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Fewer numbers of priests bringing challenges
Sacred Heart Church in Elsberry is fuller after it went from three Masses on Sunday to one. Volunteers are relied on more for groundskeeping, small repairs and cleaning.
Holy Week had a limited schedule, split between two churches, as part of an adjustment to no longer having a full-time pastor.
In June of 2013, Father Charles Tichacek, the pastor of St. Alphonsus Parish in Millwood, also was appointed to oversee Sacred Heart in Elsberry. The Lincoln County parishes are separated by 18 country miles. St. Alphonsus has about 280 households and Sacred Heart has about 150.
Different methods of parish administration -- such as sharing a pastor, being administered by someone other than a priest or perhaps a cluster of parishes served by priests at one site -- are expected to become more common in St. Louis. Experience and planning illustrate that parishes with new administrative models can continue to be vibrant, with plenty of opportunities for worship, sacraments and spiritual renewal.
In 1997, a projection on the declining number of diocesan priests in the Archdiocese of St. Louis stated that parishes without a resident priest would be a reality within 20 years.
The number of active priests serving the archdiocese was predicted to decrease from 391 to 216 by 2016. The number of diocesan priests already had dropped by 90 from 1978 to 1997.
The 1997 projection was a little more pessimistic than it now appears, according to John Schwob, director of pastoral planning for the archdiocese. There are 275 active priests in the archdiocese, a little better than anticipated in the 1990s, when few priests were being ordained, he said.
In 1997, the number of seminarians for the archdiocese was 30, and this fall the seminary is expecting to have a little more than 50 men from the St. Louis Archdiocese.
Still, the number of active priests is down by 116 since 1997. The number of priests serving in non-parish administrative roles such as the director of an archdiocesan office or agency has decreased from 96 to 24. Though they serve in administrative roles, these priests also are assigned in residence at parishes and assist with sacramental needs for the faithful. The percentage of priests age 55 and under has gone from 42 percent in 1997 to 29 percent today. Twenty-two percent of priests today are age 75 and older, while in 1997 they were 13 percent of the total. The number of priests who were ordained in the 1990s make up 13 percent of the total now and 25 percent previously.
The archdiocese has seven pastors age 75 or older and 13 pastors who will turn 75, the age of retirement, in the next five years. Thirty-eight pastors will reach retirement age in the next 10 years. Priests are being named pastors at a much younger age now.
Schwob is projecting an average of five priests will be ordained each year over the next 10 years -- a figure to which he arrived by considering the number ordained over the past nine years and the number of candidates for the next five years. This estimate means that the archdiocese would have 30 fewer priests in five years and 60 fewer in 10 years.
Parishes with less than 300 households often share a priest. Projections are that parishes under 400 will share a priest in the future.
"Today, we have only about 26 parishes that share a priest," Schwob said. "This could increase by 15 to 20 by 2024. It means either they will not have a resident pastor or they will have a deacon or layperson as administrator."
In spite of the projected changes, the Archdiocese of St. Louis still ranks at the top of dioceses in the number of diocesan priests per Catholics. Of 27 dioceses with Catholic populations between 400,000 and 700,000, St. Louis ranks best, with one priest per 1,526 Catholics. For the past five years that data is available, the St. Louis Archdiocese ranks first among the largest 79 dioceses in number of ordinations per Catholic population.
Msgr. Richard Hanneke, who served as vicar for priests until earlier this month, said complicating factors include a demographic shift in the Catholic population. In 1960, he noted, 32 percent of Catholics in the archdiocese lived in the City of St. Louis and four percent in St. Charles County. Today, with still a large number of parishes in the city, 10 percent of Catholics live in the city and 21 percent in St. Charles County. Only one parish has been built in St. Charles in the same time frame. The St. Charles Deanery has one priest per 2,469 Catholics and the North St. Louis Deanery has one per 439.
Another factor is a desire by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson to avoid closing vibrant parishes. Parishes with a small number of households often maintain a strong presence, Msgr. Hanneke said, and can thrive with sacramental needs provided by a priest coming from another location.
"In St. Louis we've been very fortunate throughout our history to have an abundance of priests, and therefore historically have been able to have residential pastors in many of our small parishes," he said. "The archbishop is asking our priests to take on an extra load, sometimes taking on the responsibilities of two or three parishes. If we're asking the priests to do this, we also have to ask the people of the parishes to change their mindset because a parish is not the priest alone. A parish is the co-responsibility of a priest and the laity."
A curriculum for some permanent deacons to be trained to serve in parish administration is being planned as well, said Msgr. Hanneke, who worked with the Priests Personnel Board in recommending priest assignments to the archbishop. Father Michael Boehm took over as vicar for priests this month when Msgr. Hanneke was named pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in University City.
These changes may affect urban and suburban parishes as well as rural ones, Msgr. Hanneke added. "While we are doing some strategic planning with these smaller parishes to come together in some fashion, there also is a need for strategic planning on the reverse side -- how we are planning for these growing parishes also facing a decreasing number of priests to serve."
Deaneries are becoming more proactive in addressing upcoming retirement of pastors and are beginning to work on a pastoral plan to be presented to the archbishop for his consideration.
Helping to fill the lay ministerial roles is Paul VI Institute's lay formation program, giving people of parishes qualifications to assist at their parish.
When a priest is serving more than one parish, fewer Masses may be scheduled on a Sunday at each parish -- a move that is seen as positive because it could bring more life to the Masses with a larger group. Last winter, a storm predicted for Sunday meant that more people went to Vigil Mass on Saturday. Pastors noted that "those were some of the most joyous liturgies because the place was packed. People were singing and instead of a third- or half-filled church, it was full," Schwob said.
Father Tichacek, of the two Lincoln County parishes, said without a full-time pastor, the people of a parish tend to work together a little better. The parishes of Lincoln County are collaborating more, seeing themselves more as one instead of five separate communities.
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Victor Vran Review: Action Role-Playing at its Finest
July 27, 2015 9:21 PM | Sean Flint
Silly me. For some reason, Victor Vran has slipped under my game radar for the past few months of its Early Access run. Luckily, with the recent full-release of the game, I've been introduced to its loot-filled and darkly humorous world, and I couldn't be happier. Victor Vran is an isometric action-RPG that manages to add some interesting mechanics and bring some much-needed changes to the genre to make for an interesting and unique experience.
Victor Vran puts you in the shoes of none other as it tasks you with hunting demons. I must admit, I was initially under the impression that Victor was a poor man's Van Helsing, and after seeing the game's sense of humor, I feel that I was pretty spot on. One of the biggest strengths of Victor Vran is that very same sense of humor, which manages to keep the game from drifting into that grim territory that we see with other titles in the genre. The fantastic narrator constantly talks down to you and second-guesses your every move, which provides some very funny sequences that break up the story and gameplay. While I cannot give an example at the risk of spoiling it, just know that the narrator will often make you do silly things just to laugh at you once you perform the task.
The most important part of any action-RPG is its combat system, and luckily, Victor Vran's combat system is fantastic. At the beginning of the game, you are able to choose your control scheme, and decide whether you'd like to move with the mouse or WASD. I'd highly recommend choosing WASD, as it really does a lot to make the game feel fresh, and allows you to perform some really cool movements during combat that I feel wouldn't be possible if you were just moving with the mouse.
An interesting aspect of movement that was added would be the ability to jump. In many ARPGS, we find ourselves unable to jump over small obstacles, which definitely doesn't help immersion. Taking this a step further, you can use this jump to bounce from wall-to-wall to reach hidden chests and secret areas. Wall-jumping, while it doesn't always work as well as I'd like, really adds a nice twist to the gameplay, and helps to differentiate Victor Vran from its competitors.
In terms of its combat system, the game is fairly simplistic. There are different weapon types, each with their own abilities that you can use. These abilities take the place of what would typically be your class abilities, meaning that you can quickly change the way you fight by swapping out your weapons. After gaining a few levels, you'll have the ability to equip more than one type of weapon that you can easily switch between during combat, ensuring that you are always ready for what any encounter may bring.
Stat bonuses in Victor Vran are handled through its Destiny Card system. These cards are collected through drops or purchased at vendors, and each feature a buff such as extra crit damage or more armor. You begin with a certain amount of destiny points, which increase as you level up. Each card requires a certain amount of points to use, so the higher level you are, the more powerful destiny cards you will be able to equip. I feel that this system is a nice way to get some passive stat boosts, and there are definitely some difficult choices to be made as a result of the cards being well-balanced.
While you are allowed to choose difficulty in Victor Vran, the game really goes into detail allowing you to customize the amount of challenge that you would like to face. Through the use of hexes, you will be able to add specific modifiers to your difficulty, such as stronger enemies, less health, and quicker foes. Each of these hexes will provide you with a bonus such as more gold or item drops, and will make the game more difficult if you're finding it too easy. This system reminds me a lot of how Bastion handled difficulty, and I think it's a really interesting way to allow players to tailor the game to their own skill level.
As we all know, ARPGS are best played with friends. Victor Vran allows up to 4 player co-op, so that you can bring friends along in your hunt for demons, loot, and glory. The networking seemed to run extremely smooth during my time playing with friends, and I never had any connection issues. While it is a bit tedious to invite players to your game, as you're not allowed to do so through Steam's interface, it's definitely worth the few extra clicks. Victor Vran is fantastic on its own, but the inclusion of multiplayer makes the game even more entertaining and adds some extra replay value that fans typically expect from this genre. There are even plans to add local co-op in the future, which I think would be a really great idea.
Victor Vran is a fantastic action-RPG, plain and simple. After playing the game through, it's easy to say that I'll be back for more. While the story, enemies, and environments are nothing new, the gameplay and humor gives the game just enough to stand out among the crowd. The narrator comments on your movements, and creates some moments that are just plain hilarious. Victor Vran does not take itself seriously whatsoever, but the combat, upgrades, and loot in the game make it one that you should seriously be considering.
Victor Vran is now available on Steam for $19.99.
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Digital revolution and its phenomenon has been discussed since Topic 1, we can conclude that it is literally changing the way we do every little thing. In the past learning was a form of paper and pen but knowledge today can be obtained and disseminated electronically. According to a study done that includes 2,700 high-end decision makers from companies internationally, it is found that 90% of online content is expected to be behind paywalls in the next 3 years. (The Drum, 2016)
As a student, this certainly does not come as good news of any sorts, it basically means longer nights of frustration while trying to hunt for free access to articles that aren't blocked by paywalls to complete our academic reports.
But writing academic reports are meant to be referenced from research papers, that's how graduates and students can build on original concepts and innovate through providing new ideas; that's how research literature becomes valuable.
For this topic, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Open Educational Resources (OER). (Wiley, 2016)
The video below provides insight into open access of information.
Why should we support OER?
Although publishing researches through journals meant a broader reach, it is expensive due to colours and details. Journals started racking up price of subscription so much that it outpaced inflation by over 250% over the past 30 years from 1986 to 2003.
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Journals however don't produce the materials written, neither do they employ people who write or review the articles. So how can the soaring prices be validated?
In addition to that, abstracts of research papers are not always accurate about what constitutes the articles, and we wouldn't know which article is relevant until we pay the exorbitant price for the article. With no return-policy in place, basically what is accumulated is a load of information that is of no use and a huge hole in their pockets. As the saying goes, "resource in the wrong place is garbage".
OER accelerates discovery of knowledge to happen faster but we should also recognise that there will be black sheeps who take advantage to plagiarise works of people. Putting myself in their shoes, I too would be hesitant about putting up my work on the web to be susceptible to the risk of plagiarism, especially since I have invested a lot of time and sweat into it.
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The Drum. (2016). 90% of online content to be held behind paywalls in three years media company survey suggests. [online] Available at: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/04/12/90-online-content-be-held-behind-paywalls-three-years-media-company-survey-suggests [Accessed 15 Nov. 2016].
Wiley, D. (2016). Dramatically Bringing Down the Cost of Education with OER. 1st ed. [ebook] Available at: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535639.pdf [Accessed 15 Nov. 2016].
Hall, M. (2016). Why open access should be a key issue for university leaders. [online] the Guardian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/feb/18/open-access-key-issue-university-leaders?CMP=twt_gu [Accessed 15 Nov. 2016].
Forbes.com. (2016). Forbes Welcome. [online] Available at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/skollworldforum/2013/04/07/education-finally-ripe-for-radical-innovation-by-social-entrepreneurs/#2564e5e7a557 [Accessed 15 Nov. 2016].
Edanzediting.com. (2016). Advantages and Disadvantages of Open Access | Edanz Editing. [online] Available at: https://www.edanzediting.com/blogs/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-open-access [Accessed 15 Nov. 2016].


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It was a summer day, twelve years ago, when I'd picked up my first book of Harry Potter. It was a world that I'd grown up with. The characters aided me throughout my teenage years, pushing me in the right direction, showing me the way to where I am today.
Of all the characters in the series, Severus Snape was the one who seemed to grow the most. From the most hated teacher at Hogwarts, he subtly walked back into the shadows, always keeping a watchful eye, an angry eye, on everything going on at Hogwarts. He was a confidant to Dumbledore, a spy among the Death Eaters, a man who worked the hardest to disrupt the deeds of his past and change the course of a larger story.
Any Potterhead would agree that his point-of-view throughout the series would have made a more grueling, compelling story-line. Yet we see him through Potter's eyes as the bravest man he'd ever known.
When I first saw Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone film, I was amazed at how well the actors could manage to bring our favourite characters to life. Especially in the case of Alan Rickman. His characterisation of Severus Snape- a hated character who grows to be the hero of the series- is the best. As the series progressed, we see many of the actor side-tracking and moving away from how the book actually described them.
But not Alan! Oh no! He made sure to be the sassiest Snape throughout the muggle and the magical world.
So, wands raised to you, Sir Rickman! You truly are one of the best Headmasters at Hogwarts and the "bravest man I ever knew."


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A proposal to ban Planned Parenthood health educators from Alaska schools hit a snag in the House, which may kill the bill for this session. [Alaska Commons]
Brace yourselves – the Alaska Family Council says they're gearing up for another attack on the rights of LGBT people in Anchorage. [Alaska Commons]
A Superior Court judge invalidated the 10-year lease on the legislature's shiny Anchorage offices, ruling that the contract was illegal and invalid. [Alaska Dispatch News]
New projections for state revenue and Permanent Fund earnings have lawmakers considering draconian cuts to Alaska's operating budget. [Alaska Commons]
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Jane Sanders, candidate for First Lady of the United States, is in Alaska this week campaigning for Bernie – and was kind enough to answer a few questions on Pebble, climate change, and the role of the First Lady. [Alaska Commons]
North Carolina passed what might be the country's most sweeping anti-LGBTQ law, prohibiting local governments from protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination and legally prohibiting transgender people from using a bathroom that doesn't match the sex on their birth certificate. [Vox]
The US Supreme Court ruled that stun guns are protected by the Second Amendment, but the US Postal Service can continue to prohibit guns in post offices. [The Hill]
Native communities in northern Canada are hoping the Canadian Supreme Court will block seismic testing for oil and gas deposits off the coasts of their communities. [Al Jazeera]


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Ethan, Zoe and I got to travel in the back to Flora Life in the West Rand. The doctor on duty in the trauma unit was great and even though she explained why they were being so cautious I remember just thinking he is going to be okay and I didn't manage to take in all the medical terminology. He was sent for x-rays. There were no visible breaks and the only thing that they picked up was swelling around his spinal cord. He was booked in for the night for observation and to see the Neuro surgeon in the morning so he could be given the all clear.
Morning Shmorning! By 1 o clock in the afternoon the neuro surgeon still hadn't arrived and the nurses weren't very forthcoming with what time we could expect him either. So I insisted they give me the doctor's number so I could speak to his secretary. Needless to say the nurses got on the phone to track him down and within 5 minutes the doctor was in the paediatric ward to see Ethan. Apparently Ethan wasn't on his list of patients to see that day and he was quite fed up that no-one had let him know. Ethan had just fallen asleep so I had to wake him to get his check up. He woke up very groggy and kept moaning…my heart sank and I thought NO Ethan, don't do this or this man is going to think you are not okay and keep us in for another night. The doctor was speaking to the nurse so I gave him a quick stern talking to and within a few seconds he was usual chirpy Ethan (Thank heavens!)
The doctor did his thing and once all the tests were done announced we could go home. His main concern is that the swelling needs to go down without adding other injuries to it. He knows how rough boys can be so his been booked off school for a week and his not allowed to do any sports this term. The best news is that there will be no permanent damage *if* he looks after himself the next week or two. I hurried down to the Neuro surgeons rooms to get his doctor note and by the time I got back to paediatrics Ethan and another 10 year old were playing kung fu. Can you friggin' believe it just after we both told him to BE CAREFUL!
So Mr Accident prone is home safe and sound and I've never been more grateful for a little boy that can run and zoom around the house as I am now.
I'm going to be calling our friend Suzanne again today to find out if we can pick up the school work his going to miss. I'm sure she won't be surprised to hear us calling again …who knows by the end of the year we can start calling each other "old" friends.


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I have been on a huge Hawksley kick this week, ever since Smyrish bought me his newest album Los Manlicious. His music seems to go along well with my ever changing moods, emotions and levels of motivation. I must say, this is his best album, in my opinion, since For Him and the Girls, so I've dragged that out of my collection as well, and put it back on heavy rotation.
I must say though, I feel for Mr. Workman. In comparing the album covers of his last 3 records, I noticed that he sure has lost his crazy, beautiful black hair mighty quickly. Poor guy. However, I am happy he's finally rockin' the baldness, and not hiding it under that ridiculous bandana/hat combo like he has been the past couple years.


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FanDuel NFL Value Plays: Week 16
Let's find some low-cost value plays at each position so you can mix/match your lineups to take down your tournaments this week. Value here are represented by $6,900 or less for quarterbacks, $6,500 or less for running backs/wide receivers, $5,500 or less on tight ends, $4,500 for kicker and $4,500 and lower for defenses.
We are looking at Sun-Mon slate only, so if you have any questions, hit me up in the Comments Area or reach out to me on Twitter @JasonWalkerDFS.
Matt Barkley – CHI vs. WAS – $6,300 – Washington has the 24th ranked pass defense, even with Josh Norman and so Barkley and the pass game script he will likely have to follow, will be in good position to produce. Barkley has attempted 54, 32 and 43 passes in the three weather-relenting games he has started.
Running Backs:
Frank Gore – IND at OAK – $6,000 – Firm in his volume, even if he does lose out on a TD or two to various other ball carriers, Gore is involved both in the run game, where he fires off 15-20 carries per game and in the pass game, when necessary, as when he got four targets in Week 15. Cash game only since the TDs will not come by the multiples.
Rob Kelley – WAS at CHI – $5,800 – Kelley got stuffed by the eighth ranked Panthers defense, but should find the pathway wider against the 27th ranked Bears defense. A positive game script (Redskins by 3.5) works in Kelley's favor here as well.
Spencer Ware – KC vs. DEN – $6,500 – Home game against the 24th ranked Broncos defense, and a slight favorite, Ware has been steady in his volume as the Chiefs lone tailback, getting 17, 17, 14, 20 and 18 carries over the past five week and about three targets per game as well.
Kenneth Farrow – SD at CLE – $6,100 –A little post hype-week love for Farrow, who now gets the worst defense in football against the run at Cleveland. Farrow, despite being ineffective, got another 15 carries and likely remains alone in the Chargers backfield.
Wide Receivers:
Michael Crabtree – OAK vs IND – $6,200 – Crabtree continues to deliver, getting another eight targets, six catches and 15 FanDuel points last week. Now, against the 28th ranked pass defense of the Colts and a 52.5 game total, Crabtree is set for another value day.
Emmanuel Sanders – DEN at KC – $6,400 – After Bill Belichick wisely took Sanders away last week, he will be lesser valued even though he has a positive individual matchup this week and the Broncos will be in another passing game script. Sanders continues to stay atop the red zone receiving list and will be back to being the go-to receiver for the Broncos down there.
DeSean Jackson – WAS at CHI – $6,300 – The Bears are 27th against the deep pass this season and Jackson has a positive individual matchup with Tracy Porter, too, making it likely that Washington, with a 25.3 team total, will try and use Jackson to get that early lead.
Cameron Meredith – CHI vs. WAS – $5,500 – With Josh Norman likely to shadow Alshon Jeffrey, it leaves Meredith as the lucky recipient of Bashaud Breeland coverage. With Barkley as a favorite to go over value at QB, Meredith should be the channel that which Barkley gets there, getting 13 targets and nine catches from Barkley in Week 15 already.
Tight Ends:
C.J. Fiedorowicz – HOU vs. CIN – $4,900 – With CJF being back to probable this week, he is a solid play against a Bengals defense that allows nearly nine targets and 73 yards per game to tight ends this season.
Antonio Gates – SD at CLE – $5,400 – Gates goes against one of the tight end friendliest defense in the Browns, who are ranked 32nd against tight ends this season.
Kickers and Defense:
Roberto Aguayo ($4,500) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defense ($4,300) – In a very high total indoors, there will be plenty of possessions here for defensive goodness and points for the kickers. The Saints are 24th in turnovers per drive on offense and the Bucs are second in the league in creating them.
Good luck this week! – JW
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As you might remember, it's been a while since I got married. She is my forth choice and yet it is not a drawback. I had had some valuable experience that I now gladly share with you. That's what I started with – to our mutual pleasure.
First of all, I checked and cleared the chain locker and all the closets, chests and lockers. Everything that's going to be thrown away I put under the keel-block.
Everything that can ever prove useful – left on board, outside.
Then, recovered after the emotional outburst of the first meeting, I grasped the nettle and washed every inch of her, checking in between braces strength or any birds or mice lying around. While in tropics, these little creatures can serve me a dirty trick, and there will be no Dr. Dolittle to help. That's why I checked and washed EVERYTHING.
I started with forepeak as I always used to do. After it dried, I painted it – something white and something blue. They are sailors' favourite colors by the way!
… I brought there cushions – already dry and aired…
… and chanced upon a latrine. Soon it gained blinding glare.
After the latrine was done, I smoothly passed on to the state room, a place where we have long and (hopefully) happy life ahead of us. The room is cleaned.
Now it's dried and painted and all the soft back-rests are ready for reupholstery. I had bought some fantastic fabric – you'll see.
In between, as long as the weather allowed, I checked and dried the sails. Well, not out this world, but quite decent ones. In 2003 Sasha and I had much worse sails; still it didn't put a crimp into our Five Thousand Miles of Happiness. These sails are quite fit to go around the world!
Having dried and peeled the old filling from the false keel, I started puttying it.
Little by little, every day I put the filling in thin layers to smoother the joint between the ship hull and the false keel – just for good look's sake.
Yesterday all the cushions and couch bask-rests were taken for reupholstery and I finished painting the forepeak. The price for having all the couches and cushions re-covered (that's 12 pieces plus seven curtains) is $1, 350, which is the best price in town given that it's the professional who REALLY knows his job.
Navigator's room with a berth and storage battery room are cleaned, washed, dried and pained.
The galley and the engine room are the only ones left untouched inside, and then I finally can start preparing the hull.
That's what I was doing for the first two weeks, my dear friends. It's a shame that I could only spend three or four (sometimes only one or two) hours a day, because, you know, I have other business to do. But the thing is – I did at least a little something every day! So and no other way will we push forward to our dream. Although it's also crucial to choose your Miss Right, who of course has to be an orphan to avoid such further announcements as:
- Dear seismologists! Please be so kind as to inform about all big coming earthquakes in advance. My mother-in-law is choosing a country to go on holiday.
After you sweat your guts out, it's great to sit and think:
"How freaking good! Thank God for this wonderful gift"
You know, it's my birthday in June. Hope to celebrate it on board. Do you think I'll finish by that time?
And as usual – a short video for you to make sure that we're inching along to our dream.


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Check out the latest Japanese games sales (software) from Japan.
odd that the PS3 and PS4 versions of Child of Light sold exactly the same amount. Is that a cross-buy game or something?
Do want Dai-3-Ji Super Robot Taisen Z Jigoku-hen and sword art! My Vita needs some more extra goodness xD


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Reported by: Anmol Singh, Shashank Singh, Mayank Arora
Photographs by: Sumit Thakur
Shashank: As everyone know you are the Gangotri Goswami, you were V.P of ECSA, what was your experience in the College as its your last year?
Gangotri: Starting from first year i got inspired by seniors to take part in extra Curricular Activity. I Joined the first club " The UnEdited " , a fortnightly newspaper. Started debating, extemporing, emceeing as well. My first year was very exciting. I had wonderful set of friends who made second year amazing and worth living. well the Third year was busy as everyone got involved in student council. And I Would have definitely missed something if I wouldn't have come to this place.
Anmol: What was your experience with and without WiFi?
Gangotri: In First & second year I didn't expect WiFi will run so well as it does now. It upgraded From nothing to commendable scale, this college is doing well.
Anmol: Do you imagine life without WiFi?
Gangotri: I Can't Imagine life without WiFi but it is making us addictive but at the same time we found ways of other activities like going around and interacting with people and see what is happening around. The Disadvantages of WiFi is that people hardly venture out of their room.
Shashank: How do u find juniors in this college?
Gangotri: Juniors are great, present 3rd years are awesome all of them are into something and not only them the 2nd years are hard working and I can see various types of activities as MUN and Reverbs started from their batch. I would praise their commendable teamwork and enthusiastic nature.
Anmol: You were the V.P of ECSA and you conducted Echelon last year, so what was your experience?
Gangotri: Being V.P made me learn a lot, I came close to many people, interacted with them, which in a way made me earn good friends. Anything you do in campus is that you take a step forward and make yourself happy.
Mayank: Our theme for today is back to the future, Which one year was better for you the 1st year or the 4th year
Gangotri: ohh that's a very tough question, I would have picked up 2nd and 3rd year. Actually in first year you are confused where to go as you are directly from 12th, whether I should study more or whether should I venture out of my room. When coming to 4th year you have nothing to lose and I didn't lose anything, so in 4th year I am content with everything that whatever I did won't be a point of regret ever.
Gangotri: ohh that's a very tough question, I would have picked up 2nd and 3rd year. Actually in first year you are confused where to go as you are directly from 12th, whether I should study more or whether should I venture out of my room. When coming to 4th year you have nothing to lose and I didn't lose anything, so in 4th year I am content with everything that whatever I did won't be a point of regret ever.
Mayank: Where do you see SMIT in 10 year's
Gangotri: I would imagine the students of SMIT going and representing India in world Debate.
Mayank: Do you think something is lacking in this college?
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Mayank: Do u think people of SMIT are active?
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Mayank: Dil se 5 baate about SMIT
- Awesome friends
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- Great campus
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- I have a collage of memories of my days in SMIT which I'll carry along.


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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Scam Alert: Emerald City Voters Beware
By Ozboy
There is a concerted effort this election for the mayor and his circle of cronies to win this council election with their hand picked candidates - Phipps, Hains, Garner and Dean. If they succeed, the mayor will then have another "rubber stamp" council like the one several years ago that allowed him to pursue his obscene and costly fantasies like the Junktion and River projects. These projects have created nearly a $100 million dollar debt for the tax payers of Ogden. It will take decades for the citizens of Ogden to dig out from under this debt. To date, all of these projects are complete losers. The Junktion alone is costing the tax payers over $700,000 per year in bond payments. The mayor and his former rubber stamp council made many and repeated promises that this would never happen. Meanwhile the things that a decent city government should be doing is not being done. The city infrastructure continues to deteriorate while the mayor and his staff blissfully continue their foolish games pretending they are great business tycoons - again all on the tax payers dime.
It is interesting that the Standard Examiner published four articles on the mayor's sham debates of a couple of weeks ago, two on the front page. The main focus of those articles were the three candidates that smelled a rat with the mayor and this shallow scam of a "debate" and did not participate. A week later the ladies of the Weber County Women's Legislative Council organization conducted a fair and above board Meet the Candidates Night. All candidates attended and the citizens were well served and informed as a result, thus putting the lie to the Standard's and the Mayor's false propaganda that the three non Godfrey candidates were playing games by not attending the first put on by the mayor. To date the Standard has conducted themselves in an extremely dishonorable manner and have not reported one word about the only legitimate debate held so far. It leads this reader to believe that the Standard Publisher is in cahoots with the mayor and his hand picked candidates and they are trying to sway this election by misleading reporting and/or stonewalling pertinent stories that would give the voters fair and balanced information on which to base their votes.
Two of the mayor's candidates - Phipps and Hains - are both in the real estate business and are receiving large contributions from out of town real estate interests that are aligned with the mayor and his cronies. Phipps in particular is receiving a large portion of his funds from mysterious out of state interests who are hiding behind acronyms in order to mask who they really are. This is a repeat of the infamous Envision Ogden/FNURE (rhymes with manure) scam that the mayor pulled last election. Large and secret amounts of money into a council race from secret donors. Why would these people find it necessary to be so secret and what is in it for them if Phipps, Hains, Garner and Dean win? Mt. Ogden Park comes to mind, it is a well known fact that the mayor and his cronies have their eyes on developing it - which if that comes to pass will go a long way toward destroying the magnificent open spaces on the east bench that all Ogden citizens enjoy.
Beware of carpetbaggers and real estate interest candidates, they will represent the mayor and his cronies, not the citizens of Ogden.
27 comments:
Phipps is an idiot! At the debate last Tuesday night, Phipps showed his true colors. He was the only candidate who thought the Mayor's $124 million plan for the golf course and the east bench's open space. He has already let us know that he let's the Mayor do his thinking for him. We definitely don't want Phipps sittting on the Council. He will make Brandon Stephenson look like an independent thinker.
- October 11, 2009 9:57 AM
Mr. Phipps has made a very large point in his presentations, both verbal and in print, that he has been working non stop and full time for over a year at bringing new businesses to Ogden.
My questions are:
1. How is it that a real estate agent working in a real estate office in Layton for this same year is really working full time to bring businesses to Ogden?
2. If he in fact has been working full time at recruiting businesses to Ogden, what has been the result and why hasn't he told us just what businesses he has brought here?
3. If he cannot name and verify any businesses he is responsible for bringing to Ogden, does that say something about his competence and effectiveness?
Mr. Phipps has further indicated that he has lived in Ogden over a year which is a statutory requirement to qualify for election to the council. He further solemnly swore to that fact in his application to run.
More Questions:
1. Why do several entries in his family blog indicate he did not move into Ogden until December?
2. Since that fact has become public, why has Mr. Phipps now restricted access to that blog?
3. What does Mr. Phipps' drivers license say his address is?
4. Where did Mr. Phipps vote in last November's election?
5. Why has Mr. Phipps not come out and provided proof of his legal residency in Ogden?
Mr. Phipps also makes as one of his main platforms his standing for transparency in government.
Even more Questions:
1. Why is Mr. Phipps' main contributors large real estate concerns from outside of Ogden?
2. Why is Mr. Phipps hiding the true identity of some of these large contributors?
3. Why does he list them as acronyms instead of who they really are?
4. What is in it for these large, anonymous and out of state contributors if Mr. Phipps were to win a council seat?
So many questions, so few answers.
- October 11, 2009 10:52 AM
This from ozboy the ultimate carpetbagger
- October 11, 2009 12:58 PM
It would appear that Mr Phipps is even more tansparent then the transparency he seeks of the local government (in a manner of speaking)
- October 11, 2009 1:02 PM
Ozboy makes it very clear who he is and where he lives. He has not tried to pull the wool over any one's eyes like Phipps is doing.
Ozboy is not, has not and most likely will not run for office in Ogden. (Too bad we sure could use some one of his integrity and intelligence here)
Ozboy is a home town boy who has owned a number of different properties in Ogden and has been a tax payer for many years here.
So just how is he a "carpetbagger"?
- October 11, 2009 1:22 PM
carpetbagger |ˈkärpitˌbagər|
noun derogatory
a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
- October 11, 2009 1:25 PM
Ah, but Phipps is very well connected in Ogden. Why I hear that he frequently connects with the Mayor Himself.
- October 11, 2009 1:51 PM
A local homeboy who doesn't live in Ogden, or Weber County for that matter. I think he owns a slummy duplex downtown whoopi!!
- October 11, 2009 2:26 PM
I have to use an analogy from Dennis Miller although not a fan of Sara Palin he loves the fact that she irritates and infuriates the People he loathes. Phipps might be a young immature know it all, but I gotta Love the fact that he is irritating the just the right kind of people.
- October 11, 2009 3:16 PM
Ozboy HAS owned properties, are you saying he no longer does. Weber Co shows no property owned by Tom Owens
- October 11, 2009 3:21 PM
- October 11, 2009 4:21 PM
oGDEN IS A DUMP WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM. iT GETS WHAT IT DESERVWES.
- October 11, 2009 5:02 PM
for the record, the person who posted as Wildcat, is not the same person who posts as wildcat.
- October 11, 2009 5:15 PM
Interesting how the Godfrey backers never come up with counter arguments against their detractors. Instead they resort to attacks and cheap shots against the messenger. As an observer of this I can only come to the conclusion they really don't have any counter arguments and that their detractors are right.
- October 11, 2009 5:21 PM
I find it interesting that on candidate Phipps face book page he has a link to something called Save Mount Ogden Golf course. That is something we all can get behind for sure. Then when I looked at them I found that they are really for the mayor's plan to develop it! Their address is the same as the Pinnacle group that is the PR firm representing the mayor. They are advocating saving the park by developing it. This seems a bit disingenuous to me, especially using a name that would have people believe just the opposite. I am disappointed to say the least.
- October 11, 2009 5:50 PM
Ozboy has made some pretty strong statements about the mayor and Mr. Phipps in his article and has asked a dozen specific questions concerning Mr. Phipps.
So far those that seem to disagree with him have only countered with charges that he is a carpetbagger, which is not true, and that he owns a slummy duplex in downtown which I think is also not true. If memory serves me, he owns single residence property on the east side somewhere. (please correct if this is not the case)
No one has offered any substantial argument to counter his statements and questions about the mayor and Mr. Phipps.
- October 11, 2009 6:08 PM
Marion, how is he not a carpet bagger?
- October 11, 2009 8:42 PM
for the last three days i have intentionally driven down 25th st past phipps home while running my errands. from all indications no one lives there.
- October 11, 2009 8:44 PM
for one reason that he cares about ogden. for another reason because he contributes to various ogden organizations that address the poor in our community. for a third reason because he isnt a real estate flipper.
- October 11, 2009 8:47 PM
A carpetbagger is - "a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections" - as pointed out by "Webster" above.
As far as I know Ozboy is not a candidate, Phipps is and he meets the above definition.
In any event, what difference does it make if Ozboy is a carpetbagger or not? He is the messenger, not the message. It is the message that goes to the issue of honest and fair elections in Ogden, not the one who brings it to light.
The real issue is Mr. Phipps, his eligibility, his integrity and his suitability to sit on the Ogden Council.
- October 11, 2009 9:24 PM
There is a child's toy rocking horse in the back yard, but the hoses and sprinklers are still out ...
just sayin
- October 11, 2009 9:28 PM
The City Council needs people who know Ogden - think: have lived here for a while - and understand the issues - think: other than what godfrey tells them. I just don't think an enthusiastic and creative salesman from Salt Lake who works in Layton fits the bill
just sayin
- October 11, 2009 9:31 PM
sorry, i meant that i did not t like the fact that out of all of the excellent potential candidates from th weber area, there wouod be a less than one year resident coming in and running. i did not mean anyone else is a carpetbagger, as i have no bones with anyone here. i just want info before the electioon that i can share with the coworkers. How come roosters is such a big booster, if he is so new?
- October 11, 2009 9:31 PM
Rose, and he doesn't even drink BEER!
just sayin
- October 11, 2009 9:47 PM
I am a Mormon by birth, and I would never take money from a drug dealer/manufacturer, whether it was a legal drug or not.
i cannot trust a Mormon who gets his main campaign contributuion from a alcohol manufacturer. That just seems weird.
- October 11, 2009 10:17 PM
I meant recreational drugs, not medicine, of course.,
- October 11, 2009 10:18 PM
"Seek and ye shall find"
I commend you for seeking the truth as it pertains to the Ogden city candidates. I hope that all responsible and moral citizens would do the same, but here in Utah there doesn't seem to be much tradition of that. There are a lot of people who vote blindly based on party affiliation (republican) or on propaganda that they do not investigate for themselves.
From reading the above posts, I am uncertain if you were inquiring if Mr Phipps was a carpetbagger, or whether Ozboy was. I think the evidence is indicating that Mr Phipps is in fact a carpetbagger and that Ozboy does not fit the definition, and even if Ozboy were it would not matter to the subject at hand which is Mr Phipps' fitness for public office in Ogden.
My advice is for you to study the important issues facing Ogden today, the candidates, their backgrounds, their platforms and most of all their integrity. We really do need people of honor to sit on the council and make the important decisions that will effect our lives in Ogden and our children's future in this city.
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20. The Milwaukee Mile will flourish with Michael Andretti at the helm as promoter.
FACT: Unlike last year's promoters, Andretti is doing everything he possibly can to make Milwaukee an attractive race for all sorts of fans. Four tickets for the race go for under $100, which goes a long way towards keeping the event affordable for families. Beyond that, there will be plenty of entertainment to entice fans to make the Milwaukee IndyFest an annual event on their calendar. Andretti must have learned something about good business from his stint on Celebrity Apprentice, because everything he's done with the event so far suggests that the track's promoter troubles are through for good.
19. Oriol Servia will be Lotus' top driver this year.
FACT: Last year's fourth-place points finisher is working with Lotus' most experienced entrant, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. That being said, this team doesn't seem to have an obvious fatal flaw compared to its fellow Lotus competitors. Sebastien Bourdais may be the brand's most talented driver, but Dragon Racing has been one of the most tumultuous teams in the sport in the past few years. Alex Tagliani and Bryan Herta Autosport are making the jump to full-time competition for the first time together, a transition that will likely lead to some growing pains. As for Simona de Silvestro and HVM Racing, they've never been particularly lucky in IndyCar. If only by process of elimination, Servia is Lotus' best entry.
18. IndyCar's street race in China will not only avoid the problems that Champ Car had staging a similar race, but it will also lead to a lengthy association with the sport and the country.
FACT: First things first: IndyCar's management structure right now is far more stable than Champ Car's ever was. But one of the issues with the Champ Car China round was an inability to secure a decent promoter. The series took the original promoter to court, while their replacement wanted to switch the inaugural Chinese Champ Car Grand Prix from May to October. The FIA rejected the new date, and so the race was shot down. IndyCar doesn't foresee the same problems with the Qingdao Indy Grand Prix or its August race date, claiming the full support of the local government, and so any bad premonitions may be a non-issue.
17. Tony Kanaan can match his top five finish in points from last season.
FICTION: There's just too much talent in the sport to make this a sure bet. If you want to be bland and predictable, the top Ganassi and Penske cars total five on their own. But Andretti Autosport will hope to put at least one of their cars in the top five, while even friend, teammate, and IndyCar rookie Rubens Barrichello could steal a top five position if he adapts to ovals well enough.
16. Either Chip Ganassi Racing or Penske Racing, depending on whose engine is better, will see its lead drivers slip down the standings in 2012.
FICTION: Not based on Sebring testing, they won't. Penske Chevrolets were the class of the field in their test session, while Ganassi Hondas made everybody else look slow in theirs. Different weather conditions on different days make the two sets of data difficult to compare to one another, but the point is that they're both going to be strong this year as usual.
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Even the best of academics simply panic at the prospect of any significant contacts between ancient Greeks and the dreadful emptinesses of Central Asia.
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More accusations of fraud against 'Right-To-Work' ballot question
As was reported by Colorado Confidential in late April, opponents of a so-called "right-to-work" measure that would change rules for establishing unions in Colorado workplaces are expected to further scrutinize petition signatures that were used to put the measure on the 2008 state ballot.
The proposed "right-to-work" law would effectively ban collective bargaining agreements between unions and employers that require dues or, minimally, agency fees from non-members for benefits they gain from labor representation.
Federal law already prohibits "closed shops" or compulsory union membership in the workplace.
When the "right-to-work" measure (now titled Amendment 47) was first certified by the secretary of state's office last month, a member of Protect Colorado's Future, a committee opposing the ballot question, indicated that the group would conduct a detailed analysis of all the petition signatures. Under state law 76,000 valid petition signatures from Colorado voters are required to put an initiative on the ballot. Amendment 47 supporters submitted approximately 136,000 signatures in April.
Now Protect Colorado's Future, after examining pages of signatures, may be ready to launch a complaint similar to one that was recently filed by affirmative action supporters who challenged petition signatures for a measure that would terminate affirmative action programs in the state, claiming that upon through examination, many signatures were not signed by registered voters or even real people. Jesus Christ was reported to have signed the anti-affirmative action question twice.
Protect Colorado's Future already filed a formal complaint with the secretary of state's office last month accusing hired "right-to-work" petition circulators of committing fraud for telling potential signers that they they didn't have to be registered to vote in order to sign, that they could sign the petition if they were going to register later and that those who had already signed the petition could sign it again — all of which are illegal under the state's laws regulating voting petitions, according to the complaint. The opponents also provided audio recordings and transcripts backing up their case.
Naturally, Amendment 47 supporters deny the allegations of fraud, instead painting the fraud criticisms as desperate tactics to keep the initiative off the ballot.
Either way, its looking more and more likely that the future of Amendment 47 will be in the hands of state officials, or even a district judge if a complaint is filed in court as expected.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Review: How I Live Now
Author: Meg Rosoff
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary (w/futuristic aspects)
Published: HC August 2004/PB July 2005
From the back cover ~
Fifteen-year-old New Yorker Daisy is sent to live in the English countryside with cousins she's never even met. When England is attached and occupied by an unnamed enemy, the cousins find themselves on their own. Power fails, systems fail. As they grow more isolated, the farm becomes a kind of Eden, with no rules. Until the war arrives in their midst.
Daisy's is a war story, a survival story, a love story - all told in the voice of a subversive and witty teenager. This book crackles with anxiety and with lust. It's a stunning and unforgettable first novel that captures the essence of the age of terrorism: how we live now.
How to describe this book? First off it's told by Daisy in a journal type format. There's no dialogue, just Daisy telling the reader what is happening, who said what and giving her teenage opinion on the world around her. The book comes in at just under 200 pages but it's not exactly a quick read, no dialogue means more words per page. I was surprised at how fast I got into these characters. Daisy's witty and sometimes sarcastic viewpoint made the reading easy. It's as if I'd been rummaging around in someones attic and finding this diary of a teenage girl, sat myself down right in the dust and cobwebs and began to read, oblivious to everything but this girl's story.
Daisy finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings when she is sent to her cousins' farm. It's her mother's sister, Aunt Penn, who has taken Daisy in. Daisy's mother died when Daisy was born and now her father has remarried a woman who Daisy can't stand. Since Daisy and her stepmother don't get along, Daisy's father has decided to send her to live with her cousins for a while. The threat of war is there, it's been talked about for sometime so I can't help but think the father is a real ass to send his daughter away at such a precarious time.
Daisy is picked up at the airport by her cousin Edmund who is fourteen, smokes and drives. He's likable in an odd sort of way.
Here's Daisy's first impression of Edmond. ~
Now let me tell you what he looks like before I forget because it's not exactly what you'd expect from your average fourteen-year-old what with the CIGARETTE and hair that looked like he cut it himself with a hatchet in the dead of night, but aside from that he's exactly like some kind of mutt, you know the ones you see at the dog shelter who are kind of hopeful and sweet and put their nose straight into your hand when they meet you with a certain kind of dignity and you know from that second that you're going to take him home? Well that's him. page 3
Edmond along with his twin Isaac, their older brother Osbert and nine year old sister Piper all live on a farm with their mother. The house is falling down but in a welcoming kind of way for Daisy. Where she didn't feel at home in her father's house she feels welcomed in her cousins home. This family is not the Brady Bunch but an eclectic group of kids with a mom that loves her children very much but has little time to mother them. So the kids take on adult responsibilities while still maintaining the childlike attitude of the importance of having fun and enjoying themselves. There are some things that happen with the kids that could possibly be called "paranormal" and made the setting even more unique.
Before long Aunt Penn travels to Oslo, leaving the kids in charge of themselves. This doesn't really change their lives that much, they are still basically taking care of themselves only this time there is no adult supervision. A kind of Utopia for them. Then the war happens. At first it doesn't have a direct affect on the kids, they are in the countryside and relatively safe. But they are alone and come to depend on each other more and grow even closer. Eventually things come to a head with Aunt Penn still gone, unable to return to England and Daisy and Piper sent to live away from the farm.
This is where the kids are truly affected by the war and their chance for living any type of normal life is gone. At this point I had a hard time putting the book down, I had to find out what happened to Daisy and Piper. Where were the boys? When would they see them again? Would they see them again? I was right there with Daisy, not sure what the outcome would be and what she and Piper would have to endure to get home again, home to the farm. The way Daisy changed from this teen that is focused on herself and her issues to someone who takes responsibility for others was written well with a progress you could see, it didn't just happen overnight.
The courage and determination of Daisy and Piper was amazing and at times a bit unbelievable. People don't always know what they are capable of under extreme situations and what these two went through could certainly be called that. In the end I found myself cheering them on, knowing that they just had to make it home. The final end was sweet and poignant and while it wrapped up a little too quick for me I still felt it was a good way to end the story.
This book is intended for young adults, I've seen both "ages 12 and up" and "ages 14 and up" for it but I would caution parents to be aware of the contents. There is teen sex, descriptions of death and decaying bodies and some mature subjects are discussed. I would recommend How I Live Now for high school age teens but that is really an individual decision for the parent. I mentioned the teen sex - as a reader I didn't have a problem with it. It wasn't graphic and I thought it fit with the situation these kids were living in. As a mom of a fifteen year old daughter, yeah, I was uncomfortable with it. Parents don't like to think about their kids and sex, that's just how it is.
The publisher does have a "Browse and search" function available for the book. You can try it here if you want an idea of the type of format and writing style. Meg Rosoff's website can be found here.
I did enjoy How I Live Now. I found it different and fascinating and compelling with Daisy's unique outlook on life making this story stand out. I could say that I would have like to get to know the other characters more, perhaps got inside their heads, but then it would have been a different story and I happen to like How I Live Now just the way it was.
Rating A-
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Now this sounds interesting to me, Leslie -- more so than some of the other YA books I've seen reviewed lately. I'm not really a YA reader, but I have Perfect Chemistry in my TBR because it piqued my interest, and I think I'll be reading this one. Thanks for the review. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for this fantastic review, Leslie! I picked this up several weeks ago from the used book sale shelf at my library knowing it comes highly recommended and can't believe I haven't picked it up yet! After your review, I'm bumping it up in the pile on my nightstand!ReplyDelete
Hils ~ I'm slowly getting into YA. I've been lucky so far. I'm surprised the format didn't bother me but the fact that I did like Daisy's voice certainly helped.ReplyDelete
Christine ~ what a great buy for you! It's different but definitely worth the read. :)
I was lucky... got it for $3, I think! I flipped through it after reading your review the other day and there is very little--as in I didn't see any-- dialogue! I hope I get pulled in like everyone else does. I probably will. I'm fairly easy to please. LOLReplyDelete
Christine ~ if I remember correctly there is one word in parenthesis, just one. LOL I'll be interested in hearing what you think of it. :)ReplyDelete