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Sure Dave, sorry if I was vague. The thing about finishing clousers is that the material has to somehow cope with the presence of dumbbell eyes in the 'red zone'. There are two schools of thought - tie the eyes on first, or tie the eyes on near the end. I've done both and they both work fine as long as (1) you left an adequate "snout" space between the eye and the hookeye and (b) you use zap-a-gap to set the eyes on the threads if you tie eyes in over the thread. In fact it's not a bad idea to set the eyes with it in either case.
But anyway, what I meant by criss-crossing is the way the thread wraps over the materials as they go over the eye. This is more important on the topside of the fly than the bottom. As you probably know, the material (say angel hair in this case) lays over the 'vee' between the eyes along the hook shaft. The thread then crosses over in a "madam X" style to bind the material in place and pull it into the 'vee'.
Wrap normally on both sides of the eyes, you can even wrap under the eyes like a button on a shirt - just make sure you finish it toward the hook eye.
! On the lower side, I usually tie the material with a few turns between the eyes and the bend, pulling the material tight to the shaft of the hook
! On the topside, I usually criss-cross the angel hair or polar flash so that it almost comes straight back from the high point of the eyes, using minimal wraps and not cinching the material down on the bend side to preserve the look of the sand eel's back. I use a lot of wraps on the forward side (the 'snout') and finish the whole thing with zap-a-gap or head cement (but I feel the zap penetrates better).
The angel hair lets you get away with only a few wraps of thread to lay right but it does get snarled after 25-50 fish. Polar fiber snarls less but fouls more.
For no-flash situations (mid-summer flats, etc) I use a few strands of floashabou inside top and bottom layers of transparent synthetic material.
Maybe we should do a mid-season tying party?
RE:PI High Tide for a change manana
Hi Juro - having a hard time trying to figure out when you are describing "criss-crossing" the material. Can you elaborate a little more so I can understand this part of the process.
RE:PI High Tide for a change manana
The eye does not go inside the hook bend... did I somehow say that in the post? (I'll go look) It goes just like we tied at your clave... standard clouser style.
0) tie in the eye if you want before starting, space it so there is a nice snout extension between the weighted eyes and hookeye. Use realeyes with the yellow sticker eyes for best results. The concave eye sockets prevent damage to the eyes, I have some that are a few years old with half the materials but the eyes are perfect. No coating required.
Use white thread or clear thread.
a) tie in a few strands of chartreuse flashabou at the bend
b) tie in a thin core of white bucktail under it (while point is UP, otherwise "over it"). I like to wrap the shank toward the eye over the bucktail at this point to give it a nice body underwrap of white.
c) Tie in transparent synthetic light green, chartruese or yellow fibers from point just behind the eyes, split over hook bend or use two sections and brace the hook without creating a cleaved seam. This is tied in a ways back from the eyes to keep things simple. Before you tie, pull the fibers from the center with your fingers to give it that natural "layered to a point" look. Oh yeah put a few more strands of chartruese flashabou in the fibers for highlights. Go longer than the white bucktail core, big stripers like big sand eels. Mine are like 4-6" sometimes 8" long. The real eyes come in different sizes, match accordingly but don't make them huge like a clouser - the material and weight should balance out for better casting. It takes a lot of material to balance out a weighted eye fly.
d) tie in the clear/white synthetic fibers on the bottom and criss-cross the thread over the nape of the dumbell eyes to make it appear like it comes out naturally. You can layer the stuff for long patterns, one layer between the eyes and bend, another criss-crossed into the dumbell, whatever. My fly tying is like evolution, the patterns mutate and whatever works I keep
e) The topping is key - Use either rainbow angel hair criss-crossed into the dumbbell and split over the hook -or- sand eel green polar flash, very good for deep water use like Billingsgate or the ocean beaches. I've also used flashabou but it is not durable. Angel hair holds it's shape and even after getting totally trashed you can form it with the fingers. Fish certainly love it.
You can vary the opacity with the materials you choose. Mid-summer flats fishing waws always better for me with light, clear sand eels... but large ones.
Good luck, be back later
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No, I opted to bide my time for a better plan this weekend conspired over the phone.
Glad too, the wind was up by 7:00 am. Instead I tied up a couple of your "Deep Sand Eel" clousers at my bench. I will report on their success after the weekend trip. I lossed the Deep Sand Eel you tied for me (Bass River) on the PI jetty.
When tying: Definately was a little confused about eye placement. If the dumbell eye goes inside the hook bend, won't it turn the point down into the sand and lead to snags?
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Did ya do it? Sorry I wish I checked the board last night. I might have defected for that!
PI High Tide for a change manana
Anyone playing hookey or going in late tommorrow to fish PI in the am high tide? Probably not, but condemplating a first light Joppa flats cruise in the ol 14'.
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West Union 69 Hatley 57
The Eagles snapped an eight game losing streak by avenging an early season loss, as West Union defeated Hatley 69-37 Friday night.
West Union traveled to Hatley three weeks earlier and lost to the Tigers by three. Like the first match-up, the game was close, as the score was tied at 15 after one. Keeping the Eagles in the game early on was Wesley Jumper, who had three three pointers in the first frame, four in the first half to lead the Eagles with 18 at the break.
Hatley took the lead in the second, as Grant Hawkins' free throws gave the Tigers a five point lead.
A technical foul on West Union coach Kevin Williams sparked the Eagles, as Jumper had three straight steals to cut Hatley's lead to two.
After Thad Moody's basket tied the game, Hatley regained the lead once more on a jumper by Chris Tartt.
Jumper's fourth three came after that, giving the Eagles the 26-25 advantage, but Hatley would regain the lead once more before the half on free throws by Phillip Falkner gave Hatley the one point lead at the half.
Hatley took a three point lead in the third, 37-34, before Jumper was fouled on a basket down low. The three-point play tied the game once more at the 4:53 mark.
Back-to-back three's by Jumper and Matthew Gordon pushed West Union ahead by 10 with less than a minute to go in the quarter.
Jordan Standifer scored four straight points for the Tigers, cutting the Eagles' lead to four before Jumper and Gordon again hit two straight three's, making it 55-48.
Tartt hit a three to cut West Union's lead to 8, but the Eagles held the ball and forced Hatley to foul to hold on for the win.
Jumper led all scorers on the night with 37, while Gordon added 14.
For Hatley, Tartt had 16, followed by Standifer's 12.
West Union will host Myrtle this week.
Ingomar 75 Hickory Flat 60
The Falcons got back on the winning side, as they defeated Hickory Flat 75-60 Friday night.
Ingomar held a two-point advantage after the first quarter, before scoring 23 in the second to take a 37-28 lead to the half.
The Falcons maintained a comfortable lead after three, as their advantage was in double digits.
Zach Carnell led all scorers on the night with 24, while Matt Purvis had 21, Clay Kidd 11 and Tyler McCay had 10 for Ingomar, who is now 9-7.
For the Rebels, Caleb VanTassell scored 20, followed by Tyler Reed and Travis Bell with 10 a piece.
Ingomar will host East Union this week, and will be on the road Friday night at South Pontotoc.
East Union 54 Baldwyn 53
The Urchins picked up a big win Friday night, as they held on for the 54-53 win at Baldwyn Friday night.
Despite a strong second half by the Bearcats, the Urchins were able to hold on after leading 25-22 at the half.
Ethan Roaten led East Union with 13, while C.J. Armstrong added 12 and clay Armstrong and Gareth Pannell each had 10.
For Baldwyn, Andrew Shelton led all scorers on the night with19, while Dorian Berry had 11 and Cameron Mohammed added 10.
East Union will host Ingomar and Potts Camp this week.
Oxford 90 Myrtle 73
Myrtle picked up only their third loss of the year as they fell on the road to the 4A Chargers of Oxford Friday night.
The Hawks stayed in the game throughout the first half, as the score was knotted at 24 after the first. Oxford took a three point lead to the break, before scoring 42 in the second half,to the Hawks' 28.
Justin Jordan led Myrtle with 25, while Jimel Judon had 23 and David Wilson 17.
For the Chargers, Dan Hicks led with 23, while Keith Searcy had 19 and Brandon Blake added 11.
The Hawks fall to 11-3 on the year and will look to avenge their first loss of the year as they will host Hickory Flat on Monday before traveling to West Union on Friday.
Tishomingo County 51 New Albany 48
After tying the game going into the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs could not hold on for the win, as they lost at home in their division opener, 51-48 versus Tishomingo County.
The Braves held a 21-20 advantage at the half, the the Bulldogs came out in the third and evened the score at 30. Tishomingo outscored New Albany 21-18 to secure the win.
Kareem Brown led the 'Dawgs with 16,followed by Adrian Gamble with 10. For the Braves, Tyler Pritchard scored 30, with Alex Smith adding 10.
New Albany falls to 4-6 on the year and will host North Pontotoc Friday night.
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Fiji: Suva launches global humanitarian campaign
Suva was the first city in the world to celebrate World Humanitarian Day (19 August) and the first of dozens of cities to launch "The World Needs More__" – an innovative, global campaign designed to turn words into real, tangible assistance for people affected by humanitarian crises.
The launch took place at the University of the South Pacific (USP) with a panel discussion on 'Humanitarian action in the Pacific'. Greg Grimsich from the OCHA Regional Office for the Pacific (ROP) talked about how humanitarian organizations are supporting Pacific Island governments in disaster response and Vuli Gauna, from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies discussed the importance of humanitarianism at the grassroots level, as individuals and communities are often the first responders in a disaster.
In his opening address to USP students, OCHA Head of Office, Sune Gudnitz, said "The Pacific is one of the world's most susceptible regions to natural disasters, and World Humanitarian Day reminds us to pay tribute to aid workers from UN agencies, the Red Cross, civil society organizations and local communities who provide assistance to people in crisis."
'The World Needs More__' campaign enables leading global brands to sponsor a word they believe the world could use more of. Between 19 August and 24 September, people can "unlock" money pledged by these brands by sharing sponsored words on the campaign website or through social media networks.
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World Humanitarian Day was also promoted at Suva's largest annual event, the Hibiscus Festival. OCHA staff and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Pacific Youth Volunteers were on hand at the UN stall to promote the campaign and engage with young people about the work of humanitarians around the world. Over 120 people queued up at the stall to access the campaign website and share their word of action through Facebook.
Events were held in more than 50 cities around the world to celebrate World Humanitarian Day. In New York, families of those killed in the 2003 Iraq bombing –remembered each year on World Humanitarian Day - attended an event hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and in Rio de Janeiro, the Government of Brazil arranged a series of events to celebrate the legacy of Sérgio Vieira de Mello who was killed in the Baghdad attack.
Elsewhere, events included an academic debate in Colombia, the awarding of an humanitarian prize in Madagascar, the hosting of fairs and photo exhibits in Mali and Pakistan, and even humanitarian-themed races, flash mobs and soccer tournaments in Panama, Thailand and Côte d'Ivoire respectively.
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UTSA First-Year Faculty: Assistant Professor John Alexander
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(July 25, 2007)--John Alexander, assistant professor of architecture, came to UTSA from Texas A&M University. After becoming acquainted with many of the UTSA College of Architecture faculty while he was at A&M, he was excited to move to San Antonio to become involved in the rapidly developing UTSA architecture program.
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According to Alexander, when he came to interview he had the chance to meet UTSA students and was very impressed with their work. He is excited to participate in the development of future architects and to help the college grow.
His chief area of research as an architectural historian is the work of Saint Carlo Borromeo and early modern Italian architecture. In his research, he plans to study the Milanese architecture influenced and patronized by Borromeo and then to trace its impact through Spain and to Mexico.
Alexander believes that architecture is a more immediate way to understand past cultures because "we all live in buildings." He would love to expand the architecture program at UTSA to include more than the architectural history survey courses required for architecture majors, but also more specialized courses for advanced historical research.
His favorite early modern architect is Camillo-Guarino Guarini, who worked primarily in Turin, and his favorite modern architect is Carlo Scarpa.


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Family: Parulidae, Wood Warblers view all from this family
Description SPRING MALE "Myrtle" has dark gray upperparts, streaked on back, with two white wing bars and yellow crown stripe. Throat is white and has narrow white supercilium. Breast is blackish and underparts are white with dark streaks and yellow flank patch. "Audubon's" is similar, but has yellow throat and white wing patch. SPRING FEMALE Similar to respective male, but paler, with indistinct crown patch. FALL ADULT Duller than spring counterpart. IMMATURE Recalls dull, buffish fall female without crown patch; note yellow rump and flank patch, and white wing bars. "Myrtle" has white throat and narrow supercilium; "Audubon's" has buff throat.
Dimensions Length: 5-6" (13-15 cm)
Habitat Common summer visitor (mainly May-Aug) to a variety of mixed woods and open, brushy areas, as well as coniferous forests. Winters in southern U.S. and Central America.
Observation Tips Hard to miss.
Range Rocky Mountains, Northwest, California, Florida, Mid-Atlantic, Texas, Western Canada, Alaska, Eastern Canada, Southwest, Plains, New England, Southeast, Great Lakes
Voice Song is a trilling series of whistles; call is a soft chep.
Discussion Widespread wood-warbler. Plumage varies across range: "Myrtle Warbler" occurs in north and east and is described below unless otherwise stated; western "Audubon's Warbler" occurs mostly outside range of this book. Yellow rump and yellow flank patch are seen in all birds. Sexes are dissimilar.


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It's time for diary writing again.. seems like these waiting times at the airport are very productive for diary creation :)
I had an early flight from Helsinki to Stockholm, got to the airport before 7am. The good thing about that is there was not much queueing to check-in (even though I only took the certified-for-cabin -sized bag with me this time) Before I had a backpack with me, but looks like those are not very nice in the customs - they seem to get too much attention or something, and one ends up checked way too often. This nice wheel-and-a-handle thing is much more convenient in that sense.
For some reason an American Airlines security guy wanted to talk with me.. Maybe it is because my tickets had been purchased from the States or something. He asked me if I had packed my stuff myself and all that stuff you already know.. Of course it is nice to see that they do care about our safety :)
I am about to board the Chicago plane in about twenty minutes.. I have been waiting for this flight: 9.5 hours of (hopefully) sleep! I might as well read some of my largish (70MB!) inbox .. Lots of mail backlog to clear up. The last week has been a horrors for me to get all the stuff done for COMDEX, and I didnt have much time to rest before the flight. Sounds like a few days off after the show. That's the plan atleast.
Hmm.. looks promising, I am starting to yawn and the boarding should start very soon!
..and on the air again.. This time it's the American Airlines flight from Chicago to Las Vegas, landing will be in another one and a half hours, so there is plenty of time to write some diary stuff and other things.. I might as well compile my first kernel in 28000 feet! I actually managed to get some sleep during the previous 9.5 hour connection, which is good. I dont even want to know about the jetlag, better get some sleep at the hotel so I can do stuff at the booth during the week.
It will be fun to see the Helix Code folks again, it's been a while since the last visit and it is a lot cooler to talk with people in person instead of over irc or email. Seems like the remote working stuff is going pretty well though, but I have noticed it still makes a lot of sense to have phonecalls and meet in person every now and then. The bandwidth of IRC is not enough, one can get stuff done, but you dont hear the talk what happens in the cubicles, you dont see the naked monkeys on Peters cube, you dont smell the Bertucci's pizza, you dont poison yourself with the PopTarts (eek!) and you have no idea what you can do with Cozmo.com. (Hi Chris! :)
I noticed that in COMDEX the Helix Code booth is about 10 meters away from the SOT booth. The (finnish) acronym SOT stands for "Finnish Software Engineering" if I remember correctly. They make a localized version of Redhat for Finland and Eastern-European countries. (Yeah, original.. Though Turbolinux seems to be doing pretty well in that business in Asia..) I wonder if they have any of the finnish staff around, since they do have US offices too. That remains to be seen :) Sometimes it's a small world, even in COMDEX..
Ok, starting the final approach soon, so I'll wrap this up for now. I should be seeing Larry at the gate, where we were planning to take a cab together to the hotel. Going to write more stuff once I get this submitted first.


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Sodium hypochlorite is a chemical commonly found in bleach, water purifiers, and cleaning products.
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Sodium hypochlorite
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Watered-down (diluted) sodium hypochlorite generally causes only mild stomach irritation. Swallowing larger amounts can cause more serious symptoms.
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Latest Quest in Tales Universe Takes Franchise Fans To New Heights
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (April 12, 2005) – Leading video games publisher and developer Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that the latest epic adventure in the enormously popular "Tales" franchise, "Tales of Legendia(R)," will be coming to the U.S. market exclusively for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system.
In development for several years, "Tales of Legendia" will offer fantastic 3D graphics, dynamic battle scenes and an emotionally-charged storyline. Additionally, "Tales of Legendia" features a unique cast of characters designed by Kazuto Nakazawa, the internationally renowned Japanese artist acclaimed for his amazing animation sequences in "Kill Bill: Vol. 1."
"We look forward to bringing the newest 'Tales' adventure to the loyal fans of this franchise," said Yoshi Niki, Business Unit Director at Namco Hometek Inc. "'Tales of Legendia's' updated graphics and engaging battle system clearly sets a new standard for the role-playing genre of games, and we are confident players will be delighted with this next journey."
"Tales of Legendia" is an epic tale of love and heroism that explores the ties that bind us all. Senel Coolidge, a young expert of the special skill called "eres," was drifting in the misty ocean on a small boat with his younger sister Shirley. As food ran out and their strength deteriorated, an island suddenly burst through the mist and approached the boat with astonishing speed. The boat was engulfed by wild waves as Senel tried to steer it. When they woke up on the shore, they realized it was not an ordinary island, but actually the deck of the mysterious giant ship called Legacy. Have they stumbled upon an unknown civilization, or is the Legacy a relic of something long past?
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You like to do things for attention. If they're fun for you, then all the better, but the attention's the important part. Lesbians probably dislike you.
You date dudes who wear tight pants, guyliner, and too many necklaces, and then complain when they don't text you back because they're too busy playing guitar in the mirror. You think having a gay friend makes it okay to use oppressive language because "gay" and "homosexual" are totes not the same thing. You don't know how to pronounce "Mozart."
He isn't "hot n cold," he's just not that into you, but feels awkward rejecting you explicitly. Also, you have terrible gaydar.
You have a gambling problem. Possibly an alcohol problem, too.
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We're sure that you've heard this before, but rotational weight is the most vital area for you to direct your gram-focused conservatism. However, this doesn't mean that you should be willing to sacrifice rigidity and aerodynamic gains solely in the name of weight. Absolutely not. The way that we see it, every wheel depth serves a purpose -- 25mm for the mountains, 65mm for time trial, and 45mm for everything in between. Luckily, Enve shares our mindset and have prepared an ultralight version of its Classic 45, the Enve 1.45 Wheelset. At a svelte 295 grams per hoop, the 1.45 is called the 'Magic Bullet' around the Enve office for a reason. Simply put, the 1.45 can do it all, and it'll do it faster than its 'competition.'
Of course, there are many factors to the 1.45's ridiculous stiffness-to-weight ratio. Starting at the interface between the spokes and the rim, Enve uses a patented process of molding in spoke holes, nipple seats, and valve stem holes. Knowing that carbon fiber gains strength from continuous fibers, Enve routes the fibers around each hole in a 100% intact design. This design allows a lower weight at the spoke face, and adds overall rigidity to the rim. When built, the molded design promotes both higher spoke tension and tension uniformity. Another aspect of the 1.45's light weight is due to Enve's use of removal bladders during the molding process. While most composite rim manufacturers leave the rim-shaping inflatable bladder in the rim, Enve spends the time and money to remove it. This time-consuming process reduces rim weight, and makes for a perfectly tensioned wheel build.
And while all of that technology creates an aggressive stiffness-to-weight ratio, we all know that a 45mm deep wheel is built for speed in any conditions. Sure, rigidity adds to this variable, but so does the build. The Enve 1.45s are hand-built in the USA with DT Swiss 240 hubs laced with 20/24 DT Swiss Aerolite bladed spokes. So, when you utilize the quick, powering gains of the rim, the 240's low-resistance and minimal rotational weight (around 209g at the rear) will keep your speed on the rivet with less exertion coming from your end.
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It might be kind of interesting to list the many ways govt can downright waste money.
I saw this today ... sorry, it is from Fox News ...
The Labor Dept spent $500,000 to advertising training programs for "green job training". Primarily the adds were run on the Rachel Maddow and Olberman shows, over a two-month period.Not surprising that the "stimulus" never performed as expected if this is an example of how money got spent.It's unclear how many people might have gotten involved in the green job training program because of the ads. But in terms of direct economic impact, the official online entry on the contract listed zero jobs created as a result of the payment.That works out to $15/student. But it must have cost more than $15/student to actually do the training. No mention of how many jobs created. Were there 60,000 jobs for the people they trained?According to the Labor Department, the Job Corps committed more than $9 million in stimulus funds toward growing its training program and brought in more than 60,000 students to participate in the process.
Just recently, it was reported that there were some stimulus funds that were never used for road/bridge projects. So now they're releasing those funds to various state projects ... that didn't quite fit into the rules of the original disbursement guidelines. Duh? I think they mentioned a bit over $1 billion in funds.


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Please tell us five random things we might not know about you.
--I've been a gymnastic coach, a preschool teacher, a bank teller, a receptionist, a sales associate, mother and wife.
--I love almonds, chocolate, strawberries and pizza.
--I lived in Italy as an exchange student when I was eighteen.
--I am afraid of snakes.
--And I hope one day to jump out of an airplane.
I think so many of us writers have a long list of previous jobs, as you do. Story fodder, right?
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of your novel.
A Shocking Revelation
Finding out she is heir to a fortune shocks Caroline Tully to her core. And to "qualify" for the inheritance, she just has to visit her newfound grandfather's Mississippi home from Christmas to New Year's.
Adopted as a baby, Caroline knows nothing about her mother's family...and doesn't realize they can't be trusted. When attempts are made on her life, there's only one man who can protect her. Donovan Cavanaugh—a man who made her lonely heart want to love again.
Posing as her fiancé, Don promises to find the would-be killer. But will his protection-and his love-be enough to keep her safe?
What is it about Don that will make your readers care about him?
Donovan Cavanaugh's father walked out when he was a boy, leaving a gaping hole in his life. Don joined the military and fought for his country and now suffers with PTSD. When his mother became ill, he came home to care for her until she passed. Don is afraid to love for fear he'll be a loser like his father and break under the responsibility of a family. It takes the love and determination of a special woman to make him see how far from being like his father he is.
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
The heroine would be portrayed by Jennifer Love Hewitt.
And the hero would be Paul Walker.
Many authors—including multi-published authors—have started taking their out-of-print books and even original books straight to e-books, which they've essentially self-published. What are your thoughts about the idea? Have you done it, or are you likely to?
I haven't put up any books, out-of-print or original work. Love Inspired keeps me busy writing for them. I think every author has to decide for themselves. I know some authors have had success with this and others not so much. I can't predict what the future will hold though I'm keeping myself informed, but have no plans at the moment to venture down this road.
What is the last book you read that you would recommend?
I just finished reading Mistletoe Matchmaker by Lissa Manley, a December 2012 release from Love Inspired Romance. This is Lissa's second book in her Moonlight Cove series. Lissa has an engaging voice, fun characters and a sweet romance set against the beautiful Washington coast in the fictional town of Moonlight Cove.
What are you working on now?
I'm working on the third book in my Protection Specialists series. The Doctor's Defender will be a Fall 2012 release.
Someone wants Doctor Brenda Storm dead and it's bodyguard Kyle Martin's job to protect the pretty surgeon from a determined killer. Opposites in everyway Brenda must trust Kyle to keep her alive, but can she trust him with her heart?
Where else can readers find you online?
The book is available at fine book stores and for online purchase via the following buttons:
Finally, what question would you like to ask my readers?
Since New Year's Day is just around the corner, what is the one thing you hope to accomplish this year? For me, it's getting through sending my daughter off to college without falling apart.
Thank you, Terri, for visiting with us and telling us about your novel. Readers, Terri has offered to give a signed copy of her book to the winner of our drawing on Thursday, January 5. To enter, leave a comment below in answer to Terri's question, above. "Please enter me" won't get you entered. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com.
Also, if you'd like to enter your name in the drawing for a signed copy of my nostalgic historical novel, Unforgettable, take a look at this post.
Be sure to check out my interview with Joyce Magnin, below. Leave an appropriate comment at the bottom of the post to enter the drawing for a signed copy of her book.
And I'd love it if you'd connect with me on Facebook. Just click on my name at the right of today's post.
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Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, who has built a promising foundation for his journalistic career during almost two years as a reporter at the Providence Journal, plans to leave the paper later this month to take a job at the Oregonian.
A ProJo source says Sulzberger, one of two children of New York Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., is slated to work his last day April 21 before moving to the substantially larger daily in Portland, Oregon.
"He'll be missed," says Tim Schick, administrator of the Providence Newspaper Guild, who confirmed Sulzberger's impending departure. "He's a good reporter, and he's highly respected by his coworkers." Schick says the young heir's tenure at the ProJo "proved to be something very rewarding for both [Sulzberger] and the people who work with him." Because of his place as a member of one of American journalism's great dynasties, "People initially didn't know what to expect -- is this a guy who's coming in with an attitude or a feeling of entitlement? And that was not the case at all. He was just one of the guys looking to do a good job."
Profiled in the Phoenix earlier this year, Sulzberger, 25, was described as a skilled reporter uneasy with public attention who cultivated a reputation as a well-liked, hard-working and unassuming young man (see "The prince and the paper," News, February 2). The direct descendant of four previous Times publishers, Sulzberger graduated from Brown University, where he concentrated in political science, and he joined the Journal as a two-year reporter-intern in mid-2004. In January, the scribes in that program were converted into permanent staffers.
Later, in February, at the Providence Newspaper Guild's annual Follies, Sulzberger was bestowed with an award in honor of copy editor Mimi Burkhardt, a revered mentor to young ProJo reporters, who had died in 2004 at age 52. Medical reporter Felice Freyer, part of the three-person selection committee, says the depth and breadth of Sulzberger's entries most impressed the judges. There was "an earnestness about them," she says. "You could tell he was really trying to learn the craft."
Sulzberger did not immediately return a telephone message and an e-mail left for him at the Journal's South County bureau in Wakefield. In March, Willamette Week foreshadowed his move to the Oregonian by reporting that he had interviewed at the newspaper.
The young reporter has been known to have a desire to live in an unfamiliar part of the country, something that will seemingly be accomplished with a move to Oregon after six years in Rhode Island. While media types will always recognize Sulzberger's famous name, the Pacific Northwest, like the Ocean State, offers him the chance to advance his career while offering a relative degree of anonymity.
Even in Rhode Island, says Freyer, "It was a difficult thing for him to do, coming here being a Sulzberger. He really wants to get by on his own merits." And after facing some initial natural suspicion from colleagues, she says, "I think he was able to put that to rest."
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Warhawks Remain Perfect with win at Oshkosh
Platteville beats Stout 59-35
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater football team remained unbeaten as a fourth quarter score put them up, 17-14, to defeat UW-Oshkosh. The Warhawks improve to 7-0 while the Titans suffered their first loss of the year. This is UW-W's tenth win in the last 11 meetings between the pair.
Booker Ross scored the game winning touchdown on an 18-yard run in the fourth quarter, set-up by a Jordan Ratliffe 56 yard rush, the longest rush by a Warhawk this season.
Matt Behrendt was 22-40 for 236 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions on the day while Ratliffe ran for 126 yards, his second 100-yard game of the season. On the receiving end, J had nine catches for a 135 yards and Joe Worth caught six passes for 47 yards and the lone receiving TD for the Warhawks.
Platteville hosted Stout Saturday and the Pioneers ended the weekend with a resounding 59-35 win. The Poineers racked up 561 yards of offense, as the two teams piled up over 1,000 combined yards.
The game was competitive for the first one and a half quarters as the teams traded touchdowns. Once the Poineers found their stride, the Blue Devils never had a chance. Starting in the second quarter, the Pioneers began a 28-0 run to take a 42-14 lead. They cruised from there to win 59-35.
Platteville quarterback John Kelly tossed five touchdowns and two interceptions.
Platteville remains perfect on the year as they travel to Whitewater next Saturday for a top ten matchup with the Warhawks.


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I am trying to get together a group of guys that have never bagged a turkey.
Not looking for a guided hunt, but stumble around ourselves ;-)
We might hole up in Hulett and try the National Forest... can anyone give us a little intel on the area?
Is it better up north or down south, etc.
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Federal Agencies Involved in HIV/AIDS Research
Within the U.S. government, responsibility for HIV research primarily rests with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is carried out in laboratories and clinics on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and through a vast network of supported research at universities, medical centers, and clinical trial sites around the globe. But, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and USAID also support important HIV/AIDS research initiatives. This page provided brief profiles of the Federal agencies involved in HIV/AIDS research and links users to more detailed information.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. NIH is the single largest public funder of HIV/AIDS research in the world. NIH's HIV/AIDS research transcends every area of clinical medicine and basic scientific investigation, crossing the boundaries of nearly every Institute and Center (IC). NIH-supported scientists have been central to the investigation of the HIV disease process, the development of new therapies for HIV/AIDS, and the design and validation of methods of HIV prevention.
Read about NIH's 30 Years of AIDS Research
Read the FY2012 Trans-NIH AIDS Research By-Pass Budget Estimate and Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research
Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
The coordination of the diverse research portfolio demands an exceptional level of scientific coordination and management of research funds to identify the highest priority areas of scientific opportunity, enhance collaboration, minimize duplication, and ensure that precious research dollars are invested effectively and efficiently. These are the responsibilities of the NIH Office of AIDS Research. Located within the Office of the Director of NIH, OAR is responsible for the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of the NIH's HIV/AIDS-related research programs. Through the trans-NIH planning, budgeting, and portfolio assessment processes it administers, OAR is enhancing collaboration and ensuring that research dollars are invested in the highest priority areas of scientific opportunity that will lead to new tools in the global fight against AIDS. Read more about OAR.
NIH's HIV/AIDS research spans many of its 27 Institutes and Centers, including:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. Read about NIAID's HIV/AIDS research program.
NIAID's Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome was formed to develop and implement the national research agenda to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The division works to ensure an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by increasing basic scientific knowledge of the pathogenesis and transmission of HIV, supporting the development of HIV therapies for HIV infection and its complications and co-infections, and supporting the development of vaccines and other prevention strategies.
NIAID's Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center conducts research that facilitates the development of effective vaccines for human disease. The primary focus of research is the development of vaccines for AIDS.
Learn more about NIAID's HIV/AIDS research.
More information on NIH's HIV/AIDS research
AIDSinfo, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administered by the NIH's National Library of Medicine, offers access to the latest, federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, HIV treatment and prevention clinical trials, and other research information for health care providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public. Among its research-related information are these:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NICHD's Pediatric, Adolescent, and Maternal AIDS (PAMA) Branch supports and conducts both domestic and international research on HIV infection and its complications in infants, children, adolescents, pregnant women, mothers, women of childbearing age, and the family unit as a whole. Read more about NICHD's HIV/AIDS research.
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has played a major role in HIV/AIDS research since the beginning of the epidemic, when a cluster of cases of Kaposi's sarcoma was one of the harbingers of this new disease. NCI leads a national effort to eliminate suffering and death due to cancer, including AIDS-related cancers. NCI's Office of HIV and AIDS Malignancy supports a robust and varied research program. Download HIV/AIDS Research at the NCI: A Record of Sustained Excellence. Read more about NCI's HIV/AIDS research.
National Eye Institute (NEI)
NEI funds the Studies of the Ocular Complication of AIDS (SOCA), which involve evaluating treatments and treatment strategies for cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, a common infection in people living with AIDS. Read more about NEI's HIV/AIDS research.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
NIDCR's mission is to improve oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information. NIDCR's AIDS and Immunosuppression Program supports HIV/AIDS research to advance understanding of the mechanisms that enable or prevent HIV infection and the development of oral complications associated with AIDS and AIDS-related oral cancers. Read more about NIDCR's HIV/AIDS research.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
NIDDK conducts and supports basic and clinical research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health. Each of the three divisions in NIDDK supports an HIV/AIDS program and encourages HIV/AIDS research. Read more about NIDDK's HIV/AIDS research.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
NIGMS supports basic biomedical research that is the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. In August 2007, NIGMS and NIAID launched three research centers to deepen the biological understanding of HIV. Read more about NIGMS' HIV/AIDS research.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIHM's Office on AIDS plans, directs, coordinates, and supports research designed to develop a better understanding of the biological and behavioral causes of HIV infection. The Office also cooperates with health organizations, as well as other NIH components and Federal agencies, to identify and meet AIDS-related needs, particularly as they relate to mental health issues. Read more about NIMH's HIV/AIDS research and visit the NIMH Division of AIDS Research.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NINDS conducts and supports research on brain and nervous-system disorders, including research on the neurological consequences of HIV/AIDS. Read about NINDS' HIV/AIDS research.
National Institute of Nursing Research
The key to decreasing the spread and reducing the impact of HIV is to promote healthy behaviors that prevent infection or minimize the adverse effects of treatment. Health promotion, disease prevention, symptom management, and treatment adherance are key components of the research conducted by the biobehavioral scientists supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Read more about NINR's HIV/AIDS research.
National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life by providing leadership in research and programs relevant to aging and older people. NIA offers information about HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, and treatment for older people.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIDA's AIDS Research Program (ARP) provides direction and leadership for the ongoing development of an HIV/AIDS research portfolio that addresses dimensions of drug use and abuse as they relate to HIV/AIDS. Read more about NIDA's HIV/AIDS research activities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project
This project identifies evidence-based HIV behavioral interventions to help HIV-prevention planners and providers in the U.S. select interventions most appropriate for their communities.
CDC is involved in many different aspects of behavioral research, diagnostic research, vaccine research, and biomedical research related to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Read about CDC's HIV research.
Department of Defense
The U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) is dedicated to HIV vaccine development, prevention, disease surveillance, and care and treatment for HIV. MHRP is at the forefront of the battle against HIV to protect U.S. troops from infection and to reduce the global impact of the disease. While its primary focus is developing a globally effective HIV-1 vaccine, the program provides prevention, care and treatment through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Working under PEPFAR since 2004, MHRP has developed comprehensive prevention, and care and treatment programs in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda. These programs expand beyond research and are a critical complement to the vaccine research activities in these countries.
Department of Veterans Affairs
In the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the single largest provider of healthcare for HIV/AIDS, caring for approximately 23,463 HIV-infected Veterans. Investigators with VA's Health Services Research & Development Service conduct studies aimed at identifying and treating HIV—particularly via the HIV/Hepatitis Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI), whose highest priority is to identify, understand, and minimize deficiencies in the care of HIV-infected Veterans. Read more about current HIV/AIDS research at VA.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. conducts research to establish product standards and improve testing methods to assess the safety of HIV/AIDS drugs and biologics. FDA's research programs have played a significant role in the development of vaccines, therapeutic products, and test kits. This research includes work on HIV infection and vaccine models for its prevention, and studies of the body's immune response to HIV. Read about FDA's HIV research activities.
Health Resources and Services Administration – HIV/AIDS Bureau
Research on HIV/AIDS care is a focus of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau supports Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) to advance knowledge and skills in the delivery of health and support services to underserved populations diagnosed with HIV infection. SPNS grants fund innovative models of care and also support the development of effective delivery systems for HIV care. Each initiative is supported by a SPNS Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center charged with evaluation design.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) supports applied research and public health evaluations to provide local implementing partners, donors, and national governments with the evidence base to improve HIV/AIDS services and inform policy. Its key HIV/AIDS research priorities include vaccine development and microbicides. The agency also supports HIV/AIDS program research and public health evaluations designed to improve coverage, quality, and effectiveness of HIV/AIDS programs in developing countries.
Read related issue briefs from USAID:
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Interesting little read here.
Sean Smith and Randy Starks are both noticeably missing from this list. There's talk at the end of the article that the team will spend FA money this year improving the offense , while drafting defense to get younger and cheaper. I figured we would lose either Smith or Starks (preferably Smith IMO), but this sounds like we are losing both of them. Maybe they left them off because they are going with people who are already on the books for next year? Like I said before, interesting read.


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Llamasoft again in Blackpool at Replay 2015
The fantastic Replay event !
Once more again Llamasoft is going to be present at Blackpool Replay event, the always getting better fantastic Retro ( and modern ) meeting.
Jeff will be there for 3 special events such as
You can find more details about what is all that about on the Replay website, if you can be there because it is going to be really good !
TxK on Playstation PLUS Next Month !!
Llamasoft is happy to announce that next month, on September 2014, you will be able to download TxK from PlayStation PLUS® which means for one month you will be able to get this game for FREE !
TxK on PlayStation PLUS®
|Watch the Sony trailer with a preview of the other games you will find on PlayStation PLUS®
|Always check out for new Llamasoft content, Llamasoft is currently working on a number of new releases.
TxK wins a Develop Award
Music composer "Junosix" wins a Develop Award for his soundtrack Noise Pulse composed exclusively for TxK
The prestigious Develop Award
We are very grateful to all the talented composers that been with us on this project and that allowed us to create such a wonderful game. We remind you also that you can always purchase the soundtrack here.
LET THERE BE MORE LIGHT: Llamasoft creates new reality with Minotaur Rescue VR
Llamasoft's first Oculus Rift Demo
Llamasoft is proud to present its first virtual reality demo, a reimagination of our classic Minotaur Rescue game especially designed for VR.
Displayed for the first time at Replay 2014 in Blackpool. Feel free to download and try it (can be played even without Oculus Rift). If you do have a Rift, put on your headset and enter a world of tumbling asteroids, grunting minotaurs and a not entirely unexpected quantity of particles whizzing past your ears and up your very nose. Stay tuned for more to come.
TxK wins a postumous ZZAP Gold Medal !
|It's true! Gary Penn, Julian Rignall and Gary Liddon decided to give TxK a ZZAP! Gold Medal from beyond the grave!
I must say how irrationally happy it made me when I saw that the lads from Zzap! had all played TxK and awarded us this posthumous Zzap! GM. Makes me feel like I'm 20 again. - Yak
|Get the orignal soundtrack here!
|Yes ! Yes ! Yes !
The NEW release for PSVita is HERE !
The long awaited new Llamasoft game for PSVita is finally arrived, finally available for digital download on the PSN store.
Glowing vectors, explosive particle effects and a pulse-pounding soundtrack are core elements of many modern arcade shooters - a style that Llamasoft defined with its seminal 90s tube shooter.
TxK is the spiritual successor to that genre-defining work and brings you 100 levels of engrossing score-chasing gameplay married to an outstanding soundtrack that will have your head nodding as you blast your way onto the scoreboards.
Check out TxK details here.
GR++ PC up for grabs
|Some people asked about the PC version of GR++ so I have uploaded it for free. Take it, enjoy it, and if you feel like it support us either with a donation or by spreading the word and/or buying our upcoming Vita game TxK
TxK on Indie Week
|Watch the new Llamasoft video, Jeff talks about TxK interviewed by Hollie
|TxK is now content and feature complete and we are on course to submit it to QA very soon. Expect more videos and details of the final game in the coming weeks as we move towards release.
First Playable at Sony
|Friday 28th we have been at Sony headquarters in London where we presented the "First Playable" and we received very positive feedback and appreciation. According to Spencer Low "One of the best First Playable I have seen in the last 10 years."
|So the second project milestone been passed with flying colours and everything is full steam ahead now looking forward to Alpha submission. We spent a really lovely afternoon at Sony and a wonderful evening with some of the guys at the best hamburger place in London.
Giles, Shahid and Yak with the First Playable (photo taken by Spencer Low)
See more details at the developer's blog entry.
The Road Ahead
"19 years ago saw the release of one of the best games Llamasoft ever made, a game which came to be recognised as one of the best games on an entire system - Tempest 2000 on the Atari Jaguar. I've often thought that one day I would like to revisit that game and do some kind of an updated version on modern hardware"
|See the blog for more information
|Image created by Rod Steele
|Our Latest game GOAT UP 2 *****
|"GoatUp 2. For the caprine game designer within you. The one who likes eating flowers and farting on Manic Miner enemies. You know it makes sense." - Indie Statik
|"This is a great evolution of the original Goatup jumper into a platformer game. As usual for Llamasoft, everything is amazing, from the retro sounds and visuals to the tight controls and gameplay."
|See more about it ...
|Also have a look at ...
|Gridrunner for Android as DONATIONWARE
|And all the other games too !
|Goat Up 2
|Super Ox Wars
|Five a day
|Caves Of Minos
|Goat Up
|Minotron 2112
|Minotaur Rescue
|Keep me posted about new games !
Welcome to Llamasoft
|30 years of making games we love to play and people like to play. Join us now and share the experience of what makes Llamasoft games a kind of its own and what we are.
|" The first step is making a nice game is make a game you love to play ... "
|Llamasoft games been around since 1984, they evolved and are always evolving around the new technologies and medias available always retaining the original vision of games that are fun to play.
|Gameplay mechanics, humour, rewarding game experience, right feeling of the controls and a bit of a twisted vision is what you'll find into our games.
During all this years a lot of people have played Llamasoft games some of which been considered to be some classics, like Tempest 2000 or Attack of the Mutant Camels to quote some of the most well known. All those people that liked our work are still following us today.
These people are not just players, they are the people that followed Llamasoft during the development of the games, that seen the life of the games, that voiced their ideas and opinions on what we were doing, that lived together with us what been going on in all those years.
Some people say our games are not "mainstream" because they are different. Yes, they are different but not everyone is the same in this world, we are what we are.
So why don't you take a closer look at what this "different" is and make your own mind ? It won't hurt you ;) You may find out why some people are still with us since 30 years.
Thanks from Yak and Giles
We thank you again for looking around and supporting us.
|Thank you from Yak
|and Giles too
In the circle
- Gridrunner Android
- Goat Up 2
- Super Ox Wars
- Five a day
- Gridrunner IOS
- Caverns of Minos
- Goat Up
- Deflex
- Minotron 2112
- Minotaur Rescue
- Gridrunner Revolution
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