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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anita Blake Vampire Hunter 1: Guilty Pleasures'
New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton brings Anita Blake to the world of graphic novels. Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives. But Anita is also known as a fearsome hunter of criminal vampires, and she's often employed to investigate cases that are far too much for conventional police. But as Anita gains the attention of the vampire masters of her hometown of St. Louis, she also risks revealing an intriguing secret about herself - the source of her unusual strength and power. This hardcover edition contains an all-new, original, never-before-published short story by Laurell K Hamilton. [via]
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I've been fighting it all night. I'm going to lose ...Nature wins out. It always does.' Elena Michaels didn't know that her lover Clay was a werewolf until he bit her, changing her life forever. Betrayed and furious, she cannot accept her transformation, and wants nothing to do with her Pack - a charismatic group of fellow werewolves who say they want to help. When a series of brutal murders threatens the Pack - and Clay - Elena is forced to make an impossible choice. Abandon the only people who truly understand her new nature, or help them to save the lover who ruined her life, and who still wants her back at any cost. [via]
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Characterizing the adolescent experience as monstrous is not exactly a new idea. M.T. Anderson's woefully confused teen vampire in Thirsty and Jean Thesman's reluctant young witch in The Other Ones serve as excellent examples of this metaphor set to fiction. But no one really captures how our hormones make us howl as well as Annette Curtis Klause. Blood and Chocolate chronicles the longings and passions of one Vivian Gandillon, teenage werewolf. Her pack family, recently burned out of their West Virginia home by suspicious neighbors, has resettled in a sleepy Maryland suburb. At her new school, Viv quickly falls for sensitive heartthrob Aiden, a human--or "meat-boy," as her pack calls him. Soon she is trying to tame her undomesticated desires to match his more civilized sensibilities. "He was gentle. She hadn't expected that. Kisses to her were a tight clutch, teeth, and tongue... His eyes were shy beneath his dark lashes, and his lips curved with delight and desire--desire he wouldn't force on her... he was different." But Vivian's animal ardor cannot be stilled, and she must decide if she should keep Aiden in the dark about her true nature or invite him to take a walk on her wild side.
Klause poetically describes the violence and sensuality of the pack lifestyle, creating a hot-blooded heroine who puts the most outrageous riot grrrls to shame. Blood and Chocolate is a masterpiece of adolescent angst wrapped in wolf's clothing, and its lovely, sensuous taste is sure to be sweet on the teenage tongue. (Ages 13 and older) --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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When Anita Blake's boss at Animators, Inc., informs her that she's expected to raise 300-year-old zombies from a field of jumbled bones just to settle a land dispute, she's understandably annoyed. But as soon as she arrives in Branson, Missouri, to do the deed, the job gets more interesting. A psychotic sword-wielding vampire starts committing multiple murders in the area, and Anita must call on Jean-Claude, her powerful fanged suitor, for help. As always, Anita prevails over the undead, keeping Jean-Claude at arm's length, clearing the cemetery land of an ancient enchantment, and nailing the vampiric killer in one fell swoop. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blue Moon'
Anita Blake makes a living raising the dead. She also executes rogue vampires and villains among the local were-folk. Marks bind her to Jean-Claude, the Master vampire of St. Louis and her lover, and to her ex-fiancé, a powerful werewolf who heads up the local pack. Anita shares some of their magic, and her own power over the dead keeps growing. But so does the body count and the situations that force Anita to bend or break her own rules.
In Blue Moon, Anita's ex Richard is jailed in Tennessee, accused of rape. When Anita arrives with a lawyer and an entourage of vampires and 'weres' supplied by Jean-Claude, it's clear that something is rotten in Myerton. The local cops are corrupt, and the trolls Richard was studying are threatened. But if she sticks around to investigate, the local Master vampire will attack her and her friends. The local werewolf clan isn't rushing to welcome her either, and her self-control is going to the, um, wolves.
Blue Moon is the eighth book in Hamilton's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series; newcomers should start with earlier books. The protagonists' development and their relationships to each other and to the large cast of continuing secondary characters are what make these books so compelling. Be warned--there's steamy sex and graphic violence here, though Anita does reflect on her moral position. But if dark urban fantasy featuring those who hunt the night appeals, pounce on this series. --Nona Vero [via]
› Find signed collectible books: 'Broken: Library Edition'
In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on twenty-first-centuryand become his next target.
Ever since she discovered shes pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, shes never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one whos given birth. But thankfully, her expertise is needed to retrieve a stolen letter allegedly written by Jack the Ripper. As a distraction, the job seems simple enoughonly the letter contains a portal to Victorian Londons underworld, which Elena inadvertently triggersunleashing a vicious killer and a pair of zombie thugs.
Now Elena must find a way to seal the portal before the unwelcome visitors get what theyre looking forwhich, for some unknown reason, is Elena. [via]
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Burnt Offerings is the seventh in Laurell K. Hamilton's genre-straddling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. Anita carries a gun and an attitude: "Questions are great, but only if you know the answers. If you ask questions and the answers surprise you, you look silly. Hard to be threatening when you look ill-informed."
As Burnt Offerings unfolds, Anita agrees to help track down a possible psychic firestarter. She's also policing the local werewolf pack, though she's split up with their alpha, Richard. Then Jean-Claude, the vampire Master of the City and her lover, needs her help to confront a visiting delegation of the vampires' ruling council. They wonder how he got the power to destroy a council member and believe him dangerous to the hierarchy.
This fast-paced, urban fantasy includes gore, hardboiled mystery and a romantic triangle. The vampires and werewolves are as three-dimensional as the human characters, allowing us to join Anita in wondering who the real monsters are and to understand how her increased personal involvement with them is alienating her from her human colleagues. --Nona Vero [via]
› Find signed collectible books: 'Captured Dreams'
Anita Blake may be small and young, but vampires call her the Executioner. Anita is a necromancer and vampire hunter in a time when vampires are protected by law--as long as they don't get too nasty. Now someone's killing innocent vampires and Anita agrees--with a bit of vampiric arm-twisting--to help figure out who and why.
Trust is a luxury Anita can't afford when her allies aren't human. The city's most powerful vampire, Nikolaos, is 1,000 years old and looks like a 10-year-old girl. The second most powerful vampire, Jean-Claude, is interested in more than just Anita's professional talents, but the feisty necromancer isn't playing along--yet. This popular series has a wild energy and humor, and some very appealing characters--both dead and alive. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cerulean Sins'
Laurell K. Hamilton's legions of eager fans will be pleased to see Cerulean Sins, the eleventh novel in her Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series, which is set on an alternate Earth where magic works and vampires and werewolves are real. When a sinister stranger tries to hire the magically potent Anita Blake to raise the dead, she finds herself embroiled in the search for a vicious, supernatural serial killer, and also in the clandestine international politics of the vampires. And as she becomes more deeply enmeshed in cruel plots and counterplots, her tangled personal life only becomes more demanding, more wrenching, and more erotically fraught.
With ten previous books in the Anita Blake series, Cerulean Sins is not the place to start. Though author Hamilton artfully reveals the backstory in small doses, the numerous returning characters and the complex history will overwhelm most newcomers (and even the most devoted fans may find that the backfilling slows the pace). Also, the characters frequently stand around talking and psychoanalyzing one another, which makes for static stretches unlikely to hold a new reader's attention. Newcomers should start with the first book, Guilty Pleasures. --Cynthia Ward [via]
› Find signed collectible books: 'Circus Of The Damned'
The third novel of Hamilton's Anita Blake series has the petite necromancer fighting a giant cobra and a rogue vampire, Alejandro, who wants her for his human servant. Anita is still resisting the advances of Jean-Claude, St. Louis's master vampire, but she does need him on her side, if not in her bed. Anita's reluctant involvement in the odd goings-on at the supernatural Circus of the Damned introduces her to Richard, the werewolf of her dreams, and Larry, her powerful but nervous partner in zombie-raising.
Mystery fans will love the tightly plotted, Paretsky-esque action, and horror fans will love just about everything in this unusual series. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cycle of the Werewolf'
When the full moon shines, a paralysing fear descends on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next, but snarls that sound like human words can be heard and all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated. [via]
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Fans have been waiting to sink their fangs into an all-new Anita Blake hardcover in the New York Times bestselling series.
These days, Anita Blake is less interested in vampire politics than in an ancient, ordinary dread she shares with women down the ages: she may be pregnant. And, if she is, whether the father is a vampire, a werewolf, or someone else entirely, he knows perfectly well that being a Federal Marshal known for raising the dead and being a vampire executioner, is no way to bring up a baby. [via]
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Book 4 to the Sookie Stackhouse series. [via]
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Sara is the personification of unspeakable evil--and smells like roses.
Now if they could just stop drooling over each other long enough to save the world.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dime Store Magic: Library Edition'
From one of todays most original writers comes the mesmerizing tale of an exceptional young woman caught up in an otherworldly realm where some will stop at nothing to get what they want.
Paige Winterbourne was always either too young or too rebellious to succeed her mother as leader of one of the worlds most powerful elite organizationsthe American Coven of Witches. Now that she is twenty-three and her mother is dead, the Elders can no longer deny her. But even Paiges wildest antics cant hold a candle to those of her new chargean orphan who is all too willing to use her budding powers for evil...and evil is all too willing to claim her. For this girl is being pursued by a dark faction of the supernatural underworld. They are a vicious group who will do anything to woo the young, malleable, and extremely powerful neophyte, including commit murderand frame Paige for the crime. Its an initiation into adulthood, womanhood, and the brutal side of magic that Paige will have to do everything within her power to make sure they both survive. [via]
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Rachel Morgan's back! Bestselling author Kim Harrison returns with a new supernatural adventure that fans of Laurell K. Hamilton and Charlaine Harris won't want to miss.
Some days, you just can't win. Witch and former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan's managed to escape her corrupt company, survive living with a vampire, start her own runner service, and face down a vampire master.
But her vampire roommate Ivy is off the wagon, her human boyfriend Nick is out of town indefinitely and doesn't sound like he's coming back while the far-too-seductive vampire Kisten is looking way too tempting, and there's a turf war erupting in Cincinnati's underworld.
And there's a greater evil still. To put the vampire master behind bars and save her family, Rachel made a desperate bargain and now there's hell to payliterally. For if Rachel cannot stop him, the archdemon Algaliarept will pull her into the sorcerous ever-after to forfeit her soul as his slave. Forever.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Full Moon Rising'
In this exciting debut, author Keri Arthur explodes onto the supernatural scene with a sexy, sensuous tale of intrigue and suspense set in a world where legends walk and the shady paths of the underworld are far more sinister than anyone envisioned.
A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbournes Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural racesand protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office workeruntil her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldnt be worse. More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming.&
Luckily Riley has two willing partners to satisfy her every need. But she will have to control her urges if shes going to find her brother&.Easier said than done as the city pulses with frenzied desire, and Riley is confronted with a very powerfuland delectably nakedvamp who raises her temperature like never before.
In matters carnal, Riley has met her match. But in matters criminal, she must follow her instincts not only to find her brother but to stop an unholy harvest. For someone is doing some shifty cloning in an attempt to produce the ultimate warriorby tapping into the genome of nonhumans like Rhoan. Now Riley knows just how dangerous the world is for her kindand just how much it needs her. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Guilty Pleasures'
Anita Blake may be small and young, but vampires call her the Executioner. Anita is a necromancer and vampire hunter in a time when vampires are protected by law--as long as they don't get too nasty. Now someone's killing innocent vampires and Anita agrees--with a bit of vampiric arm-twisting--to help figure out who and why.
Trust is a luxury Anita can't afford when her allies aren't human. The city's most powerful vampire, Nikolaos, is 1,000 years old and looks like a 10-year-old girl. The second most powerful vampire, Jean-Claude, is interested in more than just Anita's professional talents, but the feisty necromancer isn't playing along--yet. This popular series has a wild energy and humor, and some very appealing characters--both dead and alive. [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Haunted: Library Edition'
Eve Levine - half-demon, black witch and devoted mother - has been dead for three years. She has a great house, an interesting love life and can't be killed again - which comes in handy when you've made as many enemies as Eve. Yes, the afterlife isn't too bad - all she needs to do is find a way to communicate with her daughter Savannah and she'll be happy. But fate - or more exactly, the Fates - have other plans. Eve owes them a favour, and they've just called it in. An evil spirit called the Nix has escaped from hell. She feeds on chaos and death, and is very good at persuading people to kill for her. The Fates want Eve to hunt her down before she does any more damage, but the Nix is a dangerous enemy - previous hunters have been sent mad in the process. As if that's not problem enough, it turns out that the only way to stop her is with an angel's sword. And Eve's no angel... [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Incubus Dreams'
As Incubus Dreams opens, Anita Blake may be America's most powerful vampire hunter and necromancer. So it's no surprise that the Regional Preternatural Crime Investigation Team seeks her assistance when a St. Louis stripper is murdered and the evidence points to unusual serial killers: a group of seven vampires. It appears a master vampire has gone rogue--and may prove too powerful for Anita Blake, even if she can gain help from not only her vampire consort, Master of the City Jean-Claude, but from the wereleopard king Micah, her other lover, and the alpha werewolf Richard, her bitter ex-lover.
It would be an exaggeration to say that Laurell K. Hamilton's Incubus Dreams (2004) is just one sex scene after another. This twelth novel in her bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series presents a wedding, a murder, and a lot of relationship angst before getting down and dirty on page 89; and the sex scenes pause on page 377 to let the mystery plot resume. The series deftly blends elements of alternate history, horror, romance, erotica, and mystery, but anyone reading Incubus Dreams for the murder plot is going to be frustrated. However, Incubus Dreams is a considerably stronger and more interesting book than its talky predecessor, Cerulean Sins, and fans will enjoy the many new developments in Anita's complicated love life. --Cynthia Ward
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Interview with the Vampire Writer
With two bestselling series featuring supernatural heroines under her belt, one has to wonder if Laurell K. Hamilton is truly in touch with a world beyond ours. Hamilton spoke with Amazon.com about her work, her characters, and her plans for the future. [via]
› Find signed collectible books: 'Industrial Magic: Library Edition'
Meet the smart, sexy supernatural women of the otherworld. This is not your mothers coven...
Kelley Armstrong returns with the eagerly awaited follow-up to Dime Store Magic. Paige Winterbourne, a headstrong young woman haunted by a dark legacy, is now put to the ultimate test as she fights to save innocents from the most insidious evil of all.. . .
In the aftermath of her mothers murder, Paige broke with the elite, ultraconservative American Coven of Witches. Now her goal is to start a new Coven for a new generation. But while Paige pitches her vision to uptight thirty-something witches in business suits, a more urgent matter commands her attention.
Someone is murdering the teenage offspring of the underworlds most influential Cabals a circle of families that makes the mob look like amateurs. And none is more powerful than the Cortez Cabal, a faction Paige is intimately acquainted with. Lucas Cortez, the rebel son and unwilling heir, is none other than her boyfriend. But love isnt blind, and Paige has her eyes wide open as she is drawn into a hunt for an unnatural-born killer. Pitted against shamans, demons, and goons, its a battle chilling enough to make a wild young woman grow up in a hurry. If she gets the chance. [via]
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Anita Blake, vampire hunter, is now herself a hunted woman. Who put the $500,000 price on her head--a man or a monster? It's not just her own skin she needs to save; the rivalry between her werewolf boyfriend, Richard, and Marcus, the other alpha werewolf in his pack, has come to full boil. And there's always Jean-Claude, the vampire who's been waiting for just the right moment to slip inside Anita's head and heart. Don't assume anything, though--Hamilton's probably got a few more surprises in store. [via]
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Vampires. Werewolves. Talk Radio. [via]
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Harold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold's zombie--and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it. Notice to Hollywood: forget Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Anita Blake is the real thing. [via]
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The zombie-raising business gets slow in December, so Anita Blake is starting to see some oddball cases. She's got a neatly typed list of eight missing lycanthropes given to her by Marcus, the leader of the local werewolf pack, who wants her to find them. The trouble is, Anita's occasionally furry boyfriend Richard is locked in a power struggle with Marcus. Jean-Claude, master vampire of the city and Anita's other love interest, is getting jealous as well. To top it off, Anita has to solve some horrific murders and keep her bounty-hunting friend Edward from killing Richard and Jean-Claude. Hamilton alternates between funny and fearsome in this larky series about a monster hunter with a few dark secrets. [via]
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"I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination - and fewer inhibitions about using it." (Diana Gabaldon)
Six months of celibacy have made Anita crave the two men in her life like never before. But merging their powers together will give this mortal woman a taste of immortal hunger that she'll never be able to forget... [via]
› Find signed collectible books: 'Night of the Wolf'
Night of the Wolf interweaves a tale of the Roman Empire with magic, romance, and--lycanthropy. It follows The Silver Wolf, Alice Borchardt's absorbing story of the coming of age of a young woman who must learn to control and enjoy her wild side within the exotic setting of decadent Rome. This sequel begins by focusing on a mysterious figure from The Silver Wolf, Maeniel, a wolf who must contend with being a part-time human. Some of the other characters are magical in their own ways, such as Dryas, a warrior queen and priestess of the Caledoni. Others are resolutely human, such as Lucius, a Roman noble who finds himself at the mercy of Caesar and Cleopatra. Maeniel gradually begins to understand the quirks of human nature and in time finds that all roads lead to Rome, where Caesar's life is in the hands of Maeniel and his allies. With an adventurous plot, an unusual historical background, and a large helping of steamy sex scenes, this series should be much to the taste of fans of Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon or Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. --Blaise Selby [via]
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Obsidian Butterfly'
Anita Blake, the tough, sexy vampire executioner, zombie animator, and police consultant for preternatural crimes in St. Louis, hunts monsters in New Mexico in the ninth book of Laurell K. Hamilton's excellent series. Edward, Anita's mentor in slaying, asks Anita to return the favor that she has owed him since she killed a backup he brought in to protect her. He needs Anita's preternatural expertise as well as her firepower. Something is skinning and mutilating a few of its chosen victims, and dismembering others. Edward has no idea what creature could be responsible for such heinous crimes.
Summoning Anita has its downside for Edward, since it means letting her onto his turf. Anita is surprised to find that this normally aggressive man has a personal life, and shocked by his ability to be entirely different from the stone cold killer she's known. She also has problems with the cop in charge in Albuquerque, who believes her powers must be evil, and with the other backups Edward has brought in. Most of all, she has to deal with her own vulnerability--she's tried to shut down her ties to her vampire and werewolf lovers and go it alone, but it turns out to be harder than she thought.
Anita's usual supporting cast is missing, and she's taking time out from her complex love life, but there's plenty of bloody action, vampires, werewolves, and Aztec ritual. Plus a lot more about Edward. Fans will find this installment similar to the earlier books in the series, particularly The Laughing Corpse. --Nona Vero. [via]
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Regeane is a fatherless royal relation who happens to be a werewolf. Her guardian, Gundabald, and his venal son Hugo plan to recoup their fortunes by marrying Regeane to a wealthy bridegroom, even though she might inadvertently make him into a bedtime snack. Gundabald forces her into apparent compliance by threatening to reveal her secret to the Church, which would burn her at the stake. As the bridegroom, Maeniel, journeys to Rome to claim her, Regeane discovers allies in her quest to defeat Gundabald's machinations, including some very strong, funny, and levelheaded women. Unfortunately for Regeane, she also has more powerful enemies than Gundabald.
Alice Borchardt brings 8th-century Rome vividly to life. Her language is earthy and sensuously descriptive: "The wolf visited Regeane's eyes and ears. The girl staggered slightly with the shock. The light in the square became intense. Smells an overwhelming experience: wet stone, damp air, musty clothing, perspirations shading from ancient sticky filth to fresh acrid adrenal alarm."
Borchardt is Anne Rice's sister, but she writes a very different sort of tale. Ghosts, the dead, and supernatural forces are here, but so is laugh-out-loud humor and a happy ending. --Nona Vero [via]
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International acclaim for Kelley Armstrong's sophisticated debut novel, Bitten, is steadily growing. It was in Bitten that thirty-year-old Elena Michaels came to terms with her feral appetites and claimed the proud identity of a beautiful, successful woman-and the only living female werewolf.
In Stolen, on a mission for her own elite pack, she is lured into the net of ruthless Internet billionaire Tyrone Winsloe, who has funded a bogus scientific investigation of the "other races" and their supernatural powers. Kidnapped and studied in his underground lab deep in the Maine woods, these paranormals-witches, vampires, shamans, werewolves-are then released and hunted to the death in a real-world video game. But when Winsloe captures Elena, he meets his match.
Suspenseful, chilling, and witty, Stolen is a novel of rich and amazing versatility. [via]
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Paperback: 232 pages Publisher: White Wolf Publishing; 1st edition (December 1, 1995) Language: English ISBN-10: 1565040570 ISBN-13: 978-1565040571 [via]
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Hardcover: 222 pages Publisher: White Wolf Publishing; 2 edition (February 19, 1998) Language: English ISBN-10: 1565043529 ISBN-13: 978-1565043527 Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches [via]
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1994, 136 pages. White Wolf Game Studio, publisher. Includes "Legends of the Garou: a Galliard's Tale." Advice, tips and essays on storytelling, from creating chronicles to telling mythic stories. Includes details of the Garou culture, from the inner strife tearing apart the Garou Nation to the Seasonal Rites of the 13 Tribes. [via]
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Full Moon Rising
The world is in shadow. To one side stretches the forest, to the other the city. Your claws are stained with blood. Your senses whisper of prey that runs before you, and of predators who stalk even the likes of you. You hear the howls of your brothers and sisters. Luna rises. Your blood boils. It is time to hunt.
Wolves at the Door
Werewolf: The Forsaken - the game of bestial violence and supernatural terror - is the second core setting sourcebook intended for use with White Wolf's new Storytelling System . Werewolves are creatures of original sin, tainted by ancestral crimes and driven to hunt by the shame of being abandoned. This book details what it is to be Forsaken, one of the Tribes of the Moon. Create your own werewolf pack and seek redemption or give in to your savage nature. Hardcover. For use with the World of Darkness Rulebook. [via]
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When the full moon shines, a paralysing fear descends on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next, but snarls that sound like human words can be heard and all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated. [via]
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Technical Abstract: Conservation management practices may improve soil quality in agroecosystems. The objective of this study was to investigate differences in water-extractable organic carbon (WEOC) and aggregate stability in soils using air-dried (WSAAD) and field moist (WSAFM) samples collected from three conservation management practices (i.e. no-till, grass vegetative filter strips [VFS], and agroforestry VFS) and four landscape positions (i.e. summit, shoulder, backslope and footslope) ten years after the VFS were planted. Treatment effects were evaluated on a gravimetric, soil volume, soil mass, and carbon normalized basis. Regression and correlation relationships were explored among WSAFM, WSAAD, WEOC, total soil organic carbon (SOC), particulate, occluded and adsorbed organic carbon (PAOC), bulk density, water content and pH. In the surface layer (0-5 cm), VFS soils had significantly greater gravimetric, soil volume and soil mass based WEOC and WSAAD than no-till soil and significantly greater PAOC and SOC normalized WSAAD than no-till. No significant landscape effects on any parameter were detected, likely due to the gentle (0 – 3%) slope of the study site, the small catchment area, and the similarity of the soil series found at each landscape position. Simple regression between bulk density and WEOC and between bulk density and PAOC explained 80% and 78% of the variation in WSAAD. In this study, WEOC and WSAAD were effective early indicators of improved soil quality under VFS after 10 years. Additionally, these results suggest that WEOC and PAOC fractions may play a greater role in aggregate stability than total SOC.

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Louisville Youth Choir, a nonprofit performing arts organization, was established in 1967 to create a passion for singing among young people. LYC annually draws over 100 auditioned youth from throughout the metropolitan area, and its musical repertoire includes many styles and cultures, including major classics and modern works, often with soloists and orchestras.
Open auditions are held seasonally throughout the year, and weekly rehearsals culminate in more than five public performances annually. The Choir's goal is to enhance musical education and performance experiences for students throughout the region and currently includes students from over 60 area public, private and Catholic schools.
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The Doug Gordon Photography web site is a combination of two custom photography web sites. The first site (douggordonphotography.com), is a collection of custom nature and landscape photos that feature, at times, unique views of the great outdoors. This would include numerous photos of mountains, sunsets, winter scenes and panorama landscape photos. We specialize in large panorama and large format prints.
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What a lovely end to Fashion Wreck...I mean Week ... I had yesterday in the form of a long and languorous interview for Spur with the lady called Hannelore Knuts. I've met Ms Knuts in passing on several occasions over the years and each time she was amazingly gracious. But yesterday was the first time I had the privilege of a sustained conversation with one of the cleverest beauties of our generation. Hannelore has always had this image as a kind of "fashion aristocrat" . In pictures she always reminds me this sort of 20's socialite , like a modern update of a Nancy Cunard , drifting with aloof privilege between different worlds: Antwerp and New York, art and fashion...lighting on whatever shore her fancy takes her and logging these elegantly indifferent pictures. But the woman I found yesterday was very much human and warm and funny, revealing yet still...the elegant image.
She spoke about entering fashion in the era of the Belgian explosion around the Antwerp 6, as a photography student in art school who would often time be drafted to model the student collections of her friends who were aspiring designers. And bang, just that chance drift resulted in the Prada and Gucci campaigns, the Vogue Italia covers w Meisel , the power shoots with Inez and Vinoodh, Juergen Teller and David Sims. Hannelore styled the VPL show for Victoria Bartlett this past fashion week and her Brooklyn loft was the evidence of the ex-art student who grew up in the privileged world of image. The personal choices of those art books, the table top assemblages, the piles of jewelry and long racks of clothing will make for a great editorial. We spoke at length about her Ultra Megalore exhibit which was a case of Hannelore taking an invitation to stage a 10 year career retrospective of her modeling career in the direction of an interesting, collaborative expedition with many of the those photographers, designers, writers and artists she had come to know over the years. And I made the point to her that that Belgian clique and the taste-point that the Antwerp 6 built in the 00's is already being recycled for a new decade(see Balenciaga's SS11 Butch Brigade) . In her white Margiela jumpsuit sipping a cup of tea in her sun flooded loft, Hannelore certainly was true to the cause . I'll upload the full transcript of the talk once the Spur hits Japanese stands.


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Q102 Springle Ball 2012
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
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wowwwwee...nice pics...thanks for posting...
Very nice pics Brigitte!
Good quality with perfect colors!!!
Thanks to everybody for sharing everything :)
I`m gonna check later the rest :)
Very Lucky the little girl in Enrique`s arms and whahahahahha, why the 2 men raised Enrique up??? :P
I was there and it was amazing. I was literally like 3 feet away from him when he was on the B stage. OMG......I had never been that close before. I have video that I took and pictures. I promise to upload them soon.
We are waiting your videos and pics girl!!!
There's something about being that close. It's like your fever will never go away!
Wow, Steph, that's great. I am so happy for you! It's great to be that close to him, you will never forget it! Can't wait to see your video and pictures hun. And I believe you were there with your daughter? Did she like it as much as you did? What a treat!
Wow Steph, you were there?? That`s amazing, hope you had the best night in your life and I can`t wait to see your pics and videos :)
Thanks to everybody for sharing everything!! :)
He looks stunning as always :D
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Over 2,000 quilters participated in the 2012 Free-Motion Quilting Challenge where 15 FMQ Experts provided 16 tutorials and sponsors donated amazing prizes. While SewCalGal did not plan to host more challenges in 2013, enthusiastic participants wanted to continue to learn and have more FMQ Challenges, inspiring SewCalGal to host 4-6 FMQ Challenges in 2013 that will primarily be based on tutorials released during the 2012 FMQ Challenge.
SewCalGal encourages quilters to take classes, read books, watch DVDs, follow blogs that share insights on FMQ and practice! And, for those that did not complete all of the tutorials released in the 2012 FMQ Challenge, or didn't have time to master a tutorial, I encourage you to take time to practice.
Like the 2012 FMQ Challenge, the 2013 FMQ Challenges will be focused more on learning and less about winning prizes. Still, we'll have sponsors and prizes will be randomly awarded to those that finish three or more of the challenges released in 2013. You'll also have more time to complete these challenges as they will all be released prior to June lst and you'll have until October 31st to complete them. Prizes will be announced sometime this summer and awarded in early November. But, it will be your responsibility to follow along these challenges, by getting updates from my blog, to learn how to enter to win prizes. To clarify, your entry in the individual challenges is only one part. The next step will be a special entry, where you show evidence of which tutorials in 2013 that you completed. A post with linky will be released in October where you'll need to enter to win prizes.
Why are prizes not listed now?
As SewCalGal, I have been focused on wrapping up the 2012 FMQ Challenge and hosting other activities that had been planned, thus not a lot of time was left for coordinating the 2013 FMQ Challenges. Plus, I'm not honestly sure how many participants there will be, so I hate to ask sponsors to donate till I have a better idea. Thus, if you are planning on participating in any of the 2013 FMQ Challenges, please take a moment to sign up for the NEW email list for this 2013 challenge at: http://eepurl.com/xurZb A limited number of emails will be shared and they primarily will be used to notify you when new challenges are released, as well as periodic updates on this challenge.
Links to the 2013 FMQ Challenges:
2013 FMQ Challenge #1 - Threadplay with Libby Lehman
2013 FMQ Challenge #2 - AAQI Piece
2013 FMQ Challenge #3 - Feathers, by Joanne of Thread Head
2013 FMQ Challenge #4 - FMQ Postcard Swap, hosted by Janet McElroy (to be announced before June lst). This challenge will be based on Janet's Postcard Swap. Those that are participating in this swap can easily enter and those that have not participated may want to join the Swap, or at least get familiar with Janet's tutorials for FMQ Postcards. While more details on this challenge will be released soon, participants will basically need to create FMQ Postcards. It will be optional if you want to swap or keep them, but SewCalGal highly encourages participants to swap. What a great way to get a special collection of beautiful FMQ postcards, with all the special memories and friendships that can go with it!
2013 FMQ Challenge #5 - Sponsored by Patsy Thompson Designs
2013 FMQ Challenge #6 - 2012 FMQ Challenge 2nd Chance. This is a great opportunity for those that didn't complete 12, or more, challenges in 2012 in time to be able to enter to win a Grand Prize. AND, an opportunity for those that did complete and enter, but have continued to practice FMQ and can show they have improved. While more info will be revealed soon, keep working on the tutorials released in 2012 and keep practicing!
For those using Facebook, our optional group that was setup for this challenge will remain open and is a good way for those interested in FMQ to share insights on this topic. The group is called "2012 Free Motion Quilting Challenge"
- Suggested Supplies for free-motion quilting. FMQ Experts may also share insights on their personal preferences when their tutorial is released. You are also encouraged to refer to supplies that you find in your books and DVDs on FMQ, and to try a variety of supplies to form your own opinion on "your" favorites.
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Sponsors of the 2013 Free-Motion Quilting Challenge are still being identified. Those interested in being a sponsor for this event can contact SewCalGal by email
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Fabrics N Quilts | Two $25 Gift Certificates, one each for two lucky winners any where in the world. |
The Quilt Show | One lucky winner will receive a one year membership to The Quilt Show. This prize is open to one lucky winner any where in the world. |
Clever Craft Tools | Four lucky winners will receive one pair of Grip & Stitch Quilting Disks. The sponsor will be shipping these prizes directly to the winners who will need to reside in the US. |
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June, Cindy Needham
July, Angela Walters
August, Wendy Sheppard
September, Paula Reid
October, Teri Lucas
November, Sarah Vedeler
December, Patsy Thompson
May Bonus Tutorial #1, Linda Moran
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"This is one of the best books I've read in months." -Academic Planet
Hell hath no fury like three women scorned... Three women from different walks of life--a doctor, a socialite, and a stripper--find out they have one thing in common: a husband! When the magnanimous hubby winds up dead, the unlikely trio band together to track down a killer, and along the way, discover a lot more than they bargained for.
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"Bond's fun and frothy story keeps the plot twists coming." -Publishers Weekly
"Only another woman could understand and write a novel that brings these three together in the worst of circumstances and make it a witty and sexy plot about women and friendship." -Beachlife
"The story is well-written and paced, with unforgettable characters, snappy dialogue, and plenty of plot twists and turns." -AOL Romance Fiction Forum
"Bond's memorable and heart-warming romance is funny, irreverent, and thoroughly enjoyable." -Booklist
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A glance at game retailer's shelves at the moment ultimately tells the story - brain teasing games are clearly the flavour of the month on the Nintendo DS. But unfortunately, for every fun title like Brain Training, there are a slew of mediocre brain teasing titles that are vying for your gaming dollar.
Thankfully, Professor Layton and the Curious Village falls into the first category. What is most surprising about Professor Layton and the Curious Village is the seamlessly divine marriage that it portrays with its deft balance between story and gameplay. Like Puzzle Quest before it, Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a title that will forever change gamer's perceptions on a particular genre. As you start playing the game you'll quickly find that this title is so much more than a simple collection of brain teasers.
Your puzzling experience begins with the introduction of the unusual Professor Layton and his faithful young assistant Luke as they travel to the curious village of St. Mystere - a place where puzzles and brain teasers are as commonplace as a controller in a gamer's hand. As the name suggests, you'll find that mystery is always afoot in village of St. Mystere. Following the death of a wealthy baron, his will has revealed that a secret treasure is stashed away in a secret location within the quaint village. To track down the mysterious treasure, the Baron's family must solve a variety of riddles, or as it turns out, hire Professor Layton and Luke to do the job for them. When one of the baron's family member's falls victim to a suspicious death, Professor Layton believes that murder may be afoot.
As you sit through the animated cut scenes, you'll notice that the game's visuals are quite reminiscent of the popular Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away animated films. Cut scenes aside, this also translates wonderfully to the in-game action. The hand drawn characters, the quaint air of Ye Olde Village that St. Mystere gives off with its 19th Century setting coupled with the soundtrack of music with a mysterious lilt to it, leaves you feeling like St. Mystere is a living, breathing town of old world charm on your DS, something that has been severely lacking in other third-party developed DS titles.
Aside from the stylish class that Professor Layton and the Curious Village exudes, you'll find that there is much substance contained within. The game treads a careful balance between storytelling and puzzles, containing only segments of information to keep the story moving rather than making you furiously tap your stylus to get to the puzzles.
The game is seamlessly controlled via the formidable touch screen and stylus combination, with the puzzles also making good use of the DS's dual-screen setup. The control scheme ventures into traditional adventure gaming territory with much of it styled upon the point-and-click mechanics of the genre to navigate your way around the game. To uncover the mystery within the game, you'll need to click on items within the area which will usually result in uncovering a puzzle, finding hidden coins or providing a clue to be used later on. Most of the time, you'll find yourself conversing with villagers to gather more information to progress through the adventure portion of the game.
While it's all good and well to include a storyline to add some meat to the gameplay, the greatest strength of the title is within its puzzles. At its core, Professor Layton and the Curious Village features over one hundred and twenty puzzles, but most gamers will find that only 80 or 90 are required to complete the story mode. For those times when you just feel like having a quick puzzle session, the game also allows you to play through the story mode puzzles without having to play through the game's story mode. As well as being able to play all of the puzzles which you have unlocked during the course of the story, this mode also throws up some ultra-tricky puzzles that will require all of your brain power to solve. If you manage to work your way through all of the puzzles, Nintendo is also offering players a new set of puzzles each week, which are available as free downloadable content via your Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. The free downloadables are reportedly only going to be available for a limited time.
The types of puzzles on offer are quite varied and ultimately keep boredom from creeping in, as you will be able to solve such problems as: completing a maze, solving math problems, answering riddles and moving objects from point A to point B in a certain number of moves. The difficulty of the puzzles varies, ranging from too easy to fairly difficult, but the game's built-in hint system - which you can access by collecting hint coins which are spread throughout the game - will soon put you on the right track. Best of all, while the puzzles can prove difficult in certain sections of the game, they are rarely ever frustrating thanks to both the hint system and the fact that none of the puzzles are timed, allowing you to sit down and ponder the answer away from the DS. In fact you'll find that the game continuously jumps between a set of puzzles that force you to think outside the square and puzzles that have the simplest answer staring you in the face. Many times you'll find that you're not completely clueless, you've actually just over thought the solution.
For all its fun, the game does contain a few minor problems which keep it from being an absolutely perfect game. Firstly is the three tiered hint system which allows you to choose a hint based upon a scale of how many coins you want to spend. You'll find that by handing over one or two coins, you've actually just wasted your hint coin as that hint level doesn't really provide you with adequate information.
The second flaw that the game has is that it sometimes doesn't read the numbers and letters that you have inputted correctly. As the puzzles are solved using the touch screen, often requiring you to write your answer on the screen, having an answer that doesn't always translate into what you want can be a great sticking point. Of course, this can often be avoided if your writing doesn't look like chicken scratch, but still it will frustrate those of us that don't have beautiful penmanship.
As a whole, Professor Layton and the Curious Village is a game that will keep you occupied for hours. Whether you choose to play in short spurts or a marathon session, you'll find that its delightful combination of adventure, mystery and brain teasing fun will be worth every cent.
Kimberley Ellis
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St. Mike's Celebrates Athletics for 2012-2013
St. Michael recently gathered to celebrate its athletes' accomplishments for the 2012-2013 season. The supportive student body viewed the coaching staff's presentation of the major awards followed by an exciting highlight video detailing the achievements of each school team.
St. Mike's alumnus and former volunteer coach Jeremy Benoit presented the Junior Female Athlete of the Year Award to his sister, Sarah Benoit, who was a key player on the senior girls basketball team, the hockey team, the junior girls volleyball team, and the senior girls soccer team. While only in Grade 9, it is quite impressive that Benoit played most of her sports at the senior or varsity level.
Mr. Campeau then presented the Junior Male Athlete of the Year to Alex Cornel. Cornel is a strong volleyball player and a standout on the soccer pitch. Playing under great pressure at the mid-field position all season for the senior boys soccer team, Cornel rose to the occasion at key moments to contribute to a hard-earned EOSSAA Championship. Cornel hopes to lead his soccer team back to OFSAA next year as a Grade 11.
The OFSAA Colin Hood Awards are presented to a male and female athlete who are graduating with an above average academic standing and have participated in a minimum of three different sports throughout their high school career. The award winners should be leaders in all aspects of the school setting and provide a positive presence in their school and community. St. Michael's Colin Hood Award winners for 2012-2013 were Lara Alenik and Spencer Jonsson.
Mr. A. MacDonald next presented the Commitment to Sport Award to Alda O'Grady. This award recognizes a graduating student who has contributed to the betterment of athletics at St. Michael. In addition to her contributions to the soccer and volleyball teams, O'Grady often volunteered as a minor official in many of the sports offered at St. Mike's. Mr. A. MacDonald, one of the teachers who supervises the Student Athletic Council, described O'Grady as a very valuable school leader.
Graduating student Lara Alenik also received the Senior Female Athlete of the Year Award from a very complimentary Mrs. Camillone. Alenik was a fearsome hitter on the volleyball court and a major contributor to the girls soccer team. Impressively, she has been to OFSAA on a regular basis in both sports. Alenik's outstanding leadership and consistent work ethic were highlighted by Mrs. Camillone.
Finally, Mrs. Niedre wrapped up the senior awards by announcing Cole Brookson as the Senior Male Athlete of the Year. Brookson is an all-star in the classroom and on the court. He recently took up volleyball and has impressed his new coach with the great improvements and dedication displayed since the fall. On the basketball court, Brookson is well established as one of the best players in Eastern Ontario. He has been voted LGSSAA MVP in the past and certainly performed at an all-star level again this past season.
The coaching staff also honoured one of their own at the assembly. Mrs. Kelly Niedre received OFSAA's Colin Hood Award for Coaching. OFSAA's criteria for the award requires that the winner be an active teacher-coach at the high school level who understands the value of school sport involvement, has coached multiple sports, has coached for a minimum of five years, is a leader in all aspects of the school setting, and has a strong presence in the school and community. Mr. Galbraith, a fellow track and field and cross country coach, presented the award. He complemented Mrs. Niedre for her knowledge of sport but also for her compassion and enthusiasm for student athletes. She is certainly a deserving candidate.
Click here to view all of the Individual Sport Award Winners on the Athletics Awards page.
(Special thanks to Mr. Wong's Student Photographers: Heather Shantz and Melissa van Bussel)
Our grade seven and eight track & field team traveled to Brockville for their championship on Thursday June 6th. Our athletes powered through the cold and rain to show their athleticism, perseverance, and team spirit which led St. Mikes to a second place finish. Here are some highlights of the meet.
Our grade 7 relay team consisted of Sydney Walsh, Emma Jeffs, Tatiana Weissflog and Rachel Goldberg who took the first place finish. As for our grade 8 girls, Emma-Lynn MacKay-Ronacher, Brooke Cornel, Melissa Workman and Kelsey Cochrane finished third.
Our grade seven had a very successful meet. Rachel Goldberg brought in 3 first place finishes (60m, 100m and Relay). Tatiana Weissflog finished second in the 200m, 400m and the 800m. Ryan Johnston finished first in the 60m, second in the 100m, and third in the 200m. Jed Brownrigg finished second in the 400m and the 800m.
As for our grade eight, Kelsey Cochrane brought in two first place finish, 200m and the 400m. Justin Marques finished first in the 1500m and second in the 800m. Melissa Keating was fourth in the 800m, and William VanVliet came in fourth in the 1500m. As for the field events, Emmett Graham was first in Long Jump and second in Triple Jump, Emma-Lynn MacKay-Ronacher finished second in High Jump, Angellica Miller was third in Shot Put.
Thank you to all students who joined the grade 7 & 8 track & field and made this season very enjoyable for your coaches. Congratulations Mustangs!!!
This is a reminder that students interested in the Spain/Portugal trip must be registered for the trip by June 18th, 2013.
- The order of events for the evening
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- Proper Behaviour during the ceremony
- Expectations for award winner.
St Michael Grade 11 & 12 students participated in the annual passing of the cross at the school's final mass on Wednesday, May 22nd. As per tradition, Grade 12 students carry the cross to the waiting group of Grade 11 students and collectively hand it over symbolizing the passing of the responsibilities, both spiritually and academically to the 2013-14 Senior Class.
High school students can buy their yearbooks at lunchtime for $50 (cash or cheque). Go to the second floor of the new wing, bench area to find the sales table. There is only a limited number of books available, so don't delay.
Grade 7 & 8 students can also buy their yearbook from Mrs. Wellsbury at lunchtime.
Ms. Howe's grade 12 Writer's Craft students, at St. Michael Catholic High School, were asked to create a children's story book that demonstrated a moral or theme, and would interest children ages 2-7. During Catholic Education Week Ms. Howe's class took their books to Holy Cross on Thursday May 9, to take a moment to read and share their creations with Mrs. McGahey's grade two classes. This was a great opportunity for the grade 12 writers to get feedback on their work, while demonstrating leadership and encouraging students to have a passion for reading at an early age.
On Wednesday May 8 2013 St Michael CHS in Kemptville supported McHappy Day. Vice Principal Paula Moffat volunteered her time behind the counter during lunch while students purchased food and made donations to Ronald MacDonald House.
A special thank you to everyone that came out May 5th! You will find the results for the various races listed below.
We would like to take this opportunity to announce the date of the Ferguson Forestry Shuffle Trail Run. It will take place on Sept 29th and there will be 2k, 6k and 12k races. You can register at this link:
Thanks again to everyone that came out. We hope to see you in the fall.
Trent, Andrew & Kelly
Click on the following to see results. 2km Results
5km Results 10km results 15km results
The Life Skills class had the opportunity to work and help out at the Annual Pancake Breakfast in support of Community Living Kemptville this past May 1st at the Kemptville Municipal Centre. The students cooked pancakes, sausages, helped at the cash, cleared and set tables and oh, yes ate some pancakes! The students got to meet Max Keeping and participate in a flag raising ceremony with the Mayor of Kemptville. It was a very good event that helped raise money for Community Living!
In addition to the first place gold medal, St Michael's Brad Beatty was awarded a prize package from Algonquin college, which included a chef top, a baking utensil toolbox, a cook book and a mug. Tyler McMartin, also from St Michael secured the second place silver medal and received a pasta maker from Hendrix Restaurant supply in Brockville, Ontario. Placing third and securing the bronze medal was Devon from St Mary CHS. For his efforts, Devon received a voucher for George Brown College's Chef House restaurant in Toronto. Other members of the competition won t-shirts and carrying totes from Canadore College. All competitors received a chef top and a maple rolling pin from St. Michael CHS.
Special thanks to judges Robin Reil, Alex Moure and Jake Charlebois for their dedication to this culinary competition.
St Michael students Alex Moure and Jake Charlebois attended the Culinary Skills competition at Canadore College in North Bay where they were awarded the gold medal for 1st place in the competition. Both students were awarded a 1st semester scholarship to Canadore for their performance. Congratulations!
School Bus Cancellations for the CDSBEO buses are now found on a new website. Click on www.steo.ca or go to Quick links at the top left of this page to see if buses are cancelled.
Welcome to St. Michael Catholic High School in Kemptville, Ontario.
I am honoured to be the Principal of such a caring Christian community founded in Catholic values, dedicated to academic excellence and committed to preparing students to meet the challenges of the future. Our school's vision is "Called Together to Learn" in serving all our students. I look forward to working with our staff, students and parents and community partners this school year in supporting our vision and achieving student success for all our students at St. Michael Catholic High School.
Come and witness our Mustang Spirit that is so evident in our school community with the many extra and co-curricular activities offered by our committed staff for our students. We invite you to visit our school's website at www.smchs.ca for a listing of all our teams and clubs our staff offer for our students at St. Michael Catholic High School.
We look forward to having you meet our dedicated staff and dynamic student body. Our Guidance department would be happy to provide a tour of our school and view our new 22 classroom addition. The new rooms include a state of the art science lab, meeting rooms, communication technology lab, double classroom, grade 7/8 wing and a beautiful atrium for our students.
The staff and Mrs. Moffat and I will continue to work in partnership with our students, parents and Parish community members in teaching our students to follow the ways of Jesus through thoughts, words and actions at St. Michael Catholic High School.
We leave you with a prayer from our Patron Saint, Saint Michael the Archangel defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen
Yours in Catholic Education,
Richard James, Principal Paula Moffat, Vice Principal
Come and witness our Mustang Spirit that is so evident in our school community with the many extra and co-curricular activities offered by our committed staff for our students. We invite you to visit our school's website at www.smchs.ca for a listing of all our teams and clubs our staff offer for our students at St. Michael Catholic High School.
The staff and Mrs. Moffat and I will continue to work in partnership with our students, parents and Parish community members in teaching our students to follow the ways of Jesus through thoughts, words and actions at St. Michael Catholic High School.


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Sunday Smackdown: Seahawks at Cardinals
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The Cards don't have to win this game, but they want to. Seattle will be afraid and intimidated by the bright fire ball in the sky that Arizonans call "The Sun." The shocking scrambling powers of Johnny Bones will frustrate Seattle and buy enough time for The Black Jesus to get open, Andre Roberts to shake loose, and Early Doucet to fall down.
Chris "Tederoni" Wells will of course have a huge impact since this game is meaningless. As for Skittles Lynch? Campbell hates candy and is angry about a pro-bowl snub. And as always, Dockett's gonna pop it and no one's gonna stop it. 24-13 Big Red
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TJack is inconsistent and holds the ball too long sometimes, and is not the long term answer. But until (Foles, Cousins, trade-up-for-RG3, Lindley, Tannehill, Flynn, Hoyer) can take the reigns, and with a full offseason, he can be more consistent and make quicker, better decisions. With the talent around him, 6-0 div and 10-6 overall is very attainable, along with a playoff win. We own the lesser 2 in the div and almost beat the 49ers twice. This team has no where to go but up, and they're well on that path, Carroll has shown he can make an impact and even with a couple more years win a championship at the pro level too.
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Seahawks D is going to own this game. Clemons will get 2 sacks, and Bryant/Mebane/Branch (325/310/325) will shut down the cards run game. Browner is much better now then he was in the first meeting and he pretty much shut Fitzgerald down in that game. And AZs #2 WR won't do anything against Sherman. If they go deep, you've got Pro-bowler Earl Thomas and Pro-bowl-snub Cam Chancellor, who btw will ALSO make plays in the back field. This secondary will combine for at LEAST 2 INTs against Skelton, who will struggle all game long against this Defense. Marshawn Lynch will run for around 120 and 2 TDs (and about 80 after contact) as the red birds struggle to figure out how to stop him, while TJack throws for an unnoticed 250 yds and 1 TD 0 INTs, with his #1 and #2 WRs on IR. Undrafted rookies Baldwin and Lockette will have no probs with Peterson out, and Tate and Obomanu are great receivers as well. Final: 30-7 Seattle, as they make a statement going 4-2 in the NFC west, and next year 6-0. This Seahawks team is silently on the rise, and next year, with *TJACK* at QB, will go 10-6 against a tough schedule. He's easily the most under rated QB out there. He's no Peyton, or Vick, or even Hasselbeck, but he's still a good QB. Seahawks are for real, and if teams sleep on them next year then my 10-6 projection will be childs play.
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I like seattle by a fair bit more. Like you said there a more harder working team. 27-16 Seattle
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Pat: There are way better games to play on. Seattle and I believe Arizona are both out of the playoff hunt. I personally root for Seattle more, they seem to work harder albeit in losing causes. Still with that said,find another matchup, there are quite a few interesting ones this weekend. For fun: I'll say Seattle 24, Arizona 21.
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just need some extra help here.these teams is kinda worrying me . you see iam in his footballpool an i need to know which of these team are giong to win this sunday week 17.HELP?
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6-8 July, 2012: Last weekend saw Suffolk's Henham Park given over to one of the UK's fastest-rising festivals, the increasingly prestigious Latitude.
Boasting a hugely impressive line-up, this year's Latitude was one of the biggest and best to date, with headline slots from Bon Iver, Elbow and Paul Weller - while some of the 2012's most hyped bands and artists - such as Alabama Shakes, Lana Del Rey, Of Monsters and Men, Howler - also performed at the UK's most civilised summer event.
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By Tim Costello, Chief Executive, World Vision Australia
Almost thirty years ago the world was stunned by the scenes of hunger and suffering caused by a devastating famine in Ethiopia. The scenes of starving, stick-like children with distended bellies were seared into the collective memory of a generation – as was the Live Aid concerts that were inspired by the demand for urgent action.
At the same time, in the shadows of these headlines an Australian development worker, Tony Rinaudo, was toiling away in Niger in a tree-planting project. Frustratingly, he found that just about every tree he planted died in the hostile climate of the Maradi region, which included scorching winds of 60-70 kph and soil temperatures up to 60°C.
One day he noticed tufts of scrub poking out from parched landscape where normally nothing grew. On closer inspection he found that they were trees sprouting out from old stumps or mature root systems. By pruning the bushy tufts to two or three stems, they would grow to maturity in a couple of years.
Working with just 12 farmers, he found that growing trees amongst crops increased yields and improved grazing pastures. The trees could also be used for building timber and fuel-wood. Now instead of the women walking for most of the day to gather their cooking fuel, it was at their doorstep.
Tony found the going tough – he was known as "the mad white farmer". It took the disastrous 1984 famine, that also hit Niger hard, to gain recognition for the initiative and turn things around. Within a year the Maradi region had 500,000 trees. It was to be the start of revolution in farmer managed natural regeneration that would transform large swathes of faming land across the country.
Today 6 million hectares across Niger, over 50% of its farmlands, have been revegetated and the environment repaired.


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The challenge of devising a pizza bianca recipe for the home cook was to figure out how to handle the super-hydrated dough. Forming the dough required both a 20-minute resting time and 10 minutes of machine kneading at high speed. Rather than rolling it, we pressed the dough onto a baking sheet and placed the sheet on top of a preheated pizza stone on the middle rack of a 450-degree oven. Following these steps gave us a superbly crisp, chewy crust.
Serve the pizza by itself as a snack or with soup or salad for a light meal. Once the dough has been placed in the oiled bowl, it can be transferred to the refrigerator and kept for up to 24 hours. Bring the dough to room temperature, 2 to 2 1/2 hours, before proceeding with step 4. When kneading the dough on high speed, the mixer tends to wobble and move on the counter. Place a towel or shelf liner under the mixer and watch it at all times during mixing. Handle the dough with slightly oiled hands. Resist flouring your fingers or the dough might stick. This recipe was developed using an 18- by 13-inch baking sheet. Smaller baking sheets can be used, but because the pizza will be thicker, baking times will be longer. If not using a pizza stone, increase the oven temperature to 500 degrees and set the rack to the lowest position; the cooking time might increase by 3 to 5 minutes and the exterior won't be as crisp.
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9. | Gurn | ||
bud, green, weed, mary jane born in cambridge, ontario, canada smoke some gurn
1. | gurn | ||
The act of clenching your jaw muscles toghether and grinding your teeth together whilst under the influence of either ecstasy or speed. Often alleviated by chewing gum; or more commonly these days, baby dummies. Magnesium can often help to looses the jaw bones and prevent teeth-grinding. In exceptional cases; like an xtc overdose, it is possible to have complete jawlock; where you physically cannot open your mouth (though this is rare). 'Man, I'm gurning tonnes tonight'
'Look at that bloke gurn' |
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The act of pulling your face into the most strange contortions while wearing a horse collar. Originated from the Egremont Crab fair, held yearly in a small fishing village, Egremont, in Cumbria, UK.
The best face doesn't often win these days, the old men and women do the best gurns, especially once their teeth have fallen out and they can get most of their nose completely inside their mouth (:) A full face inversion is defined as when the lips completely cover the head. "Did you see that old guy, he's wearing a champion gurn"
"He's a real old gurner, he's practically inside out!" "Has anyone seen my monitor? Oh it's inside Mike's lips" He's got the whole world .. in his gurn. Gurned so much you can't see anything for spim juice!! "oooops, I just marped a lifeboat" "Gurn my face inside out, sport...." "Oh No! Exclaimed Gurn Blanston. I have gone blind!" "No", returned an innocent bystander, "you have just done a full face inversion" (:) |
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Gurning started in 1267 in Cumbrian town called Egremont as part of the crab fair. The best gurners are people without teeth who can force their bottom lip over their nose, making breathing somewhat difficult. It is important to remember a champion gurner comes from the contrast of their normal face and their gurning face. This gives people of all types of face a good chance.
On a personal note gurning came to Blackheath London in 1995 when a gurning employee at our computer firm started practicing gurning computer monitors (a special branch of gurning known as marping). This cost the company in damaged monitors, but sparked interest in going to the gurning fair, and now we go every year for a relaxing few days in Cumbria. In recent years the gurning fair has been replaced by trips to pubs and tea rooms (:). Gurn it good.
You old gurner you. |
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The act of ones jaw vibrating, clenching or protruding. This happens whilst under the influence of various drugs such as MDMA, Ecstasy, Speed etc. The morning after gurning all evening is very painful, and this is how people ruin their teeth on drugs.
The person who is under the influence usually chews on gum to stop themselves clenching or to stop their constant chomping on their bare teeth. Too much gurning can lock-up your jaw in which it cannot move at all. "I was on a major gurn out last night, mate."
"I've fucked my teeth from gurning" |
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to gurn;gurning is when you have took ecstasy, cocaine or amphetamin which has resulted in your jaw moving from side to side 'rocking'. this is when you are gurning. "wow, im gurning off that e' mate"
"check that gurner over there" "your going to gurn in a minute" |
6. | Gurn | ||
(verb). When a person suddenly begins to have strong cravings for or becomes incredibly desirous of something; like a particular food, person, drug, drink, sex-capade, etc. Unfortunately, due to circumstances, finances or other obstacles, these unlucky souls are usually are left unsatisfied, and are therefore left to "gurn." This craving is akin to what the French call, "La douleur exquise"- the exquisite pain of wanting someone (or something) that you know you can never have. "It's been three weeks since I have seen Greta, dude, and I am like, totally gurning for her!"
Or: "So, I hate to admit it but, like, it's always when I'm out of my stash that I gurn for it the most!" Or: "Paul loves the pain of it. He loves to deprives himself as long as he can stand to gurn and then he goes out on his jags." |
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Gurn; or the act of gurning is to pull the lower teeth infront of the upper teeth. some people are constantly, permanently gurning, or gurned, such as Robbie Marshall. Gurner - Robbie Marshall


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Big December 2009 trade has big impact | | Print | |
Written by Jim Mancari (Contact & Archive) on September 19, 2011
Rarely does a blockbuster trade involving at least three teams wind up being fair for everyone. The December 2009 trade between the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Detroit Tigers, however, has been a balanced trade for all three teams, and it will have major implications as these teams work toward a World Series run. The Tigers sent speedy center fielder Curtis Granderson to the Yankees and journeyman pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks. The Yankees dealt youngster Ian Kennedy to the Diamondbacks as well as lefty Phil Coke and superstar prospect Austin Jackson to the Tigers. Finally, the Diamondbacks traded hard-throwing righty Max Scherzer and lefty reliever Daniel Schlereth to the Tigers. Photo by Keith Allison, used under creative commons license.
Starting with the Yankees, the only player they acquired was Granderson. Though he led off in Detroit, he really isn't suited to be a leadoff man, and the Yankees learned that quickly. He had a decent year in the Bronx, hitting .249 with 24 home runs and 67 RBIs despite missing some time due to injury. However, this year Granderson is having a career year. He currently sits at 39 home runs and an AL league-leading 111 RBIs. He has thrived in the powerful Yankees batting order, and he is even a legitimate contender to win the AL MVP. Since he's still just 30 years old, the Yankees should have a productive Granderson for at least another five-plus years. Now on to the Diamondbacks, they probably didn't know right away what they were getting in Kennedy, who the team allowed to get his feet wet at the Major League level. He finished 9-10 with a 3.80 ERA in 32 starts -- not terrible numbers for a young pitcher on a bad team. But Kennedy this year has shown why he was included in this deal. He's leading the NL with 19 wins and has a 2.99 ERA to boot. There's no other way to describe him except that he's been completely unstoppable. The Diamondbacks have themselves an ace in the making, if he isn't one already. At just 26 years old, Kennedy could be the most valuable acquisition of the three-team trade. Let's see if he can continue his success in the playoffs. The Diamondbacks also received Edwin Jackson in the trade. Though he threw a no-hitter last season, it featured eight walks and 149 pitches. His 6-10 record forced him out of town and to the Chicago White Sox. He was dealt this year at the trade deadline to the St. Louis Cardinals. He's pitched for six teams in nine seasons and is easily the biggest bust of this trade. Based on numbers, the Tigers received the most value of any team in the trade. Scherzer highlights the list, since, like Kennedy, he's only 26 and has his best years in front of him. Despite a 4.27 ERA, he's won 14 games this season. Having the luxury of learning from Justin Verlander can only positively affect his future progress. Jackson has the makings of a solid big leaguer as well. He has great speed and plays a tremendous defensive center field, but as a leadoff hitter, he must find a way to cut down on his strikeouts. He led the AL last season with 170 strikeouts and is on the same pace this season. The final two players of this deal, Schlereth and Coke, may be overlooked, but that doesn't mean they haven't contributed to their new team. Schlereth was thrust into full-time relieving duty this season and has responded well. He's held lefties to just a .150 batting average against. In the playoffs against David Ortiz, Josh Hamilton or Robinson Cano, Schlereth's service will be vital. Coke was slow out of the gate as a starter this season (1-7) before being reassigned to the bullpen. Since July, he's only given up 10 earned runs in 27 appearances, going the entire month of August without giving up a run. He's a valuable swingman whose experience starting may be useful for an extended outing in the playoffs. The three-way deal was definitely one of the more balanced multi-team trades in recent years. But the playoffs are what truly matter in baseball, so keep an eye on which of these players step up and which players crumble under pressure.