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Book Review- "Bravo"
In his 2012 novel "Alpha" Greg Rucka engaged in some amazing and utterly believable world building by transporting readers to a fictional Disney World style amusement park that was under siege by terrorists. He also populated that world with compelling characters like Master Sergeant Jonathan "Jad" Bell an undercover Special Forces operator tasked with ending the siege and his ex-wife and daughter who show up on the park on the fateful day of the take over. You can find my review of it here.
Rucka's new novel "Bravo" is a follow up to "Alpha" and instead of throwing Jad into a similar situation the writer does something much cooler and more satisfying. He gives readers something new, but equally fascinating that continues the story that began in "Alpha" and takes it in a number of new and exciting directions.
"Bravo" picks up 72 hours after the end of "Alpha" with Jad and his team of operators on a mission to capture one of the men behind the attack on the Wilsonville amusement park. So when we catch up with Jad he's tired, physically and emotionally battered, and suddenly thrust into a world of double dealings and espionage. As he says multiple times in the book, "he's just a shooter" and he's up against a number of powerful and cunning enemies that are experts at manipulation and staying hidden. He doesn't lie down and give up though. He and his team continue to push themselves and valiantly pursue the leads in the mystery they're dealing with. That makes Jad both a great hero to follow and a nice tribute to to the real world men and women who sacrifice so much and push themselves so hard to keep their country and the world safe.
Jad isn't the only returning character in "Bravo" we also get to spend some time with his ex-wife Amy and his deaf daughter, Athena, who is an identifiable, and realistic teen. We also get to know Jad's commanding officer General Ruiz a bit more and some of his team mates as well.
The book is also full of incredibly interesting new characters as well,my favorite being Chief Warrant Officer Petra Nessuno, an undercover Army Intelligence officer that Jad and his team encounter in the book's opening mission. She returns to the states with Jad and his team and we get to see what it's like for her to come back to real life. The scenes with Petra where she comes to terms with the emotional damage she endured while under cover are haunting and poignant. So Petra is hurting, but she's just like Jad in that she realizes she has a job to do and is unwilling to give up. Watching her struggle with her personal demons and the villainous cabal threatening to launch another terrorist attack on America is a lot of fun. From my perspective she's as much the hero of the book as Jad is.
My favorite scenes are the ones where Jad and Petra are interacting. They're such noble and damaged souls that you root for them to triumph over their terrorist enemies and find comfort in each others company. The chemistry between both characters when they're together is fantastic.
"Bravo"isn't just about heroes. In the book you also walk with a number of insidious villains like a traitorous general and a network of wealthy and powerful men trying to broker a devastating terrorist attack on American soil. Those men are engaging the services of an enigmatic individual known as "The Architect," who is the chief villain of "Bravo." We get to know the Architect first by reputation and then we get to see that reputation is well deserved in a number of chapters told from his point of view. We also get to meet his lover Jordan, a dangerous woman who is as cunning as she is deadly.
These villains and heroes clash in perfectly paced chapters that play with perspective and timing. So "Bravo" is a thriller that's exiting, poignant, and a hell of a lot of fun. In the book Rucka once again shows that the best way to tell a sequel is to trust the strength of your characters and immerse them in new situations where they bounce off new and equally fascinating characters.
Book Review- "Skin Game"
I discovered Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series right around the release of the fifth book, "Death Masks," in 2003. So I've been reading the series for over a decade now and while some entries have been better than others I've always been entertained. There hasn't been an adventure of Chicago's only Wizard for hire, Harry Dresden that I've not had fun with and that's a big feat for a series that's been around so long.
The usual plot recipe of a Dresden Files book is a blend of private detective fiction and fantasy that reads like an episode of Joss Whedon's "Angel" series meets Harry Potter. So more often than not Harry Dresden is out investigating some strange mystery in Chicago that leads to an apocalyptic threat, but what makes the books so interesting is the character of Harry and the complex cast of enemies and allies that Butcher has built up around him over the years. So sure the weird and action packed mysteries are fun frosting, but the cake of the series and what keeps me coming back are the characters and the long term plot threads that Butcher has weaved around them.
From time to time those plots will pay off in big ways, but perhaps the biggest pay out was 2010′s "Changes," which remains the high point of the series for me. Since then, there has been great moments that have added to the series and moved it along in new and interesting directions like 2012′s "Cold Days," but I'm happy to report that the latest Dresden Files novel, "Skin Game" has some fantastic moments of character pay out for long term fans of the series that add to the ongoing narratives and push the long term plot forward in interesting ways (I'm not going to say what, but there are events in this book that I've been hoping to see for almost a decade) and a different and interesting plot that I' don't believe we've seen in this series. So for my money "Skin Game" is the best Dresden Files novel since "Changes."
Like the other books in the series "Skin Game" is about the intersection between crime and the weird modern day fantasy world of Chicago, but instead of playing detective this time Harry is cast in a very different role, law breaker. That's because in addition to being a wizard Harry also serves as the Winter Knight for Mab, the Faerie Queen of Winter, and at the beginning of the book she tasks Harry with assisting his old enemy the demonic Knight of Blackened Denarius, Nicodemus Archelone, in a heist. So "Skin Game" is part caper novel. We get to watch a heist crew come together and plot a robbery of a vault located in the mythical Greek underworld. Also because Mab has forced Harry into working with Nicodemus "Skin Game" is a con novel. You get to watch Nicodemus and Harry plot and carry out subtle moves against each other as they work for an opportunity to destroy each other.
So "Skin Game" is an exciting and action packed novel, but as expected it's also full of great characters. You get to spend time with some old favorites like former police detective Karrin Murphy, who Harry enlists to watch his back as the planning for the heist goes down. There's also fun stuff with a group of other established characters, but I'm not going to spoil who they are. Their entry into "Skin Game" is a pretty fun reveal.
Nicodemus' heist crew is also full of interesting characters both new and returning. I especially liked the team's resident shape shifter Goodmen Grey, who makes his debut in this novel. And of course Nicodemus himself is also an interesting character. I hate his guts, but that's the point. He's a fantastic villain and I want to see him taken down.
On top of great characters, exciting action, and twisting double crosses you also get the pay off I mentioned earlier and it involves several occurring characters. I don't want to say too much more about those moments except they come at the perfect time. The way Butcher set up and delivered those moments of payout had me cheering.
So if you're a long time fan of the Dresden Files series you'll love "Skin Game." It's a different kind of Harry Dresden story, which makes it fresh and exciting and it's full of payoff moments that will leave you excited for the characters and their adventures to come.
Blog Book Review: "Veronica Mars: An Original Mystery: The Thousand Dollar Tan Line"
I try to keep my book reviews spoiler free, but when you're discussing a book that takes place after the events of a feature film that can be tough. So let's get that out of the way right now. If you haven't seen the "Veronica Mars" feature film stop reading this review right now and rectify that mistake. It's really good and it' s now available on both DVD and on demand services like Amazon Instant Watch. So go on! Shoo! Come back when you're done. You'll be glad you did.
Okay, so everybody else left reading this has seen the movie and if you haven't you've been warned. I loved the television show "Veronica Mars." I loved it so much that I contributed $10 to the Kickstarter for the feature film (I would have contributed more but I didn't have much to spare at the time). It was $10 well spent. I loved it. It was a love letter to the fans of the show and left the title character and her fictional hometown of Neptune, California in an interesting place. Veronica's father had been almost killed investigating the rampant corruption in Neptune's Sheriff Department. After being shot by Celeste Kane and framed for pulling a gun on her Eli "Weevil" Navarro seemingly returned to motorcycle gang leading ways. And Veronica had stopped fighting her destiny and decided to take over the family business.
So that set up made me very excited to read the "Thousand Dollar Tan Line" even though it's title was a little underwhelming and suggested something more light hearted. I was also a little sad that the book wasn't going to be told in classic first person style P.I. manner. I would have certainly bought the Kristen Bell read audio book if that was the case. Those two things turned out to be minor drawbacks though because Veronica Mars first novel turned out to be just as fun and exciting as an episode of the show or another movie.
In "The Thousand Dollar Tan Line" spring break has come to Neptune. College co-eds and tourists are flocking to the Northern California town for wild, hedonistic bacchanalia and the Sheriff's department is content to make the Chamber of Commerce happy and turn a blind eye to the wild displays of excess. When a pretty college co-ed disappears and a cable news pundit begins crucifying the town's inept sheriff the Chamber of Commerce is forced to act. So they hire Veronica.
Veronica's initial investigation leads her to a shady, mysterious party and then when things escalate and another girl disappears a shocking figure from her past walks back into her life. Veronica's investigation puts her up against a number of interesting and formidable adversaries including two wealthy business men with connections to Mexican drug cartel and a person who just might be her opposite number.
Dealing with these characters and the investigation of course means Veronica will interact with the members of her great supporting cast. Mac and Wallace remain her faithful confidants, and her dad Keith Mars tries to come to terms with what it means to have Veronica officially join him in the family business. Those were some of my favorite scenes Keith Mars is right up there with "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's" Ben Sisko as one of the greatest fictional single dads.
Logan plays a small role in the book because as the film established, he's now in the Navy and he and Veronica are in a long distance relationship. As someone who is currently in a long distance relationship I especially appreciated those scenes. Authors Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham really captured the excitement and anxiety of those moments where you're waiting for your significant other to come online and brighten your day.
"The Thousand Dollar Tan Line" also involves a number of other returning characters, some that appeared in the movie and some that didn't, and watching Veronica interact with them and the book's new cast is a lot of fun. The novel is expertly paced, full of one great dialogue, and is a genuinely great and legitimate P.I./crime novel. I'm not surprised either while I've not read any of their previous work both Thomas (who created "Veronica Mars") and Graham have published other books.
So if you're a "Veronica Mars" fan do yourself a favor and pick up "The Thousand Dollar Tan Line." It doesn't really touch on some of the ongoing plot lines left over from the movie, but it's a great return to Neptune and it's fascinating cast of characters. Plus I have hope that those elements will come more into focus in a possible sequel to the film or the next "Veronica Mars" novel "Mr. Kiss and Tell" which is set to be released in October.
Book Review- "Code Zero"
Jonathan Maberry's Joe Ledger series of novels are primarily high-stakes action thrillers that are spiced up by elements of science fiction and horror. Those elements are always handled real well, but they're not always the primary ingredient in the genre cocktail that the writer is blending. So I sometimes how forget how chilling and effective Maberry is when his primary genre is horror. The latest Joe Ledger novel "Code Zero" reminded me of how great a horror writer Maberry is, but still features all the kick-ass action and fascinating and identifiable characters that fans of the series have come to expect.
Part of the reason I consider "Code Zero" more of a horror novel than an action thriller is because of the nemesis opposing Joe Ledger and the men and women of the Department of Military Scientists in this book, a genius high tech terrorist named Mother Night who has a connection to the DMS and whose motivation was best described by Michael Caine in "The Dark Knight" when he said, "Some men just want to watch the world burn." So essentially Joe and the DMS are up against their version of the Joker and the gleeful carnage and mayhem she causes is pretty chilling.
Another reason "Code Zero" is pretty horrific is because Mother Night is not alone. She's in command of an army of followers most of them mentally ill and societal outcasts and early on she dispatches them to commit terrorist attacks. We get several chapters of these attacks and they're highly effective and quite frightening. You feel the violence and terror Mother Night's followers are causing. Surprisingly I also felt a little bit of sympathy for some of Mother Night's followers as well because many of them were alone and struggling with the difficulties of life when they were found by Mother Night. It felt like Maberry was effectively and rightfully pointing out that when we reject and ostracize people instead of trying to help them there's a real danger that they could be exploited by someone with sinister motives.
Then the final reason "Code Zero" feels like a horror novel to me is the tools Mother Night and her followers use to spread terror; the bio-weapons that Ledger and the DMS confiscated in the previous installments of the series, which means the zombie virus, the genetically engineered Berserker super soldiers, and the weaponized plagues of the Ten Kings are all back. Under Mother Night's command these weapons are used to create some chilling, gruesome and yes twistedly fun scenarios. The mayhem of the book's final battle felt on par with the chaos and carnage caused in some of the final chapters of "Bad Moon Rising," the concluding volume in Maberry's epic horror trilogy about the town of Pine Deep.
So Mother Night is probably the toughest foe the DMS has faced yet, which means we get some great character moments in "Code Zero." Joe Ledger remains as fascinating and fun as ever but here we get to see him struggling with the carnage caused by Mother Night, what fighting back against her is doing to his already scarred psyche, and trying to hold on to the one bright spot of happiness in his personal life.
We also get great moments with the members of Echo Team, which gets three intriguing new team members, and Mister Church. Plus the DMS support staff get some time to shine in "Code Zero" as well. Bug, their lead computer expert, in particular is given some fun and cool moments.
The moments where Echo Team are in action crackle as usual, but as I mentioned there's a lot of horrific action in "Code Zero" as well especially in the scenes where Echo Team have to deal with outbreaks of the Seif Al Din virus that transforms innocent people into flesh hungry zombies.
So for me "Code Zero" was a different, but still incredibly fun Joe Ledger novel. It was a tale of psychological and techno horror, but it was also a high stakes tale of desperate heroes. Imagine the conflict, stakes, and tone of the film "The Dark Knight" played out on a national level and featuring valiant and identifiable Spec Op Warfare heroes that are battling to stop a zombie Armageddon from happening. Yes "Code Zero" is as fun as it sounds.
Quick Book Review- Deathwatch by Steve Parker
I'm still relatively new to the world of Warhammer 40K fiction. I've gotten to know the Inquisition thanks to Dan Abnett's novels. I've also done a bit of adventuring with the Imperial Guard via Sandy Mitchell's first Ciaphas Caine omnibus. I really loved those books.
Deathwatch is my first Space Marines novel and I really did enjoy it. The characters of Talon Squad were the highlights of the book. I really enjoyed getting to know them and watching them bond via Deathwatch training and their actual mission. The book's weakness was that it was a dual narrative that focused on the Inquisition from time to time and it tended to slow things down. The characters and action there were not as interesting. Plus the nature of Talon Squad's mission was a little predictable.
All in all though this was a fun novel with character you cared about and some great action especially when the protagonist Karas, a Psyker Space Marine got to cut loose with his powers. I hope Mr. Parker gets a chance to tell another novel length adventure featuring Talon Squad.
Book Review- "The Gods of Guilt"
In 2005 I was a huge fan of Michael Connelly's police procedurals starring LAPD detective Harry Bosch. So I begrudgingly let the writer introduce me to a new protagonist, defense attorney Michael "Mickey" Haller, even though court room thrillers were not really my thing. I ended up liking the "Lincoln Lawyer" (the book where Mickey was introduced) though. I also enjoyed Mickey's return appearances in the novels "The Brass Verdict" [2008], "The Reversal" [2010], and "The Fifth Witness" [2011]. It's been a couple years since we've seen Mickey though and I didn't realize how much I missed him until I read Connelly's latest book "The Gods of Guilt" which is hands down the best novel in the Lincoln Lawyer series and one of the best novels he's ever written.
When we last saw Mickey in "The Fifth Witness" it looked like he was going to turn over a new leaf and run for the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. When we meet him in "The Gods of Guilt" though he's still a defense attorney. We don't find immediately find out why, but when we do it's a pretty shocking reveal and it's clear that Haller is a haunted and damaged man. It's fascinating watching him deal with that damage and try to come to terms with who he is and what he does, and of course it's also fascinating to watch him do what he does best. So "The Gods of Guilt" is a great character study of a deeply flawed, but cunning and brilliant lawyer who has to beat both his personal demons and the evidence that's stacked against his client.
Mickey isn't the only great character in "The Gods of Guilt." We also get to spend some time with some great familiar characters like his imposing investigator Cisco, and his loyal driver Earl, but we also meet some interesting new new faces like young lawyer Jennifer Aronson, the newest recruit to the Michael Haller and Associates Law Firm. The antagonists of the novel, once they reveal themselves, are also quite interesting. They're believeable and and fun to watch in love to hate them sort of way.
The case Mickey and his colleagues are up against is a labyrinthine and twisting mystery with personal stakes. That's because a former client of Mickey's, a prostitute he believe he helped quit the life, is dead and the Lincoln Lawyer must help acquit the man accused of her murder.
Mickey's quest to clear his client's name leads to an investigation with a ton of exciting twists and turns. The pacing of "The Gods ofGuilt"is phenomenal. There's never a dull moment. Even the time jumps are handled perfectly. During those moments you're left wondering what happened in those gaps and then you slowly find out in exciting, shocking, and poignant ways that reveal the kind of toll a murder trial can have on the accused and his defense team.
The court room scenes are also incredibly riveting. When you hit the portion of the novel where Haller actually mounts his defense of his client I guarantee you'll be tempted to read that portion of the novel in one sitting. I did! When a chapter break came I had to pause and catch my breath. I was that invested in the story!
So if you're a fan of Michael Connelly's writing, crime novels, or court room thrillers do yourself a favor and read "The Gods of Guilt." It's a fantastic novel that once again cements Michael Connelly's reputation as one of the best crime writers in the business.
Book Review- "The Cuckoo's Calling"
Years and years ago, a friend introduced me to the Harry Potter series and as we were listening to the first three books on audio (this was before "Goblet of Fire" had been released) I was struck by a few things: the quality of the characters and the world, and the fact that each of the books was a mystery. Subsequent books in the series further demonstrated author J.K. Rowling's knack for telling mystery tales. So I thought it would be pretty cool to see what she could do with an adult crime/mystery novel.
When the news broke that she had indeed written one under the psuedonym of Robert Galbraith I was excited, what made the announcement even cooler was the fact that the description of the book, "The Cuckoo's Calling," made it sound like something I was going to read anyway. It was a P.I. novel and I'm a sucker for a good P.I. novel. Now having finished it I'm happy to report the book wasn't just a good P.I. novel, it was a great one.
Of course the heart of any good Private Detective novel is it's protagonist and with "The Cuckoo's Calling" Rowling/Galbraith gives an interesting protagonist that you can root for in Cormoran Strike. When we meet Strike he's haunted by several things. The first is the leg he lost while investigating a crime as a military police man in Afghanistan. The second is the dissolution of his relationship with his temperamental fiance Charlotte, and the third is the home he lost by ending things with her. On top of that his interactions with the world are also colored by the different and sometimes traumatic experiences he endured growing up with his mother. Those experience are part of some interesting character reveals later in the book though and I don't want to spoil them.
So Strike is good hearted but emotionally battered and down on his luck when we first meet him. Our first meeting with him comes when he literally bumps into a character I really didn't think I'd like very much, Robin, a temp worker assigned to be Strike's secretary for a couple of weeks. At first Robin doesn't seem like she belongs in a crime novel. It's almost like she stepped out of a romantic comedy. She turns out to be a charismatic, caring, and capable secretary though. So by the end of the novel I was won over and enjoying Robin's appearances; especially her interactions with her boss.
Robin comes into Strike's life right as a gigantic case falls into his lap; A lawyer named John Bristow wants Strike to investigate the death of his sister a world famous supermodel named Lula Landry. Landry, who was hounded by paparazzi everywhere she went in London, died months earlier in a fall from the balcony of her flat. The police ruled that she jumped, but John Bristow believes that his sister was pushed and he wants Strike to find out the truth.
Strike takes the case and his investigation plunges him into the decadent, deceitful, and even dangerous world of the ultra wealthy. It also gives Rowling/Galbraith the chance to show off her flair for crafting interesting and believable characters like Landry's family, a designer grieving her death, her drug addicted boy friend, her best friend and fellow supermodel, and an enigmatic and non-wealthy girl she met in counseling.
The most interesting character we meet and get to know though is Strike himself. Like I said earlier when we first met him he's suffered quite a bit and he's barely dealing with it. So watching him struggle with his woes and struggling to find justice for a woman who might have been murdered is fun. You get to cheer him on.
The insights into Strike and his investigation don't come via the usual first person narration found in private detective novels, but that's okay. Rowling's prose is exciting and we still get enough of Strike's perspective and some times we get Robin's perspective as well.
In terms of pacing "The Cuckoo's Calling" starts off a little slow as you wade into the investigation of Landry's death with Strike. Once the investigation heats up though the book takes off like a rocket. It really was a struggle to put down at points, especially near the end. Best of it all, the ending suggests that Rowling/Galbraith has more plans for Cormoran Strike and I can't wait to see what they are
So, "The Cuckoo's Calling," J.K. Rowling (A.K.A. Rober Galbraith)'s first detective novel was a hell of a read. It was as much fan and intriguing as I hoped it would be. If you want to see what Harry Potter's creator can do with a real world, grounded mystery or are just craving a great detective novel pick it up.


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How to Reference Books and Articles in Text
Before computers, we used typewriters to underline book titles, and we placed quotation marks around article titles. However, many current style manuals recommend italicizing book titles and magazine names (impossible to do on a typewriter) and using quotation marks around articles.
Example: I read Lord of the Flies in high school.
Example: I enjoyed reading "Become Your Own Best Friend" in Newsweek.
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1B. My brother thought the New York Times article "Homeless Team Roots for a New Life Through Soccer" was fascinating.
2A. "Light Meals for Nibblers" is a chapter in The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, one of my favorite vegetarian cookbooks.
3B. I remember reading The Catcher in the Rye when I was a teenager.
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Posted on Sunday, May 3, 2009, at 11:41 pm
Exclamation Points with Quotation Marks
How do you punctuate if something in quotes ends in a necessary exclamation point or question mark but the sentence continues?
The Chicago Manual of Style offers this example:
Tichnick's angry reply, "I do not know the man!" took us all by surprise.
Note the comma after reply but no comma after the exclamation point.
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Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2008, at 3:59 pm
Internal Dialogue: Italics or Quotes?
Internal dialogue is used by authors to indicate what a character is thinking.
Direct internal dialogue refers to a character thinking the exact thoughts as written, often in the first person. (The first person singular is I, the first person plural is we.)
Example: "I lied," Charles thought, "but maybe she will forgive me."
Notice that quotation marks and other punctuation are used as if the character had spoken aloud.
You may also use italics without quotation marks for direct internal dialogue.
Example: I lied, Charles thought, but maybe she will forgive me.
Indirect internal dialogue refers to a character expressing a thought in the third person (the third person singular is he or she, the plural is they) and is not set off with either italics or quotation marks.
Example: Bev wondered why Charles would think that she would forgive him so easily.
The sense of the sentence tells us that she did not think these exact words.
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Posted on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at 4:47 am
Titles of Books, Plays, Articles, etc.: Underline? Italics? Quotation Marks?
Prior to computers, people were taught to underline titles of books and plays and to surround chapters, articles, songs, and other shorter works in quotation marks. However, here is what The Chicago Manual of Style says: When quoted in text or listed in a bibliography, titles of books, journals, plays, and other freestanding works are italicized; titles of articles, chapters, and other shorter works are set in roman and enclosed in quotation marks.
Below are some examples to help you:
Example: We read A Separate Peace in class. (title of a book)
Example: That Time magazine article, "Your Brain on Drugs," was fascinating.
Note that the word "magazine" was not italicized because that is not part of the actual name of the publication.
Example: His article, "Death by Dessert," appeared in The New York Times Magazine.
Note that the and magazine are both capitalized and set off because the name of the publication is The New York Times Magazine.
Newspapers, which follow The Associated Press Stylebook, have their own sets of rules because italics cannot be sent through AP computers.
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Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 2:33 am
Quotations Within Quotations
Almost all of us have found ourselves confused with double and single quotation marks. When do we use single quotation marks? Where does the punctuation go with single quotation marks? With just a few rules and examples, you will feel surer about your decisions.
Rule: Use single quotation marks inside double quotation marks when you have a quotation within a quotation.
Example: Bobbi told me, "Delia said, 'This will never work.' "
Notice that what Delia said was enclosed in single quotation marks. Notice also that the period was placed inside both the single and the double quotation marks. The American rule is that periods always go inside all quotation marks.
As a courtesy, make sure there is visible space at the start or end of a quotation between adjacent single and double quotation marks.
Example: Bobbi said, "I read the article, 'A Poor Woman's Journey.' "
Rule: Question marks and quotation marks, unlike periods, follow logic with their placement. If a quote inside a quote is a question or exclamation, place the question mark or exclamation mark inside the single quotation marks.
Examples: Bobbi said, "Delia asked, 'Will this remote control work on my TV?' "
Bobbi said, "Delia shouted, 'Get your hands off me!' "
Rule: If the question is inside the double quotation marks, place the question mark between the single and double quotation marks.
Examples: Bobbi asked, "Did Delia say, 'This will never work'?"
(Because you will rarely need an exclamation mark within the double quotation marks and not within the single quotation marks, there is little sense discussing this.)
Rule: In the above three examples, only one ending punctuation mark was used with the quotation marks. The rule is that the "stronger" mark wins. Question marks and quotation marks are considered stronger than the period. Period!
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Clippers' 13-point loss to the Lakers on opening night in October? Blake Griffin remembers it well, especially the 14 3-pointers and the 76 points the Lakers' bench hung on his team.
Payback came Friday night, with Griffin getting 33 points and 12 rebounds in a 123-87 victory that was the Clippers' largest ever over the Lakers.
"They just killed us," Lakers guard Nick Young said.
Darren Collison had 20 points and seven assists, J.J. Redick added 19 points in his return, and DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the Clippers' third straight win and fifth in six games. They improved to 17-3 at home, second-best in the NBA.
"We got after it, especially on the defensive end," Collison said. "That helped us on the break."
The Clippers' previous biggest win over the Lakers was 31 points on Feb. 19, 1992. That Lakers team included James Worthy, Byron Scott and A.C. Green.
"Everybody knows the Lakers are going to come back strong," Collison said. "That's still a good team to me."
Kendall Marshall scored 16 points, and Wesley Johnson and Robert Sacre added 14 points each for the Lakers, who have lost four straight and 10 of 11. Pau Gasol had 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists. The Lakers shot 34 percent and had 21 turnovers that led to 37 points by the Clippers.
"It was a painful loss and somewhat embarrassing as a player," Gasol said.
Both teams were missing their resident superstars: Chris Paul has a separated right shoulder and Kobe Bryant has a fractured left knee, his second major injury this season.
"None of us can replace CP," Griffin said. "We need it from everybody. It's almost a mental thing, being more locked in."
Things sure have changed since that October night.
The Clippers under new coach Doc Rivers are fourth in the Western Conference standings; the injury-riddled Lakers are mired near the bottom under Mike D'Antoni.
"Right now, it seems like teams are playing with too much confidence," Gasol said. "They're taking for granted that the Lakers are just an easy game, that they're going to come out and are just going to score 120-130 points, everybody's going to get their points, and it's going to be a wonderful night. We've just got to cut that out somehow."
The Lakers were so short-handed they had to re-insert starters Johnson and Sacre in the fourth, when the teams' second units matched up as fans began leaving Staples Center in droves. Marshall rolled his ankle in the third, but stayed in the game.
"I just tried to tip the ball in and I came down on Collison's foot," he said. "If I felt like I was hurting the team, then I would have sat down. But I was perfectly fine."
The Clippers opened the game shooting a season-best 71 percent while scoring 43 points, most in a quarter this season. Redick scored eight of their first 12 points after missing 21 games with a broken right hand and torn ligament in his wrist.
"That was fun," he said.
Griffin scored 18 in the first, when the Clippers had runs of 10-0 and 14-0 in taking a 43-25 lead.
"The first 5 minutes the teams were scoring up and down," Rivers said. "The ball pressure changed the game. Our defense is catching up."
The Lakers used a 12-2 spurt to close within one before Griffin and Jordan combined to score 12 of their final 14 points.
The Lakers never got any closer.
"The first 9 minutes were OK," Gasol said. "The next 39 were long and hard and frustrating, and just difficult to suffer."
Griffin provided multiple highlights, slamming down a one-handed jam off an alley-oop from Collison. Another of Griffin's powerful dunks had former Clippers center Chris Kaman ducking out of the way before Jordan sealed the 14-0 run with a steal and monster dunk of his own.
"Blake is doing everything for us, rebounding and defending," Rivers said. "He is a great passer. It gets lost in his fancy dunks."
The Clippers' reserves played most of the second quarter, extending their lead to 70-52 at the break.
The Lakers missed 18 of 20 shots in the third, when they scored just eight points and trailed 101-60 as Bryant looked on from the bench, his head propped in his left hand.
"I don't think there was one positive thing we could take from this game," Marshall said. "We were competitive for maybe 5 minutes, and we just can't have that."


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Let There Be Life
—November 28, 2014— Need a game to help you unwind from the daily grind? Escape to your zen place as you build trees and preserve flowers in this beautiful and relaxing game available for Android or iOS.
Mercurial Story
—November 25, 2014— In this puzzle platformer, the main character struggles with uncontrollable mood swings represented by mirrored worlds on each level. While some may find the implication of abuse too much to get past, Mercurial Story is still obviously intended to provide an optimistic look if you can survive to the end.
Crossy Road
—November 21, 2014— Endless arcade action meets classic Frogger style gameplay in this free iOS game where you control a series of hapless unlockable creatures trying to cross some very busy and very deadly roads and rapids. With a sense of humor and vibrant voxel graphics, it's both charming and hard to put down.
Kingdom Rush Origins
—November 20, 2014— Ironhide Games is back for more with the third installment in their wildly popular realtime strategy/tower defense game series available for iOS and Android. As gorgeous and charming as you'd expect, Origins doesn't do much to shake up the established formula, but with new enemies, locations, heroes, and more, it's everything fans enjoy with a high coat of polish.
Sweet Drmzzz
—November 19, 2014— Bart Bonte brings us another fun point-and-click puzzle game in his signature style. Tap your way through a dreamscape of colorful worms in an interstellar adventure that will keep you on your toes.
Black Tower Enigma
—November 18, 2014— Help Wigo rescue his wife at the top of a magical tower in this short but sweet game for iOS and Android. The only way to advance is solving whatever riddle and puzzle is thrown his way. Are you clever enough to reunite the lovers?
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
—November 13, 2014— Mere months after the release of the original beloved and terrifying game comes a bigger, meaner sequel, though it mostly feels like a more complete game than the first. With new animatronics, new mechanics, and a whole lot of jump scares and unsettling scenes, can you survive your new night shift?
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—November 13, 2014— Available in your browser or free for iOS and Android, Martin Kool serves up a simple and simply lovely little puzzle game for fans of logic, smart gameplay, and beautiful, clean design.
Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork
—November 12, 2014— A James Kolchaka/Pixeljam joint production, Glorkian Warrior: The Trials of Glork gives you just the right mix of retro-shooter action, platform stomping, and Saturday morning cartoon. Its difficulty is definitely old-school, but it's bright, bouncy, mindless, and completely unashamed of it, making for fun sci-fi shenanigans.
Slush Tile Rush
—November 6, 2014— Also available for Android, this frenetic clickfest of tile-matching goodness. Make matches by clicking on matching tiles to deal damage against your opponent before they can knock you out!
Sleep Attack TD
—November 3, 2014— Save the monster from waves of baddies in this innovative tower defense game. Place towers, then rotate the board to control the layout of the paths. Choose and upgrade your towers wisely to take out even the toughest of enemies.
Terra Battle
—October 29, 2014— Find the Maker of the world in order to stop the destruction of the planet. Strategically battle along the way to win over allies and answer long lost questions. The coins and levels you'll gain along the way are just perks of the job.
Puzzle to the Center of the Earth
—October 28, 2014— Any spelunker with a few bombs can take a journey to the center of the earth, but can you Puzzle to the Center of the Earth? In this app that blends match-3 puzzling with platforming, you've got to dig to the bottom of each level, but your path won't always be straight down! You'll need to avoid explosions, traps, and enemies as you carefully carve a strategic path through a ton of colored rocks on your expedition.
Alexandria Escape
—October 26, 2014— This escape game plops you into ancient Alexandria and has you muddle your way out. Bookshelves, statues, steam machines, and weapons all factor in to your daring point and click adventure.
—October 25, 2014— A puzzle game about information and how it gets from point A to point Z. Click and drag to create shimmering strands of info that crisscross space, from transmitting circles to receiving squares. Bonus points for more efficient webs of connections.
Village Guardians
—October 23, 2014— Shimage, creator of Megami Quest, asks you to test your RPG strategy in this simple little game where you must defend a village for thirty days against increasingly powerful monsters. The catch? No grinding, and it's game over if you fail... unless you saved!
The Silent Age: Episode Two
—October 19, 2014— Joe is back to finish up what was started in the second episode of this fantastic point-and- click adventure. With the fate of humanity on his shoulders, Joe needs you to help him travel through time to find answers on how to prevent the human race from going extinct.
—October 17, 2014— Need a challenging but clever arcade game? Fire up Michael Brough's iOS gem, where you need to move fast to encircle enemies to destroy them on a playing field that's full of constantly evolving foes. Getting a high score here is a definite accomplishment in a world of one-hit KOs.
Faraway Kingdom - Dragon Raiders
—October 16, 2014— When your kingdom is destroyed by a dragon, it's up to you to rebuild it and train an army in this gorgeous free-to-play iOS fantasy RPG/simulation that calls Tiny Tower to mind. With a light, unobtrusive in-app purchase system and a generous amount of in-game rewards, it keeps players coming back for its simple, fun gameplay without ever putting the squeeze on their wallet.
Card Dungeon
—October 7, 2014— Available for iOS, descend into dungeons, turn-based style, and battle a host of baddies and bosses using cards that decay with use, and even find powerful equipment. With no ads or in-app purchases to speak of, Card Dungeon's blend of casual strategy and light humour makes it well worth checking out.
Stick Squad
—October 5, 2014— When you're dealing with some serious villainy, you need someone strong, smart, brave, and clever... too bad all we have are these two weirdoes. Snipe and upgrade your way through over sixty missions in this polished puzzle-like physics sniping shooter!
Adventure Xpress
—October 4, 2014— The mail must go through, and you're the one to deliver it in this gorgeous and quirky match-3 puzzle RPG from Adult Swim and PikPok. Upgrade your equipment and learn spells as you work your way across the map with simple controls that make it a breeze for anyone to pick up.
Poor Gladiator
—September 29, 2014— Debt has pilled high and Debtor's Prison is calling. Better toss yourself in the Colosseum and earn money by killing foes and winning over the crowd. Save up to increase your skills and unlock powers, but remember, you owe someone else money and better have some when they want it, and they want it now.
Minute Quest
—September 28, 2014— Free for iOS and Android, this simple yet addictive hack-and-slash RPG distills all the elements of the genre down to a very basic formula, yet provides just enough depth to make it challenging as you slay your way through miles of monsters, each with different weaknesses and damage types, unlocking new equipment and pets as you go.
Boson X
—September 27, 2014— Science! Ever wanted to be part of discovering a new subatomic particle? Well, Ian MacLarty and Jon Kerney give you a chance in their new jump and run arcade game, Boson X. Fly through 18 levels, bouncing from platform to platform as one of three scientists as you build up enough energy in the super collider. Fail, and you'll fall into the unseeable abyss and have to start the whole experiment over again. Buck up, young scientist! A Nobel Prize awaits!


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Senator Jeff Flake thinks the public should know how many people have enrolled in the health insurance marketplaces created by Obamacare.Flake released a letter he sent to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking for reports on enrollment in the federal and state-run exchanges.
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A few short years ago, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer became the hero of most conservatives and the villain to most liberals when she signed the anti-Mexican SB1070 bill into law. Now, with Brewer possibly staking her legacy -- as USA Today put it recently -- on the Medicaid fight, she's dividing righ ... More >>
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) -- Under a canopy of trees on the edge of a large field, soldiers from Bravo Battery are lying in a circle as they pore over targeting charts. Nearby, others are preparing the howitzer cannons as helicopters swoop overhead. At the edge of the circle, the platoon leader watches as the field artillerymen go through their training exercise.
No one seems to notice the small knot of hair at the base of the lieutenant's helmet, or that 1st Lt. Kelly Requa is the only woman on the field at Campbell's Crossroads on the sprawling grounds of Fort Bragg.
By January 2016, the U.S. military must open all combat jobs to women or explain why any must remain closed. The Army in November officially began assigning female officers to lead the cannon platoons and plans to open other jobs, including those of crew members within the field artillery units.
The integration comes as the military struggles with an increase in reports of sexual harassment and assault and as Congress battles with the Pentagon over how those cases are prosecuted.
Some of those concerns were reflected in how senior commanders are preparing the men as women arrive -- and what the men say concerns them, from whether women can keep up to whether the men's salty language will be too offensive.
At the base near Fayetteville, Requa is one of a at least eight female lieutenants who were brought into the 3rd Battalion of the 321st Field Artillery Regiment beginning late last year to lead the field artillery units. For now, she's the only woman in her platoon. Later this spring, women will begin serving as crew members -- soldiers who actually position the 4,000-pound cannons, zero in on targets and fire the rounds.
For the women, the integration means more pressure and scrutiny. For the men, it means more training in sexual-assault awareness and prevention, and more lectures on respect, team building and moral character.
"From a leadership perspective the biggest concern that we discussed was possible misconduct," said Lt. Col. Christopher Valeriano, the 3rd Battalion's commander. "Introducing females into an all-male unit, at least for the initial piece of it, could lead to a spike in misconduct."
Commanders, he said, were worried about sexual harassment and assault incidents as well as inappropriate consensual relationships as they moved women into the small artillery units. He said platoon members on deployment can be on duty for 24 hours straight, crowded together in the cab of a rocket launcher the size of a large truck cab.
So far, he hasn't seen any problems. It's been "pretty impressive to see the women coming in and running circles around the men," he said. "Most of my female lieutenants outrun my male lieutenants. On overall strength, the males are stronger. But the females -- endurance-wise and running -- really made these guys take their game up a notch."
Valeriano and other commanders met with the platoons before the women arrived to talk about team building and good moral character and let the men air any concerns.
"We had to sit them down as a pre-emptive strike to make sure they were prepared for this," Valeriano said. "They knew it was coming. It was just new to the overall artillery community. Some hadn't had women in their units ... so at the tactical level where these guys are operating and conducting fire missions, they don't see women normally. Now they're being led by a bunch of women."
Col. Trevor Bredenkamp, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, said he had lunch to discuss the situation with his battalion commanders and talked to other officers across the 4,400-member brigade.
He met with all the unit's female soldiers to make sure they heard directly from him that he will not tolerate sexual harassment. And he said he routinely gets together with new soldiers in the brigade to talk about the importance of being a team and treating others with dignity and respect.
"When I jump out of an airplane in the middle of the night and I land next to somebody else, I've got to trust them," he said. "It doesn't matter what gender they are."
While men largely said they were unconcerned about the integration of women into their unit, commanders said some initially weren't too thrilled. So Army leaders are watching to see whether Requa and the other women can fit in, keep up and lead.


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Fernando Flores Still Hammering Britney Spears With Lawsuit, Child Abuse Claimsby Free Britney at . Comments
Fernando Flores really needs to give it up.
Britney Spears' former bodyguard is still suing her, insisting he was sexually harassed by the singer, who he claims "deliberately and recklessly" fed her sons shellfish despite known allergies, landing them in the hospital.
Seriously, dude wants $10 million for this.
"Despite the fact that Spears, Plaintiff and the children's nanny all knew they had serious, even life threatening food allergies to seafood, Spears deliberately and recklessly fed her children, Preston and Jayden, crabmeat," Flores wrote in legal papers.
"When both boys started vomiting, Spears explicitly prevented Plaintiff and the children's nanny from seeking medical care for the two children."
When Fernando Flores admonished Spears after the incident, which he claims took place sometime last year, she said: "Mind your own f**king business!"The 29-year-old then allegedly said: "If he (Flores) doesn't like it he can f**king leave. I'll do it again if it bothers him so much; they're my kids."
In another incident, ex-cop Flores recalled Spears "seldom supervising or interacting with the children" and showing "favoritism" to Jayden.
And that's not all. Not by any means.
He stormed out of her Calabasas, Calif., mansion after a nude Britney Spears allegedly bent over in a short nightie and bared all in front of him.
Talk about being harassed! Poor guy. *Tear*
When he rejected her naked come-on during a Saturday shift, foulmouthed Spears supposedly snapped, "What are you, a f**king f**got?"
Flores also detailed how he witnessed Spears and her boyfriend - believed to be longtime beau Jason Trawick - having "violent quarrels" in which Spears would yell "F**k You!" and "Get the f**k outta my house!"
You buying any of this? No hands? Anyone?
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Fernando, if you were to play an Angel, the whole characterisation stuff would be completely unneccessary..
"Brit could set an example to her children that it is bad what Brit does" That's one of the dummest and most retarded arguments I've ever read in my life. O_o How old are you, sweetheart? Thirteen? And are you really that DUMB or do you just act like one?
Gawd, this world makes me SICK!!!!
SHUT UP YOU RETARD!!!! IF your own freakin daughter had to go through this hell I truly doubt you would call her a gold digger or laugh her away, noooo you would take her side and sue the shit out of her opressor, that's right!!! And lay off Fernando, he and his lawyer are still fighting in this case, and I hope they will be paid a ton of cash they truly deserve it, another thing have you already forgotten about those X rated pics she sent him on the mobile phone, you stupid fack?! That's what you call a real smoking gun! And Ferni said he could prove those pics were sent directly from BS
s mobile phone to his own, take that you sucker!!! And think twice before you post such bullshit! KOLEJNA PUSTA IDIOTKA!!! WAL SIE!!!! Fernando, just ignore those retards and keep going!!!! Keep gooooooing, keep your chin up, and stand up for your principles, I know its hard but I also know, you can do it, Honey! I'm always with you!!!!
Ya So mean 2 Brit .F*** YOU MEANIES !!!!! BOTH DESERVE JUSTICE BUT YA SHOULD F*** YOURSELFS AND GET OUT OF THE F***ING BUSSNESE
If Britney say F***ing Get out of My house, then get out and never come back .That's so simple .Anyway @Iroto ,Brit could set an example to her children that it is bad what Brit does so we don't know if she is setting exapmles ,or not and just being her slut self,Hey I say brit is my soul ,but even though she is slut,just like with Justin B., I hate because he is super duper Gay,I still like his music.
Come on , both r inecent ,1 retard guy , 1 women with her 2 children ,peeps who say ferni is GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and peeps who say britney love having 2 children and protect them. Anyway,Ferni is a homeless LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Put me on the jury and Ferni is a win all the way. Talk about a double standard. Who wants to see Brit's nasty body parts at this point anyway? 10 mil. Is that all? I heard her dad got like 5 mil just for being her dad. And by the way Holly Wood Gossip, who paid you off to write this? I'm going to check out the other sites.
I agree!!! I hope Ferni sues the shit out of slut Britney!!! She is so disgusting and filthy she doesn't even wear underwear half the time!!!! She can not even sing and has no brains she is so fucking worthless!!!
Exactly!!!! Stay strong Ferni, we're with You, man! Those fockin fan - jerks (especially those idiots from Exhale page) should BURN IN HELL FOR EVER!!! I hate them so much!!! You say one frigging word against Ferni, Imgonna kick your arse, douches!!!!! All you can do is call him names and insult him but GOD will punish your arses for that! If Ferni ever bumped against any of you on the street I'm sure he would puke his guts out, poor thing!!!!!!
You've got NOTHING on this Man! I wanna see your ugly faces distorted in a WTF?!! O.O kind of a grimace when the judge calls Ferni the winner.
Bwahahah! So s crew you, losers!!! your parents must be so ashamed of ya all, deergh! I really feel sorry for them
Go Ferni Go Ferni! Go Ferni !!!!! Sue that filthy piece of shit!!!!


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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson has been cleared to play at Indianapolis this weekend after passing a series of NFL-mandated concussion tests.
Jackson says he felt good before practice Wednesday, and coach Chan Gailey added that he expects the running back to play Sunday. Despite having Jackson back, Gailey said C.J. Spiller will remain the starter and get a majority of playing time.
That's a switch in philosophy after the two had been splitting time before Jackson was hurt in a 37-31 loss at New England on Nov. 11.
Spiller leads the team with 723 yards rushing and four touchdowns, and has 336 yards receiving and a touchdown. Jackson had missed two games after spraining his right knee in the season opener.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed quarterback Blaine Gabbert and receiver Laurent Robinson on injured reserve, ending their season.
Gabbert hurt his right forearm in Sunday's loss at Houston. Chad Henne replaced him and threw for 354 yards and four touchdowns.
Gabbert also has a torn labrum in his left shoulder that needs surgery. The Jaguars (1-9) figured it would be better to get it done now.
Bounty ruling to come in December
Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has advised league officials and players implicated in the NFL's bounty probe that he plans to complete all hearings by Dec. 4 and make a ruling shortly after.
In a document obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, Tagliabue directs the NFL to produce key witnesses in the New Orleans Saints cash-for-hits program, including former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and former defensive assistant Mike Cerullo.
Four players initially were suspended, but those punishments were vacated, and Tagliabue oversaw new hearings. Meanwhile, Saints linebacker Jon Vilma and defensive end Will Smith are still playing. Even as Tagliabue moves the process forward, a federal judge is still considering arguments by players that Tagliabue should be removed as arbitrator because he is biased in favor of the NFL.
Around the league
Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said rookie Ryan Lindley will start at quarterback when the Cardinals play St. Louis on Sunday. Also, the Cardinals activated Beanie Wells from the injured/designated to return list.
Kansas City will start quarterback Brady Quinn on Sunday against Denver.
Willis McGahee (knee) was placed on recallable injured reserve by Denver. McGahee can practice after missing the final six regular-season games and play in a game after missing two more. That would bring Denver to the AFC title game.
Backup quarterback Tim Tebow and receiver Jeremy Kerley are among several Jets players listed as questionable for the team's game against New England tonight.
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Brand new colonial home. 2000 sq. feet, pool, tropical garden, great location!
Casa Uzma is truly a special home. Offering the comforts of a brand new construction but with all the traditional grandeur of a Spanish colonial home. 30 feet high cane ceilings, solid wood colonial columns, colorful handmade Nicaraguan floor tiles, indoor-outdoor patio, tropical garden, pool.
This house is over 2000 sq. feet, offering 3 bedrooms each with their own private bathroom. The master suite occupies the entire second level offering uninterrupted views of Mombacho volcano and the top of the signature Granada cathedral from its private terrace and bedroom.
In a safe and quiet location in the heart of the historical district of Granada, just 2 blocks from the main restaurant and bar street, Calle La Calazada and only 4 blocks from Central Park. Close enough to the action to be there in a short 3-minute walk, but just enough distance to get a peaceful rest.
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You can have your own private chef come in and cook you any and all meals. So pick lobster, steak, fresh vegetables, local lake fish…whatever you like and have it prepared to your liking.
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The pool area provides a tranquil environment to lounge on a hammock and read a book amongst tropical plants of over 30 varieties. Take a dip in the Caribbean temperature pool and fire up the BBQ grill.
The two downstairs bedrooms are located right off the pool corridor and provide views of the tropical garden and pool.
Bedroom 1 has a queen size bed as well as it's own private bathroom with a hot water shower.
Bedroom 2 comes with two single beds and also has it's own private bathroom with hot water shower. This bedroom can also be converted into a king size bed, if needed.
If you are staying downstairs, you can roll out of bed and right into the pool or hammock.
The upstairs master suite provides the utmost privacy for couples, even when traveling with family or friends. Close the door to your private terrace and you have a separate living space. Amazing views of Mombacho volcano from the terrace, bedroom and bathroom. You can even shower and look at the view!
You can wake up to see the sunrise sky over the volcano and red tile rooftops of Granada, start the evening by enjoying the sunset view from the terrace while sipping a drink and then enjoy the starry night sky from the hammock right before retiring to bed.
Casa Uzma is a luxurious home with all the amenities so you can pamper yourself, your family and your friends. Since we live here part time, we have paid attention to every detail and created something we love ourselves
Included Amenities
• Wireless Internet
• Swimming Pool
• Air Conditioning in All Bedrooms
• Ceiling Fans
• Fully Equipped Kitchen
• Bottled Drinking Water
• Daily Maid Service
• Hot Water
• Rain Shower
• Laundry Facilities
• DVD Player with DVD movie collection
• Local Cell Phones Provided
• Two Complimentary 5-day passes to Pure Gym
• Complimentary Facial at Dream Spa
• Discounts at Top Granada Restaurants
• Welcome basket upon arrival with Flor de Cana local rum, local Tona beer, Nicaraguan coffee and other treats
Additional Services Available Upon Request
• Airport Transfer
• Chef Cooked Meals at Home
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- non smoking only
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About Lubna & Nicolai
We are a couple from NY in the beauty business. We love to travel and stumbled upon Granada, Nicaragua during our travels through Central America.
We instantly fell in love with the city and know you will too.
Lubna & Nicolai purchased this house in 2014
Why Lubna & Nicolai chose Granada
We fell in love with the Spanish colonial charm of Granada the minute we stepped foot into this magical city. Colonial homes with indoor open courtyards and tropical gardens, amazing resturaunts, nightlife, museums and a prime location on Lake Nicaragua.
Granada has it all. You can spend the day on the lake, go for a hike on nearby volcanos, be pampered with massages and fine dining, explore the pre-Columbian history, take a horse carriage ride through the charming colonial streets, party all night, or just relax at a cafe or by your private pool on the hammock.
We hope you will fall in love with Granada the way we did. Enough to buy and create a beautiful home here with the colonial charm and all the modern comfort and amenities.
What makes this house unique
We have taken care to create the most beautiful space with attention to every detail. The house was built new yet has all the elements of a colonial home. Beautiful handmade Nicaraguan tile floors, high cane ceilings, solid wood columns and an indoor-outdoor living style.
The location is central, just a few minutes walking from all the main Granada attractions.


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