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What's up turner people…
I'm a novice in the world of wood turning but we have some projects that will benefit greatly from a lathe being in the shop. With that said, the wife and I were thinking of getting the middle of the line harbor freight lathe. Our budget for this is tight. However, we were at woodcraft this evening and they have their general international maxi-lathe VF on sale for 50% off. So it retails for $700 and we can snap it up for $350. With all of the wisdom around here, I know you guys can point me in the right direction. The $350 blows the budget but this one seems to have a lot of features. Thoughts?
Since I am at it, what chuck and chisels should I get on a budget. They tried to pitch me one but am curious what a good bargain would be. Please remember I need budget friendly advice.
Thanks guys and gals!
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#1 posted 07-07-2016 08:11 PM
Hard to advise you because don't know what you want to turn. That $350 General lathe sounds like a bargain but need more information. You talking new in the box, return or refurbished?
That lathe had issues when first came out but think they have gotten them resolved. If it will fit your needs okay.
There are several chucks that will serve you well without breaking the bank. Depends upon whether want a Tommy bar or key chuck.
Turning tools depend on what you want to turn. Can find an inexpensive spindle turning set at Harbor Freight under $100. If want inexpensive bowl or spindle chisels & gouges look at Hurricane tools or Penn State Industry (PSI.
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#2 posted 07-07-2016 08:28 PM
just as wildwood says ….. what do you plan on turning ?? ..... could also look on CL to see if there is any bargains there …. sometime you get some1 moving or retired just want to get rid of it
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#3 posted 07-07-2016 08:41 PM
Thanks for the responses guys, didn't think I was going to grab any on this one.
The lathe is new in box. I have about 70 screwdrivers to turn for gifts coming up. Will mostly do spindle turning I imagine. Would probably get into bowls or depth turning at some point but to start it will mainly be spindle turning for tool handles. I assume the spur center and live center this thing comes with will be ok for that to start?
The lathe is new in the box. They are doing 50% off of a few of their general international items. Craigslist has been a joke the last month and a half but today there was an old Jet that popped up but the options are far fewer, better brand though. I still like the idea of new and warranty for this one and it's much bigger than the Jet which is about 10 years old.
As for chisels, I have been reading a ton this morning and decided everyone seems to like the Benjamins best so I think I will order those. From what I can tell, I should be able to turn handles with the stuff that comes with this lathe and a set of chisels and I shouldn't need anything else right now. I know I will and already want a lot of extras but it's not in the budget right now. So being a rookie, do I have my facts straight? Does everyone think this lathe at 50% off new in box is a good deal? It's the last one new in the box, the next guy will get the display model.
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#4 posted 07-07-2016 08:44 PM
How are you going to sharpen your tools?
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#5 posted 07-07-2016 08:47 PM
I'll use a grinder with the white disk and a jig I'll build. I do a lot of hand tool work with old garage sale chisels so I reshape those just fine. I imagine a lathe chisel shouldn't be hard either, just a little practice with the angles but it might be easier being longer. I can use some water stones if I need them sharper, would need to figure out a jig for that too I suppose. I'll strop them in the end regardless.
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#6 posted 07-07-2016 09:35 PM
Wood lathes are simple tools and magnificent work can be done on very simple lathes. Its all in the skill of the user. That being said, there are some things that are desirable for the ease and adaptability of use.
The main one is the headstock spindle and tailstock spindle having holes that are Morse tapers (a standard tapered hole for standard tooling to be inserted). Morse tapers are numbered. There are not many sizes, the usual ones encountered being 1, 2, and 3, with size 2 being the most common for our size of wood lathe.
The headstock spindle should have a hole through the entire length of the shaft so a drawbar can be used to keep any tooling inserted into the Morse taper from coming loose. Most people make their own drawbars from threaded rod purchased from the ubiquitous Home Depot and Lowes stores.
You will also want to buy and use a 1/2" Jacobs chuck in the tailstock. You will have to mount the chuck on the tailstock using a standard mandrel that has a Jacobs taper on one end of the mandrel for the chuck and a Morse taper on the other end of the mandrel to fit the Morse taper of the headstock.
The lathe bed should be flat with a slot running down the center of the top running the length of the bed to hold the steady rest and any special tooling or jigs that you may need to use. I say this a a few wood lathes have round beds which work fine for the steady rest that comes with the lathe but doesn't allow fixtures to be easily clamped to it.
And one last thing. All wood lathes should be very heavy, or if not, should be bolted to something that is. Often you will be turning something of a large diameter which will start out out-of-round and be unbalanced until it can be turned properly and the shaking and vibration will be pronounced and very troublesome.
Good luck on your purchase.
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#7 posted 07-07-2016 09:46 PM
I'm certainly not a turning expert. I'm thinking if you are only going to turn screwdriver handles for now (I bought a bunch of those shanks too, so I'll be dong some also), you won't need a very big lathe.
I've got the 10×18" 1/2 HP lathe that HF sells. Grizzley and Rockler sell the same lathe under different names and with different paint at higher prices. With the usual 20% coupon – catching it also on sale, I think I paid $150 for the lathe itself. That will leave a few dollars for tools and accessories. No, you can't turn large bowls – but for small legs, spindles, knobs and the like, you're set.
Assuming the usual 20% off coupon…
You can always upgrade in a few years – keeping the tools and accessories for your new lathe.
#8 posted 07-07-2016 09:49 PM
Thanks Planeman.
I think this lathe checks off the items you listed. I do actually have the Jacob's chuck in my Amazon cart already in case I pull the trigger on this thing. I know I will need it to get the screw driver shafts in straight among probably a million other things in the future. It isn't too expensive.
As for the weight, I will be bolting it down. I'm sure for the items I will be doing initially it would be fine (93lbs) but in the future I will be happy I bolted it down.
Thanks for the input. I know this wouldn't be my dream lathe but it's $350…originally $700 and it's new. So I can't go wrong….right? ;) I called them to have them put my name on it so I can grab it after work today. The people at Woodcraft near me treat me well.
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#9 posted 07-07-2016 09:55 PM
Ocelot, that was the original plan actually. I was going to get exactly that lathe. The wife and I stopped into Woodcraft last night for something completely different and she saw they dropped the prices on some of the general tools from 20% off to 50% off. The options on this one blow away the Harbor Freight lathe plus it's pretty big as mini lathes go. So really this one should last as long as it runs well. Can't see needing anything bigger than this can do. I believe this can do 18" round plus an optional extension to go to 40" if need be.
-- Dave - http://kelleycrafts.com/ - pen blanks - knife scales - turning tools
#10 posted 07-07-2016 09:59 PM
On the other hand, if that deal is real – and that lathe did often sell for $700, you might have a good chance of getting most of your money back out of it if you have to sell it used. But, on a budget, limiting the spending right now might be a higher priority.
#11 posted 07-07-2016 10:01 PM
By the way, I picked up a couple of sets of Narex lathe tools from ebay seller TaylorToolWorksllc at auction awhile back. They were around 50% off of his normal buy-it-now price. I'll check on that and see if he's currently running those on auction.
I got the Narex 859503 "6 piece Starter Set" (mid-sized) for $31 shipped! (now selling for $99 BIN)
... and the Narex 859410 "5 piece full size professional turning set" for $85 shipped. (now selling for $220 BIN)
I think you can still get a pretty good deal from that seller on individual mid-sized Narex lathe tools. I would keep an eye on that seller if you have a little time to wait for a deal.
#12 posted 07-07-2016 10:07 PM
Yeah, we thought of that too on the resell if need be. More so the speed and size we thought was a deal. Plus the digital speed adjuster was a sell point. The deal is real, I should go pick it up tonight. Will unpack and get it ready when I get the lathe tools I decide on. I will either do the Benjamins best that gets rave reviews or do the Narex Ocelot mentioned due to personal experience.
Thanks for checking on that. I use Narex mortise chisels all the time and think they are a great buy for the buck.
-- Dave - http://kelleycrafts.com/ - pen blanks - knife scales - turning tools
#13 posted 07-07-2016 10:21 PM
I bought those back in March. I already had lathe tools, but when I saw those I couldn't resist bidding on them. I saw that he at that time often auctioned those sets with a pretty low starting price. Maybe he will again.
#14 posted 07-07-2016 10:22 PM
I think you're going to have some fun! Congrats on the lathe deal.
#15 posted 07-07-2016 10:33 PM
Thanks Ocelot. For practice I planned to cut up so 2×4 into 2" x 2" x 6-8" squares. How does that sound?
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Pasar Ramadan TTDI (Taman Tun) 2010
Last Sunday evening around 3pm, myself, Taufulou and Andrew went to TTDI (Taman Tun) Pasar Ramadan. We start off at 3pm and ended around 6pm. The location is just in front of KFC stretch and Shell petrol station on the other end. This will be a very picture intensive post and I will post as it is without grouping them together. It will be start off with the stretch in front Popeye towards KFC and to Shell end.
The look around 5pm
The look at 5.30pm
In this pasar ramadan, you can see there are plenty of similar foods sold. For example satay, murtabak and ayam percik.
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the ayam madu looks so yummy!
All these foodsare my favourite one ,Nice photos make me drool !!!
Really lots of nice food there on Pasar Ramadan ~
yiiii….that blue colour drinks really frightening lah!
i love ayam percik, best with white rice. Yum !
Wow, so much food. All of them look so 'hochiak'! 🙂
woah..u sipek fast..!
i can't believe that i have not been to the pasar at all yet this year 🙁 last time working opposite pasar ramadhan was fun, can just walk across the street. now, to me its so near yet so far
Wah! So many people, been heard about this famous buka puasa street thru radio….really geng le~
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CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Suspended Clarkstown police chief Michale Sullivan announced Monday he plans to challenge the man who has led the fight to have him removed from the department in this year's election for town supervisor
But revenge is not the reason the savvy chief with years of law enforcement is running for the office.
"I'm very concerned about the state of this town and worried about the mistrust and intimidation that is rampant under George Hoehmann's direction," Sullivan said.
Sullivan, who will run as a Democrat, broke the news in front of about 200 supporters outside of the Veterans Memorial Association in Congers.
"It's not just the employees of Clarkstown, but also the citizens who deserve integrity in a leader," he added. "We need to bring back trust to the town."
Sullivan, who is married with two sons and a granddaughter, has never run for office, but has managed a large police department and believes he could handle all that comes with running a town.
"I have managed a large budget and a large department," he said. "I not only have plans to be realistic about the budget and what's needed but to improve moral as well."
Hoehmann, a Republican, announced last month that he would seek a second term, saying he had lowered taxed and cracked down on illegal housing.
The feud between the two men is a long and complicated saga that begins with Hoehmann bringing in an outside accounting firm to look at the police department to Sullivan's suspension for charges that include everything from erasing his cell phone contents to failure to reassign a sergeant at Hoehmann's demand.
There is a current court battle between the chief and the town in an effort to save his job. One that he would have to leave if he wins the November election.
"I look forward to the election because I believe I can do a better job and help the town and its residents," Sullivan said.
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May 2018
Wins for Reece Prescod and Brianna Rollins in Shanghai Diamond League
Reece Prescod pulled off the most impressive win in Shanghai on Saturday with a shock Diamond League 100m victory over Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse and home favourites Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye. Reece stormed through the […]
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April 2018
Levern Spencer celebrates gold Commonwealth Games
Levern makes history for St Lucia as she wins the island's first Gold Medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Levern cleared the bar at a season best of 1.95 m to win the gold […]
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Eliza McCartney takes the Silver in the Commonwealth Games 2018
Eliza McCartney following her bronze medal success at the Rio Olympic Games was able to maintain her consistency with achieving a Silver medal in the Women's Pole Vault Final at the Commonwealth Games with a clearance […]
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Niamh Emerson Superb Bronze Medal
Niamh won bronze in her first Games as a senior athlete at the Commonwealth Games.
She had to beat Australian Celeste Mucci, who had been holding the bronze medal place after six events, by eight seconds […]
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Shara Proctor Bronze Medal Commonwealth Games
A eagerly awaited medal was rewarded to Shara as she won bronze in the women's long jump final at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. A fourth jump effort of 6.75m proved to be enough for a place on the podium.
Shara […]
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Brandon Starc Gold Commonwealth Games
Brandon claimed gold in the high jump with a personal best of 2.32m, medalling for the first time in a senior international meet with the highest jump by a Australian in 20 years since Tim Forsyth […]
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Melissa Courtney Bronze Commonwealth Games
Melissa claimed a superb bronze medal.
Running a well executed race Mellissa maintained her focus throughout the race and stay intention with front runners Caster Semenya of South Africa and Beatice Chepkoech Kenya
Mellissa was able to battle […]
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Michelle-Lee Ahye
Michelle made history for Trinidad and Tobago with a gold medal in the women's 100m
Michelle showed why she was the gold medal favourite in the women's 100 metres at the Commonwealth Games, winning the final with […]
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March 2018
IAAF world indoors championships 2018
Christina Manning 60mh clamed silver in 7.79 seconds behind World 100m hurdles record holder Kendra Harrison USA. Christina strong out of the blocks approached the first hurdle side-by-side with her USA team member who extended her lead slightly as […]
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February 2018
Weekend Round Up Nationals!
This weekend was a busy one for Stellar Athletes as they set the standards at their National Championships, in bid to make the World indoor Championships 1st – 4th March and the Commonwealth Games 4th – 15th […]
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September 2017
Stellar Athletics celebrates a great 2017 season
Stellar Athletics is looking back on a successful 2017 season for its stable of 49 athletes, highlighted by medals at the World Championships.
The IAAF World Championships in London were a happy hunting ground for Stellar's […]
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April 2017
Brianna Rollins – Press Release
Brianna Rollins Responds To One Year Sanction For Whereabouts Violation, Remains Committed To Competing Clean
Los Angeles (April 20, 2017) – Following a hearing before the American Arbitration Association, the arbitrators have sanctioned Brianna Rollins for […]
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February 2017
Müller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham 18th February.
With a whole host of Gobal stars Stellar Athletes take their place in one of the most prestige event on the Indoor circuit Muller Indoor GP in Birmingham.
This time it was the ladies that produced […]
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2017 NYRR Millrose Games and British Indoor trials 11th – 12th February
A busy weekend for Stellar Athletes.
2017 NYRR Millrose Games
Charlene Lipsey pushed training partner all the way to the line and was rewarded with the 2nd fastest time for an American ever in the 800m 1:58.64. […]
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November 2016
Stellar Athletics welcome Michelle-Lee Ahye
Stellar Athletics are proud to announce the signing of Michelle-Lee Ahye Olympic finalist in Rio 2016 in the 100m and 200m setting a pb 22.25.
We are incredibly excited that Michelle has chosen to work with us, Michelle […]
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August 2016
It's Gold for Brianna at the Rio Olympics
Brianna dominates the women's sprint hurdles as she claims the gold medal at the Rio Olympic Games. Brianna who won the 2013 world championships, had looked good in the qualifying rounds leading up to the […]
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July 2016
After action packed week Stellar have their first wave of athletes confirmed for Rio.
From the USA team we have
Marvin Bracy 100m who ran 9.98 for 3rd place ahead of arch rivals Michael Rodgers 10.00 Tyson Gay
David Verburg 400m The defending national champion from 2015 also came […]
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adidas agree a deal with Taylor Ellis-Watson
Stellar Athletics is happy to announce that sportswear giants adidas have agreed a deal to be the footwear and apparel sponsor of Taylor Ellis-Watson. This deal is a perfect match for Taylor who will benefit […]
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British Championships
Emily Diamond- 400m : Stands out as a Stellar Athletes triumph at the Olympic trials in Birmingham.
Emily's supreme performance was beautifully timed to perfection as she took control of the race and out classed a strong […]
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June 2016
Stellar New Signings
Stellar Athletics are proud to announce the signing of 4 outstanding athletes
Taylor Ellis – Watson 400m
Taylor has shown this season that her performances are ready for professional track and field . World class personal […]
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April 2016
Desiree and Tiffany open the season with amazing times to set themselves up ready for Rio 2016.
Desiree broke stadium womens 100m record in a time of 11.06 seconds at Azusa for the Bryan Clay invitational meet eariler this month. At 20 years of age this result has currenty placed her as […]
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March 2016
Gold & Sliver for Marquis and Brianna in Portland
Both Marquis and Brianna Shine at the World Indoors with a Gold and Silver Medal as they take centre stage at Oregon Convention Centre in Portland.
World leader Marquis displayed his potential and lived up to […]
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World Indoors Selection GB Team
Congratulations to Shara, Lynsey and Serita for the making the GB team for the World Indoors:
The championships take place in Portland, USA, from 17-20 March.
We wish them all the success as they start their first […]
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February 2016
September 2015
Both Shara and Nikoleta shine in the Bird nest with stunning performances sealing a Silver and Bronze medal.
Shara leaped to 7.07 metres inside the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing breaking her own British record and securing a silver medal, her first at a major championship.
Coming into the final with a personal best […]
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August 2015
NACAC Costa Rica 2015
A handful of our Stellar Athletes competed recently at the NACAC's in Costa Rica.
We are delighted to report they all performed exceptionally well.
Tiffany Williams was our star of the weekend by securing a 1st place […]
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July 2015
Epic results at The Olympic Stadium
Stellar Athletes unite in the Sainsbury's Diamond League at the Olympic Stadium in London
A truly incredible performance from long jumper, Shara Proctor, dominating 1st place in her final, beating the British record with a jump of […]
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Stellar Athletes storm European Athletics Junior Championships in Eskilstuna
There was an incredible atmosphere in Eskilstuna for the European Junior Championships – Stellar's up and coming super stars were on epic form!
Dynamic duo twins Lina and Laviai Neilson showed off their raw talent – both girls […]
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IAAF Diamond League Monaco 2015
Stellar's athletes ran a storm at the IAAF Monaco Diamond League 2015.
Francena McCorory made her 400m look easy, running an incredibly impressive time of 49.83 and placing 1st.
After a disruptive false start through no fault […]
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Luzern European Athletics Meet 2015
The Luzern European Athletics Meet proved to be a fantastic turn out for Stellar athletes.
Charonda Williams was Stellar's star of the day – she performed terrifically, placing 1st in her 100m final with a time […]
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Lausanne Diamond League and Madrid Meeting
Shara Proctor impressed with her brilliant long jump, placing 2nd jumping 6.79 metres.
Sharika Nelvis made a strong start in what seemed to be anyone's 100mh, placing 4th with a time of 20.63.
Alonso Edward ran well […]
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Sainsbury's British Championships 2015
The Sainsbury's British Championships 2015 proved very successful for a handful of Stellar Athletes.
Laura Muir is on absolutely stunning form, running an incredible 1500m, viewed by many observers as the performance of the day.
Laura ran […]
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June 2015
Stellar Athletes shine at USA Championships
David Verburg and Marquis Dendy strike gold at the USA Championships.
David Verburg performed fantastically during the 400m men's final with a time of 44.63, after winning his heat with a time of 45.20, and semi-final with […]
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New Signings
Stellar Athletics are proud to announce the signing of 3 outstanding athletes:
Dedric Dukes
Dedric has had an outstanding collegiate athlete and we are looking forward to managing his professional career. Dedric has flourished under the […]
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Rome Diamond League
Thomas Barr set a new national record in the 400m hurdles when he ran 48.65 seconds Thomas ran a thrilling race to place 4th in Rome and broke his old national record of 48.90 seconds […]
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May 2015
Shanghai Diamond League
Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou stamped her authority down in the women's Pole Vault by setting an outdoor national record of 4.73m to take fellow-Greek Katerina Stefanidi's world lead by 2cm as world indoor champion Yarisley Silva had […]
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Doha Diamond League
The Diamond league was now on its way as the first event of the 14 stage League series kicked off in Doha. This was a stunning night of performances from world class athletes commanding world […]
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Jamaica International
Stellar Athletes continue to show fine form with great performances in the Jamaica international – 9th May
Francena McCorory continues her head to head with Sanya Richards Ross in the 400m placing 2nd behind her fellow American with […]
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City Games / Great Manchester Run 10km
At the City Games Meghan Beesley got off to an amazing start in the women's 200m hurdles and built up a sizable lead ahead of Katarina Johnson-Thompson the 2014 heptathlon world number one and 2015 […]
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Stellar Athletes were out in force in Guadeloupe
In the women's sprint hurdles Sharika Nevis and Brianna Rollins had a head to head challenge – with Sharika edging our Brianna for a win in a time of 12.77 to Brianna 12.84.
Charlene Lipsey also […]
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Drake Relays 24th – 25th April
Defending her title Francena McCorory regained her No1 spot with a fine performance. Setting a meet record – breaking a mark that stood for 28 years. Francena also posted a world-leading time of 50.13. In […]
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March 2015
Stellar Athletics welcome Laviai & Lina Nielsen
Stellar Athletics are pleased to announce the signing of twins Laviai & Lina Nielsen, two exciting juniors now breaking into the Great Britain rankings over 400m. Laviai and Lina are currently ranked 1 & 2 […]
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2015 European Indoor Championships
Serita Solomon achieved an outstanding bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in Prague over the weekend. Previously in the heats Serita had set a personal best of 8.03 which set her up nicely for […]
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February 2015
Allan Smith, Sharika Nelvis and Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou continue their winning streak at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix, after an intense battle Allan Smith was the only athlete to clear each height at his first […]
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BOSTON INTERNATIONAL 7th FEBRUARY 2015
Tiffany Townsend displayed that her winter training has paid off as she won the women's 300m in 36.74 after overcoming Natasha Hastings in the final 20 meters. Marvin Bracy placed 6th in the men's […]
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ROUEN 25th JANUARY 2015 – VENDREE JANUARY 31st 2015
Nikoleta Kiriakopoulou opened up the season with an excellent win with her second-attempt clearance at 4.67m in the Womens Pole Vault In Rouen. Then sets a seasons best 6 days later in Vendree placing 2nd […]
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Fantastic results for Stellar Athletics, Marvin Bracy and Sharika Nelvis shine at the Millrose Games.
After mixed feelings in Boston, Marvin takes revenge on the field and clocks a time of 6.53 and winning the Men's […]
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August 2014
Stellar Athletics enjoyed a jubilant time at the Commonwealth. Our athletes showed strength and determination as they put themselves to the test We achieved personal best as well as finalise and 8 fantastic medals to […]
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February 2014
On Saturday January 25th a number of our athletes competed at the Sainsbury's Glasgow International Match.
Desiree Henry won the 150m race, despite competition from strong athletes including Natasha Hastings (USA). She ran a PB of […]
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December 2013
Jodie Williams is holding a bar loaded with weights twice the size of her head, her elfin features set to a grimace as she lifts the load to shoulder height and down again.
As she curls […]
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May 2013
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Paul Johannesson: "Progress is being driven by teenagers!"
Professor Paul Johannesson makes this comment about developments in the realm of information technology with a slight hint of irony. What he is referring to is the breakneck pace of developments in social media, such as Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia, etc. This will have an impact on the development of business management systems in professional life too. Paul conducts research in all kinds of modelling – especially business management systems, with a specialist interest in information technology services.
Paul Johannesson works at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences where he works at the Information System Unit consisting of about fifteen researchers and some twenty doctoral students. Their research covers systems and technology as well as just about everything in between.
Mathematicians with a taste for services
Paul is a mathematician and he passed his doctoral thesis in computer science in 1993. He has been a professor since 2002 and his research focuses on information systems, modelling (especially in the field of business management and business management systems) and he is particularly interested in services.
Paul Johannesson explains, "There are two aspects in particular that I find of special interest. One is about how services could be made available to users without it being necessary for them to "own" the resources used by the service. And the other is about whether people actually get the services they require."
In order to illustrate the first case and the way Paul wants society to look upon services, he uses a comparison with transport services – we are transported without having to own a car. In the second case, and as far as scientists are concerned, it's about software development and applying knowledge about human-machine interaction. Instead of large, complex turnkey applications, it's about creating more, smaller building blocks that work together. And that's where the challenge lies for the researchers.
"I'm very interested in business management systems and how they meet the needs of companies. My research concentrates particularly on the composability of systems," Paul explains. It's no longer a question of creating one huge complex business management system for companies. It's about having a system with several different subcomponents that can be connected together as needed.
Paul is also very interested in e-services in the public sector. The SYSLAB research team is working on a number of projects related to medical and health care services. One of these was the REMS project which was very much about the optimal use of medical care resources.
"This project was enormously enjoyable. We developed an information system prototype that included all those in the Stockholm region who work with eye care. This system makes it possible to refer patients to the right level of eye care services and thereby relieve specialists of unnecessary workloads," Paul relates enthusiastically.
Another exciting e-service project is the fault management system for mobiles that Gustaf Juell-Skielse has built up for Upplands Väsby Local Authority. This is a unique system that allows local citizens to report faults and send in pictures from their mobile phones. Their reports are then entered into the Authority's fault management system.
The social web
Paul is also very interested in following the rapid development of Web 2.0, which is the use of the Internet for social networking. It's about a new generation of web services and business models on the web. The social web is based on interaction and cooperation. We have seen a whole host of social web services of this kind in recent years, such as Wikipedia and Facebook.
"Technological developments used to be driven by the military or major enterprises. These days it's teenagers who are pushing developments forward. And this whole way of creating information systems and services is spreading through the corporate world," Paul comments with a smile.
These developments started to appear five or six years ago and Paul has been following them as a user, not as a researcher, since then. However, these technologies are now starting to make inroads into his work as a researcher too.
"Previous generations' business management systems were quite hierarchical and controlling," Paul explains. "They could easily become something of a strait jacket. But with a Web 2.0 approach, these systems can become much more flexible and work better for the user."
Paul is convinced that the Web 2.0 approach is entering organisations and he has submitted a proposal for a research project into this area. In addition, he has initiated contacts to get companies to participate. It is very common for SYSLAB's scientists to work collaboratively with companies, since the team's research activities are closely linked with commercial applications. It is almost as common for companies to contact the research team as it is for the researchers to initiate a contact.
Paul says, "Companies don't usually approach us if they already have a concrete idea or model. One company that did come to us was Affecto, which had developed a new idea for database modelling and needed help in presenting its model in an "academic way". We were able to elucidate its basic ideas and make them more generalizable."
These joint projects with companies are often small-scale projects that don't generate any revenues. They are often supported by research funding from, for instance, VINNOVA (the Swedish Government Agency for Innovation Systems that administers funding for R&D) and the companies contribute with their time. According to Paul, there are lots of excellent ideas for services and applications in the business world and the role of the researchers often involves finding ways to generalize these ideas and disseminate the knowledge.
Developments around the corner
Paul's eagerness to learn what is around the corner in our information technology world is obvious. His research is also so closely linked to commercial application that it takes place more or less simultaneously with the changes and also has a direct impact on developments through the close collaborative relationships with companies. But what about regrowth in the area?
Paul comments, "There is huge interest in our undergraduate programmes. We offer Computer and Systems Sciences courses at Stockholm University. However, many of our students are aiming to step into professional positions after graduation."
But it's not unusual for graduates to return after a few years in the working world to conduct PhD research projects that are funded by industry. And at the moment there are many very capable researchers in the "mid-generation" as Paul terms it. It's quite obvious that Paul Johannesson looks upon the future with confidence.
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And then, there were three.
Jebron, Tasha DeNae and Trevanne are all in the running to win $10,000 from Johnson & Johnson as part of Lens on Talent: Music.
We will crown our winner Sunday at noon/11c during a 30-minute special hosted by Free and featuring judges Leslie "Big Lez" Segar, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Korto Momolu.
Each contestant has a unique style of singing and backstory on how they got to this point in the competition.
Before you tune in to watch on Sunday, make sure you vote for your favorite Dance finalist and find out who wins on Sunday, Oct. 2 at noon/11c.
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HONOLULU (AP) ? Dr. David Sinclair's six children grew up accustomed to him often leaving home at all hours and holidays to deliver babies.
HONOLULU (AP) — Dr. David Sinclair's six children grew up accustomed to him often leaving home at all hours and holidays to deliver babies.
On Wednesday, the late Honolulu obstetrician's family members were "blown away" and "honored" to learn that a newborn he delivered in 1961 was President Barack Obama — a discovery that came after the White House released a copy of the president's original birth certificate.
Below Obama's mother's signature was one which appeared to read: "David A. Sinclair."
"It's my husband's signature," said his widow, Ivalee Sinclair, 82, from her downtown Honolulu office. She held up a copy of the birth certificate she printed from the Internet and pointed to the signature, recognizing his familiar left-handed cursive.
Sinclair had an obstetrics and gynecology practice in Honolulu and delivered babies all over Hawaii when Obama was born in 1961, said his son Karl Sinclair, 55, of Kailua. The doctor retired in the late 1990s and died in 2003 at 81.
"What a shocker," said Karl Sinclair, one of six children. "It's amazing. I'm blown away by it, quite honestly."
They found out because one of their relatives was awake at 3 a.m. watching the news and saw the signature, said Dawn Yoshimura-Sinclair, who is married to another Sinclair son, Dr. Brian Sinclair, a neuroradiologist.
"We can attest to the fact that it is indeed Dad's signature," Yoshimura-Sinclair said. "It's not a common name over here. There's no confusion that it was Dad."
Ivalee Sinclair said her husband never discussed his patients and that delivering a black child born to a white mother wouldn't be a detail he would focus on.
"He never would have brought anything like that up," she said. "He delivered a lot of children. I have no idea how many."
Relatives said while they previously never made the connection, looking back it makes sense because there were few obstetricians in Honolulu at the time.
Born in Portland, Ore., Sinclair moved to Hawaii at 15 because his father was an engineer who helped build Wilson Tunnel on Oahu. The doctor joined the military after hearing the Pearl Harbor bombing from his front lawn, Ivalee Sinclair said. He was an Army pilot and witnessed so much death during the war that he became a doctor so he could have a career focusing on giving life.
"I think he became a doctor because he was concerned about all the people who died in the war," his widow said. "I think he wanted to do something to make up for that."
Ivalee Sinclair met her future husband during trigonometry class at the University of Hawaii, where he enrolled after the war. He later went to medical school at the University of California at San Francisco, where he completed his residency.
Sinclair returned to Honolulu with his wife and children in 1960. He delivered babies mostly at what is now known as Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, just a couple miles from his home and where Obama was born.
Sinclair's widow still lives in their English tudor home, which features a view of the Honolulu skyline and where the Sinclairs raised their six children. The Sinclair sons said they imagine he would be thrilled one of the babies he delivered grew up to be president.
"I'm just honored and proud of my father," Karl Sinclair said.
"I think it's great," said Dr. Brian Sinclair, who pursued a career in medicine because of his father. "Hawaii was a very small place back then so I guess I'm not surprised."
Brian Sinclair graduated from the same high school as Obama but didn't know him personally. The Sinclair family includes Obama supporters and those who didn't vote for him, they said.
The Sinclairs hope the birth certificate will end the speculation.
"It distracts from all the issues," Ivalee Sinclair said.
"To me, the birth certificate doesn't lie," Karl Sinclair said. "I think that should put everything to bed."


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St. James Cheese Company
5004 Prytania Street, New Orleans, La, / 504.899.4737
St. James is the best cheese shop in New Orleans.
And like all great cheese — and, for that matter, wine — shops, it has also become a place for like-minded enthusiasts to convene, to learn and sample and pick the sharp brain of resident cheese geek Richard Sutton, who opened the place with his wife Danielle back in 2006.
But there is another reason for the crowds, at least during lunch: a sandwich and salad collection that builds on the contents of the cheese case.
It's a refreshing midday po-boy alternative — not to mention a good excuse to bring home a wedge of aged Gouda.


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Oh dear. It's been a rough day at Yahoo, starting with the company laying off over 500 employees (approximately 4% of its workforce) less than two weeks before Christmas. That's never good, but things got a lot worse when something went horribly (awesomely?) awry with their image search. Apparently for quite a while this evening, almost whatever image result you clicked in Yahoo's web search displayed some rather graphic pornography.
Don't rush off to try this for yourself (come on, you KNOW you were about to) because the issue has been fixed, but for at least half an hour, if you looked for something on Yahoo using the "Web" search option, then clicked one of the integrated image results, Yahoo would serve up a very dirty picture of a man and woman performing an adult act—instead of whatever undoubtedly family-friendly thing you were researching.
TechCrunch thoroughly tested things out (heh) and claims the same photo showed up no matter what they searched for. Earlier this evening, they verified the NC-17 image had been viewed almost 200,000 times, probably by a large number of horrified viewers who were innocently looking for pictures of ... I don't know, fluffy bunnies and stuff.
By 6:10 p.m. PST, Yahoo had skirted the problem by removing all images typically displayed as part of a web search.
So, the question is: was this a random, bizarre mistake? Or the work of a disgruntled employee? I can't lie, I sort of love the idea of some coder somewhere, pink slip in hand, laughing themselves sick over the frantic efforts at Yahoo tonight to fix the Surprise Porn Easter Egg they left behind.
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Stirring in her sleep, Maura Woodbury felt her lover's strong arms about her. Snuggling deeper into his embrace, she had never felt happier . . . or more frightened.
Her movement startled Rath Talward awake, his big, hard body gripped with a taut wariness. His right hand groped for a weapon. When it found only the soft flesh of his beloved, the tension bled out of him and he pressed his lips to her forehead.
"Can this be real?" he whispered, tightening his hold on her. "Or did I dream it all?"
Maura gave a husky chuckle. "This place does seem too wonderful to be true, doesn't it?"
For some hours they had slept on the grass in the Secret Glade. Over the tops of the trees, the rising sun now kissed the first blush of dawn into the eastern face of the sky. The luminous midsummer moon was fading, having revealed to the lovers a sweet and terrible marvel.
"For most of my life I've slept on the ground." Rath flexed his lean, muscular frame. "But it never felt like this before." Maura nodded, her tumble of curls rubbing against his shoulder in a caress. Since beginning the quest that had led them here, she, too, had passed many a restless night on the cold, hard ground. The thick grass beneath them now felt more comfortable than any proper bed she'd ever slept in. The soft, warm earth yielded to the shapes of their bodies, cradling them in perfect repose.
Not even the faintest chill of night had nipped their bare skin while they slept. Instead, the darkness had wrapped around them, warm yet weightless. No queen and king could have asked for a more luxurious resting place . . . or trysting place.
That thought sent a muted shiver up Maura's back, making the fine hairs on her nape prickle. Many weeks ago, she had set out on her quest to find and waken the Waiting King -- a legendary warrior destined to liberate her people . . . and be her husband. The murder of her wizard guardian had forced her to rely on Rath for protection.
At first she had been as suspicious of the ruthless outlaw as he was of her modest magical powers. But each day of their journey, each new challenge or peril overcome, had forged a stronger bond of trust and respect between them. And fueled their forbidden desire for one another.
"Are you cold, love?" Rath pressed his cheek to the crown of Maura's head and passed his large, warm hand down her arm to rest over her hip. "Shall I pull my cloak over us?"
Maura shook her head, wishing it had been nothing more than a cool breeze that made her shiver. "Just hold me closer."
"I'm not sure I can without hurting you."
"You did last night." Maura slid her hand down to graze his thigh. "Though you warned me it might hurt, it brought me a great deal of pleasure."
They had entered the Secret Glade at sunset, resolved to rouse the Waiting King, even though it would doom their unspoken love. Instead, the kind moon had revealed that Rath was the Waiting King, whose true nobility Maura had wakened during their journey. In a daze of delight, they had lost no time consummating their love.
Now Maura wondered if part of their haste had not been a bid to evade a host of troubling questions about their future. It had worked, though, and worked well. As doubts threatened to ambush her again, she sought assurance and happiness, however fleeting, in the one place she knew she would always find it. "Again?" Rath's dusky eyes shimmered with desire. "So soon?"
She wriggled against him, lofting a teasing glance through her lashes. "Too soon for you, is it?"
Rath threw back his head and his whole powerful body quaked with laughter. "If you cannot feel the truth of that, with all your wanton squirming, then you are not half as clever as I gave you credit for!"
So they made love again, of a different kind than they had the night before. This time the soft glow of daybreak let them see one another as they touched and kissed and explored. The hushed, earnest endearments of the night gave way to lusty banter. Soon their love play took fire and consumed them both. In the drowsy warmth that followed, Maura's mind wandered, then shrank from what it encountered. She could not stifle an anxious sigh.
"I do not know," Rath murmured his answer to the question she had dreaded asking aloud -- "What do we do now?" She had come to love him with all her heart and she could not have asked for a more precious gift than this sign that destiny had meant them for one another. Yet for all he had proven himself clever and brave and resourceful . . . even grudgingly compassionate, Rath Talward was not the superhuman warrior she had expected the Waiting King to be. He had no powerful magical weapons with which to fight the Han. No enchanted army to oust those cruel conquerors from the shores of Umbria.
"Where do we even begin?" Maura whispered, scarcely aware she was giving voice to her thoughts. "You liberated one of those horrible mines, which was an amazing feat for a single man and his prisoner comrades. But to free the whole kingdom . . ."
"We had help, don't forget." Gratitude for that aid and admiration for her courage warmed Rath's words. Then his arms tightened around her once again, and his voice took on a harsh edge. "And you barely escaped with your life."
How Maura wished she could forget. Forget the seductive poison with which the death-mage had enticed her. Forget the suffocating darkness into which she'd descended after defying him. One victory had not tempered her fear of the Echtroi, and their death magic.
With gentle restraint, Rath disengaged himself from her embrace and sat up. He nodded toward the giant wooden font that stood in the middle of the glade. "Are you certain of what you thought you saw in there last night?"
Gathering up his discarded clothing, he began to dress. With his arms no longer about her, Maura felt truly naked for the first time since she'd woken. "As certain as I have been about anything in this whole baffling business."
She plucked up her shift from the grass and pulled it over her head. "And yet, now that I think back on last night, it all seems like a dream."
"Perhaps that's what it was." Rath reached for her hand. "A dream, a trick of the moonlight."
How much easier her life would be if she could believe that! "I am no king." With his other hand, Rath pointed to the pale scars that laced the tanned flesh of his body. "Though I once bore his high-flown name, I did not reign over Umbria a thousand years ago. I did not lie in an enchanted sleep after I took my death blow. I did not do any of the brave deeds you told me of King Elzaban. I am just an ignorant outlaw who has done a great many things he is not proud of to keep himself alive."
When he tried to let go of Maura's hand, she clung to it. "You have also done a great many things you should be proud of to keep others alive, or help them in some way."
Rath's full brow creased into a scowl that could not conceal the flicker of satisfaction in his deep-set dark eyes. "And thought myself a daft fool for doing them. I cannot pretend it comes natural to me looking out for other folks."
"No one could have done better looking out for me these past weeks." Maura's gaze ranged over his rugged features as she relished the freedom to indulge in such loving looks.
Rath's mock scowl deepened, but the twinkle in his eyes glinted brighter. "You did not make it easy -- always trying to help everyone who crossed your path, no matter how much trouble it might land you in."
He brushed his knuckles against her chin. "I would defend you to my last drop of blood. But to look out for the welfare of a whole kingdom, and one in such deep trouble, it is beyond me." Scooping up his shirt from the grass, Rath pulled it on. "I know how you feel," said Maura.
When he cast her a dubious glance, she insisted, "I do! The day Langbard told me it was my destiny to seek out the Waiting King, I could not believe it -- did not want to believe it. How could a simple country girl who'd never stepped five miles from home search the breadth of the kingdom to find . . . a legend?"
As Rath donned his vest of black padded leather, he pulled a wry face, perhaps at the thought of himself as a "legend."
"I did it, just the same."
A sweeping motion of Maura's arm took in the whole enchanted glade, ringed with slender whitebark trees, straight and regular as the columns of any palace. "I reached here in time for the full moon of Solsticetide, in spite of a good many obstacles, too."
"Obstacles?" Rath gave a snort of laughter as he shoved his feet into his boots. "I would call Vang Spear of Heaven, the lankwolves in the Waste, Raynor's Rift and all the rest more than obstacles."
Just thinking back on them made Maura shudder. She pulled on her gown, but no amount of clothing could warm her against the chill of fear. "Whatever you call them, if I'd had any notion such dangers awaited me on my quest, I would have hidden under my bed and never come out again. But I have learned to trust in the Giver's providence. And I have come to believe in my destiny."
"I don't want a destiny!" Rath leaped to his feet. "Not this one, at any rate!"
Maura shrank back. It seemed like a long time since Rath had spoken to her in such a hostile tone. Back then, she'd scarcely cared, for she had feared him almost as much as any of the unknown dangers she'd faced.
As quickly as he'd lashed out, Rath repented and gathered her into his arms, "Your pardon! I am not angry with you, I swear. Last night, I was the happiest fellow in the world to find that I need not yield you to another man. I could think of nothing beyond that. This morning . . ."
"I know." Maura passed her hand over his shaggy mane of tawny brown hair in a reassuring caress, as she might have done to a troubled child.
This morning Rath had woken to discover the vast bride price he must pay to claim her. Did he regret having given in last night to their long-suppressed desire? She could hardly blame him if he did.
"Poor lass!" Rath held her close, still not trusting his right to do it. "You left behind everything you ever knew or cared for to travel all this way, facing dangers that would make a hardened outlaw flinch. All to find the mighty hero who would deliver your people. Look what you found instead."
Him. A man who, until a few days ago, had despised the whole legend of the Waiting King. A man who'd just begun to have faith in the Giver. A man who had only lately come to care for anyone or anything beyond his own survival. She must wonder if the Giver had played some kind of cruel trick on her. If only he could be certain she had given herself to him, body and heart, because of who he was . . . not what he was destined to become.
"Look what I found!" Maura tilted her head to gaze at him with her luminous green eyes and perhaps to invite his kiss. "That the man I have come to love and admire was meant to be my partner in the greatest adventure of Umbrian history."
The fond tone of her voice and the hopeful springtime glow in her eyes might convince Rath, if he let them. But the life he'd lived had cultivated a bone-deep wariness of anything that seemed too good -- like the possibility of happiness with Maura. With a great effort, he willed himself to put those doubts aside, and to kiss her the way he'd so often longed to during their journey.
A few moments later, the flutter of wings and an insistent squawk stirred them from their kiss.
Rath glanced back to see a large brown and white bird perched on the lip of the carved wooden font into which he and Maura had gazed last night.
"Go find your own nestmate, noisy one!" he called. "Leave us to kiss in peace."
But when his lips sought Maura's again, she squirmed out of his embrace and moved toward the font. "This is a messenger bird. It looks just like the one that brought Langbard word it was time for me to begin my quest."
"What word?" He hung back as she approached the bird with steady, deliberate steps so as not to frighten it. "From where?"
"The Vestan Islands, Langbard said." Maura brought her hand to rest upon the bird's back in a touch that might have been meant to reassure it, or to grab the creature if it tried to fly away. "He told me scholars there had studied the writings of the Elderways and reckoned the time was right."
The bird seemed accustomed to being handled by people, for it made no effort to fly away. Not even when Maura peeled a strip of parchment from around its leg.
Rath's curiosity battled his apprehension and won . . . but just barely. He moved toward Maura, peering over her shoulder. "What does this message say?"
She unrolled the slender strip of parchment. An anxious frown creased her features as she deciphered the words written there. "It says, 'Come at once.'"
"Come?" Rath stared hard at the message, as if willing the strange letters to have some meaning different than the one Maura had gleaned. "Come where? And how?"
"To the Vestan Islands, I suppose. And there's more. It says, 'Captain Gull of Duskport will convey you.'"
"Duskport." Rath seized on the one part he understood. "I've been there. It's a fishing town on the Dusk Coast. A rough place."
Perhaps satisfied that it had fulfilled its task, the bird gave another raucous cry. Then it launched itself from the lip of the font, its wings moving in strong, rapid strokes to bear it skyward. As Rath and Maura watched, it circled the glade, then headed off in the opposite direction from the rising sun.
Maura glanced down at the message again, then lifted her gaze to meet Rath's with a look of apology. "I reckon this answers our question, doesn't it?"
"What question?" asked Rath, his tone gruffer than he meant it to sound.
"The one you read in my thoughts when we woke. The one about what we should do next."
"Oh, that." The question he'd been eager to delay answering for as long as possible. "I reckon so. Does the message say anything else? Anything to prove it was meant for you and me?"
Maura shook her head. "Who else could it be meant for?"
"How should I know?" Rath half wished some hunter's arrow had struck down that cursed bird before it reached here. "Not a fancy scholar of the Elderways, am I -- living free and easy on their safe island paradise?"
The few tales he'd heard of the Vestan Islands had long made him burn with resentment. Why had they never come to Umbria's aid during the long, bleak years the mainland had suffered under Hanish tyranny?
"Rath . . ."
"Does it not gall you that they summon us like this? Taking for granted you'll have reached here and done what needed doing -- as if it was some dance through a garden, rather than a near-impossible trek that might have killed you a dozen times over?"
"I'm sure they did not mean it to sound that way." Maura entreated him with her soft, green gaze that might have moved the heart of a death mage . . . if such creatures had hearts. There'd been times Rath wished he had no heart. The cursed thing was a weakness he could ill afford.
"I know it sounded rather . . . curt." Maura held out the strip of parchment to him. "There is hardly room to write a long, courteous letter on something small enough to wrap around a bird's leg."
Rath gave a grunt of grudging agreement. For all he loved Maura, he hated it when she was right.
"I doubt the Vestan wizards take it for granted I have accomplished my task. This message is a sign of their faith that I would prevail. Now they will be waiting and watching for us to come, perhaps fearing we will not."
Rath pointed skyward, to where the messenger bird had disappeared from sight. "When that fellow returns with his leg band removed, it should give them reason to hope."
"True." Maura reached for his hand with the air of a weary laborer once again shouldering a burden from which she had hoped to rest. "All the more reason we must not tarry."
"Why should we not?" Rath demanded. "You were all but dead a few days ago, and I am not long out of the mines. Who has the right to deny us a little well-earned rest and a chance for some quiet time together? Umbria has waited a thousand years for its Waiting King. Can it not wait a few days more?"
An even more defiant notion followed on the heels of that one. "Why must we do this at all, Maura? Any half-wit would know better than to think the two of us can liberate an entire kingdom. If those oracles and wizards on the islands have done nothing about it in all these years, who are they to lay an impossible burden upon our shoulders. Slag them all, I say!"
When he would not let her lead him away quietly to do the wizards' bidding, like some tame dog, Maura headed off on her own. "You do not mean that."
"I do mean it." Rath had little choice but to follow her. "What makes you think I don't?"
Maura whirled about to face him. That soft green gaze had turned as hard and fierce as glittering poison gems. Rath had not seen that look since the day he'd taunted her into crossing Raynor's Rift. He had missed it -- daft as that seemed.
"Where is the man who brought me to this glade last night?" She peered around Rath, pretending to look for someone else. "The man who offered himself as my champion? The man who promised to go wherever I bid him and do anything in my service?"
Rath growled. The only thing he hated worse than Maura being right was when she managed to turn his own words back against him. "That was different!"
"How? Was your pledge of homage just empty talk?" Beneath the scornful challenge of her questions, Rath heard a bitter edge of disappointment.
"I did mean it -- every word!" Could he put into words all that had changed between then and now, in a way that would make sense to himself, let alone her? "Like you, I expected to find some powerful warrior king of legend. I would gladly have served him, and you, playing my small part in the certain success of his battle against the Han."END
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I read The Wizard's Ward, the 1st book in this series, and fell in love with the fantasy world that Deborah Hale created. I had trouble finding this book (I purchased it before I purchased my Kindle), but it was well worth it! This book is even more fantastic than The Wizard's Ward. I didn't think it could get any better! Maura has awakened Rath, the "Waiting King", and she is indeed the "Destined Queen." Maura & Rath must travel into the unknown to search for and fulfill their destinies. The two evolve reconciling themselves to what they need to do and become - to free their beloved Umbria. Along the way, they learn more about themselves and each other and the Old Ways. This book is a wonderful story of adventure, romance, magic, witches, wizards, paranormal creatures, action and much more... I didn't want the story to end. I would not recommend that you read this book on its own... you need to read the 1st book, The Wizard's Ward, first to set the stage. I do highly recommend this series... it's one of the best I've ever read... If you love the Harry Potter series, the Twilight series, Discovery of Witches as I do... you'll have found another series to love.
This book is awesome. I couldn't put it down! This book will pick up right after the first book (The Wizard's Ward) and the characters will have new adventures along with a great ending. (I hope there's a third book!)
I was glad to see many of the characters from the first book in this book. Great conclusion but I wish it did not have to end so soon.
It was a great book it did not ruin the first one at all. I love how Rath and Maura are still the same they did not really change which is good cause I liked them. I liked how Rath became the role of king it was a good change overall great book.


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