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Your AdWords account contains a history of changes, in which you can examine the actions performed in the past in order to understand what led you to success and to have all the information that you need to be even more successful in the future.
Viewing your account statistics allows you to understand what events have triggered a change in your ad performance. You can customize the view of the changes displayed by period, campaign or ad, user groups and type of modification. In addition, if you find that the changes you made do not help you achieve your advertising goals, you can select the "Cancel" function.
How to view and use the change history feature?
Period: Use the drop-down at the top of the screen to show changes over a given period.
Scope: You can view the changes on your entire account or only for a given campaign or ad group, using the list in the navigation bar on the left.
User: If multiple users are associated with different login information and involved in the management of your account, you can use the dropdown menu Amended by to see the changes made by a particular user.
Type of change: Use the checkboxes to filter the display according to the type of change. Select the checkbox All to show all changes made, or check one or more boxes to refine the results. Different types of changes are explained in detail in the next section.
4. To learn more about each change, click Show all details. To simplify the display, click Hide all details.
5. Click Download to export the change history.
Actions on the account identified in the change history
The account history feature identifies the following types of changes:
In addition to changes directly to your AdWords account, change history shows the changes through automatic rules, the AdWords API and AdWords Editor.
The change log does not include the following:
Imagine that your assistant has paid little attention to spending lately. You want to check all the changes he has made to the daily budget and maximum cost per click (CPC) in the last week.
No change appears?
Use the graph of the change history
If your eyes get lost in all these changes, take a look at the graph. Changes are represented graphically and you can choose to display statistics.
To analyze user activity on your website, Google offers two features: Google Analytics goals and transactions. It's possible to monitor these metrics integrate them with AdWords conversions. You can use both at the same time or only one of them.
Google Analytics Goals
AdWords Conversion Tracking
Benefits of importing Google Analytics goals
Importing your Google Analytics goals into AdWords Conversion Tracking allows you to:
If you already use AdWords conversion tracking on a specific page, you may not need to import Google Analytics goals. Actually, in the case of having these two features activated, conversions could be counted twice.
To begin importing data, first perform the following operations:
Once these steps are done, follow the steps below to import your goals:
AdWords then starts importing data from your Google Analytics account taking as a starting point the moment when you click "Import from Google Analytics". Previous history to that date will not be included.
To remember
You have to wait for two days before the data is available in AdWords. After this time, the conversion data imported will appear in your "Conversions" column.
Promotional codes allow advertisers to enjoy a free credit on their AdWords account. Google and its partners occasionally grant vouchers under specific offers. These deals are generally reserved for new advertisers who open new accounts.
From time to time, Google offers a welcome offer such as "spend $25 and get $50". To redeem $50, you must apply the promotional code within 14 days of creating your account and get clicks for a minimum of $25 in your account. Once the $25 are spent, $50 will appear in your account within five working days.
Where do you enter the coupon code?
– If you haven't already entered your billing info
– If you have already entered your billing information
How promotional codes work with pre-payment or post-payment?
You can pay for your AdWords costs before (pre-payment ) or after ( post-pay ) obtaining clicks. This choice affects your promotional code. Here is the information to remember:
Post-pay billing
If you use the post-pay billing, simply enter the code and start running your ads. As soon as your account meets the criteria specified in the offer, the credit will appear in your account within five working days. For example, if the offer indicates that you need to spend $25, you must wait to have generated clicks for a minimum of $25 before the credit will appear in your account.
Prepay billing
If you use pre-payment, you must enter the code, then meet the criteria specified in the offer. For example, if the offer indicates that you need to spend $25, you will need to make a payment of at least $25 and fully spend this amount by generating a sufficient number of clicks. Once this requirement is met, the credit will appear in your account within five working days.
If you use pre-payment, it may be wise to make an initial payment slightly higher than the minimum required amount. AdWords will stop showing your ads when you no longer have enough money in your account.
For example, if the criteria of the offer is asking you to spend $25 and that you make an initial payment of that exact amount, it is possible that your account does not exhaust completely the $25 if your cost per click (CPC) is higher than your balance. Suppose your average CPC amounts to $0.30. If you spend almost your entire budget, with the exception of $0.20, it is possible that this amount will never be used as your CPC is greater than your account balance.
To remember
If you've never created display ads based on the use of images, or if you want to improve the performance of your display ads, here are some helpful tips:
Create good images and graphics
The options available for display ads are numerous. Therefore, please take the time to test different models, colors and content to get the best possible results. You might want your ad to stand out!
What is the effectiveness of a display ad? Take the time to read our tips below, along with some examples that can help you succeed with your display ads.
Choose appropriate colors
Make sure you've customized the color of your ad, for example the background. First try to match the color scheme of the banner with the content of your page. Choose colors carefully. Very bright colors can be unpleasant or difficult to read.
Think carefully: If you use the same color for the foreground and background of your ad, nobody will be able to see the content of your ad. You must use contrasting colors while showing good balance: nobody wants a fluorescent text on a bright background!
Consider the color combinations that you target sites
If you decide to target a specific site with your ads, it is of your best interest to adapt their color combination, so that it matches the color of the pages of the site. If one of your ads seems out of place on a page or is not very attractive, users are less likely to click on it. It is more important to match the colors of your banners to the site on which it they will be shown.
Use a call to action button
This advice is especially important for image ads. Users may not know what part of the ad they should click. In some cases, if your ad fits perfectly into the site, they may not even notice it's an ad! Do not make them guess.
Customers also want to know what to expect when they click on your ad: "Learn More" or "Buy now".
Make sure the final frame of an animation contains the key message and call to action
If the text does not clearly conveys your message and does not tell users what they should do, they will be less likely to click on the ad.
Balanced Ad Content
Be sure to balance the text and images of your ad compared to the overall size of the banner. Check your ad in each of the formats and resize the images as necessary. For best results, we recommend that you follow these guidelines:
Get ideas for your ads using the tool Ad Builder
Looking for inspiration to create your ad? Let the models in the display ads tool spark your imagination. Create ads from an existing collection of templates
Take a look at AdWords gallery of rich media ads.
Tell your customers what you can do
You offer free delivery? You have great choice of products? Let us know! Highlight your specific strengths or areas where your business stands out from its competitors.
Include a call to action in every frame of your Flash ads
Give users the option at any time to be able to click on your banner to go to your site without having to wait for the final banner frame.
Create a striking logo for your company or brand
How does your company or brand differs from your competitors? Unleash your imagination to compose a logo that reflects the uniqueness of your business.
Displaying rates and promotions
If you offer something exclusive, make sure your customers know it. Give them so all the elements they need.
Use words and phrases such as deal, coupon, discount, promotional code and good deal to attract the interest of users to your offers.
Create a sense of urgency
Display limited time offers. For example, use phrases like do not waste time, this offer is valid until … , limited time offer, special rates for early bookings and offer for first time buyers xx .
Use colors that harmonize with your images
What message do you want your ad to convey? Be sure to use color combinations that highlight different aspects of your product. Is your appearance reliable, courteous and friendly? Choose images to reinforce your message.
Find the right balance between text and images
Chose colorful and attractive images for your ad. Accompany them with a clear and concise text.
Choose a relevant landing page
Look at the page of your website that your banners point to. Include a clear call to action in your ad to lead the users to this page. For example, if your ad text includes incentives such as "Call Us", be sure to include your phone number on the landing page. Or if it has an incentive like "limited time offer", make sure that the landing page displays the promotional offer.
Try several banner sizes
Create 7 or 8 ads in each of your ad groups to test different texts and images. This way, you can analyze which ad gets better results. AdWords can publish them automatically and isolate the best performing banner. This eliminates the guesswork. And you build upon what you have learned from your tests.
Make sure you make banners for mobile
Create banners for all types of mobile devices, including smartphones and multi-function phones.
Your ads generate significant traffic to your website, but are your visitors not converting? You can use conversion tracking to assess the number of users who, for example, purchased items or signed up for a newsletter (in other words, performed "conversions") after going to your site. You can then make various modifications to your AdWords campaigns to improve your conversion rate, including adding more specific keywords and excluding keywords.
Use conversion tracking to assess your performance
Before making major changes to your account, we recommend that you your ads performance. In AdWords, you can determine the number of impressions and clicks on your ads. But wouldn't it be very interesting to know the number of conversions they generate? The solution is to use the conversion tracking .
Once you have set up conversion tracking, you can evaluate the effectiveness of your campaigns. For example, if you edit a campaign, and then find out that your conversion rate increases, this means that the modification improves the performance of the campaign.
Use specific keywords to improve conversion rates
Once you are able to track your conversions, you can focus on improving conversion rates. Specific keywords will usually give a better conversion rate than general keywords.
Generally, specific keywords such as "printer 710c" achieve a better conversion rate than generic keywords like "printer". In fact, people who are looking for a specific model or product code generally already researched the product and wish to make a purchase.
However, remember that using more specific keywords can generate a lower number of impressions. If your keywords are too specific, the number of users searching for these terms will be close to zero. The challenge is to find the right balance between keywords generic enough to match the search queries of users and specific enough to generate conversions.
Add negative keywords to improve the relevance of your traffic
To try to improve your conversion rate, you can also use negative keywords. This allows you to not show your ad when a user performs a search on these keywords. We recommend that you use negative keywords if you want to limit the exposure of your ad to audiences that you might think are not likely to buy your products.
Some advertisers use for example the term "free" as a keyword to exclude. You can do the same to filter people looking for free products, unless you offer free trials. Users who are looking for free products are generally less likely to make purchases.
Use the "Search Terms" report to reach relevant customers
AdWords allows you to assess the performance of your various keywords, but also to identify specifically the search terms that triggered your ad. This list of terms contained in the "Search Terms" report .
Examine it before adding some keywords to your keyword list or exclude the terms on that report that are not relevant.
Example: Suppose you sell video games on your website. By examining your "Search Terms" report, you find that your ad was triggered by the search term "video game magazine." People looking for magazines do not necessarily want to buy video games in the immediate future. In this case, you can consider adding "magazine" as a keyword to exclude so that search term does not trigger your ad.
At the same time, you also find that your ad was triggered by the search term "video game figurines." But it turns out that you also sell figurines of video games! In this case, you can consider adding "figurines video games" to your list of keywords, so that search term is more likely to trigger your ad.
Include price in your ad to attract potential buyers
To improve the relevant traffic to your site, you can include price in your ad text. If a user sees the price of your product and still clicks the ad, you can conclude that he is likely to buy the product at that price. If the price does not suit him, he does not click your ad, and you do not have to pay for that click.
To perform a test, you can add price to your ad text to see which of your ads record a better conversion rate. This method can be particularly effective when your prices are lower than your competitors!
To view specific performance data, you can customize statistics charts on your AdWords account using columns, segments and filters. Once the table looks exactly like you want, you can download it as a report in different formats. The request is then automatically recorded by AdWords. You can also configure the report to generate the regular schedule and sending e-mail to yourself or others with access to your account.
In AdWords, you always have two easy ways to view and analyze your performance data:
To create and download a report and plan its regular sending by e-mail, follow these steps.
Customize your table to create a report
Click the tab containing the table of statistics you want to download. Check if it contains period, columns, filters and segments that you want to include in your report. Segments that you applied to the data table appear in your report as columns.
Download the table as a report
Schedule report creation and send it by email
2. Click Create
Tip: In addition to changing the frequency of sending and receiving your reports, you can easily create variations of existing reports, with the option Create a similar report. You can also change the names, format and timing of your existing reports. To do this, simply click Reports in the left panel of your AdWords account, below the list of campaigns.
Shared budgets allow you to allocate budget on multiple campaigns. If you have set a budget for your AdWords marketing ads, consider using a shared budget instead of setting individual budgets for each campaign. When you use a shared budget, AdWords can automatically adjust the allocation of spend to the various campaigns to help you to improve your return on investment . You can always revert to individual budgets to have more control over what you spend for each campaign.
A shared budget is ideal if you do not have the time to monitor the budget for each campaign, but you still want to get the most possible clicks from your ads within a defined budget.
Suppose you set a daily budget of EUR 100, divided equally between two campaigns. At a given day, a campaign can receive fewer impressions and clicks than usual, and you will then spend 40 EUR. With a shared budget, AdWords can use remaining EUR 10 and allocate it to the second campaign to maximize your overall performance.
Define a shared budget
You can always change your shared budget on the shared library page.
Change budget during the day
If, during the day, you decide to go from a individual campaign budget to a shared budget or vice versa, AdWords will start running your ads from the time you make the change.
Imagine that you have four campaigns, each with a budget of 6 EUR. At 3pm, each campaign has reached the limit of 6 EUR. At 4pm, you decide to create a shared budget amount of € 24 for the four campaigns. Your budget will be shared with an effective budget amount of EUR 24, as if the EUR 6 per campaign had not been spent.
Delete a shared budget
Each AdWords campaign have to have a budget, you can not delete a shared budget only if it is used by any campaign.
To remove a shared budget for your campaigns, follow these steps:
The bids and budgets suggestions that AdWords offers in this tab can help you to get more traffic (ie, clicks and impressions), to improve the ranking of your ad and to achieve better performance. The opportunities tab can offer you the following suggestions:
Top of the page bids
AdWords may propose you to set a bid equivalent to the estimated top of page bid for the top keywords in your account. AdWords can also show you the number clicks or clickthrough rate (CTR) that you are more likely to have each week if you increase the bids for those keywords.
The top of page bid estimate is the approximate amount of CPC bid (cost per click) you must set for your ads to be shown regularly on the AdWords top positions. If you opt to go for this amount, your ads are eligible to appear on the top 3 positions, that is to say where your potential customers are more likely to click.
Use the first page bid estimates
AdWords may propose you to set a bid amount equivalent to the estimated first page bid for keywords in your account. AdWords can also show you the number of impressions your ads were missing out during a period of seven days, because the CPC bid was too low.
The estimated first page bid is the approximate amount of CPC (cost per click) you must define for your ad to reach the first page of Google search results when the search term exactly matches your keyword. If you opt for this amount, you ads are eligible to appear on the first page of search results, that is to say where your potential customers are more likely to click.
Reduce the amount of your bid in the case of your campaigns are limited by budget
AdWords may suggest you to reduce the CPC on your campaigns that are limited by budget. We can also show you the number of additional clicks you're likely to save each week if you reduce this amount.
By reducing the amount of your bid, you reduce at the same time your average cost per click (average CPC) , which is the average amount you pay per click on your ads. In the case of campaigns that are not limited by budget, a lower CPC can help you get more clicks without changing your budget.
Bid adjustments by geographical areas
If you have configured conversion tracking, AdWords may provide you with ideas to make bid adjustments to your campaigns, depending on geographic areas. AdWords offer these opportunities if your conversion data indicate that clicks in these regions may or may not generate conversions. We can also indicate the additional number of conversions that you are likely to have if you are implementing the bid adjustments.
Thanks to bid adjustments based on geographic zones, you can set bid more or less competitive depending on the geographical origin of research. Use this feature to focus on geographic areas that get you the best ROI.
Increase your budget
AdWords can suggest you to increase the daily budget of your campaigns that are limited by budget. AdWords can also show you the number of clicks your ads have not accrued during a period of seven days, due to a limited budget.
If your campaigns are limited by budget, your ads may not be shown as often as possible. In addition, it means that your budget is lower than the recommended daily budget. In this case, the AdWords system determines that your budget can not handle all the traffic available for your keywords. By increasing the amount of your daily budget, you can avoid missing out on potential customers.


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Did Nicole Scherzinger get breast implants or is this the work of photoshop and padded bras?
Off course she had surgery. It's not the bra's or clothes. there's abig difference.
I like this girls music but she is very slim, its very unusual for a woman of a size 6-8 to have huge balloon-like boobs which would better suit a size 16 (UK sizes) i like her natural body shape way better.
It's the bras. There are tricks to make you look bigger without plastic surgery, and you can watch them on Youtube. Many ways, i.e., the type of padded bras, stuffing a bra with socks or using "cutlets", adding and using makeup to highlight and low-light strategically, and different ways to wear a bra to produce the most cleavage (even while wearing low-cut tops, etc.). Also there is the two bra technique too - where the breasts are "smooshed" together and up, and the second bra added over a smaller one, so that they don't look "smooshed" lol. What you see here is padding, and makeup, and yes, if it's a still image, photoshop. Do a Youtube search on it, you'll see the difference. Many girls show "how-tos" ways to make your breasts look bigger without plastic surgery via the methods I mentioned here.
You can tell by the picture where she is in black that she has implants , or some seriously bad editing but i think implants

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Avoid thin, teetering heels or they'll look like they're going to snap under the weight of your body.
Avoid dainty kitten heels. Your trousers or jeans should fall to the bottom of your heel.
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"These organizations have demonstrated that measurable, continuous improvement can make a difference to an organization's customers, employees, global competitiveness and bottom line," said Thomas F. Casperson, executive director of the Ohio Award for Excellence.
Gold Star Chili, which was founded in 1965 by the Daoud brothers and has grown today to 100 restaurants throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, received a Commitment to Excellence award in the second tier for demonstrating a serious commitment to excellence and a process for continuous improvement.
"Gold Star Chili is thrilled to be among a select few companies, as well as the only restaurant in Ohio, recognized for our achievements and our commitment to continuously improving quality for our customers," said John Sullivan, chief executive officer of Gold Star Chili. "This is a another outstanding achievement for us since we were awarded the Small Business of the Year in 1999 from the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. We would also like to congratulate the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce as a tier two winner and the Hamilton County Educational Services Center as a tier three Achievement of Excellence winner."
The Ohio Award for Excellence judging process for Gold Star Chili included an on-site visit by trained evaluators as well as an extensive report based on criteria including leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, information and analysis, human resources, process management and business results.
A formal awards ceremony will be held at the Quest for Success 2001 conference September 12-14, 2001, in Columbus, Ohio.
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One of them, Dr. Pinckney Thompson, realized the need for sanitation in medical care and conceived the idea for the formation of a state Board of Health. He served as the board's first president.
Others, like Dr. Archibald Dixon and Amon Rathbone (A.R.) Jenkins were well-respected pioneers in the field of surgery, often writing about their experiences in the "Annals of American Surgery."
And one unsatisfied Henderson teacher by the name of Elizabeth Blackwell would persevere through sexism and rejection to become the first trained female doctor in the United States.
You can learn more about these doctors and Henderson's early medical history in a Medical Professions Exhibit on display in the Depot Community Room throughout the month of April. The Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society's exhibit features Civil War surgical tools, old medical books and the 100-year old apothecary case of Henderson doctor Levin Royster.
On April 24, a Kentucky Humanities Council Chautauqa speaker will bring to life Dr. Ephram McDowell, a Danville doctor who performed the nation's first successful abdominal surgery, in the Community Room. One of Henderson's first physicians mentored Dr. McDowell at the start of his career. The performance will take place Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m.
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Our compliance system creates the organisational prerequisites for making sure that the relevant applicable law, our internal regulations and guidelines as well as those regulatory standards recognised by the Company are known across the Group and compliance with them can be monitored.
The Board of Executive Directors has entrusted a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), who reports directly to the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, with coordinating and documenting compliance activities across the Group. He heads the central compliance committee to which the compliance representatives of the holding and the business units as well as the heads of the holding units belong, who perform compliance-relevant tasks (e.g. internal audit, risk management, legal affairs, personnel, environmental protection/work safety/quality management). Material breaches of compliance are reported to the CCO, who reports to the Board of Executive Directors.
Responsibility for compliance is borne by those persons in charge of operations in the business units and holding units. They issue an annual compliance declaration and are supported in a consultative and coordinating capacity by the compliance representatives.
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The employees have the possibility of seeking advice in compliance-related matters through internal helplines. Moreover, we have set up external hotlines (ombudsmen) for advice and, anonymously if desired, the notification of breaches. Compliance violations are consequently pursued and punished.
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Every employee is called upon to report compliance breaches of which the employee is aware or report concrete, suspected breaches of compliance to the employee's superior or to the responsible compliance officer. In the event that an employee wishes to remain anonymous, hotlines have been set up for Germany, the Netherlands, North and South America allowing external ombudspersons to be contacted. This can also be used by every person to report compliance breaches or concrete suspected breaches. Every case for which there are sufficient indications of a possible compliance breach will be investigated. Compliances breaches that come to light will result in the institution of disciplinary action in a consistent and proportionate manner.
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Wheat allergy is often confused with coeliac disease, though people with wheat allergy only have a response to wheat protein and must only avoid wheat. This includes cereal grains which are related to wheat, i.e. Kamut together with Spelt, an ancient wheat. Wheat-allergic patients can react as readily to Spelt and Kamut as they do to common wheat.
Lots of foods contain hidden wheat:
- Read labels carefully. At least one brand of hot dogs and one brand of ice cream contains wheat. It is listed on the label.
- Many country-style wreaths are decorated with wheat products.
- Some types of imitation crabmeat contain wheat.
- Wheat flour is sometimes flavoured and shaped to look like beef, pork and shrimp, especially in Asian dishes.
When baking with wheat-free flours, a combination of flours usually works best. Experiment with different blends to find one that will give you the texture you are trying to achieve.
Try substituting 1 cup wheat flour with one of the following:
- 7/8 cup rice flour
- 5/8 cup potato starch flour
- 1 cup soy flour plus 1/4 cup potato starch flour
- 1 cup corn flour
Wheat allergy Recipes
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A few weeks ago, I came down with a run-of-the-mill cold. My head didn't hurt, my throat wasn't sore, and I wasn't particularly congested, but I did have to blow my nose almost constantly. I filled wastepaper baskets with wadded-up bits of tissue paper, and grew paranoid about washing my hands after each expelling of snot. A soon as I felt better, I washed my bedsheets so I wouldn't have to stew in my own germs. Not once did I consider fouling my sheets by using them as a makeshift handkerchief. In fact, the thought of pulling a set of mucus-encrusted covers up to my chin, even while sick, makes me want to reach for the antibacterial soap or, better yet, the bleach.
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Red and Rover (3/8/11)March 8, 2011
Red and Rover (1/3/11)January 3, 2011
Red and Rover (12/5/10)December 5, 2010
If your vacuum cleaner is on the fritz, a hungry dog might be willing to eat whatever crumbs you've let fall to the floor. A cat, on the other hand, would probably sniff those crumbs and then saunter over to a sunbeam. But don't assume the dog would be doing you a huge favor by sucking up small bits of food. Sure, he'd keep edibles off your floor, but he'd also shed like nobody's business, even more so than his feline brethren. Whenever I vacuum my rug, I find huge clumps of cat hair in the bag at the end. I can only assume those clumps would be worse if I had a bigger, less meticulous, mutt.
Red and Rover (6/23/10)June 23, 2010
When I read this comic on the train, it didn't make much of an impression on me. I thought the rhino was impressively large, with curiously placed hind legs to boot, but nothing else grabbed me. Then I noticed my wife, who was reading over my shoulder, stifling a laugh. She muttered "Rumpabuttamass" under her breath while she jabbed at the newspaper with her index finger. Pretty soon, she was fanning herself and wiping tears from her eyes. I love hearing my wife laugh, and now I have a foolproof method of provoking the giggles: whispering "Rumpabuttamass" in her ear.
Red and Rover (6/20/10)June 20, 2010
I spent the better part of this weekend gutting my basement, a project made urgent by the discovery of mold. When my wife and I first saw our house, we took one look at the wood paneling and carpeted bar that dominated the downstairs and thought…not our style. But we figured we would do minor projects upstairs before tackling the basement. That assumption was blown to smithereens when we discovered a persistent water leak along with a thin trail of mold that crept along much of the western wall. So this weekend, we covered our washer and dryer in clear plastic sheeting and started tearing up the joint. We got a lot done, but it's still daunting to think of the many workdays (not to mention the many expenses) that lie ahead.
Red and Rover (1/28/10)January 28, 2010
If I were a young boy, the idea of a huge dog standing at the foot of my bed and staring at me while I slept would make me ill at ease. In fact, the notion of a creepy, nocturnal dog monitoring my sleeping patterns gives me the willies even as an adult. My cat is five times smaller than the dog in this strip, but if I ever woke to find him standing at attention, studying me at my most vulnerable, I would be very concerned.
Red and Rover (8/1/09)August 1, 2009
Although I'm a fan of Red and Rover, I sometimes think its vision of middle America is…well, dated. Today's strip does nothing to disabuse me of that notion as it shows a young boy citing well-known figures from the 40s, 50s and 60s, all of whom are deceased. This dialogue would have fit perfectly in an episode of Leave it to Beaver, but it seems out of place in a contemporary comic strip. Were there no living notables who delivered papers as a child? Barack Obama? Lance Armstrong? Susan Boyle? There are more celebrities than ever before, and the odds dictate that some of them must have flung newsprint at front doors during their salad days.


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This would be my first handicap race. I didn't really know what to expect. I had a bit of an idea how it works in theory, but not really in practice. It would be an interesting course; a 200m climb right of the bat, then a general saw-toothiness up to the turn around point just out of Dwellingup. I found out at registration that the organisers had put my in with the A-graders. Hmm. I wonder how this was going to go.
We all lined up for the race. Each group went off with a few minutes in between. Turns out I was in the last group, with, I assume, was all the A-graders. So after a long wait we were off. My gameplan was to stick with the group as long as possible and try to finish with them. Had a nice roll through going for the first few kms until we hit the big climb. I found myself at the front of the group doing my turn, but as I went to pull off, everyone followed. Hmmm. Fair enough. I was feeling pretty good, so I just sat at the front for a while. A couple of minutes later I looked behind, and there was only two other guys behind me. After another couple of minutes, it was just me and another guy, Wade Longworth. We both started taking turns at the front, and to my astonishment we started passing people that had left before us. We were setting a pretty cracking pace, no one had yet jumped on the back of us two. One guy managed to jump to just before we passed Dave, but we dropped him at the next major hill.
Not far from the turn around point we noticed a decent sized group pass us in the other direction. Wade and I started chatting. He wanted a win. I thought who was I to argue. The plan was to get onto that group and ride with it back to the start/finish line. After the turn around, we tried to keep the pace as high as our legs would allow. Each rider we passed we asked how far away the big group was. We slowly getting closer. About halfway back we spotted them at the crest of a climb. We both put all we had into getting up to the bunch, and managed to catch them just before the decent (catching them seemed to take forever).
I was happy to sit at the back of the pack for a bit of breather, but Wade definitely wasn't. He marched straight up to the front. Bugger, I can't let him have it this easy. So off I went after him. The tempo increased down the hill, a few other riders dropping off the back. I made a half-hearted attack but was quickly caught by Wade and another guy. Suddenly the finish appeared (where the hell did that come from?). Crap. Sprinting, how do you do that again? Come on legs! Wade and two other guys got up for the sprint as well. I just didn't have enough in me to catch two of them, but I manage to just come in a wheel length ahead of the third guy. How anyone can pull off a sprint like those other two after riding that course is beyond me.
Turns out another group had come in around a minute before us. So I ended up with 9th overall (Wade got 7th). Wade and I had the fastest time overall (well he was a second or two quicker than me) which was pretty sweet. Best of all, I came in 2nd of the A-graders.
I must give Kudos to Wade for the awesome breakaway we had going. He's one hell of a rider.
The next race at Parklands is flat, so its going to be very interesting to see how it all unfolds.
Highlight: Dropping A-graders on a climb :)
Lowlight: The pain of the sprint at the end. It was a very peculiar type of pain. Weird.
PDCC - North Dandalup Handicap
Posted by Pickle on Monday, July 19, 2010
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Japanese PSP users get where-am-I functionality in cinematic widescreen.
How many times have you been out on the road, driving along quite happily, then been lost? Have you ever sat in traffic on a side road, no idea where you are, and thought – "Gosh, if only my trusty PSP had a GPS, I'd know how to get out of this terrible situation," ?
We thought not. In fact, taking a PSP out of the house is becoming an ever-rarer occurrence in the world of gaming today, with the lack of decent games for the Sony widescreen portable meaning it is playing a poor second fiddle to the fantastic Nintendo DS Lite.
Rather than release some games worth playing, Sony is attempting to re-juvenate the platform by making it into more of a multi-function device, and has now released a plug-in GPS add-on for bad map readers everywhere.
The add-on plugs into the USB port on the top of the unit, and costs around $60. You can try and import it, if you can find somewhere that Sony hasn't already shut down.
Obviously the PSP isn't touch screen, which immediately makes this less user-friendly than almost any other GPS solution on the market today.
Games developers are starting to get to grips with the new functionality, and are doing their darndest to integrate the device into their games. The upcoming version of Everybody's Golf allows you to use the PSP on a real golf course to navigate around – the game will tell you your distance from the pin and provide you with maps, if you're on a hole it recognises. The new Metal Gear Solid title will also unlock new extras dependant on your physical location, which is probably not as good as it sounds.
The receiver may or may not make it over here, depending, we suspect, on its reception in its homeland. Given the current infatuation the Japanese have for all things Nintendo, it could be a decided flop, which probably wouldn't be much of a disaster for the world at large.


text: SportsMets Kelly Johnson's HR in 11th wins it for Mets after luckless Jacob deGrom goes eight scoreless Kelly Johnson #55 of the New York Mets hits a solo homer in the 11th inning against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on June 25, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Kevin C. Cox By Marc Carig firstname.lastname@example.com June 25, 2016 11:47 PM Print Share fbShare Tweet Email ATLANTA — Manager Terry Collins promised a shake-up, and over the course of an eventful Saturday afternoon, the Mets delivered. Within the span of an hour, Brandon Nimmo was on the way to Atlanta, Michael Conforto was on the way Las Vegas, and Jose Reyes was on the way to Brooklyn. The Mets had swapped one slumping young player for another who had surged in Triple-A. Then they reached into their past, sending Reyes to the minors for a crash course in playing anything else but shortstop. Perhaps, the moves eventually translate into more life for a lineup that has wilted in the heat of the summer. But on Saturday night, the Mets made 11 innings feel like a root canal sans anesthesia. With Nimmo watching his first major-league game from the bench, the contours of a 1-0 win over the Braves looked too familiar. Even Reyes at the height of his powers couldn't make a dent in what has become the nightly dysfunction known as the Mets offense. Kelly Johnson, traded from the Braves earlier this season, lined a pinch hit solo homer in the 11th inning off lefthander Dario Alvarez, a former Met. "It's nice to come up in a spot where you can do some damage," Johnson said. But first, the Mets wasted eight shutout innings from Jacob deGrom, endured an embarrassing offensive gaffe in the 10th and needed a double play for closer Jeurys Familia to save it in the 11th. The last came after Collins, with one out and a man on second, ordered an intentional walk of notorious Mets killer Freddie Freeman, a book-shredding move that put the Braves' winning run on base. "It's smart baseball," said Familia, who got a double play and saved his 26th straight to begin the season. Said Collins: "I've just had enough of Freddie." Until Johnson's homer and Familia's showdown, the Mets appeared to miss their best chance to score in extras. After Wilmer Flores lined a leadoff single in the 10th, Matt Reynolds pinch ran, but scuffling veteran Alejandro De Aza popped up his attempt at a sacrifice bunt. Frustrated, De Aza spiked his bat into the ground and didn't bother running. Noticing this, Braves reliever Jim Johnson alertly let the ball drop, then fired to second base to begin a double play. De Aza's average dropped to .169, though two team sources indicated the Mets are not yet considering his release. "When I get told to do something and I don't do it, it's frustrating," De Aza said. "It's not a good feeling." The play encapsulated what has been a run of futility for the Mets, who nevertheless gained a game on the Nationals, who are up only two games in the NL East after dropping their seventh in a row. For the third straight start, the Mets failed to score a single run for deGrom, who sidestepped trouble while working through stifling heat. Meanwhile, Julio Teheran's last start came against the Mets on June 19, a brilliant one-hit shutout in which the Braves righthander struck out seven. He didn't look that good on Saturday, but he wasn't that far off, either. He finished with eight scoreless frames, giving up five hits with seven strikeouts. He has a 23-inning scoreless streak, the bulk his 17 shutout frames against the Mets. The Mets collected four hits through the first three innings, the last coming on a Yoenis Cespedes single that was wasted because he attempted to stretch it into a double. From there, Teheran clicked into cruise, retiring the next 15 batters until Curtis Granderson's two-out single in the eighth. Over deGrom's last five starts, the Mets have scored just two runs for him. They have none in each of his last three outings. Not since June 7 had deGrom looked at the scoreboard during one of his outings and seen anything but a zero next to the Mets' total. Even then, the figure he saw was modest: one. DeGrom, whose ERA dropped to 2.67, has gone a career-high 10 starts without a win. But he insisted that the lack of run support has been easy to look past. He focused instead on Johnson's game winning hit and what turned out to be a satisfying result. Said deGrom: "That's a big win for us." By Marc Carig firstname.lastname@example.com Marc Carig covered the Mets for Newsday from 2012 through 2017. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comments We're revamping our Comments section. Learn more and share your input.


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Two months is a fun age; your baby is finally smiling at you interactively. It isn't that your baby couldn't smile before, it's just that your baby's vision has improved so dramatically in the past few weeks that he or she can see you well enough to consistently smile back at your funny faces. Your baby is cooing and responding to you and together, you're finding your rhythm.
- Car: Continue to use an infant seat, in the back seat of the vehicle, rear facing (I like the 5 point harness style that allows you to pull the straps tight against the infant's chest)
- Sleep: A baby's risk of SIDS peaks at around 4 months of age, (it is hypothesized that this increase corresponds to when a baby is just learning to roll, but is not yet good at moving his/her head to clear his/her airway). This makes the parent's roll of providing a safe sleeping environment more important.
- The crib is the safest place, slats <2 3/8 in. apart
- On your baby's back
- No extra soft bedding (quilts, comforters), pillows, toys, positioners, or bumpers (these are also suffocation hazards)
- Water heater less than 120 degree F (prevent scalding)
- Keep home and car smoke free
- Do not leave the baby on a high surface where he or she could roll off (e.g., changing table, couch, or bed).
- Limit sun exposure
- Childproof your home. A child who can roll can also move across a room and reach a surprising number of things
- Safety gates over stairs
- Locks on cabinets
- Outlet plug covers
- Hooks for blind cords
- Milk. Your baby's nutritional needs are met at this age by milk, either breast milk or iron-fortified infant formula. Do not introduce cow's milk until 12 months.
- If breastfeeding, your baby should be feeding approximately 6-10 feedings in a 24-hour period. Most babies will decrease to 5 or 6 feeds by the end of the third month (as they spread out the feedings and increase the volume). Continue to watch output and take your child in for regular weight checks/check-ups as these are the most reliable methods of ensuring your breastfed baby is getting enough to eat.
- If formula feeding, your baby should be taking about 24 ounces in a 24 hour period. Make sure the formula is iron fortified. As for which formula, nearly all infants can tolerate a regular formula without problem. Few medical indications call for hydrolyzed formulas. The latest and greatest in formulas is trying to imitate breast milk and this contains the ingredient DHEA (claiming it is better for your baby's brain).
- Supplements: If breastfeeding (exclusively) – Vitamin D 400 IU per day (listed on the back of the vitamin bottle) to prevent Ricketts. (Vitamins come in International Units [IU], versus milligrams [mg] or milliliters [mL] used in medications.)
- Coos and makes sounds in response to parent
- Attentive to voices, sounds, visual stimuli
- Smiles
- Lifts head 45 degrees
- Can support chest on forearms
Oral Health
- Do not put your baby to bed with a bottle. It establishes bad habits, causes "bottle rot" (have you seen the children with rotten teeth or capped teeth?), and is a choking hazard.


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This is all about the Amazing and Incredible books!
I had a lot of trouble picking just a few books, since I have read so many Amazing & Incredible books.
Without further ado my Amazing and Incredible picks.
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it's a job for Kate Daniels…
Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot.
But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet. As her investigation leads her to the Midnight Games—an invitation only, no holds barred, ultimate preternatural fighting tournament—she and Curran, the Lord of the Beasts, uncover a dark plot that may forever alter the face of Atlanta's shapeshifting community…
Check out my review for Magic Strikes HERE!
River Marked (Mercy Thompson, #6)
Being a different breed of shapeshifter-a walker-Mercy Thompson can see ghosts, but the spirit of her long-gone father has never visited her. Until now, on her honeymoon with the Alpha werewolf Adam. An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River-and innocent people are dying. As other walkers make their presence known to Mercy, she must reconnect with her heritage to exorcise the world of the legend known as the river devil…
Oracle's Moon (Elder Races, #4)
When Grace Andreas's sister, Petra, and her husband are both killed, Grace inherits the Power and responsibilities of the Oracle of Louisville, as well as her sister's two young children–neither of which she is prepared for. Then Khalil, Demonkind and Djinn Prince of House Marid, decides to make himself a part of the household both as guardian and counterpoint to Grace's impudence towards the Elder Races.
Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling, #12)
Step into New York Times bestseller Nalini Singh's explosive and shockingly passionate Psy-Changeling world…
A dangerous, volatile rebel, hands stained bloodred.
A woman whose very existence has been erased.
A love story so dark, it may shatter the world itself.
A deadly price that must be paid.
The day of reckoning is here.
From "the alpha author of paranormal romance" (Booklist) comes the most highly anticipated novel of her career—one that blurs the line between madness and genius, between subjugation and liberation, between the living and the dead.
Check out my review for Heart of Obsidian HERE!
Burning Dawn (Angels of the Dark, #3)
New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Angels of the Dark tale about a winged warrior renowned for his ruthlessness, and the woman who becomes his obsession…
A tormented past has left Thane with an insatiable need for violence, making him the most dangerous assassin in the skies.
He lives by a single code: no mercy. And as he unleashes his fury on his most recent captor, he learns no battle could have prepared him for the slave he rescues from his enemy's clutches—a beauty who stokes the fires of his darkest desires.
Elin Vale has her own deep-rooted scars, and her attraction to the exquisite warrior who freed her challenges her every boundary.
But Thane's unwavering determination to protect her means she must face her greatest fears—and enter a world in which passion is power, and victory means breathtaking surrender.
Check out my review of Burning Dawn HERE!
Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood #3)
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other – six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Of these, Zsadist is the most terrifying member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.
A former blood slave, the vampire Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike. Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion—until he rescues a beautiful aristocrat from the evil Lessening Society.
Bella is instantly entranced by the seething power Zsadist possesses. But even as their desire for one another begins to overtake them both, Zsadist's thirst for vengeance against Bella's tormentors drives him to the brink of madness. Now, Bella must help her lover overcome the wounds of his tortured past, and find a future with her…
Denying Ecstasy (The Guardians Of The Realms) (Volume 3)
A headstrong sassy mortal, Rain is a Mageia living in Tetartos, the Realm of beasts and Immortals. Her nights have been restless, filled with sensual dreams of a big blonde Guardian whose glares indicate he wants nothing to do with her. She is determined to shake off the odd feelings until she finds out her dream lover is responsible for her rescue from a demented Demi-God. In doing so, his touch ignites something rare and coveted. Something that she's never anticipated… Something he should have told her about. Rain is set on making him explain and then feel the full force of her ire.
After a devastating betrayal resulting in the loss of a close friend a century ago, Dorian refuses to trust or engage with Immortals other than his Guardian family. His years of brutal fighting in the underground Immortal rings are over. He patrols the Realms and slakes his lust with the humans on Earth. Existing, but not living as he used to. He knows the moment he scents Rain that he has found his mate and after touching her he plans to avoid her as long as he can… Until he learns she is in danger. Raging, his beast demands that he go to her, but taking her from their enemy has repercussions he fully plans to escape at all costs.
For Dorian, finding a way out of mating Rain means he could succumb to madness and harm those that mean so much to him… but giving in to his burning urge for her means losing control in a heated mating frenzy sure to ignite them both and link them forever.
Warning: brief instances of M/F/F and M/F/M menage, a hot headed, dirty talking alpha male, voyeurism and sexually explicit scenes.
Check out my review on Denying Ecstasy HERE!
Claimed by a Demon King (Eternal Mates, #2)
The moment the demon King Thorne of the Third Realm set eyes on the mortal huntress Sable, he knew she was his fated one. The fiery, dangerous female awakened hungers he had never experienced before, a dark craving and passion that has consumed him in their time apart. As the lunar cycle wanes, she enters his world again and nothing will stand in the way of him claiming his forever with her—not the relentless assault from the Fifth Realm or the dark elf male determined to seduce her out of his grasp.
Intent on achieving the coveted position of commander at Archangel, Sable leads her small team into the dark underworld and the Third Realm, to a war where her allies are the very creatures she normally hunts—vampires, werewolves, and demons. Her eagerness to lead the deadly mission has everything to do with winning her promotion, and nothing to do with the kingdom's brash, lethally seductive demon king—a king who stirred fierce desire and wildfire heat in her with just a look and an innocent touch when they first met, and has been in her wicked dreams ever since.
As the gathering storm between rivals unleashes irresistible passion that flares white-hot and the heat of the battle brings life-shattering realisations, can Sable place her duty before her heart? Or will she surrender to her deepest desires and be claimed by a demon king?
Check out my review for Claimed by a Demon King HERE!
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History: James Rhodes was a pilot in the United States
Marines stationed in South Viet Nam during the U.S. military involvement
in Southeast Asia. Blasted out of the sky by enemy rockets, Rhodes
managed to land in one piece and was attempting to get his craft
airworthy when inventory Tony Stark, clad in his Iron
Man armor, happened by. Stark had just completed his original
armor, had avenged his fellow prisoner Professor Yinsen, and was
trying to make his way through the jungle to the American defense
perimeter. Attacked by the Viet Cong, Iron Man proved to Rhodes
they were on the same side, and Rhodes allowed him to drain the
helicopter's batteries to recharge his armor. The two then trekked
through the jungle together, finely discovering a hidden enemy
rocket base. Steeling an enemy helicopter, they destroyed the
base, and flew to the nearest American encampment. Before leaving
Viet Nam for the United States, Stark offered Rhodes a job as
a pilot as soon as his military stint was over. After a succession
of other jobs, Rhodes finally accepted Stark's offer and became
his personal pilot and chief aviation engineer. While working
at Stark International, Rhodes aided Iron Man in his battles against
such foes as the Roxxon Oil Company, Justin
Hammer, the Dreadnoughts, and Obadiah
When devastating personal problems caused Tony Stark to abuse
alcohol and become incapable of using the Iron Man armor responsibly,
Rhodes put it on in order to defend Stark
International from the criminal Magma. He offered to return
it but Stark insisted Rhodes take on the responsibility of being
Iron Man for a while to enable Stark to enjoy himself. Reluctantly
Rhodes agreed, and after Stark employee Morley Erwin helped him
figure out how to operate the armor, found himself in battle with
such foes as Thunderball, Firebrand, Krang,
Flying Tiger, the Radioactive Man, the Mandarin,
the Zodiac, and Vibro. Although he was unable to help Stark from
being swindled out of proprietorship of Stark International by
Obadiah Stane, he did prevent Stane from taking custody of all
of Stark's Iron Man armors. With Morley Erwin and his sister Clytemnestra,
Rhodes embarked upon a brief career as a mercenary in order to
obtain funds with which they could begin a new business venture.
By the time they succeeded in raising sufficient capital, Tony
Stark had recovered from his several months-long alcohol binge,
and offered to join them. The four moved out to Silicon Valley,
California, where they founded Circuits Maximus, a small electronics
design firm. Stark still was not interested in resuming his Iron
Man role and gave his blessing to Rhodes to continue. Rhodes was
initiated into the established ranks of superhuman champions when
he became one of those who participated in the first Secret Wars.
Soon afterwards, he was invited to join the newly-founded West
Coast Avengers by chairman
Hawkeye, who believed him to be
the original Iron Man. After proving his worth to the group, Rhodes
revealed to them he was Iron Man's replacement.
Soon after first donning the armor, Rhodes began to get severe
headaches because the cybernetics in the helmet had never been
properly recalibrated for his brain patterns. Working in close
proximity with Stark again, Rhodes began to fantasize that Stark
secretly disapproved of him keeping the armor and wanted it back.
This led to increasingly hostile and irrational behavior on Rhodes'
part. As work therapy, Stark began to construct a new set of armor
based on his original armor's design. When Rhodes finally began
to endanger the lives of innocents by his behavior, Stark donned
the unsophisticated new armor and managed to stop Rhodes' rampage.
Ashamed of his behavior, Rhodes went off to look for a cure for
his headaches when adjusting the helmet to his brain patterns
did not end them. Stark went to the West Coast Avengers to tender
Rhodes' resignation, and was invited by Hawkeye to use the laboratory
facilities to create a new state-of-the-art set of armor. Rhodes
returned to Circuits Maximus after the Indian mystic Shaman helped
him cure his headaches, and briefly joined forces with Stark battling
Obadiah Stane's latest machinations against them. Rhodes was injured
in an explosion Stane engineered that destroyed Circuits Maximus
and killed Morley Erwin. Consequently, he could not assist Stark
in his final assault on Stane, an assault that ended in Stane's
Rhodes joined Stark in his new business venture, but even after
his bones mended, he was reluctant to put the Iron Man armor on
again. Stark had resumed his responsibilities as Iron Man using
the new state-of the-art armor, and Rhodes not only felt a second
armored Avenger would be superfluous, he also felt contrite about
his irrational period. But while the Iron Man armor is in James
Rhodes' possession, there is always the possibility that he will
decide to wear it again.
Several years later, Tony Stark "died," and Rhodes
was named CEO of Stark Enterprises. It was at this time that Stark
Enterprises created the War Machine armor and Rhodes briefly took
the place of Iron Man (even replacing him in the Avengers West
Coast). However, when he discovered that Stark was not dead, Rhodes
became furious and resigned, severing his friendship with Stark.
The two would occasionally team up to battle the evil that was
trying to take over, but the friendship of old was no longer the
same. War Machine went on his own for some time, and during this
time, he acquired a new, and very alien, costume, which in a sense,
became a part of Jim Rhodes. Some time after this, Rhodes returned
to the Avengers, and was one of several Avengers who tried to
find a way to stop Tony Stark who, under the control of Kang,
tried to frame Hawkeye as a killer; Rhodes joined the Black
Widow, the US Agent and Hawkeye
to find a way to stop Tony Stark. Eventually, Stark broke the
control of Kang and sacrificed his life to save his friends. After
his death, Rhodes returned to Stark Enterprises, which was soon
bought out by Fujikawa; his attitude about Stark changed for the
better as well.
As War Machine, Jim Rhodes discovered that Fujikawa was somehow
trying to gain access to some of Tony Stark's old technology.
In order to save that technology from falling into another's hands,
and to preserve the legacy of his old friend, War Machine purged
the computers of Fujikawa in order to destroy all the information
about Stark's armor technology. In doing so, he sacrificed his
alien costume by downloading it into the computers and sending
it on a "search and destroy" mission.
No longer wishing for any superhero identity, Rhodes returned
to civilian life to start up his own company. He returned to Stark's
life briefly to help him stop a new villain calling himself War
Height: 6 ft. 1 in.
Weight: 210 lbs. Eyes: Brown Hair:
Strength Level: Without the armor, James Rhodes possesses
the normal human strength of a man of his age, height, and build
who engages in moderate regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: None
Weapons: War Machine wore a sophisticated suits of body
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Stacia is the first person I've interviewed who's living somewhere that doesn't require a plane trip for me to visit. That probably deserves a prize of some sort.
1. On a scale of one to ten, rank your current level of insanity–where ten is belongs-in-lunatic-asylum insane–and tell us why.
Hmm. I'd say about a seven? I'm not quite homicidal yet, or plotting elaborate drugs-in-the-water-supply schemes, so yes, seven or so.
As to why…it could be the isolation of living in a rural community where your every move is viewed with suspicion. Or it could be my parents are to blame, or that I spend most of my time planning how much creepiness and gore I can insert into the lives of people I made up. Or it could be the gremlins who visit me at night. Yes, it's probably those damn gremlins.
2. How do you think life on the right side of the pond affects the stories you tell?
You mean the right side as in the right hand, or the right side as in the correct side? How does it affect the stories I tell. I think my work is a lot darker now. I've always had leanings towards the dark/violent/spooky, but now I don't think I could write something cheerful if you paid me. Isolation has always been something of a theme for me as well but it's really moved front-and-center now. Sorry, I really don't have a funny answer for this one—the truth is, it's very lonely here and I feel very out of place, and I think that's really affected what I do.
It's always been difficult for me to write people who have, say, close and loving family relationships and huge groups of friends, but I find I'm getting to a point where my characters have no friends and no one. (Although for the record I am very happily married, with two adorable daughters, and my best friend in America and I talk every week, and she is the greatest friend in the world. She's Charlotte from Sex and the City—you know, the one who always makes occasions special and is thoughtful and caring and sweet and all that? Only Cori is also bitchy sometimes which makes her perfect.)
3. Chocolate cake is the food of gods. How can you not like it, and even worse, how can you subject your loved ones to your dislike of it? Though, I suppose your sadism is a good sign, for goodness only knows what you do to your characters.
Okay, now you're not being fair. I love chocolate, I do. And if chocolate cake tasted like chocolate, I would like it. But to me chocolate cake just tastes…brown. There's no real chocolate flavor. It's not like I don't let them have cake at all!
And over here, because the cakes you buy in stores are so awful (really, the "party cakes" they sell for kids' parties are like cardboard with that horrible plasticy roll-out frosting) I bake cakes from scratch for the girls' birthdays and stuff and make the frosting myself too. I bake peanut butter cakes (which are delicious, and the recipe is on my overflow blog.) I bake sponge cakes with Nutella and fresh whipped cream, and Devil's Food cakes with raspberries and raspberry syrup and fudge frosting and whipped cream, and all sort of things. Just not plain chocolate cake.
But hey, if you have a chocolate cake that really tastes like chocolate, bring it on!
4. One of your newest releases is a book you co-wrote with Anna J. Evans, who is also your critique partner. Were you critique partners before you started writing together, and if so, has it changed the way you look at her work?
We were critique partners first, for about a year, year and a half? We found each other through the Passionate Ink forums (Passionate Ink is the online erotic romance RWA chapter) and just really clicked right away. So after a year or so of critting and chatting, we thought it would be fun to write something together. EC was still accepting submissions for their Torrid Tarot line, so we came up with a plot and got started! That book, As the Lady Wishes, took us about three weeks start to finish—we got really competitive with the word count, lol. "If she did 3k, I bet I can do at least 3500!" And so on. Since we live in different time zones, too, we were able to trade off once a day. A book gets written fast if you're adding 6-8k words per day! It was a blast, and we definitely wanted to do it again, so we did Demon's Triad. We really want to work together again, too, but both of us are so busy these days that we don't know when we'll get the chance. We have some ideas, though…
It hasn't really changed the way I look at her work, no. I loved her work the very first time I read it several years ago, and I still do. There is nothing in the world like having a really good critique partner, someone who gets you and your voice and knows what you're trying to do. Really, it's worth hunting around until you find that person. I trust Anna implicitly—if she says something doesn't work, chances are it doesn't work.
5. You are part of the League of Reluctant Adults? Why are you reluctant to be an adult?
Well, really, aside from being able to legally drink, who wants to be an adult? It's all the responsibility and less of the fun. I hate getting older. Yes, it beats the alternative but frankly I'm pissed about that too. Whose stupid idea was death?
6. Thus far, all your books are paranormal/fantasy etc. Do you think you'll be writing a book with an 'ordinary' setting any time soon?
No, I don't think so. Every time I try, the supernatural stuff sneaks back in. I'm not really a fan of reality, so it's just not fun for me to write books that take place there. I did write a historical romance, a medieval called Black Dragon which was just released by Cerridwen Press, and I may do another historical without the paranormal elements, but as far as writing straight contemporaries I'd be a flop. The present as it is just doesn't excite me, I'm afraid.
Stacia Kane's Personal Demons releases this month. Black Dragon was published under the December Quinn pseudonym.


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Representatives of the Johnson County Indoor Shooting Range Committee approached the county commissioners at last week's meeting, asking for permission to use county-owned landon which to build an indoor shooting facility.
Mike Mestemaker, Shann Edwards and Reeve Weber gave a short presentation, explaining that the group they represent has acquired a $35,000 cash start-up grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation/Wyoming State Friends of the NRA Grant Board to pursue the facility.
The group, they said, will be responsible for running the facility, upkeep, maintenance and other responsibilities and would carry insurance themselves, keeping the county liability-free.
The indoor range will be built to NRA specifications, will have NRA-Certified Firearms Instructors and training officers. It will be open year-round to all responsible adult members of the community and for local and state law enforcement officials.
Mike Mestemaker explained what the group was seeking.
Handgun, small-caliber rifle, shotgun and archery shooting would all be available at the facility.
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The MCHA's Annual General Meeting will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday 28th May 2015 in the Church of Saint Michael and All Angels, Victoria Road, Brighton. After the AGM the presentation of the MCHA Conservation Award will take … Continue reading
PLANS to build a six-storey block of flats on the old ice rink site in Queen Square have been thrown out by a government planning inspector. Developers Stonehurst Estates wanted to build a block of 31 flats on the site … Continue reading
The council's tree planting programme was given a last minute reprieve last week after the council approved next year's budget. The council's tree planting programme had been slated for the chop, a cut which would have saved £80,000 a year. … Continue reading
The Royal Alex is to be added to the city's local list of notable buildings. The local list helps to protect buildings to a small degree. If someone applies for planning permission then the planning committee will take into account … Continue reading
The planning inspectorate has extended the deadline for comments on the ice rink appeal to 6 February. If you objected to the original planning application last year the inspectorate will already have details of your objection. However, anyone who would … Continue reading
THE DEVELOPERS of the old ice rink site have appealed against the planning committee's refusal to grant planning permission for a block of flats. Plans to build a six-storey block of flats and offices on the site of the old … Continue reading
THE owners of this beautiful 1860 house in Clifton Road bought it in a rather sad state around six years years ago when it was seen as the ugly duckling of the terrace, writes Gabi Tubbs. This was the second … Continue reading
FOR more than four years one of the conservation area's most distinctive buildings has been shrouded in scaffolding. Now the scaffolding is coming down revealing the imposing facade of the Alex's main building, one of the most striking features of … Continue reading
THIS year's Christmas party was held on Tuesday 2 December at St Nicholas Church. About 40 people attended the party, which made a small profit for the association. The venue also gave members a chance to inspect the recent restoration … Continue reading
THE city's unloved and poorly maintained communal bins will be replaced or refurbished in a programme following pressure from the Montpelier and Clifton Hill Association. The chair of the environment committee, Pete West, told the committee on 7th October, that … Continue reading


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In my quest for DIY wedding decoration ideas I became obsessed with paper art. There is so much beautiful paper-cut art out there but understandably it is expensive, after all it is someone's (very time consuming!) labour of love. I wanted to find something to create some interesting light jars for our wedding table that wasn't going to take too long and after much searching I realised Rob Ryan's laser cut greetings cards were ideal. After a bit of trimming they were the perfect size for these Kilner jars we already had. Cards from the crafters' treasure trove that is Fred Aldous, and photo by the very talented Lucy x
30 Seconds of Fame
I did another little DIY piece for the lovely people at Crafty Magazine in December's issue. You'll have to buy it to see it in it's full glory, but they also asked me some questions and I answered here. Taking my 30 seconds of fame
Rockin' Christmas
Drooling. I picked up two of these glorious Parker Knoll rocking chairs on ebay a while back for less than the price of a turkey. They don't look like this….yet. The springs need replacing and one of the rockers has fallen off but they are next on my hit list and oh I can't wait.
The Bells!
Recently I got married. Planning a wedding is a crafter's dream…or so I originally thought. Six months of glorious projects! By month two of planning I had grand designs on a paper crafted wonderland similar to this Chanel show, punctuated with a touch of british eccentricity and illustration. Think Rory Dobner. Well, by month three we had only just chosen a venue. Month four we hadn't even actually invited any guests yet. Month five I had two wedding dresses and was no closer to having made a decision on which one to wear. Month six…oh c**p. Well you get the idea! Needless to say my wedding grand designs didn't quite evolve as originally thought but we still had a fabulous weekend with some hand made touches and it didn't matter. Finding time to craft is hard especially if you work as well, but it's my post-wedding, pre-Christmas, anti-New-Years resolution to find the time. It makes me happy and who can argue with that.
Crafty by Name
How good does this magazine look? Good enough to frame and hang next to your toilet. I agree! Crafty magazine was launched last month and last week issue two came out. As a contributor in the first two issues I am slightly biased, but I honestly think the magazine is a breath of fresh air in the world of craft magazines. It's full of a variety of projects which are 'do-able', some of which can be done with stuff you already have, and also plenty of inspiration from people who are living the crafty dream. You need it in your life. I do.
One Chair, Four Ways
Before I even had a house to call my own, I dreamt about owning furniture like these Ercol armchairs. Well lucky for me I moved in with someone who inherited not just one, but three of them! For years they sat untouched with the old cushions on; the foam disintegrating, still in the original flowery covers which at some point in their lifetime had been dyed orange probably to cover stains, and so our sins of laziness were always just covered with throws. What a waste! Well, I finally got round to getting new foam measured up for them and created some new covers (for just one of them so far). Each cushion has a different fabric on each side so they can be just turned round in four different combinations if we fancy a bit of a change.
Turning Tables
Take an Ikea changing table bought for £10 off ebay (which was actually perfectly nice before I got my hands on it), give it a bit of a paint job and this changing table was well and truly changed. These handles are from Anthropologie who have some really GORGEOUS knobs and handles. I'd be embarrassed to admit how long I looked through them all before I could choose. Yes, I know they may just be handles….but I enjoyed it! I have a bit of a crush on their home-wares.
A Shade Above
I don't know about you but we seem to have endless amounts of lamps in our house. A room gets redecorated and lamps get banished to a cupboard or are put in a corner where you can't even to reach them to turn them on. Making fabric lampshades is a surprisingly quick and easy way to give new life to old lamps, and you can re-use the rings from an old lampshade or they are available from many good craft shops. Then a bit of fabric and some good old sticky back plastic and you're away!
Ahoy Captain
This armchair taught me one big lesson; don't attempt a relatively demanding upholstery project when 8 months pregnant! Actually I am surprised bambino didn't make an early exit in protest as I heaved and hammered my way through this. The owner of this lovely family heirloom (with child's sized foot hole in the worn leather seat) was redecorating her living room so knew exactly what she wanted when it came to the colour of the fabric and the upholstery nails, and I was more than happy to oblige. I couldn't resist making and adding a sunny little bolster cushion before handing it back over though. It's all about that yellow again.
Well…who would have thought having another tiny person to look after could dominate every spare minute of your time, leave you feeling like you'll never sleep properly again EVER, and still be the best thing you have ever created? NOT ME. Ok, I had an inkling it would be hard work but I still had grand ideas of maternity leave being spent crafting away for hours on end while a content baby slept soundly to the hum of my sewing machine. Sounds lovely doesn't it? How foolish I was. Finally i'm back online, feeling relatively compos mentis and ready to create something other than an endless stream of washing!


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Upcycling and charity shop furnishing is all the rage these days but there isn't really any need to make alterations or do funky things with paint and decoupage if you buy well to start with. There are some things that perhaps are not what you would want in your home without some serious cleaning and detoxing – second-hand shaggy rugs would probably fall into this category – but antique persian rugs along with any furniture with no upholstered parts are often fine after a wipe through with a damp cloth. If drawers or cupboards smell a little musty, it is easy to put that right with a bag of bicarbonate of soda in a corner, perhaps with a few lavender flowers added to perfume the space.
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Kicking off the list is the Korea Blockchain Summit taking place on Thursday and Friday of this week. It is the first Seoul-based event organized by the India-based non-profit Global Blockchain Foundation.
The two-day conference will bring together more than 500 local and global blockchain leaders, including speakers Chin Dae-je, Chairman of the Korea Blockchain Association and Blockchain Program Initiator and Program Officer at the Dutch Government Marloes Pomp.
The following week will mark the start of the Korea Blockchain Week from July 16-20, which will consist of industry meet-ups and networking events as well as the flagship Beyond Blocks Summit Seoul conference.
Beyond Blocks Summit Seoul will be held at the Shilla Seoul on July 17-18, and feature speakers including Michael Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital Capital Management and the creator of the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index.
Dominic Williams, president of the US-based Dfinity Foundation, Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch, as well as Han Jae-sun, CEO of Kakao's blockchain subsidiary, will also be speaking at the summit.
Session topics include striking a balance between governance and initial coin offerings, investor interests in blockchain, blockchain's path to mass adoption, payments on the blockchain and the key to successful ICOs.
Korea Blockchain Week is being co-hosted by Beyond Blocks, Factblock and Korea-based cryptocurrency fund #Hashed. Main sponsors include the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Bezant.
The month will be wrapped up with the Blockchain Partners Summit taking place from July 21-22 at the Grand Walkerhill Seoul. The event aims to bring together blockchain industry officials from East Asia, which boasts one of the world's biggest cryptocurrency trading volumes.
Main speakers will include Changpeng Zhao, CEO and founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver and Qtum CEO Patrick Dai, among others, according to organizers.
Blockchain is a distributed ledger database that records and shares transactions among all participants in the network. As a self-operational network, it doesn't require a third-party intermediary to verify the transactions. It's a technology fueling the development of diverse decentralized apps and services today.
A primary application of blockchain has been cryptocurrencies -- which are digital tokens, such as Bitcoin, that can be digitally traded without the need of a third-party intermediary to verify the transaction such as a bank.
In the past year or two, initial coin offerings -- issuing a new crypto coin and selling them to interested investors in exchange for cryptocurrencies of immediate liquid value -- have emerged as a popular way for companies to raise new funds and to introduce new cryptos to the world.
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Months after parading through the streets of Blackpool after being given the freedom of the town, soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment are set to march through the streets of a Wyre town.
Councillors are to vote to grant the regiment the freedom of Wyre before holding a special meeting on Thursday, April 12, where the mayor will present a memorial scroll to the present colonel.
"The regiment will then exercise [its] freedom of entry to the borough by parading through the streets of Poulton-le-Fylde on a date to be arranged," leader David Henderson said.
That date is expected to be in September, with the march followed by a buffet reception for 150 to 200 people at the Civic Centre. The two events would cost a combined £10,000.
Blackpool granted its highest honour to the regiment last July, and welcomed the soldiers as they paraded through the resort.
Granting freedom of entry to military units dates back to the middle ages, when fortified walls would surround most boroughs.
"Over time, the historic permission to allow locally based troops to enter a town or city "in column form" has developed around the country into the practice of conferring on individual Regiments the right 'to march through
the town or city with due ceremonial, drums beating, band playing, banner flying and bayonets fixed', in recognition of the confidence, trust and friendship existing between the citizens and soldiers," Coun Henderson said.
"Such permission is usually accompanied by the presentation by the mayor of a sealed certificate, often at a formal parade and inspection of the troops followed by some form of reception."
More details are expected to be released if the plans are agreed by two thirds of councillors at a meeting due to be held next Wednesday, March 21.