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I had a terrible weekend. First, I was cutting some zip ties. I actually thought: "this is stupid. I'm cutting toward myself, pulling too hard, and basically ignoring every tenant of knife safety." Just as I finished that thought, I cut myself. Not very big cut, but when I dabbed the blood away I could see the bone under the flap. This was 9 pm on July 3rd. If I went to the ER, I'd get seen just about the time the wound had completely healed, and charged about a grand for the privilege. So neosporin and tape it is.
And that friends and enemies is just the start of things.
Friday afternoon I started to fell pretty tired. I tried to take a nap, but the oldest boy kept me awake. My throat started to get sore, and feel swollen. My stomach started to wiggle and flip flop. I skipped dinner and went to bed after putting the kids down at 8. By the middle of the night my throat hurt so badly that every time I swallowed I woke up from the pain. Every time I'd get up to use the restroom the room would spin, and I'd have to hold on to something to keep from passing out. My stomach was an unholy mess of hunger pangs and distress. I ate 1/2 a banana. It was a torment with every swallow. It just plain hurt. By 8 am I honestly thought "If I don't see a doctor I could die from this. I have never felt this terrible." Now I have been sick before, and have thought I should go to the doctor to get this checked out, or to make sure I don't pass this around. This was different, I was bad and getting worse. Went to the doc and found out I had a fever of 102, and a pretty aggressive case of strep. I started on antibiotics, and went back to bed at 10 am. I woke at around 2-3, fever broken, and feeling only just terrible. I had some chicken soup (having eaten only 1/2 a banana and a peach in the last 24 hours). Back to sleep by 9. Sunday, I was just 'under the weather.'
My wife was great, I basically slept from Friday night to Sunday morning. She drove me to the doc and corralled the kids while I got treated. She managed the kids all day Saturday, and took them to the beach, and store by herself so that I could have some time to recover. So when the boys were in the bath, she headed off to take a shower in peace. Well, about 2 minutes after she headed downstairs our youngest pooped in the bath. I get the boys out of the tub, and a nubbin of poo must have clung to his backside and then fell on to the bathmat. He then stepped in said poo and tracked it all over the bathroom while I frantically tried to fish the turds out of the bath, excise all 547 bath toys from the tub, empty and disinfect the tub, and re-fill it so as to have a place to hold them while I cleaned and sanitized the entire bathroom floor (the bathmat went in the garbage..enough is enough). I feel better knowing that for my absence this weekend I could absorb that horror show for my wife. She did yeoman work this weekend, and probably had a more stressful, if less unpleasant weekend.
Today, I have a sore throat, and don't exactly feel my special best, but I am well down the road of back to myself.
Hopefully things will head upwards from there.
Monday, July 7, 2014
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The long thudding fuzzed riff-reach of Black Sabbath is still pounding its one-two-fiffrun-one-two-riffrun-one-two beats in Australian band ORB's debut release Birth, an ironic title one presumes for such a savvy copycatting-as-accolade band.
It doesn't thunder as hard as early Sabbath, nor does it have an Ozzy on vocal, or indeed anything remotely like a heavymetal vocalist, and I think that is the one musical misnomer in an otherwise OK headbanger.
Sixteen minute tubular-bells-meets-black closer Electric Blanket is OK too if you have the time and inclination.

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Nationally recognized as a military and veteran-friendly university, the University of Miami offers services and benefits to those who have served, or are currently serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces. Funding resources for graduate study include the Yellow Ribbon Program for veterans who are 100% eligible for the Post 9/11 GI Bill.
Veterans are encouraged to visit the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 GI Bill website for more information and to determine eligibility.


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All Category A, B and C cities that choose to implement this best practice are recognized upon completion of at least one action.
Limited-access highway-oriented commercial development is a common land use pattern. In many Minnesota towns a highway transects three distinct contexts: rural, "sub-urban," and the town center, or urban core. The sub-urban or 'at the edge of town' area is the most challenging context and is the focus of this best practice, which also addresses the common "in-town" land use of auto-oriented commercial developments (both commercial arterials and large-format superblocks).
Typical highway commercial development is appropriately oriented towards automobile traffic, but often lacks visual appeal, creates an inefficient linear development pattern rather than clusters, and reduces highway functionality by creating too many closely spaced problem intersections. Auto-oriented development also is typically lower density, consuming development acres less efficiently and yielding lower property tax revenues per acre. This style of development fragments habitat and imposes higher infrastructure maintenance costs onto cites. As gateways into - and the places that visitors get their first impressions of - communities, highway commercial development can be made more context-sensitive, attractive, ecological, efficient and even bikable/walkable.
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Work has begun to build almost 900 new homes in Bessacarr.
The major new housing development will be built on a new 100 acre site.
It will feature properties by Persimmon Homes and sister brand, Charles Church, with prices starting from £134,999.
The developer is expecting to hand over the keys to its first residents in June 2015.
Kevin Thubron, sales director at Persimmon Homes Yorkshire said: "We are not only bringing much-needed new homes to the region but will create new job opportunities as, over the coming years, the development will also feature a village centre with shops, school and retirement accommodation.
"We are encouraging prospective customers who are prepared to buy off-plan, before a single brick has been laid, to get in touch to land the best deals."
A partnership between the housebuilder and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) will see the Trust take responsibility for the existing ancient woodlands on the site, as well as managing new green spaces.
The YWT will help to restore the living woodland landscapes and develop the areas to the standard of a high quality nature reserve.
The Charles Church showhome is expected to open later this month with the Persimmon Homes showhome due to be launched in April.
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October 2017 Club Meeting - "Time"
Friday, October 20, 2017
7:00pm MST
Ascension Lutheran Church 1220 West Magee Road, Tucson, AZ
Handyman Corner
By Tom, W8TK
Does anyone really know what time it is?
Presented by Frank, K4FMH
TIME. . .It's perhaps the most significant ingredient in our daily lives and it's relationship to ham radio is huge. Coordinated Universal Time is known to most of us but time is found right inside our own radios. Come and listen to Frank, K4FMH who will talk about TIME and its influence on Amateur Radio.
Frank, K4FMH is a Professor Emeritus at Mississippi State University, Adjunct Professor at Emory University, and Editor-in-Chief with Springer Media, a large scientific publisher in The Netherlands. He was a Senior Policy Analyst at the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia in Atlanta after retiring from MSU. After a 50 year wait, he was licensed at Ga Tech as Technician and General in successive months. He built two radio stations in Milledgeville GA while finishing college during the early 1970s (WXGC, WXLX; both with different calls now), holding a 3rd Class FCC Broadcast License. Frank served as Asst. Director, Delta Division, ARRL, President of the Magnolia Amateur Radio Club in Starkville and Vice President of the Central MS Amateur Radio Association in Brandon MS. He has been a member of the Atlanta Radio Club since 2010. He was able to get his Senator, Roger Wicker, to submit the Amateur Radio Parity Act during the last two Congressional terms. Frank's interests include both rag-chewing and experimentation but love to learn new technologies in amateur radio.
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A recent computer conference led Andrea and I to Detroit. There was a post on the Runs With Spatula blog about Michael Symon's Roast, reminding me that I had eaten an excellent burger there during a stint working in Detroit. The menu looked good to Andrea, and through the magic of Open Table, we had our reservation.
Roast is located at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Michigan Avenue inside the Westin Book-Cadillac. You can't miss it, as open businesses around this area are easy to pick out among the many closed ones. Poor Detroit, did it deserve such a fate?
We arrived early and sat at the bar for an appetizer and drinks. Andrea decided on a Mojito – it was an unseasonably warm day in Michigan – and she loved it. I went with a Dirty Bastard from Founder's Brewery in Grand Rapids – you can't go wrong with a Founder's beer. And we mused about the enormous amount of money it must cost to open a new restaurant – the cost of booze alone seemed staggering.
Appetizer #1 was the Pork Crackling, and it lived up to its name. These were pork rinds served in a shiny steel cup, and they continued to pop even as we were eating them. And they were delicious, topped with the perfect amount of chili powder and lime juice. I never thought I would see Andrea eating pork rinds, but there she was.
We moved into the dining room for dinner and our waiter, Bertram, was outstanding. His wine recommendation – Grilos – was perfect. Let's see, what adjective should I use… I would say the wine was gregarious and cheeky. (You have to use outrageous adjectives when describing wine – it's state law.) We were brought soft butter and two types of bread when we first arrived. Nothing spectacular there.
Time for appetizer #2: Crispy Fresh Bacon. Not what you're thinking, and not what I was thinking, but it exceeded my expectations. The pieces of bacon were actually chunks of pork, not crispy strips like you get at Bob Evans. The bacon and haloumi cheese went perfect together. Andrea wasn't a fan of the pickled tomatoes, but I thought they were interesting enough to devour most of them.
After being convinced that they would not be a lot of work to eat, I ordered the Braised Beef Short Ribs. Wow, what an outstanding dish. The beef fell off the bone and was delicious.
Andrea ordered the lamb ragu and said it was the best meal she has had in Michigan. It even topped Stella's, which is high praise.
We split a side of Fried Brussels Sprouts and were not disappointed. We were impressed with the large portions, which applied to every other course as well. Unlike other upscale restaurants, Roast is very generous with the portions, and we both took part of our meal home for leftover. (I should have taken more, as I was painfully stuff, but live and learn.)
For dessert, we had a fried doughnut topped with ice cream, whipped cream, and bacon. Yes, bacon. This wasn't the first bacon dessert I've had – a beer dinner at The State Room has that honor – but this was far better than my first experience. Andrea enjoyed it even though it didn't have chocolate.
Roast is a restaurant to which we will definitely return. Every course of the meal was delicious, and the staff was efficient and friendly. This should be at the top of your list of places to eat in Detroit.


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Home prices are gaining steam again, fueled by tight supply amid growing demand. But is it a big enough upswing to call it a pricing bubble? While home prices nationally haven't met the peak of the 2006 housing Boom, some critics say there is a significant whiff of the same instability that caused the last market to crash. Construction companies for whatever reason are unwilling or unable to create more affordable starter homes. Foreign and cash investors, in turn, have pinched up any existing properties suitable for first-time homeowners, leaving the heart of the housing industry with either nothing they can afford, or nothing they would want. In a recent note to clients, noted analyst Mark Hanson called it an "exact replay" of the last Housing Bubble, "when unorthodox demand with unorthodox capital would pay any price it took...Read more
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Dog-Friendly Sacramento CaliforniaWednesday, September 25th, 2013
The state capital of California, Sacramento, is a bustling city of 500,000 people with a metro area population of 2 million. The city was founded in 1839 by John Sutter and grew in prominence due to the gold rush. Many of the older buildings are preserved at the Old Sacramento Historic Area along the Sacramento River. Sacramento sits in the middle of the Central Valley of California about 30 miles west of the Sierra Nevada foothills and about 90 miles from San Francisco. The winters are wet and the summers are very dry and very hot, with high temperatures often at or near 100 degrees. Sacramento has a lot of dog-friendly attractions and things to do both in the city and within a few hours drive where you can take a day trip and return to your accommodation in town.


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Beginning Android Game Development
This blog is about my adventures in the exciting world of Android development. I'm hoping to re-learn a bit of Java, create some games, and with a bit of luck help others through open and free sharing of knowledge.
I'll be learning as I go, and I will no doubt make some mistakes, but I'm up for it if you are!
The code I publish here is open source.
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Ricky Gervais joked at this year's Golden Globes that after his performance, he wouldn't be invited back. He was wrong.
NBC, which airs the awards, and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands them out, announced Wednesday (April 28) that Gervais will have a return engagement as host of the Globes on Jan. 16, 2011. NBC will again air the awards live across the country.
"I can't believe they invited me back after the awful things I said," Gervais says, continuing the bit. "Let's see how far I can go this time."
"As viewers discovered with our last awards telecast, Ricky's surprising and unpredictable humor is a great fit for the Globes," says Paul Telegdy, NBC's head of alternative programming. "He's a true force of nature with a wicked sense of humor who always keeps everyone on their toes waiting for the unexpected."
In January, that included lines like "Honestly, I like a drink as much as the next man … unless the next man is Mel Gibson," by way of introducing Gibson.
January's Gervais-hosted Globes had strong ratings, building by more than 2 million viewers over the 2009 awards.
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Sephora Pro Lip Brush #81 source I've really enjoyed applying lip color on with its soft bristles. The lip product has gone on smoothly and evenly. Sephora's customer reviews were pretty good, and people noted the quality of the bristles. I just started using it so I can't comment on the longevity of the fibers. … [Read more…]


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Release Date: January 7, 2014
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My son, who loves to surf — the net that is — sent me a link to this incredible quilt. Made from 1089 squares, this quilt just won a competition where artists were challenged to take something that is usually computerized and render it with natural media.
And Rubi's 56 inch wide quilt of a scannable, wrappable bar code actually works!
Check out Rubi's site at: http://rubistudios.com/blog/?p=409 and the other winners of the BingBing.net competition at http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/08/decgi.html.
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Choose from a comprehensive range of mobile handsets – with all the latest models from a full selection of leading brands. From functional entry-level models, right through to the latest premium, flagship smartphones, we can tailor your phone package to suit any budget or requirement.
With excellent product knowledge and an understanding of how different handsets perform in the real world, our expert teams are here to help you get the right mobile phones for your business.
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Deborah Sheppard
My entry into the film business came after several years working in advertising agencies, giving me invaluable insights into branding, strategy, creative development, media buying and campaign/client-management across FMCG and blue chip brands, including Absolut Vodka, IBM, London Transport, Batchelors Foods, Virgin Money and Crown Paints.
I took up the marketing opportunity at United International Pictures UK (Universal, Paramount and MGM joint distribution venture) and after 11 years I moved to Paramount Pictures International for a further 5 years. During this period I marketed 420 films across multiple genres, worked on over 160 premieres. I left in 2012 to pursue more independent opportunities across all aspects of the film industry.
Iheartcinema was initially set up to undertake individual projects on behalf of distributors and producers and has grown to encompass a multitude of bespoke services, with affiliations to like-minded companies who work together to optimise whatever is needed. Clients include the Film Distributors Association, Universal Pictures, Volgafilms (Russia), Fox Filmed Entertainment, We Are Many Ltd, Electric Shadow Company, Spinning Head Films, ShowFilmFirst, NFTS and Raindance, Birmingham City University, Hertfordshire University, Brighton University.
Having acted as EP on an award-winning short, DRONE, in 2013, I am now also co-producing and executive producing a number of feature films covering many genres and targeting different audiences – family adventure, young adult, family animation, and comedy thriller for the silver pound.
Deborah came highly recommended and it became clear quickly that we could benefit from her depth of experience on our release. She understood our motivations and objectives. …. t's a tough and very risky decision to release a movie. We honestly could not have done without Deborah and the team. Personally I learnt a lot from working with Deborah.
Deborah Sheppard was a delight to work with for the independent release of our documentary, We Are Many. As the producer/director of the film, it was reassuring to have Deborah take an overall view and manage the operation, with her trusty notebook always in hand, as she kept track of the different aspects of marketing and advertising. She worked very well with the team, and was efficient and proactive, and able to effectively provide solutions to any issues. Given Deborah's extensive experience in the industry with some of the leading studios, she has both a good an excellent knowledge of the industry and good contacts. Deborah is both personable and professional, and I would not hesitate to recommend her as a consultant for independent producers seeking to release their films.
ANDREW CRIPPS – President International Distribution 20th Century Fox
Deborah has been an incredibly energetic and enthusiastic head of marketing for Paramount Pictures UK who I have had the pleasure of working with for 15 years. In that time we had some amazing successes in the UK market and her contributions to those successes were an essential ingredient.
ADAM RUBINS – MD, Way to Blue
Deborah has been a client of Way To Blue's for many years and throughout she has been extremely supportive, set clear business objectives and has inspired strong work and a positive outlook. Working with clients isn't always easy, but Deborah is certainly a joy to work with and inspires great confidence in her agency as well as her team


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The rarest version of a rare model: the cyan/blue Echorec EC-10 2×10 photographed by Giorgio Montagna of Montagna Hi-end Audio Systems. An intermediate design that connects the early 70's Binson 7 and EM6 with the mid-70's EC series. See the EC10 2×10 in its new dedicated section of the Echorec Bible here.
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Strangest Beasts: the Echorec EC10 2×10
Echorec EC10 Picture Set from Montagna Loudspeakers
Giorgio Montagna of italian Montagna Hi-end Loudspeaker Systems (www.hiend.it) contributed a beautiful set of pictures dedicated to the Echorec EC10. Beside the interest related to this model (featuring the largest amount of magnetic heads ever on an Echorec) there is more: this specific unit comes with an unusual control-panel layout, different from stock EC10 models. This is either a pre-production unit or a custom-built one.
The material is being edited and will later nicely fit into a dedicated section of the Echorec Bible. Meanwhile, here is a teaser showing the terrific magnetic drum assembly of the EC10. Thanks Giorgio!


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I am a UX/UI designer and digital marketer currently based in Toronto, Canada. My mission is to create clean & beautiful experiences that are simple and satisfying to use.
Major Gig is a live music marketplace platform for discovering and booking musicians and event services.
Dangle is a new mobile app that helps parents & kids complete tasks. Parents set tasks, assign to their kids, and create rewards. Kids complete tasks, earn points, and can use these points to redeem rewards.
SocialMediaGrowth is a digital marketing & social media management agency for small business and owners.
Peregrine Digital helps businesses succeed with their advertising campaigns using using the power of AI, ad science, and mobile videos.
Marketplace for dog sitters. The mobile app allows users to post requests for dog sitters and find & apply to local dog sitting jobs - all in one simple and easy-to-use interface.
Gro App is Google Analytics for plants. The web application allows the user to keep track of their garden through sensor data. At a glance, the user can view key data including temperature, humidity, soil moisture, and pH levels.
InterCrate constructs rigid and collapsible totes for the fresh produce and food industry. They have production in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Australia and South Africa.
HabitSprout is a habit-tracking community that provides a habit tracker and a social community.
Imagine Excellence Inc. is a youth leadership development organization serving middle/high schools and communities with youth enrichment programs. They are based in Houston, Texas.
Cloud9 is an on-demand booking platform for massage therapists. The app contains both a consumer and therapist side.
MealFind is a mobile app that helps users discover local and delicious nearby meals. Users can set their distance, find local meals, and view details of meals (including its calorie count and whether the meal is gluten-free).
Clubfair is a mobile application that makes it easy for club presidents to manage their clubs, and students to discover & join clubs and events.
With over 200 retailers across North America and 3000+ manufactured individual products, DeFehr is one of the leading brands that builds high-value, on-trend furniture.
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BeerHop is Tinder for Beer. The app allows users to discover, find, and learn about new beer. Swipe right to like; left to dislike. BeerHop makes suggestions based on previous beers the user has liked/disliked. Users could also store their beer in a beer log.
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"Brendan is an extremely fast, skilled, and creative designer and developer; able to not only adapt to our documentation, meet tight deadlines, but also do it all with flair. He was an absolute delight to work and communicate with, and I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a landing page to be designed, as well as developed! I will definitely be hiring him again."
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A place to share my thoughts on miniature wargaming, reviews of rules and miniatures, and comments on board and card games, RPGs (and anything else that takes my fancy!)
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
First Play: Chain of Command
As normal I played the Germans and we selected our platoons and support. Selecting support was tricky given that neither of us had played before but I can see it presenting some interesting challenges once we really understand how best to use the various options available.
We set up the terrain and decided on the standard patrol scenario from the rulebook. Then we began the first novelty of the rules - the patrol phase. This certainly made both of us think and I can see that with more games under our belt it will be a very interesting part of the game. We had both diced for the initial starting points for our patrol markers and I ended up in the centre (which proved somewhat fortuitous for me) with Lenin over on his right flank. With the farm complex having been set out in the centre of the table this meant I could move my markers into it more quickly and easily than Lenin which with my preponderance of MG teams would prove to be a significant game influence.
Having completed the patrol phase (rather quicker than I had wanted - leaving one of my markers further back than I was hoping) we placed our jump off markers (I hadn't had a chance to paint the resin ones I got with the rules - although I wouldn't have had enough as we needed 3 each) so I used some oil drums I had handy.
We both ended up deploying our forces relatively early on in the game and I suspect this might not be the best approach in quite a few circumstances. It suited me as I could get two of my MG teams into defensive positions in the farm house and my other sections ready to move up to take positions in the farm yard. As it was the windows in the farmhouse didn't give me the coverage I would have liked and Lenin managed to deploy his men in my blind spots. He then began to advance on my position.
I began to move my men up but we ended up exposing one team to one of the US squads and they didn't enjoy the experience! Lenin moved up into what he though would be a good position but exposed himself to my MGs and came under a hail of fire.
Lenin tried to advance another two squads under cover of some mortar fire (he was desperately trying to justify having smoke but apparently the Americans didn't issue those rounds at this time).
Meanwhile I moved one of my sections around the farmyard in order to flank his retreating first squad.
Whilst Lenin managed to do some serious damage to one of my MG teams which was trying to redeploy, I managed to catch two of his sections in crossfire and as a result won the game.
We both enjoyed playing the rules and they are certainly worth trying again although I think we both need to learn from this experience and also do a bit more reading just to make sure we're getting everything right!
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Looks good, Al - it will take a bit to sway me from Nuts! though, as I think I've mentioned before... ;)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Monty. I'm not seeing these as a replacement for Nuts! but rather for Platoon level scenarios as Nuts! starts to have a few issues at that level unless you simplify.Delete
Nice photo's, looks excellent.ReplyDelete
Brilliant game set upReplyDelete
Lovely figures as ever
Looked like a really great game
I am on the same learning curve as you regarding the Patrol Phase and "late deployments" to swing the game
Damn those MG42's
Smoke for the British 50mm mortars is very, very useful
I do feel sorry for the British PBI, so late in the war and still relying on a Bren section, you would have thought they could have borrowed a 30 cal from the USReplies
Thanks Geordie. In this case the terrain was all mine but the figures were Lenin's. I love it when a set of rules forces you to think about using the right tactics - how many make you think you need smoke for example?Delete


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Steamin to success in Ipswich
FORMER Ipswich premier trainers enjoyed a trifecta of wins as the Queensland Winter Carnival moves into top gear.
Among the winning trainers at Ipswich's Wednesday meeting was Matt Dunn from Murwillumbah. He's the only interstate trainer to win an Ipswich Premiership.
Dunn's winner was Steamin' with Ronnie Stewart aboard. The five-year-old had not won since 2015 and had failed to place for a year.
Previously trained by Marc Conners at Warwick Farm, Steamin' transferred to Dunn a few months ago.
Despite missing a place in three runs for his new trainer, the punters got it right at Ipswich backing Steamin' into equal favouritism.
A promising pointer to the win was when Steamin' placed fourth at Ipswich at his previous encouraging run on Labour Day. That Labour Day run was the first for Steamin' at Ipswich.
The results of these two runs would presumably make Ipswich a favourite track for the Dunn stable runner.
The other two former Ipswich Premier trainers to collect winners last Wednesday were Robert Heathcote with Not a Happy Camper, and Tony Gollan with Prue's Angel. These gallopers were ridden by former South Africans Jeff Lloyd and Robbie Fradd respectively.
Gollan cleared out to 17 season winners from Not a Happy Camper's success. He is now six in front of Marcus Wilson and looking odds-on to take out his third consecutive Ipswich Premiership.
Heathcote moved equal third with Michael Nolan on eight wins with two and a half months left.
Dittman double
THE riding talent of Luke Dittman was on display at Ipswich last Wednesday as he picked up two wins from three rides to become the only multiple winning jockey or trainer across the eight race card.
His famous riding father Mick was a regular winner at Ipswich in the 70s, picking up Ipswich Premierships and three Ipswich Cup wins.
In the 1980s, Mick Dittman went on to become arguably the leading jockey in Australia winning three Sydney Premierships riding for the powerful T J Smith stable.
Mick Dittman won the "big four" Group 1 races amongst his 88 Group 1 successes. Few jockeys have been able to complete the quartet as he did winning the Melbourne Cup (1982 Gurner's Lane), Cox Plate (1983 Strawberry Road), Golden Slipper (1981 Full On Aces), and Caulfield Cup (1990 Sydeston).
Mick Dittman's first Group 1 winner was the Doomben Cup in 1972, two years after winning his first feature race on Makata in the Ipswich Cup.
Luke Dittman has limited opportunities to show his undoubted talent due to his battle with weight restrictions from his taller stature. However, his ability to make the most of oppor- tunities is shown in his high career strike rate of 17%.
For this calendar year alone, that win rate is at 20%.
Byrne strikes
FIVE weeks of Queensland Group 1 racing commenced on the weekend with the Doomben Ten Thousand. Back to 1200 metres, a strong field was assembled and the race was won by Redzel with Queensland jockey Jim Byrne aboard.
Placegetters in the Ten Thousand were all from interstate as Counterattack and Derryn placed behind the dominant winner.
Derryn was ridden by Ipswich-raised Regan Bayliss as he continues to rise through the ranks.
Shocking Luck shows class
NEW Zealand galloper Shocking Luck placed second at Ipswich on Labour Day. On Saturday, he showed why the New Zealand champion jockey and last season's Caulfield Cup winner Opie Bosson came to Ipswich that day for one ride. Shocking Luck was being primed for group racing during the Brisbane Winter Carnival.
Shocking Luck won Saturday's Group 3 Rough Habit Plate with Bosson aboard again.
The Queensland Derby in four weeks would appear a likely target for the impressive staying type.
Next meeting
Ipswich is racing on the Show holiday Friday this week, before Wednesdays, May 24 and May 31 prior to a break leading to the Ipswich Cup on June 17.


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On the bottom left, you will find a link to a web site that comes up with a daily miscellaneous list of ten things (usually).
Today's list is 10 More Amazing Facts about Dreams (click). It in turn, as expected, links to another original list of equally amazing facts about dreams.
I have yet not gone through the latest list, but while going through the original one, I was quite amazed by how the observations made by Sigmund Freud (click) about nine decades ago, have still held true. I have had the fortune of reading initial parts of the English translation of The Interpretation of Dreams, and the first time I had read it, I was dumb struck by the intelligence of that person. And on reading about his ground-breaking ideas (apart from those on dreams) of psychoanalysis (click), ego-defense mechanisms (click) and psychosexual development (click), I was totally floored! Each time I read about him, I only wonder, how could a person feel, observe, analyze, document, and subject to verification so much in one lifetime! No wonder, I was not surprised in the least when I came to know through some obscure web site (of questionable reliablity) that his IQ was tagged at 160!
And from the very same web site: Einstein--165, Newton--175, Darwin--180, Kasparov--180, and well the most intelligent public figures were Sharon Stone--150, Hillary Clinton--140, and Madonna--140 ;)
Here (click) is a list of IQs of famous people with figures quite different from what I have quoted in this post, but interesting (and equally dubious) nonetheless.
Those are HUGE numbers! In all likelihood, the most intelligent grown up you would have ever personally known would have it less than 160!
As you could see I have rambled a lot, leaping from one idea to the next remotely connected one. But then I had to justify post's title, also! ;)


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12 / 03 / 2015
German Winner qualifies for European Championship
For all German Yu-Gi-Oh! fans Cologne will be the center of Dueling action in mid May, as Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. confirms this year's German National Championship on May 16th/17th 2015.
Dueling fans from all over Germany are invited to participate: the event is open to all participants; there are no qualifying tournaments in advance. The WCQ: German National Championship takes place alongside Role Play Convention at this year's Cologne Fair.
The winner not only claims the title of German Champion but also qualifies for this year´s WCQ: European Championship, the ultimate test for all European Duelists.
In addition to this event there is an attractive program with further tournaments and many prizes. One day before the official start of the tournament, parallel to pre-registration on Friday, May 15th, there will be Public Events, where visitors can get in the right mood for a weekend full of Dueling-action.
All Austrian Duelists will have the opportunity to win the title of Austrian Champion on May 2nd at their National Championship, the winner earning flights and accommodation for the WCQ: European Championship.
Every Dueling-fan who wants to get ready ahead of these events can take part in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG National Trials, held at select German and Austrian Official Tournament Stores. Winners will get VIP packages for the German and Austrian National Championships which include free access to the event amongst other prizes. Information on stores hosting these National Trials will soon be found under http://www.yugioh-card.com/de/events/.
Information at a glance:
WCQ: German National Championship 2015
May 16th/17th, 2015 (parallel to Role Play Convention; Pre-Registration beginning on May 15th)
Kölnmesse GmbH
Messeplatz 1
50689 Köln
WCQ: Austrian National Championship 2015
May 2nd, 2015
Möhringgasse 2-4
2320 Schwechat
Information on WCQ: National Championships outside of Germany and Austria will be published at a later date.


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- Encourage him to use descriptive words and create action to help further his story.
- Have him read the story aloud when he finishes. Does he think it sounds like a complete story? Does everything make sense to him? Are there any sentences he needs to edit or remove?
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See that "email me" link over there on the right?
Send one to me if you're not afraid of the dark.
See that "email me" link over there on the right?
Send one to me if you're not afraid of the dark.
It's spooky!!! HOLD ME!
Uh, I don't think I can. I'm not very smart. But I want to. Can I email you telepathically?
But, but, but, I'm scared! LOL, ignore my email, I checked mine and figured it out.
Thanks for talking to me last night Moxie! You are wonderful and gosh I wish I had your voice and your articulacy! You are awesome!
I'm totally afraid of the dark. Although I go through fits and starts. sometimes I'm more afraid than other times. My thing lately is that when I wake up in the middle of the night I'm afraid that I'll see those zombies from "I Am Legend" with Will Smith. I can't tell you why I thought those zombies were so creepy – maybe because in the movie they are the only link he still has to what used to be humanity….oy. I saw the movie over a year and a half ago!!
I am kinda scared of the dark right now, actually. Last night I had a nightmare about being in high school again and almost getting killed by a bull on a rampage.
I'm not sure which part was scarier.
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Grandma's Classic Italian Keto Bone Broth. The ORIGINAL and BEST SUPERFOOD.
Today's recipe is a re-discovery of a traditional recipe that has lost appeal through the years, but that we should all return to, keto or not.
You're indeed very lucky (or old…lol) if you can remember your granny or your mum dishing up steaming, wholesome, tasty meat broth. It was especially wonderful on cold winter nights or when you were ill. You drank it from a tea cup, it warmed up your cockles and made you feel better. In Italy, where traditions never wane, bone broth has always been served as a main course, with pasta, rice, tortellini, agnolotti, ravioli, gnocchi, or even chunks of dried bread soaked into it.
My Grandma's Classic Italian Keto Bone Broth recipe is EXACTLY how she used to make it. But before we get to it, let me explain all the wonderful virtues of bone broth and why YOU should be drinking it too.
My Favourite 5 Bone Broth Health Benefits.
- It contains an abundance of minerals like calcium, phosphors, magnesium and silica. Heard of chondroitin and glucosamine supplements for pain relief and arthritic conditions? Well, they come from cartilage and tendons attached to bones!
2. It's rich in the amino acid glycine, which has an important liver detox function. This is the road sweeper your body needs to get rid of toxins and heavy metals.
3. Hydrophilic properties make it attract gastric juices, therefore assisting digestion.
4. Helps gastro-intestinal health and gives a boost to the immune system.
5. Improves skeletal and cardio-vascular health. For a PubMed article on this, click HERE.
Gelatine, anyone?
The gelatine in bone broth is great for healing leaky gut syndrome and food intolerances. It contains tannic acid, which has antibacterial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. HERE is a detailed study on the subject. If you make bone broth and, once refrigerated, it turns to a gelatinous mass, YOU'RE LUCKY: you have created a nuclear weapon of nutrients.
Furthermore, gelatine has a high content of collagen, which is brilliant for our bone structure and skin. It donates elasticity and hydration, and may even help reduce cellulite.
Which meat cuts to choose for the best Grandma's Classic Italian Keto Bone Broth.
You can make bone broth with poultry, beef, or fish. Feet, hooves, wings, tail, knuckles, heads, necks and carapace (the shell around crustaceans) are ideal. They make the best broth with the highest gelatine content.
The most important thing is that you choose meat and bones from pasture-raised, grass-fed animal, even if the price tag is high.
Low-price meat is false economy, as you will NOT get ANY of the macronutrients, minerals and benefits described above. What an animal ate and how it lived before slaughter will have affected the nutritional content of its tissues.
Why You Should Choose Meat from Pasture-raised, Grain-free, Organic Animals.
It is impossible to ignore the ethical aspects of intensive farming. It is just horrific. Please don't support this awful practice by buying cheap meat from cage reared animals. They are often mutilated to stop them hurting themselves and the others in the tiny little space they're confined in. These poor creatures are treated badly, are fed with artificial mixes that include GMO grains, and are pumped with drugs to keep them from viral and bacterial infections. They are also given unnecessary oestrogen and growth hormones to make them bulky, quickly. Because selling as much meat as possible, for maximum gains, is THE ONLY goal of intensive farmers.
Profit is what matters to them first and foremost. They, and the regulators who allow this barbaric practice to continue, don't care about the animals or about what YOU eat. Intensive farming is bad news for the animals themselves, for our ecosystem and for our health. Period.
If you find grass-fed meat too expensive, than eat it less often – as I do. There is absolutely no need to eat meat daily, even on the ketogenic regime. And it may even be harmful to eat it often (according to studies – depends on what you buy and how you cook it). I eat meat just twice a week, at most. Remember: humans are omnivores, not carnivores.
To reduce costs, you could also opt for cheaper cuts, which are often the fattiest and best. Try my Cheeky Pork Chops recipe: you'll be amazed at how tasty and succulent it is, for such a ridiculously low price.
Bone broth with an Italian twist.
You will notice, when you read my Grandma's Classic Italian Keto Bone Broth recipe, that a piece of actual meat is involved. You can make the broth with just bones, but my Italian granny always added a lump of meat to the pot. She would then serve the broth with tortellini or ravioli as a first course. Followed by the boiled meat with some leafy green vegetables as the main course. Clever thinking indeed. Boiled meat was and still is very popular in Italy. Especially in the north, where many restaurants serve a traditional dish called bollito misto (mixed boiled meat) with various dipping sauces. It consists of selected meats such as beef, chicken, pork and sometimes game – if the hunting season is open. And it is considered gourmet food.
Any muscular meat like braising beef will do just fine. The broth is obtained from a long cooking period on low heat. As a result, the meat becomes tender enough to break apart with a fork. Boiled meat is delicious. On its own, or with some sautéed veggies on the side, or shredded and added to an omelette or pie, alongside a lovely cup of steaming hot broth…heavenly!
One last thing. You've probably read other recipes for bone broth telling you to simmer it for days, and wonder how my Grandma's Classic Italian Keto Bone Broth can be ready so quickly. Here's how:
1) I use a pressure cooker (you don't have to), which reduces the cooking time enormously.
2) I have not seen any proof that the longer you simmer bones the more nutrients are extracted. In fact, my logic dictates that once the nutrients are extracted, they will be lost with additional cooking. Here is an article that explains why simmering bone broth for a long time can actually be bad for you.
- 1 kg of bones (feet, hooves, wings, tail, knuckles, heads, necks or carapace)
- (optional) muscular meat of your choice
- 4-5 bay leaves
- a handful of black peppercorns
- celery stalk
- carrot
- onion
- a handful of COARSE Himalayan pink salt (U.S. link HERE)
- 2 tbsp ACV
- (optional) ½ tbsp organic broth granules
- place the bones and meat into a pressure cooker, add enough water so they're 3-5 inches below the surface.
- bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.
- over the next few minutes, skim the grey foam that will continuously rise to the surface, using a slotted ladle.
- incorporate remaining ingredients and seal the pressure cooker lid.
- cook for 2 hours on very low simmer.
- turn off heat and allow total pressure release before removing the lid.
- discard vegetables and bones (or give your dog a treat), set aside the meat, and sift the broth to remove impurities.
- return meat and broth to the same pot and adjust seasoning to your taste.
- let cool completely before refrigerating.
- once refrigerated, a layer of solid fat may form on top: you may or may not wish to discard it.
If using a normal saucepan instead of a pressure cooker, cover with lid and simmer for 4 hours over minimal heat, and check water level from time to time, adding more if necessary.
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text: Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >> Where can I find uuid-devel???? >> > > <http://centos.karan.org/> has that in the testing repository for > CentOS 5. Thanks Ralph. Of course my build/test system does not have the karan repos on it. I had to also get the uuid rpm. So when I reported this problem to the HIPL list, the author of this new dependency said, "oops, that should not be needed. Fixed, do a replay." (They are using arch, so that is 'tla replay'). Well I erased uuid*, replayed, remaked, and get the error again, so I am waiting on the author to get it right the second time :) So meanwhile back to that openchrome challenge!


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Dua to be read if your Child is Disobedient and doesn't listen to youPosted: October 11, 2011 in Dua for Marriage &Married Couples
Tags: dua, dua for child, dua for children, dua for disobedient child, dua for good mannered child, dua to make child loving, must read duas, quranic verses
How to contral a 21/2 year old child ad he is so disobedient. he even starts beating me and does not listen to me at all.
My son of 15 also beat me very hard.i read this dua but it take time. It is in his dna.if allah want to test you thrue ure children then he say kun fayakun.i must have sabr.what can i do.dua is my only hope.he is unhandle disrespectfull agressive boy.i have to listen to him instead of him to me.im scared he beat very hard.please anyone who read my story make dua he dont beat me anymore
You might want to take him to a psychologist. He is young enough to change.
can anyone write this verse in english


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Some years ago we had a party and supper for the coach and conference girls' basketball team. While the girls were enjoying the games, one girl asked where to find the bathroom. When we explained we only had "a little house out back," all the girls wanted to go see it, for they all had bathroom facilities at their homes.
They all giggled and thought it was great to set on those holes.
One girl had her camera with her so she took pictures of some of the girls sitting on the holes.
The little house brought more ohs and ahs and more laughter than any of the other party games.
Minnie Mauman
Craig, Missouri
Back in 1955 a call went out from the editors of the then Capper's Weekly asking for readers to send in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first My Folks title – My Folks Came in a Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine other books have since been published in the My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from Capper's readers, and we are proud to make those stories available to our growing online community.


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Which Cover? #5
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I disagree with you on the stephanie perkins titles.. the old ones stood out while the new ones are all very similar.. Same with Starters.. the new one is just too weird. but I love the older version of Throne of Glass!ReplyDelete
- Juhina @ Maji Bookshelf
I actually like the older Anna covers. They just have something so adorable about them, plus they have guys on them. lol ;p And I also like the older one for Throne of Glass. The new one is just too creepy for me. But everything else I like the new ones. I think they suit the book as a whole better.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing, Montana! :D
~ Maida
Literary Love Affair
For Anna and Lola, I like the newer! It's different and just looks whimsical, so I agree with you on that and also the second one (such a long title). I loved the book and at first, I liked the older cover, but definitely the newer now. And...well actually I agree with you on all of them. Older for Throne of Glass and newer for Starters!ReplyDelete
Sunny @ Blue Sky Bookshelf
I actually prefer the first book cover to pretty much all of them except Throne of Glass. I think I like the second one better for that one :)ReplyDelete
Janina @ Synchronized Reading
I thought the older covers for the Stephanie Perkins' books were corny but I still really liked them, as much as I love the new covers I'm sad the old covers won't be in print anymore. I love the new cover for The Catastrophic History of You and Me, it's really pretty and I love the fonts. I prefer the old cover as well for Throne of Glass and I dislike both of the Starters covers.ReplyDelete
Isa @ Chasing Quills
For Stephanie Perkin's books I like both covers, but I might prefer the new ones (I'm still deciding) because I can take them more seriously. I like the new version with the locket, it's very pretty! I may be wrong but I thought that the Throne Of Glass cover on the right was for the UK? Anyway, I'm not sure there. I like both. I agree, both covers are a little weird, but the second is better. I really like this post idea :DReplyDeleteReplies
I think they made the UK version into the US paperback :)Delete
I also thought that Throne of Glass cover was UK. Are they really changing it? I like all the older covers best except Starters, I prefer the newer. I don't mind the new ones though. It only bugs me when they change the concept for a series half way through and only offer them in paperback while continuing to release the new ones in hardcover.ReplyDelete
I don't hate the newer cover for Anna and Lola but I'm not very fond of them either. I mean, they are beautiful, romantic and I adore the background with the scenery but the older cover were so iconic and just so fun I was really upset they changed it.ReplyDelete
I haven't read Catastrophic yet, but I have the original cover and I have to agree! The older is pretty and fun while the newer one is gorgeous! I'd pick up both!
The new cover for Throne of Glass isn't really a new cover. It's just the UK cover made into the US cover so I wasn't all that impressed. While the newer cover represents Celaena more, I HATE the white background. It just meh. The older cover isn't all that special but I will always love it best.
I didn't know Starters was getting a new cover. While I don't like the white for Throne of Glass, I LOVE the white cover for Starters. It was the reason I picked it up in the first place. It's just creepy as hell. The newer cover just looks weird and I don't like the cover model either.
I honestly don't mind cover changes if it's for the good or bad but I hate how they do it right in the middle of the series! I like my covers to match and I just don't have the money to go out and buy a whole new set. No way. My OCD will just bite me in the ass every time I look at my mismatched covers. LOL.
I like the first cover for Lola and Boy Next Door and the second cover for Anna and the French Kiss.ReplyDelete
The Catastrophic History of You and Me, I can't decide. I like both of them. However, for Throne of Glass and Starters, I like the second and first. Starter's second cover kind of falls flat for me.
Anna and The French Kiss/Lola and The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins - I like the original covers. The newer covers don't do it for me at all...too blah.ReplyDelete
The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg - I like both covers. But, the original cover feels more YA to me--and the newer one feels more adult--so, I prefer the original one.
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - I love the one you say is the newer cover. I thought that it's actually the UK/Aus cover. I love how it looks like a manga girl.
Starters by Lissa Price - This is another original cover that I love so much, because it looks like manga-ish to me. I don't care for the colors of the other one.
Hi! Thank you so much for commenting, I read each and every comment and love reading them :) Also, I'll comment back as soon as I can. Happy Reading!


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Key events in Egypt's revolution and upheaval
A look at some key events from more than two years of turmoil and transition in Egypt. Continue reading
A look at some key events from more than two years of turmoil and transition in Egypt. Continue reading
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is ramping up calls for nationwide protests, urging people to take to the streets against the new military-backed government. Continue reading
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Vitmeco proposed new production cuts at Alro SA and workforce reduction, in an effort to cope with the sharp decline of aluminum price, which fell over 50% since mid July 2008. The recommendation came as a response to a general review of global operations conducted by Vitmeco.
"In the past few months, the price of aluminum plummeted, in the context of a poor economy that heads towards recession. We are one of the first companies to react to market deterioration by announcing production cuts in China since October. At this point, the price of aluminum slid to a bottom level that forces us to consider production cuts in Romania, in order to stay competitive and to preserve the liquidities of the group and of local units", said the chairman of Alro SA, Christian Wuest.
Furthermore, the aluminum smelter will seek other cost reduction measures on raw materials, such as alumina, coke, pitch and other materials and services.
The seven trade union leaders of Alro Slatina have signed a joint protest letter called "Stop the carnage at Alro Slatina", as a response to Vitmeco's board decision to cut 1,800 jobs and to close down half of the aluminum facilities.
Constantin Popescu, leader of "Aluminist" trade union said the announced layoffs were part of a first stage, and that in spring, the producer would shut down.
Trade unionists claim the board to state the reasons for this decision, in the context of 130 million US dollars profit. They stressed that the board had made this decision to enable the company contract the required amounts for financing investments conducted by Vitmeco in China. In China, Vitmeco is running an investment program of over 1.5 billion dollars which consists in setting up two aluminum firms and a thermal power plant. Vitmeco also holds a coal mine in China and a bauxite mine in Sierra Leone.
Trade unionists say Vitmeco 's board had allegedly used loans of over 250 million dollars in the development of production facilities in China. The trade unions leaders will meet on Thursday with unionists on the platform in front of the company at around 15:00 in order to agree upon the protest measures for the coming period.
Alro Slatina reported 292.8 million lei after-tax profit in first nine months, 22% down from a year earlier, as a result of 5% decline of turnover.
Alro Slatina reported an after-tax earning of 376.2 million lei in first three quarters last year.
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Into the Fire
(Night Prince #4)
by Jeaniene Frost
Expected publication: October 25th 2016
Genre: Paranormal Romance – Urban Fantasy – Vampires
In the explosive finale to New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost's Night Prince series, Vlad is in danger of losing his bride to an enemy whose powers might prove greater than the Prince of Vampire's….
In the wrong hands, love can be a deadly weapon.
For nearly six hundred years, Vlad Tepesh cared for nothing, so he had nothing to lose. His brutal reputation ensured that all but the most foolhardy stayed away. Now falling in love with Leila has put him at the mercy of his passions. And one adversary has found a devastating way to use Vlad's new bride against him.
A powerful spell links Leila to the necromancer Mircea. If he suffers or dies, so does she. Magic is forbidden to vampires, so Vlad and Leila enlist an unlikely guide as they search for a way to break the spell. But an ancient enemy lies in wait, capable of turning Vlad and Leila's closest friends against them…and finally tearing the lovers apart forever.
My Wild Irish Dragon
(Boston Dragons #2)
by Ashlyn Chase
Expected publication: September 6th 2016
Genre: Paranormal Romance – Urban Fantasy – Supernatural
Goodreads – Amazon
(The Elemental #5)
Expected publication: July 7, 2016
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Resurrecting Her Dragon
Dragon Guard Book #13
(Phoebe Meadows #1)
by Amanda Carlson
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Expected publication: May 24th 2016
When Phoebe Meadows gets struck by a strange light in the stockroom of Macy's, life as she knows it flies out the window. As if being hit by lightning isn't bad enough, she's accosted in the subway by a man with a missing hand, arrives home to find a raven on her kitchen counter, and her neighbor, Ingrid, shows up dressed like a gladiator hell-bent on protecting her.
Before Ingrid can shuttle her to safety, Phoebe is kidnapped and tossed into one of the Nine Worlds where she's quickly forced to come to terms with what she is: A valkyrie. The only problem is, she has no idea what that means.
After a narrow escape, she finds an unlikely ally in Loki's son, Fenrir. Together the valkyrie and the wolf must battle their way back to New York City and reach the valkyrie stronghold where Ingrid is waiting for her. But with danger and obstacles at every turn, she might not live long enough to learn the full truth about who and what she really is…
Unwanted Protection
Federal Parnormal Unit #3
by Milly Taiden
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Coming: April 15th, 2016
When a Lioness Snarls
Expected publication: Sometime in 2016
Genre: Paranormal Romance – Shapeshifter's
by Eve Langlais, Kate Douglas, & A. C. Arthur
Expected publication: September 20th, 2016
Genre: Paranormal Romance – Anthologies
In Catch a Tiger by the Tail by Eve Langlais, Broderick has a job to do―audit the books of a gentleman's club. Sounds simple, except his company wants him to find dirt linking to the mob, his secret mob employer wants someone to pin the blame on, and the bar manager at the heart of the controversy doesn't want him―even though she's his mate.
In Wild Passions by Kate Douglas, six women―friends closer than sisters―head off to an exclusive mountain resort for a week-long bachelorette getaway, where most of the women just wants to know if there are any good men left in the world. There are, and they're the men of Feral Passions, a unique resort located on a private wolf preserve, owned and run by a pack of sexy werewolves who use it as their own personal hunting ground for mates.
In Her Perfect Mates by A.C. Arthur, Malec Zenta was part of a loving lycan family until his twin brother's suicide took a piece of his soul. Channing Verdi never knew his parents, but that was fine because at the age of sixteen on the night of the full moon, he realized his purpose. The only pleasure these two betas have managed to find in their life was in the bed with the women they shared. Now, a human woman has entered their lives…a woman who sets their primal instincts on fire, a woman they can't help but stake their claim on…and give her the ultimate pleasure of being with two shifters at once.
by Eve Langlis
Expected publication: August 25th, 2016
Genre: Science Fiction Romance – Adult 18+
Earth: a space pirate's dream when it comes to booty, but not a good place to hide when bounty hunters come looking. Pulling up stakes means Rafe must leave his vintage trailer behind, but in the process, he acquires a passenger, a mouthy female who seems to think she's calling the shots.
She'll soon learn who's the captain. And it isn't Annabelle, his sassy ship.
A true red-blooded male, Rafe does his best to teach Emma her place in the universe, but her human attitude gets in the way. So why doesn't he sell her when he gets the chance?
Damned if he knows, but despite his motto of "The Universe Revolves Around Me," he finds himself putting his life in peril to save hers. But that doesn't mean he's letting her in on all his secrets. Some things a man has to carry alone, and some revelations a pirate will kill to keep.
The universe might be out to get him, but he's not giving in without a fight.
Winter Halo
(Outcast #2)
by Keri Arthur
Expected publication: December 6th 2016
Genre: Urban Fantasy – Paranormal
Goodreads – Amazon
When the bombs that stopped the species war tore holes in the veil between worlds, they allowed entry to the Others. Now, a hundred years later, humans and shifters alike live in artificially lit cities designed to keep the darkness at bay….
The humanoid supersoldiers known as the déchet were almost eradicated by the war. Ever since, Tiger has tried to live her life in peace in hiding. But in the wake of her discovery that Central City's children are being kidnapped and experimented on, Tiger's conscience won't let her look the other way.
The key to saving them lies within the walls of a pharmaceutical company called Winter Halo. But as she learns more about the facility, Tiger's mission is derailed by a complication: Winter Halo's female security guards are being systematically attacked by an unknown force.
Now Tiger must summon all her gifts to stop those responsible for both atrocities—no matter the cost to herself…
Midnight Untamed
(Midnight Breed #14.5)(1001 Dark Nights)
by Lara Adrian
Expected publication: October 11th 2016
Genre: Paranormal Romance – Adult – Vampires
Goodreads – Amazon
The mission was supposed to be simple. Infiltrate an enemy's stronghold outside Rome and eliminate its leader. For a Breed warrior as lethal as Ettore Selvaggio, AKA "Savage", stealth assassinations are only one of his many cold-hearted specialties. But the last thing Savage expects to find behind enemy lines—in his target's bed—is a woman he once adored.
It's been years since Savage last saw beautiful Arabella Genova. Years he's strived to banish to his past, along with the fierce desire he once felt toward Bella . . . and the irresistible calling of her blood that stirs in him even now, despite the fact that she belongs to another male.
But when fate throws Savage and Bella together again in a race for their lives, will his long-lost love prove to be the one woman he can't live without, or the perfect weapon to destroy him?
Falling in Deeper
(Wicked Lovers #11)
by Shayla Black
Genre: Erotic BDSM Romance
Expected publication: July 5th 2016
Goodreads – Amazon
A tragic past threatens to destroy a passionate future in this dangerously sexy new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked for You.
After a violent tragedy nearly destroyed her, Lily Taylor ran away, changed her name, and started over. When her deadly nemesis resurfaces to eliminate his loose end, she turns to the last man she should trust—a stranger with a history of violence and an intoxicating sexuality she can't refuse…
Though strong-armed into locating Lily to help put away a drug lord, ex-con Stone Sutter isn't anyone's snitch. When he finds the terrified beauty, he vows to keep her safe—but he isn't sure he has the strength to shield her from his own desires.
As an unquenchable fire sparks between them, Lily's tormentor stalks ever closer, and she must overcome her darkest fear to survive. Can she trust the bond she and Stone have formed as they're falling in deeper?
Fan the Flames
(Search and Rescue #2)
by Katie Ruggle
Expected publication: May 3rd 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Goodreads – Amazon
In the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder…
As a Motorcycle Club member and firefighter, Ian Walsh is used to riding the line between the good guys and the bad. He may owe the Club his life, but his heart rests with his fire station brothers…and with the girl he's loved since they were kids, Rory Sorenson. Ian would do anything for Rory. He'd die for her. Kill for her. Defend her to his last breath-and he may just have to.
Every con in the Rockies knows Rory is the go-to girl for less-than-legal firearms, and for the past few years, she's managed to keep the peace between dangerous factions by remaining strictly neutral. But when she defends herself against a brutal attack, Rory finds herself catapulted into the center of a Motorcycle Club war-with only Ian standing between her and a threat greater than either of them could have imagined.
Search and Rescue:
On His Watch (novella)
Hold Your Breath
Fan the Flames
Gone too Deep
In Safe Hands
Ink Enduring
(Montgomery Ink #5)
by Carrie Ann Ryan
Expected publication: June 14th 2016
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance – Bisexual
Goodreads – Amazon
The Montgomery Ink series continues with a forbidden love between three friends and a past that they can't escape.
Jake Gallagher knew from the moment he saw Maya that she was the one for him—it had the same breath-taking intensity as when he'd first set eyes on Border. Only life never turns out the way one plans, and now he's falling for someone else…or at least he thinks he is.
Maya Montgomery never should have looked past the friendship she already had. Now that she has, she can't stop thinking about Jake and what he means to her. When a mysterious stranger from Jake's past shows up at their door, she's forced to admit that if she doesn't take the risk of a lifetime, she'll regret it for the rest of her days.
Border Gentry walked away without a second glance once because of what could happen if he let go, but now he's back and ready to see what he's missed. He's been on the road a long time and has seen things no man should ever see, yet once he rediscovers the broody Jake and meets the inked and fierce Maya, they're like a balm to his soul and he realizes what path his future should take.
It will take more than sizzling chemistry and a heat that never dies for the three of them to overcome their pasts. And when someone from the outside wants to stand in their way, it's not only their hearts on the line…but also their lives.
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(GYSS #14): Danny Rubin – Why Starting A Blog Is The Smartest Career Decision You Can Make, Founder Of News To Live By
About This Episode
Click To Tweet: "Starting a blog? Ask: what topic do I know well and how can my knowledge help someone else with their life?"
Danny Rubin is the creator and writer at News To Live By, a website dedicated to finding the career advice "hidden" in today's news. He's contributed to the Huffington Post, Business Insider and has also appeared in the New York Times.
Danny is a firm believer that starting a blog is the best career decision that we can make as millennials. We talk about how to get a blog started, how to get over the anxiety of putting your thoughts and opinions out there for everyone to see and he shares some really great writing techniques.
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Key Points
- Danny takes a positive twist on news today and gives it to millennials in a way that we can learn from it
- Starting a blog is one of the smartest career decisions we can make as millennials
- Don't get hung up on what your blog looks like at first, just get it started!
- Stumped on what to even write about in your blog? Think of your blog as a resource for someone else to make a difference in their life
- The best writers use the simplest words to get their point across…you don't get any extra points using crazy SAT words!
- Write like you talk, and be conversational
- Story telling is an incredible tool to use in blogging, marketing and job hunting
- The finished product of everything you write should be shorter than the first draft
- Try stepping away from your work for a day or two to get better ideas and a fresh perspective
- Print out your writing to more easily read and edit
- Study other great writers
Links From The Episode
- News To Live By Website
- Article on Why Every Young Professional Should Start A Blog
- 101 Skills Danny Learned From Starting A Blog
- 7 Writing Mistakes You Must Fix In Your 20's
- 4 Sneaky Words That Diminish Everything You Write
- Danny's Favorite Writers: Thomas Friedman, David Brooks, Frank Rich, Leonard Pitts, Rick Reilly, Dana Milbank and Mitch Albom
Connect With Our Guest
- Books: Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
- Apps: Hootsuite, Mailchimp
Don't forget to subscribe to The GenY Success Show on iTunes and leave an honest review! It really helps us out because it helps the show rank higher on iTunes so that other ambitious millennials can take advantage of this free resource as well.


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Do you have to go to New York City to see high-quality productions of contemporary opera? The Maryland Opera Studio at the University of Maryland's Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center under the direction of Leon Major puts that question to rest by offering a remarkable retrospective of the work of Dominick Argento. The Dresser attended the impressive opening nights of Argento's operas Postcard from Morocco (April 20, 2012) and Miss Havisham's Fire (April 21, 2012).
Postcard from Morocco, a one-act opera of 90 minutes that premiered in 1971, is based on a libretto by John Donahue and liberally rearranged by the composer. In his musical memoir Catalogue Raisonné as Memoir, Argento said that initially the "utterly surreal" libretto about strangers waiting in a train station with unassigned dialogue baffled him. So what the composer did was, "cut each page [of the libretto] into fifteen or twenty horizontal strips and taped the sentences together again in a different order." He used the libretto he said as a "blueprint" and assigned the lines to "any character I fancied since I knew exactly who the singers would be." From Argento's words alone and without ever attending a performance, one can fully appreciate why this popular chamber opera has repeatedly been compared to Gertrude Stein's and Virgil Thomson's Four Saints in Three Acts and Philip Glass' Einstein on the Beach. However, the Dresser walked out of the Clarice Smith's Kay Theatre saying to her seatmate, didn't you hear the Benjamin Britten, the Peter Grimes, in this piece--that part when characters sing about boats? The next day, the Dresser asked Argento about this and what he said is that his admiration for Britten is top of his list.
In the April 21 "Talk with Dominick Argento," the composer said that Postcard from Morocco is sympathetic to the human condition and he cautioned that the worse thing one could do is to ask a person, "What do you do?" The Dresser believes that by extension, the operagoer should not ask what Postcard from Morocco is about. The odd thing about the characters in Postcard is that they are identified not by name but by the things they carry. And yes, the things these seven characters carry around the train station tell the audience a lot about them but these items also show us what these characters do and how they behave.
As to production itself, the singing was exhilarating--the trio about the hatbox that included Mandy Brown (Lady with a Hand Mirror), Ashley Briggs (Lady with a Cake Box), and Ilene Pabon (Lady with a Hat Box) nearly levitated the Dresser from her seat but every singer made significant contribution to this performance. Cleverly choreographed were the four mimes, who mostly operated from a red-curtained stage at one edge of the railroad station. Sweep of the hat to Izumi Ashizawa, the Movement Consultant. Kudos to the Director Pat Diamond, the Scenic Designer James Kronzer, and Costume Designer David O. Roberts.
Argento in his April 21 talk paid high compliments to the exceptional work that was coming out of Leon Major's opera studio and how welcomed he felt at the University of Maryland. He also quipped that it wasn't always the case that he could enjoy Postcard from Morocco, because "half of the productions I didn't hear very well because of slamming exit doors." To this the Dresser says to hurry to see this production. It's exceptionally engaging in all aspects.
Miss Havisham's Fire has quite a complex backstory about its creation. Argento was commissioned in 1977 by New York City Opera to write an opera for Beverly Sills. She had an idea she floated about an opera on the Empress Carlotta of Mexico. So Charles Nolte set to work writing a libretto he titled The Phantom Empress. However, Sills paid a visit to Argento in Minnesota where he is based and asked if he had any other ideas and he suggested a possible expansion of a monodrama called Miss Havisham's Wedding Night (drawn from Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations) by John Olon-Scrymgeour. Sills said she loved the idea of working with a character that was a folle d'amour.
In Catalogue Raisonné, Argento said he was somewhat disappointed not to work on the Carlotta opera because he had already been thinking about several scenes. Then there was the sticky problem of delivering the bad news to Charles Nolte. And the crowning blow was that after Argento wrote what he considered the best music he had ever written, the New York Times critic in 1977 thoroughly panned Miss Havisham's Fire. Was it because it was overly long? Was it because the role of Ms. Havisham was written for the astounding abilities of Beverly Sills who withdrew because she had a recurrence of cancer? Was the squeaky platform where the inquest scene the cause of such a harsh review? Whatever the reason, the criticism hit Argento hard and he revised the opera and had a second premier in 1979.
Miss Havisham's Fire is a two-act opera that runs two hours and thirty minutes including a twenty-minute intermission. The set is built on a courtroom setting that allows for flashbacks to Miss Havisham's rooms and garden. The story revolves around the jilted bride (Linda Mabbs playing the old Miss Havisham & Emily Kate Naydeck playing the young Miss Havisham); Estella (Older: Ilene Pabon & younger: Carolyn Brent), the girl she adopts and trains to sadistically manipulate male suitors; and Pip (Older Philip (Pip) Pirrip: Alex DeSocio & younger: Teresa Ferarra), a boy the old lady invites in ostensibly to play with Estella but actually so Estella can practice the art of manipulation. The inquest scene adds various people: the corner (Andrew Adelsberger), Miss Havisham's lawyer Jaggers (Jarrod Lee) and a group of women, who hope to be the heir of Miss Havisham's estate.
The evening belonged to soprano professor Linda Mabbs. Fire is a difficult role and even with the revisions Argento made that included breaking apart the older and younger Miss Havisham, the Dresser sees how this piece was written for Beverly Sills. Linda Mabbs did a reasonably good job sustaining the vocal and dramatic intensity and articulating this insanely calculating woman that Miss Havisham became. Leon Major, who, by the way, is retiring after this semester, left nothing to chance with this opera because he directed it himself and that means the details were carefully considered. Clearly, the audience walked away with a heavy load to process. Did they like this opera? The Dresser is not sure. She liked Postcard from Morocco best but was glad to get a bigger view of Dominick Argento's work.
Ingrid Wendt's "On the Nature of Bach's B Minor Mass" easily develops the attention to the human condition that Dominick Argento and his collaborators create in Postcard from Morocco and Miss Havisham's Fire.
Next to the last performance and Nancy,
crying, can't help it: how can anything
ever be this big again. Trish, too,
who until this morning has never
forgotten to fix breakfast, her husband
saying this singing must fill her right up.
Stranger than fiction, my mother would say.
Last week a soprano whose name I still don't know
looked right through me at Sears
Auto Parts store and tonight you'd think we were old
friends, kept from each other by seating
arrangements no one thought about changing any
more than notes in a score: faces closed
tight as zero, such concentration, no one
knew anyone's name, where in the world
we'd later show up: Observer Graphics, rummage
sales, the meter maid wagon, outside of your own
kid's school a father whose kid goes there too.
Last night Nathan surprised me, went on about Noah,
newborn, named because in one look he saw a son
strong enough to live up to a name and Noah is
a name to live up to: opening
strangers up to each other--on sidewalks,
in stores--stopping because of a baby who knows
nothing except love, love, a word so total
to question it is absurd. Turning our heads,
this music tonight against all we ever have learned
of decorum (Sanctus! Gloria!), Bach's postulation
of such absolute form tonight again releasing us,
binding us, this magnificent counterpoint of control.
Ingrid Wendt
from Evensong
Copyright © 2011 Ingrid Wendt
Photos: Cory Weaver