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Council cleaner finds World War Two grenade
A man has told how he kicked a live Second World War hand grenade he found on a beach in Hartlepool, before picking it up and putting it in his loader.
It was only after he had another look at it that John O'Neill realised the object was a grenade that had been buried in the sand at Seaton Carew.
He believed the pin was still inside, but because it was so rusty, it was hard to tell.
Mr O'Neill, who works for Hartlepool Borough Council, told the Hartlepool Mail:
He contacted his bosses who called in bomb disposal experts and after the beach was cordoned off, they carried out a controlled explosion.
"I was doing a general litter pick and I came across what I thought was a piece of metal and I gave it a kick. I turned it over and it looked interesting."
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WWII grenade detonated on Seaton beach
Bomb disposals experts have detonated a WWII grenade on the beach at Seaton Carew.
The device was found by a council worker this morning.
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Cleveland Police are investigating after beach cleaners discovered what could be a grenade at Seaton Carew beach.
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Firefighters tackling blaze at Seaton Carew
Firefighters are dealing with a blaze in Seaton Carew after a large coal heap went up in flames.
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Bill Haney's ecological documentary The Last Mountain traces the horrific ecological fallout from the practice of mountain-top removal that has been employed throughout West Virginia. The filmmakers show how local communities, with the help of such national figures in ecology as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stand up to industries that are making decisions harmful to their lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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The picture is as grim as the wasteland that remains after the "mountain top removal" process undertaken by coal companies to reveal the rich seams of coals that lie underneath.
When you see a 91-year-old woman in a flag-draped wheelchair arrested for daring to challenge Massey's policies at the governor's office, you can't help but feel you're witnessing an American tragedy.
The coal industry's tactics are appalling. But to a lesser extent so is this.
You can't look at those manmade scars and not feel your blood boil, and that anger flows throughout Bill Haney's fiery documentary "The Last Mountain."
Bill Haney's searing indictment of coal mining-especially the mountain top variety-is a timely reminder of the dangers of relying on non-renewable energy resources to keep most of our electricity requirements on the grid.
Bite-size facts about mountaintop mining are splashed on the screen, but no substantiating sources are for the information are credited.
An even tone and attention to detail compensate for a lack of dissenting voices, and make "The Last Mountain" a compelling examination of a complex topic.
As Bill Haney's infuriating, straightforward documentary argues, the coal industry is not only poisoning our air and water but our democracy as well.
Eye-opening, ire-raising...an important account of a disastrous situation. One of the five best documentaries of 2011.
...once director Haney begins to include Robert Kennedy Jr. in his film he can't seem to stop and the film begins to seem more like a campaign piece than what he set out to do.
Bill Haney wears his angry heart on his sleeve with a film about the environment and its destruction through greed.
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Documentary on the environmental effects of mountaintop removal coal mining in Coal Mountain, West Virgina. The mountaintop removal process has little to recommend it, but unfortunately so does this suprisingly dull and disorganized polemic.More
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"The Last Mountain" is an insightful and well-photographed documentary, especially in its opening shot of a pristine wilderness followed closely by a smokestack. The subject here is coal mining with a focus on Coal River Mountain in West Virginia which is being targeted for mountain top mining which is the quickest and most cost efficient way to get at the coal. But there is a hidden cost because it destroys the mountain and endangers the health of those living below through flooding and carcinogens. This is not a purely local issue either as the power from the coal mined there supplies a good deal of the eastern United States.
"The Last Mountain" fares best when it focuses on people living near the affected mountains along with local activists fighting the coal company's destructive efforts. I know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his role to play in the access and attention he gets but this is never really his story. Whereas like any good activist, I appreciate acts of civil disobedience, it would probably be best for a grass roots effort to educate the local workers about coal's ill effects and remind them that they are not out to cost them their jobs while also looking to unionize them. Also, they can support candidates who will challenge the coal companies. And I like the emphasis on renewable energy like wind farms which demonstrate some hope for the future.
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Committee to study ending the state lottery takes shape
AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature's discussions about eliminating the state lottery are moving forward. House Speaker Joe Straus on Thursday announced his appointments to the Legislative Committee to Review the Texas Lottery and Texas Lottery Commission, a new panel charged with studying the ramifications of ending the lottery, along with examining charitable bingo and how its […] [Read More]
Lawmakers launch committee after spike in foster child abuse
AUSTIN – State lawmakers launched a special effort Tuesday to explore how to reduce child deaths after a year in which a record high number of kids died of abuse and neglect in foster care. The nine-member state House Select Committee on Child Protection held its first meeting, listening to a six-hour overview of the […] [Read More]
Price tag for Hall impeachment investigation tops $300K
AUSTIN – The cost of an investigation into University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall topped $300,000 in its first three months, a price tag likely to double as final invoices trickle in. According to invoices provided to the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday, Houston lawyer Rusty Hardin billed the state $93,728.66 for November expenses related […] [Read More]
Speaker's race, UT-Austin fight collide at GOP convention
FORT WORTH — Hardline critics of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus have, yet again, ramped up their campaign against him, circulating a flier at the state Republican convention that accuses him of "corruption" and "working with liberal university bureau… [Read More]
Straus' biggest critics funding Turner's campaign for speaker
FORT WORTH — Rep. Scott Turner's campaign to oust House Speaker Joe Straus from his leadership post has the sort of profile that big money buys. [Read More]
Critics of UT's Powers donated to two Transparency committee members
Two members of the Texas House's select committee investigating the activities of University of Texas regent Wallace Hall — Rep. Charles Perry and co-chair Rep. Dan Flynn — took campaign contributions from two major critics of UT-Austin president Bill Powers: Jeff Sandefer and Michael Quinn Sullivan's political action committee, Empower Texans PAC. [Read More]
Speaker Straus dives into dark money debate
AUSTIN — House Speaker Joe Straus is directing a panel of lawmakers to plunge deep into the world of secret campaign spending and report back on how to make Texas' campaign finance system more transparent. The task is part of a long list of interim charges Straus released Friday — and the latest salvo in […] [Read More]
House Speaker Straus draws familiar primary challenger
AUSTIN — House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, will face a familiar foe in the March primary: tea party-backed businessman Matt Beebe, who lost his 2012 bid to oust Straus after a venomous campaign that included surrogate attack ads from both sides. Beebe made his candidacy official for San Antonio's House District 121 on Monday, […] [Read More]
Straus names two appointees to oversee embattled cancer agency
AUSTIN — Texas House Speaker Joe Straus named two appointees to the revamped Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee on Tuesday, nearly filling the board after the Texas Legislature ousted its sitting members following allegations of cronyism. The committee is charged with overseeing the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, a $3 […] [Read More]
House speaker's water PAC raises almost $1 million
AUSTIN — A political action committee headed by House Speaker Joe Straus to promote passage of a ballot proposition funding new water projects has raised almost $1 million since its creation in August. The Water Texas PAC reported contributions of more than $952,000 for the period between July 31 and September 26, according to a […] [Read More]
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Google Surges: What Wall Street's Saying
NEW YORK (TheStreet) –– Second-quarter results from Google (GOOG) demonstrated that even though cost-per-click (CPC) continues to weaken year over year, the company's bundling efforts appeared to be paying off, even if they're taking longer than expected.
Mountain View, Calif.-based Google noted CPCs, a key advertising metric, remained flat sequentially but fell 6% year over year. Google also noted that CPCs for Google sites fell 7% year over year and 2% sequentially, but that network CPCs rose 2% sequentially, despite falling 13% year over year. Google took measures last year to start having advertisers buy ads on all platforms (mobile and desktop) all at once to mitigate the weakness seen in mobile ads.
Though CPCs remained flat, paid clicks, "which include clicks related to ads served on Google sites and the sites of our Network members," continued to surge. Paid clicks rose approximately 25% year over year and 2% sequentially. For the first time, Google gave some detail on how paid clicks are performing at some of its properties, including Maps, YouTube and Finance.
"YouTube engagement ads like TrueView, and other owned and operated properties like Maps and Finance, increased approximately 33% over the second quarter of 2013 and increased approximately 6% over the first quarter of 2014," the company said in a press release.For the second quarter, the search giant reported earnings of $6.08 a share, missing analysts' estimates of $6.23 a share by 15 cents. Revenue grew 21.7% from the year-ago quarter to $15.96 billion. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected revenue of $15.61 billion. Shares of Google were higher in early Friday trading, gaining 1.9% to $584.59.
Though Google has focused on getting the mobile part of its advertising business right, the company is hellbent on expanding into other adjacent areas, particularly shopping. The company's product listing ads (PLAs) compete directly with companies like Amazon (AMZN), allowing users to search for an item and buy it right there without having to go to another site like Amazon. On the company's earnings conference call, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette noted that PLAs drove three times more traffic in the second quarter than they did last year. Pichette also noted that another Google shopping program, Google Shopping Express, which allows users to get overnight or same-day delivery, is available now in all of Northern California, not just San Francisco.
Analysts by and large were positive on Google's quarterly earnings, with several of them raising their price targets. Here's what a few of them had to say.
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The writer is the first African-American poet laureate in almost a decade and the first Southern writer since Robert Penn Warren was appointed in 1986.
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Meet your new poet laureate, folks.
Natasha Trethewey, 46, an English and creative writing professor at Emory University in Atlanta, was named the 19th poet laureate Thursday. A Pulitzer Prize winner, she is the nation's first poet laureate to hail from the South since the very first, Robert Penn Warren, was named by the Library of Congress in 1986, and the first African-American since Rita Dove in 1993.
"I'm still a little in disbelief," Ms. Trethewey told the New York Times earlier this week.
Trethewey is known for exploring the histories of forgotten peoples – black Civil War soldiers, domestic workers like washerwomen, mixed-race prostitutes – in her rich verse, which flows from free verse to more traditional forms like the sonnet and the villanelle.
She won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for her poetry book, Native Guard, that reflects on the Louisiana Native Guard, a black Civil War regiment assigned to guard white Confederate soldiers held on Ship Island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. The Confederate soldiers were later memorialized on the island; the black Union soldiers were not.


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West Indies fast-bowler Jerome Taylor, revelling in his return to the Test arena after a nearly five-year absence, made up for lost time with a devastating spell in the second Test against New Zealand.
The 29-year-old made an early breakthrough when he dismissed New Zealand opener Hamish Rutherford for three then returned to rip through the middle order on the opening day at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
It just goes to show that whenever you're patient and you're disciplined it pays off
Jerome Taylor, West Indies fast-bowler
He claimed the scalps of Jimmy Neesham (15) as well as BJ Watling and Ish Sodhi, both for ducks, to trigger a New Zealand batting collapse and finish with four wickets for 34 runs in his second Test since 2009, having been recalled for the first Test last week.
The visitors, comfortable winners of the series opener in Jamaica, were cruising at 120-1 in the 43rd over when the wheels suddenly fell off.
They lost their last nine wickets for just 101 runs to be all out for 221 late in the final session when a much bigger score beckoned.
"After the first session, we went back out knowing that we had to give ourselves a chance to get into the game and just be a bit more patient," Taylor told reporters. "It just goes to show that whenever you're patient and you're disciplined it pays off."
Opener Tom Latham top scored with a patient 82 off 163 balls to register his third half-century in as many innings but missed out on a maiden Test hundred when he edged Kemar Roach to gully just before tea.
"Things are going nicely," Latham told reporters. "But it would have been nice to push on and get a big one. The time I got out wasn't ideal team wise so that was probably the most disappointing thing."
Once Latham departed, New Zealand's tail offered little resistance, with West Indian spinner Sulieman Benn picking up three wickets after Taylor had inflicted his damage.
"I think Taylor was exceptional today, especially that spell after lunch." Latham said. "He certainly put the ball in the right areas for a good amount of time and made it hard for us."
New Zealand did pick up a vital wicket late in the day - when pace bowler Trent Boult clean bowled explosive opener Chris Gayle for one - to reduce the home side to six for one at stumps.
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It doesn't matter if you're an artist, musician, writer, or video game enthusiast. You can get paid to do what you love while you wait for your big break. There are millions of talented people all over the world looking for their "big break", and chances are, you're one of them.
Have you ever wondered how much money you're letting slip through your fingers while you're sitting around waiting to be discovered? The answer is a lot. Unfortunately, a lot of talented people have no idea that they can make money all the way to the top, and the big break is just the icing on the cake.
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2. Affiliate Programs – If you own a blog, Amazon will pay you 4% – 8.5% per sale to promote products for them. So a horse breeder writing about horses could link to the following product within their articles:
This particular item costs $58.38 which means that you could earn $4.96 for every bag that gets sold on your site. That doesn't sound like a lot, but what if 100 people all bought a bag simply because they read your article on horse food? That would add up to $496.00 just for writing one article. But wait there's more.
Amazon will also pay you for everything in that person's cart, not just the item that they clicked on. I once had a person buy over $5,000 worth of Canon L Lenses for their camera, from Amazon, after clicking a $10.00 book link on my other website. I earned a 4% commission from that one transaction which netted me around $200.
If you're a musician that plays guitar, you could write a full review of a guitar that you own. The following guitar is a good example of something you could write about.
That guitar costs $189.99 which would earn you a commission of $16.14 every time someone buys one after they read your article. The higher the price on the item, the more you make. So even if your own personal creations (CDs, books, art, etc.) aren't selling, you can still make money writing about what you love. The key is to build links into your articles that people will click on and hopefully buy the product at the other end.
As you can see, this isn't a get rich quick scheme. This is what people are doing every day because people shop on Amazon every day. You will need a fully functioning website before you apply for an Amazon Associates Account.
3. Your Own Products – If you write books, make CDs, or DVDs of any kind, Amazon has a service that will print, package, and ship them with no upfront cost to you. At the end of every month they will send you a royalty check.
Let's say you have a horse breeding DVD for sale priced at $19.95 and after Amazon gets their cut, you earn a royalty of $7.00. If you sold 100 of those DVDs every month, you'd make $700.00. But what if you used your Amazon Affiliate link to link to your own product on your website? You'd earn an additional $169.57. That would bring your total income for the month up to $869.57 for writing one article.
If you are interested in creating books, CDs, or DVDs to sell, click here. Amazon prints everything on demand, which means you don't have to order any inventory if you don't want to, and they guarantee that you'll never be out of stock.
FYI: If you're looking at that link, and it applies to what you do, and you haven't clicked it to sign up, you're not serious at all about what you do. It's FREE to get started, so stop procrastinating and setup your free account.
4. Advertising – Once your website is setup, you can get paid by Google for running advertisements on your site. Again, your website has to be fully setup. Their pay scale changes monthly, but they will pay you every time an ad on your site gets clicked and they pay you for every 1,000 visitors that see the ad on your website. Yes, I'm getting paid just because you are reading this article.
If you have a lot of traffic or people that click your banners, you can make a lot of money. Even if you only made $10.00 per day with Google, that is an extra $300 per month that you didn't have coming in before.
5. Misc. Opportunities – As your website readership starts to grow, eventually you'll start to be seen as an expert. That gives you the opportunity to branch out and make money by doing some of the following:
- Monthly Membership Program
- Hosting Webinars
- Consulting
- Online Courses
- Public Speaking/Performing
When you start to look past your ultimate goal of being discovered, your eyes open to an entire world of other money making opportunities. Before I close this out, let me address anyone that might be thinking that making $496.00 a month isn't worth the time.
- If you make $10.00 an hour, you have to work 49.6 hours to make that much money. In addition to that, if you want to make it again, you have to spend another 49.6 hours to do it.
- Writing an article takes 1-3 hours, to make that same $496.00. That's the equivalent to getting paid $165.33 an hour. If that same article brought in that much money every month, you'd make $5,952 per year, which breaks down into $1,984 per hour for the one time 3 hour investment it took to write it.
The examples I've given you here are based on writing just one article, but imagine what you could accomplish with an entire website full of articles that all generated income. In fact, let's go even smaller. What if you only made $10.00 per month per article, but you had 60 articles on your site? That would add up to $600.00 per month that you don't have to work for. What if you had 100 articles, 1,000 articles, or 5,000 articles?
Your income will vary based on what your passion is, so I can't make any specific guarantees. Some people will make more and some people will make less, but once your articles are on your website, they will hopefully earn money for you forever.
A Real Life Example
1. Believe it or not, this article is a real life example of everything I've been saying. You can see the two Google ads toward the top of this article and the one on the right hand side. I get paid every time someone clicks and ad and for every 1,000 people that read this article.
2. The Godaddy link that I provided pays me 40% of whatever someone spends to set up their own website. If they spend the minimum of $60.00 for the full year, I make $24.00 for every person that buys something. If 100 people use that link in a month, I'll make an extra $2,400.00. If you think 100 people is a lot, it's not. In fact, its only 3.3 people per day. I'm also not doing anything but letting this article sit here and hopefully make money for me forever.
Even if only 1 person per day used that link to set up an account, that would add up to an extra $720 for the month. Can you teach 1 person per day about your passion and get them to take action? Of course you can.
3. The horse food and guitar links are also my affiliate links, which means I get paid if anyone that clicks them shops on Amazon, even if they don't buy either of those items. I don't teach about horses, but you can literally link to anything that Amazon sells on their site.
If you look at this article again, you can see how I turned certain words and phrases into links. That is usually the most effective way of getting people to click them. You can do it to with the articles you write.
4. The link I provided to Amazon's printing, packaging, and shipping service pays me $8.00 for every free signup that I send their way. Even if you never create anything, I get paid just because you signed up for an account. If I get just 5 people per day to sign up for a free account that let's them print, package, and sell their items without spending any cash, I would make $40.00 per day or $1,200 per month. How hard do you think it is to get people to sign up for free stuff that benefits them financially? Not hard at all.
The key here is to TAKE ACTION! Too many people sit around talking about it all day. Don't just talk about it, be about it. Walk the walk.
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- Cartoon Characters: The Missing Link, Dr. Cockroach Ph.D., B.O.B., General W.R. Monger.
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B.O.B. and his monstrous crew are on a mission to bust out of Area 52, the government's top-secret holding cell. Led by mad-scientist Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. and macho amphibian The Missing Link, the trio outwits grizzled General W.R. Monger to make a triumphant escape... almost.
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Human beings crave intimacy, need to love and be loved. Yet people have much trouble doing so.
It's clear from the many letters I get that lots of folks have no idea what a healthy relationship even looks like. Because I care about these things, and care about the environments children grow in, I'm using this space as an attempt to remedy the problem—again.
From many sources and many experts, I have culled some basic rules of relationships. This is by no means an exhaustive list. But it's a start. Print them out and pin them up on your refrigerator door. I won't test you on them—but life will.
- Choose a partner wisely and well. We are attracted to people for all kinds of reasons. They remind us of someone from our past. They shower us with gifts and make us feel important. Evaluate a potential partner as you would a friend; look at their character, personality, values, their generosity of spirit, the relationship between their words and actions, their relationships with others.
- Know your partner's beliefs about relationships. Different people have different and often conflicting beliefs about relationships. You don't want to fall in love with someone who expects lots of dishonesty in relationships; they'll create it where it doesn't exist.
- Don't confuse sex with love. Especially in the beginning of a relationship, attraction and pleasure in sex are often mistaken for love.
- Know your needs and speak up for them clearly. A relationship is not a guessing game. Many people, men as well as women, fear stating their needs and, as a result, camouflage them. The result is disappointment at not getting what they want and anger at a partner for not having met their (unstated) needs. Closeness cannot occur without honesty. Your partner is not a mind reader.
- Respect, respect, respect. Inside and outside the relationship, act in ways so that your partner always maintains respect for you. Mutual respect is essential to a good relationship.
- View yourselves as a team, which means you are two unique individuals bringing different perspectives and strengths. That is the value of a team—your differences.
- Know how to manage differences; it's the key to success in a relationship. Disagreements don't sink relationships. Name-calling does. Learn how to handle the negative feelings that are the unavoidable byproduct of the differences between two people. Stonewalling or avoiding conflicts is NOT managing them.
- If you don't understand or like something your partner is doing, ask about it and why he or she is doing it. Talk and explore, don't assume.
- Solve problems as they arise. Don't let resentments simmer. Most of what goes wrong in relationships can be traced to hurt feelings, leading partners to erect defenses against one another and to become strangers. Or enemies.
- Learn to negotiate. Modern relationships no longer rely on roles cast by the culture. Couples create their own roles, so that virtually every act requires negotiation. It works best when good will prevails. Because people's needs are fluid and change over time, and life's demands change too, good relationships are negotiated and renegotiated all the time.
- Listen, truly listen, to your partner's concerns and complaints without judgment. Much of the time, just having someone listen is all we need for solving problems. Plus it opens the door to confiding. And empathy is crucial. Look at things from your partner's perspective as well as your own.
- Work hard at maintaining closeness. Closeness doesn't happen by itself. In its absence, people drift apart and are susceptible to affairs. A good relationship isn't an end goal; it's a lifelong process maintained through regular attention.
- Take a long-range view. A marriage is an agreement to spend a future together. Check out your dreams with each other regularly to make sure you're both on the same path. Update your dreams regularly.
- Never underestimate the power of good grooming.
- Sex is good. Pillow talk is better. Sex is easy, intimacy is difficult. It requires honesty, openness, self-disclosure, confiding concerns, fears, sadnesses as well as hopes and dreams.


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Birmingham striker Kevin Phillips has targeted the local derby at West Brom in just under two weeks time for his return to action.The 37-year-old suffered a torn thigh muscle injury in the pre-season friendly with Real Mallorca in early August.But he is now stepping up his fitness programme and hopes to be in contention for the Hawthorns clash on September 18.Phillips signed a new one-year deal in the summer after impressing primarily as a substitute last season.He told the Birmingham Mail: "The injury is fine. I'm not getting any more pain or symptoms. It's just now a case of trying to catch up on fitness, trying to tick all the boxes with the medical staff."We're not far away. I'd say if you're going to ask me when I will be ready, Liverpool on Sunday is probably a bit too soon. I will need at least a week's training with the lads so I'm hoping to be involved in some capacity in the West Brom game."
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Regional Advisory Councils have up to 13 appointed members including local residents and representatives from service providers, community organisations, businesses and local government. Each Council meets three times per year.
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This memoir, which was written by a physician and co-host of the TV's "The Doctors," was recommended by Keesha Hardiman, office coordinator in the CLAS Dean's Office. The book details the author's journey from a young child born in the South to an accomplished young woman, whose successes stem largely from the sacrifices of her mother. "The story is very inspirational and shows that one is able to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds in order to achieve their dreams," said Hardiman. more info
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The classic tale of passion on the high seas, available for the first time in 20 years...
Merry Wilding is a lady of breeding, of innocence, and of breathtaking beauty. With high hopes for a holiday in England, she sets sail from New York - but the tide of her life is destined to turn. Mistakenly swept aboard an infamous pirate ship, Merry finds herself at the mercy of a wicked crew...and one sinfully handsome pirate. Soon she's spending her days yearning for escape, and her nights learning the pleasures of captivity.
Devon Crandall believes Merry is in league with his greatest enemy. He's determined to slowly urge her secrets from her. But along the way, he discovers her beautifully unbreakable spirit...and a desire unlike any he's ever known. She is hiding something from him, and yet, each day that passes brings her deeper into his heart. When fierce arguments give way to fiercer passion, can a pirate learn to love a woman? Or will true love be lost at sea?
©2014 Laura London (P)2014 Hachette Audio
~~~"HOPEFUL ROMANTIC"~~~ *** Love Audio Books....Especially Historical Romances *** ~~ "Reviews Should Never Contain Spoilers ~~
"Eloquently Written Pirate Romance"
I love historical romances that are written with feeling, detail, character development and good romance....and this book delivered it all for me. It is a classic pirate story with many character twists along the way.
This is one of those books where ALL the characters (even the secondary characters) are written so well that they feel multi-dimensional. The characters have flaws, are vulnerable, and show weakness and strength. Even how the author describes scenery such as flowers or seascapes makes you feel like you can see the vivid colors, smell the sea air, or feel the wind blowing though your hair.
The narrator did an excellent job with this sweet, exciting, romantic, quirky, mysterious story. This is a must listen for anyone who enjoys eloquently written stories.
"Great listen; didn't even notice it was so long!"
"Windflower" was an engrossing listen. It is a WHOPPING 18 hours long, but the narrator moves it along at a good pace, and keeps the energy level appropriate to the story. Although the book gets quite wordy in spots, the story is well-written and my favorite part about it is that the authors incorporate humor into many of the situations. The change of scenery throughout the book (from an estate in America, to taverns, to pirate ships, to remote islands, to the English countryside) kept the plot engaging. Each character is very well-developed, and toward the end of the book, many questions the listener may have about some of the main characters are explained cleverly and eloquently.
There were a myriad of characters with wide variances in personalities and each was voiced competently by the narrator, who was consistent in her accents and cadences. She differentiated between each character very well, and voiced the many male characters with surprising agility, which can be challenging for a female narrator. The narrator has a sultry voice, which lends itself well to the suspenseful scenes, and the romance scenes as well.
I would highly recommend this audiobook to anyone who enjoys a good romance with adventure and humor woven in. I rate the narration an A+ and the story an A.
I received a free download of this book as a gift, no strings attached.
"How did I miss this book over my years of reading?"
Yes, Cat is my favorite character! Couldn't help but fall in love with him. This is a wonderful book. Full of adventure, romance, humor, pirates, and much more. Who can resist those characters. I love each and every one of them. You just have to listen to the book.
"Best audio book I've EVER listened to!!!"
I've loved this book for years and I was worried about what the audible would be like.Was I
in for a wonderful surprise!! It brought these charactors that I've always loved to life!
I didn't realize that Mary had an adorable accent and Devon's voice is exquisite. Cat and Morgan's voices are wonderful too!!
This audio book brought this wonderful story to life! It was a whole new experience. I don't review books usually but I couldn't do this one fast enough. I've listened to audio books for years and this one is the best I've ever listened to.
These authors are so gifted I am always amazed and there were many lol moments. When Mary was trying to get into the hammock was hysterical!!
I wish "The Windflower" would just keep going and going. If you love romance and laughter and suspence and incredibly talented authors and a narrator that nails it, you've have GOT to bet this book!!
To me this is a Gone With The Wind meets Pirates Of The Caribbean type of epic love story, set in 1812, and, as you're plunged, immersed and held captivated in the well-written imagery, it sweeps you away on a journey from Virginia to New York, the Caribbean, sailing many Oceans and Seas until finally you arrive, tempest tossed, in London where the twists and turns continue.
It starts off as the Heroine's life is described.... Merry who's a sheltered, well-bred, sweet, innocent, yet feisty and courageous,18 year old virgin whose life is about to abruptly and forever change. Then the unbelievably talented authors start to add to the unpredictable, exciting and very vividly described (sometimes almost poetic) story as they build into the listen drama, adventure, mystery, misunderstandings, politics, secrets, war, lol humor, tragedy, an evil villain... or two?, shocks and surprises, romance, love, honor, compassion, side plots and a rich and sometimes sarcastic dialogue.
Entwined throughout are the many colorful and multi-layered characters with their flawed yet fascinating and complex personalities and histories who will entertain, sadden, shock, thrill and anger you as they grow into loveable friends whose destiny's become important to you. One such person is the alpha Hero, the wickedly handsome charismatic bad boy Devon he's a Pirate with many secrets and a Pawn in someone's elaborate game.
Merry and Devon's dramatic, bitter-sweet, heartwarming, turbulent and tantalising, love story with evocative sex scenes that are oh so very sensual rather than explicit but their instant attraction and sizzling chemistry is plagued by obstacles, challenges and heartache that's sure to get your pulse-pounding. But, despite every hindrance caused by them or thrown at them, their slow character development will eventually give them a deep love for one another and a hard won HEA ending.
Worth a credit? If you love unbelievable, implausible but, despite or because of this, you think they're enjoyable and entertaining historical romances (as I do), then this listen has everything you could want or crave so YES invest the credit and your time as the rewards are great - it's beautiful, mesmerising and memorable. Finally.... during the daunting three part 18 hrs and 40 minutes there wasn't a single word that I would either add or change.
"I'm in love"
I'm only on chapter 5 and already I'm in love with this book. I do not want to stop listening to it.
no other compares. I don't understand why they only have one book by this author!
awesome narrator♡♡♡♡♡
Yes get more books Laura London! !!!!!!!! A.s.a.p
"The Best."
It's as good as when it first came out - and I read it twice then and still have the paperback. The men are delicious, the story compelling, and the narrator superb. It remains one of my favorite romances - up there with Georgette Heyer's books and one I am sure I will listen to again.
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"Good story, excellent dialogue"
The advantage here goes to the narrator - they got the right narrator to do the story justice.
The dialogue reminded me of some of the Dorothy Dunnett stories, especially the Lymond Chronicles. I loved the dialogue among Devon, Cat, and Morgan - so tongue-in-cheek.
Any scene with the three guys and/or Raven.
I didn't think I'd like this book because I was afraid it would be just another bodice-ripper. What a pleasant surprise that it had a good plot and excellent dialogue. I'd listen to this one again.
"Double identities galore!"
Two characters are noblemen and the third is a half brother to one. Very well written book but the characters, even supporting ones, are ALL superbly written and they make up some of my most favorite characters of all times. This book is a must read for anyone who loves a great written historical romance. Do not see any other books by Laura London on Audible but would love to see an entire story written about the "Cat" character (very intriguing).
"Historical romance of a girl kidnapped by pirates."
The Windflower is a classic historical romance written in 1984 by Laura London. In short, this is a book about a girl who is kidnapped by pirates, who then falls in love with her kidnapper. The story centers on the beautiful Merry Wilding, who is an 18-year old American who is sailing from New York to England on a vacation. She is accidently kidnapped by pirates led by the ruthless Captain Rand Morgan and his half-brother (and equally beautiful) Devon Crandall.
The majority of the book takes place aboard the pirate ship, the "Black Joke." The plot is action-packed and you can definitely tell that the book was written in the 1980's when romantic heroines were damsels in distress. Merry's character is no different, but she has such a sweet nature that one cannot help but like her. As Merry is held captive, she gradually matures from an innocent young school-girl into a confident young woman. The secondary characters are equally entertaining and memorable, especially Rand and Cat.
This audio book is narrated by Christa Lewis and clocks in at over 18 ½ hours. Christa Lewis did an admirable job, giving distinguishable voices for the men and women, as well as the young and elderly. She also had appropriate accents when needed, which were maintained throughout. To be honest, I'm not sure how she maintained such composure reading such descriptive and over the top dialogue. I'm not a fan of abridged versions of books, but this one needed trimming for sure – not chapters, but several words in most sentences. I commend Christa for a job well done!
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Loved the Marriottfrom electro
Losing its coolfrom FrequentFrier
Great Family Hotelfrom MBarr
Restaurants and food were excellent as were the staff.
The pool is unbelievable with fish, waterfall and artificail reef. Plenty of things to do for the kids.
Hotel has a great tour desk organising discounts and everything from Jet Ski Safaris to dinners.
Rooms are a good size and the hotel is always clean.
Highly Recommended.
over-ratedfrom livvylou
The entrance to the hotel is lovely, the lobby area is lovely, very spacious. But you don't pay to stay in the lobby. The room we had had a pool view and 2double beds. We had a problem opening the balcony doors, but this was fixed within 10 minutes.
Housekeeping service was ok, but things like tea and coffee and cups weren't replenished/cleaned all the time. The room itself was bright, with a large wardrobe, but this had to accommodate suitcases too.
The pool area was nice, but the pool was a bit chilly. We stayed during a time of cool unprecedented weather, and you would think they could hike up the water temp. a little. As a result the 2 hot spa pools were used a lot. The beach area around the pool is nice and the fish swimming in the sea lagoon pool is a great touch. However, there wasn't enough sunbeds around the pool, people hogged them for hours without using them, and towels were out by 07:00 am. The pool is way too small for the amount of people in the hotel at peak times.
Poeple also set up camp for the day around the pool bar restaurant. So if you wanted to sit and have lunch, there was no where to sit. Very frustrating.
The Lagoon restaurant (buffet and a la carte) was only OK if you went early enough. We had dinnner there and were extremely disappointed. The chef obviously didn't taste his cooking before it went out. Service was ok, but overall its expensive for what you get.
The teppanyaki restaurant was nice but expensive.
As we were there over the xmas period we asked for a lunch/dinner reservation. Despite making several requests for a table, via email, consierge service and telephone, we could not be accommodated. We were to be put on a wait list for a table. When i checked in, I checked again with the restaurant staff as to how close we were to getting a table. They couldn't even locate my details - so there was no chance of getting a table. This was bad management as far as I'm concerned.
I would stay at the hotel for a few days but any longer and its inadequacies would really irritate me. I would also eat out. Tedder ave. has some great restaurants to choose from, even for breakfast. The kids would probably be happy hanging around the pool, and the pool side menu is good value, if you can get a table to eat at.
5 star Lobby, 3 star Roomsfrom James_Thomson
The rooms are no comparison. 3 stars. About 20 years old inside. The bathrooms are very average - tiled in ceramic tiles. The bathroom amenities are very average too.
I recommend if you're staying here to book an ocean view room. The hinterland room had a poor view, and so we upgraded. The ocean view room had a great view, but the fit out was very average.
The location of this hotel is not convenient, it is a 15 minute long walk from Cavill Ave (the centre of Surfers Paradise). After dark it is not really pleasant, as you have to walk along the highway.
This hotel is no way near the standards of Palazzo Versace or Sheraton Mirage. If you're looking for a 5 star experience on the Gold Coast, try these instead. I was disappointed with Marriott Surfers Paradise as the rooms and location are poor.
Beautiful!from blue4funofit
The location is okay, it's within walking distance to the city centre and to the beach, but it's not right in the middle of the hubub. I didn't dine on the property, as all the meals looked horridly overpriced! I did utilize the coffeemaker, however, as well as the lovely bathrobes. I would recomend having breakfast in one of the cafe's located to the right of the hotel (walk out the front door, and head to the right). I found brekkie for around $8. This was one of my favourite hotels from this trip. The surrounding area was pretty touristy, and seemed to cater more to young children, with putt-putt golf and carnival-like rides. The beach looked nice, but I went a little too early to spend any time there. I went to the outlet mall one day by bus (the fruit maket prices were amazing, and I picked up some bargains at the Marc store). I also stopped into Marina Mirage, which was wonderful! Tuesday nights are half-off appetizers at one of the restaurants on the water, and I had a lovely dinner there. The view was fabulous! I also visited the Versace Hotel, and had coffee and cake in the lobby. I would highly recomend this experience- it was the highlight of the Gold Coast for me.
treated like royaltyfrom tkd1615
Beyond Perfectfrom RGSasch
Upon arrival, our check-in was fast, friendly and exceptionally helpful. Upon discovering we had no plans for dinner that evening, our friendly concierge booked us an early dinner for two at the Japanese Restaurant on-site, and even requested $10 off our meal. She also reviewed our requests with us, and ensured housekeeping had sent them ahead of our arrival (cheese platter, strawberries, extra pillows).
We were given an ocean view room on the 27th floor as a free upgrade from a hinterland view room that we had chosen. The room was magnificent - very large, clean, and full of the kind of inclusions Marriott has become renowned for. The bathroom was beautiful, and I spent most of Saturday night indulging in the very large bath!
The Japanese restaurant is fantastic - lots of fun with the Teppanyaki chefs creative culinary skills. The buffet breakfast this morning was also not to be missed - plentiful and varied, with a lovely mix of European, Asian and American influences. The staff were very friendly and regularly on hand to top up our coffees and water glasses. If we'd been a little more indulgent we would have partaken of the champagne included as well!
I can not recommend this resort highly enough. Even though it wasn't really the season for the use of the pools, the environment is perfect for lazing by the many pool areas. Also the added bonus of free carparking underneath was certainly appreciated.
We cannot wait to go back again.
Over Ratedfrom A TripAdvisor Member
The Hotel service was fantastic, some of the best I have ever experienced, the room rate was as expected for this type of hotel but he rooms were very small (and we had 2 interconnecting). There was no table for 2 to eat a meal at, should you decide to order from the room service menu. There is a Juliet balcony but way too small to eat out on.
Unfortunately the food was stodgy, unpalatable and very expensive, the chef should be ashamed. $88 for breakfast for 2 adults and a 5 yr old is just a little bit much for self serve from a Bain Marie.
The pool is fun for children, and ours loved it. The deck chairs are limited and there were the usual suspects that left towels and bags on chairs for hours without using them. The hot tubs were crowed and the water looked dirty. The Pool area is getting dated and the fake cave effect very dark and 80's style, there was algae floating in the saltwater pool with the fish and to quote my son "..the sand smells funky"
The location is not good at all, however, the noise of the waterfalls camouflage the noise of the highway that the hotel is located on. This Highway you need to cross/walk along to get to the beach.
Overall I would say its OK for a day or 2 but you can do much better for your money, thank goodness there are some world class resorts opening up in Australia now. Check out Peppers at Kingscliff (still close enough to the theme parks) or Sea Temple in Palm cove for much better value family holidays. both have better pool facilities.
Fabulous Hotelfrom A TripAdvisor Member
The service was excellent and the staff were very pleasant and friendly.
The lagoon was the best and my son spent most of the time snorkelling.
The seafood and breakfast buffet were excellent with a variety of sensational food.
We will definitely come back again.
Top Local Tips for Surfers Paradise
try Teddar Drive Main Beach The best little restauarant strip on the Gold Coast is to be found on Teddar Drive, Main Beach, about 1 km north of the Marriott. Forget the 'touristy' spots and get directions to this quiet street - there must be 20 quality restaurants from which to choose. Most are BYO (and licensed ) and there are two bottle shops in the strip
Airtrain Don't do it!!!! This has to be the worst rail link in Queensland. Grotty trains, no food, drink, toilets, too many stops both for stations and for absolutely no reason. I will not be repeating the experience in the future.
Dining at the Marriott Surfers Paradise Be sure to make a booking at least 1-2 weeks in advance if you would to like dine at Benihana's Japanese Teppenyaki Restaurant.
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- Mantra Sun City Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
- Gold Coast International Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
- Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
- Vibe Hotel Gold Coast Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 1 km / 0.6 mi
- Courtyard Surfers Paradise Resort Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 1.4 km / 0.8 mi
- Legends Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 1.6 km / 1 mi
- Hotel Watermark Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 1.7 km / 1.1 mi
- Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 3 km / 1.9 mi
- Palazzo Versace Hotel Main Beach, Queensland Distance: 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
- Islander Resort Hotel Surfers Paradise, Queensland Distance: 1.4 km / 0.8 mi
- Ocean Royale Apartments Hotel Broadbeach, Queensland Distance: 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
- BreakFree Neptune Resort Hotel Broadbeach, Queensland Distance: 4.8 km / 3 mi
- Sofitel Gold Coast Hotel Broadbeach, Queensland Distance: 4.4 km / 2.7 mi
- Conrad Jupiters Hotel Broadbeach, Queensland Distance: 4.6 km / 2.9 mi
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Torrington hit with zoning appeal over drug clinic
|Manchester-based Hartford Dispensary has applied to Planning and Zoning with plans to renovate and expand this former Boy Scouts of America building and turn it into a methadone clinic. (Kevin Litten/Republican-American)
TORRINGTON -- City officials were served with zoning appeal on Thursday accusing them of bias and violation of state and federal law in connection with the Planning and Zoning Commission's rejection of a proposal to open a methadone clinic on Kennedy Drive.
The appeal, filed in Litchfield Superior Court, accuses the city of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and denying the applicant, Hartford Dispensary, equal protection under the law. Hartford Dispensary also argues that new zoning regulations passed in April that created "a more burdensome process" to locate a drug treatment clinic "affords the commission unfettered discretion to deny an otherwise satisfactory application based on vague and illusory standards."
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BlueCrow wrote on Nov 29, 2012 6:39 PM:
My vote is for no clinic. "
open your eyes wrote on Nov 29, 2012 6:50 PM:
Torrington needs to realize NIMBY won't hold up in court. All the city is doing is playing politics and it will cost them dearly. "
blue star wrote on Nov 29, 2012 7:02 PM:
Who would not want a steady stream of addicts in and out of their neighborhood all day? What could go wrong?
Hey BlueCrow where'd you get that handle? "
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The Grinch wrote on Nov 29, 2012 9:16 PM:
You didn't want that messy jewelery, or those copper pipes, for that matter. :-P "
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nanajbel wrote on Nov 29, 2012 10:11 PM:
So a bunch of vermin destroyed an East end neighborhood. So how does choosing to inject heroin make you disabled - like a person wounded in a war or born with birth defects. Our society is disgusting when we honor drug addict losers and enable them to support their habits by substituting methadone for heroin. They are all losers - I respect those who quit - not those who leach off society while pickling themselves with methadone.
Keep fighting Torrington - methadone isn't a cure - it's only a substitute. Don't forget - most on methadone are court appointed and their friends who go with them are still heroin injecting criminals. "
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blue star wrote on Nov 30, 2012 9:25 AM:
These people that you are advocating for, will eventually prove you wrong. Anyone with any real experience with addicts will tell you that. "
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PRO-CLINIC wrote on Nov 30, 2012 1:28 PM:
Donna, If you've never walked in their shoes, you can't comment on the need to substitute methadone with heroin. Heroin is a horrible drug to get involved in, and has ruined many families. Many times they pay out of pocket, they are not all state people. Give them some slack. "
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PRO-CLINIC wrote on Dec 1, 2012 12:34 PM:
There are clinics in surrounding towns, that are in neighborhoods. Why is it okay for these towns, but not yours? Whether you like it or not, they are a part of society as well, and WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. Your comments of wondering through your back yards, and filling your streets are, at this point, unfounded. Should this occur dial 911, and I'm sure your prowler will be picked up quickly. Unfortunately, we don't have a magic ball that can predict the future, but maybe your wishes will come true and the clinic will be squashed. Otherwise, if approved, "if you build it, they will come." Good luck Torrington, and good luck to the people who would welcome this opportunity. Good luck Hartford Dispensary, if you'd have me, I'd welcome the opportunity to work for you. "
blue star wrote on Dec 1, 2012 5:53 PM:
kittles wrote on Dec 4, 2012 10:37 AM:
Like some one say ..theres a lot of junkies in tha town
Let them get the help they need
If not they will multiply
and don't be so ignorant by saying they substitute a drug for another 1 methadone is a treatment
6 months to a year in most cases "
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