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To be honest, I dont expect a functional wheel.
It will probably be sculped on the armour.
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To be honest, I dont expect a functional wheel.
It will probably be sculped on the armour.
I just bought the vintage Dragstor not too long ago, bit different but it works lol. I'd definitely like to see a modern incarnation sometime soon.
I don't think the action features on most toys are needed now. I don't need the wheel or my Horde Trooper to blow apart at the expense of the toy itself
Dragstor was a favorite of mine growing up. i think i played with him & blade the most. he is a must for me. dont know how hes going to look as a classic though.
I don't know why a free-rolling wheel would be a problem. Tri-Klops visor rotates, Man-E's faces will; a working wheel (read: not a ripcord action) would be tops and I can see a big uproar on the horizon if fans didn't get that. He's already a pretty involved sculpt. Tossing in a wheel wouldn't be that difficult.
In any event, I think it would be great if we got him soon!
As for Dragstor, I can't see a real wheel in the chest from a tooling perspective, so we'd likely get it just sculpted in as part of the chestplate. I'm sure we'll get him, though, so long as the line keeps going.
I don't think a working wheel is in the cards. They are not going to make a new body sculpt just to include a wheel in the chest and torso.
I agree that they will probably make the wheet into the armor. Other than, I think he would be rather easy.
With the news about getting Leech in September, I once again was kinda bummed that it ain't Dragstor. He's my favorite Horde member, I'd so love to get him sooner than later!
I hope the Four Horsemen will add his old ripcord as a whip. New color scheme and head for the crossbow would be awesome as well, since the old weapon was just Mantenna's crossbow re-used.
I think a working wheel would be possible technically, but it would reguire a new torso and might be too expensive for Mattel to go with.
I hope he comes with a working wheel, even if it means sacrificing torso articulation. It doesn't need a cord, but it should spin and have a rubbery, tire-like surface.
I remember when I saw a Dragstor add as a kid I somehow got it into my head that he was actually moving by pushing air through his engine exhausts. I always imagined activating him standing up and having him fly around the room :-D
I was a bit iffed when I finallly got him and saw that it was just a pull cord, but he still became one of my favourites. I would always arrange my good guys and send Dragstor crashing through them :-)

That's off the hook, masterenglish!
Dragstor will probably have a wheel, but no ripcord action.
That Dragstor custom looks amazing!
I had him as a kid and I would love to see him sooner rather than later. The more Horde the better! :hogrin:
Wow, surprised to see so many fellow Dragstor lovers.
He was a favorite of mine when I got him, so much so that he was a major player in my MOTU.
I agree that Dragstor, with the wheel, needs to be made....and soon. And "masterenglish," that's awesome.
That Dragstor custom does look awesome. I hope if and when we get to the real one, it looks just as good if not better. Here's hoping the mask is removable too.
Holy guacamole!! That custom is absolutely gorgeous!!! I have to confess that Dragstor is my least fave of the old Horde figures, though. Not that he isn't cool looking, but I would rather see all of the others first I guess.
masterenglish...that Dragstor is AWESOME! :hoeek:
As for Dragstors ripcord/dipstick, I think it would be PERFECT if they re-made it as his weapon. Keep the end the same and put it on a chain and you get an anchor, or his "breaks." :D
He could also use it to hook enemies and bring them closer or to angle up buildings (so he can drive up the sides).
That's pretty close, to how he should look...
One of your best customs, dude!
I think I would be fine with a solid piece that looked like a wheel similar to Master English's awesome custom there. If they managed to get a working wheel in there, that would be great too. I kind of doubt they would be able to get him to balance well enough on the wheel for the ripcord action to be of any use, though.
Here's a REAL challenge for the 4 Horsemen: try to make a BETTER Dragstor version than Masterenglish's !
Personally, I think that's almost impossible... That custom Dragstor is what Dragstor should look like ! Just add a functional wheel, and he's perfect !
I have a feeling they'll work the rip cord in as a weapon some how, I like Darkspecter idea of a grappling hook of some kind used to drag people along with.
I also think he'll have a spinning wheel.
I just wished we would see him sooner than later. Such an underrated character.


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Harry Potter ebooks and generating attention for your business
Last June, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling launched Pottermore, a fan site that was initially launched as a private beta. I wrote about it here Pottermore, Apple and "the secret will soon be revealed" form of real-time marketing. I managed to get a beta login, so I'm a registered user on the Pottermore site.
Last night got an email saying that the new Pottermore ebook store is open and that the Harry Potter books are (finally) available in electronic format.
This is significant because it is the first time that Harry Potter books are available as ebooks and the only place to buy them is on the author's own site. (If you go to Amazon to buy a Kindle version of a Harry Potter book, you're re-directed to Pottermore).
The book business is changing. So is the music business. And these changes have ramifications in your business too: How you generating attention?
Now authors can easily get a book out without going to a publisher and without using paper. And they can control their distribution.
Or they can choose to lose control and make their work completely free with no registration required.
That's not to say that traditional publishing is going away. I actually think print books and the big publishers have a future in the new ecosystem.
You no longer need to convince an editor in New York or an A&R guy in LA that your work is worthy.
Now you can create your own audience, build your fan base, publish your art, and control its distribution. Or you can make your work completely free so you can spread it far and wide like Summer Land did.
Seth Godin has been talking about these themes on his blog and on his Domino Project site.
Check out this Domino Project post from Seth on what happens when you flip scarcity with abundance (hint: everything changes).
I'm really surprised that Amazon is willing to direct traffic there. How do you think this applies to authors that are not the unstoppable media juggernauts?
My new goal is to have a ride at Universal.
John - I think it was the only way that Amazon was going to get the most successful author on the planet. Us mere mortals won't have that deal, but we certainly do have many options on how to get published.
It depends on what your goal is with publication. If it's to generate revenues from sales and royalties (though book sales have been in decline lately), then it would help to go for self-publication. This way, you won't have to split the profit with anyone. If the goal is to build credibility, then the book should be distributed for free.
JK Rowling is doing it right. Take a page from her and George Lucas, its your merchandise so make sure you are controlling who profits from it. If someone is making more money on a product than you are, you need to renegotiate. Protect your property and find outlets for it where ever they may be. Amazon is paid a lot for those forwards away from them so its a marketing investment for Pottermore, that's all.
Hi David,
Your comment on how ones is published is important. I think JK is abbreviated for a reason. Publishers weren't biting on a woman writing adventure stories.
Pottermore gives Joanne freedom to be her own franchise. It allows ger to pick and choose publishers perhaps and extend personal brand reach. The question is, is it a great career move?
Dara - The use of JK was a brilliant move. Your name is your personal brand. (I use my middle name professionally because there are so many people named "David Scott" on Google. I do think her own online property is an excellent move.
I like this move. Having bigger control over your distribution is great thing if you know what you are doing. Also, if you offer it free it can very much help the person get some popularity for future published books. It was prooved many times now.
thanks for sharing.
Derek Sivers has some interesting observations on musicians bypassing the traditional A&R route. Derek founded (and sold) CD Baby. His book "Anything You Want" is one of Godin's Domino project book and it comes with several hundred no-extra-charge MP3 picks from his CD Baby days. A good read and good value.
Thanks Colin. A fine example!! I've got the book. I need to re-read it.
That is interesting to know. I tried buying it in Amazon once, but, it was getting redirected as you said. I didn't know that it was connecting to Pottermore. I don't think anything else can be that great like building your own fan base. Isn't it?
Looking at the situation, JK Rowling and the publishers made a fortune from the books and the said movie franchise. The logical next step is the e-books where the same market is present alongside a new generation of readers are present.

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Yakuza 4 Soundtracks Hit iTunes
A game so big it needs two original soundtracks.
Yakuza 4 is so big that Sega decided to split its soundtrack in two. And iTunes is so big that it's getting exclusive access to the soundtracks for a full month.
Both soundtracks, Yakuza 4 Original Soundtrack Vol.1 and Yakuza 4 Original Soundtrack Vol.2 hit iTunes yesterday. They won't be available on other download services until April 28.
Volume 1 includes 38 tracks, priced ¥150 per track or ¥1,500 for the full album. Of the tracks, "Rebellions" and "For Faith (Instruments)" are exclusively available in album form.
Volume 2 includes 35 tracks, also priced ¥150 per track or ¥1,500 for the full album. From this soundtrack, the "Get to the Top! Haruka" and "Kamuro Pure Love Song: Kiryu and Maya" tracks are album only.
For a full Japanese language track list, see Sega's press release at 4gamer.
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The lowly falafel sandwich doesn't have the Brooklyn rep of the bagel or the pizza slice, but when it's done right it very well might be the borough's best cheap eat.
At Damascus, a charming Middle Eastern bakery on Atlantic Avenue, the falafel sandwich ($4) is at its peak.
Using a recipe from Lebanon, Gus Matli, who has co-owned Damascus with business partner Tony Sadek for thirty years, prepares a dish that is light and well-seasoned, with hints of cumin, garlic and chilies — and none of that greasy, flavorless nothingness all too common at food carts across the city.
It's carried by Middle Eastern pickled cucumbers and killer neon-pink pickled red cabbage, which enliven the sandwich with brine and bite. And it's all enclosed in a light and airy freshly baked pita, which is a world away from the dry and leathery variety often served up as street food.
The sandwich is filling, but you might be tempted to pick up a slice of spinach pie, a glistening piece of baklava, or a container of house-made baba ganoush or tabbouleh on your way out.
The thought and dedication put into the bakery's wide array Middle Eastern pies, tarts, and sweets carries across even to the under-appreciate falafel.
"This is the best sandwich you'll ever have" Matli said.
Falafel sandwich at Damascus Bread and Pastry Shop [195 Atlantic Ave. between Court and Clinton streets, (718) 625–7070, www. damascusbakery.com].
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Author Notes: Adapted from Cake Keeper Cakes by Lauren Chattman—her recipe is for a pumpkin pound cake in a loaf pan with chocolate chips and walnuts—I doubled the recipe and left out the chips and nuts to have a pure pumpkin taste and to bake a nice tall bundt cake (also I wasn't sure my husband would eat it otherwise.) Also, she used cloves and I couldn't find mine so I used ginger, a happy accident there. There will be a moment when you are mixing this when you think it isn't going to form a nice smooth batter--keep going, it will come together. Also, this makes a lot of batter, I haven't measured it, but it fills my full size bundt pan almost to the rim. If you have a smaller pan, you may want to take some batter out and bake separately. —susan259
Serves 12-16
- 3.5 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking poweder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2.5 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 15 oz can pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2/3 cup milk
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt or tube pan that holds at least 12 cups.
- Whisk together in medium size bowl flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg.
- Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy, about three minutes, scrape down sides as needed.
- With mixer on medium low, add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Mix in pumpkin, and then vanilla and milk. The batter will look strange, lumpy and separated, but it is okay.
- Turn mixer to low and add flour mixer about 1/2 cup at a time, again scraping sides as needed. Be sure everything is well mixed.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top with spatula. Pan will be very full.
- Bake for 55 minutes to one hour, till golden in color and firm to touch. Let cake cool in pan on rack for ten minutes and then turn cake onto rack to cool completely.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Non-Pie Thanksgiving Dessert
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Dominican Republic DJ - DJ Mannia
Posted 18 December 2008 - 01:19 PM
I just got married in Mexico and we used DJ Mannia who was fantastic! He mentioned to me that they are opening up an office in the Dominican Republic (Punta Cana) in March 2009, so I thought I'd let you guys know! He really was fantastic!! If you're looking for a DJ, you should check him out! There also tons of reviews about him in the Cancun forum.
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Here's the snippet I wrote about him in my review:
BEST. DJ. EVER. Seriously. My wedding was the best night of my life and a big part of that is because Carlos kept great music playing all night long! People never sat down!! We were all on the dancefloor ALL NIGHT!! He is fantastic!! We got so many compliments on him, people are still talking about what a great DJ he was, and our friends have even named our wedding "Best Dance Wedding Ever"!
He is very professional, always on time, his set-up is great, his song transitions are seamless, he made the announcements perfectly, he played all the songs we wanted and none of the ones we didn't....I really can't say enough! I am so grateful for what a good job he did! My reception would not have been the same without him!! He is WONDERFUL and I highly recommend him!!
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Hi brides,
I just had a wedding in Punta Cana on May 8, 2014 at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe. It was an amazing wedding, but the only downside was the DJ company I used. I used Dj Mannia because of the great things I've heard about them thru forums.
HOWEVER, I have to let other brides know about my negative experience because for $1,300 US I was very disappointed at the company and wished I had gone with a different DJ/MC service.
FIrst of all, the people who I had e-mail correspondence with did not tell me that the DJ is also the MC. I still went ahead with it because of all the positive reviews on this forum.
The people I had e-mail correspondence with named Amy and Carlos Martinez did not give my DJ/MC the music file for our FIRST DANCE (we did a medley of songs), so I sent my mp3 file ahead of time, so that they can download our music. They also did not send German my wedding day timeline that I had e-mailed days ahead.
I was VERY DISAPPOINTED at this company, and would not recommend this company because they made the DJ/MC so unprepared for my wedding and it basically delayed everything by AT LEAST 15 minutes because the DJ/MC came up to us at the beginning of the wedding and asked for our first dance and I said "you didn't download it?" he said whoever I spoke with did not give it to him. Luckily, I had the song downloaded on my iPhone, so he attached it on the dock.
Then, he was going over the dj questionnaire about introductions, and I was thinking the whole time, how can our MC seem like he doesn't know the flow of our wedding? I asked him about the timeline and he said he did not receive that either. I have proof of all my e-mails and I have proof of sent e-mails on my yahoo account.
The DJ/MC himself, German, was very nice and pleasant, but the fact that the company made him look unprofessional and unprepared was very disappointing. I had to come up to him each time to explain what's next on the timeline. I am in no means a bridezilla because I accommodate everything and yes, I still had fun at my wedding and so did our guests because luckily we are all laid-back people.
But if you want an organized wedding reception or if you are a perfectionist or simply want a good flow of things without you being stressed, do not get DJ Mannia services. I may be a rare case, but I did not know nor expect that DJ Mannia will mess up my wedding reception until they did it to me. So for $1,300 I could've gotten a better DJ and MC service. Not a good surprise.
Also, that youtube video or any youtube videos is definitely not like the DJ they sent. They play off your playlist as if you are playing music off your computer or iPhone. Poor transitioning and mixing. The youtube videos are misleading. You think you'd get a quality dj like the ones you hear at clubs or radio, but it isn't.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND DJ MANNIA unfortunately this was my experience with them. Goodluck brides!
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LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – State senate candidate Eric Lesser says that an objection to his candidacy that is being brought before the state election commission amounts to a "frivolous legal challenge."
Springfield City Councilor Tim Allen first raised the issue in late April, questioning whether Lesser meets the Massachusetts Constitution's residency requirement for legislative candidates. Allen filed a complaint on Friday. Under the law, those seeking office must have lived in Massachusetts for five years prior to the election.
Lesser had worked in Washington from 2009 to 2011 as an aide to David Axelrod, who was President Obama's chief political advisor at the time. Allen says that departure calls the legality of Lesser's candidacy into question.
"He lived in Washington. I don't know about temporarily. He lived in Washington up to June of 2011, which is clearly within the five year period. It is not about where you vote; it's about where you dwell," Allen told 22News in April.
But in a statement sent to 22News Monday, Lesser said that in leaving the area to work in the nation's capital, he did not give up his Massachusetts residency. He says that other candidates have historically been allowed flexibility by the commission when it comes to public service.
"By Mr. Allen's reasoning, Senator Warren and Governors Weld and Romney all should have been prohibited from running, since all three spent time serving the public outside Massachusetts during the five years prior to returning home to run for office," Lesser said.
He called the complaint a "distraction," and an example of "politics as usual."
"Mr. Allen is apparently worried that he may not succeed with the voters in the court of public opinion, so he has filed this frivolous legal challenge instead," Lesser said.
Lesser and Allen are two of five Democrats who are running for the 1st Hampden and Hampshire district seat. Aaron Saunders, James "Chip" Harrington, and Thomas Lachuisa are also seeking their party's nomination for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Gale Candaras (D-Wilbraham). The winner of September's primary will face Republican Debra Boronski in the November election.
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I thought, wouldn't be cool if Ash' Butterfree an pink Butterfree are flying over in an random episode from gen VI
Butterfree and Pink Butterfree wanted to stay with Ash and Ash uses them both (or only Butterfree) in the league.
I thought, wouldn't be cool if Ash' Butterfree an pink Butterfree are flying over in an random episode from gen VI
Butterfree and Pink Butterfree wanted to stay with Ash and Ash uses them both (or only Butterfree) in the league.
Pardon my grammar, I'm a young Dutchman.
I don't think that they would bring back his butterfree agree all this time since was released so long ago and he only had it got like 20 episodes.
Did he really use out in the lindigo eague?
Nice for the long term fans but otherwise I think it'd be a novelty lost on most. If Butterfree was going to make a comeback it should've been ages ago.
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Ash did bring up Butterfree back in DP.
I think butterfree is dead don't butterflies die after laying eggs?
That would be nice (not that I watch the anime), but it won't happen.
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I think Butterfree might be mentioned, but I don't think it will return, and to be honest after all this time I don't quite want it to return. It's just been too long, and I doubt Ash would be able to have a real battle with it anymore because of the time space.
it really would be nice if he returned sometime (along with Pidgeot) but you never know...I mean, look how much time apart ash and charaizard have and they still come together and battle
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Butterfree, Pidgeot, and Primeape will probably never appear again until the end of the series. Even then, it would probably be in a flashback montage of all the Pokemon Ash has owned.
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Lol omg I forgot the rumour that his butterfree died after breeding lol, it was a rumour but the writers did confirm he didn't.
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They don't; that rumor was probably started by a translation error. http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/compar...nto/ep021.htmlFairly positive Buterfree die after mating.
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that was first of 2nd season season i guess and it had left ash . well if they had mated and produced new generation then maybe butterfly can return .
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They showed they remembered Primeape in one of the recent openings so if he returns Butterfree has a chance
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Primeape was just a figment of his memory of Charmander being shown. I don't think he's coming back.
Though I do want a Butterfree episode like Lapras got, as well as Lapras getting another.
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IT'S a long way from Gilford to the land of the Northern Lights - but former villager Margaret Drake has moved in verse from verdant County Down to the frozen wastes of Planet Earth.
The mother of six and grandmother of eight has published a book of poems - 'From Gilford to the Aurora Borealis' - penned from her days at the desk of Gilford's Craigavon Primary School to the present time.
And she has dedicated it to her special teacher at the school, Mrs Vera Bowdell, who inculcated in her a respect for the written word and who - at almost 80 - is still a respected resident of the Gilford area.
Said Margaret, who has been widowed for 15 years, "I always loved writing poetry. The first one in the book is 'Gilford As I Remember' and the last one is 'The Northern Lights', a reflection on the Aurora Borealis', which she once spotted during a visit to the Granite City. Much of it is thanks to Mrs Bowdell, and I called with her last week to give her a copy. She was delighted to see me.
"My family on my mother's side hailed from North East Scotland, A late uncle of mine, Eddie Kirkwood, was a member of the Scottish Parliament and we kept in touch with our Scottish side."
The opening poem recalls that 'Gilford was founded by a military man; Magill's Bridge that crosses the Bann..' And it goes on to record the fact that the village was a garrison in World War Two and it eulogises shops like Crozier's, Fox's, McElroy's and Moffitt's, and continues with Irene's sweet shops and the notorious toilets "for black were the walls as dark as a cave".
There are no fewer than 15 verses, recording just about every famed old shop in the once-thriving village, mentioning religion and the part that the legendary mill played in Gilford, ending with the fact that there is no graveyard!
The second poem - 'Fiddling Joe' a Gilford character - is also 15 verses long, and another favourite is 'The Gravedigger', prompted by her father Melvin Drake who worked for a local undertaker and dug graves at Tullylish Parish Church where so many villagers are laid to rest.
Then Margaret moves on to another part of her life, as she later moved to Crossgar with her family, where one of her favourite poems is 'Our Beautiful Lough' - focusing on Strangford Lough and the beauties of the Ards Peninsula.
There are 49 poems in the book, covering subjects like The Titanic, Christmas, The Olympics, Love, Christmas in the Trenches and many more, ending with the colours and dancing of The Northern Lights.
She is preparing a second collection at the behest of an American publisher, with the emphasis on all things Irish like leprechauns and banshee!
'From Gilford to the Aurora Borealis' is on sale at the NISA store in Gilford and the Old Post Office in Waringstown, priced at £10.


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KANSAS CITY, MO - NOVEMBER 22: Head Coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers talks with a referee against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Steelers 27-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
The Pittsburgh Steelers fired special teams coordinator Al Everest two games into the preseason this earlier this year and replaced him with assistant special teams coach Amos Jones, who head coach Mike Tomlin hired to his staff back when took the job in 2007. The firing was considered very surprising at the time because teams rarely, if ever, make coaching changes in training camp. The Steelers special teams unit ended the 2012 season on Sunday ranked 22nd in the league in punt return average allowed (10.3) and 18th in the league in kickoff return average (24.0). As far as their own returns Read more [...]
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The days are getting shorter, and the weather's getting colder. This can only mean one thing: winter is almost here. With the changing of the seasons come some new winter themed picture books that you can enjoy with your kids. If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! by Kim Norman and illustrated by Liza Woodruff uses a well-known children's participatory song and brings the reader along on an adventure in the chilly outdoors. Whether you are tasting a flake, grabbing your skis or building a fort, you will have fun following along as a group of arctic animals enjoy a day playing outdoors together. If you like this book you may also want to check out the author's other winter-themed book, Ten on a Sled, an alliterative counting story featuring the same cast of characters.
When Lulu wakes up and looks out her window, she sees that an unexpected snow storm has blanketed everything in fluffy white in Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow by David Soman and Jacky Davis. Putting on snow gear, along with her trademark tutu and wings, Lulu, aka Ladybug Girl, steps outside with her dog Bingo to play in the winter wonderland. This book shows the joys of imagination, perseverance and cooperation. A great choice to read while curled up in front of a fire while waiting for some snowflakes to fall.
Winter Friends by Charles Reasoner features forest creatures playing outdoors on a snowy winter night. This die cut book has adorably illustrated animals, simple rhyming text and thick cardboard pages which make it a perfect choice to share with babies and toddlers. It may be cold outside, but it's a great time to snuggle up with a good book.


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LONDON — The Royal New Zealand Air Force has begun operations with its fleet of NH90 utility helicopters.
The air arm, which has ordered eight of the NHIndustries consortium-built helicopters to replace its fleet of aging Bell UH-1 Iroquois, has achieved initial operating capability with the aircraft, allowing the air force to begin carrying out some limited operational missions.
"The recent approval of the Interim Type Certificate and initial release of operational capability means that we can now undertake some operational tasking. It's a significant milestone for the RNZAF," said Air Vice-Marshal Peter Stockwell, chief of the air force.
"The NH90 is now cleared to undertake New Zealand-based passenger and cargo tasks that will enable non-tactical support to government agencies and the other services."
The air force has also been conducting a series of flight trials that will allow the aircraft to operate from the navy's surface vessels.
The NH90 is a key component in the creation of the country's Joint Amphibious Task Force (JATF), which will be established in 2015.
The New Zealand defense ministry says that while the JATF will be structured for the deployment of combat forces, it will be mostly used for "disaster relief and conducting exercises in our region in support of nation building." As part of their JATF role, the NH90s will be embarked on the multirole, strategic sealift ship HMNZS Canterbury, which can carry up to four NH90s in its hangar spaces.


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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 73, July 1969 - April, 1970 Page: 393
This periodical is part of the collection entitled: Southwestern Historical Quarterly and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Texas State Historical Association.
Ben Milam and United States and
Mexican Relations
Edited by GEORGE R. NIELSEN*
his courageous leadership and death in the capture of San Antonio
in December, 1835, was among the first Anglo Americans in Texas.'
He came to Texas in 1818, prior to the Mexican Revolution, to trade
with the Comanche Indians. The friendship of Milam and Joel Poin-
sett, the recipient of this letter, evidently grew out of an acquaintance
which developed when Poinsett, as United States minister to Mexico,
secured the release of Milam from a Mexican prison. Milam had served
in James Long's expedition in 1820o offering aid to the Mexican in-
surgents. Long, however, was captured, imprisoned for two years,
and then shot by a guard. Believing the deed to have been a political
assassination, Milam and a few others decided to avenge Long's death.
Their plans became known and they also were imprisoned.
After his release Milam turned to land investment and colonization.
The colonization law of Coahuila y Texas enticed many, including
Milam, to apply for contracts. While his application was pending,
Milam cautioned Poinsett about the drawbacks of the land market
in Texas. In his letter, Milam also described the unsettled conditions
on the frontier and, in the fashion of a land-developer seeking tran-
quility, hinted at a solution to the unrest through cooperative rela-
tions between Mexico and the United States. No evidence is available
indicating further communication between Milam and Poinsett. Short-
ly after the writing of this letter Milam not only was awarded an
empresario contract, but also served as the agent for another em-
presario, Arthur G. Wavell. Milam's original letter is held by The
Historical Society of Pennsylvania. It is printed here with no editorial
alteration except for a few changes in punctuation to facilitate reading.
*George R. Neilsen, associate professor at Concordia Teachers College, River Forest,
Illinois, is at present doing research at the Australian National University under a
Fulbright research grant. He has published previous articles in the Quarterly about
Mathew Caldwell.
'This account of Milam is based on Lois Garver, "Benjamin Rush Milam," Southwest-
ern Historical Quarterly, XXXVIII (October, 1934), 79-121.
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text: Overview -- U.S.-based cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete producer Texas Industries Inc. turned profitable on better operating conditions in key Texas construction markets and we expect conditions to continue to improve over the next 12 months. -- We expect EBITDA to strengthen off deep cyclical lows, though the company is likely to remain highly leveraged for the foreseeable future. -- We revised our outlook to stable from negative and we affirmed our ratings, including our 'B-' corporate credit rating on the company. -- The stable outlook reflects our view that the company will burn through less cash than we previously anticipated because of lower future capital expenditures and better working capital management and that its liquidity position will remain adequate over the next 12 months. Rating Action On Nov. 21, 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Dallas-based Texas Industries Inc. to stable from negative. At the same time we affirmed our ratings on company, including our 'B-' corporate credit rating. We affirmed our 'B-' rating on Texas Industries' $650 million senior notes due 2020. The '4' recovery rating indicates our expectation for average (30% to 50%) recovery in the event of default. Rationale The outlook revision and rating affirmation acknowledge Texas Industries' return to profitability in recent quarters, albeit at still weak levels, and our expectation that positive trends will continue over the next several quarters. The outlook revision further reflects our view that the company will burn through less cash than we previously anticipated because of lower future capital expenditures and better working capital management and that its liquidity position will remain adequate over the next 12 to 24 months. The rating on Texas Industries reflects our view of the cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates company's "highly leveraged" financial risk profile and "weak" business risk profile. Our highly leveraged financial risk assessment acknowledges risks associated with the company's large debt balance and its weak EBITDA, which is just beginning to recover from deep cyclical lows. Our weak business risk assessment reflects improving, but still low demand for the geographically concentrated company's commodity products. Texas Industries turned profitable this year, albeit at weak levels. We expect profitability to continue to improve and for the company to generate $50 million of EBITDA in its fiscal 2013 (ending May 31) and at least $70 million in its fiscal 2014. However, leverage will remain very high (near 10x) given its $700 million of debt (including adjustments for operating leases and pension obligations). This baseline scenario reflects the following assumptions: -- Revenues grow 7% in 2013 and 10% 2014 based on our view for flat commercial and public infrastructure spending and improved residential construction; -- Gross margins improve about 200 basis points to 18.5% on improved operating efficiencies and modest price increases; and -- Sales, general, and administrative costs drop to 10% of revenues (from over 11% in 2012) as fixed overhead is spread across higher sales. Texas Industries is the largest producer of cement in Texas and one of the largest cement producers in Southern California. The company also supplies construction aggregates, ready-mix concrete and concrete products. We view Texas and California to have favorable long-term operating characteristics, though demand is currently very weak due to the sharp correction in residential and commercial construction as well as lower infrastructure spending by budget-constrained state and local governments. Liquidity We believe Texas Industries' liquidity is currently "adequate" under our criteria, based on the following expectations: -- Sources of liquidity will exceed uses by more than 1.2x over the next 12 months and sources will exceed uses even if our assumed EBITDA were to decline by 15%; and -- Availability under a $200 million secured revolving credit facility will not drop below $25 million, which would trigger a 1x fixed-charge covenant; but -- Qualitative factors (including our view that the company could not absorb low probability, high impact events without refinancing) preclude us from viewing liquidity as strong under our criteria. Texas Industries held $61 million of cash on Aug. 31, 2012. We expect the company to draw down much of its cash over the next 12-18 months to fund operating cash flow deficits, but that it won't need to use its revolving credit facility. Under our baseline assumptions, deficits would arise from a combination of improving but still cyclically weak EBITDA, about $60 million to $65 million of gross annual interest expense, $20 million to $30 million of recurring capital expenditures, and up to $18 million to complete the expansion of its Hunter, Texas cement plant. Other sources of liquidity include about $100 million available on a $200 million secured revolving credit facility that matures in August 2016. Availability is restricted by a borrowing base and is estimated after $29 million of letters of credit and a $25 million minimum availability requirement. The company is not subject to restrictive financial covenants unless availability dropped below $25 million, at which time a 1x fixed charge covenant would be effective. Recovery analysis For our full recovery analysis on Texas Industries, see our recovery report published on RatingsDirect July 23, 2012. Outlook The stable rating outlook reflects our baseline assumption that construction activity in Texas Industries' core markets will continue to improve modestly over the next year and that EBITDA will strengthen to fully cover $60 million to $65 million of annual interest expense by its fiscal year 2014. We are unlikely to upgrade our rating under our baseline scenario for the next 12 months, given our view that leverage is likely to remain elevated over that span, at 10x EBITDA or above. However, we would raise our ratings if operating conditions improved markedly such that EBITDA surpassed $140 million and leveraged dropped below 5x. We would lower our rating if Texas construction markets dipped into a second recession causing us to expect the company to incur EBITDA/interest coverage shortfalls in fiscal 2014. In this downside scenario Texas Industries could burn through its cash and draw down its revolving borrowing capacity below $75 million, which would cause us to view the company's liquidity to be less than adequate. Related Criteria And Research -- Industry Report Card: U.S. Natural Resources Split As Housing Boosts Building Products Companies While A Tough Market Puts Coal Miners Deeper In The Hole, Oct. 8, 2012 -- Issuer Ranking: North American Building Materials Companies, Oct. 1, 2012 -- Criteria For Assigning 'CCC+', 'CCC', 'CCC-', And 'CC' Ratings, Oct. 1, 2012 -- Methodology And Assumptions: Liquidity Descriptors For Global Corporate Issuers, Sept. 28, 2011. -- Key Credit Factors: Business And Financial Risks In The Global Building Products And Materials Industry, Nov. 19, 2008. Temporary telephone contact number: James Fielding (917-734-3477); Tobias Crabtree (917-539-4614) Ratings List Ratings Affirmed Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Action To From Texas Industries Inc. Corporate Credit Rating B-/Stable/-- B-/Negative/-- Senior Unsecured B- Recovery Rating 4


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Yayyy, it's finally time for our holiday of the year - a long weekend in Prague! Hubby & I are excited. Can't wait to see that fabulous city. I love old towns, good beer & hearty food so I'll do very nicely there.
Here's a glimpse & some info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague
We'll also be winding our way through Prague's several Christmas markets. I'm sure there'll be a couple of treats in store for us. http://www.pragueexperience.com/events/christmas_markets.asp
Ooohhh... hot wine and pastries! I'll be one happy bunny!
We're aff oor heids ...
... over at S.G. Rogers' bonnie blog where we're blethering aboot Scottish-isms!
My Place - Highland Storms by Christina Courtenay
Please help me welcome award-winning author Christina Courtenay to My Place. Christina writes historical romance and her novel, Highland Storms, sounds just like my kind of read.
Let's hear it from Christina!
Let's hear it from Christina!
I'm Christina Courtenay and I write historical romance, often with a hint of the Far East. Although born in England, I have a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. I'm a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and currently their vice chairman. Highland Storms is my third novel with the publisher Choc Lit. My debut, Trade Winds (prequel to Highland Storms), was short listed for the Romantic Novelists' Association's Pure Passion Award of Best Historical Fiction 2011. My second novel, The Scarlet Kimono, has just won the Best Historical Fiction award at the Big Red Read awards and is shortlisted for the Festival of Romance Readers Award for Best Historical Read 2011.
As well as novels, I've had four Regency novellas published by DC Thomson's 'My Weekly Pocket Novel' series, which subsequently came out in large print with Dales Romance.
My Place:
Eilean Donan is probably one of the most photographed castles in the world, according to the official guide book, and certainly in Scotland. I can well believe it, because you'd have to search hard for a more romantic looking castle! Built on a small island and reached via a picturesque bridge, it's situated amidst spectacular scenery with a sea loch and mountains all around it. The drive through the Highlands to reach it is amazing in itself, but as you approach the castle along a small winding road next to the loch, the view of it suddenly appears round a bend and absolutely takes your breath away. If, like me, you're lucky enough to visit on a sunny day when the loch is calm, it's simply perfect.
The hero of my novel Highland Storms returns to Scotland from Sweden, where he and his family have been living since the end of the Jacobite rebellion. He has inherited his father's Scottish estate and when he comes of age, he goes to take over the running of it. I imagined it as a small castle next to a loch at the heart of a long strath, and when I needed a real castle to base the fictional one on, there was no doubt in my mind that it had to be Eilean Donan. I'd wanted to go there for a long time, so it was also a great excuse for visiting at last.
However, although the castle seen from afar is every bit as wonderful as I'd imagined, I have to admit the inside of the building was slightly disappointing. There has apparently been a castle there for at least eight hundred years, but the one that exists now was largely rebuilt in the early 20th century, so the interior wasn't as authentic as I would have liked. Still, authors have imagination and there were plenty of other castles whose interiors I could "borrow", so I contented myself with using the imposing walls and setting for my novel – I really couldn't have found anything better!
Highland Storms
Who can you trust?
Betrayed by his brother and his childhood love, Brice Kinross needs a fresh start. So he welcomes the opportunity to leave Sweden for the Scottish Highlands to take over the family estate.
But there's trouble afoot at Rosyth in 1754 and Brice finds himself unwelcome. The estate is in ruin and money is disappearing. He discovers an ally in Marsaili Buchanan, the beautiful redheaded housekeeper, but can he trust her?
Marsaili is determined to build a good life. She works hard at being housekeeper and harder still at avoiding men who want to take advantage of her. But she's irresistibly drawn to the new clan chief, even though he's made it plain he doesn't want to be shackled to anyone.
And the young laird has more than romance on his mind. His investigations are stirring up an enemy. Someone who will stop at nothing to get what he wants – including Marsaili – even if that means destroying Brice's life forever …
Marsaili Buchanan was pulled back from the brink of sleep by the soft growling of her deerhound, Liath. It started as a low rumble inside the big dog's chest and throat, and grew in volume while the animal raised his head and stared fixedly at the door. Since Liath was snuggled around Marsaili's feet, the vibrations could be felt all the way up her legs. Her heart skipped a beat as she held her breath, waiting to see who was coming up the stairs to her tower room this time.
'They never give up, do they, boy,' she whispered and sat up, putting her palm on Liath's flat skull. She felt the rumbling more strongly there and stroked the dog's wiry neck, keeping her hand near his collar in case she needed to hold him back. It was a distinct possibility.
She'd been plagued with night-time suitors like this for a while now, even though she never encouraged any of the men in the household or on the estate. Her face and figure seemed to inspire lust in any male between the ages of fifteen and fifty, no matter how much she covered it up. She silently cursed fate for giving her this dubious blessing. It brought her nothing but trouble.
The latch moved softly. Since it was well-oiled and silent, Marsaili wouldn't have heard it if she hadn't been forewarned. The door didn't open though, the bar she'd had installed recently saw to that. The latch dropped with a clink and she heard a snort of frustration. This was followed by a muted thud, presumably a shoulder pushing against the door. When this didn't produce the desired result either, a man's voice muttered an oath. A harder shove which made the wooden planks quiver seemed to conclude the assault. Marsaili bit her lip hard to keep from making a sound.
'Marsaili? It's me, Colin.' The whisper was clearly audible and seemed to hang in the air for a moment.
Marsaili almost gasped out loud. That was one voice she'd never thought to hear outside her door. She'd believed Colin Seton, the estate manager, too proud to go sneaking around at night.
'Mr Seton? What's the matter?' she asked, trying to sound as if she'd just been woken up. 'Is something amiss?'
'Come now, girl, you know why I'm here. You've been holding out for long enough, it's time you were rewarded.'
His voice was slightly louder, but still low. Marsaili didn't know why he bothered trying to keep it down. Her room was at the top of one of the towers of Rosyth House and there was no one immediately below her at the moment. He must be aware of this.
'I beg your pardon?' She sat up straighter, glaring in the direction of the door. Holding out for what? Him? How on earth did he reach that conclusion? She just wanted to be left alone, not be importuned by a widower old enough to be her father.
'The finest looking woman in all the Highlands deserves only the best. Can't blame you for setting your sights high. Let me in now, you can trust me to look after you right.'
Rage bubbled up inside Marsaili's throat and threatened to choke her. The words she longed to hurl at Seton were so stacked up, she couldn't spit them out. All that escaped her was a noise of frustration, but Liath felt her wrath and gave voice to it on her behalf. His growling grew into a crescendo of menace that reverberated around the small room
She managed to control her vocal chords at last. 'Please leave, Mr Seton and I'll forget we ever had this conversation. I'm sorry, but you've misunderstood.'
'Eh? You're just being stubborn now and you know it. No need to be coy, you've made your point.' His voice was beginning to sound strained, as if he was keeping his temper in check, but only just.
Marsaili didn't know what to reply. She didn't want to antagonise the man, but on the other hand she had to make him understand she wasn't available to anyone. As if to emphasise her thoughts, Liath gave a short bark, and although she couldn't see him, Marsaili knew he was probably baring his fangs as well. She felt her heart beating harder, the sound of her pulse almost drowning out the dog's noise inside her ears. She took a deep breath. 'I meant what I said. Anyone who wants to court me can do so in daylight.' Not that it would do them any good since I don't want any of them.
'Who said anything about courting? Your mother –'
She cut him off abruptly. 'What my mother chose to do was up to her. It has nothing to do with me and I'll live my life as I see fit. I'm a respectable woman.'
'Rubbish! You're no better than you should be. Hoity-toity by-blow of a –'
'Mr Seton! You've said enough.' Marsaili was shaking with fury, but was determined not to enter into a lengthy argument with him.
Seton cursed long and fluently. Finally, he hissed, 'That dog isn't allowed in the house, you know. I'll see it's put where it belongs from now on, in the stables.'
'You can't! I have the mistress's express permission to keep him in here. The dog stays,' she said firmly, trying not to let her voice tremble the way the rest of her body was doing. It was true after all, but would he leave it at that? She waited again, holding Liath's collar in a tight grip, while Seton made up his mind.
The door was stout, but she knew Seton was both strong and determined. Fortunately, so was Liath. Marsaili was reluctant to let the dog loose on anyone because she'd seen what those powerful jaws could do, but if she was cornered, she'd have no other choice.
'We'll just see about that,' Seton snarled before giving the door a vicious kick. Soon after, she heard footsteps disappearing down the stairwell. She breathed a sigh of relief and threw her arms around the dog's neck, burying her face in the shaggy fur.
'Thank you, Liath, good boy. You're the best.' He licked her hand in acknowledgement of this tribute and leaned against her until her limbs stopped shaking.
They'd won this time, but Marsaili knew that from now on she'd have to be on her guard at all times, both for herself and for Liath. There was no saying what Seton would do and now he'd put all his cards on the table, there was no going back. He wasn't the type to give up easily and she'd probably wounded his pride. He would use every means at his disposal to have his way.
Well, she'd be ready for him. Just let him try!
Buy Links:
Kindle: www.amazon.co.uk/Highland-Storms-ebook/dp/B00629ZK0I/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322390456&sr=1-4
Paperback: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1906931712/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
Author Links:
Website: www.christinacourtenay.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/PiaCCourtenay
Christina's own blog: http://christinacourtenay.com/?page_id=278
The Choc Lit Authors' Corner (group blog) http://blog.choc-lit.co.uk/
The Heroine Addicts (group blog) http://theheroineaddicts.blogspot.com/
Talking all things Scottish...
... over at SG Rogers' fabulous blog!
Want to discover some local phrases and find out about Scotsmen? Then don't hesitate to come and join us!
You might want to pour yourself a wee dram to get into the mood...
See you over there!
C xxx
Want to discover some local phrases and find out about Scotsmen? Then don't hesitate to come and join us!
You might want to pour yourself a wee dram to get into the mood...
See you over there!
C xxx
My Place - Coming Home by Cynthia Owens
This Sunday I welcome Cynthia Owens to My Place. Cynthia writes wonderful romantic fiction set in Ireland. I have read In Sunshine or In Shadow and loved it.
Over to you, Cynthia!
Over to you, Cynthia!
I believe I was destined to be interested in history. One of my distant ancestors, Thomas Aubert, reportedly sailed up the St. Lawrence River to discover Canada some 26 years before Jacques Cartier's 1534 voyage. Another relative was a 17th century "King's Girl," one of a group of young unmarried girls sent to New France (now the province of Quebec) as brides for the habitants (settlers) there.
My passion for reading made me long to write books like the ones I enjoyed, and I tried penning sequels to my favorite Nancy Drew mysteries. Later, fancying myself a female version of Andrew Lloyd Weber, I drafted a musical set in Paris during WWII.
A former journalist and lifelong Celtophile, I enjoyed a previous career as a reporter/editor for a small chain of community newspapers before returning to my first love, romantic fiction. My stories usually include an Irish setting, hero or heroine, and sometimes all three. My novels, In Sunshine or in Shadow and Coming Home, are set in post-Famine Ireland, and are available from Highland Press.
I am a member of the Romance Writers of America, Hearts Through History Romance Writers, and Celtic Hearts Romance Writers. A lifelong resident of Montreal, Canada, I still live there with my own Celtic hero and our two school-aged children.
My Place:
Welcome to Ballycashel, the wind-swept, West of Ireland village where my Irish historical romance novels, In Sunshine or in Shadow and Coming Home take place.
Ballycashel (in Irish baile caisleán) means "town of the castle." It's located nine miles from Galway City on Ballycashel Bay. The main village includes Ballycashel House, where Rory O'Brien, hero of In Sunshine or in Shadow, and his family live, many small tenant farms, and Donahue's Pub.
Myths and legend abound in Ballycashel. Ballycashel House sits on the castle ruins of the ancient Celtic King, Sean Donnelly. It's said that the ghost of that chieftain appears to forewarn of a death in the family.
That's not surprising. Situated as it is near the Atlantic Ocean, Ballycashel can certainly seem haunted on a dark night, when the wind sighs through the trees and a cold mist blows in off Ballycashel Bay.
But it's that very bay, and the sea that feeds it, that was the salvation of the village. During the Famine, the people of Ballycashel were able to harvest the fruits of the water, from oysters to mackerel to the dulse (seaweed), dragged in by the frequent storms.
"The town, with all its residents, was at times like one character in itself." ~ Kenda Montgomery, Author, on In Sunshine or in Shadow.
Ballycashel is, of course, a fictitious village, but it's based on many such villages in salt-sprayed western Ireland.
This is Dunguaire Castle, the model for my Ballycashel House.
"A woman's love is strong, more powerful than all the ghosts in Ireland…"
Daughter of an Irish village girl, step-daughter of the landlord, Ashleen O'Brien has lived between two very different worlds. But after a year in America, she yearns to return to the green land that is her heart's home.
War and betrayal have taken everything from Cavan Callaghan – his home, his family, and the woman he loved. A hero of the Irish Brigade at Antietem, he's searching for the family he never knew.
Love and deception await Cavan and Ashleen along those emerald shores, as the ghosts of a past that can never quite be forgotten rise to threaten their newfound happiness.
The Atlantic Ocean, 1867
He was going home.
Home. Such a simple word. And for so long now, such an unattainable dream.
Yet as he stood on the deck of the Mary O'Connor, he thought maybe he'd finally find a real home once again.
When Johnny comes marching home again . . .
He looked seaward. The salt wind tugged at his hair. Spray stung his eyes. Gulls wheeled and shrieked overhead. Open water lay beyond the horizon, and beyond that still, his new life. In a few weeks, the Mary O'Connor would dock in Galway Bay, and from there he'd head for the small village his parents had spoken of with such love. He felt a stirring of emotion, the first spark of excitement since—
Deliberately he cut off the thought. He was no longer a soldier. There would be no more Rebel yells, no more guns, no more battles. He was no longer Captain Callaghan, so-called hero of the Irish Brigade.
He was just plain Cavan Callaghan, an Irishman searching for peace.
What would Ireland be like? For as long as he could remember, he'd heard his parents speak wistfully of the country they'd left behind. The green fields and sea-swept coast. The heather-strewn countryside filled with wild strawberries and prickly gorse. They'd spoken of the people, too, but especially of his father's brother.
The last of the Flynns now, except for himself.
His mother had said the village of Ballycashel lay some nine miles from Galway City. What would he find there? He knew about the Hunger, of course. Had any of his family survived?
Or would he find the same devastation he'd confronted on his return from the war?
A ripple of sound floating on the briny breeze told him he wasn't alone. Recognizing the delicate notes of a penny whistle, he glanced around. One of his fellow passengers, obviously an Irishman, lowered the instrument from his lips and smiled, his foot tapping in jig time.
The piper began playing anew, and a raw slash of anguish ripped through Cavan's gut. He knew the words well, and the tune the man played so effortlessly and with such emotion.
He'd prayed never to hear them again.
The minstrel boy to the war has gone,
In the ranks of death you'll find him . . .
He squeezed his eyes shut, the 'ranks of death' marching through his memory. So many friends, his comrades-in-arms, who would never return . . .
His brother.
With a hard shake of his head, he strode away from the haunting melody.
He was going home. And there he would find peace.
There would be no more war.
Author Links:
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Giveaway of Highland Arms at TRS's Thanksgiving Party
Join me at the TRS Thanksgiving Party - it's happening over the whole weekend - for a chance to win a PDF copy of Highland Arms and a wee bag of Scottish goodies!
Looking forward to seeing you over there!
Cathie xx
Looking forward to seeing you over there!
Cathie xx
Posted by Cathie Dunn on Saturday, November 19, 2011
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My Place - Home, Sweet Texas Home by Caroline Clemmons
Today I welcome multi-published author Caroline Clemmons to My Place. Her setting takes me back to good, old TV days. Lovely memories...
Hello, I'm Caroline Clemmons and I'd like to thank Cathie for having me as her guest today. My husband and I live on a small acreage in rural North Central Texas in the U.S. Our daughters are grown, so our companions are our rescued pets: a black Shih Tzu named Webster and two cats, Sebastian and Bailey Erin. My parents and I moved to California when I was a baby and we returned to Texas when I was almost eight. Of course, I believed all the old cowboy movies and expected any minute to see Roy Rogers riding the range. Too bad--my dad was in the cotton business and we moved to a cotton farming area. Now, my husband and I live in genuine ranching and cutting horse country, and I see real cowboys whenever I go anywhere in our area.
My previous occupations have included stay-at-home mom (my favorite), medical secretary, newspaper reporter and columnist, assistant to the managing editor of a psychology journal, and bookkeeper. When I'm not writing, I love spending time with my family, reading, traveling, researching genealogy, and browsing antique malls and estate sales. My brother and I are compiling a history of our father's Johnson/Johnston/Johnstone family. My brother accuses that "a passion for genealogical research is contagious, because he caught it from me." Not quite true, as our dad gave us each a love of history and learning. Previously, I published a family history for my mom and one for my mother-in-law. I've also written numerous articles for genealogical journals and area history books.
I began telling stories early, but didn't have a book published until 1998 when Kensington published BE MY GUEST. That and my other backlist titles are now available from Amazon Kindle and Smashwords for 99 cents along with a mystery available for the first time, ALMOST HOME. My current publisher is The Wild Rose Press, and those books are in print and e-book, except for SAVE YOUR HEART FOR ME, which is a novella and only in e-book.
My Place:
HOME, SWEET TEXAS HOME is a sweet contemporary romance that takes place in West Texas, in and near Lubbock. For the most part, I grew up in Lubbock. It is known locally as the "Hub of the Plains." Cotton farming is big in that area, but so are ranches, vineyards, oil, and many other industries. Although it's the "land of the tall sky," the weather is the least appealing factor of West Texas. The locale is plagued with sand and dust storms, tornadoes, drought alternating with thunderstorms with hail and flooding, hot summers and cold winters. One of my friends says the only reason there's a town there is that's where the wagon wheel broke and settlers were stuck. So why do people live there? I can't answer, except to say it grows on you. In reality, the land has a beauty all its own.
Driving west from Dallas as my heroine Courtney and her brother Jimmy would have, the land changes dramatically. Fort Worth is "where the West begins" and terrain becomes rolling prairie dotted with the mesquite trees, cedar, and juniper that plagues ranchers and takes over range land if allowed to do so. At the town of Post (setting for BE MY GUEST), you climb up to the Llano Estacado or "Staked Plains," as labeled by Spanish explorers. Once the home of Comanche and other American Indians, it's now inhabited by an amalgam of all races and ethnicities.
Lubbock is a town of a quarter million and still retains something of a small town atmosphere. It is the home of Texas Technological University (yes, residents know that is an illogical name, but are bound to it) and Lubbock Christian University. There are also a medical school and a law school associated with Texas Tech. The Lubbock Landmark Lake Site and the Ranching Heritage Museum are of special interest to those who love history, as are other area museums. Lubbock and the surrounding area have produced many musicians, including Buddy Holly and the Crickets (alleged to be the model for the Beatles. Holly's songbook is owned by Paul McCartney), Mac Davis, the Gatlin Brothers, and Waylon Jennings.
Courtney Madison has battled poverty her entire twenty-five years but is determined to make a safe and happy home for her teenaged brother after the recent death of their mom. Her mom's illness left Courtney with a mountain of hospital bills, her formerly sweet brother Jimmy is now cutting class and hanging with a rough crowd, and she's just learned she's being downsized in two weeks. Hanging on by the threads of a fraying rope, she learns she's inherited two million dollars from a kind elderly man she befriended when he was in the hospital across the hall from her mom. She thinks her inheritance in West Texas is the answer to all her prayers--but Courtney learns that while money improves her life, it doesn't guarantee happiness. This modern Cinderella encounters problems even a fairy godmother couldn't imagine.
Rancher / entrepeneur Derek Corrigan has incredible instincts for flourishing in the business world. With women, not so much. In fact, his friends bemoan he's King Midas where money is concerned, but his judgment of women is pathetic--evidenced by his late wife and now the flamboyant woman he's been escorting of late. As far as Derek is concerned, all he wants is to be a good dad to his children Warren, aged 8, and Meg, aged 5. Derek suspects the worst of his new neighbor and vows to fight his attraction for her. The only way he can protect his children and himself is to keep his private life very private. Besides, he knows what women do to him--they always leave and take chunks of his heart with them. He's been there, done that, had the vaccination and is cured. Isn't he?
Set up: Courtney is a normally efficient and cool-headed businesswoman who turns into a klutz around Derek. She has had another of her "events" and has been rushed home by Derek, who has offered first aid. When her brother Jimmy arrives home from school, he is at first suspicious of Derek, then realizes the situation.
When Jimmy saw his sister in bed, he rushed over. "Sis, what happened? What's with the towel and the ice packs?" He frowned at Derek. "What's going on?"
She opened her mouth to explain, but nothing came out.
Derek figured the bizarre situation defied description. He patted Jimmy on the shoulder. "Don't worry, she's okay now. We were at the cemetery putting flowers on Sam's and Maggie's graves and your sister got trapped in the bathroom."
Jimmy shook his head. "I don't understand. How could that hurt her?"
Courtney sighed. "The knob came off in my hand and I couldn't open the door. So, I climbed out the window."
Derek held out his hands to indicate the small rectangle. "A small, high window."
Jimmy looked from his sister to Derek. "I still don't understand what happened."
Courtney snapped, "I got stuck, okay?"
Now that he knew her to be okay, the week's tension suddenly snapped Derek and he lost his perspective on the whole situation. He grimaced at Jimmy. "She, um…" He coughed to keep a straight face. "When she tried to go out the window, she got stuck with her head and one arm sticking outside and the rest of her inside." He stood like a bird with a broken wing to imitate Courtney's position. A grin spread across his face in spite of all his efforts not to smile.
Jimmy gaped at his sister. "Courtney? But she's always so sensible. She's never does anything stupid." He began to smile also.
Both males burst into laughter.
"Listen, if you two are so amused, go into the other room to discuss my apparently hilarious antics and leave me to suffer in peace." In spite of her strained muscles and injuries, she threw a box of tissues in their direction. "Go on, get out of here. Now."
Derek glanced over his shoulder before he left.
She'd stuffed a pillow over her ears, to block out their laughter.
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?ref%5F=nb%5Fsb%5Fss%5Fi%5F0%5F17&url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=caroline%20clemmons&sprefix=Caroline%20Clemmons&rd=1
The Wild Rose Press: www.thewildrosepress.com/caroline-clemmons-m-638.html
Author Links:
Caroline's Website: www.carolineclemmons.com
Caroline's Blog: http://carolineclemmons.blogspot.com
Team blog: http://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com
Twitter: @CarolinClemmons (no E in Caroline)
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My Place - Shattered by Jennie Marsland
This Sunday, I'm extending a warm welcome to the talented Jennie Marsland and her novel, Shattered. Her setting is fascinating!
September 1917
"K-K-K-Katy, b-beautiful Katy,
Jennie Marsland is a teacher, a painter, a musician and, for over thirty years, a writer. She fell in love with words at a very early age and the affair has been life-long. She enjoys writing songs and poetry as well as fiction.
Jennie is a history buff as well as an unashamed romantic. Glimpses of the past spark her imagination, and she believes in happily ever after. She lives in Nova Scotia with her husband, their cat Emily and their outrageously spoiled Duck-Tolling Retrievers, Chance and Echo.
My Place:
My latest historical romance, Shattered, takes place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, one of Canada's oldest cities. The reason for Halifax's existence is its harbour, which is one of the biggest and deepest in the world. As an added bonus, the outer harbour is connected by a channel called The Narrows to a large inner harbour, Bedford Basin, which is invisible from the open ocean. During both World Wars convoys assembled there, protected from weather and detection by the enemy, while they prepared to cross the Atlantic with troops and supplies. This postcard shows the outer harbour and downtown as it was in 1920.
Halifax is built on several hills, the most prominent of which is Citadel Hill, where the original fortifications were built when the city was founded in the 1700s. On the slope of 'The Hill' stands the town clock, one of our most beloved landmarks, which I had included on the cover of Shattered. Since 1803, it has kept time through the colourful and sometimes illicit goings-on of a port city and military garrison. This part of town has always catered to the two greatest needs of men just in from the sea – one of which is drink.
The clock has counted the hours through several wars, as well as through the darkest day of our history – December 6, 1917, the day when a ship loaded with wartime explosives collided with another ship in The Narrows and detonated, resulting in what is still the largest non-natural, non-atomic explosion in recorded history. Citadel Hill shielded the city's South End from the worst of the impact, but the North End community of Richmond, where my fictional characters live, was destroyed. Two thousand lives were lost and the face of the city was changed forever.
Richmond was replaced with a neighbourhood we call the Hydrostone District, named after the cement blocks used in its construction. It's attractive and rather trendy, but I'd like to be able to go back in time just for an hour and see the area as it used to be.
Almost nothing is left of the landscape my characters would have known, but subtle reminders of the Explosion remain. People still unearth remnants of homes and possessions in their yards, and the neighbourhood has a special, indefinable energy.
It's no surprise that supernatural stories of the Explosion abound. Several years ago a friend of mine who lives in the North End had an unsettling experience. Arriving home from work one evening, she glanced in her kitchen window and saw a man dressed in old-fashioned clothes, sitting at her table. While she was looking at him, he vanished. Her experience became my inspiration for Liam Cochrane, the hero of Shattered. I taught for ten years in a school that was one of the few North End buildings to survive and, climbing the main stairs in the dark on winter mornings, I often felt that if I listened carefully enough, I'd hear children's laughter from ninety years ago.
Liam Cochrane no longer belongs. He lost his youth and his brother on the battlefields of Europe. Now he's home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, trying to dull his pain with liquor and the occasional willing woman. He's become a stranger in the North End neighbourhood where he grew up.
Alice O'Neill has never belonged. Able to read music, but not words, she dreams of teaching piano – and of Liam, who has held her heart for years and never known. But Liam has shadowy ties in England that he's revealed to no one, and in that fall of 1917, Halifax is on a collision course with fate. On December 6, a horrific accident of war will devastate the city's North End. What will be left for Liam and Alice when their world is shattered?
I'll leave you with an excerpt from the beginning of the story, before Liam connects with Alice O'Neill, his heroine. At this point he's dating Alice's older sister, Georgie, not knowing that Alice has carried a torch for him for years. Enjoy.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
September 1917
"K-K-K-Katy, b-beautiful Katy,
You're the only g-g-g-girl that I adore…"
The three singing sailors lurched along Brunswick Street, trailing liquor fumes in their wake. Liam caught his companion by the waist and pulled her out of the men's path, into the darkened doorway of a closed pub. One of the three looked over his shoulder with a good-natured leer and snapped off a salute as limp as his wilted uniform. Giggling, Georgie pressed into Liam's arms, edging him further back into the shadows.
"Liam, my head is spinning. If I have any more to drink I'll be as tipsy as those three. It's time to go home."
She snuggled against him. Her curves fit his hollows to perfection. When Liam bent his head to kiss her, she rose on her toes and tangled her fingers in his hair. A brief, fierce moment later, Georgie rested her head on his shoulder. With her pressed warmly against him, her lips grazing his neck, going home was last on the list of things Liam wanted to do. He tucked a finger under her chin and turned her face up to his.
"You sure you're ready to call it a night?"
Georgie's smoky green eyes glowed with invitation while her fingers ran lightly along his spine. "No one will be home. I didn't say anything about calling it a night."
She reached for his mouth. She tasted of youth and life, heady and potent as the whiskey in his blood. Liam kissed her again, hard and deep.
"I like the way you think, lady. Let's go."
They had a walk ahead of them, all the way from Brunswick Street north to Richmond, but the bootlegged rye they'd shared during their picnic in Point Pleasant Park had loosened up Liam's bad hip. As for Georgie's inhibitions, after three evenings together he knew they didn't need much loosening. Girls like her had been rare in Halifax before the war, but not any longer. Peekaboo blouses and skirts that showed the ankles were only surface ripples on the current of change.
They started north past Citadel Hill, walking hand in hand. At the foot of the slope the squat base of the town clock lay in shadow, but the late sun gilded the face on its round, domed column. Half past eight. A stiff sea breeze snapped the flags that flew from the old fort on the hilltop. Beneath, the grey stone reflected the pink of the twilight sky. Later, fog might roll in off the harbour, but for now the stored heat of buildings and cobbles kept it at bay.
Halifax wore a grim face in the grip of winter, a drab and ghostly one in rain, but on a fine, end-of-summer day like this the city and its people smiled. Even the brick and stone of the industrial waterfront looked brighter and more welcoming, the bustle of wartime business a little less serious. The long evenings drew people out of blacked-out homes and barracks to stroll, socialize and look for trouble, always easily found around the Hill. This part of town catered to the two greatest wants of men just in from the sea, one of which was drink.
They passed another pub, once Liam's favourite, now locked and shuttered under prohibition. Damn shame, but with the harbour full of ships from all over the world, a man didn't have to settle for the rotgut served in the 'blind pigs.' He'd cultivated his sources since being invalided home. Forgetfulness had its price, but it was priceless.
Buy Link for Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shattered-ebook/dp/B005PGR1L0/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3
Buy link for Smashwords (for those without Kindle) http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/91440
Posted by Cathie Dunn on Sunday, November 06, 2011
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I'm being Roasted today!
Today I'm joining the lovely ladies from Author Roast & Toast on the hunt for the elusive Wild Haggis. We're having a blast scaling Highland Hills and looking out for signs of wild animals. Hip flasks are a must-have accessory! Think we might even catch a glimpse of Nessie...
Of course, we're having a feast to celebrate our success, so join us at The Feast of the Haggis! ~hic~
Oh, and I'll also give away a PDF copy of Highland Arms to one lucky commenter.
See you over there...
Cathie xx
Of course, we're having a feast to celebrate our success, so join us at The Feast of the Haggis! ~hic~
Oh, and I'll also give away a PDF copy of Highland Arms to one lucky commenter.
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"Most schools and school districts have their policies for handling student medications," says MVP Kids Care Pediatrician Dr. Fred Shulski. "These policies usually include paperwork that your pediatrician must document and sign. Typical paperwork includes the medication name, dosage, time and reason for use. This paperwork and medication is usually filed or stored in the school nurse's office."
Make sure you prepare ahead, especially if your child will need long-term medications, says CBS medical expert and registered nurse Barb Dehn, who is also known as Nurse Barb.
"Parents of little ones should bring the labeled bag in and hand it to the appropriate person in the office or directly to the teacher," says Nurse Barb. "If your child has specific chronic conditions, call or go to the school one to three days ahead of time to develop a plan that fits with their policies and your child's specific needs," she says.
Do you have a medication that needs to be taken both at home and at school? Dr. Shulski says to ask your pharmacy to split the prescription into two properly labeled containers.
Whether it's an over-the-counter medication, such as ibuprofen or cough drops, or prescription medication, make sure you have talked to the teachers and school nurses ahead of time to make sure your child is getting the proper dose.
"It's best to have everything clearly labeled and to have whomever is giving the medication demonstrate that they understand," says Nurse Barb, who gives the following examples of clear labeling:
For long-term medications, make sure you talk to the teachers and administrators before the craziness of the first day of school, says Nurse Barb.
"It's best for parents to talk to the teachers and administrators ahead of the first day of school and then check back after one week, a month and regularly. The first day of school is very hectic and that's not the best day to spring something new on teachers and administrators," she says.
For short-term medication, such as for a cold or an infection, Nurse Barb says to let the school know your child needs this on a schedule. "Do not send your child to school with their meds and expect them to remember to take it at the correct time. It's so much better to work with the school," she says.
If your child needs to have emergency medication, such as EpiPen for allergies or inhalers for asthma, Dr. Shulski says you need all the above mentioned documentation, along with an action plan that is signed by your pediatrician. "Every student with asthma should have an asthma action plan that has emergency contact information filed with the school nurse," he says.
When is your child old enough to carry his own medication, such as his inhaler or an EpiPen? Talk with the prescribing doctor and find out his professional opinion and check with your school, as well.
"Every child is different, and some can carry their medications with them as young as 9 or 10, others need more time to be mature enough to have it with them and use it without letting friends handle or try the medication. Some schools make the decision for you and don't allow your child to carry their meds with them. So again, it's best to check," says Nurse Barb.
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New Resolution Commends Sabin on Our 20th Anniversary
Since our founding in 1993, the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) has been at the forefront of efforts to control, treat and eliminate vaccine-preventable and neglected tropical diseases by developing new vaccines, advocating the use of existing vaccines and promoting increased access to affordable medical treatments. This year marks our 20th anniversary and gives us reason to celebrate our success in advancing this mission.
In recognition of this milestone, Representative Al Green (D-TX) recently introduced a resolution honoring Sabin, along with partners at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, for our efforts to reduce needless suffering caused by vaccine-preventable and neglected tropical diseases.
The resolution has 26 co-sponsors, to date, and has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
It is a great honor to receive bipartisan support and recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives, and we are thankful for those members who continue to champion causes affecting so many people around the world.
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Is there a way to hide/delete the categories and tags that appear beside my name in the header? The widgets in the sidebar already display them. I'd prefer just the post title and my name to show. I'm using the "Koi" theme. Thanks in advance from a baffled newbie!
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Pattern: Lady Bat
Yarn: Adriafil Cheope
Needles: 3.75 mm (US 5)
Mods: I went for a slightly shorter sleeve, and slightly less 'bat wing'. I did this by following the directions as written, but only increased to 88 stitches. This does make for a slightly shorter sweater, but I compensated by knitting 2.5 inches of ribbing at the bottom hem, which helped add in the length that would have been there if I had increased as directed in the pattern.
I've got nothing but a rave review here- I'm crazy about the pattern, I'm crazy about the yarn, I'm crazy about the results.
I was surprised at how versatile this sweater looks- I could totally wear this to work in the summer, and it would look equally great with jeans, shorts. The neckline is super flattering (I love a good boat neck!) And I suspect I can even wear this into the fall with a t-shirt underneath, for a little extra warmth.
I totally recommend this yarn, by the way- the cotton has a nice sheen, and it has great structural integrity. Meaning, it didn't change at all after wet blocking and didn't grow to humongous proportions like some yarns do. I think this might be my new go-to summer cotton. The weight is just right for a knit with a bit of drape to it. And I love the colour- it's exactly what I wanted. I couldn't have asked for anything more, really. This was a slam dunk. It even was a pretty fast knit, except for the bit where I got the flu for a week in the middle. It was one of those too-sick-to-knit ones, so…. that added a week onto my finish time. I recently travelled to Calgary for work (I mentioned it on Twitter and Instagram, so some of you already know that!) and I got quite a bit of knitting done on the plane. By the time I landed back home, it was almost done.
Photo outtakes from this photo shoot will go up on the weekend! We shot at a playground with Lila, so expect a lot of outtakes featuring scenes like below:
All glamour, all toddler, all the time! There was also a portion where Lila managed to get the camera away from us, and took some shots. Coming soon!