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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Tech shares took a hit Monday as profit-takers maintained a firm grip on the sector right from the start of trading.
Though dip buyers fought the Nasdaq's sharp pullback, lifting the tech gauge off its session lows, sellers re-emerged in afternoon dealings. Still, interest in stalwarts such as Intel, IBM and Dell limited the damage in the tech arena throughout the trading session.
Inside the market, , , computer software and biotech shares witnessed the heaviest losses. Ending on the upside were paper, , and .
"We were overdue for a [Nasdaq] sell-off," said Art Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. "It's healthy."
The tech sector held up in the face of the Dow's recent decline on the notion that moves in interest rates didn't matter, Hogan said. But they do matter, he added, and the Nasdaq has more work to do in finding a significant support level.
The Dow Industrials DJIA, -0.15% ended up 18.31 points, or 0.2 percent, to 9,947.13 after witnessing see-saw price action during the session. Downside leaders were Merck, Coca-Cola, Microsoft and 3M. The largest gains were seen in shares of Procter & Gamble -- which saw buyers emerge after tanking 39 percent last week on the heels of an earnings warning -- DuPont, J.P. Morgan and SBC Communications.
The stabilization in many of the battered cyclical issues will help the broader market, according to Bill Schneider, head of block trading at Warburg Dillon Read.
While market observers believe many beaten-down old-economy names will regain investors' attention, they also think the upside will be limited in the near-term by the Fed's tightening actions.
The Nasdaq Composite $compq fell 141.29 points, or 2.8 percent, to 4,907.33 -- its fourth largest point drop in history. The tech gauge tumbled 209 points immediately after the start of trading. Schneider noted that volume behind the morning sell-off was light, denoting an initial lack of conviction on the part of sellers.
John Waterman, managing director of investments at Rittenhouse Financial, said the risk for the tech group over the next few weeks is receiving an earnings warning from one of the behemoths.
At the moment, however, there's no cloud on the horizon and without one, Waterman believes pullbacks will remain short-lived in nature.
"A lot of people were late to the party and are buying [tech stocks] on any pullback -- even if [prices] remain expensive," Waterman remarked. "Many fund managers can't afford not to own these stocks."
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index SPX, -0.36% lost 0.8 percent while the Russell 2000 Index RUT, +0.05% of small-capitalization stocks dropped 2.3 percent.
Catalyst for the initial negative tone in the market was a plunge in equity markets overseas. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 560.47 points to 19,189.93 -- its largest drop in about six months. European markets fell in tandem, with London's FTSE 100 off 1.6 percent and Germany's Xetra DAXdown 3.5 percent.
The selling in Tokyo was prompted by news that Japan's gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter, falling 1.4 percent during the last three months of 1999.
Inside the tech sector, Merrill Lynch's B2B Holdrs bhh, a basket of 20 business-to-business shares, dropped 4.8 percent, led by Internet Capital Group, off 14 1/2 to 129 1/16, and Ventro, off 19 5/16 to 162.
Merrill's Internet Infrastructure Holdrs iih fell 3.8 percent, led by E.piphany epny, off 31 7/8 to 285 1/2, and BroadVision, down 28 3/4 to 229 1/2.
Intel INTC, -0.23% shares added 1 15/16 to 122 1/8. The stock was upgraded to a "strong buy" from a "buy" rating by Robertson Stephens. In its research note, the brokerage said that Intel's first quarter appears very strong, with momentum continuing, and billings and bookings near record levels. See Silicon Stocks.
Robertson Stephens also upgraded Dell Computer DELL, -0.02% to a "strong buy" from a "buy" rating. In addition, Dell was lifted by Bear Stearns to a "buy" rating from "attractive" and by Banc of America Securities to a "strong buy" from a "buy." Dell shares added 3 1/2 to 54 3/4. See Rating Revisions.
Shares of Western Digital WDC, +0.44% soared 1 7/8, or 36 percent, to 7 1/16. Robertson Stephens upped the company to a "buy" from "market performer," stating that the disk drive company's core drive business will survive the current industry down cycle. See Sector Screamer.
Shares of many genomics-related companies -- recent high-fliers -- succumbed to profit-taking Monday. See Biotech Report. Human Genome Sciences lost 19 15/16 to 152 9/16 while CuraGen fell 23 47/64 to 141 3/4. tumbled 7.4 percent. (See 1-year chart of Nasdaq biotech index.)
One of the biggest biotech losers was Chiron Corp. CHIR, -1.76%, which fell 14 3/16, or 24 percent, to 45 3/4 after the company said its FGF-2 drug, intended to treat coronary artery disease, did not meet its primary efficacy objective in a Phase II trial. See full story.
Volume came in at 997 million on the NYSE. A total of 1.73 billion shares traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market -- lighter than the over 2 billion shares that have traded each day since the start of the month. Market breadth was weak with decliners outpacing advancers by 20 to 11 on the NYSE and by 29 to 15 on the Nasdaq.
In the bond market, prices erased most of their earlier "safe-haven" gains as the equity market came off its lows.
The 10-year Treasury note added 2/32 to yield $TNX 6.317 percent while the 30-year bond gained 1/8 to yield $tyx 6.175 percent. See Bond Report.
There were no economic reports set for release on Monday. But it'll be a week chock-full of data, including the inflation figures and the retail sales report.
Tuesday will see the release of the February retail sales report, expected to show a 0.8 percent rise according to a survey of economists conducted by CBS.MarketWatch.com. View and .
Harry Laubscher, senior vice president and market analyst at Tucker Anthony, believes this week's inflation numbers will be disappointing for bonds and negatively impact the stock market -- including technology shares.
Turning to merger news, I2 Technologies itwo said it's purchasing Aspect Development ASDV, +0.04% in a $9.3 billion business-to-business technology deal. See related story. Aspect shares rose 11 13/16 to 96 13/16 while I2's stock tumbled 16 13/16 to 191 3/16.
Times Mirror TMC, -3.17% soared 37 11/16 to 85 5/8 after announcing it signed an agreement to be acquired by Tribune Company TRB, +0.00% in a cash and stock deal valued at $8 billion. Following completion of the merger, Tribune Company will have 11 daily newspapers, 22 television stations and four radio stations. Tribune fell 6 3/8 to 30 13/16. See related story.
Meanwhile, IBM IBM, +1.04% unveiled deals with several major companies Monday which are designed to develop products and services to enable cellular phones and handheld computers to link to the Internet. Among some of the partners mentioned were: Cisco Systems ", Intel INTC, -0.23%, Ericsson AB ericy, Motorola mot and Nokia NOK, -0.38%. See full story.
IBM shares rose 2 1/4 to 107 1/2 while Motorola fell 8 to 167 and Cisco shed 3/16 to 136 3/16.
Shares of Lucent Technologies subtracted 1 3/4 to 66 1/4. The company lu was upgraded by Wit SoundView to a "buy" rating from a "hold." In addition, Lucent announced it's acquiring Netherlands-based DeltaKabel TeleCom, a privately-held developer of cable modem and Internet protocol telephony solutions for the European market. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
Microsoft shares MSFT, -1.49% fell 3 to 98. Andersen Consulting and Microsoft have agreed to a $1 billion joint venture, dubbed Avanade, to sell Internet and other services based on Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system. See story.
Commerce One cmrc fell 7 1/2 to 250. The company announced a 2-for-1 stock split.
In earnings news, EchoStar Communications DISH, +1.47% registered a fourth-quarter loss of 97 cents a share compared to the First Call projection of a loss of 64 cents a share. Shares fell 9 5/8 to 128 3/8 after rising 7 11/16 on Friday. See full story.
Shares of Superconductor Technologies SCON, -6.48% surged 20 15/16, or 38 percent, to 75 3/4 after signing a supply agreement with Alltel AT, -0.42%. Alltel shares slipped 1 1/8 to 66 15/16. See full story.
See After Hours for post-market trading activity.
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In currency markets, dollar/yen fell 0.7 percent to 105.52 despite the unfavorable economic news from Japan while euro/dollar edged up 0.1 percent percent to 0.9634.
While Japan's GDP contracted by a larger-than-expected amount, the yen garnered support on continued optimism regarding prospects for future growth. Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun said many economists are expecting a statement in the Economic Planning Agency's March report on business conditions -- set for release Friday -- stating that the economy is beginning to show signs of a self-sustaining recovery.
The dollar's weakness in morning dealings was exacerbated by the early sell-off in U.S. equities.
In the commodity markets, April crude rose 26 cents to $32.02 while the Bridge CRB index rose 1.87 to 215.93. See Futures Movers and view latest commodity prices.


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Video footage obtained by the Guardian shows the grueling firefight between US special forces, Kurdish commandoes and Islamic State fighters this week, in which a US Navy Seal was killed.
The footage – filmed on a cellphone during the battle, which lasted more than half a day – reveals the extent to which the US military is once again engaged in intense combat in Iraq.
Provided to the Guardian by the lieutenant of an elite Kurdish peshmerga unit, the video shows a convoy of four by four vehicles coming under fire near Tel Osqof, a Christian town about 30km north of Mosul.
Amid the crackle of gunfire, peshmerga fighters and at least six US troops take cover behind an unarmored pickup truck on an arterial road leading into the town.
One of the Americans appears to be saying "I don't have a gun", as another says, "I have a gun over here."
A peshmerga shouts: "Please save up your bullets."
Another peshmerga fighter asks: "Can we not ask for AK-47 bullets from the Americans?"
Lieutenant Saad, the peshmerga fighter who shot part of the footage, praised the US forces that aided the Kurds in repelling the Isis assault: "If it was not for the American firepower, we would have more casualties. They are really good fighters."
Special Warfare Operator First Class Charles H Keating IV of San Diego, who hailed from Arizona, became the third US casualty of the latest US war in Iraq.
In the video, a US Black Hawk helicopter with medical insignia is seen descending in an open field near a US and Kurdish position outside of the town before taking off again.
While it is unclear if Keating was aboard the helicopter in the footage, a peshmerga fighter can be heard saying "it has come to take away the wounded".
After consulting with the Pentagon, the Guardian has decided to blur the visible faces of US forces at Tel Osqof.
The initial description of Keating's death provided by US Central Command and the Pentagon said that he was was killed in northern Iraq "as the result of enemy fire" and behind the front lines.
Ashton Carter, US defense chief, described Keating's death as "a combat death, of course". The White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, also said Keating died a combat death, but characterized the overall mission in Iraq as something short of combat.
"Our men and women on the ground in Iraq do not have a combat mission, but they do have a dangerous mission to operate in a dangerous country," Earnest said.
For years, the White House has argued that US troops in Iraq with adjuncts in Syria – officially 4,000 but often 5,500 at any given time – are an advisory force, not a combat force. Barack Obama, announcing a deployment of 250 more special-operations forces to Syria on 25 April, said: "They're not going to be leading the fight on the ground, but they will be essential in providing the training and assisting local forces that continue to drive [Isis] back."
Yet details of the battle at Tel Osqof, provided on Wednesday both by frontline participants and the US military command in charge of the war against Isis, suggest that the suddenness and intensity of warfare can erode the distinctions between assistance and combat.
Colonel Steve Warren, the spokesman for the command operating the war against Isis, said that Keating was part of a quick reaction force (QRF) spooled up in support of a US "advise and assist" mission that "just happened to be in that village" meeting with peshmerga leaders at Tel Osqof, less than four km behind the front.
From there, the US advisers fought alongside the peshmerga in a gun battle with what Warren said were at least 125 Isis fighters.
"Our forces automatically became embroiled in the ensuing battle," Warren said, and called in the QRF. "It was a big fight, one of the largest we've seen recently."
Warren said that the mission of QRF force Keating was a part of was not to reinforce the US fighting positions, but to extricate the Americans from the fight.
"That's why the QRF went, to help extract them. It was a big fight. They were in contact [with the enemy], they couldn't get away. So the QRF came to help ensure they were able to get away," Warren told reporters.
After being wounded by small-arms fire, Keating was successfully evacuated by Black Hawk helicopter to a medical facility in Irbil, the Iraqi Kurdish capitol, but his wounds proved fatal. Warren, who called Keating an "American hero", said that Isis fired on the US helicopters but did not disable them.
Warren said "our guys got out of there relatively rapidly" but specified that the fight at Tel Osqof lasted over half a day. Thirteen US warplanes, including two drones, launched 31 airstrikes, the battle continued at least into 9.30pm, Warren said.
The Isis attack on peshmerga positions at Tel Osqof was multi-pronged and came as an apparent surprise. Before 6am on Tuesday, Isis militants bridged a peshmerga trench and crossed into territory held by the Kurdish forces.
"In the past, when they attacked, they tried to fill up the trench beyond our berms with a bulldozer, but this time was different," said a Kurdish officer, Major Ibrahim, who has fought Isis since August 2014. "There was a convoy of Isis humvees and there was a mobile bridge in a truck."
At least 10 peshmerga were killed and up to 30 were wounded while almost all the Isis militants in the 20 vehicles that breached the front line died. Peshmerga captured at least three US-made Humvees that Isis had itself captured from the Iraqi military in 2014.
US aircraft including F-15 and F-16 fighter jets, B-52 bombers, A-10 close air support aircraft and drones launched airstrikes on more than 30 locations, destroying another 20 Isis vehicles, including a bulldozer. Warren put the Isis death toll at 58.
When the Guardian visited the town on Wednesday, at least four mangled bodies were still on display in Tel Osqof. Houses with shattered windows were marked by bullet holes in their facades. Crushed packages of US ammunition littered the roads.
Dlovan Jaffar, a peshmerga fighter, took part in close combat with Isis on Tel Osqof's streets. Standing by a mangled corpse of an Isis militant on Wednesday, Jaffar said the Isis Humvees had advanced despite a hail of rocket-propelled grenades fired by the peshmerga.
"We cornered three Isis militants inside a house, but then one of them blew himself up killing the other two," Jaffar said. The Americans, he said, fought outside the town, alongside elite peshmerga fighters.
"I saw an American helicopter that touched down near the entrance to the town," he said.
General Wahid Kovali, the leader of an elite peshmerga counter-terrorism unit that fought alongside the US forces, said the Seals and others fought heroically.
"They were very good fighters, but they also had good guns," said Kovali, whose forces are on the front berm across from Isis-held Iraqi territory.
"It was a bad day for us here yesterday," Warren said, claiming that Isis launched the offensive to distract attention from recent territorial losses in northern Iraq.
Warren disputed that the US-led war against Isis, which will enter its third year this summer, is becoming more of a combat mission.
"Our mission remains to advise, assist, train [and] equip our partner forces, both here in Iraq and in Syria. That really continues to be our primary mission," Warren said.

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No Tea, No Shade by Clancy Nacht
When Hank's father catches him in a not-so-innocent childhood embrace with the neighbor Hank's older brothers refer to as "Ladyboy Lindsey," he forbids Hank ever to see his best friend again and sends Lindsey home in tears. Later, despite landing on opposite ends of the social and sexual spectrum in high school, neither can forget the boy who gave him his first kiss. While Hank becomes a sports star and bully, Lindsey throws himself into an elaborate sexual game played from afar for Hank's benefit. When Hank's football scholarship takes him away to college, their tenuous bond seems severed for good.
After Lindsey finds his calling as drag diva Miss Anne Thrope, embracing both his male identity and the natural androgyny of his intersex body, he's finally in control of his world…until the night his first love disrupts Miss Anne's show after a decade of silence. Hank's dysfunctional behavior, crazy father, and their bittersweet history together threaten to destroy their fragile new romance before it's truly begun. Should they let go of the past, or is this unique love one worth saving?
This is a story of two childhood friends that are forced by one's father to part but never really "closed" the relationship. Lindsey is a drag queen and quite happy with the life he leads. He had no ambitions in school and loves to dress up. Hank was Lindsey's best friend in childhood but when Hank's Dad catches them in a compromising situation he bands them from ever playing together any more. Hank stalks Lindsey throughout high school with Lindsey's full knowledge. All of that ends though when Hank goes away to college and the two part ways. Now Hank has returned and they beginning seeing each other.
This was an interesting read. I really didn't connect to the characters. Hank went from totally jerk to fool in love. I just thought his character a bit wish-washy. Lindsey's character was more even keeled. The two of them fit together though and the story was cute.
Now the writing itself was not as well executed as it should have been. I enjoyed the descriptions. The plot was good and could have made a really good book. I think the author just crammed too much into too little. The characters aren't developed enough. The critical points aren't well developed. They skim over everything and then develop "easy" solutions. There isn't the growth of the story that could turn the book into an excellent read. It makes the story too soft but without the mushy feel that make "soft" books comfort reads.
Overall it was an ok read but really missed the mark on execution of the plot. The book itself is a nice read.
A Beautiful Disaster by Will Okati
After being betrayed and abused by an ex-lover, Sean trusts no one–but he can't help wishing he could trust gentle-hearted tattoo artist Riordan. When these two vulnerable men, scarred inside and out, find each other, neither is willing or able to walk away.
Both starved for touch and lonely in his self-imposed exile, Sean can't help wanting Riordan both body and soul and in his bed, and Riordan is captivated by the sweet nature and the beauty he can still see beneath Sean's scars. Yet despite his hunger for affection, Sean can't break free of a cycle of shame and despair, not even as Riordan's falling in love with his beautiful disaster.
Will Sean be able to break through the barriers he's built around himself and let Riordan in–and will Riordan find the key to unlock Sean's frozen heart?
We see Sean desperately trying to escape his boyfriend, Leo. He is betrayed and run down by Leo. We next go to Riordan and his friend Jae. They see Sean at a bus stop. This is the first that Riordan and Sean see each other and they think the last but fate has another plan.
This story has LOTS of potential. I think the plot wasn't as good as it could have been. Sean is so wounded in body and spirit. The biggest snag for me was Sean. Sean would have been believed more by police and the system. I'm not saying the boyfriend wouldn't have gotten off still but he would have been believed. He would have received counseling I'm sure. I doubt how damaged he still was would have been missed by the professionals. Considering that he supposedly didn't have counseling he seemed like he was more open than I expected. I also have a hard time with the amount of abuse he went through. I'm sorry but he tried to escape and had those marks on his back they would have figured out what was happening and helped him more. I almost wished the author wouldn't have put in the running over item. I think the story would have been more believable for me and may have made an even better one. Sean would still be scarred so it would have fit with the direction of the story. He would have also still been scared and ready to run which makes even more sense than the way it was portrayed in the storyline.
Riordan was a much more believable character. That he wasn't hardened by his work too much isn't even a stretch. I think the story was just a little too shallow. We just don't get much background details on the two men and so it leaves a lot of emotional detail lacking for the reader. I wanted to like this story so much more than I did but in the end it failed to live up to the promise in the storyline.
When I Fall by Belinda McBride
As king, Helios Dayspring is desperate to secure the future of his people and their new homeworld. His lost memories are slowly returning, bringing with them danger and betrayal.
As the king's consort, Griffin Hawke wrestles with growing isolation from his lover. When Helios's secrets begin to come to light, Griffin finds that he barely recognizes him anymore. And Griffin is haunted by his own secrets, nightmares that bring torture and death in his sleep.
Surrounded by enemies and allies, seductive aliens and dangerous operatives, Helios and Griffin find themselves tested to their physical and moral limits. Not knowing who to trust, they can only turn to each other.
Will you be there to catch me when I fall?
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: male/male sexual practices, violence.
This is the second book in the An Uncommon Whore series. I really didn't think this was as good as the last. This time the POV is from Griffin. I did feel the author let down a lot of readers in the way he was portrayed. He was a very insecure man. I think this wasn't too unexpected given how he was about his scars and eye but he really went off the deep end about secrets. I really believe a man of Griffin's position would understand and know that Helios would have secrets, that as king and priest, he couldn't reveal to ANYONE. Griffin is even keeping one and instead of being understanding he is suspicious and jealous of everything. This might have to do with the way his relationship changed so dramatically with the two men's return to their people but it did have a negative impact on the character.
The world building was much better in this book. We learned a little more about everything in this story. I was glad that Helios seemed to take well to being a leader. It was interesting to see him through Grif's eyes.
The writing was good. The plot line was easy to follow and made sense. I was disappointed in the overall story line though. I thought there would be a little more focus on the relationship between the two men but it felt like it was more about the new world and the people's growth there and in politics. I really felt out of the story. I couldn't connect to most of the story line and really didn't become involved until the end when the tide seemed to turn back to the two men and their family.
Overall I think the story was good just not good enough to capture and hold me. I hope that the next book in the series will find a balance between the world building and the relationship.
Nephilim Prophecy by Adrienne Wilder
Genre: LGBT, Fantasy & Paranormal
Series: The God Code
Indigo Black is Palet: a human cursed with the ability to see the Demonic, trained to hunt and kill them. Since the peace Covenant was implemented by the Church, Palet have not been allowed to seek out the Demonic. And the one time Indigo challenged the Covenant nearly cost him the life of his lover and guardian angel, Ariel. Indigo was forced to watch Ariel suffer. They broke his wings and cast him out of Heaven, and the burden of that guilt has cost Indigo everything.
But now the rules are changing. The Demonic have broken the Covenant by creating a creature that should not exist: a Nephilim with a human soul who can withstand being possessed by the most dangerous members of the Demonic Parliament.
With the rise in power of the Demonic, Indigo must face the darkest battles of his life: one which will decide the fate of mankind, and another which will decide the fate of his heart.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: male/male sexual practices, violence (including non-consensual sex).
There are essentially 3 main characters, Indigo, Ariel, and Neko. Indigo is a human but he is an "enhanced" human that fights demons. He is also the central character in this story. Ariel is an angel, Indigo's guardian angel. The two men are bonded and in love. Ariel was punished for interfering with free will. Ariel saved Indigo but it cost him. Since Ariel's punishment Indigo has been unable to forgive himself or Ariel.
Serenity, the side of the angels and humans, and Chaos, the demons, has a convent that ended the fighting between the two sides. Indigo has never been for it or believed that the demons haven't been breaking it. He just hasn't had proof. Neko, is an erotic dancer and ward of a man named Eami. Neko is in love with another dancer named Jake. The two haven't been able to be together though since Eami has demanded that Neko remain a virgin. On Neko's 21st birthday though, Eami has promised that Neko can be with Jake but only if their first time is a performance. They agree. They have no idea that Eami isn't what he seems and neither is Neko. The three men's lives are about to collide.
I really was unsure of this book. It looked a bit complex and at times it is. The writing was excellent. The descriptions used were detailed without being overwhelming. I thought the world building was very interesting considering the immense complexity of the world being created. The characters were each unique. They grab your attention and hold it. They aren't pure characters. They show their individual good and bad sides. In overall I would say the overall feel to the story is more on the dark side than light and good.
The story line is interesting and complex. I wouldn't say overtly complex but it keeps you guessing as to what is happening and definitely what will happen next. I enjoyed the whole of the story but was a bit disappointed with the end. I've become too complacent with simple HEA endings. This isn't necessarily one of those. I won't say it is an unhappy ending but it wasn't all smiles and rainbows either. I am thrilled there will be more books for this world. There is no doubt I want to see what will happen to these men.
The Island by Lisa Henry
Shaw is in Fiji to sell a stolen painting to the crime boss, Vornis. It will be the deal of a lifetime, if Shaw can pull it off. But then Vornis to parade his latest toy around in front of him–a captured DEA agent whose time is running out. It's none of Shaw's business, and it doesn't matter that under any other circumstances Lee would be exactly Shaw's type: he's young, he's hot, and he might even have a personality if they hadn't beaten it out of him. Too bad there's no way Lee is getting off the island. Too bad there's nothing Shaw can do for him. And too bad there are some lines that even Shaw won't cross.
Keeping his hands off Lee proves harder than he thinks, but Shaw's not stupid enough to fall for the tortured captive of a dangerous crime boss, is he? If he did, it wouldn't be just his job he would be risking–it would be his life.
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual situations, graphic language, and material that some readers may find objectionable: male/male sexual practices, violence, flashback to sexual violence.
Publisher's warning: Readers with a history of rape or sexual abuse may find elements of this story disturbing.
I was prepared for a story a whole lot darker than this story was. Lee is a captured DEA agent that is being raped and tortured on a Fiji island. Shaw is a "middle" man whose business is putting together buyers and sellers. He's on the island to sell a stolen painting to the man who has Lee. The story has many twists and turns to it. You can't help feeling for Lee and wondering why Shaw is being such a jerk, for want of a word.
The writer has done an outstanding job in detailing the scene and characters. I thought there would have been a bit more explanations of Lee's character, especially later in the story, but it didn't detract from the story. The characters are believable for the most part. I did think it strange about Lee with his age and work history. I just had a hard time believing that at his age he would be on an operation like he was with no indication of prior experience. They also made him appear a lot more naïve than I think most in law enforcement are. This didn't put me off the story and may not have even raised any questions in my mind if I didn't have a bit of experience in this field. I really enjoyed seeing these two and what they went through, how they made a connection out the chaos around them.
Room at the Edge by Jane Davitt & Alexa Snow
Genre: LGBT, Menage & Polyamory, Contemporary
Previous Book: Room at the Top
Three sexy men, one hot relationship. In Room at the Top, devoted sub couple Jay and Austin went looking for a no-strings attached Dom and ended up falling for Liam, who, much to his surprise, turned out to be the Dom of their dreams. But their happy ending was only the beginning of their story.
Now Jay is begging Liam to turn up the heat with fire play and Austin wants them all under one roof, no matter what people might think. Caught up in the difficulties and pleasures of their new relationship, it's easy to miss the way they're moving dangerously close to the edge of falling apart, not deeper in love.
Austin, Jay, and Liam are busy trying to figure out their relationship and how to make it work. The boys are getting restless, they want more. Liam is still in the closet because of his career and family. Still, Liam wants more too. So what should they do and will it still work between them all if they change up what is between them. Jay wants to push for more in their scenes too. He is rebelling but doesn't know any way to accept without fighting it. Liam is unsure about his ability to tame Jay and make him trust him.
The writing like the first one is very good. The characters are complex and individual. The major thing with this book is the sex. It plays a huge role in the three's relationship so of course there is a lot of it in the book. It was a bit of a disappointment to not really see a lot more in the relationship without sex especially involving Liam. Liam still seems so separate from Austin and Jay outside of the house. I know that is what is suppose to be what has to be for Liam's life it just seemed like a lingering issue that may never get resolved. Still the rest of the story does deepen and grow the three together more. I enjoyed learning about fire play since I had never heard of it.
Moonstruck: Lucky Moon 3 by Piper Vaughn & M.J. O'Shea
Surya Patel is the drummer for the massively popular band, Moonlight. When his label suggests a collaboration with Luck, the band Moonlight toured with the year before, he should be all for it. Except for one thing–he slept with Luck's manager during the tour, and then bolted in the dead of night. He's regretted it ever since, but he knows being around Emmanuel will only lead to disaster. Unfortunately for Surya, the person the label sends to sweet talk him into joining the collaboration is none other than Em himself.
Emmanuel Cortez has spent months trying to forget about the hottest night of his life–the night he slept with Surya. It's been a year, but not even the death of his beloved grandmother and the subsequent drama with his family could keep the memories away. Now it's time to be professional. His job is to convince Surya to collaborate with Luck, nothing more, but a day spent together leads to yet another passionate night. This time Em is the one to leave.
But unexpectedly Surya has a change of heart. He isn't satisfied with just one night anymore. He wants forever.
Right away we are thrown into the story with the two main characters already in conflict. Surya is in the closet because of how his parents are about homosexuals. Em is hurt by Surya's departure the night they slept together but has been busy dealing with his grandmother dying. When Em goes to England to convince the reluctant Surya to agree to a collaboration of Luck and Moonlight, Em does his best to convince Surya that their night together would not interfere with business. Somehow the two end up in bed again! Surya has decided to try and have a relationship with Em but this time Em runs. Surya agreed to the collaboration so he goes to the States and convinces Em to give them a shot. This, of course, isn't the end of their trouble.
I did think the authors wrote an excellent book. The plot is well designed and the characters were "well fleshed out". The plot wasn't very complex. I was expecting a lot out of this book having read the previous books in the series and really enjoyed them. This one just missed the mark for me. Again the writing is good but the conflict and the resolution at the end of the story were a bit weak. Em just became a very unconfident where as the rest of the book you can see he is a man who has great belief in himself. There also was a big conflict in Surya's reaction to the major conflict. He did a total 180 with no explanation. Given all this the book was good but had a very disappointing conflict to conclusion.


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The son of a former model who was found stabbed to death in her apartment says she had confided that she wanted her lover to leave.
Maureen Boyce, a 68-year-old former fashion model, was found dead in her bed at her Kangaroo Point penthouse apartment on October 22, 2015.
Thomas Lang, who was staying with her at the time, and who made the emergency call to police, has pleaded not guilty to Mrs Boyce's murder.
The jury has previously been told that the central issue is whether Mr Lang killed her, or she committed suicide.
Mrs Boyce's son Zac told a jury today that his mother said she wanted Mr Lang to leave.
The court heard the pair also exchanged text messages.
"Don't tell Dad," Mrs Boyce wrote to her son.
"No need to upset him. I hope Tom doesn't stay too long as I know about depression."
Earlier, widower Graham Boyce told the court his wife would, at times, fall in to a depressive state that would last years.
Mr Boyce said his wife was diagnosed with bipolar that "would manifest itself in a depression".
"The depressive stage she had been through was particularly prolonged," he told the court.
"It had gone on for more than two years."
But Mr Boyce claimed she had also told him she would "never" commit suicide because of the hurt it would cause to him and their children.
Crown prosecutor David Meredith said it was the Crown's belief Mr Lang flew into a "jealous rage" and stabbed Ms Boyce four or five times while she slept, after he realised she had no intention to leave her husband, and he saw a text message from another man.
He said Ms Boyce was found with a "cooking knife impaling her stomach to the bed".
"The knife was protruding from her back," he said.
But in his opening address, defence barrister Tony Glynn QC urged the jury not to "fall into the trap of thinking no one kills themselves by stabbing themselves".
They were shown photos of the socialite's stabbed corpse and had their attention drawn to the fact her non-dominant left hand was near the handle of the knife.
The court heard Boyce and Mr Lang had known each other for more than 35 years, were previously a couple and she had previously told her son that Mr Lang was his biological father.
Mr Meredith said the pair had rekindled their relationship in the years leading up to her death and Mr Lang had been staying with Boyce when she died.
But Mr Boyce gave evidence that even though he knew they had visited each other, she repeatedly told him she wasn't interested in the doctor "as any sort of partner".
Mr Meredith said Boyce's psychiatrist would give evidence she was in a "reasonably settled" frame of mind just two days before she died.
But the jury was also told it would hear details about Mr Lang's calls to triple-0 after he allegedly found her body, in which he said she had a hand on the knife and it looked "self-induced".
Mr Meredith said Mr Lang's interviews with police would also be shown, where he claimed Boyce had been distressed the night before she died, they had argued and she had thrown her mobile phone off the balcony about 9.30pm.
But the crown prosecutor claimed a technical officer who pored over the phone's memory would give evidence that was "not true" and someone had accessed the phone just before and after midnight.
The trial will run two weeks, before Justice Flanagan.
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In September the Great Migration continues to fill the plains and the Masai Mara is alive with wildlife and clearly happy to play host to its yearly visitors.
The north of the country is also lovely at this time of year, so a visit to Samburu is highly recommended.
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Last year we had so much fun invading local restaurants together that we're doing it again! Our first one will be at Rubio's in FV (18517 Brookhurst ). A portion of your bill will go to sponsor scholarships for our Women's Ministry retreat.
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When seeing Deadpool in the theatres you'll see his samurai swords. It slightly makes you think of The Walking Dead in the way he chops of heads! Especially because there is a comic that is called 'Night of The Living Deadpool.'
That's why IGN mingeld the two and we got this video in return. Look at the video below!
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In 2007 during an NCC camp held in Kolar, S Chandu of Muthyalpete of Mulbagal taluk won the first place in the cross-country race. At the time Chandu had no ambition of becoming a middle distance runner. In fact, he had not even heard of this sports term.
When Chandu was a 9th standard student of high school section of Government Pre-university College, his NCC mates provoked him to take up the challenge of running the cross-country. Without any previous training, he took up the challenge and won the first place.
Five years later his only ambition is to represent his district in the state in middle distance running and gain more laurels. On this track, Chandu, who is an ITI student in Pavan College of Kolar, has come a long way.
On October 9, 2010 he participated in the state-level PU college cross-country race and came in the 15th place, while in the triple jump event he came 12th. However, he did not lose hope. Earlier in the district level he got the second place in the 8 kms cross-country race and first place in the triple jump.
Training camp
On September 11, 2011 in the NCC Combined Annual Training Camp he got the first place in cross-country race, first place in shooting and the best cadet of the year award.
He has participated consistently in major and minor athletic championship during this year, irrespective of the places he secured. On June 2, 2012 he clinched the first place in cross-country race held at the National Integration Camp held in Tejpur.
This year on August 5 and 6 in the Bangalore rural district level Dasara sports he clinched the second place in 4x400 mts relay. In July in the 24th state level junior-senior athletic championship in Bangalore he secured the 5th place in 800 mts race. In October in the 25th junior-senior athletic championship held in Davangere he clinched the 3rd place.
Cross-country race
Earlier in September this year he took the first place in the cross-country race held during the NCC Combined Annual Training Camp held in Vidyanagar in Bangalore.
Chandu came into limelight without any coaching or training, but now he trains under P L Shankarappa, athletic coach of Youth Services and Sports Department. "As I train under the coach every morning and evening, I have been able to perform well at state-level meets", he says.
"I did not know anything about the fundamentals necessary for an athlete such as physical fitness, exercises and training before coming to the district stadium. Now I am practising with spike shoes, but I intend to be a middle distance runner", he adds.


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|Henry at the bar
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who owns the Kwik-E-Mart on "The Simpsons," venerates an icon of Ganesh, which he keeps on the store's roof. He shows Bart Simpson the secret passage to the roof through the beer cooler, behind the non-alcoholic beer.
Bart: "But what if someone wants a non-alcoholic beer?"
Apu: "You know, it never comes up."
Indeed, if, whether by responsible choice or medical necessity, you say goodbye to a half-century of alcohol abuse, the frigid and seductive mistress of non-alcoholic beer may well be your first stop. And your last.
In my case, at a recent trip with Harry and the G-man to River Rock Cafe, that meant an O'Doul's premium amber, a frothy and filling brew with toasted and caramel accents appropriate to the season. But a one-night stand.
On a second trip, my Catholic upbringing kicked in, and I ordered a Virgin Mary. A refreshing drink, if you want a reasonably-priced and mildly-spiced chilled tomato juice with a stalk of
|TV advice on getting sober
I finally broke down and asked my delightful bartender Holly, who sings and dances to the radio throughout her eight-hour shift, a coded question: "What do designated drivers order?"
Holly: "Water."
Right. Why pay for a hollow buzz? Sex with a condom. Mass on TV. The experience without the authentic intimacy.
But our trip to River Rock was authentic. So elusive today with our iPhones, authenticity requires an awareness of history and tradition. (For example, by established practiced, the G-Man and I pretended to let Harry beat us at pool, by scratching on the eight ball.)
A mind-blowing trip to authenticity, the walls and some tables at River Rock are covered with decades of decoupage posters, photos, magazine covers of both music celebrities and sex stars -- blurring the distinction.
By far the most prevalent images are those of one-hit artist ("Happy Birthday, Mr. President") Marilyn Monroe. Her photogenic seductiveness out-numbers the hundreds of other pinups from six generations on the walls. One table is covered with Monroe's iconic images. Bogie ogling her
|A slice of River Rock wall
You want to know what sex looks like? Check out Marilyn at River Rock.
Captaining Team Testosterone, the images of Elvis show how male animal sexuality can be expressed both subtly with a curled lip, oiled cowlick, and heavy-lidded glance; and also not so subtly, with pelvic thrusts rising from his tip toes through his knees to windmilled arms.
Of course, Monroe and Presley died prematurely of accidental overdoses, and it's one thing to live through these tragedies as they come up. But seeing so many spatially, on the walls and tables of River Rock, all at once in an afternoon, is a real life lesson, well worth a few trips to this friendly and informative establishment. The walls of the River Rock are a conversation starter. It's like Bay City's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Before I record my mural necrology from two visits to River Rock, I'd like to say, in the interest of fairness, that the most talented and influential pop musicians of my lifetime are still alive and
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In other words, the myth of Orpheus, the Greek poet and musician who must be torn to shreds for his art, is just that: a myth. Artists don't have to die by self-inflicted substance abuse, accidents, or calculated violence.
I'll try to make that point when I bring future dates and out-of-town visitors to River Rock to see and share memories. A sampling:
- Jim Morrison, the poster, always pouting; electrocuted in a Paris bath tub
- John Lennon, with Yoko, naked and photographed from behind on the cover of "Two Virgins": shot in Manhattan
- Patsy Cline, a poster from 1962, promoting a concert. Tickets: $2.50: airplane crash
- Nirvana: A poster from a 1992 concert tour. Tickets: $22.50: lead singer: gunshot
- Hank Williams, a concert, with Bill Monroe, in Corinth, Miss., March 8, 1952. Tickets: $1.25: alcoholism
- Amy Winehouse, on the cover of the June 14, 2006, Rolling Stone: "The Diva and Her Demons": drugs, alcohol
- Keith Moon: A photo of the mad drummer: drugs, alcohol
- Janis Joplin, the cover of the album "Pearl": drugs, alcohol
- Jimi Hendrix, kneeling over his burning guitar: drugs
- The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane performing from noon till 3, June 30, 1972, in Golden Gate Park. Free concert. R.I.P. Jerry Garcia.
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Or it can be an image of renewal. At River Rock, there's a recent Rolling Stone cover proffering a seductive photo of Britney Spears, with a cover blurb promising: "Cher: Back on Top."
So I guess I'll have to make do with the sex and rock-and-roll. Two out of three ain't bad. As 71-year-old Bob Seger has been reminding us for 40 years, giving the lie to Wolfe and Fitzgerald: "You can come back baby, rock-and-roll never forgets."
See the hairy guy's report on River Rock: Beer, food, pool and rock-and-roll history starting at 7 a.m., complete with a car bomb anytime


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Simplify active living to make it a lifelong sustainable lifestyle.
Not too long ago I was the queen of making things complicated which meant unsustainable. Too short term doable.
No longer does the queen reign supreme. I've simplified. I trust what I know. I keep it simple and sustainable.
I don't expect perfection, but I do expect a life lived with intention.
How have I simplified? At first glance it may seem like a lot, not so simple. But, in the grand scheme of things [and if you knew how complicated I used to make things] the philosophy of active living is quite simple. There's a whole lot of "stuff" I added in, at one time or another, that really wasn't necessary.
One final note, how I started living an active lifestyle was, and continues to be, inspired by Lorna Jane Active and the daily intention to Move Nourish Believe.
So, how have I simplified active living?
Menu Planning. Weekly menu planning makes life so much easier especially during the work week.
Sleep. Everything seems easier and less stressful with a good night's sleep.
Stick to the Basics. Eating a healthy diet doesn't have to be complicated. Generally speaking, a protein, healthy source of fat, and vegetables make a meal and there are thousands of combinations. Training/exercising doesn't have to be complicated either. Being active is really quite simple.Know your body and find the things you love to do.
Maximize the time you have. It's not all or nothing. If you only have time to run 3 miles instead of your planned 6, then run 3 miles. If you only have 25 minutes to spare in your day do a high intensity low duration HIIT or circuit training. 4 miles is better than none and 25 minutes moving is better than 0.
Know your values and priorities. Decide what is most important to you and align your life based on those things/people.
Limit Negative Relationships. Removing toxic people from your life as much as possible can help you create a healthier more stress free life.
Be present. Who knew just 2 simple words could have such a big impact on living a healthy life? Living here and now, in the moment, keeps you aware and appreciative of life, of what is going on around you and within you.
Establish routines. A key to keeping your life simple is to create simple routines. I have a morning routine that happens, almost without fail, every single day. It's a calming, positive start to my day.
Make a short list of daily intentions. Every morning I set 3 specific intentions to Move Nourish and Believe. It's not a long list. Just 3 things that can be accomplished during the day. 3 things that are important to you.
Learn to destress. Life is filled with stress. Maybe it's inevitable. Since it's not always preventable limit the negative affects by teaching ourselves to decompress. Stress. Decompress. Move on.
Get outside as often as possible. A breath of fresh air clears the mind and rejuvenates your body.
Does it seem too complicated? What would you add to the list to make active living a sustainable part of everyday life?
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Released new images of the HTC smartwatch Halfbeak
More images of smart watches HTC Halfbeak surfaced online in October last year, but they showed mainly the design of the device. New leak gives the opportunity to take a quick peek at the interface.
Photo published one of the users of Chinese social network Weibo. Interestingly, the leak took place just over a month before the opening of the exhibition Mobile World Congress 2017, which HTC and other industry players will present their new products. This suggests that Halfbeak can celebrate a premiere at the MWC.
The characteristics of the hours known only to the resolution of the round screen is 360 x 360 pixels. Judging by the photos, Halfbeak are running older versions of Android Wear OS is 5.1.1, however, next month will be available to Android Wear 2.0, and in this case, commodity option Halfbeak will also receive the latest version of the operating system.
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As consumers increasingly seek beverages made from soy, almonds, coconuts and rice-even peas and oats-the dairy industry is responding with niche products of its own. But more changes are ahead as the traditional gallon-jug milk business struggles to compete with plant-based competition.
A new report from CoBank's Knowledge Exchange Division predicts continued double-digit growth in the plant-based milk alternatives market. Sales are up 61 percent over the past five years, with slower growth of 15 to 25 percent projected by 2022. Meanwhile, cow's milk consumption continues a decades-long slump.
"The total volume of the alternative milk market is still relatively small and is not a major factor behind declining fluid milk sales," said Ben Laine, CoBank senior dairy economist. "However, plant-based milks are helping revolutionize how the dairy industry does business. Excitement around plant-based milk alternatives has forced traditional milk to differentiate into a number of premium products in order to compete."
Premium products buck trends
Laine cites organic, grass-fed, ultra-filtered, lactose-free and a2 milk as niche products that buck the downward milk consumption trend. These products command a higher price and compete more directly with plant-based alternatives. "Certain value-added dairy milk products will experience growth alongside plant-based beverages," Laine said.
Most consumers who buy alternatives are not completely abandoning milk. "Nine in ten households that purchase plant-based alternatives also buy cow's milk," said Laine. "And, among those purchasing both, their cow's milk choice is more likely to be organic or from the premium tier of milk products. That opens up opportunity for the dairy industry."
If you can't beat them, join them
Some traditional dairy companies are adding plant-based alternatives to their portfolios. Even Dean Foods, the largest milk bottler in the United States, recently invested in Good Karma Foods, a plant-based milk and yogurt company. An extreme example, Elmhurst Dairy in New York City, stopped producing cow's milk altogether in 2016 and pivoted to nut-based alternatives.
Rising supply chain and marketing costs
Dairy case differentiation brings complications. Managing diversified product lines adds logistical challenges to an industry accustomed to a commodity product structure. For example, adding a grass-fed option to an organic milk portfolio requires separate handling all the way from farm to milk truck to bottling plant and onto retail shelves.
Marketing costs are also increasing in the form of slotting fees. As plant-based beverages enter the dairy case, many grocers are increasing slotting fees for this now-valuable real estate, altering the cost structure of the traditional low-margin gallon milk jug business.
"Traditional milk bottlers have focused on keeping costs low and have avoided raising prices, hoping to slow the trend of declining demand," said Laine. "New cow's milk offerings will challenge the efficiencies of traditional large-scale supply chains handling smaller volumes of a wider variety of more specialized products."
For a brief video synopsis of "Plant-Based Milk Alternatives: Driving Change in the Dairy Industry" click here. The full report is available at CoBank.com.
Source: CoBank
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9400 Tweeds Mill | Raleigh, NC 27617
Located in the Leesville area of Raleigh is convenient, safe, exciting, and just plain fun! This house sits right in the heart of N. Raleigh. A nice private backyard with a 6 foot privacy fence all the way around. Close to movie theaters, grocery, restaurants, and some of the best schools around. New hardwoods downstairs, two seating areas, 3 year old appliances, newer roof and gutters. Move in ready and soon to be holiday season, settle in now and start the new year off right with your new house. Stop w/ rent!
3 beds - 2.5 bath - 1,724 sqft
- Lot: 0.25 acres
- Single Family
- Built in 1996
- Cooling: Central
- Heating: Forced air
- Exterior material: Fiber Cement
- Room count: 7
- Stories: 2
- Structure type: Traditional
- Flooring: Hardwood/Carpet/Tile
- Parking: Off street/Garage


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We asked 32 homeschool moms from our network what their top organization and productivity tips were for making sure the lessons get taught, the meals get prepared, the house stays in some semblance of order, and mom keeps her sanity. Then we compiled those tips into a handy guide that you can read (and print) via PDF.


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Yahtzee/Yam Scorecard
I wonder if anyone who can do templates (I'm rubbish at it), could have a go at doing a scorecard for the game Yahtzee or Yam. It's a old dice game. I know it as Yam which I think is a French version but it's sold in toy shops as Yahtzee.
I'd love it in a hipster size (4up preferably). I always carry dice about with me for the game but scoring can be more awkward.
I'm going to try to attach a basic word version so you can see what it looks like.
Fingers crossed :-)
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I think this is a great
I think this is a great idea! I haven't played Yahtzee in ages. I'd be willing to try my hand at a classic template, but I've never dealt with the hipster size, so I'm not sure I could pull it off..
If you're interested in the classic version, let me know. I think I'll eventually make one either way (and start carrying dice to school!), but if it's just me interested in the classic size it's going below some other things I'm working on. Not to mention the whole new semester + homework issue.
For anyone who is willing to try the hipster size and wants a better idea than the word doc above, you can google "yahtzee scorecard" to find an image of the official one. (And yes, I'm being lazy and not wanting to deal with the link vs. spam issue :P)
Google is the answer!
Thanks for your post. Why I hadn't quite googled that before I dont know! I have searched but this took me straight to a pdf file with two scorecards side by side. How cool.
I'll play about with the printer and see what size I can shrink it to.
Might as well make use of what's there already.
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Fun couple! Perfectly suited for each other ~ complement and complete each other well! It has been fun to get a sneak peek into their lives and the love they share for each other. It's one of the many things that make our job an incredible privilege!
When you work with clients for so many months, considering their individual tastes and sentimental components to their special day, they begin to feel like friends and we are so excited to kick off the season with Christian, Lindsay, and their families on May 6, 2017 at The Farm at Eagles Ridge!


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The hospital went into operation expecting to share load with the two other available children hospitals in district 1 and 10 which are often overcrowded with patients from neighboring provinces.
According to director of the city Department of Health Prof. Dr. Nguyen Tan Binh, the 1,000-bed hospital was broken ground on December 6, 2014 at the cost of VND4.5 trillion ($188 million) on the area of 12,000 square meter. It comprises of one basement and eight floors.
The hospital has ten specific rooms and 39 departments.
It is designed as a practical hospital as a combination of an international-standard institute and a school. Especially, the hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art devices to provide sophisticated techniques for treating child patients.
Former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, former Party Chief Le Thanh Hai, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Deputy Party Chief Vo Thi Dung and leaders of agencies attended the inauguration ceremony.


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Sarita Drive/Fort Worth, TX
A complete home remodel & furniture makeover!
The homeowners on Sarita Drive reached out to my team for the remodel and interior design of their Tanglewood home. With two young boys and demanding careers, they needed a one-stop-shop to seamlessly design, remodel, and furnish their home. After living in the home for several years, they were ready for a change. The interior was a blend of stained wood, dark granite, and a combo of mustard and brown walls. These dark finishes caused the home to feel cave-like and dated. This was a major remodel, so a drastic change in the aesthetic was necessary.
We began by redesigning the kitchen. I worked with architect Andrew Garvett to create a space that was open and less confining. This required the removal of walls, plumbing, and some alterations to the original floor plan. My clients wanted to drastically freshen and modernize the house in a bold way.
I opted for dark painted cabinets with brass hardware, and continuous quartz countertops and backsplash. We selected a light gray paint for the custom 5'x10' island. This allowed us the dramatic, yet fresh appeal that we needed to achieve.
The kitchen is fully equipped with all the modern amenities. Low profile LED strip lighting and under cabinet outlet strips line the underside of the top cabinets, allowing us to deliver streamline design and functionality without compromising the aesthetic.
Moving on to the furniture. It was important that we furnished the home with three things in mind: Comfort, durability, and style. Since the boys have their own "hangout" area upstairs, I wanted to furnish the first level of the home with pieces that would elevate the space and make it feel sophisticated and well-styled.
We furnished the dining room with a round dining table that seats six. The chairs are crushed velvet, brass and raffia. I wanted to play off the brass accents in the adjacent kitchen. The walnut bar cabinet with chrome hardware relates to the chrome & crystal chandelier above the dining table. We designed custom window treatments to add a soft whimsy element to the room.
The living area was expansive, so it was best to create two separate seating areas. The first provides a lounge space in front of the fireplace where wine and cocktails can be enjoyed with friends. If this were my house, this would be my hangout space! (Dream on!)
I furnished the adjacent living area as a family room with a large sectional and custom made chairs.
The custom sectional is upholstered in a pet and kid friendly microsuede fabric. The bonnet chairs flanking the window were custom upholstered in two fabrics- a solid fabric and patterned fabric to create some contrast and add a unique element to the room. This also mimics the eggplant colored chairs in the nearby sitting area.
This entire house was such a fun adventure from start to finish! Its always a thrill when I get to not only remodel the home, but furnish it too. Every designer's dream! Onto the last and final furniture element of the project: The guest bedroom.
I like to keep guest suites somewhat neutral for versatility. The green ceramic table lamps create some scale and make the space feel ambient and restful. Everything we want in a guest room! Props to my client for her bedding selection here!


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Kenny Chesney Announces 2018 Stadium Dates
The son of the stadium is gearing up for the Trip Around the Sun Tour.
Following a one-year break from the road, Kenny Chesney has announced the stadium dates for his 2018 trek.
Related: Kenny Chesney Announces Live in No Shoes Nation Album
The Trip Around the Sun Tour launches April 21 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and will visit a total of 18 stadiums before its wrap.
"There's nothing like a stadium full of people coming together to remind you what life's about," Kenny says. "The energy, the moments, the fun!"
Joining him on the stadium portion of the tour will be Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion and newcomer Brandon Lay.
Related: Kenny Chesney Helps Brothers Stranded by the Hurricane
"Every single one of these artists who're coming out with us for 'Trip Around the Sun' live their lives the exact same way: they work hard, they appreciate what they're given and they love music every bit as much as they love life," Kenny adds. "I, personally, can't wait to see this show hit the road."
Kenny's 30-song live album, Live in No Shoes Nation, is set for release October 27. Get ticket information for the Trip Around the Sun Tour here.
Dates for Kenny Chesney's 2018 Trip Around the Sun Tour
April 21 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
April 28 Miller Park Milwaukee, WI
May 5 US Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN
May 19 AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX
May 26 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA
June 2 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA
June 9 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
June 16 Mapfre Stadium Columbus, OH
June 23 Chase Field Phoenix, AZ
June 30 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium Denver, CO
July 7 Centurylink Field Seattle, WA
July 14 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
July 21 Busch Stadium Saint Louis, MO
July 28 Soldier Field Chicago, IL
August 4 Ford Field Detroit, MI
August 11 Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN
August 18 MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
August 24 Gillette Stadium Foxboro, MA*
*Gillette show will have Dierks Bentley, the Brothers Osborne + Brandon Lay
Additional shows to be announced at a later date.
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Coach Bada joined BayAreaChess Team of professional and dedicated coaches in October 2017.
Bada is passionate about teaching chess to children as well as improving her games. She is a vivid chess tournament player, with respectable results all around the country.
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I want to talk about the importance of having your picture taken. It doesn't have to be anything fancy or staged, but just simply documenting who you are at this very moment.
For the longest time I have been the living breathing opposite of that sentimentality, always insisting to be behind the camera and never in front. I had somewhat of a revelation last week... I went out on a photo walk with a couple photographers and yeah, I had my picture taken. And while it was uncomfortable and at times embarrassing, I reminded myself of what I tell my clients all the time. You have nothing to worry about and you look great. I closed my eyes and jumped in, and I gotta say, I'm happy I did. As I look at the photos from this day I think about how much I've loved finding old pictures of my Nana in high school (twirling freakin' batons of fire might I add), or my dad back in his college days. Pictures, like little else, freeze that instant in time for someone else down the line to be able to join you in that moment. And isn't that what it's all about?
I hope to push myself out of my comfort zone and to continue to have in fun behind and in front of the camera. If you're ready to join on this adventure then drop a line, email me, or flag me down. I wanna start a portait revolution!
since moving back to st. louis, I have really been wanting to visit the botanical gardens, and when liz suggested it as the location for her maternity shoot, I immediately jumped for it.
it was such a lovely way to spend a sunday morning. despite having to fight off sickness, liz + chris rocked it!
stay tuned to meet Baby Nolan in a few short weeks!
what a journey it has been with Caitlin + Connor. just a few years back Connor approached me to take part in documenting his proposal to Caitlin. It so great to be apart of this major moment in their lives together, just another year later and there I was documenting their rehearsal dinner. to this day it is still one of my most favorite sessions. it was a night full of love and celebration. now, here we are.... another major moment in the McCarthy's lives and I get to take part in the fun. Caitlin + Connor are just so special and their son is no different. Jack is the sweetest little baby boy you'll ever meet and I could hardly stop myself from taking a bazillion pictures.
below are just a few highlights from their set. enjoy!
what a sweet, early Christmas present... this is just a sneak peek from my session with Jack + his parents this past Friday. whatta a cutie!
It was a gorgeous fall evening when Lisa + Josh met me to capture some photographs of them as a couple as well as with their little pooches, Winnie and Daphne. Now it's not often that I get to photograph dogs and their humans, but when I do, I LOVE it. I am so glad that I was able to spend some time with these guys being a little cheesy and makin' a little magic.


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Meet the Makers : Katie Wallis Print
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We are delighted to welcome our latest guest maker Katie Wallis to the Homefront fold. Katie has over ten years' experience as a bespoke interior decorator and secured an MA in Multidisciplinary Print from UWE in 2012. To date, then she has been further developing a unique and quirky style that is simultaneously both intricate but aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Katie is currently heavily influenced and inspired by the geometry of the natural world.
Katie employs a range of techniques to achieve her desired effects which include, digital media and laser cutting, to flock work, foil and traditional printmaking, combining both up to the minute, and traditional mediums and skills. She also seeks to use wherever possible, organic fabrics to create her printing and objects. This is very much an encapsulation of the marriage between decorative art and utility seen in their functionality in an interior setting.
In store, we are currently stocking one of her major and latest projects in collaboration with one of our other guest makers, A Peculiar Grace Upholstery by Mel Shearsmith. The Queen Bee, a nursing chair, combines Katie's signature bees and hexagons with some of her kaleidoscopic flowers and further geometric patterning in the fabric. This stylishly complements Mel's fabulous upholstering which subscribes to a specific and delightful attention to detail, from covered springs and buttons to yellow gold piping with a deep teal velvet to underpin Katie's unique design. This is their first collaboration and they hope to continue to produce combined and unique pieces of fabric and upholstery together in future.
We are also stocking some of Katie's latest solo pieces which include her stunning geometric, patterned lampshades with gorgeous peacock blue geometry incorporating additional, honeybee motifs, complete with gold lining. The peacock theme is further repeated in stylish Indian Summer like cushions, depicting peacocks with emphasis on the geometry of their opulent tails. They are made with Shantung silk fabric at the front and backed with velvet in beautiful, blue hues. Homefront is thrilled to have Katie's skill and talents in store and as part of the Homefront maker's collective.


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2nd Timothy Chapter 4:
I charge
therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Brothers, here we are told to be instant in season and out of season. This means that we are to be so filled with the truth of God's word that we can in an instant be ready to reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
Reprove means to show them in love the errors of their way.
To rebuke means to speak boldly the truth of God's word to our brothers in Christ Jesus.
We are to exhort, meaning to teach, the doctrine of Christ Jesus to our brothers.
Preaching the word of God does not mean that you are an ordained Pastor. It means that we as Children of God are to so walk in His truth that we can speak that truth to any brother who is in need of hearing the true doctrine of Christ Jesus.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
Brothers, today is the time when they do not walk in sound doctrine.
Look around at all of the Preachers and Teachers who have turned away from Gods Holy Word and have chosen instead to teach the congregation things which will not offend them. Things which will not in anyway rebuke, or reprove the Church members.
Brothers, this ought not to be. We are told plainly here what God expects us to do in this day and time. We are not to set under this teaching. For by doing so we have accepted their false doctrine, and are going the way of this world. This kind of political correctness will put our very souls in jepordy.
Exhort means to boldly speak the truth, and these people must be told the truth even if they will not hear the truth. We are to speak the truth to all of our brothers.
And they shall turn away
ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
We are told here that many shall turn away from the truth of God's Holy Word, but just because they have turned away from truth, that does not mean that you are not to speak the truth to them every chance that you get. For God expects the truth from his children.
Speak the truth in love not in harshness. If they are offended by your loving rebuke then that is on them, and you have done as God's word has instructed for you to do.
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Brothers, we are to endure any and all afflictions to do God's work as we evangelize the lost and the saved making full proof of the ministry that God has given to each of us.
We are all to labor in the fields for we are told that the fields are white for harvest. Now is the days of great harvest for those of us who love God.
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
The day and time of our departure with Jesus is close at hand. We must get busy with bringing in new sheep unto the fold, and also with rebuking those sheep who are not hearing sound doctrine in this day.
So many have accepted this ungodly politically correct teaching. Please show them the error of their ways while there is still time.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished
course, I have kept the faith:
Brothers, when you have departed this life to stand before the Lord our God to be judged, please let this statement which is made in verse 7, be your testimony before our Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father.
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Brothers, love the day of his appearing, and ready yourself for your crown of righteousness.
God bless you my brothers. Please go about doing your assigned work.
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That's on a video but not only: if you attend the Annapolis boat show (9-13/10) you can not only see the boat at the dock but also heard Jimmy talking about it and answering questions at 7pm on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th October . For that you have to make an inscription here:
You can see also read a test sail by Sailing Today. I don't like much their test quality but it is better than nothing:
You can read another test (probably a better one) on the next edition of Yachting Monthly (you can buy it on line and download the magazine).


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Last week I was lucky enough to travel to Turks and Caicos to visit Club Med coordinated by Cappy Devlin of CAPPY'S TRAVEL. T&C is one of the most beautiful beaches in the world so, needless to say, I had always wanted to go there and dip my foot in the gorgeous turquoise water. The sand is so white and pristine and conch shells can be found all over the beach. Club Med, a french company, is an all inclusive resort so all you have to do is sit back, relax and let the GO's (gentil organisateurs) take over and provide you with a fabulous time. Below are some highlights of our trip. Of course, I always have my readers on my mind so I brought back a souvenir for you, a one of a kind shell flower necklace. All you have to do to enter this give a way is tell us in the comments below, what you consider the most wonderful get a away. Good Luck!!!
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The physical "space" you work in says a lot about you. Does your office space appeal to your ideal client? Does it speak about your tastes and preferences? Would you be willing to give other shrinks a tour of your office? Why or why not? Every time a new client comes into my office they comment on my denim couch. It feels cozy and casual, which is how I want my clients to feel when they're in my office. The color scheme of the office decor coincides with our logo and website colors...and that's no accident.
I thought it would be fun to peek into the offices of private practitioners to share ideas and get inspiration. So, if you're willing to let the world (or the readers of this blog) see YOUR office space follow these simple step.
- Take a brief video tour of your waiting area and office (2 minutes or less). You can do this with your iPhone or camera phone.
- In the video please introduce yourself and tell us what you love about your office space.
- Upload your video to your Youtube channel and set it as "unlisted." If you don't have a Youtube channel, it's time you set one up.
- Title your video "Office Tour: [your practice name]"
- Email me the video link here. Include in the email your name, location, practice name, website link.
I'll feature different office videos in upcoming blog posts with your practice name and website link (this is a free PR opp for your practice & a good excuse to set up a Youtube channel). You'll also be able to embed this video on your own website so potential clients can see inside your office before they meet with you.
Ready, set, go...
Here's a peek into my therapy office Wasatch Family Therapy. I hired a professional to shoot and edit this. Don't worry - your video doesn't have to have music and slick editing :)
photo credit: The Suss-Man (Mike)


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There will be another EAS/National Weather Service meeting at NAB this year! It will be held Tuesday, April 9th, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM in Room N221 of the North Hall. While NAB passes are not needed to access this room, now is the time to apply for a free "Exhibits Only" floor pass. They're only available now through mid-March. Register at https://www.nabshow.com/
The Agenda includes a review of EAS activations in 2018, discussion of issues related to EAS weather activations and the project to subdivide Clark County. Broadcasters, including engineers, Chief Operators and Program Directors and emergency managers/Authorized Originators are encouraged to attend.
Let me know if you have a specific issue you would like to add to the Agenda.
Adrienne Abbott, W6BCY
Nevada EAS Chair
"Radio burps, it cries, it needs to be fed all the time, it requires constant attention, but we love it." Jim Aaron WGLN


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Here, UNDEF publishes all post-project evaluations on-line. The decision to make these public was taken at the November 2011 meeting of the UNDEF Advisory Board, which is committed to evaluations of UNDEF projects as a basis for knowledge-sharing, lessons learned, improved project selection and management, and transparency. In this way, UNDEF consolidates its position as one of the most transparent entities in the UN family.
From 2010 to 2016, most UNDEF post-project evaluations were conducted by a contracted commercial evaluator firm, Transtec. Based in Brussels with a regional office in Beirut, Transtec has broad experience in evaluations, audits and studies in institution-building, democracy, governance, community development and post-conflict rehabilitation.
Since 2017, as agreed at the UNDEF Advisory Board meeting of November 2016, UNDEF has adopted a new post-project evaluation system managed by UNDEF itself, using a roster of independent evaluators.


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The Only Person You Should Compare Against Is Yourself
Comparison is the thief of joy.
-Theodore Roosevelt
I just finished the podcast for this week, and like tradition, I'm sitting here trying to write an awesome complementary article to not only further drive traffic to the podcast, but to also get people to come to this blog and website.
I typically talk additionally about the subject at hand in the podcast, but honestly I've said all I want to in the podcast (even more reason to listen to it first).
In summary: Comparison in most cases is self-destructive and unproductive, social media and the news further worsens our inclination to do so, and comparison can be used to make one more grateful (thus happier) if used very intentionally and carefully.
I'm not saying to not use social media or read the news, but be mindful. If you can ensure that success stories of others leave you inspired to do better in your own life, then by all means go for it.
But don't make a standard out of it.
The Story of Megadeth and Metallica
Long story short, because I don't honestly care about the bands or their history, Dave Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica and made Megadeth.
His original intentions were along the line of "screw Metallica, I'm going to make my own band and it's going to be way better".
And Megadeth is a huge band now. 38 Million records sold (as of what Wikipedia told me), with 6 of their 15 albums going platinum. The band has also received 12 Grammy nominations.
In other words, a commercial success from the eyes of any aspiring musician in any genre.
Metallica on the other hand, sold 125 million records, and is ranked as one of the most commercially successful bands of all time.
And since Mustaine was continually comparing himself to someone else, and not his own efforts, to this day, recent interviews have still shown him to be upset about an event that occurred over 3 decades ago.
Not only would comparing against yourself prevented this from happening, but you also make sure resenting the other person from being the best that they can be from not happening. Because in the long term, thinking win-win is what puts everybody ahead.
So give the podcast a listen, and take away something from it. I'd love to hear what you take away in the comments below, in an email, a DM, or even a text or phone call.


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Personalised Without Credit
"When you don't believe in credit nothings new and all you own has lost its hue"
I spent the majority of yesterday doing one of the things I love: motorcycle maintenance, oh yes. Now, those of you who instantly thought, this is going to be a man thing, bear with me, because it does concern us all. I'm going to talk about how to personalise.
Because I no longer believe in credit, everything I own has a certain age to it. I buy second, third or even fifth hand, and my motorcycle, now at the tender age of twenty seven, has had a few careful and not so careful owners. As you can see from the picture though, it is something I value and have spent time working on. More than anything, spending time on something, enables me to personalise it.
Take yesterday for example
Yesterday I overhauled the front brakes – replacing worn master cylinder parts – and realised it was a job that should have been done a long time ago. In fact when I bought the bike, the guy who sold it to me said: "yeah all the fluids have been changed mate" suffice to say, he was a lying turd. What's really worrying is he's a dealer! Tut tut. Anyway, now having done a major overhaul, I'm more confident than ever, that I can stop a quarter of a ton of motorcycle (travelling at high velocity) as quickly as I might need to. In other words I've personalised it.
It works in the same way when you decorate a house you've just bought or vacuum the snot, hair and bits of dead skin, out of a used car. By cleaning and/or decorating you get rid of the past.
What I've come to wonder about tattoos, is this: are they a way of taking ownership and personalising the body? Are the tattooed saying: this is mine now and I'm going to get rid of the past and personalise it. Did it not belong to them in the first place? I don't know about you, but my body has always felt like mine. Although, how I look after it nowadays, is reflected in how I look after my possessions: well. It stands to reason, if you neglect things, tattooed or not, they're going to let you down before their time.
The analogy goes on by mentioning that we mustn't leave this kind of thing [caring for ourselves] to others. After all, others might be lying turds, and when we expect them to care for us, they can tend to take possession.
Others may have owned us, our houses, cars, and indeed motorcycles before, however, taking ownership and personalising things, does have its power. It sheds a new light on tattoos for me, that's for sure. I might get one!
It's true to say, when you don't believe in credit, some of the things you own may not be shiny-new and may have lost a little of their lustre. The thing to remember though is this: when you're free of debt, you're no longer anyone's slave. Yes you do need to learn patience, and potentially a little motorcycle maintenance, however, once you've personalised something, only then, do you truly own it.
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If you wanted me to give an example of what nu metal sounds like today I would probably pick out Spoken's new album, and that unfortunately is it's problem. In the market glut that is American nu metal, Spoken are somewhere in the middle. They don't have much interesting to say and no new riffs to back it up. The guitars clang, the singer screams with nasally enhanced sincerity, everyone does their job. "Promise" is the best song on offer but the album basically chugs along until it stops. It doesn't deserve to but it will probably sell millions.
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