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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent standalone novel from Val McDermid
Killing the Shadows is the seventh VM novel I have read so far, and although I'm reading her work in the wrong chronological order it hasn't spoilt the pleasure of enjoying one of this country's leading crime fiction writers. As far as I know, this is one of three one-off novels McDermid has written and not part of a series - it's a lot better than The Distant Echo and...
Published on 20 May 2006 by OEJ
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Killing the Shadows
Even for the most ardent McDermid fan, I'm sure this book came as something of a disappointment. An extremely contrived storyline, rushed and disappointing ending and an endless stream of pretentious references didn't make this a totally enjoyable read.
On paper I guess the plot idea looked quite interesting and it certainly would seem to be full of intrigue and...
Published on 28 Jun. 2005 by Rich Milligan
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Killing the Shadows,
Rich Milligan (Thatcham, Berkshire) - See all my reviews
Even for the most ardent McDermid fan, I'm sure this book came as something of a disappointment. An extremely contrived storyline, rushed and disappointing ending and an endless stream of pretentious references didn't make this a totally enjoyable read.
On paper I guess the plot idea looked quite interesting and it certainly would seem to be full of intrigue and originality. Not only have we got another serial killer on the loose, this is a serial killer who is killing the writers of novels that feature serial killers in them. And if that wasn't enough, we also have a sub-plot featuring a serial killer and another sub plot featuring another murderer. Mind you, you don't pick up a McDermid novel and not expect a great amount of blood and gore do you! Just to add another twist to the tale the main serial killer (the one that's killing the writers of serial killer novels) is killing the novelists in a fashion as described in one of their books. Confused? To be honest the novel reads quite straight forwardly so this convoluted mess does sort itself out somewhat.
But such a complex and manufactured story is going to take some sever writing skill to carry it off and I'm afraid that this time Ms McDermid just doesn't do the job. The characters are either carbon copies of previous ones or cartoon cut-outs with no real personality traits. The sub plots are at the best pointless diversion, why have the Spanish serial killer of tourists? How did this tie in with the main plot? Finally the technical accuracy of some of the tools and methods used are suspect to say the least.
The final disappointment is the rushed and almost incomplete ending, after slogging through 500+ pages of story I do expect something a little better than sneaking up behind the killer and then happy ever after. I must admit, contrary to some of the other reviews here, I didn't spot the killer, but there again I wouldn't have expected this character to have done it, in such a wild and fantastic plot development.
The book is very readable and any fan to thrillers will churn through it in a matter of days, but don't blame me if you're left with a slightly stale taste in you mouth when finished.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Unfulfilled promise,
Daniel Darby (Togliatti, Russia) - See all my reviews
I am a big fan of Val McDermid's works. No sooner have I finished one novel I find myself reaching for the next. I have read all the Tony Hill books and now all the stand-alone thrillers, the latest being Killing the Shadows. I'm sad to say it was my least favourite.
I ploughed through the first two-hundred-odd pages with growing excitement at the story's multi-layered action and the possibilities that lay ahead. Crime writers being picked off one by one, ritualistic murder in Spain, a good honest cop's efforts to put right a previously-botched murder investigation, and, playing quietly in the background, the unsolved murder of the central character's sister. Great stuff! I ploughed on.
My mistake, and the reason for my disappointment, was in thinking that all the events would remain relevant. Looking back it does seem unlikely that so much content could. How could so much believeably tie together in the end?
The second half of the story was a let down. I can see the faint relevance of the Spanish murder investigation to the story, but did it warrant so much attention early on in the book? The revealing of the crime-writer murder was surprising, but in a flat and disappointing way, and the motive for murder is far from convincing. The final confrontation scene is a little too unbelievable and the 500-page build up deserved better.
Val McDermid is a great writer - The Distant Echo in particular stands out as a truly rollercoaster of a ride right to the last page - but if you reading her for the first time I'd skip Killing the Shadows and start elsewhere to avoid disappointment. She has done much better.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing,
firstname.lastname@example.com (London) - See all my reviews
I read 'A place of Execution' last year on holiday in France and was struck by the originality of plot and good characterisation-a cracking read( 5 stars from me) which made me look forward to the new book with quite some anticipation.
Having purchased the paperback in Tesco,I was looking forward to the tedious commute to work being made more bearable for a while. But what a disappointment!!. The Plot was quite ludicrous (and predictable)whilst the motive of the killer seemed barely credible. There are far too many generalities, aside from copius ( and graphic)details of each death. It seems the author was far keener to detail gore than develop the characters who were mostly one dimensional. One wonders if McDermid has been reading Reichs and Cornwall and believes you can hook the book reading public by raising the gore count. The novel had far too many sub plots, most of which were not developed and therefore became quickly redundant. The identity of the killer was not hard to guess as everyone else in the novel could not have been the guilty party.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Starts well but gets increasingly silly...,
Roman Clodia (London) - See all my reviews
This was my first Val McDiarmid and perhaps reading the reviews it wasn't the best place to start (see the reviews under the pink/purple cover edition here on Amazon): this starts out well but starts to deteriorate and towards the end gets increasingly silly with a completely unbelievable denoument.
The plot is multi-layered with three separate murder investigations going on, but that's probably one too many and the since the initial strand of the Spanish plot ends up by going nowhere it could easily have been cut.
The characters were interesting with enough roundness to fill out the book but without them taking over. But I'm afraid that after 500 pages of build up the ultimate conclusion with the identity of the serial killer was barely credible and had me giggling on the tube! It passes a commute but I couldn't help feeling that VM was writing with her tongue very firmly in her cheek.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent standalone novel from Val McDermid,
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Killing the Shadows is the seventh VM novel I have read so far, and although I'm reading her work in the wrong chronological order it hasn't spoilt the pleasure of enjoying one of this country's leading crime fiction writers. As far as I know, this is one of three one-off novels McDermid has written and not part of a series - it's a lot better than The Distant Echo and probably on a par with the fact-based A Place of Execution. At not far short of 600 pages it's not a quick read but there's not so much as a sentence of padding anywhere, there's value and impression in every line. Admittedly it is built around a rather convoluted and far-fetched plot, but I buy books for entertainment fare and in this regard it did not let me down. It's a serial murder story, obviously told in great detail but far from X-rated in the descriptive sense, something that the author has been known to do in other novels such as the outstanding The Torment of Others. Central character Fiona Cameron is a psychologist and profiler working with the police but a markedly different personality to the well-known Tony Hill from that high-profile series that was adapted for television. Her partner is a thriller writer who unbeknown to either of them is on a macabre hit-list drawn up by someone seeking a bizarre and twisted revenge for wrongful imprisonment, and seeks revenge by staging murders that copy those that appear in the fictional work of each writer. The body count starts in Toledo in Spain before switching to various British locations, from the centre of London to the remotest hills of northern Scotland.
If I have any criticism it would be that the ending is somewhat 'small' in comparison to the huge and comprehensively created build-up; I would have welcomed another 50 or 100 pages if that could mean that the tension of the conclusion could have matched that of the meat and bones of the main story preceding it. But that would be harsh on a writer who has demonstrated tremendous flexibility in her writing approach over the years, she has the capacity to adapt and improve as well as having that gender-neutral writing style often a weakness in both male and female authors, and in particular she always demonstrates a thoroughness of research of topic, occupation and location together with a consistently convincing understanding of the subject matter. Clearly she is a highly intelligent and imaginative writer who just keeps on getting better and better with each book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Formulaic rubbish,
J. Malone (Nottingham) - See all my reviews
In all honesty I didn't finish this book because it was so bad. I was giving Val McDermid a second chance in getting this one; she'll not be getting a third chance. A while back I read A Place of Execution and thought it was a fantastic book; I immediately followed this up with another of Val McDermid's books (can't remember the name) which was about a female private eye and set in Manchester. It was so badly written that I refused to believe it was by the same author and gave up on it.
I think I have an allergy to formulaic rubbish but this was formulaic rubbish with a bit of cheese thrown in! I winced when the scottish pathologist at the first murder scene informed the policeman that they were looking for a copycat killer because his methods were similar to a serial killer active in London around 1899... You're looking for a 'Jock the Ripper' he explained, Ouch! I positively cringed when the formulaic Fiona Cameron, world famous criminal profiling expert (yawn) was described as having far too much media exposure and as a result had become known as 'candid Cameron.' If you neither winced nor cringed at either of those descriptions then this could be the book for you but books have to be truly terrible for me to give up on them.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to Val McDermid,
O. Doyle "celticshedevil" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
I was on the lookout for a good thriller since the demise of Patricia Cornwell & James Patterson into my `never again' list. Then I stumbled across Val McDermid here on Amazon and am so glad I snapped up Killing the Shadows.
The plot centers around a serial killer who seems to be targeting thriller writers and killing them in the same manner that they killed the victims in their books. When one author dies it's a shock, when two die it looks like a pattern but the police are convinced that there's no connection so no need to panic. Fiona Cameron is a profiler who believes otherwise and since her partner is a thriller writer she's more reason than many to be worried about the possibility of the police being wrong.
The twists and turns in this book were excellent and it was a real whodunit right until the very end. I'm not sure what the point was of the whole Spanish side-story though. That could probably have been omitted and nobody would have missed it. All in all though this was an excellent book and although it may have been my first Val McDermid book it certainly won't be my last.
5.0 out of 5 stars An Unexpectedly Good Read,
Brett H "pentangle" (Brighton) - See all my reviews
I have not read anything by Val McDermid before and I have to admit that the synopsis did not fill me with anticipation - A killer is on the loose. His prey, crime writers and he hunts with a bloodlust etc. Get ready for another formulaic and clichéd whodunit I thought with rather a silly plot to boot. Serial killer fiction is almost a genre in its own right these days with a new offering seeming to appear almost every week so it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd.
However, much against the odds, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is quite long, at over 600 pages, but it kept my interest throughout. Recently I have read books by leading authors, and I am thinking David Baldacci and Lynda La Plante here, where their lengthy offerings definitely had sections in the middle which were almost space fillers. This was certainly not the case here and the author's style of writing keeps the reader engaged throughout as it builds up to the final crescendo. The main characters - Fiona, Kit and Steve - were described in sufficient detail that you really felt you got under their skin. There were two cases in parallel to the main story, one concerning a serial killer in Toledo, Spain and another where the Met were very embarrassed, having prosecuted the wrong man, but I felt these complemented rather than detracted from the story.
So to summarise this is an entertaining read, which becomes a page turner as tension builds towards the end. I will certainly be looking out for this author's other work. Having written my review I was very surprised to see the less than complimentary reviews, as I definitely felt this was one of the better books I have read recently.
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Her Strongest, But Still Some Groundbreaking Innovations,
Stephanie De Pue (Wilmington, NC USA) - See all my reviews
"Killing The Shadows," (2000) is one of Scottish mystery author Val McDermid's earlier publications, her fourth under her own name, and is a standalone, although, as her Wire In the Blood series does, it deals with the psychological profiling and stalking of serial killers. It's a British mystery, of course, a police procedural and rather a suspense/thriller. McDermid jumped to worldwide fame and popularity on the heels of her A Place of Execution that was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Novel, won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. McDermid's "Wire in the Blood" series has, of course, become the basis for the popular ITV television series of the same name, Wire in the Blood: Series 1 and 2 (5 Disc Box Set) [DVD] [2002], starring the toothsome Robson Green.
McDermid was born and raised in a Scottish mining town not far from Edinburgh, north of the Firth of Forth; won a scholarship to the ancient, highly-prestigious Oxford University, where she read English; and worked for sixteen years as a journalist in Manchester, where she still resides. Despite her current English residence, she must be considered, along with Ian Rankin and Denise Mina, one of the leading lights of the Scottish school of mystery writing, "Tartan noir." Which means exactly what? A book that's quite likely more tough-minded and bloody than the norm, lightened by mordant wit, and that sly, Scottish humor. "Killing the Shadows," to me, is far from the author's best book, but, so far as I know, it offered McDermid her first chance to set herself any action in her native land. Her love for that stubborn little country really does shine throughout, as she opens the narrative in Edinburgh, and substantially closes it in the Highlands, with gorgeous descriptive writing.
The novel utilizes that technique so popular in the 1990's, of interspersing supposed "real" information, allegedly taken from books, newspapers, diaries and journals, through the text, and it really doesn't work well for the writer, nor for me, it just slows things down every time. Her plot here, cobbling together two different serial killer hunts, one killer working in the British Isles, and one in Toledo, Spain, (upon which case her protagonist, Professor Fiona Cameron, an academic psychologist who uses computer technology to track serial killers, has been called to consult), is not the author's strongest, either.
At one point, as Fiona discusses the British case with Steve, a friend on the London police, he objects to the possibility that a serial killer might be at work, saying that there is "no signature that we know of...." Fiona replies, "There is a signature of sorts, Steve. Both... [victims]were award-winning authors who wrote serial killer thrillers that have been successfully adapted for TV or film. And they were both killed in ways that mirror deaths that are described in the very books that were adapted.' `It's not a conventional signature,' was the only protest Steve could find. `I know. But I've been working another case - the Spanish one--with an unconventional signature....'"
Well, let me tell you, they aren't just unconventional signatures: they are unlikely, unheard-of signatures.
Be that as it may, the author's decision to set one case in Toledo gives her a good chance to muse about the 15th century struggle to the death between the Spanish King and Queen, Ferdinand and Isabella, and the Moors (Moslems, we'd call them) that had occupied the country for several centuries; also the bloodthirsty Inquisition the monarchs instigated through the Spanish Catholic Church. The writer also details the British Isles cases in her usual unusually vivid, gruesome detail. And it must be said; when McDermid muses about violence and torture, she generally breaks new ground with her frankness.
However, if you read "Killing" and find the violence unpalatable, you'd better stay well away from the Wire in the Blood series.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Not the usual 5 stars but still very enjoyable,
The Bavarian Countess (Helensburgh) - See all my reviews
I love Val McDermid and look forward to going on the usually exciting and enjoyable journey of her thrillers. This was very good but not up to the 5 stars of, for instance, the Distant Echo or the Last Temptation.
In this book I was introduced to a new protagonist. I thought that it was an interesting and different slant to the usual psychological profiler, using geographical patterns worked out by computer instead. However, at times I did feel that, for a psychologist, the leading character appeared to be further removed than expected from what must have been part of her original training i.e. on a couple of ocassions, her suppositions were a little niave.
There were 3 lines to the plot - one of which I did not completly see the relevance. This could have been dispensed with, leaving more time to build up suspense, characterisation - whatever!
At the end I was compelled to sit up late at night to read on.
All in all - recommended! A superior thriller.
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Killing the Shadows by Val McDermid (Paperback - 20 Dec. 2012)
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Powers, J. S., Montgomery, R. A., Adair, E. C., Brearley, F. Q., DeWalt, S. J., Castanho, C. T., Chave, J., Deinert, E., Ganzhorn, J. U., Gilbert, M. E., González-Iturbe, J. A., Bunyavejchewin, S., Grau, H. R., Harms, K. E., Hiremath, A., Iriarte-Vivar, S., Manzane, E., De Oliveira, A. A., Poorter, L., Ramanamanjato, J.-B., Salk, C., Varela, A., Weiblen, G. D. and Lerdau, M. T. (2009), Decomposition in tropical forests: a pan-tropical study of the effects of litter type, litter placement and mesofaunal exclusion across a precipitation gradient. Journal of Ecology, 97: 801–811. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01515.x
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- Issue published online: 16 JUN 2009
- Article first published online: 27 MAY 2009
- Received 24 October 2008; accepted 14 April 2009Handling Editor: Hans Cornelissen
- above ground;
- below ground;
- climate decomposition index;
- decomposition;
- decomposer fauna;
- litter type;
- precipitation;
- tropical forests
- 1Litter decomposition recycles nutrients and causes large fluxes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It is typically assumed that climate, litter quality and decomposer communities determine litter decay rates, yet few comparative studies have examined their relative contributions in tropical forests.
- 2We used a short-term litterbag experiment to quantify the effects of litter quality, placement and mesofaunal exclusion on decomposition in 23 tropical forests in 14 countries. Annual precipitation varied among sites (760–5797 mm). At each site, two standard substrates (Raphia farinifera and Laurus nobilis) were decomposed in fine- and coarse-mesh litterbags both above and below ground for approximately 1 year.
- 3Decomposition was rapid, with >95% mass loss within a year at most sites. Litter quality, placement and mesofaunal exclusion all independently affected decomposition, but the magnitude depended upon site. Both the average decomposition rate at each site and the ratio of above- to below-ground decay increased linearly with annual precipitation, explaining 60–65% of among-site variation. Excluding mesofauna had the largest impact on decomposition, reducing decomposition rates by half on average, but the magnitude of decrease was largely independent of climate. This suggests that the decomposer community might play an important role in explaining patterns of decomposition among sites. Which litter type decomposed fastest varied by site, but was not related to climate.
- 4Synthesis. A key goal of ecology is to identify general patterns across ecological communities, as well as relevant site-specific details to understand local dynamics. Our pan-tropical study shows that certain aspects of decomposition, including average decomposition rates and the ratio of above- to below-ground decomposition are highly correlated with a simple climatic index: mean annual precipitation. However, we found no relationship between precipitation and effects of mesofaunal exclusion or litter type, suggesting that site-specific details may also be required to understand how these factors affect decomposition at local scales.


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"Fix at Six" kicks off Next Week
We survived the worst winter the city of Billings has ever seen, now it's time to get out and enjoy the summer weather. And starting next week, it's party time for the Hawk rockers on the West End
We survived the worst winter the city of Billings has ever seen, now it's time to get out and enjoy the summer weather. And starting next week, it's party time for the Hawk rockers on the West End
Our first Billings Bike Night of 2014 is in the bag, and what a fun time it was! We want to give a big thank you to everyone who came out last night to party with us. There were a ton of great bikes and several owners walked away with some killer prizes for our "Best Of" categories courtesy of Beartooth Harley
Tonight is the opening night of our Billings Bike Night bash. The biggest biker party of the summer kicks off at the Powderhorn Lounge from 6 to 9.
If you like to ride, come show off your motorcycle
It's Tuesday night, and that means the Hawk will be hanging out at the Grandstand on 9th and Grand for our weekly round of "Tacos, Trivia and Tequila".
If you've never been to our bar trivia night, it's the best bar trivia in Billings, by far
Over the weekend, Rim Rock KIA hosted the "Biggest Garage Sale in Billings" at Metra Park. They had enough vendors to fill up both rooms in the exhibition hall. Here's some of my favorite finds:
Was this Jello mold intended to resemble a lobster or a phallus? Or both? I'm not sure, what I do know is that I was able to haggle the price down to 50 cents
The planned "drinking experiment" on the Billings Morning News happened on Thursday, May 22nd.
The awards keep rolling in for our friends Brad and Andy at the Burger Dive. Hot on the heels of their "Best of the Bash" award at the prestigious Burger Bash in Miami, Florida, earlier this year, the popular downtown Billings restaurant has just been named the best burger in the state of Montana by Business Insider.
Imagine my surprise when I was driving along 27th street and happened to look up and see this billboard combination! I did a double take so hard I nearly gave myself whiplash. I can't begin to imagine that anyone at McDonalds is excited about this billboard pairing.
I have a friend named Casey who has a bitchin' mustache and is always crackin' jokes. Most of his jokes are pretty corny and older than I am. However, occasionally, he'll stumble on a good one
If you like to ride, we've got a cool party coming your way later this month. Starting on Wednesday the 28th, the Hawk is teaming up with Beartooth Harley and the Buffalo Chip Rally in Sturgis for Billings Bike Night.
When Brad Halsten opened up the Burger Dive in downtown Billings a few years ago, he noticed some strange things. After paranormal experts confirmed his suspicions, he investigated the history of the building on 27th Street
Want to see Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick and a bunch of other great bands at "Rockin' the Railroad", August 1st and 2nd at the Trails End Concert Park in Sheridan, Wyoming? All you have to do is tell us "What did Ted Kill?"
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Why this Tree is Top Banana:
Ice Cream Banana: Tropical Beauty and Delicious Fruit Combined
What happens when you combine great tasting fruit with tropical beauty? You get a backyard banana tree that is rapidly becoming the most popular variety available. And with good reason. Incredibly sweet banana flavor is only one of the many benefits of this lush and hardy tree.
It's a fast growing specimen with gigantic leaves and a stout, sturdy trunk that will soar to heights of 18 feet. The lime green leaves are complimented by blue - yes blue- tinted bananas that give the tree its nickname: Blue Java.
The clustered rows of fruit cling to the tree in large numbers. Completing the ornamental allure of the Ice Cream Banana are the large burgundy flowers that make the trio of colors complete. This is a gorgeous tree that has to be seen to be believed.
The Tree that Grows Ice Cream
Money may not grow on trees, but ice cream does! When you taste the soft, creamy fruit from the Ice Cream Banana Tree, you'll agree that it was aptly named. The taste and consistency is unlike any other banana variety in the world.
Often compared to vanilla custard, peel away the blue-green skin and you'll be amazed at the white flesh of the banana. Smooth, sweet and creamy, there's no banana anywhere else like it in the world. For a refreshing treat right off the tree, or in savory deserts and fruit salads, there's no limit to the sweet sensations you can create with the Ice Cream Banana.
Plant yours today and start growing Ice Cream in your own backyard.
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I just hope there aren't monsters that can insta-kill a character (as in take a cleric from 32 hp to -17). I am looking at you, invisible duergar. At least I think I am looking at you.
Monsters for 1st Encounter 2 shadow stalkers, 3 animated gargoylesThere is a decision that the PCs will make at the begining of session 2 that will affect what they encounter in sessions 2 & 3 so I can't remember what those monsters were at the moment.


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Only problem was that when the FIOS installer came he saw that the Optimum tech had cut the FIOS fiber optic cable at our home and on the pole.[...]Is this their policy?
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Verizon prob cut is own wire...to make cablevision look bad. Verizon screws with cable more than you think. They also have lazy workers and people who are not trained to use the product. Fios cant even train its own works because they don't have fios at the yard, they learn things from t he customers or If they have it at their housr.
One thing I did not see asked. Was the FiOS cable originally using the conduit that the OOL cable is now using?
The FIOS tech said there was no reason for them to do this and he has had other customers have the same issue. The end result is that they had to run a new cable and be there 3 more hours longer than they needed to be.


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Zodiak USA Rebrands, Appoints Tony Yates as CEO
Zodiak USA, the production company behind ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap and Secret Millionaire, is rebranding as Zodiak Los Angeles, and has promoted Tony Yates to CEO.
As CEO of Zodiak Los Angeles -- which will serve as the West Coast nonscripted production base for Zodiak Americas -- Yates will manage a programming slate that includes Celebrity Wife Swap and Secret Millionaire along with truTV's Killer Karaoke.
Yates, who joined the company in 2006, most recently was chief operating officer at Zodiak Americas. He has executive produced 160 episodes of the syndicated version of Don't Forget the Lyrics for 20th Television, VH1 and My NetworkTV, and has served as point executive on shows such as Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics and Lifetime's How to Look Good Naked.
Before joining Zodiak, he was a producer on such reality shows as ABC's Super Nanny and HBO's Project Greenlight, as well as on the syndicated news magazine Hard Copy.
"Tony has over two decades of television experience, from syndication to network formats to cable docu-series, and everything in between," said Zodiak Americas CEO Jonny Slow, to whom Yates reports. "His production expertise along with his incredible relationships both within the community and the rest of the Zodiak group make Tony a fantastic choice to lead Zodiak Los Angeles through the next phase of its growth."
As part of the restructuring, Yates has upped David Wollock to senior vp development. Wollock, who was vp development at Zodiak's creativity and innovation unit in Los Angeles, has helped create shows including Univision's Dale Con Ganas, Animal Planet's My Cat from Hell and The CW's The Next.
Current production at Zodiak Los Angeles will continue to be led by senior vp Dave Shikiar and casting by senior vp Sunny Agans. All will report to Yates.
"Zodiak has a great opportunity to expand its presence in North America," Yates said. "I'm excited to be working with Jonny and the wider Zodiak Americas team as we move from being a one-stop shop for formats to expanding into other genres including live events, ramping up our syndication efforts and engaging in more third party and talent partnerships."
Zodiak USA was most recently led by CEO Natalka Znak, who departed the company in April when her contract expired after less than a year in the post.
Meanwhile, Zodiak New York will remain as the division's East Coast production base, focusing on character-driven docu-series for East Coast-based cable networks. It will continue to be led by chief creative officer Mike Gamson and chief operating officer Sheila Cabano. Both report to Slow.
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Burning Man lives up to its name: Seventy-foot heads are set ablaze in spectacular pyrotechnic display as festival finally ignites
- Plywood sculpture called Embrace the first to be set alight at Burning Man 2014 on Thursday
- The 72-foot installation took almost 12 months to build and described as a place to 'reflect and contemplate life and love'
- Burning ceremony overshadowed by the tragic death of Alicia Louise Cipicchio, 29, who was hit by a bus earlier in the day
- Burning Man culminates in a bonfire of a male effigy erected at the center of Black Rock City in the Nevada desert - a tradition that is now 28 years old
- The burning is meant to represent catharsis and new beginnings
It was a project almost 12 months in the making - a 72-foot wooden sculpture of two people lovingly looking into each other, built across studios in Vancouver and Portland.
Called Embrace, the plywood installation was supposed to be a place to reflect and contemplate life and love.
And, like countless other pieces of art to feature at Burning Man, it was reduced to nothing but dust and ash on Thursday night.
The remote week-long rave in the Nevada desert - often described as 'where Mad Max meets Woodstock' - culminates each year with many of the statement artworks going up in flames, in a symbol of catharsis, reflection and new beginnings.
'In short, Embrace is about asking people to consider why death is so challenging and why it's also so beautiful,' lead artist Matt Schultz said.
Tragically death was an all-too-real element of this year's festival.
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Flamer: The 'Embrace' art installation - one of the most recognizable pieces at this year's Burning Man festival - is set alight on Thursday August 28, 2014
Cathartic: The burning of art at the week-long rave is supposed to bring about moments of reflection
Embrace: The plywood statute was built between Vancouver and Portland and was meant as a place to contemplate life and love
Precaution: Volunteer firefighters are seen on hand to contain the blaze
The installation took almost 12 months to built, but just minutes to burn to the ground
Intricate: The piece was hollow and had an inside chamber complete with two huge hearts where Burners could 'hang'
Symbolic: Fire is a major part of the festival at Black Rock City in the Nevada desert
Art gallery manager Alicia Louise Cipicchio, 29, was killed after being hit by a party bus near Center Camp early on Thursday.
The bus was transporting passengers around the festival when the accident happened a little after midnight.
It is not known whether the Wyoming woman was walking at the time or whether she fell off and then underneath the bus, which had people dancing on the top deck at the time of the accident.
Later in the day, thousands of the almost 70,000-strong crowd gathered at Embrace to watch as the first of this year's sculptures was burned, taking a moment to remember Cipicchio.
Schultz said the design of the piece was supposed to be hopeful.
'It's not all about sorrow. It's also about appreciating the relationships in your life,' he said.
'I want people to think about people they miss. But I don't want people to miss out on those moments you share with the ones who are still here. Say "I love you."
'Enjoy that moment now.'
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Tragic: Alicia Louise Cipicchio, 29 (left), died after she was hit by the 'Shagadelica' party bus (right) near Center Camp in Black Rock City, Nevada just after midnight on Thursday morning
The Burning Man site, spanning about five miles, is covered with pieces of art
The Temple of Grace during the Burning Man 2014 "Caravansary" arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, August 27, 2014
The Temple of Grace during the Burning Man 2014 "Caravansary" arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, August 27, 2014
People from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops
Elaborate: Aot of the artists spend a full year making their installations and rely on fundraiser money
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Real Estate
High bidding dominates auction activity amid stall in house price growth
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- August 04, 2014
Sydney home auctions took an extreme turn last weekend as bidders threw caution to the wind in a string of surprising results.
A number of homes attracted prices well above reserve, with buyers not scared to pay more for the properties they wanted.
"A very large percentage of auctions are selling well above reserve price," auctioneer Rocky Bartolotto said.
The property sold for $1.82 million after attracting a crowd of over 150 people to the auction. Part of the house's appeal was arguably its location on a block just shy of 700 square metres, considered large for the area.
The inner west saw another strong result at the auction of a three-bedroom brick home in Ashfield. The house sold for $1.19 million, which was $165,000 over reserve.
It was the first time the property had been for sale in 46 years.
The property had attracted interest from prospective buyers immediately after listing. More than 100 people phoned about the property in the four days leading up to its first open home, persuading the vendor to push the auction date forward.
Forty people attended the auction, where a young family from Woolloomooloo placed the winning bid of $1.23 million. The reserve price had been $975,000.
A house in Ermington, a suburb just east of Parramatta, attracted similar interest from buyers. The opening bid on the property was $800,000, but bidders competed hard against each other, pushing the price past $1 million. The winning bidder offered $1.065 million, $90,000 over reserve.
The combined average home value for Australia's five biggest capitals fell 0.1 per cent, with Brisbane the only city to see positive growth at 0.2 per cent.
Prices in Adelaide and Melbourne recorded modest falls at 0.2 and 0.3 per cent, respectively, while 0 per cent growth in Perth meant the city's average home value stayed the same.
The median home value in Sydney shrank by 0.1 per cent, a result of more subdued buyer activity and a modest increase in the number of properties being listed.
The number of new listings grew last week for the first time since June, easing a little pressure off buyers. Growth in listings also suggested that some sellers were eager to get into the market before the traditional spring selling season.
"Sellers are taking advantage of the lower stock levels being seen in the market currently and choosing to sell now as opposed to spring," Mr Bartolotto said.
Winter has so far been characterised by high demand and short supply. Buyers have remained active, but there has been a shortage of properties up for sale.
The result is that buyers have had to compete hard for the limited number of properties available — many of which are being sold through auction.
"Both Sydney and Melbourne, which account for the majority of the auction market in Australia, had strong results with clearance rates above trend," said RP Data housing market specialist Robert Larocca.
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underground leak question
My church has seen the quarterly water bill almost triple the last 2 bills. Coincidently, the water coming into the toilets is dirty (rusty looking). Is it possibly for dirt to get into a pressurized line thru a leak underground?
It is pretty difficult for dirt to climb up a pressurized line. It is more likely that the dirty water caused a toilet flapper or two to leak, resulting in the high water bill. A slow leak in a toilet ads up to very high water usage over the course of a billing cycle. Or the two problems are entirely unrelated. Regardless, check each toilet carefully for leaks.
rusty galvanized pipes usually cause the water to be brown. When was the church built?
Go outside the church and locate where the water line enters the building. Look for greener areas of the grass, feel the dirt, is it wet?
The color of the water does not mean your toilet is leaking. Not saying it isn't. If your toillet is leaking you look two places.
The Bowl, is water running all the time?
The Tank, is water running into the overflow (flushvalve)?
If it is the bowl, replace flapper
If it is the tank, adjust or replace the ballcock. The thing with the big black ball attached to the skinny brass arm. There is a set screw that will adjust the ball height.
Before we go into a long discussion on how to locate a water leak, there are some other items that should be considered.
1.Where is this church located?
If its in the sunbelt the water meter may be in a vault near the treebelt beside the road however if it is in a colder climate where you are subject to freezing temps, in most cases the water meter is inside the structure.
If the water meter is inside the structure any water leaking from the underground supply line would be leaking before the meter and it would not be on the water bill.
Go to the water meter and examine the meter face. You will see a row of numbers that records how many cubic feet of water you are using. Generally on the right hand end of the numbers you will see a small hole about 1/4" in diameter and their is a white disc in that hole with a line painted across the face of it. That disc rotates whenever water is flowing through the meter. You can then begin by checking all restrooms, kitchen areas, a baptismal if you have one, and all outside hose bibbs and make sure they are all off, then check the meter to see if the disc is moving. (If you have steam or hydronic heat you should also make sure the boiler is turned off and you can temporarily close the water supply to the boiler, BUT, make absolutely sure you open that vavle again as soon as you have completed your observation.)
There may be some other valid reasons for an increase in water demand that you have not considered.
1.Typically a church has a very low water demand simply because the structure is basically only occupied for 4 or 5 hours on your chosen day of worship and perhaps an evening prayer service or two during the week. Otherwise the building is generally only occupied by your Pastor, Asst.Pastor and you Office Staff and they are basically only using the restroom occassionally, its not like a family taking showers and doing laundry.
However, whenever I run into an instance where a church is complaining that they have had a significant increase in utilities, both water and electric, it begs the question, has there been any unusual activity during the period in question. By examply, have you held a Vacation Bible School or other youth activity that has occupied the building throughout the week?
Has your custodian been watering the shrubs and landscaping or using a hose to wash down the sidewalks around the church?
Have you hosted a car wash fund raiser for your youth groups?
Has anyone been washing the pastors car?
Have you hosted wedding receptions in your fellowship hall?
Have you had extra cleaning personel, carpet & upholstery cleaners or any contractors working on the building during the period in question.
And last, but surely not least, have you actually compared the meter reading on your bill to the actual reading on the meter? Most water meters are now equiped with a remote sensing device where the meter reader can read the meter electronically from outside the bldg, and some have a direct telephone link to the water suppliers computer, but far too often instead of taking an actual reading the water companies use a theoretical reading for two or three months than take a real reading and adjust the bill accordingly.
This should give you some information on how to determine if it is actually an increase in usage or a leak. If after examining all the above points and you still feel its a leak, we can discuss methods of locating the leak.
On a side note, I think the presence of the discolored water will show that your demand usage has increased for some reason. An increase in demand would cause an increase in the velocity of flow in the pipes which could loosen some of the mineral scale in the pipes causing the discoloration.