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->''Within the first week of my attendance [at Gunnerkrigg Court], I began noticing a number of '''strange occurrences'''. The most '''prevalent''' of these oddities being the fact that I seemed to have obtained a '''second shadow'''.''
-->-- '''Antimony''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=2 "The Shadow and the Robot"]]
->''After further questioning, I was able to ascertain that my new friend, whom I imaginatively titled '''Shadow 2''', was unable to exist any place without '''shade'''.''
-->-- '''Antimony''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=5 "The Shadow and the Robot"]]
->'''Annie's narration:''' ''There was only one '''sensible resolution''' to this problem.''\\
'''Antimony:''' ''I must '''construct a robotic walking device''' which will provide you with transit across the bridge!''
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=6 "The Shadow and the Robot"]]
''Very Hush Hush, You Know.''
-->-- '''Sign on Train''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=49 "Reynardine"]]
->'''Mort:''' And how did you know that girl didn't like clowns?\\
'''Antimony:''' [[MonsterClown Nobody likes clowns.]]
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=67 "Not Very Scary"]]
->''"We all eat a handful of dirt before we die, Annie. Who cares if it tastes like cherries?"''
-->-- '''Kat''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=88 "A Handful of Dirt"]]
->'''Kat:''' Look! I got some toys so you won't be lonely.\\
'''Renard:''' What?! '''Reynardine the Great''' does '''not''' play with dolls!\\
'''Annie:''' Yes, well, we'll see Reynardine the Great after class. Have fun.\\
'''9 Hours Later'''\\
'''Renard:''' I agree, Professor Oswald, the hyacinths have been fairly lethargic this year.\\
'''Annie:''' Ahem...\\
'''Renard: Oh Lord strike me down!'''
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=96 "Reynardine The Great"]]
->'''Annie:''' Hello. I would like to enter, please.\\
'''Door Guard: Robots onl...''' What's that on your head?\\
'''Annie:''' These are my antennas, because clearly I am a robot.\\
'''Door Guard:''' Oh! Well... it's true that some robots have antennas... hmm...\\
'''Annie:''' Also robots never lie.\\
'''Door Guard:''' Hey, you're right! Come on in friends!\\
'''Annie:''' We're looking for a particular robot. A... '''fellow''' robot. Because we are also robots.\\
'''Door Guard:''' Administration is right down that way.\\
'''Renard:''' Your powers of deception and trickery are bewildering, child.
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=209 "Mainly Involves Robots"]] (Continues on next page)
->'''Annie:''' This could take some time. It might be better if we ran.\\
'''Caption:''' A disappointingly short time later.\\
'''Annie:''' Huff... huff... huff...
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=213 "Mainly Involves Robots"]]
->'''Annie:''' Okay, Reynardine, can you try to use my lockpicks to open...\\
'''Renard:''' CRASH [Smashes glass]\\
'''Annie:''' Oh. Well, there you are then.
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=216 "Mainly Involves Robots"]]
->'''Annie:''' Oh, I do so dislike alarms.\\
'''1st Guard Robot: Halt!''' [...] No I said '''halt''' not "run away"!\\
'''2nd Guard Robot:''' Maybe they didn't understand. Say it again!
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=217 "Mainly Involves Robots"]]
->'''Annie:''' Robot, I'm so sorry I caused you all this trouble. should have told you to come back after you crossed the bridge.\\
'''Robot:''' Don't apologize. You see, you gave me something I'd never had before. You gave me a choice.
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=226 "Mainly Involves Robots"]]
->'''Annie: Well then!''' If you will excuse me. I have to... find... a... book. [Glances away] [Leaves hurriedly]\\
'''Alistair:''' She's not very subtle, is she?\\
'''Kat:''' No.
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=245 "A Week for Kat"]]
->''"Congratulations to those who figured this out. In my mind I am picturing a dart board with every available space riddled with darts."''
-->-- '''Tom Siddell''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=250 "A Week for Kat"]]
->'''Kat:''' Hehe! Check out how cute this guy is!\\
'''Annie:''' Kat, that's an ornithological journal.
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=257 "A Question of Taste"]]
->''Two interesting things happened on this day.''\\
''The first was the end of the school year.''\\
''And the second was when a god emerged from Gillitie Wood.''\\
''We'll come to the latter in a moment.''
-->-- '''Narration''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=259 "The Fangs of Summertime"]]
->'''Coyote:''' What game is this, Surma? Why are they saying you are dead? [...] You look much younger than before.\\
'''Annie:''' Surma was my mother.\\
'''Coyote:''' You're her '''daughter?!''' Hahaha! Eglamore you '''hound!'''\\
'''Eglamore:''' ...'''Carver''' is the girl's father.\\
'''Coyote:''' Oh! In that case, how awkward! Hahaha!
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=273 "The Fangs of Summertime"]] (Continues on next page)
->'''Ysengrin:''' You should admire this body Lord Coyote has gifted me with, Renard. Now the very trees of Gillitie are under my command!\\
'''Renard:''' I tremble in the presence of your terrifying skills of gardening, Ysengrin.
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=280 "The Fangs of Summertime"]]
->'''The Headmaster:''' Tell me, do you find strange things seem to happen around you?
->'''Annie:''' ... On occasion.
-->--[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=287 "The Fangs of Summertime"]]
->''"Those guys in panel 4 are not Aly, and they are not Annie's dad in disguise, nor are they the girl from the photo, or transgendered clones of Annie's mom sent back in time to act as spies."''
-->-- '''Tom Siddell''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=334 "A Ghost Story"]]
->'''Antimony:''' I've noticed an odd duality while I've been at the Court. In the subjects taught, the students, and... ''things''... that happen.\\
'''Jones:''' For a school of science, there is much that science does not explain.\\
'''Antimony:''' Exactly.
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=370 "The Medium Beginning"]]
->''"Dear readers, this comic is still a work of fiction."''
-->-- '''Tom Siddell''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=379 "The Medium Beginning"]]
->'''Antimony:''' Not many people would get excited by a large, empty room.\\
'''Kat:''' It may be empty but it's ''full'' of potential!
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=408 "S1"]]
->'''Kat:''' You gotta let me examine that thing one day, Annie. Figure out how it burns some things and not others.\\
'''Reynardine:''' It behaves that way because she wills it so. That's how a blinker stone works!\\
'''Kat:''' That doesn't explain anything!\\
'''Reynardine:''' It explains ''enough'', doesn't it?\\
'''Kat:''' Ugh! That's a terrible ethic!
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=410 "S1"]]
->'''Antimony:''' Robot, who is Jeanne?\\
'''Robot S1:''' [[ArcWords She died and we did nothing.]]
-->-- ''[[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=421 "S1"]]
->''"I am very disappointed in you, [[ButtMonkey Boxbot]]."''
-->-- '''Antimony''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=438 "The Worst Robot"]]
->''"The Court isn't a big monster that does as it pleases. Es a collection of '''people'''. Working to do what they think is right. And, over time, other people see what is wrong, what mistakes were made, and work hard to fix them. I cry too, when I find this place. But I ask to help. To change things and make them better."''
-->-- '''Paz''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=754 "A Bad Start"]]
->'''Kat:''' I know! I could ''[[CallBack construct a robotic throwing device]]'' which will provide the stone with transit to the river's edge!\\
'''Antimony:''' [[SelfDeprecation What an... odd thing to say.]]
-->-- [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=763 "The Coward Heart"]]
->''"See the mighty '''''trees''''', the strong '''''bones''''' of my body!''\\
''The rustling of the leaves is my '''''laughter'''''!''\\
''The swaying grass is the hair on my back!''\\
''The '''''rocks''''' and '''''stones''''', '''''powerful''''' teeth of mine!''\\
''My '''''blood''''', the water coursing through the land!''\\
''My ever watching eyes, the '''''sun'''''...''\\
''And the '''''moon'''''!"''
-->-- '''[[LargeHam Coyote]]''', [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=484 "Coyote Stories"]]
-->--[[spoiler:'''Anthony Carver''',]] [[http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1496 "The Tree"]]
[[folder: Fan Quotes]]
->''[[Series/{{Friends}} No one ever told Kat life was gonna be this way!]] \\
Lost dad's a joke. Ann's broke. And Year 10's DOA!\\
Looks like robots have packed up all of Annie's gear!\\
It will not be Kat's day, Kat's week, Kat's month, ...or even Kat's year...''
-->-- A filk by '''Darth Thulhu''', about the events of Chapter 51


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Plans for Mason Midnight Madness Are Taking Shape
Posted: September 19, 2000 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
What has quickly emerged as one of the premier annual campus events is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13, at the Patriot Center. The fifth annual "Mason Midnight Madness," celebrating the beginning of official practice for the men's and women's basketball teams, promises to continue its tradition of zany contests, high-decibel competitions, and student and family fun.
Doors will open at 10:45 p.m. this year, and the pre-practice activities will feature a "survivor" theme, based on the popular TV series. There will be plenty of games and interactive events for fans, as well as entertainment featuring the cheerleaders and Masonettes. The winning lip synch group from the annual student-athlete picnic will also be invited to performed. Last year, the wrestling team performed a version of "Time of Our Lives" from the movie Dirty Dancing.
Kevin Heilbronner, public address announcer for George Mason athletics and voice of the Washington Wizards and Washington Mystics, will serve as master of ceremonies.
Fans wishing to suggest ideas based on the "survivor" theme can contact Andy Ruge, assistant athletic director for promotions, at email@example.com. The event is free and open to the public.

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Independents Day, a free outdoor event 'sponsored' by every organization in Columbus related to arts except us (hey, we weren't asked), just announced their band line-up:
The fifth annual Independents' Day, presented by Gateway Film Center, takes place on Saturday, September 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Gay Street and Pearl Alley in downtown Columbus. The free all-ages festival offers live music from 36 bands on four stages, artists, crafters, dancers, street performers, restaurants, food trucks/carts, local independent businesses, beer trucks, and a kids area.
Bands: Struck by Lightning, Miranda Sound, Flotation Walls, Fly.Union, Watershed, Forest & the Evergreens, Connections, The Black Swans, EYE, The Saturday Giant, R. Ring, Bookmobile, Lo-Pan, P. Blackk, Indigo Wild, Donora, The Sewing Machine War, The Lost Revival, Path, Petit Mal, White Wolves, afortiori, Apocalypse Inc., Jesse Henry & Strutterfly, Slim White and the Averys, In Silent Movies, Hafrican, The Quinn Essentials, Brujas del Sol, Lionel The Jailbird, The Alpine Ghost, The End Of The Ocean, Alert New London, Mary Lynn, T-Tone The-Voice, and Skashank Redemption.


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They said it couldn't be done.
After Hurricaine Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, many doubted the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest would go on this year as it has every April and May since 1970. Much of the city was in ruins, the racetrack site was wind-battered and under water, hotels were jammed with evacuees. Vendors, ticket takers, security personnel, cleanup crews - everyone who would be needed to put on Jazz Fest - were scattered across the country. So were the musicians.
But traditions die hard in this oldest of Southern cities. The organizers found new sponsors with deep pockets. Big-name artists knew they owed New Orleans, a wellspring for so much of America's music. Many offered to play at reduced rates. Homegrown talent decided to come back, even if only to just play Jazz Fest and it became a giant Big Easy musical reunion. And what a show they all put on.
This was my 19th Jazz Fest. A few years ago, I decided to stop writing about it, since there are only so many ways to gush over the food, the music, the laissez faire attitude that always set the city apart. But it didn't take long to realize that the 2006 event was something specialthat there was a post-Katrina vibe; a sense that at least for these two weekends the beloved Crescent City would celebrate, survive and maybe even prosper again. This spirit was shared, even instigated, by what was presented on the big stage of the WWOZ Jazz Tent, where I spent most of my hours.
What struck me was how glad the performers seemed to be to be back, and how genuinely grateful they were that we listeners had come back too. As Irvin Mayfield, leade of the not-to-be-missed New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, told the crowd, "Don't be fooled by that Wall Street Journal article," (which said many musicians are happier and making a better living elsewhere). None of the 18 NOJO members are back living in New Orleans yet, "but they all want to be, and every one came back for this performance," Mayfield asserted. Their music made it clear where their hearts reside.
Herbie Hancock was the first weekend's biggest jazz name. Hancock called it a "privilege to play at the greatest jazz festival in the world.'' The crowd roared. So did his set.
Singer and chef Leah Chase has been living in a FEMA trailer since the storm while her home is repaired. She sang "Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home," which a sideman quipped was all right to do if you've been hired to gut the house.
Another singer, Leigh "Lil Queenie' Harris, just back in town, dedicated "Every Time We Say Goodbye" to three musician friends who've died since Katrina and dabbed at tears. She felt strongly, too, about FEMA and the current administration and her rude gesture summed up the dim view many in New Orleans have of Washington.
Terence Blanchard's blistering set ended early, so I wandered over to the field where Bruce Springsteen and his Seeger Sessions band were thrilling tens of thousands. His "My City of Ruins," written about Asbury Park resonated with the New Orleans crowd, and "The Saints," treated as a lullaby, was a fitting finale.
In the four-day hiatus before the Fest resumed, I drove around the city marveling at the bustling Garden District and Uptown neighborhoods and the busy Magazine Street business district. I also toured the Lakefront area, much of it a ghost town where homes display the evidence of the hurricane's wrath. Grim hieroglyphics were painted on doors and outer walls, signs of what rescuers found after the flood.
Everywhere, utility poles were festooned with placards for roofers, drywall contractors, mold remediators, trash removers and more. Mountains of debris spilled over curbs, into streets. Once-submerged cars jammed the impound lots beneath the elevated interstate.
Uglesich's, where oysters were prepared a dozen mouthwatering ways, appeared to be shut for good, after 82 years (though I've since been informed it wasn't Katrina's fault - the owners had been vowing to retire for years now). That really brought the tragedy home for me.
But many of the city's delights survived. Elizabeth's in the Bywater, formerly a breakfast-lunch standby, was now serving dinner five nights a week. We were lucky enough to catch traveling troubadours David and Rosalyn and their daughter Arlee Leonard, serenading diners with ballads and blues.
The Louisiana Music Factory, a record store, boasted a full lineup of in-store performances. Piano Night was relocated to the House of Blues: a seven-hour Monday night extravaganza of mainly rhythm-and-blues in the mold of the late great Professor Longhair. "If this gets any better," a friend told me halfway through, "I'm going to explode." It did, but happily he didn't.


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The Providence women's basketball team is pleased to announce the signing of shooting guard Janene Giesbrecht from Cedars Christian School in Prince George BC. Giesbrecht who was the female athlete of the year at Cedars Christian is a multisport versatile player who can produce in many ways on the court. This 5'5" guard is known for her range and consistency beyond the arch. In her best offensive game this past season she scored 24 points with 6 from long range.
Giesbrecht is a talented player but also a top quality individual. Providence takes pride in having athletes who contribute on and off the court in the local community. Janene is a hard worker who will fit in with the scrappy blue collar style of play at Providence. She will be great addition to the roster and the campus community life.
"Janene has the ability to stretch the defense with her long range," said head coach Joel Coursey, "she is a strong shooter with a head for the game, and she will add depth to are lineup." "Janene has the opportunity to make a big impact on this team with her game play and her attitude."
Providence looks to have another strong season despite the departure of star forward Christine Parker who returned to Providence for one season in 2011. Christine, the sister to former head coach Patti Parker, was one of the leaders of the strong Providence team that made it to the MCAC finals in 2011. The Parker sisters leave two big holes that Providence looks to fill with a new coaching staff and recruits like Janene.
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Set in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the United States, The Malacca Conspiracy is a bone-chilling tale of terrorism on the high seas, of political assassination and nuclear brinkmanship. And for Zack and Dianeyour favorite JAG characters from Don Browns popular Navy Justice Seriesa story of hope for a longstanding romance that is now or never. When a dastardly plot is hatched in the Malaysian seaport of Malacca to attack civilian oil tankers at sea, to drive up the price of crude oil futures, and to assassinate the Indonesian president and use fat windfall profits to finance a nuclear attack against American cities, Navy JAG officers Zack Brewer and Diane Cocernian reunite in a sizzling race against the clock to foil the conspiracy before disaster strikes. But as President Mack Williams sends ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet towards the Malacca Straights to reassert control over the sea lanes, will Navy JAG officers Zack Brewer and Diane Colcernian survive this dangerous and final high-stakes drama of life and death? You wont be able to put this thriller down until you find out.
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Don Brown is the author of Thunder in the Morning Calm, The Malacca Conspiracy, The Navy Justice Series, and The Black Sea Affair, a submarine thriller that predicted the 2008 shooting war between Russia and Georgia. Don served five years in the U.S. Navy as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps, which gave him an exceptional vantage point into both the Navy and the inner workings "inside-the-beltway" as an action officer assigned to the Pentagon. He left active duty in 1992 to pursue private practice, but remained on inactive status through 1999, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He and his family live in North Carolina, where he pursues his passion for penning novels about the Navy. www.donbrownbooks.com Facebook: Don-Brown
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piglet5 Stars Out Of 5Deserves more than 5 starsJuly 22, 2017pigletQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5What a fabulous book, as are the many Don Brown books I have read. I want to preface my review by saying that I have never read a military thriller or any type of military book, nor have cared to until recently. Now I am obsessed with this subject, at least the way Don Brown writes about it. I have always used this type of book to put me to sleep or as a door stopper. Not anymore! Have just ordered another one of Don Brown's books and will likely mow through all of them by the end of the summer! Maria Faber
bigreader5 Stars Out Of 5Malacca ConspiracyMay 26, 2016bigreaderQuality: 0Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for The Malacca Conspiracy - eBook.I thought it was an excellent read. Full of excitement, as all of his books are, plus so close to todays events. I love the romance between Zach and Diane. The author also gives a detailed look at the inner workings of the military courtroom which I found to be both informative and interesting. Great book!
VicsMediaRoomIrvine, CAAge: 55-65Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5Political Assassination,Terrorism & RomanceJune 29, 2015VicsMediaRoomIrvine, CAAge: 55-65Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I had the privilege of interviewing Don Brown, on our radio show "Kingdom Highlights", for his new book, "The Malacca Conspiracy" published by Zondervan.
From The Back Cover: A bone-chilling tale of terrorism on the high seas
In a lightning-paced thriller of political assassination and terrorism on the high seas. "The Malacca Conspiracy" will whisk you from Singapore to Indonesia, from Malaysia to Washington. A whirlwind mix of love, war, and high-stakes geopolitical roulette, for Zack Brewer and Diane Colcernian-- your favorite JAG characters from Don Brown's bestselling Navy Justice Series--it's the last chance for a longstanding romance that is now or never.
Against the exotic background of the Straits of Malacca, a daring plot is hatched to finance a nuclear attack against American cities, and Zack and Diane are thrust into the midst of a sizzling race against the clock to foil the conspiracy before disaster strikes.
The President of the United States orders ships of the U.S. Seventh Fleet towards the Malacca Straights to reassert control over the sea lanes, but with time quickly ticking away, will they arrive in time for Zack and Diane to survive this dangerous and final high-stakes drama of life and death?
Hang on...and hold your breath!
In between Indonesia and Malaysia there is the Strait of Malacca with the idea being that this very important shipping lane is a choke point and if it is bottled up then the repercussions would be disastrous. Don Brown works from the idea that, in the future, there is a general in Indonesia, which is a Muslim country, that feels that the then president of Indonesia is dealing too much with The United States and needs to be removed. The only way, of course, is by assassination and this general also feels that the U.S. needs to be taught a lesson so he goes and gets a few nuclear suitcase bombs to explode in certain cities in America.
While this book is not a part of the Naval Justice series that introduced Zack Brewer and Diane Colcernian this book does have them playing a large role in the development and outcome of the story. Don Brown has written a perfect thriller, all the characters are in deadly danger from the first word and continue to be so until the last few pages.
"The Malacca Conspiracy" is a work of fiction set in the near future yet it also has the potential of becoming true as terrorism will increase across the planet with those that aid Israel the target of their anger. The Bible clearly states that nations will rise against nations so the events depicted here could become future headlines. We need to read this book for enjoyment purposes, and it is enjoyable, but we also need to have a Biblical mindset and pray for our nations to keep disaster to a minimum. I never had the chance to read the other four books written by Don Brown I will make up for this oversight very quickly, and I look forward to the next book with enthusiasm. I recommend it highly.
If you missed the interview for "The Malacca Conspiracy" and would like to listen to it and/or listen to interviews with other authors and professionals please go to Kingdom Highlights where they are available On Demand.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Zondervan. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
GrumpyNew Palestine, INAge: Over 65Gender: male5 Stars Out Of 5Spellbinding read!January 27, 2011GrumpyNew Palestine, INAge: Over 65Gender: maleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This book is hard to put down. Brown's style and character development shines brightly in this book. Brings a relatively unknown area of the world right onto the worldwide stage.
Lisa Boyce2 Stars Out Of 5November 18, 2010Lisa BoyceI've read the Navy Justice series and followed the characters of Zack Brewer and Diane Colcernian. I enjoyed those books very much but was disappointed with The Malacca Conspiracy.
First, at the beginning of the book, author Don Brown mentioned a significant rift in the relationship between Zack and Diane. She wouldn't return his calls or even speak to him. Yet, when the two characters meet again, it's as if that rift didn't even exist. Nothing is ever mentioned of Zack and Diane working through the issue to achieve an understanding.
**SPOILER WARNING** - Secondly, after a nuclear weapon was detonated in the city of Philadelphia, there were no automatic procedures taken to protect President Mack Williams by transferring him to a secure location. No precautionary measures at all to protect the President of the United States from an imminent nuclear threat?!?!
The main plot seemed very realistic and illustrated just how easy it probably is to transport contraband materials into the US. I did like the last scene in the Rose Garden.


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The gifted country music artist from the 50s, Willie Nelson recently released an album titled To All the Girls…. Many fellow musicians including Miranda Lambert, Brandi Carlile, Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton and The Secret Sisters have collaborated for this one. A writer from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has already praised the album by calling it, a wonderful album composed by great material and performed with style and grace. You can enjoy some of the new tracks including, "Far Away Places" and "Grandma's Hands" in the upcoming Willie Nelson concert. Delay no more in getting your Willie Nelson Tuscaloosa tickets from us.
Willie Nelson, the actor, singer, songwriter and a liberal activist, will soon be seen performing live in Tuscaloosa. He is one of the few musicians to have been a part of the music industry since the age of 10. In his five decades of career, Willie Nelson has provided the music industry with over 90 hit singles and acted in more than 30 Hollywood movies. All the fans that were waiting for him to come up with something new must get ready to enjoy Willie's latest songs from the album, To All the Girls…. The only thing that's keeping you from all the fun is your Willie Nelson concert ticket.
Willie Nelson wrote his first song at just the age of seven and joined his first band while he was 10. He began touring as the lead singer and guitarist of the band, Bohemian Polka while still in high school. Apart from being a talented singer and a guitar player, Willie Nelson has always had the gift of being an incredible songwriter and has shared his writing abilities with many fellow musicians of the industry. Some of his early writings include, "Pretty Paper," "Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Hello Walls." Since the 50s, Willie Nelson has been experimenting with his music and his approach is said to be a mix of blues, jazz, rock, pop and folk. Since his inception, Willie has been using a variety of musical styles to create his own distinctive blend of country music. His unique musical approach has earned the artist immense fame and recognition across the world.
Willie Nelson has released more than 60 studio albums to date the most recent one being, To All the Girls…. Many female vocalists of the music industry have sung duets with Willie Nelson on this one. A critic from the internet publication Allmusic, defined the tracks as "assured, easy, impeccably tasteful work from Nelson and his partners." For all those who want to enjoy the new songs, there is still a seat vacant for you at the upcoming concert. Delay no more in reserving your Willie Nelson Tuscaloosa tickets.


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Detective Case and Clown Bot in Murder in the Hotel Lisbon
First posted on 01 January 2016. Last updated on 01 January 2016.
As a subgenre of crime fiction, detective murder mystery stories have been serving as plotlines for many novels, movies, and television shows. These stories have occasionally appeared also in adventure games. When an indie game developer from Portugal decides to tackle this subgenre on its own terms—by adding to it elements of wacky humor, infusing it with tributes to classic graphic adventure games, and then presenting it like a stage play—feelings of both excitement and trepidation about the developer's intended visions are rightly justified. Detective Case and Clown Bot in Murder in the Hotel Lisbon, the debut adventure game from Nerd Monkeys, is the result of such an intrepid effort.
The protagonist of this mystery is Detective Case, a hard-drinking, chain-smoking, down-on-his-luck private investigator living in his office barely above his means. As the story begins, a package arrives for Case at his office. It is an inheritance from a distant relative whom Case knows little about. When Case opens the package, he finds inside a strange robot that prefers to float in the air instead of walking on the ground with legs. Despite being made to function as a domestic droid, the robot tells the detective that it desires to become a circus clown instead. Heeding to the robot's own calling, the illustrious detective decides to name it Clown Bot. The new name is an apt fit for a robot with an identity crisis—as Case quickly finds out, the jokes that come out of Bot range from corny to risqué.
This odd couple is soon presented with their first case. Policeman Garcia has asked Case to help with investigating a mysterious death at the famed Hotel Lisbon. The inept local police have apparently passed off the murder of a man, who has been stabbed in the back, as a suicide. As you may expect from a detective who wears a silly blue hat and a robot that is more like a comedic foil, the game is far from taking itself seriously as a detective murder mystery. When Bot is not pulling jokes from its memory bank to entertain, Case is quick to fill in as the comedian for the duo. Case's sarcasm flows like a river. He is also as hardboiled as ever. At the crime scene, Case appears entirely oblivious of the forensic investigators who are busy taking photos of themselves dancing around a dead body. Likewise, the witnesses and suspects whom Case interrogates like to shoot off funny and sometimes racy one-liners. As such, this is not a game suitable for younger gamers. Rather, the game is best enjoyed by older gamers who like to reminisce the golden era of the adventure genre.
The game's graphics are a clear tribute to the early days of adventure gaming and pay homage to the pixel art style of classic adventure games from LucasArts and Sierra. The difference is that the game now dispenses the text parser and replaces it with an intuitive point-and-click interface. Gamers who are not familiar with these classic games may find the game's graphics overly simplistic and somewhat awkward. It is a mistake to let this dissuade you from playing the game, however. According to the developer, the original resolution of the game's graphics is only 256x192 pixels so to mimic the graphic resolution in ZX Spectrum. The graphics are then upscaled to 512x384 pixels in order to accommodate more modern hardware. The game can only be played in full screen and are pillarboxed to support common screen aspect ratios (such as 16:9, 16:10, and 4:3). Nerd Monkeys is to be commended for its attention to details in mimicking the visual aesthetics of classic adventure games.
Controls of the game are done with a point-and-click interface using the mouse. Clicking on a character or an object with whom Case can interact brings up an icon menu for the available actions, such as to examine (an eyeball), to talk (a mouth), or to use (a hand). In addition, clicking on Bot brings up a rosette of special icons to access the game's system menu: a floppy disk icon to save the game, a file cabinet icon to access the inventory, and a red button to have the robot tell a joke. Most of the jokes are admittedly corny, and some of the jokes are a bit racy as well. Bot is able to serve up a new batch of jokes whenever Case arrives at a new location, though its repertoire is limited as the jokes start to repeat themselves soon enough.
The mechanic used in interviewing characters is interesting. Each interview comprises of 3 rounds of interrogation. The object is to try to get the characters admit to the truth about what they have been questioned. You can choose between Case and Bot to conduct the interrogation. In each round, the game obliges you to match up accusations that Case or Bot makes with the evidence that has been collected. To succeed, it is important to notice when a character is lying by watching how the character reacts. Often, after Case fails a few times, Bot will offer a suggestion sarcastically alerting Case that he may not be the correct individual to conduct the interview. The most frustrating part of the interrogation process is that you will have to restart the interview from the beginning if you ever make a mistake, meaning that you will likely end up hearing the same jokes from the interrogation quite a few times.
The main story progresses over 5 acts. Aside from working on the murder case, you can choose to work on 3 additional sidequests which other characters may task you to do over the course of your investigation. Completion of these optional cases is not necessary to finish the game. However, these cases open up more locations and story elements for the detective duo to uncover.
Sound effects are sparse in the game. Importantly, the game has no voiceovers. By contrast, there is a running background soundtrack. The music is of jazzy style and reflective of the noir tone of classic detective films. Supposedly, the game offers over 20 different tracks of orchestral music. Unfortunately, the low bit rate in the quality of these recordings significantly lessens their enjoyment, especially when they repeat over and over again.
The off-color and sarcastic humor in this game truly pushes the envelope of what is considered politically incorrect or just bad taste. Some of the jokes will definitely offend a few gamers. To the developer's defense, their inclusion may have been done deliberately to reflect the obvious ignorance and prejudice practiced by the some of the characters in the game, including both Case and Bot. By comparison, self-referential jokes that poke fun at the adventure genre are more palatable. Likewise, some jokes break the proverbial fourth wall, complete with an audience clapping away as if the game is a stage play. At a minimum, the saucy humor that the game delivers may not be to every gamer's taste.
Detective Case and Clown Bot in Murder in the Hotel Lisbon deserves credits for taking risks in the subgenre of detective mystery adventure games. The humor in this game is decidedly risqué and can range from silly to controversial. The visual styling of the game pays good homage to the golden age of graphic adventure games. Consequently, the game can make for some amusing entertainment for classic adventure game fans who are not easily offended by its humor.


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Reduced Prices for Posh v Burnley
Peterborough United`s match against Burnley is a Category C match meaning cheaper entry to the game.
Peterborough United -Vs- Burnley
Venue: London Road
Date: 2nd February, 2013
Kick-off: 3pm
Ticket prices are reduced for this game meaning adults can sit anywhere in the ground for just £20 while it is just £15 to stand.
With just 18 matches left of the season, now is the time to get behind Posh as they look to move up the table and out of the relegation places.
The pricing structure for this game is:
£20 - Adults
£11 - Students & Senior Citizens over 60
£8 - Under 16 (Main Stand)
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For disabled supporters, please telephone the Posh Ticket Office on 01733 865674 to purchase your ticket. Your carer will be free of charge.
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TicketFast is an extremely simple, yet revolutionary way to purchase your match tickets for London Road. Simply select 'TicketFast - Print at Home' as the delivery option at checkout and your ticket(s) will be emailed to you as an attachment.
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The strap of a horse's harness that connects the girth to the noseband and is designed to prevent the horse from throwing back its head.
- n. Nautical Any of several parts of standing rigging strengthening the bowsprit and jib boom against the force of the head stays.
- n. Games A method of gambling in which one doubles the stakes after each loss.
- n. A loose half belt or strap placed on the back of a garment, such as a coat or jacket.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A piece of harness used on a horse to keep it from raising its head above a desired point.
- n. A spar, or piece of rigging that strengthens the bowsprit.
- n. A stochastic process relating random variables to earlier values
- n. A gambling strategy in which one doubles the stake after each loss.
- n. A strap attached to the sword handle, preventing a sword being dropped if disarmed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from rearing.
- n. A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.
- n. The act of doubling, at each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of the martingale of a harness. Called also Martingale strategy. Such a betting strategy does not change the overall likelihood of winning, but in a short run it increases the probability of winning a small sum, balancing it against an increased probability of losing a large sum.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In a horse's harness, a strap passing between the fore legs, fastened at one end to the girth under the belly, and at the other to the bit or the musrol, or forked and ending in two rings through which the reins are passed, intended to hold down the head of the horse. See cut under harness.
- n. Nautical, a short perpendicular spar under the bowsprit-end, used for guying down the headstays. Also called dolphin-striker. See cut under dolphin-striker.
- n. A mode of play in such games as rouge et noir which consists in staking double the amount of money lost.
- n. In fencing, a bit of twine, fastened to the hilt of a foil, which is caught round one finger of the sword hand to prevent the foil from falling to the ground in case of disarmament.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head
- n. spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Under all bowsprits on schooners, to guy the headstays, thrusts downward a short spar, at right angles to the bowsprit; it is called the martingale or dolphin-striker.
Your example of 'martingale' is a good one - I vaguely know that it's a piece of horse harness, but I don't know exactly where it goes, what it does or why it matters.
Discovering that his martingale had more slack in it than usual, he proceeded to give an exhibition of rearing and hind-leg walking.
After ten hopeless minutes of it, Daylight slipped off and tightened the martingale, whereupon Bob gave an exhibition of angelic goodness.
He shook his head at the martingale, but yielded to the dealer's advice and allowed it to go on.
And just before he arrived back at the stable he capped the day with a combined whirling and rearing that broke the martingale and enabled him to gain a perpendicular position on his hind legs.
One pair of eyes would be enough to satisfy when the martingale parted and the mare reared and toppled backward upon him into the brush.
Her restless head-tossing and pitching attempts to rear (thwarted by the martingale) never ceased, save when she pranced and sidled and tried to whirl.
Her back hit the stem and seemed just barely to scrape the martingale, yet the Mary Turner sat down till the sea washed level with her stern-rail.
I decide to make it a cycle using the same martingale system.
Martingale breeches: breeches held to belt with buttons and points, having a movable panel between legs. (Renaissance)
Makes me think of farthingale.
In fencing: a strap attached to the sword handle to prevent a sword from being dropped if disarmed.
"Martingale, in a ship, a name given to the rope extending downwards from the jib-boom end to a kind of bumkin, and generally fixed perpendicularly under the cap of the bowsprit; its use is, to confine the jib-boom down in the same manner as the bobstays retain the bowsprit."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 262
"In a square-rigged ship, a lower stay for securing the jibboom or flying jib against the upward pull of the foretopgallant stays. Sometimes applied to the dolphin-striker itself."
—A Sea of Words, 294
A betting game with a long history, seen here.
A martingale also is a piece of tack used in training horses. It helps them learn to keep their head down when jumping.
"In all the local cafés he gave out his visiting card, which described him as "Head of Practical Services at the Ecole Pyrotechnique," and he offered his services generously; he obtained innumerable orders for superactive hair and carpet shampoos, stain-removers, energy-saving devices, cigarette filters, martingales for 421, cough potions, and other miracle products."
-- Life: A User's Manual by Georges Perec, translated by David Bellos, p 23
"Captain Aubrey pondered, staring at the dolphin-striker." (379)
"'How do you find your martingales answer, led single like that?'" (380)
"The captains were back at their martingales and dolphin-strikers when a tiny shrill young gentleman... came running forward and said 'Uncle William, she wants you in the cabin.' Then recollecting himself and blushing he pulled off his hat and said 'If you please, sir, the lady in the cabin's compliments to Captain Babbington and would be glad of a word with him at his leisure.'"
—Patrick O'Brian, The Surgeon's Mate 380
A stochastic process in which the conditional expectation of the next value, given the current and preceding values, is the current value.
Originally, martingale referred to a class of betting strategies popular in 18th century France. The simplest of these strategies was designed for a game in which the gambler wins his stake if a coin comes up heads and loses it if the coin comes up tails. The strategy had the gambler double his bet after every loss, so that the first win would recover all previous losses plus win a profit equal to the original stake. Since a gambler with infinite wealth will with probability 1 eventually flip heads, the Martingale betting strategy was seen as a sure thing by those who practised it. Unfortunately, none of these practitioners in fact possessed infinite wealth, and the exponential growth of the bets would eventually bankrupt those foolish enough to use the Martingale. Moreover, it has become impossible to implement in modern casinos, due to the betting limit at the tables. (This strategy is related to the St Petersburg paradox)


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Silhouettes have been trendy for some time now. But how about a Pirolette? A Pirolette will capture your profile in a work of art. Put it near a wall and you'll recognize the shadow is your very own profile.
The Pirolette is handcrafted from American Black Walnut, Cherry, or Maple. All you do is send them your photo- they do the rest. $149.95 will put this sculpture in your home. Not sure we'd take the plunge- but it sure is a creative idea.


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Would really appreciate some help with these basics:
1. Is it important to have a gravatar? Also, the gravatar editor box hung off the bottom of the screen so I haven't been able to use it.
2. I plan on having guest bloggers (contributors), possibly 3-6. It looks like they have to have a wordpress e-mail. Does that mean they have to have a wordpress blog? If they have a non-wordpress blog, is it possible to get a wordpress e-mail? Does anyone have suggestions as to guidelines, parameters for contributors posting - should I suggest each post every 2 - 4 weeks? Anything I should know before inviting contributors?
3. Is there any advantage to ALSO clicking the uncategorized category for a post, even if it is in a category?
4. How do I find out which version I have?
5. Should I limit the number of tag words I pick? I can't see where wordpress limits the number of tags that are shown. If I keep going I'll have hundreds showing.
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Localizing development: participation a key to achieving sustainable development
Blog by kawempe youth documenter Sendegeya Jonathan
The IOM project on Strengthening Social Cohesion and Stablisation in Slum Population (SSCSSP), funded by the European Union (EU), aims to address the root cause of intercommunal conflict in slum population by addressing sources of grievances and by strengthening community cohesion around shared development assets. The project, more specifically will provide employment opportunities and basic local services as well as preventing conflict in marginalized communities in urban slums of Uganda.
The pilot project was established in Kawempe region, specifically Bwaise iii in which 50 youths are to benefit from the business financial support and the 60 people from the cooperative yet to be registered. Unlike other projects this has specifically come to support the youth on the individual basis not the youth groups
Youths to benefit are those living in Bwaise iii and have already started a business but need financial support in terms of the equipment and tools. This is to help the youth increase their income and the standards of living as well as boosting their productivity.
In a desire to make the project participatory, engagement of the leaders at different levels was crucial. It all started with the meeting with the town clerk of Kawempe division and the ward administrator of bwaise iii in the town clerk's office Friday morning 07/07/2017. In this meeting of an hour, "this project is to enhance youth business in this community by providing financial support and business sensitisation…" Mr. Kakaire introduced the project and supplemented by others, "it is in our tradition of always seeking blessings from the elders, so we are here to have your blessing you being our elders not by age but the by authority…" NSDFU chairperson supplemented. The project was highly welcomed by the city authority and they gave advises on how they think it can be conducted, "make sure you don't give money to the youth who have got youth fund for there are still many youth in our community who are not reached yet…" the town clerk advised and they promised technical support in all aspects to make this project succeed. In the evening also other local leaders like Local Council chairpersons at different levels, area councilors and many others were engaged in discussion about the project at Kalimali sanitation project and they also promised their total support
This opened the project to authorities and avoided future barriers which could have risen with hidden agendas. The welcoming of the project by the local leaders and the city authority was a great achievement for the project and this enables smooth Mobilisation, monitoring and evaluation of the project and it good start for transparency
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Computer problem
2000 Honda Odyssey 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 130000 miles
I just had my oil changed and on the way back home noticed the engine was idling high. I took it back to Jiffy Lube and they looked under the vehicle, said I did get a "Engine Light" and diagnosed the problem as P0505, Idle Control system malfunction. I think it's odd that this happened right after the oil change. Is there a wire or disconnection problem (they said it was nothing to do with the oil change, that sometimes these things happen "after" an oil change). I've read other Q&A's and have a feel now, after disconnecting the battery to reset the computer, etc, checking wires, etc, that the Idle Air Control Valve may need to be replaced. Can I get to this valve without getting under my vehicle? What is the least expensive way to get this problem resolved. The vehicle idles and revs in Park and Neutral, and I'm afraid to drive it. Can you recommend a place to get a discounted replacement part? I have an appt. At the Honda dealership next Monday and before I go there would like to know the best thing to do, and/or if there is anything I can do in the meantime to possibly fix this problem. Thanks very much!
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bestselling author, Richard Buskin is also a full-time freelance journalist, specializing in pop culture, music, film, television, and sociopolitical affairs. Since the early-Eighties, he has conducted interviews and written regular feature articles for a wide variety of publications in the US, the UK, France, Germany, Japan and Australia, dealing with all aspects of the entertainment business: the artistic, the technical and the entrepreneurial.
A native of London, England, who relocated to America in 1995, Richard has had his work published in newspapers ranging from the
New York Post
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Sydney Morning Herald
to Britain's
Observer, Independent
Daily Mail
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(US, Brazilian, Czech, French, Japanese and Polish editions),
(Germany) and
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Billboard, Spin, Musician, Mix,
Musik Express,
Melody Maker,
Sound On Sound
(for which he was a senior editor and UK bureau chief), and movie journals such as
Film Review
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Among these are
Inside Tracks: A First-Hand History of Popular Music from the World's Greatest Record Producers and Engineers
(Avon Books, 1999);
Blonde Heat: The Sizzling Screen Career of Marilyn Monroe
(Billboard Books, 2001);
Sheryl Crow: No Fool to This Game
(Billboard Books, 2002); Phyllis Diller´s autobiography,
Like a Lampshade in a Whorehouse: My Life in Comedy
(Penguin/Tarcher, 2005);
Effortless Style
with celebrity fashion stylist June Ambrose (Simon & Schuster, 2006);
Dream in Color: How the Sánchez Sisters are Making History in Congress
with Congresswomen Linda and Loretta Sánchez (Grand Central, 2008);
Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits
with mountaineer Bo Parfet (Amacom, 2009);
One from the Hart
with actress Stefanie Powers (uncredited, Simon & Schuster, 2010);
It's Not Really About the Hair
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Tabatha's Salon Takeover
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Whitney Houston: The Voice, The Music, The Inspiration
with musician/producer Narada Michael Walden (Insight Editions, 2012); and
Classic Tracks: The Real Stories Behind 68 Seminal Recordings
(Sample Magic, 2012). A co-author and consulting editor on the
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Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock
(Flame Tree, 2006), Richard is presently involved in the planning and writing of several new books.
Richard Buskin has provided sleeve notes for records and videos; penned narrative material for DVD; written press releases and publicity bios for the likes of Aerosmith and Michael Jackson; served as a researcher and on-screen entertainment expert for television networks in the US and the UK; lectured journalism students at Chicago's Northwestern University, as well as PACE program students at National-Louis University; and been interviewed on numerous TV and radio shows, including CBS's
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The performer had a concert date scheduled at the venue for March of next year, but Rivera, of course, tragically died on Dec. 9 as the Learjet caring her from Monterrey, Mexico crashed into a mountainous region leaving no survivors. The 43 year-old was Long Beach native–or Playa Larga as she liked to shout it out–and the family had considered holding the service in her hometown but ultimately opted for the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City instead.
A limited number of tickets for the public memorial were made available today at noon to her loyal fan base. But will the way Live Nation has situated the process of admittance leave some mourners of La Diva de la Banda unable to even attempt to attend?
See Also:
*[UPDATED: DEATH CONFIRMED]: Plane Carrying Jenni Rivera, Mexican Regional Superstar, Missing; Long Beach Native Feared Dead
Rivera Had Ovaries of Steel – The ballsy, brash, brilliant, too-short
life of the Mexican regional music queen and Long Beach girl
*Death of Jenni Rivera Proves–Again–How Clueless Los Angeles Times and MSM Continue to be About Mexican Anything
In order to prevent any ticket scalping from occurring, the entertainment group has made the ceremony a 'ticketless' event. Fans will have to complete an online transaction where their credit card will be charged two dollars for two tickets and promptly be refunded within 72 hours. Upon arriving tomorrow, they are being asked to provide the credit card used as well as valid photo identification that matches names.
But what about those who don't have credit cards or an ID that matches, or both? The Weekly has put the question to Live Nation and awaits their response.
In the meantime, Rivera's life is a rags-to-riches story that humbly had its origins as a young single mother living out of a garage in Long Beach before moving on to grand music stages and the admiration of millions. Throughout her success, she never lost touch with her roots advocating for single mothers, undocumented immigrants, and victims of domestic abuse through the platform of her celebrity.
Since there's a lot of young, undocumented and working poor who don't have credit cards and/or a matching photo ID to gain entrance, they won't be able to even attempt to be a part of the final farewell.
This, even though Rivera's music and life resonated with them deeply.
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Julia and Livy have always told each other everything, turning to each other when life gets difficult. So when Julia is found dead in her home, Livy cannot accept the verdict of suicide. Livy sets out to prove that Julia was murdered, but digging into Julia's private life will cause her to question everything. The truths that Livy discovers will tear the very fabric of her own life apart.
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"Sophie McKenzie follows her bestselling first novel for adults, Close My Eyes, with another gripping psychological thriller"
"Already a well-established author of young adult fiction, Sophie McKenzie's first novel for adults, Close My Eyes was met with critical acclaim and became a bestseller"
"Close My Eyes is so emotionally engaging I was in tears by the end of the first chapter… keeps you turning pages until the final dramatic twist." (Penny Hancock)
"You will race through this fast-moving thriller that saves the most shocking twist until the very end" (Sunday Mirror)
"Gripped from beginning to end"
Despite other reviews I took a chance and purchased this book as the 4th one by the author! I loved it! So easy to listen too, at first I thought the bland tone would drive me crazy but it did not, the accents were excellent and the different voices were also good and added to the interest of the overall story. A great audio!
"you will be on the edge of your seat to the end"
few books have kept me so enthralled and unsure of who the baddy is until the very end of the book. Each chapter I changed my mind. Beautifully read as well
This book kept me on the edge of my seat listening to it. I couldn't switch it off.
Parts of the book amused me. Other parts had me on edge.
Brilliantly written book.
"enjoyable thriller"
The narrator was great, her children's and men's voices were convincing. I enjoyed the story and found it easy to follow.
"All highly improbable, but v enjoyable nonetheless"
Enjoyed this book. A plot with lots of twists and some nail-biting situations. Yes, it has elements of improbability as many thrillers do - in particular, why didn't she just go to the police? However it was well written with (mostly) believable characters and I found it a real page turner. The narrator was great and handled the child and male voices really well (not always the case). From a personal point of view I enjoyed that the story was set in Exeter and other parts of the West Country - Bridport, Honiton, Salisbury, Bath - which makes a refreshing change.
"Fantastic. Gripping"
I couldn't stop listening to this book. A gripping and most thrilling story from beginning to end. Well constructed and highly recommended.
"Very irritating lead character"
The basic idea for the story is ok but the lead character makes silly choices and fails to use common sense. The final situation has some implausible cap fitting and it stretches the imagination to believe that one man can overwhelm everyone without opposition.
Brilliant author can't wait to read more of her.
Brilliant performance yet again by Claire Corbett..my favourite narrator.
"A real page turner"
If you love psychological thrillers this is for you. There were lots of twists and turns and I didn't see a lot of them coming. Well written but not my favourite reader.
"Didn't need other point of view"
Excellent story spoilt by alternative voice. It didn't need it. Otherwise great listen, characterful narrator.
"Drama upon on Drama"
I have listened to Clare Corbett read other books and have enjoyed her narration, but not in this one.
No, because the story is improbable and over dramatic and these aspects are worsened by the histrionic reading by Clare Corbett. She became to me becomes increasingly irritating and makes the story all the more unbelievable.
Perhaps someone like Beth Chalmers would improve the credibility of the story.
Rather than cutting out particular scenes, it would be preferable to reduce the highly coloured action and events that constantly occur and cut out the improbable and constant over reactions of the heroine.
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Mid-Year Report: The Best Albums of 2012 So Far
From Bruce to Best Coast and beyond, 40 of our favorite albums from the last six months
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Sharon Van Etten, 'Tramp'
The singer-songwriter turns complicated love into slo-mo stunners.
Read the RS review: "Tramp plays like a female version of Beck's Sea Change, setting spacey guitar hum, tidal rhythms and pass-the-Xanax melodies against lyrics about silent love and bad timing . . . Your soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend will have this on blast."


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Guitar Stand/Stool by Paparwark Furniture
Our brother is a guitarist and we're always on the lookout for non-corny guitar related gifts. That's why we were excited when we saw this guitar stand/stool made by Paparwark Furniture, a small-scale furniture design and manufacturing workshop in Shetland, UK.
The piece functions generally as a guitar stand. But when the instrument is removed, the stand can be rotated and used as a stool on which to sit and play the guitar. We love this duality of use and, while we doubt we'll be placing an order across the Atlantic, we have certainly been inspired by this beautiful design and execution.


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Draftfcb's Tee Campaign Attracts 2.5 Million Downloads
A viral campaign created by Draftfcb for Chinese fashion brand Semir has rocketed to prominence among Chinese teenagers with 2.5 million video downloads since launching on March 25.
The campaign, currently moving into other major media platforms, is focused on Semir's sub-brand called "Tee" with the overall theme of the campaign being, "Everything can be Tee." In the strategy planning stages of the campaign a central insight was that 99% of Chinese teenagers mostly express themselves on social networks.
Draftfcb launched the campaign with six high-energy videos shot in Los Angeles that demonstrate speed, agility, collaboration and achievements in creating something highly personalised. In one video, people are seen collaborating to build a complicated domino-effect mechanism that consists of items including old furniture, books, video cassettes, car tires and rubbish bins. Once set in motion the mechanism eventually reveals a recycle logo on a large Tee shirt. Watch one of the videos:
The campaign which broke on Tudou – the powerful China equivalent to YouTube – encourages people to think creatively and express their attitude by uploading their own pictures and videos to the campaign website, as well as participating in the customization of Tee designs.
Following the viral sector of the "Tee" campaign, other media to be engaged includes television, pop-up stores in 13 major cities, print, out of home, catalogues and in-store promotions.
Fashion brand Semir is based in Shanghai and has revenues of US$950 million via more than 4000 stores nationally.


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Geoffrey MacDhomhnuill of the Shire of Tir Briste joined the Order of the Chivalry.
Baron Kojin the Wayfarer, Baron of Iron Mountain, was surprised with elevation to the Order of the Laurel for his skill at brewing.
Baroness Ophelia aus Bavaria from South Downs also was elevated to the Order of the Laurel.
Congratulations to Mistress Ophelia, Master Kojin and Sir Geoffrey!


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This is a digest of the stories posted to newscientist.com from 6 pm yesterday until 6 pm today. We're running it as an experiment. Did you find it useful? Do you have suggestions about how we can make it better? Let us know.
Vote science!Michael Brooks announces his candidacy for the UK general election on the science ticket – the man in the white lab coat
Hacking the planet: who decides?And if we're even thinking about artificially cooling Earth, science needs to test the proposals pronto
Electronic car bugs: What drivers need to knowComputers and other electronics now control critical systems in many cars. Has their complexity introduced new risks - and what happens when they fail?
Natural experiments: Working in the history labFrom slavery to Napoleon, many phenomena can't be studied in the lab - but we can still do experiments, say Jared Diamond and James Robinson
Miaow-miaow on trial: Truth or trumped-up charges?With the UK government rushing to ban the "legal high" mephedrone, our reporter sorts fact from fiction - and tries it for himself
Sugar-rubber tyre inches closer to the roadBacteria and fungi have been genetically modified to feed on plant material and excrete an important component of tyre rubber
Final space shuttle flight 'likely to be 2011'NASA's watchdog is pessimistic about the agency's chances of flying the last space shuttle this year, says Richard Fisher
'Infections found': Inside the great scareware scamHow a pair of brazen scammers made a cool $163 million from our online security fears - and how the law finally shut them down
Did Renaissance painters 'cheat' with optical aids?A 16th-century painting dubbed a "Rosetta stone" hints that painters used concave mirrors to project scenes that they could trace on canvas
Oceanology: The offshore engineering adventureThe seas around the UK will provide much of the nation's electricity production, if plans are followed through – here's the technology that will do it
Genius, genes and environmentEpigenetics offers hope that we can all shine, says The Genius in All of Us by David Shenk - before it degenerates into self-help and padding


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YA (young adult)
Finding HomeGarrett Leigh
How do you find a home when your heart is in ashes?
With their mum dead and their father on remand for her murder, Leo Hendry and his little sister, Lila, have nothing in the world but each other. Broken and burned, they're thrust into the foster care system. Leo shields Lila from the fake families and forced affection, until the Poulton household is the only place left to go.More »
Assassins: NemesisErica Cameron
Being orphaned and almost kidnapped in the space of a week sent Blake Marks into hiding. For months, Blake tries to help the Calvers—a family of vigilante bodyguards—investigate the people behind the hit on Blake's father, Isaac, but then the safe house is compromised. Just as hired thugs storm the house to grab Blake, Daelan Calver dives into the fight, getting them both out alive.More »
Junior Hero BluesJ.K. Pendragon
Last year, Javier Medina was your average socially awkward gay high schooler with a chip on his shoulder. This year, he's . . . well, pretty much the same, but with bonus superpowers, a costume with an ab window to show off his new goods, and a secret identity as the high-flying, wise-cracking superhero Blue Spark.More »
Investigating Julius DrakeDaisy Harris
After arriving at Seattle's prestigious Clinton Academy, fourteen-year-old Henry Walker realizes he won't fit in. If he's going to run with the rich and powerful, he'll have to hide his modest background, his lack of interest in girls, and most importantly, his fascination with his handsome but troubled classmate Julius Drake.More »
Assassins: DiscordErica Cameron
Kindra's moral compass has never pointed north, but that's what happens when you're raised as an assassin and a thief. At sixteen, she's fantastic with a blade, an expert at slipping through the world unnoticed, and trapped in a life she didn't chose. But nothing in her training prepares her for what happens when her father misses a target.More »


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EUC Interview: Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
Posted in: Featured, Interviews, NewsPublished: April 8, 2013
You will believe. Not in a religion or a higher power, but in the talent of Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff. She, along with Michael Reaves, wrote the genre-bending Shadow Games and thought-provoking The Last Jedi. In this interview, Maya boldly and beautifully shares her views on droid rights, spirituality, and more! EUCantina (EUC): How's your take on Darth Vader different from other Star Wars authors? right here. The Last Jedi is on sale now, and you can read our review here.Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff (MKB): This is a question I enjoy answering because when Del Rey released Patterns of the Force several years ago, some fans had issues with the way we portray Darth Vader. What we wanted to get was Anakin's revolution - angry, obsessive, out-of-control - to the cold implacable menace that most us Star Wars fans met for the first time in A New Hope (episode four). What's at the core of our portrayal of the Dark Lord is that the Darth Vader who confronts Jax Pavan is not the Darth Vader who confronts Luke Skywalker. He is a young man—Jax's age, in fact—and he's in unbearable pain. Not just physical pain, but every kind of horrific pain imaginable. He has lost the love of his life, his best friends, and himself both physically and spiritually (or psychically as you prefer). He has committed atrocities that would cause any person with a conscience to up and shrivel away, but the Force and the enviro-suit and the will of the Emperor keep him going. That's the Darth Vader that lives inside the black suit in THE LAST JEDI. He is not the master of his own soul and he is struggling to attain the cold detachment that he has to have in order to maintain even a shred of sanity. He is an open wound inside that disguise. And that's what we wanted to get at in our portrayal. What dominated my mind as I worked on scenes between Vader and Jax was what Jax represented to the Dark Lord. AND what Jax knew of him that few others did—who was really behind the gleaming black lenses. I'm sure other Star Wars authors must have had similar thought processes, but I am aware from fan reaction that it's not the common wisdom about Vader. EUC: Jax Paven and Laranth (last name) are so attuned to each other that they behave similar to Joiners in Troy Denning's Dark Nest trilogy. What's your favorite part of their dynamic? MKB: I think Aren Follee sums it up when she notes that they finish each other's sentences. That's a cool dynamic to have with someone—that you're so attuned you can look at the other person and know what they're thinking or you complete each other's sentences without really being aware of it. There's a level of complete comfort and unity in their relationship, even though they have seemingly opposing views on being a Force adept. Jax has a dialogue with a Dathomiri witch about this, in fact. But despite the fact that they don't see the role of Force users the same way—among other differences—they are one in purpose and goal. EUC: I-Five begs a few questions about droid sapience. Do you think droids are capable of human level self-awareness and emotions? If so, what should governments do? Should they change their policies? MKB: I think I-Five is. And that's part of his appeal and his mystery. There's something about his programming that's unique and it causes him to generate a Force signature. No one knows why (I'm not telling), but something Lorn Pavan did or had done to Five's matrix has enabled sentience—or at least an ability to channel the Force. Now, Jax's daddy was no programmer, so that begs further questions. Someone asked me about the differences between writing Five and writing Leebo. That sentience is the difference. Leebo seems to have wit and sentience, but ultimately it's just the way he expresses his programming—something that we were very conscious of as we worked on his character. Five is something else again. And because he's unique, a change of policy might be jumping the light saber. Ah, but what if you had a whole cadre of these sentient droids? What if, for example, I-Five knew why he was able to generate a Force signature and think independently and was self aware, etc. and could pass that on to other droids—well, then you might have some interesting issues going forward, both in the legal sense internal to the GFFA, and in the storytelling. I mean, Jax is very clear in his own mind that Five is not his droid. He's Jax's friend and companion. There's no ownership. But if Five were to run amok, say, and commit mayhem, the constabulary would come after Jax for it. On the storytelling side, you almost get a Dr. Who effect—the ageless being who watches everyone around him grow old and die and who never, ever forgets. This is something we address in the book, actually. EUC: The Last Jedi tackles the issues with Mandolarian canon head on. Without spoiling anything, what went on behind-the-scenes to make that happen? MKB: When we decided to put some action in Mandolare, I went into full research mode and found everything I could lay a hand on - official guide, a Star Wars encyclopedia our editor sent, Wookieepedia, subject matter experts. And we extrapolated the situation on Mandolare as near as we could based on those sources. During the editing process, though, our editor - Shelly Shapiro - said she'd heard something from the Clone Wars camp that they'd be dealing with a situation on Mandolare and could pull the specifics about the political situation. We only tipped and nucked in a few places - a couple of sentences here and there - and went with what we had. So if, the question really is, how much did we do know about what was going on in the Clone Wars, the answer is, we didn't know a darn thing and even our editor only knew there was some serious upheaval in the works. EUC: Although The Last Jedi is a fun, action-packed novel, there's a lot of philosophical discussions especially between Den and I-Five. To what extent did your beliefs shape the viewpoints of the characters? Insofar as Den and Five are concerned, in some ways they fulfill the role of the Greek Chorus. While the hero is up to his ears in Inquisitors and Black Sun functionaries, they can tease out the philosophical consequences for the reader. I-Five also supplies the spiritual anchor and reality check for Jax and Den both. And I believe generally that people make it through hardship intact. In fact, there is a core belief that Michael and I apparently share, that beings are interdependent - we made to co-exist, to feed each other's strengths and bolster each other's weaknesses. That's a realization that Jax has to come to - the Force binds everyone and everything together...for a purpose. Chaos happens when that purpose is contravened. Michael and I are both deeply fascinated by the philosophical, and yes, spiritual issues that are inherent in the ways the Force works. We're not alone in that. There's been discussion, for example, around whether the Force actually possesses a dark side and a light side (as it's commonly expressed) or whether the Force is benign (or neutral) and the darkness or light is in the heart of the adept. This is addressed in one of the Essential guides, in fact - one on Jedi and Sith. Naturally, this debate echoes similar philosophizing in the mundane world about the nature of good and evil and God and sentience and all the complex, non-material aspects of life, such as, "what does it mean to be human?" I, personally, believe in a God, and in many ways, the Force is a good metaphor or mental model for That. Possibly that predisposes me to a belief that the Force is benign and that the darkness lies within the heart of the individual Force-adept. I think Michael leans that way as well. BUT where the GFFA is concerned, this is a belief I have arrived at through the process of writing the books and being in Jax Pavan's head a lot. In practice this means it's a question we at least wanted Jax to contemplate, even if he didn't arrive at a conclusion. I think he had to consider it. He's confronted over and over in The Last Jedi with the different ways that the Force adepts conceptualize the Force - Jedi and Sith (exemplified in their respective mantras), Gray Paladins, Dathomiri witches, Cephalons, and Inquisitors. Even individual Force users relate to the Force differently - Jax visualizes ribbons of light, Tesla sees it as a flow of water, etc. Is the Force really a ribbon of light or water? No. So what is it? EUC: What's next for you? MKB: I'm working on a number of projects. Book View Cafe just released an eBook version of my first novel, The Meri, which is the first book of a trilogy. The next two books - Taminy and The Crystal Rose are scheduled for March and June releases. I just turned in a new SF novel over to my agent that I'm hoping will be the beginning of a series about a guy named "Trouble" Matthews who has a memory (he can't remember his past; he just knows he has to keep running from it.) And Michael and I are collaborating on several projects - two science fiction series (one of which he's co-writing movie scripts for) and a supernatural thriller trilogy. We've also pitched a couple ideas to our editor for future Star Wars projects, so who knows...? We'd like to thank Maya Kaathyrn Bohnhoff for kindly answering our questions. If you've enjoyed this, check out our previous interviews - including Timothy Zahn and Sam Witwer -