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Here's the link: http://omc.ticksy.com/
Sign up and you can submit a ticket. Remember to paste your purchase code into the box provided. Here's an example of where you can find the code: http://cl.ly/DN4m
hello ! thank you for the nice theme, i'm having fun with it, but i have a question that i can't resolve. I have the slider in the home page, made by 4 post with images (1 for each category i'm using). I would like to link the images in the slider straight to the relatives category archives and not to the post page that i created just to show the image in the homepage slider. Ty in advance, Piero.
For that customisation you need to edit loop-flexslider-homepage.php and on line 40 change it to this:
<?php if($category[0]){ echo 'term_id ).'">';} ?>
Remember to backup that file before you edit.
ty very much !! perfectly working !
Im having an issue with the nav links not showing a background color when hovering. seems to be happening off and on and is an element style. which is making the link disappear as the text is changing to white on hover. you can see the issue here >>http://samchimenti.com/
Hi, can open a ticket for that please with wp logins (mark as private): http://omc.ticksy.com/
Two quick pre-sales questions.
1. Can you please tell me the font of the tag line in your logo? 2. I see you used Vimeo videos in the demo site is possible to insert Youtube videos instead?
Hi there,
1 – the font is Motoroil 1937.
2 – Yes, you can use youtube for your videos
Thank you for your reply. But I mean the tag line "a really cool magazine theme" what font is that in?
Ah ok – that's Helvetica italics if my memory serves me correctly.
How easily can i use this theme with a static homepage and blog? I have been looking for a review theme, but not blog style?
Hi, you can use a static homepage if you like and then have the blog/categories separate on other pages.
Is this theme compatible with multilingual plugins? I will need to be able to have the pages and all entries appear in various languages seamlessly.
Hi, WPML recently contacted me to let me know that Gonzo is on their list of compatible themes. You can see the post on their official blog here: http://wpml.org/2013/02/vibecom-aegaeus-royal-chateau-gonzo-bigbangwp-are-now-compatible-with-wpml/
Are you planning on releasing a new update soon? I have a couple of quick and painless modifications which I have made to the theme that make use of WordPress core functions which you might be interested in (e.g. Shortlink auto-copy field, Click here for more reviews link for best reviews widget, etc.).
I also like the strong and emphasized html tags more than the bold and italic html tags in the source code. Anyway, great work with the theme!
Hi Nelson, the lastest release is very stable and the feature-set is quite mature now so I'm not in any immediate rush to update. However, if you feel there could be some features added that will benefit most users then by all means open a ticket and let everyone discuss it
I think i found my review theme!!!!!! woooohoooo!!!!!!!!!
Can you embed more than one Youtube videos? Also, will they be responsive as well?
Hi, yes to both questions
I just downloaded and installed it. How can I import the demo content? Is there any demo content available? I couldn't find it in "themeforest-2415788-gonzo-clean-responsive-wp-magazine" folder?
Hi, if you read chapter 1.2 in the documentation it tells you how to get the dummy content installed.
I just purchased this item, and I noticed a few things wrong with the theme. Whenever you give an item 5 stars, it adds +2 to the percent. So if its 100%, it then becomes 102% which makes the stars look messed up.
Why is this even in the theme? "$omc_final_score * 20 + 2"
What is the purpose of the +2?
Hi there, it's because of the gaps in the star's sprite. I had to slightly adjust the percentage width in order for it to display the most accurate representation of the score displayed.
A simple addition of overflow:hidden will correct any display issues you may be having with it.
I just installed this theme and I spent the last hour trying to figure out where the hell my "home" page tab went, no I have a website with no "home" tab in the menu
Hi, if you create a custom menu you can add a home page to it.
Ollie, could you please post up your exact homepage page code? I have something close to resembling yours but I dont understand how you've done so many categories on the home page, under games, xbox, ps3 etc. Thank you!
No worries, here it is:
[loop category=gadgets module=a ][loop category=games module=a ][loop category=world-news module=a ][loop category=games module=a ][loop category=all module=gallery][loop category=sports module=b ]
Remember to set the page template to 'Homepage'.
Hi there I have a few pre purchase questions, . 1/ One the review page if Im reviewing a product can I add multiple images and videos within the product review page for the user to view. 2/ Does the design allow me to insert advertising banners within every page including product review pages.
Great design by the way! Best one Ive seen. Cheers Redgreggo
Thanks for enquiring.
1 – Yes you can add multiple images and videos to your reviews.
2 – You can add advertisements to the sidebar and header widget areas with a plugin. If you want to add them into the actual content then you'll need to use a plugin that supports shortcodes or else hardcode them in.
I want to buy this theme but I was wondering if it is possible to enlarge the photo´s in the gallery. Like a ´pop up´ zoom function or something like that.
Hi, I'm afraid that isn't a feature of the theme. However you can disable the automatic gallery and install another plugin that will do that.
Hi, how can I add the feedburner account to SocialBox? I've analyzed the code of this premium plugin and I can't find any reference to feedburner. Is this option still available?
Hi, can you message me from my profile page please: http://themeforest.net/user/OllieMcCarthy
Congratulations for the theme! If it suits for my next project I'll definitely use it.
How do you add drop down items to the menu?
Hi, you go to Appearances > Menus and you can create a custom menu there by nesting the menu items.
Gotcha. Also: Why here on this page do the review stars show up on the post below the slider (http://theredcarpetregister.com/category/video-games/) but not on this page (http://theredcarpetregister.com/category/movies/)
One of the best work in this marketplace!
Many thanks
hi .. Template beautiful .. But supports RTL?
Thanks I'm afraid it doesn't support RTL out of the box. However there is at least one magazine theme on this marketplace that does. I can't remember the exact name of the theme but it shouldn't be too hard to find.

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Facebook's Gateway Drug
The company's plan to get the world online sounds good. But it's all about money.
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The Clayton County sheriff's office is raising funds for a new K9 officer, as the department looks to retire its current dog.
Officials there say a new K9 is not a want, it's a must, especially in the fight against a growing meth problem.
Clayton County is one of Iowa's largest geographic counties, so the sheriff's office has a lot of ground to cover. It's why an extra pair of eyes, ears, teeth and two pairs of legs come in handy.
Matt Moser is K9 handler for the Clayton County sheriff's office, meaning he gets to work with nine-year-old Bear, who's retiring soon.
Bear detects drugs at traffic stops.
"When I do find methamphetamine, you usually find marijuana inside the vehicle also, or inside the house," Moser said. "A lot of marijuana and, here in Clayton County, a lot of methamphetamine."
Like many places throughout eastern Iowa, Clayton County has seen a growing meth problem, especially in the last few years.
"In 2013, we've had about anywhere from 20 to 30 drug cases that are felony-level cases we've been working," Clayton County sheriff's narcotics investigator Mark Kautman said. "All but one of them have been methamphetamine-related."
Monona police chief Jane Scott-Quandahl said it's a drug that's devastating communities. In the Monona area, she said, her department has made about a dozen meth-related arrests in 2013.
Monona is a town of about 1,500 people.
"We're losing generations of professional people," Scott-Quandahl said. "We're losing doctors, we're losing people that may cure cancer because they're choosing meth and they can't get off meth. It's just an evil, evil addiction."
She said Troy Laufenberg has suspected ties to the meth community. He's the Monona man believed to have severely injured his girlfriend's daughter, 18-month-old Myah Larson, in mid-July.
In the apartment Laufenberg shared with his girlfriend, Myah and a younger child the couple had together, officials found what they believe is meth, leading to drug charges for Laufenberg and a charge of child endangerment. Lab results on the substance are pending.
"It's a wicked drug," Scott-Quandahl said.
Between local police, drug investigators and the K9 officer, Clayton County officials are helping combat eastern Iowa's meth problem.
The sheriff's office asks anyone who sees, hears or even smells anything suspicious to give them a call. As always, tips can remain anonymous. The tip line number is 563-245-1234.
The Clayton County officials need about $4,000 more for a new K9. They want to raise $11,000 and are currently right around $7,000, Moser said.
They're accepting donations and holding a hog roast fundraiser Sunday, Aug. 18 at the county law enforcement center near Elkader.


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CCJ reserves judgement in Myrie case
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) - The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has Thursday reserved its decision on the application by the Jamaica government to join in the case of Shanique Myrie who accused immigration officials in Barbados of sexually assaulting her more than a year ago.
Jamaica's application to intervene in the case was heard yesterday by a three member panel of judges headed by the CCJ president Sir Charles Byron via video link.
The application was made by Dr Kathy-Ann Brown, the deputy solicitor general and O'Neil Francis, Crown Counsel from the Attorney General's Department. The lawyers argued that the application was made to protect the interest of the Jamaican people under the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas that governs the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping.
The CCJ, established in 2001 to replace the London-based Privy Council, also serves as an international tribunal interpreting the treatyas well as deciding disputes between CARICOM nationals and regional countries concerning issues with which the treaty deals with including the free movement of nationals within the grouping.
Myrie claimed that she was sexually assaulted by Barbadian officials when she arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport on March 14 last year. She said she was also subjected to forceful and brutish language by the officials at the airport on her arrival.
In April, the CCJ awarded legal cost to Myrie after the Barbadian government conceded that she had a case.
The Barbados government had earlier objected to the Jamaica government becoming a party to the law suit brought by Myrie.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Following a New Blog and I hope you do to....
I am sure many of you will find her blog inspiring...it is titled "From Congo"
I do hope that some of you that follow my blog now and again will take a look at the wonderful organisation she is managing and even try to support this very worthy cause "SHONA" . They are a small group of handicapped woman doing sewing in the Congo please read more about them and look at the beautiful items they have made that you can order on line..
I have been really touched by the story's she tells.
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- Shona said...
Thank you encouraging your readers to visit my blog and SHONA's website. Truly we have gotten as far as we have by word of mouth, and your words have already sent a number more visitors our way. Thank you for your generosity!
Also thank you for the encouragement for our small project. Just when I start to feel a bit alone out here in the East of Congo, I am always amazed by the generosity and concern of people around the world who take the time seek us out, and follow our progress.
I haven't made it to Kinshasa yet, but I feel like I have through your excellent blog. It is amazing how many different worlds exist withing Congo! Thank you for sharing your world with us, and for introducing people to mine. I will continue to follow your blog as well.
All the best to you.
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After more than three months of no movement in the negotiations of 220 locked out Memphis Kellogg's employees, Memphis and Shelby County politicians are getting involved.They are telling the company to straighten up and fly right.The Kellogg's employees have been locked out since Oct. 22, 2013.MORE: Kellogg's lockout draws response from Congressional Progressive CaucusMORE: Christmas on the picket linesMORE: Kellogg's employees get into Thanksgiving spiritMORE: Prayer vigil for locked out Kellogg's employeesMORE: Kellogg's locks out Memphis employees over labor dispute
Kellogg's chained the doors on the plant after local union BCTGM Local 252G refused to allow drastic changes in the employment and salary structure for the local plant, which would eventually turn almost every full-time worker at the plant into a part-time worker.Kellogg's would be able to drastically reduce its payroll costs, not to mention the fact that it wouldn't have to provide benefits for part-time workers.The local union said Kellogg's, headquartered in Battle Creek, Mich., is refusing to negotiate in good faith and both the Memphis city council and the Shelby County Commission are demanding the company play fair.Councilwoman Janis Fullilove is sponsoring a resolution on the matter.Meanwhile, Kellogg's maintains that the cuts in salary and benefits are necessary to keep the plant open. Otherwise, the jobs will disappear for good.
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Magnum (Divine, 2008)
Tara's horse Magnum is grumpy and smart with a low tolerance for motorbikes especially Harley Davidsons. Has been known to turn a blind eye on what humans get up to in hay barns and deserted paddocks.
Lazarus (Divine, 2008)
Gil's horse. A leggy, adolescent destined to become a top showjumper. Being taught by the master.
Magic (Divine, 2008)
The pony from hell. A master escapologist. Loves Tara and Waka beer, in that order. The day he stumbles (literally) onto a bottle of wine, a whole new world opens up for him.
Francine (Divine, 2008)
Norris Jenkins' beloved, and very ugly, sheepdog. Francine is always pregnant, and Norris is always offended because nobody wants one of her puppies.
B (Knotted, 2009)
Danny's (Daneka's) horse. B and Danny have a love/hate relationship. Ross loves B because she doesn't like Danny – or at least he does until B bucks him off.
Persil & Charcoal (Knotted, 2009)
Danny's sheep/lawnmowers. Overweight and not particularly bright. Enjoy unauthorized visits to neighbours and rides home in Ross' SUV.
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One-eyed feline scourge/lothario of Sherry's neighbourhood. A hero amongst cats. Nobody owns Otto – he owns them.
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South Florida tries to snap a
two-game losing streak Saturday as it hosts Memphis, which is winless in
league play. The Bulls started their conference schedule with two straight road
wins but have dropped their next two before having a bye week. The
Tigers are coming off a non-conference home win over Tennessee-Martin last
The Bulls' offense has struggled of late, with the team scoring its first offensive touchdown in four
league games in its Oct. 31 loss to Houston. The Tigers have
been competitive because of their defense, which ranks 14th
nationally against the run with an average of 108.3 yards allowed. Freshman quarterback
Mike White had a big game in his first start in South Florida's
last contest, passing for 311 yards and two touchdowns.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN3. LINE:
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ABOUT MEMPHIS (2-6, 0-4 AAC): One
of the most frustrating things for a coach is penalties, which is why
Memphis coach Justin Fuente understandably is unhappy about his team
leading the nation in penalty yardage at 82.88 per game. But he
is quick to point out that it's not just the players at fault, but the
coaches as well. "We're going to look at some things and emphasize
some things a little bit differently," Fuente said at his weekly
press conference. "I view it as the ability to maintain your focus
and understanding you're hurting everybody in the group when you take
those actions upon yourself."
After a season of struggling offensively, the Bulls may have seen
signs of a bright future behind White, who led the team to a
season-high 364 yards of total offense in his first collegiate start.
That performance seems to have pumped some new life into South Florida,
which is hoping to keep things working against Memphis. "We saw
some light," coach Willie Taggart said. "We have an
offense that can go. It's exciting to think what this offense can
1. Memphis ranks 16th
in the country in yardage allowed (338.6 ypg) but is the highest-ranked team in the category with a losing record.
2. South Florida has lost its
last six games following a bye week, with the team's last win
after a bye coming in November 2010 against Rutgers.
3. The Bulls lead the all-time
series 3-2, including the most recent meeting in the 2008 MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl.
PREDICTION: South Florida 28,
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Did you ever have to talk to a weasel? Not that shifty guy in accounts receivable, a ferret. What about a naked mole rat? With her very special psychic ability, such conversations are not unfamiliar to Dr. Shelley Morgan. She's the heroine of GUARDED, the second paranormal thriller in Mary Behre's Tidewater series, following SPIRITED.
That's right, Dr. Morgan is a veterinarian whose patients can tell her where it hurts. That's not all that animals can tell her, so her ability comes in handy when she stumbles on an exotic animal-kidnapping ring and becomes a suspect in a zoo keeper's murder.
This is a romantic thriller too, so fortunately Detective Dev Jones is involved in the case and promises to be a big help. He's a really big help. Some have found his "bear-like physique" intimidating. Shelley knows he's an intelligent, capable man, however.
To help Shelley, Dev might need all of his wits, and he might just have to put his career on the line as the case unfolds.
Since the Tidewater books mix mystery and thrills and humor, let's just end this introduction by saying that in the Q&A that follows THE BIG THRILL posed a few guarded questions to Behre.
GUARDED is your second Tidewater installment. Tell us a little about the series and the Tidewater universe. The books focus on a different Tidewater resident each time, but there's a connection between the heroine of GUARDED and the heroine of the first book in the series, SPIRITED, right?
The fictional city of Tidewater is set in beautiful coastal Virginia. It was inspired by my time living in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake, Virginia. The residents in these cities (as well as Portsmouth and Suffolk) often refer to the region as Tidewater, though the name doesn't appear on a map.
In the Tidewater series, certain members of the city are endowed with unique, cursed gifts, or "crifts." Each one has a different psychic ability.
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By J. H. Bográn
Nancy J. Cohen is nothing if not versatile. She writes the humorous Bad Hair Day mystery series featuring hairdresser Marla Shore. Several of these titles have made the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association bestseller list. Cohen is also the author of WRITING THE COZY MYSTERY, a valuable instructional guide for writers on how to write a winning cozy-style whodunit. Her imaginative romances have proven popular with fans as well. Her titles in this genre have won the HOLT Medallion and Best Book in Romantic SciFi/Fantasy at The Romance Reviews.
For this story, the focus is on the next volume of WARRIOR LORD. I first met Nancy J. Cohen when she was about to release a book in her Bad Hair Day series. Then she was kind enough to let me steal the spotlight on her blog. Now I'm pleased THE BIG THRILL gave me the opportunity to her a few questions about her new book.
What's the plot of WARRIOR LORD – Drift Lord 3?
Pottery sculptor Erika Sherwood has no idea her televised wedding in Las Vegas is for real until an official confirms she and the stranger she's just met are legitimately wed.
A Drift Lord and warrior of the Tsuran, Magnor tricks the redhead into marriage because she's one of six women prophesied to save Earth. But as he's forced into her company in their race against the apocalypse, he wonders if he risks his heart more than his life.
Can a free-spirited ceramic artist and a fierce swordsman trust each other enough to prevent disaster?
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By John Raab
New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham returns with her latest book in her Krewe of the Hunters series with THE HEXED. Heather is one of those rare authors who has written in several different genres, from romance to thriller to ghost stories and more. She has been listed on every major bestseller list, and if that wasn't enough, she's released several blockbusters this year alone: THE CURSED (the first of the newest trilogy within the Krewe Hunters series), WAKING THE DEAD (part of her Cafferty & Quinn series), and THE AWAKENING (a new reissue in her Alliance Vampires series). Out of breath yet? It is amazing that we were able to slow her down for a second and talk with her about THE HEXED among other topics, so check out her interview with THE BIG THRILL below.
THE HEXED is the second book in your newest Krewe of Hunters trilogy, that started with THE CURSED. Please tell us about the series.
I've always loved the concept of something beyond—or explaining what can't be rationally explained. We know we use a very small percentage of the amazing "computer" that is the human brain, so, perhaps some people do have senses that we don't know about. Historically, there have been mothers who have known the precise time a child is in trouble or twins who can sense something with one another miles and miles away. No one has the answer to death. And, of course, I love to believe that there is something more, and if there is . . . well, maybe some of us really can touch more than others. But, with the Krewe, the concept was to gather talented investigators and law enforcement officials who have extra sensory talents and put them together as units. So, they're a "special" unit of the FBI, both teased by others as "ghost busters" and admired for their solve rate. They head out on cases that defy the logical. They tend to take place in cities and towns I really love—and that lend to the extraordinary. I love Salem, Mass, where THE HEXED takes place. My family has gone almost every year since I don't know when since my husband has—seriously!—a zillion relatives in Massachusetts. The history there is incredibly sad—how we allowed people to die by "spectral" evidence can only be slightly understood by looking back at the fear people lived with in the late 1600s and the belief that the devil was real and ready to seize human souls—and bodies. There's still so much that went on that is debatable—which makes it a perfect setting for fictional stories.
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Jami Gray, author of SHADOW'S MOON, recently answered some questions for the BIG THRILL regarding her latest release.
Tell us a little about yourself.
Well, if you've read my bio, you know I come from a huge family, 37 strong. It's not a joke, promise. It's very real. Here's the fun part—I am the least social person you'll probably ever meet. No, really. In real life, where people come up and hold actual conversations, I have to rely on my husband for support. I'm pretty shy until the ice gets broken. Then, woo baby, I'm right in there.
I've been blessed with two boys because someone up there knows I'd never survive raising girls. I have nothing but admiration for those who have accepted that challenge. My boys are two of the greatest things I've ever done, well, next to marrying my best friend. So yes, I'm very outnumbered in my home, but they'll tell you it feels the other way around.
I sport a type-A personality, even managed to get a Master's in Organizational Management. Yep, it's a real degree. That's the degree the person who comes into a company, looks at it, and says, "You know, guys, you're going about this all wrong. Here's what you need to do…"
However, no matter how much in order the rest of my life must be, I'm a closet plotter when it comes to writing. When I first started out, I would loudly and proudly proclaim I wrote by the seat of my pants. Five books later, I humbly bow before the wisdom of those who shook their heads and tsk-tsk-ed my proclamations. While I detest outlines (evil reminders of all my college research papers and journalism assignments), I've found them necessary to ensure my stories come together without massive reconstructive surgery.
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A haunted house in Key West
Hannah O'Brien, who grew up in the house and now runs it as a B and B, has always had a special ability to see a pair of resident ghosts. But when a man is murdered in the alley behind her place, she's dismayed when his spirit appears, too, asking for help.
FBI agent Dallas Samson has a passionate interest in the murder, since the victim's a colleague whose death is connected to the smuggling ring known as Los Lobos—the wolves. Now Dallas is even more committed to chasing them down….
Unaware that Dallas has certain abilities of his own, Hannah calls her cousin Kelsey O'Brien, a member of the FBI's Krewe of Hunters, an elite unit of paranormal investigators. The present-day case is linked to a historical mystery involving salvagers, a curse and a sunken ship. Danger and desire bring Hannah and Dallas together, but to survive, they have to solve the mysteries of the past—and stay alive long enough to solve the crimes of the present!
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By Brian Knight
Every town hides secrets…and Cromwell Bay is no exception. Eileen Maroni is running from her past, but she envisions a new life in the tough little fishing village, where no one knows who she is—including the police.
Frank Foster just buried his best friend, and is struggling to come to terms with the devastating loss and his own self-doubt.
Nothing will ever be the same for them again when their paths cross at the Harbor Motel, and they learn what lies behind the door of room #8.
Tell us a bit about your upcoming book.
ASH AND BONE is both a departure—and a non-departure—from my other work. My novels, THE GENESIS CODE, THE JANUS LEGACY, and BLOCKBUSTER (coming January 2015) are techno and medical thrillers. ASH AND BONE is more of a horror/noir/suspense work. That said, it's much like an early short work. I find that I prefer using the novel format for thrillers, and the shorter novella format for horror/noir work. It just feels right for me.
In ASH AND BONE, two characters—each damaged in different ways—converge in the town of Cromwell Bay and make a grisly discovery that significantly changes their lives. Eileen blows into town with a wad of cash from some prior shady activities. She buys the old, long-closed Harbor Motel and fixes it up for business. Frank ends up staying there on his way home from a dear friend's funeral. His friend, a highly successful L.A. entertainment lawyer, had everything going for him, until he's murdered in a fluke robbery at a convenience store. The loss of his friend and the sheer waste of it torments Frank as he stops for the night in Cromwell Bay. One of these characters financially benefits from the discovery and the events that follow, and the other winds up forever consumed with guilt.
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By Basil Sands
Allow me to introduce you to Mary Behre.
Mary is the lone female in a house full of males and the undisputed queen of her domain. She even has the glittery tiara to prove it. She loves stories with humor, ghosts, mysteries and above all else, a good romance. When not writing, she enjoys reading, gluten-free baking, and hanging out at the beach with the most important men in her life, her family.
Her debut paranormal romance, SPIRITED (Tidewater Novel #1) was an award-winning manuscript before it sold to Berkley Sensation. The Tidewater Series is mix of humor, suspense, and a psychic love-connection. The first three stories are about three sisters separated years before in the foster care system. As they search for love, each other, and a way to live with their psychic abilities, they're tossed into the middle of mysteries that only their unique gifts can help solve.
Look at what PUBLISHERS WEEKLY had to say about SPIRITED: "Behre's exuberant debut paranormal romance is lighthearted and easygoing, with a slow-moving subplot that promises to spark future books."
Mary, tell us a little about SPIRITED.
Hi Basil, thank you for inviting me to talk to THE BIG THRILL about my debut novel. SPIRITED is full of ghosts, love and mystery. Jules is a psychic who wishes she wasn't. Seth is a cop out to repair his tarnished reputation. They're repeatedly thrown together by a ghost on a mission to help solve a murder before another person dies:
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By Basil Sands
This month we introduce to you J.D. Horn, international man of mystery. Well, maybe not really an international man of mystery in the literal sense, but he really does get around. Whether he's in Tennessee, Hollywood, Paris, or Tokyo, running half-marathons or conversing in French, one thing is certain, his debut novel, THE LINE, does indeed contain a sense of mystery.
As Kathryn Leigh Scott of the old TV series DARK SHADOWS put it: "JD Horn weaves an intricate, gripping tale of magic and mysticism with the assured grace and lyricism of a seasoned novelist."
J.D., tell us about THE LINE.
To the uninitiated, Savannah shows only her bright face and genteel manner. Those who know her well, though, can see beyond her colonial trappings and small-city charm to a world where witchcraft is respected, Hoodoo is feared, and spirits linger. Mercy Taylor is all too familiar with the supernatural side of Savannah, being a member of the most powerful family of witches in the South.
Despite being powerless herself, of course.
Having grown up without magic of her own, in the shadow of her talented and charismatic twin sister, Mercy has always thought herself content. But when a series of mishaps—culminating in the death of the Taylor matriarch—leaves a vacuum in the mystical underpinnings of Savannah, she finds herself thrust into a mystery that could shake her family apart…and unleash a darkness the line of Taylor witches has been keeping at bay for generations.
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Suspenseful Supernatural Trilogy Comes to a Surprising Conclusion in THE DESCENT
Alma Katsu's highly acclaimed Taker Trilogy will come to an end in January with the release of THE DESCENT. The author answered a few questions for THE BIG THRILL about what it was like to write such an unusual series and what comes next in her writing career.
Tell us about THE DESCENT
THE DESCENT is the finale to The Taker Trilogy. The trilogy starts with Lanore McIlvrae using magic—magic she doesn't understand—to try to bind a faithless lover to her, only to find that she's damned them both to an eternity with a mysterious man with otherworldly powers, and it's up to her to free them. The struggle between the three characters spans over two centuries, several continents and, in THE DESCENT, takes them to their final battleground: the underworld.
That's the pocket description but it doesn't begin to cover it. The one thing most readers say about the books is that they're unlike anything they'd read before. So while it's been compared to INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE and Diana Gabaldon's OUTLANDER, and THE HISTORIAN it's not exactly like any of those books. It's got elements of historicals, fantasy, paranormal, romance, and suspense but it doesn't belong in any of those genres. I think that ultimately readers find it a pretty satisfying experience, nonetheless.
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Ruby witnesses her uncle's murder by a supernatural weapon. On his dying breath, he utters the name of the man who must have sent it. But Cyntag is far more than a mere man. Dangerous, sexy, and Dragon, he's the only one who can keep her alive in a hidden world of dark magick, deadly power, and hot passion.
"What a fantabulously brilliant and unique world Jaime Rush has created in The Hidden. I am a HUGE fan of her Offspring series and have been chomping at the bit for Dragon Mine, the prequel novella for her new series." — SMASH ATTACK READS – Mel Thomas
"A passionate, spellbinding dragon tale." – NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Pamela Palmer for DRAGON AWAKENED.
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By Cathy Clamp
Shape shifters live among us, hidden from the view of humans. Sasha's future was stolen from her the moment she was bitten. Now she's on the run from the Nero Organization that transformed her from a human detective into a shape shifting jaguar assassin.
When a rogue bounty hunter threatens her younger sister, she'll be forced to fight, and with nowhere else to turn, Sasha will need to trust the one man who has every reason to want her dead.
Aren is a werewolf with a secret. While protecting his twin brother and Alpha of the Pack, he found his one mate for life. Sadly she's also the jaguar assassin who tried to kill them both. Now Aren is struggling between his animal nature to love and protect her, and his loyalty to the Pack.
The second book of the Moon series by Lisa Kessler is an action-packed book full of twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge of their seat. THE BIG THRILL sat down with the author to talk about the exciting new release that will leave both thriller and suspense readers begging for more.
Will readers picking up this book need to read the first book (MOONLIGHT) to understand the reality?
Not at all. HUNTER'S MOON is part of the Moon Series, but it stands on its own.
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By Derek Gunn
Nicholas Kaufmann is no stranger to writing. Over the last few years his short fiction has been nominated for a number of awards including the Bram Stoker Award ("General Slocum's Gold"), the International Thriller Writers Award ("Chasing the Dragon"), and the Shirley Jackson Award ("Chasing the Dragon").
He has now entered a tough market so he will need every bit of that experience. Urban Fantasy has become a very popular market in recent times with so many books on the shelves that it is not easy to get noticed or to survive. There are some very big players in this market and lots of pretenders to the throne. There are sub genres too. Stories with hints of horror, steampunk, erotic, and other stories with more than a hint, vie for our attention. So what is different about this one I hear you ask – or is that just the voices in my head?
Well for one thing – this book is very well-written. Believe me that is not a given in this field. Characters are well fleshed out, have real issues and come across well. The writing is stylish, you might expect that for someone accomplished in short story writing but it does not always come through in novels. Romance, horror, belly laughs – this one has it all. Except for a zombified werewolf – no my mistake – it has one of those as well. Intrigued? You should be. For another thing this book is fresh. It's as if the Urban Fantasy genre wasn't already – dare I say jaded ? Told in the first person this really does slap you in the face with its wonder and awe at strange phenomena. When was the last time you read a book where normal people did not totally accept the supernatural far too quickly?
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The first book in William's new Max Traver series
A gunfighter battles flesh-eating zombies and corruption in an 1897 Nevada mining town.
Coyote Flats, the Nevada desert 1897: the age of steam and gears and zombies. Ryan McBride has one of the richest gold mines in Nevada. But that's not enough. He not only intends to own every gold claim in the area, he wants the town, too. And he'll do whatever it takes to make that happen.
At night when the devil wind blows, a pack of flesh-hungry zombies descend on Coyote Flats. Townspeople are killed and Sheriff John Cable stands alone against the creatures. He steps into the night and disappears; but not before asking that a telegraph be sent to his friend Max Traver in San Francisco requesting his help. Now it's up to Traver to stop McBride. But first he has to face McBride's gunman Driscoll Pine and the zombies turned loose on the town to instill fear in the miners.
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By J. H. Bográn
For thousands of years, the wisdom of the Nine has protected mankind from destroying itself. But a vengeful ancient spirit has returned to shatter the peace. With the help of magical powers, he has possessed a young man and mobilized black yogis to destroy the Nine. Plucked from their ordinary lives, empowered with special abilities, Tara, Akash and Zubin are swept into an occult world of kala yogis and siddhis to fight an ancient warrior spirit.
And so begins NINE –CURSE OF THE KALINGAN, the newest release from author Shobna Nihalini. I had to privilege of interviewing her for the August edition of The BIG THRILL. Let's dip into her world, shall we?
What inspired the premise of NINE?
Several ideas form the basis of the plotline: Super-humans exist. They possess secret knowledge of ancient powers. And they are capable of destroying the world.
References to super powers and advanced scientific knowledge are commonly found in Indian mythology and ancient Indian texts. One such reference is to the legend of the Nine Unknown Men, which has been around since 273 BCE. This secret society was founded by the Indian Emperor Ashoka – one of the greatest rulers of his time. The Nine has often been cited as one of the oldest secret societies in the world, and is believed to still exist today, with its members holding tremendous powers and knowledge that were handed down through the ages.
Please describe the protagonist, Tara.
Tara is one of three protagonists. The others are Akash and Zubin. Tara is a nurse in India, Akash is a DJ working in London, and Zubin is a forensics expert based in Minneapolis. Their destinies lead them to join the ranks of the Nine, replacing three members who were killed by the antagonist, the ancient Kalingan spirit.
So Tara, Akash and Zubin have to deal with a bloodthirsty Kalingan warrior hell-bent on destroying them. They must also face the challenge of protecting the chintamani, a crystal that holds all worldly knowledge.
The members of secret society of the Nine Unknown were men, but in my book I have made one of them a woman – Tara.
What can you tell us about the antagonist?
The antagonist is the spirit of an ancient Kalingan warrior, who died at the hands of King Ashoka. The Kalingan spirit takes possession of a strong-willed human called Vayu King to help achieve his goal to destroy the Nine. Vayu King, a martial arts instructor, has a disciplined mind and is familiar with dark energies. Possessed by the Kalingan, he has mobilized an army of kala yogis (black sorcerers) to find the Nine and their source of power – the chintamani crystal.
What kind of research did you do for this book?
I did a lot of reading, both from history books and online. When I started my research, I already knew quite a lot about the history of King Ashoka, as Indian history and mythology have fascinated me since I was a child. However, information on the secret society of The Nine Unknown Men is sketchy at best. I used whatever references I could find to the secret society, and where information was unavailable, I have taken some creative liberties.
As NINE is the first in a trilogy, when can we expect the next book and what can you tell us about it?
Sometime in 2014. In the next book the antagonist will be a woman. As for the third book, I plan to make it a prequel to the first.
Any tours or book presentation, or writers conferences that you will be attending?
I will be attending literary festivals in Hong Kong, Thailand, and India.
Would this book appeal to non-Indian readers, and how do you make a historical legend exciting?
Non-Indian readers are unlikely to have heard of the legend of the Nine, and I believe it would fascinate anyone of any origin. I've also created characters from many different backgrounds, for example, Asian and Dutch characters and ethnic Indians who have grown up outside India – hopefully non-Indian readers will relate. As far as history goes, I've taken my fascination with the legend of the Nine Unknown Men and combined it with conspiracy and the paranormal. To make it appeal to modern day readers, I've added action, adventure and thrills in global locations.
Shobha Nihalani writes fiction, especially stories that involve murders and mysteries, mad chases, and fiery personalities, all seasoned with the spices of Indian culture. She writes novels, blog posts and a humor column. She also has a day job and lives with her family in Hong Kong… and outside of her everyday routine; she is locked in a struggle to control her wild characters.
To learn more about Shobha, please visit her website.
Natalie J. Damschroder's new novel, HEAVY METAL is out in trade paperback in August 2013 from Entangled Publishing LLC. With advance praise from Megan Hart, NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author of SWITCH promising, "Fast paced adventure and sizzling romance, HEAVY METAL has it all. Sam's a to-die-for hero, and I couldn't get enough." That was enough to pique my interest. I was lucky enough to catch up with Natalie to talk about it.
On the run from those who've targeted her, all goddess Riley Kordek wants is a chance to figure out her new ability to bend metal's energy. When a hot guy who knows more than he should helps her escape her attackers, she thinks she might've found someone who can lead her to the answers she needs. Three years ago, Sam Remington walked away from his employer and the woman he loved, and now, all he's looking to do is fill the gaping hole left behind. Except, when Sam takes Riley to the Society for Goddess Education and Defense, the stakes rise beyond what either of them could have imagined. Riley uncovers a plot with disastrous ramifications not only for herself, but for Sam and the people he loves—and potentially every goddess in the country.
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Rancher Adam Sloan is more than meets the eye. As the heir to his Pack, the sexy werewolf's biggest challenge is keeping his kin's true nature under wraps. But a group of jaguar shifters threatens to reveal the pack, blasting into town killing humans in plain sight. And when he smells one at the local diner, his standing orders are to take her out.
Lana Turpin doesn't realize she's a moving target. Raised in the foster system, she only knows that she blacks out during the new moon and wakes up without remembering a thing. But now she's being tracked by some strange organization that wants her back—even though she's never stepped foot inside their compound. And the stranger across the diner is watching her like an enemy.
It should be a simple mission for Adam, but when he touches the frustratingly beautiful Lana, his inner wolf howls…mate. Now, the two must find and stop the people who hunt her…and Adam must keep his own family from killing the only woman he will ever love.
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By J. H. Bográn
There seems to be a lot going on in Yasmine Galenorn's new book NIGHT VISION. Take a look: Destined to become the Fae Queens of Winter and Summer, Wind Witch Cicely and her cousin Rhiannon are eager to assume their roles and marry the loves of their lives. But while Myst hides in the shadows, seeking to regroup her forces, a closer danger is lurking. Renegade vampires Geoffrey and Leo manage to free the Blood Oracle and set him upon New Forest, Washington. Not satisfied with wreaking havoc on the town, Leo ups the ante by kidnapping Rhiannon. Now, Cicely must lead her forces in a bloody battle to save her cousin before everything they've worked for crumbles to dust.
What inspired the premise for NIGHT VISION?
NIGHT VISION is book four in the series, so it's part of the ongoing story arc. What started the whole series off, however, was a dream. I dreamed I was looking at a picture of a young woman walking through a snowy woodland filled with creatures from legend and lore. I knew, somehow, that she was looking for her aunt. Overshadowing the forest was the image of a spidery, shimmering queen—and I knew she was Myst, Queen of the Indigo Court, and she'd kidnapped the woman's aunt. Then I woke up, but the dream stayed with me. And it eventually became the Indigo Court Series. In some respects, it's a dark adult faerie tale taking some of its tropes from the Snow Queen fairytale. Only with vampires. And vampiric Fae. ~laughs~
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By Jeremy Burns
Jeffrey Wilson's life reads like the bio of an action hero: firefighter, surgeon, jet pilot, combat veteran. As a thriller writer, he has upped the ante even further, drawing inspiration from his own exciting experiences and overactive imagination, while adding a dash or two of the paranormal into the mix. His third novel in as many years, which Tom Young calls "a brilliant combination of war novel and supernatural thriller," is FADE TO BLACK.
Jeff sat down with THE BIG THRILL to give readers a glimpse behind the curtain of his upcoming thriller and of the man who wrote it.
Tell us a little about yourself.
Well, I'm Jeff Wilson. I wear a lot of hats these days, from my obvious life as a writer to my variety of "day jobs" where I still work some as a Doctor, I do a little consulting work with the DoD, and of course my favorite job of husband and father to an amazing family. I live in Tampa with my wife Wendy and my three kids, Connor, Jack and Emma.
I've had a pretty diverse life– my Mom tells me I have a short attention span. I have basically spent my life checking off all the jobs from the list most eight-year-olds have of what they want to be when they grow up. I've worked as a firefighter/paramedic. I spent a couple of years as an actor. I was a pilot for a while, flying a variety of aircraft including jets. I've been a Naval Officer and deployed a bunch of times to Iraq and spent a little time in Afghanistan. I had the true honor of serving with Naval Special Warfare and deploying with SEAL teams– an experience that had a great influence on my first book THE TRAITEUR'S RING. I'm a fellowship-trained Vascular Surgeon and worked as a combat surgeon in the Navy.
The only constant thread for me has been writing. I've written stories as long as I can remember, publishing my first short story when I was in middle school in a regional publication. I have no idea how many stories I've written over the years, but sitting down and writing has been a part of my life forever. Honestly, I never thought I could write a whole novel (see my attention span issues above), but I found after writing my first book, that it is actually easier than shorts. There is a real freedom in having all of those pages to develop your characters and plot. I sold THE TRAITEUR'S RING to JournalStone Publishing in early 2011 and it was released in September of that year, followed by THE DONORS last year and now FADE TO BLACK, the last of my three book deal with my publisher.
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By John Rabb
Author Heather Graham is arguably one of the best writers in paranormal, ghost stories of today. She has written over 100 novels and novellas, starting back in 1983 with WHEN WE NEXT LOVE. Since then Heather has done far more for the writing community by being a founder of the Florida chapter of the Romance Writers of America and since 1999 she has hosted the Romantic Times Vampire Ball for charity and in 2003 they honored her by giving her the lifetime achievement award. Every Labor Day since 2006 in New Orleans, Heather has hosted her own writing event called Writers for New Orleans. Working outside the pages of a book is something that separates Heather from all authors. Now Heather is back with her latest book LET THE DEAD SLEEP. Her newest series the Krewe of Hunters, has four books that came out in April of 2012 with THE UNSEEN followed by THE UNHOLY, THE UNSPOKEN and finished up in August 2012 with THE UNINVITED. Heather loves to take the reader on a journey into the paranormal emotional realm and LET THE DEAD SLEEP continues on that track, so let's see what Heather has in store for us:
It was stolen from a New Orleans grave – the centuries-old bust of an evil man, a demonic man. It's an object desired by collectors – and by those with wickedness in their hearts.
One day, its current owner shows up at Danni Cafferty's antiques shop on Royal Street, the shop she inherited from her father. But before Danni can buy the statue, it disappears, the owner is found dead…and Danni discovers that she's inherited much more than she realized. In the store is a book filled with secret writing: instructions for defeating evil entities. She'd dismissed it as a curiosity…until the arrival of this statue, with its long history of evil and even longer trail of death.
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By Gary Kriss
Saturday morning at Starbucks had become a ritual for her, one she hoped to break.
A cinnamon dolce latte, as usual, the copy of Wittgenstein's PHILOSOPHICAL INVESTIGATIONS from her Smith days spread open on the table, a conversational lure in case the right man happened to take the table next to her.
Not that she was trolling. Trolling. What a strange word, she thought. Like trolls themselves. What was it Nancy J. Cohen said? "Trolls are nasty, mean creatures that are fun to depict." And Nancy should know. She depicted in them perfectly in WARRIOR PRINCE, the first of her Drift Lords novels, where they were really, really bad guys called Trolleks.
Nancy J. Cohen was her favorite author. She knew everything about her: how she's lived in Florida for thirty years, how she loves to read, dine out, go shopping, watch TV and movies, cook new dishes, meet friends for lunch, and cruise to the Caribbean. But the most important thing she knew about Nancy J. Cohen was that Wild Rose Press would be releasing WARRIOR ROGUE, her second Drift Lord novel, in print form on April 26.
She opened her tote and took out the Circa junior size notebook she had gotten from Levenger, soft tan leather with her initials NEJ—Natalie Evelyn James—engraved discreetly on the lower left corner. It was much more impressive than an electronic planner, especially if you wanted to be taken seriously both for your skills and your intellect. Turning to April 26, she used her elegant Montblanc Meisterstuck Classique pen to add a third star next to the note "Get WARRIOR ROGUE."
Following the events of Bram Stoker's DRACULA, Professor Abraham Van Helsing checks himself into Jack Seward's Purfleet Asylum suffering from violent recurring fantasies stemming from his confrontation with the count's vampiric brides. Upon his release he volunteers to bear the remains and personal effects of Quincey Morris back to the Morris family ranch in Texas.
Van Helsing finds Quincey's brother Cole embroiled in an escalating land dispute with an outfit of Norwegian cattle ranchers led by the enigmatic Sig Skoll. When people start turning up viciously murdered, Van Helsing suspects a preternatural culprit. Is a shapechanger loose on the Texas Plains or is a murderous cult of wolf worshippers responsible? Have the delusions of his previously disordered mind returned? The professor must decide soon, for the life of Skoll's beautiful new bride may hang in the balance…
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From the ashes of the first battle of the Immortyl Revolution, vampires Mia Disantini and Kurt Eisen set out to build a new Immortyl society. Trouble arrives in the person of Cedric MacKinnon, a runaway adept of the ancient arts, who brings tidings of upheaval at the chief elder's court that threatens everything Mia and Kurt have accomplished.
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By Cathy Clamp
"We go to Disney World often, and it's a happy place. But what if theme parks and tourist attractions around the world had a more nefarious purpose?" Such was the musing of bestselling author Nancy Cohen after visiting Epcot Center. The idea crept around in her brain, slowly becoming the plot of a new series, "The Drift Lords." WARRIOR PRINCE introduces the world when mythologist and Florida resident Nira Larsen accepts a job as tour guide for a mysterious stranger, she's drawn into a nightmare reality where ancient myths come alive and legendary evils seek to destroy her. To survive, she must awaken her dormant powers, but the only person who can help is the man whose touch inflames her passion.
After a dimensional rift in the Bermuda Triangle cracks open and an ancient enemy invades Earth, Zohar-leader of the galactic warriors known as the Drift Lords-summons his troops. He doesn't count on a redheaded spitfire getting in his way and capturing his heart. Nira has the power to defeat the enemy and to enslave Zohar's soul. Can he trust her enough to accomplish his mission, or will she lure him to his doom?
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By Amy Shojai
Lisa Kessler didn't plan to be an author. A chance encounter with a palm reader in New Orleans set her on the path to publication. NIGHT WALKER, her debut paranormal thriller, combines reincarnation, rogue monks, hot romance and Mayan mythology for a new twist on the vampire mythos.
He gave up his soul for a second chance to love her…
That sentence sums up the fire behind the main characters and the lengths to which the hero will go to be reunited with the love he lost centuries ago. The characters have garnered positive reviews from readers eager to read more about them in future books of the series.
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By Basil Sands
Rock Star wannabe Kane Pryce is a reluctant Ghost Buster with attitude. Following on the heals of SOUL TRAPPER F.J. Lennon's new book, DEVIL'S GATE keeps the story going with a wild eyed flare for supernatural mystery, action, and rock and roll.
The author recently sat down for an interview.
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By Jamie Rush
James R. Tuck is the author of the Deacon Chalk series, a Professional Tattoo Artist, and a heckuva nice guy. Or so he says. (I saw that picture of the tattooed, gun-toting guy on the website … ) I wanted to get to know a little about James and see what the hype was all about.
So of course we want to know about the new book, BLOOD AND SILVER. What's the book about and why do you love it?
Deacon Chalk is in the fight of his life after he rescues a young girl from a group of rogue lycanthropes. He winds up caught in a war between two Were-lion brothers that leaves the people he loves in danger.
Now Deacon has to put everything on the line to save them.
Let the bodies hit the floor.
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By Don Helin
In her novel, IMMORTALLY YOURS, NEW YORK TIMES best selling author Angie Fox unleashes a story so interesting that the Romantic Times Book Review says, "A new talent just hit the urban fantasy genre, and she has a genuine gift for creating dangerously hilarious drama."
In the story, Paranormal MASH surgeon Petra Robichaud is hell bent on doing anything she can to end a massive supernatural war. Good thing, because she's just met a renegade special ops officer who is going to push her to her limits. He'll take her to hell and back. And if he seduces her along the way? All's fair in love and war.
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By Jeremy Burns
There are few thriller authors writing today who have had more widespread success than NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Heather Graham. In a writing career that has already spanned decades (and shows no signs of slowing down), she has written thrillers and other novels from a myriad of genres and subgenres: historical, paranormal, romantic, crime, and more. Her latest book, a new entry in her hit Krewe of Hunters series, is a paranormal thriller with a historical twist. Heather recently took time out of her decidedly busy writing schedule to sit down with THE BIG THRILL to answer some questions about her newest book.
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Annie Landon has given up on finding Mr. Right, and instead, has gone out to find Mr. Right Now. A conversation overheard in the bathroom of Dionysus's Bar, about a jilted and lonely "Greek god" in need of a quick pick-me-up, sounds like just what she's looking for.
But picking up the Greek god of love for a one night stand is easier said than done, especially when he has sworn off mortals forever.
Do a woman looking for love, and a matchmaking god who wants her to find it—with someone else—have a shot at a happy ending?
Will Annie get her man… or will Eros's golden arrows miss their mark, for once?
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By Karen Harper
Someone has stolen Charlotte's unborn children. They also took the girl who was watching them.
Both of these things were a mistake.
Now Deacon Chalk, his girlfriend Tiff, and Charlotte the Were-spider are out for blood.
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Real Australian wedding: Letitia + Michael
This Australian wedding has one of the coolest invitation & signage suites I've seen in a while, designed by the bride herself! I'm just loving all the bright colors!
From the bride:
As I am a big fan of modern design, and bright colours, I tried to keep our wedding day modern, but the vintage twist snuck in (deco dress, our vintage e-type, mansion surrounds) & also using the Australian flowers and natives in the bouquet Hard as it is, I became so addicted to making mood boards for modern weddings in the city/ art gallery spaces/ cool bars etc, it was strange how we ended up with a mixed theme on the day! But the venue was only a 30 minute drive from the city- so it was a perfect weekender location, with a recovery lunch the following day at Shadowfax Winery for pizzas and live jazz music.Our garden ceremony was held at a historic homestead on the property of one of Australias' oldest Mansions, Werribee Mansion, nestled amongst stunning Jurassic trees and never-ending gardens, with a true Australiana feel. Next door to the Mansion, is the Open Range Safari Zoo, as guests entered the property they could view over the river giraffes and other African animals running in this bush home. Michael & Letitia chose this venue to celebrate their pasts, Letitia having lived in South Africa along the Crocodile River for 5 years, and Michael having been brought up as a teen in the same area as the Mansion, and to celebrate a new future together filled with our selected friends & family!The Australian/ African/ slightly vintage yet still modern inspired day was set from the beginning in all of the design for the invitation suite that Letitia delighted in creating and illustrating! From the invitation suite, the badges, the ceremony cards and the little sign cards for guests to write on.
[images from Sayher Heffernan]
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Sophomore College offers sophomores the opportunity to study intensively in small groups with Stanford faculty for several weeks before the beginning of Autumn Quarter. Students immerse themselves in a subject and collaborate with peers, upper-class course assistants, and faculty in constructing a community of scholars. They are also encouraged to explore the full range of Stanford's academic resources both in workshops and individually. At its best, Sophomore College is characterized by an atmosphere of intense academic exploration. Each Sophomore College course enrolls twelve to fourteen students, who live together in a Stanford residence and receive two units of academic credit. Courses are announced in March, and applications are due in April. For more information or to apply, see http://soco.stanford.edu.


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Christian Aid group to meet in West Huntspill (From This is The West Country)
Get involved! Send your photos, video, news & views by texting COUNTY GAZETTE to 80360 or email us
Christian Aid group to meet in West Huntspill
1:08pm Tuesday 18th February 2014 in News By Newsdesk
THE AGM for Christian Aid in Burnham will be held at West Huntspill Methodist Church this month.
The meeting will run on February 22, with tea and coffee from 11am and a 'Bring and Buy' stall.
Donations of non-fiction hard back books can be given at the meeting.


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Definition: 'Uremic Colitis'
uremic colitisType: Term
1. colitis characterized by hemorrhages in the mucosa, occurring in renal failure, possibly owing to the irritant effect of ammonia formed by breakdown of increased urea in the intestinal secretions.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2004
Schumer Urges 9/11 Commission To Reject New White House Request To Meet In Private With Rice Until She Testifies In Public Under Oath
National Security Adviser reportedly wants to meet in private with 9/11 Commission to rebut testimony from this week but continues to refuse to testify under oath in public
Schumer: "For Dr. Rice to refuse to honor the Commission's bipartisan request to testify under oath and in public, but to ask for a chance to rebut the testimony that others have given under those conditions goes too
US Senator Charles Schumer today urged the 9/11 Commission to reject a White House request reportedly to be made today to let National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice meet with the Commission in private in an effort to rebut some of the testimony from the last few days. Schumer urged the Commission not to consider the request until Rice agrees to appear before the panel in public and testify under oath.
"For Dr. Rice to refuse to honor the Commission's bipartisan request to testify under oath and in public, but to ask for a chance to rebut the testimony that others have given under those conditions goes too far," Schumer said. "Dr. Rice has given numerous television and media interviews so this clearly isn't issue of time. The long history of Presidential advisers testifying under oath renders her executive privilege arguments moot. The bottom line is that she has an obligation to appear before the Commission and I hope she will do so."
According to a report by ABC news, the White House will request today that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice be given another opportunity to sit down with the Commission in private, to rebut some of the charges that emerged in the past two days of hearings. While she has met with the Commission in private, Rice refuses to testify in public and under oath, citing executive privilege. In testimony before the panel this week and in news accounts, Rice has emerged as a contentious figure in White House counter-terrorism efforts.
In a letter being sent today to the Chairs of the 9/11 Commission, Schumer wrote that Rice's testimony "will only prove valuable if, like Defense Secretaries Cohen and Rumsfeld, Secretaries of State Albright and Powell and former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger, she gives it in public and under oath....
"I am sure you will agree that the public and sworn testimony from the principal security officials in charge of defending our national security in the Clinton and Bush Administrations was responsible for the success of the hearings. These proceedings gave the public insider access to the course of events that led to the September 11 attacks from the people directly responsible for protecting the country during that time. Like Sandy Berger, Dr. Rice has intimate knowledge of these events and has a special obligation to share it with the American people."
Earlier this week, Schumer and seven other Democratic Senators urged the White House to have Rice testify before the Commission. The Senators took issue with the White House argument that public testimony from Rice would raise "separation-of-powers" issues and made the cited the following arguments:
• Dr. Rice is not being asked to testify before Congress but is rather being called to appear before the independent Commission investigating one of the worst tragedies in American history. The panel's funding comes from Defense Department.
• The White House's argument against Dr. Rice testifying is undermined by the decisions of Samuel Berger, President Clinton's national security adviser, and Richard Clarke, a top counter-terrorism aide in both Administrations, to testify. Like Dr. Rice, they served at the staff level but are complying with the Commission's request to testify.
• Dr. Rice has not shied away from discussing the national security staff's role in responding to the al Qaeda threat. Indeed, she wrote a newspaper opinion article today where she voluntarily discusses proposals that were considered by the White House to thwart al Qaeda. In our view, there is no reason why she can discuss these issues in a newspaper article but not under oath before the Commission in public.
• Notwithstanding the fact that the Commission is not Congress, there are several examples of Presidential advisors voluntarily testifying before Congress. According to the Congressional Research Service, during World War Two, Presidential advisors Donald M. Nelson, Jonathan Daniels and Donald S. Dawson all appeared before various Senate Committees.
"In their wisdom, the Founding Fathers decided that our nation would be governed for the people and by the people and so our democracy provides all Americans with open access to their government. The recent success of the Commission's hearings shows how well this system works. Accordingly, any further discussions Dr. Rice has with the Commission should include sworn, public testimony in order to allow the American people and the families of the 9-11 victims to gain a full understanding of her role and the role of the Bush Administration in the events surrounding the attacks of September 11," Schumer's letter continued.
A copy of the letter to the 9/11 Commission is attached.


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Spring has officially sprung in Sioux Falls, sending many people to the great outdoors, but due to recent storm damage, many people missed out on one of the area's favorite outdoor activities.
With the ideal whether, all of the area golfers had the same idea of heading out to the golf course, but unfortunately that meant a lot of golfers were stuck on the practice range because finding a tee time on this perfect weekend in Sioux Falls was quite a challenge.
"We booked this tee time almost a week ago so we're alright, but if you're trying to find a place to play this morning, you're going to be out of luck," said Prairie Green golfer Ralph Murray.
"I would assume every tee time is taken by now, that's what I would think," said Steve Burfeind on the practice range at Elmwood Golf Course.
With weather like this, the Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls is always packed.
"O yes, it's just perfect, just perfect weather for golf," said Charlie Brown at the Prairie Green course.
But Saturday's crowded course was also because Elmwood and Kuehn Park courses in Sioux Falls are closed for tree clean up.
"It is very difficult, it goes against every fiber of your being not to be open because that parking lot would be full right now if we were," said Tom Jansa, the president of Dakota Golf Management.
Both Elmwood and Kuehn Park courses are owned by the City of Sioux Falls; Jansa says the courses are loosing about $10,000 every day they're not open during this high-demand weekend.
"People are understanding, anybody who's been around knows that there are issues with trees," said Jansa.
"O absolutely," said 85-year-old golfer Gordy Lyng.
"They've had a lot of tree damage in Sioux Falls and it's amazing that they've been able to get as much cleared away as they have," said Brown.
"I've still got more [branches] than what I see here in my own yard, so it takes a while," said Burfeind.
"We're focusing our efforts one nine at a time so as each nine gets cleared, then we'll be able to open that nine and then the next and then the next as it goes," said Jansa.
The practice range at Elmwood, Kuehn Park and Prairie Green are all open this weekend. Jansa hopes to have nine holes open at Elmwood by Sunday morning.
Until Elmwood and Kuehn Park are fully operational, memberships at those city courses will be accepted at Prairie Green—you'll just have to be flexible or call in advance to try and find an open tee time at Prairie Green.


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He's quickly becoming a legend for the Bruins in the 2013 NHL Playoffs.
Check out these things you may not know about center Patrice Bergeron.
You'll remember Bergeron scored two goals in Game 7 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, including the game winner. He's a huge reason why the Bruins are now in the Stanley Cup finals.
Patrice "Bergy" Bergeron-Cleary was born on July 24, 1985. His hometown is L'Ancienne-Lorette in Quebec.
Bergeron played with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for one season.
Bergeron was selected 45th overall by the Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Bergeron played his first NHL game Oct. 8, 2003, vs. New Jersey, recorded his first NHL point with an assist Oct. 15 in Dallas (game-winning goal) and scored his first NHL goal in a 1-2-3 effort Oct. 18 in Los Angeles
Bergeron, playing for Team Canada, has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships and 2010 Winter Olympics.
Bergeron is a member of the Triple Gold Club -- a group of ice hockey players and coaches who have won an Olympic Games gold medal, a World Championship gold medal and the Stanley Cup.
Bergeron scored two goals including the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Bruins at 14:37 of the first period of Game 7 at Vancouver in 2011.
During his 2003-04 rookie season, Bergeron was selected for the NHL Young Stars Game in Minnesota as part of the 2004 All-Star weekend.
Bergeron finished his rookie season with 39 points in 71 games.
Beacause of the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bergeron played for Boston's minor league affiliate, the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League.
Bergeron suffered a season-ending head injury during a game on Oct. 27, 2007, when he was checked from behind by a Flyers defenseman, hitting his head on the end-boards, knocking him unconscious.
Bergeron suffered a second concussion in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Dec. 20, 2008, when he collided with an opposing defenseman.
Bergeron has been in one fight in his entire NHL career. On April 18, 2009, in game 2 of the Eastern Conference Quarter Finals Josh Gorges hit Bergeron in the jaw, and Bergeron retaliated by pummeling Gorges with two huge left punches.
On June 1, 2011, Canucks' Alex Burrows allegedly bit Bergeron's finger. No penalty was called and the league did not fine or suspend Burrows because the alleged bite was not supported by any evidence.
Bergeron is one of just 11 players in NHL history to have scored 2-or-more goals in a Stanley Cup Final game 7.
Bergeron is 1 of just 5 Bruins in team history to score his 1st career playoff goal in OT.
On the Stanley Cup, Bergeron is listed by his birth name, Patrice Bergeron-Cleary.
Bergeron won the Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward for the entire 2011-12 NHL season.
As of May 13, 2013, Bergeron had played in 579 regular season games, scored 153 goals with 280 assists for a total of 433 points. In his playoff career, he has played in 68 games, scored 14 goals with 32 assists for a total of 46 points.
Bergeron is the youngest player in team history to record a 30-goal season (20 years, 262 days) with his 30th and 31st goals on Apr. 13. The previous record-holder was Barry Pederson who was 20 years, 335 days in 1981-82.
Patrice Bergeron has 5 career playoff game-winning goals. 3 have been in overtime.


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Runtime Type Information (RTTI) is the concept of determining the type of any variable during execution (runtime.) The RTTI mechanism contains:
- The operator dynamic_cast
- The operator typeid
- The struct type_info
The dynamic_cast can only be used with pointers and references to objects. It makes sure that the result of the type conversion is valid and complete object of the requested class.
// dynamic_cast
using namespace std;
class Base_Class { virtual void dummy() {} };
class Derived_Class: public Base_Class { int a; };
int main () {
try {
Base_Class * ptr_a = new Derived_Class;
Base_Class * ptr_b = new Base_Class;
Derived_Class * ptr_c;
ptr_c = dynamic_cast< Derived_Class* >(ptr_a);
if (ptr_c ==0) cout << "Null pointer on first type-cast" << endl;
ptr_c = dynamic_cast< Derived_Class* >(ptr_b);
if (ptr_c ==0) cout << "Null pointer on second type-cast" << endl;
} catch (exception& my_ex) {cout << "Exception: " << my_ex.what();}
return 0;
There are two dynamic_casts from pointer objects of type Base_Class* (namely ptr_a and ptr_b) to a pointer object of type Derived_Class*.
If everything goes well then the first one should be successful and the second one will fail. The pointers ptr_a and ptr_b are both of the type Base_Class. The pointer ptr_a points to an object of the type Derived_Class. The pointer ptr_b points to an object of the type Base_Class. So when the dynamic type cast is performed then ptr_a is pointing to a full object of class Derived_Class, but the pointer ptr_b points to an object of class Base_Class. This object is an incomplete object of class Derived_Class; thus this cast will fail!
bad_cast exception is being thrown in case of conversion fail.
Typeid return an structure of type_info . You can get the detail and type of the object at run time.
int * a;
int b;
a=0; b=0;
if (typeid(a) != typeid(b))
cout << "a and b are of different types:\n";
cout << "a is: " << typeid(a).name() << '\n';
cout << "b is: " << typeid(b).name() << '\n';


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The Register-News
---- — Margery A. Harris, 68, of Fairbury, formerly of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 8:50 a.m., July 22, 2013, at her residence.
Margery has chosen to donate her body to science.
Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury is in charge of arrangements.
Margery was born May 18, 1945, in Fairbury, the daughter of Joseph and Rowena Waters Paternoster.
Her father preceded her in death.
She married Clinton Dale Harris on Aug. 8, 1963, in Colorado Springs, Colo. He died on March 23, 2013.
She is survived by her mother, Rowena Paternoster; daughter, Catherine (Mike) Coppinger both of Fairbury; granddaughters, Haley Coppinger of Peoria and Macey Coppinger of Fairbury; brother, Phillip (Sharen) Paternoster of Fairbury; and sister, Barbara (Norman) Kawa of Peoria.
Condolences and tributes may be made to the family at www.duffypilsmemorialhome.com.


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- Directed by Andrew Wagner
- Written by Andrew Wagner, Brian Morton, Fred Parnes
- Starring Adrian Lester, Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor
Leonard Schiller (Langella) is a 70-year-old once famous novelist whose been all but forgotten. For ten years, he's been writing his fifth novel, but it's never gotten done. A young graduate student named Heather Wolfe (Ambrose) wants to change all that, and get her own thesis done in the process.
Nominated: Grand Jury Prize, 2007 Sundance Film Festival; Best Screenplay, Best Male Lead (Langella), 2008 Independent Spirit Awards
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Wise, observant, and exquisitely tacit.
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The top strawweight in women's MMA is fighting this week, but if you aren't tuned in to everything WMMA, you might never know it. This Thursday Jessica Aguilar takes on Patricia Vidonic in a rematch at Bellator 94. Aguilar is coming off a ten-month layoff following the biggest victory of her career, a three round unanimous decision over Megumi Fujii at Bellator 69.
While she's uniformly considered the no. 1 women's strawweight fighter in the world (that's 115 lbs. in lay-terms), she's flying way under the radar on Bellator's web-streaming prelims. And without a 115 lb tournament in Bellator's immediate plans, who knows what the future holds.
So I wanted to cast a little light into the darkness and hear what she had to say about fighting Patricia again, being ranked no. 1, and talking about what she hopes to do in the future. Now, on to the questions!
Do you feel the need to make a statement that you're still the no.1 flyweight in the world?
My statement will be the fight, my actions speak for what I am or who I am.
Do you expect a different fight than last time?
Well yeah she's been active more, you know she's had a few more fights than I have and I'm sure she's more comfortable now and will bring new challenges to me.
Do you have the option to fight with anyone other than Bellator?
I do have different options but they haven't presented them to me. I am allowed to fight for other organizations, the only thing is I haven't had any opportunities. That's why I haven't taken any, there has been nothing for me to take.
Do you feel maybe that those opportunites haven't presented because Bellator has flexed their iron muscle a little bit with Eddie Alvarez and people don't know those opportunities are available?
That's a possibility, but just because that happens doesn't mean it's going to happen with every fighter, but that could be a possibility.
Without a Strawweight tournament, do you expect to be busier this year?
I hope to be, yes I hope to be. An athlete hopes to stay busy. I hope to be busy after this fight, continue staying busy and doing what I love to do.
That's gotta' be hard on you because you've gone quite a while without a fight. I can imagine the financial strain on you.
Yeah, that's right. It's like someone not having a job, getting laid off from a job and not having work for ten months, it's been a little frustrating. But it's like everything, it's life, diversity, you go through your ups and downs and you gotta keep pushing forward. But in times like these, you appreciate it more. I'm excited about tonight.
When you were off for this period of time did you get any help from your sponsors?
For me, I haven't had the luxury or the luck to get one of these sponsorships. I didn't have any sponsorship help. However my management, Paradigm, supported me and helped me out, loaned me some money. So I owe them, and I had to get back going to work, so I was working for six months.
With the financial stability an external job provides, how long do you think you'll have to keep working?
Leading up to this fight I certainly quit my job, because I can't do the full time… I can't put a hundred percent to my job and a hundred percent into training without getting injuries or just getting the proper rest and everything else. I didn't see myself being a salesperson for a longtime, so I decided to quit. I think I'm not finished here yet, I think I have a few years left and just hope to continue staying busy.
Did you recently sign with Paradigm, or have you been with them for a while?
They're awesome. I just signed with them after the Megumi fight last year in July, They've been pushing hard, helping, trying to get a bite. But, I guess it's been hard, it's been difficult. I've had them since July of last year.
What's the biggest change in your game planning since your last fight?
I think, there's not too much change. Just every time I go to training I learn something new. There's really not going to be a change, just an improvement. Obviously my focus is on the ground, so that's my main thing.
How much of your game plan is geared towards your opponent's style as opposed to just training for your style?
Yeah, that's how I train. Just focusing on my style, making sure my conditioning and everything is up to par. My coaches look at video and then decide the game plan, but I focus on my style of fighting and training.
Are you worried about losing your contacts again?
No no no, im not worried about that. I'm not worried I have an extra pair waiting.
Do you see similarities between bullying, and the treatment you get as a woman in MMA?
They go hand and hand. It builds your character. What can you do, if you don't have control over it? You just have to keep smiling and do what you do whether they like it or not or accept what you're doing or not.
Do you feel the need for a universal ranking system that maybe the media controls, similar to the UFC, so that you can get your props in and ability to grab bigger paydays?
I don't know too much about the rankings and stuff like that. But yeah of course, if that would make a difference and help not only myself but other girls out in the rankings and help their paydays. Of course that would be nice to have a different ranking systems.
Does being the no. 1 fighter in the world mean more than a championship belt?
For me yeah, because I've challenged the best in the world. And she was the best for several years, she's still my idol. She's like a Fedor, Megumi. So I've challenged the best and I want to continue challenging the best. It's nice to have a belt, but a ranking is more important than a belt.
You talked about retiring soon, are you satisfied with you MMA career?
I'm totally satisfied with my MMA career. I mean, it's been a great journey. It's like everything, it has it's good and it's bad but I've enjoyed every second of it.
Who's the next big WMMA star?
Right now it's Ronda… But the next big star, you got me on that one. I don't know. There's just so much new talent that's coming and they're all well rounded and they're all good. The divisions are getting full…
The girl that actually just came to mind, I think it was Carla Esparza's last opponent for the title. Bec Hyatt. She's great, has great personality, great attitude. She just gave her a run for her money, it was a great fight. She went all five rounds and gave her a great fight. So, I think that's an up and coming star.
What's going through your mind right now as you're getting your hair done? What goes through your mind on fight day?
I'm focused, I'm actually visualizing what's going to happen and just kind of transforming my mindset. I'm focused and ready for the fight. I know I've done everything, I know I've trained hard. Everything is good, it's just easy from here on. I'm just focused right now.