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February Playlist
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Yeah, okay, you know the drill; here's my favourite songs of the month-some are new, some are old, some I've just started loving, some I've loved for ages and recently my love's been rekindled.
- Mesmerise // Temples
I honestly wanted to put the whole of Temples' debut album Sun Structures on here, but I settled with just this song, since it's currently my favourite on the album. After seeing Temples at an in-store at Rough Trade, I've been loving them more and more. After Noel Gallagher criticised BBC Radio 1 for not playing bands like Temples and Jagwar Ma, Temples' new album had certainly gotten some hype, but it's definitely lived up to expectations and the album is fab and psychedelic.
- Salvia Plath // Teen Suicide
This song is raw and perfect for listening to in the early hours of the morning when you still haven't slept but the sun's rising. To be honest, the whole of the EP Goblin Problems is really rad, go listen.
- Everything Is Embarrassing // Sky Ferreira
This song is really catchy and her voice is beautiful-her music reminds me a little of Haim's, with the punchy drum beats and catchy tunes. (Also this song title basically describes my life.)
- What You Wanted // Spector
Since meeting Fred Macpherson at the Drowner's in-store at Rough Trade, I've just felt like listening to Spector more, since it's been a while since I gave the full album a proper listen. I've been listening to this song loads in particular, it's really catchy and as with all Spector songs, Fred's voice is just…phwoar.
- Pass It On // The Coral
I've been getting the train loads this month for various reasons, and for some reason I find this song is really nice to listen to on a train. A really happy tune that will for sure make your train journey a little less boring and might encourage you to smile at strangers or something.
- Simmer // Swim Deep
Another song that's fab to listen to in the early hours of the morning when the sun's coming up and you realise you've pulled an all-nighter, Simmer-the b-side to She Changes The Weather-is stunningly soft and gentle, something that goes beautifully with Austin's voice.
- Watch You Change // Drowners
I've been loving the whole of Drowner's debut album Drowners, especially after seeing them play the whole of it at the Rough Trade in-store (where I also met them and they were lovely), and I wrote a review of the album here-https://lucylikesbands.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/drowners-drowners-review/ so I won't go into too much detail about them, but this song is my current favourite. Like all the tracks on the album, it's catchy with clever lyrics.
- TV // Superfood
With quirky lyrics and Superfood's unique singing style, TV is mega catchy and will stay stuck in your head for days, but is still for sure a unique song by a pretty unique band.
- Whatever // Oasis
I've always loved this song, but for some reason I've just been listening to it so much more this month. (It's rare that a month will go by where I haven't had my love rekindled for an Oasis song.) This song is so uplifting, with the lyrics ("whatever you say, yeah, whatever you do, I know it's alright") and the happy melody-it'll cheer you up no matter your mood.
- Child // The Maccabees
I was really into the Maccabees about two years ago, and for some reason I went on a huge break from them and didn't listen to them for ages. I started listening to them again this month and just remembered why I loved them so much. Child is filled with a swelling sense of emotion which builds up and gently dissolves throughout the song.
- Family Friend // The Vaccines
I was utterly obsessed with the Vaccines throughout 2012, and throughout last year my obsession kind of fizzled out and I didn't listen to them for ages-but recently I've been listening to them a lot more and this song especially has reminded me why I loved them so much. It's got such a gentle lightness of touch that it's simple but not bland, perfect chill out tune.


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The first review we quote below gives us some enlightening gems of information rarely discussed in TC circles, as to practices and options regarding book production and Scripture care and stewardship;
J. Cornelia Linde
"The following chapter, 'The Use of the Bible and the Production of Books in the Time of Augustine', is an insightful and, again, well documented discussion of the production and diffusion of biblical texts in Augustine's time, based for the most part on examples from Augustine's writings.Houghton points out several noteworthy facts. So, for instance, that manuscripts of Scripture were on sale on the open market, and that churches had their own copyists and secretaries, who would usually produce books to order (p. 24) by sending a scribe in situ to transcribe a text. A side aspect, yet all the same fascinating, was the description of how minutes at council proceedings were produced by stenographers, then copied and signed by the participants (p. 28). In addition, Hugh provides some insight into questions of liturgy in churches around the year 400, especially with regard to the role of the lectores, who were responsible for both their church's scriptural books, which they usually kept at home (p. 22), and reading the lecture at mass. A point that was not addressed by Houghton is that the lectores (p. 22, n. 2) were often children and the consequences resulting from this fact for their role. Houghton does not mention their age and whether we can assume that children were entrusted with manuscripts and their safekeeping."
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The second review discusses Augustine's use of Old Latin texts and his later adoption of Jerome's Vulgate, as well as quotations from memory. The discussion is rather complex but persistence pays off in understanding some of the difficult features of any analysis of patristic sources.
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The author himself responds to these reviews with a wonderful discussion about how ancient writers like Augustine determined their texts:
"The nature of the Old Latin BibleCornelia asked several times about the versions of the Bible Augustine used and which texts had official sanction. Part of this is to do with the nature of the earliest Latin translations: Augustine claims in De doctrina christiana that, as I translate, anyone "who believed himself to have a modicum of ability in both [Latin and Greek] … hazarded his own translation". In reality, surviving Old Latin versions are a lot more consistent than is often claimed, and, what we seem to have are successive revisions of a limited number of early translations.Yet the concept of versions is bound up in the wider issue of using early manuscripts for the text of the Bible. Every manuscript is different, and therefore every Bible is different. For example, a Christian community might have been using scriptural codices which did not include the story of the woman taken in adultery, or claimed that Barnabas, not Barabbas, was set free instead of Jesus, or even had that famous alternative reading in the Ten Commandments "Thou shalt commit adultery". This would not have made any difference to the way the manuscript was used in the liturgy, or revered as sacred scripture. Clearly, more obvious copying errors would usually have been corrected pretty quickly, but plenty have been left to stand! Augustine's comparison of manuscripts was a standard preliminary stage in working with a text [see page 18 on reading practices in antiquity], just like modern scholars should ascertain whether they are using a current edition of a work, or whether there is a corrected second edition or important subsequent material which needs to be taken into consideration.In fact, I suspect that modern attitudes to "the Bible" even after the invention of printing are not so different to those in the time of Augustine. ...Even if you take a printed Latin Vulgate or an edition of the Greek text as your archetypical "Bible", you still have to specify which edition. None are entirely identical, and among modern translations – as with the Old Latin tradition – it can be very difficult to specify when a text is sufficiently different that it constitutes a new version rather than a variant form or light revision of an earlier version.In the light of this, I would like to suggest that authority is co-located in an overall concept of Scripture and the individual exemplars which one uses for one's text. When Augustine says "it is written in the Bible", how would he prove it? In the same way as he challenges his opponents in the dialogues, by inviting them to bring him a manuscript with that reading [e.g. Contra Faustum (p.18-19)]. And if they could, he then goes on to outline his text-critical criteria for evaluating that witness: how old is the manuscript? Is it accurate elsewhere? How does it correspond to Greek manuscripts?"
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|A Meme By The Broke and the Bookish
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
My Top 10 Book Blogging Confessions
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I like reading books, but I don't comment on them. I kinda feel terrible. Who doesn't jusge a book by its cover? HAHA I am guilty of it aye aye!ReplyDelete
Great list! :D
I love dreaming that I'm in a book. Sometimes it can get a bit scary though. That VA one I had the other night was terrifying.ReplyDelete
Cora @ Tea Party Princess
I totally judge books by their covers as well. I also have an unreturned book that I borrowed from a friend in high school, then we had a falling out of sorts and now I would feel silly trying to return it, so it sits on my shelf.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2014 at 7:43 PM
I'm also someone that likes to reread all the books in a series before the next one comes out. This was actually one of the reasons I didn't finish the Harry Potter series until just last year. I read the first four books when I was about 10 and I loved them, but the fifth book didn't come out until 2-3 years later. By the time all of the books were out, I wanted to read the series again but didn't have time. In the end, I'm kind of kicking myself for waiting so long to finish the series because I really loved the last two books.ReplyDelete
I'm trying to break this need now though because I know it won't be feasible for some of the series I'm currently reading (Dresden Files and A Song of Ice and Fire).Replies
Finally - a kindred soul! I know a few people who will re-read a single book from the middle of a series without re-reading any of the previous or later books (like they'll have a love for HP and the Goblet of Fire, and will only re-read that one), and I don't know how they do that, either. Something inside me just won't allow me to do that...Delete
I'm a huge believer in what I call "The right book, at the right time"--and I totally think that's what happened with you and Harry Potter. You weren't ready the first time, but when you finally were, didn't it become "the right book"? Or even, the perfect book?
By the way, one thing I really love about this week's topic is that so many people are confessing that they love Twilight. I love Twilight, too! It's good to see some kindred souls! ;-)Replies
You're right! It did become my perfect book! Or rather, my perfect series. Now I see HP as the ultimate pick-me-up, as an old friend, and as something to read when I need comforting. I am so glad that I picked it up again - I would have completely missed out. And who knows? If I waited to read it later, maybe it wouldn't have had as big of an impact on me... *shudders*Delete
And you know what? I'm starting to feel bad that I felt the need to "confess" that I like the Twilight novels. It's not like I should feel ashamed for liking a book...oh well.
Thank you for stopping by! Your comments are truly appreciated, and I always try to respond to each of you at your own blogs. Have an awesome day! :)


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Local Authorities and Energy Companies Most Likely To Use Worst Practice Debt Collection Processes, New Research Reveals
Local authorities and energy companies are two of the worst sectors in the UK when it comes to collecting debt - often subjecting customers to inaccurate billing, deploying overly aggressive tactics and following recovery procedures which make customers feel embarrassed, according to new research.
The report entitled 'Counting the Cost of Debt Recovery' by specialist outsourcer Echo Managed Services, quizzed 1,500 UK households on their debt collection experiences with everyday service providers and how they felt various industry sectors fared up.
Consumers put energy companies top of a worst practice list, scoring 100/100 on an index, while local authorities and credit card companies came second and third, scoring 95/100 and 93/100. On the other hand, retailers and banks were found to be the most likely to deploy best practice debt recovery processes, including having friendly and helpful staff, and offering easy payment options and affordable payment plans.
The research also revealed that 63% of UK adults had experienced debt recovery procedures at one point or another, with one in three believing it is okay to fall into debt in extreme circumstances – when losing a job, for example.
Forgetful customers still pose the biggest challenge to businesses, with forgetting to pay being the top reason for why most people have made a payment late in the past (41%). A further one in four had struggled to pay a bill because their monthly incomings were less than their outgoings, while 16% had paid late because the bill was higher than expected.
Consumers reported feeling embarrassed and harassed by businesses collecting arrears in many cases, with the report concluding that given the high numbers of people now falling into debt, it should simply be seen as a natural component of the customer journey.
Commenting on the findings, Monica Mackintosh, customer services director at Echo Managed Services, said:
"Our research revealed a number of potentially concerning aspects in how debt is being collected across the UK, particularly in certain sectors. Hearing what consumers think in relation to different collection practices is insightful and businesses should be taking these findings on board. It's concerning that many customers are still being caused additional distress when in arrears in many instances, when in fact many feel incredibly guilty already.
"Consequently, understanding the wide range of reasons for debt and why people fall into it is crucial for organisations when honing their collection strategies. Ultimately, everyone has the potential to fall into arrears at some point - whether it's consciously or not – so treating these customers badly isn't fair, nor effective.
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JCP Investment sends letter to Casella Waste
JCP Investment Management upped its stake ever so slightly in Casella Waste - now owning 5.3%. But it also forwarded a letter to the board noting that the fund had been contacted by multiple potential strategic acquirers expressing interest in Casella.
Dear Members of the Board,
JCP Investment Management, LLC (together with its affiliates, "JCP" or "we"), and the other participants in its solicitation seeking to elect three highly-qualified directors to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. ("Casella" or the "Company"), collectively own approximately 5.4% of Casella's outstanding Class A shares.
JCP has invested in Casella since March of 2010. Since publicly disclosing our nomination of Brett W. Frazier, James C. Pappas and Joseph B. Swinbank to the Board on April 28, 2015, we have received numerous telephone calls from shareholders and analysts alike who share our views and are eager for change on the Board. In addition, multiple potential strategic acquirers have contacted us expressing interest in Casella.
Strong apparent interest in Casella as an attractive acquisition target means that now more than ever substantial shareholder representation is urgently needed on the Board to ensure that appropriate actions are taken to create value for ALL shareholders. This Board should set a date for the 2015 Annual Meeting without delay to allow shareholders to elect their representatives that they believe are best suited to capitalize on the available opportunities.
We continue to be open, as we always have been, to a constructive engagement with the Board. In the spirit of such a collaborative effort we have proposed to the Board a framework for a mutually acceptable resolution that we believe is in the best interests of all shareholders. In our view, it is incumbent that this Board engages with us immediately and open-mindedly to ensure optimal composition of the Board.
Availability of Strategic Alternatives
JCP has already been contacted by multiple potential strategic acquirers of Casella, each with unquestionable financing abilities. We believe others may have interest in pursuing a transaction with Casella as well. In the current climate of inexpensive and readily available financing and given the undervaluation of Casella's shares relative to the underlying value of its assets, we are confident Casella represents an attractive acquisition target.
Multiples in the waste management space have reached near record levels, materially higher than where the Company is currently trading. To maximize value for shareholders, we believe now is the time for Casella to test the market and evaluate all available strategic alternatives, including the sale of the Company in whole or in part.
While we believe a case may be made for a going concern strategy where a significant portion of Casella's assets would be sold at favorable multiples to pay down debt, this strategy would entail significant amounts of risk and time. Given the considerable uncertainty underlying the Company as a going concern, we believe Casella should hire an investment bank to explore strategic alternatives.
In our view, a new and improved Board should be charged with exploring available strategic opportunities. Given the Company's chronic underperformance and the inability or unwillingness of the incumbent Board to take the right steps to enhance shareholder value, we are skeptical that the Board as currently composed would properly oversee any strategic alternatives review process.
Delay of 2015 Annual Meeting
Like many shareholders, we are troubled by the Board's decision to postpone the 2015 Annual Meeting from July 7, 2015 to an unspecified future date. Now is the time to reconstitute the Board with the right people to oversee a robust exploration of strategic alternatives and ensure Casella capitalizes fully on available opportunities to maximize value for shareholders.
As we previously explained in our April 28, 2015 press release, shareholders are prohibited from calling special meetings and cannot act by written consent, which effectively means shareholders cannot seek Board change between annual meetings. We are unaware of any steps taken by the Board to call or prepare for the 2015 Annual Meeting, such as setting a meeting date or establishing a record ownership date. If the Board will not engage seriously in discussions with us to enhance the composition of the Board in the interest of all shareholders, we call on the Board to cease its stall tactics and establish a date for the 2015 Annual Meeting immediately.
Moratorium on Dilutive Equity Offerings
As one of Casella's largest shareholders, we believe it is our responsibility to share with the Board a common concern that shareholders have expressed to us. Following the Company's September 2012 dilutive equity offering, there is a sense of trepidation amongst shareholders that the Board may engage in a further dilutive offering this year. Share count cannot continue to increase without a commensurate increase in earning power. Based on the Company's current financial condition, we strongly believe there is no need for any additional equity offering. Further dilutive actions by the Board would clearly be contrary to the best interests of shareholders.
To be clear, given the Company's history of underperformance and poor corporate governance, we believe that the Board should refrain from engaging in any significant transactions involving the issuance of convertible notes, debt or stock without shareholder approval.
JCP is determined that independent shareholder representatives must be urgently added to the Board to ensure that decisions are made with the best interests of shareholders as the paramount objective. Strong interest in Casella as a potential acquisition target is a reason to expedite rather than delay reinvigorating the Board and renewing focus on shareholder value in boardroom discussions. We look forward to a constructive engagement with the Board and working with the Board to fully explore all opportunities available to maximize shareholder value. However, if no agreement can be reached we intend to continue to pursue the election of our nominees to the Board and would expect the Board to immediately set a date for the 2015 Annual Meeting to allow shareholders to timely exercise their right to elect Casella's directors.
James C. Pappas
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Earlier this week, I announced the launch of the new Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App, available to partners around the world to bring information, resources, and more directly to them right on their phones. In that announcement, I mentioned that the launch version did not include any product team feeds and only included information related to being a Microsoft partner directly. Since the launch of the new app, I have been getting some fantastic input and feedback from many different people. (Keep it coming!)
Now I am coming out to the broad community to solicit your input and feedback on the inclusion of product feeds into the Microsoft Partner Info mobile app. The reason I ask is because some of the feedback I heard included comments such as, "As a Microsoft partner, it would be really helpful to also have information from the product teams included since we need to know the latest about those too." Sounds reasonable to me. As such, I am posting this survey below here on the blog and asking you to give me your input on whether or not you would like to see product feeds included, and if so, which ones.
To give you an idea of what it would look like, I have put together a prototype of the app on my phone with some product feeds to give you an idea of what it would look like (click images for full size):
Ok, now that you've seen a sample of what these additional types of feeds would look like in the Microsoft Partner Info Mobile App, it's time to voice your opinion. Speak up and let me know your thoughts in this very simple, two question survey below:
Thank you very much to all of you that take the few moments to provide me with your thoughts and opinion on this. And remember, if you don't voice your opinion in the survey above, don't blame anyone else if it doesn't turn out the way you want.
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Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS), based in the North of Germany, is a successful maritime venture that has taken the initiative to develop new business activities beyond home waters.
In the last few decades, FRS has grown from a regional passenger ferry operator into an internationally active group with 58 vessels and more than 2,000 employees from more than a dozen countries all over the world. FRS annually carries 7.9 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles on its numerous national and international shipping lines.
Today, FRS consists of 16 subsidiaries located in Europe and northern Africa. Apart from several international ferry and catamaran lines, Maritime Consultancy completes the product range of FRS.
Our core business is the passenger and vehicle transport by sea including the intergration of touristic activities - and this worldwide.
FRS operates ferry and catamaran services in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and North America.


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Among the potential casualties of last month's Brexit vote are the jobs of many British interpreters in Brussels.
In their honour, today's polyglot puzzle. (Guardian)
["Today's puzzle is inspired by Hubert Phillips, who devised many puzzles like between the 1930s and 1960s." (Guardian) The webmaster still has Hubert Phillips' Pan Book of Card Games, purchased in the early '70s. Phillips deserves investigation if he was more than just a card player.]


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Those who know him call him Snake; the legendary mercenary who was once swept from the stage of history and left in a coma by American private intelligence network Cipher. Snake is accompanied by Ocelot, an old friend who saved him from attack when he finally awoke.
Now, Snake's former partner Kazuhira Miller is being held by the Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Snake must undertake a solo mission to rescue Miller and prove to the world that the legendary mercenary is not dead and gone.
That first step will lead to a path of vengeance against the very Cipher that slaughtered so many of Snake's men, and to a battle that will embroil the whole world.
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The 10 Commandments Of DLC
Watching our first Dragon Age: Awakening thread spiral into something huge (though Awakenings itself is more like a traditional expansion than DLC per se), it's pretty clear that there's still a great mistrust of downloadable content, even when it comes from a respected developer. Disproportionate at times, perhaps, but there is good reason for it – it's something that we've definitely been let down down by a fair few times. Everyone wants to spend more time with a game they've really enjoyed, but lacklustre paid-for bonus content can actively diminish our fondness for a title. We like to believe we're given hand-crafted adventures, made with love just for us, but when we're given something that feels cynical or sub-par, that bubble bursts. It becomes harder to trust the game and its creators. It shouldn't be like that – so allow me to be your half-crazed, unforgiving street preacher.
It's absolutely wrong to say that there's anything inherently wrong with DLC – to the contrary, it's an opportunity to get more of what we enjoy, without having to wait years for (and spend even more cash on) a sequel. But a lot of games do seem made with the expectancy of having DLC for DLC's sake, rather than a smart idea for DLC occurring naturally. DLC isn't something that's going to go away – it's big money and it generates a lot of interest. So, rather than stupidly and masochistically demanding the whole thing stops altogether, let's instead stamp our feet prissily and demand some house rules: just a few things any prospective DLC should keep in mind from drawing board stage onwards. DLC should be a term that makes us excited, not one that makes us worry and whine like a cat who's been presented with a different brand of canned, jellied meat to his usual one.
Anyway, on with the show – naming no names because it really is wrong to suggest there are specific supervillains in this regard. Everyone's still learning how to best approach this still-new way of expanding games, after all. But have Bible, will bash…
1. Thou shalt not undermine the host game – that which we've achieved should still mean something, not seem lesser in the face of or be undone by what follows.
2. Thou shalt not leave the host game with a cliffhanger that you intend to resolve via later DLC. We've paid for a story, not a chapter.
3. Thou shalt not attach a pricetag to small things that a free mini-mod does or could very easily provide. Earn that pricetag rather than fobbing us off with fancily-packed tweaks, or make 'em free.
4. Thou shalt not remove already-created content from the host game to sell later, leaving obvious gaps and shortening the experience we've paid $30+ for.
5. Thou shalt not shatter immersion by having in-game characters suggest you spend real-world money on downloadable content.
6. Thou shalt not break old savegames.
7. Thou shalt not be features or content that the developers don't genuinely care about, and want their fans to play. Be made with passion and purpose, or not at all.
8. Thou shalt not be more expensive than buying an entire other game.
9. Thou shalt not split multiplayer communities by preventing DLC owners from generally playing with non-DLC owners, or by granting extra in-game advantages to DLC owners.
10. Thou shalt not be about bloody zombies yet again. Um. There's probably something better than that. I really am bored of bonus zombie modes now, though. You should suggest something else, though…
(I didn't want to do the 'Thou shalt not' cliche, but I couldn't think of a better way. Someone really needs to write a 10 Commandments Of Writing 10 Commandments lists list.)


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Neon yellow and neon pink colour go well with grey and black
Madhuri Dixit wearing neon pink border sari matched with neon green blouse
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The main thing to be kept in mind while picking up neon is not to use too much of neon colors together.


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"The school, the house, and the prison are safe. Follow the arrows, or you will die. Stay on the path, or you will die. If you are lapped twice, you will die. Do not touch the grass, or you will die. Race… or die." This is what you hear, coming from your own voice, in your own language, when you are unfortunately chosen for the race. "The Human Race" made its world premiere at Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival.
One hundred individuals are chosen by an anonymous being, instantly disappearing from where they were to appear on a path, prepared for the race. Each person hears the message written above, in their own language, with their own voice, and instantly need to race and survive. People of different sexes, different ethnic backgrounds, and different physical capacities are thrown in. The race begins, and so does the violence for survival.
What I love about this movie, is that it doesn't give two rats' asses if you're missing a leg, deaf, or pregnant; every character is put to the test and no one is spared. If you're reluctant to race and fight, most likely you will not survive. Some little unexpected surprises along the way keep you on the edge of your seat in addition to some much appreciated gore. Each character has a different personality and you learn to adore some and despise others. A little bit of déjà vu, as movies like "Battle Royale" and "The Hunger Games" have similar participant-elimination concepts, yet without the racing aspect added to it.
A superb finale concludes the movie, with an innovative idea to finish it off. The two main actors are great, especially Eddie McGee (the actor with one leg) who delivers a brilliant performance, even in action scenes that allow him to extract an advantage out of his disability.
A mixture between "Battle Royale", "The Hunger Games", and the TV show, "The Amazing Race". Never a dull moment throughout the movie, as you will constantly be entertained. Highly recommended to be viewed when you can. Deserves 4 stars out of 5.


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Hmmm... okay, here's one. I don't hear it a whole lot which is probably why it at least usually makes me snicker a bit. ;)
Day 26: A Song That You Can Play On an Instrument
Ooh! This is fun. Well, I know part or most of several songs, so I'll go with one I can actually play from start to finish. Heehee. :)
Day 27: A Song That You Wish You Could Play
Mmmm... this one. I think I may have tried playing the first bit a few times but... I gave up. Heh. But I would love to be able to play this. It's so beautiful. *sighhhh* Well, the first few minutes, mostly. Some other parts I'm not as crazy about. :P


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While women have made great strides in the boardroom and in many other previously "male-only domains" over the past 50 years, there's at least one where it seems they haven't made much progress at all: the grill. If we are to believe what we see and read, women do not grill. Grills and grilling aprons are not part of Mother's Day ads. I had to page through 29 listings at amazon.com before I found a grilling cookbook with a woman on the cover. But especially in these days leading up to Father's Day 2010, images of men and grills are everywhere (those Chick-F-A cows should be very, very scared…). The Father's Day display at Half Price Books has a guide called Patio Daddy-O at the Grill front & center; Bed, Bath and Beyond currently is hawking its grill cleaning tool called the Grill Daddy (as seen on TV!) right near the check-out lines.
Why isn't it the Grill Momma? What is it about women not being associated with grilling? I know some women probably like leaving the grilling to their husbands, especially if those husbands aren't ones to cook or help out in the kitchen otherwise. It's a way men can "be domestic without being domestic". And I know some women (especially Southern ones) probably view grilling as a "manly thing", with its caveman-like elements of fire and raw meat… too "icky" and un-feminine… I must admit, with all my household responsibilities, I liked reserving that job for Andy. It gave me a break from cooking once in awhile and besides, I usually burnt whatever I tried to grill. Seriously, charred beyond recognition. So I, too, bought into the stereotype lock, stock and lighter fluid, that women don't grill.
Until I realized that in Texas in the summer, cooking outside, more often than just an occasional barbecue, made a lot more sense than heating up the kitchen every night. And grilled food can be pretty healthy. And, if my family was going to eat grilled food more often and expect to eat at a decent time, relying on my husband to fire up the grill when he got home from work on weeknights just wasn't feasible. So I learned to grill.
In true Uncool Mom fashion, I went to the library and sat among the cookbook stacks in the hopes that Martha Stewart or Paul Prudhomme could teach me a thing or two. And while I don't think it was either of them who taught me, I did manage to find the secret to successful grilling, at least for me: indirect heat. We have a gas grill, and this method (listed below) works like magic. I've never burnt anything since using it, and am now the grillmeister in our family. And I think a lot of women could be the same.
Grill afficionados say my method is cheating, but I don't think so– food still gets that "grilled" look, tastes great and is juicy and perfect. And wonderful smells still waft through the backyard. It does take a little longer to grill this way, but it's worth not having all the charring. And, Andy still has a part. When the propane tank runs out, he hauls it to a gas station/convenience store, gets it re-filled and attaches it back to the grill. (That's just too "icky" a job for me.) J
(check out those women on the cover, just lounging around…I hope they're wondering how they, too, can be grillmeisters…)
Uncool Mom's Indirect Grilling Method:
Using a gas grill with two heating knobs– Light grill and turn both knobs to High. Close lid. Heat up until temperature gauge is reading Med. High to High. When desired temperature is reached, turn one knob off. Lift lid and place food on side with no gas flame underneath. Cook with lid closed until desired doneness is reached, turning at least once. You learn from experience how long this takes. I cook 1-inch steaks about 12-15 minutes per side, a little less for hamburgers. This method is also great for foil packets of shrimp and veggies, although they cook faster than red meat, of course…
An interesting note about grill cleaning with this method– After you've grilled, there is of course bits of "stuff" left on the grill. The next time you grill, make this side the non-food, flame side. The flame will burn off all the bits and make it easy to clean, and then this will be the side on which you place food the next time you grill. Thus, you switch sides each time you grill, placing the food on the opposite side on which you cooked it the last time…


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Thursday, April 3, 2014
Interview: Charles Mossop, Historical Mystery Writer
When I recently finished The Devil at my Heels, by Charles Mossop, I couldn't wait to ask Charles questions regarding the historical detail of his novel, and how he went about his research. And when Charles graciously agreed to an interview, I couldn't have been more pleased. I hope you'll join me today in welcoming Charles Mossop, multi-published author of a number of short stories, numerous articles on historical fiction, and two historical novels, with a third historical novel, entitled The Golden Phoenix, recently accepted by Muse It Up Publishing to be released this summer!
RTF: Thank you Charles for taking time out of your busy life to answer my questions regarding your novel The Devil at my Heels, and for sharing some of your writing savvy with myself and the readers. As you know I am interested in the research that goes into a story, and what process the author uses to gather, sort, and refine their research to ultimately weave it into the finished manuscript.
For instance I loved the minute detail with which you describe Brother Robert's preparation of the materials he uses to illuminate the gospel of Saint John. The mordant, the gold and silver leafing, and the boiling of fish bones, all fascinating. And that is merely the beginning. The way you bring vivid life to your historical characters and describe the setting is wonderfully achieved, transporting the reader back in time as if we are actually there, whether in 1216 at the All Saints Priory in southern Lincolnshire, or in Germany in 1944.
In your author's note you explain that except for a few key historical events and well known historical figures, the characters and events are otherwise fictitious, which means you possess a fabulous imagination! Please tell us what resources you use in your research, how much of your writing day is spent on research, and where you find inspiration for your stories. Oh, and what about the treasure? Was that bit based on real events or a complete fabrication?
Charles: Well, first of all, I'd like to thank you, Sara, for this invitation and for your very generous words about The Devil At My Heels. I feel both gratified and humbled by your high praise.
It's a truism to say historical fiction is all about the research. Personally, I love it. I think you have to if you intend to tackle historical fiction of any length, and I do have an advantage in that I have undergraduate and Graduate degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Asian History, with a minor in European History. This background gives me a perspective in breadth, and also provides me with guidelines on where to go when I need depth. I have a fairly large personal library which is always where I turn first, and then I go to the Internet. However, using the Web can be perilous. I spend almost as much time cross-referencing my information as I do finding it in the first place. I try to find out who has written articles I find on the Internet, where they obtained their information, and what their background is. I have, on occasion, emailed people and asked them these things after telling them I want to use something they have written.
For example, you mentioned the descriptions of Brother Robert's preparing his materials. There is a vast amount about the production of medieval manuscripts, but I tried to narrow it all down to reliable sources such as professional journal articles, museums and galleries. I have seen and read such manuscripts, and so that gave me a feeling for it to start with. I was born in Britain and lived there for several years on a couple of occasions, so when I write about Lincolnshire, old priories and so on, I can do it from first-hand experience.
I try to take a lot of care when I create my characters, and I believe one of the most important elements is dialogue. Put simply, it has to sound right. I use diaries and journals written by people who lived in the times I am portraying to find out how they said things. If I'm writing about the 18th and early 19th centuries, which I often do, I turn to writers such as Jane Austen who lived during that period, because in her books, she accurately portrays the speech habits of her time. Her narrative passages also provide clues on how people perceived the actions of others, and how events were described. I am also careful to include details on what people wear (I often use old portraits for that), the food they eat, the money they used, and so on. I also find it helpful to create ambiance in speech and narration through the occasional use of archaic words – so long as they aren't so obscure as to be incomprehensible. I also read as much historical fiction as I can get my hands on!
As to the treasure, well, in fact, as George Randall says, it has always been believed that King John lost the crown jewels somewhere in southern Lincolnshire or Norfolk during the baronial wars of 1213 to 1216, but whatever happened to them, they disappeared. It occurred to me that a story could be woven around that on the premise he didn't lose them, he hid them. And thus the novel was born. I debated the idea of having them found at the end, but decided against it. They were actually lost, and I left them lost.
RTF: Charles you've written and published several novels, how long does it typically take you to finish the first draft of a story?
Charles: That varies a lot. It took me four years to produce the first draft of my first novel, Jade Hunter, but only about a year for The Devil At My Heels. I have on occasion taken a year on a short story, but have also finished them in as little as a month. However, that's only the first draft. In addition there is all the research time, and I tend to do the research both before and during the preparation of the first draft. As I go through the revision process, I do further research to add more detail or refine what's there already.
RTF: Many of us writers sometimes find we've written ourselves into a corner. Does that ever happen to you? If so how do you work through it?
Charles: Ha! Yes, it happens all the time. I often get my characters into scrapes and have to spend time working out how to extricate them. The only way I have ever found doing that is simply to think about where they are, who and what they are as people, and decide how they would react to being where I put them. And if that doesn't work, then I find I have to go back and adjust things a bit to give them some wiggle room, so to speak.
RTF: Though you make your home in Canada, you were born in England, and spent some of your academic life there. In what way did your years in England influence your writing?
Charles: They are a huge influence. I have never written a novel or short story that has not been set in Britain, for at least some of the time. I studied and taught British History, I was involved in archaeological excavations there and had the opportunity to explore the great cathedrals, monasteries and other buildings, whether still intact or in ruins. Such things always fascinated me, and I suppose they were what drew me to History as a profession. The writing of historical fiction has been a sort of natural outgrowth of that now that I am retired.
RTF: You're retired from a career in education. What did you love about teaching?
Charles: I taught at the post-secondary level, but all teaching is a great privilege and a great responsibility. To see one's students light up with interest in a certain thing, or hear them questioning conventional wisdom and asking why things are the way they are is, quite simply, wonderful. I think teaching has made it easier for me to understand what my readers might be interested in, what sorts of detail I should include. I can still hear students in my history classes asking, "Why did they do that?" I answered them as factually as I could, and in writing historical fiction, I see myself still answering them, but in a slightly different way; still as factually as I can, but at the personal level, creating a sense and feeling of what it was actually like to live in times past. My students were always interested in the human side of history, and I used to sometimes recommend certain novels for them to read and gain a different perspective.
I taught for thirteen years and then took over responsibility for my University's international activities: international students, overseas programming, consultancies, development projects and so on. It gave me an unparalleled opportunity to travel the world and that has made it possible for me to write about China, India, Thailand and so many other countries from first-hand observation.
RTF: Charles, I understand you are a champion of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and that you yourself have been partially sighted since age nineteen. Would you be willing to tell us more about that, and how it has affected your writing process (if at all).
Charles: That's correct, Sara. I began to lose some sight when I was in my late teens, and from time to time since then there has been deterioration due to an incurable, genetically-based, degenerative condition which has slowly reduced all my central vision until now I have only very limited peripheral sight. This reduction in sight was the primary cause of my early retirement at age fifty-six, but I did manage to have a thirty-two-year career, and do some part-time consulting for twelve years after that.
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind helped me a great deal over the years in all kinds of ways, which is why I began volunteering with them right after I retired in 1999. Through them I learned about screen magnification applications for my computer which enlarge what I'm reading or writing. I also have a program which makes it possible for my computer to read what's on the screen to me out loud (Optical Character Recognition, or OCR). I also have device called a CCTV which is, in effect, a vertically mounted camera with a zoom lens that magnifies anything placed beneath it. The image appears on a screen mounted just in front of the camera. I use that to read print material. In addition to all that, I have a scanning camera with which I can scan a printed page, and then, with the aid of special software, turn that scanned Image into a Word document I can save, make notes on, and refer to whenever I want without having to use the printed document again. The more I can use the computer directly, the easier it is. Without those aids, I could not do my research or even use a computer at all, since I have not been able to read normal print since about 1980 or so. I wrote a novel in the late 1970s and that was the last time I could read the print from a typewriter; thank goodness for word processing, because without it, I could not write at all. By the way, the novel was called Dragon's Pearl, and I submitted it to a publisher, whereupon it achieved instant oblivion. Nevertheless, I was determined to write, although I could not find enough time for it until I retired. The eyesight problem certainly slows everything down, but with these devices and software, I am able to continue to write and accomplish my volunteer work.
I am also a member of the executive of the World Blind Union (WBU) which is a global association of blindness organizations which works as a consulting agency to the United Nations. The WBU work keeps me traveling, although not as much as I used to. I now have to rely on airline staff for assistance at airports, but I still have an opportunity to experience other lands and peoples, and in my hotel room I make notes on my laptop about what I see (to some extent), hear, feel and smell. It's all grist to the writing mill. I tell people that going blind is a tragedy, but being blind doesn't have to be in this day and age. I tell people, especially young people, coping with vision loss that although they may have no control over their sight, they do have control over their vision – their vision of themselves, the world, and their place in it. And after all, when I or those like me go to a party, there is never any danger of having to be the designated driver, and we can still mix a good drink if the power goes out.
RTF: Now for a tough question:) The publishing industry has gone through vast changes in the last decade, do you have any thoughts on the future of publishing?
Charles: Good question, Sara. The publishing industry is experiencing a revolutionary transformation, and it is very hard to know what the end results might be. Self-publishing is increasing at a phenomenal rate, and many large traditional houses have people scanning the Web full time to find self-published authors who are good enough to be approached to sign contracts. Print on demand (POD) has reduced production and storage costs, and the rise of eBooks is nothing short of astounding. Not too long ago, self-publishing was seen as something writers did if they couldn't find a traditional publisher to accept their work, eBooks were thought of as not being real books, but no more. I think we'll continue to see print books for many years yet, but basically, what's happening is that reading of all kinds will become possible in many more ways and the publishing industry will have to adapt or die out in its present form. The industry is changing all right, but in some ways it's still very conservative. From a writer's point of view, I see all these changes as increasing opportunities to reach more and more readers. Small, Web-based publishing houses have proliferated astoundingly in recent years, and the successful ones seem to be those who embrace the changes and use them to their advantage.
RTF: When you aren't writing, rumor has it you have a sailboat? Do you take full advantage of living on the Canadian west coast?
Charles: I certainly try to. My wife and I love to sail. I deal with the sails, and Louise handles the helm. Putting me on the helm is not a good strategy! We are not ocean sailors; we just potter about in local waters, but there is plenty to see on a coastline as rich and diverse as this.
Louise and I also love our garden. We have a half-acre lot which is fully landscaped in lawns, flower beds, pathways and paved areas. We bought the lot and had the house built ten years ago, and we have developed the garden from bare ground. Louise does the design work and is the one who knows all about the flowers, trees and shrubs, and I manage wheelbarrows (more carefully these days) and dig holes where requested. Fortunately I am still able to do a lot of things in the garden, and I really enjoy that. When I am outside, I often find I am thinking about a plot or a story I have on the go at the time. The great thing about writing is that there is a great deal you can do when you are not actually at your desk. We have a long growing season here, so garden work is almost a seven-month occupation.
RTF: Now for fun... What was your first job?
Charles: The very first thing I ever got paid for was doing a paper route for a friend while he was on holiday. I got four bucks for the two weeks, but then I was only twelve and it was way back in the early Paleolithic. Later, I worked a day as a delivery boy for a local drug store and pharmacy; I don't remember what they paid me, but it was a terrifying way to earn money. Going to all those strange houses. After finishing High School in Britain at a boarding school on the east coast, I worked in London for a large manufacturing company in their accounting office. This experience convinced me I never wanted to be an accountant, but I saved a lot of money which I brought with me to Canada and used at University.
RTF: Do you have any favorite authors, and did they influence your writing?
Charles: Well, in actual fact, I'd have to say I really don't have any favorite authors. I read a lot of historical fiction, of course, but many other genres as well. I read non-fiction for pleasure as well as for research purposes, but my reading is constrained by the fact that I have to use audiobooks. More audiobooks are being produced all the time, but their numbers remain minuscule compared to the amount of print material out there. I make use of libraries for the blind, such as that maintained by the CNIB, but in addition these days its possible to download books from many sources in digital form which can then be read electronically on computers, tablets, smartphones and other such devices. That has made a huge difference to the availability of material accessible to people who are blind, partially sighted or have some other form of print disability. Up until last year, a major problem was that if a book appeared in Britain, say, in audio format, I, in Canada, could not access it unless a Canadian publisher acquired the rights and produced it here. However, last year, after protracted negotiations over several years, over a hundred-and-fifty countries signed a treaty allowing for the free movement around the world of all books and other materials produced anywhere for the use of people with print disabilities. This will make a huge difference to availability, especially for those in developing countries whose situation is far worse than anything in the industrialized nations. The World Blind Union was centrally involved in the preparation and negotiation of the treaty.
RTF: I love music, and I understand you play the guitar? Do you have any favorite artists, or songs? Any that have influenced your writing?
Charles: I have played classical and flamenco guitar since I was about fifteen, taking my first lessons from my French teacher at that boarding school I mentioned earlier. Prior to that I had studied the trumpet, and played in a junior orchestra, but the school had no orchestra, and since it's difficult to play the trumpet quietly to oneself, I took up the guitar. My two inspirations were the great Andres Segovia for classical guitar and Carlos Montoya for flamenco. I never met Segovia, but did meet Montoya once and spent a wonderful evening talking to him about the guitar and his music. My love of history led me also to traditional folk music and I enjoy singing the songs of England, Ireland, and Scotland. My mother was of Scottish descent, so I come by it honestly. I had difficulty keeping up the classical music because by age twenty-three or so, my sight loss was preventing me from reading music. This was a tough blow, but I have been able to continue to play and learn new works and songs by ear. In recent years I have also begun to play the piano which has been a lifelong ambition.
I think music does influence my writing. Before humans invented writing, all literature was spoken, or sung, and much of it was in rhyme because that made it easier to remember. I always read everything I write out loud, and I am not satisfied with it until it sounds right as well as conveys its proper meaning. This is especially true for dialogue, and I always speak dialogue before, during, or after I write it. Sometimes, I let the computer read things back to me, and that way I can really concentrate on the sound, the rhythm and the pacing. I believe the written word should flow easily, and should have a meter and cadence of its own. I do my best to put that into my writing.
As a final word, Sara, in addition to thanking you for this opportunity, I'd simply like to say that writing gives me a way to grow. I don't intend to grow old, but I know I will become old if I don't grow.
RTF: Oh such wise words:) Charles, it's truly been a pleasure to have you at RTF today! Your in depth answers to my questions are hugely appreciated, not to mention fascinating. The fact that you've overcome obstacles in your life to do everything you love is inspiring to myself, and no doubt will be to anyone else who might stop by. Thank you again for taking your valuable time (out of a very busy life:) to share your writing life with all of us. Now here is more about the Author:
Charles Mossop, now retired from a forty-two year career as a post-secondary educator, administrator and private consultant, lives on Vancouver Island where he enjoys hobbies of gardening and playing classical guitar when he is not writing. A long-time lover of mystery and adventure stories, Charles has become a professional writer and using his background as a social scientist and historian has published a number of short stories as well as numerous articles on historical fiction. His first novel, Jade Hunter, appeared in 2007
Where to find Charles ~
The Devil at my Heels:
Following the murder of his friend, Dr. Michael Stuart, George Randall, mild-mannered professor of History, finds himself caught up in a dangerous race to uncover the killer's identity and find the solution to an eight-hundred-year-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of a priceless royal treasure. Randall's search takes him from England to Italy, Austria and Germany as he is confronted by a tangled riddle reaching back from the thirteenth century to the final months of the Second World War. Randall employs his research skills as well as deception and fast footwork as he searches for an ancient manuscript that holds within its illuminated pages the secret of a treasure long thought lost. In spite of attempts on his life and the lives if his daughter and his fiancée, Randall remains determined to unravel the secret and find his friend's murderer.
Dr. Michael Stuart, red-bearded and in his early fifties, closed the door behind the last of his dinner guests and sighed in satisfaction. Thank heavens they've gone, he thought. He went quickly to his study, opened the small, fireproof safe he kept under his desk and withdrew a plain brown file folder. Relocking the safe, he put the folder on his desk and sat down. This is it, he thought, looking at the sheet of yellowing parchment the folder contained. The first definite proof in eight hundred years. That stuff will be worth a fortune, and the publicity will be incredible. Could get me a knighthood. When I publish this, we'll have to rewrite the history books. Thank you so much, good King John.
He looked up and frowned as the sound of footsteps reached him. He rose, walked out of the study and stopped abruptly at the sight of a man in dark jacket and slacks standing in the hallway.
"What the hell are you doing here?" he demanded. "How did you get in?"
"Easy. You left the front door unlocked after you saw your guests off. Very careless of you."
Stuart heard the cold menace in the intruder's voice and suddenly realized the danger he could be facing. He strove to keep his voice steady as he tried to take control of the situation.
"Get out. Now."
"I want that parchment back. I only asked you to authenticate it; I didn't give it to you."
"I've told you. I've got it in safekeeping. I can look after it for you."
"Bollocks. You just want the glory. That document belongs to me, and I want it back."
Cold-fisted fear squeezed Stuart's vitals as in the dim light of the hallway he could see the intruder carried the heavy iron poker from the front room fireplace.
The man took a step closer.
"Give me that letter, Stuart. I'm through playing games."
A bead of sweat snaked coldly down Stuart's spine. There's a phone in the study, he thought. If I can get in there I can lock the door and call the police. They'll believe me, not him.
He spun on his heel and made a dash for the open study door. He heard a yell of anger and felt his shirt rip as a strong hand tried to hold him back. He stumbled, half turned.
The heavy poker struck the side of his head. Its thunderous impact was the last sound he heard.
An Act of Treason
It is 1799, and England is at war with France on land and at sea. Napoleon is laying waste to Europe, and England herself is preparing to repel an invasion. Aboard the frigate HMS Invincible, on blockade duty off Bordeaux in the Bay of Biscay, Admiral Lord Hayward is murdered, and Captain Sir Robert Foster finds himself entangled in a dangerous web of lies, sedition and treachery which threaten England's very existence. If he cannot find the murderer, the war with France may be lost and Bonaparte crowned king of England. As he fights off attacks by French ships, he must use all his skill in the search for the traitor aboard his ship.
Jade Hunter
In the mid-fifteenth century a unique piece of jade is discovered in south-western China. Within days its discoverer is murdered. The jade is stolen, but the thieves themselves die at the hands of a cousin of the emperor Dai Zong, a powerful military leader, who sends the jade to Beijing where is it carved into a masterpiece depicting two identical dragons. Identical, that is, but for one remarkable feature. The sculpture is presented to the emperor by his kinsman but he spurns the gift and the jade is stolen once again and sold out of China along the Silk Road to Arabia.
From Baghdad the sculpture crosses the Mediterranean Sea to Italy where it becomes the property of the mighty Medici family of Florence, but eventually even they are forced by the Church to relinquish it. The sculpture travels north to Bruges from where it is acquired by English merchants who try to sell it to King Henry VIII. The attempt proves catastrophic, however, due to wholly unexpected circumstances, and an enraged King Henry orders it destroyed, a fate only narrowly escaped through the intervention of a nobleman who sends the carving away from London. Descendants of that aristocrat re-discover the sculpture after centuries of concealment, neglect, war and rebellion, and it is placed aboard an English warship which sails the high seas before going to war against Napoleon. Its rightful ownership disputed at the end of the war, the sculpture is hidden and remains lost for over a hundred years.
This sweeping tale of mystery and adventure is played our against the backdrop story of Jill Howard, a young British sinologist, who discovers the story of the carving in an ancient Chinese text and determines to find it and return it to China. She finally discovers a report that it has been destroyed in a fire, but is that truly the end of its colourful history?
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4 comments:
- Leona~Author said...
Hi Charles, I thoroughly enjoyed your post, especially your in-depth answers to the questions. You've lived life to its fullest in spite of your visual problems.
I've been deaf and in a wheelchair since I was forty-five (many long years ago) and the very thought of losing my vision scares me.
I'll check out your books on the Muse site. I'm also published with them.
- April 3, 2014 at 9:17 AM
- Melissa Keir said...
Thank you for sharing about yourself and your process. I find the task of historical fiction daunting. I admire those who can do all that research and still keep the facts alive in their stories.
- April 3, 2014 at 10:02 AM
- Nancy M Bell said...
Hi Charles! Wonderful to see you on Sara's blog. Two of my favourite people in one spot-what a treat. It was lovely to learn more about how you go about constructing the amazing stories you tell. I'm looking forward to your next book. If you're ever in Calgary please let me know, I'd love to get together for a chat.
- April 3, 2014 at 10:40 AM
- S. Durham Writer ~ Author said...
Leona, thanks so much for stopping by. Sorry to hear you've had your own trials. But it sounds like those things have not kept you from writing!
Thank you for taking time to stop by, and yes I too get daunted by historical research, but it is helpful to know how someone else masters it:)
- April 3, 2014 at 12:14 PM


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Now this song is funny...LOL
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Jizzed in my pants...
Now this song is funny...LOL
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Charlie bit me!
This video will bring a smile to your face. Enjoy!
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Chubby cuppy cake boy
This video is so cute. Check it out!
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
New Year..Start getting your money right !
It is a new, and with a new year comes a fresh start. This pass new was not the best for most of us, money has been a bigger issue for most now. So I think like most it is time to start fresh and have a plan and budget. I am a huge fan of Oparh and today I was watching her show and Suze Orman was her guest. If you do not know who Suze Orman is, she is a financial adviser, and is great at her job. Today at the Oparh she gave some great advise from her new book ,2009 Action Plan Keeping your money save and sound. Suze Orman has her new book for free for you to download in the Oparh website. It is free until January 15th,2009. Go and download it at this link Suze Orman FREE book download
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Monday, January 5, 2009
My new favorite song
Have you ever heard a song and it gave you chills? Well this happens to me often, I love music and music is a major part of my life. I want to share this song with you , it is entitled "Run" By. Leona Lewis.
Here are the lyrics:
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
And I can barely look at you
But every single time I do
I know we'll make it anywhere
Away from here
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our long goodbye
I nearly do
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
Slower slower
We don't have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads
Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
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We are in the midst of a national debate over the worth of Advanced Placement courses and tests in high school, says Jay Mathews for The Washington Post. The weight of opinion so far is on the side of AP. The program is growing. Thousands of college professors and tens of thousands of high school teachers support it. Most of the available data shows that high school students who do well in AP courses and tests do better in college than students who do not take AP. But a few very selective colleges have resisted giving much credit for AP…
Is AP better than freshman college courses?
By eCampus News staff and wire reports
June 21st, 2013