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With the wind blowing towards a shorter delay to the Brexit process and Parliament seemingly reluctant to back an alternative option, we suspect Prime Minister May will continue to struggle to convince the Brexiteers to back her deal over the coming week.
The key Brexit dates over coming weeks & months
It has been another rollercoaster week in Westminster, but the key development is that lawmakers have voted to ask the EU for a delay to the 29 March Brexit deadline.
Brussels will decide how long this should last at the European Council meeting on 21/22 March. But in the meantime, the stage is set for another crucial vote on the Prime Minister's Brexit deal - most likely next week. After the events of the past few days, the message from Theresa May to her Brexiteers is clear.
Back the current deal and the UK will leave the EU by the end of June, or reject it, and the door opens to a much longer delay, indicative votes on different Brexit options (which could see a softer outcome or no EU exit at all) and European Parliamentary elections.
The question is: will this thinly-veiled threat help get May's deal over the line on the third attempt? The answer, we suspect, is 'no' - and the reason for this has a lot to do with the choreography of the next few days and weeks.
Tuesday - Possible third meaningful vote on May's deal
Rather like the third iteration of a disappointing film trilogy, many may well be questioning why the Prime Minister is attempting what is being dubbed 'Meaningful Vote 3'. After all, May's deal was defeated by 149 votes on Wednesday evening, one of the largest government defeats on record. What's more, the EU has made it pretty clear that the UK has extracted all the reassurances it is going to get on the contentious Irish backstop.
There is a lot of focus on the UK Attorney General Geoffrey Cox, who is reportedly in talks with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to see how he can change his legal advice on the Irish backstop. Remember the theory goes that if the government can win over the DUP, then many Conservative MPs, as well as some Labour lawmakers, may follow in backing the deal.
To recap, the DUP and others want there to be a legal mechanism for the UK to extract itself from the backstop at a future date, but so far the Attorney General has been unable to give this assurance. In most recent talks within the government, there is reportedly focus on the Vienna Convention as a kind of 'nuclear option' to get out of the backstop - although a series of legal experts have poured cold water over this idea.
On the basis that the Attorney General doesn't manage pull a rabbit out of the hat, in the end it will come down to politics. Whether or not May's deal succeeds will depend on a) whether the Brexiteers think there is a real chance of a long Brexit delay and b) whether they think Parliament is likely to rally around a softer Brexit alternative.
Let's look at both of those in turn.
Thursday/Friday – European Council verdict on Brexit delay
While most people believe European leaders would be prepared to back an extension of some form, there is no clear consensus on how long they think it should last.
The default option looks most like a short, two-three month delay. That avoids many of the logistical headaches surrounding the European Parliamentary elections, which the UK is not scheduled to take part in. However, the problem comes if both sides get to the end of a short extension, haven't been able to break the deadlock, and want to delay Brexit further.
Come the end of June, which is when the UK is proposing it leaves the EU, the UK may not have held European elections (note Britain needs to give notice by 12 April if it is to hold them). This means it would not have representatives in place by 2 July when the new EU Parliament sits for the first time.
Legal opinion is divided on how big an issue this is. Some have previously suggested that without UK representation, some European Parliament decisions may lose validity, although equally a number of other legal experts - including an Advocate-General of the ECJ - have indicated the problems are not insurmountable.
Either way, it is undoubtedly a headache and some EU officials - most notably European Council President Donald Tusk - have opened the door to a longer extension. That would require the UK to commit to holding European elections upfront, but leaders have also made it crystal clear that to unlock a longer delay, Britain would need a valid excuse. That could include a second referendum, backing a softer Brexit stance or general elections.
Importantly though, unless May's deal passes next week, the UK probably won't have the 'valid reason' it needs in time for the European Council. On Thursday night, lawmakers narrowly rejected a proposal put forward by Labour MP Hilary Benn, that would have forced the government to hold 'indicative votes' on the different Brexit options next Wednesday (i.e. the day before the European Council meeting).
As a compromise, the government has said it will allow Parliament to have its say on different Brexit options in the few weeks following the Council meeting next week.
While we're unlikely to know for sure what the EU's thinking is on an extension until next week, it seems that at this stage, all of this means a shorter extension looks more likely than a longer one. This implies that when it comes to backing May's deal, the Brexiteers & DUP may be less inclined to budge.
Late March/Early April - Indicative votes
The second part of Theresa May's threat to the Brexiteers is premised on the idea that Parliament will back a softer Brexit stance when lawmakers get the opportunity to have their say through indicative votes in a week or so.
We've noted some of the key alternative Brexit options in the graphic below - but the key point is that no particular option is guaranteed to pass.
- A second referendum still lacks majority support, and that was made eminently clear on Thursday night. While many supporters of this option chose - or were forced by party whips - to abstain in a vote on a second referendum on Thursday, the fact that only 85 MPs voted in favour is nevertheless revealing.
- A softer Brexit stance - either a permanent customs union or some form of EEA membership - stands a better chance of succeeding in the end. However, on the basis that these indicative votes are likely to take place after an Article 50 extension is confirmed, the immediate heat will have been taken out of the situation. This means that some MPs may be less inclined to show their true colours than they might otherwise have been if things had gone down to the wire. For more moderate Conservative MPs, the permanent customs union idea will sound a bit too much like Labour Party policy, meaning they may be reluctant to get behind it - even if, in the end, they may be prepared back this kind of option.
Putting all of this together, the Brexiteers may calculate that a) a shorter Brexit delay is more likely than a long one and b) Parliament may not decide to push for a different Brexit stance after all (or at least, not yet).
Bottom line - May's deal still looks destined to fail if it returns to Parliament next week.
Indicative votes - what are the options MPs are facing?
Read the original article: The Brexit timeline as Parliament backs Article 50 extension
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DRM (digital rights management) software has been a staple of legal music downloads since their inception online, but now EMI Music is kicking off the movement to allow customers the option of buying their songs on a section of iTunes called iTunes Plus for $1.29 each instead of the usual 99 cents where music lovers can purchase digital downloads without the DRM software.
The DRM-free versions will be of lesser quality (256kbps instead of the original 128kbps) and cost 30 cents more, but Apple's CEO Steve Jobs remains confident that consumers will respond positively, ""We expect more than half of the songs on iTunes will be offered in iTunes Plus versions by the end of this year."
Consumers are even allowed to upgrade previously purchased iTunes songs to DRM-free versions. While EMI will be excluding the DRM-free deal from their Beatles catalogue, several artists such as Coldplay, The Rolling Stones and Frank Sinatra are all ready to go.
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Eight-Bit Magazine 6 (8 bit Amstrad, Atari, C64, Spectrum)
Eight Bit Magazine celebrate early eight-bit microcomputers from the 1970's to the early 90's. While most publications cover only the gaming aspect of such computers we want to cover the hardware and programming side of things as well. After multiple successful Kickstarter campaigns, we are delighted to offer even more in Issue 6.
What's in the magazine and what will you get?
You will get a full colour, A5 size, 68 page printed magazine full of great articles written by people with a wealth of knowledge and passion for those computers. Expect programming, technical and gaming articles for the Atari 8-bit range, Apple II, Commodore, Amstrad CPC, Sinclair Spectrum and more! What will be covered? Everything 8-bit from games to programming to hardware projects to enhance your enjoyment of those eight-bit wonders. The goal of the magazine is to create the excitement of computer magazines of the 80's and early 90's, both gaming and otherwise. A part of the excitement is holding a proper magazine in your hand unlike reading online where something is lost. We have a number of people involved in this Kickstarter project and the plan is to get more onboard for future issues. We want to create a community of eight-bit enthusiasts writing for the magazine coming up with articles we haven't even thought of yet.
What will be covered in this issue?
- Repairing the BBC Micro Computer
- The Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- Games from the Movies (part 2)
- Game Reviews
- The Eight Bit Adventurer
- Interviews, technical articles and more!
Optional Games Cassette
We are also including an optional cassette packed with fantastic games for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. More information soon.
Free Optional Message in the Magazine
Every backer will have the option to include their name and a short message up to 128 characters in length, which will be printed in the magazine.
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You can view a free sample issue at https://issuu.com/eightbitmagazine/docs/sample_20issue_201
Why such a low Kickstarter goal?
Because it's not about the money. We are committed to bringing you this issue and future issues as promised in previous Kickstarters. We are in it for the retro community and not for profit.
Previous Work
You can see my previous Kickstarter projects here, including 8-bit Annual 2018 which I was a part of:
I previously worked on a fanzine called CPC Oxygen covering the 8-bit computers from Amstrad. You can view old issues of CPC Oxygen here: http://eightbitmagazine.com/cpcoxygen/index.html
You can download the CPC Oxygen Yearbook 2004 for free from here: http://www.lulu.com/shop/cpc-oxygen-team/the-cpc-oxygen-yearbook-amstrad-cpc/ebook/product-17484274.html
I was involved in getting the rights from Future Publishing to scan and put online issues of Amstrad Action. With the help of a number of people in the Amstrad community, all 117 issues were online in a matter of weeks. You can still view those issues here: http://eightbitmagazine.com/cpcoxygen/aa.html
I also wrote a number of retro articles for Micro Mart magazine in the early 2000's.
Risks and challenges
There's no risk involved, especially if you liked previous issues. When the project reaches its funding goal it will be professionally printed and posted to each and every person who funded the project.
The magazine is guaranteed to be at least 68 pages in length, in full colour containing articles about eight-bit computers, written by enthusiasts of eight-bit computers.
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Emmer Continues Efforts to Protect Care for Vulnerable Mothers and Children
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) and Congressman Ryan Costello (PA-06) introduced legislation to provide short-term funding for the Minnesota Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Emmer and Costello's responsible stopgap solution, the CHIP Stability Act, helps Minnesota's most vulnerable while the Senate finishes the job to fund women and children's health insurance.
"Unfortunately, lack of action in the Senate has forced Minnesota to find alternative funding in order to continue coverage for CHIP recipients," said Emmer. "I am proud to join Rep. Costello to introduce this responsible legislation and urge my colleagues in the Senate to take quick action to pass long-term CHIP reauthorization for Minnesotans and millions of families across the country."
"Nearly 177,000 children in Pennsylvania and millions across the country utilize CHIP, making this a critically important program that we must keep fully operational," said Rep. Costello. "While it is unfortunate this legislation is necessary, we must bridge the funding gap, and I will continue to push for a long-term reauthorization of the program."
Emmer introduced the State CHIP Flexibility Act last month, which would provide more flexibility and avoid fines to the state for continuing to cover pregnant women under the program. To ensure that pregnant women are covered for the entirety of their nine-month pregnancy, Minnesota opted to carry-over CHIP funds. Unfortunately, current law penalizes state foresight and flexibility, and instead imposes a fine on any state who utilizes carry-over funds. Minnesota is one of just two states in the nation to face this penalty.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX) are original co-sponsors of Emmer and Costello's bill.
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Jennifer Anderson
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Jennifer began her career with the Chapel Hill Restaurant Group in 1998 at Squid's Restaurant after graduating from the University of North Carolina. Over the course of the last 20 years, Jennifer has worked in a variety of roles within the CHRG family, most significantly, as the General Manager of Spanky's Restaurant in Chapel Hill for 10 years. Jennifer welcomed the opportunity to work in the growing Research Triangle Park by joining Page Road Grill as Managing Partner in 2012.
Jennifer has a passion for food, hospitality, and service, which are elements that she seeks to share with her staff and her community every day.
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Joseph is a native Floridian. He moved to Chapel Hill as a teenager and began working at Squids restaurant in the 90s. He eventually moved to Raleigh to work at 518 West and quickly moved through the ranks to become Executive Sous Chef. He was also a big help in the opening of Mez Contemporary Mexican restaurant. Joey is a loyal and long time employee with the Chapel Hill Restaurant Group and is a valued member of the management team.
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A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, Ian has worked in the restaurant industry for 19 years taking on nearly every front of house job in the restaurant from food runner to bartender and is now a Floor Manager. In addition to managing the front of house he is also responsible for booking private events.
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In February, I received an email from Trish Snyder, a well-known and well-loved feminist, activist, and a voice for women's rights and social justice. An advocate and friend of the midwives program here in San Miguel, she is committed to helping them help women to give birth in a non-violent, respectful way. Along with a group of Mexican and expat women, birthed this new idea in San Miguel - Ser Mujer, about what it is to be a woman.
She had been speaking with Georgeanne Johnson, another San Miguel activist who for many years has stood strong for women's rights, the environment and our food supply. They had in mind a month-long celebration for March, the month of the woman, which encompasses International Women's Day, March 8. Knowing that I had plans to be out of town the entire month, I still wanted to participate, to celebrate and commemorate this important event. Trish mentioned that there might be a mojiganga, San Miguel's name for a giant puppet, to be created by Julie Zipp.
That's when I offered my Rainbow Goddess huipil, in case there was an interest in dressing the giant woman in something special. Because, well, Rainbow Goddess is so giant herself, that she needs a venue like this in order to do justice. So she went to work!
She adorned the beautiful puppet which ended up having two faces, like the two faces of San Miguel.... one side a Mexican woman and the other side, a foreigner with blond hair. She became part of the Ser Mujer programming, occupying the jardin space in front of the Parroquia for a gathering/dance/tribute.
I love it when my huipils can speak, perform, teach and yes, even dance, taking on a persona that can spread the love! If you'd like to spread the love too, please consider donating to the midwives program. They're students from Mexico, Guatemala and Panama, and when they graduate in July, they'll go off for a year of "servicio social" delivering babies in all parts of Mexico as their final year of becoming professional midwives. Trish is raising money for their living expenses, and can really use our help. Please be in touch with her at email@example.com if you have lots of love to share with these gifted young women.
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Friday Funday! Drinking my lovely cup of tea and watching the orange man in the oval office unravel as his entire crime family crumbles. I personally apologized to Trudeau and asked if I could come back to Canada. I find myself wondering What would Wonder Woman do? Get that lasso of truth out and take care of business.
It's difficult to remain mellow and nice when our pretentious country is in shambles and the state of Mississippi proved once again that they are racist and proud of it. Mississippi you are dead to me now. You elected a woman who is a known racist and bigot and who said publicly she would go to a public hanging. WTF is wrong with you people? Well I can tell you it's the same thing that is wrong with Oklahoma. This time around at least we got those Democratic women in office. But like Mississippi, we are at the bottom in everything that matters including education and at the top in things like obesity. So we are raising a bunch of illiterate fat people. Yeah!
Common sense much like common decency is becoming less and less common. That's my rant for Friday. Actually it helps take my mind off of the waiting and worrying about Tommy so if I hit a nerve, I apologize. ( no she doesn't).


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Agate Thistle Torcs 2016-02-17
For a working, I had to braid a silver torc to appease a Witch-Ancestor, so before I did that, I figured I had better do a few practice runs. This is one of them.
Africans, Celts, Romans, Greeks…just about every nation wore twisted or braided torcs as a sign of wealth and status. What few people still remember is that braided and twisted torcs are protection amulets. With each crossing of the wire, the artist makes a "knot" of protection intent around the person they are making it for.
Also, both solid and braided/twisted torcs have been used as currency. They gain protective power every time they are gifted or traded with a new person.
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In Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, there is a poignant exchange between the nameless master of the novel's title, and the everyman-poet Ivan Bezdomny:
"What, don't you like my poetry?" asked Ivan with some curiosity.
"I hate it."
"Which poems have you read?"
"I haven't read any of your poems!" the visitor anxiously exclaimed.
"Then how can you say that?"
"What?" his guest responded. "As if I haven't read any other poems? Is it so unexpected? But alright, I'm prepared to take it on faith. You tell me. Is your poetry any good?"
"Monstrous!" Ivan suddenly said, boldly and earnestly.
"Don't write any more!" the visitor implored. (Bulgakov 2007)
There is deep truth in this excerpt. Here is another, this one from novelist Jade Chang:
How many times did people have to prove that anything could be art before we could finally admit that very little was actually art? (Chang 2016)
The notion that art could have something to do with quality sounds vaguely backward to us today, and so it is. But maybe so it is. I recently re-read Barthes' From Work to Text, an important work (if you'll pardon the expression) of critical theory and post-structuralist thought. In it, a certain word jumped out at me like a little hornet in a bush:
...Similarly, the infinity of the signifier refers not to some idea of the ineffable (the unnameable signified) but to that of play. (Barthes 1978, emphasis added)
Play. I can't tell you how sick I am of play. Everything about the neoliberal economy is an injunction to play. Get out for a while! Celebrate. Enjoy life. Try new experiences. Spend money you don't have. Express yourself. Don't be so cheap. Play. Play. Play…
Barthes too was sick of something. I know what it was, and I understand why. His interest in the authorless text, as opposed to the authoritative work, was a democratic passion. He was reacting to an aristocracy of culture and of politics that was clogging up the revolutionary arteries of his time. He wanted to overturn old authorities, push back against the racist, sexist, classist institutions of power bankrolled by the bourgeoisie. When the theory of the text came out in the sixties and seventies, it was a break. It heralded a new, subversive way of doing democracy. There were no longer any authors, those mustachioed potentates of the written word. Suddenly, anyone and everyone could write—and indeed, could not avoid writing. People were not authors so much as vectors spreading text, a newly-discovered commons, a matrix of insurgent potencies. Jacques Derrida, another student of the text, devoted his life to the idea that everyone is always writing all the time. The world is a text that we continuously contribute to. But who on earth has ever had so much of anything meaningful to say?
You have to be clever to navigate a text, and so much of art today is clever. It is a good clever, as far as it goes—the product of supple minds busily at work on the general culture (understood now as a text), adding footnotes, endnotes, aphorisms, euphemisms, spoonerisms, interpretations, celebrations, cross-references, crass references, class references, subtle innuendo, double, triple, quadruple entendres, committee hearings on the text of culture. It's enough cleverness to drive you mad. You know who isn't trying to be clever? Curators. Art dealers. Appallingly white males in liberal suits-and-ties who handle reverentially what artists spit out with acerbic schadenfreude. Watching them hang a show or talking about brush strokes is like watching bankers count coins. The sacraments offered by these monks of consignment are the well-intentioned feelings society pays forward for the change it does not want to make. The reverend brothers do not talk half so piously of raising the minimum wage or breaking up monopolies as they do about some painter's self-expression. Knaves! They've got it backwards! A proper world is one in which artists treat their work with sacramental reverence and everyone else ignores it completely. That's the world I want to live in!
I understand the democratic intentions of the theory of the text, the theory of writing, the theory of play—but it is no longer subversive. It has moved on from democratic to coercive. Express yourself. Enjoy, tweet, text, pursue your wildest dreams! It's practically non-consensual.
Not everyone has to be a writer for democracy to work. In fact, it doesn't work when they are. Donald Trump too is a writer. He has no qualms about tweeting whatever passes through him like a gallstone or a stool. Our oppressors are no longer the lieutenant-barons of yesteryear, but rank-and-file idiots favored by their appetites for power and the color of their skins—hedge fund populists who have found their calling in 140 characters or less. We are deafened by this toilet seat democracy.
Another quote, this one from Milan Kundera. Ignore the bad simile, the point he's making is a good one:
"Don't you like music?" Franz asked.
"No," said Sabina, and then added, "though in a different era..." She was thinking of the days of Johann Sebastian Bach, when music was like a rose blooming on a boundless snow-covered plain of silence.
Noise masked as music had pursued her since early childhood. During her years at the Academy of Fine Arts, students had been required to spend whole summer vacations at a youth camp. They lived in common quarters and worked together on a steelworks construction site. Music roared out of loudspeakers on the site from five in the morning to nine at night. She felt like crying, but the music was cheerful, and there was nowhere to hide, not in the latrine or under the bedclothes: everything was in range of the speakers. The music was like a pack of hounds that had been sicked on her. (Kundera 2009)
I want a democracy of silence. A reverential calm broken here and there by vital missives—not signifiers at play, but words! Words that mean something. The Hungarian injunction to be quiet is "hallgass!"—listen. I want there to be something to listen to.
A meritocracy, a true society of quality, is a society of equality. It need not—cannot—be a class society. Rich people are empty—hollowed out by their incessant struggle for another thirty pieces of silver. They simply don't have that much quality to go around. Shut the fuck up! Listen. Wonder. Speak if and only if and when you have something to say. Something important, something life-giving, something decidedly un-clever. I want to hear it. I really do. But I can't for all that racket you call writing. "Don't write any more, the visitor implored. I vow and promise, Ivan ceremoniously said."
Roland Barthes, "From Work to Text," in Image-Music-Text, trans. Stephen Heath (New York, NY: Hill and Wang, 1978).
Mikhail Bulgakov, Мастер и Маргарита, Книга на все времена (Moscow: АСТ МОСКВА, 2007).
Jade Chang, The Wangs vs. the World (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016).
Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel, trans. Michael Henry Heim, Deluxe edition (New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2009).


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This month's freebie challenge at Birdie Brown is to use this super fun image and sentiment. I had so much fun coloring him. To go with that fun I offset the gold paper and added a punched border on the side. This will also be linked up to the Addicted to CAS. Their challenge theme is teenager. A star brad was added to the sentiment for a little extra fun.
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so cute, fun and happy...great card...ReplyDelete
Love this color combo. It's great for a teenage boy.:) Thank you for joining in this month's challenge at Birdie Brown.ReplyDelete
This came out so cute Linda! I like the color combo a lot.I finally got my Doggie colored...now I just need to get him on a card and posted before Saturday.ReplyDelete
HA! Love this Rockin Dog~ Fun teen card - Thanks for joining in at ATCAS!ReplyDelete
Great great Rock Dog! What a cute and funny card, perfect for a teenager! Thank you for playing along with us at Addicted to CAS!ReplyDelete
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Murder of a Botoxed Blonde, Review
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde, a Scumble River Mystery, by Denise Swanson
A Scumble River Mystery, Featuring School Psychologist Skye Denison
Scumble River, Illinois, is a small farm town. The amateur sleuth is a plus-sized lady named Skye Denison, who is a school psychologist. She's the only school psychologist Scumble River has, so she alternates between the high school and the elementary school.
If you want to know more about the Scumble River Mysteries series, check out my Hub, Scumble River Murder Mystery Series Books, in Order, Featuring School Psychologist Skye Denison. There's a link to it at the bottom of this page, also.
I do have four other reviews of individual books in the series, as well. There are links to those at the general introduction, as above.
Links to my reviews of other Scumble River Mysteries on Hubpages
- Murder of a Wedding Belle, A Scumble River Cozy Murder Mystery, by Denise Swanson. Book Review.
This is the twelfth in the Scumble River Mystery series. Skye has to take on the role of wedding planner when the original wedding planner is found dead in the rented flower cooler.
- Review, Murder of a Small-Town Honey, by Denise Swanson
Skye has been forced to return to the town where she grew up, twelve years after publicly proclaiming Scumble River,
- Murder of a Royal Pain, by Denise Swanson ~ A Scumble River Cozy Murder Mystery. Review
This is one Scumble River Mystery I do not recommend, because it perpetuates derogatory and harmful stereotypes regarding extremely vulnerable people who have psychological and emotional disabilities --- sometimes referred to as mental
- Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry, by Denise Swanson. Review
Grandma Sal is not exactly as her public persona suggests. At her company's events, she looks more like a grandma than the busy corporate executive she really is. Does she know more about the murder of Cherry Alexander --- a contestant at Grandma Sal
How It All Came About
Skye wonders why a beautiful, seemingly familiar woman would show up at the school secretary's office asking to speak with Skye during school hours on Halloween. The woman, whose name is Margot, explains that she is a former model, and Skye has probably seen her in magazine ads.
Margot and her husband have bought an old estate in Scumble River and turned it into a spa.
Only thing is --- there have been problems: vandalism, theft, weird noises at night.
The local police have not been helpful.
Margot has read in the local paper that Skye is Scumble River's Nancy Drew. Skye gets a little nervous about such public recognition. She tries to convince Margot the article is just hyperbole.
Eventually, though --- with a little pressure from her best friend, Trixie Frayne --- Skye ends up accepting Margot's offer of a free Thanksgiving weekend at the spa.
Murder of a Botoxed Blonde, a Scumble River Mystery
After watching the Scumble River Elementary kids marching in their Halloween costumes, Skye was thinking about going to the special ed class to see if they needed any help with their Halloween party. An announcement on the PA system asks her to report to the office. She's a little worried, because she doesn't get many calls to the office at the elementary school.
The high school is a different matter.
But Before That . . .
In the first chapter, --- "Rubbed the Wrong Way" --- a scream awakens Skye from her dream. She was dreaming she was Thanksgiving turkey. She was wrapped in aluminum foil so tightly, she couldn't bend at the waist.
"Ahhhhh!" An earsplitting scream penetrated Skye Denison's deep sleep.
She fought her way to consciousness, but she was still half dozing as she lay trying to remember where she was and what had roused her.
It was the Wednesday afternoon before Thanksgiving, and she had been dreaming she was the holiday turkey. A dream brought on, no doubt, by the butterlike substance slathered over every inch of her skin, the seaweed wrapped around her, and the tinfoil covering her from neck to toes.
Of course, being stretched out on a steel table with an overhead heating element, baking her at what felt like 350 degrees, might have added to the illusion. That, along with the timer that had just popped out, might give anyone fowl dreams.
The First Scumble River Mystery I Read --- But Not the First in the Series
If you've checked out my Hub, Scumble River Murder Mystery Series Books, in Order, you will know that Murder of a Botoxed Blonde was the first Scumble River I ever read.
And, it was a very happy introduction. But, it was a couple of years ago now --- I don't know, maybe three or four?
I certainly wasn't going to write a Hub about something I'd read years earlier. I'm so glad, because I enjoyed reading this book more than I thought I would. Perhaps even more than first time around, because the settings weren't so new anymore. I did remember the solution to the mystery --- vaguely --- but cozies aren't only about the mystery.
Is Simon Simple?
There's also difficulty with Simon Reid, the Scumble River coroner, and Skye's (soon - to - be - former) boyfriend.
Simon was out of town. He told Skye he was staying with Spike, an old college friend. Simon and Spike hadn't seen each other for a very long time, Simon explained.
Spike turned out to be a woman. (Yes, that is her real name.)
Spike turned out to be Simon's sister. But, he did not know he ever had a sister, until recently, when she looked him up.
Simon and Spike's mom, Bunny, used to be a showgirl in Las Vegas. We learn more about her, Spike, Simon and Skye as the book and the series go on.
Spike is a journalist. She has a key role in exposing some corruption --- and solving the case --- in Murder of a Cat's Meow, which I regret that I have not reviewed yet. (Gotta get on that!)
Thanksgiving Weekend at the Spa
Skye's mom shows up at the spa, ~~ along with Loretta, Skye's potential future sister-in-law (but still friend either way); ~~ Frannie, a student reporter from the school newspaper;~~ and Bunny, the mom of Simon, Skye's (perhaps soon - to - be - former )boyfriend. They will all be spending Thanksgiving weekend together at the spa --- eating microscopic meals, until they manage to smuggle in some real food.
There's also a band of protesters picketing outside the spa. Their organization is called "Real Women" and they're trying to stop the disturbing trend of artificial beauty in every phase of life.
The next morning, Skye finds Margot's friend, Esme --- also a former model --- murdered in the mudbath at the spa.
One of the protesters "confesses" to the killing --- obviously to get publicity for her group, "Real Women".
Skye and Wally, the police chief, publicize the fake confession, and pretend it's real, hoping it will help draw out the real murderer.
I Like it More This Time
I really liked this book when I first read it, and I like it even more now. I think this might really be my favorite Scumble River mystery.
I thought the mystery here was especially well-done (but not like Thanksgiving turkey!) I remembered who the murderer was from the first time I read this book, but still --- there were many details I had forgotten. The solution to the mystery is surprising and daring. It was fun re-reading this.
It may remind you of a certain Alfred Hitchcock movie --- which is mentioned by name in the book, as a form of homage.
Dooziers' Doozey
The Dooziers get in on the act, of course, by opening their own "spa" in their shed, with a mudbath in their plastic swimming pool.
They also inadvertently help solve the crime --- as they frequently do.
The Adam's Apple of Frannie's Eye?
Part of Skye's sleuthing technique is to ask questions discreetly under pretext so that people won't really know they're being "interviewed". She makes an appointment with Kip Gardner, the spa hairdresser, for this purpose. When she gets to the spa salon, she hears what sounds like a woman's voice, but kind of weird.
When she goes into the salon, she's amazed to see that it's Justin Broward, Frannie's boyfriend --- but also rival reporter on the school paper --- dressed as a woman. He wanted to scoop Frannie. But, since it was a "ladies only" spa weekend . . .
Skye pretends she's never met "Justine Broward", Justin's sister. "Justine" tells Skye how her brother is always saying such nice things about her.
After "Justine" leaves, Skye is relieved to realize that Kip thinks Justin/Justine is simply an ordinary transvestite.
"The Adam's apple always gives them away," Kip explains.
Good thing, because Skye's cover could have been blown along with Justin's.
More About Scumble River
- Review of _Murder of a Wedding Belle_, A Scumble River Cozy Murder Mystery, by Denise Swanson
This is the twelfth in the Scumble River Mystery series, featuring school psychologist and amateur sleuth Skye Denison. In this book, Skye has to take on the role of wedding planner for her cousin Riley's wedding when the original wedding planner ---
- Scumble River Murder Mystery Series Books, in Order - by Denise Swanson, Featuring School Psychologi
This is a general introduction to the Scumble River Murder Mystery series, featuring Skye Denison, elementary and high school psychologist, as well as amateur sleuth. Skye is a plus-sized gal who has decided to give up the diet lifestyle. Her boyfrie
Between a perpetual surprise on their faces from the Botox to what look like a pool toy because they don't look real, but blown up (lips), I think all these cosmetic procedures have gotten out of hand. People actually die just from the anesthetic or other parts of the different procedures, probably from the incompetence of their doctor or one of his attendants. Is there a need for murder on top of that?
Very good review for people trying to decide to read this book!
I like the title of this book you've reviewed, but it's hard for me to get into fiction these days. Not sure why. I used to read a fiction book a day. I also find it intriguing as to why so many people want to go around with a seriously surprised look on their face, continuously, from Botox. Well done!
Hi, this sounds like just the type of book for me. A good murder! lol! and I did laugh at the turkey dream. I am not surprised she dreamed she was a thanksgiving turkey! love all the twists and turns, my mum loved these sort of books, and in fact she got me interested too! voted up! cheers nell


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The Great White Fleet exhibit area in the gallery of the Hampton Roads Naval Museum occupies a cavernous space. Its glistening wood floors, stately columns, and large panorama of the sixteen battleships represent a mere echo what President Theodore Roosevelt would have saw when he sent the fleet off from Sewells Point in Norfolk on December 16, 1907. As Roosevelt looked on from his yacht, the Mayflower, he remarked "Did you see such a fleet? Isn't it magnificent? Ought we all feel proud?" as he looked at the sixteen white battleships pass out of Hampton Roads to the open sea.
During a historical presentation earlier this week, the fleet and the 1907 Jamestown Exposition came to life for a group of service members at the museum's History at H9 series aboard Naval Station Norfolk. Building H9 is a non-descript brick structure, and is located across the street from the nation's second oldest brick baseball stadium, McClure Field. Just a stone's throw away is Dillingham Boulevard, where over a dozen stately residences face the golf course.
Those homes were once part of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition, and are all occupied by Flag Officers; hence the name Admirals Row. The sign outside of the single story structure reads simply "HRNM Annex." The annex houses the museum's special collections and artifact processing facility, all housed in a temperature and humidity controlled spaces that preserve over 240 years of Naval History related to the Hampton Roads region.
The presentation was given by the museum's Registrar, Katherine Renfrew and Jim Leuci, one of the museum's volunteers for a group of about a dozen sailors from tenant commands; which included sailors from the pre-commissioning units USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) and USS Delbert Black (DDG 119). The presentation commenced with a brief history of the museum and the Naval History and Heritage Command. Thereafter historic pictures depicting the grandeur of the fleet graced the large flat screen monitor as Renfrew placed the significance of the fleet in context and took the sailors back in time to the early 1900s.
The fleet, with its 16 battleships painted a glistening white and powered by coal and steam, represented cutting edge technology at the time. The fleet would sail from Sewells Point through the Chesapeake Bay and onto open water. From there, over 15,000 sailors would sail over 43,000 nautical miles. They would visit 20 ports of call spread out through six continents over the course of 14 months. More importantly, the fleet was clearly visible at anchor from the shoreline of what was to become Naval Station Norfolk; and each battleship rendered a 21-gun salute as President Roosevelt's yacht made its way past as he sent them off.
During the course of fourteen months, a lot occurred. The fleet received a wireless message from King Neptune; which signaled the start of a poignant crossing the line ceremony where Pollywogs would become Shellbacks. This brought some smiles from service members in the audience; arguably by those who experienced King Neptune's ceremony after crossing the equator. Sailors experienced a bull fight during their stop in Peru; and over a hundred crew members would desert the fleet during its stop at Australia in August-September 1908. The desertions were due to newfound relationships that sailors made in the land down under, and the battleship USS Kearsarge remained behind to retrieve the deserters. The Chinese Government built a separate entertainment and reception complex for the fleet in Amoy; when they visited in October-November 1908. The fleet steamed through the Suez Canal and rode camels and saw pyramids in Egypt; and finally steamed through the Mediterranean on the way back to the Norfolk. President Theodore Roosevelt greeted the fleet as they returned on February 22, 1909.
After the presentation, Renfrew and Leuci provided a short guided tour. The group walked to the special collections area. Carefully sprawled out on a table awaiting the group were postcards encased in plastic that dated back to 1907 through 1909, which were sent home by sailors who participated in the cruise. A few in the group vividly remembered sending postcards back home while aboard; another remarked that the cursive handwriting on the backs of the postcards was not something taught in school anymore.
Renfrew then led the group to a long gray artifact cabinet and opened one of the drawers. Lying flat on the shelf was an ornately embroidered laundry bag, which belonged to one of the sailors that went around the world. Many in the group were glad to have sat in during the presentation and tour; and all were glad to know all of the educational, research, and outreach programs available through the Hampton Roads Naval Museum.
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Cloud is now mainstream. In fact, the IDC estimates that the private cloud business will be worth a whopping $40.6 billion by 2019. In a fast-evolving marketplace, many industries, particularly retail, media, and manufacturing, have realized that the cloud allows them to move much faster. Managed cloud hosting services are no longer a revolutionary concept and you might also want to consider it for your business. Here's why.
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The typical managed cloud environment enables you to pay an affordable monthly subscription fee instead of incurring huge upfront costs of setting up an on-premise solution. On average, the TCO (total cost of ownership) of IT is brought down by up to 30% when you migrate to the cloud. This includes both the cost of hardware and hiring IT professionals to manage the on-premise solution.
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Research shows that 19% of companies that use cloud see a reduction in the complexity of their IT infrastructure. They also see an improvement in the ease of application management and administration. You also get access to bundled solutions and services that allow you to meet your business needs more easily. You get to leverage the skills and IP of the best in class service providers instead of seeking out third-party providers for each service.
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Maria Rademan does not only enjoy our Dance Fitness classes, she has also embarked on a singing career. She has always had an ear for music. She recently started a music duo, TWEE, with Herman Kleinhans and one cannot help but tap your feet when you listen to their catchy song called "VLOED". They categorize their music as "folk" due to the fact that their music is very lively.
These two up and coming artists have shared their song on You Tube and Soundcloud . When you watch their video, you can see that she is beaming!
"Sing in the shadows and dance in the night. Give into your dreams, under the moonlight. Let no one ever take your spirit away. For this is the place your heart wants to stay."
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I don't understand something. If you are calling for P2 ending somewhere near 2050 on the NDQ, how come you don't see SPX trading above 1K??ReplyDelete
If the NDQ go up more than 10% from these levels, then SPX should Trade easily above 1000, perhaps 1025 which is 38.2% retracement of the entire decline.
I'm quite confused, cause you see NDQ above 2K but SPX not over 1K or I missed something??
BTW, excellent charts. +1.
I'm only suggesting 130 more points for NASDAQ not trading above 2000. Theres a difference.ReplyDelete
SPX would be high 900's. Banks and transports would weight it down.
DOW would go nicely up though.
Thanks for your charts. I have a hard time thinking P2 would end right here for the following reasons:
1) Rally only started 3 months ago. I think there are many dip buyers; and they would be happy to jump in at SPX 850 or 780.
2) The overseas markets are getting new high (HSI, and the Chinese markets); and it will take some time to take down this bullish sentiments
3) It take more time for GS or the likes to unload their positions to retail investors
4) Still too many bears waiting to jump in to short after this peak. THey need to eradicate all the bears...
But then, P2 ended 3 months ago, and we are already at this bullish stage. Crazy. My reasons are very subjective; but I still believe we may just be going into (B) and there is still a (C) during the summer to achieve SPX 1100.
Nevertheless, building a short position here seems to be the play. I don't see one straight shot to 1100. Maybe 1000 then come back down to 875 before the next leg up.
It is all about sentiments now; all fundamentals are out of window.
I think another leg up after good correction is possible, like Derrick said.ReplyDelete
After all, don't we need at least a 38% correction?
Everybody expect a nce rebound in Q4 but when it gets closer they will find out that evn though GDP will turn positive the corporate profits are not improving.
If the Prema-bears are bullish, isn't that a signal that we are at the top. All the bears that would entered the market already did. Ussually the reversal comes when no one expects it especcially retail.ReplyDelete


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I'm giving you the (very wordy) recipe as written in the book. A couple of tips. The cake cools completely in the pans, presumably because it is large and thick, so be sure to grease them well and use a parchment round in the bottom of the pan. I always refrigerate my cakes with a crumb coating for about 30-60 minutes, but I think the frosting hardened up too much during the waiting time. So be sure to follow her advice and just frost the cake right after the crumb coating. She recommends using non-fat buttermilk but I can never find that so I just used low fat.
1½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. kosher salt
1 cup buttermilk
Fluffy Chocolate Ganache Frosting
12 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
¼ tsp. kosher salt
½ tsp. vanilla extract
Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350ºF. Butter and flour two 8-inch round cake pans. (DT: Don't forget the parchment here!)
Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or a handheld mixer), cream together the butter and granulated sugar on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. (This step will take 8 to 10 minutes if using a handheld mixer.) Stop the mixer a few times and use a rubber spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and the paddle to release any clinging butter or sugar.
In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla just until combined. On low speed, slowly pour the egg mixture into the butter mixture and mix just until incorporated. Scrape the bowl and paddle again, then beat on medium speed for 20 to 30 seconds, or until the mixture is homogeneous.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. On the lowest speed, add about one-third of the flour mixture to the egg-butter mixture and mix just until barely combined. Immediately pour in about half of the buttermilk and continue to mix on the lowest speed until the buttermilk is almost thoroughly incorporated. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl well. Again on the lowest speed, add about half of the remaining flour mixture and mix just until barely combined. Add the rest of the butter milk and mix just until combined. Be careful not to overmix.
At this point, it is best to finish the mixing by hand. Remove the bowl from the mixer stand and, using a rubber spatula, fold in the remaining flour mixture until the batter is just homogeneous. As you fold, be sure to incorporate any batter clinging to the sides and bottom of the bowl. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the ops are golden brown and the cakes spring back when pressed in the middle with a fingertip. Let cool completely in the pans on wire racks. (The cooled cakes can be tightly wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the freezer for up to 1 week. Thaw at room temperature, still wrapped tightly in plastic wrap.)
To make the ganache frosting: While the cake layers are cooling, put the chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl. In a small saucepan, scald the cream over medium-high heat (bubbles start to form around the edge of the pan, but the cream is not boiling). Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let sit for about 1 minute, then slowly whisk together the chocolate and cream until the chocolate is completely melted and mixture is smooth. Let sit at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours, or until completely cool. (Or refrigerate the ganache until cool, about 30 minutes, whisking every ten minutes.)
Fit the stand mixer with the paddle attachment (or use a handheld mixer) and beat the butter on medium-low speed for 10 to 15 seconds, or until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, salt, and vanilla and continue to beat on medium-low speed for about 2 minutes, or until the mixture is fluffy and smooth. Stop the mixer a few times and use a rubber spatula to scrape the bowl and paddle to release any clinging butter or sugar. On medium speed, add the cooled ganache and beat for about 2 minutes, or until completely combined. Stop to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Turn up the mixer speed to medium-high and beat for about 1 minute, or until the frosting lightens in color and thickens. You should have about 4 cups.
Remove the cooled cakes from their pans. (Be sure they are completely cool. If they are even the slightest bit warm, the frosting will melt and you will have a mess.) Using a long, serrated knife, trim the top of each cake to level it (the layers will have rounded a bit in the oven; the trimmed scraps make great nibbles). Place one cake layer on a cake plate or cake pedestal (if you have a revolving cake stand, use it.) Spoon about 1 cup of the frosting on top and use an offset spatula to spread it evenly to the edges.
Carefully place the second layer top-side down (so the even sharp edges will be on the top of the finished cake), on top. Spoon about 1 cup of the frosting on top and spread it over the top and down the sides of the cake, smoothing the frosting as well as you can and covering the entire cake with a thin layer. This the crumb coat which will keep any loose crumbs from migrating to the surface of the finished cake. Spoon a heaping cup of frosting on top of the cake, an spread it evenly across the top and down the sides. This is the finishing layer of frosting. If desired, spoon any remaining frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a small round or star tip and pipe a decorative line along the top and/or bottom edge of the cake.
The cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
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Shazam! director David F. Sandberg has been chronicling the pre-production process with photos from his office on the Warner Bros. lot, focusing primarily on a growing collection of empty soda cans. However, in the past day, a mood board and a handful of toys have been added to the mix, leaving us to wonder whether they offer any hints about the film.
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Alongside two figures of the title hero are a well-armed tiger, which evokes the anthropomorphic Tawky Tawny, one of the more offbeat members of Shazam's quirky cast of supporting characters. We can also spot the decapitated head of the radioactive robot Mister Atom, as well as the mind-controlling alien worm Mister Mind.
We may not want to read too much into the scene, though, as Sandberg also included Funko Pop! versions of the Joker and the possessed doll from his own film Annabelle: Creation. It's possible the director is only have a little fun.
Expected to by the next DC Comics-based film to go into production, Shazam! is rumored to be eyeing such actors as John Cena and Joshua Sasse for the title role. It's targeted for release in 2019.


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Farmet is founded along with the (then) Division of Oilseed Pressing.
First press shops are delivered (equipped with the presses Farmet DUO). First deliveries are realized within the Czech Republic as well as abroad.
Development of the presses FL 200, FS 1000, FS 2000; first deliveries with these presses.
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One hundred FS 1000 presses have been built and sold.
Introduction of small extruders and the equipment for hulling and hull separation.
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A press shop based on cold/hot pressing with a capacity of 200 tons of seeds per day. The subsidiary OOO Farmet is founded in Russia.
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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Karl Charles and Malachi Alexander each scored 20 points and Holy Cross snapped a three game losing streak with a 69-65 win over Army on Wednesday night.
Alexander hit 7 of his 12 field goal attempts while Charles finished 11 of 14 at the free throw line and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.
With the score tied at 62 with 1:46 to play, Charles earned a 3-point play after hitting a layup and drawing a foul on Army's Nathan Dodge which gave the Crusaders (8-10, 3-4 Patriot League) a 65-62 lead.
A Dylan Cox layup for Army (12-7, 3-4) cut its deficit to 65-64, but Charles and Robert Champion combined to finish 4 of 4 at the line to close out the win for Holy Cross.
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