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United States District Court, E.D. New York
September 4, 2013
SUNOCO, INC. (R&M), Plaintiff,v.175-33 HORACE HARDING REALTY CORP., Defendant
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For Plaintiff: Michael C. Falk, Esq., Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Othiamba Nkosi Lovelace, Esq., Reed Smith LLP, New York, NY.
For Defendant: Kenneth L. Robinson, Esq., Robinson & Associates, P.C., Syosset, NY.
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SEYBERT, District Judge
Plaintiff Sunoco, Inc. (R& M) (" Plaintiff" or " Sunoco" ) commenced this action on May 12, 2011 against Defendant 175-33 Horace Harding Realty Corp. (" Defendant" or " Horace Harding" ) asserting claims for breach of contract, declaratory judgment, and violation of the New York Navigation Law. Defendant answered and filed counterclaims for breach of contract, indemnification, and violation of the New York Navigation Law. Currently pending before the Court are: (1) Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment on the liability portion of its breach of contract claim and on Defendant's counterclaims; and (2) Defendant's motion for summary judgment seeking that the Court dismiss all of Plaintiff's claims and grant Defendant summary judgment on its counterclaims. For the following reasons Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART and Defendant's motion is DENIED.
On November 30, 1998, Plaintiff and Defendant entered into an " Agreement of Sale" pursuant to which Plaintiff agreed to sell, and Defendant agreed to buy, property at 175-33 Horace Harding Expressway in Flushing, New York (the " Property" or the " Site" ). (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 2; Def.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 2.) Prior to the sale, both parties were aware that the Property was contaminated, and in fact the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (" NYSDEC" ) had assigned Spill No. 99-9665 regarding a November 9, 1999 report of petroleum contamination at the Property. (Def.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ ¶ 3-4.) As such and pursuant to the Agreement of Sale, Plaintiff agreed to be responsible, at its cost and expense, for remediating to the satisfaction of the NYSDEC, any environmental contamination at the Property that existed prior to the sale to Defendant. (See Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 5.)
The Agreement of Sale also provided that if there was a " New Release" of contaminates while Plaintiff was conducting environmental activity in accordance with the Agreement but after the Settlement Date,[2] Defendant would be responsible for the additional cost of remediation attributable to the New Release. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 5.) If there was a dispute regarding a New Release, the Agreement of Sale further provided that:
BUYER and SELLER will mutually agree on an environmental consultant to make a determination as to the quantity of contamination resulting from the New Release and (i) whether there is a New Release, and if a New Release, (ii) the increase in the cost of remediation due to the New Release . . . . The method of
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selection of the environmental consultant will be as follows: Initial consideration will be given to the consultant hired by the SELLER to conduct to remediation [sic] or monitoring. If BUYER and SELLER do not agree to use this consultant, SELLER will submit to BUYER a list of four consultants from which BUYER will select one within ten days after receiving the list.
(Agreement of Sale ¶ 12(g).)
Defendant took title to the Property on May 20, 1999 and has operated a retail gas station on the Site since then. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ ¶ 7, 12; Def.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ ¶ 1, 8.) In or about April 2002, Global Construction, a corporation that constructs gasoline and service stations, had been working on the Property making repairs. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 17.) As part of that work, Mr. Russell McCroy, a Global Construction employee at the time, began investigating a possible gas leak. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ ¶ 16, 19.) Mr. McCroy first performed a helium test at the Site, but was unable to locate the leak. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 20.) As such, Global Construction excavated the lines, and according to Plaintiff, ultimately discovered a leak. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 21.)
On April 1, 2002, an unknown individual reported a " line test failure" at the Property to the NYSDEC. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 14; Def.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 11.) The NYSDEC thus opened a spill number for the Property (the " 2002 Spill Report" ). (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 13.) Defendant disputes that there was a release of contaminates and avers that the 2002 Spill Report does not indicate that any petroleum was discharged. (Def.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 13.)
According to Plaintiff, Global Construction fixed the leak and, as was its usual practice, contacted another company--Crompco--to test the underground storage tanks and the lines, piping, and equipment. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ ¶ 23-26.) Crompco tested the Site, and the system passed all tests. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 26.)
On July 22, 2002, and on other occasions, Plaintiff notified Defendant that it believed that a New Release had occurred at the Site due to the aforementioned events and that action pursuant to Paragraph 12(g) of the Agreement of Sale was required. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 32.) Defendant disputed any New Release and did not agree to an environmental consultant hired by Plaintiff. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ ¶ 33-34.)
According to Plaintiff, the parties then followed the terms of the Agreement of Sale and jointly selected EnviroTrac Ltd. (" EnviroTrac" ) " to conduct a forensic investigation and remediation cost allocation analysis with respect to the Site." (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 36.) Defendant maintains that it agreed to the joint selection of an environmental consultant in an attempt to negotiate a settlement, but not necessarily pursuant to the Agreement of Sale. (Def.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 28.) Furthermore, Defendant asserts that EnviroTrac was to determine only the quantity of contamination, if a New Release occurred, and the increased cost of remediation attributable to the New Release. (Def.s' 56.1 Counterstmt. ¶ 14.) EnviroTrac, says Defendant, was not to determine the percentages of liability. (Def.'s 56.1 Counterstmt. ¶ 14.)
In March 2006, Joseph Byrnes, President of EnviroTrac, produced a report entitled " Environmental Forensic Evaluation and Remediation Cost Allocation" (" EnviroTrac Report" ). (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 41.) EnviroTrac determined that multiple New Releases occurred after the Settlement Date, and it allocated responsibility for remediation of contamination at the Property with 5% responsibility to Plaintiff and 95% to Defendant. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 47.) Plaintiff conducted remediation, but Defendant has refused to pay. (Pl.'s 56.1 Stmt. ¶ 56.)
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Cropped Sweater Top
This is very practical for winter. In fact, I will wear this out in the snow and roll around in it for a while. I don't think I'll get frostbite, because my belly is fully covered.
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The Republicans and their candidate are poisoning the well. Look at it. There is a palpable feeling of defeat in the air for them. And so when the radical and dangerous elements of their base start showing off, the do nothing to stop it. Nothing.
Joe Biden said today that it was absolutely irresponsible for a candidate running for the Vice Presidency not to stop and rebuke the person who yelled out "kill him". And he's right. I mean, come on, decent human beings don't say that people should be killed. It's the absurd, horrible people.
And what happens next month after election day? 4 years ago, I was devastated after election day. I literally couldn't stop crying. I had to leave a meeting in the middle because I had cried so much, I had a headache. And I bet I'm not the only person who reacted in a manner like that.
But here's the thing, none of us went out and committed acts of violence.
But we can not trust the Republicans to react as we did. They're storing up resentment and hatred. And they've got crazy racists on their side.
The well is being poisoned and we are all in danger.
But I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
update: Obama, McCain Transition Efforts Are Worlds Apart
This is an example of what I'm talking about. Obama's campaign is prepared for the transition. They've put thought into the upcoming months. Planning ahead.
McCain, well apparently not so much.
The Arizona Senator has instructed his team to not spend time on the transition effort, according to the source,...Apparently not wanting to put the cart before the horse and to concentrate on campaigning. But, for me, it just highlights that he isn't planning to win. In a very tortured analogy: it's like winning the lottery. Every single one of us plans what we'd do if we won the lottery. Isn't the election a totally different sort of lottery to these two men? They're the finalists in a competition one of them is sure to win. Of course you have to plan what you're going to do.


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Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka
my personal observation of the world from the top of my bike saddle, through the lens of my camera (WARNING: my grammar and spellign SCUK!) Click on the picture for larger view.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Happy Feet Kathmandu
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Labels: Happy Feet, Holidays, Kathmandu
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Ruth Sahanaya Concerto
T.A bought us tickets for teh concert. I only know 1 or 2 of her songs. Kau Lah Segalanya is an ALL time favorite.
Since we don't really know other songs and I got quite turned off when she invited daughter to perform. We left the concert hall before even half way through.
Christ Botti was a lot better. Plenary Hall in KL Convention Centre should be managed properly. Acoustic was not fantastic and the event was not (for musical show as such) properly managed.
How could you not switch off your walkie talkie during the show.
Supper at MO was great!
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Anwar oh Anwar
Trust the politicians.
They say do not use the mosques for political purposes.
So why do they use Quran?
I think it's an insult to the holly book being used just to win a political agenda.
Looks desperate to me.
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Sheer Driving Pleasure
Trust the German.
It was a pleasure driving this baby from KL to Kuantan and back to KL.
What a babe.
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2012 Baby
Hopefully 2012 will be a busy year for me. Some work on the new area has started. We hope to get some production before Chinese New Year - InsyaAllah.
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Found this park just outside The Regency Club at Kuantan Hyatt recently. The sticker in the car says "STOP LYNAS"
I personally think LYNAS project is pretty safe. Too bad, too many politicians tried make it such a big issue.
Most of the people who talk about it didn't even do a proper researhc. They just wanna have a nice propaganda.
Oh well, thats politics.
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I am a MILLIONAIRE! NOT!
I change some Ringgit Malaysia into Indonesia Rupiah today. Bali, here I come. Before that I will be exploring the dream island called Gili Terawangan.
Can't wait.
Merry Xmas Gifts
Of course I don't celebrate Christmas but commercially, almost everybody does.
Jesus was not born on 25th December to begin with and no Christmas tree is mentioned in the Bible anyway. And Santa Clause - if you are still oblivious - HE DOESN'T EXIST
Sorry to disappoint you.
However, I love my Christmas gifts. Thanks you friends. I love them all
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Caught Red Handed
I had this while driving on the way back form running some errands. Lots of things need to be done before my Xmas - New Year holidays.
Eating doughnut with molten chocolate while driving should be banned - like you cant use handphone etc. I could wait, I gobbled everything in my car.
Suddenly I got and sms on my phone:
"U enjoying your chocs fatty hehe"
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Labels: food
Monday, October 31, 2011
The UGLY Malaysians
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Classic JD
We ha d a four-way conference call this morning, initiated by JD.
It was totally hilarious as JD can sometimes be such an airhead – even though he is a brilliant kinda guy.
A snippet:
JD: B, did you drop me as Facebook friend.
B: How can I drop some thing I haven't added.
I guess the adding and dropping as friends in Facebook is quite a drama, to some people a trauma.
I have my own share of this.
I am glad it happened though.
One thing for sure, I need to eliminate some names who have been spamming me with promotions of a club. I get 3 of the same messages for the same event, of which I have no intention to go.
Like I said - spamming should be illegal.
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Spiritual Journey - Makkah and Madinah
This series of photos were shot (secretly) during my Umrah, a couple of years ago. All photos were capture by using my Nokia Communicator E90.
|Masji AL Nabawi, also known as Masjid Nabi
|Makkah is always busy, hectic and I felt the crowd. Madinah is peaceful, quiet and cooling. I love Madinah. I felt like I was on a holiday.
|This scene is typical during Ramadhan. People reciting the Quran - throughout the day - and night.
|The 5 item on the foreground is actually a stand for air Zam Zam
|These are retractable roofs which is opened at night. The mechanical movements of the huge roof opens up to the sky.
|The Raudah - where most prayers are answered by His Almighty.
|The hotels - just a stone throw away from the Masjid
Kuala Lumpur City Center - 15 seconds exposure
I was bored after dinner. The weather was perfect, in fact it was rather cold on the way back.
I reached KLCC almost midnight.
Before I managed to set up the tripod he lights were off. So it's kind of a dark (KLCC) subject.
I like the moon and the thin cloud formation.
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rosti very easy- grate potatoes, and put into a collander.
Press the mixture to Drain some of the liquid.
Season with salt and pepper( chili flakes pun boleh)
Then mould into shape and cook: option
1) in a frying pan on a low heat about 17-10mins each side, or :
2) roast in a preheated oven around 200'c for about 1/2 hour
Yo can also add some chopped oninons to the mixture if you like..
I just found this draft, supposed to be published months ago. I was crazy about rosti - a simple Swiss potato "pancake"
I just found this draft, supposed to be published months ago. I was crazy about rosti - a simple Swiss potato "pancake"
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Sand Art
I recently saw this in Johor Bahru during a photoshoot.
Its pretty cool. I haven't seen this before. Its dynamic with subtle frame transition accompany with music.
I stood there for awhile to enjoy it - and of course interview the artist.
COOL, I thought.
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Tuan Senang Besar
|Credit: Photo by Jason Hue
The passing of a friend which reminds us not to take our life for granted.
Kharis, even though I do not know him very well, is a jovial guy I me a couple of years ago, on his bike in Ulu Langat. Our favorite route of nasi lemak and durian finale.
We rode together at lest ONCE, climbing up Genting Peres - the political boundary of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.
I also bumped into him running the 10km Lake Garden - Kenny Hills loop in the city.
He was quite a jovial guy. Very active in social media, very likable and sometime he throw on my wall with some subtly controversial remarks - but I didn't mind it at all. It was just a joke.
He had a good sense of humor, quite articulate and vocal on face book.
I am proud to have someone like him as a friend.
May Allah bless your soul my friend.
|Shot this in Masjid Bulat in PJ while waiting for TSB's jenazah to arrive.
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Nelson Mandela
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Ikan Singgang Terengganu
One of the most simple dishes and yet one of the most delicious. Have this with steaming HOT rice.
You will thank me.
Bahan-bahan ( untuk 2 orang makan )
- 2-4 potong ikan tongkol/kayu/aya / tenggiri
- 1 cm lengkuas
- 1 cm kunyit hidup
- 3-4 ulas bawang putih
- 1-2 keping asam keping
- Garam secukup rasa
- Cili padi ikut citarasa
- Air ( agak2 - kalau suka kuah banyak, lebihkan airnya)
- Masukkan air ke dalam periuk dan masak sehingga hampir mendidih.
- Kemudian, masukkan semua bahan - ikan, lengkuas, kunyit hidup, bawang putih yang telah dihiris/diketuk, asam keping, garam dan ajinamoto ke dalam periuk tadi.
- Rebus sehingga ikan betul2 masak, seterusnya campakkan cili padi ke dalam periuk. that's all. Selesai sudah satu masakan yang simple. Boleh terus hidangkan. Makan semasa panas - sedapppp!!!
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Food food food
Can't really be abroad for more than 10 days and not missing my Melayu food.
These are traditional Terengganu food served during buka puasa just a couple of days before Raya. We all ate together, on the floor.
Buak Puasa can't be better than this.
|The spread
|Telur dadar
|Timung Cina
|Sambal Belacan power
|Ikang Kembong
|Kerabu Mangga
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This is my Things To Do List. I am quite fashion. Besides the accessibility to smart phones with endless features, I still prefer this.
Old fashion it is, but I don't care.
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Labels: Things To Do, typewriter
Ungku Farrah
|During my assignment to photograph Thistle Hotel in JB, I saw scores of painting by Ungku Farrah in different parts of the hotel. I was attracted to this one. I acquired it and now sitting in my living room.
Not sure where to hang it yet.
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Stanford 87, Arizona 76
The Cardinal bounced back after a
tough loss to ASU, pulling away from
the determined Wildcats in the second
Tara and Joan Bonvicini chatted amiably before the game.
Mr. New helped Mrs. New to relax before the contest began.
Candice had a team high 24 points, 18 of
them in the first half.
Brooke led the second half attack, finishing
the game with 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Jill had a big night: 15 points, a team high
9 rebounds, and 4 assists.
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Cancer in Children with High Calorie and Protein Needs
For children who suffer from cancer, the food they need as part of supportive therapy. In addition to clean and not contaminated with germs, children need foods high in calories and high in protein with a pattern of balanced nutrition.
The pattern is not only the nutrients needed for balanced growth in children, but it is also important for children who have cancer. In some cancer patients do not find children with feeding problems during treatment. They can still eat enough to get necessary nutrients. However, some patients have trouble eating, thereby losing weight and impaired growth.
According to Drs. Gatot Djajadiman, SP.A (K), children oncologist FKUI / RSCM, if the child is having difficulty eating, should be considered the first cause. "If it is caused by the effects of chemotherapy drugs, usually nauseous reliever medication," said 61-year-old became a doctor. Nausea was frequently occur in patients receiving chemotherapy.
Do not give vitamins
In children with cancer, the provision of food needed to help achieve normal growth and weight gain and prevent the emergence of problems that may occur.
In contrast to healthy children, children of cancer patients is not recommended to consume vitamins. He feared, given vitamins actually taken up by cancer cells. "Cell so greedy, especially leukemia and active," said Dr. Djajadiman.
The milk and food can give enough power. In the book Immunity Foods for Children, Lucy Burney suggested that the main meal and a cocktail party, in small amounts more often to children who are undergoing chemotherapy. These foods should be high in vegetable protein, soluble fiber and essential fatty acids to help balance the nutrients in the body.
On the other hand, children who were treated with steroids tend to have the effect of retaining water, which then gain weight. For children with cancer are diet rich in vegetables and fruits, as it helps remove excess water.
Fatty acids should be avoided. In contrast, children can be given foods containing wheat, fish, soy, nuts, and others. Light snack should consist of fruits and vegetables.
Fiber from fruits and vegetables will help to balance glucose levels in the blood and help eliminate toxins and carcinogens from the body. Entering the broccoli in the diet of a child can also be done, given this plant contains components that are antikarsinogenik.
Foods rich in vitamin C have the effect of improving. Vitamin C is used to make collagen, which strengthens the cell membrane, helping to stop cancer cell division.
Do not force the Food
Parents should ensure that children with cancer get the best nutrients. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital offers the following recommendations:
- Cancer patients tend to eat less food during the treatment cycle, but improve in the cycle. Encourage children to eat more when they are in better condition.
- Sometimes the child is too sick to eat or drink to excess. At that time, tend to offer food or drink he liked. This will help your child add energy.
- Remind children when it comes time to eat, but do not force.
- Provide the food ordered. However, if the food you want you can not get in an hour, do not waste time searching. Generally, a child's appetite has come after this period.
- It's best not force your child to eat, especially youth. Therefore, they tend to do the opposite of what he wants.
- The reason behind the need for good nutrition can be explained to children who are older. They could also be involved in meeting the nutritional requirements as high as possible.


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It's difficult to "review" a book you love so much, a book that grabs you up and sucks you into its world with such tenacity that you simultaneously cannot stop reading but consciously slow your pace to prolong the delight, a book with characters so painfully human and flawed you know them in the deepest place in your heart, a book that fills you with despair in one moment and then elevates you with hope at another.
How does one presume to comment on a book like that?
I can tell you this much. When you hear about this book – and you will hear about it – you will hear that it's about "living the life you were meant to live." While it is about that, it is also about redemption and recovery and finding a way to go on living when the world is nothing but a horrendous piercing scream.
At its bare bones, A Good Hard Look, is the story of a group of people in Milledgeville, Georgia, in the early 1960's. It's the story of Cookie Himmel, a local socialite, and Melvin Whiteson, her rich fiance from New York, who have come back to Cookie's hometown to start a new life. It's the story of Lona Waters, the dutiful wife of a local policeman, who spends her days sewing curtains, smoking marijuana, and dreaming of a different life. It's the story of young Joe Trendel, and how his adolescent yearnings for Life with a capital L propel him directly into tragedy. And it's the story of Flannery O'Connor, whose presence in the midst of every character's life, becomes the guiding force of this exceptional novel.
This fictionalizing of literary figures has become something of a trend, and when I first heard about a new novel that featured the iconic Southern writer Flannery O'Connor as a main character, I admit to a momentary eye-roll. "Another one of those," I thought.
But Flannery's presence in the novel is more than just a device. She is a fully realized character, who interacts believably and equally with the other characters. The irony is that while Flannery O'Connor is actually dying (of lupus), she is the most alive of anyone in this novel, and is instrumental in pushing the other characters toward a fuller realization of their own life dreams – albeit with tragic consequences.
And that's where the redemption comes in. Despite a tragedy of epic proportions, there is a return to life, perhaps even to a fuller, more meaningful life, than the reader could ever have expected.
If only life could be shaped the way she shaped stories on her typewriter. A character said something provocative, and Flannery sat with the sentence. She could read it aloud and weigh its significance. If the sentence turned the story in a new, unexpected direction, one that sent her fingers flying across the typewriter keys in an attempt to keep up with what he said and what she said in response and what that new character who'd just showed up said, then she knew it was a keeper.
But life happened in the moment. There was no time to think, no time to stare at the blank wall above her desk and wonder what was right and what was wrong, no opportunity to try out a statement, one that might change her life, and then erase it before anyone else heard what she'd said.
The maturity of Ann Napolitano's writing and vision belies her age. She says that she was drawn to the character of Flannery O'Connor when she herself contracted an autoimmune disorder, and was chronically ill for several years. In an interview with Joshilyn Jackson, Napolitano said "that experience really drove home for me the fragility of life, and since then I've been viscerally afraid of wasting time. I look at myself and at the people around me and think: What do you really want to do? Let's figure out a way to do it now. How do you want to live? Let's start living that way today. Not surprisingly, this way of thinking has also bled into my writing—how to live life is a major theme in A Good Hard Look."
Don't waste any more time. Buy this book now. You'll want to keep it and read it again and again, whenever your courage for life is flagging, and your spirits need moving.
I'm grateful to TLC Tours for the opportunity to read this wonderful novel.
A GOOD HARD LOOK, by Ann Napolitano
The Penguin Press, New York, 2011
326 pages


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It is the time of year that everything is new and a positive attitude prevails. We are all happy and bright because the last year is gone and we are full of hope for the next. OK I try. Then I turn on the news and it is the same vast wasteland. The Iowa Caucases, missing babies, lobster divers in Haiti crippled to provide a 'living' for their families. Plus the latest divorce by celebraties that I don't know and could care less about.
I have to withdraw from the TV and wait for the RFD broadcast of the Rose Parade. Why RFD? Because the other stations have to continually talk about nothing. Families all over are watching for their kids in the bands to come marching down the street after laboring to raise money for the trip. Then the TV stations who traditionally broadcast them cut to talk about zip, and go to commercial.
I have to commend Patrick Gottsch and RFD for remembering that people want to see everything. There is limited commercials and Pam Minnick and Orien Samuelson promise to shut up when something interesting is on and also let the bands play. This is really starting off the new year on a good note.
For the rest of the country we will be bombarded by lies and accusations about candidate after candidate and the facts will be lost in the nastiness. With a President and all his cronies that are documented to be socialists and radicals we hope for CHANGE.
And for all the bums in Congress of all parties may your careers be short and may the states elect someone who really cares about the country being bought and controlled by China. And may all the radical factions that use causes as another excuse to control a free people, may you finally be exposed for who you are and some form of common sense prevails.
In a recent interview, a California farmer brought up the fact that within 3 years eggs will not be produced in that state because of regulation and the power of groups who would rather see eggs from China and Beef from Brazil, than let the American Farmer do what he is the best in the world at.
With all the emotionalism and pop science that takes the place of good practice it makes you very pessimistic.
So with very mixed emotions I wish everyone a Happy New Year!


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Monday, April 22, 2013
Ethnic cleansing in the land of Oz
That aside, what I was really struck by were the racial dynamics of the casting. Roughly ten percent of the Munchkins and Tinkers were black, yet there was not a single Asian or Hispanic in sight. Hollywood is obviously uncomfortable excluding blacks, yet they seem to feel perfectly comfortable excluding Asians and Latinos. What gives?
Even worse, this movie was supposed to be a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Yet by the time Dorothy landed in Oz, there was not a black to be seen. What had happened in the intervening years? Had the white Munchkins simply killed all of the black ones? They certainly showed no signs of their intentions in Oz the Great and Powerful, even going so far as to appoint a black man as chief tinker, a position requiring great mechanical ingenuity.
I would never have guessed that the Lollipop Kids were white supremacists, but it does appear that way. (Were the Scarecrow and the Tin Man guilty as well? Perhaps Oz himself played the role of Hitler.) Somebody should investigate.
Another interesting aspect of the movie was that all of the white residents of Oz looked like cornfed Anglos straight from the 1943 cast of Oklahoma! And the good witch was played by Michelle Williams, a blonde Anglo of part Norwegian descent:
Yet the wicked witches were played by Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis, both of whom are of Jewish descent:
Was there a message being conveyed there? Are the folks who run Hollywood really that anti-Semitic?
I must confess myself greatly confused.
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- Anonymous said...
"What had happened in the intervening years?"
They turned into flying monkeys.
(I'll show myself out)
- April 22, 2013 at 12:25 PM
- John Craig said...
Anon --
You were wise to remain anonymous with that comment.
- April 22, 2013 at 2:52 PM
- bluffcreek1967 said...
The Chief Tinker was probably their equivalent of black actor, Morgan Freeman, who's seemingly in almost every film these days. He always portrays the wise black man whom whites look up to in awe and totally dependent upon.
As I'm sure you're quite aware, blacks are almost always portrayed in TV and the movies as smarter and more advanced than they are in real life. TV commercials, especially, make blacks appear calm, intelligent and somewhat low-keyed than they are in reality, while white men are portrayed as feminine, somewhat goofy and awkward, and completely intimidated by women.
- April 23, 2013 at 1:06 PM
- John Craig said...
Ambrose --
Yes, I'm well aware of that; I think the quintessential Morgan Freeman role was when he played God.
The thing is, I meet black people all the time whom I like, on a personal basis. I always know that deep down, their loyalties will be different from mine, but if they are polite and congenial, I like them. What I resent is the constant hypocrisy from the media, and from political spokespeople. Any sort of honesty about racial differences is looked upon as blasphemy, and there is a huge double standard about what sorts of criticism and loyalties are allowed by different groups. I think that it's that double standard which causes resentment more than the behavior of individual blacks.
The IQ difference just shouldn't be that big of a deal. Whites have higher IQ's, on average, and blacks have more testosterone, on average. If race weren't such a sacred cow in this country, those differences wouldn't necessarily be all that radioactive, or even interesting. Look at the difference in muscularity between men and women; no one makes a big deal about that, or harps on it, or denies it. It's just there, front and center, accepted by all, and no big deal. But racial differences are anathema to those who who set the limits of polite discourse in our society -- and that, more than anything else, sours race relations.
I personally have known plenty of people with high IQ's whom I've despised, and plenty of those with lower ones whom I've liked. Dishonesty and hypocrisy are contemptible traits no matter the IQ of those who exhibit them, and nowhere are they exhibited more blatantly than on the subject of race.
- April 23, 2013 at 5:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
re: difference in male/female musculature
The "anything you can do" feminist policies in recruiting police, fire(persons), and soldiers present a nominal admission of the difference -- in the form of different testing standards for pushups, etc -- but even having those double standards is a denial of the difference. Those jobs require well-known, base abilities of their applicants, to be able to physically handle a firehose, combat pack, or a 300-lb motorist on PCP. None of those objects will suddenly lighten up, after noticing that a weaker female is attempting to manipulate them.
- April 23, 2013 at 6:58 PM
- John Craig said...
Anon --
You're exactly right. I was talking about most people in the country being accepting of gender differences, not the fringe lunatics of the feminist movement. The mere fact that we have separate athletic competitions for males and females is tacit acceptance by just about everybody that there are built in differences which will never be bridged. I'd love to hear a feminist agitate for "integration" when it comes to competitive sports.
- April 23, 2013 at 7:21 PM


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I was on a Lake Michigan charter this past year diving one of my favorite shipwrecks out of the Chicago area, the Straits of Mackinac. We were with a group of recreational divers and in rare form, I was diving single tanks as apposed to diving my doubles. One of the divers on board the boat asked me why I was diving a long hose on my single tank rig. He thought that the long hose was only for technical divers. While there are a number of reasons why technical and cave divers use the long hose, recreational divers can also benefit by diving the long hose.
Of course the long hose helps facilitate swimming single file in order to get through a restriction. For recreational divers, that could be a shipwreck. The short hose makes swimming single file almost impossible, unless you are top of teach other. Shipwreck penetration is done at recreational limits, but many recreational divers are not prepared to handle emergencies that can occur. Imagine this, two divers enter a shipwreck in 40 feet of water. Diver A runs out of air while inside the wreck. Now if the divers are on short hoses, not only will the divers NOT be able to swim single file to get out of the wreck, but they will most likely stir up the fine silt that exists inside shipwrecks. Now the dive team just experienced a major event with the out of air. Then to compound the stress with a low/no visibility exit. If diver B donated to diver A with the long hose, the team could exit single file and still maintain touch contact in the low/no visibility environment.
The long hose also makes for a much more comfortable air sharing ascent. During my open water class, I was taught to lock arms with my buddy and ascend. I do have a couple problems with this method. First, when you lock arms with your buddy, you are now going to perform an ascent with one arm. Assuming you are locking your right arms together, you only have your left arm free. This works for dumping gas out of your BCD and dry suit. When I teach students on short hoses, I can't tell you how many times I've been hit in the face by students dumping gas out of their BCD. If that were a stressful situation (like a real out of air), a smack to the face may dislodge a regulator or knock off a mask causing more problems (or cause active panic). The second issue I have for this method is that if a diver runs out of air and shares air with his buddy, he is still highly stressed. This elevated stress level can cause a diver to swim to the surface more rapidly than a normal ascent. If I'm sharing air and holding onto a diver who is on an uncontrolled ascent, then I'm rocketing to the surface too. The long hose forces the receiving diver to slow down and stay with the regulator. If a diver decides to bolt to the surface, there is almost nothing you can do to stop them. However, if a diver is still stressed and able to maintain some control of themselves, there is no need to hold onto each other.
If a recreational diver ever decides to transition into technical diving, then they won't have to learn how to use the long hose. It will be a smooth transition and allow the diver to focus on technical diving skills rather than fundamental skills. Because most dive stores and charter operations do not rent long hoses as part of their rental units, I teach my open water students on both short hoses and long hoses, with more emphasis on the long hose. Overall, I feel that the long hose is the better choice for recreational divers.
Thanks to Duane Johnson of Precision Diving
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They say that wars are started by religion
but what religion started what war
The Romans started many wars
fighting to take over country's
Yet they had thousands of Gods
can you say that their religion
was behind their wars or was it greed
once beaten country's had to pay a tribute
the first world war was started
by the assassination of
the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
and his wife
The second world war was created
by Hitlers desire to make a better world
Fighting in Russia, the death of the Czar
was created by the theories of communism
Wanting to make a better world
Hundreds of reasons have been behind
the creation of wars
religion at times is one of them
but you also need to look a which religion
every body blames christians for the crusades
yet the European Crusades started
in retaliation for the Muslim crusades
Thousands of Pilgrims visiting Jerusalem
were killed by the Muslim Invasion
the word travelled back through Europe
inciting the the Christians to start their crusades
Never look a gift horse in the mouth
the battle of troy
was create by the love of woman
Helen of troy
to create such a broad statement
as religion is behind all the wars
is a statement of racism
creating anti religious propaganda
Granted religion has a lot to be ashamed of
yet read the bible and you hear
thou shalt not Kill
People have killed saying
That is in the name of God
but in truth murder and wars
are created by people
people wanting power
People following the desire for money
people seeking revenge
wars are not created by religion
wars are created by people
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A murder inquiry is under way after a man was shot dead in a Glasgow play park.
The 23-year-old, named locally as Jamie Lee, was seriously hurt during a large-scale disturbance in the Castlemilk area at about 20:00 on Saturday. He died in hospital the following day.
A 25-year-old man remains in a serious condition following the incident, which police said involved up to 15 people.
Four others received more minor injuries.
Det Ch Insp Martin Fergus said: "It is vital that we trace everyone involved in this incident.
"Anyone with information that could assist our investigation is urged to contact police at Helen Street, Govan immediately."
Supt John McBride said officers would be patrolling the area to reassure the local community.
He said: "It happened in a sunny Saturday evening when children were undoubtedly out playing in the area and if you're a parent there and you've got a young kid, you probably want that feeling of safety."
He added: "It is important for people to know that this was not a random attack, it was a targeted attack involving two separate factions."
"It was such a large incident. We have got six people seriously injured, one of whom is still in a critical condition in hospital, one in a stable condition, and four with serious injuries."
The area where the attack took place is largely overlooked by housing and officers believe many people will have witnessed the incident as a result.
They have urged anyone with information to come forward.


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October 12, 2009
No Time For Fred
Moving in to the new house is going well, but going slow. We haven't put together the studio yet (just finished putting down the floor yesterday) so when the Frederator contest rolled around- I had no way to work on it. With moving, every little thing is linked: can't set up the computer until I bring in the desk, can't bring in the desk until we have a floor, can't put down the floor until the room is painted...I think it all boils down to having wooden clothes hangers somehow. So as I misjudged the time it would take to set up my work space, I have missed a really fun contest. Ah me. But at lest I have a floor now!
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Only the good die young
Especially when it comes to hardcore. Not just people, but bands as well. No band is more exemplified by this at times tragic axiom, than the band Burial Year. Burial Year were a force to be reckoned with. Rising from the ashes of San Franciso/Oakland's Takaru and A Light In The Attic (both of whom also were stricken by a premature "burial"; pun intended) Burial Year were cast in the cauldron of that region's underground which seems to be perpetually bubbling with talent.
One of my fondest show memories was witnessing this band handily destroy the tiny basement show space of my then residence: 1624 N. Harrison St. in Ft. Wayne, IN. This was made all the more impressive to me as it was the first time I had gotten to witness my friend and fellow Ft. Wayne brother-in-arms Josh Kuntz displaying his awe-inspiring musicianship in this band as then fill-in guitarist. I was proud to see a former denizen of the at times spirit crippling Fort Wayne vortex transposing his talents to not only another city, but to a great band.
Josh's duties moved quickly from mere fill-in guitarist of the BY to full time vocalist. And what an impressive move that was. Very few front men have posed to me in recent memory so intimidating a presence and vocal attack as he did. Seeing him scream away from the mike, tear at his clothes, and beat his head in anguished catharsis reminded me of a young Hank Rollins at times. Not only did his addition fortify BY's already iron gauntlet of a live delivery, but it also stepped up their recorded attack. Far and above a better offering than their first self-titled e.p., Burial Year's second, and final opus to the d.i.y underground "Pestilence" is a maelstrom of mathy, sludge-y, compacted and contorted metallic hardcore. Like a bit more visceral younger brother of Deadguy, with plenty of nods to Germany's brethren metallic hardcore stalwarts Acme, Systral, and Morser.
I originally was going to make this post about the Michigan grind/hardcore up-and-comers Cloud Rat, who's debut self-titled LP has had me enthralled as of late. However the fact that they themselves exude the style and spirit reminiscent to me of bands such as BY and their ilk, I decided this would be a good segue way to their review. That, coupled with the fact that I found this video I took of BY in Indy in 2006:
So, without further adieu, here is the final statement made by this undeniable wrecking ball of a band:
The Law of The Tooth and The Fang
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Mexican Ice Cream with Papaya, Raspberries, and Blackberries
Jesse Bluma at Pointe Viven. All rights reserved.
A perfect ending to a summer night meal. I made a version of these treats for some friends at a small potluck. These are a perfect size in shot glasses when you want a small treat after dinner.
Mexican vanilla bean ice cream
2 fresh organic papayas
4 six ounce containers of fresh organic raspberries
2 six ounce containers of fresh organic blackberries
1/2 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup organic baker's sugar
1/4 cup organic honey
Zest of two organic lemons
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (or 191 degrees Celsius).
2. Wash lemons.
3. Alternate placing raspberries, blackberries, cornstarch, sugar, honey, and lemon zest in a large bowl. It is important to use a large bowl. It is also necessary to alternate placing in the raspberries, blackberries, cornstarch, sugar, honey, and lemon zest in a large bowl. After these ingredients are in the large bowl gently pour the mixture into another large bowl. Repeat this step until the mixture is well combined. Avoid using a spoon as much as possible, as this will squash the berries.
4. Line a baking sheet that has edges with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
5. Place berry mixture on tray.
6. Place tray in oven.
7. Bake for approximately 20 minutes. Oven times may vary.
8. Use oven mitts to remove the tray from the oven.
9. Allow berry mixture to cool to room temperature.
10. Carefully remove skin from papaya.
11. Remove seeds from papaya with a spoon.
12. Dice papaya into small pieces.
13. Spoon Mexican ice cream into shot glasses, leaving a bit of room for the berries and papaya.
14. Top each glass with berry mixture.
15. Add diced papaya to the top of each as well.
Serves approximately 20
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First up, I want to say a big cheery welcome to the six new fairies!I got a very excited text from my favourite Woodland creature last night, so a super big Woohoo for Squirrel!! I'm just giddy today!
So, this was my hurriedly made card! I used the 'brads, ribbon, flowers' line.You'd think, with my obsessive use of embellishments, that I would love embellishment bingo wouldn't you. I did, until I realised that it restricts the embellishments you can use! Boy, did I have a face on then!!!!!
I coloured the image ages ago when I was obviously having a crazy moment. It took me ages to find papers that would vaguely co-ordinate!! In the end I went for these dps from the Prima 'Moulin Rouge' pad. The flowers are from WOC and the leaves are a Marianne Designs die. I sold this beautiful stamp ages ago and now I'm thinking I'm going to have to buy it again!!!
So, that's my ramblings for today. Hope you can join us for 'Embellishment Bingo' this week! Super big hugs, Jayne xx


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I was charmed by this antique armoire. This is not our usual style; like Helmut Lang I think I might have been influenced by our watching of Game of Thrones.
I don't know if we'll bring it home with us or not. We are lucky that we get to try it out before committing like that. And if we sell, armoires of this era go for a lot more on eBay so it's basically a risk-free trial.
|Daddy says this armoire is like another house - it has doors, windows, curtains....
|Anno 1719 - that's pretty old
|As wood carvings go I think these are pretty. They remind me a little bit of our work. Note the pegs holding the joints together.
|Here is a close up of how the pegs work to join the pieces of the cabinet together.
|How to know if this is real? I don't know.
|More pegs holding it all together.
|Here's the inside of the lock. I don't have a key so I can't know if it works. It seems a key can be made.
|This is the outside of the lock.
|There are places where it is in poor condition. That's why it was so inexpensive.


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My blog posts have been very rare these past months. Redecorating a whole apartment is hard, hard work. Especially, if you have to do it by yourself and next to the normal work schedule. But I would have never expected it to be this energy- and time-consuming! The apartment we live in has been finished for a while now, but there were other things that needed to be done {like redecorating and moving my whole studio}. You know, I love me some artsy work on a daily basis 😉 but more than this, I am a perfectionist, who needs a tidy and uncluttered environment to work in. Not having a studio was daunting and I missed working creatively on a daily basis. Instead of posting half-hearted posts, I decided to get all the work done, and start fresh!
I am back to blogging with a new blogging challenge I created as a promise to myself: WREATHS on a monthly basis! In the beginning of every month I will be posting a new wreath. Blogging challenges really get me going! If I have a deadline, my creative instincts seem to go through a reincarnation and this is exactly, what I need after such a long pause of blogging!
Looking at great flower/plant/nature photography, I always find myself being attracted to wreaths. I can never get enough of wreaths, to me a round shaped arrangement is the epitome of perfection. So, instead of admiring the work of others, why not start a very own challenge? Here we go with the very first wreath, it is a fresh, summerly arrangement.
With almost all the work done around my house, I found the time to go out in the fields and collect some beautiful flowers. The beauties you see on this picture have all been collected in the fields, no flowershopping needed! Do the same thing: go out in the nature, and get your own flowers for a beautiful wreath!
These last pictures show you how easy it is to make a wreath. Make sure you collect flowers with long stems if you have no additives but wire… Connect stem by stem, until they are long enough to be combined to form a wreath. Et voilà!


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Assessment of borehole water quality and consumption in Yei County South Sudan.
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Assessment of borehole water quality and consumption in Yei County South Sudan.
Likambo, William
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The health risks associated with individual borehole water quality and quantity consumed is not clear for a third world nation like South Sudan. Spatial distribution of Physico-chemical and microbiological parameters were assessed from the rural and urban areas of Yei County in South Sudan. Water samples were collected and analyzed in the Wet Season (Mid June to July 2011) and Dry Season (February to Mid-March 2012). Factors affecting daily per capita borehole water consumption were also assessed. The results showed that Physico-chemical parameters; pH ranged from (6.0-8.1) in the dry season, (5.5 – 7.5) wet season. Others all in (mg/L); TDS varied from (14 – 309) in dry season, (18.3-321.1) wet season; NO3-N ranged from (0.000 – 3.8) in the dry season, (0.000-4.0) wet season, CaCO3 (12-115) in the dry season, (12-111) wet season, Fe2+ ranged from (0.001 – 0.1) in the dry season, (0.001-0.1) wet season and F- ranged from (0.12-2.01) in the dry season, (0.19-2.2) wet season. Micro-biological parameters; TC (cfu/100ml) ranged from (0-70) in the dry season, (0-100) wet season. FC ranged from (0-46) in the dry season, (0-75) wet season. All values increased in the wet season apart from pH that decreased. Urban boreholes produced slightly more acidic water than rural boreholes. Physico-Chemical parameters were not significantly affected by changing seasons (p>0.05) but had a significant effect on pH, TC and FC in the urban (p<0.05), while there was no significant effect in the rural (p>0.05). TDS, NO3-N, CaCO3, and F- values were all far below the WHO standards of drinking water in both seasons with all significance levels (<0.01). TC and FC in drinking water varied significantly from WHO values (p<0.05). Rural areas had no intra variations in all the parameters for both seasons (p>0.05). There were significant inter variations in pH, TDS, NO3-N, CaCO3, F-, TC and FC in both dry and wet seasons, all significances were (p<0.05). Distance from borehole, household size and changing seasons significantly affected daily per capita borehole water consumption (p<0.05). Consumption in Yei county varied from (4 – 23.8) in the wet season, (6.7 -29.5) dry season. Urban areas had higher amounts of consumption compared to rural. Households <500m from boreholes had higher daily per capita water consumption than those >1km away. It is therefore recommended to treat boreholes with pollution levels beyond the WHO limits. Survey of borehole drilling sites must be done prior to drilling to prevent areas of potential hazard to groundwater. There is need to increase accessibility to water resources.
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January flew by so fast, I didn't have time to read and review all the new releases during the month. So, I decided to share the January releases I'm most excited to read when I can fit them in. Kind of a Waiting on Wednesday but in reverse.
I'm probably the most excited to read Truthwitch because so many of my favorite authors have endorsed it (i.e. Sarah Maas and Maria V. Snyder), plus all the rave reviews floating around. Hopefully, I'll have it read before I meet the author at BookCon 2016 in May 🙂
On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery", a magical skill that sets them apart from others.
In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well.
Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It's a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires.
Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi's hotheaded impulsiveness.
Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship's captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.
Eon and Eona were favorite reads while I was in high school, so when I saw an advanced copy of Alison's first in a new series at work, I picked it up. The story sounds promising, and I look forward to reading more from Alison.
London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall's presentation to the queen, one of her family's housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of the few who can stop the perpetrators: a cabal of demons infiltrating every level of society. Dare she ask for his help, when his reputation is almost as black as his lingering eyes? And will her intelligence and headstrong curiosity wind up leading them into a death trap?
Maria is one of my all time favorite authors, and I re-read the original Poison Study trilogy last year in anticipation of the new books with Yelena and Valek. I'm still not sure when exactly I'll have a chance to read these, but I'll almost certainly have a blog entry about the series!
Ever since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zaltana's has been fraught with peril. But the recent loss of her Soulfinding abilities has endangered her more than ever before. As she desperately searches for a way to reclaim her magic, her enemies are closing in, and neither Ixia nor Sitia are safe for her anymore. Especially since the growing discord between the two countries and the possibility of a war threatens everything Yelena holds dear.
Valek is determined to protect Yelena, but he's quickly running out of options. The Commander suspects that his loyalties are divided, and he's been keeping secrets from Valek…secrets that put him, Yelena and all their friends in terrible danger. As they uncover the various layers of the Commander's mysterious plans, they realize it's far more sinister that they could have ever imagined.
The description for The Night Parade reminds me of Spirited Away, which I loved! I don't know that I'll be able to read this one this year, but it's already part of my collection, so I'll read it eventually.
The last thing Saki Yamamoto wants to do for her summer vacation is trade in exciting Tokyo for the antiquated rituals and bad cell reception of her grandmother's village. Preparing for the Obon ceremony is boring. Then the local kids take an interest in Saki and she sees an opportunity for some fun, even if it means disrespecting her family's ancestral shrine on a malicious dare.
But as Saki rings the sacred bell, the darkness shifts. A death curse has been invoked… and Saki has three nights to undo it. With the help of three spirit guides and some unexpected friends, Saki must prove her worth – or say good-bye to the world of the living forever.


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I saw a cement truck on the highway and wondered why we call them that when they actually haul concrete; of which cement is an ingredient. Bread isn't delivered in flour trucks.
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