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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsSkills for Success Using Microsoft Office 2007by Kris Townsend
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:0132152746 / 9780132152747 Technology In Action, Complete and Skills for Success Using Microsoft Office 2007 and MyITLab Student Access Code Card and Microsoft Office 2007 180-day Trial Package, 6/e Package consists of: 0135024560 / 9780135024560 Skills for Success Using Microsoft Office 0135046246 / 9780135046241 Technology In Action, Complete 013509383X / 9780135093832 MyITLab Student Access Code Card for Office 0137052480 / 9780137052486 Microsoft Office 2007 180-day trial 2009 Synopsis:Package consists of 0135024560 / 9780135024560 Skills for Success Using Microsoft Office 2007 013509383X / 9780135093832 myitlab — Access Card — for Office 2007 0135096316 / 9780135096314 Technology In Action, Introductory Version Synopsis:This package contains the following components: 0135024560 / 9780135024560 Skills for Success Using Microsoft Office 2007 013509383X / 9780135093832 MyITLab Student Access Code Card for Office 2007 About the AuthorKris Townsend is an Information Systems instructor at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington. Kris earned a bachelor's degree in both Education and Business, and a master's degre in Education. He has also worked as a public school teacher and as a systems analyst. Kris enjoys working with wood, snowboarding, and camping. He commutes to work by bike and enjoys long rides in the Palouse country south of Spokane.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Start! Common Features of Office 2007 Skill 1 Explore Your Computer Using Folder Windows Skill 2 Start Word and Navigate the Word Window Skill 3 Start Excel and PowerPoint and Work with Multiple Windows Skill 4 Create a Folder and Save Files Skill 5 Print and Save Office Files Skill 6 Open a Student Data File and Save a Copy Using Save As Skill 7 Edit and Format Text Skill 8 Use Contextual tabs, Dialog Boxes, and Shortcut Menus Skill 9 Use Office Help Skill 10 Create a New Access Database More Skills Skill 11 Capture a Screen with the Snipping Tool Skill 12 Organize Files Skill 13 Search and Preview Files Skill 14 Delete and Restore Files Word Chapter 1 Creating Documents with Word 2007 Skill 1 Create a New Document and Enter Text Skill 2 Edit Text Using the Delete and Backspace Keys Skill 3 Select, Delete, and Insert Text Skill 4 Insert Text from another Document Skill 5 Navigate a Document Skill 6 Format the Font, Font Size, and Font Style Skill 7 Insert a Picture Skill 8 Check Spelling and Grammar Skill 9 Create a Document Footer Skill 10 Preview, Print, and Save a Document More Skills Skill 11 Split Windows and Arrange Windows Skill 12 Insert Symbols Skill 13 Use Quick Styles Skill 14 Use Research Tools Word Chapter 2 Format and Organize Text Skill 1 Set Document Margins Skill 2 Align Text and Set Indents Skill 3 Modify Line and Paragraph Spacing Skill 4 Format Text Using the Format Painter Skill 5 Find and Replace Text Skill 6 Cut, Copy, Paste, and Move Text Skill 7 Create a Bulleted List Skill 8 Create a Numbered List Using AutoFormat Skill 9 Insert and Format Headers and Footers Skill 10 Insert and Modify Footnotes More Skills Skill 11 Record AutoCorrect Entries Skill 12 Add Citations and a Bibliography Skill 13 Format and Customize Lists Skill 14 Manage Document Properties Word Chapter 3 Work with Graphics, Tabs, and Tables Skill 1 Insert a Picture from a File Skill 2 Resize and Move a Picture Skill 3 Format Pictures Using Styles and Borders Skill 4 Set Tab Stops Skill 5 Enter Text with Tab Stops Skill 6 Apply a Predefined Format to a Table Skill 7 Create a Table Skill 8 Add Rows and Columns to a Table Skill 9 Format Text in Table Cells Skill 10 Format a Table More Skills Skill 11 Insert a Text Box Skill 12 Create a WordArt Title Skill 13 Create a Table from an Existing List Skill 14 Insert a Drop Cap Word Chapter 4 Applying Special Text, Paragraph, and Document Formats Skill 1 Collect Information using the Office Clipboard Skill 2 Use the Office Clipboard to Build a Document Skill 3 Create Multiple Column Text Skill 4 Insert a Column Break Skill 5 Add a Border and Shading to a Paragraph Skill 6 Insert Hyperlinks to Text and Graphics Skill 7 Insert a SmartArt Graphic Skill 8 Format a SmartArt Graphic Skill 9 Create Labels Using the Mail Merge Wizard Skill 10 Preview and Print a Mail Merge Document More Skills Skill 11 Create a Resume from a Template Skill 12 Create an Outline Skill 13 Prepare a Document for Distribution Skill 14 Preview and Save a Document as a Web Page Excel Chapter 1 Create Workbooks with Excel 2007 Skill 1 Create and Save a New Workbook Skill 2 Enter Worksheet Data and Merge and Center Titles Skill 3 Adjust Column Widths and Format Cells Skill 4 Use the SUM Function Skill 5 Copy Formulas and Insert Columns Skill 6 Format, Edit, and Check the Spelling of Data Skill 7 Create a Column Chart Skill 8 Format a Column Chart Skill 9 Create a Footer Containing a Graphic Skill 10 Display and Print Formulas and Scale a Worksheet for Printing More Skills Skill 11 Create a New Workbook by Using a Template Skill 12 Change a Chart Type Skill 13 Change the Office Theme in an Excel Workbook Skill 14 Manage Document Properties in an Excel Workbook Excel Chapter 2 Construct Formulas and Charts Skill 1 Create a New Workbook from an Existing Workbook and Align Text Skill 2 Construct Formulas for Mathematical Operations Skill 3 Format Numbers Skill 4 Construct and Copy Formulas Containing Absolute Cell References Skill 5 Format Percentages and Insert Rows in a Worksheet Containing Formulas Skill 6 Create a Pie Chart and a Chart Sheet Skill 7 Format a Pie Chart with 3-D and Rotate Slices Skill 8 Explode and Color a Pie Slice, Format the Chart Area, and Insert a Text Box Skill 9 Edit a Workbook, Update a Chart, and Insert WordArt Skill 10 Prepare a Chart Sheet for Printing More Skills Skill 11 Add and Edit Comments Skill 12 Use Range Names in a Formula Skill 13 Use the Payment (PMT) Function Skill 14 Use Goal Seek Excel Chapter 3 Manage Multiple Worksheets in a Workbook Skill 1 Navigate, Rename, and Change the Tab Color of Worksheets Skill 2 Enter and Format Dates Skill 3 Clear Cells of Contents and Formats Skill 4 Move, Copy, and Paste Cell Contents Skill 5 Group Worksheets for Editing Skill 6 Use More Than One Math Operator in a Formula Skill 7 Edit and Format Multiple Worksheets Skill 8 Insert and Move a Worksheet Skill 9 Construct Formulas that Refer to Cells in Another Worksheet Skill 10 Create a Clustered Bar Chart More Skills Skill 11 Add SmartArt Graphics to a Worksheet Skill 12 Create a Line Chart Skill 13 Set and Clear a Print Area Skill 14 Create a Hyperlink in a Workbook Excel Chapter 4 Use Excel Functions and Tables Skill 1 Use the SUM and AVERAGE Functions Skill 2 Use the MEDIAN, MIN, and MAX Functions Skill 3 Move Data, Add Borders, and Rotate Text Skill 4 Use the IF and COUNTIF Functions Skill 5 Apply Conditional Formats With Custom Formats and Data Bars Skill 6 Use Find and Replace and Insert the Date Function Skill 7 Freeze and Unfreeze Panes Skill 8 Create and Sort an Excel Table Skill 9 Filter an Excel Table Skill 10 Convert a Table to a Range of Data and Format a Large Worksheet More Skills Skill 11 Apply Conditional Formats by Using Color Scales, Icon Sets, and Top/Bottom Rules Skill 12 Hide or Unhide Rows and Columns Skill 13 Create PivotTable Reports Skill 14 Use Auto Fill to Fill Data Automatically in Worksheet Cells Access Chapter 1 Working with Database Management Systems Skill 1 Open and Organize an Existing Database Skill 2 Modify Table Data Using a Form Skill 3 Modify a Query and Print the Results in a Report Skill 4 Format a Datasheet and Modify Table Design Skill 5 Modify Table Data and Use Find and Replace Skill 6 Sort Table Data and Hide Datasheet Columns Skill 7 Filter, Summarize, and Print a Datasheet Skill 8 Create a Relational Database from a Template Skill 9 Add Records to Related Tables Skill 10 Format a Report in Layout View More Skills Skill 11 Compact and Repair a Database Skill 12 Convert Databases to and from the 2002 - 2003 File Format Skill 13 Work with the Attachment Data Type Skill 14 Work with the Hyperlink and Yes/No Data Types Access Chapter 2 Building a Relational Database and Creating Forms Skill 1 Design a Relational Database and Build a Table in Datasheet View Skill 2 Build a Table in Design View Skill 3 Create Tables by Importing Data from Excel Skill 4 Import Access Tables and Create an Input Mask Skill 5 Create a Lookup Column Skill 6 Relate Tables Skill 7 Create a Many-to-Many Relationship Skill 8 Create a Form Using the Form Tool Skill 9 Create a Form and a Subform Using the Form Wizard Skill 10 Modify a Form in Design View and Enter Records in a One-to-Many Form More Skills Skill 11 Set Field Properties to Validate Data Skill 12 Create Indexes and Establish a One-to-One Relationship Skill 13 Create a Multiple Items Form Skill 14 Create and Format a Split Form Access Chapter 3 Creating Queries and Reports Skill 1 Use the Simple Query Wizard to Create a Query Skill 2 Create a Labels Report Based on a Query Skill 3 Create a Query with Numeric and Date Criteria Skill 4 Create a Report Using the Report Wizard Skill 5 Modify a Report in Design View and Add Summary Data Skill 6 Format a Report in Layout View Skill 7 Create a Parameter Query Skill 8 Create a Report Based on a Parameter Query Skill 9 Group, Sort, and Filter Records in a Report Skill 10 Export Reports to Other File Formats More Skills Skill 11 Create a Crosstab Query Skill 12 Export Data to Other Applications Skill 13 Use a Query to Find Duplicate Data Skill 14 Use a Query to Find Unmatched Data Access Chapter 4 Designing Advanced Queries and Reports SKILL 1 Use Logical Operators in a Query SKILL 2 Create a Form Based on a Query SKILL 3 Group, Sort , and Add Wildcards to a Query Criteria SKILL 4 Add Calculated Fields to a Query SKILL 5 Add Summary Statistics to a Query SKILL 6 Create a Report with a Calculated Control in Design View SKILL 7 Format a Report in Design View SKILL 8 Create a Report Using the Blank Report Tool SKILL 9 Add a Chart to a Report SKILL 10 Customize the Navigation Pane More Skills Skill 11 Encrypt a Database File Skill 12 Specify Relationship Join Types Skill 13 Create Macros Skill 14 Create a Switchboard PowerPoint Chapter 1 Getting Started with PowerPoint 2007 Skill 1 Open, View, and Save a Presentation Skill 2 Edit and Replace Text in Normal View Skill 3 Format Slide Text Skill 4 Check Spelling and Use the Thesaurus Skill 5 Insert Slides and Modify Slide Layouts Skill 6 Insert and Format Pictures Skill 7 Organize Slides Using Slide Sorter View Skill 8 Apply Slide Transitions and View a Slide Show Skill 9 Insert Headers and Footers and Print Presentation Handouts Skill 10 Add Speakers Notes and Print Notes Pages More Skills Skill 11 Type Text in the Outline Pane Skill 12 Use Keyboard Shortcuts Skill 13 Move and Delete Slides in Normal View Skill 14 Design a Presentation for Audience and Location PowerPoint Chapter 2 Format a Presentation Skill 1 Create a New Presentation Skill 2 Change the Presentation Theme Skill 3 Apply Font and Color Themes Skill 4 Format the Slide Background Skill 5 Apply a Picture or Texture to the Slide Background Skill 6 Format Text with WordArt Skill 7 Change Character Spacing and Font Color Skill 8 Modify Bulleted and Numbered Lists Skill 9 Move and Copy Text and Objects Skill 10 Use Format Painter and Clear All Formatting More Skills Skill 11 Edit the Slide Master Skill 12 Save and Apply a Presentation Template Skill 13 Create Slides from a Microsoft Word Outline Skill 14 Design a Presentation with Contrast PowerPoint Chapter 3 Enhance a Presentation with Graphics Skill 1 Insert Slides from an Existing Presentation Skill 2 Insert, Size, and Move Clip Art Skill 3 Change Picture Shape and Apply Picture Effects and Borders Skill 4 Insert, Size, and Move Shapes Skill 5 Add Text to Shapes and Insert Text Boxes Skill 6 Format, Group, and Align Shapes and Pictures Skill 7 Insert a SmartArt Graphic Skill 8 Modify SmartArt Layout, Color, and Style Skill 9 Convert Text to a SmartArt Graphic Skill 10 Add Shapes to a SmartArt Graphic More Skills Skill 11 Compress Pictures Skill 12 Save a Group as a Picture Skill 13 Change Object Order Skill 14 Design a Presentation Using Appropriate Graphics PowerPoint Chapter 4 Present Data using Tables, Charts, and Animation Skill 1 Insert a Table Skill 2 Modify Table Layout Skill 3 Select 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David Archuleta at the Dentist
David Archuleta at the Dentist
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Aww :) David Archuleta right before he got at least 3 of his 4 wisdom teeth out. He did a video blog before heading there, tweeted this photo from the chair, then tweeted about each extraction. Follow @DavidArchie on twitter - he's on his 2-yar church mission but his manager Kari posts news, saved treats and bits from David's mission emails.


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A Tampa man was sentenced in circuit court last week to one year and one week for trying to outrun a Florida Highway Patrol trooper in December.
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Rash of domestic spats
County deputies responded the past week to a rash of domestic violence incidents involving both married and live-in couples, parents and in-laws.
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By KateL on July 27, 2008
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"Italian chicken with full lemon flavor. It is important to use fresh lemons. When I follow Toula Patsalis in "The Pressure Cooker Cookbook", I never go wrong! Serve with sauteed green beans topped with toasted slivered almonds."
Serving Size: 1 (190 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 6
"I made this for dinner tonight using my electric pressure cooker. It turned out great! I made a few changes though. We don't like olives so I used artichokes. I didn't have any sherry so I used (white) pinot gris. Also, I cut the chicken up a little before browning it because it is easier to eat that way. My husband and I both liked it. I think it tastes just like Macaroni Grill's chicken piccata since I used the artichokes....just needed a side of rosemary bread. :o)"
"I love using my pressure cooker and this recipe is a perfect reason why. I used white wine for the sherry and garlic jalapeno stuffed olives. I was impressed that the breading on the chicken stayed perfectly intact after cooker! I served over a wild rice blend and with a side a peas. THANKS for telling the book's author! I just ordered myself a copy. Roxygirl"
"OMG, this was fabulous for us. It has quite unique flavours with the lemon, sherry & olives that went wow in our mouths. I used italian olives for regular ones so that may have contributed a stronger olive taste. However, we really enjoyed it but I might cut back abit so it doesn't stand out more than everything else. Easy to put together & the cooking times are right on the money! Makes me want to run out to get Toula's cookbook. Thanks for sharing."
"This recipe is amazing! I wasn't impressed with my new electronic pressure cooker until now! Can't wait to try more recipes from this author as I purchased her cookbook based on this experience."
"Geat recipe- the chicken is amazing in the pressure cooker- Thanks for sharing"
"YUM! I followed this to the letter and used fat free sour cream - it was divine!! I even served it with sautéed green beans topped with toasted almonds. I had some brown butter in the fridge, so I mixed it with olive oil for the bean sauté - a very decadent taste. Mmmm... Next time (because I will be making this again) I will cut back on the salt, as I find the olives add quite an intense saltiness of their own. Thank you for posting this great, unique recipe!!"
"I made this 3 times so far. Fantastic dish lots of prep time. Way more than ten min."
"A very good recipe. I'll make it again, for sure. I was cooking for two and used just 1/2 of a Jurassic Park-sized, boneless-skinless chicken breast (16+ ounces). I used much less than 1/4 cup of olive oil since I was only browning 1/2 a breast. I made the full amount of sauce as I was serving it over spaghetti. One cup of olives seemed excessive, I used 1/2 C and it was just fine. Next time, I'll cut the lemon juice by 1 or 2 Tbs. and I think it'll be just perfect for my taste. Thanks for the recipe and I'll have to check out that slow cooker cookbook you mentioned."
"Excellent recipe and very easy. I used bone in skinless chicken thighs. I seasoned the flour w/garlic, red and black pepper before coating chicken. I also used a whole can of roasted garlic chicken broth(what I had in pantry) and added some mushrooms. Served over rice. Will be making this again"
"FAST and easy - this was delicious!! I love my pressure cooker and this is a great recipe for it!"
"This was amazing; my family raved about it! The only change I made was to add 1 tsp of dried thyme because I always add thyme to lemon-chicken. :) This is a definite keeper for us; thanks for sharing it! I am always looking for great recipes for my PC."
"I have to agree with everyone else. Very Delicious!!! I put on top of small shells. Angel hair would have been even better!!"
"I made this recipe as directed using thin boneless, skinless chicken breasts. It was fantastic. The sauce was flavorful without being overpowering, and the chicken was juicy and delicious. I cut cooking time down to 7 minutes as I was using thinner breasts. I will definately be making this again!"
"This turned out really well! I made a little more sauce than the recipe said by increasing those ingredients. I'm glad I did cuz we loved it. I also used jalapeno stuffed olives as that's what I had on hand."
"I'm so glad to have another delicious recipe that uses my pressure cooker! The only change I made was to substitute about half a yellow onion for the shallots because that's what I had. Thanks!"
"This was so tasty, just loved it!!! I made this as written, except used 3 very large chicken breast halves but kept the same amount for the sauce, as I was serving it over pasta and left out the olives. I loved how it infused the flavor into the chicken. Will definitely make again, but will probably sub boneless, skinless chicken breasts and decrease the cooking time. Thanks for sharing a great recipe Kate. Made for 123 tag."
"This recipe is incredible!!!! I just bought a pressure cooker from Wolfgang Puck and was worried about finding some recipes, considering the book they send you is a joke...I decided to try this one and I have to tell you,...I made it for my family of 5 and when dinner was done there was not a drop to be found!!!! My sons are very picky and never finish their dinner and it was GONE! The only things I changed were: I added more chicken broth (I like it to have more of a sauce) I used a whole can...and used two fresh lemons ( it was nice and tart) and added mushrooms. The compliments at dinner was definately note worthy and definate a do over! Thank you for this fantastic recipe, can't wait to try more!"


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Title: Your Scandalous Ways
Author: Loretta Chase
Publication Info: Avon 2008
Genre: Historical: European
I checked the reviews on Amazon before I wrote my review for this book, just because I was curious to see how other people's reactions stacked up to mine, and found that the two most popular complaints were:
2. Loretta Chase has lost her zing.
The first criticism is something I can empathize with, even though I strongly disagree with it. I love Francesca because she's an unrepentant, magnificent, ruinously expensive whore, and because she doesn't mince words about it. On the other hand, I can understand people finding that utterly repulsive, an affront to their moral sensibilities. I'd feel the same way if I had to read a romance novel featuring, say, right-wing talk radio hosts, or Carrot Top. We all have our lines in the sand, and apparently, Francesca crosses it for many people. And what's more, I love James, the hero, because Chase sets up his character and motivations in such a fashion that he recognizes Francesca as a kindred spirit, thus bypassing most beautifully the whole "You're a whore, and therefore untrustworthy in every way" conflict I was dreading when I first picked up this book.
Anyway, I could go on and on about the unfair standards we hold heroines up to, but for now, I'll just say that the fact that a heroine who unabashedly breaks the rules and gets away with it is given infinitely less slack than a hero who does the same thing tells us every bit as much about the reader and the dominant cultural mindset than the book itself.
The second criticism, however, addresses something I have observed in the last few books Chase has released. Not Quite a Lady, in particular, had me checking the cover continually to make sure Loretta Chase was actually the author, because it was so shoddily constructed and lacking in Chase's signature sparkle and vigor. Is the zing of her best work fully restored in this book? Not really. But it is present in substantial amounts throughout the book, and while the ending is a touch too neat and the villains lack complexity (which is a shame, because Chase has written some damn fine villains), she makes some highly unusual choices and pulls them off with great panache.
The plot goes thusly:
Two whores meet in Venice. (This could almost be the opening line for a Shakespearean comedy, couldn't it? Except it's trochaic, not iambic.) One is a jewel thief and spy and whores for his government; the other is a disgraced divorcée exiled from polite English society who whores to secure her own future. Whore #1 is tasked to steal some Supah Sekrit papers from Whore #2. They really don't want to fall in love because it's bad form. Whore #1 wants to marry an innocent milksop miss to counteract the darkness and moral ambiguity he's been immersed in for far too long, and knows he'll have to betray Whore #2, which doesn't exactly thrill him. Whore #2, on the other hand, knows Whore #1 can't afford her. That, and her vile ex-husband left her with beaucoup de scarring in the squishy bits of her psyche where trust, love and security reside. And then people try to kill them, because that's what you get when there are Capers Afoot, and lots of people are tossed into canals, because that's what you get when there are Capers Afoot (A-boat?) in Venice. But the bad guys are caught in the end, and, being exceedingly naughty in our sight, snuff it. A gratuitously happy ending is presented to us in an epilogue, wherein I almost expect rainbows to start shooting out of people's asses, it's that sappy-shiny-perfect (even if it does have some clever repartee), and I really wish romance novels will stop with that shit, already—but that deserves a separate rant of its own.
Francesca Bonnard is one of the most unusual heroines I've encountered in Romancelandia: she's been deeply damaged by her husband's treatment of her, and as a consequence, her skittishness about falling in love and allowing any man to have ultimate power over her is genuine and consistent. She sincerely loved her handsome diplomat husband, so when she found out about that he'd never been faithful to her and cheated on him in retaliation, only to have him divorce her for her one infidelity, her life was, in a literal way, wrenched away from her. But instead of playing the martyr or retreating to the country to lick her wounds, Francesca decides to become a courtesan—a very expensive, very successful courtesan. And what's more, she decides to steal some highly incriminating letters from her husband to ensure her continued safety and to rub her husband's nose in her newly-chosen profession by writing to him periodically about her amorous conquests on the Continent, as well as the shockingly expensive jewelry her lovers shower on her.
Francesca is, in short, fantastic. Magnificent. Easily one of my favorite romance heroines of all time. She's strong-willed and strong-minded, and what's more, she's effective with it. So many romance heroines are presented as being competent and (gag) feisty and full of strength, only to be systematically emasculated by the story so she can be proven wrong and then rescued by the hero—even in really excellent romance novels, like The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne. Not so Francesca. Every time James tries to pull one over her, she pulls a judo move on him and flips him onto his back before he quite knows what happened. She genuinely outwits him a time or two, and instead of setting up an adversarial relationship in which the hero is clearly the protector and the heroine's attempts to subvert him lead only to further danger, the story features two true equals, worthy adversaries who never quite successfully get the upper hand on each other. When Francesca outwits James, he's filled with admiration for her—and so am I, because it's so rare to have a romance heroine who's genuinely clever. I'm so tired heroines who are presented to the reader as the smartest biped to promenade around Almack's, only to have the author show, over and over and over again, that her particular hamster is sleeping at the wheel. Francesca doesn't have a hamster powering her brain. Perhaps something more like a devious robot ninja.
Oh, come on, if I didn't have at least one of these cockeyed analogies in my review, it wouldn't be the same, and you know it.
Francesca also refuses to portray herself as some sort of wounded, misunderstood soul, which only underscores the pathos of her situation. Her choice to be a high-priced courtesan is an expression of her desire to control every aspect of her intimate interactions with men, as well as an attempt to free herself from depending on a man for security, either emotional or financial. Even the way she refuses to paint herself for anything else other than a courtesan is a defensive move, designed to defuse any barbs slung her way, much in the way an overweight girl will make a joke about the size of her ass before anyone else gets there—and make it funnier and more cutting. This exchange, in particular, is telling; it takes place when Francesca is retrieved from the canal, shivering and dressed only in a transparent chemise:
"You're creating a diversion, all right," [James] said. "You're wearing a shift that's soaked through. You might as well be wearing nothing. And everybody's looking."
"That will never do," she said. "I'm a harlot. They must pay to look."
Even better, Francesca doesn't have a problematic sex life, and she doesn't find True Luuuuurrrve because James turns out to have the one and only cock in all of creation capable of giving her orgasms. She enjoys sex, and she feels lustful when she notices a beautiful male form. (One of my favorite lines in the book is when Francesca says to James "You're beautiful when you're angry." The inversion of gender tropes and the switching of the focus of the gaze makes me profoundly happy in the pantalones.) Francesca gets an inkling that what she feels for James is out of the norm, however, when the sex isn't just excellent—it's extraordinary. In short, the experience that's reserved for showing slutty heroes that He's Found the One is the exact same one used for a slutty heroine, and it works.
And I think that's why I'm somewhat disappointed by the readers who seem to dismiss Francesca as an unworthy heroine simply because she's a whore who isn't repentant for her actions or condemned by the characters who serve as the ultimate moral compass—James, in fact, tells Francesca that if he can't keep her interest, it'll bloody well serve him right to be a cuckold, which just about knocked me on my ass with glee. Francesca becomes a prostitute in a way that's completely in keeping with her character and motivations, and her lack of shame about it is refreshing. None of the same readers who are bothered by Francesca seem similarly bothered by the way James whores himself and calls himself such. Part of it may be related to the fact that James is doing it for King and Country and not filthy lucre, but I feel like Chase manages to set up Francesca's circumstances in a very sympathetic way. Mostly, I think, readers tend to be much harder on heroines because they're simultaneously placeholders and competition, with the added complication of not being the object of desire the way heroes tend to be.
James is a worthy partner for Francesca, though because he's set in a somewhat more conventional mold, I'm not quite as gleeful over his development as I am over the flaming hoops Chase has made the genre conventions governing heroines jump through for this particular book. James' brutal honesty about what he does and the methods he chooses to employ are refreshing, and I greatly enjoy the fact that he never judges Francesca by a different standard than he does himself. It's to Chase's credit that she makes this egalitarian honesty so much a part of James' nature that I never pause and wonder if this would've been a convincing attitude for a man of that time, because she makes it clear that he is not an ordinary man.
Chase's knack for wry observations and witty banter stand this book in good stead, too. Several bits made me laugh out loud, such as this observation from Francesca, when she swoons after running too much:
She'd fainted because she was not used to running, Francesca told them as they fussed over her in the gondola. (…) "Have you ever run in stays?" she said to James. "Oh, why do I ask you? Of course you have. But you're a man, and your lungs are larger.
This book isn't quite perfect, however. For one, I feel that Chase's prose has gotten choppier over the years, and it's not an improvement. Her current style doesn't quite flow in the same way it used to, and I miss that. I also wanted more book. I wanted more detail, more depth of emotion, more details on what Francesca went through during and right after the divorce, and James' (mis)adventures.
The villains aren't especially interesting, either. In the past, Chase has made the effort to give us a glimpse into the villains' motivations, making them, if not outright sympathetic, then at least characters in their own right. The bad guys in this story, however, lack depth. The female villain is a screaming bundle of irrationality, poor breeding and homicidal urges; the male villain, Francesca's ex-husband, is a scheming, cold-hearted, voracious predator. They weren't particularly scary to me, and they were never any genuine threat to the safety and sanity of the protagonists. This is a shame, because there's so much delicious territory to be exploited by a villain who's genuinely scary, who actually makes you doubt whether the protagonists will survive him, despite knowing there will an HEA waiting for you by the end of the book.
And lastly, I didn't particularly enjoy some aspects of the ending. Certain bits made sense in the context of the plot, but other bits of Happy Ending were gratuitous and pushed me from feeling satisfied to mildly incredulous. Srsly, why do romances insist on making everything nauseatingly perfect for their characters in the happy ending? Authors: it's OK for the protagonists to not get every single goddamn thing they want. I just want a solid reassurance that they'll be happy. In fact, knowing that there are one or two things off-kilter makes the sweet parts even sweeter. You don't want to douse a decadent brownie with maple syrup; you want to complement it with some slightly tart berries, or pair it with the subtle sweetness of freshly-whipped cream, or the mellow accents of vanilla ice-cream.
All in all, though, these flaws are inconsequential. Your Scandalous Ways is a fantastically entertaining book with a heroine who quickly shot to one of my top spots for all-time favorite and a hero who matches her in every way. If you've enjoyed Chase in the past but have found her last couple of efforts somewhat lackluster, I highly recommend that you pick this up.
This book is available in mass market paperback from Amazon and Powell's, or rented from Paperspine.


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Mogana steps out of the storeroom, wearing her chef's hat, apron, an d cooking gown. Two giant tables have been set up outside the store, facing each other. Every possible cooking utensil is laid delicately on their surfaces. A giant store has been placed in the center, surrounded by several smaller tables with all manner of ingredients. A podium has been placed north of the stove, and a great many seats have been set up just behind the cooking tables. Morgana does s small twirl and belts out. "Greeting, cooking enthusiasts! It is I, Morgana, here to defend my title as the greatest chef in all of Valoran and beyond! Challenging me is the Rakkor Pantheon. The stakes are high and the contestants are ridiculously attractive! I call up the esteemed Doctor Mundo to take the place of MC and bet organizer! Mundo, if you will take the podium, please!" ((If you want to watch, just show up. Mundo will be mc'ing and taking bets. Once Mundo calls for it, we'll start baking! Rules and victory conditions to be determined.))
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Mundo nods at Morgana before taking his place on the podium. "Mundo will be Master of Ceremonies here, this is baking contest between resident baking expert of the store Sinful Succulence: Morgana, The Fallen Angel! The challenger, none other then Pantheon, The Artisan of War himself, from the Rakkor tribe! Come one, come all, place your bets, and find out who is the greatest baker ever of all time!" ((Pardon me Morgana I need to go to the gym temporarily I shall be back soon I will sort out bets when I get back so feel free to place yours down.))
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About a month ago we offered up 1000 closed beta keys for WAKFU, Square-Enix's colorful and gorgeously animated MMO. They went pretty quickly, so chances are many of you didn't get a chance to partake in the fun. Well, now we have an additional 1000 keys, as well as a hot new video, so if you're itching for a thoroughly non-WoW MMO experience, hop in before they're gone!
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Not to be confused with the previous one:
For more information on how WAKFU plays, hit up our recent hands-on (which accompanied the last beta giveaway). We've also got a batch of screens for your consideration as well:
How to get your WAKFU closed beta key
1. Login to www.gamesradar.com. If you're not already a member, click here to register. It only takes a moment.
2. Head to our WAKFU closed beta key page to get your code.
3. Make a note of your code and head to the official WAKFU website to create an account and redeem your key.
4. Enjoy.
NOTE: These codes are for the North American beta only. It's an open beta in other parts of the world, so you don't need a code to join. Also, the registration website has had some intermittent technical trouble, so if you couldn't get in yesterday, maybe try again today. Might be fixed!


text: Not many people will remember that the demonstrable anti-Polish propaganda in the West focusing on Polish anti-Semitism (not to exonerate its obvious and common existence) was part of the Cold war politics. In the face of the Soviet military and political successes post-1945, the Allies had to shift away the onus of the Nazi war crimes from Germany to make it a future recipient of massive aid and one of the counterweights to Commumism. Poland - a predominantly anti-Communist country - had the misfortune of having been sold off to Stalin as part of the Yalta deal, and as such was a convenient pawn to play with. It found itself on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain and had little influence on what was being written about the Polish compliance or collaboration with the Nazis. Concentration camps could never be assigned any nationality - they could be Nazi, Soviet but not German or Russian or Polish. Anyway, a Polish concentration camp: does it mean it had Polish inmates, was run by Poles, or was on the Polish territory? None of these would be true (Poland did not exist as a country at the time, because as one of very few European states had refused to collaborate with the Nazis).


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Dear Friends, The events that occurred during and after the 2009 Presidential elections in Iran has surfaced significant turmoil and unrest. Spearheading this turmoil and unrest are claims of unethical and corrupt practices. Presidential nominee, Mr. Mir-Hossein Mousavi and his supporters both within Iran and abroad are asking the Interior Ministry to conduct a full investigation in regards to these claims. However, their request has been ignored. This petition is a united voice of all Iranians, in particular Iranian expatriates living throughout the world. It is to express our concerns towards the outcome of the election. It is our demand that the Interior Ministry conducts a full and public investigation. Furthermore, we call on the Interior Ministry to prescribe action plans that would ensure that the election process is conducted through democratic and ethical means and measures. I urge you to sign and support this petition and pass it along so we can establish a united voice. A voice that embraces the functions of democracy, such as fair elections, and opposes any apparatus that would attempt to interfere with such processes from taking place. I thank you for your support and help. If you have any questions, comments and concerns, please email me at email@example.com. Also please join the Facebook group "One Iranian Voice World Wide". With your help with can resonate our voice throughout the world and attribute to the betterment of our beloved ancestral motherland. In Solidarity, E.T.
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Vika is the definion of classless.
In Serena's case I don't think the outbursts make someone classless, she just lost her temper.
What could be defined as a little classless was when she yelled at Baczinsky "wanna dropshot that" after hitting an ace(she was very nice at the net after though) and saying she was gonna get MJMS in the lockeroom
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Accidently knocked a 2 liter bottle of Rootbeer soda off the counter top. It fell to the floor and exploded all over the floor, cabinets, fridge, ceiling. I have mopped the wood parquet floors 10 times, but I they still feel sticky. Initially we tried spot cleaning with 409 Orange Cleaner. Then we switched to Mr Clean. The floor is still sticky. What is safe to use on wood parquet floors that will get rid of the stickiness? |
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I am afraid that the orange stuff has made the finish on your floor sticky....partially dissolved it. If it's the soda....just water will remove it.....remember...water dissolves sugar. Never any need to use soap of cleaner of any kind on a sugar spill....but when there is grease involved ( as with ice cream ) you need a detergent. Linda C |
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BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: As Congress assembles a health care reform package, a longtime expert on medical ethics writes in a recent issue of Commonweal magazine that there has been an important idea missing from the debate–the concept of the common good. The expert is Daniel Callahan, founder and now president emeritus of the Hastings Center. His new book is Taming the Beloved Beast. He joins us from New York.
read moreBy Bob Chaundy (BBC, October 30, 2009) London, UK – Witches remain a significant cultural presence centuries after thousands of women, and men, accused of sorcery were burned at the stake. But what caused the craze for burning witches, and why did it stop?
read moreBerlin, Germany – Germany's Lutheran Church has elected a woman to lead the nation's Protestants for the first time in its history.
read moreBy Abby Goodnough, The New York Times. Less than a week before Maine voters decide whether to repeal the state's new same-sex marriage law, donations and volunteers are pouring in to sway what both sides call a nationally significant fight. Supporters of the marriage law, which the Legislature approved in May, have far more money and ground troops than opponents, who have been led by the Roman Catholic Church. Yet most polls show the two sides neck and neck, suggesting that gay couples here, as in California last year, could lose the right to marry just six months after they gained it.
read moreNew Orleans – President Barack Obama jetted to this hurricane battered city Thursday to deliver a fiery call to action, vowing to rebuild to the Gulf Coast area as a boisterous crowd chanted "yes we can!"
read moreROME (Reuters) – An Italian scientist says he has reproduced the Shroud of Turin, a feat that he says proves definitively that the linen some Christians revere as Jesus Christ's burial cloth is a medieval fake.
read moreReuters.com The first ever comparative surveys of U.S. conservative and progressive (or liberal) religious activists has just been published by the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron and Public Religion Research.
read moreBy Lauri Lebo. ReligionDispatches.org Comparing Obama to Hitler and Al Qaeda, and claiming to be agents of God, protesters in Washington-supported by a coalition of conservative Christian groups, as well as pharmaceutical lobbyists-raise the bar on unreasonable discourse.
read moreThe Obama administration has gone from indifference to actively promoting religious opposition to the civil rights of gay Americans, comparing same-sex marriage to incest and pedophilia. Only when "pink dollars" were pulled did the president approach the …
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