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Rumors recently surfaced that there were naked photos of Sheamus floating around the internet. However, it has now been revealed that it was simply a hoax by a website called Back 2 Stonewall to generate traffic. There is a nude picture on there of the WWE star, but it is simply the head of Sheamus attached to a full naked body of someone else.
January 26, 2014
Since Drew McIntyre messed around with his Twitter account, Sheamus has been avoiding the social media website ever since. All of the Tweets on there have been deleted. Interestingly, WWE has encouraged their performers to utilize the site more frequently as of late.
January 25, 2014
Rumors about AJ Lee leaving WWE have popped up again. This time, the belief is that the Divas Champion will be wrapping up with the company in December. A part of the reason why the speculations have popped up is because AJ recently started her own website, independent of the company. Some believe that she is trying to make that her main source of revenue. For what it's worth, AJ is not advertised for events at the end of December.
November 18, 2014
Speculations are floating around right now that Brad Maddox has been given a release by WWE. Many noted that his profile was moved from the current roster to the alumni section on the website. Maddox has not been used much over the last couple of months, outside of a random appearance where he was actually allowed to work as an in ring performer. No confirmation has been given by WWE yet, however.
November 14, 2014
In a move that does not come as a surprise to those that have been following the company closely, WWE has opted to release the Great Khali. His profile has been officially moved to the alumni section on the company website. Reports are saying that his contract expired, and management felt it was financially beneficial to not renew the former world heavyweight champion, even though he was considered a marketing asset.
November 14, 2014
Before the WWE Network was shoved down the throats of fans on a weekly basis, the company was promoting a social media website called Tout. They constantly mentioned the service, and they had several of their performers utilizing it to interact with the fans. WWE invested approximately $5000 into the company and signed a two year agreement. Stephanie McMahon was even on their board of directors. It looks like the deal is now over, as reports has surfaced that WWE was not interested in renewing the contract.
September 3, 2014
Reports have surfaced that the contract between Bully Ray and TNA has now officially expired. The two sides had been trying to negotiate a new deal, but financial terms could not be met. The former world heavyweight champion is still listed on the official roster page on the TNA website. The belief is that the company might wait until a new television deal has been signed before renegotiating with some of the bigger stars.
August 25, 2014
Back in July, Austin Aries decided to go silent on Twitter because he was protesting the decision by TNA to allow fans to vote on the return of the six sided ring. For those that are wondering, the X Division Champion has already came back to the social media website. He has been posting regularly. Aries is even promoting Impact Wrestling on there, so it looks like he's back on good terms with the company.
August 16, 2014
Those that watch Impact Wrestling already know that Low Ki is back with TNA. The former X Division Champion has also been added to the official roster page on their website. Reports are now surfacing that Low Ki isn't just back as a wrestler. He's also working as a backstage agent for the entire X division, which means that he will be in charge of scripting the stories and the matches.
July 31, 2014
TMZ has quite the fascination with WWE nowadays. The tabloid website recently reported that Nikki Bella, who recently received her real estate license, was spotted showing homes to Cameron and her boyfriend. The couple is getting pretty serious and is wanting to move in together. Cameron, who is one of the stars of Total Divas, stated that she wants a five bedroom place.
July 21, 2014
When the company moved CM Punk from their official roster to the alumni section yesterday, WWE created a bit of a stir. Things escalated even further when management removed his merchandise from the WWE Shop website. Apparently, there was some miscommunication within the company on the matter. All of his merchandise have been returned to the online store.
July 17, 2014
Reports are going around that CM Punk could be officially gone from WWE now. The former world heavyweight champion has been removed from the active roster list on the website. His profile has been moved over to the alumni section, which the company normally does when a performer is gone. Punk's contract is said to be expiring later on this week, so it's interesting that WWE pulled the trigger on the roster change ahead of time.
July 15, 2014
With the company in Japan for a tour, WWE stars were in for a bit of a rude awakening this weekend. A 6.8 earthquake struck the island country. Several of the stars made note of the incident through their social media website. Hulk Hogan revealed that his bed had moved around the hotel room. Fortunately, though, this particular earthquake did not produce devastating tsunamis like the last one.
July 12, 2014
If you're a fan of John Morrison, now is a good time to head on over to the Amazon website because Hercules Reborn, which the former WWE performer stars in, is being released and shipped today. Interestingly enough, the website credits Morrison as the director as well as the star. However, that might simply be a typo because Nick Lyon sat in the director's chair for the film.
July 8, 2014
When TNA announced at Slammiversary 2014 that Devon and Bully Ray were going to be inducted into the hall of fame, it led to a lot of speculation about the status of Devon with the company. It looks like the former television champion is making a return to TNA, as his profile has been restored on the official roster page on their website.
June 17, 2014
There are a lot of rumors going around right now about John Morrison making his return to WWE in the near future. The speculations stem from an article that was on the official WWE website that listed performers who could replace Seth Rollins in the Shield. Out of all the names given, Morrison was the only one that was not currently under contract to the company, so people began whispering.
June 9, 2014
The TNA Knockouts website has undergone a bit of a makeover, with the company making some modifications to the layout and adding some new performers. A quick glance at the site shows that TNA now has nine Knockouts on the roster. Some new pictures of ODB, Christy Hemme, Velvet Sky, Taryn Terrell, Gail Kim, Santana Garrett, Angelina Love, Madison Rayne and Brooke Tessmacher have been uploaded.
May 31, 2014
Despite never climbing the ranks and becoming a main event performer, WWE recognized the skills and passion that Joey Mercury had for the profession. In a feature on their website, the company put some spotlight on Mercury, who is now working as a trainer and backstage agent for WWE. Paul Heyman, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns had quite a bit of praise for Mercury.
May 21, 2014
A website called New Mature Tube has been trying to lure professional wrestling fans by promising naked videos and pictures of Beulah McGillicutty online. While the former ECW star has posed naked before, the site is actually using a strip tease video of a porn star instead.
May 13, 2014
In a very rare interview, Vince Russo addressed the rumors that he was still working with TNA. The former head writer noted that he has not been under contract with a professional wrestling company in approximately two years now. Russo revealed that he is living in a house in the mountains of Colorado and working on a new website project.
May 6, 2014
A little stir was created earlier this week on WWE.com, as the website teased a dream match between Sting and Undertaker, which is something that fans have been clamoring to see for the last several years. Unfortunately, though, nothing is in the works at the moment, as this was simply something concocted by the technology department to increase traffic.
April 26, 2014
On their official website, WWE produced a list of the greatest talkers in the history of the business. The top five consisted of Ric Flair, Rock, Dusty Rhodes, Roddy Piper and Steve Austin. The more interesting inclusion, though, is CM Punk, who is listed at #16. The company has not made much mention of him since he walked away a couple of months ago.
April 25, 2014
The surprising face turn for Erick Rowan recently left fans a bit confused, as there had been no signs of that happening. The reason for that is simply because WWE did not have it planned out. The move was done at the last minute when management found out that Sheamus was being forced into surgery to repair an assortment of ailments. Rowan went from not being scheduled for Survivor Series 2014 to being in the main event.
November 21, 2014
Apparently, Sheamus is actually injured. Many were under the impression that the former world heavyweight champion was only doing a story line for television, but he posted a photo of himself on Twitter, going in for surgery. It does not appear to be extremely serious. The belief is that Sheamus is going on to repair several minor ailments that have been bugging him. He is expected to miss some time from WWE.
November 20, 2014
During a recent interview, Sheamus stated that he was a big comic book fan, and he would absolutely love to play Venom in the upcoming film. That has led to rumors about the former world heavyweight champion actually being in line for the role. That is simply not the case. He was basically expressing his desire. Nothing more than that. Hollywood will more than likely go with an established actor in the movie.
November 19, 2014
After Monday Night Raw went off the air, WWE Network subscribers were treated to a bonus match. Alexander Rusev challenged Sheamus for the United States Heavyweight Championship, a match which was originally planned for Survivor Series 2014. The Russian heel ended up winning the title after Sheamus passed out from the Camel Clutch submission. No word yet on why WWE opted to do the match earlier than scheduled.
November 4, 2014
With only two matches confirmed for Hell in a Cell 2014, WWE is looking at building the under card with some filler matches. One of the top candidates is a bout between Sheamus and Miz. Management is leaning towards definitely doing that match because they need to build up Sheamus, so that he can be placed into a feud with Alexander Rusev next month.
October 11, 2014
In a sign of how rapidly Alexander Rusev is rising through the ranks, management now has him penciled in a high profile match at Wrestlemania 31 against John Cena. The Russian loyalist is expected to be built up in upcoming matches against Big Show and possibly Sheamus before starting his feud with Cena. The early bet is that Cena will be the one to end the reign of terror by Rusev.
October 9, 2014
After winning his war against Mark Henry, Alexander Rusev was transitioned over into a feud with Big Show. The two of them are expected to finish off their program at Hell in a Cell 2014. Rusev is expected to come out on top and move further up the ladder. Reports have surfaced that WWE is going to pair him up with Sheamus and have him take the United States Heavyweight Championship off of him.
October 2, 2014
As many fans already know, WWE has run out of opponents for Bray Wyatt, so he has slipped down the ladder tremendously over the last couple of weeks. Sheamus has long been a rumored opponent for Wyatt, and it looks like that feud may be happening soon. Management has had the two of them working together at live events, and the belief is that it will be brought to television soon.
September 20, 2014
When Bray Wyatt was closing out his feud with John Cena, many wondered who WWE was going to pair him up with next. Fortunately for the company, Chris Jericho agreed to return and help keep Wyatt interesting. Their feud is about to end, so the question has popped up again. As of right now, it looks like WWE is leaning towards putting Wyatt together with Sheamus in a program.
August 22, 2014
Since neither man was involved in a feud, it looks like WWE is about to pair Antonio Cesaro and Sheamus in a feud for the United States Heavyweight Championship. The story between the two might have been initiated during WWE Main Event. Management has been known to drop stories abruptly, so if this does not make it to Monday Night Raw or Smackdown, then the feud is not going forward.
August 20, 2014
As expected, WWE has instructed their performers to remain silent if they are asked about the backstage incident that led to the release of Alberto Del Rio. When asked by the media, Sheamus explicitly stated that he knew nothing of the situation, even though most everyone in the company is aware of what happened. Management does not want to run the risk of starting a legal battle with Del Rio.
August 17, 2014
After taking a little bit of time off the road and in Europe, Sheamus is now back with WWE. While he was not utilized on Monday Night Raw, he did work a match at the taping for WWE Superstars. The former world heavyweight champion was also kept off of Smackdown as well. Sheamus is currently on the tour of Australia with the rest of the WWE crew and should be back on television soon.
August 7, 2014
While there are still discussions on a title unification program, there are now people backstage in WWE that are pushing for Sheamus to drop the United States Heavyweight Championship to Alexander Rusev. Some feel that it would give he and Lana a bit more heel heat. Plus, they can stall his push a bit by having him defend the belt against lower level opponents.
July 31, 2014
There are some interesting rumors floating around right now that Sheamus could be cast to portray Darth Vader in the upcoming Star Wars movie. A publication in Ireland is even running with the story. It has been noted that Sheamus has portrayed the character before during promotional tours, which more than likely took place before he became a WWE star. Sheamus himself has mentioned the rumor on his Twitter account and even teased that it might be true.
July 30, 2014
There are still plans being discussed backstage in WWE to unify the United States Heavyweight Championship and the Intercontinental Championship in the near future. If management decides to go through with it, then Miz is the more likely candidate to hold the unified belt because he has a lot more momentum than Sheamus at this point in time.
July 28, 2014
Alexander Rusev is posing a considerable problem for the WWE creative department nowadays. The staff was instructed to push him up the ladder, but they are now running out of options. His program with Jack Swagger has either ended or will end soon. Rusev cannot be placed into a program with someone lower on the card, and it's too soon for him to work against John Cena. Sheamus has been named as a possible opponent to help Rusev kill time.
July 27, 2014
Those that watched Monday Night Raw this week may have noticed that Sheamus was not in attendance. The former WWE champion will also not be appearing on the next episode of Smackdown, either. That's because the Irish star has been taken off of the road due to a severe flu. The illness is probably quite bad since Sheamus has been known to work through injuries before.
July 24, 2014
At WWE Battleground 2014, Miz won the battle royal to become the new Intercontinental Champion. Sheamus is the reigning United States Heavyweight Champion. The two of them are feuding. That has led to rumors of a title unification match taking place at Summerslam 2014. The belief is that WWE really wants to stack up this pay per view to build momentum for the upcoming subscription rush for the WWE Network.
July 21, 2014
It looks like WWE has changed their minds and will not be doing a quick feud between Miz and Chris Jericho after all. The former world champions were penciled for a brief program together, and the seeds were even planted when both made their returns simultaneously on Monday Night Raw a couple of weeks ago. Miz is now being paired up with Sheamus, while Jericho was moved immediately into a feud with Bray Wyatt.
July 15, 2014
There could be one less championship in WWE after the next pay per view. Rumors are floating around heavily that Sheamus could be the one to win the battle royal to become the new Intercontinental Champion. He is already the reigning United States Heavyweight Champion. A title unification would enable WWE writers to have one less thing to worry about, especially since neither belt has been in the spotlight much lately.
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NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Investigators assembled "some very good evidence" to explain what drove a 20-year-old gunman to slaughter 20 children and six adults at an elementary school, police said on Saturday, a day after one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history shattered a small Connecticut town.
The attacker, identified by law enforcement sources as Adam Lanza, opened fire on Friday morning at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, which teaches children aged 5 to 10. The shooter killed 26 people before turning the gun on himself, and was suspected of killing another person before the massacre.
"Our investigators at the crime scene ... did produce some very good evidence in this investigation that our investigators will be able to use in, hopefully, painting the complete picture as to how - and more importantly why - this occurred," Connecticut State Police Lieutenant Paul Vance told a news conference.
The shooting has tormented the town of Newtown, once listed as the fifth-safest city in the America but now in crisis.
Yale-New Haven Hospital opened a crisis-intervention center in the wealthy suburb of 27,000 people about 80 miles from New York City. By mid-morning about 50 cars were parked outside. A sign warned media to stay away.
"If healing can come some day, that's what I want to ask God to do," said Andrea Jaeger, who placed a small candle at the makeshift memorial for the victims at the entrance to the school's driveway on Saturday morning. "Children's lives were lost and that's something we all feel."
The tragedy moved President Barack Obama to tears on national television on Friday and rattled a country that has grown accustomed to mass shootings, but not with victims so young. It also stood to revive a debate about U.S. gun laws.
"The kids who died were in two first-grade classrooms (6-year-olds)," said Mary Ann Jacob, a library clerk who described leading children out of danger during the shooting.
Vance, the police spokesman, declined to describe the evidence gathered about the shooter's motives but did say the gunman forced his way into the school, as opposed to being let in.
Crime-scene investigators worked through the night and moved the bodies to the state medical examiner's office for autopsies, police said in a statement. Victims' names had yet to be released.
The adult woman found at the secondary crime scene was related to the shooter, a police news release said, and many media outlets have reported it was the shooter's mother, Nancy Lanza.
Nancy Lanza legally owned a Sig Sauer and a Glock, both handguns of models commonly used by police, and a military-style Bushmaster .223 M4 carbine, according to law enforcement officials who also believe Adam Lanza used at least some of those weapons.
"We're investigating the history of each and every weapon and we will know every single thing about those weapons," Vance said.
Nancy Lanza was an avid gun collector who once showed him a "really nice, high-end rifle" that she had purchased, said Dan Holmes, owner of a landscaping business who recently decorated her yard with Christmas garlands and lights. "She said she would often go target shooting with her kids."
Vance pointedly urged the news media to leave alone the families of the shooting victims and said a police officer had been assigned to each family "to help to maintain that solitude."
Former classmates of the shooter remembered him as a quiet loner - someone who dressed more formally than other students, often wearing khaki pants, button-down shirts and at times, a pocket protector.
"(His mother) pushed him really hard to be smarter and work harder in school," said Tim Arnone, 20, who first met Lanza at Sandy Hook.
Newtown was ranked the fifth safest city in America by the website NeighborhoodScout.com based on 2011 crime statistics.
"This wonderful town that we all love for its peace, beauty, the great schools - all of that - has become Columbine," said Julie Maxwell Shull, a sixth-grade teacher at Reed Intermediate School, referring to the high school that was site of a 1999 shooting in Colorado.
"We came here because it was going to be a good, safe community for our kids, said Catherine Hunyadi, as she and her husband wiped tears from their eyes. "You don't send your kids to school thinking something like this might happen."
Obama on Saturday urged Americans to join in solidarity as they mourned the victims, saying the hearts of parents across the country were "heavy with hurt."
Obama, in his weekly radio and Internet address, called for "meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this," but stopped short of specifically calling for tighter gun-control laws.
The president wiped away tears in a television address on Friday, telling the nation, "Our hearts are broken."
The holiday season tragedy was the second shooting rampage in the United States this week and the latest in a series of mass killings this year.
It revived a debate about gun-control in a country with a flourishing firearms culture and a strong lobby that has discouraged most politicians from any major efforts to address the easy availability of guns and ammunition.
The death toll exceeded that of one of the most notorious U.S. school shootings, the 1999 rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, where two teenagers murdered 13 students and staff before killing themselves.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Based on recently released USDA data, the dairy industry's trademarked "got milk?" could be answered these days with, "Yes, but not quite as much."
Facing stiff competition from a growing variety of beverages, particularly vitamin water and energy drinks, the industry is seeing a continued decline in milk consumption. It was down another 3.3 percent last year, according to recently released statistics from the USDA.
On the bright side, consumption of other dairy products such as cheese and yogurt are up slightly.
During the 1940s, per capita milk consumption was the highest in the United States. But since 1975, per capita consumption has nosedived about 30 percent, according to the USDA. In 1975, annual milk consumption totaled about 28.6 gallons for each person; last year that total stood at about 20.2 gallons.
Overall, industry representatives are "coming to recognize this as a crisis," said Tom Gallagher, CEO of the farmer-funded trade group Dairy Management, Inc. "We cannot simply assume that we will always have a market."
An official with one of the largest dairy operations in Illinois, farmer-owned Prairie Farms, Inc., said they preferred not to comment about the issue at this time, said Director Bill Montgomery.
Part of the reason for the per capita decline is that children – long considered the largest group of milk consumers – make up a smaller portion of today's society, Gallagher said.
But the overall decline in consumption is a sensitive issue to those in the dairy industry, and officials are working at ways to improve the numbers. The industry in Indiana, for instance, has been targeting parents and children with messages that chocolate and low-fat milk can be just as healthful for bodies after exercise and workouts as other energy-replenishing beverages, said Jenni Purcell, communications director for Milk Promotions of Indiana.
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I love spending as much time as possible in the Parisian parks during autumn. It's so beautiful seeing the colours go from greens and yellows to dark reds and orange. Jardin des Plantes is one of my favourite ones and they always plant the prettiest Dahlias during this time of the year.
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Besides staying home sick for most of the week, dealing with some major email issues and going to my first ever wedding ever yesterday I also managed to attend the presentation for J.Crew a couple of days ago. Yes, they're finally coming to Paris and will open up their first store ever in The City of Light in March next year! I'll have to find some sort of lock to put on my wallet until then I guess…
• My two latest articles for Condé Nast Traveler are finally live, one about the best day trips to take outside of Paris and the other about where to find the best view of the Eiffel Tower in the city. I hope you'll enjoy!
• During busier times it's hard to keep up with the blog sometimes but if you want to see more you can always check out Instagram.
• According to Vogue's list of places in France every woman must visit I really need to up my travel game in this country…
• I'm pretty sure my autumn/winter wardrobe is in need of a massive update and I've been spending way too much time "online window shopping" now that I've been stranded at home for the last few days. This adorable Sézane shirt is still on my mind as well as this super cosy Gerard Darel scarf (two excellent French brands by the way).
Hôtel de Sully
If there's one thing I'm most definitely obsessed with it's beautiful Parisian courtyards. This one, inside Hôtel de Sully in Le Marais, is clearly one of my favourites. The best thing about it? It offers a calm and serene little shortcut to Place des Vosges, which is located on the other side of the red little door. If you get there early enough, you might even find yourself there all alone.
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Don't be fooled by the photo – my apartment actually looks like a war zone at the moment (it was taken pre-fashion week), covered in clothes, papers, memory cards and bags. I've barely been home during the last week since I've been running around the city in between photo shoots, meetings and shows but even though it's stressful I kind of wish that we would have these weeks a bit more often – it's just so much fun.
• I always get a ton of questions on how to dress when coming to Paris. If you're wondering about this, I suggest popping over to Condé Nast Traveler and reading my latest article.
• Thanks to Madewell for featuring me in their "weekly roundup" edition!
• Instagram made a map over Paris together with the very talented illustrator Soledad Bravi and gave it away at Colette earlier this week. It's such a cute idea and I couldn't be more thrilled about actually being featured on the map as one of Paris' instagrammers.
• I recently shot the lovely Jenny, behind the blog Margo & Me, while she was in Paris last week or so. She's just the sweetest and I'm so terribly jealous of her pretty little clutch that I got to lust over for a few minutes during an afternoon.
• My darling Aisling asked me a few questions about Fashion Week, you can read my answers here.
Weekend Reading
The last couple of days have been absolutely crazy. I've barely had time to sleep. Or eat. But even though they've been incredibly hectic, they've also been super exciting due to a lot of new photography assignments (like this for example) and interesting meetings, which I can't wait to hopefully share more about very soon. Until then, here's a few reads for this weekend!
• Looking for somewhere to sip a glass of wine or dine with a pretty view in Paris? Be sure not to miss my latest article for Condé Nast Traveler.
• Can I please move in with you, Jenny? This is just too pretty to be true.
• Anyone out there heading to London for fashion week? In that case I suggest having a look at Carrie's guide to hidden London gems.
• Since I couldn't go to New York fashion week this time around due to work keeping me here in Paris, I've been keeping up with the latest street style photos and what's going on thanks to Style.com and everyone's favourite Tommy Ton.
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
The leaves have already started to change colours and summer (well, we haven't really had any real summer here in Paris) is slowly coming to an end. My favourite place to head during this time of the year is to one of the Parisian parks, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont being one I certainly got to explore a little bit more the other day thanks to this lovely lady.
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During stressful times it's easier to catch me over on Instagram. My last couple of snapshots include the stairwell leading up to my new apartment, one of my Paris prints for SS Print Shop in bed with @Doctorscloset, beautiful Parisian buildings, my favourite timepiece from Corniche at Ralph's along with a yummy club sandwich at the same place. A little photo from my housewarming last Thursday with dear friends, hidden allies in the 4th arrondissement and a breathtaking view from the 7th floor at my friend's apartment. Ladurée's pretty storefront, coffee at La Caféothèque, courtyard cuteness at Ralph's and an absolutely delicious lunch at my favourite Verjus Bar à Vins.
Home Decoration
It's probably the worst luck in the world to start shopping for home decoration before you even have a home, right? Yeah, I thought so… But since I'm leaving for vacation in July there's no time to loose here. I've never decorated my own apartment before since I've yet to rent something completely unfurnished. I have to admit that I've never been much of a decoration expert though (despite working at ELLE Decoration in Sweden before picking up my life and moving to France, which might seem a bit odd) but that doesn't stop my excitement! After our darling Lauren – who by the way, knows absolutely everything about what's going on in this city – took me to the Swedish café that I told you about a while back, she also showed us the home decoration shop La Trésorerie, just next door. After that first visit I've been back several times to lurk around for myself. Now, I don't usually like to spend my money on pots and pans but oh, how tempting that feels at the moment… Is that what you call growing up?
It's been raining here in Paris during the last couple of days (but it feels more like months at the moment) which is making me kind of depressed and low on energy for absolutely everything right now. A cold and a sore throat is certainly not helping the situation either. Hopefully this sad and grey weather (as well as my cold) will pass sooner rather than later.
But now, on to happier memories. Remember that day I rode around Paris on the back of Braden's vespa? Anyhow, one of the places he decided to take me to was the beautiful little neighbourhood called La Butte-aux-Cailles in the 13th arrondissement. My last visit here was two years ago but since it was during a very late night (which ended with one too many glasses of wine) I never really got to see it properly. In the middle of Paris and just off the modern Place d'Italie you'll find this little gem. Cobblestone streets, dark green ivy, beautiful doors and some lovely wisteria made this little area undeniably charming.
Flower Power
We might as well rename this site to "the flower blog" by now. And yes, I apologise since I do realise that there are other things in this world to photograph other than pretty flowers. But how could you not when you arrive in Jardin des Plantes and it looks like this? I mean, come on, I'm only human after all.
This spring the whole city bloomed so early that I was afraid to miss it completely for a second. Luckily I stumbled upon this park (which is one of my favourite parks in Paris) just in time to catch the apple, cherry and all the other blossoms in full bloom. It's so bitter sweet since this is one of the things I look forward to during the whole year, and then after two weeks or so, everything is gone. But I'm not sobbing over here! Now summer is around the corner and nothing makes me happier than to think about that. Even though I miss the pink blossoms around the city (it really puts a smile on your face), Paris looks pretty beautiful in all green too.


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WiFi is available in all areas and costs USD 12.99 per 24 hours.
Private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed) and costs USD 54 per day.
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One older child or adult stays free of charge when using existing beds.
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Hotel Vitale, a Joie de Vivre Hotel
Across the street from Westfield Shopping Center, this Central San Francisco hotel has rooms with a 46-inch flat-screen smart TV. Food options are available in the full-service bar and lounge area.
Score from 410 reviews Excellent
This San Francisco hotel features an on-site restaurant and warmly decorated rooms with a 42-inch flat-screen TV and a CD player. The Golden Gate Bridge is just 6 miles away.
Score from 1303 reviews Very good
San Francisco Marriott MarquisSituated next to the the Moscone Convention Center, this downtown San Francisco hotel offers luxurious rooms with a flat-screen TV. Facilities include an indoor pool, a gym, and a hot tub.
Score from 1329 reviews Very good
Hilton San Francisco Union SquareLocated in the heart of downtown San Francisco and just a 5-minute walk from the Powell Street subway station, this Hilton features an on-site Starbucks and a beautiful courtyard pool.
Score from 2017 reviews Good
Friendly and professional service all-round. Helpful people always immediately available.
A year later and the same distance from the center, we found that the room, although clean & comfortable, was cramped in comparison to other places I stayed. Very expensive square foot indeed....
Clean hotel with modern furniture near Union Square (central SF area). The rooms were clean and the bed was comfy.
Breakfast was basic and nothing special. Expected more with the price you pay.
Great weekend away for my birthday staff was very good great hotel
Wine hour
Bed uncomfortable, very tiny room
Complimentary free wine, free light breakfast, free wifi, and traveling ammenuties. Straight shot short walk to union square. Bunch of late night restaurants and mini mart around the hotel. Staff has excellent service.
No complimentary water in the room.
Beautiful lounges and entrance.
No restaurant or dining room where to have breakfast. They just gave a piece of fruit and a pastry in one of the lounges.
The hotel was very nice, friendly, and is a great location for walking to Union Square.
We were put in a room with absolutely no view. It faced right into an adjacent building. Solid wall. It was a surprise one night stay in the city with my daughter. When I explained to the front desk my displeasure, the clerk just replied, sorry???
Location is excellent.
Having just returned from the Monaco, I have to say it was my fault for not reviewing the details on the confirmation but the Hotel does not currently have a restaurant or bar as a result of renovations. They offered a sub par continental breakfast but it was a hassle without any F&B on site. Next time I'll look at the confirmation closer. Also, please note, there really aren't any view rooms even though Booking.com allows you to request a room on upper floors, they mostly look into the wall of the building next door.
The staff was excellent. From the concierge, Austin in particular, to the bell boys and cleaning ladies, everyone was extremely helpful.
Complimentary coffee and Pastries were available from 7 to 9 am only. Should be extended to at least 10 am for those who are jet lagged or like to go out in the evenings. Also the Danish were limited to one piece per person, and being pretty small in size, albeit tasty, could be devoured in two bites.
The staff is great, the hotel is beautiful, and they are super pet friendly.
We couldn't find any parking near the hotel (all the lots were full) and they offer parking in a private lot, but it was $52 plus tax so it came to over $59 just to park.
Great location. Love the fact it is pet friendly. Have stayed at many klimpton hotels. Love the lobby and the wine and cheese
Smaller rooms
Non-drab decor free WiFi great location lounge area great to work after you check out Great staff
Friendly helpful staff. Complimentery wine tasting after a long day.
Friendly and helpful staff, superior quality with the same price compared to other union square hotels
There was no proper breakfast service but this was not a major problem with many options available in the area.
Very quiet room Breakfast croissants very tasty Convenient for getting around town by public transportation and my rental car
hotel does not have a summing pool Room small but adequate
decore, friendliness, location, wine tasting, bathroom amenities, funky bath robes; complimentary light breakfast while dining room closed for refurbishing
Fabulous room, attention to detail and spotless. Great front of house staff and the fantastic evening wine hour, which as a solo traveller was a time when you could chat and meet fellow travellers/tourists. The location couldn't be better, I got the BART from the airport and was able to easily walk to the hotel. I would strongly recommend this hotel.
Nice staff.
Construction noise from remodel of restaurant next door.
The hotel was good and The location exelent they have complementar y bikes that we enjoyed a lot.
We were overwhelmed by the kindness of all the staff at the Kimpton in SF, particularly Jonathan at the front desk. A fantastic hotel and I look forward to returning in the near future! This boutique hotel ticks ALL the boxes. Thank you!!
Location of the hotel is about a block away from the tenderloin district, which is considered a dangerous area of the city. The hostess at one of the restaurants warned us to stay away from the area.
Quite comfortable room
When my room access card was blocked for reasons best known to hotel management
fabulous service and exquisite public spaces
Made reservation at one price but was informed they were able to upgrade my room. However, charged me more! Typically when upgrades are provided, it is with no extra charge. Felt like a bit of a bait and switch. Quite a shock at check-out.
The hotel had a fresh and funky vibe about it. Unusual decor and fun bits and pieces around. Wine hour is a highlight.
The restaurant was closed for refurb. Tokens were offered for juice, coffee and mediocre pastries in the morning. rooms were on the small side and dark due to inward facing aspect.
Hotel staff was friendly and helpful!
Construction in the restaurant was loud during the day.
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The new app also integrates the history of seated diners and other features into the main waitlist view, and offers additional opportunities to personalize the app from the settings. An ETA scheduling option lets restaurants keep track of same-day call aheads, and parties that have an estimated arrival time are grouped below those with a quoted time.
"These new features and improvements have been designed to provide a more enhanced two-way communication system between restaurant employees and guests," CEO Craig Walker said in the release. "Based on user research, clients who used our guest management system reported a 16-percent increase in waitlist retention. We were thrilled by these results and will continue to improve the NoshList experience."
In addition to the new app features, the NoshList website now has several analytical reports for paid premium users. The reports include:
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Moby Poll: What kind of game collector are you?
Title Screen
Just another day savin' the universe.
Oh what are you? I want you!
Freezing an enemy
The most common of the units you can commandeer, this robot can fire three streams of bullets (two if damaged) and has a short range shield that can block some bullets.
A small step up, this GM look-alike can move its lasers around, letting you hit enemies from a safe position.
Warping into a boss fight.
The first boss can move its turrets between any panel, but it is a cakewalk compared to what's still to come.
End of stage results screen
Nice view from up here.
Tearing out this bio-ship's weapons one at a time.
Round 2 with the ship starts with a firepower upgrade. This robot comes with two rounds for an incredibly powerful short range blast.
The bio-ship starts breaking apart into meaty chunks.
Only time in the game this enemy shows up, but when they get into formation they will blanket the screen with lasers.
Boss #2 forms up like Voltron to go to town on your shiny metal ass.
This robot's straight rifle and angled bombs make it useful in many situations.
This midboss hasn't even been finished but it charges in guns blazing anyways.
Damaging it only makes it and its fin funnels madder.
This pair of bosses will fling all kinds of crap at you.
Just before the scrap yard you get your only shot at picking up this unique defensive robot.
They don't build them like they used to.
Even the mid bosses get more tenacious.
Half-dead and armed to the teeth.
Another day...
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Last Brother snippet0
There was much debate in medical, and most religious communities, on whether the zombie came back body and soul or not. Not that he could prove it, because you couldn't prove a soul existed in the first place, but Murphy knew the truth, that both people before him were whole and real, awake in the slow rotting of their former flesh.
Zombies, while not alive, were ensouled, which was the true horror of their situation.
"Now that I've got your attention," Murphy said softly, his voice taking on the deep, even tone he used in rituals as well. "Who do I have the honor of talking with?"
The man's mouth opened, but only a piercing shriek came from within. Murphy flinched. The cops cursed and threw their hands over their ears.
"Now, now," Murphy said as one hand pulled a burnt-colored metal flask from his pocket. "I have rum, mange sec, for anyone who wants to play nice."
The woman stood, trying to watch Murphy and her companion at once. The man teetered, then took a few halting steps toward the bars. He fell onto the flask that Murphy held out, a crashing man desperate for a hit. Murphy let some of the liquid slip from the flask. A thick, dry tongue darted from the man's mouth and licked at the stream trickling from Murphy's hand. When Murphy pulled back, the zombie fell to the floor and lapped up what he could.
Then he stood again, licking his fingers until some of the flesh came free. Murphy refused to look away, mostly because there was look of defiance in the zombie's eyes. It wasn't just his own soul in residence, and one never looked away from a lwa ge-rouge when they had their attention.
"Who are you?" Murphy asked again.
The voice gurgled and spilled forth, still painfully shrill, but bringing real words with it this time. "I am your death, bastard flesh bag."
With his left hand Murphy flung a small handful of grave dirt from his other pocket onto the body. It wouldn't sever the bond between the body and spirits, but it served to remind them that they were a guest in a corpse and easily sent back from where they'd come. The zombie stumbled and responded with just a glare.
"Again, I ask for your name," Murphy demanded, lower and more commanding with a touch of his own power behind the words.
"I am Ghede La Croix, Baron of Death."
"You lie," Murphy snapped. His audience forgotten, he gathered his power around him, allowing it to flare and snap at the spirit who meant to imply he was Baron Samedi himself. Murphy had, upon occasion, dealt directly with The Baron, and knew this imposter to be a very poor imitation.
The zombie let out a shaky shriek and fell to the floor. Idly, Murphy wondered how a zombie groveling before him would look to those who would later watch the tape. It babbled in a language long lost to human ears even before the African diaspora began.
"Why do you claim to be what you are not?"
"We are scared," the zombie squealed. "We are lost. Fre denye, we are abandoned."
A chill wormed its way through Murphy. His fists clenched automatically. With a deep breath he forced himself not to betray how disturbed the lwa's words left him. This was most definitely not a matter to be recorded by the human police.
"Be blessed, my brother," Murphy said. He raised his right arm, where a bracelet of black, navy and red threads interwoven around raven bones waited for his touch of power. To the Ghede, he knew, he appeared fearsome, indeed, with his birth power sparking darkly across his skin and flaring behind him, reminiscent of the wings of the psychopomp he bore. "Take him home," he whispered to the psychopomp.
The carriers of the dead took many forms. Black dogs, jackals, vultures, owls and even cats all traditionally could stand in as a pictorial representations of the spirits who saw the dead safely to Guinee. Murphy preferred ravens, simply because they were more common, and their fetters were easier to conceal in a normal appearance.
The psychopomp burst from the talisman. In truth it looked little like the bird. Perhaps if a particularly enthusiastic three-year-old (and a morbid one to boot) colored a version of a raven he might get it closer. The cops, thankfully, could see nothing. To them the corpse just felt empty after putting up a creepy fight.
Murphy looked to the woman. The whites of her eyes showed. If she had the fluid, she would have been crying.
"Peace child," Murphy bade. While he could lay more than one zombie at a time, he'd only brought the one psychopomp, so the girl would have to wait until it returned to depart herself. "Do you have a name?"
She gagged over an attempt to speak. It was then that Murphy noticed the deep rent in her neck where she'd been chained. She was in considerably worse shape. At last she opened her mouth wide and gestured within. Obviously she looked wrong, but the motion confirmed that through rot or cruelty her tongue had been removed.
"Can you write?"
Too vigorously she nodded. Things that shouldn't have flopped and flapped against her visage.
"Paper, pencil," Murphy asked of the cops, standing in a stunned silence behind him. The one Murphy didn't know faltered, then produced a legal pad and pen from the desk. Murphy passed it on.
"Mira Grint," he read aloud for the camera. "And the man?"
Again she wrote and held the pad up.
"Brian Kean," Murphy read again.
"Do you know who did this to you?"
She shook her head again.
"Woke up in a graveyard. Tall man, dirty blonde, white skin. Snake tattoo. Second man, white, tall, not as tall as you, shaved head, took me to garage & chained me there. I couldn't say no. Couldn't fight back."
The last words were underlined.
Broard cleared his throat. "It's okay, sweetie. We know."
Murphy and Broard both knew that sometimes the dead didn't know they'd ever died. At her level of decay, though, she had to know.
"Do you know their names?" Broard asked.
The zombie, Mira, clearly shook her head.
"Any details you can give us would help a lot. Is there anything else you remember?"
If Broard was uncomfortable interviewing a dead woman about crimes committed against her he didn't let it show.
"Dogs," she wrote, pointing emphatically with the pencil to the word. "They fought dogs. Took me there once. Threatened with giving me to the dogs."
"That probably means the one who held her wasn't a keeper," Broard said, looking to Murphy for confirmation.
The woman nodded. "Voice held no compulsion."
"Anything else, sweetie? Names? Addresses?"
Not that any of them would help, Murphy knew. People like that were ghosts, moving at the first sign of a police presence.
After a moment the woman wrote four words on their own page.
"Don't want to die," Broard read.
It was a point where both men would usually swear under their breath. But with the woman standing there, waiting for their reaction under a fringe of her own hair it felt wrong.
"Unlock the door," Murphy said. Broard did as he asked without a word.
Murphy stepped inside, skirting the still body of the man. He sat on the bench and motioned for the woman to join him. Reluctantly she did.
"Doesn't she know she's already dead," the uniform asked, barely bothering to whisper. Broard glared at him hard enough that the uniform took a step back.
"Lay down," Murphy said to the zombie. She couldn't have fought anyway, but she looked resolved to not even try. She stretched out on the bench, laying her head in Murphy's lap. There was no good way to go about this, with her skin peeling from dryness in spots and soft with rot in others. Dark runners of blood ran through the white of her eyes and she looked up at him. "If you remember nothing else, remember that it will be all right. You are not passing into darkness, but are at last traveling home."
Because it seemed proper, Murphy began singing softly. He didn't have the range of a true talent, but his voice, deep and rumbling, was serviceable enough for a hymn. "You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst. You shall wander far in safety, though you do not know the way…"
Broard watched Murphy, transfixed, surprise in his eyes. The uniform gaped and crossed himself.
As Murphy sang he silently called the pyschopomp, a lesser spirit devotee to Papa Legba, the lwa who guarded gateways and made passage possible between the earthly realm the Guinee. Murphy used his long, dark fingers to stroke Mira's face until she calmed in his arms. When she closed her eyes under his touch Murphy released the raven. Mira stiffened only
slightly, then she was gone, body left empty while Murphy's voice belted out the last lines of the hymn.
The room stayed still for a few long moments, a feat since the cells were far from empty.
"Call for someone to bring in a pair of gurneys and get these two taken over to the university morgue," Broard commanded. Murphy slipped back out the cell, letting the metal clang against itself as he left. "Let's go get you some coffee, Murphy. That was a hell of a performance."
One of the men in the other holding cell whooped and began clapping. His face was red with intoxication and the effort alone of clapping threatened to spill him onto the floor in a drunken heap. Murphy's face heated as he tried to turn away.
Broard clapped a hand on Murphy's back and urged him toward the back door. They escaped up a back stair to Broard's office on the significantly less pretty second floor. As they walked Murphy tried to hide the shaking he felt in his bones.
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Again from "Some of the time/Often/Always":
"I spend a lot of time encouraging people to explore why they do the things they do. Some never can admit the baggage they carry with them. You are miles ahead."
Baggage, she says, like I'm a harried, excited tourist rushing to a grand destination. This isn't sparkly leopard print flight totes on little wheels. This is chains whose ends I can't see, whose thickness swells and bleeds out constricting around an through me until at times I can barely walk, barely breathe.
I need help.
"We are going to help you," Dr. Parrish says, almost as soon as I think it.
That we is a fearful thing. Cliched, my skeptical brain wants to dismiss it and therefore every other thing that comes from Dr. Parrish's mouth. But my heart wants to absorb it, wants to believe. I can be a we again. Wants to believe this small, solid box of a woman, behind her PhDs and cloak of professionalism really does understand.
So I box my heart up in steel, just in case but leave air holes and no lock on the door. That's a thing called Hope.
From my WIP "Sometimes/Often/Always":
It's easy to forger that not all abuse is physical. The black eye, the bruised ear, the split lip, even when legitimately come across; it raises the eyebrows and people, remembering crime scene photos of the victims, can't help but wonder.
But where are the bruises that words leave? Where are the cuts left when a family member threatens to shoot you? Where are the breaks and split skin from systematically undermining your value as a human—for years?
We don't literally wear our hearts on our sleeves so the world can see how scarred our pasts have left us. Sometimes, often, I wish all damage translated to the physical. That each word corresponded to a blow so that we could look and not deny the damage we do to each other.
Screaming should split ears. Threat of violence should beget violence. Insults should lacerate skin.
Not just so those who hurt see their rage in ribbons of blood on other people. But also so that we can stand at a mirror, probing battered flesh, and know for sure when we are victims. For healing can never begin as long as we keep lying to ourselves.
I leave that last part out, but the rest of the words spill out and tumble like dangerous puppies at the woman sitting behind the desk in a cheerfully lit, sparse little office so unlike a psychiatrist's. I have a lot of practice talking about my past, my childhood, teen and young adult years. The present is far more dangerous. I'm more attached to my present.
New Paintings0
Bangarang, Peter.
Poverty and struggle
The real threat of poverty isn't when people tell you you don't deserve food, help or even basic human respect. It's when you start to believe them.
The perspective of intelligence1
Several years ago, during Mister's 6th grade year one of the reasons a Lit teacher gave for him being incapable of functioning at a "normal" level was that they read a book about a boy being bullied and in the book the bully "left something in his locker to get him in big trouble." When asked to write a short essay on what might have been in the locker Mister wrote that it was a watermelon and it was bad because it was messy and sticky and brought ants. The teacher insisted that this was a completely wrong answer because clearly the obvious answer was a weapon of some kind, and Mister's inability to reach this conclusion was typical of how he was unable to understand things. Personally I thought a watermelon was a fantastic answer, with some really rational reasoning behind it. It also reflected Mister's complete lack of knowledge of school violence and showed that he was completely unable to imagine anyone would do something as horrible as take a gun to school. But this teacher was pretty upset that Mister didn't "get it". I couldn't stop thinking of that conversation with the teacher as I watched this:
I mean, what does it say when the autistic kid you are trying to say is incapable of being a "real human" is more moral, more creative, more compassionate, and in at least one way MORE INTELLIGENT than you?
The Burka Avenger
…is now available with English subtitles! I am ridiculously excited about this!
Why I don't blog so much anymore
This is exactly why. This stupid, mean, blind rant about this blog wondering why we (authors) have to pick sides in the Hatchett-Amazon, or in a larger view in the self-published vs not-self-published wars. Why the hell do we even need to make anything a war? What exactly does it bring to the table in the flavor of bettering publishing to behave in such nasty, close-minded cultish ways.
Yeah, I have some stuff published on Amazon. They pay me regularly and enable my publisher to sell my books to a wider audience. They still do a lot of things I don't agree with. They still play some nasty games trying to strong arm publishers out of every cent, right and hair they have.
And yeah, all the big publishers certainly have their dirty tricks skewing the numbers in their favor which made a hole Amazon exploited that became profitable self publishing. The big publishers are not innocent and instead of doing the logical thing (which I said they should have done years and years ago, before Kindle and self publishing hit big, or in the case of the Kindle were even out, which is come together and make their own site for the purpose of selling books and ebooks) they tried to out dirty Amazon with setting ebook prices etc.
These stupid games are why you have to diversify as an author. Don't let all your products get caught up in one side. You can only trust any corporate entity to a certain extent and that can change as any moment, so have a damn back up plan or be prepared to deal with some damage. (Dorchester, anyone?)
And on the writer side there's the increasing pressure to pick a side. To become a nauseating sycophant for "small press" or "ebooks" or "indie" or "legacy" or what the fuck ever.
I don't care anymore. I don't care about what blogs you read or comment on, or even what genre you write. I want good books. I want to make good books. I want to read good books. I want to be able to afford the books and find them when I want them. I want them to be mine once I pay for them, to give away, keep, throw away, whatever. I want to be respected as a reader and offered the best possible story and presentation that the publisher/author partnership is capable of. I want to make sure you, my reader, get the same from me and I only pursue publishers I think will offer us both that.
Anything else is distraction. And I have more than enough already taking me away from writing. I already have to face everything from heartworm positive dogs dumped on my doorstep, and kids, a partner who is laid off, a house that is over 100 years old and needs help to the day to day grind of working in a medical field with a fairly high burn out rate.
I don't need these little bits of drama. I need words.
So instead of being on here ranting or "fisking" I sit down to console my dogs that are still shivering from fireworks still going off (yes, at 1:30 am.) I read. I struggle to get my words in by the week, or get those submissions out when rejections roll in. It's not easy. Sometimes I don't have enough spoons to get it done. I almost never get everything I want to do in a day done.
But if I'm going to waste time, it's going to be playing Pokemon, or a stupid little Facebook game, or napping, not screaming on the internet about how someone is wrong.
Except for this post, because it's 1:30 in the morning and the dogs are keeping me up by being scared of the fireworks.
P.S. Happy 4th, y'all!