenres and pairings, and has over 100 publications to her name, with many more in the pipeline. These include several editions of Best Bondage Erotica, Best Women's Erotica 2013 and Best Erotic Romance 2014. Another string to her bow is editing, and she has edited and co-edited a number of anthologies, and also edits for a small publishing house. She owns Erotica For All , and is book editor for Cliterati . Find out more at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk. Join her on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to her newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/gMQb9
Leslie C. Ferdinand and her mother, Shirley H. Ferdinand have been writing together since 1991. Under their Christine Holden pen name, Leslie and Shirley sold five books to Berkley/Jove between 1998 and 2001. Their last book, Dearest Beloved, had a foreign edition in Dutch. In between writing, Leslie started Inside Rose Rich Magazine. In 2011, Leslie and Shirley was picked up by D4EO Literary Agency. In June 2011, they began working on Wicked Allure. What began as an unsolicited proposal for Harlequin Blaze ended up becoming their first self-published book.
They are currently working on another book to submit to their agent and the sequel to Wicked Allure.
Born and raised in Manhattan, I have lived in the Boston area since just after the blizzard of 1978, thus missing the opportunity to abandon my car in a snowbank and walk home. I am the daughter of a painter and the mother of three grown sons. An avid science fiction fan, I selected Robert A. Heinlein's "Farmer in the Sky" for my tenth birthday, now long past. I live outside of Boston with my partner and a large number of dogs.
In spite of earning my living as a computer software engineer, I turned to one of my sons to put up the first version of my website, a clear illustration of the computer generation gap. An accomplished flute and piccolo player, I can also write backwards and wiggle my ears. Thanks to my father's relentless hounding, I can still recite the rules for pronoun agreement in both English and French. My articles, poems, and stories have appeared in anthologies and journals such as Melusine, Front Range Review, and All Rights Reserved. My 2010 NaNo novel, Relocated was published by MuseItUp Publishing in July, 2012. and the second Aleyne novel, Broken Bonds in July, 2013. A third novel, Geek Games, came out in November, 2013. I published the book of poems that goes with the Relocated through CreateSpace. My book, The Angry Little Boy will be published by 4RV publishing sometime this year.. I am one of six authors of the poetry anthology, "Lifelines."
I play the flute and the piccolo, but am quite rusty. I recently completed Pat Pattison's songwriting course. One of reasons I took it was because one of the characters in "Broken Bonds" is a musician -- she plays an string instrument called a rill, which I imagine is something like an autoharp. I've written lyrics to songs she's supposed to be singing but not the music. I am presently working on finishing up a fourth Aleyne novel and have started work on a fantasy.
Sydney-born Donna Gallagher decided at an early age that life needed be tackled head on. Leaving home at 15 she supported herself through her teen years. In her twenties she married a professional sportsman, her love of sport -- especially rugby league -- probably overriding her good sense.
The seven-year marriage was an adventure. There were the emotional ups and downs of having a husband with a public profile in a sometimes glamorous but always high-pressure field. There were always interesting characters to meet and observe and even the opportunity to live for a time in the UK.
Eventually Donna returned home a single woman, but she never lost her passion for watching sport, as well as the people in and around it.
Now happily re-married and with three sons Donna loves coffee mornings with her female friends, sorting through problems from the personal to the international. But she's on even footing with the keenest man when it comes to watching and talking rugby league.
Donna considers herself something of a black sheep in a family of high achievers. Her brother has a doctorate in mathematics and her sister is a well-known sports journalist.
An avid reader, especially of romance, Donna finally found she couldn't stop the characters residing in her imagination from spilling onto paper. Naturally rugby league is the backdrop to her League of Love Series, published through UK publisher Total-E-Bound, spicy tales of hunky heroes and spunky heroines overcoming adversity to eventually find true love.
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Please use this text for my group: Stephanie is proud to say she is the mother of two young children by day, and a romance author by naptime. Since the release of her first novel, A Previous Engagement in 2011, she has published three more romance novels and a short story collection. She lives, loves, and writes near Boston, MA, the home of all of her novels.
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Rhonda Jackson Joseph has always been an avid, equal opportunity reader. One of her early forays into writing was during junior high school when she produced numerous romance short stories in which she and her best girlfriends were the heroines. The stories were circulated and garnered quite a following. Thus, she found that romance writing came rather natural to her.
Her focus shifted toward horror writing when the elevated hormone levels in her body during pregnancy brought on terrifying nightmares during the scant hours she could find sleep. The dreams demanded to be placed on paper, and she hoped they would then be exorcised. To no avail, as they never completely disappeared. In fact, they multiplied.
I came, I saw, I wrote about something else entirely. Yes, that about sums up my writing process. I am a multi published author of hot romance, usually with some fantasy, science fiction or paranormal elements thrown in just to make it fun.
I live in the beautiful Okanagan Valley with a bouncy Jack Russell terrier, a cantankerous Himalayan cat and too many fish to count. I spent many years trying to fit in and act normal, but finally gave up the effort. I started writing romance, and my fate was sealed when I won a publishing contract with Red Sage Publishing and just a month later Changeling Press accepted my first submission. Since then I've published more than thirty stories in a variety of sub-genres, all with a happily ever after.
My hobbies, when I'm not playing with the characters in my head, include kayaking, hiking, motorcycles, swimming, skating, karate, playing guitar, singing and of course, reading.
My name is AC Katt and I write m/m and m/m/f romance. I have two series of book right now. One is Indiscreet about a gay BDSM club located in the Mercer and Monmouth County areas of New Jersey. The current book in the series, Bull's Whip, was released on January 31st by MLR Press. I also have a stand alone short, Flowers and Chocolates which will be released on February 14th , also from MLR.
My second series is a scifi ménage called The Sarrans, the second of the books, Living With Syn, is being released by JMS Books toward the end of February.
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Welcome to my coffee bar. Key word being bar. Need it spiked, just ask ;) I write women's fiction that ranges from time travel to romantic suspense/thriller and everything in between. My females are sassy and have potty mouths, but their men love them anyway. Heat rating is always around 3 - no erotica for me. Don't mind the writer behind the curtain, I only do what my characters tell me to! Someone has to be in charge of me. I love fan mail and am an open book (no pun intended!) I love questions - writing related or not! I grew up in Hawaii but have lived in MN for the past 20 years. I was pretty much the "Jill" of all trades & I have my characters to show for it. Write what you know rings true, I suppose. Stop in and introduce yourself. I'd love to chat! :)
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Eva Lefoy writes and reads all kinds of romance, and is a certified Trekkie. She's also terribly addicted to chocolate, tea, and hiking. One of these days, she'll figure out the meaning of life, quit her job, and go travel the galaxy. Until then, she's writing down all her dirty thoughts for the sake of future explorers.
I am a multi published author and I write mainly erotic, paranormal romance. Although, really, I just write whatever my characters tell me to. I live in Northern Ireland, where although the scenery is fantastic, our weather leaves a lot to be desired. My natural habitat is the bedroom with a notebook, a cup of tea and copious amounts of chocolate. I'm scatty, disorganised, and easily distracted, so come say hi! Website |
Annette Mardis writes contemporary romance with a lot of heart and a touch of humor. Her Gulf Shore series is set in a fictional west-central Florida beach town where you'll taste salt on your skin and feel sugary white sand between your toes, the warm sun on your shoulders, and a sea breeze ruffling your hair.
You'll meet swoon-worthy alpha males who aren't embarrassed to cuddle a rescued baby dolphin in their muscular arms, and accomplished women looking for an equal partner who thinks that smart is sexy.
You'll get up close and personal with sea life, join the "snipe and gripe" club for girls' nights out, and fall in love with a talking parrot who acts like a little boy in a bird suit.
You'll go behind-the-scenes at the local aquarium and out to the beach to rescue marine animals in distress and to return others to the wild.
And once you visit Gulf Shore, you just may find yourself wishing you could stay.
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I invite you to come along on my journey. Wander around my site and see what you may find. I love to hear from my friends, email me and say Hi. Or come out and play in Mary's Garden. Youll find new recipes, meet interesting people. Be sure to leave a comment or two. Please don't be shy.
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There are more things in heaven and earth Horatio then are dreamt of in your philosophy. (Shakespeare: Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 5)
While Ill never be in Shakespeares league, I have to agree with the bardor the ghost, if youve read the playthere are more things in heaven and earth than I can dream about, but that wont stop me from trying to write them down and share them with whoever wants to read them.
Every book is a journey. Sometimes spooky, sexy, angst-y or thrilling, but I love to share the ride.
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Multi-published Erotic Romance author. She's finding the happy endings for her characters one steamy story at a time.
When she's not reading or writing, you can find her caring for her garden, laughing with her two young sons, or dancing to her husband's music. She's a PMP (Project Management Professional), Nia instructor, and coffee addict.
As a writer she has a tendency to break hearts, but she always glues them back together.
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I create book boyfriends for you to lust after. Fueled by coffee, dreams, and men in kilts, I promise to bring you lots of laughter, sexy fun time, and action that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I write mainly paranormal romance and urban fantasy, but I've dabbled in erotic romance and contemporary romance. I hail from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin where beer and cheese are their own food groups. But a cowboy swept me off my feet and carried me below the Mason-Dixon line to Texas ,where I promptly lost all tolerance for cold and snow. The easiest way to bribe me is anything to do with the Green Bay Packers, Doctor Who, or Joss Whedon.
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Welcome! I live and work in New York City, thus explaining
my fascination with urban fantasy and paranormal romance. I
like my coffee strong, smooth and not too sweet, like my
heroines. The Widow's Walk is part of the Unfinished
Business Series-a Cape Cod paranormal romance set in the
historic sea captain's town of Brewster, Massachusetts.
It will be released in late September but for
a sneak preview, check out my short story "Breakwater Beach"
in Haunted: Ten Tales Ghosts. Come on in, visit my
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JoAnne lives in Ohio, and works at a local nursing home. The author of 7 books, JoAnne also canvas paints. JoAnne enjoys time with relatives, and volunteers her time within the community. She is the owner of 4 blogs and enjoys spotlighting fellow authors. She is a member of the International Women's Writing Guild, Savvy Authors, Coffee Time Romance, Paranormal Romance Guild, True Romance Studios, National Writers Association, the Hocking Hill's Arts and Craftsmen Association, The Hocking County Historical Society and Museum, and the Hocking Hills Regional Welcome Center. JoAnne believes in family values and following your dreams. Her original canvas paintings, can be found here
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Mysti Parker (pseudonym) is a full time wife, mother, writer, and chocoholic. Her first novel, A Ranger's Tale was published in January, 2011 by Melange Books, and the second in the fantasy romance series, Serenya's Song, was published in April 2012. The highly anticipated third book, Hearts in Exile, has already received some great reviews. The Tallenmere series has been likened to Terry Goodkind's 'Sword of Truth' series, but is probably closer to a spicy cross between Tolkien and Mercedes Lackey. She resides in Buckner, KY with her husband, three children, three cats, one dog, three hermit crabs, and a huge aquarium full of mutt fish.
Truthfully I write all over the board. When I sit to pen a tale, I never truly know what it will be or where it will go. I'm as much along for the ride as anyone else. I can promise there will be quirk, heat and a Happily Ever After.
I'm a member of RomCom Critters on Yahoo, RWA, RWA Chapter Group #213 member and Treasurer 2010, President 2011, Education Chair 2013.
If I'm not here, you can find me around the web.
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Hello! I write contemporary erotic romance with BDSM elements usually set in Washington, D.C.. Expect alpha males and their sassy submissives (who learn not all power in our nation's capital is wielded by politicians). My book's themes center on people unafraid and unencumbered by society's boundaries yet are seeking to become more of themselves. For many years I lived and worked in public relations in Washington. (Oh, the traffic.)
Today I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains with my husband and furry child, a little Westie (he runs the place). I don't understand people who don't read, and I'm in awe of anyone who can enjoy downer endings. I cry too easily. If I'm not reading or writing, you can find me indulging at local wineries or twirling in burlesque dance class. Words of wisdom: You're never too old to start playing with feather boas and fans. I look forward to chatting with you!
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About me - I am a lifetime lover of the paranormal, sci-fi, and fantasy. My mind constantly wanders into other worlds with dark and mysterious creatures. Vampires, werewolves, demons, and other supernatural creatures are my friends. A few bite, others tempt, and some are hot as hell. Reader beware: I am not responsible for any titillation, increased temperatures, hormonal stirrings, or unusual marks.
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Mystery, Romance, Suspense - Yvonne Walus writes Thrillers, Murder Mysteries and Romance set in exotic locations around the globe. Yvonne is an award-winning author of more than 20 books, some of them under her pen-name Eve Summers. Please drop by to chat about books, love, murder, travel and yummy dishes.
Have you participated in Nanowrite this year? Are you looking to get some feedback on your manuscript or even home your book? Frost Books Group is holding an open pitch session December 2 through 4 on Coffee Time Romance in support of all the Nano Authors this year! To participate in the pitch session, please post three or four lines of your manuscript for our panel of editors to have a look at. Pick your best hook! We want to get caught in the story. The authors whose hooks we pick will get a request for full manuscript!This is an open pitch session so we're looking for all genres not just romance, however, if it is romance we're open to all heat levels but it must have and HEA/HFN ending!
The Marketing for Romance Writers motto is "Seek, teach, share, learn, succeed." MFRW is open to the literary community. We teach members marketing and publicity, and work together to provide opportunities. We brainstorm ideas, get feedback, and find others for mutual promotion. We are associated with www.marketingforromancewriters.org The group was founded in 2006 by author Kayelle Allen, and has a staff of over a dozen volunteers. Join us!
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AZKatz Publishing LLC, is fairly new to the publishing field and is offering those who like to read or write action packed suspense sprinkled with romance and international intrigue, a place to call home. One author on the site, Jay Brenner, had the first book in her trilogy featured in Borders top five picks one month right before Borders became KOBO (the first book in this trilogy is currently with Evolutionary Publishing). Outside of giving new authors a place to call home, editing and proof reading has been a widely used service. Don't have time to read and enjoy a full novel? Try the short stories offered in the anthology A.W.O.L. These short stories will make you laugh, cry and sometimes think OH NO! Plans to expand and offer poetry is currently in the works. Thinking about plastic surgery? Try Anatomy of the Pact, to sway one you way or another whether this would truly be a right choice for you. The story is based on a true life experience with those things no one ever tells you about such procedures.
Brenda Cockrum, a proud American, is the owner of AZKatz Publishing, who has experienced many moves over the years, and long ago discovered she was a 'desert rat'. Although born in West Virginia, she often says she left her heart in Pennsylvania, where she claims the best folks in the world live. Later in life, she concluded if she had a choice of dying from a heat stroke, or shoveling snow, heat had to be the choice. This was behind her motivation to move to the Sonoran desert of Arizona.
Thanks to degrees acquired in computer sciences, she was able to work various information technology jobs. With the exception of a two-year stint in Iraq, and a short run at Holloman Air Force Base, most of her information technology career was spent at Fort Huachuca, in Arizona. She loves the high desert and enjoys hiking whenever the opportunity arises. After almost three decades of trekking to various southeastern Arizona ghost towns, she accumulated many photographs, and notes how quickly these towns are succumbing to the elements. Someday she intends to assemble her research along with the photos she's taken of the towns and produce her Southeastern Arizona Ghost Town book. After living a few decades in Arizona, she and her husband moved to New Mexico with a wonderful view of White Sands Monument one of many American wonders. Feel free to visit AZKatz Publishing at: http://azkatz.net
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And now isn't that a problem for you? Since without that, your plan of repelling Imperial boarder parties simply falls apart.
I gave an example in my previous post. Here it is again:
In episode "Collective". Chakotay, Nelix, and Tom woke up in an assimilation chamber. They were no doubt beamed in there from the shuttle which was inside the cube docked with it. When Mezoti caught Kim trying to sabotosh the shield generator on a borg cube, we don't see him again until later where he is in another area of the ship and unconscious. I don't Kim would have surrendered to the girl. Most likely she overpowered him somehow. Probably by activating a forcefield near him the way she did with Tom. I doubt she dragged him all the way to another section of the ship. We know that the ship had transporter capability since 7 of 9 beamed the infant drone to voyager.
Some clue that the borg would do this can be found in episode "prey". Seven beams species 8472 off the ship in order to save voyager. She had been an individual for about 6 months at this point. That's an interesting tactic for someone raised by the borg, a race whom you claim never used (and are incapable of using) a transporter to defend themselves, violating the captain's orders when doing it no less.
The borg have been accused of not being capable of using a transporter as a weapon because they lack ingenuity. How about when:
- rammed into species 8472 with a cube to save voyager
- negotiating with voyager to fight species 8472
- firing blindly to hit a cloaked shuttle
- initiating a self destruct on a cube in an attempt to destroy voyager and the defecting borg sphere
- assimilating earth by going back in time to just after WWIII
- beaming to the enterprise E just before the Enterprise E destroyed their ship
- beaming aboard voyager just before their cube got destroyed
- two borg drones sabotaging enterprise's weapons right before enterprise's confrontation with the borg
- adapting to the main deflector dish weapon
- idea to put a biogenic charge in Earth's atmosphere with nanoprobe viruses to infect everyone on Earth
- assimilating picard to gain knowledge of starfleet defenses
- choosing to retreat after a few borg cubes were handled swiftly by photonic torpedoes
- sending drones to unimatrix zero to wake them up early and to find them in the real world
- borg sphere inverted voyager's phaser beam with a feedback pulse after having their phasers upgraded by One
- Voyager tried to transport the crew off of a sphere but the borg blocked them, tapped into voyager's transporter beam,.and sent drones to voyager instead
You should get the point but I have a feeling not The borg can strategize when they have to. I would fully expect them to think to use the transporter especially the queen.
At this point it's just an appeal to ignorance to just assume they borg won't use the transporter.
The Borg have consistently Ignored heavily armed parties going through their territory, the only time they ever attack without provocation is the if they enter the Central Plexus or similar area, which a station or ship can be destroyed without going anywhere near.
That a fact.. What about that borg cube they reactivated in episode "unity"? The borg attacked the boarding party immediately after they turned the ship back on. What about when the borg attacked archer and malcolm shortly after they beamed aboard in episode "regeneration".


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Game Name: Lost City
Game Description: In the early 80s in what is now called Lost City was a thriving island nation. The island needed more power so the city council consented to having a small power plant built to harness the amazing power of the islands volcano. Unfortunately the islands volcano didn't cooperate and exploded sending burning embers all over the island. Massive fires broke out burning the island horribly and killing ninety percent of the islands population. The island was left for dead, communication cut off from the rest of the world. Out of the ashes rose another civilization...The Lost City.
You are a convicted criminal that gets dropped off on the island with one hundred bucks and your wits. The local leaders give you a shack to live in. Will you just survive or will you thrive? The rest is up to you.
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I may have spelt it wrong. After thinking about it I think it is "Skeeters"
And bananas make the bees go into defensive mode
OK, this is interesting. Do you know WHY the bees go into defensive mode, or were you joking around. The venon of bees is reported to actually have the aroma of the banana.
I believe it is an alarm pheromone. I am not sure if it is in the stinger or venom sac. Could be somewhere else. I really got to get back to the books.The odor is there only for a few moments. Once I start working them, I usually cant smell it anymore.
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/lsn46.html"Finally, when a bee stings, it gives off an odor that smells like bananas called an alarm pheromone. It attracts other bees to come to the defense of the hive."