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Various Artists - Tliltic Tlapoyauak
1. Kuxan Suum - Tzolk'in
2. Cempopoloah - En El Ombligo De La Luna...
3. Blue Hummingbird On The Left - Storm
4. The Haunting Presence - Dead Souls Scream
5. In Lakech Ala Kin - Ometeotl
6. Muknal - Bringers Of Filth
7. Dolorvotre - Upward Spiraling
8. Tukaaria - Nekaroa
9. Kampilan - Battle Of Mactan
10. Volahn - Yaxche
11. Kallathon - Universe Of Constant Ages And In The Mist Of Eternity
12. Shataan - Born To The Earth, Return Through The Body
13. Blood Play - Screams Transcends
14. Acualli - Rites Of Mockery
15. Arizmenda - Rites Of Deconsecration
16. Axeman - Ride Into The Night
this is a rip of the newly-released pro-tape version and, to be frank, it's a massive improvement over what's already out there. you shouldn't have to rip something multiple times, you shouldn't have to do any editing or use any filters. this rip, as with all of my others, is straight off the deck, no tweaks, no attempts at "improving" the sound quality. and you know what? this sounds pretty fantastic.
so, finally, justice has been done to crepusculo negro's crowning achievement. at nearly two hours, this is a lot to digest. this version comes in a clear plastic case with the same twenty-page, black and white booklet as the previous version. it's got lyrics and imagery that compliment the music perfectly.
overall it's a very well-curated release and easily ranks up there with the masterwork that was the svn okklt compilation as one of the best I've heard in a long time.
it's sold out from the source, but maybe they'll do a second pressing soon. and I hear that people are actually receiving orders in a timely manner nowadays, so don't be too afraid that your money will disappear into a black hole.
(buy something from crepusculo negro.)
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Contract lawyers are those who are hired for a certain period of time to resolve a certain issue. Once the issue has been resolved, the connection with the lawyer is terminated. Contract attorneys have much advantage over permanent attorneys. If you are looking to hire a contract attorney in Dallas, you first need to collect all possible details about contract lawyers before hiring one of the Dallas Contract Dispute Attorneys.
Growth in popularity of Contract Attorneys
More and more lawyers are choosing their profession as contract lawyers. This is because, since many small scale firms and companies have developed, the demand for freelance lawyers over permanent lawyers has increased dramatically. This is due to the fact that the small firms are unable to afford the expenses of hiring a lawyer in their staff and paying them regular salary. Therefore, they hire freelance lawyers for a short period of time when required. This not only cuts down expenses but also efficiently manages their disputes. Thus they can spend more on expanding rather than managing their disputes.
Like in every other country, most dispute lawyers in Dallas are shifting to freelance employment from full time employment. This provides them more scope and opportunity to earn money. Hence, there has been a growth in the number of Dallas contract dispute attorneys.
What to check before hiring
Contract dispute attorneys can be hired to settle various kinds of disputes. But there are certain things to be kept in mind before choosing a contract dispute attorney. First and foremost you need to research about the qualification and experience of the attorney. The attorney should have a good track record. Also it is necessary to have complete confidence and trust on the attorney, and hence he must have a clean credential.
You should conduct a proper background search before making a decision. You should check out the official website of the attorney and find out client reviews. Avoid hiring attorneys with negative client reviews. The Dallas contract dispute attorneys have attorneys who are expert in various fields. Choose the one relevant to your field of dispute.

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NOIRE Beat
Clyde is a 17 year old boy living in a black and white town of Pompa. There is a strange noise in town that happens every time a person is murdered.
Pompa has a huge heart in the city right in the center that keeps its people alive. When a person dies in Pompa a large quake happens and sends a wave of sorrow over everyone.
The heart allows everyone to feel the same feeling at once.
With the numerous murders around Pompa and grief over their heads being so strong. The city has risen in suicide rates.
Corazana is the name of the heart in the middle of the city. Corazana's face appears to be a face in the woods.
Corazana has two hearts, a blue one and a red one.
A blue vein connected to the blue heart is connected to a child statute located in a fountain. Clyde, Hall, Keith, and Felix are Corazana's children born from parts of her body. Keith and Felix are twins who came from the right and left eye, Hall was born from her ring finger, Clyde is a child from her rib bone.


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Travelscapes by Land and Sea
With robust and customizable offerings designed to distill the essence of the British way of life, travelers can expect to enjoy a gamut of culinary, cultural, and historical experiences that will linger for a very long time.
Great Britain is now highly regarded as a very exciting food and drink destination. In this package, you'll explore charming food markets, learn the history of chocolate, and become an expert at pairing tea with cheese.
While there are many beverages associated with England, surely beer, gin and tea rank near the top. This itinerary allows you to sample all three while visiting two historic cities founded by the Romans but still important destinations today.
From the hidden pubs and cafés of East London to a brewery in Cornwall, become acquainted with some of the regional dishes, beers, and other products of Britain's finest food and drink.
Visit three of Great Britain's most historic and beautiful cities—London, York and Edinburgh—and walk through some of their oldest neighborhoods, sampling and learning about the highlights of English and Scottish food and drink.
Travelscapes by Land and Sea
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If you are interested in an offer, please click "Contact Us" or "Contact Agent". This will open a "Trip Request" that will allow you to send your request to us. We will be able to confirm availability and make further recommendations.


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The first post of my gratitude journal/
The subject of gratitude journals arose during Michael Kindness's review of Enjoy Every Sandwich: Living Each Day As If It Were Your Last on the most recent episode of Books on the Nightstand. The thought behind a gratitude journal is to write down at least one thing at the end of every day for which you are grateful. In theory, this is a way to consciously call attention to the things for which a person is thankful each day and provide some perspective in terms of the value that each day can bring.
I'm not usually a touchy-feely kind of guy, but I like this idea, so I've decided to give it a try. At the end of each day, I will post a least one thing for which I am grateful from the course of the day.
Granted these will not be the most compelling of posts, so feel free to skip right over them. I will understand.
Today I am grateful for the opportunity to work with a colleague and close friend for all thirteen years of my teaching career. In a profession marked by transition and change, thirteen years of side-by-side teaching is unusual. Donna took me under her wing when I was young and dumb, and through hard work, a lot of listening and a great deal of perseverance, we eventually became equals in the profession. Over the years, Donna and I have developed a closeness and an understanding that I have shared with few other people in my lifetime. She has been one of the unexpected blessings of my teaching career, and she makes every day interesting, entertaining and enlightening.


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Taste of Tuscany Culinary Tour
4 Day Food and Wine Tour
Tuscany has so much to offer through its foods and wines! If you can spend only a short time in Tuscany, join us for our Taste of Tuscany – a short culinary tour, where we'll explore the rich culinary heritage and traditions of this beautiful land. During our shorter food and wine tour we include much of the deeply rooted culture of Tuscany with a hands-on cooking class, food and wine tours to area hilltop towns, visits to wineries, lunch/dinners at local trattorie and visits to local food producers who keep alive their culinary traditions.
To gain further understanding of the Italian culture through its food and wines, we will be taking day or evening excursions into the surrounding countryside. Dinners in the area hill towns offer spectacular views with delicious meals of traditional, seasonal ingredients paired with local wines. The wines of Tuscany boasts some of the best in Italy – Chianti Classico, Brunello wines and Montepulciano wines all of which we'll be learning about and tasting. Day trips remain flexible to take advantage of seasonal activities and so best expose you to all the best Tuscany has to offer. They can include a visit to a family owned pecorino cheese farm or a Cinta Senese pig farm and taste their products, a trip to the famous medieval hill town of Montepulciano to taste the Vino Nobile and a saffron farm in San Gimignano, wine tasting in Chianti, with visits to cellars, castles and estates.
Accommodations are provided during this tour on a beautiful estate just a short drive from Siena in a carefully restored 18th Century farmhouse.
Reserve your spot now!
We are not planning to offer the shorter week in 2019. If you have a group of 6, please contact Mary for timing available.
Overview and Highlights
- Four days all inclusive tour
- All meals during the tour -breakfast, lunches and dinners paired with wines (unlimited)
- One hands-on cooking lesson preparing a four course lunch with regional wines
- Wine tour day in the Chianti Classico (or other famous region) to include tastings
- 4 nights private accommodations in restored Tuscan farmhouse
- Regional seasonal specialties highlighted: visits to vineyards with wine tastings; visit to Cinta Senese or pecorino cheese farms with tasting; olive oil tasting and visit to press during harvest, visit to saffron farm; truffle hunting during the fall.
- Visits to area hill towns – Siena, San Gimignano or Montepulciano, and renowned wine estates in Chianti.
- All inclusive price: $2,900/person


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By Jim Meyers |
Wednesday, 17 September 2008 03:36 PM
Two evangelical publishers are rushing into print with books that seek to capitalize on America's fascination with Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
Tyndale House Publishers of Carol Stream, Ill., has released a paperback edition of "Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned the Alaska Political Establishment Upside Down" by Alaska writer Kaylene Johnson. Tyndale is distributing 250,000 copies of the book, which was first published in April by Epicenter Press, USA Today reports.
The book explores Palin's family life and the role religion played in her upbringing.
Zondervan of Grand Rapids, Mich., is planning an Oct. 10 release of "Sarah Palin: A New King of Leader" by Joe Hilley. Zondervan said in a statement that Hilley touts Palin's "maverick integrity, electrifying communication style, career agility, and perpetual education."
Tyndale President Mark Taylor said: "Tyndale House does not endorse political candidates or parties. But as a distinctly Christian publisher, we believe it is vital to promote clear thinking and thoughtful conversation about the intersection of faith and the public square."
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I've been scammed and I'm not afraid to admit it.
I remember when our house in South Florida needed a new fence a few years ago. Our son had just begun to walk and we lived along a busy street. I soon found myself writing a $400 check to an unlicensed contractor ''for supplies.''
I didn't hesitate. He'd been endorsed by friends, and his rates were affordable. A few days later, he knocked on our front door, dropped off a small truckload of lumber, and dug a few holes for the fence posts.
Then he disappeared.
''Have you heard from him?'' we asked our friends, after he stopped answering his phone. Yes, they said. He had to go ''up north'' for a family emergency and ours wasn't the only project he'd left undone.
We never saw him again.
Remember the last time someone pulled a fast one on you? ''I should have seen that one coming,'' you said, kicking yourself. I certainly did after our experience with the fence guy. And I was right. But as I discovered in my new book, "Scammed: How to Save Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles and Shady Deals," it doesn't have to be that way.
You can fight back – and win.
The first step is to admit that you are scammable and how can you do that if I can't? One of my biggest annoyances with other consumer journalists, in fact, is that they pretend they're immune to the rip-offs in society – because they aren't.
And as you are about to discover, neither am I.
Never buy a TV from a guy in the street
During college, my friend Steve and I were unemployed, living with my grandmother in Southern California and eager to find jobs to cover our college tuition bills. As we pulled into the parking lot of a grocer one blazing hot Saturday afternoon, a man approached us and asked if we wanted to buy a color television. It was brand-spanking new, still in the box, and would cost us just $40. We bought it. When we opened the box at home, we discovered it was a broken TV that had been picked out of the dumpster. Scammed!
What I learned- The oldest lesson in the book: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
Trust but verify
On its website, the bed-and-breakfast on Maryland's Eastern Shore looked ideal for a quiet country weekend. A wide-angle shot of its English garden and immaculate parlor displaying antique furniture and artwork, not to mention the proprietor's invitation to experience the small inn's "unique" hospitality, were all I needed to convince me to secure a nonrefundable reservation with my credit card. But when my girlfriend and I arrived in town to check in, I parked just short of the property and soon realized that the neighborhood was iffy, at best. Dilapidated cars, some apparently abandoned, cluttered the street. The inn was a dump. We'd been duped. We phoned the proprietor and let him know we couldn't make it. He charged us for one night's lodging, which was another expensive lesson.
What I learned- Never make a purchasing decision based on a single source, let alone a source controlled by the company. That applies to brochures, a website or a flyer.
MLM = trouble
Just after graduating from college, I was invited to attend an "investment seminar" by an elderly affluent couple, who had been family friends for years. The pitch that evening was unlike anything I'd ever witnessed: The auditorium near the office park was packed with well-dressed, seemingly successful types. Onstage, men in designer suits made polished presentations, in which they guaranteed us "automatic" six-figure incomes within weeks of signing. The fact that I could escape $3,000 lighter (that's $5,400 in today's money) was a miracle. This, my friends, was a cult of people pulling money from others. Within a few months, this multi-level marketing scheme had collapsed and I lost everything.
What I learned- There are no shortcuts to fortune. Say it with me: No. Shortcuts.
I'm embarrassed that I fell for these obvious scams, but I'm also grateful. These rip-offs helped me avoid other, potentially bigger, scams later in life and I hope they will do the same for you.
Christopher Elliott is a consumer advocate who blogs about getting better customer service at On Your Side. Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook or send him your questions at by email.


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Paul Klover Futsal Soccer Registration Wrapping Up This Friday
The Paul Klover Soccer Association has a new venture this year called the PKSA Futsal League that will play at the old Boys & Girls Club Gym at 312 South Washington. This league is a newer concept of indoors called the Futsal League where they play on a gym floor with a reduced bounce ball. The games will consist of two teams of five players, including the goal keeper.
My kids are looking forward to playing in this new league, and I played soccer similar to this in high school during PE classes. If Futsal is anything like that, the games will be a little more high scoring and the goalie will have to be constantly ready for shots. I did not play it with a reduced bounce ball, so I'll be curious to see how this goes. Regardless it gives something for the kids to do in the winter and I hope you take a look at it to play.
One of the reasons Paul Klover made this move was to keep costs on the lower side. Fees for kids born after Aug.1, 2007 will be $10 and all others will be $15. Adult Leagues will have a team registration of $150 per team. The PKSA stretched the registration til Friday, Nov. 22nd and you can get forms and rules for this league at paulklover.com or at Pummill's Sporting Goods, located at State Fair Boulevard and 16th Street.
Here's a taste of how the pros play Futsal, looks like fun to me! The season starts Dec. 2, so hope you get on board before the end of the day on Friday (Nov. 22).


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A blog about raising kids on the spectrum, working with kids on the spectrum, friends on the spectrum. And lots more.
Oooh, and they quote Margaret Mead!! It looks interesting, definitely something I'll check out in more depth!
Hi MM, Iv'e seen some great interviews over the year on Autism Hangout. Really informative and often quite humorous. It's an excellent resource.


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Abdallah House
I am going to look out that Fedora hat I picked up in New York to put on with this magnificence. We moved into a new house recently and the downstairs bathroom has what appears to be like like darkish grey/black mould along one wall. I remember dancing to the Completely happy Mondays' 24 Hour Occasion Individuals – it was like an anthem to me on the time and seemed so apt, as if it summed up my life-style. Unless things have changed since I took the true property course in Michigan, you might have not less than a six-month redemption interval in which you'll stay in the house AFTER the foreclosures, possibly longer when you've got quite a lot of land. I've been noticing that I'm starting to odor sewer gasoline in my home so much currently.
As soon as a family has lost their properly-paying job, savings and their dwelling, it's very troublesome to accumulate enough cash for a rental deposit or down fee on a home. My home is clear, however when promoting a house you do have to keep it spotless all the pieces must be clean and smelling good and freshened up. Counter tops are cleared and objects are put away. The view of the parking lot is unlucky however the pic is included to shoe that Whitepoint Garden (the tip of the peninsula) is seen from the home. One location to at all times know is that of your supervisor and publicist, who work out of the CMT Management & Publicity constructing in Hollywood.
We all began to feel scared for him, as he felt so dangerous, so as a substitute of heading off to Fantazia, we instead made a detour to the closest hospital, where we spent the night in Accident & Emergency. IRS compelled me to pay back my first time homebuyer loan in full with this years' taxes, as a result of the house isn't my main residence any more. Thus an enormous and elaborate home may function an indication of conspicuous wealth, whereas a low-profile house built of recycled supplies could point out support of energy conservation. The one pictured with the pool may be the visitor home and the opposite is the principle home. I then plugged the drains with a rag after talking with a plumber, however no one got here out to the house.
White furry mould in your bed room, on the first ground degree, can't be rising damp, which might by no means rise that far. I have the ladies in a temporary setting that consists of a 5 ft. kiddie pool full of peat moss, I have planted an asparagus fern, a rosemary plant, and some thyme within the center of the pool where the peat moss is mich higher then the outside edge. A fast and soiled peep and a poke around the property information reveals that Miss Murphy's house is-gasps all around-in foreclosures.
But since there is no precedence to deal with this the bank mentioned they can not do something till I start to cease fee on the house. The interview with Suddi Raval struck such a chord with me and put into perspective our travelling everywhere in the country to dance and get together. I have to admit my reminiscences of the Blackburn raves (primarily from 1990-92) after which our trips further afield and to Eclipse all blur into one long party.


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The buying process can be very difficult sometimes. You can simply ask for advice at the store. That doesn't mean that success is guaranteed. It pays to walk into the store with a thorough knowledge of the product to help you make the best decision.
You should have an anti-virus program on your computer. Without an antivirus program malicious software can find its way into your operating system. Such dangerous software has the ability to take personal data and also slow down the computer. There are lots of programs that can scan and repair these on a schedule, and many new desktops have this software.
Look around for users who are giving their old desktop computers away. A lot of people are making the shift to laptops and tablets, so they are attempting to sell their desktop computers for an affordable price. These computers are usually in great shape, but before you make an offer, make sure it works okay.
If your desktop computer runs slow, perform a boot check. Look in the start menu for a program named "ms config." From there, check out what programs are starting every time the machine boots up. Stop programs that you aren't using from launching at start-up. This will make the system run faster.
When you build your own computer, use the right products. Some motherboards are incompatible with specific brands of processor. Some RAM components work only with particular motherboards. Make sure all the products are compatible. Avoiding missteps by purchasing incompatible pieces will enable you to avoid problems when you're building your desktop computer and will save you time and money.
Try buying a desktop you can afford that has only the features you need. Some people purchase models with features they will never use at a price that is more than they can afford. Only buy the features you require to reduce the price.
If you want a Mac and you are used to PCs, get Parallels for Mac. Parallels for Mac lets you run a virtual Windows on a Mac. Doing this allows you to work with any software or program. You will have to buy the operating system for PC too, though.
Are you more confident you can find a good computer? Since you have read these tips about desktops, begin looking at models and brands you are interested in. Use the advice and find a great computer.


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I ran across this recipe by Tasting Table and thought it looked great, but wasn't gluten-free and I don't care for dates. Googling "quinoa bar" gave me a barrage of recipes to choose from and after looking at a few (remember my "what I have on hand" and "not too many ingredients" rules) I did a mash up of 3-4 recipes I ran across. Please note that measurements are approximate, if you have a bit more or a bit less, this recipe will accommodate you.
Dry Ingredients
- 1/2 C almond meal or flour
- 1 C quinoa, cooked
- 1 C rolled oats (I use gluten free oats from Trader Joe's)
- 1/2-3/4 C nuts, chopped
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1-2 Tbsp hemp seeds
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1/2-3/4 C dried fruit (I love using the Golden Berry Blend from Trader Joe's but you can use dried cranberries, raisins, chopped apricots or whatever you have on hand)
Wet Ingredients
- 1/3 C nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew, sunflower seed**)
- 1/4 C honey or maple syrup
- 1/3-1/2 C unsweetened applesauce or banana (small or about half of a medium banana)
- 1 egg white**
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Coconut oil for greasing pan
- Combine all the wet ingredients together in a small bowl and mix well
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well
- Form a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredient mixture
- Combine well, mixture will be very sticky
- Spoon into a greased 8×8 or 9X5 loaf pan, smooth the top and bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until golden brown
- Let cool, cut into 6-8 pieces
- Store in the refrigerator
- Sunflower seed butter will give your bars a lovely green streaks due to the chlorophyll in the sunflower seeds reacting with the baking soda. It doesn't affect the taste and could be a fun addition to a St. Paddy's day brunch.
- You can substitute a chia egg or flax egg for the egg white. If using the chia egg, just remove the chia seeds from the dry ingredients, I found having both was a bit too much.
- Chia egg – 1 Tbsp chia seeds + 3 Tbsp water + 15 minutes = egg substitute
- Flax egg – 1 Tbsp ground flax seeds + 3 Tbsp water + 15 minutes = egg substitute. If using whole flax seeds add an additional Tbsp of water
- Nut allergies, substitute another gluten-free flour, bean flours would be a good choice. Instead of nuts, up the amount of hemp/chia seeds and/or dried fruit. Use sunflower seed butter which usually doesn't affect folks with nut allergies or substitute more applesauce/banana
- Double the recipe? Use a 9×13 pan, same temperature and baking time
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(After the Ball)
"How long has this been goin' on" —Ace
Back then, it was an open range, the stock
unwanted, caught in fence wire, tossed in back-
end alleys. It was inhumane, the cock
so uncontrolled had crowed; the fillies lacked
a choice. As if by magic, nine-some men
said: "How can this be true? Let's free them all
to make the call to rip and roar—un pen
the gals to void their bowels to ball."
Safe and Legal, was the meme, just one thing
won't do. Don't let them live or breathe or cry—
make sure you get them small before they sing.
They really aren't alive, you see; small fry
will never grow to be a colt, no foal
unless it stands will ever run a race
or steeple chase or bow a knee or roll.
Make sure they're dead and never see your face.
Though nowadays, haste makes waste, and it costs
much more to burn it up or bury it.
Too much work, no play, makes one dull, exhausts
the mind. How to get rid of all this shit?
So here's the scheme, ingeniously conceived.
Let's take the hearts and lungs, clip the livers,
make paté, the eyes and veins (you believed
were burnt.) Let these fillies be the givers.
We'll make a mint, and we'll screw the public
too. Both will fund us, unbeknownst to them.
We'll sell the goods through partial birth; we're sick!
So what!? We'll even take some from the stem.
Who will know? They don't care. It's only cells,
they tell themselves. Let's keep it under wraps.
And no one needs to know how bad this smells.
And that one there; make sure you check her straps.


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Computer Repair in Joliet, Illinois is a very important service. Casanova provides this service directly to Joliet residents. Our Joliet, Il location is on Black rd. and Rt. 59. We provide a range of computer repair services. We have a team of information and technology enthusiasts that believe that computer repair is not a chore but a intellectual pursuit that adds value to the community.
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|Armed Robbery Suspect
black male in his 20's
believed to be less than 6 feet tall and
of medium to heavy build.
Wrentham Outlet Mall Guess Store Armed Robbery
On December 20, 2011 at about 9:20 p.m., Wrentham Police responded to an armed robbery at the Wrentham Outlet Mall.
The suspect, a black male in his twenties, average height and build, wearing a baseball cap and dark clothes, forced four employees at gunpoint into a fitting room.
After using duct tape to cover the employee's mouths and bind their legs, the suspect forced one employee to empty cash drawers and then bound that employee with duct tape, placing him in the fitting room with the others. One employee sustained minor injuries and was transported to
. Norwood Hospital
The suspect fled the store with a substantial, undetermined amount of cash, the exact figure being calculated by the Guess Store.
The investigation is continuing with efforts to retrieve videos, analysis of evidence collected from the scene, interviewing witnesses and other follow up. Mass State Police is assisting with crime scene services and a composite artist is working with the victims.
Anyone with information is requested to contact Lieutenant Detective Bill McGrath at 508-384-6950 or 508-384-6915. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com .


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Kahrs World Naturals Hardwood Sale
The Kahrs World Naturals hardwood flooring collection contains four exotic species in exciting reddish-brown colors: Brazilian Cherry, Jarrah, and Brazilian Cherry and Merbau alternatives. The planks have a beautiful silk matte finish to complement these exotic species. Choose from 1-, 2-, or 3-strip with a 5/8″ thickness and square edges and ends. The Kahrs patented Woodloc installation is simple and will give your hardwood floor the stability and durability to last for years. Browse the Kahrs World Naturals collection below and call (844) 498-7444 or email firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
Dimensions: 7-7/8″ x 5/8″ x 95-3/8″
Wear Layer: 1/8″ – can be sanded and refinished twice
Grading: City
Edging: Square Edges
Surface: Smooth
Finish: Silk Matte Finish
Design Pattern: 3-Strip
Installation: Float or Glue
Warranty: 25 Year Residential Warranty
Sq/Ft per Ctn: 31.32 s/f
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Pregnancy is a huge change in a life of every woman, both mental and physical. And here comes one of the biggest fears of all mommies-to-be – the stretch marks! And of course, if getting pregnant made you start reading the ingredients of every product you buy (like it happened to me) – you´ve probably realized by now: finding a product free of retinols, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, aluminum chloride, parabens etc. and that actually works – might be not as easy as it seems… So which were my personal findings against stretch marks?
Now, when my baby girl is already 3 months old, and I´m back to my initial shape – I could claim with all certainty my skincare routine to avoid stretch marks has worked. This is not a sponsored post, I´m simply happy to share with you all the tips.
Can we beat genetics?
Scientists say genetics play a big role in whether someone gets the stretch marks. Well… from my experience you definitely should try your best to avoid stretch marks or minimize them. I do have some stretch marks from my teenage years – so, I knew from the very beginning I would be in the "risk group"(Not to mention all the women in my family had them.) Nevertheless, taking care of my skin during these 9 months has made it look even better than it was before I got pregnant!
Here, I should probably mention that even though I gained 17kg (while all the doctors here in Spain insist on 12-15 being the norm) – I did practice sport as well. It was not all about creams and oils. I walked from 6 to 10 km during my first and second trimester Furthermore, I swam and practiced yoga&streching during my third trimester. I was also drinking lots of water. And that would sound like a perfect plan if I could have added to this list – "limiting my food cravings". I obviously did not.
In my defense, I could say that I tried to eat as healthy as I could for the baby´s sake. Nevertheless, if my body asked me for a burger – I didn´t overthink it. But again, I tried it to be not a fast food burger but a restaurant burger/or a grilled steak, for instance. While you choose to eat what you want – the quality of the food always matters. I had no meal limits in terms of when and how much I eat, that´s why I gained quite a lot but thanks to my active lifestyle – I gained it all gradually. And what is even more important – I felt good and enjoyed it to the fullest during my pregnancy months. Despite some extra kilos, I got back into shape in a month (apparently, breastfeeding and little slip is the best diet).
New Skincare Routine
I mention these details together with my skincare essentials only cause I believe that looking good during/after your pregnancy is a combination of all the above. And while applying various skincare products on a daily basis was never my thing before, getting pregnant has changed both my skin and my attitude. Starting from the first month of my pregnancy – my skin has become drier and I started having acne breakouts on my shoulders, which has never happened before. This was the turning point when I took actions to change my skincare routine and searched for the best products to use during my pregnancy.
I´ve tried lots of natural treatments and remedies in search of my favorite ones. I guess the ideal scheme here is to have something to exfoliate your skin, something soothing and fast-absorbing, as well as something oily and deeply nourishing. Nevertheless, every skin is different – some of the products that worked great for me might not be of a first choice for you ( Indeed if you read the reviews all over the internet there is always someone unhappy about every product lol) The trick here is that you´ll never know until you try.
My Skincare Essentials During Pregnancy
- Rilastil Stretch Mark Cream
- Bio Oil Scar Treatment
- Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera 100% Gel
- Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay
- Glonaturals Essentials Collection Tropical Mango Sugar Body Scrub
- Nubian Heritage Bar Soap African Black / Alaffia Authentic African Black Soap Unscented
- Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Tummy Butter for Stretch Marks
- SheaMoisture Mommy Stretch Mark Butter Cream with Passiflora & Pistachio Oils
- Life-Flo Pure Rosehip Seed Oil
- Natural Body Brush
- Andalou Naturals Body Butter Nourishing Kukui Cocoa
- Weleda Perineum Massage Oil
Other Natural Remedies
- Baths with herbs, clay, and essential oils
- Coffee scrub ( coffee + honey + cinnamon + vegetable oil + 2-3 drops of essential oil)
- Vegetable oils – rosehip seed / coconut / sesame /olive /almond / argan
Aside from rosehip seed oil, other vegetable oils were too oily for me to leave them on long. I did apply it to my skin for 10 min before taking a shower. This was a perfect hydration – even though it seems like 10 min is not a big deal, applying vegetable oils as a skin mask worked great for me. However, be careful with using these natural oils too often. I started using only the vegetable oils for a week and noticed my skin became drier: so I guess the best solution is to combine creamy and oil remedies.
I hope you´ll find my experience helpful. In fact, if you´re reading this you´re probably a future mommy-to-be. Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!
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"Clerks" (1994)
A day in the life of Dante, a disgruntled 20-something who gets called into work at the convenience store on his day off. Along with his friend Randall, the two bums show us that even the most ordinary days aren't so ordinary.
Category: Comedy, Independent
Rated R for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue
Starring Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti and Jason Mewes
Written and directed by Kevin Smith
Welcome back to another edition of Poe's Picks, your one-stop-shop for all things Netflix. We've got a great one on tap for you here, which has become the standard here on Poe's Picks but also raised some questions from readers. Recently, a friend of mine asked if I always gave favorable reviews on the blog here and it got me thinking.
I can only recall one time not giving a favorable review for a movie on Poe's Picks, something you won't find in virtually any other film reviewers library.
There's a lot of godawful movies I've seen in my days, many of which I wish I could un-see for a variety of reasons. If you know me at all, personally or vicariously through the internet, you know I love to criticize and point out what's wrong with many things. It's both a gift and a curse, trust me. Anyway, the reason most of those reviews are favorable is because I want to share the movies with you that I feel are worth both my time and yours. Sooner or later, we'll dissect a truly awful movie and you'll see the wrath unleashed MUAHAHA. *sprays cat with a hose*
Netflix can be a dark place filled with atrocious movies. As your shepherd, it is my duty to gently nudge you little lambs in the right direction and hopefully suggest a positive movie-going experience. Now come along, little lambs, we must make haste.
"Clerks" is one of those movies I've been meaning to get around to for quite some time. It falls into one of my favorite genres of film: independent, low budget '90s films. How hipster of me, I know. With all the bullshit going on in the rest of the world, I needed a good laugh and finally found time to watch this. Thankfully, it was time well spent, I might add.
Dante (O'Halloran) is a 22-year-old man who works in a convenience store somewhere in New Jersey. He's got plans to play hockey today, but the boss unexpectedly calls him in on his day off and he reluctantly goes. Next door, his friend Randall (Anderson) runs the video store back in a time when such stores existed on every block. The two pass the time standing around reading magazines (no smartphones, how'd they survive?!), begrudgingly helping customers and doing all they can to survive work to play some hockey afterward.
The cast of characters who inhabit the surrounding areas and convenience store are a real eye-sore: There's Jay (Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith, himself) who post up outside selling weed and rapping to pass the time. Dante's girlfriend, Veronica (Ghigliotti) frequently drops by to check in on him and the two get into a hilarious argument about the number of times fellatio was performed on different partners. Various oddball customers visit the store for cigarettes, nudie magazines and more throughout the day.
That's it. That's the setup. It's not much in the way of plot, but as you know, I am not a man of plot because it is overrated. Characters and dialogue are what concerns me and "Clerks" has some of the most unique characters ever to grace the screen. It's dialogue, meanwhile, is some of the best I've ever heard. Smith made the film on a meager budget of $230,000, making the film all the more impressive.
The conversations between the characters feel more real than any I've seen in recent memory, the best including one between Dante and Randall on the amount of construction workers killed when the second Death Star explodes in "Return of the Jedi." Jay and Silent Bob also bring some hilarious moments together and I urge you to see their stand-alone film "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," another Smith film.
Most of Smith's films exist in one universe where characters frequently show up in other movies and disappear. He's not the best director, but his ability to write is profound and his impact on the '90s independent cinema scene is vastly underrated. Jay and Silent Bob both pop up in many of Smith's other films, as well as several other characters.
"Clerks," for all its vulgar raunchiness, has a lot to say about life. For starters, take a look at our anti-hero, Dante. He continually complains and moans about how much he hates working at the convenience store and how much he got screwed for having to come in on his day off. Like most of us, though, he puts the blame for what happens to him on others, never accepting the results of his actions; nothing holds him back from quitting the store, yet he can't summon enough in him to do it.
This is a perfect movie for young adults who may feel like they're stuck in neutral, which all of us have at some point. Both Dante and Randall are in self-imposed purgatory, stuck between adolescence and adulthood but not ready to give up the former or embrace the latter. All young people can relate to that.
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Author: Vlad Popa
Date: 07 Jun 2017, tested on ASUS Nexus 7
Immersive atmosphere, decent graphics, exciting game play
Menus need to be simplified, cliché story
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Yakim Astafyev looked out of the window. It's been almost twenty minutes since he received the call by the Federal Police units around the Bear's Den. From that moment until now, he kept attempting to reach the commander of the Rodshyadam Garrison. No response. He couldn't believe that he could lose control so quickly. He took up the phone from his desk and dialed the Tirgith Federal Domain Military District HQ.
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The LuLac Edition #1108, Feb. 28th, 2010
James O'Meara is going to be running for the State Legislature in the 121st district. That district encompasses Wilkes-Barre City, Wilkes-Barre Township, Ashley Borough, Plains Township and Hanover Township's 2nd Ward. The seat has been held by Eddie Day Pashinski, prior to that by Kevin Blaum and even further down the time line by the late Bernie O'Brien. They were all Democrats. O'Meara is making the run because he believes strongly in the two party system. Like most of the Democratic incumbents around here, Pashinski will be hard to beat because of his popularity, his laser bean attention to his constituents and his health care plan that is a huge portion of common sense on the issue. That said, O'Meara is a tenacious organizer, is tireless in helping to rebuild the local GOP and is a sincere guy. I first met O'Meara when he e mailed me after reading this blog for a year. We met and talked politics for three hours one afternoon in 2007. We agreed on some things, on many things we did not. But I came away with the feeling that this was a guy who really cared about the future of this country, state and town. My advice to O'Meara is the same I've given to all the GOP challengers:
Today in the Times Leader, Jamie Lake formerly of LPL Financial submitted to an interview where he expressed remorse for swindling customers of his financial advising business. He even seems to be taking those victims to task for not checking up on him and believing everything and every promise he made. Every time I talked to this guy he'd tell me how much God loves me and hoped I had a blessed day and repeatedly said "God Bless you". This goes back to what my father always told me, "If somebody tells you how much they love God, put your hand on your wallet".
I think the appointment of a new Bishop, Joseph Bambera is a good thing. I have a passing familiarity with him from people I know in the mid valley. But I was struck by the little party they had at St. John the Evangelist Church in Pittston yesterday. Right across the street lay the ruins of what was once St. John the Baptist Church and School. Oh but don't worry, you could buy a video of the last Mass to ease your pain. That'll make it all better!


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STROKES (Buy CDs by this artist)
Is This It (RCA) 2001 + 2001
Room on Fire (RCA) 2003
First Impressions of Earth (RCA) 2006
Is it VU? Is it TV? Is it Superband? Nope, it's just the Strokes, for whom outsized and musically misinformed hype made media darlings of five rich kids arrogantly posing as bored young rock stars (naming your debut Is This It says it all, doesn't it?) and then turned them into actual rock stars. The hubbub around the Oz-like New York quintet (singer Julian Casablancas, drummer Fab Moretti, guitarist Albert Hammond Junior, guitarist Nick Valensi, bassist Nikolai Fraiture)—who are nowhere near as significant as they have been made out to be or half as awful as the frenzy around them has led some to conclude—issued in a weird year (2002) of rampant commercial interest in suit-wearing bands playing herkyjerky guitar music under a mislabeled blanket of garage rock and a sudden plethora of trendy New York bands stirring up a storm of attention by copying Gang of 4 and Joy Division.
With only a slight, simple but memorable album to their credit (which, to be frank, is actually two songs and slight variations thereon), the Strokes got credit for all sorts of things that only confused the reality of what they actually accomplished. Did they reclaim punk swagger for New York City in its hour of despair? Have we learned to grow our own Eurotrash? Or are the Strokes simply proof that, in today's hollow and overplowed culture, a pose stitched together from forbears and betters is more valuable than creative effort or substance? Are they the Strokes or the meta-Punks?
As so many before them have done, the Strokes scanned their record collections and stitched together a sound from the bits they liked. Thanks to the increasing brevity of the pop mart's cultural memory, that effort elevated them to latter-day torchbearers rather than marginalized them as derivative Johnny-strum-lately acolytes. (It's not as if the whole '70s Bowery scene wasn't equally in debt to the Velvet Underground and Stooges.) So in appraising and considering the Strokes apart from the reams of running dog gibberish that's been written about them, it's wise to ignore the trivial connections to Television (one descending guitar lick lifted from "Marquee Moon"), the Velvet Underground (a choppy downstrum long used by the late Sterling Morrison which gives rise to a largely unremarked-upon nod in the direction of the Buzzcocks), Iggy (whose "Lust for Life" beat gets taken out for a stroke in the peppy "Someday" and "Last Nite," both of which explicitly copy Tom Petty's "American Girl"), Sonic Youth, Lou Reed, Dictators, Joe Jackson, blah blah blah. Obvious, doctrinaire, redundant after a certain point, what difference does any of it make? Application of an education doesn't make them teachers, it just underscores the fact that the Strokes don't own the clothes they're modeling at this fashion shoot.
Casablancas' voice treated electronically with a different effect on every single song and the fizzle- out endings of his songs are more distinctive features here than any odd borrowing from the cool band canon. Fishing around the surface of David Johansen's New York Dolls scribblings, his carefully composed lyrical disdain and confusion ("Barely Legal," in which JC tosses off the phrase "don't give a fuck" with impressive élan; "Is This It"; "Take It or Leave It"; "Hard to Explain"; "Last Nite," which offers the album's most cogent manifesto) has the weight of a feather boa; given the roiling and debauched wake in which they swim, these guys have a long way to go before any one is going to take anything they sing seriously.
Shortly after the album's release, which came two weeks after the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, the band and its label suffered a disappointing (from the standpoint of rock imagery) if unsurprising case of cold sneakers and replaced "New York City Cops" (which actually sounds more like "New York City girls" and goes no further in its feckless assault on the men in blue than sneering "they ain't too smart") with the dippy "When It Started." (Evidently, no one in the Strokes camp read the punk manual carefully enough to know that you're supposed to add songs like that under such circumstances, not delete them!)
Where the Strokes truly excel is in their thoroughly self-conscious clarity of vision. Ultimately, Is This It is a dandy little 36-minute album of simple pop tunes with all the right moves and no real motion a flashy ball-hog who looks good on the court, dazzles the opposition but can only sink free throws.
There's a little less of Room on Fire, and that's not just a measure of its 33-minute running time. Evidently unaffected by the surprising stylistic impact of their debut, the Strokes made no effort to keep up with their acolytes, and simply clung stubbornly to their downstroke blueprint, adding a soundalike second set of brisk missives from the glamorous VIP lounge of urban ennui. Other than the Cars-like gimmick of following the processed vocal melody on synthesizer (with handclaps) on the single "12:51," there's nothing about the quintet's second album that audibly acknowledges the impact of its debut. It's not uncommon (or inadvisable) for a band with a distinct sound to remain within its parameters for more than one album, but in doing so, the Strokes run the risk of getting lost in their own crowd.
On First Impressions of Earth, the Strokes both solidify their signature sound and add heavier material, tinged with hints of '90s grunge. Producer David Kahne cuts away Casablancas' vocal trickery, allowing his personality to become the focal point. When the songs are good, the results can be exhilarating ("You Only Live Once," the Iggy-like swagger of "Heart in a Cage"), but the slighter compositional efforts are another story, as Casablancas pours on the bombast to equal the guitar roar. The results of that gambit are hollow fury ("Ize of the World," "Fear of Sleep"). Bogged down in self-referential lyrics ("Everybody at the party, shouldn't worry if I'm there" is just the most glaring example in the awkward "15 Minutes"), these sluggish tracks all but kill the album's momentum.
Approximately twice the length of the previous albums, First Impressions of Earth suggests the Strokes have more on their minds than playing the role of classic New York punk pillagers. Unfortunately, attempts to abandon that formula offer little evidence that they can excel at anything else. A successful reconciliation between the glorious new wave romanticism of "Red Light" and their newly acquired artistic conceits would seem to be (at least) another album away.[Ira Robbins / Evan Thomas]
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Some time ago I penned a short article on what causes the turning points in the residential market and how they are generally "black swans" - the unpredicted and largely unpredictable external factors such as oil price driven recession or political changes.
Rather than leave the housing market to operate on the same economic basis as the remainder of the economy the government is tweaking the tax treatment of property to separate it out from the remainder of their fiscal strategy. This is exactly the sort of political decision that can trigger a huge overreaction if it is not perfectly judged.
Right now as a buy to let investor myself my tax position is markedly worse than that of Land Securities and the lending criteria are stricter and while I understand the thinking I believe it will be some time before we fully appreciate the effect.
Implementing fiscal change is often likened to pulling a brick towards you with a piece of elastic. For some time the brick stays put and the elastic stretches. Then suddenly the brick moves and the pent up energy in the elastic is released dragging the brick straight at your face.
If George Osborne has got this right then the additional demand from buy to let will be cooled but not stopped entirely. If he has got it wrong and the elastic is too strong it won't just be buy to let investors with broken noses.
London's housing market is facing a "major shock" as private landlords offload properties because tax increases will reduce returns on their investments to near zero, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank AG.New lending rules will also severely restrict the ability of investors, who have accounted for about 40 percent of purchases in recent years, to fund property purchases with debt, Deutsche Bank analysts Oliver Reiff and Markus Scheufler wrote in a report Wednesday. Landlords selling homes may create an excess of properties on the market, damping prices.


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Today I have the pleasure of having a fellow Virginian, Jenna Jaxon, on Redheads today to talk about some research she did for 7 Days of Seduction. I give her the high five for trying. :) Enjoy!!
I can't remember when I first saw this picture, or what I was looking for when I saw it. But it made such a strong impression on me that I decided to do some research on what I came to find out is called "wax play" in BDSM circles. It's a little bit kinky, which is why I decided to use it as one of the "adventures" Hunter arranges for Ashley in 7 Days of Seduction. It ended up being a very fun research opportunity.
Because I'd never had molten wax poured on my body before, I decided I needed to have this experience in order to write it properly in the book. Note: this is NOT true for all my writing. But I had this sneaking desire to know what it felt like, probably because of the picture that so enthralled me. So I talked my ever-patient husband into doing a little wax play with me. We both did research, I bought candles, we arranged a time and place and so I finally found myself stretched out on the bed, awaiting the first drop with anticipation and trepidation.
Suffice it to say, the actuality of that first drop was not the sensual experience I had hoped for! It felt like my partner had plunged a hypodermic needle into my butt cheek. The sensation was gone almost immediately, but the amount of pain was not what I expected. He followed with a few more drips here and there over my back, to my yips and yelps as the hot wax hit like atomic bombs. One huge strafing run up my spine and I was done. We hadn't established a "safe word" to call a halt to the play--my husband knew when I said STOP I meant it. When writing 7 Days, however, I did have Hunter and Ashley create one as a safety precaution.
I ended up taking away more from my research than just notations to use in my book. The intimacy this experience created between my husband and I was a great boon. Such sensual shared experiences between couples leads to greater closeness--at least it did in our experience. And I was able to infuse that particular chapter with a more personal note because of it. In fact, it's now my favorite chapter in the book.
Should you try this at home? Why not! But do some research first. Find out the different kinds of wax (next time I'm doing a soy candle--they burn at much lower temperatures). Explore different kinds of application--it's not all about dripping! Above all, be safe.
But if you want a truly unique, sensual experience, then wax on!
Ashley Thompson had a wild time at her party last Friday night. Maybe too wild. She wakes to find a video of her in the middle of a ménage a trois with her ex-boyfriend and a gorgeous stranger. Unable to remember anything about the night, other than the hot sex she sees on the computer screen, Ashley begins a search for Mr. Hunk. She has no luck until he unexpectedly shows up–in her shower.
Hunter Hopewell intends to introduce Ash to a variety of sexual experiences he finds fun and exciting. He proposes a week long series of "colorful" encounters designed to seduce Ashley out of her kink comfort zone.
As their week of escalating pleasure intensifies, Ashley must choose to let go of her inhibitions or risk losing the best damn lover she's ever had.
"Damn it, Sam. Why is it every time I take a shower you have to pee? Couldn't you just hold it for once? Or pee in a cup, for God's sake?"
"I'm not Sam. And I don't have to pee."
Ashley's eyes popped open and the bottle of body wash hit the tub with a loud thunk. The husky voice she'd heard on yesterday's video and in this morning's dream was richer in person. Sexier. Her heart took off like a deer after a shotgun blast. She peered at the shower door, seeing only a shadowy figure through the opaque glass. Well thank, God, for that. He couldn't see her either.
"Hello? Are you there, Ash?" The amusement in his tone brought her back to earth.
"Yeah, I'm here. And just who the hell are you?"
"I'm Hunter Hopewell. Sorry we didn't really get introduced the other night."
"No shit." Damn. The all-important name meant nothing. The spray from the shower roared in her ears and Ashley took a step toward the shower door.
"So who are you? I mean, you say Hunter Hopewell, but I don't know you. And you know me."
"Yes, I do. I've never met you, but I've been interested in you for a while now."
Despite the hot water, chills raced over her body, standing her hair on end. Oh, my God. A stalker. I've attracted a stalker. And I'm shut in a bathroom with him. Suddenly, she couldn't breathe.
"You work over in English at the university." He knew where she worked. "And I've seen you around the campus." He'd been watching her.
She wrapped her arms around her chest, shielding her body as best she could. Maybe Sam would come in.
"You're a beautiful girl, Ashley. With lots of potential."
Potential for what? Needing to breathe or pass out, she gasped in air.
"I think you should leave." Where the balls came from to utter that sentence, she had no idea.
"Why?" His voice rose an octave.
"Because you're scaring the crap out of me."
Jenna Jaxon is a multi-published author of historical and contemporary romance. She is currently finishing revisions to Betrothal, the first book in the Time Enough to Love series. Her Georgian novel, Only Scandal Will Do, the first in a series of five interconnecting novels, was released in July 2012. Work on the second book of the series, Only Marriage Will Do, has begun. Her third full-length novel, As Long As You're Mine, set in Victorian London and Richmond, Virginia is currently out to an agent.
Jenna has been reading and writing historical romance since she was a teenager. A romantic herself, she has always loved a dark side to the genre, a twist, suspense, a surprise. She tries to incorporate all of these elements into her own stories. She lives in Virginia with her family and a small menagerie of pets. When not reading or writing, she indulges her passion for the theatre, working with local theatres as a director. She often feels she is directing her characters on their own private stage.
She has equated her writing to an addiction to chocolate because once she starts she just can't stop.


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Anne Hathaway Wears A Veil On The Cover Of 'Interview' Magazine's Fall Fashion Issue!
The stunning star was shot by Karl Lagerfeld for the issue — get your first look here!
Anne Hathaway looks striking on the September 'fashion issue' of Interview magazine, where a closeup shot of the star, taken by Karl Lagerfeld, was chosen for the cover — get your first look here!
Although sometimes she plays it safe, considering Anne can pull off both a chic sheath and a princess ballgown and has grown up in the spotlight without ever falling victim to a very revealing wardrobe malfunction, it's no surprise she was chosen for the cover! What do you think of the shot?
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We have surveying some non-journalists as a part of our original research. And as I've been reviewing it I've come across some interesting comments. I'll post them on the blog from time to time.
When asked what would prompt you to "like" something on Facebook this person answered:
"Im not. Im a fan of maybe 2 things on facebook because the updates and announcements are annoying. I like to decided when I read my news, not be bombarded with it"


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Four men have been charged with running a fraudulent mortgage brokerage from a basement in Central Valley.
Four men have been charged with running a fraudulent mortgage brokerage from a basement in Central Valley.
Gregory Cooper, Lawrence Burke, Riccardo White and Zachary Cutler were arrested yesterday and charged with two counts each of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. All four pleaded not guilty yesterday afternoon in U.S. District Court in White Plains.
The men ran Nationwide Lending Group and Nationwide Data Corp., both of which operated mainly out of the basement of Cooper's house in Central Valley. The men used the businesses to defraud both borrowers and mortgage brokers, prosecutors claim.
According to the indictment, beginning in late 2005, the men engaged in a scheme to defraud homeowners in the New York metropolitan area by misrepresenting the terms of mortgages. Prosecutors say the men contacted homeowners and offered them mortgages with low interest rates for as many as five years and attractive rate caps once the loans adjusted. The terms of the mortgages those homeowners received didn't match what they had been promised. The men also told borrowers that Nationwide Lending Group belonged to the Better Business Bureau and was associated with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., when neither was true.
The men are also accused of misrepresenting their services to mortgage brokers around the country between 2003 and 2006. They sold lists of names to mortgage brokers, falsely claiming that the people named were interested in getting mortgages and promising that Nationwide would introduce the brokers to the individuals on the list through letters or phone calls, according to the indictment.
If the men are convicted, each count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of the greater of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. Prosecutors believe the value of the fraud exceeded $1 million and that it affected more than 50 victims. The investigation is ongoing.
The government says Cooper already owes more than $1.8 million in restitution from a previous offense.
In 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Cooper and a company he ran, The Brownstone Group, alleging fraudulent stock sales and misuse of proceeds of the sales for personal expenses.
A year later, Cooper pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. He was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay back $1,881,242.


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Wilders in Prison (3)
See also:
Wilders in Prison (1)
Wilders in Prison (2)
Today Minister Donner has sent a letter to parliament about the affair. In the letter he writes that the revelations by Hirsh Ali not only endangered her self but also the people who take care of her security. According to Donner, there was no need for their complaints; he is doing all he can. He says that the style of their security is their free choice and that they have agreed upon it. Also he seems to insinuate that Wilders is not kept in a prison cell.
Wilders was disturbed and said Donner tells half-truths about his security. About Donners denial that he is living in a cell he said: "It certainly is a cell".
In his letter Donner also writes that they had found last week a location for Hirsh Ali that met the criteria and he insinuates that Hirsi Ali is picky. But Hirsi Ali said that that is not true: "On February 3rd I inspected a location, to which I said 'yes', but the people of the NCBB [National Coordinator Security of Donner] have advised me not to do it. Because my neighbor, Henk van der Meijden [best known gossip journalist of the Netherlands, who is now retired], had a view on my balcony.
Donner also suggest that Wilders preferred to live in the prison cell: "who under the circumstances where explicitly preferred by him [Wilders]". But Wilders now says, "it is rubbish that I preferred that". "I only had the option between worse and worse, it was either a jail or a barrack. What I wanted, was a secure residence, but that was not allowed at that moment".
But that is not all Donner also writes that Hirsi Ali, after the murder of Theo van Gogh had chosen her self to stay for a couple of months abroad. This is according to Hirsi Ali "a strange vision on the idea of free choice". "I had the option between being murdered and flee. They told me: If you want to stay a couple of nights on the same address you have to go out of the country. That had been motivated by fear."
But Donner is not only angry on Hirsi Ali and Wilders, he is also angry on liberal (VVD) vice Prime Minister Zalm. In the past, when Zalm was still leader of the liberal (VVD) party, he had personally asked Hirsi Ali to join his liberal party. Zalm has now said that the housing of Wilders and Hirsi Ali was "bad" and called it "insane" that they had to move constantly and had to stay in a prison and army barrack. "The government has to stop this" and "it can not be that in The Netherlands, threatened parliamentary representatives are only safe in a prison". Donner was angred by these remarks and asked Zalm to come and explain his statements.
The Letter Donner had send to parliament:
February 22, 2005
Because of the recent publicity about the residence of Ms. Hirsi Ali and Mr. Geert Wilders I want to inform you about some aspects of their security.
I deplore the fact that due to statements in the media made by Hirsi Ali, their location has become public knowledge. That is not only dangerous for them but also for the security personnel and others who provide services to them. Because of revelation in the media about their staying locations, we had to take appropriate measures.
The main point in the security arrangements for the involved person, is the protection of his physical integrity or –as is now the case- against threats against their live. For this the security services have a package of measures in the object and person protection sphere. The primary focus is on the security of their residence. Security and protection is custom work that depends on the kind of threat, the likelihood and other circumstances.
Also it is the intention of the security procedures that these measures will make it possible that a person can participate in normal social exchanges both professional and private. It is of eminent importance that the protected persons co-operate in the execution of these protective measures. Depending on the severity of the threat and the needed measures this will determine the impact on personal live of the involved person. I understand the great pressure that the heavy security measures causes.
In the case of Ms. Hirsi Ali and Mr. Wilders a large number of threats against their physical integrity and life, lead to a need for measures of personal protection. Under the influence of increasing threats after the murder on Van Gogh, Ms. Hirsi Ali – and later Mr. Wilders – where urgently advised to leave their own domicile of that time. Ms. Hirsi Ali at that time choose her self to stay for some moths outside The Netherlands. The government facilitated her wish. Already before her return to the Netherlands we had a safe location for her available. Miss Hirsi Ali rejected this location. At that time it was agreed upon that after her return to the Netherlands, because of all attention about her return, she would stay for 14 days in a safe house. After that she would be temporary housed until a permanent location would came available. The National Coordinator Security (NCBB) has in my name spoken with her, with the intention to realize a permanent secure living environment with an express focus on quality of living. Shortly after her return Ms. Hirsi Ali has indicated that she was satisfied with her safe house. She wanted to stay there until she got housed at a permanent location. The step of a temporary housing was skipped on her request. In the mean while, a few houses where inspected on behave of the NCBB. None of these houses turned out to be satisfactory. It seems clear that personal wishes and security needs not always go together. Beginning last week there was inspected a location that could meet the criteria and for which was already chosen unless within 14 days a better alternative would come up. Last week it was already agreed with the NCBB that this week there would be more inspections of other housing possibilities that could lead to possible better housing.
With respect to Mr. Wilders, due to security concerns he could no longer stay in is old residence. Due to the circumstances he has been housed on different locations and since that he stays – after deliberation – on a secure location, who under the circumstances where explicitly preferred by him. It was agreed with him that for the time being he would search on his own initiative for a permanent residence location and that he would propose some alternatives to the NCBB. Until this weekend, I had no indications, what so ever, that Mr. Wilders wanted a other arrangement. Also I want to stress that his location is not a "cell" but on a location that, both in quality and size, meets the requirements for such a location.
In consequence of the messages in the media, a meeting on the request of Mr. Wilders and Ms. Hirsi Ali has taken place with me. We have spoken about the situation. Conclusion of this meeting was that we continue to search in cooperation with the involved persons to search for safe housing and than on request of Mr. Wilders this will also be done for him. I realize that sooner or later, the address of these locations will not stay secret. This aspect will be taken into account when choosing their permanent secure locations.
When needed, I am willing to inform the parliamentary commission for Intelligence and Security services about certain details on the basis of confidentiality.
The Justice Minister [Donner]
See Also:
Wilders in Prison (1)
Wilders in Prison (2)
Wilders in Prison (4)
Hirsi Ali released
Evidence of political intimidation
Donner: Wilders is safe if he stops
Wilders: Minister Donner lies
Democracy is DEAD
Where is (R) Hirsi Ali?
Warning for Wilders supporters
First Speech Geert Wilders
Bloggers comment on the affair:
Delfstman - "I was sickened by the thought ..."
National Review: The corner - "Grim news from Holland ..."
Blogs for Bush - "wages of cowardice ..."
Prairie Fire - "cowardly appeasement mentality ..."
VFR - "Freedom for Moslems means slavery for us"
MyBlog.de - "Eine unglaubliche Schande in Holland ..."
Livejournal Ruggels - "THis is just sad"
Gene Expression - Parliamentarians in prison = security?
Belmont Club - The World Turned Upside Down
Sources: Justice department (The Letter), NRC