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- UT's Complete Streets committee has a goal to develop a holistic transportation network on UT's campuses
- The committee is working on a policy to ensure pedestrians and cyclists are considered with every capital transportation project
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- The Rocket Wheels program offers bikes at three convenient locations on Main Campus. Learn more here!
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- The program is no longer in existence but there are many details provided on the link about the structure of the program and the process in which it was run.
- This was a pilot program used to offer 30 bicycles — 15 for international students and 15 for domestic students, all without cars — in an effort to reduce car congestion, parking issues and gas emissions on campus
- $50 deposit by cash, credit card or Rocket Card
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- A gentleman from UT at Snyder Memorial building worked upon old bicycles and repaired them in his garage.
- The expenses/payments of the program was in part borne by money from the Rebate Program.
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- There are traffic control devices to limit traffic in the center of campus to emergency vehicles and deliveries. Signs are posted to restrict traffic and we enforce and gain compliance through ticketing.
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Here is my second ATC series with different girls and angels. I have one more after this blog post. And of course there will be more! I only meant that are already created ;)
I think it´s fun to make several backgrounds at the time and this is why I made three different grups of girls. These three have kind of the same background and also the same patterned paper for their dresses. They are all a bit whimsical so the series is called Whimsical Girls.
This lovely gal is my favorite of them all! Her wide and flowing dress with lace is so cute! I used a paper doilie for the lace. In her big curly hair I added lots of rub-on birds from Jenni Bowlin.
This little angel has a huge flower in her hair and there are lots of butterflies around her. If you look carefully you also see birds, bees and a bumblebee. Her wings are shiny from Stickles Star Dust.
The last one is a fun and bold girl with a large hat witha flower on. She has long flowing hair and a vintage dress. You can tell that she´s a fun girl to be arond!
For my ATC´s I used a 6x6 paper pad from pinkpaislee called Hello Sunshine. I have also used different acrylic paint. My rub-ons is mostly from Kaisercraft. The words comes from a Tim Holtz stickers book called Chitchat. Let´s stay in touch because on Monday I will show you my ATC series with Strong Girls!


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Saturday, June 09, 2007
Oh balls
But yes, it must be rather annoying, particularly as it's a very good photo, and the bird herself was only fourteen at the time, so also, ew. She's got a good website though, so even if she isn't able to sue the arse of the people what done nicked her photo, she might get some work out of it at some point.
This did all remind me though that the blue cat photo up on the right there was just something I nicked at the time. I don't even remember where it came from, but anyway, if you did take that photo, I hope you don't mind me using it, and I'd be happy to put a link up to your website, which is surely worth more that all the money in the world.
In other news, I have been staying in Scotland briefly, meeting Patroclus's gran ('Do you know anything about finance dear?'). We picked up the rental car from bay 101, were given room 101 in the hotel, and last night sat at restaurant table 101.
ALSO: this only really makes sense if you've seen the end of the second season of The OC. But if you have, it's v v g.
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Well one tip for Myspace would be to make sure your text is still readable afterwards, I've looked at many where the florid background makes the page unreadable. If your friend browses a few profiles and sees one they like, there is usually a link to the website that helped them customise their own page. Unless they're fluent in HTML, in which case "befriend" them and ask for help.
- 10:04 pm
- Paul Crilley said...
What about facebook? The layout looks a lot cleaner than myspace, and splendid fellows like james moran and danny stack are members. (so it must be cool.)
- 9:22 am
- Paul said...
Stop. I was finally persuaded to join Facebook yesterday. It looks much nicer than MySpace, seems a damn sight easier to use and...
Oh god. I'm 34. What the fk am I doing on there?! (particularly as only about half a dozen people I know are actually on it, which sort of defeats the object)
- 9:50 am
- Tim Footman said...
I stole my blog pic from Rene Magritte, who is dead, and over 14, and moreover Belgian, so I am not expecting any angry communications.
- 12:20 pm
Off topic, but wasn't Doctor Who rather good last night, very clever, another of Stephen Moffat's and twas brilliant, these past 3 weeks of doctor who have suddenly got a lot better.
- 1:49 pm
- Robin Kelly said...
If you google "Myspace templates" there are lots of free ones available to choose from.
- 4:56 pm
- Nicole said...
Yes, off topic: I agree with everything helen said.
(My best friend is my html -er. --I love her --- so I don't have to worry about that stuff. Sorry!)
- 8:55 pm
- Jen said...
If he wants a quick way round the marvellous world of MySpace layouts, he could use this generator:
Just use the tabs to add each element; and it has a live preview as you do it. If he wants, I could make him a personalised navigation panel... I love customising stuff.
- 11:27 pm
- Jen said...
PS. I made my MySpace and also my mum and Dad's work-MySpace, incase you want a 'preview'...
I heart Photoshop.
- 11:34 pm
- james henry said...
These are all great, Alex is umming and ahhing as we speak.
Not seen 'Blink' yet (Saturday's Doctor Who), but am going to watch it on train down to cornwall in a bit, most excited.
- 9:02 am
- kaiki said...
i have no idea what facebook is or how it works. it makes me feel about nine hundred years old, as does myspace.
this has in no way stopped me having a profile on both, because i hate being left out.
blink was genius. i actually went beyond fear at one point and dove straight into terror, where the waters are coldest.
- 10:40 am
- Steve Dix said...
I had an entire webpage nicked by a "Lads" car magazine, and a firm I worked for discovered that reviews from their website were being stolen and printed in a magazine on the other side of the world.
Comedians are also thieving b*stards, especially some German comedians, who think they can get away with translating US & UK comic's acts.
I now make sure I put a copyright notice on everything of mine.
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What's a good length for my copywriting portfolio? Right now it's 20 pages, which feels long, but it's 6 writing samples, and most are multiple pages. Is that too long?
– K in L.A.
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Not too long for a real marketer.
Eons ago when I was a junior copywriter, I interviewed for a digital writing job with a marketing exec who merely flipped through my portfolio, glancing at the headlines and the photos before handing it back to me. I was speechless – was my writing that bad?
Fortunately, I didn't rip my book apart, since it scored me a great writing job later. I also found out that the first company never did hire a writer. The reason? The exec got fired for lying on her resume — she wasn't really a marketer.
Likewise, if a creative director or marketing manager today thinks your portfolio is too long, you probably don't want to work for them. Even if they're "real" marketers, they're likely out of touch with today's marketing trends, which emphasize long-form digital content (blogs, branded articles, web copy, even ebooks) over print ads (as much as I love magazines, many are shuttering their print editions).
You'll see the apathy of these marketers reflected in the dry, lifeless text on most commercial websites: page after page of tedious copy filled with jargon, clichés, and filler. But hey, look at the cool photography!
That's why, when I'm hiring writers, I want to read as much of their work as possible, with samples in different voices for different clients. While many writers can pen a clever headline or two, their true talent shows in how they keep a reader interested over hundreds of words.
So, by necessity, today's copywriting portfolios must contain many pages. Gone are the days when copywriting portfolios could feature a mere dozen print ads and audio/video scripts. (A few hotshot ad agency types can still get away with just the short stuff, but most ascending copywriters need to go long.)
Twenty pages sounds about right to give them a taste of your talent — and leave them wanting more.
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Picking Pumpkins
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Isaac Newton is often thought of as an isolated genius working on purely abstract scientific problems. Yet he and his work were often closely linked to practical and political worlds. Nowhere is this more clear than when we look at Newton's role in the story of finding longitude at sea, revealed in the University Library's archive.
Dr Rebekah Higgitt is a Senior Lecturer in History of Science at the University of Kent. She is author of Recreating Newton (2007) and co-author of Finding Longitude (2014) and was one of the curators of the National Maritime Museum's 2014 exhibition, Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude.
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ok, so for your run yesterday, were you running on some little short cut road in georgetown around 1? We were heading to Lowell for my daughter's fh game then and we take Main st from Byfield to Georgetown and then take that shortcut right before the light and cut around by that little store. I saw a woman running and I was so jealous and then realized that it kinda looked like you from behind. (Knowing full well, I have no idea what you look like from behind…… But she had shortish hair and looked about like your age and build. So there.) Anyway, if it was you, I was jealous. I would have sent you a note to run this morning but there was no way I was getting out in that cold rain after watching fh in it yesterday for 4 hours. I was STILL cold this morning!! Back down there next weekend for more fh so if you are available Sat. night, I might be able to meet you for a run!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hey Michelle! Must be a twin, cuz Saturday I was done by 11:30. But thanks for thinking of me!Delete
I had a similar feeling today; we made a quick stop at the market after dinner and I felt like the rainy rawness totally got under my skin - yet running in it for 1.5 hours this morning didn't feel as bad.
i'd love to run with you if you're around Sat! Keep me posted and I'll keep my fingers crossed for some normal Spring weather. Here's my email address - email@example.com.
I'm a wimp and tend to run inside - great job getting out there and braving the cold and wind.ReplyDelete
And, those powdered donuts are the best - what a perfect after running treat!!
WOW- that sounds awful!!! But all the more accomplishment. I totally agree with you, that's it's much easier to be running and have bad weather hit, then to leave your nice cozy house when it's crazy outside. Nice job surviving that one!ReplyDelete


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The grass-root experiment in changing the way the people of Hollywood work with the City of Los Angeles took another step forward on Wednesday, February 12, 2003. The Hollywood United Neighborhood Council (certified council # 52) elected its first Board of Directors as almost 800 stakeholders braved bad weather to complete what has been a three year journey. "Tonight shows that with enthusiastic determination, the nearly impossible can be accomplished. We just never gave up, despite grave obstacles, nor did we lose the will to create a unified community," stated Interim Board Co-Chair Russell Brown.
In order to ensure impartiality, the election was conducted by the League of Women Voters and coordinated by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. Well represented in the turnout of voters were all member areas including Hollywood Dell, Lake Hollywood, the Oaks, Bronson Canyon and Beachwood Canyon, and the residential communities below Franklin to Hollywood Blvd. Business participation included the Franklin Strip, Vine and Gower Street establishments and new participation by Hollywood Blvd. merchants. Community-based organizations were well-represented by The First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Church of Scientology International, Hollywood Community Housing Corporation (HCHC) and Hollywood Community Action Network (H-CAN).
"When many felt that a merged group was not achievable, we did, and never relinquished that goal. We are indeed proud that we will now, finally, move on to begin our work for the community to build a better Hollywood," stated Interim Board Co-Chair Joel Fisher.
The new Board of Directors includes 17 seats. Those seats are divided among 5 geographical districts, 3 business districts, 2 homeowner seats, 2 renter seats, 2 unclassified seats, 1 faith-based representative, 1 social service/non-profit representative and 1 education representative. The board was specifically structured to be diverse, democratic and representative of the community, and to prevent undue control by any particular stakeholder classification, geographical district or organization. Board members were elected to terms of either 1 or 2 years.
Election of officers and adoption of official bylaws will be completed by the new Board of Directors at the initial board meeting in early March of 2003. The first priorities of the board include starting up committees, continuing outreach, street and neighborhood beautification projects, safety and traffic issues and increasing involvement of interested new members.
The new Hollywood United Neighborhood Council Board of Directors will include the following 17 elected candidates: Charles Suhayda, Susan Polifronio, Joel Fisher, Christopher Stehr, Andrew Ettinger, Viktoria Gaw, Ann DeBello, Norma Foster, Paul Godfrey, Susan Swan, Russell Brown, Andrew Glazier, Hillary Royce, John Balasz, Robert Abrahamian, Maurece Chesse and Scott Larsen.
From Co-Chairs Joel Fisher and Russell Brown: "Tonight marks the end of our beginning, and the beginning of a new partnership for the future of Hollywood."
Dear Councilmembers:
As you may be aware, I am concerned that the current Department of Neighborhood Empowerment ("DONE") plan does not provide the neighborhood councils with the necessary tools to impact the delivery of city services and to have their voice heard in any meaningful way. It will be my goal in future budgets to include funding to provide direct financial resources to neighborhood councils. In the meantime, there are a number of steps that can be taken to enhance the impact of the councils once they are certified later this fall. I am urging the Council to consider and to take steps to implement these recommendations so we can improve the proposed neighborhood council system and provide our neighborhoods with a strong voice at City Hall. My recommendations are the following:
1. Designate Neighborhood Commissioners to Have Regional as well as Citywide Oversight of Neighborhood Council Policy
To supplement DONE staff and provide leadership to neighborhood councils, each member of the Commission on Neighborhoods should have oversight of the neighborhood councils within specified geographic areas. In this way, neighborhood councils would have an advocate dedicated to their specific concerns. Additionally, each Neighborhood Commissioner would be able to develop a regional perspective on the variety of issues affecting neighborhood councils.
2. Require Community Impact Statements for City Council Actions Affecting Neighborhoods
The current neighborhood council plan establishes a mechanism known as the Early Notification System by which neighborhood councils will receive information about pending City issues and have the ability to provide input. However, the City Council and Mayor remain free to disregard this input.
One way to assure that neighborhood councils' concerns are taken in to account is to require that Council agendas and city reports upon which the City Council and the Mayor rely in their decision making, indicate the position taken by the neighborhood councils impacted by the decision at issue.
Currently, every item in the City Council Agenda with a financial component includes a "Financial Impact Statement" which sets forth the cost of the item. The City should also include a "Community Impact Statement" which indicates the Neighborhood Council's position and briefly describes the basis for this decision. Only then can a neighborhood council have confidence that its viewpoint achieves the visibility it deserves. Moreover, while the Councilmember of the Council District in which the neighborhood council is located may be aware of its position, this procedure would present a community's concerns to the City Council as a whole.
3. Create Neighborhood Action Plans to Assure Two Way Communication Between Neighborhood Councils and the City
The flow of information under the current plan's Early Notification System is from the City to neighborhood councils and back. However, equally important is for neighborhood councils to provide elected officials with early notification of a community's own emerging issues.
One way to make sure that communities have direct input to elected officials is to establish a system by which neighborhood councils, with the assistance of staff from various City departments, would have the option to submit to the Mayor and City Council, Neighborhood Action Plans in which the neighborhood council sets forth a community's key goals and concerns. The City Council would in turn be required to review and adopt each action plan. As a result, elected officials could not later disavow knowledge of a community problem when it eventually surfaces. This approach is followed in such cities as Seattle and Vancouver where community members and city staff work together to develop the steps to accomplish their goals. Communities then report on their progress on a monthly basis to make sure that their goals become a reality.
Los Angeles should go one step further and create a process in which neighborhood councils inform the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment when the council is alerted to a new community issue. It should then be the responsibility of the Department to disseminate this information to the appropriate City agencies.
Take, for example, the situation in which a neighborhood council informs the Department of new graffiti proliferation. The Department would in turn share this information with the Police Department to address the criminal aspect of this issue, the Board of Public Works to address clean up as well as the Council office. In this way, communities will get the integrated problem solving envisioned in the City Charter.
4. Mandate that Neighborhood Councils Have Input in the City Budget and in Service Delivery Priorities
Neighborhood councils must have a voice in the most important areas impacting communities the City's Budget and service delivery.
With respect to the Budget, neighborhood councils must play a role in each step of the budget process City Departments' preparation of their Budget proposals for consideration by the Mayor, the Mayor's preparation of the Mayor's annual proposed Budget, and the City Council's review and adoption of the Budget subject to the Mayor's veto.
Before submitting their budgets to the Mayor, City Departments must receive input from neighborhood councils on community priorities and develop a budget proposal which reflects this input. The Mayor must in turn present the annual City Budget to neighborhood councils for their review and comment. Neighborhood Councils must also be able to submit motions for the City Council's consideration prior to the City Council's approval of the Budget.
It is also essential that neighborhood councils have a voice in the allocation of City services to a given community whether its which trees get trimmed or which street gets paved. Accordingly, City departments must receive input from neighborhood councils and develop annual work plans which reflect this input.
5. Provide a Role for Neighborhood Councils in General Manager Performance Reviews
Neighborhood Councils must play a meaningful role in evaluating the General Managers of City Departments. Community members are best positioned to evaluate whether a City Department has delivered an appropriate level of services and the manner in which those services are delivered. Yet, right now, community members have no voice in the evaluation of General Managers and their salary levels.
To correct this omission, neighborhood councils should provide General Manager evaluations to the Mayor and form a basis of the Mayor's General Manager performance review.
6. Require City Departments to Meet with Neighborhood Councils Quarterly on a Regional Basis
It is not enough for information to be conveyed by the City over the Internet to City residents. This practice in no way brings government closer to residents as was promised to voters in the City Charter. In order to put a face to government and develop a dialogue with residents about how and why services are delivered, City Departments must meet with neighborhood councils quarterly on a regional basis, organized around each of the City's Area Planning Commissions, both to present their upcoming plans and explain the status of current issues. Additionally, those departments most directly involved in service delivery to communities such as Public Works, the Department of Building & Safety, and LAPD, should meet with neighborhood councils more frequently as needed.
7. Provide Neighborhood Councils with a Means to Alert the City to Important Issues
The proposed neighborhood council plan's emphasis on an information flow from the City to residents ignores the fact that Los Angeles residents are already well informed about a broad array of issues and are often more informed than their government representatives. In many cases, a community's problem has not been the lack of information but rather not having the ability to have its concerns acknowledged and responded to by City government.
Neighborhood Councils must therefore have the ability to pass resolutions expressing positions on Citywide issues. These Resolutions must in turn be placed on the Council Agenda for adoption. In this way, neighborhood councils will have a direct voice in City government and government will serve as an Early Notification System to government of citywide issues impacting communities.
Very truly yours,
As most of you already know, we are now official! On Oct 15, at a Board of Neighborhood Commissioners public hearing, our neighborhood council was unanimously certified, after almost three years of work.
In an official proclamation, Mayor James Hahn announced that the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council had completed the certification process after a vote by BONC at LeConte Middle School in Hollywood.
"I am pleased to see that the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council has become the 52nd certified neighborhood council" said Mayor Hahn. "It is great to see the residents of Hollywood coming together in a united effort to have an active voice in local government".
The Board of Neighborhood Commissioners' Tony Lucente expressed similar sentiments. "The Hollywood United Neighborhood Council has stayed the course and truly perservered in creating a diverse, united, and representative council, and has impressive plans to reach out and involve all stakeholders in a way that will form a stronger sense of community and inclusion" said Lucente.
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) guidelines.
The name of our council was carefully created to reflect our founding principles of the organization:
Of, by, and for all stakeholders and citizens of Hollywood.
United in our sincere appreciation of diversity and inclusiveness.
Working for a fair, friendly, and always open Neighborhood.
Operating with integrity through a democratically elected Council leadership.
Our mission is stated in our founding motto:
"committed to fostering unity among the neighborhoods in our community."
We recognize and fully appreciate the challenge of not only creating a truly
representative neighborhood council in a community as diverse and problem-laden as
Hollywood, but also the continuing effort that is required to improve upon the
neighborhood concept with a dynamic, positive, fair-minded and forward-thinking
HUNC Certification Application Letter
We know that the keystone of our organizational operations must be the ongoing
implementation of outreach programs. to be certain that no constituency, nor any
citizen or stakeholder, is overlooked or ignored.
We endeavor to help create a new spirit of community involvement and pride into the
homes, businesses and streets of Hollywood.
We believe in a shared leadership. One that reaches into all of our neighborhoods. To
give all who are interested an opportunity to not only be heard, but to actively and
meaningfully participate.
We also make a special commitment to the seniors, youth, the disabled, and diverse ethnicities of our neighborhoods. We will include their needs and interests in our planning and activities.
Our vision for leadership's role after the elections, include the creation of a more livable community. We will do this by establishing an open line of communication between Hollywood United Neighborhood Council, the city government, other neighborhood councils, and community groups.
Our boundaries are delineated in this document . but we believe that they are but lines upon the human landscape, rather than walls of separation. We intend to create a boundless enthusiasm that crosses lines between neighborhoods.
We endeavor to reach out to the diverse communities to provide an open forum for discussion and information-sharing through which all may involve themselves in the affairs of the community.
With this preamble, we respectfully submit our application, with the hope that it will merit your approval, and lead toward certification of the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council.
Joel M. Fisher: Presiding Chair Russell Brown: Co-Chair
Andrew Glazier
Norma Foster
Andrew Ettinger
David Schlesinger
On behalf of all the other Directors of our Interim Governing Board.
cc: Claudia Dunn, Assistant General Manager, DONE
Romeral Malveaux, Director of Field Division, DONE
Michelle Cuevas, Senior Project Coordinator, DONE
Christine Jerian, Project Coordinator, DONE.
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On May 21, 2015, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Foothills District deputies responded to Zales Jewelers located at 7401 North La Cholla Boulevard (Foothills Mall), reference a theft. When deputies arrived, they learned a man took a pair of earrings valued over $8,500.00 without paying. According to the store manager, the suspect entered the store and looked at men's watches and rings before asking to see the earrings. When the earrings were placed on the counter, the suspect grabbed them and ran from the store towards the northeast exit. The suspect is described as: • African-American male • Approximately 30 years of age • 5'11" tall • Wearing a dark colored long sleeved shirt, dark colored pants, a tan sweater vest, and a Fedora style hat Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to call 9-1-1 or 88-CRIME.
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The Best Farmers Markets in SoMa
One of the best things about living in SoMa is the many options for the freshest produce from local farmers. Not only do these farmers markets provide the option of delicious foods, but it can turn into an all day event! Here are a few of our favorite markets:
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market: Located right by the water, this market is a must go when you are in the neighborhood of SoMa. The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market sells fresh meats, organic vegetables and fruits during weekend, and some stalls do give out sample/testers before you decide to buy. It can be a solid lunch spot for vegetarians and carnivores alike, and there's plenty of international produce and and products as well. Great way to spend a Saturday morning in San Francisco!
Far West Fungi: Excellent place to buy mushrooms and truffles products, fresh/dried mushrooms, start kit for mushroom cultivation, and very interesting books about mushrooms. When available, they also stock extremely seasonal products as fiddleheads and other gourmet delicacies. With a helpful and amazing staff, FWF can be found at all of the local farmers markets, but their Ferry Building outpost is pretty big in comparison.
San Francisco Farmers' Market at Crocker Galleria: We love coming to this farmer's market on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There are tons of vendors supplying fresh fruit, veggies, baked goods, roasted nuts, honey, etc. We highly recommend stopping by Esther's German Bakery for their Knusperstangen crunch sticks and the Bolani stand for their spinach and pumpkin breads and different spreads! It is a wonderful place to either have a delicious lunch or find the best produce in all of SF!
SoMa is home of so many delicious farmers markets, it's possible to go to a new one every week! The fresh produce and fun atmosphere makes them the best place to go for both locals and tourists!


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Listed below you'll find some of my favorite zoo and animal related resources as well as the tools that help me create and manage my Zoo Tails blog posts. I recommend checking out each and every one of these resources as I have personally seen or used them all myself. Also, you can check out our Zoo maps page for links to all of my posts containing pictures of zoo maps and layouts.
Forums - Where to Get Your Zoo Questions Answered
- Zoo Chat - A discussion forum where you can chat about every zoo on the planet!
Zoo and Animal Books
- JD Porter Books - Doug Porter's website, the author of The Menagerie: A Zoo Story
- Once I was Adopted - Children's picture book about the joy of adopting a pet.
Other Zoo Links
- Zoo Chronicles - Information about zoo history and education.
- Zoos Worldwide - An extensive list of zoos, aquariums, animal sanctuaries and wildlife parks worldwide.
- How to Draw Zoo Animals - A step by step guide to easily teach you how to draw over 200 different animals.
- Drawing Animals in Pencil - This huge 400+ page ebook will teach you how to draw over 900 different animals. The lessons are easy to follow and will have you drawing better before you know it.
- The Shape of Enrichment - A website dedicated to improving enrichment for captive animals around the world.
Zoo Careers Information
Zoo Design Websites
So you want to design zoo exhibits? Learn more by visiting these sites.
- Designing Zoos - Stacey Tarpley's site about zoo design. Check out our excellent interview with Stacey.
- Zoo Lex - Zoo professionals present online animal exhibits. Compares standardized descriptions of animal exhibits
- PGAV - a full service architecture, design and planning firm that has designed some of the worlds best zoo exhibits.
- Portico Group - Offers conceptual planning, cost projections, project design, and construction and fabrication support services.
Website Tools
- Namecheap -Very affordable site to quickly and easily register your perfect domain name. I registered scripting4v5.com here.
- HostGator - Website host with easy to use, 1-click automatic WordPress installation, and excellent customer service. Highly recommended for your first site. Use coupon "EXCEL_HELP" for 25% off!
- Aweber - The internet's most powerful email opt-in service and email marketing/broadcasting tool. This is what I use to build my Excel tips email newsletters.
- JustCloud - Backup and protect your computer files online in the cloud and access them from anywhere at anytime.
- Give Yourself a Raise: My FREE ebook on how to make a supplemental income in your spare time.
- Top Tips for a Well Trained Dog: When animals like dogs are younger, they are known for disobedience, destruction, and mischievous behavior. If you want to learn a few tip about training a dog, read on.
Some of these premium services do come with a price (just being honest here), but seriously I wouldn't risk mentioning them here if I didn't know they work great and will save a lot of people time and money. (Please let me know if any links are broken). If you have any of your own recommended zoo links I would love to hear about them!
Disclosure: Please note that some of the links above are affiliate links and I will earn a commission if you purchase through those links (at no extra cost to you). These are all things that I have experience with that I am recommending because they are helpful and are companies that I trust, not because of the commissions that I may earn from you using these products. Please do not spend money unless you feel it's for something you really need and will help you reach your goals.
Thank you so much for your support!


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Conservation & Environment in Mexico by Zoe Carrol
3.30am. A beach somewhere on the west coast of Mexico. The pitch dark of the night is punctuated by stroboscopic flashes of lightening, and rent by deafening peals of thunder. Winds which would not be out of place in a hurricane hurl rain and sand with enough force to sting my skin as I crouch in the comparatively feeble glow of the quad bike lights, digging elbow-deep next to a turtle who shuffles and stamps mechanically on, oblivious to it all. Nights like this are hard work. It is high season – the worse the weather conditions, when more female turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. It is close to dawn as I finally stagger back to the tent I call home; tired, cold, soaked to the skin and covered in sand from head to foot in spite of my waterproof clothing.
But I love every minute of it. It is why I am here.
The nightly patrols are central to the work undertaken by staff and volunteers in turtle camps like the one in Tecoman – the initial stage in both the process of conservation and in the lifecycle of the turtles themselves. Easily my favourite of all the regular camp activities, patrolling involves nocturnal tours of the beach by quad bike, tracking laying turtles and relocating their eggs to a secure corral area for incubation; thus helping to protect the young from predators and poachers alike.
It is a privilege to be able to release the new hatchlings into the ocean, to see them begin the journey of a lifetime which, sadly, few will survive. It is an even rarer privilege to witness the laying rituals of the adult females – the true beginning of the story. A story which, thanks to conservation projects like those funded by Projects Abroad, is more likely to have a happy ending.
There are a thousand pieces of advice I could offer to prospective volunteers:
try to learn the local language; always keep an open mind; be prepared to try anything; never eat the chilli out of a packet of peanuts. But there is really only one thing I want to say: don't hesitate, do something amazing. I know I did.
Click here to view the footage.
Zoe Carrol
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"We thought we'd have to teach our son about the world. Turns out we have to teach the world about our son. They see a boy who cannot speak. We see a miracle who doesn't need words." -unknown
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
A Love Hate Relationship
Friday, August 26, 2011
I Am the Disabled Child
I am the Disabled Child
I am the child who cannot talk.You often pity me. I see it in your eyes.You wonder how much I am aware of...I see that as well.I am aware of much...whether you are happy or sad or fearful,patient or impatient, full of love and desire, or if you are just doing your duty to me.I marvel at your frustration, knowing mine to be far greater, for I cannot express myself nor my needs as you do.You cannot conceive my isolation, so complete it is at times.I do not gift you with clever conversation, cute remarks to be laughed over and repeated.I do not give you answers to your everyday questions,responses over my well-being, sharing my needs,or comments about the world around me.I do not give you rewards as defined by the world's standards...great strides in development that you can credit yourself.I do not give you understanding as you know it.What I give you is so much more valuable...I give you instead opportunities.Opportunities to discover the depth of your character, not mine;the depth of your love, your commitment, your patience,your abilities; the opportunity to explore your spirit more deeply than you imagined possible.I drive you further than you ever go on your own,working harder, seeking answers to your many questions,creating questions with no answers.I am the child who cannot talk.
I am the child who cannot walk.The world sometimes seems to pass me by.You see the longing in my eyes to get out of this chair,to run and play like other children.There is much you take for granted.I want the toys on the top shelf.I need to go to the bathroom...oh...I've dropped my spoon again!I am dependent on you in these ways.My gift to you is to make you aware of your great fortune,your healthy back and legs, your ability to do for yourself.Sometimes people appear not to notice me; I always notice them.I feel not so much envy as desire, desire to stand upright, to put one foot in front of the other, to be independent.I give you awareness.I am the child who cannot walk.
I am the child who is mentally impaired.I don't learn easily, if you judge me by the world's measuring stick.What I do know is infinite joy in the simple things.I am not burdened as you are with the strifes and conflicts or a more complicated life.My gift to you is to grant you the freedom to enjoy things as a child,to teach you how much your arms around me mean, to give you love.I give you the gift of simplicity.I am the child who is mentally impaired.
I am the disabled child.
I am your teacher.If you allow me, I will teach you what is really important in life.I will give you and teach you unconditional love.I give you my innocent trust, my dependency upon you.I teach you respect for others and their uniqueness.I teach you about the sanctity of life.I teach you about how very precious life is and about not taking things for granted.I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams.I teach you giving.Most of all, I teach you Hope and Faith.
I am the Disabled Child
~Author Unknown~
Friday, August 19, 2011
Happy Birthday Scott/ Old Photo Friday
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Rock and Roll Inductees Announced For April 12, 2014 Event
The South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association (SDRRMA) has announced the 2014 inductees to Hall of Fame. The 22 inductees include musicians, supporters, venues and stores, promoters and DJs – those that have helped shape the music scene in South Dakota.
"Each of the 2014 inductees deserves to be recognized for being a part of the history of rock and roll music in South Dakota," says Don Fritz, SDRRMA President. "We are grateful for the impact they've made and the memories they've given us."
The 2014 inductees will be honored at the SDRRMA Induction Ceremony and Concert on April 12th at the Ramkota Exhibit Hall in Sioux Falls. Tickets for the induction ceremony go on January 1, 2014. "It's amazing to see how popular this event is. It usually sells out fast and furious."
Bands being honored at the 2014 Induction include: Rising Suns from Coffeyville, KS; Those of Us from Sioux Falls, The Wonderland Band of Mobridge; The Ride from Brookings; Upson Downs of Sioux Falls; Wonderband from Sioux Falls; 4th Demension from Watertown; Showcase from Sioux Falls; and the Riveaires from Rapid City.
SDRRMA also recognizes venues that were instrumental in bringing together lovers of Rock and Roll. Those being honored include: Tacoma Park in Aberdeen, the Roller Drome in Mitchell and Stoney Point on Lake Kampeska in Watertown. Sioux Falls Music is also being honored as a contributor to the music scene in the state.
Individuals to be honored include: Cheryl Ladd, Mike Miller(not the basketball player),Bruce Neubert, Rocke Grace, Dennis Westphal, Bill Janklow, Doug Menholt, Mylan Ray, and John Brown.
Details, tickets and V.I.P. tables are available for reservations online at www.SDRRMA.com.


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A Sri Lankan government minister was killed and 10 others wounded in a roadside bomb Tuesday near the Southeast Asian country's capital, Colombo. The attack, which government officials blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, follows an upsurge in violence since the government pulled out of a 2002 truce agreement with the rebel group last week.
The explosion killed Sri Lanka's minister of nation building, DM Dassanayake, whose car was caught in the attack 12 miles north of the capital, reports the Guardian.
Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, a military spokesman, said: "We have still not arrested anybody but the suspicion is on the LTTE."
The Tamil Tigers, known formally as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), have been blamed for an increase in attacks around Colombo in recent months.
Last Wednesday, suspected rebels exploded a bomb near a bus transporting wounded soldiers through the capital, killing a soldier and three civilians. Soon after, Sri Lanka's cabinet decided to withdraw from a 2002 truce that had all but collapsed over the past two years.
Tuesday's attack, if claimed by the LTTE, will be the first successful assassination of a top political or military target since 2006, when the rebels killed Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga, Sri Lanka's third most senior military officer, the Guardian added.
The minister was traveling between Colombo and the island's international airport when the bomb went off, reports the British Broadcasting Corp. "The windows of the vehicle were shattered and photos show the passenger side riddled with holes. Claymore mines are placed above the ground. They can be detonated by remote control and the explosives can be directed. They are frequently used by the Tamil Tigers," the BBC said.
Mr. Dassanayake was "notorious for his alleged underworld links and once attended parliament in handcuffs, having been allowed out of a remand prison to take part in a key debate," reports the Agence France-Presse.
It was not immediately clear if the minister was specifically targeted, or if the attackers may have tried to get a more senior politician using the same highway to travel to the capital, an official involved in the probe said.
"There are lots of theories on the possible target, but what is clear is that it is the work of the Tigers," the official said, asking not to be named.
... On Sunday, security forces also conducted a major search operation in the entire Western province which covers the capital and airport area.
According to police, 28,000 vehicles were searched, 75,000 people questioned and 198 arrested in the region, which is home to 2.2 million people.
LTTE rebels were also blamed by the government for the death of opposition leader T Mahesheran on Jan. 1 at a temple in Colombo, reports Reuters in a timeline of attacks blamed on the rebel group over the last 20 years.
The Sri Lankan military has scaled up its offensive against the Tamil Tigers since the withdrawal from the cease-fire last week. According to defense officials, soldiers shot dead the rebels' intelligence chief – known as Colonel Charles – in an ambush in the country's northern province over the weekend, Bloomberg reports.
The Associated Press reported Monday that gun battles between troops and rebels had increased since last week, bringing the death toll for four days of fighting to 81, according to military figures.
The upsurge in attacks from both sides supports fears that this will be the "year of war for Sri Lanka," said the BBC in another report. "Scores of Tamil rebels and soldiers have been reported killed in heavy fighting in four fronts of northern Sri Lanka in recent days. The rebels are offering fierce resistance to the army and there are intermittent battles at sea as well," the BBC said, adding that international interest appears to be waning, and any calls for restraint from other countries seem to be having no effect on Sri Lanka's conflict.
... One worrying development for human rights is that the Nordic ceasefire monitors, whose mission was set up as part of the 2002 agreement, will no longer have a role to play.
Soon, there will be no independent officials to investigate the violence, making it even harder to verify the claims and counter-claims of the two sides
Tamil Eelam News agency reports that Sri Lanka has responded sharply to the international criticism of its withdrawal from the cease-fire agreement brokered by Norway in 2002, especially comments from the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland, which released a joint statement Friday expressing concern about the potential escalation of violence.
Sri Lanka said the Nordic countries' statement and comments of Nordic foreign ministers are unhelpful.
"The continuing good faith of the government of Sri Lanka received no plaudits from Scandinavia," the Sri Lankan government's Peace Secretariat said in a statement.
The Nordic countries' joint statement had suggested that as many as 10,000 lives may have been spared in the decline in violence in the initial years of the cease-fire, and that the withdrawal of the truce monitors would leave little voice for civilians and victims.
The Times of India reports that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh postponed his scheduled visit to Sri Lanka following the truce withdrawal, possibly due to potential reaction from his party's ally in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the DMK, whose leaders have supported the Tamil Tigers in the past. Mr. Singh was supposed to be the chief guest at the 60th anniversary celebrations of Sri Lanka's independence on Feb. 4.


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Mike died at age 87 after a productive and interesting life. He will be missed by much of the old guard of British climbing which is naturally being winnowed by age. Mike was on the successful first ascent of Everest which was done by a huge nationalistic team with the help of additional oxygen. Some of the most dangerous climbing was done in the ice fall, opening the approach, and here Mike did his job well. It was probably his normal approach to things in general, Mike tended to do things well. I thought he was a fantastic bloke and a stalwart of climbing in Britain, my condolences go to Sally his wife, and his many friends. An obituary can be found at the Bmc web site
Mike was educated at Radley school , Oxford and as an officer of Sappers in the second world war. He was a president of the Alpine club, and it was there that I last saw him.


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Lockheed Martin 4th Quarter 2009 Earnings and Year-End Results Conference Call Webcast
Jan 21, 2010, 12:00 ET
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will webcast live its Fourth Quarter 2009 and Year-End Conference Call on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Bob Stevens, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Tanner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Jerry Kircher, Vice President, Investor Relations, will discuss fourth quarter and year-end 2009 financial results, 2010 projections, update areas of interest, and answer your questions. Fourth Quarter 2009 and Year-End results will be published before the market opens on Thursday, Jan. 28th.
The live audio webcast, along with a Podcast version and relevant financial charts, will be available for download and can be viewed on the Lockheed Martin Investor Relations website www.lockheedmartin.com/investor. An on-demand replay of the conference call will also be available at this website.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
For additional information, visit our website: www.lockheedmartin.com
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From Hard Drop - Tetris Wiki
Tetris Ultimate
|SoMa Play
|Release Date(s)
|2014 (3DS, PS4, Xbox One) 2015 (PS Vita, PC)
|3DS, PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita, PC
Gameplay Info
|Next pieces
|1-6 (3DS) 1-4 (PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita, PC)
|Playfield dimensions
|10 wide x 20 high (visible)
|Hold piece
|Hard drop
|Rotation system
Tetris Ultimate is a puzzle video game developed by SoMa Play and published by Ubisoft. Ubisoft partnered with The Tetris Company to develop the game to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Tetris franchise. Tetris Ultimate was first released in November 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS as retail game and as digital download in the Nintendo 3DS eShop. In December 2014 the game became available as a digital download for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. These versions were criticized for frame rate issues in the online modes. In 2015, the game was released for PlayStation Vita.
Because of the release of Tetris Ultimate, Nintendo removed the Game Boy version of Tetris and digital download Tetris: Axis from the Nintendo 3DS eShop in December 2014. Since January 2014, Ubisoft holds the license rights for the console/handheld versions of Tetris whereas Electronic Arts retains the Tetris license for mobile platforms.
A standard marathon mode. Get to level 15 and rack up as many points as you can. Level increases when clearing 10 lines.
Go as high as level 30 and keep clearing lines as long as possible. 20G gameplay starts at level 20 and lock delay decreases on level 21+.
Get your highest score before time runs out in this three-minute ultra mode.
Clear 40 lines as quickly as you can.
Go head-to-head to knock out your opponents.
Power-Up Battle
Be the last person playing after using crazy power-ups! This mode is the same as Battle, except it has the following items:
- Hip to Be Square - next four pieces will be O tetrominoes
- Carousel - for 13 seconds the field will shift to the left after each move
- Let it Rain - drops 10 random garbage blocks from above
- Haunted Well - field becomes invisible until four pieces are dropped
- Buzz Saw - defensive power-up that cuts away three of your unfinished lines
3DS-exclusive Modes
Pieces drop instantly and appear at the bottom.
Rotation Lock
Orientation of the pieces are random. Rotation is disabled for this mode.
Clear more lines as the game levels up.
Pieces become invisible as they drop to the bottom.
Exclusive Modes for PS4, Xbox One, PS Vita, and PC
Complete Marathon mode while your Tetrominoes disappear.
Try to clear lines while random Minos are dumped on your screen every 10 turns.
Time's Up
Starting with a 30-second game, clear lines and perform moves such as T-Spins and combos to add time to your game.


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British Speeches, 1870-1914, and German Speeches, 1871-1912 (ICPSR 5902)
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Robert North, Unknown; Richard Lagerstrom, Unknown; William Mitchell, Unknown
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This textual data collection contains computer-readable texts of speeches in the British Parliament and in the German Reichstag in the period 1870-1914 and 1871-1921, respectively, to enable content analysis. Also included are two British equivalence files. The first equivalence file, British Speech Full Equivalence Deck, includes (a) geographic equivalences, (b) General Inquirer political dictionary, and (c) words from the British text equivalence under either (a) or (b). The second equivalence file, British Speech Equivalence Deck, Geographic Only, is a shortened version of the first equivalence file with about one hundred keywords in three dimensions: geographic, affect, and strength. A computer analysis program called DICTION is available for use with these texts.
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Speeches in the British Parliament and in the German Reichstag in the period 1870-1914 and 1871-1921, respectively.
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(1) British Parliamentary Papers, 1870-1914, and (2) German Reichstag Papers, 1871-1921
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- North, Robert, Richard Lagerstrom, and William Mitchell. British Speeches, 1870-1914, and German Speeches, 1871-1912. ICPSR05902-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 197?. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR05902.v1
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If Mario goes towards the corner of a solid block, he can clip it partially or totally, depending on how he gets there. It requires much precision, so doing it without tool-assistence is nearly impossible. The technique depends on many factors, such: Mario's X and Y positions relatively to the block, X and Y speeds, Mario's status (small or ducking versus big) and whether his is mounted on Yoshi.
Small Mario
When Mario is small (or ducking, because both have the exact same hitboxes) and without Yoshi his chances of corner clipping a block are the worst. First off, it's impossible to do it to the right, because the block is programmed to push him to the left when he is inside it.
Big Mario
When Mario is big and without Yoshi he can corner clip exactly like when he's small, except that he won't be pushed to left in a certain Y interval inside the block. Thus, he can get only partially inside the block by falling faster or even clip it totally if he uses a cape to slowdow.
Tutorial (to the left)
1) Find the first horizontal position in which Mario won't touch the top of the block. In this example, he stands at X→ = 3578.F but would fall at X = 3579.0. So the X position of entrance must be 3579.0 or more.
2) In order to corner clip, he must skip from a X position of entrance to X→ - 3 pixels. That means: Mario must skip from X1 ≥ 3579.0 to X2 ≤ 3575.F in one frame.
Therefore X1 - X2 ≥ 3579.0 - 3575.F.
Converting pixels to subpixels, we get: 3579.0 - 3575.F = (3579 * 16 + 0) - (3575 * 16 + 15) , because 1 pixel = 16 subpixels and F is the 15th subpixel.
So, X1 - X2 ≥ (3579 - 3575) * 16 - 15 = 4 * 16 - 15 = 64 - 15 = 49.
This implies that one needs a horizontal speed of at least 49 in order to corner clip. For this speed, there's only one position of entrance: 3579.0.
3) The Y speeds and positions for the entrance is pretty liberal most of the time. One must just avoid the lateral walls (blue) and the top of the block (green).
Aproximate behavior of a block, taken from this post (in portuguese).
In the first picture we see that the top of the block makes Mario has Ytop = 256. Even if he happens to get to a Y position like 260, he will be pushed to Ytop immediately. This happens from Ytop until Ytop + 8, provided that X ≤ X→ . The lateral walls starts in Ytop + 6 (without Yoshi).
With a similar reasoning and looking at the picture, Mario needs a vertical speed of at least 33, from 261.F (or above) to 264.0 (or below).
4) Doing so, Mario will clip the block. He can fall very fast and activate the block or not. If he is small and there's a second block just below the first, Mario will die if he touches the top of the second one.
Tutorial (to the right)
1) The technique is similar. Find the first horizontal position in which Mario won't touch the top of the block. In this example, he stands at X← = 3557.0 but would fall at X = 3556.F. So the X position of entrance must be 3556.F or less.
2) In order to corner clip, he must skip from a X position of entrance to X← + 3 pixels. That means: Mario must skip from X1 ≤ 3556.F to X2 ≥ 3560.0 in one frame. Again, the horizontal speed must be 49 or more.
To do
Corner clipping with Yoshi and high speeds.
Corner clipping with Yoshi and low speeds.
Corner clipping while flying anf corner boosts.


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By Kenya Carlton
Charly Beaudliar has fooled many powerful men. Completely discounted due to her good looks, she makes for the perfect spy.
Unfortunately, FBI agent Leo Santos finds out the hard way that he can't make the beauty do anything she doesn't want to.
In desperate need to capture and destroy a man who obliterated his childhood, Agent Santos tries to enlist the femme fatale for help on a life-threatening case, a request Charly reluctantly fills.
Together, heady emotions collide on a mission that not only jeopardizes their hearts but also their lives, but Leo is determined to put his past to rest, even if it's with the help of a woman he doesn't trust and is not entirely sure he even likes.
AWOL from their bureaus, Charly and Leo are forced to rely on each other in order to right the wrongs from his childhood and catch one of the world's biggest drug czars. With no room for mistakes, these two agents must squelch the soul-stirring chemistry between them in order to come out of the mission alive.
Sex, Sex, and More Sex
How much sex in a book is enough? Too much sex makes the reader feel as if there is no plot and too little makes the characters seem as if they're not that into each other. In the day and age of Sex and the City mentality, what is the limit?
Candace Bushnell ushered in the era with Sex and the City where the main characters screw a lot and with several different men sometimes at the same time. This is not the way of the romance novel,especially historical romance. Back in the olden days,more than one suitor would get the heroine burned at the stake, which give us the only one solution, erotica. A genre that allows anything to go anywhere as well as the plot which often times goes straight to hell. I think most people just want candy for the mind and to get lost for a little while which makes erotica touchy in its execution (no pun intended); a fine line has to be established;otherwise, it's just porn. In other words, Shakespeare is not invited into the world of erotica and if he was he would be forced to wear a cock ring while being well versed in the language of cunnilingus.
Chicklit allows women to own their sexuality and have more than one man within the plot line. Women libbers should be proud of the wiggle room chick lit provides their main characters. I'm pretty open to any good read, but I must admit some of the chick lit I've perused comes up short where the down low dirty sex is concerned and most the time glosses right over it. I find the lack of details strange but not that strange because for the most part mainstream fiction doesn't want people to cheer for the loose-moral harlot. Those bitches may be dangerously close to breaking the glass ceiling while getting lots of good luvin like their male counterparts, and nobody wants that.
And that leaves us with romance. Romance wants one woman, one man, and a happily ever after. Is that realistic? Not at all, but that's not the topic at hand. We're talking about sex and most romance books allow 2-4 sex scenes, anything less or more is too little or too ridiculous. Quickies and make out sessions don't count but depending how they are done, these tools can help the books' love meter spike upwards toward hot. Smokin' hot is only reserved for penetration which means the characters have a couple more times to do it before it becomes old hat.
Brazil by Kenya Carlton
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
I was attracted to this book right off the bat because of the beautiful cover. However, the cover ended up not being relevant to the story at all, and the book fell short of my expectations.
This could have been a really good action-packed story with a large dose of romance thrown in. However, there were too many times that the story jumped from place to place, and I would get lost, and it would all just lose momentum for me. There were too many characters to keep track of, and towards the end of the story a major player resurfaces, and for the life of me, I couldn't remember him - and he was supposedly the best friend of the main male character. I think the story definitely would have flowed better and been easier to follow if the cast had been streamlined.
At the heart of the story were the two main characters of Leo and Charly, both determined to seek revenge on people who had wronged them. Kenya Carlton was able to make the two story line plot work, but both stories were so good that I wish they would have each been given more time to develop. Really, I wish that the two plots could have been split into two different books so that I didn't have to keep switching back and forth while reading. I felt like one was always distracting me from the other, if that makes sense. By splitting the two plots into two separate books, they could have really been fleshed out and I feel like the stories would have grown into something great. The idea was there, but the execution was a little lacking for me.
I loved the character of Charly. She is the epitome of a strong, alpha woman who don't need no man to take care of her. So, I sort of had a problem with how she allowed Leo to manhandle her. I know that they were supposed to have all of this crazy sexual tension between the two of them, but it didn't seem realistic to me. For 99% of the book, it seemed like they didn't even like each other - and the interactions they did have consisted of either them arguing or having sex. There was no gradual development of their relationship - no building blocks put in place to make the ending of the story seem in any way plausible.
Overall, the book was well written, and I did enjoy reading it. I just wish it would have lived up to my high expectations. I will definitely pick up another Kenya Carlton book and give it a try.
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Author Bio
Kenya has a B.A. in Mass communication, Television and Radio. She has fifteen years in production of television and film and five in television engineering. In 2009 Kenya Produced Dawn a short film and Executive Produced Destination Everywhere the pilot for a travel series through her production company Black R.O.K Productions established in 2008.


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One minute you're the one and only; next thing you know another four kids have moved in! Worst of it is you had absolutely no say in the matter. No one asked if you minded sharing your home – and your parent's attention - with a whole bunch of other people.
Step families can certainly cause problems, yet there's little if anything children can do to prevent natural parents remarrying - Or, come to that, from their being divorced or widowed in the first place.
What you CAN do, however, is find a way of coping, of coming to terms with the situation, making the best of it and even reaping rewards. It takes time, of course, but by applying the following suggestions, you may find your newly extended family proves less of a curse, more of a blessing.
Consider your parent
A parent's remarriage is a seismic event and it's only human to worry about its effects upon you. But you're not the only person to be considered. If your Mum or Dad has met someone who makes them happy, shouldn't you be happy for them?
Keep the peace
When a couple marry, they become 'one flesh' and no amount of sulking, yelling or threatening is going to break them up. Fifteen-year-old Gemma resented her stepmother so much that it eventually led to a bitter fight. Unable to tolerate Gemma's behaviour any longer, the stepmother insisted her husband make a choice. Her or Gemma. No contest. Gemma was forced to go back to her natural mother, who had also married again.
Count your blessings
Nobody's perfect. There again, few people are all bad either. However much you may dislike your stepparent at first, be ready to admit they have their good points. In fact, make a list. Be quick also to recognise the kind things they do and say.
A new stepparent may also bring advantages to the family, both financially and domestically, which would doubtless improve life for everyone. And, though they may never take the place of your real father or mother, they could become a wonderful friend. Given the chance!
Don't get jealous
Love has no limits. Your parent's love for you is never going to diminish because they've developed a relationship with somebody else. Their love will simply expand – and so can yours – to include the new spouse. Best case scenario, which is not beyond the bounds of possibility, is that you will in time forge a bond of mutual affection and respect with your stepparent.
Don't feel guilty
No one can replace a much-loved mother or father, so there's no need to feel disloyal if and when you grow attached to the newcomer. By the same token, you have a right to go on loving your blood-parent who may have died or been divorced. In the latter case, even if the absent parent was responsible for the marriage break-up, he or she has not divorced YOU.
Accept discipline
"You're not my real mother/father!" This challenge is both immature and pointless. Worse, it can set stepparents and children against one another to everybody's detriment. Once married, the stepparent is entitled to your respect and co-operation and, by the same token, any discipline is part of their obligation – in fact, discipline should be an expression of their genuine love and concern.
If, of course, you feel they're being overly harsh or unjust, then do the grown-up thing. Talk it over, attempt to see their point of view and, if they have misjudged the situation, be forgiving.
Learn to share
From being a rather pampered only child of a single mother, Vanessa found herself with a new stepdad and his four children. She didn't even have her own room anymore! You too may be asked to make sacrifices, which may be hard to accept and cause resentment. Remember though, these new circumstances will be just as difficult for your step-siblings to take on board. They too will be struggling to adjust and may resent you. In this case, it always pays to be kind, even if they snub you or behave rudely. Take tiffs and squabbles in your stride – they happen with natural siblings too!
By showing kindness, treating them as real brothers and sisters, your love for them will grow, along with your readiness to share.
Be willing to adapt
If you've been the oldest child, you may have to give up your standing as the 'man of the house' or Mum's 'best friend', as these roles are now filled by the new parent. If so, avoid living in the past but accept the situation and move on. You may even be glad there's another person around to share the family responsibilities.
Be reasonable
When stepparents bring their natural children into the home, there are bound to be times when you feel badly done to. "It's not fair!" echoes from every family in the world - whether the children are fully related or not. Bear in mind, though, that any parent will obviously have a deeper attachment to their natural child than to a stepchild. Even blood-related mothers can have favourites.
You also need to take personalities into account and their differing needs. As long as your needs are being met, does it really matter if someone else gets more attention? If, however, you don't seem to get enough help and support then why not voice your concerns with your stepparent? Calmly.
Beware over-familiarity
Living with step-siblings of different sexes can create moral pressures, especially in this porn-fuelled age. One youth whose home was invaded by four teenage stepsisters admits "I had to put up a mental block concerning sexual feelings." In a mixed-gender household, it's essential to behave modestly, not dressing provocatively or doing anything which might arouse undue desires.