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Top Ten Internet SuperStars of 2009
Marina Orlova
is self-described as "too hot for words" and a "cunning linguist (puns
intended)!" Born in 1980, she is a Russian-born etymologist who has
become an Internet celebrity hosting one of the most popular channels
online, entitled appropriately: "HotForWords."
While Marina exploits her blonde-bombshell looks to the max, appearing
scantily-clad in her video clips, she is far from being an "air head".
To the contrary, while being attractive is certainly an asset on the
Internet, many would be hard pressed to compete with Ms. Orlova on an
intellectual level. As her bio indicates, she received degrees in
philology from the Nizhny Novgorod State University in 2002, and taught
English and world literature to high school students in Moscow, before
moving to the US. And as testimony to her online popularity, her video
on the derivation of the word "HOOKER" has received over 3 million
pageviews on YouTube.
Matthew "Matt" Harding
(born September 27, 1976) is an American video game designer and
Internet celeb. Known worldwide as "Dancing Matt," his viral videos
show him gyrating in front of landmarks and famous international street
scenes in various locales around the globe. As the story goes, Harding
was known by his friends for a particular dance, and while videotaping
in Vietnam, his travel companion suggested he add the dance to the
videos...and voila'... the rest is history. Harding has since received
widespread coverage of his travel exploits in major print and broadcast
media outlets,and was hired by Visa to star in their Travel Happy campaign,
proving that becoming Internet famous can lead to a lucrative career!
His second video has been viewed over 20,297,423 times on YouTube,and
is the product of 14 months'of traveling throughout 42 countries.
The press has said that "it's easy to dismiss Julia Allison as little more than a rank narcissist" — and many of her vocal online critics have agreed. However, in Wired Magazine's August
2008 cover story entitled: "Internet Famous: Julia Allison and the
Secrets of Self-Promotion." details how she managed to storm the
Internet with publicity stunts that have received widespread attention.
Recently she invited handbag designer Mary Rambin and Randi Zuckerberg, the sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to dance in Jazzercise outfits in Times Square to Martha and the Vandellas' '"Dancing in the Street," which was filmed and documented by cameramen. Her new web sites juliaallison.com, itsmejulia.com, and juliajuliajulia.com
— are dedicated to sharing almost every waking moment of Allison's
life. Internet fame similar to other forms of fame, doesn't come
without an emotional price tag, however. Linked romantically with
former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford, Jr., her relationship was
used as an attack ad by the National Republican Senatorial Committee in
Ford's unsuccessful run for United States Senate in 2006
Here, Julia Allison chats with Wired's Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson about her recent magazine cover story, Reputation Economics 101 and her obsession of emulating Oprah Winfrey's business model for fame.
According to Wikipedia, Justine Ezarik, born March 20, 1984 is considered a viral video comedienne, freelance graphic/web designer and video editor. She is best known as iJustine, a lifecaster who communicates directly with her hundreds of viewers on her Internet tv channel, ijustine.tv. She has appeared in more than 200 videos, including satires on such subjects as Lost and Twitter. Her videos have received more than 25 million views, with 16 million on YouTube alone. Her popularity is such that a video about her wanting to order a cheeseburger got 600,000 YouTube views in a week. She was also featured as one of my Top Ten Twitter Song Singers of all time. Ezarik is most notably known for her "300-page iPhone bill" video which followed the first month of service after the introduction of the iPhone in 2007. The viral video earned her international attention and celebrity.The bad publicity resulting for AT&T actually led the phone company to change their billing procedures for iPhone users.
My number one pick for Top Internet SuperStar is Nick Thune. A Seattle-born comedian now residing in LA. Nick is purusing the American dream in the entertainment field, which started online. Internet Celebrity is not lost on Nick Thune. He appreciates what it has done to help mold his persona and allow him to appeal to a sizeable and growing fan base. But when asked if he tracks his website traffic, Nick mockingly points out that he has "someone monitor his websites," as he doesn't "wanna know numbers. I tell them to tell me if the numbers are low, and then I'll put more work into it. Do you think Picasso knew how many people had or will have seen his work? Is anyone (really) keeping count?"
On his second appearance on Jay Leno's Tonight Show in August 2007, Nick's aptly named "Instant Messenger" stand up routine became an 'instant' success attracting millions of fans to this YouTube video clip...
More of Nick Thune's latest online exploits including his new webseries, "Nick"s Big Show" can be viewed in a recent zMogo feature and at his website.
While Internet Fame may be fleeting for some, these Top Ten SuperStars stand out from the pack. They have found new and innovative ways to go beyond the ordinary to intrigue, entertain and beguile us. They offer up content and perspectives that while off-center, strangely and astutely hit the mark! Internet fame is the new space for one to experiment and explore dreams, as long as you can come armed with ideas and just the right amount of imagination.
Take our survey and vote for your favorite Internet Celebrities. The final results will be revealed May 15, 2009.
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Ron Callari
Social Media Trends
by Anonymous
No one knows who Julia Allison is outside of a few hundred media types in New York. She is seriously snooze worthy in every way and her blog is a content-free joke compared to iJustine. Julia posts pictures of her dog and one sentence captions. My 16 year old niece has a more interesting website than Julia's joke of a "lifecast."
by Anonymous
Okay, Ron, what kind of crack are you smoking here?!
You're about a year late and a dollar too short on most of these entries---that youtube hack Magibon made the list? Really?? What, was were LonelyGirl 15 and the "Chocolate Rain" guy suddenly not available???
Obama Girl's 15 minutes are just about up already. Julia Allison(aka the Norma Desmond of online fame) is even older news.
The only person still of any rising relevance on that list is iJustine, and that girl actually deserves her fame: she's bright, talented, beautiful, WORKS HARD, and knows her stuff. She should've been #1 on this list.
Did anyone even do current research on some of these "celebrities"? Their most recent projects weren't even mentioned here!
by Ron Callari
Hi Anonymous...thanks for your feedback. But I have to differ with you on a couple of points, For one, you can't get any more current than Susan Boyle hitting the world scene on April 11, 2009, and secondly, just because things move at the speed of light on the Internet doesn't mean all of my readers are aware of some of these folks, nor the accomplishments that originally made them famous! Since you apparently favor iJustine, I would suggest you and your followers vote for her.The readers' poll will tally votes up until May 31, 2009. Thanks.
Ron Callari is a freelance journalist and editorial cartoonist. His slighlty off-center published work includes trends, social media, politics, travel, humor and political articles.
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by Anonymous
Very nice. I agree, Nick and Alejandro are two great and influential individuals.
Congrats guys.
by Anonymous
Love Andy's show. The live chats/excellent guests are awesome! I look forward to it every Tuesday and Thursday. Glad he made your list!
by Anonymous
Susan Boyle Should have been number one :-P
by Anonymous
I vote for Andy Bumatai. Love his show
by Anonymous
You should have mentioned the other BGT discovery Paul Potts, last I saw he had over 17 million hits on one of his Youtube videos.
by Anonymous
This is a great website and sure it took plenty of research to arrive at your choice of stars.
Thanks, Ron for the exposure on this site.
I vote for iJustine, I followed her since 1999, I know the work and worry she contributes to her craft and how she has the persistence it takes to keep editing, filming and the patience it takes to continually blog, upload and work with her peers and her fans. She is an artist and expresses herself in her work. She never forgets to mention her peers and give them a nod when she can.
Helen of Joy
by Anonymous
No doubt, Justine is number 1, she's no fake and a really inspiring person
by Anonymous
Where the hell's Brandon Hardesty?!
Definitely voting for iJustine. She's not fake and one of the few people who actually deserve to be on this list. She worked her ass off to get right where she wanted to be and never forgot her fans on Youtube. However, if Brandon was on this list, it would be a tough call as he has done the same and is hilarious! :)
by Anonymous
Justine, you really don't need to be blowing your own horn. ;-)
by Anonymous
about number 1 choice.
-nick t
by Anonymous
Amber Lee Ettinger aka Obama Girl is not a web celebrity of 2009. She has jumped the shark and her videos have become annoying. This is what happens when youtube stars think that they are relevant beyond their 30 seconds of fame.
by Anonymous
That guy is funny and witty. Keep it up!
by Anonymous
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but 2009 is still relatively fresh and new, yeah?
Are we already trying to predict who's gonna be the big YouTube star 8 months before New Year's Eve?
I applaud anyone willing to put their neck out and make a list like this - knowing that there's gonna be backlash, shameless plugging, hateful vitriol and very little praise. Still, do it closer to the end of the year and most computer geeks will be too tired to type negativity yet one more time.
In the interim, lose "Obama Girl," "Magibon" (really? She's just kinda creepy...), and "Julia Allison."
Replace 'em with DEVEN GREEN, Jon Lajoie, and leave one spot open for someone that's bound to come along.
Then you got yourself a list!!
Kudos you.
by Anonymous
Justine is amazing!! :o)
by Anonymous
Really interesting videos!
by Anonymous
She must be number one..... she is amazing!! To all those who leave bad remarks, come on, you try doing it, let see what you got. Justine you rock girl.


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Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
Who else is using a wood fired oven to cook their Christmas/Holiday meal (apart from us). :D
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
We plan to have pizza on Christmas eve and will cook a small turkey in the oven on Christmas day. We did a small turkey for Thanksgiving and it was really good- brined it overnight before roasting- only about 7 pounds so didn't take long. We'll also have a ham to reheat so will most likely put it in the oven as well.
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
I expect I'll be using mine. Will probably roast potatoes in it. Anyone got any tips on that? I'm guessing I should try and make sure it's at about 200c for roasting? So I'll fire it up early and let it cool. I also usually do bacon wrapped sausage meat stuffing balls in the oven, they'll probably go in the WFO as well
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
We will be having a pork roast and veggies from the oven, my wife always does a sweet in the oven too.
Just as long as the day and the day prior isnt declared a total fire ban day that is, otherwise it will be done in the house oven.
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
Most definitely using the oven...not quite sure what we are making yet. We talked about getting a goose this year.
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
My WFO saved the day! 18 mouths to feed and not enough oven space. I fired it up to just over 200C in the morning and ended up roasting vegetables, several trays of sausage meat and my sausage meat balls wrapped in bacon! It's amazing having an oven with nearly 1 metre diameter. I then got a big fire going in the oven as it got dark and sat outside drinking a beer and staring into it.....
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
I bet the end result was awesome!
We cooked Turkey, pigs in blankets, parsnips and stuffing balls in ours yesterday, tastes beautiful!
But then I put some pork in with rubs on and left it 18 hours at 200C on a dying fire - came back to cinders this morning :( Never mind, it looks as though the WFO keeps too high a temp for too long!
Happy and Safe Christmas everyone. :)
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
yep me too - I met the deadline [barring my sealed door]. Had a Roast turkey [buff] stuffed with macadamia, Roasted pine nut and maple syrup stuffing. Roast pork shoulder, orange roasted carrots, sweet potato and pumpkin, roast spuds all done in the oven and I must say the meat was so moist and just melted in our mouths. and stuffing balls with the let over stuffing that didn't fit in the turkey. Everyone wanted to take those left home.
Oven was well over 250c for most so needed to keep turning and moving but nothing burnt and cooked more quickly. Controlled cooking by moving the pans throughout the oven. IR Gun very handy for doing this.
Cook had first meat cut [me] and I must say not a sole was not impressed with the food compared to a normal indoor oven.
Well worth over 12 months of toil
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
And that is what it is all about. It takes a lot of fuss out of the kitchen as well and the tasty results make the initial effort of building it worthwhile.
I reckon that if you can cook it in the kitchen oven you can probably cook it better in the WFO. (the baked cheesecake being the challenge)
Many a happy Christmas/Boxing Day meal for a long time to come.
Re: Using Wood Fired Oven For Christmas?
Did up a turkey for the Christmas meal, Forno baked turkey has now become a tradition for our family for Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. Brine the bird over night. Let it rest to bring it to room temperature, stuff it, rub it and slide it in the oven (500F or so) with tin foil and a meat thermometer. When you are about 30-45 minutes away from the bird being done, take the foil off. Cooked a leg of lamb a few weeks ago as well. Awesome!
I find meat cooked in the forno is very moist. Even the turkey leftovers a few days later are still very moist. I think it is because the oven is radiating the heat as opposed to a gas or electric oven turning on and off to maintain the heat thus drying the bird out as it cooks. Also the oven is pretty much sealed with the door closed keeping a hot moist environment while the bird (or roast) cooks.
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The changing face of America! From marital status to income level, what have been the BIGGEST political game-changers in the last four years? Bill's back with can't-miss insight with Juan Williams, Mary Katharine Ham and Bernie Goldberg.
Plus, as Petraeus resigns will he take the truth about Libya with him?
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The Campbell County League of Women Voters, Gillette Public Access Television and the Basin Radio Network are proud to kick off candidates forums tonight. County offices are featured this evening. The forums will continue Thursday this week with city wide candidates and state wide candidates next Monday. Things begin at 6:30 p.m. You can check it out live at Gillette City Hall. You can also hear it live on 1270 A.M. KIML or view it on Gillette Public Access Television. GPA Manager Geno Palazzari said replays will also be available, as well as DVD's.
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No citations were issued after an accident 11:19 a.m. Wednesday on North Cherry Street.
According to a Creston Police report, Ian Lowell Smith, 31, 906 W. Mills St., driving a 2000 Mitsubishi, backed out of a private driveway onto North Cherry and struck the rear passenger side of a 2007 Dodge driven by Kevin Wayne Brownlee, 46, 311 N. Oak St., while it was stopped at a stop sign facing north at the intersection of North Cherry and West Townline streets.
Damage estimates are $5,000 to Smith's vehicle and $1,000 to Brownlee's vehicle.
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Danny Alan Fry, 26, 304 N. Cherry St., was cited for operating a motor vehicle without registration after an accident 4:41 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of North Spruce and West Montgomery streets.
According to a Creston Police report, Laura Cathryn Scholl, 68, of Prescott, driving a 2012 Ford east on West Montgomery, saw a 1997 Dodge driven south on North Spruce by Fry, braked, was unable to stop in time because of the snow on the road and struck the passenger side of Fry's vehicle. Fry tried to clear the intersection, but was unable to before Scholl reached it.
Damage estimates are $1,500 to Fry's vehicle and $2,500 to Scholl's vehicle.
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No citations were issued after an accident 4:56 p.m. Wednesday on Spillway Road.
According to a Creston Police report, Jessica Marie Drey, 16, of Winterset, driving a 2002 Pontiac north on Spillway, lost control of the vehicle, went off the east side of the road and onto McKinley Lake. The lake was iced over and the vehicle did not go through. Concrete blocks surrounding the lake's shoreline damaged the front passenger side and rear driver side of the vehicle.
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Your daily dose of hot news & gossip.
Marc Jacobs addresses naked Instagram shot
Designer Marc Jacobs has apologized, sort of, for offending fans and followers by accidentally posting a photo of his naked bottom and exposed penis on social media. The fashion mogul admits he was "flirting" with a man he met on Instagram.com and thought he had sent the revealing shot to his admirer's private account, only [Read More]
Beyonce celebrates marriage equality with dance video
Never Too Late #LoveWins A video posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Jul 1, 2015 at 10:35am PDT Beyonce has made a video showing her dancing in rainbow-colored clothes to celebrate the landmark marriage equality ruling last week. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal across all 50 states, and the historic decision [Read More]
Tiger Woods' agent blasts affair rumors
A representative for Tiger Woods has slammed reports suggesting an affair between the sportsman and another golfer's ex-wife led to his recent split from girlfriend Lindsey Vonn. The embattled golf ace was exposed as a serial cheater in 2009, prompting his then-wife, Elin Nordegren, to file for divorce. He bounced back into the dating game [Read More]
Rihanna makes directorial debut in crazy new video
R&B superstar Rihanna has made her directorial debut by taking charge of the music video for her new single, "Bitch Better Have My Money." The singer premiered the seven-minute promo on Vevo.com at midnight on Wednesday and in the hours before the launch, she teased fans on Instagram.com by sharing stills of herself from the [Read More]
Tiffani Thiessen is a new mom again
Actress Tiffani Thiessen has given birth to her second child. The former "Saved by the Bell" and "Beverly Hills, 90210″ star and her husband Brady Smith welcomed a son on Wednesday. Yesterday Harper got a little brother! We are so excited to introduce Holt Fisher Smith. Our perfect sweet little man. #weareblessed #familyoffour A photo [Read More]
Chris Brown fighting for child custody and support ruling
R&B star Chris Brown has filed legal papers urging the judge in his child custody battle to stop the mother of his daughter demanding exorbitant fees from him. Model Nia Guzman is demanding $15,000-a-month in support from Brown, and he believes that's way too high. In legal documents filed in Houston, Texas, Brown is eager [Read More]
Robin Thicke: 'I was lost during Blurred Lines trial'
Singer Robin Thicke regrets the timing of his "Blurred Lines" copyright trial, saying his testimony was "careless" because he was reeling from his marriage split. Thicke and his collaborator Pharrell Williams were ordered to hand over $7 million to the family of the late Marvin Gaye after a jury ruled the two stars had stolen [Read More]
Selena Gomez: 'Bad Blood character isn't based on Katy Perry'
Selena Gomez has dismissed reports suggesting she based her portrayal of the villain in pal Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" video on Swift's rumored pop rival Katy Perry. Swift takes a swipe at an industry nemesis in the lyrics for her latest hit, and many fans and insiders believe the criticism is directed at Perry. Gomez [Read More]
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Why Do People Prefer Teams With Irish American Ties
Remember the movie "Gangs of New York"? The Irish are known for fighting the odds with an iron jaw and a stiff drink. The Irish always come back home dancing and singing and praising the land of their birth.
Teams with Irish names and links to Irish heritage invoke a feeling of loyalty, undying spirit and the desire to honor family, country and creed. Even if an Irish team loses, they'll still enjoy a pint and keep diggin' till Mother Ireland stands free boy'O.
It's easy to stand behind a team with an Irish name because even if you are the underdog, an Irish name brandishes the strength of playing with honor and owning a bit of the "luck" that has been gifted by generations past. If an Irish team wins, it's all but right and natural. If an Irish team loses, well…the Irish never really lose, they just let their guards down a bit. But it'll never happen again–you'll see!
No matter what the outcome of a sporting event, the Irish team always knows how to throw the best celebration party. They celebrate victory, or the chance to git' even aye? You'll never go astray cheerin' for the Irish!
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Re: HUB discussion monitoringFrederick Berry Jan 4, 2014 11:33 PM (in response to Hope Weiss)
Please inform Ms. Dana Grennier. I will also share your post with her. Thank you and I am sorry a member of the Hub community post anything offensive.
Fred Berry
Re: HUB discussion monitoringDana Grennier Jan 4, 2014 11:44 PM (in response to Hope Weiss)
Hope, we have things in place to automatically alert us to certain offenses. The best bet is to let either myself or Kip Kussman know through a direct message if you come across anything.
Re: HUB discussion monitoringDana Grennier Jan 4, 2014 11:45 PM (in response to Hope Weiss)
We also monitor the site on a regular basis but more eyes on content are always appreciated.
Re: HUB discussion monitoringSheila Ross Jan 5, 2014 8:29 PM (in response to Hope Weiss)
One would think that students would avoid trolling since we all use our real names here on the Hub, and sarcastic/offensive comments do not enhance one's reputation. There are definitely students on the Hub who have not taken this into consideration.


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Subtext flows fast through the story, providing a skeleton that never shows through the story's skirts. However, if you want elegant critiques on the distancing effects of television, the nature of cruelty, the excellence of warfare, the culture of the Church, the narrowness of postmodern expectation, the daft inner workings of pseudoscience, the shortcomings of theory versus application, the invisible nature of Modalism, or the psychological impact of human flight you'll find them, like a rake in his prime, waiting, ready and rich.
But this is a book designed with a single primary purpose, to revive epic fantasy as a rooted form, and most readers of fantasy are going to receive this story as such.
They will not be disappointed.
Names are important in A Throne of Bones, and I'll highlight two: Selenoth, the continent upon which the action takes is, a nod, I believe, to the element selenium, which occurs naturally in volcanic areas. Considering the photosensitivity of the material, it seems natural that the land provides an elemental basis to the development of Selenoth's primeval magic.
Even more interesting, however is the name of the main country: Amorr. Yes, it is a play on the legendary "secret name" of Rome, which provides a clever signal that this strange society will in some way mirror the Roman republic. However, more deeply, it is also a direct tip to the Latin word for "love" and this is where, if the magic of Selenoth draws the bow, the arrow of Amorr strikes the heart.
Day is, after all, an incorrigible romantic, and not of the hopeless variety. The nostalgia, realism and richness of Selenoth is crystalized through the lens of Amorr, and, to put a fine point on it, love is all around. Love in degraded, if happy, form in the camp followers and brothels among the soldiery. Love between sibling reavers on a mission to draw former victim states into an alliance against certain doom. In a scene stunning, dreadful, long-coming but still shocking scene, love grips in stoic, complex anguish.*
The raw and needful love between man and wife. Long-distance love between the clever (yet earnest) and the cruel (yet sympathetic). Love of complex relational intrigues. Love of language. Love of order. Love of family, of honor, of duty.
Love of dragons. Love of gold. Love of knowledge. Love of good men, of good life, of good death. A love of the hope that all things, not some or most, will pass away, and yet that all things, not some or most, will be restored by the hand of the Almighty. Every page, for its grit and realism, its tragedy, folly and danger, the thwarted plans, curses, whoredom, brutality, the death of youth, the loss of ideals, the temporary victory of murder and evil, is an out and out love letter to the Immaculate. Death, in all its towering, all-consuming bleakness, is small, and soon to be swallowed by a love so great it lays its life down, and in defeat, quite literally overcomes all.
A Throne of Bones is doorstopping fantasy for far more than its physical dimensions. Metaphysically, it shuts the door to the world we know and provides an escape to a better reality, and one far more dangerous than the one in which we now dwell. It expresses longings (to master dragons, to find treasure, to save the world on a mission from God, to restore and enjoy the family, to live abundantly and in reality, enjoy and defend the relationships that matter, and many, many more) in such richness of detail.
An aside: fantasists are the bastard children of organized theology. I don't mean that fantasy is allegory, and certainly not direct, symbol for symbol theology. Instead due in part to the fact that every fantasy, from Phantastes to His Dark Materials, are created worlds that don't pop into existence at random. They each have creators who can't help that they leave traces of themselves in the handiwork of their model worlds. While science fiction is typically a practical exercise or applied thought experiment in galactic or atomic creation, fantasy distinguishes itself by fabricating the middle ground: the world as it is commonly known. A Throne of Bones expresses a theology that views an Almighty who is coming to restore all things, and the things, even in corrupted state, have their origins in good. Evil is small and dark and nothing, whose major temporary advantage is its ability to poison hope and occlude the truth.
Ensoulment, the major theme of the previous novel in the series, Summa Elvetica, gets to play in A Throne of Bones in a way that was impossible when it was the primary pack mule for the plot of the previous work. As previously established, love is not possible without ensoulment. What is most fascinating is to see the care in which the author has ensouled each of his own characters, down to the idiotically short-lived and naturally evil goblin cannon fodder.
Forget if elves might be ensouled. Can goblins win a fight?
The book has tremendous surf. There are waves of no fewer than seven chapters that are powerful, climactic, moving: not just great writing, but great in meaning. I have been surprised to see (more than once) complaints about dropped plot threads (such as the dragon) which to me were quite obviously not dropped, characters that do not naturally develop (such as Severa) who seems to me to very naturally develop and comparisons to A Song of Ice and Fire where I see very little resemblance.
A major criticism I have of the book is something I naturally expected after reading a chapter or two: music. The book itself is not lyrical, but technical (though elegant in technique), but the world of Selenoth, especially with its peculiar response to the Immaculate, simply cries out for various bits of poetry, hymn and common song to be in greater evidence. Aside from a muscular (and welcome) public recitation of poetry (during which Corvus, the listener, falls asleep!) they are not.
I know, I know. Bad form knocking a book an entire half-star (out of ten) for what it did not include, but it really was that noticeable. It isn't like the author hasn't included poetics in previous works: the decision had to be conscious, and all I can say is that I missed the music. The reader gets smells, sights, sounds, textures and action, but the lack of music is curious. The lyrics are there, mixed in with more mundane plot-drivers - they are simply not drawn out and set to music to make it more obvious for the reader. There are prayers, but no psalms.
On the other hand, despite an off-hand reference to musicians, there are also no minstrel bards to be found, and of that I can't complain.
Despite its length, A Throne of Bones is a fast read, and perhaps would benefit from the occasional gear-shifting song cycle or original poem, just to remind the reader to linger and look around a moment longer.
Of course, to truly succeed, the series will need to out-do itself until the penultimate book (where, if the series is to be great, it must peak, then echo that peak through the final book and achieve an elegant slight downslope), which will certainly be a challenge, perhaps an epic one. However, I simply can't express the joy in knowing this is a planned set - a part of a larger story (but don't worry, this one stands just fine on its own. Though it ends with a satisfying suspense, it is no annoying cliffhanger. It will build expectation for what comes next, but also satisfies.) - and that I have only just begun a lifelong escape into the reality of Selenoth and Amorr: or, as I think of their secret names - Magic and Love.
9 out of 10
*One note on this, yet trying to avoid major spoilers* - the scene of anguish is subtle and intensely complex, and argues, in a very brief moment, a detailed theological argument. I view it as a significant underpinning to the way the world of Selenoth "works" from a creator's point of view - a creator who fully intends to restore all things, and one who therefore allows space for a man to work out many critical and seemingly impossible choices for himself.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Artificial Intelligence Interviews the Author, Coherence Ensues
Mark Coker at Smashwords has developed an innovative way to interview authors and he invited me to participate.
Well, he invited everyone participate. I just happened to be one of the folks who agreed to it.
So, this is my interview. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Well, he invited everyone participate. I just happened to be one of the folks who agreed to it.
So, this is my interview. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Dead Vault: An Arclight Adams Thriller
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That's the good news.
It seems that dementia isn't the only thing in North Tree that is in the business of swallowing hearts. When Arc goes down, he goes down hard.
Make it to the end, and realize why the question really isn't:
Will Arc Adams survive the dead vault?
...but, will he want to?
My latest book, a pulpy little novel about the search for a missing woman, is now available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo, or pretty much anywhere else you care to look.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
I seem to have stirred something up recently. Some requests for contact info have come in, so here it is:
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Monday, April 15, 2013
On the Anniversary of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic - Tales of the Haunted Titanic
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The true treasures of the RMS Titanic: passengers and crew, victims and survivors, trapped in that brief moment when the world's tallest building, its most luxurious hotel, and its grandest expression of wealth could walk on water.
In 100 years, the RMS Titanic has only gotten bigger. But there is a forgotten treasure of the Titanic, a spirit, a precious memory that was ignored, and then lost. But out of the icy darkness, it returns. And with it, so do her ghosts.
Collecting a half dozen stories of the uncanny, the improbable and the unreal, Tales of the Haunted Titanic shares the ghostly alternate history of the Unsinkable and the Unthinkable.
Some stories include: A mystery surrounds the funeral of one of the survivors, and the only clue is provided by one of the victims. As a talented embalmer begins to draw bodies from the deep, a body draws him into the depths. One survivor is unaccounted for: a song which outlives its performers. A bankrupt aristocrat follows a dark trail of revenge to Boiler Room Number 6. A giant of the deep rouses from a ghostly slumber, taking a chance to make history at history's end.
Collecting: Titanic Rising, On Jack Thayer's Watch, The Autumn Ice of Springtime, The Unsinkable Supernatant, Pronouncing the Mackay-Bennett, and Introducing: The Giant, Ben Guggenheim, a new story exclusive to Tales of the Haunted Titanic.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Publications Gather...
For those of you keeping score at home, I've been in the basement, mixing up some medicine, and some strange stuff is periodically leaking out...
[At this rate, about one new thing goes up per week, sometimes faster than that. Anthologies and novels to come.]
[At this rate, about one new thing goes up per week, sometimes faster than that. Anthologies and novels to come.]
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Stupefying Stories Escapes
Anyone who has told you the age of the pulps is over hasn't read Stupefying Stories. One of my stories appears in the October edition.
Available now for e-reading everywhere (retail $1.99 for the anthology.)
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Lake County's program to assist residents with safe disposal of medical needles
Residents of Lake County can visit their nearest designated Lake County fire station to pick up a free Voyager container that allows for the safe disposal of biohazardous medical waste, such as syringes with attached needles and disposable lancets. Fire stations designated as container pickup sites can be found on the SHARPS Program Brochure.
The Sharps Disposal Program was established in January 2006. The Lake County Public Safety Department provides this community outreach service in partnership with Central Florida Health Alliance [CFHA]. According to CFHA, Sharps are just one category of biohazardous waste, which includes needles, scalpel blades, glass and pipettes that are used or contaminated with body fluids.
Voyager containers have been distributed to County fire stations throughout the unincorporated area.. The containers are safe and easy for residents to use and also prevent the potential of Sharps puncturing or lacerating waste management workers or others who handle household trash.
By placing a syringe in the container and twisting the top, the Voyager safely disposes of the used needle and a small portion of the syringe. The process destroys the disposable syringe preventing any possible reuse or needle-stick injuries.
A container can hold more than 120 individual 1cc insulin syringe needles and accepts most lancets, and functions with all brands of insulin syringes. Unlike most containers that require special disposal, the Voyager container is safe to throw away with household trash.
Residents who cannot afford to purchase Sharps disposal containers at local pharmacies are encouraged to participate in the Lake County Sharps Disposal Program. For more information about the program, call Assistant Chief Jack Fillman, Lake County Fire Rescue Administration, at (352) 343-9458.
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More on the Toronado's 20th Anniversary Bash
By William Brand
Saturday, August 4th, 2007 at 2:08 pm in Uncategorized.
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toronado-logo.jpgThe Toronado, the venerable beer pub at 547 Haight St. in San Francisco, celebrates its 20th next weekend. Here are some details straight from proprietor David Keane. The fun begins at 5 p.m. next Saturday, Aug. 11.
"I approached Vinnie (Cilurzo, Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa, CA) two years ago about making a beer for the Toronado Anniversary, my guidelines were wood aged, big, and barnyard. We toyed with the idea of making six beers and blending them into one, but agreed this was too time consuming as Vinnie has a lot on his plate.
"I was surprised when it came to light that he had come up with five, 1 year old, wood aged beers to blend. Vinnie mixed 5 different blends and we tasted them together, all were fine beers , blend #1 was so good that we filled one keg with it calling it 50-50.
"After removing this quantity of beer from the over all blend ,we decided on a new blend halfway between blend #4 and blend #5. The result, Vinnie says, is a 10.43 percent alcohol by volume beer that is smooth and soft with a faint sourness — a beer that hides its alcohol well. "It drinks like a 6-percent beer." I say thank you Vinnie, for an outstanding beer, beyond my expectations. Awesome!
The bottles will be available for $20 each at the Toronado and Russian River Brewing Co only."
Anchor Cask Conditioned Porter
" Steam was the first draught beer at the Toronado,so I think it only fitting to have something from them for our 20th, Fritz Maytag answered the call, with a cask conditioned Porter, to be served on handpump.
Thanks to Mark Carpenter for crafting this special product and to Fritz for taking the time to recognize ouranniversary."
And still more: Lost Abbey/Pizza Port Cable Car on draught and in
Tomme Arthur (Port Brewing/Lost Abbey), scoured his wood casks and blended a beer for our Anniversary, we have one keg and a limited number of bottles. I have not sampled this beer yet, but have it on the authority of John Hansel, of the Malt Advocate, that it in his opinion it is the best beer he has had from Lost Abbey and perhaps in the entire USA. Can't wait to try it.
"At last count there were 13 other rare beers that brewers have made or are releasing from their cellars for this event. I will get a complete list together when possible. Hope to see you there ."
Big Daddy (David Keene).
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De-Converting? Embrace Nietzsche's "Say Yes to Life!"
As mentioned in my previous post, God, Zombies, and the Meaning of Life, when I was in the long process of leaving Christianity, one of the most overriding questions on my mind was this: if there is no God, what meaning is there in life? Christianity, as we all know, teaches that the saved are integral players in a grand cosmic drama, the unfolding of the telos of all Creation. Giving up on that illusion is, to say the least, jarring. It cannot help but leave one wondering how one's life can have meaning at all, if it is not given from on high.
More psychologically minded individuals may reflect on a deeper way in which Christianity seems to provide the meaning in life. Children learn that they are important, that they matter, just by being seen – i.e., acknowledged and attended to – by their parents. Hopefully, of course, that attention will be loving and positive. But even if the attention is negative, critical, or even abusive, it is, from the child's point of view, usually better than being ignored. Children will almost invariably prefer any attention to no attention, because that says that they are at least worth criticizing. So it is not hard to imagine how simply being seen by God is enough, in and of itself, to infuse one's life with meaning and a sense of worth. It's how many people support their feeling that they are valuable: you matter because God takes note of you. Giving up God, then, is clearly – viewed from this additional perspective – a powerful loss…
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God, Zombies, and the Meaning of Life
I recently finished two books that I have been unable to stop thinking about. One was World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks; the second was The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Both of these books involve, in different ways, a global catastrophe and the varying responses to it of the characters in each story. Now, you may be asking yourself what, in Darwin's name, this might have to do with de-conversion, but hear me out! The issues they raise address (though perhaps in an unexpected way) some profound questions we have to struggle with as part of leaving our faith.
The first, World War Z, chronicles an outbreak of zombies (yes, zombies), as it spreads from the first few, sporadic cases into a rapidly engulfing worldwide plague, nearly pushing the human race to extinction as social order and entire societies collapse. Though I had never before heard the term "zombie apocalypse", as this sub-genre' of fiction is apparently called, I was nonetheless hooked. I couldn't get this book out of my head. I found it to be surprisingly, even strikingly, evocative – of a strange admixture of despair and poignancy. Which seemed a odd response to have to a book about zombies. I found myself wondering: why?…
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Even though I'm a Clubhouse writer around these parts, it's no secret where my allegiances lie. I'm a big fat dork for the St. Louis Cardinals. I am also an Iowa Hawkeyes dork. I recently took stock of my wardrobe and realized that I could wear either an Iowa or a Cardinals shirt every day for over a month and never repeat. I am not even kidding.
Between that realization and a conversation I had with our esteemed boss Jesse about a poster I have hanging on my wall, I have decided it is time to share my memorabilia with the world. I hope it will lead to other people feeling free to come out about their fan dorkiness.
Exhibit A is my Cardinals dominoes, World Series pin collection and an Ozzie Smith figurine. The dominoes are cheap and plastic but I'm totally in love with the metal lunch box container. I probably should just dump the dominoes into a basket or something and use the lunch box as a purse. The pins are pretty cool. I'll confess to buying a lot of random World Series stuff because this is the first championship in my lifetime. Finally, I love that Ozzie is mid-backflip. I first really fell for baseball when I saw him do a flip (what? To a 5 year-old, that is like the coolest thing EVER.)
Exhibit B is the two dorky posters that hang in my bedroom. Yes, I am 26 years old. Yes, I have decorated my room with posters. Yes, the posters include Twin Peaks, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Labyrinth, Kill Bill, Back to the Future and the band Heart. And yes, I do have a Harry Potter calendar hanging on my wall. I am baring my soul here, people! Also, I live in a dormitory, so I don't feel that bad about it. When I have a grown-up house, I won't decorate with posters. Or I'll at least put them in frames. It is pretty sad that two of the four Cards in the poster and the subject of his own poster are *sniff* no longer Cards…but the poster stays.
Exhibit C is my framed Hawkeyes poster commemorating "The Catch." It was a magical season, capped off by a ridiculous finish. Here's a description of it, if anybody wants to know what I'm talking about. The poster is signed by Warren Holloway and I had it framed. It'll look awesome in my Hawkeye-themed den in my grown-up house.
Exhibit D is just a taste of the final category of weirdness. These are two pictures clipped out of newspapers when the Cardinals won the NLCS (left) and World Series in 2006. I swear to God, the NLCS picture was clipped out of the New York Post (I was in NYC for that NLCS) and then folded inside a book and hung onto until I got back to Indiana. These are the only two newspaper clippings that I have hung on my wall, but I bought a collection of St. Louis Post-Dispatches from the NLCS and World Series weeks.
This only scratches the surface, guys. I didn't even include my Busch Stadium poster, my 3 Iowa basketball posters, my St. Louis Cardinals replica World Series flag, my set of World Series DVDs or any of my books. I feel like I should be more ashamed of this, but I'm really not. I hope I haven't scared off any other B&C writers because I'd like to see what other people have. Feel free to share your favorite piece(s) of memorabilia in the comments.
My disdain for the Cardinals and love for the Hawkeyes make this all very confusing. Somehow I can appreciate your love for the Cards knowing that you haven't "traded" your Rolen poster just yet.
I recall seeing that Ozzie Smith Starting Lineup figure and just hoping that gravity would make him end his career.
I'm curious who is on your Iowa Hawkeyes basketball posters…If they have any combination of Chris Kingsbury, Reggie Evans, and/or Andre Woolridge…that's just plain gold.
I bet you can get over $100 for that Cards lunchbox.
Kudos to your collection.
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'Too posh to push' - Cambridge students hire LIMOS instead of getting on their bikes
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Foreign students in Cambridge are so posh these days they travel in limos rather than ordinary taxis.
Airport Lynx, the city-based business chauffeur service, is currently getting 75 per cent of its business from students. Forget about the days when it was cool to hitch hike or even use the bus, now it needs to be at least a Mercedes or Jaguar and with a chauffeur who will open the door for you.
Steve Russell, who owns Airport Lynx and runs a fleet of 25 cars, said: "During the rest of the year students are still 30% of our business, but from now on over the summer it will be 75 per cent."
The rest of his customers are largely Cambridge companies who like to look after their senior staff by sending them to the airport in a special car.
Many of the students who use Steve's fleet are just here for the summer to learn English, but there is no doubt that students are not like they used to be in the days of shared bedsits with smelly kitchens.
The Newton, a new block of student accommodation on the corner of Humberstone Road and Elizabeth Way, was officially completed last week, but all 23 studio and one-bedroom apartments were sold before they were built.
"Each apartment boasts cleverly designed living spaces that bring together leisure, sleeping and study zones," says developer Chard Robinson, adding that an intelligent home automation system, monitored and controlled via touch-screens, can be used to programme the en-suite shower rooms, kitchens, underfloor heating and video entry system.
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February 1, 2011 at 11:38 am in Grand Forks Herald
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Although we possess only fourteen fragments (K.-A. III.2 444-457) of this lost comedy, there are some points of interest for the student. First, Storks belongs to Aristophanes' later years. After the production of Aristophanes' masterpiece of 405 (Frogs) we enter something of a wasteland, with only Assembly-Women (ca. 392) and Wealth (388) extant, as well as the evidence for two later plays produced by his son in the mid-380s, which were recognised as more in the spirit of later comedy (Aiolosikon and Kokalos). The mention of Neokleides (F 454), a political figure and comic target at Assembly-Women 254, 398ff. and at&…
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The government awards contracts to companies with histories of misconduct such as contract fraud and environmental, ethics, and labor violations. In the absence of a centralized federal database listing instances of misconduct, the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is providing such data. We believe that it will lead to improved contracting decisions and public access to information about how the government spends hundreds of billions of taxpayer money each year on goods and services. Report an instance of misconduct »
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New Kind of Denatured Paint Developed in DPRK
| Pyongyang, January 22 (KCNA) -- The Geological Institute under the State Academy of Sciences in the DPRK has recently developed a new kind of outdoor paint with high utility.
The paint, made of native minerals with various colors and denatured polyvinyl alcohol, is suitable to the exterior of dwelling houses and public buildings. It can be also applied to the interior of buildings.
This kind is better than other previous outdoor paints as it is fast to dry up after painting and its color does not go off easily for strong cohesiveness caused by reaction between carbon dioxide in the air and calcium hydroxide in the surface of concrete walls.
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NCAA Championship Format Change (10-21-02)
Bloomington, Ind. - This season, changes have been made to the setup of intercollegiate track and field competition. The big change for the season - for schools across the nation - is the NCAA has gone from a standard time- or height-qualification to a regional qualifier to advance to the national competition. With all change being difficult, there are a variety of views on the issue, especially from IU coaches and athletes.
Head women's coach Randy Heisler feels that the change was imperative to the advancement of the sport and believes that it will create a more-equal playing field for athletes.
"We're not really sure what to expect, but the way that it is proposed and the way it looks on paper, I welcome it," said Heisler. "This battle (for a rules-change) has been going on for over 10 years. Schools in the northern part of the country have a lot less opportunity to go outside and run. There are many proponents of this change in the north and opponents to it in the south."
Because of this change, the team has dropped its first outdoor meet from the schedule in an attempt to maintain their bodies for the tough schedule that this change proposes. The team now looks to use the early competitions as more of a training opportunity rather than strict competition as qualifying times through the season no longer matter.
Men's head coach Marshall Goss was quite frank about the changes. He shares the sentiment of Heisler in thinking that the change was needed, but feels that these are growing times.
"It is exactly what we should be doing, but we are implementing it wrong. In trying to divide it up and make everybody happy, we haven't done much," said Goss. "The individuals who have worked on this change have worked their tails off and it's no fault of theirs. I commend wholeheartedly the effort of the committee. They have tried to make everybody happy and in the world of athletics, that is impossible."
Standout Danielle Carruthers believes the change is good for the sport and will create more of a head-to-head type of competition, acknowledging there are two sides to the switch to a regional format.
"The change will allow a lot of opportunity for those who would not normally have been at the meet and create diversity within the meet," said Carruthers. "It will also bring a lot more attention to the sport. However, from a competitive aspect, you have to perform well at four highly competitive meets, which is trying on a body."
Her reference to the four meets includes the Conference, regional and national meet but also the USA meet in the midst of those three.
Regardless, the change has been coming for years and is implemented for the 2002-03 season in the hopes of bettering the sport. With many athletes benefiting from this and the creation of an extremely competitive regional format, this season will be one to watch.
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Elton John Has 'Got To Go' To Russia
Elton John says he will not shy away from performing in Russia because of the country's recent crack down on homosexuals. The openly gay singer says the intolerance gives him an even greater reason to perform there.
"I've got to go," John told the Guardian. "And I've got to think about what I'm going to say very carefully."
"There's two avenues of thought," the 66-year-old continued. "Do you stop everyone going, ban all the artists coming in from Russia? But then you're really leaving the men and women who are gay and suffering under the antigay laws in an isolated situation."
John concluded: "As a gay man, I can't leave those people on their own without going over there and supporting them. I don't know what's going to happen, but I've got to go."
Elton will travel to Moscow to perform in December.
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As a special addition to an exhibit currently available at Willamette University, collector Dr. Michel Hersen will discuss "The Poetry of the Hudson River School" Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Roger Hull Lecture Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, on the Willamette campus. His presentation is free and open to the public.
Through March 9, the Study Gallery in the Hallie Ford Museum at Willamette will feature 18 American landscapes in the exhibit "The Hudson River School: Selections from the Michel and Victoria Hersen Collection."
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art is located at the corner of State and Cottage streets in Salem. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed Sunday and Monday. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for senior citizens and students age 13 and older. Admission is free to children under 13.
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VLS Highlights
Friday Luncheon: Clair Guadiani's address
Friday Night Dinner: Video on the Commission for the Future
Saturday Morning: Greetings from President Janet Morgan Riggs '77
Saturday Night Gala Videos
The music careers of Holly Krafka '78 and her son Nick Krafka '11 began with music education majors at Gettysburg College.
K. Richard Brunner, Jr. '58 led the project to build the Gettysburg College Veterans Memorial.
Flora Darpino and Christopher O'Brien '83 have risen through the ranks of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps.
Gail Bower '84, president of Bower & Co. Consulting LLC, helps non-profit organizations increase their visibility, revenue, and impact.
Lisa DeBanico '84, Marc Favieri '90, Walt Hemberger '54, Ann Hymes '96, and Matt Rockstroh '87 are the newest members of The Rudisill Hall of Athletic Honor.
Nick Johnson '90, senior vice president of digital media sales at NBC Universal, returned to campus and shared the secrets to his success with students during Career Week 2011.
Gettysburg College graduate Debra Wolgemuth '69 is working to develop the first-ever marketable male contraceptive pill.
Charitable giving by Bruce and Carol Hamilton '59 was featured in the Wall Street Journal in September 2011.
Made possible by a generous gift from James Heston '70, the Heston Summer Experience allows students to participate in social justice initiatives in local and global communities.
Class of 2011 alumni Sara Cawley, Gracie Raver, Michael Hannum, and Anskar Fossee, as well as Calynn Dowler '10, received Fulbright grants to study and teach in nations around the world.
Carol Cantele '83 was named NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Coach of the Year. Her Gettysburg College team won the college its first NCAA championship.
Denise Harnois '84 is a liver transplant specialist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.
Mary E. "Betty" (Shaub) Baldwin '49 left a bequest of $160,000 to Gettysburg College.
From Saturday Night Live to real estate, Maria (Constantine) Vecchione '86 is continuously exploring.
Jen (Fisher) Bryant '82, Wilson Allen Heefner '56, and Olivia Parr-Rud '73 published new books in 2011.
A $1 million gift from Daria Lo Presti Foster '76 will fund scholarships for talented students.


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Then: In 1960, Hogan's Sporting Goods & Toy Store was opened at 525 W. Second St. across the street from the Rivoli Theatre by Dick Oberg (now deceased), whose brother Bob, had recently purchased a drug and sporting goods store in Iowa by the same name.
Now: This spring, the business, which became one of Hastings' longest enduring businesses for local sporting goods for more than half a century, quietly closed its doors.
Hogan's Sporting Goods was a top provider of equipment, uniforms, trophies and supplies to area schools across and beyond the Tribland coverage area. The Hastings location was owned and operated for nearly 25 years by Oberg and longtime business partner Merle Bachman.
Bob Stickels worked as manager for Hogan's for nearly four decades, joining the team in 1972. Stickels, who graduated from Hastings High in 1963 and University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1967, was perhaps best known at that time for having played professional baseball with the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics organization from 1967-72.
"At one time, Hogan's had everything," he said. "There was no store like it in Grand Island, Hastings or Kearney. You could buy a ball glove, bat, uniforms, and they were all in one spot. We printed the uniforms and everything.
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Hannah Vermillion,┬Āpiano┬Āstudent of Noreen Carson,┬Āreceived second place honors┬Āin the Grade 5-6┬Ācategory┬Āin the Abilene Music Teachers Association's Local Performance Contest held in the Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall at Hardin Simmons University on Feb. 16.
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At the Monday evening board meeting of the Nolan County Hospital District held at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital (RPMH), approval was given for the purchase of two Phillips EKG (electrocardiogram) modules for the Emergency Room department.
According to Rosa Best, the Chief Nursing Officer at RPMH, the modules are portable, which leads to even quicker care for patients. The amount of time it takes to offer this type of care is a factor in quality measures and compliance scores.
The Highland girls basketball team has opened a lot of eyes in the past week by making it to the state tournament for the first time in school history.
The Lady Hornets will face another big challenge on Friday, when they face No. 1-ranked Saltillo in the Class 1A, Division II semifinals. The game will tip off at 1:30 p.m. at the University of Texas' Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
Texas A&M students Ben and Adrian Lopez and Briana Munoz, Sweetwater High School graduates, recently participated in the Aggie replant project in Bastrop, Texas in an effort to bring back some of the forest that was lost in the great fire that devastated much of the town.
The project is a volunteer service of Texas A&M University students to replant pine seedlings in the area of the fire. Each student was committed to plant 30 pine seedling in a day-long effort.
Ben Lopez is a junior, Briana Munoz is a sophomore, and Adrian Lopez is a freshman at Texas A&M University College Station.
During the February meeting of the City Commission, Sweetwater Police Chief Brian Frieda offered the annual report regarding racial profiling statistics, which was formally accepted by the commissioners during the meeting.
The process of conducting the report has undergone some change, but not only from the leadership of Frieda. New state legislation states that the report must now specify if race was known prior to the officer interacting with the person.
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 41 calls for service, issued two citations and made three arrests on Feb. 26, 2013.
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The Nolan County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) had six calls for service, served no civil papers and made two arrests on Feb. 26, 2013.
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Julie Cypert's Grand Central Station Lab at Sweetwater Middle School was awarded the Spirit of GCS Award for the 2012-2013 school year from the Center for Learning and Development in Waco, TX.
Sweetwater High School graduate Robert Reyes made a visit back to the area to offer a presentation recently at the local Rotary Club meeting.
Reyes, a 1994 graduate of SHS, is also a graduate of Texas Tech with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is currently employed as an engineer with Halliburton in the Permian Basin, having many of his written works regarding his field published.


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Spencer: Rapids give Timbers a wake-up call
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – The result wasn't what John Spencer hoped for leading the Portland Timbers into their first MLS game, but it also wasn't particularly surprising, either.
Spencer summed up the Timbers' 3-1 loss on the road to the Colorado Rapids in two short but poetic words.
"Individual errors," he said.
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Colorado exploited mistakes made by the Timbers defense two score in 8th and 29th minutes, putting the expansion club in an early hole they couldn't escape.
Portland defenders Kevin Goldthwaite and Rodney Wallace allowed Omar Cummings to get free out of the corner and he linked up with Jeff Larentowicz for the first goal.
On the second goal, Conor Casey flicked a ball on to Cummings, who again broke through the Timbers' defense. Goalkeeper Adin Brown deflected a first shot but was helpless to stop Cummings' second attempt.
"We got punished tonight for making mistakes and that's what the top strikers in this league do," Spencer said. "You give them chances and they're going to kill you."
The third goal, a gorgeous strike from Colorado midfielder Jamie Smith less than a minute after Cummings's finish, was the knockout punch.
"The third goal was a world-class goal," Spencer said. "You tip your hat and say I don't think there's any keeper in the world that would stop that."
Spencer admitted he was surprised to be down three goals in the first half.
"We were a little bit shell-shocked, especially when the second one goes in you say, 'OK, for the next 5-10 minutes, be safe. Don't give anything away,'" he said. "Then, bang, (Smith) hits a 30-yard rocket and you're three-nil down. And it's like, welcome to Major League Soccer."
The result comes on the heels of an undefeated preseason during which the Timbers displayed resiliency on defense. But playing the reigning champions on the night they celebrated the 2010 MLS Cup in front of their home fans proved too tall an order.
Drawing a goal closer in the second half on the late strike from Kenny Cooper did little to conceal the disappointment.
"We just got pumped three-nil in the first half," Spencer said. "Of course there's disappointment."
Spencer said he didn't detect nerves from his team but said players were too anxious at times with the ball.
The Rapids played with confidence and crispness that produced 12 shots on goal to the Timbers' five.
"Forward passing was average at best. Our movement up front was average at best," Spencer said. "If you don't hold the ball up front, you're not going to score goals."
Spencer said he used "a few harsh words" in the locker room at halftime.
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Storms' round 2 roughs up state
Posted: June 7, 2014 at 3:53 a.m.
A second round of storms Friday knocked out power to thousands of people in central Arkansas and spawned a short-lived tornado that injured two people in Batesville, and forecasters warned that more volatile weather is expected over the next several days.
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Entergy Arkansas reported about 5:45 p.m. that more than 34,000 of its customers were in the dark from the storms Thursday and Friday — down from about 47,000 failures reported earlier. The highest number — 12,190 — was in Pulaski County, which at one point Friday had more than 20,000 power failures. Mississippi, Poinsett, Pope, Saline and Garland counties each had more than 2,000 power failures Friday after the main storm system rolled through.
Entergy spokesman Sally Graham said power failures in the central Arkansas region are bringing linemen who were working to restore power in the northeast portion of the state after Thursday's storms to the Little Rock area. Graham said around 450 linemen were working to restore power in northeast Arkansas. Power failures from Friday's storms may require Entergy to call for help from its sister utility companies in Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana, Graham said.
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USDA: Scours most common cause of calf death prior to weaning
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Event organizers are preparing for two upcoming educational sessions regarding the future of OCH Regional Medical Center, and both events should elicit public discussion which will continue well past next week.
Tomorrow, District 2 Supervisor Orlando Trainer will hold a session featuring Richard Cowart, a representative of Baker Donelson's Nashville law firm, at 5:30 p.m. at the county courthouse. In previous board meetings, Trainer said Cowart will discuss what other counties have done when faced with a possible government-owned hospital transaction.
According to its website, Baker Donelson partners have handled over 100 hospital transactions in numerous states.
Trainer's session was scheduled independently from the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors.
In response to Monday's session, hospital supporter Frank Davis scheduled a pro-OCH meeting for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Greensboro Center. Davis' session will feature OCH CEO Richard Hilton, other top administrators and the hospital's board of trustees. Hilton said he will discuss the hospital's past, its current standing and future projections.
Both event organizers say presentations are almost prepared and they hope citizens come away with a better understanding of OCH Regional Medical Center and what a possible sale or lease would mean to Oktibbeha County. They also predict large crowds at each event.
County representatives Marvell Howard, John Montgomery and Trainer said they will attend each session, while Daniel Jackson and Joe Williams were unavailable for comment at press time. Supervisors say they believe both will also attend each meeting.
"I think the main focus (of the two meetings) needs to be on the facts so we can clear any misconceptions that might be out there. I'm hearing more than anything else that people are saying they want the facts and want both sides to have an opportunity to present the facts," Howard said. "This is an emotional issue because we're talking about our county-owned hospital. I know the conversation will be civil, and I hope both sides go into each meeting with an open mind. With an open mind and the facts, that's all you can ask for."
Trainer said Cowart's discussion will mainly stay "even-keel" and present different outcomes in other communities' transactions. Cowart, who represented health care systems during transactions in Lowndes and Lafayette counties, said in June some communities chose not to pursue a sale or lease.
"There's nothing more we can do than let (Cowart) present his experiences about what other communities are doing. We're not at the point (of a transaction) where we can answer a lot of what-if questions, but I'm very excited about the possibilities we have here," Trainer said. "I think we have a lot of potential to do something special. It won't be an easy task, but I think it could be very beneficial if we positioned ourselves correctly. If we do go a different direction (away from a county-owned hospital), the key is to find the right partner. If that idea is good for the county, it will shine, but if it's not, it will not."
As for Thursday's meeting, Davis said the impact OCH provides to individuals will be highlighted. Davis began braving the heat and collecting Oktibbeha County residents' signatures in opposition to any type of hospital transaction. People in Starkville, Maben and Sturgis have shown the grassroots movement support and written their name on his petition.
"We're hoping to hit a home run (Thursday)," Davis said.
Public discussion on a potential OCH transaction began at the county board's first meeting in June after Trainer said growing rumors, speculation and concern needed to be addressed. Trainer, who last month said he was in contact with at least five outside groups interested in taking over the hospital, said a transaction could expand the county's health care services and impact Oktibbeha County's economic development, infrastructure and education in the future; however, Hilton said losing local hospital control could have a negative impact to health care quality, the economy and job numbers.
The board approved a request for proposals from outside agencies to study OCH Regional Medical Center and determine if a sale or lease would be viable. The board has not approved any outside analysis as of its first July meeting. If the analysis deems a transaction appropriate, the board could then take requests and make a determination based on the best bid. The board could approve a transaction, but a petition of at least 1,500 registered voters could force the issue to a countywide vote.
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Terrible Twos Here We Come!
June 20, 2012
In a month I will have a two year old. The terrible twos or the terrific twos, I guess we'll have to wait and see. I have been trying to research what's coming next with Mr. Myles. I'm gonna go out on a ledge here and say terrible isn't coming.
Grass Is Greener
March 23, 2012
The grass is greener on my side, finally.
Where It Came From
February 2, 2012
I know now where I got it, THIS. I no longer need a man-map trying to retrace my who's and where's of the years past. One email answered it all today. I sent an email to one of my ex-boyfriends' exes via Facebook a few weeks ago. I've known they were not together for a few months now. I noticed she was single again, and I sent her an email. We're not friends, but we KNOW each other. We have for years. I just dropped her a line saying I had no idea what happened with THEM, but I hoped she had a good new year and found a guy who treated her better than our ex. She wrote me back.
Occupy HIV
December 17, 2011
I am a political junkie. I am also a media addict. I majored in journalism and being a total liberal how could I NOT fall in love with the Occupy Wall Street movement? I am the 99 percent. We are just floating along in the water with debt up to our necks. History is written daily. Little things impact us that we see on the news that we did not expect. Things like Columbine and Katrina, 9/11, Virginia Tech. Well, Occupy found ME. These are MY people. This is MY cause. More than 50 percent of my income goes to rent. The last few weeks we have had rent and gas money and $100.00 for groceries for two weeks -- that's it.
One Day Together -- One Mouse Click Away
November 23, 2011
Silently we all sat in our secluded lives, afraid, embarrassed, guilty. Sneaking pills at meals so our friends and family don't notice. Before the time of the Internet and Facebook we would truly be alone in this. I'm not sure how those diagnosed in the '80s made it. Support groups were HUGE back then, I'm sure.
September 8, 2011
I want to go home. The California heat and my mommy are calling. I'm not homesick, I'm heart sick. After the loss of my father the only thing that seems to matter to me is family and pre-existing friends. I don't have the energy nor the desire to go out and meet new people or couples to hang out with. I don't know what to say to them. I feel like I live currently in a BAD Lifetime movie.
Money: The Biggest Challenge to Sticking With Meds
September 1, 2011
I cut my finger on a can and freaked out. I would not touch my son. We were home alone in the kitchen making lunch; he was crying and I was bleeding. Staring at my finger, as the blood slowly trickled down, it felt so weird to look the enemy in the face for the first time since being diagnosed.
Happy 1st Birthday Myles! A Crazy Year in Review
July 15, 2011
Toilet paper is scattered across the wood floor like newly fallen snow. In the corner Myles and Nash, our new 4-month-old puppy, play tug o war with the last remaining connected squares. Marley the cat watches curiously; apparently he never knew the joy of toilet paper. Keanen my stay-home-daddy husband is on the couch looking like a zombie.
I Don't Have Time to Be Sick
May 12, 2011
Job that pays the bills (most of the time) -- check. Medication and 12-month refill for my prescriptions -- check. New medical insurance through work -- check. Positive support system via friends, family & fans -- check. Having free time to go see a new doctor and get my lab work done -- NO check. I simply don't have TIME to be sick.
I Am
March 29, 2011
I am sad. I have had a shitty year but I'm strong and will not let it overpower my life. When it comes down to it, sometimes life just SUCKS. From about two weeks after I got married my poor husband and I have been on this roller coaster of emotional heartbreak called LIFE.
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Eagles "Hunt" for a power runningback over?
The Philadelphis Eagles site has a nice article on the emergence of Tony Hunt as the team's short-yardage and power runningback.
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was at the eagles preseason game on friday night. from what I've seen of Hunt he has looked good at the goaline but hasn't shown much on any of his other carriers. he seems slow to the hole and the dreaded "speed" issue comes to mind. though the entire eagles running game hasn't looked good, so far I'm not too impressed with Hunt. hope im wrong though.
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Man who attacked stranger in Plymouth club attack denies intent
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A MAN who repeatedly punched and kicked a stranger in a club brawl has said he did not want to hurt him "in a million years".
Thomas Field, aged 22, admitted to a court that he stamped on the man as he lay on the floor.
He told a jury: "It was over the top and I admit it was disgusting, but I never meant to hurt anyone."
Victim Alex Wheeler was left in intensive care with bleeding on the brain and still has problems with his memory more than a year later, Plymouth Crown Court heard.
Field, of Ladysmith Road, in St Judes, admits causing him grievous bodily harm without intent at the Bang! Bang! Club in North Hill on November 27, 2011. But he denies the more serious charge of causing such harm with intent.
Field told his trial he was drunk when Mr Wheeler's friend Ryan Jones bumped into him, spilling his drink.
He said he reacted calmly but Mr Jones "started shouting and screaming".
Field said Wheeler came over and started acting aggressively, challenging Field's friend Sam Quinn to a fight outside, the jury was told.
The defendant said he stepped back in a narrow corridor leading to the smoking area.
He added: "I turned back and saw [another friend] Joe Cadogan punching Alex Wheeler and Alex Wheeler punching him.
"I did not know what was going on or who started it. I just reacted. There was no rational thought process."
His barrister Ali Rafati asked: "Do you accept you went way over the top?"
Field replied: "Totally. I am disgusted at myself for it."
The jury again watched CCTV footage which showed Field aiming a flurry of punches at Mr Wheeler.
Mr Wheeler stumbles to the ground and Fields knocks him down with a punch as he tries to get up.
He then stamps on Mr Wheeler as he lies on the ground.
Field later steps over the unconscious man as he leaves the club.
He told the jury he did not realise how badly Mr Wheeler was injured.
"Never in a million years would I wish that on anyone," Field said. "It was never my intention to hurt anyone."
Judge Graham Cottle is due to sum up today, with the jury due to go out to consider its verdict.