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First Time Review: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure – Stardust Crusaders
Episode 33 – Set's Alessi, Part 2.
I know I pretty much always say this, but I was really looking forward to this episode. I wanted to have adult Polnareff come back, I will admit, but the real selling point, to me, was seeing Alessi pay for what he'd done. Does episode 33 deliver on this? Let's find out.
We very briefly catch up on what happened in 32; if you've forgotten, check out my review over here. The important thing to remember from the last episode is that Polnareff was turned into a child, and is slowly losing his adult memories. Alessi had caught up to him in a woman's house, somehow, and episode 33 brings us to where we left off.
Alessi tried to gain a sneak attack on Polnareff at the end of 32, and now Polnareff retaliates by sending little Chariot out to hold off the enemy's blow. Spoiler alert: it doesn't work too well. Polnareff receives a gash on his wrist via Chariot, and upon realizing that he's simply too weak to fight Alessi as a child, notices the absence of the woman who brought him to this house. Alessi uses this moment of distraction to try and drown the child in the nearby bathtub. Like I said before, Alessi is a terrible, terrible person (with even worse fashion sense … that hair).
Polnareff struggles, and the scene is intense; I admit that for a little while, I was worried whether he'd make it out of this. After all, I don't know how long a child can reasonably hold their breath underwater. We even see the blood from his wound spread out in the water, as blood does, and I assume this is here to emphasize how dangerous this entire situation is.
This next moment completely reassures why I love this series so much, though. Polnareff defecates in the bath to gross out and therefore distract Alessi. Yeah, you're reading what you think you're reading: he poops in the water. This isn't the first time Stardust Crusaders involved feces, and it's probably not the last, but it's hilarious either way. I didn't really expect it when Polnareff decided to de-deuce this plan (punny!) and both his and Alessi's reactions to it were amazing. Keep on keepin' on, Jojo.
After freeing himself of Alessi's grasp, Polnareff rushes out of the bathroom in search of the woman. He can't find her anywhere. Alessi admits that her shadow touched Set's when she struggled to get away, and so she was turned into a child, as well. This wouldn't be so bad, except that it's revealed she touched his shadow for a few seconds; Polnareff had only touched it for a very, very miniscule amount of time, since he leapt over most of it, so he was changed back to his 8 year old self. The woman, since she touched the shadow for a few seconds, reverted back into a fetus. Yep, you read that right, too. Conceptually, this makes no sense, and she'd be dead immediately, but since this is fiction, she can survive for a few minutes. Polnareff understandably panics, and grabs her.
This can't possibly be as simple as that, though, what with Polnareff grabbing the woman and carrying her to safety. As soon as he manages to pick her up, Alessi sends Set out, and their shadows touch again, causing Polnareff to revert to a 4 year old. Is this an issue? Probably, since it means he'll forget his adult memories even faster now. Thing is, me trying to contemplate this is pointless; Alessi sends out Set again and manages to touch shadows again, causing Polnareff to lose a year. Now, he's 3, and very, very tiny.
Panicking, Polnareff heads to another room and closes the door, locking it behind him. Alessi tells him he can't keep him away with that, and Polnareff rushes to the window in an attempt to escape. The window is barred, and he can't fit through, since the bars are close to one another. Before I manage to think to myself why Chariot isn't trying to cut the bars, he pops out, and tries.
And fails. Poor little Chariot, he's 3 years old, too!
Meanwhile, Alessi, being creepy as always, uses his AX branded axe to burst through the door before we can see where Polnareff ends up, and he takes a moment to taunt the child before going into the room. Like, he licks at him, seriously. It's creepy, really creepy.
I'm so glad Alessi is a bit dense, as he thinks too hard about where Polnareff must have hidden, since he's nowhere to be found when Alessi enters the room. Thinking the boy must be in the dresser drawer, the teddy bear, or the bucket, Alessi decides to slash one of them to kill Polnareff. But I do wonder why he even considered the teddy bear – I mean, Chariot could manage to cut it open so Polnareff could fit inside, but why? Wouldn't the bear still be a little too small? Either way, I didn't think Polnareff hid inside the bear.
Alessi decides to "trip" the child up and slash at the clock on the wall, since he didn't mention that out loud. Now that's idiotic. If Polnareff isn't in a teddy bear, why would he be in a clock?! Spoilers: Polnareff isn't in the dang clock, Alessi! After realizing this, Alessi slashes the bear, the bucket, and looks inside the drawer; Polnareff isn't in any of them. Alessi, being Alessi, freaks out.
I neglected to mention another piece of the room, the fishtank. On top of the dresser, there's a fishtank, and Alessi notices a goldfish seemingly disappear from it after hearing Polnareff's echoed voice taunting him. How could a goldfish disappear? What does Polnareff have up his sleeve? While Alessi tries to figure this out, Chariot emerges from the (I'm assuming) hamster ball sitting on top of the tank and pierces his blade right through the enemy's nose.
Polnareff explains that he used a mirror to trick Alessi into thinking a goldfish was disappearing, therefore distracting him long enough to pierce his face. Beautiful, Polnareff, just beautiful. He takes the time to laugh at Alessi, stating that this trick was so simple, a kid could figure it out, and Alessi runs out of the room in terror/pain.
Polnareff still has the dilemma of the fetus to deal with, though, and he can't actually defeat Alessi on his own. Alessi, thankfully, runs outside, and into Jotaro. The word 'DOOM' rings on screen when Jotaro shows up, which I found hilarious – Alessi is, in fact, doomed.
Jotaro looks at Alessi disapprovingly when Alessi concocts a lame excuse for looking so beat up. Obviously, our protagonist doesn't fall for it, but before anything happens between him and Alessi, Polnareff pops out of a window and yells; Alessi notices, and says he was waiting for him to appear, so as to distract Jotaro. You can pretty much guess what happens next; Alessi sends Set out, and his shadow grazes Jotaro's. Even though Polnareff warns him, it's too late, and Jotaro reverts to a child.
Alessi gets cocky, much like many of the other villains in this arc (Anubis and Mariah come to mind here) and says he's won. There's NO way child Jotaro can beat him, since he only recently discovered his Stand powers.
There's one little problem with Alessi's plan, though… Jotaro has always been a formidable fighter, even before he had awakened his Stand. After telling the enemy "not to underestimate him because he's a kid," he pummels him with a thousand punches, and Alessi is pretty much done for. Well, no, Alessi is pretty much done for after he topples backwards over his axe – a great final touch to this terrible character.
Set's powers wear off, and Polnareff and Jotaro, back in adult form, cower over him to give him one last modicum of payback before leaving. Chariot and Star Platinum are called, and they both grin as they send Alessi into the sky with their attacks. The episode tells us that Alessi is permanently retired, since he was sent into the sky.
The woman wakes up and immediately tries to find her "little knight," and when she sees Polnareff's earring on the floor, as he lost it while fighting Alessi, she gains some hope. She goes outside and sees adult Polnareff and Jotaro, and asks Polnareff if he has seen a child that looks like him. The thought that he looks like the child clicks in her mind, and she wonders if he was the child after all.
Polnareff looks at her with the best face I've seen in this series yet, and ultimately decides to tell her that they've never met before and that he's leaving to the next town. She looks conflicted, yet disappointed, and our two protagonists head off. Polnareff tells Jotaro to never speak a word of this, and Jotaro gives him a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
They meet up with Avdol and Joseph, and they go to finally, finally eat breakfast, which is now lunch, since it's so late in the day. Before doing so, though, Polnareff asks where the hell Iggy was this whole time, and the dog just looks at the camera like, 'I do what I want, and I go where I want.' He's a jerk.
At the restaurant, Avdol gives Joseph a camera, and Joseph uses Hermit Purple to find DIO's location. All of the other diners notice the ruckus (since Hermit Purple has to destroy the camera) and the waiter asks if everything is okay. In a strong throwback to the first episode of Stardust Crusaders, Avdol tells the waiter to leave, and we see the picture Joseph produced with his Stand.
Now knowing DIO's location, the episode ends, and we're left to wait another week to get closer to him.
Final Thought: Alessi is defeated! This makes me very happy. Child Jotaro was adorable, as I expected, and I'm curious as to what'll happen now that the team knows where DIO actually is. I hope Kakyoin is coming back soon!


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When it comes to your marketing strategy, you may find that you're prioritizing the latest trends or the kinds of efforts that make waves. And that's understandable. As a business in today's bustling markets, you're going to want to make sure that you stay ahead of the curve and avoid as many mistakes as possible. One of the best ways that you can be sure to keep the latter on track, is to focus on your communication quality. Right now, where everyone wants to be seen and heard everywhere, it's easy for quality to slip, but that can often mean that you're not harnessing the true power of communication.
Public Relations
Although it might not be something that you know a lot about, public relations (PR) is definitely one form of marketing that allows you to both utilize and strengthen your communications. Not only can you choose the message that you send out there, but you can also often harness the right kind of audience by considering the press and media that you're targeting. So, if you want to make sure that your communications are strong, you should work on a PR strategy – even if it's small.
Social Media
You've also got access to a full range of different audiences with the option of using social media. Because your customers and potential customers are using so many different kinds of social media on a regular basis, you should be thinking about joining in with the conversation. Not only will social media communications allow you to share your promotions and products, but you can raise your brand awareness and work on controlling your brand image with your own voice.
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Then there's also the classic method of communication that we all know and love, speaking on the telephone. You may wonder just how that is relevant to your marketing, but it is actually a key method to utilize. Choosing to either cold call your prospects or use a pay per call market service that can generate warm calls for you, speaking on the telephone is a sure fire way to get directly to your customers. The telephone isn't just for customer services.
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While we're thinking about the connection between customer services and communication, let's consider email conversations. A lot of these you may have as a part of your customer services efforts, but you can also utilize the power of email communication for marketing too. Not only can you send out email newsletter to your customers to communicate with them, but you can contact them when they sign up for different offers, or to notify them during the sales process. Email is definitely a powerful method to stick to.
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Above all else, one of the ways that you need to harness the power of communication is by taking down feedback and utilizing it. Whether it's during your PR or phone conversations, or any other interaction that you have with your audience, you need to be able to list to them. A huge part of communication is the messages you get back. Whether you use surveys or talk to your customers to hear what they think, communication really does allow you to make your marketing as strong as it can be.

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2013 Renault ZOE
By Arman Barari on Mar 08, 2012 with Comments 0
The ZOE is Renault answer to the Nissan LEAF, which is curious seeing as both company work under an alliance and are practically one. Anyway, it's an electric hatchback.
The car has a funky design which looks like a cuddly jungle creature of some kind and is a four-door family car with an electric drivetrain that needs to be plugged in after every some miles. But it is absolutely zero emission which makes a rather perfect city runabout.
It has a range of 130km on one full charge, and is the first electric vehicle capable of being charged at any level of power – in between 30 minutes and nine hours – thanks to the Chameleon charger. In the UK (Government Plug-in Car Grant subsidy is available for up to 25% of the car's purchase price up to a maximum of £5,000), prices for ZOE after the grant deduction will start from just £13,650. In France, tax-paid prices start from €15,750.
Renault press release:
More than 60 patents have been filed for ZOE's design. Range, interactivity and occupant wellbeing are at the core of its innovations.
ZOE, the first mass-market electric vehicle to be homologated with an NEDC cycle range of 130 miles
In terms of autonomy, Renault has developed the 'Range OptimiZEr', which combines three major innovations (new-generation regenerative braking, a heat pump and MICHELIN EnergyTM E-V tyres). Due to this, the range of ZOE is the highest of the electric vehicles in mass production. In the NEDC cycle, ZOE is homologated with a range of 130 miles. In real conditions, for example, in suburban use, the owner will generally achieve around 60 miles in cold weather and 90 miles in temperate conditions.
New-generation regenerative braking recovers practically all of the energy otherwise wasted during braking, without any significant impact on ZOE's on-road dynamics. The car offers a smooth drive with no jarring electric motor braking. The system works in two ways:
- The kinetic energy produced under deceleration and braking is recovered by the motor so that it can be converted into electricity to charge the battery. This feature is also fitted to Fluence Z.E. and Kangoo Z.E.
- When the driver presses the brake pedal, the system intelligently distributes the braking effort between applying the brake pads and the electric motor brake with a view to maximising the use of the electric motor brake and charging of the battery.
The heat pump provides excellent thermal comfort without detracting from the vehicle's range. This system, which operates in the same way as reverse-cycle air-conditioning, consumes very little electricity. It produces warm or cool air by simply reversing the cycle of operation. The heat pump generates approximately 2kW of cooling or 3kW of heat with just 1kW of electricity. The cabin temperature is also more constant since it is not affected by the heat given off by the motor.
The MICHELIN EnergyTM E-V tyre is a Michelin innovation co-developed with Renault as a world premiere for ZOE. The tyre features enhanced energy efficiency to maximise vehicle range. Its rubber compound, tread design and sidewalls have been engineered to withstand ZOE's high torque and address the specific demands of electric vehicles, yet it still delivers the same safety and handling performance as all other Michelin tyres. Available in 15- and 16-inch versions, this tyre is fitted to all ZOE models as core equipment.
The Chameleon charger revolutionises electric vehicle charging
ZOE is the only electric vehicle to feature the Chameleon charger. Patented by Renault, this charger is compatible with all power levels up to 43kW. Charging batteries at a charging station can take between 30 minutes and nine hours. For example, ZOE can be charged in an hour at 22kW. This intermediate power level extends battery life and puts less pressure on the power grid than the fast-charging of batteries at 43kW.
The Chameleon charger allows fast-charging at charging stations at quarter of the cost
Fast-charging stations are currently equipped with high-power chargers. Now that the Chameleon charger is fitted to the vehicle, there is no longer any need for chargers at charging stations. New fast-charging stations will be opened which are easier and more cost-effective. They will cost less than £2,700, a quarter of the cost of existing fast-charging stations. Charging stations of this type are being previewed on the Renault stand at the Geneva Motor Show.
Brand-new Renault R-Link multimedia system on ZOE
ZOE is the first Renault vehicle to feature R-Link, Renault's brand-new integrated, connected multimedia system. To enable drivers to control its functions without taking their eyes off the road, R-Link features a large seven-inch display, steering wheel-mounted controls and voice recognition. It also delivers integrated connectivity with motoring services and applications available from the R-Link Store. When released, R-Link Store will offer more than 50 applications adapted for life on the move thanks to an active partnership with application developers. These apps will be downloadable directly inside the car or via owners' My Renault account.
R-Link also includes a host of new functions dedicated to electric driving and range management: tracking of energy consumption, display of energy flows and pre-programming of battery charging. The navigation system offers bespoke services such as a display of the vehicle's operating radius based on the range remaining in the battery, suggestions for the most energy-efficient itineraries and the location of nearby battery charging stations (depending on country), as well as their real-time availability. R-Link also lets drivers view their eco-driving performance and improve their technique with 'eco-scoring' and tips (general and personalised).
Connected services for remote communication and monitoring
ZOE drivers will be able to use their mobile phone or computer to:
- access range-related information using the 'My Z.E. Connect' package, available on ZOE from the entry-level version.
- monitor their vehicle via the 'My Z.E. Interactive Connect' Pack which includes:
o remote operation (on/off) of battery charging if the vehicle is connected to a charging station.
o remote programming of charging (from a PC only) with the option of taking advantage of preferential rates from electricity suppliers.
o immediate or delayed activation of the cabin pre-cooling/heating system.
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Summer Camp 2017 To Remain in Chillicothe
Summer Camp Music Festival 2017
Announcing 2017 Dates and Location
Jay Goldberg Events and Entertainment is proud to present the 17th annual Summer Camp Music Festival at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL on May 26, 27, and 28, 2017.
Advanced Early Bird 3-Day GA Tickets go on sale Wednesday, December 14th at 10 AM CST online at www.summercampfestival.com or by phone at 1-800-514-ETIX. There will be a limited number of tickets available at this price, and once they sell out, the ticket price may go up without notice.
Here is the official statement from Summer Camp Music Festival Founder and Director, Ian Goldberg:
Dear Summer Camp Fam,
I am pleased to announce that we have come to an agreement with Three Sisters Park. Summer Camp Music Festival 2017 will again take place at its longstanding home in Chillicothe, Illinois.
I know the past couple weeks have been a bit unsettling, and I greatly appreciate all the support we received from you.
It was refreshing and inspiring to feel all your love. It again renewed my faith and commitment to doing what we do.
I would like to thank the great people at Kennekuk County Park, The Vermillion County Conservation District, and the community in Danville, who, knowing the uncertainty of the situation, put untold hours into helping us devise a plan to move should it have become necessary. As I stated before, I am hoping that relationship will turn into fruitful ventures in the future.
But again, most of all I must thank you, our loyal fans, for continuing to support this crazy journey we embarked on 16 years ago and for continuing to show that know matter the turns and twists, it all comes down to a love for the music and community that we have grown together.
Much Love - Can't wait to see you at Summer Camp 2017!!
Ian Goldberg
Founder and Director
Summer Camp Music Festival
The Summer Camp Music Festival will feature over 100 artists on 8 stages, including 3 days of moe. and 3 days of Umphrey's McGee. On top of all the live music, festival-goers have access to on-site camping, late night shows, musician workshops, a non-profit village, unique arts & craft vendors, and tons of great food and beer.
The Summer Camp Music Festival started in 2001. Since its beginning Summer Camp has been known for its spacious, open fields for shows, trademark late-night events, pristine campgrounds and amazing lineup of eclectic artists and bands. 2017 will mark the 17th year of the festival which has hosted a wide array of talent over the years, including: Steve Miller Band, Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio Band, Zac Brown Band, Tom Petty's Mudcrutch, The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, STS9, Bassnectar, Jane's Addiction, Jason Isbell, Big GrizMatik, Wiz Khalifa, The Avett Brothers, Pretty Lights, Skrillex, Primus, Excision, George Clinton, The Roots, Girl Talk and many, many more.
More information on the festival is available at the official festival website:
Produced by Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment.


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Last week, IT Business Edge's Susan Hall wrote of hope for an increase in IT spending in 2010. I hope some of those IT funds are focused on security because experts are predicting increases in data theft and attacks via social media sites.
The folks at the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) believe that the ongoing recession will only lead to more data threats in the coming year. Their findings show increased scams on unemployed people looking for work and more individuals who have no criminal history turning to identity theft for financial gain.
Additionally, the Center predicts an increase in insider theft due to the failure to follow simple security protocols in the workplace. This will create opportunities for thieves to gain access to personal identifying information retained in databases or paper files. According to Linda Foley, ITRC founder, the lack of computer security measures and the increasing skill levels of hackers will lead to larger and more financially harmful breaches.
Meanwhile, Michael Maloof, CTO at TriGeo Network Security, told me that social networking sites will be the largest target for hackers in 2010.
The browser is the primary point of entry for a network, and the host operating system is the target, making it critical for companies to monitor and apply security patches, he explained. It's extremely rare for attacks to utilize true "zero-day" vulnerabilities, meaning companies can defend against attacks, but it takes vigilance and enforcement.
Companies need to work with employees to acknowledge that while social networks have real value, they represent serious risk to the company, he added. Ideally, employees will feel comfortable reporting aberrant behavior, such as the browser crashing on a site, the video link they clicked on, or a plug-in they installed. But companies need to assume they won't and plan accordingly to patch, restrict and monitor.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Tripoli And The One Dimensions
But I wanted to share with you something that struck me yesterday. Sleiman Franjieh from Omar Karami's home in Tripoli said that the Sunnis in Lebanon (particularly Tripolitans) are de facto aligning themselves with Israel, because some Arab leaders and Lebanese political figures have convinced the Sunnis that the "struggle" is no longer against Israel and are trying to persuade the Sunnis to believe that the Shiites are the enemy.
Why is Franjieh going there? Why does he have to remind the Tripolitans (me included) time and time again that Tripoli is a bastion of Arabism and home of Abdel Nasser? We know that very well. And the majority in Tripoli who have Abdel Nasser's picture hung on their walls are the same ones who choose not to align themselves with the Opposition. Does that mean that suddenly those Arabists are allies of Israel? If people disagree with Hizbullah's ways, does that mean that suddenly now Tripolitans have changed their enemy from Israel to the Shiites?
No, Franjieh! These black-white statements are rotten, from the olden ages. I'm tired of such compartmentalization of issues, of the "de factos". Why are we doomed to be one-dimensional? Why can't we have multiple causes, multiple struggles, multiple friends and foes?
Why is it that if I like Syria, I'm de fact a pro-Syrian? I'm not! But I like Syria and the Syrian people and that has nothing to do with the Syrian regime. And why is that if I'm against the Syrian tutelage in Lebanon, then I'm de facto someone who hates Syria?
Why is it that if I like America, I'm branded an "agent" and a de facto Zionist? I disagree with the current U.S. foreign policy, but that does not mean I need to chant: Death to America!
Why is it that if I am of the position that Hizbullah needs to integrate itself into the Army (which is a strengthening factor for Lebanon), I become a de facto Zionist (again), an agent, a traitor, and anti-Shiite? I believe that our state institutions can be strengthened through this integration and would be a move that would make Hizbullah popular across the country, as opposed to what Hizbullah is doing right now.
Why is it that if I am against the overthrowing of the current government, I'm a de facto Sunni? My position has nothing to do with my sect; it has to do with a set of principles I stand by.
So it's time to toss these de factos in the trash bin. Franjieh, you're old and rotten. Can we have new leadership in our country? A leadership that is more in tune with our multi-dimensional world, a world so diametrically different than Franjieh's world?
Addendum: By the way, why is the Tripolitan cleric Yakan (who held the Friday prayers in Riad Solh last Friday) is saying that any move to occupy by force the Grand Serail is a red line and will lead to a massacre? Why? Perhaps it is on the Opposition's agenda and Yakan is just revealing in public that he's against this move.
"Nobody knows how many rebellions, besides political rebellions, ferment in the masses of life which people earth."
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You really needed a whole post to ask that?? I mean seriously? Franjieh's one of Syria's old guard and their main tactic throughout their presence here was to brand anyone against them as a traitor.. Rafic Hariri was one who got his fair share and we heard a lot of that on al-Manar... And then after he died Nasrallah said that they used to attack Hariri politically so as not to show the world that they are in agreement... Hezbollah is following in the foot steps of Syria and branding everyone a traitor!! Hope these traitors don't have to be blown up to be appreciated by the party..
P.s: I linked your blog to mine.. Hope you don't mind.. If you do, please leave me a comment on my blog..
- e said...
How is Fangieh wrong?
If you are against HA and Israel is against HA then it is a fact that you and Israel have common interests. That does not make you a Zionists, it just makes you somebody whose current interests are at this point in time aligned with Israel's. There is nothing to be ashamed or defensive about.
And by the way, Nasser was a prize idiot. After Eisenhower saved him in 56, he let himself be lured into Soviet influence and with his own hands he killed Arab nationalism in 67. On top of that, he failed to use the huge political capital he had after 56 in order to modernize and democratize Egypt. If he is your model, you are in deep trouble.
Not everyone who opposes Syrian and Iranian meddling in Lebanese affairs has common interests with Israel. That is an old and rotten piece of propaganda. Neither you, nor the Syrians and Iranians (who never really did anything but talk) nor Hizballah are in a position to issue such baseless claims. Also, I would suggest you re-read Doha's post because you missed the whole point.
- e said...
Israel doesn't want Syria and Iran to meddle in Lebanon. I think this is obvious.
Therefore, it has a common interest with anybody else that doesn't want Syria and Iran to meddle in Lebanon. The common interest is a narrow one restricted to the Iran/Syria issue and but a common interest nontheless. It would be futile to deny this.
The correct way to reply to Frangieh is not be defensive about it and just say that if acting in the interest of Lebanon also sometimes means acting in the interest of Israel, then so be it. It is stupid to act against Lebanon's interest just because it might help Israel.
This is the oldest trick in the book: Demonize your enemies.
GW. Bush: "If you're not with us, you're with the terrorists."
"Terrorists" have been the demon to us here in the US since 9/11. And now anyone who opposes to president's policy is somehow labeled as pro-terrorism.
In the Arab world, Israel has been the demon for 60+ years. Anyone who doesn't agree with you is automatically labelled an agent, a zionist, or a collaborator.
Siniora was accused of being an "agent" last week by Nasrallah, in very much the same vain as what we're hearing today from the idiot Frangieh.
- Cybereye said...
Too many old guard types in Lebanon, on all sides and in all factions. Need some fresh blood, new ways of thinking, at the top.
are you refer the israelies as your
enemies ? . beyond me .
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Adella Louvel
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Adella Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:03 pm
Could she adore him anymore? She didn't think she could, but she was sure it was possible. She ached for him just as much as he did her and since he didn't seem comfortable in making love, shed take any touching and affection he'd give her. What could she say? She was a horny preggo lady with a husband that was too gorgeous for his own good. She shivered when his hand went across her breast and she bit her bottom lip, a slow breath leaving her lips.
"A wonderful wake up"
She murmured, then smiled
"Mother will love your cooking. Do not worry"
She let him help her sit up, running her hands down his chest afterwards and trying to snuggle and be cozy at least for a few moments before going downstairs to eat. However she finally realized he was saying guest, and only mentioning going out with her mother. Also he was relaxed and happy…which certainly meant Celebron was not back yet. She frowned and leaned back from him
"Celebron hasn't returned?"
That was…very peculiar, very very peculiar. Sure he was mad, but to be gone all this time? Not like him at all. She pursed her lips and her brow furrowed
"That is very strange"
Francesca Boticelli
Head of Business Department
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Francesca Boticelli
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:40 pm
It had been months since Andre had felt like he could fully control himself, but the longer he had the excess energy in him the more he felt he could control it. He imagined that this was what newly made wolves must have felt like, rather than wolves who were born. It would have been awful to be transformed rather than born. Still, he felt he was gaining control and wanted to test his limits with his wife… but they had a guest. Only one guest, in fact, but Addie had to go and bring up Celebron. Andre shrugged nonchalantly. "He isn't missed." If only he knew the trouble that had gone down in the woods almost a mile away. The scent of the enemy pack had lingered, but he assumed it was from the days prior when they had nearly attacked Addie.
He followed her down stairs, copping a feel from behind then chuckling lowly before he behaved himself in front of Indris. "
I hope you're hungry, Indris. I made enough to feed an army.
" But it wasn't like he couldn't shovel it down himself. Instead of grabbing the food and bringing it in he brought the plates and silverware outside, and began making plates for both Addie and Indris. They may not have had 'help', but Andre didn't mind catering to his feminine guests and wife.
Adella Louvel
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Adella Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:40 am
Just like Indris, they both hated Celebron but it was ingrained in them to care about him. He was the village leader, there King, and they couldn't help but to feel worried with his absence so long.
"It's just…been such a long time for him to be gone…."
She pursed her lips and worried. She didn't think anything had happened to Celebron but, she did worry if they didn't go look for him, when he finally did come back he would be fifty times more furious then he would be just because of what happened before.
"If he isn't back after diner, we need to go find him"
For all she knew Celebron was doing this on purpose so he could be found and the attention placed back on him but, she still knew they had to look for him, even if Andre preferred him gone.
She squealed when he teased her going downstairs, glancing back at him and glared playfully. When they got to the base of the stairs she returned the favor, but then realized her mother was sitting outside waiting for them and quickly remembered to behave. Adella greeted her mother warmly and sat down with her. Indris smiled and touched her stomach, the two women chatting idly before Adella looked to Andre and thanked him as he made their plates
"Did you two spent time together?"
She didn't know how long they spent one on one while she slept. Indris nodded warmly
"We did. We had a nice chat. Your husband is a wonderful man"
She told her and Adella beamed, happy to see her mother had warmed up to him. She looked back to Andre happily
"He is"
Andre Louvel
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Andre Acelin Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Mon Feb 18, 2013 2:04 pm
Go find him?! What was she thinking? Andre groaned a long, dramatic sound as he followed his beautiful wife down the stairs. "No. You won't be goin' out to find anybody. I'll go look for him tonight. You just gotta relax with your Momma while you still can." His grumpiness was easily soothed by hr teasing, but it only directed his energy elsewhere and for a few minutes he wished Indris wasn't there.
The wolf continued making the women's plates, filling up Indris' with mostly grilled vegetables and applesauce, and a little bit of meat. If he gave her too much it would give her the shits just as it had Addie. The memory made him chuckle as h handed the girls their platees then went back to make his own. "
So you think you will move to Louisiana with us now, Indris? Its a great place to live.
" Even as they sat around on the porch the evening was hot as it darkened, and the toads and frogs chirped and sang in the swamp out back. "
It's a good place to raise a family.
" He said and glanced at Addie, winking at her playfully right before digging in to his overstuffed plate.
Adella Louvel
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Adella Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:51 pm
She gave him a look and frowned when he groaned. She knew he hated the man, she wasn't fond of him either, but she felt obligated to him no matter how horrible he was. She smiled though and gave him a kiss when he agreed to find Celebron later. Of course knowing Andre, his version of "find" was probably to go stand on the porch, look around then say Celebron couldn't be found…but at least it was something, she supposed. She was happy though for them to spend time together, just the three of them. It felt like a true family, something she had always wanted to feel.
Indris looked at the food and smiled, taking in a breath
"It looks delicious"
And she meant it, she was excited to try his cooking, she had never had a man cook for her before. Addie frowned a bit when he mentioned Indris moving in with them, saddened that she knew it couldn't really happy. Indris merely smiled however
"It is very nice here"
She commented as she used a form to delicately pick up the food on her plate and begin eating. Addie made a face, her nose crinkled
"It is too hot and muggy. I do not like it. I cannot wait till we go back home. You would like it there better"
She insisted. Indris smiled more, amused to see Andre was right, Addie really didn't like it here after all.
Andre Louvel
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Andre Acelin Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:56 pm
Of course Andre didn't plan on looking too hard for the lost king. He didn't give a damn if he didn't come back, but he did worry that Addie and Indris would feel guilty if the man didn't show up. What if Indris went home without him and he came back with a vengeance, only this time where would be no Addie to protect her. He supposed he could go into the woods and look for him, but he wanted to enjoy another bottle of beer and some more dinner first.
Out on the patio Andre kicked his feet up, placing his plate on his lap as he ate like a lazy male lion. He sipped his beer and watched Adella and Indris chat, then scowled playfully at Adella. "
It's not so bad. I enjoy the heat. You only don't like it because you're pregnant.
" The heat was harder on pregnant women… right? He gestured to her belly and smiled, leaning across to touch her stomach before he went back to his food. "
Is she being still now? Your mamma said she was giving you trouble while I was gone.
" For the rest of the dinner andre continued to make idle, relaxed conversation. All the while the sun went down and the swamp became alive with a choir of creatures, calming the nerves of the old alpha just as thoroughly as his second bottle of beer did.
Adella Louvel
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Adella Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Tue Feb 26, 2013 7:12 pm
Adella gave him a scowl right back
"I don't like it because I don't like it. Has nothing to do with being pregnant. its gross here"
Indris watched them argue with amusement, to see a couple arguing about something but not really arguing was rather new to her. Indris would never dream of ever not agreeing with something Celebron liked, but Adella was so comfortable saying no to her husband and he didn't even scold her for it. The scowl on Adella's face though turned into a smile when he touched her belly but she playfully slapped his hand away
"The baby doesn't like it here either. She prefers back home"
She said with teasing certainty and Indris chuckled
"It is not so bad here"
She decided to at least defend Andre a little bit, poor man. It seemed here in America it was opposite in the village in France, it was the man that wasn't allowed to have opinion.
Addie sighed and made a face
"She kicked up a storm all afternoon. I swear she was playing some sort of sport in there"
She put a hand on her stomach and ran her hand up and down slowly
"But now she's quiet as can be"
. Indris smiled that knowing smile again and looked between them
"She misses her father. It's her way of asking for him"
She said and Adella smiled, seeming to believe Indris's theory more than Andre had
"Of course she misses him, that is because he is the best father in the world"
She looked at Andre warmly and Indris brightened more. This special time together meant everything to her, to be able to feel like a family and know at least with Adella and Andre, everything was alright in their relationship and they were happy and at least for a little while, she could be apart of it.
Francesca Boticelli
Head of Business Department
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Francesca Boticelli
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:11 pm
It seemed that Andre couldn't win. He growled playfully at Addie and scrunched his nose, rolled his eyes, then went back to eating his dinner. The wolf was starving after such a long night and day. He chimed in here and there, "
She likes the heat because I like the heat.
" but mostly went back to eating.
Once he was finished he leaned back in his chair and drank his beer, stretching his long legs under the table and crossing them with a lackadaisical attitude. He smiled at her when she said he was the best father, but an unnerved feeling still settled in his stomach at that phrase. Any father had a fear that his child wouldn't like him, didn't they? He reached for his beer again only to realize it was empty and he sighed, standing up and grabbing his now empty plate. "Ya done?" He questioned Addie and waited for a 'yes' before taking her plate, then doing the same to Indris. He took their dishes inside and dumped them in the sink before heading back outside and rolling his shoulders.
I suppose it's time I go look for the fool.
" Though by the sound of his voice he was obviously not happy about it. "
I'll be back later, my love.
" The wolf leaned in and kissed the top of Addie's head, and nodded to Indris. Then turned and headed off the porch, unbuttoning and removing his shirt as he walked off towards the forest.
Adella Louvel
Full Name
Adella Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:59 pm
She nodded when he asked about her plate and Indris did as well, staring surprised when he took the plates himself. The man cooked
cleaned up? Goodness! America was so different! Or was it just Andre that behaved so bizarrely? She had never seen such a role reversal.
"It was wonderful, Andre"
Indris commented, for she truly had enjoyed the dinner. It had been different than anything she had ever eaten, but still good. When he mentioned a fool Indris looked confused for a few moments, but seeing the expression on her daughter's face she realized who he was speaking of
"Celebron? You are going to search for him?"
She was surprised, she would think that was the last thing he would do, but judging by his behavior it seemed Adella had forced him.
She gave Andre a smile that told him thank you, then watched him leave. Neither women were excited to have Celebron return but, they knew it was the only right thing to do. While he was gone both women spent what they assumed were there last few hours together. Adella helped her mother pack her things and Celebron's, for they both expected he'd want to leave immediately when Andre returned. After they were done with that they sat together and chatted, mainly about motherhood and what Adella's fears and expectations were. All the while the baby kicked and kicked and all Indris could do was laugh, knowing she was right about the baby demanding Andre's presence.
Andre Louvel
Full Name
Andre Acelin Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Wed Feb 27, 2013 9:48 pm
The man barely reached the woods before he shifted into his dark, domineering wolf form. The animal shook it's coat out, then stretched it's legs. It seemed no matter how often he shifted the wolf within him still couldn't get enough. He leaned his head back and howled a low, sad tune before taking off into the forest. What he found there left him shocked and speechless. The scent of the neighboring pack was littered in his territory, but only near the outskirt of the furthest reach of Louvel's forest. There were tracks, and blood, and flesh… and a sick, familiar scent.
Death lingered in the trees. It was not the death of the wolf who turned on Adella, but death of a fae. Death of a king. Andre found Celebron scattered, mangled, and lifeless.
It took the wolf at least an hour to get home. How would he tell Adella? Would she jump for joy, or would she break down? What about Indris? He paced as he walked, stopping to howl a low, sober song as he moved. If Addie's wolf had still been within her she would know something was wrong.
When he finally reached home he pulled on his pants but didn't bother with his shoes or shirt. He went inside, dragging his feet as he did so and he motioned to Addie.
"I need to talk to you, Adella." The look on his face was more sober and stoic than he had been in weeks. Pushing the porch door open he waited on the wood deck and crossed his arms over his chest, breathing slowly.
Adella Louvel
Full Name
Adella Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:03 pm
Both women were sitting in the living room having a last minute chat about babies and life, when they heard the door open. Their hearts both dropped, feeling that there time together was now over, and they both turned to look and expected to see a very ticked off Andre and Celebron come over to them. When Adella saw his expression she frowned and sat up more
"What's wrong?"
She knew something was wrong before he even said he needed to talk to her alone. Indris's brow furrowed and she glanced around
"Where is Celebron?"
She asked, wondering what was going on. Where was the King? Why did Andre look the way he did? Something had happened, she knew that, but what?
Addie got up off the couch with help from her mother than followed Andre outside on the porch. Once she was outside with him and closed the door she grew close to him and searched his face curiously
"What's wrong? Where is he? Did he leave?"
Andre Louvel
Full Name
Andre Acelin Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:28 pm
It had been a long time since Andre had to give anyone bad news (but the devil on his shoulder asked him if it was truly bad news at all). He ignored Indris' question and remained silent until they were out on the porch. The wolf paced, then stopped and put his hands on Addie's shoulders.
"Do you remember those wolves that were here? The one that tried to go after you?" He ran one hand over his beard, scratching as a nervous tick and he cleared his throat. "Their scent was all over the edge of the woods, and I found Celebron… He's dead, Addie. He's dead." Andre Louvel was not a malicious man, and even though he hated Celebron he was not jumping for joy to see him go. There was still worry in his eyes, worry that Indris would be heart broken or that Addie would feel any sort of pain. He swallowed hard after dropping the bomb of information on her, and reached down to take her hands.
Adella Louvel
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Adella Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:55 pm
She did not expect the words that came from him. Celebron was dead….he was dead and she sjust couldn't believe it. She saw Celebron as this destructive and brutal force that couldn't be killed or brought down, and that he would live on forever and haunt her life for as long as she lived. Even though he was merely a single Fae man, he had been powerful none the less when it came to combat and she just never imagined anyone could kill him, especially not a werewolf after he had killed her true father. But from what she understood he had been ambushed by several, and no weapon to defend himself and now…he was dead.
At first, she wasn't sure how to react. Was she to be sad? Happy? Remorseful? Guilty? Quite frankly she didn't feel anything at first expect shock from the unexpected news and she slowly sat down on the porch as she tried to digest the information. Celebron was dead. He was gone…was that good or bad? She just didn't know. To her good perhaps, but the village had known him as their leader for so long…who would even replace him? Should she even care? What would happen to her mother? What would she do when she heard the news? She looked at Andre with lost eyes and frowned
"I…do not know what to feel"
She said slowly
"I want to feel happiness, but…that would be wrong. But I can also not feel sadness for it either"
Andre Louvel
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Andre Acelin Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:36 am
Was it really wrong to feel happiness in the death of a man who had tormented her? Andre crossed his arms and took a few steps along the deck. His feet dragged along the wood as he walked, tired though running on adrenaline from the sheer scent of death. "I can't tell you what to feel, cheri, but you know I won't judge you for your emotions." He would still love her even if she jumped for joy.
The wolf glanced inside at Indris, then back to Addie as he ran a hand over his chest. "How are we gonna tell her? Do you want me to help?" What was going to happen? Where would she go? Who would she talk to? "If she asks to see the body tell her no. It's a mess, ain't nobody should have to see that sight. Especially no woman." It was hard enough for a man to view it, but women were so much more fragile. He hated even telling Addie that but he assumed Indris would ask. What did faeries do in the time of death? "Will there be a funeral?"
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Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:00 pm
She just sat there, not knowing what to do or how to properly react. Celebron was dead…now what? She never thought he'd die, so what…what was she supposed to do? What would happen? Would they be blamed for his death? Would anyone in the village care or would they be heartbroken and furious? She looked at him a bit dumbly for a moment as if she didn't understand what he was talking about, than glanced back towards the house and realized slowly in her shock he meant telling her mother. She shook her head but it took a few minutes for her to actually back the action up with words
"No I'll…I'll, I'll tell her myself."
She wasn't sure what her mother's reaction would be, she just hoped she didn't blame Andre for some bizarre reason.
She held out a hand for Andre to help her back up to stand then sighed and shook her head, staring downwards
"I cannot believe he is dead"
Was all she said, no remorse and no happiness, just merely surprise. She didn't think she would feel anything else but that, just surprise, she couldn't muster any other sort of emotion. She frowned and looked up to Andre
"Perhaps a funeral will be done for him back home…but it will be different with no body…."
She then turned towards the house
"I'll go tell her…"
Andre Louvel
Full Name
Andre Acelin Louvel
Subject: Re: Turning Page
Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:33 pm
Seeing Adella so speechless left Andre with guilt deep in his gut. Why had the pack gone after Celebron? Surely they couldn't be so stupid to think he was associated with Louvel and go after him for spite of killing one of their wolves. The wolf that had died deserved it, he had gone after another wolf's mate. It was an unspoken pack law that mates were untouchable. You would end up with a heartbroken lycan after you, thirsty for revenge of it's lost mate. The wolf that died had deserved it, and Andre was comfortable with that judgment. The loss of Celebron left him baffled, not sad, just baffled and he ran over the thoughts as he helped Addie up.
The wolf opened the door for Adella, as he often did, but kept his head down. His mind was lost in thought as he gave her a head start then followed her in. Instead of traipsing after her he went to the kitchen to stay out of the way, but was still close enough if there were more questions. As polite as he tried to be he couldn't help but look at Indris with morbid curiosity as to how she would react to the news of her husband's death.
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Trent LaLand grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. He graduated from Arsenal Technical High School in June of 1982.
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Good morning and Happy March. 20 days until spring. Yippee! This is the beginning of an absolutely insane crafty month for me. It just so happens that lots of extra crafty surprises all came uo in the same month. So let's just begin shall we?
A new challenge is up today at Red Carpet Studio challenges. This week, our challenge is inspired by the movie Public Enemies. The theme is the Good Old days and we are asking that you use a distress technique on your project.
Distress huh? ok, I accept. Long ago, I learned to sad the edges of my paper, then use brown ink over it to give it a distressed look. So that's what I did here. It is really subtle, but I promise you it is there. I used an older sketch by Sketch n Scrap from one of my Pinterest boards. I thought this would be a good one for distressing because it has several layers. I chose papers in primary colors and embellishments that all lend a hand to growing up, school and celebrating.
These photos were on an old disposable camera that I found and had developed. They are from 2005! This was Pre-school graduation day for my son. They were asked what they wanted to be when they grew up and to "decorate" their traced selves in that way. This is the only time that I can remember, that my son has ever answered this question. It is not likely I will ever forget it.
Thanks for stopping by my creative view on what will surely be a wild and crafty month. Come back again to see what else I have to share
Supplies- PP, stickers, alphas & washi-Echo Park, tags-MME, Jillibean Soup, Brads-MME, chipboard-Crate paper, clip-Queen & Co, wood and arrows, Studio Calico & Basic Grey, ink-Colorbox.


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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Hot Autumn Nights
Thanks for stopping by to share a hot autumn night with us. I say us because I am a medium with a very vocal spirit guide named Odessa. A lot of the Voices inside my head once walked among the living.
Odessa shares two of her hottest nights in her 50 Flavors of Freak collection with Under My Skin and The Lady is a Tramp. In her past life she was a witch with a gift of candle magick, a penchant for snakes, and the love of two irresistibly hot men.
If you've not checked out my Ring Dreams series it features wicked witches and hot pro wrestlers, written in an authentic pagan voice. To thank everyone for stopping today I have a free short story ~ Mother Maiden Crone ~ A Winter Solstice Celebration with the DeFliehr witches from my Ring Dreams series.
Courtney and Alex share plenty of hot nights in Vexed. If you like alpha diva heroines and hot boy toys with an extra does of smut then this might be a book you'd enjoy.
So, tell us, what's your idea of a hot autumn night? Champagne and spirits in a remote mountain cabin, sun and surf on a tropical beach, or maybe dancing until dawn in the Big Apple.
Comment below for a chance to win a $5 gift card spice up your Kindle or Nook, your choice. Tell me which of my books you'd like to check out for a chance to get free downloads.
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I`ll go with Champagne and spirits in a remote mountain cabin :D.ReplyDelete
I`d probably check out some good fantasy/sci-fi/paranormal books.
Snuggling with my Kindle & hot cocoa with peppermint schnapps! Your books all sound hott, but I think I'd start with Dirty Weekend...I love M/M books!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance to win :)
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Cozy warm on my couch, special treats, kids in bed and my Kindle. Thanks for the chance to win some great prizes.ReplyDelete
I love snuggling up under blankets and then reading a book by the fireplaceReplyDelete
I'd choose a remote mountain cabin and cuddling but before that - a good walk outside :)ReplyDelete
all cuddled up with my husband watching twilight <3 my email is email@example.com
curling up by the fire with a steamy book and tea!ReplyDelete
I love to curl up by the fire with the hubby sipping hot toddies and watching a movie, or reading a hot romance book if hubby is working on a cold fall evening. Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win. <^_^>ReplyDelete
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Cuddling with my husband under a warm blanket watching a good movie.ReplyDelete
Cuddling with my honey on the couch, drinking hot mocha coffee is the perfect hot autumn night for me.ReplyDelete
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Not much for hot autumn nights. I'd rather have blissful quiet with the boys are asleep, hubby at work, sitting on teh couch with my dachshunds, reading or writing or talking with friendsReplyDelete
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- AnonymousNovember 29, 2012 at 8:00 PM
My ideal for an autumn night, in my lounge chair with a thow. My favorite dog on my lap. And finally, a book in my hand. Ahh heaven.ReplyDelete
Now with my sweetie, suggling on the couch and laughter. Not only is it a turn on, it's hot!
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cuddiling up by the fireReplyDelete
I think I'll pick, The Lady is a Tramp. DebPReplyDelete
I am a happily single bookworm so my idea of a hot autumn night involves a good book, hot cocoa and my snuggie in a big armchair!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 30, 2012 at 10:56 AM
I love to cuddle on the couch with a good book and hot choco ;)ReplyDelete
(at night I cuddle in bed with a naughty book with a cold beverage on the nightstand ;) )
Witches & pro-wrestlers? that's an interesting combo.ReplyDelete
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A great cup of coffee or two...and my Kindle.ReplyDelete
I love snuggling up with my blanket and reading a great book staying nice and warm almost forgot the hot cocoa!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the great giveaway What a fun blog hop!
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A book, a warm throw to snuggle under and a fire are what I enjoy.ReplyDelete
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Cuddling with a good book and a hot bath!ReplyDelete
The perfect night is hot chocolate and my cuddle kittiesReplyDelete
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I'd love to read Vexed, sounds like a great book!ReplyDelete
I love autumn nights and curling up with a good book and hot chocolate!
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A hot romantic night for me is either sitting by the fire snuggling under a throw and just talking; or snuggling and watching a so called chick flick, as long as you are with the one you love...ok, you manly men…deal with! :-)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the opportunity to meet you and Odessa and to add to my out of control TBR list. I read the blurp for Desire. That would be my choice.
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My hot autumn night would be curled up in bed reading a favorite book! :)ReplyDelete
my idea of a hot autumn night is getting out of the cold - sitting on a beach in the caribbean watching the twinkling stars overhead and the moon dance off the oceanReplyDelete
My favorite autumn activity is snuggling by the fire. Thanks so much for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I love reading in bed. Vexed sounds good.ReplyDelete
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I like the cabin idea a lot! I definitely could enjoy a nice roaring fire in a cabin with my dream guy.ReplyDelete
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I love to snuggle up with a warm blanket, a hot cup of coffee and a good book.ReplyDelete
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Terrific blog. Great hopping with you.ReplyDelete
I love sitting by the fire with hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream and an even hotter book!!!ReplyDelete
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Your ideas seems like great ones :)ReplyDelete
Me personally I enjoy snuggling up in a blanket with cup of herbal tea and good book but as the holidays approach us (rather quickly in my opinion)I find myself in the kitchen baking more..
Happy Holidays
My cozy, fuzzy robe, a cup of hot tea and a good book. What could be better?ReplyDelete
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I would like to read Vexed, sounds hot! Thanks for the giveaway! cheryllynne(at)rocketmail(dot)comReplyDelete
My favorite is snuggling underneath a blanket and reading a good book! Thanks for the awesome hop and giveaway! Best wishes and many blessings to you and yours!ReplyDelete


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On this day in…1996October 13, 2008
Spice Girls released their second single "Say You'll Be There"
Though coincidental, it is rather fitting that Britain's best new girlband, The Saturdays, are releasing their second single, "Up", on the very same day that 12 years ago, saw the girlband who were at the time the biggest thing on Planet Pop since Take That also release their second single. That girlband of course was the Spice Girls. After spending a seven week reign at the top of the UK charts that summer with their million selling, anthemic debut effort "Wannabe", Spice fever was hitting the nation big time, and the rest of the world would soon follow.
Already a massive hit in Japan by the time it came out back home in the UK, Ginger, Posh, Baby, Sporty and Scary as they were now affectionately known thanks to then Top of the Pops magazine editor and future founder of Polydor's pop division Fascination Records, Peter Loraine, were however already being written off by their detractors. In her 1999 autobiography "If Only", Geri Halliwell said that, "After 'Wannabe', so many of our critics were saying that we were a lightning bolt that wouldn't strike twice."
But within the industry, there was confidence that there'd be another huge hit on the hands of the girls, and both Virgin Records, their label, and Simon Fuller, their then manager and future creator of the Pop Idol format and brains behind S Club 7's staggering chart success. "Say You'll Be There" was actually reaped with far more praise than "Wannabe" got as a single, with many praising the slick and sassy production courtesy of Steelworks' Elliot Kennedy as what made the song that bit more enjoyable than the shouty, in yer face-ness of their debut. The song in fact was one of their earliest recorded songs, as it was their first for the album that had been recorded along with album track "Love Thing" shortly after leaving their original managers, Bob and Chris Herbert of Safe management.
The video for the song, which picked up a BRIT award for Best Video and nominated for a MTV EMA for Video of the Year the following year, is also often cited as being their best. Filmed out in the Mojave desert at the beginning of September that year, the girls, kitted out in PVC catsuits and with wild hair, all adopted kung fu alter egos in a video that made more than a passing nod to old B-movies like "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" as Geri played "Trixie Firecracker", Melanie C played "Katrina High Kick", Victoria played "Midnight Miss Suki", Melanie B played "Blazin' Bad Zula" and Emma played "Kung Fu Candy" as they tormented men in exchange for their cars.
Needless to say, it caught on with the public once more, and the single gave the girls their second UK chart topper by the time the following Sunday rolled round. In the space of a month the single would go onto sell in excess of 400,000 copies in the UK alone, and then another 300,000 by the year's end, making it the 4th biggest selling single of that year, just a couple of positions behind "Wannabe" which was the second biggest selling of that year with sales of just over a million copies. It all stood up in good stead for their debut album, "Spice", which upon it's release a few weeks after "Say You'll Be There" also thundered to the top of the charts and spent no less than two months at the top of the UK album chart. It's true to say then, that after this single, Britain was well and truly about to become Spiced up.


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We have high expectations of our students and our central aim is to enable each of them to achieve success in whatever they undertake, by making the most of the opportunities available to them. We want them to be happy, to aim high, to be lifelong learners and to be responsible citizens; the School Aims, which can be found on the website, provide further detail on our vision for our school community – to be A Centre of Opportunity for the Person, the Community and the Future.
Our aims are further supported by our status as a National Teaching School; we take a lead role in the professional development of teachers and support staff and work with other schools to contribute to the raising of standards. We also have a specialism in Science and Mathematics and hold Investors in People certification, the International Schools Award, and the Inclusion Quality Mark. These awards continue to help us to raise standards even further across the whole curriculum and to develop our facilities for the benefit of our school and of the local community.
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EnergizerEnergizer Brands, LLC/Beanstalk
Energizer's global licensing program realized exceptional growth in 2016, soaring to $365M, a 46% increase in global retail sales since 2014. Licensed Products include: consumer electronic, photographic and gaming accessories; LED, solar and specialty lighting; automotive and power products. The 25 licensees distribute worldwide in over 70 channels including retailers like: Target, Walmart, Carrefour, Sam's, Costco, Woolworth's, BestBuy, Asda, Game Stop, Home Depot, Kroger, Lowe's, QVC. Significant expansion also occurred in EMEA, AP and LATAM with new licensees signed-up. Energizer has introduced a newly animated version of its icon, proclaiming 2017 as "The Year of the Bunny".
Girl Scouts of the USAGirl Scouts of the USA/The Wildflower Group
In 2016, the Girl Scouts of the USA licensing program grew to encompass the baking mix and gift categories. The J.M. Smucker Company launched Girl Scout Cookie™ inspired brownie, blondie, and cupcake mixes, and Dept. 56 debuted a line of close to 20 SKUs which included ornaments and figurines. These complemented a roster that included Coffeemate, Nesquik®, Breyers, Bigelow Tea, Quaker Chewy, and Wicked Cool Toys. Product could be found at Walmart, Target, major grocery chains and supermarkets, and specialty shops nationwide. Marketing efforts by the licensees via print, digital, and in-store resulted in over 1 billion impressions.
HGTV HOMEHGTV (Scripps Networks)/Beanstalk
HGTV's award winning consumer products brand, HGTV HOME, achieved over $500 million in retail sales in 2016 for the second consecutive year. HGTV, a premier cable network, has sustained a leadership position in the marketplace and is the benchmark for home licensing programs. In 2016, the program included HGTV HOME by Sherwin-Williams, HGTV HOME Design Studio at Bassett, HGTV HOME Outdoor Living with HSN and HGTV HOME Plant Collection. 2016 marked a year of organic growth. Partners launched new products, introduced trend-right designs and expanded distribution. HGTV drove new business growth for partners through Scripps Networks' top tier tent-pole promotions.
National Park FoundationNational Park Foundation
NPF has grown tremendously recently, more than doubling contributions in the last two years, and continues to see great success building authentic, creative and engaging licensing partnerships. Many partners report selling out of product, surpassing projections and exceeding success of previous product launches. We were also able to capitalize on a new audience, the in-park retail community, and generate millions in sales and increase royalty revenue. We're proud that our licensees can play a role in moving the needle toward protecting our most treasured places, connecting Americans to our national parks and inspiring the next generation of park stewards.
Scotts/Miracle-GroThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company/Seltzer Licensing Group
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's origin as the world's largest seller of fertilizer and plant food began in 1868, but through their new licensing program (started in 2012), they now have everything from gloves to lawn mowers. The program boasts 12 partners, 100+ products, over 125 accounts, and number of doors exceeding 6,000. In its fifth year, retail sales have exceeded $60 million, with double digit growth expected. Retailer support includes Home Depot and Walmart, among others. Home Depot transitioned their entire soaker hose business to Miracle-Gro as well as their plant support business as tests showed it sold 3x better.
Transport for London's IP PortfolioTransport for London (London Transport)
Highlights of the 2016 TfL's licensing programme have been:
Mr Men Little Miss brand collaboration with TfL which has developed new opportunities for licensing within the children's market where TfL has less representation.
Launch of the Made.com furniture collection inspired by TfL's design heritage.
Opening of the Lego Store in London's main tourist hub Leicester Square. The store has been completely built with TfL's assets created out of Lego bricks including an entre tube train carriage.
TfL Nike collaboration to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of TfL's Johnston typeface designed by Edward Johnston in 1916 and still used today.


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Paula is celebrating the fifth year of her yoga practice in the Ashtanga Yoga workshop by her favourite online yoga teacher Doug Swenson from sunny California.
Ashtanga Yoga is the style of yoga Paula fell in love with from the very first sight in Nils Thomas's classes in London. Initially developed for young warriors, this style made for her a perfect transition from the love for martial arts to the world of yoga. Ten maybe fifteen classes were enough to inspire her to become a yoga teacher we know today 🙂
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And like clockwork, the expect avalanche of economic downgrades greenlighted by Jan Hatzius begins. Heading up the lemming crew, as always, is Morgan Stanley's David Greenlaw. "We are adjusting our GDP growth forecast lower for the third time this year. We now look for +3.3% GDP growth over the four quarters of 2011 (versus +3.6% in our April update). Essentially, this puts us back to where we were in early December – before policymakers enacted a package of tax cuts aimed at stimulating the economy." In other news David, how do you spell roundtrip (and is a refund due)? Or "hockeystick?" Or how about an imminent push for more QEasing once the inflationary "shock" is forgotten (unless Saudi Arabia falls to the tsunami of "spooks on the ground" in which case all bets are off), just in case the virtuous cycle doesn't quite kick in, in this 3rd, and soon to be failed, attempt to jump start the economy. In other news, we can't wait to hear what validation LaVorgna, who is always at the very end of the lemming bus, comes up with to justify his feverish enthusiasm over the economy, which once again proves to be worth the amount of money DB's customers pay the firm's sales coverage to bet against them.
Full note from Morgan Stanley:
Another downgrade to US growth. We are adjusting our GDP growth forecast lower for the third time this year. We now look for +3.3% GDP growth over the four quarters of 2011 (versus +3.6% in our April update). Essentially, this puts us back to where we were in early December – before policymakers enacted a package of tax cuts aimed at stimulating the economy.
The logic behind this round trip in the forecast is fairly straightforward. The payroll tax cut enacted in December was worth a little more than $100 billion of stimulus for 2011. However, gasoline prices started off the year at $3/gallon and now stand at about $4/gallon. A good rule of thumb is that every $1/gallon change in gasoline prices subtracts about $120 billion from discretionary spending power. Since the elevation in gasoline has been largely exogenous (unrelated to internal demand forces) and since the personal savings rate is expected to be relatively steady, the move in gasoline just about fully offsets the impact of the payroll tax reduction.
Energy is still the big swing factor. To be sure, there are plenty of crosscurrents in energy markets at present. And, if the collapse in prices seen over the past couple of trading sessions is sustained, this would provide some meaningful support to the consumer.
Sustaining job growth is key. Crosscurrents are also evident in the labor market. We continue to believe that the US economy is currently in the midst of a transition from a recovery driven by a short-term surge in productivity growth to a more mature expansion sustained by job creation and associated income gains. Thus, it is critical that the recent acceleration in employment growth be sustained. While the latest results from the establishment survey were quite encouraging (+244,000 for April together with 46,000 of combined upward revisions to February/March), the household survey was less impressive and jobless claims have been drifting higher. We expect to see continued employment gains ahead – although perhaps not quite as strong as seen in recent months.
Stronger performance over the balance of 2011.
Otherwise, the key sources of upside for the US economy going forward from here are expected to be: 1) an eventual pickup in motor vehicle output, 2) ongoing momentum in capital spending, 3) significantly better performance from net exports, and 4) a rebound in defense outlays.
Keep an eye on core inflation. From our standpoint, the inflation story has been getting overlooked to some extent in recent months. In fact, we believe that inflation represents a far more important policy driver than the growth story at this point. Since troughing in October, the core CPI has moved from +0.6% year/year to +1.2% year/year. Most importantly, we don't see anything that is likely to derail this trend in the months ahead. In particular, we have been emphasizing the fact that a significant tightening in rental market conditions across the US is putting a good deal of upward pressure on shelter costs. In fact, the story that we described in our December 22 note, "Have We Seen a Bottom in Core Inflation?" has been playing out according to script. Moreover, anecdotal information – including recent comments by the CEO's of Wal-Mart and Kimberly-Clark – suggest that consumer goods prices will be on the rise in coming months.
CPI vs. PCE. Admittedly, the Fed likes to emphasize core PCE, which has been somewhat better behaved – moving up to +0.9% in March versus a trough of +0.7% back in December. However, the combination of developing fundamentals and base effects suggests that the year/year readings for core PCE will be trending sharply higher going forward. Indeed, we suspect that core PCE will reach +1.5% by October.
Exit ramp ahead. If you're betting on a "Fed on hold" scenario for the rest of 2011 ("on hold" meaning no change in statement language, no change in MBS reinvestment policy, no reserve draining operations – and no rate hikes!), then you appear to be betting on a scenario in which the Fed ignores a sharp run-up in core inflation – to a rate that just about matches their long-run target. Moreover, you are also betting that despite the combination of such a huge move in core inflation and a complacent Fed, that inflation expectations will somehow remain well anchored. This seems farfetched. A bet on a "Fed on hold" scenario is really a bet that the recent trend in core inflation will dissipate – despite fairly widespread empirical and anecdotal evidence to the contrary.
Sequencing intact. The bottom line is that the exit sequencing timetable that we have been highlighting for a while still seems quite reasonable. We continue to look for the Fed to stop buying in June, stop reinvesting in August or September, start draining sometime in Q4, and hike the interest rate on reserves (IOR) in early 2012.
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Apparently, that's what I told Jesse yesterday when he woke me up at 1 PM. My 8-hour shift from the night before had turned into a 13-hour shift.
I like to keep my shizzle together, you know? There's just a lot of it to keep together these days.
So this week, I'm taking a leetle time to re-charge.
Atticus is helping:
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Trump defends failure to destroy al-Shayrat base runways as Syrian air force resumes bombing runs
While Trump was on his best Twitter behavior Saturday morning, saying it was a "great honor to have President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China as our guests," a more defensive Trump emerged Saturday afternoon regarding his Thursday Syria missile attack.
With reports that the Syrians launched more bombing attacks from the al-Shayrat military airfield less than 24 hours after the 59 Tomahawk missiles were launched into the Middle East country, Trump attempted to explain via Twitter the thinking behind the attack.
"The reason you don't generally hit runways is that they are easy and inexpensive to quickly fix (fill in and top)!" Trump tweeted, no doubt calling upon his experience as a property developer.
Two days after Trump okayed the attack, questions are being raised over the U.S. notifying Russia military officials of the attack — who in turned warned the Syrians — as well as why no attempt was made to totally incapacitate the airfield or destroy any chemical weapons stocks.
Trump's afternoon tweet comes a at time when the president was reportedly seen golfing again today.
You can see Trump's bombing tweet below:
The reason you don't generally hit runways is that they are easy and inexpensive to quickly fix (fill in and top)!
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Fellowship Baptist is a church for the entire family. It is a place to experience true abundant life found only in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is a place to learn, laugh, and grow closer to God and to each other.
Our purpose statement is "Our church exists to reach people of all ages with the love of Jesus Christ, to help each person grow in their personal relationship with Jesus and to develop and empower them for ministry service in the body of Christ". We find the best way to accomplish this purpose is to love God, love people, and love life.
If you are wondering what a worship service at Fellowship is like, I think you will find it refreshing and authentic. If you show up at our worship service you'll hear some great praise and worship music, see the use of video and occasionally drama and maybe find yourself saying "I can't believe it is already over, I want more!"
When it comes down to it, we simply lift up Jesus. We believe He is the ultimate Life Changer and that He came to this earth to pave the way for you and I to live life the way it was intended, with incredible joy.
I hope if you visit you'll enjoy your time with us and also consider taking the next step – getting plugged into Fellowship Baptist Church!