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The Rebel
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Entrepreneur Nate Walker does whatever it takes to carve out his place in life. After rejecting his family's legacy and losing a gold-digging fiancé in the process, it's just him, his chef knives and his trusty old car on the road to developing a five-star restaurant… until the trusty old car breaks down in the Adirondacks, leading him right to White Caps Inn… and Frankie Moorehouse.
Suddenly Nate has a job he doesn't really need—and an affair that has to end when summer does. Except Frankie has a way about her. She gets under his skin. She even makes him want to do what he never thought he could: stay forever.
Originally published in 2005
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J. R. Ward is a #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of erotic paranormal romance who also writes contemporary romance as Jessica Bird. She lives in the south with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. Writing has always been her passion and her idea of heaven is a whole day of nothing but her computer, her dog and her coffee pot. Visit her online at www.JRWard.com.
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The only warning Frankie Moorehouse had that twenty gallons of water were going to fall on her and her desk was a single drop. One drop.
It hit the financial statement she was reviewing, right in the middle of the page that suggested the White Caps Bed & Breakfast was dangerously close to going under.
She groaned, figuring the roof must be leaking again. The sprawling mansion had all kinds of nooks and crannies, which made for an elegant and interesting floor plan. Unfortunately, the roof covering all of these architectural treasures was a complicated warren of angles that trapped old leaves and moisture, creating little pockets of rot.
Squinting her eyes, she glanced out the window, searching the dimming light for a rainstorm that wasn't there.
She looked up with a frown, saw a darkened spot on the ceiling, and had just enough time to get out the words "What the hell" before the torrent hit her.
The water carried with it chunks of horse-hair plaster from the ceiling and an evil tide of filth that had collected in the rafters. It hit her in a stinky mess, splashing all over the desk and the floor in a great whoosh of noise. When the torrent ceased, she took her glasses off and lifted her arms, watching brown rivulets drip off her skin.
It smelled, she thought, like bat guano.
The sound of pounding footsteps heading her way was neither reassuring nor welcome. She shot up from the desk and shut the door to the office.
"Hey, Frankie, what happened?" George's booming voice sounded characteristically confused. He'd worked for her for about six weeks and sometimes the only difference she could find between him and an inanimate object was that occasionally he blinked.
In the kitchen that serviced the White Caps dining room, George was supposed to be the fry-guy, the sous-chef, thepdtissier and the busboy. What he did do was take up space. At six feet seven inches, and tilting the scale at well over three hundred pounds, he was a big oaf of a man. And she'd have fired him on day two except he had a good heart, he needed a job and a place to stay, and he was nice to Frankie's grandmother.
"Frankie, you okay?"
"I'm fine, George." Which was her standard reply to the question she despised. "You better go make sure the bread's cut for the baskets, okay?"
"Yeah, sure. Okay, Frankie."
She closed her eyes. The sound of dripping, dirty water reminded her that not only did she have to pull off yet another magic trick to balance the account for the month, she had to clean up her office.
At least she had the Shop-Vac to use for the latter.
Much to her dismay, White Caps had financial problems she couldn't seem to solve no matter how hard she worked. Housed in the old Moorehouse mansion, on the shores of Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Mountains, the ten-bedroom B & B had been struggling for the past five years. People weren't traveling as much as they used to, so overnight guests were fewer and fewer and there wasn't enough local traffic in the dining room to cover the costs of the operation.
It wasn't just a general reduction in tourist trade that was the problem. The house itself was part of the reason the reservations were drying up. Once a gracious summer home from the Federal Period, it needed a major overhaul. Band-Aid fixes such as a fresh coat of paint or some pretty window boxes could no longer hide the fact that dry rot was eating up the porches, the eaves were rotting and the floors were beginning to bow.
And every year it was something else. Another part of the roof to fix. A boiler to be replaced.
She glared at the exposed pipes over her desk.
Plumbing that needed to be rehauled.
Frankie wadded up the spreadsheet and threw it in the trash, thinking she'd prefer to have been born into a family that had never had anything rather than one that had gradually lost everything.
And as she picked some of the plaster out of her hair, she decided the house wasn't the only thing getting older and less attractive.
At the age of thirty-one, she felt more like fifty-one. She'd been working seven days a week for a decade and couldn't remember when she'd last had her hair done or bought a new piece of clothing, other than work uniforms. Her fingernails were chewed to the quick, her hands shook all the time and her diet consisted of coffee, breadbasket leftovers and more coffee.
Her sister's voice was subdued as it came through the door and Frankie had to struggle not to scream back, Don't ask me if I'm okay!
"Are you okay?"
She squeezed her eyelids closed. "I'm fine, Joy."
There was a long silence. She imagined her sister leaning into the door, one pale hand against the wood, a worried expression on her perfectly beautiful, Pre-Raphaelite face.
"Joy, where's Grand-Em?" Frankie knew that asking about their grandmother, Emma, would channel the concern somewhere else.
"She's reading the telephone book."
Good. That was known to quiet the dementia at least for a little while.
In the pause that followed, Frankie stood up and started to grab hunks of plaster off the floor and the desk.
"Ah, Frankie?"
The reply was so quiet, she stopped cleaning up and strained to hear Joy's voice through the wood panels. "Speak up, for God's sakes, I can't hear you."
"Ah, Chuck called."
Frankie pitched some plaster into the trash can, nearly knocking the thing over from the force.
"Don't tell me he's going to be late again. This is Friday of the Fourth of July weekend." Which meant with the way things had gone last season, they would probably have a couple of people come for dinner from town. With two sets of guests in the house, there could be nine or ten expecting food. The number was nothing like it used to be, but those people needed to be fed.
Joy's voice became muffled again so Frankie threw open the door. "What?"
Her sister took a quick step back, cornflower-blue eyes stretching wide as Frankie brushed a wet length of brown hair out of her face.
"Don't say one word, Joy, unless it's about the message from Chuck. Not one word."
Her sister started talking fast and Frankie got the gist. Chuck and his girlfriend Melissa. Getting married. Moving to Las Vegas. Not coming in, tonight or ever.
Frankie sagged against the doorjamb, feeling her wet clothes and her apprehension cling to her like a second skin. When Joy reached out, Frankie shrugged off the concern and snapped to attention.
"Okay, first, I'm going to go take a shower and then here's what we're going do."
Lucille's life ended not with a whimper but a bang on a back road somewhere in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.
Going seventy miles an hour, the 1987 SAAB 9000 blew a gasket and that was game over. With a burst of noise as loud as a gunshot, she relinquished her usefulness with protest and wheezed to a stop.
Nate Walker, her first and only owner, let out a curse. When he tried the key, he wasn't surprised when the response came from the starter, not the engine.
"Aww, Lucy, honey. Don't be like this." He caressed the steering wheel but knew damn well that begging wasn't going to fix whatever had made that kind of noise.
It was probably hydraulic lift time.
Opening the door, he got out and stretched. He'd been driving for four hours straight, heading from
New York City to Montreal, but this was hardly the kind of break he had in mind. Eyeing the road, which was just a little asphalt and some yellow paint away from being a footpath, he figured his first move had to be getting Lucille out of the way of traffic.
Not that he had to rush. He'd seen one other car in the last twenty minutes. Looking around, there was only thick forest, more of the thin road and the gathering darkness. Silence pressed in on him.
Putting Lucille in Neutral, he braced his shoulder against the doorjamb and pushed, steering through the window with his right hand. When she was safely on the rough, scratchy grass at the side of the road, he popped the hood, got out his flashlight and gave her a look-see. As Lucille had aged, he'd gained a proficiency in auto repair, but a quick inspection told him he might be out of his league. There was smoke coming out of her and a hissing noise that suggested she was leaking something.
He shut the hood and leaned back against it, looking up at the sky.
Night was coming on fast, and being far to the north it was cool even in July. He didn't know how much walking it was going to take to reach the next town so he figured he better be prepared for a hike. Going around to the front seat, he threw on his battered leather jacket and collected some provisions. Stuffing the bottle of water he'd been nursing and the remnants of the turkey grinder he'd had for lunch into his backpack, he reckoned he had enough to last him.
Before locking up the car, he grabbed his knife roll. The heavy leather bundle, which was tied tightly with a strap, felt good in his hand. Inside were six pristine chef's knives made of carbon and stainless steel, and taking them with him was second nature. A chef's knives were never to be left unattended, even locked in a car on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.
The rest of his crap he couldn't care less about, not that there was a lot of it. He had some clothes, all of them old, most of them repaired in one manner or another. Had two pairs of boots, also old and repaired. And he had Lucille. Who was old and repaired but now not so usable.
His knives, however, were not only new, they were state of the art. And they were worth more than Lucille.
Which probably wasn't saying much anymore.
Kissing his palm, he laid it on Lucille's still warm hood and started out.
His boots made a heavy noise as they hit the asphalt and he settled the backpack comfortably on one shoulder. While walking along, he looked up at the sky. The stars were incredibly bright, particularly one dead center above him. The thing was flickering like a broken light and he started to think of it as a companion.
Mailboxes soon sprouted at the side of the road. Mailboxes and imposing stone gates. He figured he was getting close to one of the old-fashioned resort areas where the Victorian wealthy had once escaped the heat of New York and Philadelphia in the days before air-conditioning. The rich still came to the Adirondacks, of course, but now it was strictly for the area's rugged beauty rather than from a lack of Freon in their life.
He titled his head back to the sky.
Man, that star was alive. Maybe it wasn't even a star. Maybe it was a satellite, although then it would be moving
Nate felt his boot tip and the next thing he knew he was ass over elbow, falling into a ditch. On his way to the ground, he made himself go limp as he prepared for a rough landing. Fortunately, the earth was soft, but a shooting pain in his lower leg told him he wasn't going to walk away from the fall without a limp.
He lay on his side for a minute. He couldn't see his star anymore from the new vantage point, although he had a good shot at the ravine he'd almost rolled into. He sat up, brushed some leaves off his jacket and felt okay. When he got to his feet and tried to put weight on his left leg, however, his ankle let out a howl of protest.
Great. Out in the middle of nowhere. Car dead at the side of the road. And a mission-critical body part that was not passive aggressive in its opinions.
Nate grit his teeth and started walking. He knew he wasn't going to make it farther than a quarter mile on the ankle. And that was if he had crutches.
The next mailbox, the next driveway, the next car was going to be it for him. He needed a phone and maybe a place to spend the night. By morning, he figured his ankle would feel better and he'd be able to get Lucille going somehow.
Hobbling along, pain shooting up his calf and down into his foot, Nate thought this was not exactly where he'd planned for his drive to take him.
Frankie caught the burning smell first and raced for the oven. She'd been so distracted trying to clean pears for poaching that she'd forgotten all about the chicken she'd put in to cook.
When she opened the oven door, smoke poured out and she grabbed two folded side towels for the evacuation. Holding the roasting pan away from her body, as if the thing was radioactive, she threw it down on the counter.
The sound of a pot on the stove boiling over drowned out most of her curses.
"That don't look right," George said.
Frankie let her head fall forward, trying to keep from cursing again. The temptation was nearly irresistible, especially when he followed up with, "Maybe you should try that one more time."
Joy rushed into the kitchen from the dining room in mid-sentence. "The Littles, that couple whose bureau wouldn't open when they went to unpack, they want their dinner now. They've been waiting for forty-five minutes andoh."
Frankie took a deep breath. Even if the Littles hadn't been rude as hell about the bureau, the lumpy pillows on the bed, the cleanliness of the windows and the fact there were wire hangers in the closet, she didn't see how she could serve them the desecrated carcass.
But now what? If White Caps was closer to civilization, she would have called for take-out from some other restaurant in the first place rather than take a chance on her cooking skills. Deep in the Adirondacks, though, the closest food emporium with anything ready to eat was the Bait Shoppe.
Although feeding the Littles night crawlers disguised as gourmet cuisine had some appeal.
"What are we going to do?" Joy asked.
Frankie reached over to turn off the oven and saw that she'd put the thing on broil, not bake. Of all the stupid mistakes
She could feel Joy and George staring at her and to avoid their eyes, she looked down at the chicken. Her mind went blank. She was aware of a humming in her ears and that was about it. Except for her feet. She could feel them pounding inside the ancient running shoes she had on, as if someone had a vise to her toes.
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Harlequin took one of J.R. Ward's old titles, Beauty and the Black Sheep, written under her former Jessica Bird pen name in the 1990's and slapped a new title on it to fool readers into buying it again.
fyi people just bc yall bought the book bk in the 90's doesn't mean that everybody did.. some people were not able to read yet and some were just being born! i was born in 84 so no i wasn't able to buy this bk when it came out the first time. if u have to complain that it is a re-release you should look it up first. leave the review for people that actually want to know if the book was good. and if it is worth buying. thank you.....
I became a fan of J.R. Ward after reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The Rebel is my first novel after finishing the BDB series and I enjoyed it very much! Not the same erotic nature of the BDB but nonetheless a very romantic novel.
I enjoyed this book like all her others but this one was too short. Could have used more ....
This is my first Harlequin. I bought these because the author also writes as JR Ward who is amazing. Well I was surprised, but I really liked the story and am looking forward to reading more from JR Ward under this pen name.
This book was pretty good. Except for the ending. I thought maybe there would be something else. It lead up to the ending very nicely. And then it just fell off a cliff and exploded. It had so much potential. I liked the rest of the book but ending it like that is just not right.
Short but such a fun read! J.R. Ward doesn't disappoint! The story kept me wondering how it would all wrap up till the very end. Loved it :)
Her writing style is the same as her other two series. If you are a fan, you must read these. Very cute mini romances with her stamp.
I always like a story with drama and beautiful ending
Bah - I bought this and two others as e-books because I like the books she writes as JR Ward (although they have some real flaws) but this was profoundly annoying. It read like something written a long time ago. I was particularly annoyed by the two evil women stereotypes - one was an ex girlfriend who had an abortion (boo-hoo) and he's all twisted up emotionally about about it.The second woman shows up a couple of weeks into the story and is a potential other employer. He's been hired on an emergency basis as a cook, but is a CIA (Culinary Institute, not spy) grad who is about to try to start his own restaurant, and ends up at a failing B&B whose owner has a grandmother with Alzheimers and a younger sister and older brother. The brother and sister were also annoying - they had sequel bait painted on them in big red letters. If it wouldn't have damaged the PDA, there were a couple of points where I would have been tempted to throw this against a wall. I'm not sure if I'm even going to try the other two. You can't send ebooks to the used bookstore either - but I normally keep stuff on my PDA - not this one. I hit delete as soon as I finished.
Great story with a lot of heart.
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Hey all, I've been working on an f/6 Orion set, meaning that I can get M43 and only most of M42 in frame - and as a result of the exposure times, the entire image has visible banding of nebulosity.
Ive been using the color sampler tool in Photoshop to keep track of color in parts of the image, but I am somewhat limited in maintaining the background color. The closest method I've found is to sample the darkest parts of the nebulosity, but I know there's still interstellar medium there because it appears when the curves are severely stretched.
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I usually use a 32x32 or 51x51 average pixel sample (on a known white or black area) and use Photoshop > Image > Adjustments > Color Balance > Shadows (black) or Highlights (white).
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|Had not heard of that PS plugin before - it will take some tweaking but it gives me promising results. I also had not thought of simply using a larger sample size, that will probably be simplest.
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The reflected light of the moon is like our more subtle, inward nature. The sun, like our outward actions. We contain both, and reconciling the two is a daily practice. When we do, it is like the two lenses of a telescope, or microscope. There are moments when the focus is just so, and in those moments we can see into the cosmos, or into our innermost nature clearly. And then, there is nothing so much as spacious peace - we recognize every star, every cell is just fine as it is, and we navigate on.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank says Greece's battered banks need $15.8 billion in fresh money to get back on their feet and resume normal business.
The figure announced Saturday is the result of an ECB review of Greece's four main banks after an agreement on the troubled country's third bailout: $94.6 billion from other eurozone governments in August. The review is an important step toward ending limits on bank customer withdrawals and transfers that continue to hamper businesses as the Greek economy struggles to recover.
The banks – Alpha Bank, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank – now must submit plans to raise the money to boost their capital buffers against future financial turmoil and losses. Part of that capital could come from private investors; what can't be raised from investors would come from bailout funds.
The financial hole the ECB found is smaller than originally feared. The bailout provided for up to $27.5 billion to fix the banks.
Greece is racing to bail out the banks before year's end, when new European bank bailout rules take effect that would require seizing deposits over the $110,000 limit on deposit insurance. That would sting big depositors such as small and medium-sized businesses, which are already having enough trouble.
A bill allowing the recapitalization of banks was passed by voice vote in Greece's Parliament on Saturday. The extreme right Golden Dawn and the Communist Party were the only dissenters in the eight-party legislature. Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis said passage of the bill would avert seizure of deposits.
Greek finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos said that bank recapitalization and a viable solution to non-performing loans will both happen before the end of the year. He told Parliament that the country's Financial Stabilization Fund will obtain common bank shares, with voting rights.
"We would like to influence the banks' policies, so that they do not invest in high-risk instruments. We do not want to influence top management appointments or to whom they should provide loans," he said.
Greek banks have already been bailed out under Greece's earlier bailout deals. But they suffered further losses as the country headed toward a third bailout this summer.
The number of business loans not being repaid increased as the economy deteriorated and investors fled. Depositors pulled out money, fearing that Greece would be forced to leave the euro and leave them with a new currency worth much less.
The bailout deal staved off an exit from Europe's shared euro currency. But limits on withdrawals and transfers imposed in June to prevent Greek banks from collapsing remain in place, though they have been loosened.
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Bronson M. Potter '56 won first prize in the annual Advocate Short Story Contest, Allen K. Grossman '55, president of the magazine, announced yesterday. The winner receives an award of $50.
Second prize, an award of $25, went to Naomi Ellenbogen '54.
The publication's literary board chose the winning stories from approximately 70 entries. The number of works submitted this year was among the largest in the magazine's history.
Both stories will be printed in the Advocate's special Commencement issue.
This issue will also include the prizewinning poems from last month's Garrison Poetry Contest. Walter J. Kaiser '54 won the top award in this competition, which annually includes the best poetry written by the College's undergraduates.
Potter's winning story, "Spades," is a naturalistic work on emotions experienced in factory life. Ellenbogen, in her story, pictured the impact of conditions in postwar Israel on a middle-class family.
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Auctions are bizarre combinations of slave market, trading floor, theatre and burlesque... a lot of people are going to be making a lot of excuses or maintaining that they were never part of this. Votes: 5Jerry Saltz
My father used to run auctions. He's now a singer in the Canary Islands. Votes: 4Jason Statham
Everything I commission - whether it is for me or for a client's home or for a hotel or office - is absolutely unique to that job. I have everything made, or I find vintage and antique pieces at markets and auctions. Votes: 4Kelly Wearstler
Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. Votes: 3H. L. Mencken
I don't like masterpieces having one-night stands in collectors' homes between auctions. Votes: 3Robert Rauschenberg
A pearl goes up for auction. No one has enough, so the pearl buys itself. Votes: 3Rumi
I have this beautiful antique silver wine decanter that I bought at an auction. I always pour wine from that. Votes: 3Paul Lynde
God help us if we ever take the theater out of the auction business or anything else. It would be an awfully boring world. Votes: 3A. Alfred Taubman
Through SCP Auctions, the Garvey family will also continue to share our great love for baseball by donating time and dollars to youth baseball programs. Votes: 3Steve Garvey
There is a kind of laughter people laugh at public events, as if a joke were a charity auction and they want to be seen to be bidding. Votes: 3William McIlvanney
I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these and auction them. And then I lost the box. Votes: 3James Lee Burke
In all fairness to the auction companies ? most companies are not car experts, they are marketers. I caution buyers to make sure that they have done their homework before they raise their hand and not after. Votes: 3Mark Hyman, M.D.
Sometimes when I'm swimming, I think that maybe someday I'll put my red Speedo up for auction. Or maybe I'll donate it to the Smithsonian. They can stuff it with two plums and a gherkin and put it on display. Votes: 3David Duchovny
By and large, the making of serious, thoughtful and occasionally valuable art has become a lonely persuasion, while the marketing of art has become a boutique operation, manipulated by fashion, self-serving art scholars and the vagaries of the auction block. Votes: 3Abe Ajay
Notwithstanding my grandmother's long and faithful service to her owners, not one of her children escaped the auction block. These God-breathing machines are no more, in the sight of their masters, than the cotton they plant, or the horses they tend. Votes: 3Harriet Ann Jacobs
When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people. Votes: 3Edmund Burke
It's the greatest game I ever saw. You can't lose. Everybody buys to sell and nobody buys to keep. What's worrying me is who is going to be the last owner. It's just like an auction; the only one stuck is the last one. Votes: 3Will Rogers
People were doing business with one another through the Internet already, through bulletin boards. But on the Web, we could make it interactive, we could create an auction, we could create a real marketplace. And that's really what triggered my imagination, if you will, and that's what I did. Votes: 3Pierre Omidyar
I think there are a lot of honest people doing honest business on online auctions. But the control on these Web sites is pretty minimal. Votes: 1Dan Butler
I don't know much about auctions. I sometimes go to previews and see art sardined into ugly rooms. I've gawked at the gaudy prices, and gaped at well-clad crowds of happy white people conspicuously spending hundreds of millions of dollars. Votes: 1Jerry Saltz
It's a great advantage to be able to play people off against each other, isn't it? You go to Christie's and get a quote on something. And then you go to Phillips' and you tell them what Christie's has given you. I like auctions for artists. Votes: 1Damien Hirst
Before I was a cosplayer, I was a fan artist. I would draw my favorite characters and sell the pieces at art auctions. But once I discovered cosplay, it was like, 'I don't have to draw my favorite characters, I can become my favorite characters.' Votes: 1Yaya Han
Reinventing the Bazaar,' by John McMillan, is a great and fun introduction to the wild variety and importance of markets throughout history and around the world. I finally understood how a Middle Eastern souk actually works economically and how to compare that to modern-day telecom-spectrum auctions. I love that book. Votes: 1Adam Davidson
Now every club promoter wanna bid like auctions, cause I pack shows, sell ticks Celtics like Boston. Votes: 0Nicki Minaj
My real father was a portrait painter. I went to a lot of auctions as a kid and galleries. Votes: 0Cary Elwes
I was never like, "collect, collect," like people who go to auctions. I never spent a serious amount of time because I don't have any time! Votes: 0Mikhail Baryshnikov
My theory with the auctions has been to try to make them like a party, like a social event. If people are having a good time, talking with their friends, they're much more likely to bid.Paul Brown
I think there is going to be a whole market and we'll start to see hip-hop jewelry regularly in jewelry auctions around the world. Therefore, anybody who gets on the train early can only do well financially in the long run.Simon de Pury


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Case maker confirms Lumia 1820, Galaxy S5 zoom, S5 mini
- Anonymous
I aslo want to purchage the cell phone
but the prize is high...
- 29 Mar 2014
- Nokia fans
Nokia Lumia 1820 hope contain this specs for new hit generation phone:
1.Display.- 5.2" FHD or QHD - Super AMOLED or IGZO not classic AMOLED - CBD - CGG3 - (480 ppi density)
2.Memory.- 3 GB RAM
3.Chispet.- Tegra K1 or Snapdragon 805
4.Camera.- 20 & 3 MP
5.Battery.- 3000mAh minimal
with this specs belive or not I guaranty new hit phone in world! Or without these specifications do my best to be issued in the manufacturing, because there will be no rating, no consent would not expect as fans and others
- 28 Mar 2014
- 3bm
- Ener
I think the s5 mini will be a nice phone, If the price would not be too high of course. The specs are not bad at all. I only hope that the screen size will be 4.5 inch. It's a good alternative of z1 compact for people who don't like the sony's UI. I'll go for it if it will be like that!
- 28 Mar 2014
- 30x
- AnonD-60230
Samsung Can only make.mini versions not Compact Versions
- 28 Mar 2014
- bJh
- mohsin007shaikh
What about successor of Lumia 720 ?
- 28 Mar 2014
- Anonymous
Unfortunately, there is no Lumia 1820 in the making...
"To game the system, companies often pick up on what other tech sites are reporting. There have been many reports of a Lumia 1820 (with no proof), so they probably assumed (like many of you) that it must be true."
We can wish at least :)
- 28 Mar 2014
- NHr
- AnonD-153003
if Lumia 1820 comes out before 2nd semester 2014 it will be an Epic phone killer specs and killer camera,but i think it will be too beautifull to be true
- 28 Mar 2014
- jojon
Anonymous, 27 Mar 2014they said "better than 808 PureView & Lumia 1020"......WOW..imagine that
- 28 Mar 2014
- 7sN
- Athull 68099
AnonD-188509, 27 Mar 2014I really hope the 1820 isn't the next Pureview, read as successo... moreChill dude the current 1020 has a 4.5 inch display with its big bezels... If u have seen the Lumia Icon it fits a 5 inch display in the same dimensions as a 928 which had 4.5 inch screen.
- 28 Mar 2014
- rAf
- Anonymous
Im now using the Lumia 1520. The best phone ever. Im waiting for the Lumia 1820. If this baby is True,i will definitely Buy it. It will the faster monters phone in 2014..
- 28 Mar 2014
- wHS
- discbrake
Nokia Lumia 1820! 5.2 inch screen, 1920 X 1080 IPS-LCD Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805, 41MP PureView 1/1.2" sensor, Quad HAAC Mics, 32 internal with MicroSD card slot (up to 128gb), 3400 mAh battery.
- 28 Mar 2014
- NAx
- Shinigami
Samsung Sx mini with 720p screen and snapdragon 800? Never let the dream die! Maybe in 2015-2017 you'll FINALLY see such a beast. Except it won't be snapdragon 800, it'll be a cheap variant of Snapdragon 1200. Or something. And 720p screen will be what 540p is now - a cheap screen.
Not sure SAMOLED's a good idea - personally I hate SAMOLEDs for their terrible color balance. Some suffer less, some more, but they can't match IPS in color accuracy.
- 28 Mar 2014
- p{2
- alnherco 18253
Wow Lumia with QHD and snapdragon 805. On that smooth WP a beast!!!
- 28 Mar 2014
- mnS
- Anonymous
Just don't want Windows Phone, give me an Android version.
- 27 Mar 2014
- n5b
- AnonD-629
Heeeeyyy !!!
SAMSUNG GALAXY S5 ZOOM will become real soon !!!
Please, Gsmarena, keep us updated about this release !!!
- 27 Mar 2014
- m9w
- AnonD-246216
The 1820 is actually real. That is such a relief. If its the successor to the 1020 then it will be epic!
- 27 Mar 2014
- sxt
- Protocol
AnonD-188509, 27 Mar 2014I really hope the 1820 isn't the next Pureview, read as successo... moreA serious cameraphone should have no less than 4 to 4.5" display as it makes the phone small and compact to take snaps, anything more than that will make it uncomfortable for many as their daily driver cameraphone. I hope the same as you.
- 27 Mar 2014
- t}h
- Eneo
whoa Lumia 1820 cant wait if there will be true. :)
- 27 Mar 2014
- nyr
- Anonymous
s5 mini with s800, same s5 camera, ip67 and 4.3-4.8 super amoled would be instant buy
- 27 Mar 2014
- Pk$
- AnonD-188509
I really hope the 1820 isn't the next Pureview, read as successor to 1020. I was hoping for a screen between 4.5-5 inches. I'd love to have a really nice camera but with functionality beyond just a camera.
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In spite of the hot humid summer morning, the flowers at my front door needed attention. Donning work gloves, I grabbed my shears and walked out with my Ukrainian workbasket. I smiled to remember the foggy day my friend and I purchased the handmade basket from a hearty village woman selling her wares at the metro stop in Kiev. Today, no other basket would do; strong and sturdy, its no-nonsense functionality made it the perfect companion.
Questions circled inside my head as I contemplated the joy at hand. Why would I choose—on this jam packed morning—to stop life, and spend time trimming my plants, potted hydrangeas at the front door and later, potted geraniums on the back patio? Why would I force my computer to take a backseat and hibernate? The answer lies within six letters: FLOWERS.
Why do I love flowers?
A long trail of life reveals my answers.
My mother taught me.
Growing up, a love for all things blooming was handed to me. My genetic makeup encompasses the DNA of women who valued the beauty of outdoors and specifically flowers.
My mother-in-law taught me.
Larry's mother possessed in her yard her own greenhouse; her love for flowers permeated her many domestic skills.
My education taught me.
At university, my second favorite elective course was floral design (my favorite being Western equitation, aka horseback riding). Techniques learned from a botanical specialist infused me with confidence in decorating for bridal luncheons, dinner parties, and baby showers.
Eastern Europeans taught me.
Eastern Europeans loved their flowers, and my family joined their ranks. Swallowed up in a world of gray, these people surrounded themselves with the beauty of floral color. Always (always!), they presented flowers—one, two, or a bouquet—to a hostess upon entering her home.
Each neighborhood boasted a kiosk to facilitate this convenience. Before getting onto the tram or upon stepping off the tram, one could easily purchase flowers from the corner flower stand.
The only time I ever recall flowers being unavailable occurred during the wake of the murdered priest, Jerzy Popiełuszko. (By kidnapping and murdering the priest, Moscow may well have wanted to deliver a blunt message to the Church as a way of forcing it to stay out of politics…. However, an estimated 250,000 Poles, appalled by the murder, attended his funeral in Warsaw a few days later. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/3234739/KGB-involved-in-murder-of-Polish-priest.html) Every citizen wanted to carry something to place at his casket, which rested in our parish church nearby, and literally, the flower stand in our neighborhood sold out of flowers.
Thinking back to the time we first established our Warsaw home, I remember corralling Larry into buying window boxes to place across our front balcony. The array of red geraniums seemed a marvelous way to fit into the culture.
We carried the tradition with us when we moved into our home in Hungary where the rituals of caring for the flower boxes fascinated us. At summer's end, year after year, the Hungarians removed the flower boxes from their balconies, and stored them inside in the family's basement or barn. Here the plants waited out the winter.
Protection from the elements, combined with the natural aging, explained the indescribable beauty of the overhanging artistry painted throughout the country. (Once, we even tried to adopt the local habit by keeping them in our garage over the winter months. Suffice it to say, our results were not the same.)
The words of Corrie Ten Boom marked me. "Anyone who has flowers cannot be all bad." She referenced the flowers outside the door of the commandant of the concentration camp where she suffered, and Corrie connected flowers with decency and hope.
Aware of a friend needing hope, I followed Corrie's philosophy and unceremoniously purchased and planted flowers outside the door to my friend's apartment. I thought, "Perhaps the sight of beauty will allow her to smile in her pain."
Even now, the annual blooming of peonies in my yard brings a highlight to my calendar. Throughout the year, I save vases, and when the pink blossoms appear, I fill the vases. The blessing is all mine (!) when I quietly deliver bouquets to doorsteps, porches, kitchen tables and desks of friends, neighbors, family, and coworkers.
So, back to my opening question.
Why do I love flowers?
- Flowers encourage me to meditate on God. His creative beauty is a gift to me through the bounty of botany.
- Flowers encourage me to forget myself. Whether I am snipping in the yard or arranging a vase, flowers tend to turn my thoughts toward others.
- Flowers encourage me to remember the incredible people and culturally rich places which have punctuated my global sojourn. I am reminded—with gratitude—that colorful companions offered unique comfort along the blessed, and sometimes bumpy, road God had for us.
- In any language, in any location, in any culture, flowers encourage me to feel good.
No wonder, outdoors in the hot sun and in smothering humidity, I exclaimed, "Boy, does this feel great!" Snipping dead leaves and trimming darkening blooms transported me on a nostalgic, global journey. Refreshed and ready to return to my desk, I pulled off my gloves and placed the clippers back into my Ukrainian workbasket. I prayed, Thank you, God, for the beauty of Your creation that brings both joy to my soul, and solace to my heart.
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What part of God's creativity in nature ministers to your soul?
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text: Best Download [Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming] ✓ Powers: Bureau, Vol. 1: Undercover || [Cookbooks Book] PDF ç By Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming | Comments: ( 910 ) | Date: ( Oct 21, 2019 ) The newest chapter of the Eisner Award winning Powers is here and it s a bold game changer Now that all powers cases are federal cases, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim are now federal agents, and must learn to live by the new rules But when they find themselves dealing with the biggest powers cases in the entire country, will this new life close the closet full of sThe newest chapter of the Eisner Award winning Powers is here and it s a bold game changer Now that all powers cases are federal cases, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim are now federal agents, and must learn to live by the new rules But when they find themselves dealing with the biggest powers cases in the entire country, will this new life close the closet full of skeletons Deena carries with her Absolutely not Walker and Deana are up to their necks in the most dangerous chase of their careers when they re faced with a case so dangerous it will take than just their expertise to solve Also, Deena is pregnant So there s that Get on board the creator owned series that shows cops and capes like you ve never seen them before COLLECTING Powers Bureau 1 6 Title: Powers: Bureau, Vol. 1: Undercover Author: Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming ISBN: 9780785166023 Page: 365 Format: Paperback About Author: Brian Michael Bendis Michael Avon Oeming A comic book writer and erstwhile artist He has won critical acclaim including five Eisner Awards and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics For over eight years Bendis s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider Man.Bendis first entered the comic world with the Jinx line of crime comics in 1995 This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso with Marc Andreyko , and Total Sell Out Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.Bendis s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award nominated Powers with Michael Avon Oeming originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel s new creator owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an A from Entertainment Weekly.Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel s Ultimate line comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider Man since its best selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful event projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer s Secret Invasion.He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse. Comments Powers: Bureau, Vol. 1: Undercover Sean Gibson Submitted by Sean Gibson on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Playing the genre mashup game is always a good time; I mean, who doesn't love those horror/romance hybrids? (Zombie Fabio, anyone?)Powers represents one of the more successful early mixed-genre comic titles, featuring superheroes in a street-level crime drama—capes and cowls meets Guys and Dolls. This isn't a hard-boiled detective story starring Superman, though—sure, there's superpowers and spandex and crime and sleuthing and riffing on plenty of cop show tropes, but there's also pr [...] Reply Patrick Submitted by Patrick on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM One of the things I like best about this series is that it's always changing. It never gets stale and old because it's repeating the same thing over and over again. That's hard to do over the course of 15 books. In fact, off the top of my head, I can't think of a single other comic that's done it so well. I can think of some series that maintain a consistently high quality over 15 books, Hellboy springs to mind, but the tone and type of story stay largely the same. There are plenty of books that [...] Reply Mike Submitted by Mike on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM I think Bendis and Oeming got their jizz back. The hiatus from publishing this long-ass series is over (for some period) and it's about time we got some action-adventure and good hard-ass, unforgivingly sarcastic dialogue. This is a nice dense read. Lots of action, twists of plot, tons of juicy, creatively constructed foul language and fun ways for the story to go sideways. Everything about this book is a satisfying read. I am full to the brim with the pleasure.If you're a fan of Bendis & Oe [...] Reply Trike Submitted by Trike on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM I am an unabashed fan of the Powers series, which I felt was getting a bit off track and was following the plot of the Ultimate Marvel storyline a little too closely for my taste.With this iteration, though, Bendis and Oeming have rebooted the series by federalizing all powers cases and recruiting both Pilgrim and Walker into the FBI. It's very much a back-to-basics story in the vein of the original Powers series which also acknowledges what went before. The world the characters live in continue [...] Reply Jeff Raymond Submitted by Jeff Raymond on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM I feel like it's been forever since we had a trade in this series come out. It's a reboot of sorts as we move Deena and Walker to the feds, and not all of it works, but the book on its own is still miles ahead of a lot of the comics out there.Most importantly, the series still has me anxious to know what'll happen next. Definitely a solid entrypoint, definitely a worthy continuation of the series. Reply Mike Submitted by Mike on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM What a read! We are now about 14 volumes into the Powers saga. After Chicago is nearly destroyed in an "incident", super-powered individuals, or "Powers", are required to register and all criminal cases involving Powers are now Federal. Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim have been transferred to the FBI and battle Powers and crime families. Reply Emily Submitted by Emily on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Good story, characters and artwork. I'll read more. There's a ton of swearing, like an HBO level of swearing, enough that I'm commenting on it, which I usually don't. If that's a deal-breaker, take heed. Reply Sonic Submitted by Sonic on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM OMG, this is so awesome! Just like POWERS has always been! The characters are so real, and their interactions so hilarious, and the stories so exciting, it is so good I cannot find the words, YES! (That's the best I can do right now.) Reply Xisix Submitted by Xisix on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM This series has a similar thing in common to the Watchmen. Deals with people with "powers." Superheroes that are required to be registered (from vague memory - something Tony Stark initiated in another world yes?) Anyway that's not so important. Women are acquiring super spunk in a darkened noir-esque setting. Reluctant Federal agents go after evildoers. Particularly appreciate strong female protagonist's character. Artwork seems a bit simplistic in a way but grows on you. The style leaning mor [...] Reply TJ Shelby Submitted by TJ Shelby on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM So glad this story continued and so sad knowing I only have one more volume left. Reply Jeff Lanter Submitted by Jeff Lanter on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM I've been reading Powers for years now and while I know some people are fatigued by the series or would prefer if it didn't "relaunch," I'm okay with it, because after all of this time, Bendis still has new ideas and new surprises for fans. I think this book is meant to be one where someone who may have watched the TV show can jump in and read the comic, but honestly, I don't know if it works well that way. There is so much backstory and characters that have been built up over the years in Power [...] Reply Shannon Appelcline Submitted by Shannon Appelcline on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM A good continuation of Powers. I'm thrilled to *finally* see it back.With Walker and Pilgrim now in the Bureau, it's great to see that Bendis really changes the way his procedural works. This isn't the one-clue-after-another of the last 14 volumes. It's now about surveillance and even undercover work. It's a nice change to freshen up the comic.It's also interesting to see Bendis playing with time, with lots of flashbacks, creating an interesting narrative that does a nice job of hiding some fact [...] Reply Drew Submitted by Drew on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Every time I read any significant amount of this comic it's after years of not reading it, because the issues come out so damn rarely. I thought I'd get to blow through a big stack of them tonight after letting a four-year backlog build up, but I just realized I'm missing the last issue of Powers: Bureau, so I'm gonna have to stop after this til I can scrape up $5 to mail order a copy from Midtown Comics or some shit. Anyway, this series is pretty much Bendis at the top of his game, and the sky' [...] Reply Cale Submitted by Cale on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Different environment, but the same characters. Pilgrim and Walker are back and in fine form here - they feel just like they always have; if anything, Pilgrim's even more outlandish (and all the dialogue feels very amped up), and Walker is less of a calming presence. The story is over the top, dealing with concepts like Powers-fed pregnancies and some even more perverse concepts, and building up to some epic moments (although I feel like the final confrontation wasn't as strong as previous scene [...] Reply Alex Sarll Submitted by Alex Sarll on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Alongside Ultimate Spider-Man, superhero procedural Powers was the comic that introduced me to Brian Michael Bendis. But where the former has survived Events and the death of its lead, impetus intact, the latter seemed to be dribbling into irrelevance. With this, its third relaunch, I dropped it. Turns out that either it reads much better collected into decent-sized chunks, or my timing sucks, because this is pretty good. Scabrous, too - I suppose with all the other stuff he's working on, Bendis [...] Reply Tiffany Lynn Kramer Submitted by Tiffany Lynn Kramer on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM When it comes to super hero comics I've always found myself feeling overwhelmed. With the multitude of differing timelines I've never known where to start and aside from Runaways and Kick-Ass have never gone any further into the genre. When I found out about Powers I was pretty excited. The idea of former heroes trying to fit into a world where powers have been outlawed was right up my ally. Thus it was disappointing to find that the story line didn't flow well, mostly on account of choppy dialo [...] Reply Scott Lee Submitted by Scott Lee on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM So I totally read volume two before volume oned didn't notice. I just assumed it had been long enough since I read the final collection of the regular Powers series that I'd forgotten stuff. So I moved the review I initially posted here over to the review box for volume two where it belongs. Having read both collections of Powers Bureau now, volume two makes a lot more sense. This volume gives us Deena drawing Walker back to police work and then, once he's there, Deena convinces him to go underc [...] Reply Liam Jennings Submitted by Liam Jennings on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Loved it. Have to confess, the previous two trades felt like an absolute mess and with a reboot(of sorts) announced in the fomr of the Bureau, I was cautiously optimistic. In pure Bendis form, he blew me away here. Bringing the series back to its roots, this reverse engineered Powers is back true form. Reply Jenny Submitted by Jenny on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM And it just keeps getting darker and darkergoodness. Seems like we've hit a point of mostly cursing as dialogue. Only one more volume to go and I've come this far, so I'll finish it. Not sure it's all that good for me though.I dreamt last night that I too was suddenly pregnant and it was not a good thing. Reply Mitchell Submitted by Mitchell on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Another good book. But perhaps even more violent. And the language can be pretty tough to take. But it was nice to see a story from start to end pretty much in just one book. But still there's bits in the middle in which it goes pretty much incoherent. I guess I'm finally used to the art, that or it's a bit better. 3.5 of 5. Reply Travis Duke Submitted by Travis Duke on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Solid sci fi writing from bendis, very fluid. The overall story is good but not amazing in my eyes. I love a good x-files and this has a similar swing but just more graphic and vulgar which fine. What I didn't like is the art, it's just ok. Besides that's the book a bit long winded to tell a somewhat basic story, still overall good just not great. Reply taeli Submitted by taeli on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM read 3/12/15 Reply Sarah Submitted by Sarah on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM That's it, I'm done with this series. blah blah I know Bureau is a relaunch, but I just can't take Bendis's violent sexism, misogyny, and anti-gay language anymore. It's just not worth it. Reply Timo Submitted by Timo on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Not too bad, not too good. Loads of talking, some really entertaining ideas. Could have been better, could have been crappier. Reply Maya Submitted by Maya on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Better than much of the recent stuff- kinda a fun new spin. A light fresh. Reply Hannahlily Submitted by Hannahlily on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Liked it a lot, just wish the villains and motivations had been a bit more fleshed out. Reply Brent Submitted by Brent on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Big explosive storytelling, great dialogue, and expressive cartoon art. Recommended. Reply Steven Submitted by Steven on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM Looks like Bendis and Oeming have left Law & Order: Superpowers behind and instead taken their characters in the direction of Fringe. Reply Kevin Submitted by Kevin on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM I loved the initial series when Image published it. This was quite gratuitous for the sake of it where the older stories were more used as needed but not all time time. Will read the next. Reply Ogreart Art Submitted by Ogreart Art on Oct 21, 2019 - 09:49 AM I don't really have an issue with profanity, but I felt it was overused in this one more for shock value than anything else. Not so much shocking to me as pointless. Reply Your email address will not be published. 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A blind man has movingly spoken of what he understands of vision, and his constant fear of being hit by a baseball every time he goes to see a game.
Tommy Edison said if he is ever left alone while watching a game he starts panicking.
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Tommy, who was born blind, also shares his moving perceptions of about how he always finds it hard to understand how able-sighted people struggle to see very well in the dark.
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He also says he cannot fathom how people can draw in three dimensions or even catch a ball.
Tommy, who has an underdeveloped optic nerve, made the video in response to a question from a fan.
He has almost 250,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, and his video about vision has already been played more than 74,000 times.
"As foreign as it is for you guys to imagine what my world is like not being able to see and being blind my whole life - that's how foreign it is for me to imagine what you guys do, and how vision works," he adds.
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Frédéric Tcheng is a French-born filmmaker. Originally trained in civil engineering, he moved to New York City in 2002 to obtain a Masters of Fine Arts from Columbia University's film school. He co-produced and co-edited Valentino: The Last Emperor, the 2009 hit shortlisted for the Best Documentary Oscar. He is the co-director of Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel, a Samuel Goldwyn release. Dior and I, his award-winning directorial debut, premiered at the Tribeca film festival in 2014. Frederic also signed the cinematography of Sarah Riggs' cine-poem Six Lives and Erika Frankel's King George. He is currently developing several narrative features.
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Bill Bentson: Brainerd Dispatch features 'Q&A' with son the coach
No drama this week. No ambulance trip and no truck breakdown, which has highlighted the WEB the past two weeks. The hose on my "sleep machine" came out during the night, so only got a little more than three hours on my machine. Other than that, there are no issues to report.
Carol and I did drive down to Grove City (Roberta's) last Sunday for a family get-together. It was a belated/early birthday and anniversary celebration for the two of us. Six of the eight "Great 8" were there and all four of the "Fab 4" made it.
Also, a big thank you to my Facebook connections for all their birthday wishes. It was a pretty uneventful birthday celebration (July 2) for me. I updated the softball and baseball records in my notebook, watched "Price Is Right" and "Get UP" on the "tellie" and finally got out of my pajamas about two o'clock. I went 1-2 in my pinochle games at the local Cenex and then drove to Fertile for an American Legion baseball game between Ada and Fertile.
When I got home from the game I tuned-in to the Twins and watched them lose to the A's. If you've noticed, I'm not getting really excited about the Twins just yet. I don't want to get too excited right now, only to have those hopes dashed come September and October. It's not that I'm not cheering for them, it's just that I'm not bouncing off the walls in excitement just yet. It's really early in the season, and a lot can happen between now and October. I'm not a big fan of professional sports, but of all the pro-teams in the Twin Cities, the Twins are one of my favorites (along with the Lynx).
I'm not a Twins bandwagon fan, because I like them all the time, and watch and listen to them regularly, but I want to keep my anxiety level in check. I hope everybody understands, and know I'm not alone in reserving my excitement, until it actually happens (winning the division, etc.).
Athletics: Bending the ear of Jim Bentson
A really nice article came out in the Brainerd Dispatch on July 2. It's a Q and A, authored by Jeremy Millsop, sports editor for the Dispatch, with Jim Bentson. I thought I'd include a few of the questions, and Jim's answers. Jim graduated from Preston-Fountain High School in 1990. Following graduation he joined the army, and after his tour of duty, he attended St. Cloud State. He just finished his 20th year of teaching at Pillager High School.
"Nobody toes the line between fiery competitor and a tad bit crazy better than Pillager's Jim Bentson. Whether it's jumping out of airplanes or coaching, Jim Bentson is an intense, but disciplined leader. The husband of Joslyn and father of Jack, Jada and Jena, he has coached basketball, track and field and football at Pillager.
"More importantly, he's served his country. Bentson took time away from his Fourth of July plans to talk about his time in the military, coaching and an epic death scene.
"Q: For those that don't know, you were a paratrooper before you came to Pillager. How and why did you sign up for that duty?
"JB: I read how Richard Coffey had grown six inches after he graduated and went into the military. He was a paratrooper and I thought I could do something other than just going into the Army. The recruiter said "jump pay" was an extra $100 a month. It sounded like a good time.
"Q: Tell me about jumping out of operating airplanes?
"JB: It's an adrenaline rush like a big basketball or football game every time. Pre-jump and the eight hours before you execute the mission is the tough part. Once you get out of the airplane and are free of other paratroopers' chutes it's a fun 25-30 seconds. Then it's packing up the chute, orienting yourself on the drop zone and trying to find the Crunchies (Infantry) you support.
"Q: What was time like in the military?
"JB: Very rewarding. The Minnesota National Guard and 34th Infantry Division is one of the most professional organizations out there. I had many great mentors. The 82nd Airborne replaced us in Iraq and I just shook my head between the difference of the National Guard and regular Army. They were much younger, we were definitely better prepared and more seasoned in life.
"Q: What prompted you to join the military?
"JB: Money for college. Then George H. W. Bush and the boys in Washington thought we should help Kuwait. Oil. Then I re-enlisted a number of times in the National Guard. They almost always offered a bonus and paid most of my tuition up to my Masters Degree. I enjoyed the challenges.
"Q: You were in the National Guard. What was your rank and responsibilities?
"JB: I retired after 26 years in 2016. I attained the rank of Command Sergeant Major in the 1-151 Field Artillery out of Montevideo. I retired as an E-8. Training and mentoring between 100-500 soldiers.
"Q: You've been stationed overseas a few times. What are those times like?
"JB: Hard on my family. My wife is a rock star. I was on active duty from 2003-2016, almost four years plus schools, weekends and whatever else the Guard needed. I had it easy. She had three kids to raise, but my family and hers were very supportive. We deployed to fight the Red River flood in 1997, to Norway north of the Arctic Circle in 1999, Belgium in 2003, Iraq in 2005-07 (two weeks shy of two straight years) and Kuwait in 2011. All with the 1-125 FA headquartered out of New Ulm.
"Q: What aspects of your military training have helped you with coaching?
"JB: Discipline is probably the first thing. People rely on you in the military and in sports as a coach. You must be responsible for yourself and them as well. I think firm and fair. In basic training a drill sergeant can only yell so much. In coaching it never works...
"Q: Discipline is one of the big things I think about with the military. How hard is it for you to deal with undisciplined students and athletes?
"JB: Not at all. I think every student/athlete wants discipline, some just have no structure at home. As a teacher and coach you have to be ready every day. My dad and wife are better at this than me.
"Q: What are your feelings about kneeling during the National Anthem or Team U.S.A. women's soccer co-captain Megan Rapinoe not singing during the anthem out of protest for inequality?
"JB: Good for them. I teach civics and they can choose to do that. However, I received a great book from coach Dan Johnson recently. It talks about the "covenant" we as U.S. citizens have to each other. One way we publicly acknowledge this is standing and singing the National Anthem. I think we need more of that. Teamwork pulls people together, not always acknowledging differences.
"Q: What does the Fourth of July mean to you?
"JB: A remembrance to thank where I am today. There is but one to thank and we all know who that is. I am proud to have helped support the freedoms we have with the soldiers I served with.
"Q: Is serving your country your proudest accomplishment?
"JB: No, my marriage and children and family. It's a daily process for all, and I try to do better each day. The military and coaching/teaching is icing on the cake.
"Q: You've coached football, basketball and track and field at Pillager. What is your favorite to coach and why?
"JB: Uffda...basketball has always been my favorite. Track and football is what we've had the most success coaching at Pillager.
"Q: Your son is now on the varsity teams. Is it harder being a coach or being a father in the stands?
"JB: Harder in the stands. This past football season and basketball season was tough. Paul Peterson and Brian Homan did a nice job. My son is the total opposite of me when it comes to body frame. He plays fullback, I played quarterback. He's a post/wing. I was point guard. He throws the shot and discus. I made fun of those guys and ran from them. I must have done it a lot, because it made me faster. My son and my oldest daughter are both very competitive and driven. Me and my wife are very proud of all three.
"Q: When you first got to Pillager, it was a small little Class 1A school still looking for its first state trip in many sports. Since you were hired the school district has exploded in size. The teams are now in Class 2A for almost everything. The Huskies have been to state in football, basketball, baseball and track and field. The one constant in that time has been you. Are you the reason for Pillager's successes?
"JB: I've never coached baseball. No, great coaching staffs/athletes and parents. I do believe that good coaches ensure each coach/athlete understands their roles. Lynn Peterson at Staples-Motley, Dave Galovich at Crosby-Ironton, Brainerd and Pierz in football all have great leaders and developed a process to win within their programs. Pillager has always had great athletes. I'm proud to have been able to coach and be a part of a lot of those fun teams.
"Q: Seriously, what's been the secret to Pillager's continued growth and success?
"JB: Continuity in most of those programs. It has been me and Erik Fornshell for most of 20 years in basketball. Scott Mudgett (2) and Jerry Fornshell (1) while I was on military leave. Football had good runs with Pete Bothun, Lowell Scearcy and now Paul Peterson. Me and Terry Hollingsworth have been here for my entire 20 years in track. Ann Hutchison, Jessica Davoli and Dan Johnson have now been here for a long while doing the real work."
Great job, Jeremy, and thanks, son, for your service and for our great relationship. The entire article is available in the July 2, Brainerd Dispatch.
That's it for another week. Hope you had a great Fourth of July and a safe one. Fountain's 150th is coming up the weekend of July 27. I'll be there announcing the parade. Maybe I'll see you too.
Have a great week, one day at a time. Hey to the Great 8, Fab 4 and my lovely wife, Carol. You guys are the greatest, along with Melissa and all of you. Can't forget all the guys at the Silver Grille (you too Joe!). WEB.