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Romantic Times Bookclub awards 4 stars to A Proper Companion. Their review says: "Regency connoisseurs will hail the stylish debut of Candice Hern, a striking new talent of superior merit. What a joy to discover such a noteworthy new writer, one whose intelligence, wit, and craftsmanship are as impressive as her elegant romantic sensibility." Under the Covers Book Reviews says: "Candice Hern's Regency, A Proper Companion, is a proper little gem. Each character is distinctly individualistic and beautifully crafted. She knows how to create characters along with the best. This is just one of her strengths. Her plotting is seamless and there is passionate care in her writing for each word, each raised eyebrow and jutting chin. Even the title has a dual nuance. Highly recommended."
A Proper Companion is the first book in the Regency Rakes trilogy. The other books are:
This was my first published book, and the first book I ever wrote. In its early stages, it won several local RWA contests. One of those contests, Romancing the Novel, sent the winners in each category to an editor. Mine went to Judy Stern Palais at Berkley/Jove. She liked the entry (two chapters) enough to request the whole book. Unfortunately, I had not yet completed the book. So I sent her the chapters I'd completed (about a third of the book) and she offered me a contract. I was extremely lucky to sell a book without a completed manuscript, and I will forever be grateful to Judy for jump-starting my writing career. I confess that the first character to be fully developed for this story was the dowager countess. In my head, she had the distinctive drawling voice of my friend's Great Aunt Ruth. And so the dowager came to life first as a voice, then as a complete character. I created this story with sequels in mind. The hero, Robert, has two best friends and I planned a book for each of them. Jack's story became A Change of Heart and Sedge's story became An Affair of Honor. Emily looked up to see the earl as he stood framed in the doorway. She sucked in her breath as she gazed at one of the handsomest men she had ever seen. He was quite tall and broad of shoulder, fairly dwarfing the elderly Barnes. His dark chestnut brown hair fell in a deep wave over one brow. He was still covered with the dust of the road, which, together with the mischievous gleam in his brown eyes and his boyish grin, gave him an appearance more youthful than his thirty-five years. He had relinquished his greatcoat to Barnes along with his curly brimmed beaver. Though slightly ruffled from the drive, he nevertheless appeared quite appealing in his dark blue superfine coat of impeccable cut, buckskin breeches, and top boots. His cravat was simply tied and his shirtpoints were conservatively low. Although he obviously patronized an excellent tailor, his dress spoke more of comfort than of high fashion. Emily stared openly at this man of whom she had heard so many tales. He was no doubt handsome enough for a rake, but there was also a certain boyishness about him which was most appealing. "My dear boy!" exclaimed the dowager as she stretched out her arms to her grandson. In two quick long strides Lord Bradleigh was at her side, clasped her to him in a fierce bear hug, and then swung her through the air like a young girl. "Put me down, you fool! I am an old woman!" she snapped, although her eyes gleamed with delight. Lord Bradleigh returned his grandmother to earth and planted an affectionate kiss upon her cheek. "Old woman?" He grinned. "Ha! You are forever young, my dear heart. You look wonderful." "You have not lost your charm, I see." The dowager glared up at him, still somewhat breathless. Without warning her eyes darkened, and she reached up and soundly boxed his ears. "How dare you!" she said. Completely startled, Lord Bradleigh stammered, "W-what is this?" while he rubbed his stinging ears. "As if you did not know. Emily, show him." Emily had observed the unusual scene with amusement. Failing to completely suppress a smile, she offered the Gazette to Lord Bradleigh. He turned, and for the first time noticed Emily's presence. He hesitated a brief instant as his eyes caught hers, full of amusement but with a hint of caution. He turned to the dowager with a questioning look. "I beg your pardon, my dear," she said. "This is my companion. Miss Emily Townsend. Emily, this is my impudent and surprisingly foolish grandson, Lord Bradleigh." Lord Bradleigh turned to Emily and bowed. "Your servant, Miss Townsend." Emily nodded and dipped a tiny curtsy. "Lord Bradleigh." She smiled as she held out the crumpled Gazette. He returned her smile with a look in his eye that caused her knees almost to buckle as he took the newspaper from her hand. So that's what it's like, she thought, to be stared at by a rake. It was a most unsettling experience. Lord Bradleigh glanced down at the Gazette, and his eyes immediately caught the announcement of his betrothal. "Oh," he said blankly. Clearly he hadn't yet seen the announcement, though he did not appear entirely surprised. A fleeting expression of irritation crossed his face. Emily guessed that his unexpected visit to Bath was to let his grandmother, the Cameron family matriarch, know of his plans, and he would not be pleased that his future in-laws did not have the courtesy to wait until the Cameron family had been informed before sending an announcement to the papers. Or was she reading too much into a momentarily furrowed brow, and making hasty judgments based on the dowager's low opinion of the Windhurst family? "Oh? Is that all you have to say, Robert? Oh?" Emily tensed as the dowager bellowed. This was likely to be a very uncomfortable conversation. "Please sit down, Grandmother, Miss Townsend." Lord Bradleigh led the dowager to a small settee by the window. Charlemagne scrambled up on her lap. The earl reached down and tickled him behind the ears. "Bonjour, mon petit carlin. Veilles-tu sur ma grand'mère?" he whispered to the pug. Emily smiled at this gesture. Everyone who was acquainted with the dowager was quickly made to learn that the pug must be addressed in French, as the dowager was convinced he comprehended only his native tongue. Despite her curiosity about Lord Bradleigh, she had no desire to be a part of what was sure to be an awkward meeting. This was a family matter and none of her concern. She excused herself to allow the dowager privacy with her grandson, saying that she must speak with Mrs. Dougherty, the housekeeper, about arranging rooms for the earl. She would also have fresh tea sent up. After Emily departed, the dowager turned to her favorite grandson. "So. Are you ready to explain this proposed mésalliance?" The earl grinned. "Now, dear love, do not be so quick to judge." "You have not developed a grand passion for the chit, have you?" "No, of course not." "Then you lost another one of your silly wagers and were forced to make an offer?" "No." "Good God. You compromised her!" "No!" "Well, then, what?" the dowager asked, her hands flying up in exasperation. "You never even mentioned you had intentions of marrying, though God knows I have wished it for ages. After all, you have been on the town for years and years, with mamas throwing their daughters in your path since you inherited your title. What brought about this sudden capitulation, my boy?" "Nothing very extraordinary, my dear," the earl replied. "But you are right. I have been on the town for too many Seasons. As you are well aware, it was my disgust—no, indeed my terror—of those mamas you mention that has caused me to avoid the parson's mousetrap at all costs." He paused as Barnes brought in a fresh pot of tea along with slices of plum cake and tiny apricot tarts. The dowager poured a cup of tea and handed it to the earl. He took a restorative swallow. "I recently celebrated my thirty-fifth birthday, as you know," he continued. "And I suddenly realized that I could now legitimately be considered middle-aged." His mouth twisted in distaste. "I concluded that it was time to finally take that dreaded and long- avoided plunge into matrimony in order to produce an heir." "At last!" "Just so. As you know, I have never experienced a serious emotional attachment to any woman, at least since the age of seventeen. Once I had determined to marry, I was therefore not very particular in my criteria for a bride. I required only that she be young enough to bear my children, have a respectable background, a spotless reputation, and at least passable looks." "That's it?" the dowager squeaked. "Why, any number of women could have answered those requirements." "True. The field was wide open, in fact, despite my ... er... reputation. But then I realized that I would prefer that she not be a giggler or a chatterbox. That eliminates half the Season's crop. And I cannot abide a watering pot. You see how the field narrows. And I would have no patience with a clinging vine. So now very few candidates remain. I would especially prefer that she be practical and businesslike in approaching marriage. I would be most uncomfortable with a female who fell head over heels in love with me when I know I could never reciprocate such depth of feeling. I wanted a woman who could accept me on those terms without reproach. And I believe I have found just such a one. "For the first time in my adult life I decided to take a serious look at what the Season had to offer. You will be astonished to know that I even went so far as to grace Almack's with my noble presence. You know how I hate that place and its self-righteous patronesses. But it was actually at Almack's that I first met Miss Windhurst. Augusta." He paused to take a sip of tea, then continued. "She is nineteen years old, and her background, on her father's side at least, is unexceptionable. She also happens to be very beautiful." The dowager nodded. "I am not so removed from Society that I am unaware Miss Windhurst is this Season's Incomparable." "Yes, she exceeds all my requirements in that respect. An added bonus, so to speak. She is also elegant, cool, and supremely aloof. I have no apprehension about her sensibilities. She does not giggle, chatter, whimper, swoon, or cling. She suits my requirements down to the last peg, so I lost no time in paying court to her. We have been much in each other's company during the last month. Two days ago I spoke with her father, who gave me permission to pay my addresses to her." He then reached over and took his grandmother's hand. "I am truly sorry, my dear, that you had to learn of my betrothal through the Gazette. I had every intention of breaking the news to you myself. Indeed, I have come to Bath for just that purpose. I assure you, I had no idea the announcement would be made public so soon." "No doubt," Lady Bradleigh said with a sneer. "I suspect, however, that your future mother-in-law was anxious to make everyone in the ton aware of her great good luck in settling her daughter as a countess. What a triumph for her!" Lord Bradleigh's face became grim, although his eyes twinkled with amusement. "Now, Grandmother. You must try to maintain a civil tongue when discussing my betrothed. Oh, I know what you think of Lady Windhurst, but, after all, she's not the one I'm going to marry. Augusta is cut from a different cloth altogether. She will make a fine countess." He squeezed her hand. "I had hoped for your blessing," he crooned in his most seductive tone. The dowager jerked her hand from his clasp. "Do not go trying to turn me up sweet. You cannot wrap me around your finger like all your other women. You have my blessing. But I give it grudgingly and only because I do not see that I have a choice. I am not happy with this arrangement, Robert. In the first place, I still strongly object to having Lady Windhurst thrust into our family circle. The woman is not to be tolerated. Secondly, I take exception to this cold, calculating way in which you have apparently chosen your bride. I suspect that you will regret your heartless business arrangement in years to come. Have you no desire for an affectionate, loving relationship at the center of your life? Do you not think it is worth waiting until you find a woman with whom you can share such a relationship?" "You presume too much, Grandmother," the earl said, scowling. "I have been immune to Cupid's arrow for thirty-five years, and it is unlikely that I will succumb at this stage in my career. Besides, I do not have the time, or the inclination, to wait for such a miracle." The dowager was halted in her reply as Emily reentered the morning room to say that the earl's bedchamber was ready. She absently indicated that Emily should be seated, and continued her conversation with the earl. "All right, Robert," she said. "I will not fight you. I wish you every happiness with your bride. In fact," she drawled, "I intend to return with you to London to meet this paragon. And I suppose the least I can do is to stage a grand engagement ball in your honor." Lord Bradleigh rose, bowed to his grandmother, and took her hand to his lips. "My dear countess, you do us a great honor. You are most welcome at Bradleigh House." "Well, that is settled, then. Emily and I will begin preparations at once," the dowager said. She settled back, smiling mischievously. "I believe I will make a long stay in London. Perhaps ride out the Season there. I haven't been to Town in an age. It's such an ordeal, you know. But this is a special occasion. I expect it will take us several weeks to prepare. You will stay here with us, of course, Robert, and then escort us to London. And now, you must be tired from your journey, and you are certainly dirty. Emily, ring for a footman to show Robert to his rooms. We dine at seven, my boy." End of excerpt. Like it? ORDER IT!
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5 Comments »I caught up with nice man and Managing Director of the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Duncan Graham. He's a patient and philosophical British guy. I asked him what was going on over at "Crippled Creek." When are they going to name a new chef? He responded:
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Interestingly there is a definite, though unintended, DC connection at The Mansion. Eric Brandt was Exec Sous Chef at The Ritz Carlton there. David Collier was at Kinkaid's and so was Michael Flynn, our Director of Wine and Beverage. I was General Manager of The St Regis Hotel and our daytime host in the restaurant, Jasmine Calbert, was a White House intern during the second Bush administration.
Duncan Graham, thank you so much for the update. Say hi to your mum in Chesire for us.
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From bloody-disgusting, Today very cool character posters were posted from Dimension Films and Rob Zombie's upcoming remake of Halloween, which hits theaters August 31. Read on to check 'em out. After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, is mistakenly released from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.
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Does this look like a Native American kid to anyone else? Maybe it's the colors of the backdrop, not sure.
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Right, except if you litter this guy will actually come to your house and gut you. Maybe if that crying Indian had those kind of balls in the original PSA there'd be a lot less littering now.
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Employment Agencies, Business Social Networks, and the Job Market
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With recent payroll data reporting job growth, employment agencies could benefit. Robert Half International (NYSE: RHI), ManPowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), and Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) operate traditional employment agency offices and market their placement services to job searchers via the Internet. Economic trends seem like they favor employment agencies. Although social networks which help workers find jobs without signing up with employment agencies, they seem like they're helping, not hurting, these agencies.
Employment agencies can typically benefit early in a recovery because many companies hire temporary workers before bringing on full time staff. Current employment trends may give temp agencies an additional advantage. Many companies reduced their use of full time employees and hired more part time employees and contractors to maintain their flexibility. If full time jobs remain less popular with employers, temp agencies will benefit because workers will visit temp agencies on a regular basis to find new job assignments.
Economic trends do seem like they've helped employment agencies recently. Robert Half, Kelly, and Manpower all reported strong improvements in quarterly earnings. Robert Half recorded a 72 percent increase, and Kelly showed a 65 percent gain for the quarter. ManPower reported a loss of $4.29 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2010, and reported earnings of 78 cents per diluted share for 4Q 2011.
LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), designed with customized features for business networking, reported 30 percent higher quarterly earnings and seems like it's also benefiting from improvements in the job market. Although this is a significant rise in income for LinkedIn, Kelly and Robert Half reported stronger percentage gains. LinkedIn doesn't seem like it's harming temp agencies, and it may even be helping them. Temporary agency recruiters frequently use LinkedIn to look up potential contract employees who they can recruit to work for their business clients, so LinkedIn's growth may not be a negative sign for traditional staffing agencies.
Facebook wasn't designed for business networking, and many employers don't let their employees use it at work, but some companies have still created business related Facebook apps. BranchOut, one of these apps, competes with LinkedIn by helping Facebook users sort through their Facebook contacts to find business networking opportunities. Like LinkedIn, BranchOut seems like it's more helpful than hurtful for temporary agency recruiters. A potential temporary agency contractor may not have a LinkedIn profile, as LinkedIn is marketed toward professionals and many more people use Facebook, so BranchOut may help temporary agency staff find more potential workers.
LinkedIn, Kelly, and Robert Half can all benefit from rapid economic growth in foreign markets, as they place many of their workers in jobs outside of the United States. ManPower reported that $3.14 billion of its revenue came from the United States in 2011, which only made up 14.3 percent of the company's $22 billion in overall revenue. Kelly reported total revenue of $5.56 billion for 2011, and it uses a segment reporting method that combines financial results from the United States and Latin American nations. Kelly reported $2.48 billion in revenue from its Americas Commercial segment and $889 million from its Americas PT segment. For 2011, Robert Half reported revenue of $2.66 billion from the United States, and $1.12 billion from other countries.
These temp agencies benefit from a short term trend, employers' cautiousness after a recession, and several longer term trends, including the higher use of contractors, stronger international growth, and social networks' utility for recruiters. Kelly, Robert Half, and ManPower seem like they will improve their results significantly in 2012.
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Kyrie Irving's fantastic summer may already be over. The 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year is reportedly in a hand cast.
Team USA's preparation for the 2012 London Olympics resulted in one injury to an exciting young American hooper, Blake Griffin. Another may have just gone down after departing from Team USA's preparation efforts: SLAM's Tzvi Twersky's reports that Kyrie Irving sustained a hand injury during Las Vegas Summer League practice.
Breaking: Kyrie Irving's hand is in a cast. He most likely broke a bone during practice, according to sources.
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Irving was not named to the 2012 Team USA roster, which already had five guards, three ostensibly point guards, on it. But Irving, the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year, pulled some Houdini moves on one awesome full-court play and looked like Team USA's future as a member of the USA Select squad that scrimmaged against Team USA.
A broken bone in Irving's hand might slow that rise down a bit, though it's the sort of injury he should be recovered for in time to lead the Cavs in the 2012-13 NBA season. All it might ultimately cost Irving and Cleveland is a chance for him to build chemistry with rookie teammates Dion Waiters and Tyler Zeller prior to training camp.
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It might not have been the best time for Shakamak to play Terre Haute North in boys high school basketball.
A day after their chances for a Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic threepeat were dashed in an emotional loss to Robinson, the Patriots came out with a vengeance Saturday evening, scoring the first 17 points of the game and downing the Lakers 68-40.
"I was very pleased with the way we responded to a disappointing loss yesterday," coach Todd Woelfle of the Patriots said after Saturday's game. "We got off to a good start and we got some steals with our defense that created some offense for us."
North missed some shots early against Shakamak's active zone defense, but Woelfle had a defensive strategy of his own that ignited his team.
Using a 1-3-1, three-quarter-court trap, the Patriots harassed the Lakers into some first-quarter turnovers that blossomed into easy baskets. Add to that a hot hand from the corner by Steven Davis in the opening portion of each half and North was never threatened.
"We felt Shakamak would try to dictate the tempo, and with the 1-3-1 we could create more possessions, which would work in our favor," Woelfle said.
Davis had seven points, a steal and a block in the first quarter. Even with a 9-0 lead near the midpoint of the period, Woelfle called a timeout to make a point — and some lineup changes — and reserve Chris Schenck had a basket and two steals to keep the pressure on.
Shakamak finally scored with 1:18 left in the first quarter and found a few things that would work offensively, pulling within 19-9 in the second quarter. North's Calvin Blank had four baskets that period to keep his team in command, however, and Davis — who finished with a game-high 22 points — hit his first five shots of the third period, three of them beyond the arc, to remove any possible doubt about the outcome.
"Steven shot it well," Woelfle said, "and I was really pleased with our guys recognizing he was shooting well and delivering the ball to him."
Blank added 12 points for North, while Brodie Crowe led Shakamak with 17 points and Patrick Green and Brandon Morin added nine each. Green also had five rebounds and four assists, and Crowe actually led all rebounders with six.
"We handled that the best we could ... we're not as physical or as strong as we need to be," coach Steve Brett of the Lakers said afterward.
"North's got some really good players," Brett continued. "When you play good teams like that, it shows the things you need to work on.
"Our kids gave a good effort ... we competed OK, but the score doesn't indicate that."
SHAKAMAK (40) — Crowe 5-10 4-4 17, Green 3-10 3-3 9, Bessling 0-0 0-0 0, Schubla 0-0 0-1 0, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Morin 3-6 3-4 9, West 0-2 2-2 2, Burris 0-0 0-0 0, Cox 0-1 0-0 0, Walters 1-1 1-1 3, Messmer 0-1 0-0 0, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-32 FG, 13-15 FT, 40 TP.
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (68) — Lewis 2-4 0-2 4, Hart 1-3 3-3 5, Blank 6-9 0-0 12, Davis 8-11 2-4 22, Jahn 0-1 2-2 2, Grady 2-3 0-1 4, Vickers 3-8 0-0 6, Schenck 1-2 0-0 2, Dillahunt 1-2 0-0 2, Low 0-2 0-0 0, Sandifer 2-3 0-0 4, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Dennany 1-1 0-0 2, Barrett 0-1 0-0 0, Aimone 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 28-52 FG, 7-12 FT, 68 TP.
Shakamak 2 10 14 14 — 40
Terre Haute North 17 10 24 17 — 68
3-point shooting — Shakamak 3-10 (Crowe 3-7, Messmer 0-1, Green 0-2), THN 5-16 (Davis 4-6, Aimone 1-1, Jahn 0-1, Schenck 0-1, Low 0-1, Barrett 0-1, Blank 0-2, Vickers 0-3). Total fouls — Shakamak 9, THN 16. Fouled out — none. Turnovers — Shakamak 18, THN 9. Rebounds — Shakamak 20 (Crowe 6, Green 5, Morin 4), THN 31 (Hart 4, Blank 4, Lewis 3, Dillahunt 3). Assists — Shakamak 8 (Green 4), THN 19 (Lewis 5, Vickers 4, Jahn 3). Steals — Shakamak 5 (Crowe 3), THN 16 (Lewis 3, Davis 2, Jahn 2, Vickers 2, Schenck 2). Blocks — Shakamak 0, THN 2 (Blank, Davis).
Next — Terre Haute North (6-4) plays the fifth-place game at 3:30 p.m. Monday. Shakamak (3-5) meets North Central on Wednesday in the second game of the Greene County Invitational.
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Goatee, Bertoli ran away with Spring Athlete of the Year
When honoring athletes after a season of excellence, the phrase "what might have been" doesn't usually come up.
But in the case of Terre Haute South's Jackson Bertoli and Terre Haute North's TaPring Goatee – the Tribune-Star's Athletes of the Year for spring sports – there's an air of unfinished business despite obvious recent successes.
Post 346 opens tournament with two victories
Preston Tofaute got on base enough to score three runs, Cody Thornton smashed a two-run triple in the first inning and pitcher Pete Lannoo scattered four hits over a seven-inning complete game.
All of that helped Wayne Newton Post 346 down Lafayette Post 11 by a 7-2 score in the opener of the Terre Haute Inviatational tournament for American Legion baseball Thursday afternoon at Terre Haute North High School. -
North boys move up to 13th in golf state finals
Early Wednesday morning, Terre Haute North senior Ryan Baker and coach Abe Nasser headed out to the Legends of Indiana Golf Course for a range session.
Baker wasn't happy with the 85 he shot in Tuesday's first round of the IHSAA boys golf state finals.
"He was frustrated," Nasser said.
Problem solved. Baker bounced back with a 2-over 74 Wednesday, helping the Patriots improve their team score by seven strokes.
The Patriots shot 304 as a team Wednesday, giving them a two-day score of 615, good for 13th place in the 15-team field. -
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Terre Haute North boys golf is 21 strokes behind leaders at IHSAA boys golf tourney.
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There are a lot of surprising facts about blossoming volleyball prodigy Caitlyn Newton, including that shape-shifting thing she can apparently do, but maybe one of them stands out the most. She may only be scratching the surface.
Camp, Howe win, then lose in state tennis tourney
Miranda Camp and Nicole Howe of Terre Haute South won their first match of high school tennis Friday at the state individual doubles finals, then won the first set against a powerful Park Tudor team before falling in three sets.
Terre Haute North heading back to state finals in boys golf
Terre Haute North is going back to the state finals in boys high school golf for the first time in more than 10 years. The Patriots qualified for a trip to The Legends Course next week by tying for third in the Washington Regional at Country Oaks Golf Club and advancing with the better fifth score.
North, South, Sullivan to compete at golf regional
Boys high school golf teams from the Wabash Valley will compete in the Washington Regional on Thursday, seeking a spot in the state finals to be played next week.
Terre Haute North falls 6-1 to Brownsburg in opening game of Class 4A Regional
Terre Haute North coach Shawn Turner told the Patriots to raise their heads. He wanted to see their eyes at the close of their 24-7 high school baseball season.
Terre Haute North girls shine on dreary day at track state finals
Led by a record setting 3,200-meter relay team and Keirra Porter's long jump, Terre Haute North turned in its best finish ever in the 40th annual IHSAA Girls Track & Field Championships on Saturday at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Valley teams will have to wait until Monday for baseball regionals
Rain and the threat of more rain caused postponements of high school baseball regionals involving Terre Haute North, West Vigo and Shakamak on Saturday.
Rockville's season ends at Lafayette Central Catholic
Lafayette Central Catholic ended Rockville's tourney run in high school baseball Saturday, defeating the Rox 8-0 in the first game of the LCC Class A Regional.
IHSAA boys state track finals: Standing alone
It hadn't been a particularly good day for Wabash Valley track and field Friday, and it wasn't looking like a good one for Jackson Bertoli either.
Terre Haute North, West Vigo return to baseball regionals
Terre Haute North's baseball team hasn't participated in an IHSAA regional since 2006. West Vigo's wait hasn't been as long, but it was 2010 when the Vikings last advanced from a sectional.
Patriots girls take aim at state track title
Terre Haute North's girls have several potential state champions today at Indiana University.
South, North track athletes looking for big performances at state finals
Terre Haute South's distance trio of Jackson Bertoli, Logan Hambrock and Riley Stohler appear to be the favorites to crack all-state status among Wabash Valley competitors today in the IHSAA boys track and field state finals at Indiana University.
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South Vermillion softball can't overcome errors, Tri-West
Uncharacteristic errors led to eight unearned runs and hard-luck hitting made that impossible to overcome for South Vermillion, which fell 8-0 to Tri-West in Class 3A regional play.
Clay City softball comes up short against Lutheran
Clay City closed its high school softball season Tuesday night with the best record ever for the program at 21-9.
The Eels wanted to add another win, the school's first regional title, but they came up short.
PREP ROUNDUP: Rockville wins baseball sectional
Rockville won its own Class A sectional in high school baseball Tuesday, defeating Covington 10-4 in the rain-delayed championship game.
Class 4A Terre Haute South Sectional:The wait is over
Three minutes into an interview with various media members, Terre Haute North baseball coach Shawn Turner couldn't react fast enough to avoid a bucket of ice water being dumped over his head from behind by his giddy players. The soaking-wet Turner could shake it off with a smile, however, because his Patriots had just won the IHSAA Class 4A Terre Haute South Sectional championship with a 13-3 six-inning triumph over Plainfield on Monday evening.
Class 4A Terre Haute South Sectional: TH North, Plainfield win squeakers
The high school baseball teams of Terre Haute North and Plainfield proved Monday that what a batter does early in the game is not necessarily indicative of what he will do in the late innings.
Class 2A Linton Sectional: Eastern rains on Sullivan parade
Mother Nature put Sullivan's quest for a high school baseball sectional championship on hold Monday night at Linton-Stockton High School. Sullivan (14-15) and Eastern Greene (16-7) will resume play in the Class 2A Sectional 47 championship game at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Linton's Roy Herndon Field.
Opening Day: Terre Haute Rex host Quincy
In his first season at the helm, first-year Terre Haute Rex manager Ronnie Prettyman is going to be surrounded by men he knows and trusts.
Class A Shakamak Sectional: Stout pitching leads Union, Shakamak to final
Trey Bedwell and Patrick Green made sure their respective high school baseball teams would meet for the championship of the Class A Shakamak Sectional by pitching shutouts in semifinal contests Monday afternoon.
Class A Rockville Sectional: Covington, Rockville title game postponed
Rockville and Covington won semifinal high school baseball games Monday to advance to the championship game of the Rockville Class A Sectional. Due to rain, the championship game was postponed. A decision was expected this morning whether the game will be played today or Wednesday.
South Vermillion, Linton, Clay City look to stay alive in softball
There might have been as many reasons to think they wouldn't be winning sectionals this spring as evidence to show they would, but high school softball teams from South Vermillion, Linton and Clay City will be playing one-game regionals Tuesday with the chance to keep defying the odds.
West Vigo back on top of Class 3A baseball sectional
West Vigo won its sectional with a 6-4 victory over South Vermillion on a rainy night at Dick Ballinger Field.
South runs into 'buzzsaw' at girls tennis semistate
Postmatch interviews don't often begin with a coach and a reporter ready to blurt out the same word, but that was the case for Bill Blankenbaker and his interviewer Saturday morning after the Center Grove Semistate for girls high school tennis.
Unfortunately for Blankenbaker's Terre Haute South team, that word was "buzzsaw."
Greenwood's Kawamoto twins made quick work of the top of the Braves' singles lineup, so despite stellar efforts by both South doubles teams the Woodmen's 3-2 victory didn't seem all that close.
Greenwood moves on to Fishers, where it plays Floyd Central or Jasper on Friday in the state quarterfinals.
Also playing Friday, but at Park Tudor, will be South's Miranda Camp and Nicole Howe, who reached the individual doubles finals for the second straight season by virtue of their 6-4, 6-2 win over the Greenwood team of Taylor Hudnall and Brittany Toney.
"It's really exciting," said Howe of the prospect of a second straight finals trip, "but I wish our team could've gone with us."
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10th Apr 2013, 05:10 AM | #126 |
I don't think there ever was a Dark Dirt that came with the base caw textures. If you go to your Programs Caw folder, you'll see all the base textures. You can copy and paste any you've missplaced into your Documents Caw folder. Programs(x86) Electronic Arts The Sims 3 Create a World UserToolData SourceTextures HystericalParoxysm has a set with dirt_dark. It's available for download on post #16 of this thread, and Martine's has a Dirt_Dark_Base |
10th Apr 2013, 05:25 AM | #127 |
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My bad, I meant it comes as an in-game terrain paint. There is a light dirt and a dark dirt. I'm aiming to use textures that are already in the game so I can match them up on individual lots. I've already got the Light Dirt in my CAW files, but the file listed as Dark Dirt in Martine's pack doesn't seem to be the same one as the in-game one. I would try extracting it myself, but S3OC won't open. |
10th Apr 2013, 05:34 AM | #128 |
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Ooohh no! Silly me! It is the right texture . Thanks for your help anyway |
10th Apr 2013, 06:38 AM | #129 |
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Haha sorry to be a pain. I'm having another problem with the dark dirt -when using a round brush with a low opacity and falloff, all the other textures work and can be blended nicely, the dark dirt seems to have a jagged edge even with low falloff, and the opacity must be set high or it does not work at all, making it impossible to blend. Any idea why this is or how it can be fixed? |
10th Apr 2013, 10:16 PM | #130 |
Where you add your texture in the list effects the way it reacts with the other textures. I like to add them in clusters from either dark to light, or vice-verse, depending on the effect I want. Example Pallette: Dark rock Light Rock Dark Dirt Light Dirt Light Grass Medium Grass Dark Grass Also you can save the texture with a different setting. Most of Martines textures are saved as a DXT5 (Interpolated Alpha) which gives it a more transparent appearance, and it usually blends better. You can do a "save as" in a paint program, I use Paint.net, and save it as a DXT1 (Opaque/1-bit Alpha) and see if that helps. |
12th Apr 2013, 12:05 AM | #131 |
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You're amazing! It has the effect I was after now. If the texture order has impact on the way they react with each other, is there any way to edit the order, without having to delete existing layers, after you've already started painting? |
12th Apr 2013, 03:14 AM | #132 |
If you've already started painting, I would just stick with the way it is. I've tried deleting one in the center, then all the textures under it got wonky. It's not that big of deal, it just works a bit better for me, and how I paint. |
25th Apr 2013, 10:22 PM | #133 |
Wow thank you so much, everyone! This makes the terrain on my map look much better than it does with the default textures. |


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Report this post | 11 Nov 2007 14:48 GMT | #917334 | |
i'm looking to start learning the electric guitar, but i don't have a clue what to get. Could someone please give me some suggestions as to what guitar would be a good starting one? £150 is about the most I'm willing to spend. |
Report this post | 11 Nov 2007 19:45 GMT | #917710 | |
Is that £150 budget including an amp? Or just a guitar?
Report this post | 12 Nov 2007 20:14 GMT | #918441 | |
Sorry for the topic I created earlier, I was just typing in a hurry, anyway here's what I wrote: Okay so I was a bassist for 3 years and I've definitively switched to Guitar. So I'm selling my Hartke A100 bass amp for 300 (£200) to the bassist in my band and I want to buy myself a bad ass guitar amp with that money + extra. I play post-hardcore music, I like using distorsion but I still want a clear sound for high pitched notes. What can I add? I play with an Epiphone SG-400 guitar and I don't have any pedals yet, I'm using a Zoom A2 for now. Cheers for any advice. MuseBootlegs.com | Twitter | MySpace | Robots On Unicorns |
Report this post | 13 Nov 2007 11:18 GMT | #918717 | |
possibly if you have a bit of extra cash, get a Laney VC30 from GAK for 299? it's a tube amp, and I've heard many amazing thing about it. I went on youtube and looked at some videos of it, it sounds immmense. I'm getting one at christmas |
Report this post | 13 Nov 2007 17:29 GMT | #918851 | |
I was more looking for something around the 100Watt marker, for stage performance. But Laney's a good brand yeah. ^^ MuseBootlegs.com | Twitter | MySpace | Robots On Unicorns |
Report this post | 14 Nov 2007 17:52 GMT | #919615 | |
Hey.. Does anyone know a website that sells like.. "Buy now pay monthly" guitar equipment? :S.. saving ftl -.-
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Report this post | 14 Nov 2007 23:21 GMT | #920020 | |
thoughts feelings on epiphone dots anyone?
Report this post | 15 Nov 2007 16:18 GMT | #920453 | |Quote Very kool, I'd have one if i was offered one Never played on tho My band - www.myspace.com/mephistoclub |
Report this post | 15 Nov 2007 20:15 GMT | #920635 | |
Someone in my music class got an Epiphone Dot, it plays really well. I didn't get a proper listen to the sound as it was a shitty school amp, but it felt very nice. I'd like a guitar like that, actually...
Report this post | 16 Nov 2007 23:42 GMT | #921515 | |Quote soundcontrol do such a scheme I think, it's called play or something. Have a nose around in a store or on their site and there may be clues. hehe |
Report this post | 17 Nov 2007 01:37 GMT | #921601 | |
i wanna buy some drum mics.. any reccomendations? i want them for recording, not live situations if that makes any difference as to what i should choose. Fallout 2
Report this post | 17 Nov 2007 05:27 GMT | #921655 | |Quote i jst really like semi bodied guitars....
Report this post | 20 Nov 2007 13:18 GMT | #923822 | |
I've got a dilemma people!!! For Christmas, with my extra money that I've saved up, should I buy a M-Audio Prokeys 88 digital piano or a Laney VC-30 212 from GAK? Bearing in mind I can probabl purchase the other one of whichever I pick bout a month or two afterwards, but the main christmas present is mostly my money and slightly donated from my parents. New amp = awesome, I have a crappy Rage 158 and I want to have a big and awesome amp (with valves too). I've seen clips on youtube too and it sounds amazing. Piano = I've wanted one for ages, and I know it will increase my musical and songwriting ability 2million-fold. Plus the warm synth setting is orgasmical. Plus I brought a crappy keyboard last christmas, sold it a month ago and now want a proper 88 key one. Which do you reckon people? Thanks |
Report this post | 20 Nov 2007 14:38 GMT | #923842 | |
What is your first instrument? I'd probably recommend getting the one you're not as good at, then you'll get better faster. That's what I'm doing |
Report this post | 20 Nov 2007 18:49 GMT | #923986 | |
I play electric guitar which I am pretty good at; no piano at all. I brought a 61-key keyboard last Christmas but it was a bit of a waste as it wasn't too pianoy and the keys were shite. I was thinking more towards getting the Prokeys, because it looks and sounds amazing. So yeah, guitar is my first instrument, really my only instrument so yeah...any more opinions would be nice |
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Report this post | 20 Nov 2007 22:25 GMT | #924152 | |Quote worth it I'd say, the only things that are diff from that and the KP3 are the size, no lighting up of screen and less input jacks. possibly less patches, and I heard that there's no synth ones...although I don't know, I'd guess there would be! you could go for this if you want just the synth programs and not manipulation ones: http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/75054 |
Report this post | 20 Nov 2007 22:28 GMT | #924155 | |
I think its time i paid the actual GAK store in brighton a visit to have a go with the Kaoss Pads, its not worth buying one unless its the right one!
Report this post | 20 Nov 2007 22:30 GMT | #924156 | |Quote You'd probably be best going for the piano then. That's my intention... I've always hated the way keyboards feel, so I'm hopefully going straight to piano... |
Report this post | 20 Nov 2007 22:37 GMT | #924159 | |Quote thank you i was thinking this, cheers! thing is, I've heard piano can help more immensely with songwriting too...amps don't...generally! hehe thanks |
Report this post | 21 Nov 2007 18:46 GMT | #924692 | |
oh yes they do! you can hide a massive lack of songwriting skill under waves of distortion!
Report this post | 22 Nov 2007 15:53 GMT | #925268 | |Quote haha exactly :P |
Report this post | 22 Nov 2007 16:13 GMT | #925279 | |Quote Some people can't hear the frequency known as 'clean'. There are several people in my music class who simply cannot flick the switch over to clean, so I know what you mean. I like to call them emos. |
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