text: How To Internet & Network The 8 Best 802.11ac WiFi Wireless Routers to Buy in 2018 Keep your connection strong with these top-notch routers Share Pin Email Print Internet & Network Key Concepts Basics Guides & Tutorials Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks What Are Bitcoins? by David Beren Updated October 12, 2018 Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. In today's world, there's a lot of Internet congestion in homes with a wide range of connected devices from smartphones to tablets to computers and streaming devices. All this connectivity means it's more important than ever for your home to have a wireless router that's up to the task of handling all this demand. That's where 802.11ac routers come into play; they run solely in the 5Ghz band and are dozens of times faster than the previous 802.11n iterations. While not everybody needs to spend a fortune, 802.11ac routers range in price, size, and options and there are a slew of choices that will work for every member of the family. Here's our guide for the best 802.11ac routers on the market today. Our Top Picks Best Overall: Asus RT-AC88U Courtesy of Amazon.com See on Amazon See on Walmart Widely regarded as the crème de la crème of Internet routers, the Asus RT-AC88U wireless-AC1300 is a superb choice for 802.11ac router buyers. While its futuristic style might catch your eye, it's what's under the hood that helps set the tone for this Asus model. Powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core processor and 1024-QAM technology, the AC88U is blazing fast with speeds that are up to 80 percent faster at 5GHz up to 2100Mbps and 66 percent faster at 2.4GHz up to 1000Mbps. Additionally, the four-transmit, four-receive antenna offers 33 percent greater coverage on the 2.4GHz band (up to 5,000 square feet). Another standout feature is the inclusion of MU-MIMO (multi-user multiple input and multiple-output), which offers every connected device its own dedicated WiFi connection. In other words, each device that's connected to the AC88U doesn't unintentionally slow down the entire network. With all these great features, it's good to know that setup is a snap with Asus getting you online with a three-step Web-based installation process. With a combined range of 3167Mbps, incredible coverage inside a home and easy setup, the 2.6-pound AC88U is an easy recommendation for the best router on the market. Runner-Up, Best Overall: Asus AC1900 RT-AC68CU Courtesy of Amazon.com See on Amazon See on Walmart Asus' AC1900 RT-AC68CU 802.11ac router is another outstanding choice that has the latest technology and ultra-fast speeds. Powered by a 1GHz dual-core CPU, the AC68U offers a dual-band 3x3 antenna technology capable of hitting up to 1300Mbps on the 5GHz 802.11ac band and 600Mbps on the 2.4GHz 802.11n band. Plus, 4K HD streaming is supported by Broadcom TurboQAM technology. Additionally, Asus includes a proprietary feature called AiRadar, which adds beamforming technology for amplified high-power signal connectivity. Users will find extended coverage, large speed increases and a stable signal. Fortunately, these features benefit from an easy setup with the AC68U requiring just a three-step Web-based installation process that has users online with minutes. As an added layer of security, Asus also includes AiProtection through Trend Micro, which protects against multi-stage threats and keeps your devices secure. Best Mesh Networking: Netgear Orbi Courtesy of Amazon.com See on Amazon See on Walmart A relatively new technology for consumers, Mesh networking represents a whole new way of covering an entire house or office with WiFi without taking out a second mortgage. Netgear's Orbi Home WiFi system not only replaces WiFi range extenders, but does so while offering a fast and secure system that offers a stronger and faster signal altogether. Connecting two 1.96-pound Orbis together will provide enough signal strength to cover a 4,000-square foot home. Fortunately, setup is a snap. The Orbi comes preconfigured right out of the box with your Internet service provider of choice. Utilizing Tri-Band Mesh Wi-Fi, the Orbi connects on the 5GHz band with speeds up to 1733Mbps and 866Mbps and runs speeds up to 400Mbps on the 2.4GHz band. Add in beamforming and MU-MIMO technologies and the Orbi offers each individual WiFi user the best possible signal without adversely affecting others who are online at the same time. Whether it's gaming, streaming 4K movies or just browsing online, the Tri-Band Wi-Fi connections search for the best possible signal strength and route that to each device online. Want to take a look at some other options? See our guide to the best mesh wi-fi network systems. Best Budget: TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 Courtesy of Amazon.com See on Amazon See on Walmart Released in 2013, TP-Link's Archer C7 AC1750 802.11ac router is still an exceptional choice for buyers looking for future-proofed technology. The AC1750 features 1.75Gbs in total available bandwidth, including 450Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1300Mbps on the 802.11ac 5GHz band. Boosting signal strength are six powerful antennas, three of which reside externally with the other three inside the C7 hardware. Regardless of their placement, high-speed WiFi reaches just about every room in the house for hassle-free gaming, streaming or just browsing. Setup is a snap with TP-Link's tether app available for both Android and iOS, so buyers can quickly connect and jump online with just a few steps. The budget pricing does mean it lacks some of the more intriguing features of its higher-priced competition (mainly beamforming and MU-MIMO technology), but the C7 still shines as a standalone model at a price point that's easy to stomach. Best Splurge: Netgear Nighthawk X6 AC3200 Courtesy of Amazon.com See on Amazon See on Walmart Set aside Netgear's Nighthawk X6 AC3200 space-age style and look at the feature set that offers some of the best pound-for-pound performance available today. With 3.2Gbps in total WiFi speed, six high-performance antennas guarantee a powerful connection. It is run by a 1GHz dual-core processor with three additional offload processors to increase performance when it matters most. Add in beamforming technology and this 802.11ac splurge adds an even stronger signal for all your devices. Additionally, Netgear's inclusion of Dynamic QoS bandwidth prioritization selects which devices currently online require the most signal and then it provides that device the strongest possible connection. With Tri-Band WiFi on board, the bandwidth prioritization helps ensure that both fast and slow devices are connected to separate networks to maintain WiFi signal stability. Fortunately, these features are easily connected with a simplified setup that requires only minutes to get online. Best Range: Asus AC5300 See on Amazon See on Walmart Asus AC5300's tri-band performance is aided by dual 5GHz and a single 2.4GHz band with the latest 802.11ac 4x4 technology that's capable of reaching a maximum speed of 5334Mbps and covering a house or business up to 5,000 square feet. The inclusion of MU-MIMO technology allows the Asus hardware to direct higher speeds in the direction of specific devices based on their maximum speed capability, ensuring that all Wi-Fi connections are working at peak performance. For gamers, the Asus has a built-in Gamers Private Network (GPN) that ensures stable ping times for increased multiplayer performance while online. The Asus has a four-transmit, four-receive antenna setup and both Wi-Fi and range benefit from this 4x4 setup with an amplified signal reaching areas of your home that might have been dead spots before. Additionally, AiRadar beamforming helps direct signal directly at devices increasing Wi-Fi speeds and making the signal itself stronger. With all this range and speed, protection against Internet intruders is a necessity and Asus is assisted by AiProtection from Trend Micro, which will help detect and eliminate vulnerabilities that exist on your home network. Best Design: Portal Courtesy of Amazon.com See on Amazon While the design may not always be a deciding factor when purchasing a 802.11ac router, Portal's Wi-Fi router has an unusually attractive look that offers coverage in homes up to 3,000 square feet. The design itself almost resembles a flattened pebble, but with features that can replace both a current wireless router and WiFi extender, the Portal is far more than just an flashy device. With patented technology features like FastLanes, the Portal can use exclusive fast channels that can avoid congested WiFi signals and networks. The Wave-2 4x4 MU-MIMO dual-band internals all boost the Portal to more than 3x faster than any competitive AC3200 router. Additionally, the Portal is Mesh-ready, which allows an additional Portal unit inside a single home to create a signal strength that's 10x faster and offers more than 3x the coverage of the single unit. Beyond its feature set, setup is a snap; you're online within minutes through the Android and iOS-compatible applications. Best Gaming: D-Link AC3200 Courtesy of Amazon.com See on Amazon While its design may be something straight out of a sci-fi movie, the D-Link AC3200 ultra tri-band WiFi router has six high-performance beamforming antennas that make it a gamer's delight. Featuring 600Mbps performance on the 2.4GHz band and 2x 1300Mbps on the 5GHz band, the D-Link is capable of incredibly fast speed that won't even blink at intensive gaming or 4K video streaming. Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, the 2.5-pound router might be a few years old with a 2014 release, but its specs more than hold their own today courtesy of a slew of future-proofed additions. Advanced AC SmartBeam helps track devices inside the home to make sure the best possible band for maximum WiFi performance is at the ready as soon as a device comes back online. Additionally, the D-Link utilizes a process called Smart Connect to determine which of the three WiFi bands available is the clearest one and it re-routes a device's signal to the best possible band. The good news for gamers is they can forget about lagging while multiplaying with friends around the world as beamforming technology is designed to give gamers maximum performance without adversely affecting other WiFi users in the house. Want to know more? Read additional tips and recommendations for buying a new router with our ultimate router buying guide. Continue Reading


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Adonal Foyle, 29, is a 6-foot, 10-inch center for the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Like most pro athletes, he spent his youth perfecting his game, hoping for a shot at big-time sports. But off the court he's an outspoken critic of America's political system. "This mother of all democracies," Foyle insists, "is one of the most corrupt systems, where a small minority make the decisions for everybody else."
Three years ago Foyle started a grassroots group called Democracy Matters (www.democracymatters.org). Its goal is to educate young people about politics, mobilize them to vote and bring pressure on elected officials to reform the nation's campaign finance laws. When he's not playing basketball, Foyle is frequently speaking at high schools, colleges and conferences about the corrupting role of big money in politics. "I have lots of support [from fellow players] and I explain to them a lot what I'm doing," says Foyle. "The players understand that I want people to be excited about the political system."
Foyle's activism is rare in the world of professional sports. Many athletes visit kids in hospitals, start foundations that fix inner-city playgrounds, create scholarship funds to help poor students attend college and make commercials urging kids to stay in school and say no to drugs. But when it comes to political dissent, few speak out on big issues like war, sweatshop labor, environmental concerns or the increasing gap between rich and poor. While Hollywood celebrities frequently lend their fame and fortune to candidates and causes, athletes are expected to perform, not pontificate. On the few occasions when they do express themselves, they are often met with derision and contempt.
Last year, for example, just before the United States invaded Iraq, Dallas Mavericks guard Steve Nash wore a T-shirt to media day during the NBA's All-Star weekend that said No War. Shoot for Peace. Numerous sports columnists criticized Nash for speaking his mind. (One wrote that he should "just shut up and play.") David Robinson, an Annapolis graduate and former naval officer, and then center for the San Antonio Spurs, said that Nash's attire was inappropriate. Flip Saunders, coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: "What opinions you have, it's important to keep them to yourselves." Since then, no other major pro athlete has publicly expressed antiwar sentiments.
Although political activism has never been widespread among pro athletes, Foyle is following in the footsteps of some courageous jocks. After breaking baseball's color line in 1947, Jackie Robinson was outspoken against racial segregation during and after his playing career, despite being considered too angry and vocal by many sportswriters, owners and fellow players. During the 1960s and '70s some prominent athletes used their celebrity status to speak out on key issues, particularly civil rights and Vietnam. The most well-known example, boxing champion Muhammad Ali, publicly opposed the war and refused induction into the Army in 1967, for which he was stripped of his heavyweight title and sentenced to five years in prison (he eventually won an appeal in the Supreme Court and didn't serve any time). Today he is among the world's most admired people, but at the time sportswriters and politicians relentlessly attacked him.

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Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi share a laugh as they head inside Galerie Half antique store on Thursday (August 23) in Los Angeles.
The duo were spotted earlier in the day holding hands as they enjoyed the beautiful weather.
Ellen and Portia recently celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary!!
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URUMQI-Xinjiang-China, May 19 (APP): Farmers of Pakistan can fasten
growth of vegetables and also reclaim lands under sand and desert area by learning from research work and technology available in Xinjiang autonomous region of China.
Talking to APP, Chinese experts Friday said this at the occasion
of media event attended by 23 countries.
Project Manager Xinjiang Rival Tech Co Jane Liu said the farmers
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economy including agriculture one", she said.
Xinjiang autonomous region is next door neighbour to Pakistan and both have many similarities and can make a win win cooperation, she concluded.
Deputy General Manager of Yexil Bio a leading biotech company of
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I've been giving serious thought to building a lathe along the lines of Carlyle Lynch's shown in FWW #57. It uses a lot of yellow-pine for the construction and that is not a problem for me. My issue is the headstock and tailstock spindles. I'm trying to understand what is needed.
The description says 1" seamless metal tube. Mr. Lynch says he cut the threads (8tpi) and reamed out to a #2MT. But he doesn't say how thick the metal tube was to begin with. And, as I am calling around to local machine shops, folks are asking me what kind of metal tube do I want (I'm assuming hardness?), and what percentage of threads (or something like that).
So has anyone done something like this or have any idea what I should be telling folks? Also, if I had the tools, could I cut the threads myself and do the morse-tapering or is that best left to a machine shop. And finally, would one of these online machine shops be cheaper or easier to work with than a local operation?
Thanks in advance.
Oh, almost forgot. Yeah, if it turns out to be too much of a hassle, I may just keep saving my pennies and buy a lathe. I like doing this kind of stuff but fully realize sometimes, ya just gotta go retail.
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CVA alumni competing at NCAA nationals
CARRABASSETT VALLEY - The Division One alpine ski racing season wrapped up Feb. 24 and 25 with the Bates Carnival at Sunday River. Five CVA alumni were chosen to go to the NCAA Nationals, to be held this week through March 10 at the Middlebury Snow Bowl in Middlebury, VT: Ben Morse of Dartmouth College, CVA Class of 2009 and son of Earle and Pam Morse; Craig Marshall of Colby College, CVA Class of 2010 and son of Jay and Nancy Marshall; Ashley Durham of St. Lawrence University, CVA Class of 2007 and daughter of Bruce and Beth Durham of Timmins, Ontario, Canada; Anne Rockwell of Bates College, CVA Class of 2010 and daughter of Rocky and Betsy Rockwell; and Rebecca Nadler of Harvard University, CVA Post Graduate in 2010 and daughter of Steve Nadler of Ottowa, Ontario, Canada.
There are 34 men and 34 women competing at the NCAA Alpine Championships from Division colleges across the U.S. From the East, 16 of them a men and 16 of the women. They qualified through a point ranking system within their region, based on how they finished in the six carnival races.
"The NCAA Division One Championships bring together the nation's top-ranked collegiate ski racers, and CVA is so proud to have five alumni representing their colleges and CVA at the championships," stated Kate Webber Punderson, head of school, who herself was the captain of the Middlebury College Ski Team when she was an undergraduate, after graduating from CVA. She continued, "The CVA experience has prepared these students well for balancing a rigorous academic schedule with continuing to pursue their athletic goals. Everyone at CVA wishes them the best of luck!"


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OK, maybe nobody thought I really died, but since I hadn't posted since what, October, I guess you might have wondered. This is even a record for ME in not posting. I must say I was prompted tonight from a Christmas letter I got from my friend Rhonda - you know you who you are!!!! - who wrote in her Christmas card " 'Don't faint, it's a post' I'm tired of reading that! Ha ha!"
So, she guilted me into posting! Hey, its Christmas - what a better time!
So first of all, let me wish all my blogging friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I may or may not be back to blogging regularly, but I'll try to at least post here every now and then.
I can't write a brief synopsis of everything that has happened in my life in the past few months, but there have been highs and lows. Everything is good though...life is good. Just can't believe it is already Christmas. For those of you reading that get my annual Christmas novella I send out, sorry, but this year, I haven't yet written one. Not sure if I will. Heck, I didn't even send out any Christmas cards. I am going to try to do a "New Years letter" but even that is in doubt....just wasn't prepared for it all this year. In fact, although I do have my Christmas shopping done and I did get the tree up (which is about ALL I did), that is just about it. I don't have one gift wrapped. I have to work tomorrow, but I'm off the rest of the week so I hope to get everything wrapped tomorrow and Wednesday. Heck, I better cause Thursday is CHRISTMAS!!!
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Brandon is doing totally awesome. Doing fantastic in school and loving guitar lessons. Still playing basketball. Had another knee injury that put him out for a few weeks, but he is all better now. He keeps all of us entertained. He is such a ham. His biggest request for Christmas is a cell phone. Heaven help me.
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All is well with me also. Since I haven't been blogging, I have been on Facebook some. You can usually find me on there quite often. If you are on there and aren't already on my friends list, add me. Email me and I'll give you my name on there. As I said in my last post, I've been reconnecting with a lot of old high school friends. (and I use the term "old" loosely - we aren't old are we???)
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One of the main things I wanted to share with you in this post is a song that I came across a couple of weeks ago. It has totally spoken to me and touched my heart. The song is "Heal the Wound" by Point of Grace. This video actually shows the words to the song so I encourage you to watch the 4 minute video. I found the words to be extremelly meaningful.
These words just spoke to my heart in light of some things I've experienced lately.....the end of relationships, a broken heart, and seeking God's direction for my life. Although I don't presume to know where any of you are in your daily life or what struggles you may face, I do know that God can heal whatever wounds you have. He can build something out of nothing. He is the answer you are seeking and the medicine for whatever ails you.
And this song spoke to me because I think it is my heart's cry these days. Although by the world's standards, I'm probably a "good person", I know my heart and God knows my heart. Through this song, I was reminded that it is my wish that God reminds me how far he has brought me and that he never leaves me or forsakes me. "He heals the wound but leaves the scar." May he show me and remind me daily how merciful he truly is. I don't deserve the grace he so freely gives and he gives it not only to me, but all who ask.
If you have a few minutes, please just listen to the song and the words. I think you'll be blessed.
Wishing you and each of your families a beautiful and blessed Christmas and holiday season. May we each remember what the reason for the season truly is!


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I have been asked on many occasions "what the heck is a Teckel? They look like Dachshunds to me."
I am not in any way being derisive about Dachshunds; they are great little dogs, but the fact is the Dachshunds and Teckels may look a good bit alike but there is a definitive difference in their attitude, strength, and particularly their purpose.
Dachshund type dogs go all the way back to Ancient Egypt; where they were used for hunting by the ruling class. There are today many existing hieroglyphs that depict this very distinct type of canine during periods that date back to before the time of Christ.
Official European registry goes back to the 15th century. The Deutch Krieger German registry originated in the 18th century and still exists today in various forms. The world wide body that today carries on this registry is Deutscher Teckel Klub (DTK) which is headquartered in Germany.
The North American Teckel registry is overseen by the North American Teckel Club (NATC). This American group strictly follows the standards and goals of the DTK. Numerous Types of very demanding field tests and trials are held each year specifically for this breed. In the U.S. these trials are held under the direct supervision of the NATC. There are also numerous blood tracking field trials that are open to all breeds. These trials are widely attended by Teckels, Drathars, Kurzhars, and Black Mouthed Curs. The Teckels routinely win championship status in these open trials.
Idaho County's Dossie Von Hibbs, Chui Von Hibbs and Scout Sniper USMC, are all certified blood trackers and are direct sons and daughters of National Champions that originated in Germany.
Teckel field standards demand an enthusiastic, almost fanatical hunting instinct but the animal must also be under complete control by the handler. Strength, stamina, perseverance, and intelligence are an absolute must. 100 years ago the Teckels and Dachshunds were the same dog but the German Teckel Society was very demanding about what got registered. The Germans wanted a bigger stouter dog that weighed in at from 20 to 25 pounds. Coarse wiry hair with darker color was and still is desirable. This coat characteristic is referred to as wild boar. The American breeders were emphasizing a smaller finer boned animal. Today the vast majority of Teckels are of the wild boar type.
20 years ago the majority of Teckels were imported directly from Germany. This is often a difficult process as the DTK greatly discourages the shipping of puppies as baggage. The club stipulates that they should be carried by a handler in the aircraft cabin. There are, however, several professionals that specialize in transporting puppies on intercontinental flights. To purchase a puppy from Europe the cost can be upwards of $3,500. This puppy transport rule is also recommended by the NATC.
Today, there are several Teckel breeders in the south and east of the country but very few in the Western USA. If you are interested in acquiring a registered Teckel you need to plan way ahead as the wait can be up to two or three years.
In order to be a member of the North American Teckel Club a breeder must sign an extensive and very specific code of ethics agreement. If a breeder violates any one of these ethical standards they will be removed from member status. These ethical agreements include but are not limited to: All applicants for puppy purchase will be thoroughly screened as to their intent for the pup and that the purchasers will be able to properly nurture and train the animal. No pups will be sold to pet shops or other puppy mill type operations.
To my knowledge there are only four Teckels in Idaho and three of those live in Idaho County. These three fanatical hunters are all the property of Yellow Wolf Ranch. These small but mighty trackers regularly volunteer their services, through the local game wardens, in order to find wounded critters that would otherwise be lost. If you are fearful of losing a wounded animal there are several officers that can assist you in making contact with a tracker.
Idaho County has produced some very remarkable Teckel blood trackers. Yellow Wolfs Olivia, a seven-month-old extraordinary tracker that was whelped in Idaho County, recently became the first certified blood tracker in the state of Oklahoma. 85 dogs of all breeds tried out for certification; only 3 made the cut.
For further information on this type of hunting dog go on the Internet to www.born-to-track.com or TrackingTeckels.com.
Edd Woslum of Yellow Wolf Ranch near White Bird is president of an Idaho firearms manufacturing firm, a 40-year competition shooter with rifle, pistol and shotgun, an outfitter in both Idaho and Africa, a staff writer with Precision Shooting Magazine, and field editor of African Hunter Magazine.
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Watch Out For The Free Elephant
Once upon a long time ago, I owned a circus. Jugglers, fire-eaters, unicyclists, tightrope walkers, acrobats, and clowns. We performed with symphony orchestras in great halls for thousands and in small schools and parks for a few families. It was great fun and we made a living.
One day a man came up to me and said " I love what you do and want to help you be even more successful, I 'd like to offer you a free elephant."
I thought " Wow, how kind, how generous, so many more people will want to see our show if we had an elephant, what a great offer! "
We had a nice dinner, he showed me pictures of this beautiful 6 ton 12 feet tall creature, explained all her great tricks, then over coffee, asked when I could pick her up.
That's when it hit me. Pick her up- in what? I was going to have to buy a tractor trailer, an $80,000 item.
Where would the elephant live? The average zoo provides 2 acres per elephant in the USA. I was going to have to move to a bigger place.
Elephants are the largest living land animals. Elephants eat 200 pounds of hay, grain, grass; 40 pounds chopped fruits and vegetables; (they don't like cucumbers and broccoli); and 20 pounds whole fruit costing about $100 every day or $36,000 per year.
50% to 80% of the nutrients they consume are not fully digested and become elephant manure. What was I going to do with a daily 160 pound pile of pachyderm poop?
Needless to say The No Elephant Circus remained elephant free.
It is often said that "There's no such thing as a free lunch". Most everything offered "for free" comes with the proverbial "strings attached". So, if someone offers you a "free elephant" my advice is to politely decline.
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|The online newspaper for the forest products industry including loggers, sawmills, remanufacturers and secondary wood processors.
Product Profiles - July 2006
New products/services and supplier announcements from Advanced Recycling, Tigercat, AWMV, HMA, NHLA, West Plains, Built-Rite, Fecon and John Deere.
By IRI Staff
Date Posted: 7/1/2006
ARE Challenger Grinders Built for Slabs and Pallets
The Advanced Recycling Equipment line of Challenger CHSP200-CHSP500 horizontal grinders are designed for grinding from slabs to whole pallets.
The CHSP200 and CHSP300 are built for reducing slabs edgings and cut pallets while the larger models are made for grinding whole pallets, panels, cardboard, and other material.
The infeed system of the CHSP grinders is made from a heavy duty steel belt. All components are oversized for high durability and trouble-free operation.
This line of grinders is equipped with the advanced FIXCUT cutting system, which has been engineered to cut through the toughest slabs and pallets.
The addition of inverter controls allows the machine to produce various types of wood grindings for animal bedding, burner fuel, mulch, and other applications.
For more information, call Advanced Recycling Equipment at (800) 611-6599 or visit the Web site at www.advancedrecyclingequip.com.
Tigercat Now Producing E-series Feller-Bunchers
Tigercat has begun production of the E-series Tier III drive-to-tree feller bunchers. The first two models to get the E-series designation are the 724 and 726.
The 724E has undergone extensive redevelopment to incorporate the design features introduced on the 726D model. With an upgraded Cummins QSC8.3, 230 hp Tier III engine, the 726 also gets the E-series designation.
Like the 726E, the 724E now has a compartmentalized rear frame with separate sections for the engine, cross-flow cooling system and hydraulic components. The engine air pre-cleaner is also housed in its own separate compartment. The other major change is the upgraded Cummins QSB6.7 Tier III engine, making 220 hp at 2,200 rpm.
The 724E combines high horsepower and excellent stability with a tight turn radius and the visibility-promoting sloping engine house roof. The front chassis, heavy duty boom system and high capacity front axle are designed to withstand the stresses caused by felling and carrying large trees. The result is high performance when operating in challenging terrain or felling tall, heavy, large diameter timber. The 724E also retains the agility, maneuverability and rear visibility to operate in row thinning and selective cut applications. This allows contractors to work in varying applications with a single machine.
The high capacity cross-flow cooling system ensures that the machine runs cool even in extremely hot ambient temperatures. Hydraulically driven with automatic variable speed, the fan always operates at optimal rpm; when full fan speed is not required, fuel consumption is reduced.
The reversing feature allows the operator to purge debris from the coolers at the touch of a button. The operator is not required to exit the cab and stop production in order to remove pine needles and other debris that can clog the heat exchangers and reduce cooling capacity.
Two transmission options are available depending on the application and operator preference: the standard two-speed gearbox or Tigercats wide range infinitely variable transmission.
For more information, contact a Tigercat dealer or visit www.tigercat.com.
AWMV Edger Offers New Computerized Setworks
AWMV Industrial Products, a division of Wood-Mizer Products, exhibited a new computerized setworks option on its E430 edger at the Richmond Expo recently.
The setworks system consists of a six button control panel, LED display board readable up to 100 feet, and a six button wireless remote control.
The setworks can be used to pre-program up to six cuts, which is especially useful when producing dimension lumber.
The new setworks option on the E430 edger improves accuracy and saves time, said AWMV vice president Kevin Corder.
For more information, call AWMV Industrial Products at (800) 522-5705 or visit the Web site at www.awmv.com.
Netterville Leads HMA During 2006
Members of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association elected Charlie Netterville of Fred Netterville Lumber Co. in Woodeville, Miss., as president at the organizations recent national conference and expo in Charleston, S.C.
Jimmy Jones of J.E. Jones Lumber Co. in New Bern, N.C. was elected first vice president, Troy Brown of Kretz Lumber Co. in Antigo, Wis. was elected second vice president, and Susan Regan of Pittsburgh was elected executive vice president.
Elected to the board of directors were Tommy Kelley, Denis Carrier, James Mulligan, Paul Pomeroy, Steve Jones, Larry Thompson, Pem Jenkins, and Mel Yoder.
The following directors were elected to the executive committee: Terry Brennan, Jack Shannon, Alan Kitchens, David Weyerhaeuser, Pem Jenkins, and Jamey French.
NHLA to Recognize Hardwood Stewardship
The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) is accepting nominations for its 2006 forest stewardship award. Nominations must be received by Aug. 7.
Any active NHLA member is eligible for the award, regardless of whether the company owns or leases timberland. The award will be presented at the NHLA annual convention Sept. 27-30 in San Antonio, Tex.
The award is based on five aspects of forest stewardship: public education, political involvement, promotion to private forestland owners, forest management practices if employed on company lands, and mill and business activities that maximize utilization of hardwood resources. Nominations will be judged by a panel of industry leaders and academic experts.
The association established the award 10 years ago to promote stewardship of hardwood forests, recognize excellence in utilization of hardwood forest resources, and to inform the hardwood community of good forestry practices.
For more information about the award, call the NLHA at (901) 377-1818.
West Plains Introduces New Multi-Trim Saw
West Plains Resaw Systems exhibited a new multiple trim saw at the Richmond Expo.
The new machine has computerized setworks. The saws can be changed over from one cut length to another in only 35 seconds.
The new West Plains Resaw Systems multi-trim saw is capable of cutting boards and cants up to 6x12.
Other features include variable speed feed system and 10 hp motors.
For more information, call G. Wine Sales at (540) 644-9220 or visit www.palletmachinery.com.
Built-Rite Offers New 16-Way Splitting Wedge
Built-Rite Manufacturing has introduced a new firewood splitting wedge. It is designed to produce small-diameter split firewood for the packaged or bundled firewood market.
The multi-ring, 16-way wedge easily splits 14-inch diameter wood into 16 pieces no bigger than 3x3.
It is available as an option on the Built-Rite model 50 and 86 SCP firewood processors and the companys 24HPWS wood splitter.
For more information, call Built-Rite at (800) 757-2520 or visit www.built-rite.com.
FECON Offers New Track Forestry Mulcher
FECON now offers the FTX140FM multi-terrain forestry mulcher. It is powered by a John Deere 140 hp engine.
With the FECON BH85FM Bull Hog® mulcher, the FTX140FM weighs 15,100 pounds. It has a 70-inch cutting width and is suitable for forestry applications, land clearing, orchard clean-up and removal, mechanical fuel treatment and more. The machine can mulch brush, branches, slash, standing and fallen trees, root balls and stumps.
Features include hydraulic cooler and hydraulic reversing fan. Stump cutters, standard winches and skidder winches are available.
For more information, call FECON at (800) 528-3113 or visit www.fecon.com.
John Deere Offers New J-Series Feller-Bunchers
John Deeres new 643J and 843J wheel feller-bunchers feature the emission-compliant 6068H diesel engine. The 643J is powered by a 174 hp engine and the 843J, 225 hp. The increased power significantly boosts multi-functioning capabilities and cycle times for added production.
The feller-buncher cabs feature the new forward-sloping windshield and larger skylight for enhanced visibility.
The new hydraulically driven reversible cooling fan only runs when needed to cool the engine, maximizing horsepower and fuel efficiency. The fan also reverses to blow debris off the screen for better airflow to the engine compartment, so it runs cooler for increased uptime.
The new J-series machines feature the new John Deere FD22B felling head, and the redesigned, slightly offset accumulation pocket increases capacity by 20%. The added power provides quicker saw recovery so the operator can make the next cut without waiting for the saw.
With improved tilt-back geometry on the head and the new link, the J-Series feller-bunchers provide better load transfer capabilities and stability.For more information, contact a John Deere dealer or visit www.deere.com.
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This Rembrandt self-portrait hangs in the fifth gallery of the sumptuous exhibition "The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," now showing in New York City. The exhibition is both a feast of fine painting and a history of a great institution, the unfolding of a partly planned and partly fortuitous story about Dutch art that fairly demands repeated visits.
Organized by Walter Liedtke, the exhibition presents all of the museum's 228 Dutch paintings from 1600 to 1800, celebrating both the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth in 1606 and the publication of Liedtke's two-volume exhibition catalogue. In presenting the development of the collection, the show reflects American philanthropy from the Gilded Age (1870-1900) onward, recognizing donors whose gifts added to the collection. Some will bridle at the attention paid to benefactors and the prices they paid for pictures. But the story of the Met would not be possible without such generosity, impelled not only by a love of art but also by admiration for the American values of democracy, family life, the "Protestant work ethic" and appreciation for nature, which the donors thought middle-class Dutch society had anticipated during those centuries.
The Rembrandt self-portrait is part of the Benjamin Altman bequest (1913), which includes four other Rembrandts, three genre scenes by Frans Hals, the museum's second Vermeer, landscapes by Aelbert Cuyp, Meyndert Hobbema and Jacob van Ruisdael, and fine genre scenes by Gerard ter Borch, Gerrit Dou and Nicolaes Maes. Among the Rembrandts, "The Toilet of Bathsheba" (1643) is an example of the finely painted cabinet pictures that Rembrandt produced for private collectors in the 1640s in his "smooth" style. In the later, "rough" style, "Man With a Magnifying Glass" and "Woman With a Pink" (both early 1660s) stand out. Van Ruisdael's "Wheat Fields" (c. 1670), its centered road "leading like a nave into the cathedral of nature," as the exhibit notes, is one of the grandest works of the great landscapist's later years. But smaller works hold their own. Johannes Vermeer's "A Maid Asleep" (c. 1656-57), with its dozing girl just left by a male visitor, is the artist's first known effort to capture an intimate moment in a rapture of pearl light and balanced forms. And Nicolaes Maes's "Young Girl Peeling Apples" (c. 1655), whose soft chiaroscuro and warm blended colors honor Rembrandt, is a still smaller wonder, in which light and color rather than line and modeling create the form of a plain but unforgettable girl.
The Met's Dutch Debut
The Met's first collection centered on Dutch paintings. Known as the "Purchase of 1871," it was approved by the board of trustees after the museum's vice president William Blodgett had assembled it the year before in Paris. First presented to the public in 1872, the 174 Old Masters received a favorable review in The Atlantic Monthly from Henry James, who found in Bartholomeus van der Helst's oval "Portrait of a Man" (1647) "the perfect prose of portraiture" and imagined that Mother Nature "would lay a kindly hand on the sturdy shoulders of van der Helst, and say, 'One must choose for the long run: this man I can trust!'" Thus Americans became familiar with the broad white collars, the austere black coats and the full, direct faces of their Dutch forerunners.
While some paintings in the purchase were too ambitiously attributed, the collection included marvels like Jan van Goyen's "View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer" (1646), a small-scale triumph of delicacy and acute observation. Sketched first in the bell tower of Saint Bavo's Church, it shows the city and the church against a low horizon, with two small figures in a field bathed in golden light, and most of the landscape detailed in a watery green, with iridescent gray clouds overhead. Nearby is "Drawing the Eel" (1650s) by Salomon van Ruysdael (uncle of Jacob), a boisterous winter scene full of cartoonish horses and jolly burghers who entertain themselves by tormenting a poor fish under sweeping ivory clouds in an immense and pale blue sky. Margareta Haverman's "A Vase of Flowers" (1716) is a feat of brilliant color and delicate balance, with a daringly open lower right corner anchored only by a few grapes. One of two canvasses by the only woman in the exhibition, it was pronounced "elegant" by James.
When the railroad financier Henry G. Marquand became the Met's second president in 1889, he gave the museum 42 paintings, a third of them Dutch, including the museum's first authentic Rembrandt, "Portrait of a Man" (c. 1632), three works by Frans Hals, including the jaunty "Portrait of a Man" (early 1650s) and Vermeer's "Young Woman with a Water Pitcher" (c. 1662). The finest of the museum's five Vermeers, this last work, a modestly sized canvas, takes viewers out of time into the presence of an idealized woman in a perfect home, glowing with light, jewel-like color and intricate detail, yet hushed and still. No matter that there is a slight problem with the girl's right hand.
J. P. Morgan, elected the museum's fourth president in 1904, attracted new curators, oversaw enlargements of the collections and contributed 10 Dutch paintings, including Gerard ter Borch's vanity-piece "A Young Woman at Her Toilet With a Maid" (c. 1650-51) and Gabriël Metsu's tender, revealing "Visit to the Nursery" (1661). Another grand gift was the early Rembrandt "Man in Oriental Costume" (1632) from railroad heir William K. Vanderbilt in 1920.
Bequests of the Huntington family figure prominently in two galleries devoted to "Major Donors, 1900-1950" and "Acquisitions, 1950-2005." Collis P. Huntington, one of the Central Pacific Railroad's "Big Four," considered Vermeer's "Woman With a Lute" (c. 1662-63) his best painting, a symbol-laden image of a girl at a window tuning her lute as she awaits a male companion. His son Archer gave the museum Frans Hals's "Paulus Verschuur" (1643) and two Rembrandts: a portrait of Rembrandt's common-law wife, "Hendrickje Stoffels" (1660); and an elegant presentation of "Flora" (c. 1654), which is a tribute to Venetian art but with a goddess of spring familiar with mortality.
Other offerings include paintings donated by Henry O. and Louisine Havemeyer. Champions of Impressionist art, the Havemeyers left nearly 2,000 works to the museum in 1929, among them 10 Dutch paintings, including Pieter de Hooch's "The Visit" (c. 1657), which depicts two young women at a window entertaining two men and likely considering mischief. It was so admired in the 19th century that Théophile Thoré, a French critic, thought it painted by Vermeer. The Havemeyers also gave Rembrandt's so-called Van Beresteyn portraits (of a man and a woman, both 1632) and his "Herman Doomer" (1640), a remarkably well-preserved portrait of an Amsterdam ebony worker, seemingly still ready after 350 years to tell viewers how much he loved his craft.
A large bequest from Michael Friedsam included an early, atypical Rembrandt ("Bellona," 1633) and a late, atypical Vermeer ("Allegory of the Catholic Faith," c. 1670). Jules Bache, a New York stockbroker, donated Rembrandt's "Standard Bearer (Floris Soop)" (1654) and a mid-career "Portrait of a Man," by Frans Hals. Bache also gave the museum its finest Gerard ter Borch, "Curiosity" (c. 1660-62), a delightful genre scene in which a seated young woman writes a letter for an elegant, slightly haughty friend while a curious young woman and a dog look on.
A Nod to Dutch Catholics
In 1956, the Met purchased Hendrick ter Brugghen's "The Crucifixion With the Virgin and Saint John" (c. 1625), a canvas that has grown in reputation and usually hangs with the museum's Caravaggios. Painted from a low vantage point against a stark, star-studded sky, it shows the twisted and agonized body of Christ, blood pouring from his wounds, as the stricken Mary and John stare up toward him (they display the plain features of the Dutch models). Thoughtfully installed to suggest the "house chapel" of a Catholic family in Utrecht for which it was painted, the piece is a triumph of religious anguish, perhaps the closest thing America has to Grünewald's "Isenheim Altarpiece" at the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar, Alsace.
Other great works on display include Vermeer's "Study of a Young Woman" (c. 1665-67), a lesser variant of "Girl With a Pearl Earring" but equally mysterious, and Rembrandt's candid but compassionate portrait of the syphilitic Gerard de Lairesse (c. 1665-67). The grandest addition is Rembrandt's "Aristotle With a Bust of Homer" (1653). One of the museum's most prized holdings, the painting serves as the show's finale. Under a broad-brimmed hat, a man from the late Middle Ages, wearing a black sleeveless vest over a billowing white and gold gown, stands with his right hand on a bust of the blind poet. His left hand plays over a magnificent gold chain holding a medal with an image of Alexander the Great. Dense impasto lifts the chain sometimes a quarter-inch from the canvas. Golden light falls across the subject's cheeks as his somewhat melancholy eyes look beyond the statue into the puzzle of human fame and fortune. The art historian Simon Schama has speculated that the standing figure may in fact be Alexander's favorite painter, Apelles, but the present title remains broadly accepted.
Visitors with the stamina to continue will find 75 more paintings in the Met's galleries where the Dutch collection is normally hung. There one can admire Jan van Goyen's "Castle by a River" (1647), an invented Romanesque fort in a lambent gold light, and Willem Drost's handsome "Portrait of a Man" (perhaps a self-portrait), which shows what feeling and finesse the younger artist learned while studying with Rembrandt. There are cautionary works, too, such as "A Young Woman Reading," supposedly by Vermeer and purchased by Jules Bache for a very large sum only two or three years after it had been counterfeited in the Netherlands. Benjamin Altman acquired "Rembrandt's Son Titus," purportedly by the father, but it was a superficially executed work now dated to the late 17th or early 18th century.
As a whole, the exhibition would have delighted Wilhelm Bode, a European art historian and curator, who admired the "noble ambition" of American philanthropists. "The public feeling for art," he told The New York Times in 1911, "the architecture, the fortunes spent in public and private collections, the general interest in doing things that are magnificent, are the characteristics of which I constantly think." Only in the Netherlands itself could the story of Dutch art be better told than at the Met.
"The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art" is on view through Jan. 6, 2008.


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Claasagh - Manx music for Celtic harp
Rachel Hair
"I have been fortunate enough to have become involved in the traditional music scene in the Isle of Man for several years, and with it, my affection and interest for the tunes and songs from the Island has grown. In 2011 I had the privilege of taking up the post of Manx harp tutor in the Island and since then have enjoyed arranging tunes for my students which I have learnt from collections both old and new and from local Manx musicians. " Rachel Hair
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Arrane Ben Drogh Hraghtalagh - Song of the Smuggler's Wife
Hie Mee Stiagh - I went into the Widow's House
Illiam Boght - Poor William
Juan y Jaggad Keeir - John of the Grey Jacket
Chanter's Tune
Arrane Ben-Vlieaun - The Milking Song
Eunyssagh Vona - Mona's Delight
Moirrey ny Cainle - Mary of the Candle
Arrane y Chlean - Cradle Song
Gyn Ennym - No Name
Mylecharaine's March
Girls of Balladoole
Ta Cashen - Cashen has gone to the Sea
Kirree fo Niaghtey - The Sheep Under the Snow
Car Juan Nan - Juan Nan's Tune
Cum yn Shenn Oanrey Cheh - Keep the Old Petticoats Warm
Car ny Ferrishyn - Fairies' Tune
Graih Foalsey - False Love


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|11 Aug 2013
Why did they get rid of GIF support?!
Hey, have any of you noticed how Microsoft got rid of the GIF viewer back some time back? Why would they do that?! And is there any patch or something to bring it back? I kinda miss it. I'm not talking about just a viewer, but full support, like how you could use them for wallpapers and stuff. Why would they trash something like that?! If you ask me, in an upgrade, you should have EVERYTHING upgraded, no features left behind!
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Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
You can only open them in a web browser, but i am sure there is some kind of really small tool to open gifs with, using the opening program as the default program. Try this link friend:)
Windows 7 Gif Viewer Works perfectly
Q: Why don't my animated GIF files animate in the Windows Vista Photo Gallery? The Photo Gallery is designed for management of photos. The GIF format is not widely used for photos, but we included limited support for it due to the fact that some users have photos in this format. However, we did not implement the animation feature. You can use Internet Explorer to view your animated GIF files."
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That's a nice app. Still miss the Wallpaper GIF thing though. That was pretty cool.
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Fancy some Brooklyn-inspired writing? Next Friday 25th November 2016, I will be reading from 'The Year of Falling' along with the excellent Maggie Rainey-Smith and the fantastic Jenny Bornholdt at the Brooklyn Deli (199-201 Ohiro Rd, Brooklyn, Wellington, NZ). There will be music from Wellington band The Brooklyns and wine & food from the Deli. Hope to see you there!
On the international front recently, we've had Clive James refusing to take part in the "sad little contest" for Oxford poetry professor and female Saudi poet Hissa Hilal coming third in the Arab world's largest poetry competition, the "Million's Poet contest". Her success was notable because she was the first woman to reach the finals (since the annual competition started in 2006) and because her poetry spoke out against extreme religious laws that discriminate against women. Well done Hissa Hilal! She took home $800,000 for her prize. Perhaps TVNZ would like to follow suit – surely it's time for "NZ Poetry Idol"?
While Auckland is getting ready to enjoy their writers & readers festival, coming events in Wellington include:
Jenny Bornholdt at Massey's Writers Read Series 2010
Thursday 13 May, 6pm
Theatrette (10A02) Museum Building, Massey University, Buckle Street; Entrance D, (access Theatrette from East side of Building).
Jenny Bornholdt (current writer in residence at Victoria University) will be reading and discussing her creative work, followed by Q & A and refreshments. All welcome, entry is free. Poet Bryan Walpert will chair.
PLEASE RSVP to email@example.com by Tuesday 11 May.
Poetry @ The Ballroom Cafe, Wellington
Sunday 16 May, 4pm-6pm
Ballroom Cafe, junction of Adelaide Rd and Riddiford St (upstairs, next to the 4 Square)
Guest poets: Gerald Melling & Geoff Cochrane, with music from Terry Shore.
NZ Poetry Society May meeting
Monday 17 May, 7.30pm
The Thistle Inn, 3 Mulgrave St
Open mic to start, followed by guest poet: Pat White (Wairarapa), current Writer-in-Residence, Randell Cottage. Entry: $5 (NZPS members $3).
I've read a lot of poetry over 2009. Here are some of the books that have made their way into my collection and enriched my year (in no particular order):
'Africa: Kabbo, Mantis and the Porcupine's Daughter' by Alistair Paterson (Puriri Press) – a long poem that explores humanity's African origins. Click here for a useful review by Terry Locke).
Here's an extract from 'Africa':
They're alive
our ancestors are alive
they live through us & yet
there's a sense in which
what's happened seems
never to have happened
in which thinking about it
what's gone, what's over
is like looking at a church
examining it (the church)
from a distance, admiring
the lift & luft of the spire…"
'The Rocky Shore' by Jenny Bornholdt (Victoria University Press) – long autobiographical poems, which sparked an interesting discussion about what constitutes poetry between Iain Sharp (writing in Landfall) and Joanna Preston (on her blog). Personally, I take a pretty liberal view regarding what is and isn't poetry. (I wrote about this last year. https://janisfreegard.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/poem-is-a-poem-is-a-poem/ ) I'm more interested in whether it's writing that I enjoy (and I always enjoy Jenny Bornholdt's).
'Moose Beetle Swallow' by Estonian surrealist poet Andres Ehin (Southword Editions) – beautifully translated by Irish poet Patrick Cotter (see Patrick Cotter's website). There's a review here from Penniless Press. One thing I found very interesting about this collection was how the translations differ from other translations of the same poems. Consider this opening extract of 'To be a Dog Apartment' http://elm.einst.ee/issue/17/poetry-andres-ehin/
"to be a dog-apartment with three barking rooms
with a snout-bathroom
where one tap dribbles cold
and the other hot slobber"
and Patrick Cotter's version:
"Imagine an apartment made of dog
three rooms of bark, a bathroom of snout
the cold tap dribbles, the hot tap slobbers"
'Nearest and Dearest' by Mary Cresswell (Steele Roberts) – poems full of satire and humour. (I interviewed Mary on this blog).
'My Iron Spine' by Helen Rickerby (Headworx). Includes very entertaining poems about Katherine Mansfield, Joan of Arc, Emily Dickinson and other famous women.
'through windows' by Susana Lei'ataua (Steele Roberts). I saw Susana perform this as a one-woman show at Bats a few years ago. It's based on her time in New York and has the sounds of the subway running through it:
"I am a train
tearing through neighbourhoods
this and that
this and that
this and that
side of the state line."
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Embrace Blog Tour: In Bloom by Katie Delahanty ~ Brittany & Stacy's 5 Star Reviews, Dream Cast & Giveaway!
My first thought after reading the synopsis for In Bloom was that this sounded like just my kind of book, where Hollywood and real life collide, and hopefully there would be lots of romance, drama, and a happily-ever-after. Ordinary girl meets famous musician and sparks fly? Yes please! This is just the kind of story I love. And, after seeing a few great reviews, I was really excited to start reading this one. Also, I'm kind of obsessed with that cover. Gorgeous.
While working behind the scenes at a fashion show and trying to make herself invisible, Olivia Bloom runs into the lead singer of her favorite band, Berkeley Dalton. Of course she's a bit awestruck and proceeds to make an ass of herself. Not her finest moment. Enter Olivia's new friends/neighbors and "Operation Loverly," their attempt at transforming her. They're determined to give her the Hollywood makeover they think she needs and we get to see her try to navigate life in a new town. After stressing about her future, she lands a job at a high-end lingerie company and things start to look up.
Yep. That's me. Olivia Bloom. Ending the world, one g-string at a time.
Olivia is a great character. She's clumsy and a bit awkward at times, but she's authentic. She uses humor in awkward situations and is always putting her foot in her mouth, but I absolutely loved her. At times, though, she was achingly insecure. But I was rooting for her to come into her own and be the strong woman that I could see lurking beneath the surface. As the story progressed, she seemed to do just that. As for the supporting characters, Liv's mother was my favorite! She's quirky and eccentric, and so funny. She brought a lot of humor to this story that was already full of laugh-out-loud moments. She quickly became one of my favorite characters in the book. Liv's friends are also all wonderful characters and each brought something special to the story.
After a few chance (and some not-so-chance) encounters, things start to progress a bit with Berkeley and Liv. She's convinced that she's made a fool of herself during each of their meetings, and there's no way he could be attracted to her, but it turns out that she caught Berkeley's eye from that very first meeting. He's just as enamored with her as she is with him. Things actually progress pretty slowly in their relationship, which was great for me, but Liv finds herself trying to focus more on her work, which she soon excels at, so that she won't have to pine over Berkeley. And when Berkeley is back in the picture, we find Liv on the red carpet, dodging paparazzi, and soaking up affection from a hot rock star. Pretty great, right?! Of course, dating a celebrity comes with its share of complications, and Liv really needs to develop a thicker skin.
It's official. My tongue is cursed. #funkitup
Berkeley is super sweet! You can tell he finds the whole Hollywood lifestyle a bit old, at least the publicity/spinning stories aspect, but he's still able to enjoy himself and look at everything with a sense of humor. He's honest and romantic, and he stands up for Liv and their relationship when needed, which makes him extra dreamy in my book. They have a really cute relationship and it was fun to experience it with them. And the first "I love you" was just a bout the cutest thing ever. Could these two be more perfect?
He nods his understanding and folds me into his arms. "Can I call you?" he asks into my hair.
Obviously music is incorporated into this story, which is another thing that drew me to it. This is always something I love in a book. There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, but also some super sweet ones as well. This author has a refreshing sense of humor that made for a truly enjoyable read. I definitely got pretty emotional there at the end, but it all evened out nicely. The ending left just a tiny bit to be desired and I'm really hoping that the next book continues Olivia and Berkeley's story (although I have a feeling that it might focus on different characters the next time around). Overall, it read quickly and the story flowed nicely. I had a hard time putting it down, I loved it. Also, between the real life inspiration for this book, and the tiwtter accounts (that I may have become a bit obsessed with), the whole "experience" of this book is a lot of fun!
He looks at me and softens. "I'm not captivating-- far from it, actually. I'm just honest. And to be honest, I've never met anyone I liked more than you. And, for once in my life, I don't care who knows it."
Sitting back, I peek at Berkeley's perfectly symmetrical profile, my thoughts turning to the near escapade in the Escalade. That was so almost rock' n' roll. He catches me looking. We share a conspiratorial smile, and he reaches out and squeezes my hand.
Olivia "Liv" Bloom is a woman just trying to make her way in the crazy world that is Los Angeles. She has an awesome set of friends, and a new job that she could only dream of. The only thing she doesn't have is a man, and she doesn't want one! She's been burned by love before, and she's not about to go down that road again. In fact she is truly happy with her life the way it is. Liv is a pretty cool chick, she doesn't play the martyr card at all which I loved. She's a strong heroine who seems real and natural, and I truly enjoyed reading her.
Berkeley Dalton, lead singer for Berkeley and the Brightside, and Ahhhhhhhh. This guy is everything! I loved him from the moment I met him! He is basically Hollywood's "it" guy, and Olivia is Hollywood's sort of fake "it" girl, due to an experiment that her two friends decided to pull. Her friends which I loved by the way! Which I'm not sure why I loved them because they were pretty crappy at times! LOL, but they were entertaining for sure! And something else that I loved about this book was Katie's smooth wit that went into her writing. I found myself giggling late into the night (Trying not to wake my husband), this book was so smart and quirky and I found it so refreshing that the humor wasn't forced. You can tell that the Author is just naturally a funny minded person. I can totally appreciate that, considering all of the books I read. I loved every bit of it, and now I'm spoiled and I just want more!
Something else I didn't know about was how the book was actually formed. While reading, there are some cute "tweets" at the beginning of the chapters that coincide with that part of the story. I just thought that Katie was showing us how her characters were acting in the real world. And she WAS! It turns out that her characters have twitter accounts, and those tweets actually made it into the book. I just found this out while reading it! Crazy right? But I think it's so cool! I love being surprised with stuff like that! This book really is different, and I LOVED it thoroughly!
Ok so back to the love… Berkeley and Olivia have this amazing chemistry that can't be denied. He is smitten with her from the very first moment he sees her. And of course she feels the same way, yet she finds it hard to believe that her feelings could be reciprocated. But they are, and you get to go on this crazy cool whirlwind story filled with passion, heat, laughs, tears, and crazy paparazzi Hollywood drama. This book was just simple perfection for me, and I want all of my people to read it. It's genuinely one of the best books I've read this year. You will fall in LOVE with Berkeley and Olivia big time!
Casting IN BLOOM is strangely hard for me. I didn't write it with anyone in mind, and I've been struggling with casting Liv and Berkeley. The truth is, if someone were to play either of them in a movie or TV show, I'd want them to be unknown. IN BLOOM is about following your dreams—it's a dream come true for me—and my greatest wish is that it could in turn make other people's dreams come true. That said, I'll take a stab at it—and I'd love to hear who you envision playing them too—tweet me @KTDelahanty!
Okay. Here it goes…
Berkeley Dalton: Like I said, I'd prefer someone unknown…but if I had to pick…Alex Pettyfer could work!
Liv: Chanel Celaya. She made out with Justin Bieber in a music video so she's used to kissing rock stars. She has It girl potential for sure!
Parker Mifflin: AKA Andrew Rannells—great style, deserving of luxury. Enough said.
Blair Hamilton: Annie Illonzeh would be great as the confident, aspiring publicist, Blair.
Christina Carlton: America's sweetheart movie star—gotta go with Amber Heard (and she wore Jonquil lingerie in the movie Syrup so she's practically already IN BLOOM!)
Lisa Greene: Chloe Blanchard— In real life she's nothing like oblivious Lisa (Chloe's super smart!) but models can act, right? She's gorgeous and perfect to play an up-and-coming starlet!
Mark VanCleer: Sweet, funny, swoon-worthy in his own right—Ian Harding.
Jeff: Surfer, vegan, guitar player…Ryan Kwanten. Yup!
Ted: Not sure if he plays drums, but Wyatt Russell would be fabulous as the loveable Ted!
Haynes: Actor Mick Thyer may be Australian, but I'm sure he could try on a Cockney accent for the role of Berkeley & the Brightside's fast-talking manager.
Boots: Odette Annabelle would be great as wise-cracking Boots…and she's played a doctor before… she probably knows the lingo!
Gemma: Lily Collins would be fabulous as fashionista Gemma!
Psychic Mom: Kirstie Alley. Wouldn't she look great with a crystal ball?
Shar: Kristen Connolly—I'm sure she could perfect Shar's icy stare…
Katie Delahanty is a fashion designer turned novelist. She holds a BA in Communication Studies from UCLA and a Professional Designation in Fashion Design from FIDM. It never occurred to her that she was a writer until an economic-crisis-induced career shift from lingerie designer to e-commerce webmistress led her to start the company blog. Not being an expert in lingerie, she decided to write the blog as a fictional serial starring a girl named Olivia Bloom who worked for the lingerie line. And that's when Katie fell in love with storytelling. She hasn't looked back since. Katie lives in Los Angeles with her husband.
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I had been reading news during the evening, in Firefox as usual. And when I closed it I noticed a new icon had appeared on my desktop, for an Avast SafeZone Browser.
Now, what's this?
Updates and signatures, of course, scanner engines, restarts, fine, but I'm not entirely sure I like the idea of Avast installing completely new features like entire webbrowsers without asking for my consent or even telling me in the first place. It reminds me too much of the first time https-certificate insertion appeared and replaced all my banking certificates with Avast proxy certificates, (which led me to try out Panda instead).
Apparently I'm back with using Avast, and apparently again I'm being surprised. In more than one way though, as initially I considered just uninstalling the SafeZone Browser, but then decided to give it a quick test to see how it behaved, and got quite surprised there too.
Facebook is simply lightning fast, I can't recall it ever having been this fast, and clean. And the same goes for several other sites as well. like Twitter, some newspapers and so on. And after some looking I did actually find my imported bookmarks, so at a first glance things seem quite smooth. (Except it uses the wrong search engine by default. that setting could have been imported as well).
But there are the plugins for Firefox, maybe not the end of the world, but I like them. Especially the XMarks sync for bookmarks, because there's really more to bookmarks than importing them. I want to be able to switch browsers, when a site requires it for some reason, and I don't want to import bookmarks. I want them synced, between all my browsers and all my devices. So until XMarks becomes available for the Avast browser, I'm sorry but it won't be enough, for me. The others are mostly built-in, except HTTPFox, which is nice to have but not crucial, but XMarks is a must.
I guess I'll keep it for testing for a few more days, but I don't appreciate not getting told when new software is installed on my computers. And first impressions last.


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