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As much as you want to grab your new MTB and go to the mountain bike to rip rails, be careful and patient. Start with easy and not too long routes. Go increasing in difficulty just as you gain confidence. The body needs time and practice to get accustomed to the BTT. Be patient. When you go to more isolated places, never go alone. Do not forget to wash an alternate air chamber, pump and if possible a small kit of essential tools.
Bicycle: You must have a bicycle that is suitable for the intended use of best bike us. There are several options but the most usual are the HT or Rigid and the FS or Total Suspension. Rigida is usually the most economical and the most competitive bike; since the full suspension, if it is well equipped is always more expensive but it is the one that will give you better comfort. Always pay attention to the measures of the Bicycle, as inadequate sizes can cause injuries. Never forget that it is the Bicycle that should fit the Cyclist and Never the Other.
Helmet: Never walk without a helmet. It can save your life. Many cyclists have already fallen and have left their helmets completely broken and have risen with a smile from ear to ear. The latest helmets are so light that after we get used to it, we even forget that we have them. They are well-ventilated, safe and very attractive, giving a very racing and unmistakable look to whoever brings them.
Glasses: They are for the eyes like the helmet for the head. They are not only used to protect from ultraviolet rays, but also from insects, branches, dust, stones, and wind.
Gloves: Protects the hands not only from the cold but also from the falls and vibrations of the handlebar.
Shoes: Even with normal pedals you should wear your own shoes with hard soles to improve pedaling performance. Avoid shoes with laces that can be attached to racks (pedal sprockets) or pedals.
Shorts: Cycling shorts are essential for spending long hours on the bike. If you do not like lycra shorts you can find shorts with a more traditional look, but with the indispensable padded reinforcement to prevent pain in the groin area. In this field never spare on quality.
Merax Finiss 26″ Aluminum 21 Speed best Mountain Bike with Disc Brakes
Sweater: Cyclist sweaters, made of special fabric are guaranteed comfort, whether you walk in the sun, heat, cold, rain or wind. Its tissue functions as a second skin, releasing sweat, keeping it dry and warm. In addition, they are very resistant, protecting us in case of fall, and do not tear when we are stuck in branches of trees or Silvas. Avoid walking with cotton T-Shirts in summer or wool sweaters in the winter. Try it and then you'll know why ……
Basic techniques for the practice of mountain biking
First, you have to learn some basics so that you can take advantage of your bike on off-road routes safely. In addition, it is possible to do activities on two wheels without this becoming a physical storm. What is important is to quantify the effort and learn to use the changes, to know how to go up and … down.
Then there is some advice, like riding a Mountain Bike.
Much is heard about how to brake, some even say that it is good to avoid using the front brake, but in reality the use of the brake must always be done consciously, ie: when you lock your bike you must be aware of the conditions of the ground, the situation of the bicycle in relation to the ground and to know what can happen during a braking.
- What can go wrong with braking?
- Locking the rear wheel too hard
if the bicycle is in a straight line: the rear wheel can slip to one side and lose balance, which can be restored by slightly lowering the braking power for the wheel to turn again and/or change direction to get back on track.
If the bicycle is making a turn, the rear wheel escapes to the opposite direction of the curve and when this happens at a high speed, it ends up driving the driver to the ground … When you feel the back escape will relieve the power exerted on the brake – a preventative attitude, will lock up in a moderate way on slippery floors and with little grip.
Locking the front wheel too hard.
If the bicycle is in a straight line and on a good grip, the tendency is to shoot the rider in front of the front wheel. But when the tread is not too sticky the tendency of the wheel is skidding to one side – unbalancing the rider. In both cases, it is necessary to decrease the power exerted on the brake to recover the balance.
Like the rear wheel, the front also skids to the opposite direction of the curve, but when this unexpectedly happens, the rider rarely escapes contact with the ground …
Remember then that when you pay you must be aware of what may happen, in this way you can take the right attitude to avoid falling. Below is a list of some tips that can help you decide.


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Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States from May 19, 2009, to March 20, 2015. It focuses on the fictitious William McKinley High School glee club, the New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition circuit while its disparate members deal with social issues, especially regarding sexuality, race, relationships, and teamwork.
Backstages of the Series Edit
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Conception Edit
Ian Brennan conceived Glee based on his own experience as a member of the Prospect High School show choir in Mount Prospect, Illinois. He initially envisioned Glee as a film, rather than a television series, and wrote the first draft in August 2005 with the aid of Screenwriting for Dummies. He completed the script in 2005, but could not generate interest in the project for several years. Mike Novick, a television producer and a friend of Brennan's from Los Angeles, was a member of the same gym as Ryan Murphy and gave him a copy of Brennan's script. Murphy had been in a show choir in college and felt he could relate to the script. Murphy and his Nip/Tuck colleague Brad Falchuk suggested that Glee be produced as a television show. The script was entirely rewritten and was picked up by Fox within fifteen hours of being received. Murphy attributed that, in part, to the network's success with American Idol. "It made sense for the network with the biggest hit on TV, which is a musical, to do something in that vein", he said. Murphy and Falchuk became the show's executive producers and showrunners, Brennan became a co-executive producer and Novick a producer. Brennan, Falchuk and Murphy started by writing "all the episodes".
Glee is set at the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. Murphy chose a Midwest setting as he grew up in Indiana, and recalled childhood visits to Ohio to the Kings Island theme park. Although set in Lima, the show is filmed at Paramount Studios and Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood.
Murphy has said that he has never seen a High School Musical film, to which Glee has been compared, and that his interest lay in creating a "postmodern musical", rather than "doing a show where people burst into song", drawing more heavily on the format of Chicago. Murphy intended the show to be a form of escapism. "There's so much on the air right now about people with guns, or sci-fi, or lawyers running around. This is a different genre, there's nothing like it on the air at the networks and cable. Everything's so dark in the world right now, that's why Idol worked. It's pure escapism," he said. Murphy intended to make a family show to appeal to adults as well as children, with adult characters starring equally alongside the teenage leads, and as of October 2009, he had already mapped out plans for the series covering three years of broadcast.
Writing Edit
The three creators—Murphy, Falchuk, and Brennan—plan the stories together. For the first two seasons, they were the only writers, and after taking joint credit for the pilot episode and the episode that opened the fall 2009 season, they began rotating taking a single auctorial credit, based in large part on the person "who's taken the lead in story breaking or who wrote a draft". Brennan noted that the writing process is "fast and loose, with the emphasis on fast", and quotes Murphy as having said, in terms of their roles in an episode creation, "I'm sort of the brain. Brad's sort of the heart. Ian's sort of the funny bone", which Brennan says "is true in a lot of ways". Some of the characters are written more by one writer than by the others. Brennan writes most of Sue's material, and Falchuk frequently writes the scenes between Kurt and Burt Hummel, though Murphy contributes a great deal to Kurt.
Starting with season three, a writing staff of six was hired: Ali Adler, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Marti Noxon, Michael Hitchcock, Matt Hodgson, and Ross Maxwell. The season's fourth episode, "Pot of Gold", was written by Adler, the first not credited to the show's three creators.
Adler and Noxon did not return for the show's fourth season and instead House writers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner, and Stacy Traub were hired.
Music and choreography Edit
Main articles: List of songs in Glee, Glee albums discography, and Glee songs discography
The series features numerous song covers sung onscreen by the characters. Ryan Murphy was responsible for selecting all of the songs used and has said that he strove to maintain a balance between chart hits and show tunes: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important—the balancing of that." According to Murphy, the song choices are integral to script development, "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along." In a 2010 interview with Allison Kugel, Chris Colfer noted that "there have been a couple of times when I have gone to Ryan Murphy (Glee creator) and told him a couple of things that have happened to me, and then he writes it into the show. Or he'll ask me what song I would want to sing, in this situation or in that situation. I don't think any of us directly try to give input on the character or the storyline, but they steal things from us." For the second season, a shift toward using more Top 40 songs was seen, to appeal more to the 18–49 demographic.
Murphy was surprised at the ease with which the use of songs was approved by the record labels approached, and explained: "I think the key to it is they loved the tone of it. They loved that this show was about optimism and young kids, for the most part, reinterpreting their classics for a new audience." A minority of those approached refused to allow their music to be used, including Bryan Adams, Guns N' Roses, and Coldplay; however, in June 2010, Coldplay reversed their decision, allowing Glee the rights to their catalog. Adams posted on his Twitter account that the producers of Glee had never requested permission from him and urged them to "pick up the phone". Composer and musician Billy Joel offered many of his songs for use on the show, and other artists have offered the use of their songs for free. A series of Glee soundtrack albums have been released through Columbia Records. Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later. Glee music producers Adam Anders and Peer Astrom have begun to add original music to the show, including two original songs, "Loser Like Me" and "Get It Right", on an episode from March 15, 2011.
Glee is choreographed by Zach Woodlee and features four to eight production numbers per episode. Once Murphy selects a song, rights are cleared with its publishers by music supervisor P. J. Bloom, and music producers Adam Anders and Peer Astrom rearrange it for the Glee cast. Numbers are pre-recorded by the cast, while Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed. Studio recordings of tracks are then made. The process begins six to eight weeks before each episode is filmed, and can end as late as the day before filming begins. Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce and can take up to ten days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography. In late 2010, Bloom reported the process has been even shorter; "as quick as a few weeks". For the second season, the creators were offered listens of upcoming songs in advance by publishers and record labels, with production occurring even before song rights, are cleared.
Promotion Edit
Before the second episode's premiere, the cast went on tour at several Hot Topic stores across the nation. The cast sang the U.S. national anthem at the third game of the 2009 World Series. Macy's invited them to perform at the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but host broadcaster NBC declined because Glee aired on a rival network. Murphy commented on the cast's exclusion: "I completely understand NBC's position, and look forward to seeing a Jay Lenofloat."
The show's success sent the cast on a concert tour, Glee Live! In Concert! after the first season's wrapup. They visited Phoenix, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. The cast also recorded a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas", which was released as a single in late 2009 but didn't appear in the show until "A Very Glee Christmas" on December 10, 2010. Morrison, Lynch, Michele, Monteith, and Colfer reprised their roles as Will, Sue, Rachel, Finn, and Kurt respectively for a cameo appearance in an episode of The Cleveland Show that aired January 16, 2011. Michele, Monteith, and Riley appeared as campers in the twenty-second season premiere of The Simpsons.
Lynch, Colfer, Monteith, and Riley appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010. When Agron, Michele, and Monteith posed for a set of risqué photos for the November 2010 edition of GQ magazine, Parents Television Council(PTC) criticized the show; PTC president Tim Winter commented that Glee has many young fans, and that "by authorizing this kind of near-pornographic display, the creators of the program have established their intentions on the show's direction. And it isn't good for families."
The promotional posters for the first season have the show's stars using their right hands to make an "L" fill in the L of the word Glee. The second season's promotional posters have the stars throwing slushies at the camera in pairs. The third season's promotional posters have the stars getting dodgeballs thrown at them by Sue Sylvester. While the cast concert tour, Glee Live! In Concert!, began on May 15, 2010, and presented concerts in four cities in the US that month, the second edition, with an almost entirely new setlist, toured for four weeks in the US and Canada from May 21 through June 18, 2011, and followed with twelve days in England and Ireland, from June 22 through July 3, 2011. The cast also performed on the seventh season of The X Factor on December 5, 2010. </div>
Summaries of the Series Edit
Plot Edit
The series focuses on a high school show choir, also known as a glee club, in the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) takes over the glee club after the former teacher Sandy Ryerson(Stephen Tobolowsky) is fired for inappropriate contact with a male student. With a rag-tag group of misfit teenagers, Will attempts to restore the glee club to its former glory while tending to his developing feelings for his co-worker, guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), as well as defending the glee club's existence from the conniving cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). A major focus of the series is the students in the glee club: their relationships as couples, their love of singing and desire for popularity coming into conflict due to their membership in the low-status club, and the many vicissitudes of life in high school and as a teenager.
Seasons 1 to 6 Edit
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Season 1 features the fictional high school show choir New Directions competing for the first time on the show choir circuit, winning at the Sectionals competition (episode 13) but losing at Regionals (season finale/episode 22), while its members and faculty deal with sex, relationships, homosexuality, teenage pregnancy, disabilities, acceptance, and other social issues. The central characters are glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch), Will's wife Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays), and glee club members Rachel (Lea Michele), Finn (Cory Monteith), Artie (Kevin McHale), Kurt (Chris Colfer), Mercedes(Amber Riley), Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), Puck (Mark Salling), and Quinn (Dianna Agron).
Season 2 follows the club through wins at the Sectionals (episode 9) and Regionals (episode 16) competitions before losing at the Nationals competition in New York City (season finale/episode 22), while its members and faculty deal with relationships, religion, homophobia, bullying, rumors, teenage drinking, death, and other social issues. The season's stories revolve around the same Glee club members as the first season, with Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) and Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris) added to the main cast, along with Kurt's father Burt (Mike O'Malley).
Season 3 follows the club through wins at Sectionals (episode 8) and Regionals competitions (episode 14), before they win the Nationals competition (episode 21) in Chicago. The characters deal with gender identity, adoption, domestic abuse, teenage suicide, bullying, disabilities, texting while driving, college, and other social issues. Glee club members added to the main cast were Mike Chang (Harry Shum Jr.) and transfer student Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), while Jessalyn Gilsig as Terri Schuester was written out of the series and Mike O'Malley as Burt returned to recurring status. The McKinley High class of 2012 graduates at the end of the season.
Season 4 continues in Lima with a new generation of students but also follows some of the McKinley graduates from the third season, notably to the fictional New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts (NYADA) in New York City. The season follows the club through a loss at the Sectionals competition (episode 9) and subsequent reinstatement when the winning Dalton Academy Warblers were found to have used banned substances (human growth hormone) (episode 12) before winning at the Regionals competition (episode 22), which meant they would be attending their third consecutive National show choir competition. In the meantime, Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel navigate NYADA and their lives as aspiring performers, plus their relationships with Finn and Blaine. Issues during the season include sex, bulimia, gender identity, child molestation, dyslexia, school violence, and pregnancy scares. Former main cast members Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) and Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) were credited as guest stars, while previously recurring glee club member Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) was promoted to the main cast.
Season 5, unlike previous seasons, continues the school year begun in the previous season. The season shows the reigning champion glee club finishing second at Nationals competition (episode 11) before the club is permanently disbanded by Sue Sylvester, now school principal, for budgetary reasons (episode 12), leaving the focus on graduation. The show then jumps several months forward in time and deals entirely with the alumni's lives in New York City for the remainder of the season, including Rachel's successful Broadway debut. Throughout this season, the club and its alumni deal with relationships; death and mourning; body image, gay bashing, intimacy, and other social issues. Several main cast members dropped to recurring guest stars as of this season: Amber Riley as Mercedes, Mark Salling as Puck, Harry Shum Jr. as Mike and Heather Morris as Brittany. New main cast members included glee club members introduced in the fourth season: Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose, Alex Newell as Unique Adams, Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn, Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman, and Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde. Actor Cory Monteith died during summer before the fifth season was shot; his character, Finn Hudson, died in the season's third episode, The Quarterback.
Season 6 focuses on Rachel Berry, who returns to McKinley after her television pilot fails. She decides to reconstitute the glee club with all-new McKinley students and with Kurt's help. Will Schuester is now coaching rival club Vocal Adrenaline, while Blaine is coaching the Dalton Academy Warblers. All of the new main cast members from the fifth season have returned to guest star status in this final season when they appear; Amber Riley as Mercedes rejoins the main cast, and Dot-Marie Jones as Coach Beiste joins the main cast for the first time. The cast members deal with gay marriage, gender identity, transitioning, and other social issues. The newly reconstituted club wins the Nationals competition, Sue is fired as principal and Will is hired to be the principal of a McKinley High repurposed as a magnet arts school, with Sam as the new director of New Directions. The finale jumps five years into the future: Rachel has married Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff), wins a Tony Award, and is a surrogate mother for Kurt and Blaine (who are themselves Broadway stars). Artie has directed Tina in a film, Mercedes is a highly successful recording artist, and Sue has just been re-elected Vice President of the United States. The McKinley auditorium is renamed after Finn. </div>
Casting Edit
Notes Edit
- Two actors of the Glee Series are dead today:
- Cory Monteith as Finn Hudson (1982-05-11/2013-07-13)
- Mark Salling as Noah Puckerman (1982-08-17/2018-01-30)

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As mothers, many of us possess this uncanny gift. We call it Mom-dar. With this gift we can sense things from a mile away (it seems) that just feels "off". Be it about a place, a situation, or even a person.
And for me, my Mom-dar was right on target that day, but I couldn't place why. I knew the who. But for what reason?
Well, as of last night I now know the why, to go along with the who.
Many readers know that I had a lot of problems obtaining Bryce's Intuniv. I was able to get samples. But the going in every one to two weeks was getting to be a real hassle. And of course, it didn't help the doctor (once again) was on a month-long leave when I needed him for the Pre-Authorization process.
Being the doctor in charge of Bryce's care was gone, another doctor who in fact is over the other doctors in the practice is to pick up the slack and help with prescriptions (if they are established) and pre-auth's.
Not the Office Manager! And believe me, he SUCKED! Yes, it is a male head Office Manager/Nurse. Gender is not the issue. The ability to perform duties, and get the IMPORTANT matters taken care of in a TIMELY manner are the issues.
The one nurse that DID help us by taking charge when I came in crying and finding lie after lie had gotten more done in TWO DAYS than the idiot did in (almost) a month.
After all was said and done, I made formal grievance complaints against the Office Manager, and then called insurance and filed one with them as well. The lady in Compliance for the Doctor's Building was pretty upset and took care of it all right away. She even apologized to me (though I told her it wasn't her place, and nothing was her fault).
Last night, I had gotten a call. It was from the nurse that HELPED me and my son. I found out this happened to more than just us. It happened to a few families. And I was not the only one to file a complaint. A few of us did.
And our beloved nurse got FIRED last week because of it all. Because she stood up for us and our kids. Because she voiced herself over what she was seeing. And because she could EASILY get many in that building fired...
Though the office manager (if you want to call him that) claims he is going nowhere and that he has friends in "high places" to ensure his stay. And he has been REPORTED on several occasions for various screw ups and "no call, no shows" to work. He comes and goes as he pleases. No consistency in the office.
She was fired based on "aggressive communication" and for "overstepping authority". In other words, she got somewhere with insurance by playing their game back with them and got somewhere, where as the one appointed to do so, didn't do a damn thing and it made him look bad.
I've done it once, and I will GLADLY do it again. I am calling Compliance to file a grievance on my fave nurse's behalf. And writing her a Letter Of Recommendation. Plus I found out from the "birdie" that my other favorite nurse (that knew what the hell she was doing) was 'pushed out' by the Office Manager because he didn't like that she could run circles around him and do HIS job and her's 110% better than he ever could.
Sometimes, I hate men. Especially the egotistical, narcissistic, asshole types.
Off to start my busy day of calls and (maybe) taking a kid to the doctor due to an allergy problem and a (possible) ear infection.
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Spring homeowner charged for firing upon two men attacking his wife
SPRING – A Spring homeowner who allegedly shot at two men attacking his fiance in their front yard is facing felony charges for the shooting.
Jeremiah Morin, 34, was arrested and charged with third-degree felony deadly conduct for allegedly firing "indiscriminately" at the two men who were accosting his fiance in the 30000 block of Wisteria Trace Drive. The two men who attacked Morin's fiance are still on the loose, law enforcement said.
Morin's fiance got home around 11:45 a.m. Friday with two of her children. She took her first child inside and was on her way back out to get her second child when two men came from around the side of her home and attacked her, according to Montgomery County Sheriff's Capt. Bryan Carlisle.
Detectives believe the two men brought tie straps with them and left them as they fled the home, located in Estates of Legends Trace off of Rayford Road in South Montgomery County.
"It looked like some nefarious stuff was going to happen," Carlisle said. "There's no doubt about that."
Neighbors said one of the two men had Morin's fiance in a headlock and looked to be dragging her against her will. Carlisle said that's when Morin stepped out of his garage and opened fire on the two as they ran down the street.
"He began to indiscriminately shoot multiple rounds down the street," said Carlisle, adding that detectives were not sure whether the two men returned fire or even had guns in the first place. "These rounds definitely went down a very crowded street."
Carlisle also said Morin was being uncooperative with detectives prior to his arrest. In a press release, Sheriff's officials said Morin's fiance also was uncooperative and said she would not want to press charges if any suspects are detained.
The Sheriff's Office also stated Morin was a member of the gang Tango Blast.
"I do not know what to read into that," Carlisle said. "That's what our detectives do. Clearly there's information we need that we're just not getting right now. When you have an event of this magnitude, we need information."
A person commits third-degree felony deadly conduct when the person "knowingly discharges a firearm at or in the direction of one or more individuals or a habitation, building or vehicle and is reckless as to whether the habitation, building or vehicle is occupied," according to the Texas Penal Code.
Detectives looked at nearby homes that may have been hit by stray bullets, but Carlisle said they did not find any. There also was no blood trail left by the attackers as they fled. Carlisle said the attackers are described as short, black males wearing dark clothing and ski masks or bandanas on their heads.
"You can make the assumption that maybe they were trying to take her or take one of the kids," Carlisle said. "We don't know for sure, we're looking at the totality of the circumstances."
As for Morin, he is facing up to 10 years in prison, if convicted.


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Book Name : The Snail and the Whale
Author: Julia Donaldson
Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Type: Picture book, Rhyme
Theme/Topic: What happens when a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands. It's a dream come true for the snail.
What You'll Love About This Book : This story is written by Julia Donaldson who is known as an award-winning and much-loved UK children's author and her collaboration with equally talented Axel Scheffler, who achieved worldwide acclaim for his illustrations, and his books have been translated into over 27 languages.The duo made it such a beautiful and memorable both visually and verbally.Containing beautiful illustrations and featuring Donaldson's trademark hypnotic rhyming The Snail and the Whale will delight children between the ages of 3 and 8. Travel, adventure, friendship and kindness are the book's main themes within a nautical tale that sounds best when read out aloud.It allows for participation in the reading process and is a great book for working on sounding out different words with children. The vocabulary occasionally require explanation, however it all helps to broaden little minds as well.
A beautiful addition to a little one's library.


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2019.06.21 | By Gregory Nagy
§0. In what is generally agreed to be the earliest attestation of a fable in Greek literature, we read about a hawk that has just captured another bird. The fable is embedded in the Hesiodic Works and Days, lines 202–212, where the captor is boastfully saying to his captive that he has the power to do anything with his prey. Since the hawk is a predatory bird, we can already guess what he will say next in the story. And he does say it: I have the power to devour you. In the illustration for this posting, I show a logical ending for such a story: we see a hawk, with beak already dripping with blood, as he starts feasting on a bird he has just caught. In terms of the fable, as I will argue, the hawk is like a predatory strongman, feasting on the lives of his fellow humans—since he has power over them. But there is more to the story, as I hope to show.[Essay continues here…]


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In the last post of best gaming notebooks under $800, I have said that locating the very best gaming notebook for a decrease budget is becoming hard, but this time, it's really harder to discover the best gaming laptops under $600 compared to budget of 800 bucks.
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Another thing I Wish to include here is that when you'll go for purchasing an Intel chip laptop then opt for the most recent Gen chip rather than an older one like 5th or even 6th Gen chip. Here you do not need to be concerned about that since below notebooks have the most recent 8th Generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 chip which are newest.
You might think I've added quite fewer notebooks to the listing However, the thing is I do not wish to boost the record with the addition of old setup notebooks. Yet another thing I wish to include, if you'll compromise with all the storage component then it's fine but do not compromise with the chip.
The main reason behind is that You're spending your hard drive cash for the gaming notebook. If it's the latest chip and strong set of setup it'll run easily for a long term rather than for a brief run.
Ok so now without discussing the other items we must go through the guide of best gaming laptop under $600.
Best Gaming Laptops Under $600 – Top 5 Picks
1) Acer Aspire E 15
This Acer Aspire E 15 is a powerhouse notebook from Acer under the budget of 600 bucks. If we examine its layout then it's a traditional layout with complete black staircase and its own top chassis has cross legged lips brush textured that gives it to some premium appearance. This timeless notebook has large 15.6 inches Total HD ComfyView LED-backlit display with 1920 x 1080 pixels of resolution.
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256GB of all SSD storage that this notebook has which may Realize you but that SSD is quicker compared to HDD. Being a real powerhouse notebook it provides you around 15 hours of battery life that a remarkable battery backup for the day to day routine.
Aside from this, it's Acer TrueHarmony attribute that gives You good sound quality and astonishing multimedia experience as you're playing games, watching movies or listening songs. This is the best notebook below the budget of 600 that wish to utilize as a gaming in addition to for working notebook.
If if you prefer this Acer Aspire E 15 notebook but need This notebook with i7 chip then it is possible to go with its variant.
2) HP Pavilion 15-cx0056wm Gaming Notebook
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3) Dell Inspiron 15 7570
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In Addition, the computer keyboard of the notebook is backlit enabled Which can help you to work handily in dim light preferences. For your connectivity, it's got all of the essential ports and slots with no optical drive.
4) ASUS VivoBook S15 — Thin and Portable Gaming Notebook
Underneath the 600 budget, this ASUS VivoBook S15 lean plus also a Mobile laptop is a great solution for people who often keep the notebook together everywhere. In accordance with the notebook looks you won't think this is a gaming notebook but its internals has shown that. To produce this device mobile it's wrapped all of the specs in only 0.7 thin profiles that weighs 3.7 pounds just.
So let us discuss the specs of the particular device, this ASUS Notebook is powered with the most recent 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8250U chip and runs on the Windows 10 operating system. To manage multitasking on this apparatus it's endorsed by 4GB of RAM + 16GB Intel Optane Memory that will handle virtually all of the task and provide you a smooth functioning experience.
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This ASUS VivoBook S15 sport 15.6 inches of Total WideView color-rich display with 1920 x 1080 pixels of resolution. Aside from that, it's all of the essential interfaces and slots except an optical drive. Overall this Is the Best option for Those People Who Are looking for the very best lightweight gaming notebook under $600.
5) Acer Aspire 5 Laptop
This is just another notebook From Acer that is Acer Aspire 5. This notebook has also got an identical power packed inner hardware such as over E15. The one difference between the two the notebook is that E15 offer you around 15 hours of battery life while this Aspire 5 supply you around 7 hours of battery life. Additionally, E15 pounds is a tiny bit greater than Aspire 5.
If we talk about its layout then it's black metal completed Chassis that give an wonderful appearance. It matches 15.6 inches Total HD ComfyView widescreen LED-backlit screen with all the 1920 x 1080 resolution. This notebook runs on newest Windows 10 operating system and powered by 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U chip clocked turbo around 3.4 GHz speed.
To manage All of the gaming essential it's 2GB NVIDIA GeForce MX150 graphics coprocessor and endorsed by 8GB of RAM. It can easily deal with your multitasking or games easily without hiccups. It's 256GB of SSD storage that provides you quicker performance.
The aforementioned Acer Aspire E 15 and also this Acer Aspire 5 equally are Most likely the exact same so do not stress go with the one that you enjoy.
Final Verdict
These are the best selections of greatest gaming laptops under $600. Notebooks Previously come in the very popular brand with strong configuration. Within this list, I've listed just the newest 8th Generation Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 chip laptops rather than the older one as I've said.
I've tried my best to find out the best gaming notebooks With the most up-to-date and effective configuration. I hope this gaming notebook purchasing Guide give you the ability to purchase the best gaming notebook under a budget of 600 bucks.


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Dusk Gate Chronicles News
I know I've been a complete slacker about the blog lately. I've been knee-deep in other projects with the writing — editing Thorns, re-formatting Seeds and Roots for new hardcover versions, and lots of other little things. The blog is definitely what suffers. Something has to give. 🙂 If you're ever wondering what, please feel free to drop me an e-mail, or stop by on Twitter or Facebook.
But since I have been slacking, I'll make up for it with a couple fun news items.
First, Seeds of Discovery is FREE on Amazon today. Stop by and pick up your copy if you never have. If you don't have a Kindle, remember that you can always read it on a free Kindle app, AND that it's DRM-free, so you can easily convert it to epub or PDF to read on any e-reader you'd like.
Second … speaking of other formats, Roots of Insight is now available at Smashwords, and in the next few days, you'll be able to pick it up at Barnes and Noble and other retailers. And, as a bonus, use this coupon code at Smashwords checkout for a 25% discount: XD57C The code is good through April 15.
And the last bit of news, I will be interviewing Nathaniel for the blog on Friday. Please comment below with questions you've been dying to ask Nathaniel! 🙂
A Party
Here's another little treat for you, as the date of release looms closer … 🙂
The dining room looked beautiful tonight; the tables were draped with purple and silver tablecloths, and enormous bouquets of purple and white flowers occupied the center of each one. Servants darted in and out near every guest, filling glasses with a thick, sweet juice that Quinn didn't recognize. Soft music drifted through the room from a small group of musicians set up in the corner.
Everyone chatted amiably, nibbling on a mixture of roasted nuts and dried berries from silver bowls that sat between every two people. She noticed that nobody touched the glasses of juice, though, so she left hers alone.
Quinn had eaten the nut-and-berry mix before; it was a sort of appetizer that appeared before fancy dinners here in the castle. Although most foods here at least resembled things she was familiar with at home, there was one very unusual kind of berry in the mix, an odd green with an irregular shape. At the first couple of dinners she had attended in Eirentheos, she'd been afraid to try them. At Simon's wedding though, Thomas had convinced her to taste one, and after that, she'd been hooked. Nothing in her own world compared to them.
Now, between polite conversations, she found herself surreptitiously digging through the bowl, looking for those green ones. She was just reaching for the bowl a third time, when William nudged her softly with his elbow. She looked up at him, abashed at being caught, but he only winked and dropped a small handful of them on her plate.
The heat flowed through her chest again.
After a few minutes, Stephen smiled at William, and then he and Charlotte stood. A hush fell over the room immediately.
William put his hand on Quinn's knee then, and, heart beginning to flutter again, she looked up at him and smiled, placing her hand over his.
Thomas had a good response to his interview this week. Who do you think we should hear from next?
An Interview with Prince Charming
Nine weeks from today – June 1, 2012 — is the official launch of Book Three in the Dusk Gate Chronicles, Thorns of Decision. In celebration, several of the characters have agreed to be interviewed here on the blog, and to answer some of the questions you may have about them.
Never one to shy away from attention, Thomas has graciously agreed to go first (or else, possibly, he pushed me into it). 🙂
I have some questions for him, and there have also been readers writing in, both here on the blog, and on the Facebook page with questions of their own. 😉
Me: Let's start with the basic things. What is your full name?
Thomas: Really? That basic? (smiling) My full name is Thomas John Rose.
Me: Do you have any nicknames?
Thomas: (the twinkle in his eye is visible, dear readers) Most of the time I go by Thomas. But, aside from Crumple Champion, Best Brother in the Kindgom, Prince Charming, Swordsman Extraordinaire, The Older, and Better-Looking Twin, and Supreme Potentate of Emma's Tea Parties, my siblings often call me T. I refuse to acknowledge anyone who addresses me with any other shortened versions of Thomas.
Lucky 7: Lines from the 7th Page
Tonya tagged me in this fun meme, and I'm happy to play along. 🙂
Here are the directions:
- Go to page 7 or 77 in your current manuscript
- Go to line 7
- Copy down the next seven lines (sentences??) as they are – no cheating
- Tag 7 other authors
My current manuscript is, of course, Thorns of Decision, which is due out June 1st. I have started initial writing on Book Four, but it's definitely not ready for public viewing yet. 🙂
So here you are … this is from page 7 of the Word document — I don't yet know what will be on page 7 of any other version. 🙂
"No, he doesn't."
"But I can't tell him the truth!"
"Not all of it, anyway."
She blinked. "What do you mean?"
"Okay, so obviously you can't tell him everything. But maybe we should think of what parts you could tell him that are true."
At that instant, the small black phone sitting next to her buzzed. The tiny sound seemed strangely ominous. Quinn jumped away from it as though it might somehow bite her.
So … guesses? This conversation is between Quinn and ? Who are they talking about? 🙂
Comment below if you don't yet have a digital copy of either Seeds of Discovery or Roots of Insight. In keeping with the "7" theme — the first 7 people to ask can have a copy of the book of their choice, in the e-format of choice (Kindle, .epub, or .pdf — basically any e-reader or computer).
Oh, and, nope, you don't have to have the right answer to win — just ask! But play along for fun, anyway? 😉
Now for the tagging! I can't wait to see seven lines from some of these folks. 🙂
- Kristy K. James
- Cara Michaels
- Morgan Dragonwillow
- Danni Menard
- Jayrod Garrett
- Steven P. Watson
- Lillie McFerrin
Okay, since I've been such a slacker about new posts lately, I'll give everyone a special sample today. 🙂
Linnea is one of my favorite characters, and in Chapter Six of Thorns of Decision, we finally get to hear some of the things she's been thinking in her own POV. 🙂
Enjoy … let me know what you think. 🙂
Linnea sighed as William and Quinn followed her father down the hallway, wondering what in the world was going on now. She'd been waiting as patiently as she could for them to return, and now there was something else going on that she wasn't a part of.
She raised an eyebrow at how closely her brother walked behind Quinn, almost as if he were ready to catch her if she stumbled. She'd seen the subtle way that things had changed between the two of them when they'd first brought Thomas home from Philotheum, and she wondered how much more things had changed while they were in Quinn's world.
After Philotheum, Will had no longer kept his distance from Quinn – no longer spouted off his ridiculous assertions about "letting" her get "too involved" in their world, that by being torn between the two worlds, she'd get hurt in the end. As if any of that was up to any of them, anyway. She'd met Quinn. That girl was going to do what she was going to do.
Not that he was fooling anyone in the first place. Linnea and Thomas had spent countless evenings gossiping about it while Will was in Bristlecone, and wondering when he was going to wake up and realize how he really felt about Quinn.
It had been obvious from the first night the girl had arrived at the castle. Careful, observant, meticulous Will not noticing that a girl was following him closely enough to find the gate? Right. Really, it had been clear that something was up with this girl from the first time he'd ever mentioned her.
He'd talked about girls in Bristlecone before, come home and told everyone stories about the ones who tried to get his phone number, or who asked what he was doing over the weekend. That question was always good for a laugh around the fire in the evening, because wouldn't the unfortunate girl be surprised if he told her the answer? "Wanna come over to dinner with my family in a different world? I'll bet you've never been inside a castle before. Don't worry – I'll take you back home after we keep you for a couple of weeks."
But when Will had first brought up Quinn Robbins, said he'd noticed her around a lot lately, and he'd been wondering if she was watching him, it had been different. When Thomas had teased him about his "new secret girlfriend," Will hadn't laughed. He'd been defensive of the girl – insisting that she was only curious, not like the others – that she didn't have a crush on him.
And once they'd all met Quinn, and seen William around her, it had become quite clear that he truly wasn't worried that she had a crush on him. Although he'd never admit it even to himself, his real worry was that she didn't.
In the next week or two, I'm going to be looking for beta readers for "Draft Two" of Thorns of Decision. If you think you might be interested, send me an e-mail. So far, I've had some awesome beta readers who have really helped shape the big questions in the story into something stronger, I think. If you've already beta read, and you want to do some more, you're in. Otherwise, please know that I do give preference to beta readers who have reviewed the books on Amazon and/or Goodreads.
A Little Treat…
In celebration of finishing the first draft of Thorns of Decision, I've decided to share a little snippet with you all! 🙂
Here is a short sample of the very first scene in the third book of The Dusk Gate Chronicles (releasing June 1, 2012).
The loud knock on her bedroom door set the fierce anger rolling in Quinn Robbins' chest again. "What?" she yelled; knowing, but not caring, that her voice was too harsh.
Her mother opened the door and came in, barely seeming to notice the way Quinn sat, rolled up in a ball near her pillows, still in her pajamas, even though it was nearly noon.
"I've decided you're not grounded from your phone," she said, setting the small, black object on the nightstand. The little notification light blinked furiously. "You need to use it to call Zander yourself, get things figured out with him."
She raised her eyebrows at her mother. "What did you tell him?" Last night, in the car, as they drove home from the river, her mom had told her that she had 'explained things' to Quinn's boyfriend, but Quinn had no idea what that meant, and her mother wouldn't elaborate further.
Megan Robbins' gaze was just as steely as it had been since last night, and she looked Quinn in the eyes when she spoke. "I told him that Dr. Rose had had a family emergency, and that since you were becoming good friends with William, you went along for support."
Quinn's eyes popped open wide. "That doesn't even make any sense!" Of course, it was eerily close to the truth … but that was the problem. The truth didn't make any sense.
"Well, if you have a better explanation, you're welcome to share it with him. I'm headed down to Denver to pick up Owen and Annie from Richard and Denise's." Megan turned and left the room, closing the door behind her with an audible clunk.
Quinn only barely resisted the urge to pick up the phone and hurl it at the door. Instead, she flipped it open and began scanning through the messages – all forty-six of them. Almost every message was from her best friend, Abigail, or from Zander, although there were three from her mother, left on Thursday evening, just after Quinn had disappeared.
She opened the first one.
Where are you sweetie? Zander just called and said he saw you leaving work.
Oh. So Zander had seen her running away from the library with William? She closed her eyes, trying to remember that evening, which seemed so long ago. Of course, nearly three weeks actually had passed for Quinn, even if it had only been just over two days for her mom.
Still, even if Zander had seen her, it didn't explain how her mom had known where to find her, how she had been at the bridge to meet her last night when she'd come back from Eirentheos. Quinn had disappeared for two whole days without a word, and she'd come back to find her mother, not panicking as she'd expected, no police officers searching the river, or even dropping by her house for a chat. No, instead, her mother had been sitting, perfectly calm on a boulder near the gate, just waiting, as if she knew exactly where Quinn had been.
Okay, so calm wasn't the right word. Her mother had been furious, livid, as she still was today. But she hadn't been worried, even in the slightest. And this was the source of Quinn's anger now.
Not that she had wanted to worry her mother – actually she'd spent long hours during her time in Eirentheos fretting over what she thought she was putting her mother through. She hadn't meant to disappear for so long without saying a word, it had just happened. When William had told her that Thomas was missing, she had just gone, without thinking about the consequences.
But coming through the gate to find her mother there, patiently expecting her return from an alternate world had rocked Quinn completely to her core. What was going on here? How? How did her mom know about the gate? What did she know?
Last night in the car, Megan had refused to answer any of Quinn's questions, and even more disturbingly, she hadn't asked any. She'd sat there in the driver's seat, stone-faced for the whole drive. When they pulled into the garage, Megan had turned to Quinn.
"I explained things to Zander and to Mrs. Williams for you, so you still have a job. I picked up your stuff from the library. The perfect attendance at school you were so worried about is blown on that unexcused absence, though. You're grounded from your phone, from everything."
"What do you mean? What did you explain?" Quinn had asked. But Megan had just climbed out of the car, slamming the door behind herself, and gone into the house. When Quinn had gone inside, she discovered that her mother was locked in her bedroom. After several failed attempts at knocking and yelling through the door, Quinn had gone into her own room. She had wondered where her little brother and sister were when she'd seen their empty rooms.
The phone in her hand buzzed loudly, and then began to play a tune that sent an electric jolt through her. It was Zander, again. She stared at the screen, at the picture that had popped up of the two of them, Zander's arms around her shoulders, his cheek close to hers, both of them smiling widely. She almost answered it, but it stopped ringing before she managed to make her finger move over to the answer button. She waited for several minutes, but there was no notification of a voicemail message.
She sighed, and then picked up the phone again. Unable to force herself to call Zander back, she dialed the number for Nathaniel Rose instead.
"Hello?" The voice that answered was immediately comforting and familiar. Her fingers stopped trembling so much.
"Quinn? Is that you?"
"Hey, what's going on with you? Are you okay?"
"I … I think so."
"What was all that at the bridge last night? Why was your mother there?"
"I don't know. She just drove me home and never told me anything. I've never seen her that angry before, but I don't think she could possibly be as mad as I am. Now, she's gone. I guess she took my little brother and sister down to Denver sometime this weekend to stay with their grandparents, and she went to go get them."
William was silent on the other end of the line; she could almost see the look he would have on his face — confused, thoughtful.
"Did Nathaniel say anything to you? My mom didn't seem too surprised to see him coming out of the gate, either."
"No. I asked him if he knew what that was about, but he said it was between you and your mother."
"What is that supposed to mean? Is he there?"
"No. He went into work really early this morning, and he was going to try to spend the day getting things set up for Thomas to go somewhere for the surgery. He was gone before I even woke up."
"Well, crap."
William chuckled, and then his voice grew serious again. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"No. I'm not sure about anything right now. Everything is such a mess."
"Do you want to come over, and we could talk here? I'm not so good at this phone thing. This is probably the longest conversation I've ever had on one, actually."
That made Quinn smile. "Sure. Give me half an hour?"
"I'll be here. I'm doing homework – you might want to consider bringing yours along, too."
"You would be thinking about homework at a time like this."
He laughed. "I'll see you in a little while."
As soon as she snapped her phone shut, she made a mad dash for the shower. The days of traveling in the rural areas of William's world had made her very efficient at getting ready quickly. She wasn't sure if she was supposed to leave the house, or if being grounded from "everything" besides, apparently, her phone, meant she was allowed to use her stepfather's car to go somewhere today, but after a few seconds of consideration, she decided that she didn't care.
Somehow, her mother knew about the gate that led to William's world. Even more astonishing was the fact that she had known that's where Quinn would be. How? What did her mother know that Quinn didn't? And worse, why was she keeping it from her?
Within ten minutes of hanging up with William, Quinn was in the small mudroom that connected the garage and kitchen, looking for her keys. As she reached for the small ring that hung underneath a bulletin board in the room, one of the papers tacked to the board caught her attention.
She recognized it immediately, and it sent a cold chill down her spine. Her mother had gone through her backpack? It was her most recent World History test, the first paper she'd ever gotten a grade lower than a B – and usually she was disappointed with those. The big, red 'D' on the top glared at her mockingly. Even worse, was the thick, black circle drawn around the letter, and the words, written in her mother's perfect penmanship: 'What is THIS?'
The fury welled within her chest again, rising into her throat and nearly choking her. The shaft of the thumbtack ripped a straight line up the center of the page as she yanked it from the display. She shoved it into her backpack, which was hanging nearby on a peg, the zipper wide open. Throwing it over her shoulder, she grabbed her keys and left.
Sample Sunday (#SampleSunday) And An Announcement …
Happy Sunday everyone! 🙂 I hope you are all resting and preparing for a wonderful week ahead. 🙂
This past week has been a good one around here, with fun things happening on the Dusk Gate front. Sales have been slowly but steadily picking up for Seeds of Discovery and Roots of Insight. I'm hearing lots of great feedback, and it's so much fun to hear from those of you who are enjoying the adventures of William, Quinn, and Thomas.
I have been busily working away on writing the next installment, which hit a very important milestone this past week. It is now more than 50 thousand words (~200 pages long). Within the next two weeks, it should be longer than Seeds of Discovery (and it will be longer!).
So, to celebrate, I have a special announcement to share with you.
(If you follow my Facebook fan page, you heard it first! Make sure you join by clicking the button at the bottom of this blog or by clicking here to like Dusk Gate on Facebook, so that you, too can hear breaking news!)
Thorns of Decision, Book Three in the Dusk Gate Chronicles, will be released on June 1, 2012!
And … today's very special #SampleSunday has an excerpt from Thorns. Enjoy! 🙂
When the path reached a thick part of the woods, William suddenly led her several yards off of it, into a hidden stand of trees. She had no idea how he knew where he was.
"Where are you taking me?" she asked.
He didn't answer; he just kept walking. About a hundred yards later, he put his finger to his lips and pointed.
At first, Quinn couldn't tell what he was pointing at, but as her eyes adjusted to the dimmer light in the thick trees, the shapes became sharper, and a few feet ahead of them, nestled in a tree branch just above William's head, she could see a nest. She looked at him in surprise, and he smiled.
He made a low chirruping sound, and a second later, a familiar feathered head popped out of the nest, shiny black eyes blinking at the two of them in interest. It was Aelwyn, William's Seeker bird. He made a different low noise, and she rose from her spot, hopped neatly over the edge of the nest, and glided down toward him, landing only about a foot away.
Now it was Aelwyn's turn to talk, and she made a strange noise, halfway between a squawk and a whistle. William laughed, and reached into his pocket, retrieving a package of beef jerky, which he opened and tore off a piece, holding it out to the bird.
Quinn had to smile at the intricate dance between William and the bird, as Aelwyn first turned her head away from the offering, and then reached to snatch it once he knelt down low to her. As soon as she'd swallowed it, she walked right up to him, butting her head against his pocket where the rest of the treat was hidden.
At that moment, there was a loud call from overhead, and then Thomas' bird, Sirian swooped down and landed gracefully near his mate. William withdrew the meat from his pocket, and tore it unevenly. Aelwyn eyed him warily until he tossed the larger piece in her direction. Sirian waited until she had hers, and then accepted the smaller piece.
After a few minutes, the birds had warmed up, and were strutting comfortably around the tiny clearing, and both of them even allowed Quinn to stroke their smooth heads. Up close, she was always startled by how gentle they were around people, though they were quite large hunting birds.
Once he was certain that they'd both let their guards down, William stood again and motioned for Quinn to follow as he walked toward the tree that held the nest. They'd almost reached it when Aelwyn and Sirian suddenly simultaneously flew up into the nest. Quinn shrank back, startled, but William shook his head.
"It's okay," he said.
Inside the nest, the two birds chattered in voices that seemed somehow amiable, and then a moment later, four smaller heads peeked over the edge, their black eyes shining curiously as they turned to examine the newcomers.
Quinn sucked in a breath. "They're beautiful," she said softly.
Sample Sunday (#SampleSunday)
Happy Sunday everyone! If you're looking for new and entertaining reads, head on over to Twitter, and search for the hashtag #SampleSunday. You'll find all kinds of interesting stuff every week. 🙂
Here's my first February contribution. 🙂 An excerpt from Seeds of Discovery, which is on sale for just 99 cents through Valentine's Day at Amazon!
Don't forget, during the month of love, to spread some love to your favorite authors by leaving them reviews on any review site you frequent, especially Amazon, Shelfari, and Goodreads. Authors appreciate every single review, even if it seems like they already have many.
When she reached Maggie's house that afternoon, Zander's familiar truck was sitting next to the curb. When she pulled up behind it to park, she could see the outline of Zander's head through the rear window; he must have arrived just before her. She pulled her keys out of the ignition and then hesitated, suddenly nervous about seeing him. She took an unnecessary minute to check her cell phone for text messages she might have missed. Small words flashed in the corner of the screen, "NO SERVICE." Quinn sighed. One bad thing about living in a small mountain town was the unreliable cell phone service.
Finally composed, she took a deep breath and reached for the door handle. She nearly jumped out of her skin when the door opened on its own. Zander was standing there, grinning.
"Hey, Quinn," he said, reaching for her hand to help her climb out.
"Uh, hi, Zander. Thanks."
"Sure," Zander smiled cheerfully, but he didn't start walking to the house. He stood there for a long moment, looking like he wasn't sure what to say.
The nervousness that Quinn had started feeling in the car was growing.
Finally, Zander spoke.
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Will you … I mean, would you like … would you like to go to the Valentine dance with me?" he said the last part in a rush, in a hurry to get the words out.
Quinn was stunned. Did she want to go to the Valentine dance? With Zander? Maybe she did. "Um, I can't dance, you know," she stalled, trying to regain her composure.
Zander chuckled, "Neither can I. It could still be fun, though."
"Um, okay…" shoving her hands in her pockets so he wouldn't see them shaking, she choked out her answer. "Sure."
She watched Zander's eyes widen, "You'll go with me?"
"Yes, I'll go with you."
Zander's face lit up with a smile that did strange things to her insides… She had to work to catch her breath as she walked with him up to the porch.
Twitter Tuesdays #2
Okay, you've now had a week to play around with Twitter, check it out, and get to know it a little bit. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out my previous Twitter Tuesday post.)
Today I'm going to talk about setting up your profile, privacy settings, and sending out tweets.
Your Twitter Profile
Your Twitter profile is exceptionally important, and something you should work on immediately, if you haven't done so already.
Once you're logged into Twitter, you can click on your username, and it will take you to your profile page. The first thing you need to do is upload a picture. If you are an author, or anybody else trying to build any kind of a platform, I cannot stress enough the importance of putting a real picture there. AT THE VERY LEAST, use some kind of recognizable logo.
Even if you're just casually using Twitter and messing around to see how it works, upload a photo of some sort, so you don't get stuck with the weird-looking egg.
Here, also, you can choose to put your real name, your location, and your web address, if you have one.
Then it's time to write your bio. This may be your first encounter with writing things "Twitter-style." You have 160 characters to tell the world about yourself. That's counting spaces and periods. If you went to college back when I did, it's time right now to learn to quit double spacing after periods (it turns out you're not supposed to do that anywhere anymore, anyway!)
Write whatever you want here. If you're coming to Twitter to meet people for a specific purpose — like because you're an author, MENTION THAT. If you're a teacher, and you want to meet other digitally-minded educators, SAY SO. People read these when they're looking for new people to follow.
Privacy Setting:
The vast majority of folks on Twitter do not use any privacy settings whatsoever, aside from not putting sensitive information in your profile, and blocking particular users.
It is possible to hide ALL OF YOUR TWEETS from anyone you haven't approved (followed). It's a little box you check on the settings page that says "Protect My Tweets."
I don't think there's any point to this option. I really don't. If you only want to communicate with certain people, it's a lot easier to set privacy controls on your Facebook page, or stick to e-mail. You will never, ever, be able to use Twitter to its full potential if your Tweets are protected, and most of my upcoming Twitter Tuesdays posts will be useless to you.
Whenever you post a message, or a status update, or really communicate on Twitter at all, it is called "tweeting," and the messages are "tweets."
When you're ready to send out your first tweet, click in the little box that says "compose tweet" and write whatever you want to tweet about. You have a limit of 140 characters.
I was on Facebook the other day, and one of my friends posted asking "What is the difference between sending a Tweet and posting a status on Facebook?"
The answer? When you're a Twitter newbie, posting your first tweet — maybe there isn't a whole lot of difference. 🙂 Except, there is a difference. You don't HAVE to post a status update. Twitter is a living, vital stream, filled with millions of people who all have the potential to be awesome in your life, even if you've never met them before. Post a status message if you'd like, but you can also ask a question! You can say "I'm new here, what do I do now?" 🙂
Of course, the first issue you're going to run into is that nobody is following you yet, so nobody will see your question. 🙂
So … send a message instead. You can send a message to ANYONE ON TWITTER at anytime, by simply typing @theirusername anywhere in your tweet.
Try it! You can tweet to me if you'd like. It might look like this Hey, @bputtroff! I'm new here. Help!
Or read a few tweets that are in the stream from people you've already followed, and reply to one. Have fun, be silly if that's your personality. Tweet @personI'venevermet That peanut butter sandwich sounds good. Did you save me one?
Jump right in. You'll be surprised at what a welcoming place it can be, and how quickly you'll find some kindred spirits. (And if they block you because you asked for a peanut butter sandwich, well — they're not your kind of tweep, anyway.)
Your assignment this week is — get your feet wet. Unblock your privacy settings if you had them blocked, and start sending out tweets into the Twittersphere. Be silly, be serious, ask questions. And keep following new people. Celebrities, sure, but also make an effort this week to use the search feature to find some real people who are interested in the same things you are, and send tweets to a couple of them — even if they're not following you (yet!)
I'll be back next Tuesday to cover another important Twitter issue — Re-tweeting! (And I might cover Direct Messages, too!)
If you have any special questions about Twitter, be sure to let me know in the comments!
Until then … Happy Tweeting! And … if you send me a tweet this week, I'll make sure you have at least one follower! 🙂


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City Building celebrates a decade of constructing economic growth in Glasgow
A major new study by influential think tank the Fraser of Allander Institute has outlined the scale of City Building's contribution to the Glasgow economy.
The report, which is published this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the arm's length contractor being established by Glasgow City Council, reveals that City Building supports a turnover of nearly £325 million across companies in the city.
The study confirms that City Building directly employs 2,253 staff – nine out of 10 of whom live in Glasgow – and supports a total of 3,877 jobs across the city. In addition, the £63m paid in salaries to City Building's staff supports a total of £108.5m worth of wages in Glasgow.
According to the analysis, for every two jobs that City Building provides a further 1.44 jobs are created and for every pound paid in wages to City Building employees an additional 71p in wages are generated across the city.
Amongst other key findings are that one in eight construction jobs in Glasgow is provided by City Building and that the company accounts for almost 1 per cent of all jobs in Glasgow; directly employing one in every 120 people in the Glasgow workforce.
The report also examined the wider impact of the company's socially responsible training and employment practices, community work and charity activities on Glasgow. Key findings include:
- City Building has provided a total of 1,102 apprenticeships since 2007, with 94 per cent of apprentices completing their training compared with an industry average of 75 per cent
- 70 per cent of the company's time-served served apprentices found permanent work at City Building
- Almost three fifths (58.9 per cent) of City Building employees are either qualified or working towards a qualification
- City Building estimates that 73.5 per cent of supplier spending is placed with companies based in Glasgow
- City Building employees contributed voluntary work worth an estimated £2 million in Glasgow in 2015
More than half of the 260 staff employed by Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), City Building's manufacturing division, has a disability.
The report was carried out by Stewart Dunlop, research fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute, who said: "The key findings of this study are estimates of City Building's economic and social impact on Glasgow.
"The results demonstrate that the company's activity has a very considerable effect on employment opportunities in Glasgow, by creating jobs for a diverse range of people and providing the skills and training required to achieve economic growth in the construction sector."
In February, the company agreed a 50/50 joint venture with the Wheatley Group, which will deliver £2.7 billion of new work. City Building estimates the deal will secure 2,000 jobs and 2,000 apprenticeships in the Glasgow area.
Cllr Frank McAveety, leader of Glasgow City Council, said: "City Building makes a huge contribution to the council's priorities – and the incredible work it has done to provide apprenticeships for young Glaswegians and supported employment for people with disabilities speaks for itself.
"What this new report from the Fraser of Allander Institute spells out is just how valuable this great business and its socially-inclusive approach to training and employment has become to the entire city.
"That's something everyone at City Building can be very proud of – and something I expect to see go from strength-to-strength under the new partnership with the Wheatley Group."


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One argument underlying the notion of holding risky assets in long-term portfolios is time diversification. Time diversification holds that above-average returns tend to offset below-average returns over a long enough period. It's based on the concept of reversion to the mean: Eventually periods of low and high returns converge back toward their average.
The inherent problem with average returns is that they may not occur during your investing period. Though the range of what's considered to be typical narrows with time, there is the possibility of returns not being typical over your investing time horizon. The very good 10-year period of 1990–1999 and the lost decade of 2000–2009 are examples.
Returns can be above-average or below-average but still be typical. These are the more likely scenarios, though they are never guaranteed.
More on AAII.com
- The Sequence in Which Returns Occur Affects Your Wealth – This article demonstrates how merely changing the order in which annual returns occur will lead to very different outcomes for a retirement portfolio.
- Reduce Stock Exposure in Retirement, or Gradually Increase It? – One strategy for navigating sequence of returns risk is to reduce exposure to stocks heading into retirement and start raising it back once retirement begins.
Highlights from this month's AAII Journal
- The Individual Investor's Guide to the Top Mutual Funds 2019 – This popular guide helps to compare and contrast 727 funds. Plus, an expanded worksheet gives you detailed data on more than 1,600 funds.
- Older Workers Investing More in IRAs – A survey conducted by the Investment Company Institute found 68% of IRA-owning households were headed by someone age 45 or older.
AAII Sentiment Survey
The percentage of AAII members describing their outlook for stocks as "neutral" is now at a seven-month high. Plus, this week's special question asked AAII members how they viewed the overall sentiment reflected by the market so far this year. More about this week's results.
This week's results:
- Bullish: 35.1%, down 4.8 points
- Neutral: 39.8%, up 2.5 points
- Bearish: 25.1%, up 2.3 points
Historical averages:
- Bullish: 38.5%
- Neutral: 31.0%
- Bearish: 30.5%
Take the Sentiment Survey.
What's Trending on AAII
The Week Ahead
The U.S. financial markets and our office will be closed on Monday in observation of President's Day.
Fourth-quarter earnings season will remain busy even though the number of large-cap companies reporting is falling. Next week, 51 S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report, including Dow Jones industrial average component Walmart Inc. (WMT) on Tuesday.
The week's first economic report will be the February housing market index, released on Tuesday. The minutes from the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will be released on Wednesday. Thursday will feature the February Philadelphia Federal Reserve business outlook survey and January existing home sales.
Six Federal Reserve officials will make public appearances: Cleveland president Loretta Mester on Tuesday; Atlanta president Raphael Bostic on Thursday; and St. Louis president James Bullard, New York president John Williams, Philadelphia chairman Patrick Harker and vice chairman Richard Clarida on Friday.
The Treasury Department will auction $18 billion of two-year floating-rate notes on Wednesday and $8 billion of 30-year inflation-protected securities (TIPS) on Thursday.
Local Chapter Meetings
AAII Local Chapter Meetings offer you a variety of presentations from expert speakers who will give you their view on the world of investing. A bonus of attending a Chapter Meeting near you is the opportunity to meet other AAII members who share your interest and enthusiasm for investing. You can even share the Chapter experience with your family and friends by inviting them to attend Chapter Meetings with you!


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Martin Guitar & American Songwriter present a FREE CONTEST: Give us your 'Top 10 Albums You'd Take to the Other Side" to win the HD-28 Martin Guitar and SP Lifespan Acoustic Guitar Strings.
One of their best-selling models, the HD-28 includes many of the options guitar players and collectors prize in historic Martins. A Sitka spruce top with East Indian rosewood back and sides, all wrapped together in Martin's classic herringbone inlay. Perfect for the intermediate and advanced player.
List Price: $3,899


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Make a statement with one of these chic pieces
According to architect Forrest Murphy, Popham Design was formed when an American couple "bought a traditional tile factory in Morocco," he said. " They took this traditional operation and started making extremely contemporary designs." The collections have patterns galore, and tiles are available in a wide range of shapes and colors across the spectrum.
The attention-grabbing flush-mounted star fixture from Visual Comfort & Co. is made of hand-rubbed brass that will patina over time. Need a more contemporary finish? Check out the versions in polished nickel, antiqued silver
Don't let a boring mirror be a lost opportunity. The Infinity Round Mirror from Room & Board is a generous 3 feet in diameter and the slim metal frame comes powder-coated in an inspiring variety of colors, from bubble-gum pink to a moody deep teal.


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This Is What Your Fingernails Tell About Your Personality
Our personality represents who we are. People know us by your character, which constitutes out thinking processes, manner, behavior, and nature. People become friends with us because they love our personality.
Our personality depends on a lot of factors. One thing that most people are unaware of is the fact that our fingernails also play a vital role in determining our personality. This might sound weird, but it entirely true.
So check out the article below which explains in details about the various fingernail shapes and patterns and which personality each of them represents.
1 Flat And Wide
These people have a clear goal in mind. They trust their instincts and follow them. They are quite creative and are well known for their excellent problem-solving skills.
2 Square And Regular
If you have such fingernails, then you are a very sensible person. You are sincere, loyal and complete your responsibilities. You are extremely reliable and that's why people trust you. They are often to become leaders. And they also know how to make parties awesome.
3 Small And Curved
These guys are creative, and they love to make others laugh. They are hilarious, and they are great at talking with people. Apart from that, they are also loyal but have been known to be a bit stubborn at times.
4 Uneven And Small
This pattern denotes intelligence. These people are usually smart, energetic and love to interact with others. However, they are introverts in the sense that they don't express all of their emotions to others.
5 Triangle-Shaped Nail
People who have fingernails in the shape of a triangle are known to be brave. They have a strong will, and they are honest and smart. They work according to your plans. Since they are excellent planners, any work they perform will produce a perfect result at the end.
6 Rectangular And Elongated
They are extremely lively and cheerful people. They are social and love making new friends. They are quite careful and make every decision in their lives with extreme precision.
7 Long And Oval
This fingernail pattern indicates creativity. People with such fingernails have brilliant imaginations and are always happy. They can be excellent artists too.
8 Exclusive Cuticle Line
If you belong to this category, then you are a unique person. Your choices differ vastly from ordinary people. You are a social person, and you like to be happy and cheerful all the time. They have nothing in common too.
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Al Noor ERP for SME
We at Webware, believe in imparting greater vitality and growth impetus to the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in terms of output, employment and exports and instilling a competitive culture based on heightened technology awareness. It is mindful of this that we have devised the perfect solution for you to standardize the core processes in sales and procurement, supply chain management, accounting, financial controlling and HR. Introducing to you our ERP solution –AL Noor specially designed to suite the SME needs.


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This piece started off as blank Masonite house.
While pondering what to do with this blank house shaped pencil holder, I remember a plastic package I had held onto that resembled a window. I decide this window will be my focal point and start there. Here are instructions on how to complete this project.
1. Paint rooftop of house with Engine Red FolkArt acrylic paint.
2. Paint the rest of house with Tropical Blue Apple Barrel acrylic paint.
3. Use a thin brush and Black acrylic paint to draw a dividing line between house and roof.
4. Apply a small amount of the black paint onto a sponge and dab it around the edges.
5.Cut a picket fence out of white paper and antique it with a brown stamp pad.
6. Find your home town on a map and trace around a plastic package resembling a window.
7. Cut this window (package) shape out of your map. If it is like mine you will then cut the map piece into four pieces.
8. Print out the letters H, O, M and E and punch them out with a circle puncher.
9. Glue your map into your window panes and fill them slightly with resin.
10. Allow the resin to dry over night.
11. Glue the fence, plastic window and letters onto house with The Ultimate Glue.
12. Add bird stickers to fence and window.
13. Seal finished piece with a Matte or Glossy spray sealant.


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Date Posted:30/06/2016
Do you fancy giving bug hunting or pond dipping a go? If the answer is yes join us at Howe Park Wood this weekend!
Join The Parks Trusts' Rangers, members of Milton Keynes Natural History Society and The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust on Saturday 2nd July 2016, 11-4pm at the next 'Nature Day' in Howe Park Wood.
'Nature Day' is a free event for all ages to enjoy which will include nature walks, bug hunting, a bat display from our local bat group, ferrets, a storyteller, pond dipping, and lots of children's activities. Also, Bucks Owl and Raptor Group- 'Give A Hoot' will be there to teach the children about Owls and how to look after them and he will also be bringing a special guest with him - George the Owl!
Briony Fox, Head of Community Engagement at The Parks Trust, said: "There will be a chance to speak to experts about the wildlife, take part in fun activities whilst enjoying the outdoors. There is something for everyone from nature walks and guided tours to pond dipping."
Milton Keynes Natural History Society will be on hand to provide additional advice.
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust protects wildlife and enhances iconic landscapes across their three counties. They look after 88 nature reserves, run events, speak up for wildlife and inspire thousands of children to discover the joys of the natural world. This event gives BBO Wildlife Trust the chance to talk about what the local Wildlife Trust does and to share some great tips on helping wildlife at home.
Please meet in the car park on H7, Chaffron Way opposite the Westcroft Centre. No booking necessary.


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Organic Tumeric Powder – 227 g
- Over 5% curcumin content
- Powerful and natural antioxidant
- Rich in iron
- No preservatives, artificial colours or flavours
- A natural anti-inflammatory
INGREDIENTS: Organic tumeric
Certified Organic, Kosher, Vegan, Gluten Free, Non-GMO, Sustainably Sourced, Fairly Traded
Tumeric has been highly praised in herbal medicine for thousands of years. This powerful and natural antioxidant is used as a superfood, nutritional supplement or functional food as it can enrich a great variety of foods and is highly desirable because it contains bioactive compounds that have many positive effects on human health and well-being. While turmeric is a plant of Asian origin, our organic turmeric powder comes from the Amazon region of Peru. It grows more profusely in the tropical rainforest, and in the Amazon flatlands it grows on clay-silty soil fertilized during the river's growing phase. Due to the fertility of the soil, the rhizomes are larger and have higher turmeric acid content.
Organic Tumeric Powder – 227 g
INGREDIENTS: Organic tumeric
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|18.5 × 15.5 × 6 cm