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Standard Room, 1 King Bed - Advance Purchase
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Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds - Advance Purchase,.
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Orange hotel with a restaurant
Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is close to Westfield Connecticut Post Mall, Savin Rock Conference Center, and Oak Street Beach. Area attractions also include Yale Bowl and Yale University.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Courtyard by Marriott New Haven Orange-Milford features a fitness center. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and climate control.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
- General
Courtyard by Marriott New Haven Orange-Milford features a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a business center, audiovisual equipment, and small meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 3570 square feet (321 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms and banquet facilities. This business-friendly hotel also offers coffee/tea in the lobby, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a fireplace in the lobby. Complimentary parking is available on site.
- Free Wi-Fi
- Year Built 1997
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 3570
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 321
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 5
- Business center
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Fitness facilities
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Business services
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 121
- ATM/banking
- Audiovisual equipment
- Laundry facilities
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Bar/lounge
- Number of floors - 3
- Banquet facilities
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- Grocery store
- Patio
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Self parking
- Swimming pool - outdoor seasonal
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free parking
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking, Self parking
- Room Amenities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Daily housekeeping
- Cable TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dining
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
The Bistro - This bistro serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
- Recreation
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center and a seasonal outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bird watching nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Swimming on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: USD 12.95 per person (approximately)
- Additional Details
This hotel has a smoke-free policy.


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Superior Room, 2 Double Beds
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- One Double Bed
Rustic hotel in the heart of Banff National Park
In downtown Banff
Located in downtown Banff, this hotel is also superbly situated within the heart of Banff National Park and close to the Tri Area Ski Resort; skiing is a popular winter activity, and hiking and biking are popular in the summer.
Two fireplaces
The Banff International Hotel features oak furnishings and trim throughout; and the large lobby has 2 gas burning stone fireplaces. Heated underground parking is complimentary.
Mountain or courtyard views
Guestrooms have either mountain or courtyard views. Banff International Hotel decor includes oak trim, marble bathroom vanities, damask bed coverlets, down comforters, plush carpeting, and local artwork.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Banff International Hotel Amenities
- General
Conveniently located on Banff Avenue, the "main street" in town, Banff International Hotel is within walking distance of restaurants, boutiques, and the outdoor paradise that is Banff National Park.
Guests can relax in front of one of two gas burning stone fireplaces in the lobby. An adjacent lounge features three 42-inch plasma TVs.
Other on-site amenities include a restaurant, sauna, steam room, spa tub, exercise room, Internet kiosk in the lobby (surcharge), 2 conference rooms, complimentary ski storage, and complimentary heated underground parking (availability and height restrictions apply). There is also a ski shuttle to the nearby ski resorts of Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village, and Lake Louise.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Audiovisual equipment
- Number of floors - 3
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Business services
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Event catering
- Fireplace in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Elevator/lift
- Tour assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 165
- Free parking
- Free guest parking during stay
- Free parking (limited spaces)
- Free self parking
- Parking garage
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 2
- Sauna
- Ski storage
- Smoke-free property
- Smoke-free property (fines apply)
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Television in lobby
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay, Free self parking, Parking garage, Free parking (limited spaces)
- Room Amenities
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Desk
- Extra towels/bedding
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- MP3 docking station
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Satellite TV service
- Shower/tub combination
- Phone
- Down comforter
- Dining
Ricky's All Day Grill - Menu includes hot/cold breakfasts, burger platters, entrees, and dinner classics. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Room service - Available during limited hours.
- Recreation
Banff National Park is the perfect spot for outdoor sports enthusiasts. In the winter, guests can enjoy downhill skiing at three different resorts: Mount Norquay, Sunshine Village, or Lake Louise. Cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and ice-skating are other popular activities.
In summer, guests can hike or bike within the national park. Whitewater rafting is popular in the Bow River, which flows throughout the park. Canoes can be rented at Lake Louise, 57 km away.
Banff Springs Golf Course, open to the public, is 3 km (2 mi) from the hotel.
Within the hotel itself, guests can relax and unwind in the sauna, steam room, and spa tub. An exercise room is also available.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Skiing - downhill nearby
- Skiing - cross-country nearby
- Snowmobiling nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Bird watching nearby
Banff International Hotel Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
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Ray Anderson / Han Bennink / Christy Doran: A B D (2011)
In the '90s, this trio ascended to the upper echelon of all things considered cutting-edge in the wide open world of jazz and improvisation. This reissue is a compilation featuring all of Azurety (hatART, 1994) and three tracks culled from Cheer Up (hatART, 1995).
Other than his superior improvisational faculties, Irish guitarist Christy Doran could give most metal or jazz-fusion guitarists a run for their money. The album boasts a consortium of jazz-blues overtones; tenacious three-way dialogues; free-form subplots; surrealistic slants; and jaunts into vast solar systems.
One of many highlights, "March of the Hipsters," opens with drummer Han Bennink's sweeping snare drum rolls and march progressions, jettisoning the customary rhythmic element into a high-octane gala. Thoroughly hip, and gushing with wit, the trio dishes out brisk pulses amid an excitable playbook.
Doran's hyperactive harmonics and flickering single notes give way to trombonist Ray Anderson's quivering lines. It's a quirky narrative designed upon superior chops and great vision. Topped off with some crash and burn exercises, "March of the Hipsters" provides a frolicking slant on any conceivable form of march music, the trio's striking ingenuity remaining a constant throughout the entire program.
Personnel: Ray Anderson: trombone, tuba; Han Bennink: drums; Christy Doran: guitars, delay devices.
Record Label: Hatology
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As far as conferences go, after Conestoga I am done for the year. The only other book-related excursions I will be going on will be local signings. Yes, as a new author, I am nervous about that, but hey, I'll be in bookstores surrounded by my two favorite things—novels and coffee. Whoever first married those two items in a store is a genius, in my opinion, though it's almost the same price for me to get a small latte as it is a new paperback. Ah, well. We all have our vices. :)
This is getting into the hottest time of year for Florida, so while I will be picking up "beach reads," you can bet you won't find me sand-side with my toes in the surf. The heat index is at an average of about 100 degrees each day. Yes, that's as hot as it sounds. I flee to air conditioning as quickly as I can. Outdoor activities? Only if they're at night. Some people love the high temperatures, whereas I take after my surname and seem to melt when exposed to heat for too long. Fate was trying to tell me something by having me marry someone with the last name of Frost, if you ask me.
As July starts to wrap up, I am happy because it brings me closer to September when a really awesome book debuts: In the Serpent's Coils, which is book 1 of the new Hallowmere series by Tiffany Trent. Tiffany was kind enough to give me a sneak peek of her novel, and right after I got past my depression over knowing that I will never be able to write so well, I was able to tell her how much I loved her book. ;) It helps that Tiffany is a lovely person, so she deserves all the success she will undoubtedly get.
Now, off to pack! Conestoga awaits.
Last night after work, I was hurrying to meet my sister for her birthday dinner. While I was getting ready, I missed a call on my cell, so I checked my messages. Here is what my editor left me: "Jeaniene, where the hell are you? Call me back now!" Now, my editor doesn't call me after hours, and this may be the first time I've heard her swear (yes, her ending up with me must be bad karma for her, lol). So, very anxious, I called her back. Here's what she told me. *pause because I still can't believe it*
HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE is #23 on the New York Times bestseller list!!! If you're shocked, so am I! :-) I didn't blog about it last night because I was vaguely afraid I'd wake up this morning to find out I'd just hallucinated the whole thing. But the e-mail from my editor showing my book's rating is still in my inbox, so it must be real. I am so grateful to everyone who's had a hand in making this happen. Yes, I wrote the first draft of the book alone, but every step after that has had serious help. So much goes on behind the scenes before a book hits the shelves and into a reader's—I love you, readers!—hands. Too much for me to list on one post. So let me try to ineffectively sum it up by saying THANK YOU to everyone who's been so behind this book, because it's their doing that a dream I really didn't think I'd ever attain has been achieved in my first release week.
# 9 on the New York Times bestseller list # 45 on the USA Today bestseller list # 2 on the Borders Romance bestseller list #11 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller listThree weeks later, One Foot in the Grave is still on the New York Times, USA Today, and the Borders Romance besteller lists. I cannot express how grateful I am. It would take me several blog posts to thank everyone who had a hand in this, because it was about 10% what I did and 90% what readers and the people behind me did. So, very sincerely but inadequately, THANK YOU. I'm celebrating with sugar and carbs! :)
Also, I recently came back from the Conestoga convention in Tulsa, OK, where Melissa Marr and I hosted our first Fangs, Fur, & Fey mini-con. Regarding Conestoga: let me say straight out that there is no way I'll be able to list everyone and everything that was great about it. I'd need five posts to fit it all. That being said, I'm going to try and give a very condensed version. ;-)Elsbeth Bloodgood, the program director of Conestoga, is awe-inspiringly efficient. I can't thank her enough for everything she did to help the Fangs, Fur, & Fey panel track. Because we had back-to-back stuff scheduled, I didn't get to spend nearly enough time chatting with people. Authors I've met online, but finally got to see in person (yay!), were Jeanne C. Stein, Rachel Caine, Ilona Andrews, Marie Brennan, Dakota Cassidy, and Devon Monk. Authors I've met before and wished I could have talked with longer were Mark Del Franco, Rachel Vincent, Patrice Michelle, Steven E. Wedel, P. C. Cast, and Jeri Smith-Ready (I know I'm forgetting some people, so please forgive me! I'm still not caught up on my sleep). I also got to meet Erin, one of the three Wonder Women who run my fansite. Plus, I got to meet several more members of Frost Fans, who were so sweet and enthusiastic, I felt tongue-tied while talking to them. I also met Jen Barnes and Dean Lorey, who I haven't chatted with online before, but I'll be stalking now, because they're smart and hilarious. Tiffany Trent gets another cyber-hug for bringing me cheesecake. Brian Kell and his lovely wife brought posters of my books, which was so cool (though my mother will probably try to steal them, since she's been nagging me that she wants one). Weirdness before and after the event: My Tom-Tom / Hertz Neverlost GPS system got—I kid you not!—lost. I swear, God watches out for me, because if Ilona hadn't ridden in the car with me, I'd still be driving around the hills of Tennessee, hearing Tom-Tom say such brilliant things as, "Recalculating," and, "Make a legal U-turn ahead"—where there was no damn place to U-turn. Friday night consisted of chatting with friends/readers at the bar for the FFF meet-and-greet, which was fabulous. Saturday, there was lunch at the bar with several people, including Allie, who I almost didn't recognize because of her new haircut. Then after the panels Saturday afternoon, there was author speed-dating—what a fun time! After that, I got a chance to hang out with several great people at the New Release gathering, and then there were Saturday night stories back in the hotel room with Melissa, Mark D., Jen B., Dean, Erin, Marie B., Patrice, Ilona, Brian and Diane K., and Sara B. Jen did a hilarious impersonation of a murderous monkey's scream, Melissa regaled us with interesting "altercations" at a former job, I don't remember who told the story about the microwaved carrot (but it's burned on my brain!), and then Ilona told my all-time favorite tale, which involved a dead cat, a live pig, criminally high heels, a body in the river, red mud, coal dust, a bad movie, and absent ice cream. Sunday, we woke up early, packed, and, sadly, had to leave. I heard the remaining panels and events were great, though. All in all, it was an awesome time. The only thing I'd change would be to have a day where I could just sit around and chat with people. Ah, well. Maybe next time. :-)
Yes, as the title of the post says, I have amazing news.
My publisher has purchased four more books!!!
As the time draws near to the holidays, I admit to being behind on my shopping (note to self: Get it in gear!). But there have been some nice things happening on the book front.
Here is what Romantic Times had to say about At Grave's End, book three in my Night Huntress series, which releases December 30:
"Each successive chapter in Frost's exceptional Night Huntress series adds more complexity, death-defying action, and fiery romance. While expertly deepening Cat and Bones's love story, Frost also keeps the plot revelations absorbing and the jeopardy remorseless. In an increasingly rich and vibrant genre, she continues to prove she's a star."
Romantic Times even rated it a Top Pick, my third in a row, making a "3-peat" with Top Picks for my series. Yay!
So far, 2009 has been wonderful and busy. The third novel in my Night Huntress series, At Grave's End, debuted at no. 11 on the New York Times bestseller list, no. 51 on the USA Today bestseller list, and no. 12 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list! At Grave's End remained on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists for three weeks, and the Publishers Weekly bestseller list for two weeks. Of course, I couldn't be more thrilled about that.
I'm also excited to announce that I've been nominated for another Romantic Times Reviewers Choice award. The category: Best Urban Fantasy Protagonist. The character and book: Cat Crawfield, One Foot in the Grave.
I will be writing a short story in the upcoming Death's Excellent Vacation anthology, edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner. More details on that to come in the future.
Spain bought translation rights to Halfway to the Grave, book one in the Night Huntress series, and Germany bought translation rights for At Grave's End and Destined for an Early Grave, books three and four in the Night Huntress series. Blutrote Kusse, the German version of Halfway to the Grave, released on January 1, 2009. Kuss der Nacht, the German version of One Foot in the Grave, will release on September 1, 2009.
Right now I am writing the first "spin-off" book in the Night Huntress series, which features Master vampire Spade, a.k.a. Charles, as the story's hero. Speculation has been rampant as to the identity of the novel's heroine, but I'm not telling yet ;-).
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2009!
It seems amazing that almost half the year is already gone. 2009 is flying by! I turned in my first "spin-off" book from my Night Huntress series, First Drop of Crimson, and I await my editor's expert feedback on it. Next up is writing Mencheres's novel, which is the second "spin-off" book. After that, I'll be writing the fifth Night Huntress book. After a two-book foray away from them, I'm sure I'll be missing Cat and Bones by then.
The Romantic Times convention was last month and, as usual, it was a wonderful time. One of my favorite parts was the Avon From Dusk Til Dawn mixer. Avon had several authors (including us) set up at tables with mountains of free books to give away, plus mojitos, cocktails, and several waiters with tray after tray of yummy-looking hot appetizers. I ended up signing and giving away well over a hundred ARCs of my fourth book, Destined for an Early Grave. No, I had no idea beforehand that Avon would have ARCs there, and no, I didn't get to keep any extras for myself (or get to eat any of the food, come to think, and everyone kept going on about how good it was).
Last week, my editor informed me that At Grave's End has gone into its fourth printing already. Since it came out less than five months ago, I'm thrilled—and stunned. Readers continue to amaze me with their support of the Night Huntress series.
Right now I'm working on getting a book trailer for book four, Destined for an Early Grave. This will be the first trailer I have for my books, and I'm excited to see what the production company comes up with as far as visuals, music, and script.
Happy summer, everyone!
It's July, so that means is almost here. RWA is short for Romance Writers of America, and this year, they're gathering in Washingston D.C. from July 15th to July 18th. Tuesday morning the 14th, I will get on a train to head up there. That's right, no flying for me, if I can avoid it. Usually I don't have much time to blog during conventions, but as I'm now one of the many members of Twitter, I may tweet once or twice from RWA. Why Twitter instead of blog? Because within just 144 characters, lack of eloquence—or even coherent structure—can be forgiven. Since I'm usually running on very little sleep at conventions, I'll be in very short supply of eloquence and coherence.
Speaking of RWA, here's a heads up on events:
Summer is in full swing and things are busier than ever. First, I'm happy to announce that I will be promoting the upcoming release of One Grave at a Time (out August 30th) with a few signing stops. You can find me, plus fabulous paranormal authors Melissa Marr and Kelley Armstrong, at the following bookstores: Malaprops Book store, August 30th at 7pm 55 Haywood Street Asheville, NC 28801 Barnes & Noble, August 31st at 7pm 3327 Pineville-Matthews Road Charlotte, NC 28226 Flyleaf Books, September 1st at 7 pm 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd Chapel Hill, NC 27514 I'll also be at BookMarks Festival of Books on September 10th in Winston-Salem, NC. Please go to BookMark's site for a list of other participating authors and events. Also, I'm pleased to announce that Happily Never After, my novella set in the Night Huntress universe, is now available as an ebook for only $1.99. From the back of the book: "Isabella Spaga is about to reluctantly walk down the aisle with Mr. Dangerously Wrong…but not if dashing vampire Chance has anything to say about it. As a favor to Bones, Chance has come to derail this wedding of beauty to the beast. Now if only he can keep his hands off the bride. From New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress world, it's the wedding of the season…that everyone wants to miss." I've often described Happily Never After as my tongue-in-cheek homage to the movies Love at First Bite and The Godfather. Ever wondered what would happen to a vampire if a mobster tried to give him a pair of cement shoes? *wink* So did I, and you'll find out in this story. Happily Never After was originally published in print in 2008 in the Weddings from Hell anthology, but as many of my readers hadn't stumbled across it, I'm happy that it's now available for individual sale at a low price. Hope you enjoy! If low-priced e-books are your thing, then I have more good news: Devil to Pay, my novella originally published in 2009 in the Four Dukes and a Devil anthology, will be available as an e-book for $1.99 on August 23rd. From the back of the book: "Blake Turner had it all-until a demon decided to take residence in his soul. Plagued with constant black outs and a trail of dead bodies in his wake, Blake thinks vampire Elise is his best chance at ending the nightmare. It's just too bad he's fallen in love with the gorgeous vamp right before he has to die… Featuring characters from New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress world." Devil to Pay is Blake and Elise's story, but as mentioned above, you'll see other familiar characters like Mencheres, Cat, and Bones in supporting roles. Finally, be sure to check out my website on July 28th because that's when I'll be releasing the book trailer for One Grave at a Time. I think it's the best trailer yet and I'm so excited to share it with everyone. Along with the book trailer, on the 28th, I'll post the first three chapters of One Grave at a Time, so again, be sure to stop by my website.
Thanks, and have a wonderful summer!
This fall is shaping up to be my busiest yet. First, if you didn't already hear, a special $1.99 ebook edition of Halfway to the Grave is available from now until October 25th. Go back to the beginning of the Night Huntress series with lots of additional bonus material. These includes never-before-published scenes featuring a hunt with Cat and Bones, a scene with Bones mischievously tormenting Cat during her makeover, a new sex scene, and an alternate villain at the end. Plus, it also includes the first four chapters of One Foot in the Grave, an excerpt from the upcoming The Bite Before Christmas anthology, and an excerpt from the upcoming novel Once Burned, book one in the new Night Prince series with Vlad and Leila. Don't have an e-reader but still want to get in on the fun? You can download software for free to read on your computer or other mobile device. Click here to see how. Plus, as mentioned, The Bite Before Christmas releases on October 25th. I'm very excited to be in an anthology with author Lynsay Sands, and since there are only the two of us, our stories are much longer than you would normally find in an anthology. From the back of the book: This holiday season, join two of today's most popular paranormal authors for a special look into their worlds, where creatures are always stirring and no one sleeps through the night…. The Gift by Lynsay Sands Teddy Brunswick knows about the immortals among us. He's worked with them, called them friend-but he never counted on being snowed in with one over Christmas. Katricia Argeneau is a tasty little bundle and she seems to feel the same way about him. Problem is, he's not sure she feels quite the same way. After all, the snowstorm has derailed her blood delivery, which leaves him the only available meal on the menu…. Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost Cat and Bones are looking forward to a normal holiday-at least as "normal" as it gets for the combustible vampire couple and their otherworldly friends and family. But their yuletide plans are shattered when a stranger shows up and reveals long-buried family secrets that threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer…and lives. Look for startling revelations about Bones's past in my contribution to The Bite Before Christmas. This is information I've long wanted to reveal to Night Huntress readers, so I can't wait to finally share it.
Finally, I am attending ComicCon in New York city from October 15th–16th. Here's where you can find me: Saturday, October 15th, 6pm - 7pm at the HarperCollins booth #944 on the main show floor, signing "A BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS" (special early release!) and "ONE GRAVE AT A TIME." Books will be available for purchase.
Sunday, October 16th, 1pm – 2pm at the HarperCollins booth #944 on the main show floor, signing First Drop of Crimson + free giveaway of books
Sunday, October 16th at 2:30pm-3:30pm, Room 1A23: WE'RE NO ANGELS: The Leading Ladies of SF/F Beware the women of Sci-Fi/Fantasy…and their kick-ass heroines. Danger just might be these girls' middle names. But no amount of bad guys can keep these ladies from doing what's right. Whether standing up for friends and family, or just plain kicking some ass, these girls don't shy away from a fight. Femmes Fatales on the panel include Patricia Briggs; Alison Goodman, Kim Harrison; Jeaniene Frost; Marjorie M. Liu, Sabrina Benulis and Kristen Painter. Hope everyone has a wonderful fall, and happy reading!
Southwest Florida Reading Festival
Harborside Event Center and Centennial Park
Fort Myers, FL
Virginia Festival of Books: March 22 – March 23
March 22 10:00am
Panel: Falling Headphones Over Heels: New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost and audiobook narrators Shannon Parks, Elizabeth Wiley and Anne Flosnik discuss how actors prepare for a project, the research involved, and what it's like to read steamy scenes aloud. Women's Fiction, Romance (and recently Erotica) continue to be fast-growing audiobook genres.
March 23rd 4:00pm
Panel: Strange Brew: Paranormal authors "spell" out their secrets. Pamela Palmer (A Blood Seduction), Kim Harrison (Into The Woods), Jeaniene Frost (Once Burned), and Vicki Pettersson (The Taken) discuss do's and don'ts of writing paranormal genre fiction. Location: CitySpace–Charlottesville Community Design Center.
Charlottesville, VA
March 26, 7:00pm
Malaprops Book Store signing
55 Hay Street
Asheville, NC
March 28, 7:00pm
Barnes & Noble signing
760 SE Maynard
Cary, NC 27511
Hope to see some of you there! For a full list of my 2013 appearances, please go here: http://jeanienefrost.com/appearances/
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After two years i came back to Jakarta. Three times in Dec 2013 i enjoyed staying at Linda's HUNNY Hostel.
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Recent Graduate Develops Cost-Effective Smartphone MicroscopeWednesday, April 16, 2014
A recent graduate of the University of Washington, Thomas Larson, has developed a device that can transform a smartphone or tablet into a portable microscope. Referred to as the Micro Phone Lens, this soft flexible lens can be attached to a phone's camera without the use of adhesives. Larson's invention is significantly less expensive than previously developed smartphone magnification devices. About the size of a button, the lens enables objects to be magnified up to 15 times on the screen of a device running in camera mode. The device requires an external light source, such as a lamp, to be turned on to see objects clearly on the screen. Focusing in on an object requires moving the device either closer to it or farther away. Larson is now working on a version of the lens that can magnify objects up to 150 times.
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Engineers at Duke University have developed a three dimensional acoustic cloaking device that can shield objects from sound waves. The device consists of a stack of perforated plastic plates arranged in the shape of a pyramid. When placed around an object, the device alters the trajectory of sound waves so they behave as if they were reflecting off a flat surface. The researchers tested the device by placing a small sphere beneath it, and then pinging it with sound waves from different angles. They then compared these results with tests of the sphere alone and with a flat plane. They found that the device created the impression that the waves were bouncing off an empty surface. This technology has potential applications ranging from shielding submarines from sonar to improving the acoustics of concert halls.
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UCLA researchers have developed a reusable water system that mimics the filtration processes of the wetlands. Known as the Gray2Blue Mobile Wetland Graywater Treatment System, the system takes gray water from showers, sinks, and laundry rooms and filters it so it can be used for tasks like watering trees and lawns. Gray water is filtered through a flower bed that sits atop a rectangular box, which then circulates down through the plant roots over the course of about 3 hours. The water then is filtered further through a biofilm of bacteria and then drips into a collection bin connected to irrigation pipes and a storage container. The system has a maximum output of 560 gallons of reusable water per day, which can have uses including flushing toilets and watering gardens. This water-saving innovation has the potential to aid conservation efforts in areas of water shortages or drought, which has plagued California over the last several years.
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Water Filtration by NatureMonday, March 10, 2014
A team of investigators including an associate mechanical engineering professor from MIT, a secondary school teacher, and a secondary school student have designed and tested a water filtration system that uses the wood of the pine tree as a filter. The inspiration for the system came from the way trees can filter out air bubbles within their circulatory systems while allowing sap to flow. The researchers first tested dried wood samples, but found that the drying process affects the system of channels, or xylem, within the tree, making it an ineffective filter. They then tested fresh pine wood stripped of its bark, by placing a cross section, an inch long and a half inch in diameter inside a tube. The researchers discovered that the wood filtered out red food dye particles as small as 100 nanometers in size. Additional tests discovered that the wood was also effective at filtering out E. coli bacteria. The pine wood filter can purify up to 4 liters of water per day. The investigators believe that pine wood has the potential to become part of the next generation of inexpensive water filters.
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Silkworms Help Mend Broken BonesFriday, March 7, 2014
A team of researchers from Tufts University School of Engineering and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has developed surgical plates and implants for bone fractures made from silk protein derived from Bombyx mori silkworm cocoons. As opposed to metal or synthetic polymer implants, which can cause infections requiring removal, silk implants can actually be absorbed by the body over time. The researchers found that the silk implants can withstand extreme conditions such as high temperatures, and can easily be sterilized. Silk screws can also be used to deliver antibiotics to surgical sites to reduce the chance of infection. Silk implants do not show up on X-rays, which enables surgeons to better visualize how fractures are healing. It is anticipated that silk screws could be quite beneficial for surgeries for facial injuries and other type of bone fractures. This work represents the first time silk has been used to develop a medical device to repair bone fractures.
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Before there was an airplane, there were doodles of cool flying machines. And before there was a submarine, there were doodles of magical underwater sea explorers. Since the beginning of time, ideas big and small, practical and playful, have started out as doodles. One talented young artist (grades K-12) will see his or her artwork on the Google homepage and receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 Google for Education technology grant for his or her school. The 2014 theme of the Google 4 Doodle competition is "If I Could Invent One Thing To Make the World a Better Place..."
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Check Out Discover Engineering Family Day!Wednesday, February 19, 2014
If you are going to be in the D.C. area this weekend, stop by Discover Engineering Family Day at the National Building Museum on Saturday, 22 February between the hours of 10:00a and 4:30p. IEEE will be hosting a fun brushbot activity alongside dozens of other exhibitors! (If you can't attend the event, learn how to make your own brushbot at home.)
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The Next Generation of Cochlear ImplantsMonday, February 10, 2014
Cochlear implants are medical breakthroughs that have provided the sense of sound to those who would otherwise be deaf or severely hard of hearing. These devices, which electrically stimulate the auditory nerve, rely on external components including a transmitter, microphone and power source, that are wired from around the ear to the wearer's skull. Researchers at MIT have developed a low-power signal-processing chip that could be used to create a cochlear implant that no longer requires external components. The new cohclear implant would utilize a sensor that detects vibrations from bones in the middle ear and transmits them to a microchip implantented in the ear. These vibrations would then be converted into an electrical signal and sent to an electrode in the cochlea. To lower the power requirements of the converter chip, the researchers optimized the arrangement of low-power filters and amplifiers, and developed a more power-efficient signal-generating circuit. This new cochlear implant could even be charged wirelessly in only two minutes using a device that plugs into a smart phone, for a charge that would last up to eight hours.
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Thread: Is Rosalie too Twilight-y?
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Thank you ladies! And no, I don't have kids named Jasper, Bella, Edward or Jacob
@lexiem: Winifred has special meaning for us so I don't doubt this one. Plus I don't mind any book connection(though my BF doesn't want a Twilight name). Winnie from Tuck is interesting character to share the name with.Victoria
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I read 3 of the 4 Twilight books before I discovered my intense, burning hatred of the series. And I only saw one of the movies. I didn't link the name Rosalie with Twilight at all. Personally, I like the name and think it has a very sweet sound. Twilight won't remain popular forever, so I wouldn't worry about it.
My only association with the name is the movie "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton" as I believe the main character's name is Rosalie.I hope to be a mom one day. For now I enjoy being a name lover.
My apologies for any typos; i post from my mobile phone.
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I've heard the name Rosalie a few times IRL, and while I've never read/seen Twilight, I had no idea there was a Rosalie character (I do know of Bella, Edward, Jacob, Jasper, and Alice). And quite honestly, it seems like the Twilight craze is mostly over...I'm not sure if you're expecting now, but I'm fairly certain within the next few years even little Bellas and Edwards won't be associated with Twilight. I think very few people would make the association.Lillian Elizabeth 6.16.13
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What is the thing in life that you want the absolute most? How
many times do we ask ourselves this? I figured it was time for
another philosophical exploration here on the blog.
Whether you're still in the planning stages, full on into your
training experience or career, or a supporter of someone who is
training for a career in medicine, motivation and goals will always
be a big part of the training experience. It's so easy to get
disillusioned by what it is that we're doing. It feels so endless.
I can't say how many times I've had friends, family, or significant
others comment to me that I work too hard and have no time for
rest, relaxation, or even them. Sometimes it's a lonely and
miserable existence to be in medical school. And now that we're all
depressed... Motivation is so important--especially now as my
countdown is in full swing and I'm starting to think about what
comes AFTER school.
I have to give a shout-out to my classmate Julia, who honestly
keeps me sane (or less borderline insane) a lot of the time. This
weekend we're planning a "vision board" exercise to plan for what
comes after we're finished with school. If you're not familiar with
the concept of vision boarding, it's pretty simple, and a lot like
arts and crafts in kindergarten--but with purpose.
Get a cheap piece of poster board, some old magazines, some glue
sticks or tape, and some scissors. If it inspires you, grab a
bottle of your favorite beverage and a clear spot on the floor and
spend some time thinking and planning about what you want--either
short term, long term, or just what you want out of Life. There are
no absolutes. I've seen people with vision boards of houses,
careers, decorating ideas, healthy living, etc.
I'm looking forward to this exercise. It's been about five years
since I've done one of these. Maybe some of my goals were a little
bit different; maybe some were the same. Nothing has to be set in
stone. As we grow, our goals and desires change. I know one thing
that will definitely be right in the middle of that vision board. I
want to be happy.
Happiness means something different to everyone. Maybe for you
it means a house and a family, a thriving practice, a fancy car, a
big garden. For me, it means fulfillment--and laughter. I guess I
see a lot of the other things as extraneous. They might be nice,
but it's not something that I need to live. But being happy--that's
like breathing. When it feels like the world is crashing in, when
there are too many tests and I'm being pulled a million important
directions, when all I want to do (but can't) is not what I'm
supposed to be doing, or when there's some kind of crisis (for me
or someone I care about), I have to have a sense of humor. I have
to be able to laugh, because I'd much rather laugh, than cry.
This week, like many other weeks, we have exams and projects to
work on. I'm coming to the end of the quarter for the master's
program at UWS and through midterms here at NUHS. Distractions
abound. Fatigue sets in. And thankfully, I have some pretty awesome
people (thank you Julia, Grey and Forest, and many others) to
remind me to find my motivation, keep my sense of humor, and keep
For those of you needing a "feel good" moment, for those
starting to feel that fatigue set in, for those that are maybe
feeling a little bit lonely in their journey--this video is for
you. I hope it lifts you up and gives you a great big smile this
week, like it did me.
Have a great week everybody!!!! Laugh. Be Happy.
Boy, do I have a BIG case of Senioritis! We've talked about
motivation before, about how to stay motivated, studying for
midterms, etc. But this is a whole new level of short-timer's
syndrome. Surely you all know what I mean. It's -- day before
vacation, Friday afternoon, last week of school -- syndrome. The
unfortunate thing is, I don't think I'm classified as a senior
Last week, Forest (age 14) and I were talking about school. It
seems that we're both lacking in motivation (except I seem to hide
it a little bit better). During this conversation he said to me,
"Mom, I've had senioritis since the 5th grade" -- to which I
laughed. He's in 9th grade now. But I know exactly what he means.
Being in 7th Tri provides just a bit of a tease regarding being
done (writing business plans, talking about practices, etc.). The
fact that we keep talking about clinic is a pretty big deal. We've
already started talking about schedules. It's coming quick. I can't
wait. As far as Forest and his senioritis, he's got a good bit
longer to go than I do. It'll probably be a bit more of a struggle
for him than for me. Until then, we'll have to keep tabs on our
goofing off and not doing schoolwork.
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One thing that people don't really talk about outside of school
(at least it seems that way) is variation. When you get to cadaver
lab, you'll see how vastly different things are from body to body.
Sometimes an artery is on the medial side of the muscle --
sometimes the lateral. Maybe there's a split in the vein and maybe
there isn't. I happen to know that none of my nerves in my head and
face are in the "right" spot. I have a condition known as a Chiari
malformation. I tell everyone that my brain is too big for my skull
-- which is actually true (but still funny). But the fact that the
junction where most of the cranial nerves exit is lower in the head
has made for interesting positioning as far as the rest of them. My
dentists are always (not) amused if I need work done. And we
figured out that regarding acupuncture of the head (on Saturday),
it's not necessarily a good idea for me.
So, regardless of the condition or the modality, it's important
to remember that not all people are wired the same, have the same
sensitivities, or respond to therapies the same way. There is no
"one size fits all" approach. The idea of "protocols" is a trap
that we can fall into -- but we have to keep in mind, that our
patients are individuals with unique bodies and unique needs.
Dave and Ricky
In Modalities this morning, we were experimenting with TENS
units. Since it didn't happen last week, I wasn't going to include
it in this week's post, but the reactions were priceless. Ricky and
Dave decided to "exercise" (or maybe it was exorcise, LOL) the
digitorum profundus.
Have a great week, everybody!!!!
Did everybody enjoy the long weekend? Wow! What a weekend?!?
First, I need to say thank all the powers of the Universe for
days off. I've been sneezing my fool head off ever since, but I
spent most of the day cleaning. Having a clean house is Zen. I can
now sit in the middle of my living room in the lotus position
holding my fingers together. I won't (because I don't have time),
but the important thing is -- I CAN.
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I spent some time out in the world this weekend, when I wasn't
cleaning or studying. We get so sheltered, living in academia, that
we forget how different it is. I came across a lot of stigma about
chiropractic. Education helps fix that. Sometimes people just have
to be exposed to what we're doing, what we're learning and
practicing, and the basis for our practices in order to step beyond
the conditioning they've received. Some won't. And that's OK. We'll
love them anyway.
I received a big reminder about how difficult it is to practice
"lifestyle medicine." We spend a lot of our time talking about
changes that have to be made to the diet or lifestyle. I honestly
don't know how many times a week that I tell someone something
like, "Well, that could be fixed with removing XYZ from the diet."
Here's the thing though: People don't want to remove XYZ from their
diet. We're all familiar with people who continue to eat fast food
or candy or soda and their effects on the body. We're also familiar
with how many of those people end up injecting insulin or taking
metformin. People do not respond well to change. The prevailing
opinion is that it's easier to either accept the condition they
have (and the symptom management) rather than to prevent or cure
the issue by making change.
I'm honestly not sure where this mentality comes from. Perhaps
it's the American adage that a pill fixes everything. I have a hard
time believing that people are that *bad word alert* lazy (sorry).
For some that I've talked to, they can't believe that making a
change to their diet or activity levels will make them feel better,
or that they've tried everything and nothing has worked. After all,
they're dealing with complex health issues like autoimmune
disorders, diabetes, and heart disease. Some will listen to reason
and participate in education and others won't. Age doesn't seem to
have a bearing on this -- people of all ages fall into this
grouping. Perhaps I'd be the best physician ever, if I could figure
out what would get through to people that have this block. But for
right now, I'm struggling with the acceptance (which really sounds
like defeat) that people have of their dysfunctions, and the lack
of willingness to do anything about it. On compliance with lifestyle recommendations --
what do you think?
Since stress management is a big part of lifestyle, here is a
sunset picture I took on Monday. Remember. Zen.
As a self-reported "lifestyle change queen", I'm all too ready
to make changes in my own life with the goal of feeling better. Dr
S. tells us, as students, that we need to try things in order to be
able to recommend them to our patients (speaking of dietary
changes). Given that one of my own issues is Celiac disease, a
change in lifestyle was the ONLY option for becoming healthy. I
can't even begin to express how drastically my life changed in
response to that.
Some changes are harder to make. Cutting down my rice
consumption has been one of them. I'm down to only 2-3 servings per
week at this point. But others are so much easier. For me, it comes
down to the information, and hope. How will I feel once this change
has been made? What are the possibilities? What information can I
find that supports this decision?
Is there a change that you need to make? What's stopping you?
What if you felt a million times better, increased the quality and
quantity of your life, and it only took a short period of
Maybe these are the questions we should be asking our (future)
Have an amazing week, everyone.
Last week was an exercise in determination. Over the past 10
days, I would say, I've had to give myself some pretty intense pep
talks, and I've been given a few as well. So, I'm writing to you
all here today, a little bit bruised, a little bit frustrated, and
hopefully a little bit wiser. There are times, whether it's in your
education, in your personal life, or in your business when you ask
yourself why you're doing what you're doing. I've been asking just
that question.
The reminders of "why?" have been few and far between. The
occasional bone gets thrown my way -- some great tidbit or some
nuance of fact that changes how I look at things. I need more of
those -- a lot more. I find that all I want to do is pour myself
into the science and the learning, outside of the classroom. I love
the learning; I just question sometimes being a student.
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Tonight, after the regular day, are our male and female
sensitive exams. The nervousness is palpable in the building. Some
have asked why we have to do this. After all, most people decided
to come here to become chiropractors -- and not necessarily primary
care physicians. And at the same time, maybe some came to become
primary care physicians, but not urologists or gynecologists. I
have an (un)fair advantage. In my former education, I learned and
performed these exams. So I'm going into this with a lot cooler
head. That doesn't mean that I haven't given it any thought.
I've been giving a lot of things, a lot of thought.
In business class, we've been talking about a few different
things. We've talked about malpractice insurance and business plans
and several other things. One of the most common questions people
in class ask, or professors talk about is, "How do we get
I'll be honest, and most of my classmates get so tired of
hearing me talk about this, but for me, it has nothing to do with
money. It may be poor planning on my part, but I know that if the
service is there, if I'm able to do what I need and want to do and
take care of my patients, then the money will come. Of course, that
doesn't mean that I'm not fully on-board with hiring a
businessperson to take care of that for me.
I've come across something that I find really, really amazing.
Huffington Post published this article: "This Guy Stopped Charging Clients and He Has Zero
Regrets." Adrian Hoppel, who is a web designer and not a
chiropractor, has converted his business into a gift economy. The
short version of his business model is that he does work, and
presents it to his clients as a gift. There's no price set,
although his clients are well educated on how much work is
involved. He's finding that not only is he making more money, but
also he's happier. What do you guys think? Could this work? I'm
doing a fair amount of investigation on how we might be able to
translate this to medical care.
Eisenstein who was part of Adrian's inspiration, has written a
book called Sacred Economics that talks about gift
economy. It's available to read free online. It's on my list. I'll
report back after I'm done with it. If you read it or have read it,
PLEASE send me your thoughts.
Have a great week everybody! Keep the faith, or if you can't
find it -- find some.
Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day. I love you guys! <3
Happy Week 5 Everybody! This week is the first exam week. I'm a
little scared (not really -- but maybe I should be). I have 4 this
week (3 here at NUHS and 1 at UWS). From Botanical Medicine II to
Evidence Based Nutrition, there's a lot of material to cover -- and
I have a lot of work to do.
Last Friday was our Tri Mixer. We had Trivia -- Chiro style,
food, and all kinds of crazy fun. I was told that the "Five
Sphincters" Trivia team was the winner. I'm not sure how the other
teams fared. But I know we were all having fun. It was good to get
to meet/see some of the younger Tris. I'd met some of the new
students at Club Day or previous mixers, but since we're all so
separated, it's rare that we get to see each other. There's a good
crew of people coming up. I'm excited.
So, last night was the Super Bowl. I didn't watch it and I don't
know who won. This morning on my Facebook news feed are random
people posting random statements about the game, ads, different
players, etc. Lots of people are talking about the commercials (I
didn't watch) and how much they cost. It's my understanding that a
30-second ad costs approximately $4 million.
Here are some things that we could do with $4 million, instead
of buying a Super Bowl ad:
Rather than getting a pizza, or watching something cute for a
few seconds, we could buy people well-being, cancer prevention,
health, and basic security. I realize that this is a bit of
commentary, and may not be popular, but I feel like we needed a
little bit of perspective. We support businesses with our money and
our attention.
Let's go make a difference this week.
Have a great one, everybody!!!
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Blending in with Champagne
Alison Napjus
Posted: December 30, 2011
While vintage Champagnes are often the darling wines for revelers who go shopping to ring in the New Year, this year non-vintage blends offer great opportunities—especially for last minute shoppers on a budget.
That's because many of the non-vintage Champagnes now available at retail and in restaurants are based primarily on blending two outstanding vintages—2006 and 2008—with the variable wines of 2007.
And the promise of marrying such good vintages has realized exemplary results. Eighty-seven percent of the more than 230 non-vintage (or NV) Champagnes recently reviewed in Wine Spectator scored 90 points or more. Of those wines, several were notable for their balance and refined textures, often offering good value for such high quality.
On the heels of Krug's 95-point, non-vintage wines, Gosset stands out for its Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Celebris NV (94, $208), a beautiful Champagne with fine definition and detail. At just a notch below, 10 wines in the non-vintage category received scores of 93 points, representing a mix of different styles—brut, brut blanc de blancs and brut rosé—and a variety of houses: Henri Billiot & Fils, Bollinger, Diebolt-Vallois, Alfred Gratien, Charles Heidsieck, Henriot, Jean Laurent and Piper-Heidsieck.
Among these estates, Henriot made a particularly well-priced bubbly, the fresh and juicy Brut Souverain NV ($50), while sister-houses Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck delivered a one-two punch with the former's vinous Brut Rosé Sauvage NV and the latter's finely woven Brut Réserve NV, both at $55.
Other terrific values include two bottlings available for less than $40, the focused Brut Blanc de Blancs Réserve NV from Guy Charlemagne (92, $39) and the creamy Brut NV from Nicolas Feuillatte (92, $36). Also worth searching for are Ayala's Brut Majeur NV (92, $40), firm and minerally, and G.H. Mumm's rich, flavorful Brut Cordon Rouge NV (92, $40).
Here are my picks for non-vintages Champagnes that not only have great taste, but extreme bang for the buck:
Brut Champagne Réserve NV
93 points in Wine Spectator, $55
This elegant Champagne seamlessly weaves together its elements, with rich flavors of toast, patisserie fruit and lemon zest.
Brut Champagne Souverain NV
93 points, $50
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The Boston College Advanced Study Grants were established to encourage, support, and give visible recognition to undergraduates who have that special spark of scholarly initiative and imagination. Students with these qualities should also be thinking of themselves as prospective candidates for national fellowships, such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Goldwater, or Truman. An Advanced Study Grant for a summer project can be an important step along the way.
Advanced Study Grants are for student-designed projects. They are not awarded for projects in which a student proposes to work with a faculty member on the faculty member's research. For such faculty-designed projects, Boston College has Undergraduate Research Fellowships.
Advanced Study Grants are available for the following purposes:
- Advanced Study Grants for Freshmen and Sophomores
- Advanced Study Grants in the Arts
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Advanced Study Grants
- Institute on Aging Advanced Study Grants
- ACC-IAC Grants for Thesis Research
- ACC-IAC Grants for Summer Research
Advanced Study Grants for Freshmen and Sophomores: These are awarded for summer research or "skill acquisition" projects that promise to accelerate dramatically the applicant's progress in the major field of study. The intent of this program is to encourage undergraduates to acquire skills that will make more sophisticated research and study possible during their Junior and Senior years. "Skill acquisition" is broadly defined. It might mean, for example, improving language competence, mastering information technology applications, or improving proficiency in lab techniques—or it might mean becoming knowledgeable about methodologies within, or across, academic disciplines.
Advanced Study Grants in the Arts: These are to encourage and support Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors who show initiative and imagination in the performing, literary, and visual arts. These grants are awarded for summer "skill acquisition" projects that promise to accelerate significantly the applicant's progress in the major field of study. Grants could be awarded, for example, to allow study in a medium not available at Boston College, such as printmaking or sound art. Other possible projects might be for a photographic survey of pilgrimage sites in Spain, a documentary on a volunteer project in Latin America, or a script-writing or creative writing project.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Advanced Study Grants: These grants are funded by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee at Boston College, and they are offered to Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors for summer projects that embody the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and advance non-violent initiatives in civil rights, equal rights, and economic and social justice. For example, grants could support acquisition of skills in working with disenfranchised individuals or groups within the United States, visiting specialized libraries or archives, or advancing language skills to enhance a service or research trip to under-served areas within the United States or abroad. Proposals, particularly those for projects in another country, should clearly note the relevance of the project to the works and goals pursued by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Institute on Aging Advanced Study Grants: These grants are funded by the Boston College Institute on Aging, and they are offered to Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors for summer projects that explore the spiritual, physical, social, financial, and emotional dimensions of well-being of older adults and their families. For example, grants could support acquisition of skills in working with older adults, or research into policies and practices — including policies and practices in other countries — that might enhance the quality of life, quality of care, and vitality among America's aging population and their families.
ACC-IAC Grants for Thesis Research: These grants are for Juniors only, and are supported by special funding through the ACC-IAC Creativity and Innovation Program of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are awarded for skill acquisition or preliminary research conducted during the summer before Senior year, to make possible more creative and ambitious Senior projects. These grants might be used, for example, to visit and exploit archives and special collections, to acquire advanced skills in data collection or analysis, to conduct interviews, or to improve language fluency — anything that promises to enhance dramatically what the applicant will be able to achieve in a Senior Thesis or Scholar of the College project. The grant activity must be carried out during the summer prior to Senior year, not during Senior year.
ACC-IAC Grants for Summer Research: These grants are for Sophomores and Juniors, and are supported by special funding from the ACC-IAC of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are to support undergraduates from one ACC member university in conducting research on the campus of another member university. Grants may be up to $5,000, and arrangements for housing at the ACC host university may be possible. The grants may be used for research in any discipline. A more complete description of the application requirements can be found at ACC-IAC Grants for Summer Research.


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NOWHERE in the Hunter will you see the quest for fines revenue as virulent as it is in Newcastle City Council's hunting grounds. Each day the council sends out a stream of fine-writing employees to raise revenue, and it has the gall to state that its describing these revenue raisers as compliance officers will inspire respect from the prey.
A measure of the council's commitment to fining Novocastrians and visitors is that compliance officers are writing more than $1000 in parking fines every hour in the CBD. It's a good reason to shop elsewhere. As reported in this paper early this year, lord mayor John Tate believes the approach is too authoritarian, that compliance should be more encouragement and less penalising, but his concerns are not reflected in the revenue.
A week ago a Hamilton South woman wrote in this paper of how a Newcastle parking inspector, aka a compliance officer, told her as he asked if the car in the No Standing zone was hers that he always liked to check the nearby shops to see if an offending car's owner was around and thus to spare him or her a hefty fine. This parking inspector deserved recognition, she wrote, and I'll bet he got it at the council that day!
With, it seems, that exception, Newcastle's amassing of millions of dollars in fines revenue – $2.4million from parking fines alone in the most recent year – often puts the money first and the individual and fairness second, as you've seen in this paper often enough. The greed for fines revenue is so grubby that it is difficult to see the council's penalty-imposing as the arm of our justice system it is.
Novocastrians and frequent visitors to the city could be excused for believing the NSW Law Reform Commission had Newcastle council in mind when it reported last month that the system of fines lacked fairness. A person in NSW, the commission said, was far more likely to have contact with the penalty notice system than with any other part of the justice system and so public confidence in the issuing of fines was a significant issue. ''In particular there should be awareness and confidence that the system is focused on fairness and justice, not revenue raising.''
Could the council chiefs who assure us that it's all about compliance maintain a straight face in delivering that line, that their fines frenzy is focused on fairness and justice, not revenue raising? Probably.
The commission noted, too, suggestions that offences had been created and fine levels set for the purpose of revenue raising. And it recommends more cautioning and less fining, noting that the ease with which a fine could be issued may ''fuel a tendency for notices to be issued when they should not be, or when a warning or caution may be more appropriate''.
It urges the state government to create a Penalty Notice Oversight Agency to ensure consistency and fairness, and it wants a better, easier procedure to reviewing fines that might have been wrongly issued. The guilt or innocence of the penalised person was rarely tested, the commission notes, because almost everyone paid a fine rather than take the matter to court, and who hasn't been dissuaded from challenging a fine by the impracticality of going to court! ''The penalty notice system does not have the transparency normally associated with justice systems in democratic societies,'' the commission writes, and among the reasons are the wide range of fines-issuing agencies and officers and the fact that these are so rarely tested in court.
A particular problem raised by the commission is that fines cannot be tailored to the circumstances, so that a fine may have vastly different impacts and exacerbate the marginalisation of vulnerable people. It referred, too, to the slippery slope that is an unpaid fine leading to a licence suspension leading to criminal charges leading to jail. When a council sends out record numbers of compliance officers to raise revenue, when even security guards can be engaged to issue fines, we're all on a slippery slope.
Has the fines frenzy of many councils gone too far? Are we now more prey than ratepayers?


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Besides becoming a predictable and unimpressive play-caller this year for the football Trojans, Kiffin, as a head coach, has become the laughingstock of the Pac-12 – and is now a public relations nightmare. There must be a growing hatred on the sunny and beautiful campus of USC for Kiffin, who is doing the opposite of what he set out to do.
Before I get into this, though, a disclaimer: If you want to read an unbiased column about Kiffin and his work at USC, no need to read any further. This rant will certainly be biased and very jaded. There are very few people for whom the word "hate" applies, when it comes to my attitude towards them, but Kiffin is high on the list (for the record, he comes in third, after Al Davis and Phil Simms.)
No need to get into the details, but frankly, it has to do with his past, as head coach of the Raiders and (even more so) because of the way he left the University of Tennessee hanging after only one season of coaching. He left the Vols in a bad way, and I and about 10 million of the Volunteer faithful will never, ever forgive him.
Anyway, back to the present.
Kiffin was hired in 2010 to re-establish the Trojans as a credible and successful college football program. The NCAA had handed down stiff sanctions following the Reggie Bush payments-to-athletes debacle, and Kiffin was supposed to transition the football team from those sanctions to being great again.
Because the Trojans were barred from bowl games in Kiffin's first two seasons (2010 and 2011), nobody really paid much attention to the job he was doing at USC.
Despite recruiting limitations – and the fact that they couldn't play a bowl game – it seemed that he was doing an OK job keeping the players he had, and recruiting some decent new players. But like I've stated, nobody really cared or paid attention then, because he and his Trojans didn't matter for those two years.
So here we are in 2012. The Trojans are eligible for bowl games once again. Kiffin, at the start of the season, seemed prepared to lead the team to that bowl berth, and hopefully a spot in the Pac-12 Championship game.
Unfortunately for USC fans, the football team and anyone associated with the university, Kiffin and his greasy ways are back, and he's been anything but the leader the school desired. In fact, he's been more of a pain in the ass than anything else.
Prior to the beginning of the 2012 season, Kiffin voted for the first time ever in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. Traditionally, coaches don't vote for their own teams in the poll, and traditionally, the coaches' votes are kept secret until the end of the season. After the preseason vote, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez, according to ESPN.com, mentioned that Kiffin did vote USC as the No. 1 team in the country.
Kiffin responded by saying he "would not vote" the Trojans No. 1 overall.
After that statement, USA Today, to set the record straight, revealed Kiffin's vote – and guess what? He did vote USC No. 1. In response, Kiffin got mad at USA Today for revealing his vote and then played it off like it was no big deal.
He was probably right. The USA Today Coaches' Poll voting mishap was no big deal, but it did say a lot about Kiffin's attitude and trustworthiness. He was caught lying, and it made him look petty.
Kiffin's media woes didn't stop there. At the beginning of the season, he instituted a new policy that the media could no longer report on strategy or injuries observed while watching a practice.
After Los Angeles Daily News reporter Scott Wolf reported on an injury that occurred in a game, Kiffin, for some reason, flew off the handle, barring Wolf from attending practices for two weeks and taking away his media credentials for the Sept. 22 game.
What Kiffin failed to realize is that those media outlets are more important and powerful than he is. So after Wolf was barred from doing his job, members of the media, including editors from The Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register, had a little sit-down with Kiffin and USC officials, to explain how things really are in Southern California.
Guess what? Wolf was given his credentials back, and little more was said about the issue – until a few weeks later, when a reporter asked Kiffin about a player injury during a news conference. Kiffin answered the question, but was so agitated that he left the press conference early, in a weird sort of tantrum.
There are other coaches in the Pac-12 who don't allow reporting on injuries – it can affect preparations by future opponents – but now that Kiffin has made a big deal of it, it seems change is on the way. By 2013, there may be a mandatory injury-reporting rule similar to one already in place in the ACC. Not that I care, but I am sure those other coaches, like UCLA's Jim Mora, are probably pissed right now that Kiffin couldn't keep his mouth shut.
But the worst knock on Kiffin is USC's lackluster performance so far this season. They've already lost to Stanford, and almost lost to the University of Utah in last week's Thursday night game. Five games into the season, USC is 37th nationally in scoring and 48th in total offense.
According to SI.com, only seven teams in the country have had fewer third-down conversions and two of those teams play in the SEC.
Kiffin is supposed to be some sort of offensive genius, yet his playcalling, full of screens that never seem to work, seems predictable and easy to stop. And then there is quarterback Matt Barkley. Instead of going to the NFL last year, he chose to return for his senior year, believing that Kiffin would lead the Trojans to a Pac-12 Championship, and possibly lead him, Barkley, to a Heisman Trophy. I wonder if Barkley would take a mulligan on his decision. I bet he would.
The Heisman Trophy quest for Barkley is basically out of the picture right now and the Pac-12 Championship dream is next to fall.
In short, not only has Kiffin created an ongoing media nightmare for the university, he's not delivering the winning team he was supposed to bring. It makes me wonder how long Kiffin will be on the USC payroll. He can't be worth it.
On a happier note, I do think of all the Volunteer faithful and how happy they should be right now with Kiffin's decision to go west. Yes, Volunteer fans everywhere should be celebrating the fact that they have an up-and-coming coach with Derek Dooley – and they aren't stuck with that swine, Lane Kiffin.


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Date: 2006-08-22
The Sourcefire VRT has added multiple rules to detect the use of Spyware and potentially unwanted technology on a network.
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Post-Mortem Much Ado About Nothing
|Thursday, November 1, 2012
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Hello all! As always after the closing of the show, the Department hosts an informal conversation to discuss the show. The first Post-Mortem of the year will be held for "Much Ado About Nothing" on Thursday, November 1st from 9:40 am-10:40 am in Studio II. Everyone is welcome to attend! We hope to see you there! See the Facebook Event link below for more information! http://www.facebook.com/events/343847525710433/
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