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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Book Club: Lie With Me, Stephanie Tyler
LIE WITH ME: A SHADOW FORCE NOVEL by Stephanie Tyler
When plotting revenge against a man who has blackmailed you into service for years, what would be your plan? I can pretty much guarantee it would not be to find the man's daughter and fall head over heels in love with her. In the case of Cameron Moore that certainly wasn't part of his plan:
"Are you trying to set me up with her? Because I don't think I'm really dating material right now." (This is said right after he ditches his motorcycle over a cliff, kills a man, and then runs up a mountain, only to have his friend show him a photograph of Skylar).
I admit to being a Cam girl right from the moment he landed in my nook, bright and early on release day…twice. I mentioned that to Stephanie via twitter and she says that Cam must have really wanted to spend time with me. I'll certainly take that explanation.
My co-host, Kara, is a die-hard Jake girl. In fact, it's because of her forcing Jake on me a couple years ago that I finally started reading Stephanie religiously. But even Kara really liked Cam…and yeah, Skylar, Dylan, Riley and the gang too. The secondary characters and story lines in LIE WITH ME weave a complete and tightly knit world that is both amazing and terrifying.
Cameron and Dylan hatch a plan to break Gabriel Creighton's hold over Cam by kidnapping his daughter Skylar and using her in something of a reverse blackmail threat. And, in the words of Dylan, be willing to kill her if it gets to that. Cameron sets out to set himself free and finds Skylar in a secluded cabin in a snowstorm. She's nothing like he thought she'd be and everything he ever imagined he could want. Including the fact that she's not impressed with him and doesn't have any trouble telling him so.
"Your personality blows." How could he NOT fall in love with her?
Meanwhile Dylan goes hunting down Riley, the one person he knows has a file on Gabriel. The one person he had given his heart to…before she shot him. Yeah, that's got to suck. And to throw yet another monkey wrench into an already messy pile of wrenches; Gabriel Creighton has been kidnapped by Dead Man's Hand (DMH), a homegrown terrorist organization run by one truly crazy guy who decides that the perfect way to break Gabriel is to kidnap Skylar and torture her in front of dear old dad.
This book has it all: Romance, Suspense, witty dialogue, in depth characters…I could go on and on. I want to thank Stephanie for stopping by today to chat with us about the amazing Shadow Force guys (I'm sure we can convince her to talk about her other guys as well) as well as offer a giveaway for us.
Go to Sonic. Order a Rt. 44 Coke with extra ice.
(Marie says: I love Kara Conrad. I'd like to marry her, except who would cook for us? Oh, and then there's that pesky issue that we're both already married. Sigh.)
African Peanut Stew (yeah, I know it's not very summery, but I was looking for something with an African inspiration to offer up)
Use chicken legs, thighs or wings for this recipe. They have more flavor and will hold up better with the flavors of the stew than breast meat.
• 2-3 pounds chicken legs, thighs and/or wings
• 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large yellow or white onion, sliced
• A 3-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
• 6-8 garlic cloves, chopped roughly
• 2-3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 15-ounce can of crushed tomatoes
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup roasted peanuts
• 1 Tbsp ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
• Salt and black pepper
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large soup pot set over medium-high heat. Salt the chicken pieces well, pat them dry and brown them in the oil. Don't crowd the pot, so do this in batches. Set the chicken pieces aside as they brown.
- Sauté the onions in the oil for 3-4 minutes, stirring often and scraping any browned bits off the bottom of the pot. Add the ginger and garlic and sauté another 1-2 minutes, then add the sweet potatoes and stir well to combine.
- Add the chicken, chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, peanut butter, peanuts, coriander and cayenne and stir well to combine. Bring to a simmer and taste for salt, adding more if needed. Cover the pot and simmer gently for 90 minutes (check after an hour), or until the chicken meat easily falls off the bone and the sweet potatoes are tender.
- Remove the chicken pieces and set them in a bowl to cool, until cool enough to touch. Remove and discard the skin if you want, or chop it and put it back into the pot. Shred the meat off the bones and put the meat back in the pot.
- Adjust the seasonings for salt and cayenne, then add as much black pepper as you think you can stand—the stew should be peppery. Stir in the cilantro and serve by itself, or with simple steamed rice.
Serve over rice or quinoa.
CARMEL PEANUT BUTTER BARS by Betty Crocker:
Cookie Base
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
15 miniature chocolate-covered peanut butter cup candies, coarsely chopped
36 caramels (from 14-oz bag), unwrapped
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup peanuts
1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy milk chocolate frosting
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
1. 1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in candies. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
2. 2Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, heat caramels and milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until caramels are melted. Stir in peanut butter. Heat to boiling. Cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 cup peanuts. Spread over warm cookie base. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
3. 3Spread frosting evenly over filling. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. For bars, cut 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
101 comments:
- Donna Cummings said...
Wow, I love this -- good books AND good food!
I really enjoyed LIE WITH ME. In fact, I love all of Stephanie Tyler's books. Such yummy heroes. :)
- June 23, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Ronlyn said...
Good Morning all! (Hi Donna!)
Kara and I had so much fun talking about our favorite parts of LIE WITH ME. It was really hard to keep the post to a reasonable length.
There is a TON of emotion in this book.
Another of my favorite parts? When Dylan declares his love for Riley. "Because I love you, Riley. I goddamned, no holds barred, can't not admit it any longer, love you!"
Stephanie is planning on stopping by today with a couple different give aways so be sure to check back often!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:35 AM
- Marie Force said...
Morning ladies!
I have this one downloaded to the Kindle, but between the work conference barreling down on me, RWA barreling down on me and you know that pesky deadline barreling down on me, I haven't gotten to it yet. But I will save it for a post-deadline treat. Look forward to visiting with Stephanie today and hearing what everyone else thought of the book! Can't wait to read it!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- krisgils33 said...
loved this series!!! loved all the men, but probably Dylan the most. sorry i can't stick around, busy, busy, but i'd love to know if there will be more books.
- June 23, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- DanielleW said...
I've had this series on my wishlist since I found out Stephanie is 1/2 of Sydney Croft! Sounds so good!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Aly said...
Ah! A Stephanie Tyler book!! Love me some Tyler heroes ;) OK fine...her heroines too!
I think the best part about all the Tyler books I have read is that she finds a way to write a very strong hero but also write a heroine that is just as strong but not so much that you hate her. There is no fun in reading a romance when it seems that the heroine could do just fine without the hero. What is the point in that? LOL!
So I am wondering if it is easier to write the heroes or the heroines?
- June 23, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Morning all!
Thanks to Ronlyn & Kara for organizing this & to Marie for hosting me on her blog :)
I'm going to pop in to answer questions and pick winners throughout the day at random. 2 people will win their choice of a backlist title of mine & 1 will win a copy of In the Air Tonight (which I'll ship out as soon as I get me author copies sometime in July...should be before publication)...
I'll continue my ramblings in another post so this doesn't get too long!
- June 23, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
So, I really do remember the origins of Lie With Me. I remember where I was when I wrote the opening scenes (Jamaica on vacation)...& I remember that, at first, there was a major hurricane involves and a helo & a dying woman and...
Well yeah, that all changed. Cam was cagey...it was my first book after spending so much time with Jake & the boys and it took me a bit to get it all focused. But once I found Sky, everything fell into place.
Which brings me to Aly's question - you know, the heroes are easier to write because they tend to show up first. I know them really well. The heroines tend to hang back a little but since they're pretty crucial, until I meet them, nothing really falls into place, story-wise.
- June 23, 2011 at 10:18 AM
- Jennifer said...
Awesome blog, ladies! I don't think I could pick just one of Stephanie's heroes, lol! They are all fantastic. Thanks Stephanie for keeping them coming :) And thanks for the recipes, ladies, will be trying them for sure. Enjoy your day!
- June 23, 2011 at 10:26 AM
- Crystal said...
***SIGH*** CAM....... ***DOUBLE SIGH*** Dylan..... ***Another SIGH*** Jake...... I could go on an on.
I LOVED all of the Shadow Force books! I won't get started on the Hold books. Stephanie is an amazing writer. She has Romantic Suspense down to a perfection!!
- June 23, 2011 at 10:57 AM
- Michelle said...
I'm intrigued by this series, I am a huge ACRO fan and I'm (im)patiently waiting on the next one to deliver itself to my kindle :)
If there's anything that can tear me away from PNR it's a Special Ops soldier.
- June 23, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- ShellyE said...
I am relatively new to Stephanie's books but I am enjoying them!! Really love these romantic suspense stories!!
- June 23, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Alison said...
Hi All!
Great write up! Those peanut butter bars look amazing!!
I'm not going to be near my computer today, but I wanted to stop in and say how much I love Stephanie's books!!!
- June 23, 2011 at 11:20 AM
- Ronlyn said...
LOL. When I told Stephanie that Kara and I have our favorites and it's a good thing because this way we don't fight over the guys, she reminded me that they like when we fight over them...preferably in jello. LOL
Another question for Stephanie: Do these books/stories tend to come to you as an intertwined series or single characters/stories that you can then beg/badger/pull more stories out of?
- June 23, 2011 at 11:30 AM
- Kara C said...
I'm here, I'm here! The good news about my 'recipe'? It is the best darn food in the world. The bad news? If you partake late in the evening you stay up waaaayyyy too late and miss the opening of book club! (BTW, I heart you too, Marie, but you know it would never work. There are no Sonic's in your neck of the woods, after all.)
Now back to the main event. This book is incredible! I worried that there was just no way this new set of books could be as great as the last set, which started off with my main man, Jake, but Stephanie definitely pulled it off. For
me, the action may be intense, the sex scenes may be hot, but if the characters aren't real and intriguing to me, the story falls flat. This book has it all, but my favorite thing
about it is that I care about the characters. I find myself
reading on just to see what they do next and if things work
out for them.
Now, off to find some caffeine and begin the wonderful
summertime activity of packing.
Stephanie, thank you SO much for being here and sharing some inside info on Lie with Me. I wonder if I could convince my principal that sending me to Jamaica would inspire some new wonderful teaching technique for me? Hmmmmm, may be worth a try.
- June 23, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Jolene and Family said...
bahahahaha, I love Kara's recipe :) My kind of girl
Dylan...Cam....I must be missing out something fierce. I haven't read theses *hangs head in shame* but I will be fixing that soon. Since I am new to Stephanie Tyler, where do you ladies think I should start? Hold Trilogy or Shadow Force?
- June 23, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- Ronlyn said...
Jolene, you can start with either. :-)
- June 23, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Michelle said...
Taken by Fire is the last in the ACRO series, can we expect anything else from Sydney Croft or is there any chance that Stephanie will be tempted to write a paranormal romance novel?
- June 23, 2011 at 11:43 AM
- Victoria said...
I loved Cam right off the bat too. But have to say I'm loving them all. Stephanie's special ops guys to so freakin' HOT!
- June 23, 2011 at 11:44 AM
- Ronlyn said...
Tell me about the Sydney Croft books. I haven't read any of those (Stephanie's alter ego). Is there one particular "hook book" I should peek at?
- June 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Kara C said...
Jolene, you can start with either, but be sure to read them all. Both sets are terrific.
Stephanie, you talked about writing the hero and heroine. I'm wondering if the other story lines fall into place as the main story comes alive, or if creating those is a separate process. Secondary story lines, for me, can make or break a book. Yours always add so much to the book. They are not so much secondary as they are part of an ensemble.
- June 23, 2011 at 11:52 AM
- Kara C said...
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- June 23, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- Michelle said...
Ronlyn, I would highly recommend them! The series only has 6 books and the final one is out next week. I would suggest you read them in order though. Riding the Storm is the first one and they really weren't kidding when they said "Erotica meets the X-Men". It's not one for the kiddies!
Hot men, strong women and they all use their powers for good. Who can say no to that?
There is a short in The Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance if you'd like a teaser :)
- June 23, 2011 at 11:53 AM
- Kara C said...
I decided I had to try out the Croft books after becoming addicted to Stephanie's books. I have the first two. Must move them up to the top of the TBR stack.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Thanks Michelle!
- June 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- Victoria said...
Ronlyn - Michelle is spot on. The Sydney Croft books are SO good. Start at the beginning with RIDING THE STORM. Now you should know that it's both Stephanie and Larissa Ione who are Sydney Croft. You get to fantastic writers with these books.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- Mary G said...
Hi Stephanie
Great to see you here!! How are the kids & Zoo. Baby must be walking & talking by now.
I got hooked on this book from the first page when the excerpt was included in the back of a previous book. What a dynamite first chapter!! Edge of my seat, heart pounding and that was before the hot sex started LOL.
I've loved every book you've written. We all love our rom. susp. here and have a few fave authors. I find your books gritty, emotional & very hot. Can't wait for book 3.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Mary G said...
Kara - love your recipe LOL.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Victoria, thanks for the clarification. I didn't realize it was both Stephanie and Larissa. *thumbs up* Someone else recently rec'd Larissa Ione to me, so now I'm doubly intrigued.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:37 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Hey Again!
Wow, the skies just opened up here - major thunderstorms, which is always good writing weather. I'm in pjs, writing & prepping for Larissa Ione's pre RWA visit with me!
Anyway, Ronlyn asked how the stories come to me - as intertwined stories or characters. For sure, characters - they tend to appear and they're linked together. Sometimes, though, a character appears first and he's got to wait - Mace from In The Air Tonight is a great example of that - i started writing his story before I wrote Lie With Me. But he needed Cam and Zane's books to come before his, so he waited. And not all that patiently :)
Kara - I'll write you a note for your principal :) As for the secondary characters...they appear and surprise me. Sometimes they show up at the start & sometimes they come later (the Rowan/Tristan subplot in Promises)...but to me, they're always an integral part of the book. I couldn't take them out and have the same book, so for me that shows they're really intertwined. My process is hard to explain - I know someone asked on another site if I write 3 novellas and then put them together, but no, it wouldn't work like that. It has to be written all together because each character's storyline plays off the others...
- June 23, 2011 at 12:40 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Ronlyn, def read Croft in order - the secondary storylines continue throughout, so it's just a better reading experience...
Michelle, I am writing a paranormal series, actually. The first, DIRE NEEDS: A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan comes out March 6, 2012 :) It's about a group of Dire wolves and includes Weres and witches and the like. I'm having a blast writing it.
Mary - baby is everywhere - he'll be one next week - can't believe how fast the time goes!
- June 23, 2011 at 12:43 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Okay, your comments are all so great - you're making my morning :)
The first winner, who can choose from any of my Tyler backlist (there's a list on my site - www.stephanietyler.com) is....ShellyE!
(chosen by Random.org)
Shelly - just email me via my contact page on my site and let me know what book you want. If you have a kindle, I can gift you an eBook if you'd prefer.
I'll be back with another giveaway. Everyone here (except Shelly) will be eligible for the next 2!
- June 23, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Kara C said...
Congrats, Shelley! How will you ever choose? LOL!
- June 23, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- Mary G said...
Oh yeah, forgot to mention. Lea will be seeing you next week in NY.
She asked me what I wanted her to bring back for me. I just asked for a hello LOL.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:49 PM
- Mary G said...
Yay!!! Shelly!!
- June 23, 2011 at 12:50 PM
- Ronlyn said...
- June 23, 2011 at 12:51 PM
- Raonaid Luckwell said...
Mm, was introduced to Tyler's books by Writeminded group. * Waves at Steph * I still Torment Connie about the underoos statement. LOL
I have Lie With Me in my TBR pile. Just been too bleh in reading of late. I should bring it down to read because I always love your books. You make the men so dang yummy.
- June 23, 2011 at 12:55 PM
- Michelle said...
Ok, now I'm really excited! I do love a good werewolf book :)
Which writing experience do you prefer? Going it alone or working with a partner? Do you have someone to bounce around idea's with in your solo projects or does it all happen in your head?
- June 23, 2011 at 1:01 PM
- Jolene and Family said...
Yay Shelly *throws confetti*
Ronlyn-you need to pick up Larissa Ione, I love that woman, her demonica series is the one that got me back into reading after not having picked up a book for 7 years. I am anxious to get started on the Croft books as well, heard great things
- June 23, 2011 at 1:06 PM
- Kara C said...
Stephanie, I know we are all waiting for the release of the next book in the series. Can you tell us about it?
- June 23, 2011 at 1:30 PM
- Aly said...
NO NO NO! Telling me nothing about the next book - more than the back cover copy - b/c I will want it NOW!!! Bad KK for suggesting such a thing! :)
- June 23, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- Ronlyn said...
I admit to being intrigued with Mace from the first time I saw him mentioned...I have no idea where that is any more. I'll gag Aly is that will help in getting you to tell us more. ;-)
- June 23, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
I'm going to ask my husband if he's had that African dish (he was born there!)...
Mary, I wish you were coming too! Are you sure you don't want Chris's book, the one that is still lost in space somewhere?!
*waves to Raonaid* OMG - the underoos!!! LOL!
Michelle - I love writing with Larissa - I'm not sure I could do it with anyone else. It's some of the easiest writing I've ever done, probably b/c we were so close and crit partners before we started. And I like writing alone too, for different reasons. But when I come up with my own stuff, it's usually all in my head. I'll bounce stuff off Larissa later on, after I've got my characters solidified, if I'm having plot trouble.
- June 23, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Mary G said...
Steph you are too sweet. I bought & read Chris' book ages ago. No worries there.And I can't believe you remembered!!
- June 23, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Am laughing at Aly...don't want to tempt her with Mace. And Caleb. And Vivi. And Zane.
What? I didn't say anything about In the Air Tonight. Which comes out August 2nd. And has lots of hot, protective alpha males roaming around a bar. In the snow. With a motorcycle gang.
*runs from Aly* Kara started it...
- June 23, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- Kara C said...
And thank you Stephanie for throwing me under Aly's bus. LOL! Like I needed help getting in trouble with her.
Hey Aly - hot guys, snow, motorcycle gangs!
- June 23, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- Michelle said...
How many books are in the Shadow Force series? I saw four listed on Goodreads, will that complete the series or will there be more?
Amazon UK doesn't have the ebook versions available yet. I may need to shop about or do some bookshelf sorting!
- June 23, 2011 at 1:52 PM
- Jane said...
I just saw the cover for the SEAL anthology you're going to be a part of. I can't wait for its release.
- June 23, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- Lea said...
My Favorite Military Romantic Suspense Author!
Let me start out by saying The Shadow Force Novels are a favorite series and I'm doing a partial re-read of Mace's book right now in preparation for our Interview and the review in July!
These heroes are so conflicted and dangerous! Both Lie With Me and Promises In The Dark were "Holy Hell" reads for me and Air? Equally so - you scared me Steph! lol
I'm so looing forward to meeting you and Larissa next week - say hi to her for me if she has arrived yet.
Not long now until "In The Air Tonight"! Whoo Hoo!
(Please Don't Enter Me I have all of Steph's books.)
- June 23, 2011 at 2:23 PM
- Mary G said...
Hey Lea
Steph wishes I was going to NY so you have to take me with you LOL.
- June 23, 2011 at 2:27 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
*waves innocently to Kara* Me, starting something? Nah...
Ronlyn, I think he shows up first in Promises. I like him a lot. He reminds me a bit of Nick from Too Hot.
Michelle -there will be 4 and probably a novella!
Lea, can't WAIT to see you in NY!!! I hope I didn't scare you too badly :) Don't forget to pack Mary...
- June 23, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Sorry I disappeared...I had to bind and gag Aly to keep her from going after Kara....
- June 23, 2011 at 2:38 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Hey, here's a general Romance genre question: romance trading cards. Maybe it's just because I have 2 small boys at home, but I see these and think of the boys trading Pokemon cards (or baseball cards back in the day), is that the general idea here? For collecting/trading/taunting our friends?
- June 23, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Michelle said...
It does feel like that, I must admit. Although that doesn't mean that I don't like them! I must admit that I love bookmarks whether they are promo ones of my favourite books or my latest additions are a handmade vampire girl and her pet dragon :)
- June 23, 2011 at 2:50 PM
- Ronlyn said...
I agree Michelle. They're quite fun. Even my hubby was going through them. (Ok, that *could* be because there are some sexy, skantily clad women on the ones I have).
And I LOVE book marks. I have tons...some of which I need to send to some of our book club peeps, so if you want book marks send me your address. :-)
- June 23, 2011 at 2:53 PM
- Ronlyn said...
and, mmmmmmmmmmmmm....Nick. I lurv Nick.
- June 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- Raonaid Luckwell said...
* Cackles * Ladies the best way to get Stephanie to laugh is threaten to dress her alpha men in underoos.
* grins oh so innocently *
- June 23, 2011 at 3:01 PM
- Michelle said...
I could see my hubby doing the same thing!
I would love some bookmarks but I'm in Scotland, is that ok?
- June 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- Aly said...
I had to bind and gag Aly to keep her from going after Kara....
HA HA HA! You would have to catch me first...
- June 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- Raonaid Luckwell said...
Ronlyn I have three sons, it makes me think of Pokemon and Bakugan.
I do however have four of Angie Fox's trading cards. My hubby looked at it and shook his head.
- June 23, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- Michelle said...
Stephanie, who is your favourite author?
- June 23, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Okay, winner # 2 is...Victoria! (again, picked by random.org)...you win any of my backlist Tyler books - you can check them out on my site and then email me with your choice via my contact page on the site!
I still have a copy of In The Air Tonight to give away - again, everyone will be included and I'll do that later on so more people can come back and post if they need to.
- June 23, 2011 at 3:27 PM
- Michelle said...
Congrats Victoria! :)
- June 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Raonaid, I will get you for that...*ggg*
Ronlyn, I have never actually seen a romance trading card. i know they've been made for the SEAL antho I'm a part of, so I'll get them at RWA. But um, I'm guessing they're kind of like the collectors cards - I can see people using them more like bookmarks tho. Maybe. I love all kinds of promo items so I'm always interested in hearing what readers actually like / use...so feel free to chime in with that.
Michelle, that is such a hard question, bc I have a lot. In romance, it's obviously Larissa Ione (bc I couldn't write / crit with her if I didn't love her stuff) and Maya Banks, too. Suzanne Brockmann, JR Ward and Lara Adrian top the list too for comfort rereads. But one of my all time favorite books is non-fic - the Dirt, which is the story of Motley Crue. It's such a good bio - so well done, especially if you liked them back in the day. it's funny and sad and so just pure 80's rock and rolll...
- June 23, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- Michelle said...
I do love Larissa's writing and she is really nice. My demonica bookmark is probably my most used one! I adored Maya's KGI series and I am looking forward to the next two installments. Suzanne was recommended to me a few days ago, so I'm going to look into that. I'm currently reading the Midnight Breeds series, Veil of Midnight is next on my list! Who doesn't love the BDB :)
80's rock seems to be making a comeback lately! Do you like to listen to music when you write or do you prefer silence? I'm not sure you'd get much of that with an almost 1yr old! My youngest is 10months and I think she makes the most noise :)
- June 23, 2011 at 3:47 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Michelle, sending to Scotland would be fine. :-)
Aly, HA! Are you saying I couldn't catch you? Your hubby is my friend...he'll help me lay a trap....
*gasp* The story of Motley Crue?! HOW do I not know about that book?? My step-mom actually just called me a couple days ago so excited that she's going to the concert in a few months. :-)
Heros in underoos.....hmmm....with the picture on the butt and everything? BWA HA HA!!!
- June 23, 2011 at 3:51 PM
- Michelle said...
Thanks Ronlyn, I emailed you my snail mail! :)
- June 23, 2011 at 4:09 PM
- Ronlyn said...
So, the kid talk got me thinking: how do you get anything done Stephanie?? I have a 3 year old that will stand at my elbow and sing to me while I'm on the computer, you know...when he's not asking me 75 questions. Makes concentrating a little difficult.
- June 23, 2011 at 4:11 PM
- Michelle said...
Good question, I have a 6yr old, an almost 3yr old and a 10 month old. Nothing gets done while they are awake! I can't imagine how you find time to write with a little one running around :)
- June 23, 2011 at 4:36 PM
- Victoria said...
Thank Stephanie :).
- June 23, 2011 at 4:43 PM
- Victoria said...
The trading cards are so cool Stephanie. I'm sure you will like them.
- June 23, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Raonaid Luckwell said...
Steph, you are free to send those alpha men after me! I want some of that Cajun. LOL
Never gets easier as they grow up either. I have a soon to be thirteen (in two days), ten year old, and six year old. They always gotta start when I'm writing "Moooommm"
- June 23, 2011 at 4:55 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Michelle, I love writing to music - I make a soundtrack for each book to help keep me grounded in the book, since I tend to write a couple of books at once!
As for getting things done - yeah, it's hard. My daughter's special needs, so i've always had help with her. And for my son, i thought I'd be able to watch him myself and work for longer than it actually happened. He started crawling up stairs at 6 months and now I have help for him 3 - 4 days a week. My husband's great on weekends and I stay up late. So basically, I just use whatever time I can - when he naps, when he's eating, and I use Sesame Street when I'm desperate :) But really, I have to at this point treat it like I would if I had to leave the house for my job. And it's still crazy b/c I'm here and everyone knows it.
Ronlyn - you HAVE to read the Dirt if you like Motley. And I'm going to see them in July, with Poison. I feel so...80's!
- June 23, 2011 at 4:57 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Those 80s big hair bands were my favorite! ~swoon~ ah, I loved their eyeliner and big hair. LOL. And tight pants. ;-)
Do you write more than one book in a series at once? I read more than one book at a time, but I can't imagine trying to write more than one at once.
And Kara...I'm blaming you for my current Sonic craving.
- June 23, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- Kara C said...
LOL, Ronlyn! I know you won't find it hard to believe the boys and I are sipping on today's Sonic treat as we speak!
Stephanie, we meant to mention your soundtracks! I love when authors connect their stories to music. It really adds something to the experience of reading it. I always have to add a few dollars to the money I plan to spend on one of your books because I KNOW I'll go to your site and look up the songs to go with it, which leads to a trip to iTunes. ;)
- June 23, 2011 at 5:23 PM
- Michelle said...
I'm glad you have a good support system in place, that's half the battle. My eldest has Autism and I know how difficult that can be at times, it's exhausting but rewarding and I wouldn't change him for anything :)
My youngest has suprised me with how quick she's picking everything up! She took her first steps on Sunday...
Thanks Kara! I was going to ask if there was a soundtrack list anywhere. I'll keep that in mind for when I purchase the books.
- June 23, 2011 at 5:46 PM
- Kara C said...
You're welcome, Michelle. Here is the link, if I did this right, to Stephanie's website. It is definitely worth a visit.
- June 23, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- ShellyE said...
I am so excited to win!! I have all six books in paperback so it will be awesome to get an ebook --- now to decide which one!!
- June 23, 2011 at 6:14 PM
- Kara C said...
Congrats, Shelley! I vote for putting Jake on your kindle. All this talk about Stephanie's books makes me think I need to put him on mine too. You know, so he is always with me...
- June 23, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- Ronlyn said...
careful KK...you're sounding sorta stalker-ish. ;-)
- June 23, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- Aly said...
OK it is pick on Aly time -- this means you, Howe & KK!!
So I just now took the time to read the recipes.
HEY MRS. HOWE!!! How 'bout you tell everyone what you did when you first found that recipe? And why don't you also tell them who is the absolute BESTEST EVAH b/c she made them and is putting them in the mail to you!!!!
See what happens when I can read stuff on a real computer rather than my phone! I actually notice things...
- June 23, 2011 at 6:34 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Yes, those chocolate cookie bars. I did a FB shout out to the wonderful Aly and told her she should make them and send them to me. Who know that would actually work?? *blinking innocently*
Another Stephanie question: what do you find your most useful research tool for writing?
- June 23, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Ronlyn, I do write more than one book at a time - I always have. Right now I'm working on 3 books (new) plus edits on two. It helps me because if I get stuck on one, I write on another. I also write out of order. And I tell people this because, sometimes people think there's only one right way to write. For a long time, I wasn't finishing books b/c I got it into my head that it had to be written in order. Basically, however you get it done is the right way :)
Michelle, I hear you - Lily is so happy that I tend to forget her disabilities. Her nurse is amazing - she's like part of the family and since Lily gets all her schooling at home, it's a huge help. Because honestly, it's like, imagine all your kid's teachers seeing you in your pj's daily. I mean, they still do a lot. The upside is, they do bring me coffee...:) I hope your son is doing well :) For Lily, having a little brother's been a really big help - I didn't think they'd bond as quickly as they did.
Raonaid - OMG I'm writing Cajun brother heroes as we speak - HA!
Kara - I like the idea of having Jake with you all the time. Even when he's being a pain in the ass. And iTunes is too easy - I'm as bad with it as I am with Amazon one-click...
- June 23, 2011 at 6:43 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Most helpful research tool....hmmm, probably talking to real life men and women involved in military / homeland security and the like. I read a lot of books on the subjects I write about and do tons of research, but just sitting and listening to a soldier's stories can't be beat :)
- June 23, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- Aly said...
I think I love Amazon one-click more than my husband some days! LOL! Of course it also gets me in big trouble with him...shhh...he doesn't know about them 26 books I have on pre-order right now :)
- June 23, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- Raonaid Luckwell said...
I definitely call dibs on Cajun brothers! So if anyone asks! LOLOLOL Love those Cajuns
- June 23, 2011 at 6:45 PM
- Ronlyn said...
pre-order doesn't count. ;-)
- June 23, 2011 at 6:51 PM
- Michelle said...
People always look at me strangely when I say that having Caleb was the best thing we ever did for Finlay and now we've added Ava-rose to the mix. Now Caleb's a little older I watch him coaxing his big brother into playing with him and Finlay tries so hard to join in. He is also very protective of him. I could watch them play together for hours :)
Finlay's doing well, I've managed to get him into an autism unit for next year so lots of changes happening over the next few months, it's going to be hard but worth it in the long run!
I'm glad Lily has bonded with her brother, it's heart warming to watch. It's amazing how even at such a young age they seem to become atuned to the fact that they are extra special. Ava-rose is so gentle with Finlay compared to Caleb and she purposefully goes out of her way to say "hiya" in the morning to him and she won't leave him alone until he says it back :)
- June 23, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- Michelle said...
One-click is so bad! I try and limit myself but I always lose track. :(
- June 23, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Kara C said...
OK, Stephanie, I am officially wildly impressed with you writing so many books at once. And while I am cringing at the whole 'out of order' thing (No laughing, Aly and Ronlyn!), I totally agree with the 'however it gets done' philosophy. I work every day with kids who 'get it done' a bit differently from most. :)
One click is just one of many reasons I love my Kindle. The hubs has no idea how many books I have now, or when I add a new one.
- June 23, 2011 at 7:04 PM
- Ronlyn said...
I LOVE that you write out of order. In addition to it driving Kara crazy (LOL), it makes so much sense to me to write the scenes as they come to you and piece it all together later.
You give me hope. LOL
- June 23, 2011 at 7:15 PM
- Tara said...
Hi all! Great post and recipes, love The Sonic- they put fritos in the burrito!
Stephanie, thanks for stopping by, and I am ashamed to admit I have not read your books, yet. That will be changing soon. I blame, Aly because it seems like the thing to do today.
I was in class all day and seemed to have missed out on another fun book club.
Marie have fun at RWA, have a good weekend everyone.
- June 23, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
Okay, random.org picked the final winner for me (and this involved math, so it was scary)...and it's...Michelle! Michelle, you've won a copy of In the Air Tonight! I can't send a print copy until mid-July or so - and if you'd like Kindle, I can gift it on release day - just email me via the contact page on my site and let me know!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:29 PM
- Stephanie Tyler said...
*waves to Tara* Nice to meet you!
Kara & Ronlyn, Let me tell you, out of order makes many people cringe, but I always tell people to try it, even in a modified way. For me, I'd rather keep writing and not be stuck. Granted, it does make for some surprises along the way and it's a bit messy, but I like it :)
Michelle, I totally get it. It took me a long time to decide to have another child (there's 9 years between them) but it's been great. I hope your son finds great success with the new program!
You guys, this has been so much fun!!!! Thank you all for your comments :):)
- June 23, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- Mary G said...
It was great catching up with you.
Congrats to the winners.
- June 23, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- Ronlyn said...
Thank you Stephanie for spending so much time with us today and answering questions, as well as offering so many give aways! It's been a great fun day!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:40 PM
- Kara C said...
What a fun day! Thanks so much Stephanie!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:55 PM
- Aly said...
Thanks everyone! What a great day!
Thanks especially to Author Extraordinaire Stephanie and the Hostesses with the Mostesses KK and Ronlyn!
- June 23, 2011 at 10:02 PM
- Marie Force said...
Wow, you guys had a big ole party while I was buried at work! Fun fun!
Ronlyn and Kara, thank you SO much for hosting such a rocking good time! K, I am dealing with your refusal to marry me in the only way I know how: I'm face first in the Oreos.
Stephanie, thanks a million for hanging out today and for all the great insight into your books and your writing process. I hope to see you at RWA so we can meet in person.
After mid-July work settles down again and I'll be back to play at book club! xoxo
- June 23, 2011 at 10:44 PM
- Michelle said...
Thank you! I missed the last comments as I went to bed (I think I'm around 5hrs ahead?). It was after 12 anyway.
It was nice chatting with everyone and I'm loking forward to seeing what book you will be recommending next!:)
- June 24, 2011 at 2:36 AM
- Victoria said...
Congratulations Michelle!
- June 24, 2011 at 3:36 AM


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P&O has a major interest in Government policy
on ports:
We welcome the publication of Modern PortsA
UK Policy and the initiatives it establishes. We appreciate the
invitation to provide the Transport Sub-Committee with our views.
In so doing we have concentrated on those aspects where we have
concerns or believe there is scope for enhancement.
Ports are today a fundamental part of the global
economy. They are increasingly reliant upon efficient transport
systems and supply chains between the geographic locations of
supply and demand.
Efficient ports are fundamental to tourism through
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through supporting passenger and vehicle movements.
Consumer prices are influenced by the competitiveness
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to the end consumer.
The attractiveness of the UK for manufacturing
investment and the future competitiveness of industry is significantly
dependent on the capacity, efficiency and cost of ports as part
of the total land transport system. To the extent that UK ports
do not have the capacity, are not efficient or are comparatively
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The importance of ports to the success of UK
industry, to the economy generally and to the end consumer are
all strong reasons for the Government creating and maintaining
a clear policy framework within which UK ports may be developed
and operated efficiently and cost competitively.
The UK policy of leaving the development and
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in the context of port capacity not lagging demand and the efficiency
of ports increasing. P&O is firmly of the view that the prime
responsibility should remain with the private sector. For its
part, however, the Government needs to monitor the situation carefully
and to be prepared, on a case by case basis, to take a proactive
role with respect to those issues that inevitably fall to government,
particularly in respect of planning and the provision of infrastructure.
Private sector investors will tend to see port
operations and developments as independent schemes whereas in
practice they should form an integrated part of the total transport
network. This applies particularly to the EU Trans-European Network
Scheme (TENS). This is understood to be based on the identification
and creation of integrated transport systems, which implies that
ports in the UK will to an extent be planned in this context.
TENS, however, are international in nature whilst the private
sector developers of ports have at most a regional input.
Transport of freight needs to be increasingly
inter-modal so that the utilisation of sea and rail increases
and the demand for increased road capacity, and the associated
investment, is minimised. The Government has a crucial role to
play, particularly through the planning process and funding of
new infrastructure, in determining the balance.
The future cost of developing port capacity
may be uneconomic for the private sector due to the escalation
of development costs or due to international competition from
publicly funded ports. If this were to occur then a shortfall
of capacity may result.
P&O favours the total private funding of
port developments. It is important, however, that this should
not place the UK economy and industry at a competitive disadvantage.
Internationally, it is common for basic port infrastructure such
as breakwaters, channels and wharves to be publicly funded with
the private sector funding superstructure and equipment. This
applies particularly on the Continent with which the UK competes
for manufacturing and distribution business. This needs to be
monitored carefully to ensure that UK port operators and, ultimately,
UK companies are not disadvantaged.
The cost of port development will increase in
future due to the need to develop less favourable sites, as the
best locations have already been developed, and the size of ships
to be serviced is ever increasing. The increased capital cost
of port infrastructure arising from breakwaters, reclamation or
dredging could result in economics that are unattractive to the
private sector without increased port charges. This also needs
to be monitored.
Modern Ports recognises the challenges of developing
ports, including that ports are inevitably developed in environmentally
sensitive areas due to their conflict with leisure activities,
residential options and their location in coastal or river environs.
The New Approach To Appraisal (NATA) sets out the latest approval
criteria. However the approval of port schemes remains a major
factor in the context of both time and expense. NATA, although
an improvement, still appears far too bureaucratic and time-consuming.
P&O's consideration of the redevelopment
of Shell Haven on the Thames as a major ferry and container port
has identified 32 mandatory consultees (including separate departments
of the same body) and 35 advisory bodies and organisations. Our
assessment of the approval process is that it will take three
years for final approval to be granted or rejected with associated
expenditure of several million pounds.
The current approach to approval is on a local,
specific project basis without Government ranking or selection
of preferred schemes. That is to say, provided a port development
complies with all regulatory, including environmental, issues
then it may be expected to be approved. However Modern Ports (Weighing
the Options 2.4.14.) requires the promoter of a development to
demonstrate comparisons to all available options. It is impractical
for the promoter of one port to collate all of the information
required to rank all other schemes.
P&O submits that there is potential for
the approval process of ports to become yet more efficient and
that under the current UK port ownership structure it is the responsibility
of Government to consider the comparative merits of individual
The UK regulation of ports has been successful
in attracting private investment, increasing their efficiency
and promoting safe and environmentally friendly practices. Recently,
there have been reports of a proposed Ports Directive to be issued
by the European Commission. P&O has a number of concerns about
the apparent direction of the Commission's thinking eg the intention
not to include issues related to port financing. If the Directive
were to be implemented along the lines of the informal drafts
currently in circulation then it would seriously jeopardise the
framework established in the UK.
Modern Ports is a welcome statement of ports
policy which recognises the importance of ports to the UK.
The current industry structure of total private
sector responsibility has proven successful to date. However,
the future cost of new developments, international competition
from publicly funded ports and the increasing stringency of planning
and environmental constraints may alter this. The Government should
monitor these developments carefully.
Government could increase the potential for
the on-going private funding of port developments by further enhancing
the efficiency of the approval process.
The planning of ports needs to be undertaken
in the national context of rail, road and shipping developments
as well as the EU TENS policies.
P&O agrees that undue interference in the
ports market by government, whether it be national or EC, is undesirable.
The proposed EU Ports Directive threatens to add complex and inappropriate
levels of bureaucracy to the administration of ports businesses
which, contrary to the intentions of the Green Paper on Seaports
and Maritime Infrastructure, may threaten the efficacy and competitiveness
of UK ports. It is vital that the national policy of the UK is
not considered in isolation from the effects of the proposed Directive.
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Ashley Judd talks All That Is Bitter and Sweet
Ashley Judd, like human rights activist Angelina Jolie, has traveled the world to bring attention to the plight of whole populations of exploited and deprived people. In our SheKnows exclusive conversation, we were impressed with how helping others, especially women, has become a huge part of Ashley's own recovery from childhood trauma and depression.
In Ashley Judd's now famous memoir All That Is Bitter and Sweet, the actor-activist has revealed everything from drug and alcohol use to neglect and sexual abuse but she wants us to know that much of her book was written while she was travelling for an international public health organization and felt compelled to sit down and write after talking with women in desperate situations all day. Part of her own catharsis was telling their stories.
Ashley has been under fire since the release of her book with Judd's comments condemning hip hop music for exploiting women. We learned that the personal backlash she has suffered was quite extreme yet it only seems to prove her point. Join us for this femme-centric, articulate, empowering and inspiring interview.
Ashley Judd's inspirational tale
SheKnows: Can you talk about getting All That Is Bitter and Sweet out of your soul and down on paper? Was that a catharsis for you?
Ashley Judd: Well, it was but not in the way you [might think]. It was a daily catharsis while I was visiting slums and brothels, refugee camps, makeshift schools, hospices. I would go back to my hotel room after a grueling and exhilarating day, because human rights work is so full of paradoxes, and I would have to write. It was another "c" word. It was a compulsion as much as a catharsis. And, I didn't necessarily have relief immediately but I knew that it was going somewhere and that it was incumbent upon me to capture the sacred narrative with which I had been entrusted in exacting detail because I felt, very seriously, the impact of the quote "not to transmit an experience is to betray it." It was my responsibility to transmit what was being shared with me during the day by girls and women worldwide.
SheKnows: What can you tell us about how you got started as a human rights activist and what issues you champion?
Ashley Judd: I began with international public health, trying to help the most poor and vulnerable people not die from things like childbirth and mosquito bites and episodes of diarrheal disease related to unsafe drinking water. Upper respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of death for children under five. Kids in North America just don't die from that anymore and it's unacceptable to me that children of color around the world still do at horrific rates. So, when I started with PSI they were taking me to look at HIV/AIDS prevention amongst really exploited populations such as genocide survivors and those trapped in prostituted sex. But, public health problems run the gamut in any setting so I didn't just see HIV-STD prevention, I saw maternal health and family planning and the safe drinking water problem and micro-nutrients and I was gripped by public health-human rights work. I knew that PSI has programs in 65 countries and, after my first day, my first trip, I said, "Okay, one country down, 64 to go."
Ashley Judd: Working through depression
SheKnows: So many women are stuck in the depths of depression no matter what their lifestyles. Can you give them some encouragement? Could reading your book help them?
Ashley Judd: The book includes a lot of resources. There is a section in the back that very clearly directs people towards the resources and the kinds of help that I have personally benefitted from. The first thing I took a look at when I got into recovery was that I had been affected by another person's drinking. I was told there was help and hope for friends of alcoholics whether or not the alcoholics even think they have a problem. That was radical for me. I had no idea that so much of what happened in our family was related to the family disease of alcoholism. That has been a cornerstone of my personal recovery, and then, starting to become aware of and then accept the fact that it takes action around the fact of being a survivor of different forms of abuse and grouping up with other survivors and leveraging those tools and resources. There are workshops, there are intensive healing groups and I avail myself of all of those kinds of tools.
SheKnows: You have more than one college degree, right? How important is education to women?
Ashley Judd: I have several. It's important for women to get that first degree. A person with a college degree, over her lifetime, earns a million dollars more than a person with only a high school degree. Economic empowerment is really crucial in the gender equality conversation. Any additional vocational training and even just taking classes for pleasure I think is really stimulating and important.
SheKnows: What do you most hope women will take with them after reading All That Is Bitter and Sweet?
Ashley Judd: That none of us is alone and, around the world, our brothers and sisters need us. Our choices and actions, our inactions, do impact the daily quality of life of ourselves and others. I heard something not that long ago that made a big impression on me, because I came from a family system where the thinking was all or nothing, black or white and how to make a healthy decision and what that process looks like wasn't necessarily modeled for me. So, during recovery, I started to experiment, through a mentor's tutelage, with the idea that "yes" means "yes," "no" is a complete sentence and "maybe" is a valid response. I can also say things like "I don't know" and "If you have to know now, the answer is no. Can you ask me again in a week?" and "Not making a decision is making a decision." The last one in particular I apply to feminist, social justice because not making a decision to be involved is making a decision and it's tacit participation in the ongoing oppression of girls and women.
Dolphin Tale update!SheKnows: SheKnows visited the Florida set of your upcoming film Dolphin Tale. It's very family-friendly and life-affirming. You weren't on set when we were there so can you tell us about your role and working with Harry Connick and Morgan Freeman?
Ashley Judd: It is such a special film and every time I went to Florida to film, I left uplifted and heartened. Harry is just a blast. He really brings out the funny in me. We have a great time together. Of course Morgan I love and adore. My eyes well up with tears when I just look at the man. I think that folks are going to flip for this movie and this dolphin. The movie is so affirming. It's about how God gives us all the family of chance into which we are born then we also have the wonderful journey throughout our lives of gathering up around us, a family of choice. The themes resonate on so many levels. When I found out that Winter was not only a real dolphin but that this Clearwater Marine rescue, rehabilitation and return facility did community service and that their focus was finding permanent homes for foster children, I vowed to be a part of that process. It was so resonant with my values.
SheKnows: Is there anything else you would like our SheKnows readers to know?
Ashley Judd: Well, I do hope they will pick up the book and take this journey to 13 countries around the world with me. The horizontal travel is fascinating but, most importantly, I hope they'll join me on the vertical journey, the most difficult 18 inches we ever travel connecting our heads to our hearts.
SheKnows: Beautifully said.
You can check out more on Ashley's book over at Judd's amazon.com page!


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Download the authoritative guide: Enterprise Data Storage 2018: Optimizing Your Storage Infrastructure
Technical computing and HPC workloads are moving to the cloud at an ever-increasing pace. The ability to spin up a compute instance quickly and pay only for what you use is a very attractive option. Moving forward, shared storage in the cloud will become an increasing necessity for these workloads. Is this even possible and what options are there?
Public cloud providers have capabilities that allow us to spin up a compute instance that has an operating system and network connectivity very easily. In many cases, you can attach storage block devices to the instance, providing the basis for local storage. (Some providers include a small amount of "instance storage" as well.) Then you can install, build and run your applications in the instance.
If you are not running completely in the cloud, then you will have to upload your data set to the instance. When you're done running the application(s), you can copy the data back or move it to more permanent cloud storage. (In the case of Amazon this could be S3 or Glacier.
But this scenario is limited to storage that is associated with the instance (server). What happens if we need shared storage in the cloud itself as we usually do in the HPC world?
There are many times that people or applications need shared storage. The idea is simple—there is one storage pool that is shared by a number of compute resources. In the case of systems in your data center, the centralized storage is shared by a number of servers. The most classic form of shared storage is NFS (Network File System), and in the Microsoft world there is CIFS. The configuration for both approaches is basically the same: there is some centralized storage with at least one server that is connected to a network (typically Ethernet). Client systems then "mount" the storage and immediately have access to the data on the central storage.
The concept has worked well for many years and is still heavily used today. It allows servers to share files so that several applications can read the same data set. The shared storage approach means that the files are in one location so that you don't have to copy the data to each server that needs it. This saves on space and network bandwidth, and it also makes data management much easier.
On the other hand, if for some reason the centralized storage fails, then every server loses access to the data. But with a good design and processes this problem can be overcome to a great extent.
The issue we should all think about as we move to the cloud is how do we create shared storage in the cloud? Regardless of the answer, the shared storage in the cloud will be constructed from the same components as shared storage not in the cloud: storage, servers, networking and software (always back to the fundamentals). Let's examine these components and solutions that utilize them by focusing on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Brief Amazon Review
Before jumping into shared storage concepts, I want to quickly review Amazon Web Services (AWS). Let's start with the compute/networking side of the shared storage solutions. Recall that Amazon has several different compute instances (Amazon EC2) which are effectively servers and networking. The compute power, the general performance, the amount of memory and the network connectivity of the instances varies.
AWS Instances (servers and networking)
If you are not familiar with AWS you might be surprised to learn that Amazon has a number of different instance types. You can think of instance as a VM with an operating system and some applications. An easy example is a version of CentOS running in a VM with a number of tools installed.
AWS has a wide array of instances that have features and capabilities that can be exploited for solving problems. The list of instances gets updated frequently but here is an abbreviated list of instances and their major features when I wrote this article:
I listed just a few of the features of an instance so you could get a feel for some of the differences. There are many other aspects to selecting an instance such as selecting "cluster" instances, including Enhanced Networking, which has lower latencies and lower network jitter (uses SR-IOV), and cluster networking which provides high-bandwidth and low-latency networking between all instances in the cluster.


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This sounds about right. They were married a very long time. I'll get with Limestone County to get the certificate. Thanks for the Limestone County mention because I was looking in Madison county and didn't think to look in Limestone. Thank you for all your research on this!
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A group of passionate Pace students are kicking events and awareness into high gear to kick away cancer for good. Learn more about what you can do to get involved and make a change in this Q&A with Colleges Against Cancer (PLV) Vice President Nick D'Antoni.
From hosting important awareness and fundraising events such as Relay For Life and Pace Goes Pink athletic games, Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) consistently brings their passion for providing support and finding a cure to the Pleasantville community. With hundreds of chapters like ours here at PLV, CAC is a nationwide collaboration of college students, faculty, and staff dedicated to eliminating cancer by working to implement the programs and mission of the American Cancer Society.
In this Q&A, Colleges Against Cancer Vice President Nick D'Antoni talks what makes the group so special and how every student that gets involved can truly making a difference in the world. Join CAC in the coming weeks for their Breast Cancer Awareness Month events including Believe in Beauty on Wednesday, October 12; the Pace Goes Pink football game on Saturday, October 15; and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer on Sunday, October 16.
Q: What makes your club unique to Pace?
A: I think what makes our club unique is the people and the amount of time and effort that each person puts into the club, making sure each and every event is a success.
Q: What's one of your proudest moments as a club?
A: I would have to say as a club, one of our proudest moments has to be the day after Relay for Life because we're able to see what the organization as a whole accomplished throughout the year and how it all came full circle at Relay for Life. I give all of the credit to Colleges Against Cancer President Antonietta Dalia and the rest of our wonderful members for having such a successful event last year. I didn't join the organization until this past February, but I quickly realized how strong the culture and chemistry was with this group right away from the first meeting based on how well prepared they were and how they kept their members engaged in the conversation at hand.
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Q: What signature events and achievements are you guys known for and do you have any coming up?
A: Our signature events that we're known for are the fall and spring kickoffs, raising money along with funny activities, all leading up to our big signature event, Relay for Life, which is happening on April 21 and 22 in Goldstein Fitness Center from 4:00 p.m.–4:00 a.m. The event as a whole unites everyone together for 12 hours as we walk to together around the track, listen to cancer survivors tell their stories, play and run fun events in the gym, and raise money for the event as a whole. Every year the event keeps getting better and better and we're hoping and planning for the best one yet for this upcoming year.
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The most powerful and the most perfect expression of thought and feeling through the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery of words. Nothing is better suited to lead speakers and readers of English into an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase that perfectly expresses the thought.
study of words, phrases, and literary expressions is a highly interesting pursuit. There is a reciprocal influence between thought and language. What we think molds the words we use, and the words we use react upon our thoughts. Hence a study of words is a study of ideas, and a stimulant to deep and original thinking.
We should not, however, study "sparkling words and sonorous phrases" with the object of introducing them consciously into our speech. To do so would inevitably lead to stiltedness and superficiality. Words and phrases should be studied as symbols of ideas, and as we become thoroughly familiar with them they will play an unconscious but effective part in our daily expression.
We acquire our vocabulary largely from our reading and our personal associates. The words we use are an unmistakable indication of our thought habits, tastes, ideals, and interests in life. In like manner, the habitual language of a people is a barometer of their intellectual, civil, moral, and spiritual ideals
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Great book, especially for international student. Easy to read and use even though the organization is not very good.
An amusing book, though better suited as a reference rather than as a reading book. Possibly more helpful for those seeking to sound more refined or at least a little more literate while writing essays and the like, not so much for everyday speech. :)
This book is very badly organized. It has the potential to be very useful, but the author failed in his mission. The phrases, the longest being only about five words, are organized by their grammatical structure. It would be much more helpful to have them organized by topic.
In his introduction he writes that we learn to improve our vocabulary through reading, and he suggests that one read a few pages of his book every day to expand vocabulary. The essence of his theory is sound, but the execution is lacking.
Do not waste your time with this book. You can improve your vocabulary, your spoken and written skills, much more efficiently by reading any book, even if it is not very well written. This list of monotonous literary terms is boring, and useless for the expansion of vocabulary as it contains no context.
This book is just a really long list of two word phrases. Eg:
paradoxical talker
paralyzing sentimentalism
paramount authority
parasitical magnificence
parental permission
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An excellent compilation which would add the impact to the speech and enhance the vocabulary too. Thanx for sharing it with us, Manybooks.net.
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After a controversial twitter reaction to the 'Not Guilty' verdict given to George Zimmerman on Saturday, New York Giants wide reciever Victor Cruz has begun the week doing damage control.
On Monday, Cruz called into ESPN Radio's "Mike and Mike" show and "The Dan Patrick Show" to publicly apologize for a tweet he sent and promptly deleted after realizing it sent the wrong message to his followers.
After learning that Zimmerman had been cleared of all charges for the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the 26-year-old NFL star tweeted out his initial reaction.
"Thoroughly confused. Zimmerman doesn't last a year before the hood catches up to him," Cruz's now deleted tweet read according to several outlets.
During the call with Dan Patrick, the wide receiver tried to contextualize the tweet before apologizing:
"In the moment, when it happened – I'm not going to lie, I was a little angry. As a father, you think about if that was your son, if that was your kid… I put out the tweet as a reaction to what I was seeing on Twitter, to what my friends and family were writing on Twitter."
While speaking on the "Mike and Mike" show, the football star admitted once again that what he had done was "wrong" because of the type of behavior it could encourage.
"I took it back because I understand how things can be taken," Cruz said on the ESPN radio show. "There are a lot of children that follow me, a lot of kids that follow me, and I don't want them to think I'm trying to incite violence on anyone. That's not what I'm here for. That's not what my intent was -- or is -- at all."In the conversation, Cruz referenced his childhood in Paterson, N.J. where there was "violence happening all around me" to emphasize the reasons he didn't want to promote that type of behavior. Before turning to the media to offer a public apology, the Giants wide reciever took to Twitter to try and undo the damage of his initial reaction.
My tweet last night was my initial interpretation of the reaction I was reading on twitter.I immediately realized my tweet was a mistake and
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The school said Wednesday it has finalized a new deal with Williams, who led Marquette on a surprising run to the round of 16 before they were beaten by North Carolina.
The announcement presumably takes Williams' name out of the running for other high-profile programs looking for a new head coach. Williams was a relative unknown when he took over in the wake of Tom Crean's departure for Indiana in 2008, but he has gained national respect for leading Marquette to three straight NCAA tournaments.
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Many people find themselves confused when faced with the choice between adverse and averse. While these two adjectives have many similarities, they are not used interchangeably.
If you want to describe a negative reaction to something (such as a harmful side effect from medication) or dangerous meteorological conditions (such as a snowstorm), adverse is the correct choice; you would not say that you had an averse reaction to medication or that there was averse weather.
Averse is most commonly followed by the preposition to (as in "she is averse to shellfish"), but not in every case; you can, for example, describe someone as "risk averse." Normally, averse to signifies a degree of dislike and avoidance, but when preceded by the word not (as in "he was not averse to having another drink"), it may be used as a pointedly understated way to express an interest in something.
In short, adverse tends to be used to describe effects, conditions, and results; while averse refers to feelings and inclinations.
First Known Use: 14th century
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counter, disadvantageous, hostile, inimical, negative, prejudicial, unfavorable, unfriendly, unsympathetic, untoward;
advantageous, favorable, friendly, positive, supportive, sympathetic, well-disposed;
beneficial, good, helpful, propitious, useful;
harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive, nondestructive, nonfatal, nonlethal, nonthreatening;
affable, agreeable, amiable, amicable, benign, benignant, complying, congenial, cordial, friendly, hospitable;
damaging, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, fatal, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, lethal, malignant, murderous, noxious, pernicious, poisonous, ruinous, threatening, troublesome, unhealthy, wounding;
dangerous, hazardous, imperiling (or imperilling), jeopardizing, perilous, risky, unsafe;
defamatory, detractive, offensive, scathing, slanderous;
antagonistic, antipathetic, inhospitable, intolerant, uncongenial, uncooperative;
competing, conflicting, counteracting, countering, opposing, resistant, resisting;
: bad or unfavorable : not good
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The Anne Arundel County Government and the Chesapeake Bay Trust announce a grant program to support watershed restoration projects and programs throughout Anne Arundel County. This program aims to improve water quality in the County's local streams and waterways, as called for in the County's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit and Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), which require reductions in storm flow volume and pollutants entering the County's waterways.
Please note: Applicants must contact the Trust to arrange a site visit between Trust and funding partner staff before applying for funding.
What this funds: The Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program provides implementation costs for water quality projects to help restore and protect the local rivers and streams of Anne Arundel County.
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You guys are adorable. Sure, sometimes we fight, but overall this has become a great space to share outfits and lovingly gawk at each other. I am going to go out on a limb and say xoJane has some of the most fashionable readers on the Internet. Which is probably why we've decided to switch up this post so that it's all about your inspiring looks. (We also took an informal survey in the office and decided it was getting pretty boring showing you our outfits. I mean, if you've seen Baze in one black dress, you've seen 'em all.)
Every Friday, in place of Outfit Of The Week, I will be poring over your uploaded outfits and choosing my favorite items exclusively from YOU. So show off what you're wearing, but not just in the comments -- Instagram and tweet us, too! Use the hashtag #xoMyStyle and I'll spend my weekend getting lost in a stream of your awesome clothes, shoes and accessories. And come next week, you just might be one of the stars of our new column.
To kick things off this Friday, we've got our eyes on, well, your eyes. Eye glasses to be exact. Behold three chic-to-death readers who are making us want to upgrade our glasses game right NOW.
First, let's take a look at lobasalvaje's sweet girl take on large frames.
I love me a good strong tortoise shell frame -- who doesn't? It's a timeless pattern that looks great with just about everything, but lobasalvaje here found a brilliant way to inject some hotness into the classic look. She paired her glasses with bright red lips and a matching cardigan, which really brings out the warm tones in the frames. Sexy librarian? No, this is just straight-up sexy.
Next up, ssid and her oversized, deliberatley geeky frames. She is just going for it here with two statement pieces (the glasses and the colorful printed blazer) and it's working. And as she expertly demonstrates, it's best to give jewelry or other distracting accessories the day off when you're wearing frames this big.
Sometimes, you want some big ol' frames with a little more KA-POW. Wonkyone15 got just that with her polka-dotted pair. Unexpected patterns on frames are a fun, instant outfit-maker. I love bright colors with this look, but wear solids so everybody knows exactly where to look. Up here, straight in the eyes, thank you.
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Oyster Mittens have a feather and fan cuff and slightly modified feather and fan on the back of the hand. (The palms are plain.) The stitch patterns have written directions only. For maximum oyster likeness, use Silk Garden colour #269.
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Citadel Mittens have some features that I think of as associated with a gansey—split hems, patterned gussets, and areas with different patterns set off by horizontal welts. They have generously long cuffs to keep the rain out of your sleeves.
The pattern has both charted and written directions. Choose a crisp worsted weight wool yarn for best results.
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Elfin Mittens feature a leaf-like lace pattern growing out of a rolled cuff and climbing up the back of the hand, and they end with a pointed tip. The pattern is a $1.99 USD download at Knit Picks.
Maplewood mittens have wide and cozy garter stitch cuffs and a chevron pattern over the back of the hand, with a single garter stitch at each side. The palms and thumbs are kept in stockinette for fast and easy knitting. For best effect, choose a crisp worsted-weight wool yarn. See this post for details.
Ringwood Gloves are a classic pattern with some modest updating, published in Knitty, Deep Fall 2010.
Polaris mittens are a riff on an old Norwegian rose motif. To knit them, you'll need two 50g skeins of Knit Picks Palette or some other sticky fingering-weight wool yarn, in two contrasting colours (shown in Jay and Cream). I used a set of 5 US #1/2.25mm double-pointed needles to achieve a gauge of 38 sts and 44 rounds = 4" in the stranded pattern; choose whatever needle size gets you gauge. The finished mittens measure 7.5" around above the thumb, and 11" from the edge of the cuff to the pointed tip. The pattern is available to download for $5.50 CAD.
Guardian is a pair of fine-gauge, elaborate stranded colorwork gloves inspired by the bright tile ceiling in the atrium of the Guardian Building in Detroit. The knitted version is simplified substantially from its namesake, but shares its bright color scheme and its bold diamonds-inside-diamonds pattern.
Skills required are: provisional cast-on, I-cord, picking up and knitting stitches, stranded colorwork with three colors at once, working a yarn over, knitting through the back loop, decreasing with k2tog and k3tog, and embroidering with duplicate stitch. Yarn requirements: Knit Picks Palette; 1 skein each of Jay, Sweet Potato, Safflower, Clover, and Pimento.
The pattern is available to download for $5.50 CAD.
Dainty, old-fashioned Lily gloves feature an elaborate lace edge that's worked sideways in garter stitch. The strip of knitting is grafted into a ring to form the cuff, and the remainder of the glove is worked in the round. Soft alpaca laceweight yarn held double makes a thin but warm fabric, perfect for dress gloves.
This pattern is charted only. Skills required are: working a provisional cast-on, working a yarn over, decreasing with k2tog and sk2p, casting on using the backwards-loop method, picking up and knitting stitches, increasing with M1L and M1R, and grafting with Kitchener stitch. Yarn requirements: 2 skeins Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in Oyster Heather.
The pattern is available to download for $5.50 CAD.
Puzzle Stripe Mittens are simple stranded colourwork mittens with an I-cord cuff edge and striped palms and thumbs. The sample shown was made from 1 skein each of Jamieson Shetland Heather Aran in Grouse (MC) and Burnt Umber (CC), and measures 7.5" around the hand above the thumb. Resizing is best accomplished by changing gauge: use a slightly heavier yarn and larger needles for bigger mittens, and a slightly lighter yarn and smaller needles for smaller mittens.
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Cozy and quick to knit, the Snowball Gloves feature a quick hit of stranded colourwork at the cuff, followed by plain stockinette. The colourwork pattern is inspired by the snowball quilt block, assembled from an octagon and four quarter-square triangles; this knitted rendition is elaborated with small fleur-de-lis motifs at the centre of each snowball and at the intersections between "blocks" to prevent too-long stretches of a single colour. Their finished size is 7 (8, 9)" around the hand measured above the thumb.
This pattern is charted only. Skills required are: knitting and purling; working in the round; stranded colourwork using two colours; casting on using the cable and backwards loop methods; increasing using m1L and m1R; decreasing using ssk and k2tog; and following a colourwork chart. Yarn requirements: 2 skeins Knit Picks City Tweed DK in Lemon Curd (MC), 1 skein in Brocade (CC).
The pattern is available to download for $5.50 CAD.
Perenelle is a pair of lightweight mittens with bold geometric motifs in a checkerboard arrangement, to help you chase away the last of the winter chill. Choose a sticky wool or wool blend yarn that blooms slightly with washing for best results. The finished mittens measure 7.5" around above the thumb.
The sample pictured above was knitted in Sunday Knits Angelic 3 ply in Dijon (MC) and Sunday Knits Eden 3 ply in Night (CC).
This pattern is charted only. Skills required are: casting on; knitting and purling; working in the round; stranded colourwork with two colours; reading a colourwork chart; increasing with m1; decreasing with ssk, k2tog, and sk2p.
The pattern is available to download for $6 CAD.
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Nifty Boats are great for just about any outdoor marine activity!
Use them for fishing, diving, hunting, white baiting or exploring waterways and coastlines. Great alternative to a fishing kayak, with easy access to any waterway — ideal for the ocean, lakes, rivers, and estuaries.
Weighing in at only 30kgs, NiftyBoats deflate and roll up to fit inside a bag that can be carried in the boot of your car!
Included with every NiftyBoat:
Two alloy shaft oars
Two alloy bench seats
Two Rod Holders
EVA Floor (Non Slip)
Nifty Boat Fishing Bag
Foot pump
Repair kit
Carry bag
TWO year warranty
Freight included
Boat Specifications:
Length: 3.65m
Width: 1.1m
Weight: 30kg
1100 Denier 0.9mm PVC
Carrying capacity: 225kg (1-3 persons)
Horsepower rating: up to 5hp
Extra Protection Strips underneath boat (Optional)


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