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New Release and Book Giveaway!
I want to thank Desiree for having me here today. I'm a huge fan, and I'm excited to have the chance to tell my story here at Desiree Holt Tells all. I'm Randi Alexander and I write cowboy erotic romance. My first book, Chase and Seduction was released May 27 from The Wild Rose Press' Cowboy Kink line.
I started writing it in January 2010, and it was to be the first book in a series called Star Struck. The idea was to show what would happen when a regular, average person bumps into a famous star, and the two of them give in to their attraction. Chase and Seduction is the story of a country superstar, Chase, and a reclusive writer, Reno.
The next manuscripts would have been plotted around a hockey player and a publicist, a famous writer and a nanny, and an actress and a plumber. I know the old joke, where the plumber would probably have been the wealthier of the two, but it was the actress' stardom, not her bank account, that was awesome.
I finished Chase and Reno's story and queried an e-publisher (not The Wild Rose Press) and they weren't excited about the idea. Meaning, 'rejection.' But I loved the story, and really wanted to share it with erotic readers.
That spring, I attended the Silken Sands Writers' Conference in Pensacola, Florida. I attended a workshop about cowboys given my Sayde Grace, whose first Cowboy Kink novel, Riding Double had just released from The Wild Rose Press. Her workshop was fun and informative, and I learned a great deal from her.
When I returned home, I downloaded her book and read it. That's when I knew Chase shouldn't be just a country-western singer, he should be a cowboy at heart. I check out the submission requirements for the Cowboy Kink line, and rewrote Chase and Seduction giving my hero a true cowboy life when he wasn't on stage.
From there, I took online classes about Texas, cowboys, and writing hot, kinky erotic romance, did a final rewrite, and submitted to The Wild Rose Press. And the rest - is history.
Looking to the future, my cowgirl novella, One Taste of You, is a finalist in the Passionate Ink Stroke of Midnight contest, and the winner will be announced in late June. And I have another Cowboy Kink story outlined, and hope to start writing it soon.
I blog with thirteen other fabulous authors - including Desiree -at Wild and Wicked Cowboys, and I'm excited every day to read what my blog sisters are up to. I've learned so much from them, and they'd think I'm a geek if they knew, but I actually take notes from their blogs. Learning about cowboys has been a pleasure, and I can't wait to immerse myself in their world once again as I write my next novel.
~ Chase and Seduction cover here
Country music superstar/actor Chase Tanner has yet to be denied anything–and he's never wanted anything or anyone more than gorgeous screenplay writer Reno Linden. So when the film they are working on is finally finished, Chase decides to turn up the volume on seducing Reno.
Reno Linden lived a quiet, rural life until she was thrust into the Hollywood scene when her book was adapted to film. Chase Tanner is larger than life, sinfully sexy and hell-bent on getting her into bed. Skittish after a failed wedding engagement, Reno risks the plunge into Chase's arms, and is surprised that her good girl self can keep up with bad boy Chase.
Though Chase returns to his cowboy roots often, and Reno cherishes the time spent with him on his ranch, the two find their careers pulling them in different directions. Will their attraction survive the glitz and stress of fame?
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Chase laughed, then sobered. His fingers slid under her hair, caressing her neck softly as he said, "You are a beautiful woman."
She'd often been called beautiful-but-healthy, which referred to those extra forty pounds that made the difference between being a model, and being just plain Reno Linden.
He ran his fingers up the back of her head. "Your hair is like satin. And I've never seen eyes that color. Amber."
Trying to keep from grinning, she teased, "Reno."
He laughed. "No, your eyes are amber." Seconds slipped by before he tipped his head and brushed his lips over hers.
She closed her eyes and parted her lips to breathe in his essence.
With a groan, his arm came around her waist, and he pulled her closer. His tongue danced with hers, the unexpectedly sweet taste of tequila and tobacco making her hungry for more of him.
Chase ended the kiss then pressed his lips to her temple and began swaying them in a slow dance. Quietly, he sang, "You're the one I've been looking for, You're the light behind that hidden door, Can't figure out where you've been all my life, but I don't wanna be without you anymore."
Something melted inside her as he sang the song he dedicated to her from the stage. This was where she belonged, in his arms, where she fit perfectly, a lost puzzle piece at last finding its place.
He said, "Look at me, Reno."
To celebrate the release of Chase and Seduction, I'm giving away, to one lucky *commenter, an e-copy of my novella Her Cowboy Stud. Just leave a comment today and we'll choose a winner tomorrow. *Commenter must be 18 years of age or older to win.
~ Her Cowboy Stud cover here
I'm also giving away a cowgirl hat to one subscriber to my newsletter. For more details, and to sign up for this contest, please go to my website, RandiAlexander.com And while you're there, you can read the first chapter of Chase and Seduction.
Good luck, and thank you!
Buy Chase and Seduction at The Wild Rose Press Wilder Roses


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I never thought I would have 100 things to write about but I just noticed that this will be post 100. Woot Woot!
I just wanted to give a little update for the two people that read our blog.
was a hard month for me. My headaches would not go away no matter what I took or did. My incisions were oozy and hurt all the time. I finally faced the fact that I would never ever be able to bring a baby to this world, it was hard but not as hard as I thought it would be. I'm actually surprised I did/am taking it so well. When I told my Dr. that I wasn't as sad as I thought I would be she said "with as much trouble as your ovaries have given you I wouldn't miss them either" well said Dr. Beck! I still can't handle baby showers or brand new babies well. I do try to put on a brave face though. I really am happy for all my friends and family that have or are having babies, it's just hard for me to wonder "what if". Mrs. R posted a link to a blog where someone writes about infertility and its so true, its a wonderfully written piece. It's called Be Gentle, I hope you will read it. Oh, and I did get a Kindle Fire for Valentines day - I love it!
I did some digging about adopting through LDSFS . I thought we had to wait 2+ years before being able to adopt, but I asked a blogger {Thank you Mrs. R.} about it (since she has experience with LDSFS) and she said she thought that they would accept us. So I called the local office and the receptionist said that as long as my Dr thinks I am OK, then we shouldn't have a problem being accepted.
We have our first interview March 8th at 6 p.m. !!!
Wish us luck!

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Catherine did an MEng in Engineering and Computer Science at Oxford (1999-2003) followed by an MPhil in Computer Speech Text and Internet Technology at Cambridge and a PhD in Engineering at Cambridge. In 2008, she went on to become a Research Engineer at Toshiba Research Ltd, then in 2012 a Research Associate at the Engineering Department in Cambridge, and finally joined Amazon in 2014 as a speech scientist. She now leads a team of scientists in Cambridge working across automatic speech recognition and natural language understanding for Amazon Alexa.
Dr Camille Terfve, Trainee Patent Attorney
Camille has a BSc in Engineering from Université Libre de Bruxelles, where she graduated in 2007. She went on to do an MSc in Chemical & Bio-engineering at the same university, and in 2009 was awarded a full scholarship from the Wiener-Anspach Foundation to do an MPhil in Computational Biology in Cambridge, where in 2010 she started her PhD at the Graduate School of Life Sciences. Since October 2014 she has been training to be a Patent Attorney at Keltie, where thanks to her broad scientific background she has been given the opportunity to acquire experience in a wide variety of fields including biotechnology, control systems, automotive, mechanical devices, chemicals and petrochemicals, software (including financial), telecommunications, synthetic biology and bioinformatics.
Dr Andrew Thomas, Research Team Leader at Astrazeneca
Andrew received his BSc in Chemistry from the University of Kent at Canterbury (1981-83) before moving to Cambridge to carry out his doctoral research at the Department of Chemistry (1983-86). He then obtained a SERC-NATO post-doctoral fellowship and carried out research at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and Stanford University from 1986 until 1988
He returned to the UK to work for ICI Pharmaceuticals at Alderley Park, Cheshire in 1988 as a medicinal chemistry team leader. Working at Alderley through a demerger and a merger, he moved to the Cambridge area as part of the AstraZeneca relocation in early 2015. For the vast majority of his career in the pharmaceutical industry, he worked in oncology research. He was a key member of the project teams that discovered the registered drugs gefitinib (Iressa) and vandetanib (Caprelsa), the candidate drugs AZD5438 and AZD4547 which progressed to phase II testing, as well as helping to initiate and progress several other key projects
In addition to internal project work, Andrew is part of the team responsible for assessment and due diligence of in-licensing opportunities; he leads the scientific ladder in AZ oncology chemistry and sits on leadership teams in chemistry and oncology iScience. He is an author on more than 20 peer-reviewed papers and inventor on more than 40 patent applications. He is also a member of the Imperial College Institute of Chemical Biology Research Board and has been a member of Organic Division Committee of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Dr Hilary Custance Green, writer
Hilary has had an unusual career,. She was a sculptor for 20 years, did brain research at the MRC for 16 years, studying the attention systems of the brain, and is now a writer. She was 50 when she proceeded to her PhD at Darwin and is 69 now. As a child she lived in England, Gibraltar and Germany and went to school in Belgium. She took a degree in Art History and then another in Fine Art Sculpture, after which she worked as a sculptor for many years. She also took an Open University degree in Psychology, followed by her PhD at Cambridge.
Hilary's first novel, A Small Rain, was written alongside her PhD. After two more novels ("Unseen Unsung" and "Border Line"), in June last year her non-fiction research into the experiences of her father, who was captured by the Japanese during the second world war, resulted in her book "Surviving the Death Railway: a POW's Memoirs and Letters from Home".
Dr Jennifer Schooling, Director of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction
Jennifer did a BA in Materials Science at Cambridge, where she graduated in 1993, followed by a PhD in the same department, which she finished in 1997. From 1998 until 2005, she worked as New Product Introduction Manager at Edwards Vacuum (then BOC Edwards) for turbomolecular pumps for the semiconductor and scientific instrument industries. She then worked for a year as a volunteer maths teacher at Our Lady and the Visitacion school, San Francisco, USA, which was followed by 7 years as Research Business Manager for Ove Arup and Partners ltd, the global engineering consultancy.
Since 2013, Jennifer has been the Director of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Michael Rice, Affiliated Lecturer, Institute of Criminology
Michael began his undergraduate career at Oxford as a lawyer but ended it as a mediaeval linguist. He then worked for the Survey Research Centre at the London School of Economics. Subsequently, with funding from the Joseph Rowntree Trust, he directed a successful planning law reform campaign, and for a time he was Will Hutton's gardener. In posts funded by the Home Office, he worked on health and education as a Parliamentary liaison officer at Westminster.
Before his arrival in Cambridge as a mature graduate student, Michael was active in local politics in north London, taking particular interest in housing and the built environment. For his doctoral study of prisoners' reading abilities he spent over two hundred days-but no nights-behind bars. On completion of this research, he worked for Nacro's Crime and Social Policy section, beginning with an evaluation of ten community safety schemes in London. He now teaches courses on crime and deviance, sentencing policy, elementary statistical analysis and survey research methods to graduate and undergraduate students in the Faculties of Law and Human, Social, and Political Science (HSPS).
Dr Alex Gutteridge, Director in GSK's Statistics and Computational Biology group
Alex graduated from Darwin with a PhD in Bioinformatics in 2005 (after completing his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry and working for a short time at a biotech
startup). Following his PhD he moved to the University of Kyoto in Japan as a Japanese government (JSPS) funded research fellow.
After two years in Japan he moved back to the University of Cambridge for a second post-doctoral appointment, this time in the Department of Biochemistry.
In 2010, he decided to leave academia and took up a position as a Principal Scientist in R&D within the large pharma company Pfizer. During his 6 years at Pfizer he worked on applying computational biology to most aspects of drug discovery and development with a particular focus on regenerative medicine, neuroscience and genetics. Since 2016, Alex has been at GSK working on Neuroscience and the application of genomics for drug development.
Dr Antony Sou, IC Design Manager at PragmatIC
Antony has a BSc in Electronics from UMIST and did his Cambridge PhD on the principles of OFET modelling and circuit design under the supervision of Professor Henning Sirringhaus. From 1995 to 2009, he worked for a number of small and large technology companies including ICL and Fujitsu, before working for five years as a postdoctoral researcher in the Optoelectronics Group of the Cavendish Laboratory where he researched circuit design with metal-oxide and organic transistors, cooperating closely with industrial partners on flexible applications.
Antony is currently IC Design Manager at PragmatIC, engaged on the research and design of large-scale mixed-signal integrated chips on flexible transparent plastics
Sou is an expert integrated circuit designer with extensive experience in metal-oxide, organic and silicon semiconductor technologies having worked for several major global technology companies in multiple worldwide locations.
He is the author of the book, "Practical Guide To Organic Field Effect Transistor (OFET) Circuit Design", has patents relating to high speed serial communications links such as USB and PCI-Express, and has also published in leading journals and presented at conferences.


text: For last two months I didn't have time to update the blog- I moved in to a new place. But now I'm ready to catch up. Here is the first part- Space Marines. Painted on commission. It had to be quick table top, so there is base colour, wash and drybtush. Characters even have some highlights ;) Enjoy :)


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The score seems closer than the actual game was. After giving up two early runs (Tijuana managed to score at least a run in the first inning of all five games of the series), the Seals exploded for their 17 runs over the first 5 innings. Every Seal starter registered at least a hit, as did pinch hitter Charlie Strandlund. Starting pitcher Anthony Pluta helped his own cause chipping in with a solid RBI single and scored two runs.
The true hero of the day however, was Wilver Perez. Wilver went 4 for 6 on the day in the leadoff spot including a third inning grand slam that put the game away for good. He finished with six RBI on the day and a pair of runs scored. He also swiped a bag giving him 30 on the year.
Pluta pitched four solid innings before giving Tijuana four runs and some life back in the fifth, thanks in part to a Perez error that would have ended the inning only giving up one.
The Seals played soprtsman ball the last 4 innings or so, playing station to station ball without attempting steals, scoring on singles, etc. The Seals likely could have scored 20+ runs had they have kept the pedal down. Perez missed the opportunity for a couple more steals when Cimarrones first baseman Mark Samuelson didn't bother to hold him on, and the Seals didn't run out of respect for the situation.
Streaks continued at the park as well, with Josh Arhart reaching 12 games on his hitting streak, and Colin Moro making it to 20 games reaching safely.
A strong showing of fans were in attendance as well, helped on by both the kid-friendly matinee, and a sudden clearing of the skies just prior to game time.
The Seals leave town now for most of the month, playing seven games in Maui, three in Chico, and three in St. George. The mid-season All-Star break is this month as well, in-between the Maui and Chico series. The Seals don't play at home again until Yuma visits RAP on the 23rd.
The Seals travel first thing tomorrow, touching into Maui around 11:00am, and plan to have the rest of the day to relax on the beach. Have fun in the sun boys!


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Hello, there!
This week our challenge at Digi Makeover blog is an Inspirational Photo: Nautical bedroom.
And today we have a guest designer: Anda (Flying Fresian), so welcome and visit her blog.
You'll see I made two cards this week, the first one has a nautical image and the same colors as our picture... I used the set "Sailing by" .
And the second one, has the colors from this photo and of course the male factor too.... For this one, "Color kid - Beyond measure".
Why? You ask me... Well, I wasn´t to happy with the first one and try to do it better, and finally I am posting both of them, hehehe... Both of them are colored with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils.
For the first card I used kraft paper as background, then I used blue, sky-blue and red cardstock. I cut the image and its mat with Sizzix circle dies. As embellishments, I used two other images from the same set, add some blue glitter to the anchor (I used foami tape for it), and the special cord is some recycled cord from a blind that broke and I saved it because I thought could be great as embellishment (...what do you think of it?)....
For the second card, I used blue, sky-blue and red cardstock, some blue gingham dp from Folia. As embellishment I used a red ribbon with white edgie stitches and blue cold porcelaine stars in two different sizes.
Challenges for card #1:
A die for sketch: sketch #3
Craft a scene: anything in the outdoors
Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes
Stampin' sisters: punches, dies or shapes
Lil red wagon: recycling (you can see the pic of the cord)
A and T: punches/dies
Ladybug: summer fun
Papelitos: masculine
My craft spot: splishy splashy (water)
Daring cardmakers: besides the sea
CLP: sketch #50
Stamp'n doodles: loaded with layers
Paper Pretties: cards for kids
Sweet stamps: watercolored
Always crafting: kids
Fashionista: card for a child
Deep ocean: deep blue
The squirrel and the fox: one for the men
Penny's: masculine
My heart pieces: favorite color (blue)
OK, now is your turn to do a project inspired in the photo...
On Wednesday we are having a blog hop for Jennifer Scull... so please, come back and hop with us!!!!!!!!


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RE: Surfing w/ family« Reply #1 on: December 30 2007 07:12:00 »
I would love to know if you got any answers to this question.
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PT. Judith has a nice pipe near the lighthouse where you can climb out to the line-up or Coney Island , just watch out for softy floating driftwood. Thaaannnnkkkssss!


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Originally published in Tokyo Notice Board, Aug 22 – Sept 4, 2014 issue
by Dan Asenlund
The question can hardly have escaped any expat in Japan, and is something most of us have to answer on an almost daily basis. I'm talking, of course, about the question why we chose to come to Japan. "To buy a cabin in Karuizawa and spend the nights chatting with Kawabata's ghost" is one of my stock answers. "To marry Shibasaki Kou" is another. Not many, however, know the actual truth of why I chose to settle in Japan. Here's the story about Kei and Yoko.
I had just arrived from Sweden (my place of birth and the country I grew up in) to Eugene on the American west coast. It was the first day of what was to be a four-year adventure studying journalism at the University of Oregon. The first day of international orientation where students of all nationalities were brought together to help indoctrinate us into the American system. Among us was a Japanese couple named Kei and Yoko. They were of the exact height, both had sparkly polished cheeks and stylish haircuts. Yoko was slightly older, and she was the one between them who spoke (English). Kei mostly stayed back and smiled. But they were always together – at the food court, the parties, in the classrooms. If you happened to see only one of them, you could be sure that the other one was not far away.
And then there was the ping pong battles. Me and a guy named Bjarne from Norway always got beat, but there was something in the manner of the couple in victory that really impressed me. Not to mention the manner of their occasional defeat. Something about the harmony this couple emanated must have moved me deeply, because I ended up choosing Japanese as the foreign language I needed for my Journalism degree. I got the last spot available and my life changed forever.
Soon I was a member of my university's Japanese Student Organization, in charge of writing and directing a stage production for Japan Night. I made a bunch of Japanese friends and slowly fell in love with all things Japanese. A year and a half later I set foot in Japan as an exchange student in Tokyo, and a year after graduating (with a double major in Japanese) moved there to stay. None of this would have been possible if it weren't for Kei and Yoko.
One day in the spring of my freshman year I saw Kei sitting alone at the food court. I thought Yoko was away getting dessert or something and would soon join him. But she didn't appear. I asked Kei about her and he said, a tear discernible in his eye, that she had just been accepted into a prestigious university in Tokyo and would transfer there. He was happy for her, of course, but at the same time he realized the inevitable.
Kei and Yoko broke up. Yoko moved to Tokyo while Kei stayed in Oregon. I didn't see him again until the fall of my sophomore year, when he passed me in the street with blood-shot eyes in the company of a tough gang. We said hi, but not much more. Kei's studies fell apart and he met a new girl, totally different from Yoko. What happened to Yoko I don't know.
And with this sad ending I would like to say thank you. Thanks Kei. Thanks Yoko. May happiness find you after all.


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Hillary's Shifting Goalposts
Every time something goes against her plan, Hillary or her campaign comes up with a new metric, or parameter or definition of success. After losing North Carolina heavily and winning Indiana only narrowly, she and her supporters quoted Obama out of context saying "Indiana will be a tie-breaker" and proclaimed victory. But there now seems to be an air of inevitability around Obama. Even the media which unrealistically pretended this race was alive, seems to be giving up. But Hillary keeps shifting goalposts.
Here is an excellent compilation of her goalpost-shiftiness.
Here is an excellent compilation of her goalpost-shiftiness.
When you boil it all down, in determining the Democratic Party's presidential nominee, only one vote really matters. The 50-something conservative registered Democrat who's not independent but not a part of the base, and skipped college so they can go straight into teaching rather than become a casino worker, who votes on domestic issues but not in the primary or caucus and in a big state that doesn't border Illinois, that has elected female governors and members of Congress, but didn't vote Republican in 2004, won't vote Republican in 2008, and didn't vote for Jesse Jackson in 1984 and 1988 during an all day vote except between the hours of 7:00 and 7:15 p.m. Oh, they don't object their vote being overruled by superdelegates.


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Last week's session summary:
Roxanne [JT], wrecker
Tom [Mackenzie], fungus farmer
Ludovica [Lauren], apprentice alchemist
Leonora [Bart], spy
Cecilly [Alex], acrobat
Zamara [Heather], initiate of Zig
Belina [Jackson], mutant printer
The party returned to the borough Krüger on the inhabited side of the river, seeking to recuperate from wounds the Vorn Owls inflicted as well as establish themselves as a proper gang. Lo Ren Zao was left in the Rat King's care as he underwent a transformation... In Krüger Cecilly gained patronage for her performances from one Count Marshhold, a smiling but somewhat creepy noble who has recently moved back into Strigastadt, apparently at the behest of his relative Greta the Pious (leader of the Glass Street merchant consortium). Zamara worked hard at gaining new converts to the following of Zig, and Tom focused on setting up his mushroom children... He's rented a basement in the building below the Roost and tucked them away there, with plenty of organic material for sustenance, including a slain Vorn Owl and former comrade Chuck Chuckleston, with the hope the fungal creatures will use the bones as a framework to grow protectors. Only time will tell!
While going about their business, the party ran into a gang wearing puffed-and-slashed red coats, bolo knives, and pompadours, who called themselves the Red Demon Knives of Terror!!!1! They apparently laid claim to the area around Coalstreet, where the Roost is, and were shaking down the nearby shrines for protection money. Cecilly artfully backflipped in front of them and offered the services of the "Stone Cats Entertainment Troupe" to their leader Udhidg, who was well pleased at the prospect. Udhidg said she expected a performance in two days at... looked around, and pointed at the Sarcophagus, declaring that's where they'd set up their HQ. Cecilly bowed out, and the party began their plans...
|The Stone Cats?
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The party's rendition of the Red Wedding took most of the evening, but the Stone Cats did subsequently lay claim to the Sarcophagus and the rooftop farm outside, and are eyeing additional strategic assets to gain control over, such as the old Belltower where the Blind Vipers used to reside. The party is still debating the uniform for the Stone Cats, in order to fit in with the other Krüger gangs. :) I'm looking forward to seeing how it'll play out next time!


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Welcome to my new blog where I plan to share the information that I have gathered by self-publishing comic books. Keep in mind that these are my methods that I have developed via trial and error and your mileage may vary. Hopefully, these posts give you some ideas and direction which is more than I had when I began this journey in 2004.
Who am I?
I am your host L Jamal Walton. I'm an all-around comics guy with the ability to create a comic from beginning to end. My experience encompasses everything from idea development to the final product. I write. I draw. I ink. I flat. I color. I letter. I pre-press. I post-press. When it comes to comics if you name it, I've probably done it. At this point chances are I've done it for myself many, many times and have been paid to do it for others.
My first published work can be seen in the pages of Digital Webbing Presents#7. My most recent published work (as of this post) can be found in the pages of Tales of the TMNT
#39. Earlier this month, I put the finishing touches on colors for Midknight #2 from Red 5 Comics and by the beginning of January, I have an even larger project launching.
That's me in a nut shell, so I hope that I can share some knowledge with you.
If you have any questions, click the Digital Webbing link and ask it in my Digital Webbing forum.
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A Collective Awareness Platform for Promoting Dark Skies in Europe
People who live in or near cities have lost much of their view of the universe due to light pollution. The project will pay special attention to citizen outreach through social networks and dissemination and training activities, so as to promote the importance of fighting against light pollution among very large audiences.
ECN will lead the development of a crowdfunding tool, which will then be integrated to the project's platform. Through this crowdfunding tool, the community will be able to obtain funding to carry out their setup Citizen Actions. The tool will also comprise tips on how to conduct a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Expected results:
- Deployment of the STARS4ALL Collective Awareness Platform for fighting against Light Pollution, so as to provide citizens the tools and support required to incubate and create local or global working groups
- Incubation of at least 30 Light Pollution Initiatives throughout the duration of the project, with activities in different languages and locations worldwide.
- Extension of the legislation on sky protection that is currently applicable to the Canary Islands to the European Union, by promoting a European Citizens' Initiative for preserving the darkness of European skies
Website: http://www.stars4all.eu/
Project Details
Duration: 01 October 2015 to 31 October 2018
Project funded by: Horizon2020 – European Commission
Project Partners:
1 Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – coordinator
2 Cefriel – Società Consortile a Responsabilita Limitata
3 University of Southampton
4 Chambre de Commerce Et D'Industrie de Regions Paris-ile-de-France
5 Instituto Astrofísico de Canarias
6 Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
7 Universidad Complutense de Madrid


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Friday, October 12, 2012
31 Days of Halloween - Day 12 - Movie 2
The Final Destination (2009), the fourth film in the series follows the exact same formula as the previous movies in the franchise; the film opens with a disaster (this time at a NASCAR race) which violently kills lots of people. The disaster turns out to be a premonition witnessed by one of the characters who manages to rescue a number of the would be victims from impending doom, only to have them all killed off one by one via odd chains of events that also lead to spectacular violent deaths.
This time the character who had the initial premonition also has mini premonitions of the successive deaths which he uses to try and prevent them as well. Otherwise the characters are just as generic as the other films, and in the rule of diminishing returns, not only is this the worst film in the series, but the Rube Goldberg styled deaths are far less creative. In fact we even get a number of repeat methods from the previous films.
The first two Final Destination films I liked quite a bit. I even enjoyed the third to a degree, but I was completely bored by this entry.
Posted by John Rozum at 10:30 PM
Labels: Halloween, horror, movie review
2 comments:
- Michael Jones said...
#5 has just been released here in Japan. Do you have any desire to see it as well?
- John Rozum said...
I'd probably have to hear some strong recommendations first, or it would have to fall into my lap. I felt by the end of 3 and certainly by the end of 4 that there wasn't much more that could be done with this.
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Titiana Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New Georgia, Solomon Islands)
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Titiana Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: very consistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NNE
Sea Temperature Today is: 28.4 °C
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View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
Titiana in New Georgia is an exposed reef break that has very consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. A left hand reef. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include coral.
Tide Times:
For Gizo Anchorage, Solomon Islands, 4 km from Titiana.
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Titiana Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Munda-new Georgia, 55 km from Titiana.
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Overall Titiana Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in July
This picture shows the range of swells directed at Titiana over a normal July, based on... (show all text)
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The two graphs above are also combined in the single Titiana surf consistency graph.
Also see Titiana surf quality by season and Titiana surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Titiana
"This spot is one place that many local fishermen a aware of because the waves are huge and monsterious. It is also the closest surf sport to Gizo Town. Either you go by transport which currently cost one-way SBD $5.00 or by TAXI SBD $50.00. There is always other options to get there... by boat...or take a walk either through the coast around the island or the main road which runs across the island. In Gizo, especially in Titiana, surfing is a sport many children admire. Don't be surprised if you go alone and the next 20 minutes you got company of kids surfing nearby with only half timbers, or a surf board made of sako-palm trunk. There's a local boy from the village who had been surfing this area for quite a while. His name is Tauni, about 18yrs old. Just like other kids in the village, he's freindly and always loves to make new friends."
Tamisia Laxton Teiona from SOLOMON ISLANDS - 21 Apr 2013
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Titiana:(click location name for more details)
- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break10 mi
- Third closest break25 mi
- Fourth closest break28 mi
- Fifth closest break30 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Titiana:
- Closest wave buoy1453 mi
- Second closest wave buoy1697 mi
- Third closest wave buoy1717 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy2255 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy3457 mi
Tide stations nearest to Titiana:
- Closest tide station2 mi
- Second closest tide station22 mi
- Third closest tide station32 mi
- Fourth closest tide station60 mi
- Fifth closest tide station63 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Titiana:
- Closest ski areaSelwyn Snowfields (Australia)1993 mi
- Second closest ski areaPerisher (Australia)2027 mi
- Third closest ski areaCharlotte Pass (Australia)2030 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaThredbo (Australia)2035 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaMount Buffalo (Australia)2076 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Titiana:
- Closest city locationArawa (Papua New Guinea)157 mi
- Second closest city location234 mi
- Third closest city locationKokopo (Papua New Guinea)406 mi
- Fourth closest city locationPopondetta (Papua New Guinea)589 mi
- Fifth closest city locationPort Moresby (Papua New Guinea)668 mi
- The nearest passenger airport to Titiana is Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (POM) in Papua New Guinea, which is 1065 km (661 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Titiana is Nadzab Airport (LAE), also in Papua New Guinea, 1126 km (699 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Titiana, New Georgia. Use the tab navigation above to view Titiana sea temperature, Titiana photographs, Titiana detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Titiana webcams, current wind from New Georgia live weather stations and Titiana tide predictions. The Solomon Islands swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Solomon Islands and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Solomon Islands wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Titiana.
FEATURE UPDATE: we now show red swell icons for 'open sea' swells that are travelling in an unfavourable direction for the surf break. In places, these swells may still wrap around coastlines and produce smaller waves at some breaks. They are also significant for windsurfers and other water users that tend to venture further off-shore.


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When Death called my number, sending one of her Guides to take my soul, she didn't count on one thing. The Guide she sent - He was made for me, and I for him. Pulling me back from the arms of Death, Telor changed my fate - and his.
My name is Catalina Franklin. And I should be dead.
When Death called my number, sending one of her Guides to take my soul, she didn't count on one thing. The Guide she sent - He was made for me, and I for him. Pulling me back from the arms of Death, Telor changed my fate - and his. Now we're left with the question of not only how he's still here, but why. Will we get the answers we need? Or will Death find us first? Only time will tell...but ours is quickly running out.
Every part of me wanted to materialize right in front of her, to take her in my arms and hold her close. That was the type of self-serving bastard that I was. Was, I was that man. I could be different now. She made me want to be different.
"I can't remember you. I'm trying, but I can't. I don't know how to explain it, but I know there is a you, whatever that means. I can feel this abstract idea of a you." She wiped angry tears from her face and took a deep breath, releasing it in a puff of smoke and wrapping her arms around herself to help ward off the cold.
"Go in the house, crazy girl," I said aloud. "You'll catch your death out here."
Her eyes traveled over me, feeling rather than seeing me.
"Good, God." She rubbed her eyes roughly with the heel of her hands and let out a cry of frustration. "Look at me, standing in my backyard, talking to the wind. I'm going crazy. I'm really going crazy. Now, I'm talking to myself."
Despite the seriousness of the situation, my lips tilted upward into a small smile. Wanting to soothe her obvious pain, I made a split-second decision. I stood and walked toward her so we were standing face to face, her hot breath exhaling onto my face. I wanted to embrace her and hold her in my arms.
"You're not crazy," I told her, sliding my knuckles down the side of her face, taking pleasure in the way she closed her eyes and leaned into my touch.
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USSR sees new problems if US arms Afghan rebels
Moscow — The Soviet Union said the readiness of the Reagan administration to supply arms to Afghan rebels would lead to new difficulties on the path to a political settlement. A Tass news agency statement, issued in the name of the Soviet leadership, sharply attacked President Reagan for his statement of March 9 that he would be prepared to supply the rebels with weapons.
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It is against my religion to turn the oven on when the outside temperature is over 90 degrees, so Mama doesn't do
So I thought I would share my recipe for Slack Ass Pie. This recipe is one of those things where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Really. I wouldn't lie about ice cream sandwiches--I'm not a heathen!
Here's the recipe...
Take a pan (9x13, 8x8, loaf pan, whatever, it really doesn't matter) and cover the bottom with ice cream sandwiches. You may have to cut some up to completely cover the bottom. Then cover them with a layer of Cool Whip. Squirt some chocolate syrup and caramel ice cream topping on top...just squiggle it on. If you wanted to, it would probably be yummy to sprinkle some nuts or crumbled up Oreos or chopped up candy bars in there, but I'm a purist so I can't personally recommend it. Then do the whole thing again--another layer of ice cream sandwiches, Cool Whip, and chocolate and caramel sauce. Cover it and stick it in the freezer until you are ready to eat.
Honestly, some kind of magic happens in the freezer and it all kinda melds together into a yummy mess of goodness. I'm told this will last quite a while in the freezer if you cover it good, but we've always gobbled it up too soon to find out.
This recipe will take you less than 20 minutes, start to finish, and you will barely even break a sweat, even if it is 105 outside. You're welcome.


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Whether it's good ideas, interesting writing, witty humor, important information or videos which deliver some or all of those things, a great blog post is made from great content. On this site I do my best to deliver those things. Sometimes I even succeed.
I write about and post things that I see, hear or just think about. Things I think are important. Many of them concern ideas about freedom or people and events that somehow connect to freedom issues. Some might say this is a political site, but even though it's hard to escape from politics in these times of tumult, I hope it's more than that.
History is one of my loves. So is music. And like so many others, I'm fascinated by the battle between good and evil. So when all three of those things come together in one place, it's impossible to resist sharing them.
One of my favorite musical pieces is the hymn, Amazing Grace. And the history behind it's creation is an incredible story of good, evil and redemption. It's a story I only learned a few years back, long after I fell in love with the melody and power of the song.
The story of John Newton, who wrote the words, is as inspirational as they come. If you don't know the history, do yourself a favor and follow the link, you won't regret it. His fall from grace and final return to receive it again is classic. But as it now turns out, (and as is often the case) I only knew half the story.
The other half of the story concerns Negro Spirituals, the black keys on the piano, the "slave scales" and the writer of the music itself. Someone known only as "Unknown." I will never listen to the hymn the same way again. For me, it used to be special, now it is delicious.
After watching the video below, I can almost feel the pain and suffering of the groaning victims of slavery and the different kind of pain and ultimate redemption of one of those who perpetrated it upon them.
If you feel it too, then this will be better than the usual post on this blog. I hope it will be a great post because of the great content.
Many thanks to Bobbie Rendleman for posting the video link on Facebook.
History, Music and Redemption
2 comments:
- Lista said...
Wow!! Thanks for Sharing that. That is Truly Impressive and Perhaps even Worth Creating a Link to.
- Grant Davies said...
I'm glad you enjoyed it. A link would be welcome. From the feedback I'm getting it seems like a lot of people would enjoy it as well. The more the merrier.
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To cancel an Enrollment Agreement (drop a course or end their studies at UUC), the student must notify UUC in any manner. The effective date of the cancellation will be the date the student first notified UUC by using the Drop Class function in the Student Page, sending a notification via email, telephone, fax, post office, or using any other means of communication available to the student. The Registrar will be notified immediately by the staff or faculty member the student contacted concerning their notification to cancel an Enrollment Agreement. The Registrar will contact the student to ensure the student does indeed want to cancel an Enrollment Agreement, unless the student notifies UUC in written form. If the student confirms their intention to cancel an Enrollment Agreement or end studies at UUC, then the Registrar contacts the Bursar and the refund is processed immediately. The refund will be provided within 30 days of the effective date of the cancellation. The amount of the refund is calculated as a percentage of the tuition payment less any scholarships granted to the student by UUC, and in accordance with the Pro-Rata Refund Chart below.
PRO-RATA REFUND CHART (based on a 10-week module):
A full refund of all moneys paid is due during the initial 5 days of study in the term in which the student withdraws. After Day 5, the prorated refund is based upon the percentage as listed below. If a student withdraws:
Refundable Tuition Due Student
From Day 6 to the end of Week 2
From Week 3 to the end of Week 4
From Week 5 to the end of Week 6
From Week 7 to the end of Week 10
The following is an example of how the pro-rated refund works for a 10 week class.
A. If the student pays $450 tuition for the term and withdraws within the first 5 days after registration, then the full $450 tuition will be refunded.
B. If the student pays $450 tuition for the term and withdraws, depending upon the day the student notifies UUC of their decision to withdraw, the student will receive the following:
Refundable Tuition Due Student
First week to the end of Week 2
100% = $450.00
Week 3 to the end of Week 4
70% = $315
Week 5 to the end of Week 6
50% = $225
Week 7 to the end of Week 10
No Refund
The above Pro-Rata Refund Chart applies whether or not the student attends the first or any class session, and UUC does not automatically drop students for non-attendance.
For instructions on how to drop courses, see Adding/Dropping Courses.
1. UUC will grant access to the first lesson and syllabus to any student within seven days after the student signs the enrollment agreement. The student will have the right to cancel the agreement in any manner and receive a full refund before the first lesson and syllabus are received. UUC will make the refund within 30 days from the date the student cancels the agreement. UUC will grant access to all of the lessons and other materials to the student if the student:
a. has fully paid for the educational program or course; and
b. after having received the first lesson and initial materials, request in writing that all of the materials be sent.
2. If UUC transmits the balance of the material as the student requests, the institution shall remain obligated to provide the other educational services it agreed to provide, such as responses to student inquiries, student and faculty interaction, and evaluation and comment on lessons submitted by the student, but shall not be obligated to pay any refund after all of the lessons and material are transmitted.
The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by students in educational programs who are California residents, or are enrolled in a residency programs attending certain schools regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.
You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:
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However, no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number.
The rules provide for institutions to collect from students an assessment fee that provides funds if and when such are required by the administrator of the fund. The STRF Assessment is non-refundable.
You must pay the state-imposed assessment for the STRF if all of the following applies to you:
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Free Malaysia Today reported that the people of Taman Medan state constituency do not want the Selangor state deputy speaker Haniza Talha to recontest in that seat in the next general election.
They, according to an independent survey, said that the majority of the voters wanted PAS to contest in that seat in the next round.
This is just not the only case of who the people want in the next elections.
In Labuan, it has been made clear that people want a PKR candidate to contest against Barisan not PAS.
I have read somewhere that for the Titiwangsa parliamentary seat, the voters wanted a PKR candidate over a PAS person. That information that I have was about 1.5 - 2 years old.
The risk of not doing so is losing the votes. But on the other hand, it shows what the people wanted.
Remember Bagan Pinang by-election in 2009?
Pakatan made a mistake by fielding in the same person to fight against Isa Samad. They should have asked people around on which party should contest.
The summary here is that Pakatan should do it more often, as what Chegubard implied - go around and ask people who they want to contest - any constraints, etc..


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What did you get this week? Leave your links in the comments to your Book Hauls, IMM, Stacking the Shelves etc... and I'll check them out. Happy Reading!
Here is what I got this past week:
on the Kindle
Rogue Descendant- Jenna Black
Thank you to Simon & Schuster.
Divergent- Veronica Roth
The Duke and His Duchess- Grace Burrowes
The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky
Undead and Underwater- MaryJanice Davidson
An Abundance of Katherines- John Green
Unravel Me- Tahereh Mafi
Immortal After Dark- Lynsay Sands
Wild Invitation- Nalini Singh


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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Another Easy Sunday
Anyways, one of the nice benefits of Mom being so stressed out is that she tends to leave clothes piles on the big box in the corner of the room. That becomes the perfect little sleepy spot for me.
So here's my Easy Like Sunday Morning photo:
16 comments:
- Eric and Flynn said...
Yep, clothes piles are good furr napping on, and you look like you've made yourself nice and comfy there.
- March 16, 2008 at 7:16 PM
- Camie's Kitties said...
Monkey - you look very handsome on your pile of clothes. We hope your mommy has less stress soon. Mom says that she loves your face and wants to smocch you.
Tiki, Tavi, Cody and Camie
- March 16, 2008 at 11:15 PM
- Adan*Michico said...
I can see you are very relax, Monkey~~So so cute!
- March 17, 2008 at 4:27 AM
- Parker said...
Ahhhhh, heaven!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Love, Perfectly O'Parker!
- March 17, 2008 at 6:57 AM
- Diamond Emerald-Eyes said...
That looks like a good sleepy spot and you are not the only one who is far, far behind in things!
- March 18, 2008 at 12:46 PM
- Grr, Midnight & Cocoa said...
awwwww - our Lady wants to snorgle you!
- March 22, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- Tun Tun said...
MEW!!! So Comfy!
- March 23, 2008 at 2:54 PM
- Black Cat said...
I'm glad I'm not the only bean who leaves piles of clothes lying around, hehehe! :) xxx
- March 24, 2008 at 2:40 AM
- Isis said...
Ooh nice nap spot! :)
- March 25, 2008 at 7:58 AM
- Lux said...
Laundry is the *best to sleep on!
- March 29, 2008 at 5:34 PM
- Name: Mr. Hendrix said...
what a nice pile of clothes. it is a great napping spot. purrrrrrrrrrs i hope your moommy gets a nice jobbie soon so she isn't so stressed.
- April 1, 2008 at 12:03 PM
- Camie's Kitties said...
Hey Monkey - how are you doing? We haven't heard from you in a while. Hope you are okay.
Tiki, Tavi, Cody and Camie
- April 20, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Camie's Kitties said...
Hi Monkey, we miss you. We hope you start blogging again soon.
Tiki, Tavi, Cody, Camie and Miss Jade
- August 27, 2008 at 3:07 PM
- Beau Beau & Angie said...
Where yoo been Monkee?
- September 4, 2008 at 6:40 AM
- Karen Jo said...
You look very comfy there, Monkee. I hope that your Mom got a jobbie and you can get back to blogging soon.
- October 16, 2008 at 1:32 AM
- Kimo and Sabi said...
Happy New Year 2009! Are you still blogging?
- January 2, 2009 at 10:38 PM


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Photo from a dinner on Friday, 27 July, 2012.
Cinephile friends talked about "THE ALIENATION OF FILMS FROM THE FILMS THEMSELVES" (หนังแปลกแยกจากหนัง) which happens when we see 16mm Thai films nowadays. When these films were shown in the past, the dubbers were there to give voices to characters in the films, but the voices of these dubbers are not recorded. So when we see these old 16mm Thai films nowadays, we can never fully understand how they were really shown in the past.


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Leaves skin perfectly cleansed and prepped. The Muslim cloth and polish ensure a beautiful glow.
I received this item in my May Birchbox. I have never really tried any Liz Earle products. I could only assume that it was the price that put me off, so receiving this sample size was good for me. I've heard a lot of good things about this since reviewing it. And it's won like… A load of awards. I could honestly say I was excited to try it out. I've never used as cleanser that you apply to a dry face, so it was all a very new experience.
Gently massage one to two pumps onto dry skin and neck in circular motions. Run warm water over your muslin cloth, wring out the excess and buff over the face and neck to remove cleanser, dirt, grime and oil. You may want to go in for a second round for a thorough double cleanse.
After a couple weeks of use my skin has felt amazing after taking my make up off. I've been taking the majority of my make up off with wipes and then going over my face with the cleaner to make sure I got everything. I haven't tried to get all my make up off with this yet. I'm not totally sure why but I think I prefer it after taking it off with wipes and then going over a second time with this. My skin always feels super clean after using this product. The Muslin cloths are amazing too. I've even brought some more so I have one for everyday! Another thing that I like is that i don't have to splash my face with water to get it off. Every time I do that it goes everywhere and I tend to get my hair soaking. Because you buff of the cleaner with the muslin cloth it makes the whole experience tidier.
Would I buy this again? Yes. I only received a small sample and it doesn't even seem like it's half way empty yet. I'd happily pay £13 for this product.


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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
7 comments:
- CLOAKED said...
WOW! im in pain just for reading it? Did Dr. Leon get out of jail seeking revenge?
- Wed Feb 27, 09:12:00 PM
I was warned about Cabarete.I may be wrong but I suspect he took someone to his room for a quicky.As for not remembering what happened...yeah right. I would have sobered up real fast if anybody tried to slice my sausage.And..NO I'm not going to Cabarete
- Thu Feb 28, 10:14:00 AM
Yeah, I thought the same thing - he probably felt while his girl was out busy, he'd try his luck at picking up some of the Dominican eye candy all around him.
- Thu Feb 28, 11:19:00 AM
OH My I just cannot believe this happen I have never heard of such a thing in all of my medical recall.Thats unbelieveable, he is lucky that it wasn't has bad has it could of been.This proves one thing when traveling, one should always keeps there mine set, alert and oriented to time,place,and there where abouts (at all times)because you never know what can happen in a strange place.He really must have been full or just does not want to admit to what really happen.JIM from Houston, Tx.
- Sat Mar 01, 02:10:00 AM
I spent 3 days in Cabarete and this is why I wont return to that cesspool.
- Sat Mar 01, 01:08:00 PM
Thanks for that warning about 3 weeks ago...Like drinking and driving, NEVER drink and take a stranger to your room.
- Sat Mar 01, 02:22:00 PM
Well, I've been attacked by many penises in the D.R. and I never complained. :-)
- Sun Mar 09, 10:43:00 PM


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The 2008 Cambridge Film Festival has been a great experience, combining the usual programme of brilliant filmmaking at the Arts Picturehouse with a series of inspired events that took the festival out into Cambridge. It ended yesterday with what was probably the strongest programme of the festival, including sold-out screenings of Werner Herzog's Encounters At The End Of The World, Peter Greenaway's Nightwatching and of course the surprise movie.
Starting early last week, a list of predictions for the surprise movie appeared in the festival office and I got in there quickly with my guess: the Coen brothers' new comedy, Burn After Reading. The Tilda Swinton connection made it sound like a good guess, so I was very happy when the film rolled and proved me right. What a way to end the festival.
Festival director Tony Jones introduces the closing night gala, Encounters At The End Of The World:
Rajnesh Domalpalli, director of Vanaja:
Peter Greenaway, director of Nightwatching:


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Artist: No Angels Dancing
Songs: [two excerpts]
Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), August 2, 2015.
No Angels Dancing - [set 1 excerpt]
No Angels Dancing - [set 2 excerpt]
Another No Angels Dancing duo, this time from Stephen Parkinson (guitar) and D. Alex Meeks (percussion). While the latter has been spotted at some of these sessions with just the most modest of implements (sometimes just a snare and various noisemaking bricabrac), this time out he had a full kit, including a bonus second bass drum, set on its side. That left open many paths for exploration, from hi-hat stand squeaks to clockwork taps and beyond. This set was recorded close-in with some nice stereo separation between the two players, so plug in those headphones and enjoy.
[With Allison Cameron back in the fold and D. Alex Meeks heading out of town, No Angels Dancing will make its final stand ("for now") in its full-fledged trio format on Saturday, August 29th in the Tranzac's early timeslot. Not to be missed, obvs — but keep an ear to the ground for whisperings of new adventures to come.]


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Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost. $ 2.99
From the Jacket Copy:
Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges . . .
Leila's psychic abilities have been failing her,and now she isn't sure what the future holds. If that weren't enough, her lover Vlad has been acting distant. Though Leila is a mere mortal, she's also a modern woman who refuses to accept the cold shoulder treatment forever–especially from the darkly handsome vampire who still won't admit that he loves her.
Like choosing between eternal love and a loveless eternity . . .
Soon circumstances send Leila back to the carnival circuit, where tragedy strikes. And when she finds herself in the crosshairs of a killer who may be closer than she realizes, Leila must decide who to trust–the fiery vampire who arouses her passions like no other, or the tortured knight who longs to be more than a friend? With danger stalking her every step of the way, all it takes is one wrong move to damn her for eternity . . .
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Old Man's War by John Scalzi. $ 2.99 Amazon | Google Play
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John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife's grave. Then he joined the army.
The good news is that humanity finally made it into interstellar space. The bad news is that planets fit to live on are scarce-and aliens willing to fight for them are common. The universe, it turns out, is a hostile place.
So: we fight. To defend Earth (a target for our new enemies, should we let them get close enough) and to stake our own claim to planetary real estate. Far from Earth, the war has gone on for decades: brutal, bloody, unyielding.
Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force, which shields the home planet from too much knowledge of the situation. What's known to everybody is that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve your time at the front. And if you survive, you'll be given a generous homestead stake of your own, on one of our hard-won colony planets.
John Perry is taking that deal. He has only the vaguest idea what to expect. Because the actual fight, light-years from home, is far, far harder than he can imagine-and what he will become is far stranger.
At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.
"Gripping and surpassingly original. It's Starship Troopers without the lectures. It's The Forever War with better sex. It's funny, it's sad, and it's true."
—Cory Doctorow
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The Witness by Sandra Brown. $ 1.99
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The best public defender in Prosper, Kendall has stumbled upon the town's chilling secret – and her marriage to one of the town's most powerful men has become a living hell. Now Kendall is a terrified mother trying to save her child's life.
The 16-time New York Times bestselling superstar presents her new blockbuster–a suspenseful tale of deception, passion, and murder. A brave young woman risks her own life and that of her unborn child to turn state's witness against her white supremacist ex-husband and father-in-law.
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More Than This by Shannyn Schroeder. $ 1.99.
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When a lonely teacher teams up with a handsome bartender for some outrageous acts, they both get more than they bargained for . . .
Learning her ex-husband is going to be a father, Quinn Adams is determined to have a baby of her own-without the partnership of a man. But her sister and friends believe she needs to focus on herself first, and step out of her comfort zone by completing a list of adventures. Challenge number one is to go on five dates within two weeks. After a few disastrous attempts, Quinn's ready to give up-until sexy bartender Ryan O'Leary offers his assistance.
Ryan has always been the dependable one in his family, often at his expense. But lately, he's been longing for a life-and a woman-of his own. The woman he has in mind is Quinn. Though it seems all she wants is friendship, Ryan can't ignore the explosive chemistry he feels between them. In the hopes of becoming closer, Ryan offers to help out with Quinn's list. But when she asks him for a serious favor, he's afraid it will jeopardize his chance to become more than friends.
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I read the Sandra Brown book years ago (I went on a short spree of Sandra Brown stories). I remember enjoying it at the time, but I've never felt compelled to re-read it. There's a twist at the end that I didn't see coming, though, and I love me a good twist.
Love me some Jeaniene Frost! Shame I already have this book and can't benefit from the price drop. Oh well. Maybe I'll just go listen to my audiobook version of it to console myself.
I've never read Scalzi's actual published work but totally dig his blog.
carmen webster buxton
The Scalzi book is pretty good! He has some cool ideas and he has the writing chops to flesh out the characters and their relationships. No cardboard characters here!
N. K. Jemisin's The Killing Moon is on sale for $2.99. I've heard good things about it, maybe even here.
Isobel Carr
"The Forever War with better sex"? I am SO in! TFW is one of my all-time favorite books.
I generally like NK Jemisin. Sometimes they sag in the middle, then something rips through the story like a lightning bolt that makes it all worthwhile.
Hmm. I think I may be a fan :)
Scalzi is awesome, if you haven't tried him this is a great place to start – especially at this price!


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The great dilemma: work prevents you from seeing the shows you want to, but if you don't work, you don't have the money to go to them and get in the door. I had to take a pass on the first large, ill-matched tour at the Palladium this week, and cut this night's excursion short rather than go the few streets over to see Metal Thursday, but it was a good night of metal all told, despite some extraneous stuff, and the rest of the winter touring season is looking to be shaping up pretty well.
This was another direct-out-from work special, but I timed it right to get through the bullshit on the Pike and up to the venue right about at doors. I also remembered to bung the knife in the car before leaving it, but this was not enough for the security. Twits stole my fucking pen again. It's fucking ridiculous, first that they do this and second that they don't do it frequently enough that I know to grundle it in advance. It was in the process of dying, sure, but stealing people's pens isn't fucking cricket. Not cool; however, they did let me take my phone in to make digital notes with at the price of looking like a lamer. And I still could have easily brought a knife or chisel in undetected to do much more serious vandalism, if that was the point. Paying customers unreasonably inconvenienced, nothing actually blocked or averted; security theater at its finest.
Cussing about this under my breath in a mix of four or five languages, I bought my ticket, got banded, and got in to browse the merch while the bands were setting up. This turned into a Warbringer patch -- which I have serious reservations about actually putting on anything, see below -- as well as their new record to make the change come out, a trip to the bar to break up my bills so as not to inconvenience Vader's merch stand, Necropolis and two special-edition Decapitated patches (to raise money for Covan's medical bills, not just because Vogg's playing in Vader now), and the latest cool shirt design from Decrepit Birth. These guys have mastered the "lots of t-shirts" model allegedly required by the new paradigms in digital music distro, but it'd also be awesome to see this art (and the art on the "Living Doorway" shirt) done up for a 10" pic-disc or something (maybe the song that inspired it, a couple live tracks, a random fuckaround jam...like Out of the Dark..., I don't know, just throwing shit out there). T-shirts fade when used for their intended purpose, pic-discs don't.
Eventually, though, I decided I had to stop buying shit if I wanted to go to Metal Thursday or, for that matter, be able to pay the tolls to get home, and Swashbuckle was starting up anyway. Downstairs for music.
Swashbuckle [5.5/7]
I can't really see Running Wild ever coming out to "I'm On A Boat". However, this just goes to demonstrate that Swashbuckle aren't Running Wild (or, for that matter, Alestorm, who played here Tuesday and may feel put upon by their fans to take themselves a smidge more seriously than that), and that their attack on the pirate trope is their own. They smashed out a decently long set balanced towards the new record to a pretty good reaction, though I'm not sure what other people's reaction to the people in parrot and shark costumes thrashing about in the pit was. If they'd run out from backstage and stagedove, it'd've been as clear as it was in Germany that they were band-affiliated rather than (as some might have concluded) random hipsters in leftover Halloween costumes, causing the ultra-true to become unnecessarily SO FULL OF HATE. On the whole, about on the level of the last time I saw them here, downstairs; not serious enough for the death metal portion of the bill and significantly heavier than Warbringer (who probably got the most heads in the door), they still got a good reaction out of the half-full floor and less negativity than the other thrash band in the lineup.
If you want a different perspective on shows like this one, or just a general idea of what it's like on the other side of the front monitors at this level, you might want to take a look at Commodore Redrum's tour diary; this gig doesn't get its own entry, but the return match in December when they come back with Ensiferum and Hypocrisy might.
Augury [6/7]
The Forest Lapointe Show [7/7]
I don't pay nearly as much attention to new developments in metal as I could or really should. This means that when I haven't seen or heard a band before, especially on a large, weirdly packaged tour like this one, I wait around in general trepidation, expecting that they, like a lot of bands these days, will suck. (This is because I'm an old stick-in-the-mud almost as much as because a lot of newer bands that are just getting national tour exposure do suck.) This was the baseline for Augury, and fortunately, they blew that expectation out of the water. Their set was a little short, but packed top to bottom with a perfect mix of the technical and brutal schools of Quebecois death metal. Stellar all the way across, even the drummer, who landed from Australia in Montreal (their old drummer quit, and the guy from The Amenta was sitting in) days before and learned the material in a matter of hours, but Forest's bass playing was in a class by itself. The guy annihilated so hard on the first song that when Patrick announced before the second that we'd get a bass solo later on if the crowd reaction was good enough, the whole place erupted, even before he strapped on his fretless to take things to another level, even from those who'd never heard the band before. The solo came two songs later, and was as massive as anticipated. Not a perfect set -- time as much as anything else to do with this -- but impeccably delivered, and probably quite well enough to convince anyone who showed up to keep their eyes peeled for these guys the next time they come back south.
Following this, I went up and immediately forked for their record. I haven't gotten a chance to listen yet, but given that the board was kind of inconsistent on the night, it's likely to be even better than what we got out of the band -- and if nothing else, at least more.
The Amenta [4.5/7]
I was in the way back for these guys because there was a shortage of places to stand further forward, and that turned out to be for the better. They were in most ways decent, but I remember a band called Meridian, and if you have qualms about that score, you probably don't, or just haven't listened to The Seventh Sun in a while. "But they came all the way from Australia! And Meridian isn't even together any more, much less touring!" Sure, but that makes the hurdles for The Amenta taller, not shorter. The performance here was ok, and most people probably won't recognize it as being firmly in the shadow of another and better band, but that doesn't mean that they really did anything to get out of this shadow, and you don't cross oceans to play "ok" gigs.
At this point I went up and got a Swashbuckle shirt ("Splashzone", a little more topically unified than their "The Trooper" parody, and it had the tourdates besides) from Pat; I'd been ambivalent about this first due to the possible need to support The Amenta and then pay the door charge at MT, but both of those issues kind of resolved themselves for various reasons about here. Shirt in the belt, it was back down again, now absolutely skint and somewhat foreclosed from drinking the rest of the night.
Warbringer [5/7]
I can now firmly say that I've seen Warbringer, and the impressions from before with their limited lineup and with their first record are pretty much accurate. Warbringer are a good thrash revival band, but somewhat allergic to doing anything new with the style. They turn out good, crunchy, Bay-Area thrash metal, but I still haven't heard anything out of them that I can indelibly stamp as the "Warbringer sound". There are Exodus parts and Kreator parts, but this is an empty foundation without a house on top of it. The guys are talented enough to build said house, but they need to do so ASAP -- does anyone remember when Reanimator was in the pole position of the thrash revival? Anyone remember how bands like Faith or Fear sank without a trace in the '80s because they didn't differentiate themselves? True, Denial, Realm, and Devastation also fell off the map despite being awesome, but obscurity happens faster to bands that can't carve their own name into the listener's brain.
There were a few thumbs down passed out during the performance, mostly by a dude of no small standing in the thrash millieu of this part of New England, but the band shouldn't be too dismayed, as they weren't going to get this guy, or those like him, anyways. As mentioned before, thrash fans who were into thrash before the revival started tend to have a rather simple and brutal means of classifying bands, which likely corresponds in this case to something like the following chart:
Band goodness is easily seen to be a dependent variable, and Warbringer of course sounds nothing like Sodom, so they get pelters. I have a very similar chart for personal use, but it usually says "sounds like Kreator" at the bottom, so Warbringer gets slightly more of a break on that one.
In here I went more forward, aided by the fact that a suspicious number of people seemed to go back and then not come back to the front for Decrepit Birth, nor noticeably swell the numbers upstairs. If you actually left in this timeframe you are a lamer, and Devin Townsend will come to your house to take back your metal points, cut up any jacket you have attempted to build so far, and force you to watch while he commits indecent acts on any domestic animals you may have lying around. If you're not scared of Devin Townsend raping your pets, that's fine with me; your loser cred is established and there are fewer people standing between me and respectively Matt Sotelo and Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka.
Decrepit Birth [6.5/7]
Seeing Augury's set -- and, depending on your perspective, the two bands that played after them -- it might have been reasonable to suspect that they might steal the show. Nope. Decrepit Birth came out and demonstrated that they are still Decrepit Birth, and still on the leading edge of amazing technical things that can be done in death metal. They played a nice balanced selection of material from both records so far, and teased an upcoming new one though (if I recall correctly) they didn't have anything off it at this one. I don't know if Bill actually believes all his weird inter-song banter, but it fits with the music and lyrical topics, and, hey, California. Ferociously good music, easily on a par with Vader, and quite possibly the best (and definitely longest) performance I've seen from them in this building.
Despite the relative length of the set, there was a strong demand for the band to do more, which they of course couldn't without running into Vader's timeslot, who would themselves end up relatively pinched for time. This show didn't exactly get out early, either, so the problem here is probably trying to shoehorn six bands into just under 4 hours. Like the last Maurizio-put-up tour that I saw in this building, backlining was used to good effect for most of the bands, but this time around there was just too much good music.
The coherence of Decrepit Birth and the backstage presence during their set of the NEDF organizers/New England Green Thumb horticultural society members, though, might argue that they would not have played longer had they had the opportunity, choosing rather to undertake other activities as a preparation for Vader. ;) Nothing implied......
Vader [6.5/7]
Decrepit Birth set a really high standard, but Vader definitely matched the mark, though to a crowd that was shamefully diminished from the night's high point. For crying out loud, you idiots, bands from Poland don't just wash in every day -- and most of the time when they do show it's fucking Behemoth, so exult, as those of us who stayed true and stayed in did, that you get a good one for a change. There was a lot of new material in this set, which still ripped and popped with as much power as the old. It's Vader -- did anyone expect differently? People were running out of energy by the end, but even if the band were a little let down, they didn't let it affect the music, and both we and they got a good finish out of the night by the time the venue turned the lights back on and foreclosed any further encore.
Unfortunately, this really was the finish to the night; it was late and I was tired as well as dead skint, which cut Metal Thursday out of the plans to continue. No Morgirion, no Mythology, no Kathadin -- well, I'd missed two out of those already just by virtue of what time it was; time to just bear up the pain and get to work in an normal fashion in the morning. This may have turned out to be a blessing in disguise, too, as I didn't have to go in the legendary shambles of the Ralph's parking lot and further aggravate the damage to the tire that ended up dying on the way home from work Friday rather than on the way home from this show. That dead tire may also have bricked any chance of going to Deceased on Saturday, but at that point, I was probably already sick enough that I wouldn't've made the trip back in.
Future shows are up in the air; I've got to finish being sick first, then see what's coming up, and where.


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Your Home: The property manager can tell you a lot about the property and the people
Condominium ownership can be an attractive prospect. Modern recreational facilities, an instant community and reduced responsibility for maintenance and repair are among the benefits that condo living can offer. However, condo ownership still involves the responsibilities of purchasing a property, which is why it's important to bring in the right expertise during your search.
From condo hunting to inspection, professionals can help.
When purchasing a condo, some of the professionals you're likely to work with are the same as for a freehold property. A real estate agent, for example, can help you find a home that is right for you and assist in the negotiation process.
You also will need a lawyer to ensure that the purchase documents are valid and that you understand the condominium documents.
A home inspector can play an important role. Even if the condo units all appear alike, a qualified home inspector can help ensure the unit you want to buy is structurally sound and will not contain any surprises.
Before hiring these professionals, it's a good idea to find out if they have experience with condominium purchases. It's also important to ask whether or not buying a condo involves any additional steps, documents to review, or professional service costs.
In addition to consulting the professionals mentioned, it's worth taking the time to speak with some of the people who work on the property or run the condo development. Condominium corporations can be self-managed, but many hire property managers to handle maintenance, repairs, and resident issues.
If there is a property manager, he or she will know the property and residents well. The property manager can tell you about the kinds of maintenance his or her company performs as well as how it works with residents, deals with emerging issues and what those issues might be.
The condominium's board of directors also will know the property well as many board members are also residents. The board can help explain how the development is run, and what is expected of condo owners.
The directors also can give you an idea of the expenditures owners may have had to make during the past few years for major repairs or additions, and whether any more are expected. It's also good to know whether the condo corporation has enough money in reserve to handle such expenses.
Board members can tell you if there are any outstanding issues, such as insurance claims, lawsuits, or requirements for outside professional help.
Finally, you can learn more about the community by asking the directors about the turnover rate among residents and board members.
Remember that the property manager and the directors are interested in both the upkeep of the condominium development and the social opportunities offered. So they will probably want to learn about you and your interests as well.
To learn more about buying a condo, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) has a publication called Condominium Buyer's Guide, which includes detailed information about each type of professional on your team — along with guidance on each step of the buying process. Recently expanded, this free guide now has information specific to each province and territory. View the online guide at http://www.cmhc.ca/condoguide.
Steve Jacques is the Ontario Manager, Community Development, Research & Professional Services at CMHC. You can reach him at 416-218-3479 or at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Let's face it, even with our best efforts to make navigation clear and accessible, many websites are not as easy to navigate as they could be.
It doesn't matter if you are first page super star, or a mom n pop blog with low traffic, most efforts really are no match for the diversity of our visitors.
When I first started blogging on SEO topics for Beanstalk I took a lot of effort to make my posts as accessible as I could with a bunch of different tricks like
<acronym> tags (now they are
<abbr> tags) and hyperlinks to any content that could be explored further.
Like a good SEO I added the
rel="nofollow" to any external links, because that totally fixes all problems, right?
External links, when they actually are relevant to your topic, and point to a trusted resource, should not be marked as no-follow. Especially in the case of discussions or dynamic resources where you could be referencing a page that was recently updated with information on your topic. In that case you 'need' the crawlers to see that the remote page is relevant now.
Internal links are also a concern when they become redundant or excessive. If all your pages link to all your pages, you're going to have a bad time.
If you went to a big new building downtown, and you asked the person at the visitors desk for directions and the fellow stopped at every few words to explain what he means by each word, you may never get to understanding the directions, at least not before you're late for whatever destination you had.
Crawlers, even smart ones like Google Bot, don't really appreciate 12 different URLs on one page that all go the same place. It's a waste of resources to keep adding the same URL to the spiders as a bot crawls each of your pages.
In fact in some cases, if your pages have tons of repeated links to more pages with the same internal link structures, all the bots will see are the same few pages/URLs until they take the time push past the repeated links and get deeper into your site.
The boy who cried wolf would probably be jumping up and down with another analogy, if the wolves hadn't eaten him, just as your competition will gladly eat your position in the SERPs if your site is sending the crawlers to all the same pages.
Dave Davies has actually spoken about this many times, both on our blog, and on Search Engine Watch: Internal Linking to Promote Keyword Clusters.
Technically, you don't actually need any links on your pages, you could just use Javascript that changes the
window.location variable when desired and your pages would still work, but how would the robots get around without a sitemap? How would they understand which pages connect to which? Madness!
But don't toss Javascript out the window just yet, there's a middle ground where everyone can win!
If you use Javascript to send clicks to actual links on the page, you can markup more elements of your page without making a spaghetti mess of your navigation and without sending crawlers on repeated visits to duplicate URLs.
Say I wanted to suggest you look at our Articles section, because we have so many articles, in the Articles section, but I didn't want our articles page linked too many times?
Just tell jQuery to first find a matching <anchor>:
Then tell it to add an ID to that URL:
.attr( 'id', '/articles/');
And then tell it to send a click to that ID:
Finally, make sure that your element style clearly matched the site's style for real hyperlinks (ie: cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;)
UPDATE: For Chrome browsers you need to either refresh the page or you have to include the following in your page header:
header("X-XSS-Protection: 0");


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Home road adventures
Game Description: Lora is a very helpful and goodhearted girl. She help people, loves to make them happy. But on the way there are adventures waiting to Lora. The path must go through the hole. should benefit from the woods. On Road blind man trying to cross face dropped her purse and cane, in the coins scattered around. The blind man's face needs to help pass. Adventures, Lora 's helps to blind man. The old woman lowers her bag in the park, waiting for help. Lora suitcase to take the dog needs to use the bone. There is a simple task. Lora is waiting for you to help you.
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Please Rate Home road adventures
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How GPS Dog Tracking Collars Work
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has changed the way we travel. No longer do you have to beg and plead the stubborn male figure in your life to stop and ask for directions because by programming a few simple coordinates into your GPS system you can know where you are at all times. But did you know that GPS technology has been adapted for use with your pet as well?
Thousands of pets are lost or stolen every year. You may have even experienced the heartache it brings. You do not wish to neglect, abandon, or lose, your dog, but it can be difficult giving him the freedom he deserves for the love that he gives to you without feeling as though you are keeping him locked away at all times. Not so if you have used GPS dog tracking collars.
With GPS dog tracking collars, you never have to wonder whether or not your pet is safe. You can give him the gift of freedom along with the peace of mind that comes from knowing he is protected at all times. GPS dog tracking collars often provide a wealth of safety features and support that shrink the world to a manageable size for you to keep up with the movements of your pet. You can even get 24/7/365 customer service support for aid in finding your pet.
Now if you are not yet comfortable with the technology it is understandable to feel some apprehension about trusting an electronic device with the safety and placement of your dog, but all you need to do is understand how GPS dog tracking collars work for the peace of mind you need.
Basics of GPS Pet Detection
Designate an area you would like as the home location for your dog. You will probably have to do this outdoors to get a clear signal from the sky since many GPS devices operate via satellite technology.
Sync the computerized collar with the main GPS unit, and attach the collar around your dog's neck.
Use the given directions to determine a safety zone for your pet, so that if he exceeds that location, you will receive immediate notification and be enabled to track his up-to-the-minute coordinates via the GPS device.
Rest easy knowing you can track your pet safely and effectively, even in heavily wooded areas. It really is that simple.
Of course, it is recommended that before you decide on a pet-tracking system, you research certain features, such as what the primary method of monitoring movement is. Does the GPS use a radio frequency (RF) or cellular technology? RF signals are great for tracking your dog's movement in open areas, but are not as effective in buildings or the aforementioned wooded areas. For this blanket of security, you may wish to try cellular technology.
Anyone who has owned a dog knows the joy they bring to life. Freedom and security are the two best gifts that you can give to them in return, and once you understand how GPS dog tracking collars work you can begin to provide them with just that.


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WELL, the 100 per cent record came to an end at Worcester last week, but I couldn't be prouder of my Saracens side as we kept the unbeaten record in tact with a monumental effort at Sixways.

As expected, last Friday night's match was very tough, but we played very well in conditions which made attacking rugby extremely difficult.

Tomorrow, however, we must do it all again against a Sale Sharks side blessed with plenty of flair and individual talent.

INTENT
While it was nice to keep the winning run going, I'm realistic to know that it had to come to an end at some time, and I'm just thrilled that we still have a zero in our losses column as we prepare for the visit of the Sharks to Vicarage Road.

As I said, Sale are a side blessed with a host of individuals, especially in the back division, with Charlie Hodgson, Mark Cueto, Mathew Tait and Ben Cohen all capable of turning a game, so we know we have to be at the top of our game.

Elsewhere, it was pleasing to see no action taken on Jamie Heaslip for the alleged eye-gouging incident for Ireland against South Africa last weekend. While there was clearly contact in the eye area, the question is intent and that is not entirely clear in this instance as the citing commissioner found.

What was a little sad was the accusations of unsubstantiated referrals made by the IRFU. That is absurd and it's a shame to see it at top level.

• Brendan Venter is the head coach of Saracens. For box office call 01727 792800.


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On to the level 35-49 range! (level 225-300 engineering)
Even more powerful bombs are available, though I only list the ones I usually use, since the others are to costly for my tastes. Dense Dynamite at level 250, and Fel Iron Bomb at 300. I never actually make Fel Iron bombs at this level though, since I hate not getting skill points. I usually just shuffle them from my level 50+ toons, since they make them to advance their engineering at that level.
Not much in the goggle department in this range, since you'll have started to get stats on your helm drops by now.
More class borrowing though.
Resurrection - Goblin Jumper Cables XL have a much higher chance of working. /yell "Live, dammit!" when you're gonna shock someone.
Underwater Breathing - Don't have a shaman/warlock with you? Don't feel like stocking breathing potions from an alchemist? Just pop on your Deepdive Helmet when you're running low on air, then switch back.
More Attack Pets - The chicken, walking bomb, and two dragonlings become available in this range, though you'll have to be level 40 and 50 for the dragonlings, goblin engineer for the bomb, and a gnomish engineer for the chicken. Also, unlike before, they've been severely nerfed. They used to scale in level with your engineering level, meaning that you could have a guardian pet that was a lot higher in level then you were. Plus, if you are a dedicated engineer, at level 50 you'll be crafting Burning Crusade trinkets, making the Arcanite Dragonling unnecessary.
Mind Control - Mind Control, not just for priests! Tricky to use though, the one time I tried it I couldn't get out of combat, and kept getting swarmed by mobs.
Death Ray - The signature attack of the new Cataclysm hero class, the Combat Engineer! Seriously though, if you use this during the 35-49 range, it will help a lot. You really need to couple it with the bubble belt/paladin bubble/Mana shield/Void Walker Sacrifice/Power Word: Shield to get the most use out of it though, since it will hurt you severely while charging otherwise. This is one of the reasons that all of my engineers go Gnomish except paladins, and even they go gnomish first to get this and the chicken, then go Goblin after. And this was when you had to drop engineering to switch specializations too. And go uphill to school, in the snow, both ways......
Self Portals - Before the portal in Dalaran was available to drop you in front of the Caverns of Time, you had a long flight from TB or Org to get to Tanaris, and an even longer one from Darnassus. The Gnomish Gadgetzan teleporter and the Goblin Everlook Ripper give level 260 engineers a time saving device that they can use every 4 hours. Just remember, keep fire extinguishers and healing spells handy when going to Winterspring, and keep your parachute on when going to Tanaris. Accidents can and will happen. Also, be prepared to /yell "You no take candle!!!" when tranformed into a kobold in the teleport chamber.
Other fun gadgets - High Powered Flashlight, Goblin Rocket Helmet, and the Gnomish World Enlarger.


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Healthy ideas for REAL PEOPLE (like me) who want to feel better without making ourselves crazy!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
I fear that good doctors are burning out because of the paperwork and other restrictions required by insurance and government. I know that good doctors are too rushed in their appointment schedule to adequately take time to help me. I know that good doctors are frustrated by their lack of ability to help or cure chronic pain - but I'm grateful that they're beginning to see it as a problem in itself.
My general physician, Dr. Lisa Miller, always asks about more than my symptoms. She takes the time to find out about my life in general, and include that info in her recommendations. She also includes me in her life (showing baby pictures, etc). This personal connection is worth more than gold to me. I don't know how she manages to spend so much time with me, but I keep coming back because of it.
I realize that I have now spent an inordinate amount of time with doctors, and I would like to thank ALL of them for seeing me, for trying to help me, for referring me to others. I hope I don't see any of you again for a LONG time... :-)
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I worked in medicine for over 13 years. I've seen bad, good, and just plain genius. But what trips some people up the most with doctors is recognizing they are humans just like us, but with specialized knowledge and not making too much of that fact. I admire a good auto mechanic as well because when he does his job right he keeps me from being stranded on the highway, but he is just a person too, with all the same faults and positives as any other person.ReplyDelete
You recognize that fact. Walking out on a doctor or a teacher or an auto mechanic when they are falling short is the right thing to do. No sense wasting time with them when there are talented and genuine folks who can also do the job, like your current doctor.
Doctors are at their best when they treat people rather than diseases.
Great post.
I can appreciate this as I get ready to go have a second opinion. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut that a doctor isn't the right one for you.ReplyDelete
I understand about connecting with your doctor. I have Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and many other health issues. Don't give up!!!ReplyDelete