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Round Up: White Noise Machines
For a Peaceful Night's Sleep
Shortly after I got married, I had a life-changing event. We got a fan in the bedroom, and welcomed in blissful hours of uninterrupted sleep as it gently faded out the sounds of sirens and the like. Unfortunately, that's just about the time that we noticed our energy bill sky-rocketing. So, we explored a few alternatives to the calm whirring of the fan.
While I still tend to prefer the sound of a fan, white noise machines do have another bonus aside from the one on your electric bill: they're portable! Try stuffing your favorite fan in your bag for a spontaneous getaway...
Here are my top picks from low to high:
Available at Target for under $30. It has six sound options, adjustable volume, and an optional timer set a t 15, 30, and 60 minute increments. The waterfall/white noise option is my favorite, although occasionally I notice a soft buzzing in the background that can be distracting, but I tend to be a very sensitive sleeper. Another caution: STAY AWAY from the "heartbeat" option...unless you find the creepy noises of horror suspense films conducive to a a good night's sleep.
Marpac's 980A Sleepmate white noise sleep/sound machine:
Available from amazon for around $50, this machine has a very consistent and soothing sounding white noise. The down side is that it only has two noise levels, but I find both to be perfect, neither too loud or too soft. There is also not a timer option.
Brookstone's Tranquil Moments Sleep Sound Machine For Baby:
At $70, it may be a bit pricey for most. Similar to HomeMedic's option, this one has six sound options and a timer. However it also boasts an option that allows you to gradually slowdown the noise over a period of 20 minutes, which allegedly promotes healthy sleep in infants, according to Brookstone. The "car ride" and "white noise" sound options are the most consistent and soothing in my opinion.
Are you addicted to white noise too? What's your favorite source?
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I have used a fan for many years and sleep well I really like the air flow as well as I wake up more clear headed.
Great post. And I love the photo with the old fan.
I literally laughed out loud at your "heartbeat" option description. I might like it, I'm a total horror flick addict.
I originally used a fan for air flow in the room because I also wake more clear headed with it. Now I enjoy the noise :|
Unfortunately, I am addicted to the fan as well. The white noise machines just don't do it for me. I've used a fan to sleep since I was 5 yrs. old, and although silly, it's such a sentimental thing to me. I found a gorgeous all-metal, somewhat vintage-looking fan for $25 at Wal-Mart...I hate to admit. But it has the most soothing sound that comforts me while falling asleep, or just relaxing in my apt.
A fan made your energy bill skyrocket? Did you two move in together when you got married, cuz moving two people into one space might account for the electricity. So are all these machines battery operated?
My one-year-old loves white noise, which we've used since he was a newborn. When he slept in our room we used a DVD recording of static, and it played continuously all night long. Now, he listens to a dead radio station all night long.
I have a marpac sound machine (like the one above) and I love it!!
I use the asleep app on my iphone and I love it. I think it only costs .99. It's especially nice, because I always have it with me - including when I travel for work.
There are a variety of white noise CDs you can buy and play endlessly all night.
I occasionally work night shifts and having the fan run is essential to sleeping during the day. Now I need it everywhere, which really sucks in my grandparents unheated upstairs bedroom (I'm in Canada). But it must be done!
Believe it or not, my son's Sleep Sheep works wonders. It has 4 options and comes in 2 diffeent sizes. The only problem is that the noise runs out in 30 or 45 minutes.
I'm so glad to read this review! I have been looking for a sound machine but wasn't sure which one might be good for me.
I like fans--ceiling fans, floor fans, desk fans--for daytime noise too. Just blocks out a little bit of the street noise when I'm at home. But I agree with the other commentator who questioned why a single fan would make your electric bills 'skyrocket'. A fan shouldn't consume that much energy, certainly not more than these sound machines would, so there's something amiss there.
Oh, to add: I've also been experimenting with nature noises available on iTunes, which I could run through an iPod adaptor-equipped alarm clock.
we own 4 marpac sleep mates in our house -- they are the best!
Another (well-rested) marpac user. I just wish they made a smaller version for travel!
Marpac 980 works well for our household too.
I think the heart beat feature is meant to sooth newborn babies.
I'm a fan girl... I used to sleep with a fan during the summer when we didn't have AC and I just got addicted to the sound, plus I was a huge chicken, I would just get freaked out when I'd hear the house creek and pop. I can't stand "nature" sounds though, kinda cheesy to me. The fan is perfect for blocking out sounds.
So after stopping my giggles at your "Heart Beat" option comment on the HoMedics brand noisemaker.... i had a moment of revelation...
ITS THE NOISE!!! not the gentle air blowing over my body every night while I sleep... but as I sit here aware of the noise my fan is making as it sits on the floor next to me.. suddenly everything makes sense... It is a blistering hot day today .. and the air that is blowing on me is rather warm... but the NOISE of the fan is calming me down.. and stopping me from "overheating" in the brain...
I don't know to what extent my energy bill is affected by our constant fan-age but I think i might need to go check out a noise maker tomorrow.
If you have internet access in your room and don't mind keeping it running all night there is a great website Simplynoise.com that has a great white noise option. You can choose from several different types of noise- "white" "brown" or "red"-choose oscillating or steady, and select a volume. Best of all, its free!
Living in Belgium, I didn't even know these machines existed and thought noise could only be noisy... Interesting!
I'm another Marpac user. Couldn't live (or sleep) without it.
Ours' is a Sharper Image white noise machine. I am trained to it and as soon as I hear one, I am immediately in a more relaxed state!
Our children have their own machines in their rooms, too. My son likes his machine because it also has a loud "rain" sound option which he blasts after he tells jokes or sings so he can bow to the "applause" and say "THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"
I'm with HeyNowTex - a fan alone (save for, maybe, one of those industrial-size ones) shouldn't have caused your energy bill to "skyrocket." Did you examine any other changes that occurred around that time to see if they could've been a factor?
My air purifier doubles as my white noise machine. I have asthma, allergies, a carpeted bedroom, and pets that are allowed to sleep with me. A big no-no, but the purifier helps. (The white noise also keeps my psycho chihuahua mix from waking me, barking at every bump he hears in the night.) And I, too, wake up more clear headed due to the constant air circulation.
Lastly, a white noise machine may not be best for baby's room - recent research has shown that a fan may reduce the risk of SIDS.
I couldn't figure why I a) could never fall asleep at a new partner's home, or why I would wake suddenly and constantly, and b) why my stomach seemed to make so much noise sleeping at their place and never mine, for the longest time, and it was really starting to bother me! I had noticed that none of my past partners had oscillating fans at their places, but it still took me a while to figure out that that simple fact was it. I had originally started using an oscillating fan in my new apartment since we're right by a retention pond with a fountain (and noisy frogs!) and a busy six-lane road, and I needed a consistent layer of noise to sleep, but now I realized that I just can't sleep anywhere without that particular blanket of noise! I can't even sleep in my own lovely bedroom without that fan on, and damn if it isn't getting cold here at night ...
I'm skeptical of a white noise machine, because I'd have to hear the noises first and be able to return it if it didn't do the trick.
My white noise is the radio all news network turned down low enough that I can't quite make out what is being said. I strain to hear and somewhere in the midst of it all my brain gets too tired and I crash. It's on a sleep timer so it's not going all nite.
When my son was young I put on the classical music station on NPR and turned it very low. He would be out within minutes.
Doralora-I'm in Belgium too!
We got a great white noise machine when we had our baby, we brought it over here and the adaptor wasn't the right kind and it shorted out! I have an app on my iphone now that has many different sounds, we use heavy rain falling (alhough here in Belgium thats pretty much a constant outside anyway, lol) and it helps baby sleep.
A fan really shouldn't be doing this to your energy bill! My roommates and I would often have three fans running at a time in my apartment and the energy bill never came to more than thirty dollars a month.
Perhaps you are using an older fan? I have just never heard of this happening, I don't see why a fan would use more energy than any other electronic device you could use as an alternative.
What great timing as I'm off to find a sleep machine today. While I dont mind the outside noise (and we live downtown too) its the upstairs neighbors I need to drown out:D
I have HomeMedics. It's very soothing. I prefer the beach or the rain forest.
I am one of the few people that can not stand white noise. When I dated someone who slept with the fan at night , he would get up, turn it off and I would suddenly relax. White noise causes me a ton of stress.
I 2nd the Sleep Sheep!
I have the Homedics as well and the rain sound is essential to my sleeping these days. The Waterfall option just sounds like static for those who like that noise. Plus it's very portable for weekends away!
We use an ipod touch with the app Ambiance plugged into speakers. Roundabout, yes, but we already had all that equipment! Why buy more?! :)
a fan for white noise actually saved our lies during a house fire...the electricity cut and so the fan turned off suddenly and woke me and my husband up. for some reason, the smoke alarm did not go off. if we didn't have the fan, i shudder to think what may have happened...
I listened to several options on Amazon and iTunes and found one I liked an downloaded for 99 cents. And I just play it through my iPod and some hand me down iPod speakers.
I also use the iPod alarm which jolts me from calming white noise to some fist pumping Bad Religion to tell me it's time to get out of bed.
But living in LA, the noise is insane, so I can't sleep without it.
Thanks for the post AT.
The need for sound sleep in a busy city is a problem i never knew until i moved into a rapidly growing inner city locale.
Now it is a corner stone for keeping my sanity.
(Ah, sleep - so underrated!)
Thanks to a HomeMedics sound spa, I can't sleep without the sounds of industrious crickets wittering away to block out noises (courtesy of my insane neighbours, a fire station 2 doors away and the dinging of trams rushing past). Bless their little electronic socks.
I highly recommend some form of white noise for good sleep - i never had it before and now i'm an addict.
Loved the comment about the horror movie heartbeat.
I tried the babbling brook/waterfalls mode first and found I didn't sleep, but did have to fight the urge to pee ..... not good for blissful sleep!
Good article. You can also try the free white noise player located at http://www.whitenoiseplayer.com
I think ear plugs are cheaper, easier, and more conducive to sound sleep.
Hi All--
I suppose I should have used "surged" rather than "sky-rocketed"....I can be a bit of an exaggerator ;) BUT we did notice quite a difference, around $10 when we switched to a sound machine instead.
I had my Homedics sound machine under my bed and used it for over 10 years until it just died one day. Since I've downsized to a smaller space, my iPhone with free apps Sleepmaker (rain/rolling thunder 7 levels) and Naturespace (crickets/woods, streams, surf, wind) take care of my white noise needs. If all else fails, I pop a 1/4 tab of Ambien! (;-}
I've become a total addict to a white noise mp3 i ripped off a "soothing ocean waves" cd I got at the dollar store years ago. I set my mp3 player for about an hour of audio-book, and then 7 hours of white noise. It's like my own bedtime story, and really helps me sleep much better. My library (the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh) has audio books you can download. Many other libraries probably do too.
Rhapsody is terrific for this.
For sleep, I rotate between a couple of "nature sounds" albums by Green Powered (apologies in advance for the crazy names): "Healing Rhythms of the Pacific Ocean," "Healing Rain Washes Away All Weariness," and "Rushing Wind for Relaxation."
And then when you're awake you have pretty much any music you want on demand. Even pretty obscure classical or indie recordings. I absolutely LOVE my rhapsody subscription.
Paired with my Sonos system especially, it's a total dream. Best splurge EVER.
I have the Sleep Mate and it is absolutely amazing! However, traveling with it has messed it up a little bit, so i bought a Conair digital sleep machine from Walmart for around 15 bucks. I use it for travel and when the power goes out (it has battery backup! that alone is worth the fifteen bucks). it itsn't as soothing as the Sleep Mate (the white noise sounds a little harsh, and if I remember right, the other sounds were worse), but it gets the job done. I find putting it on the floor verses the nightstand helps. It doesn't sound as digital from the floor, haha.
Another great thing about the Sleep Mate is its adjustable vents. They can be rotated to sound like rushing wind, or a soothing hum (or somewhere in between). I'm totally sold on it. I use it along with my ceiling fan, so my room's never quiet at night!
I have the same need for white noise. I've found a great alternative by downloading some iPhone apps that play a variety of sounds and you set the duration. I love this feature because it doesn't require another electronic device on my bedstand!
This article reminded me that I should use my iphone to try to drown out the street noise in my place!
If you have an iphone the Ambiance app is the best! They add 10 new sounds a month so you can sleep with whatever noise you'd like - water crashing on the beach, the sound of a Ferrari, morning in Hong Kong, a campfire. Usually I fall asleep to the campfire or rain in a forest and wake up to the waves crashing on the beach. So peaceful....
Oh, this post was so wonderful; it always helps to know that one will find roommates at the mental hospital! I grew up in central FL. My father was super cheap-o and freaked out over running the AC. So, I had a childhood that conditioned me to the lovely sound of a whirring fan as I dropped off to sleep. This has presented me with many a sleepless night when traveling; every sound is amplified. Eeeek. I have a very old version of the soundmate (tucked into a suitcase somewhere...). But, its size and eerily bomb-like shape pretty much guaranteed a baggage search. The thought of random, anonymous TSA guys pawing through my undies ended the sleepmate's travels.
I once tried a Sound Spa. The heartbeat totally made me re-live a very scary version of Bill Cosby's "The Chicken Heart... bah bum, ba bum". And the waterfall and rain options had me running for the bathroom all night!
I still sleep with a running fan (lovely metal Hunter reproduction of the fans I grew up with) in warmer months... but struggle through the colder ones. Perhaps I will try some of the options available for my iPod or droid. GREAT post! Especially knowing that I'll be able to find a roomie who has to have white noise when I end up in the loony bin!
1 on the recommendation for iPhone apps. I use one called "White Noise" that is free in it's basic version and works quite well.
I once read a tip for travelers who need white noise to sleep but are in a hotel with thin walls -- turn the TV or radio to a channel that is all static before going to bed. I sleep with a fan but I really appreciate all the tips on using an Ipod or Iphone. This will come in handy the next time I travel!
You can download white noise tracks on itunes for .99, just set it to repeat and you are guaranteed a great night sleep!!!
amazing how relevant this website always is to my life - my husband and I had been sleeping with a really loud fan on for year set on the highest setting ( Holmes Blizzard) but it got so gross with dust etc and when we bought our first house in NOv. and remodeled the bedroom i couldn't aesthetically bear breaking out the dirty old fan .... so i decided to give the white noise machine that my husband bought me a few years ago (which I wrote off after one use as "not being the same" as my old fan) another chance ... ITS THE BROOKSTONE MODEL YOU LIST ON THIS POST! So funny - I have been sleeping like a very tired babay for the past few months with the Brookstone set on white noise, highest volume .... that plus 2 simply sleep tablets (generic walgreens) and earplugs really do the trick. :) I am one of those ppl who has no trouble falling asleep, but has trouble staying asleep, especially with a husband who snores. I am considering adding a very quaint old fan as a substitute though ...
For anyone interested in a good deal on a Sleep Mate and don't mind buying used/vintage, there's one on Ebay with a starting price of $11.99:
My friend has one just like this that his mom used in college. His younger brothers use it now, and it still works great! After sleeping over at his house with it on, I had to get one myself!
If you're looking for any of the other pricier sleep machines, I'd check Ebay as well. It's always a great place to start, if you're not afraid of other peoples' stuff! =)
I own the SleepMate white noise generator. I actually find it really difficult to fall asleep while it's on. Something about the hum or pitch keeps me from falling asleep quickly or sleeping deeply. However when I had neighbors who enjoyed three am weekday parties outside my window, the white noise generator REALLY helped drown them out. I brought it with me in my move to New York thinking that street noise would be difficult to sleep through. I used it for the first few days, but now I find the sound of cars sort of soothing.
It's a useful sleep aid, but only when outside forces conspire to keep you up at night. If it's already nice and quiet, it's a distraction to sleep.
I am such a fan...uh, well fan. :) When I moved in with my now husband, then boyfriend, it took some getting used to on his part. It's part of our bedroom decor...I will have to look into one of these handy dandy machines though :)
I can't believe I just read all these posts to see if anyone mentioned the dreaded FAN DEATH..
Am I the only one who likes complete quiet for sleeping? All air con/ fans etc must be switched off too.
I listen to the static between radio stations. Radios with digital tuners seem more consistent. It helps me sleep better AND is easy on the wallet.
I've been sleeping with ear plugs since my college days years ago - works like a charm. An eye mask does wonders too.
i am with those who like the news or other "talking" at low volume--we (gasp!) have a really nice TV in our bedroom with a power saving feature that lets me turn off the video. i stick on something that won't overly influence my dreams (tried M*A*S*H for awhile but kept dreaming of bombs going off), set the sleep timer, and get lulled off to sleep. i may give some of these iphone ideas a shot, though!
I have the Marpac and it's one of the best things I've purchased since moving into my apartment last May. I've got a roommate who stays out late, and now I never hear her when she comes home. It's great!
In response to Lomer:
Some people (such as myself) cannot sleep at all if it's quiet. I have to have some sort of noise to go to sleep, and the Sleep Mate's quiet hum and soothing wind sounds calm me down and help get me to sleep. So while some people use these machines to block out noises, others use it to create calm sounds to fall asleep by.
I found this page in a search for some way to deal with my upstairs neighbors' TV noise, rather than shooting out their speakers. I've tried a fan, which helps somewhat, but I'm hoping for better. Has anyone use a sound machine for blocking TV noise and which was the best?
White noise works like a charm for us and especially for our son who is now 6 months old. At first we used YouTube and then moved to iPhone apps because they are more portable and also, you can program them to last longer. Our favorite is Sound Sleeper http://parents2parentsapps.com/soundsleeper/ It's free and the quality of the sounds is very good. We use "rain" every night. Such a lifesaver!
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OATS Richard married Alice MOORE 1900
Information & Research Journal.
Richard OATS and Alice Maria MOORE
were married in Victoria in 1900.
Six children located Victorian records for Richard and Alice.
Samuel William OATS.
Born: 1904 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: -
Richard Henry OATS.
Born: 1906 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: -
Florence Elizabeth OATS.
Born: 1908 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: -
George Hedley OATS.
Born: 1910 Eaglehawk, Victoria.
Died: -
Frank Kitchener OATS.
Born: 1915 White Hill, Victoria.
Died: -
Shelbourne Percival OATS.
Born: 1917 White Hill, Victoria.
Died: -
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
on 2010-08-18 02:26:27
TONKIN lives in Victoria, Australia.
Please note. Journals are intended to assist new researchers locate family lines in Australia and should only be used as a guide for follow up research and record searches as intended. Due to spelling and informant errors appearing in the records, typo errors and the misreading of the records by myself mistakes must be expected. Errors will be corrected when detected.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky (WHAS11) -- They were relatively few but they packed a strong political punch. Kentucky primary voters on Tuesday decided candidates for the fall ballot. For nominees without general election opposition, Tuesday's vote has the effect of a general election victory.
The Tea Party made a statement in both the Fourth Congressional District GOP primary, won by the Rand Paul endorsed Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie over six others. Democrat nominee Bill Adkins will face Massie in November in the heavily Republican district.
In a Republican primary for the Louisville Metro Council, Tea Party activist Marilyn Parker unseated incumbent GOP Councilman Jon Ackerson by a slim 37 vote margin. The 18th Metro Council District includes the Shelbyville Road corridor east of I-264.
Jefferson County Democrats chose Tom Wine over three other primary opponents in the Commonwealth's Attorney race. With no Republicans on the fall ballot, and barring a write-in campaign, Wine will succeed Dave Stengel as chief prosecutor in Kentucky's most populous county.
About 10 percent of registered voters turned out statewide, with Jefferson County's turnout at about 15.5 percent.
Mitt Romney outpaced President Barack Obama in the presidential contenders' respective primaries. Romney won the GOP primary with 67 percent of the vote. President Barack Obama garnered only 58 percent support - compared to "uncommitted," which received 42 percent of Democrats' votes.
Incumbent State Representative Wade Hurt (D-Louisville) was unseated by Jeffery Donohue in the Democrat primary for the 37th House District. Two years ago, Hurt won the seat as a Republican after Donohue was disqualified from the ballot.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's Democratic primary became contentious in the closing days of the campaign when the campaign of the subsequent fourth place finisher, Tom Van de Rostyne, aired an attack ad accusing the other candidates of "double-dipping" if they won the election, because each would draw both a pension and a salary while in office.
WHAS11 asked Wine, the de-facto Commonwealth's Attorney elect, whether he would keep Cobb and Van de Rostyne in the Commonwealth's Attorney office.
"The measuring stick for every prosecutor is that they are ethical, they are hard working and they're willing to serve this community," Wine replied, "and I have no reason to believe that Carol Cobb is not going to measure up to that right away."
Wine did not express similar confidence in Van de Rostyne's future in the prosecutor's office. Van de Rostyne is a seasoned hand in the office, having prosecuted more than 1400 cases, including 60 felony cases over the last 11 years.
"I don't know yet what Tom's plans are," Wine said. "but we'll explore that issue when we get there."
Wine was further asked if the attack ads will factor in his decision whether to retain Van de Rostyne as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney.
"Again all I can say is, I just don't know Tom that well and I look forward to talking with both of them," Wine said.
With Tea Party candidates nationally saying that they will not compromise on spending issues, Parker was asked whether she would work to block Mayor Greg Fischer's plans.
"There's only a few issues that I think are non-negotiable," Parker explained, "and that is fiscal responsibility, transparency and ethics."
Railing against the unusually healthy apportionments of taxpayer dollars for Metro Council members to spend in a discretionary fund, Parker vowed to unilaterally turn over 50 to 75 percent of her discretionary monies if it is not a policy, overall.
Parker faces Democrat Teague Ridge in the fall. Ridge is the assistant General Manager at Oxmoor Country Club and owns entertainment and marketing companies.
WHAS11's Political Editor Joe Arnold has a full recap of the night, click on the video player above.
-Romney wins GOP primary in Ky.
-Tea party's Massie wins Republican nomination in 4th District
-Dem incumbent Hurt loses primary to Donahue
-Charles Hatchett, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District 1, Ky.
-John Yarmuth nominated to U.S. House District 3, Kentucky.
-William Adkins, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District 4, Kentucky
-Kenneth Stepp, Dem, nominated U.S. House, District 5, Ky.
-Andy Barr, GOP, nominated U.S. House, District 6, Kentucky


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Be Careful With My Heart, the TV series, is such a phenomenal hit. Who would have thought that a daytime show, whose lead stars were not considered as major players in the industry, will have such a great impact to Philippine television? Richard Yap, who portrays the lead character, Richard "Sir Chief" Lim, has so far, starred in only one teleserye (My Binondo Girl) prior to Be Careful With My Heart. His leading lady, Jodi Sta Maria as the hardworking, cheerful and very determined nanny, Maya dela Rosa, although acknowledged as a very good actress, has never had the chance to star in her own show, before 'Be Careful'.
Now, Richard and Jodi can be considered as superstars, based on the overwhelming reaction of the viewers and the fans, not to mention, TV Ratings, where it consistently outranks even the legendary and invincible Eat Bulaga by a mile. (Latest AGB Nielsen Philippines TV Ratings, taken on March 8 2013 in Mega Manila, shows Eat Bulaga with only 11.7% while Be Careful With My Heart got 27.5%. Kantar Media-TNS Total Philippines Household Ratings for the same date shows Be Careful With My Heart getting 27.4% and Eat Bulaga! with only 13.5%)
The success of Be Careful With My Heart can further be seen in more tangible rewards such as the recent trophies that it had won - USTv Students' Choice Awards' Best Local Daily Soap Opera and Best Ensemble Performance and Gawad Tanglaw's Best TV Series and Best Ensemble Performance.
Above all these, what's most important is that the show is able to fulfill its primary purpose, which is, to entertain. I sincerely enjoy watching this feel-good show. Maybe that's what sets it apart from all teleseryes. It does not give its viewers too many problems. It cheers us up rather than irritates us, which is what most soap operas do. It inspires rather than disappoints. I can miss blogging about other shows, but not 'Be Careful', because I can't afford to miss watching an episode myself.
The game below is Tsapsuy's way of giving tribute to this very special show. I hope you enjoy playing. Right now it only has 20 questions, but I'm hoping I can add more. So ... let's see. How addicted are you to Be Careful With My Heart?
Photos used in the game are mostly screengrab from BCWMH and Youtube.
Special thanks to Abs-Cbn Online and Be Careful Channels.
In case you encounter an error while playing the game, the host (Quiz Revolution) might be down at that instance. Please check back after a few minutes to see if it's already working.
Be Careful With My Heart stars Jodi Sta Maria, Richard Yap, Aiza Seguerra, Jerome Ponce, Janella Salvador, Mutya Orquia, Marlo Mortel, Claire Ruiz and Tom Rodriguez. It airs weekdays on Abs-Cbn's Primetanghali starting at 11:45 AM, and on Saturdays at 10:30 AM for the rewind.
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Kenny Britt–Tennessee Titans
Hauled in four passes and finished second on the team with 62 yards, averaging 15.5 yards per reception. He also grabbed a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to tie the game. Tennessee would go on to beat the Steelers, 26-23.
Anthony Davis- San Francisco 49ers
A fixture at the offensive tackle slot, Davis started in a 26-3 loss to the Giants.
Justin Francis- New England Patriots
The defensive lineman saw action but did not record any statistics in a 24-23 loss to the Seahawks.
Jonathan Freeny- Miami Dolphins
The linebacker played but did not record any statistics in the 17-14 win over the Rams.
Gary Gibson- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Saw time at defensive tackle and recorded four tackles, including three solo and one for a loss in the 38-10 win over the Chiefs.
Clark Harris- Cincinnati Bengals
Primary long snapper for the Bengals in the 34-24 loss to the Browns.
Kevin Haslam- San Diego Chargers
The offensive tackle was signed to the practice squad on Sept. 4.
George Johnson- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Played at defensive end and notched two tackles (both assisted) in the 38-10 win over the Chiefs.
Joe Lefeged- Indianapolis Colts
The safety saw time in the 35-9 loss to the Jets and tallied one tackle on special teams.
Brian Leonard- Cincinnati Bengals
The running back had one reception for three yards in the 34-24 loss to the Browns.
Kevin Malast- Tennessee Titans
On injured reserve list as a linebacker for the Titans.
Joe Martinek- New York Giants
The running back was signed to the practice squad on Oct. 9.
Devin McCourty- New England Patriots
Notched five tackles, including four solo and one for a loss. The cornerback broke up one pass.
Jason McCourty- Tennessee Titans
Recorded one pick and five tackles, including two solo. He also broke up two passes in a 26-23 win over the Steelers.
Ray Rice- Baltimore Ravens
Scored two rushing touchdowns in the 31-29 win over the Cowboys. He accumulated 63 yards on the ground with 16 carries and caught one pass for 43 yards.
Mohamed Sanu- Cincinnati Bengals
Wide receiver was inactive for the contest.
Alex Silvestro- New England Patriots
The tight end was named to the practice squad on Sept. 1.
Tiquan Underwood- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The wide receiver hauled in a 62-yard catch, totaling two catches for 68 yards in the 38-10 win over the Chiefs.
Jamaal Westerman- Arizona Cardinals
Saw the field at linebacker and recorded a special teams tackle in the 19-16 overtime loss to the Bills.
Jeremy Zuttah- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Started at center and helped the Buccaneers to 463 yards of total offense, including 145 on the ground, in the 38-10 win over the Chiefs.


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Most FPS titles lose money says former GoldenEye developer
One of the men behind the original N64 hit GoldenEye 007 has said that apart from an elite few, namely Battlefield and Call Of Duty, most FPS titles are loss-making releases.
Steve Ellis coded the multiplayer element of GoldenEye on the N64 and wen on to found Free Radical, the studio behind the TimeSplitters series and now Crytek UK, and after his experiences with the failure to secure a publisher for TimeSplitters 4 he has decided to move on to iOS development.
Ellis began, "Nobody really buys any FPSes unless they're called Call Of Duty. I guess Battlefield did okay, but aside from that pretty much every FPS loses money. I mean, Crysis 2: great game, but there's no way it came anywhere close to recouping its dev costs."
"I spent the whole of 2008 going round talking to publishers trying to sign up Timesplitters 4," he continued. "There just isn't the interest there in doing anything that tries to step away from the rules of the genre - no one wants to do something that's quirky and different, because it's too much of a risk. And a large part of that is the cost of doing it."
He concluded, "We've been through more than a couple of console generations and seen things grow and grow to a stage where it's not really the business we got into. It's not really what we signed up for at the start. There's plenty of people coming out of university who are dying to do that, so let them find out what it's like and we'll do something different!"
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This is only temporary, but I am removing the demo reel from my portfolio page as I am in the last stages of revising it. This new demo reel is looking great and will definately be a much bigger improvement from the previous one. It has more of a focus on one particular field I have been working hard to get into: "Character Animation". You will also notice that I brought in a few images of concept art, which I created over the past 4 years, that is currently featured on the portfolio page right now. Hopefully, I will have the newly revised reel up and running on or before April 14th.
Take care!
I am going to be spending the next two weeks revising my demo reel that is on my portfolio page. There's alot I can see that needs to be worked on. I'm also trying to get it all nice so the good folks at ReelFX Creative Studios can see my talents. The current reel will still be up and running on my website until I finish this newest one. Check back soon.
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Program Benefits
Why Study Abroad
There are so many reasons to study, work, live and travel abroad. Through feedback from past program participants, anecdotes from our staff, and general information collected from various other sources, we have created this page to justify our claims that EVERYONE should seek out their own Global Experiences.
Global Experiences firmly believes that any experience abroad, whether as a professional, a tourist, an academic, or otherwise can be personally enriching and rewarding. We simply take that to another level by affording invaluable practical work experience at the same time. Each of our staff members has had global experiences (sorry, couldn�t help it!) that have changed each of their lives in different ways, which help prepare your child more effectively for what to expect from their time overseas. Our team is focused on devoting attention to the needs of each individual program participant to ensure the most rewarding and inspirational international experience, helping them Get an edge in life!
Personal Enrichment
We often hear comments like, "I learned more about the world and myself in 5 years of traveling than I did in over 20 years of formal schooling" and "I have a much clearer vision for my future now that I have traveled and gained a new perspective on life".
From parents we often hear, "I wish I would have done that when I was younger" and "Those opportunities weren't available to me growing up".
Global Experiences firmly believes that any experience abroad, whether as a professional, a tourist, an academic, or otherwise can as, if not more, personally enriching and rewarding than any other experience in one's life. Each of our staff members have had such experiences that has changed each of their lives in different ways.
For some those experiences led to career changes or new opportunities while others established unique and lasting friendships around the world. Some decided to pursue a graduate degree upon returning from abroad and others still have yet to return. Though the personal impact of living and working abroad varies for each individual, one thread of uniformity binds us all together, a greater perspective of the world around us and, of course, of ourselves as a result.
Here some reasons in a few words or less why one should travel, work, live and/or study abroad:
- Challenge yourself
- Learn a foreign language
- Gain appreciation for a new and different culture
- Gain appreciation for your own culture
- Establish new lifelong friendships
- See, feel, touch, smell, and taste what the world has to offer
- Because you'll never forgive yourself if you don't, just ask your parents


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Train horn kits allow a vehicle owner to install a train horn into their personal car or truck. Train horn kits are available in a variety of models, and for a variety of prices. Learning about the features necessary for a quality train horn will help you to make a purchase that is durable and sounds authentic.
Accurate Tuning
When purchasing a train horn kit your goal is to replicate the sound of an authentic train horn. Even when buying a cheaper kit the accuracy of tuning is essential to the overall sound your train horn will produce. To produce the sound desired you want to find a horn that can produce the bass in train horns. The train sound is achieved with a precisely tuned kit. A kit that is not accurately tuned will not be comparable to authentic train horns.
Materials Used
Some users of train horns will argue that there is no difference between metal or plastic horns. However, when buying a train horn it is essential to consider the quality of materials used in the construction of the horn. When investing hundreds of dollars in the purchasing of your train horn kit you will want the investment to not only sound good but also be a durable product. When it comes to durability a steel horn is often preferred. Sometimes plastic chrome plated horns warp and break resulting in the need to replace the horn.
Quality of Compressors and Valves
Compressor and valves are essential components in a train horn kit. The train horn kit valve is the key to producing the sound the train horn makes. Finding a kit that includes quality compressors and valves will ensure your train horn functions to optimal standards. For compressors, you will need to find one compressor for every five gallons of air to properly work your train horn. Correct compressors are part of the system that allows the valve to act as the key in the sound production for your train horn.
Air Systems
The air system of the train horn kit includes compressors and valves. It is the entire system designed to deliver the air necessary to produce the sound the train horn makes. The kit should include all of the components of an air system with the correction amount of compressors needed to work the horn.
Train horn kits are available within a broad price range. Determining a list of must have features can be helpful in choosing a train horn kit that fits your budget. An important consideration is deciding if you want to buy a lower quality train horn or if you want to wait until you can afford a higher-quality product. Be aware though that most train horn owners who originally bought a cheaper model switch more expensive models.
A train horn kit is used when you want to install a train horn on your vehicle by choosing a high-quality kit you can ensure that you are best able to replicate the sound you desire. You can visit http://www.trainhornkits.net – train horn to learn more about specific train horn kits for sale.
Safe drinking water is very important for every household user. City water supply cannot be assured as 100% healthy and safety drinking water, most especially if the water pipe installations are having leaks going to your home pipelines. Or, it was installed a decade ago. So, the installation of the moonshine still in your kitchen is one of the best options to get the assurance that you and your family are drinking safe water. Although, there are many suppliers of per gallon of distilled and mineral water but it's a matter of expensive cost in the long run.
These are the helpful tips on how to save safe drinking water in your kitchen without worrying the cost of your electric bill using the moonshine still:
Use the 15 gallons of stainless pot
The 15 gallons of water is equaled to 56+ liters, so if you got 6 family members who will consume 1 liter of drinking water every day, the stock of water in the stainless pot will last up to 9 days. It's a big savings when you are concerned about your electric bills. In this matter, your onetime investment in the installations of the kitchen moonshine still safe drinking water is worth the cost because safety first is a must when it comes to health.
House members' awareness
It is very important that you are going to inform your family members that the safety water can be use only for drinking and cooking, most especially if you got a house helper who is left alone in your home to do all the chores while you're not around. Never assumed that the helper would think the way you do. Without the awareness, they could possibly use the stock of water for washing the kitchen stuffs.
Regular schedule of washing the stainless pot
In keeping the drinking water safety, it is very important that you would clean the stainless pot on regular basis. Although stainless pot is durable against dirt and stains but in the long run, it could stick dirt because of dust.
Regular checkup on the installations
By having the regular checkup on the installations of a moonshine still , any damage like leakage can be prevented as early as it should. The leakage would cause to lose the stock of water saved in the stainless pot. No matter how little the leak could be, but the constant flow will lessen the amount of water inside the stainless pot that will require reproducing again. Always consider that the constant use will really need maintenance, but minimizing the possible damage can be prevented through constant checkup of the unit condition.
There are many ways to produce safety drinking water in your kitchen, however finding the best would be ideal because we spend our income on many ways in addressing the family needs. Now, if you are not familiar with these products yet, you can browse more information online. Or, contact the local plumbers in your area.
Natural hair dyes like http://www.suvarna.co.uk/natural-hair-dye.html – natural hair colour are slowly dominating the market of personal health care products. They are safe, cheaper and recommended by researchers, health experts and stylists. Unlike artificial chemical-based products, these dyes are extracted from natural ingredients making them safe for human and the environment. Dying your hair with natural color makes it long-lasting while still giving it a natural look among other benefits:
Keeps your hair natural without altering the natural composition
The reason why there is so much hype about natural dyes is because they don't interfere with the natural composition of your hair. Instead, they help your hair regain its natural beauty. When you start to use the dyes, you will also realize a relaxed feeling and there will be no cause for side-effects such as hair breakages or itching. At least, organic hair colors have kept beauty enthusiast from the effect of hash chemicals which were prevalent with artificial colors. The pigments of these colors are extracted from flowers and nature's best herbs that don't attack your hair making it to last for years.
Protective and nourishing role
Organic dyes form a protective layer without the need of applying a clay mask before application. Since the dyes are based on natural ingredients, they play a major role when it comes to nourishing your beautiful hair. Your hair becomes extremely smooth and its capillaries thicken creating a solid protection. Natural hair dyes work in all hair types. So whether you have a complicated hair or the one that needs little care, these beauty products are for you. It is also possible to find an "all-in-one" solution for a hair dye. This means that once you are through with putting the color on your hair, you just need to relax without applying any more products.
Allergy risks are minimized
Although some people may exhibit some allergic reactions to some plant extracted dyes, this may only happen once in a while. Today, there is a very notable difference in the number of allergy cases that people experience when they use the natural hair dyes. Instead, many people share an experience of a well revived and a shiny colored hair with little or no maintenance. Natural beauty products continue to make radical changes to all types of hairs. The pigments are widely used to darken hair without any cause of alarm and I guess you will love their affordable prices.
So, how hopeful are the developments of natural hair colors?
Definitely, if you have switched from artificial colors to the new blend of natural dyes, going back is a complete nightmare. Of course you don't want to experience those allergies and bad effects that your hair had when you were using those toxic chemicals. If you never new that natural hair colors existed, it is time to put some in your beauty collection. Once you match your skin tone and the right natural hair dye, at least you hair can become strong and allow you to have beautiful looking hair once again.


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My First Barrel.
hi guys,
i have taken the plunge and i am currently brewing my first beer "kit" a Coopers Canadian Blonde Beer Kit it makes 40 pints, now i have a barrel with tap and safety cap, ideally i would like to put the brew in here to serve once fermented, do i need to buy a co2 injector for it? or will it be OK with no pressure in the barrel?.
sorry if this has been asked but im more of a apfelwine/ wine brewer and have not had to contemplate this before.
many thanks
Do you have a keg set up with a gas line in, and liquid line out, or are we just talking about a barrel with a liquid tap, and like a screw on cap or something?
If it is the later, I would suggest using the priming sugar that came with the kit, and use the calculator below for figuring the correct amount of sugar for your final volume of beer. You need to boil the correct amount of sugar with the correct amount of water as per the calculator, add the cooled mixture to the bottom of the barrel prior to moving your beer in, and gently stir to incorporate. Seal up the barrel as tight as you can, then let sit for two weeks at about 70 degrees, and 1 week in the fridge to carbonate.
I'm not sure what kind of set up you have, so it's hard to give you advice. The coopers kit should have given you some idea of how to carbonate with the priming sugar, and there should be some UTube videos on the subject also.
your a star mate, i have just a plastic barrel and cap and liquid tap, ill follow your info, i have found some more on the coopers website, thanks for taking the time to reply.
just a quick question im about to barrel this with the priming sugar, ill let it stand as per the advise but i don't have a fridge big enough to chill the barrel in, can i drop it in the freezer for a set amount of time to achieve carbonation?
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I love Mexican cuisine. I can enjoy it in Texas of course, but also in Lebanon where I had an outstanding Mexican five-course meal in Deir EL-Kamar one summer, during a gala event; a Mexican chef had been flown in especially for the occasion and created an amazing spread of chile rellenos, mole, ceviches, etc.
I grabbed a few poblano peppers at the farmer's market and my mind was set: I was going to make chile rellenos, Lebanese-style of course.
The poblanos are peeled and seeded and stuffed with roasted green wheat AKA freekeh; if you don't know what freekeh is, it is a very old (2 thousand year-old) method of roasting young green wheat; it used to be our main grain in Lebanon as well as Syria, Palestine and Jordan; nowadays, it is a foodie's dream grain, so nutritious, it blows brown rice et al out of the water! as you cook it, the smokey flavor will waft out of the pot ( reminding me of being in the fields with the faint smell of goat dung); however, when it is cooked, the flavor and texture is so rustic and plain good, you soon become enamored with it; who needs meat when you can eat freekeh instead?
I wanted to use freekeh because I find the traditional picadillo stuffing or cheese stuffing a bit too fatty for my taste. The freekeh is rustic and can easily replace meat; served on the traditional tomato sauce and accompanied by a light and creamy yogurt sauce laced with a mint or cilantro pesto, instead of the Mexican crema. I don't think my version would offend my Mexican friends!
- 4 poblano chile peppers
- olive oil, as needed
- salt, pepper, other spices of your liking (I used Aleppo pepper, a dash of cinnamon, allspice)
- 1 cup of roasted green wheat or freekeh, rinsed and cleaned thoroughly of all debris
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup of assorted nuts, chopped coarsely
- 8 ounces of low-fat yogurt
- a pinch of dry mint or a tablespoon of fresh chopped cilantro
- vegetable oil for frying as needed
- tomato sauce made with one fried chopped onion, some garlic, a pound of chopped tomatoes, a dash of thyme (optional), cooked on the stove for 30 minutes then pureed in a blender
- 4 eggs, separated
- all-purpose flour as needed (to coat the peppers and to use in the batter)
- dash of cream of tartar for the egg whites
First step: Cook the roasted green wheat or freekeh
- Heat some olive oil in a pot, add the chopped onion and when golden, add the freekeh; stir to moisten all the grains for about 3 minutes and season; add 2 cups of water or stock, cover the pot for about 20 minutes or until small holes appear on the surface; uncover the pot, let some more water evaporate, stir again and set aside, adjusting the seasoning.
Second step: Toast the nuts in a 300F oven till golden; add some raisins if you like. Cool the nuts and mix with freekeh.
Third step: Broil the peppers until the skin is blistered and black all around. Take a plastic bag and pour a couple of tablespoons of oil in it then drop the peppers in the bag; close the bag tightly and cover with a kitchen towel for about 30 minutes. Open the bag and skin the peppers and remove all seeds, trying to keep their shape as much as possible.
Fourth step: Fill the peppers with the freekeh mixture, without getting the peppers too full.
- Fifth step: Place the egg yolks and the egg whites in 2 separate bowls; beat the whites first with a dash of cream of tartar, until they form soft but firm peaks. Now beat the yolks until they get thick and lemon-colored and add to the yolks about 3 tablespoons of flour, mixing the flour in well until the mixture is smooth.
- Start adding the whites to the yolks gradually, folding them in with a spatula in an up-and-down motion, gently.
- Place a cup of flour in a plate and coat the peppers with the flour all around.
- Heat enough oil in a deep skillet to reach up to about one inch; when the oil is very hot (365F) take each pepper and using a spoon to hold it coat it with the batter all around. Drop the pepper in the hot oil turning it around after 3 minutes when it is golden on one side.
- Remove the pepper and place on a paper towel; keep in a 225F (warm) oven until ready to serve.
Fifth step:
When ready to serve the chilis, heat the tomato sauce, place the peppers on the sauce; serve with a small bowl of yogurt.
NOTE: You can make a quick mint or cilantro pesto by heating a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a small skillet, adding a tablespoon of dried mint or cilantro, letting sizzle for 30 seconds and swirling it at serving time on the yogurt.


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Mercury Players Theatre gets "Blitzed"
The frenetic pace, bursts of genius, big personalities—these are just a few of the factors people mention when describing the craziness of working in theater.
Now, take those elements, whittle the time frame of writing, casting and producing a play down to a mere twenty-four hours, and you've got what Mercury Players Theatre calls Blitz.
The company has held the kamikaze theatrical experience annually since 2000. Writers are given a theme, a setting and 8 p.m. util the following morning to come up with a script. Then actors and directors are chosen, rehearsals run all day and the plays are performed that night.
"It was a goofy idea," says Marcy Weiland, producer of this year's Blitz X. "It truly is like an entire theater production condensed in twenty-four hours."
All action takes place within the Bartell Theatre, and despite the inherent drama, the endeavor is fun.
"It's kind of a love-fest for the theater people themselves," Weiland says. "You're all in it together and it's so scary."
Two years ago, Mercury Players added a competition for Blitz veterans. Blitz Smackdown is held the day before the traditional Blitz, but involves the same intense time frame. Both events leave participants feeling like anything is possible, says Smackdown producer Bonnie Balke.
"Any production problem can be solved when surrounded by lots of creative, adrenaline-infused theater people," she says. "Playwrights are insane. They have to be."
Mercury Players Theatre's Blitz Smackdown (Round III) and Blitz X take place June 12 and 13, respectively, at the Bartell Theatre. Performances are at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10 at the door only. 661-9696 x5, mercuryplayerstheatre.com
Katie Vaughn is associate editor of Madison Magazine. Read her A&E blog Liberal Arts.


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Previous Winners of Award, Buck O'Neil and Roland Hemond Honored for Enhancing Positive Impact of Baseball on Society, Broadening Game's Appeal
March 26, 2013
(COOPERSTOWN, NY) – His likeness greets thousands of visitors a week at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, with a smile on his face and a Kansas City Monarchs cap in hand.
John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil's legacy lives on everyday in Cooperstown, and the Museum's Buck O'Neil Award is an unflagging reminder of what its namesake meant to baseball.
In the spirit of continuing the legacy of expanding the positive influence on the game synonymous with the award's namesake, the Museum is now accepting nominations for nominees for the Buck O'Neil Award. The Award honors an individual whose extraordinary efforts enhanced baseball's positive impact on society, broadened the game's appeal, and whose character, integrity and dignity are comparable to the qualities exhibited by O'Neil.
Created in 2007 to honor the contributions of a man who spent eight decades in baseball, the Buck O'Neil Award was first presented in 2008 to O'Neil as a tribute to one of the game's great ambassadors. The award, bestowed by the Hall of Fame's Board of Directors not more frequently than once every three years, is symbolized by a life-sized statue of O'Neil – created by nationally renowned sculptor William Behrends – on the Museum's first floor along with glass-panel etchings commemorating O'Neil's contributions to the National Pastime.
The Award is eligible to next be presented in 2014, as it is presented by the Museum's Board no more than every three years. Longtime baseball executive Roland Hemond, now Special Assistant to the President and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks, was presented with the Award in 2011.
Nominations must be submitted in writing, and should detail how the proposed candidate carries O'Neil's extraordinary traits. Nominations are open from the general public, at any time, and may be submitted to: Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Only submissions received by mail will be considered.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is open seven days a week year round, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Museum observes summer hours of 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. from Memorial Day Weekend until the day before Labor Day. From Labor Day until Memorial Day Weekend, the Museum observes daily regular hours of 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Ticket prices are $19.50 for adults (13 and over), $12 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $7 for juniors (ages 7-12). Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children 6 years of age or younger. For more information, visit our Web site at baseballhall.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.


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A long time ago I started making it a point to spend the end of everyday reflecting on my activity and accomplishments during the day – both giving thanks for my blessings, but also thinking critically on what I spent my time doing.
I am a salesman by trade working for an IT organization – so planning is an extremely important part of my routine. Additionally, the most important part of my day comes at the end – when I take a look at my progress and finalize my list of to-do's for the next work day.
For me it is all about accountability – What did I spend my day doing? Was it all productive? Did I waste time? Do I REGRET wasting that time?
For my work life it mainly consists of wasting valuable office hours with distractions when I could be filling the funnel with new prospects or moving deals forward.
With fitness, it has to do with the dietary and physical choices I make.
I suggest this approach: How will what you do make you feel later?
If you eat that cookie, will you regret it? Probably.
If you work out, will you regret it? Not at all.
If you spend time on facebook instead of working, will you regret it? Probably.
If you go for a run, will you regret it? Probably not.
Asking yourself about the choices you made during the day and thinking about them helps you habitually make choices that will make you feel good down the line. No one is going to do stop you daily and make you feel bad about the choices that you make, your life is not theirs and their opinion should not matter anyways.
If you want to make healthy choices, it is up to you to hold yourself accountable when you do not. Feeling guilty when you eat that cookie or miss that workout and forgetting about it is not going to be enough.
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Mystery Man
While drinking cosmopolitans in a fabulous little black dress, Gwendolyn Kidd meets the man of her dreams. Then she takes him home. Then she wakes up alone. But her fear that she lost her dream man turns into a relationship with a mystery man when, night after night in the dead of night, he comes back for more. Hoping it will blossom into something real, she lets him.
But she doesn't even know his name.
Gwen's struggling with the decision to end their crazy non-relationship when her sister-from-hell, Ginger's best friend pays a visit and warns Gwen that if she and her sister don't get smart, they'll both get d-e-a-d, dead. Gwen has no clue what's going on but she's used to Ginger's antics and decides to lay the problem on her sister's biker boyfriend's doorstep. Bad choice. She catches the eye of the biker hottie president of the Chaos Motorcycle Club, not long after she gets the attention of a Denver police detective who surely is on the cover of the DPD's Hot Guy calendar and lastly she hits the Denver Underground radar with a big, loud ping.
This means Gwen's Mystery Man, Cabe "Hawk" Delgado has to step in to keep her safe. But when Hawk gets a dose of Gwen in the daylight, he makes the decision that he finally wants real with Gwen. However when Gwen gets a dose of badass, bossy, straight-talker Hawk in the daylight, she decides she's done.
Thus begins the head-to-head of the Commando vs. Cosmo Girl as Hawk woos Gwen in his own unique way, Gwen survives firebombs, drive-bys, kidnappings, hot pursuits by biker hotties and gorgeous police detectives and discovers the heartbreaking reason why Hawk kept her at arm's length.
And as all this happens, Gwen finds that her sister's troubles are serious trouble and she must decide who to keep alive: her sister-from-hell or the man of her dreams.
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Wild Man
While filling the display case in her bakery, the bell over the door sounds and Tessa O'Hara looks up and sees the man of her dreams. Within thirty seconds he asks her out for a beer. Thirty seconds later, she says yes. But after four months of falling in love, she discovers he's an undercover DEA Agent investigating the possibility she's involved in her ex-husband's drug business.
Obviously Tess decides this means it's over.
But DEA Agent Brock Lucas disagrees. A man on a mission who's really committed to his job, he's spent years in the underbelly of Denver with the dregs of society. And spending four months with Tess, who's as sweet as her cupcakes, he seriously enjoyed his job. But during Tess's interrogation, Brock learns the devastating secret Tess is carrying and he's determined to be the man who helps her heal as well as take her back as she walks on the wild side.
As wild and sweet mix, they face challenge after challenge of family struggling with history and terminal illness. Not to mention, Tess's ex-husband, the drug lord, and Brock's ex-wife, who has a very big playbook, are scheming to tear them apart.
But Brock Lucas has wild in him and in his past on the trail of vengeance he let that wild loose, making a mistake that he would have no idea years later will put his sweet Tess in the position to pay his penance.
Wild Man is available in eBook, print and audible format. Click on a link below to purchase your copy!
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Law Man
I am delighted to mention that Law Man won the RT Book Reviews Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense 2013! I'm so proud of Mitch and Mara for acheiving this awesome tribute!
Four years ago, Mitch Lawson moved across the breezeway from Mara Hanover and she fell in love with the tall, good-looking police detective who had an uncanny ability to dress well even though he's single. It was not a stalker kind of love; she knows she has no hope since Mitch is way out of her league. That doesn't change the fact that he's her dream man.
Then one day Mara's faucet won't turn off and she knows nothing about plumbing. Being a good guy, Mitch offers to help then he invites himself over for pizza. Mara gives it a go but finds herself running away from him (literally) on their first date, standing him up their second and then she runs into him (again literally) on her way to save her ne'er do well, criminal cousin's kids who'd just run away from their ne'er do well, criminal Dad.
Suddenly, Mara finds she has on her hands the guardianship of two kids and a gorgeous police detective who's willing to do anything to help out...including giving fabulous foot rubs.
But Mara knows who she is and where she came from and she knows Detective Mitch Lawson is better than her. Hot law man Mitch disagrees and his challenge is to convince Mara to let go of her past. He sets about building a family at the same time he finds he also needs to protect them all against known and unknown adversaries that would tear them apart.
Law Man is available in ebook, print and audible format. Click on a link below to purchase your copy!
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Motorcycle Man
Motorcycle Man made the final round for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2012 coming in the top ten! A huge honor for Tack, Tyra and moi! A big thank you to all who voted!
Stuck in a colorless world, Tyra Masters decides to chuck her old life and starts searching for something. She doesn't know what it is until she meets her dream man. The goateed, tattooed, muscled, gravelly voiced motorcycle man who plies her with tequila and gives her the best sex of her life. But she knows it isn't the tequila and sex talking. He's it. He's who she's been daydreaming about since she could remember.
Until he makes it clear she isn't who he's looking for.
Tyra slinks away from his bed, humiliated. The problem is, he's her new boss. She just may or may not have forgotten to tell him that part.
Kane "Tack" Allen has a rule. He doesn't employ someone he's slept with. And he lets Tyra know that in his motorcycle man way. Tyra fights for her job and wins it using sass and a technicality. Tack challenges her that if she hits his bed one more time, she loses her job.
Tyra is determined to keep her job and keep away from Tack. But she makes a big mistake. During their head to heads, she lets it all hang out and shows Tack she is who he's looking for. And Tack has had a good woman slip through his fingers, he's not about to let that happen again.
Although Tack colors Tyra's world with a vibrancy that's blinding, being with him means she has to live in his Motorcycle Club world. Full on, no holds barred. And since Tack's world, not to mention Tack, is a little scary, Tyra isn't so sure.
It's Tack's job to convince her.
Motorcycle Man is out now in eBook, print and audible formats. Click on a link below to puchase your copy!
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Where Do We Go from Here?
Alas, Motorcycle Man is the end of the Dream Man Series. But would I leave you hanging?
The Dream Man Series has spun off into the Chaos Series. As of now, I don't know how many books will be in this series. What I do know is that the beginning of this series has been picked up by Grand Central Publishing and the first two books have been published! This series started with the story of Tabby and Shy, Own the Wind and next up was Lanie and Hop in Fire Inside. Check out the Chaos section for more details.
In other words, lots more motorcycle club mayhem coming at you! Right on!


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