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Last year for my 40th birthday, my husband, Andrew (who is a saint), bought me riding lessons. But not just any riding lessons. Dressage lessons with Hilda Gurney.
Among many other accomplishments, Hilda won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics aboard Keen, an off-the-track thoroughbred she trained herself. Oh, and by the way, she was a school teacher before becoming a household name in dressage. Did I mention that she didn't always have access to a dressage arena when she was training for the Olympics? So, she practiced on the trail. On. The. Trail.
That last bit gives me the shivers. It's proof positive that you can achieve greatness without all the fancy (in this case, a perfect arena and horse) and a healthy dose of determination and grit. In contrast, I've spent a lot of time riding on the trail daydreaming about being great at dressage, but have yet to make it past training level.
When the day of my first lesson arrived, I was so nervous I almost wasn't hungry. However, I fought through that and proceeded to have a delicious birthday lunch at The Old Place, where, surrounded by the heady aroma of a wood-burning grill and between gulps of tea and truly memorable steak fries, I fretted that:
Occasionally, a fantasy in which I got on and rode like Charlotte Dujardin crept in. This I chalked up to my chicken sandwich and the smoke. Meanwhile, my non-horsey husband tried to convince me that all would be well. I did not believe him.
The drive to Keenridge, Hilda's ranch (barn? I still don't know what people call stables out here in California), settled me somewhat. Our route from Malibu to Moorpark took us through rolling hills filled with produce trees lined up like soldiers, roads lined with massive eucalyptus trees, and past sweet horse farms tucked away behind shrubbery.
When I spotted the sign for Keenridge, my mouth went dry. Through our open windows, I could hear someone giving instruction to a rider practicing a half-pass. No one else was around, so, with some trepidation, Andrew and I followed the sound to a dressage arena surrounded by bougainvillea and capped by a large white pavilion. Ensconced there in a white lawn chair sat Hilda, still dressed for a show she'd been in earlier. She apologized to us that she was running late and invited us to sit and watch the lesson taking place.
- I would forget how to ride.
- Hilda would be horrified at my terrible dressage riding.
- Everyone at Hilda's would roll their eyes at my terrible dressage riding.
- I would begin giggling and not stop.
- I wasn't anywhere near a good enough rider to have a lesson with Hilda.
Pre-lesson things you should know about riding with Hilda so that you don't giggle uncontrollably or make inane, vaguely embarrassing small talk:
- When you call to make a lesson appointment, Hilda sometimes answers.
- When you tack up one of her horses, she may help you or even do it herself.
- It does not matter if you have never ridden with spurs or a double bridle, she will make you ride with both anyway.
Before my lesson, Hilda asked her assistant, Elizabeth, to school Willa, the horse I would be riding. Watching them, I was simultaneously awed and mortified. Poor Willa was in for a shock. Here is what it looks like when you forget to breathe and want to exit stage right:
Elizabeth was very nice to me and told me what not to do when asking Willa to canter or she'd think I was asking for a tempi change. I did what she told me not to do anyway, because I forgot her advice the minute Willa and I passed through the hedge opening and into the arena.
Miscuing Willa happened a lot that first ride. Everything I did seemed to make her do something dressage-y such as passage or perform some sort of lateral movement. By the end, I'd quieted down enough to ride less like a disaster. I even got to change leads on purpose.
If you think I am exaggerating about my bad riding, know that during my second lesson Hilda commented several times about how much I'd improved. I did not want to disappoint her by telling her that I'd been so wound up the first time around I'd forgotten how to steer.
That day, I may have proved myself unequal to riding an FEI unicorn like Willa, but I glimpsed what was possible if I kept trying. I had always told myself that I had no business taking lessons on an experienced horse with a celebrated instructor. At least, not until I became a better dressage rider. The potential for embarrassment was off the charts, and I didn't see how anything I could learn would translate to riding normal horses.
The experience changed my mind. In the span of 40 minutes, I learned:
- Why it was so important to have a quiet leg, seat, and hands.
- What it meant to cue without confusing the horse.
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- How to counter canter.
- How to ask for a turn on the forehand.
- What a straight leg yield feels like.
- What people mean when they say crisp transitions.
- That I couldn't sit the trot.
- That I could sit the canter.
I had three more lessons after the first, and each one was an education. Not just in riding, but about how a fear of failure can hold you back. Overcoming that fear isn't easy, but knowing it's there, lurking toad-ugly and waiting to foil my plans, better prepares me to boot it out of the way.

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Lily Pearce hates rock music and anything to do with the business of rock music. After watching as her brother slowly deteriorated from the excesses the rock life offered, she is happy to see him safely in rehab…again. When he gets an offer to try out for the possibility of replacing Nick Blackthorne, she is torn. She has never seen Eugene more determined to stay straight and succeed at the audition, but she is still worried that he won't be able to handle the pressure and temptations of the life he wants so badly. When Samuel Gibson shows up at the rehab center to talk to Eugene, Lily is determined to stay away, but that becomes impossible when Eugene offers his sister as tour guide for Samuel's entire visit. Lily is sure she will hate every minute, but as she begins to see the man behind the image, she begins to lose her heart to Samuel, and Samuel does what he can to show her he isn't the debauched cretin the tabloids make him out to be, at least not anymore. Can Lily learn to accept the passion Samuel offers, and not hold his career against him? Can Samuel convince Lily of his true intentions? Can these two help Lily's brother or will Lily's ideas stop the romance before it even plays its first few notes?
Lead Me On is the latest in Lexxie Couper's Heart of Fame series. This is a hot and imaginative look inside of a rock band looking for a front man to give them a new voice. I like this world Ms. Couper has built. The characters are well defined and likable, people you could meet and be friends with. I always enjoy a peek into a world I can only imagine, and Ms. Couper does it with style and lots of heat.
Samuel 'Sam' Gibson is the epitome of the rock and roll bad boy; handsome, sexy and just a bit wild. But that is the person the world sees, and there is another, more private side to him, a side that envies his friends as they find that one special person to connect with. When Samuel meets Lily Pearce, he is determined to show her that there is more to him than what the tabloids portray, and it is fun to watch as he tries, sometimes unsuccessfully, to breach her walls and reach her heart. I liked that, for every positive move, there was a chance that something would tip the scales in the opposite direction, and I enjoyed watching Samuel pull out all the stops trying to win Lily over.
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The Oklahoma band Other Lives has had a pretty good year or so. First they released their sophomore effort Tamer Animals to widespread critical acclaim and then by the end of 2011 it was revealed that they would be one of the opening bands on the upcoming Radiohead world tour, which is to say, they sort of hit big...REAL BIG.
We were lucky enough to catch up with lead singer/songwriter Jesse Tabish a few weeks ago and ask him a few questions about the making about that album and 70's sci-fi, and here's what he had to say.
When the band went into the studio for Tamer Animals, was there a specific agenda to top the previous record, or were you just concentrated on the songs themselves?
Well, there definitely was. We were very ready to, not to say that the first record was a disappointment, but it felt like we could do more on our own by recording it by ourselves. So we were kinda like…it was a challenge to see how far we could take the music that we had written and also recorded. There was a disconnect that we had felt from previous records that, where I wrote the songs, but somebody else had recorded it and, you know, recording it [Tamer Animals] ended up becoming writing it as well.
The sound that you guys have hints at other kinds of music, but ultimately is completely unique to you guys. Is that just coming out of how you learned to play together, or are you specifically trying to reference other music?
I think some of it is…you're naturally inclined to do certain things. Everyone has there own little technique -- certain types of changes that you hear often or recording techniques, but I think that just comes really from just playing around in the studio for long hours and finding things that you really enjoy and that help paint the picture a little bit more.
Are they any musicians that you personally were drawing influence from?
Yea, and particularly with Tamer Animals, Philip Glass and Ennio Morricone were two composers that I've listened to a lot. Their techniques and…just to see how they…when you look at arrangement as just another way of basically making up chords, everyone has their own different way of putting those chords together.
I've always felt that your music is kinda like the soundtrack to the best 70's sci-fi movie never made, and then I saw the video for "For 12". So does that really figure into your work?
Yea, I think of the space or the desert or the plains really…kinda capture the quiet before the storm and capture that kinda desolate, dusty feel. You know space kinda has that same kind of tranquility to it but there's also kinda of an anxiety or something behind it
Yea, because I know in other interviews you've said that the Dustbowl is sort of a focal point for you guys, and it was interesting to see that point of focus translated into the imagery in the video.
Yea, I felt like it captured the same kind of sentiment because it wasn't, like, out on the wild wild west or anything.
Jesse and the rest of the Other Lives crew play tonight at The Red Palace, right here in DC. The show is completley sold out, so hopefully you got your tickets early. If not here's a video of their latest albums title track to help you feel better about missing what's sure to be one of the best shows to come through town this year.
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Moving on to happier pastures, I'm listening to my local rock radio station 94.3 The Shark (good tunes), I've a paper to do on some books I've read, and I want to get at least three chapters done in The Two Swords before I head to work.
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Public Service Broadcasting are proud to announce their final UK headline show of the year will be at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 1 November. The show is the culmination of a hugely successful period for the band, including the release of the critically-acclaimed album Every Valleyand a very special commissioned performance at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend in Belfast.
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New Delhi, Sep.25 (ANI): Non-resident Indian businessman and alleged Hawala kingpin Naresh Jain on Friday evening denied being involved in the alleged Hawala transactions and claimed he was basically a businessman but being unnecessarily trapped in the case.
" I have a factory in South Africa. I supply readymade garments in Afghanistan and Nepal. I talked to people in Pakistan in relation with purchasing rice. I have nothing to do with Hawala or Dawood Ibrahim," Naresh Jain was quoted by Zee News as claiming.
Naresh also stated that the sleuth recovered only Rs.12.5 lakhs instead of Rs.60 lakhs during Thursday raids as was being stated in the media. Enforcement Directorate busted a Hawala transaction racket worth thousands of crores of rupees here after it seized incriminating documents during raids carried out at eight different locations linked to non-resident Indian (NRI) businessman Naresh Jain on Thursday.
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Hawala Kingpin Naresh has been booked under provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), said Times Now report on Friday morning.(ANI)
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The Princess and the Goblin - A Game of Daring Escape
The Kickstarter campaign for The Princess and the Goblin: A Game of Daring Escape will be over VERY soon (or has already ended!). THANK YOU to ALL of our backers who pledged to help bring this old, but endearing story back to life as a modern board game for families!
Did you miss the campaign?
Now that the campaign is over, we can't take any more pledges (and we won't be able to make any edits to this campaign page), but this is not the end. If you would like a copy of the game (or if you would like to add another) but missed the campaign, you can pre-order them from our website. Out of respect for those who backed during the campaign, please note the difference in price.
This is just the beginning...
- 1. Watch for our WEEKLY Kickstarter updates to hear about every step of the process of producing the game and delivering it to backers.
- 2. Like the Princess and the Goblin page on Facebook (and subscribe to receive notifications) to see periodical posts about the project, behind the scenes images and interact with other Princess and the Goblin fans.
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- 4. Email Dennis directly at email@example.com or contact him through the Kickstarter system.
- 5. Subscribe to the Bellwether Games newsletter to receive monthly updates about our efforts to get The Princess and the Goblin onto store shelves around the world, as well as to hear about other projects we're working on.
When George MacDonald wrote The Princess and the Goblin in 1872, I don't think he thought it would become a game, but I think he would be pleased that we've made one!
The 8-year-old Princess Irene in MacDonald's novel exhibits one amazingly courageous moment when she "[does] not hesitate", but decides to follow her magic thread into the heart of the goblin kingdom under the mountain...alone.
It may sound like a foolish act, but it was based on trust. She trusted her great-grandmother who gave her the thread. Her great-grandmother told her the thread would guide her. So, she followed it.
When creating this game, we tried to keep this moment in view, both for making moments of fun and exciting tension in the game, but also to honor the vision of MacDonald's work and provide great talking points: How can you know if someone is trustworthy? Can you trust something even if you don't perfectly understand it?
We made this game so you can share it with the ones you love, and this Kickstarter campaign is how we hope to raise the money needed to have the game produced. Artwork, manufacturing, shipping and fulfillment are all expensive parts of making this game a reality, but when you pledge you bring us a little closer to making it happen.
Explore below for more information about this project. Then click on the big green "Pledge Now" button at the top of the page and choose a reward. For a $19 pledge we'll send you a copy of the game when it is produced. Thanks for being part of this campaign!
When the young Princess Irene noticed her special golden thread led straight into the goblin kingdom under the mountain, she did not hesitate, but followed it at once. There, in the dark, she discovered her friend, the miner boy Curdie, who had been trapped while searching for clues to the goblins' evil plans.
Now, together they must make a daring escape. Can you retrace Irene's steps through the dark maze of caverns, using only her special golden thread as your guide? Can you discover clues to save the kingdom? Or will the goblins catch you first?
In the game, you will explore the goblin's vast underground cave network in search of clues to their evil plans. When you think you've discovered enough clues to save the kingdom, flip all of the pieces of your escape path in the correct order to find your way home. You will win if you can escape the mountain and find more clues than any of your opponents, but don't get caught by the goblins!
The Princess and The Goblin is a tile-flipping game of memory and daring escape for 1-4 players ages 7+ that plays in about 10-20 minutes.
At its core, The Princess and the Goblin is a simple memory game, but there are several other game elements that make this game unique and exciting:
1. Ticking clock: As soon as the first player escapes, the "clock" starts and the other players must escape before all the mountain exits are sealed.
2. Deception: Use your breadcrumbs creatively to remember your path while also tricking your opponents to flip the wrong tiles.
3. Long-way or short-way?: Points are awarded for finding more clues and capturing breadcrumbs, but that costs precious time. Will you push-your-luck to earn more points?
4. Hidden tile placement: There is subtle strategy in choosing where to place tiles. Every decision may make it easier or harder to obtain victory.
5. "Goblins!": Goblins can be used to attack or trap the other players, and you may find your table shouting "goblins!" at every possible chance.
6. Solo and advanced rules: For a different way to play, try the solo or advanced rules.
We mailed prototypes of this game to over two dozen different groups around the country (and to three other countries) to see how they and their families enjoyed the game, to see how accessible it was to different ages, and to make sure the rules were easy to understand. Here are some of the things they said:
- "I played the game at Geekway to the West this past weekend and enjoyed it. It's a quick playing game that is perfect for families with children aged about seven and older. Kids will love the goblins, feel heroic in helping the princess find her way home, and will quite possibly do a better job of remembering where tiles are located than you." - Dave Banks (Geek Dad)
- "We have been playing and love the game!! We love the goblins - we're always shocked when we get them!" - Toni Steres
- "I like the strategy of the game - and beating my sisters!" - Luke (age 7)
- "A great little matching game that is quick enough to play several times in a row but deeper than the typical match-2 games you see from this genre. Over all it's a huge thumbs up from the Nerdettes." (Dad Vs The Nerdettes)
- "The Goblin and the Princess is an easy to grasp, fun to play, and hard to beat adventure! It's one part Memory, one part bedtime story, and one part dungeon crawler!" - Kevin Delp (Tantrum House)
- "Four [years old] is probably too young for the game [...], but he likes the goblins and the story line. He turned over the goblins on purpose sometimes because he thought it was hilarious." - Leah Hopkins
- "It was a fun mix of memory and push-your-luck. Trying to keep track of the cards you've looked at is a tricky but rewarding memory puzzle, even with the breadcrumbs. Then deciding the best time to build your path versus finding more tiles to increase your points is a key decision." - Michael Tunnison
- "Easy to pick up and play, learn [and] teach. Fun strategy to try and use your bits to mark cards and trick others" - Curtis Baughman
- The Kentucky Bored Gamer also completed this review.
For every goal we reach, we'll add the unlocked bonus features to every copy of the game!
If you live in the United States, shipping is FREE! For all other locations, shipping will be added when you make your pledge.
For our friends in the European Union (EU), imported products are sometimes charged a tax when they enter the EU. This tax must be paid by the individual importing the good. Fortunately, less-expensive products are often exempt from this tax because they don't meet a minimum threshold. For example, in two previous projects (which you can see here and here) we shipped games valued at $16 or less to about 400 different EU addresses. Exactly two people reported they had to pay an extra tax and we offered to reimburse both of them.
Unfortunately, if we ship The Princess and the Goblin to you in the EU we can't guarantee you won't have to pay tax when it enters your country, however, you might consider using this Import Duty and Taxes Calculator to determine if additional taxes are likely for you. We will be importing the games into the United States before sending them out to backers.
We've closely analyzed the amount of time it took us to complete the game-making process for our two previous game projects. The following timeline is based on that analysis:
It's really easy to get more from your pledge. When you click "pledge now!" you will have the option to type any $ amount you like. When you ADD any of the $ amounts listed below, we'll also send you the game we created below that corresponds to the amount you pledged. (For example, if you live in the US and pledge $37 ($19 for Princess and the Goblin + $18 for Antidote) we'll ship you Antidote and then Princess and the Goblin once its produced.) At the end of the campaign, we'll send out a survey to double-check which extra games you selected.
Here are a few things backers from our previous two campaigns said:
- JD S: I have to say you're campaign has been the most updated forthcoming and responsive campaign I have ever had the pleasure of funding. For that I want to personally say thank you! I look forward to displaying Antidote with my other board games.
- Tanner M: Just to let you know I am extremely satisfied with the end product! All components of this game are amazing! I can't believe a Kickstarter produced such amazing quality work!
- Dominic: I definitely want to thank you for your constant updates and excellent communication through the entire project. Not many Kickstarter projects do this (and it certainly provides a much nicer experience).
- Joe C: My game just arrived in Australia. It looks awesome. Very good quality game. Can't wait to play it. Congrats on a great campaign and producing an excellent game :)
Game Design & Campaign Manager: Dennis Hoyle
Art and Graphics: Jovial Graphics
Cover Illustration: Courtney Godbey
Special Thanks to The Princess and the Goblin Playtesters: Lawrence, Ray and Kat Gaydos, Sara Hoyle, Craig, Dave, and Nick Bartelsmeyer, Zach Soucier, Graydon Hendershott, Chad Osborn and family, Brian Suhre and family, Ben Chamness, Lauryn Livengood, Jared and Karly Gagnon, Toni Steres and family, Michael Tunison and family, Leah Hopkins and family, Larry Rittman and family, Robbie Vermandel, Kevin Delp and family, Ed Baraf, Daniel Risse, Ben and Lilly Simpson, Curtis Baughman and family
I've run two successful Kickstarter campaigns all the way through to completion. Take a look at Antidote or Swamped to see each.
These campaigns have provided some valuable perspective on some of the risks and challenges of running a project like this one. Some of the lessons I've learned are listed below:
- Low funding level: We made a significant financial investment in the art and design of this game. If we fund at a low level, we will be taking a financial hit, but we believe so strongly in this game that we are committed to producing it even at a loss to us.
- Check and double-check your work: Board games come with a lot of important pieces and components. Before sending the games to print we will check and double-check every piece of art and every component to make sure its right. We are NOT okay with producing a game that is missing pieces or has graphic or typographic errors.
- Get started early: The overall timeline for producing a game is long. That's why we commissioned the bulk of the artwork before the campaign and have already begun working with manufacturers to plan production.
- Manufacturing risks: We'll be producing a printed sample of the game before sending it to final production. This way we can test all the physical components to make sure they are durable and of a quality that makes us proud.
- Logistical risks: For our first campaign we lost about 3 weeks because port workers in the US were on strike. Ouch! "Force Majeur" risks like this are possible, despite our best efforts to plan. That is why we've calculated a conservative timeline based on data from previous projects.
- Fulfillment risks: We plan to use a trusted fulfillment partner to get you your rewards but we are aware the postal system can be still be unreliable. Anytime hundreds (or thousands) of packages are sent out en masse there is the potential for some to be lost and/or damaged. We are committed to working with any backers who fail to receive what they expected to receive. You take a risk on us, so it is just good practice to return the favor.
- VAT taxes: Some countries charge VAT tax on imported goods. We've tried to lower this risk by pricing the game below $20 and providing you a link that can help you determine if you are at risk of being charged this.
- Finished product & money-back guarantee: Finally, there is a risk that for some reason, you may not be happy with the finished work. If this is you, you can return your pledge within 4 weeks of receiving it for a full-refund of your pledged amount.
We know you're taking a risk when you back a Kickstarter project. That's why we're offering a money back guarantee. After receiving your copy of The Princess and the Goblin, if you decide it didn't meet your expectations, you can return it within 4 weeks for a full refund of your pledged amount.
Help reawaken this old story for a new generation. Click here to go back to the top of the page and click the green "Pledge Now" button to get started!
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This section is rightfully obligatory on Kickstarter. Since I've provided copious detail regarding the risks and challenges of this project two sections above under the header: "Risks and Challenges," I've left the area below blank.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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What is the core of success of your link exchange directory? The desire of potential link partners to put link on your page. And how to encourage them? Show them that your any of your link exchange directory pages has very good chances for people turning back to it again and again.
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Award winning author Yasuko Thanh will be reading from her newly published novel Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains at the Vancouver Public Library Central Branch on May 18 as part of Incite: An Exploration of Books and Ideas series presented in partnership with the Vancouver Writers Fest.
At the heels of an early well-traveled Bohemian life, Thanh won the 2009 Journey Prize for her short story "Floating Like the Dead," which is included in her collection by the same name. Her debut novel, Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains, is set in Vietnam at the turn of the 20th century while under French colonial rule.
"I remembered my father's stories and started writing to learn more about the time in which my great grandparents were alive. Coming across the Hanoi [Poison] Plot, I found myself building around this in the process of finding out," Thanh explains.
Shaping a story
The story begins in medias res as we sit in on a clandestine meeting of five local Vietnamese resistance collaborators plotting to poison and overthrow the French colonial occupying forces in 1908. Each partisan is burdened in different ways: Dr. Nguyen Georges-Minh is on a search for atonement for the ill-gotten gains of his family in their ongoing collusion with the French, and soon finds himself deeply entangled in the jungles of his country. The complexities of the time weigh equally on the other characters.
In one of the novel's stories, says Thanh, an innkeeper abandons his wife and children to fend for themselves. Yet when he returns, his wife seems to take him back, and her true resilience and ingenuity only becomes gradually apparent as the events unfold.
"In parallel developments, we learn more about the mountain resistance to the foreign invasion, as underneath it all, we find the emblematic story of a strong woman," adds Thanh.
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Thanh, who holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria, has successfully brought different creative forms of artistic expression to her audiences as a poet, short story writer, novelist and musician – she sings lead vocals and plays guitar with her band 12 Gauge Facial. This puts her in a unique position to draw comparisons when it comes to delivering her message.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post1669175421001003879..comments2019-07-30T03:22:43.518-04:00Comments on Mad Hatter's Bookshelf & Book Review: REVIEW | Control Point by Myke ColeThe Mad Hatterhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-7191523202600004952012-05-31T09:23:25.712-04:002012-05-31T09:23:25.712-04:00Oscar really got on my nerves, almost to the point...Oscar really got on my nerves, almost to the point that it completely ruined the book for me. As it stands it was only ruined partially.

I just can't get past the fact that someone who is supposed to be such an accomplished career soldier and officer keeps making the dumbest possible decisions each and every time.

I doubt I'll read the next one.Kevin firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-85666394392862941382012-05-31T07:27:12.259-04:002012-05-31T07:27:12.259-04:00I think he's got a good lead on what's goi...I think he's got a good lead on what's going on. I'm actually interested if the next novel with show things from another perspective in addition to Oscar.Mad Hatter Reviewhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-79784425704248520242012-05-30T20:44:24.263-04:002012-05-30T20:44:24.263-04:00I had a lot of trouble with the arc of the protago...I had a lot of trouble with the arc of the protagonist and the somewhat generic alternate world. There was enough there that I would try the next one and hope for more of a email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5711195880526876235.post-19072014837005261652012-05-30T12:49:44.430-04:002012-05-30T12:49:44.430-04:00Thanks for the review. My review hit similar poin...Thanks for the review.
My review hit similar points to yours, I think, especially WRT Oscar.Paul Weimerhttps://email@example.com


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The national boom that has doubled and tripled the price of homes in the San Fernando Valley region and beyond in recent years is over.
The inventory of homes for sale in the Valley has more than doubled since August 2005 and while prices are just inching up locally, they actually dipped nationwide for the first time in 11 years, according to figures released Monday.
"This isn't a bursting bubble or sky falling," said John Karevoll of DataQuick Information Systems in San Diego. "It's just the end of a real-estate cycle."
The stockpile of Valley homes reached 6,832 properties, compared with 3,167 this time last year.
Sales of single-family homes in the Valley dropped 32.9 percent in August compared with a year ago, amounting to 11 consecutive months of decline. Statewide sales of existing homes fell 30.1 percent, a mark that hasn't been matched since 1982.
However, Valley home prices last month rose 4.7 percent, to $560,000 from $535,000 a year ago, according to the California Association of Realtors, which provided data comparing sales in August with those a year ago for all types of homes.
Nationwide, median prices year to year slipped 1.7 percent, to $225,000, according to the National Association of Realtors. In Orange County, they slid 2.5 percent, and in San Diego, they dropped 3 percent.
Being a Realtor these days is harder than it was three years ago, said Sylvia Matchett of Century 21 in Encino.
"Buyers now have a choice," Matchett said. "Three years ago it was like, `This is in our price range. Let's make an offer and hope we get it."'
Slackening prices are part of a balancing act that experts have been predicting after seeing years of double-digit price increases.
Lower prices will be a good thing – for some.
"In California, people have been priced out of the housing market," said Nima Nattagh, an independent market analyst. Relatively low interest rates and a fair economy could put more people in a position to buy.
Interest rates rose for 30-year fixed mortgages to 6.52 percent from 5.82 percent year to year, CAR reported. Adjustable-rate mortgages increased to 5.64 percent last month from 4.55 percent last year.
For those looking, there are plenty of properties to consider.
In the Santa Clarita Valley, the number of homes on the market ballooned from 1,400 to 3,600 from August 2005 to last month, said Jim Link, Southland Association of Realtors spokesman.
Houses are sitting around longer once they are listed. It took a median of 52 days for a home to sell last month, with half the homes selling quicker, and half selling slower. Last year the median was 29 days.
At that rate, it would take almost seven months to sell all the houses on the market. A year ago, it was 2.6 months.
Inventory could well shrink in the fall, said Robert Kleinhenz, deputy chief economist at CAR.
"Partly because of looky-loo sellers who don't really need to sell but are hoping to get top dollar," Kleinhenz said. "People will take it off if it doesn't sell in 60 days when the listing expires."
Sellers may bristle, but market forces may push prices down 4 percent to 5 percent by year's end, Nattagh said.
"The longer you hold out there is a possibility of getting a better deal," he said. "But if you're looking for discounts upward of 10 percent, it's not going to happen."
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Reviews of Cornerstone Guesthouse
They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
Cornerstone Guesthouse review
This was very different to what we had experienced as there was a TV, and the guesthouse was a short walk from the beach so after all the desert landscapes it was anice change.
The staff booked all our restaurants fo us and were extremely helpful.
Cornerstone Guesthouse review
We stayed in Room 1. Internet access was complimentary! Very good B&B. Recommend eating at the Tug, Grapevine or De Kelder.....but not the Lighthouse. The Turnstone Tour to Sandwich Harbour with Ernest was excellent...another highlight of our trip. Everything about the day was superb including the gourmet picnic lunch.
We were a bit disappointed with the Pleasure Flights Sossusvlei Trip as we would have liked to have spent more time in the air actually circling Sossusvlei and Deadvlei.
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Another ideal stopover, Margo and Peter the hosts were most helpful with what to see and do and local info.Read more about the whole trip
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The rooms were almost too clean and white since we arrived feeling very dusty after a long drive and almost felt we daren't sit down. Help was offered with booking activities but we had arrived with our own ideas and in fact found the town museum in Swakopmund fascinating.
It was an easy walk into town and there were plenty of eating places on offer. The restaurant/museum 'Zur Kupferpfanne' was a delight, stuffed with domestic and industrial relics from Namibia's past. The presentation of the menu was remarkable although the food was not exceptional. The 'Brauhaus' offered a more typical German menu but we found the large portions served and the consequent wastage was objectionable. The whole town was very German in character.
We drove the Welwitschia drive which was very interesting with a completely different landscape but the drive itself was longer than we had anticipated and the road extremely poor.
Pretty quiet guesthouse near town centre
This guesthouse has been most attractively designed and decorated - fresh and light with lovely pictures on the walls. There is a colourful garden to relax in and tea and coffee in the spotlessly clean comfortable rooms. It is in a quiet location but within easy walk of restaurants at night and the town and seafront by day.
Pete and Margo are welcoming and kind. We had a problem with our vehicle and they went out of their way to help us get it sorted. They both work hard at breakfast time to give you a feast to start the day.
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Very good. Welcoming and friendly hosts. Marked difference from Zebra River Lodge.Read more about the whole trip
Cornerstone Guesthouse review
After the heat of the desert, arriving at Swakopmund with 15 degC was a shock but this cannot be changed unfortunately.
Cornerstone's is very conveniently located and provides good quality accomodation with a short walk into town.
The owners , Peter & Margo, were very friendly... look out for Margo's paintings they are very good indeed and should be on sale.
The rooms were very clean with a hair drier a great advantage for Particia.
Breakfast was excellent as was the packed lunches provided.
For the 1st evening meal, booked ahead by email by our hosts, we ate at " The Tug"... some of the best fish ever and with a table directly overlooking the ocean.
On the 2nd evening wanting something lighter we visited " Nonna's" and had their special meatballs.. delicious.
Cornerstone Guesthouse review
Charming room, lovely breakfast room - everything tastefully decorated and furnished - very hospitable people who waited on us at breakfast, offered to arrange any trips we might want and to book restaurants.
Ideally placed for a stay in Swakopmund.
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The Cornerstone Guesthouse provides everything one would want in a bed and breakfast. The facilities were new, clean, nice, secure, all rooms have a private entrance, there was access to local tour information, a wonderful breakfast, and a host that was familiar with the area and willing to assist us with our activities. The breakfast truly offered something for just about everyone! We also enjoyed the well cared for courtyard and grounds as a place to sit and relax.
The Cornerstone is well within walking distance of downtown Swakopmund making things readily accessible. Margo was helpful in making phone calls to one of our tour providers, making recommendations for dining, and potential attractions to see. We very much enjoyed our stay there.
Expert Africa also organised a day trip to Sandwich Harbour for these travellers. They commented:
"Our guide for this trip was Ernest and he was GREAT! He was very familiar with the birds of the area and was quick to point them out. He proofed to be a very skilled driver as he navigated the dunes, etc....We enjoyed a nice amount of time in the Sandwich Harbour area. This tour was a wonderful way to get out and experience the dunes and birds of the area during our short stay. Ernest was also very good about providing history on the local area and information about the ecology of the area."
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Very personal service.
Very happy to help with restaurant bookings and gave us a free bottle of wine when the solar power stopped working one day!


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Art Basel preview: 'American Exuberance' at the Rubell Family Collection
"Exuberance" is one of the many "e"-words that aptly describe Art Basel Miami Beach, both the fair itself and the larger, enveloping phenomenon it encompasses. Indeed, "enveloping", "encompassing", "endless", and "exhibitionist" are also apt "e"s, as are "extravagant", "elephantine", and, ultimately, "exhausting".
Don and Mera Rubell, whose private contemporary art collection, housed in a former DEA-facility in Wynwood, is one of the biggest in the world, say the word jumped to mind when they were thinking up a title for their mega-exhibition, American Exuberance, which will open on Thursday.
"This title was in the mood of the moment," Ms. Rubell told me in a recent interview. Her husband added: "Although we usually use 'exuberance' in a very positive, upbeat manner, the word has to do, more than anything, with forms of excess behavior, and I think this show is a reflection of that."
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Another Day In the City
Sunday, January 25, 2009
And now it sucks that my weekend's about to end. Monday's are probably my busiest since I have the most classes, and it sucks that I don't have all my textbooks yet. Gosh, ordering from Amazon online is not quick enough. I basically have to run over to the Writing Center to skim through the chapter minutes before my English Composition class tomorrow. But that technically was my fault. I could've went to the Writing Center on Thursday, but I wasn't even thinking about it then.
Okay, I'm rambling on now. I'm gonna stop.
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- Jenny Mariposa said...
I love that pool ceiling optical trick, how did they do that?! AHHH I want to visit you in NYC!
- January 25, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Jam said...
OH SNAP you went to the graffiti building. My friend once took a photoshoot there. I bet it's cooler now. Always thanks for the advice because i probably won't get it (BB Storm). And is that vikram in the pic? lol. Wow. College.
P.S. John Marz song is fire!
- January 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- DeVilled said...
Love the pictures! And if I wasn't so afraid of Brooks tripping and falling on my face in the mirror room, I could have easily fallen asleep, haha.
- January 27, 2009 at 1:22 PM
Wow, those photos are amazing! The art looks so very cool. Everytime I go to the city, I'm always looking out for places like that, but I never seem to find them. :]
- January 28, 2009 at 9:19 PM
- Kastina said...
Those are such neat pictures! So- really how does the water on the ceiling work? I get it's a pool....? I think.
- January 29, 2009 at 1:31 AM


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Last night was a busy one for Beyonce, who duetted with both Ed Sheeran and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder at Global Citizen Festival.
The Destiny's Child star played a hits set at the all-dayer, which she brought Sheeran on for during 'Drunk in Love'. The two performed a paired back, acoustic version of the track; both singing as Sheeran played guitar.
Later in the evening Beyoncé joined Pearl Jam's frontman Eddie Vedder for another acoustic duet, this time for a cover of Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song'. The performance also included a clip of a speech given by Nelson Mandela about overcoming poverty, which played above the duo as Vedder continued to play.
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Global Citizen Festival is a free, annual, one day concert set up in New York City's Central Park to promote the charity Global Citizen, which helps fight poverty and inequality.
The festival is curated by Coldplay, who have committed to doing so for the next 15 years. The group also performed there yesterday and Chris Martin was heard running through a new song during soundcheck.
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The strike seemed impossibly fast to Bill Ryan Tabb, as if a thick branch had snapped across his leg. Tabb took two steps after the strike, checked up, and felt an odd sensation wash over him – a searing pain that had no precedent. Turning about, he watched a snake wrap into 3' of coil, head cocked up and mouth agape, holding its ground on the edge of a turnrow in burned down, withered grass. Black-gray body, thick mid-section, and blunt tale, Tabb immediately recognized it as a cottonmouth – and knew he was racing against time.
Tabb should have been planting soybeans or rice, but the skies had opened in the early hours of April 14, 2011, and dumped an unexpected 2" of rain across his Bolivar County farm in northwest Mississippi. In standard fashion, Tabb's crew had met at his shop that morning and separated to get water off the fields. He loaded an ATV on a trailer and drove to check a report of a car stuck after rutting up a rebuilt turnrow – testament to the grinding surprises that often begin a day on the farm.
When he pulled up close to the damaged turnrow, Tabb left the four-wheeler hooked to the trailer and set off on foot – dressed in shorts and tennis shoes. On almost any other day, Tabb, 38 at the time of the bite, would have been riding the ATV and wearing boots. As Tabb walked the turnrow, a cottonmouth struck the inner ankle of his left leg.
Early March had seen burndown across Tabb's acreage, and as he looked turned back, the black snake was clearly visible, coiled in brown grass, just along the turnrow's edge. The heavy rains had likely pushed the cottonmouth out of a ditch and forced it to change ground.
"I left the snake coiled in the grass and just wanted to get help as fast as possible. The pain was building and it was pain I'd never felt before," Tabb recalls. After a 20-minute drive to the hospital in Cleveland, the bite area was beginning to turn black. "I started getting faint as my blood pressure dropped. I really got nervous and recognized I could be in big trouble. The pain was incredible and it's difficult to describe how bad my muscles ached."
Due to high costs and limited shelf life, small hospitals often have limited anti-venom supplies. Tabb was given two vials of anti-venom in Cleveland and then moved to Jackson. After 18 total doses of anti-venom, the poison's spread was stemmed, but he remained in the hospital for three days and took a full six months at home to fully recover. "I don't get edgy on turnrows, but I do find myself watching my steps very closely when I'm walking down a levee of tall rice. If I'm rolling up a rice gate to regulate irrigation water, it gets a little nerve-wracking for me. I'm always on the lookout on my farm – that's for sure."
Producer Bill Ryan Tabb, Bolivar County, Mississippi, needed 18 doses of anti-venom and six months to fully recover from a cottonmouth bite.
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Farmland is a haven for snakes. Ditches, ponds, sheds, barns, machinery graveyards, and grain bins offer a bevy of cover and food sources. Statistics fly under the radar, but agriculture workers are consistently bitten by venomous snakes.
One Fang, No Anti-venom
In October 2013, 36-year-old Delta producer Garrett Carver, Ruleville, Miss., had finished cutting soybeans and should have been preparing ground for winter, but caught a rain that kept him out of his fields. Along with his brother, Carver hauled grain and filled feeders in a stretch of woods in Carroll County, preparing food plots for deer season. By 10:30 a.m. of the fall morning, he'd moved on to clearing back brush and cut a branch that fell directly on a timber rattlesnake. "I reached down to pick up the limb and got tagged on the second knuckle of my index finger."
Despite an instant burning sensation in his hand, Carver didn't realize he'd been bit. His knuckle was bleeding from a solitary puncture wound – only one fang had found the mark. "I didn't see him bite and thought I'd been stung by a hornet, but my hand was on fire and the pain was growing by the second. I walked over to my brother to show him the wound because the single spot and the blood didn't make sense." They walked back to the bite site just in time to see a 2' timber rattler moving back into the undergrowth. "I was instantly hit with a sick feeling in my gut: I knew I'd been bit by a rattlesnake."
From that point, a series of errors could have cost Carver his life. Arriving at the Greenwood hospital at 10:45 a.m., Carver was treated with pain medicine until 5 p.m., and not given any anti-venom: "I told the doctors, but I'm not sure they initially believed me."
When a new doctor came on shift late in the afternoon and read the blood work report, he insisted Carver receive immediate anti-venom. However, the Greenwood anti-venom supply was sitting on empty. Carver didn't wait for an ambulance as his wife drove him 100 miles to Jackson, arriving with his entire arm swollen – red streaks patterned up to his bicep. In the Jackson emergency room, Carver was mistakenly placed in general admittance, the pain nearly unbearable. "I finally started raising Cain and a nurse in the back heard the commotion and said, 'Get him in now. That's the guy we've been waiting on.'"
"Even when I'm on my turnrows, I'm looking around," says producer Garrett Carver. "It makes me pay attention to my surroundings on the farm."
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At 9:30 p.m., despite the bite occurring 11 hours earlier, Carver was given anti-venom – the first of eight doses. "I was worried the swelling was so bad that they would have to split the skin to relieve the pressure, but the anti-venom kicked in and turned me around." Anti-venom varies in price, but each vial in Carver's case cost a hefty $8,000.
Three days later, Carver left the hospital, but needed an additional four months to gain proper use of his hand. He stayed away from the bite-site woods for an entire year. "Now I'm wary. Even when I'm on my turnrows, I'm looking around. It makes me pay attention to my surroundings on the farm. This is one of those things that you always see or read about, but never think will happen to you."
Indescribable Pain
The hills of southeast Mississippi's Claiborne County can be prime ground for timber rattlers. Dana Sander's family farm is located in the hills adjacent to the Big Black River and the area is rich in history. "Years back, our property was the last plantation on the Natchez Trace before you reached Indian land," Sanders describes. The acreage is now used for silviculture and planted in pines.
Sanders serves as a wetlands consultant, typically operating alone when taking soil samples and conducting endangered species surveys. On Sept. 13, 2014, his outdoor background couldn't prevent a severe snakebite as he worked in a food plot on the family farm. Standing beside a pile of slash debris while cutting limbs for shooting lanes, Sanders took a step back into the slash and felt a violent strike slam just above his 6" boots: "This was like a board with nails just stuck in my leg."
"Even when I'm on my turnrows, I'm looking around," says producer Garrett Carver. "It makes me pay attention to my surroundings on the farm."
Ditches, ponds, patches of woods, sheds, barns, machinery graveyards, and grain bins offer snakes a bevy of cover and food sources.
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He jumped back to the edge of the food plot and then crept forward to get a look at the snake – a very large, yellow-faced timber rattler roughly 4' to 5' long, with a head 3" wide. The pain was instant and intense as blood poured from two puncture marks spaced an inch apart. "I knew I'd probably stepped on him and he was just doing what he's programmed to do naturally. My dad was with me and I told him, 'I just got bit by a rattlesnake. We've got to go now.'"
As a volunteer fireman and first responder, Sanders' training kicked in and he remained calm – a participant in another call, but this time as the victim. "I didn't wrap it, tie it off, or cut it. I called ahead to the hospital in Vicksburg 30 minutes away to give them time to get anti-venom set up."
Within 20 minutes of the bite, Sanders was going into shock. He was transferred from his father's truck to an ambulance on the outskirts of Vicksburg and given a shot of morphine to cut his pain. It had no effect. "My pain was a seven or eight and just kept growing worse."
The hospital was ready when Sanders arrived: Within an hour and half of being bitten over 30 miles away, he was receiving anti-venom. Yet, the pain was still mounting and doctors were marking the progression of venom as it moved through his leg. "The pain had jumped to a nine or 10; certainly the worst pain I've experienced and almost indescribable. It's localized, but it radiates. It's almost as if you took a red-hot icepick, stuck it in your leg, and left it. It doesn't cool, but continues to burn."
After additional morphine shots failed to ease his pain, doctors gave Sanders dilaudid, a synthetic heroin that brought relief. He needed 12 vials of anti-venom to keep the poison from advancing beyond his hip and remained hospitalized for five days. The bill for the entire procedure was $446,000. (Each vial of anti-venom was $22,000 and Sanders was fortunate to have adequate insurance.)
"This was like a board with nails just stuck in my leg," describes Dana Sanders.
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Several months later, he was back at work – soil probe, GPS and four-wheeler in snake habitat. Sanders still has swelling and faces permanent nerve damage, but says he was fortunate to receive quick treatment: "Any spot on a farm is snake habitat. If you get bit; don't treat yourself with a kit or wait. You're only going to increase your chance of infection that is bacteria-derived. Call ahead, let the ER get ready, and get your tail to hospital. That's the key."
"Everything that happened was preventable because I wasn't aware of my surroundings or paying attention," he adds. "I always wear snake leggings now – no exceptions."