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Volatile Organic Compounds in Your Home
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are a large group of carbon-based chemicals that easily evaporate at room temperature. While most people can smell high levels of some VOCs, other VOCs have no odor. Odor does not indicate the level of risk from inhalation of this group of chemicals. There are thousands of different VOCs produced and used in our daily lives. Some common examples include:
- Acetone
- Benzene
- Ethylene glycol
- Formaldehyde
- Methylene chloride
- Perchloroethylene
- Toluene
- Xylene
- 1,3-butadiene
Where do VOCs come from?
Many products we have in our homes release or "off-gas" VOCs. Some examples of sources of VOCs are:
Building Materials
- Carpets and adhesives
- Composite wood products
- Paints
- Sealing caulks
- Solvents
- Upholstery fabrics
- Varnishes
- Vinyl Floors
Home and Personal Care Products
- Air fresheners
- Air cleaners that produce ozone
- Cleaning and disinfecting chemicals
- Cosmetics
- Fuel oil, gasoline
- Moth balls
- Vehicle exhaust running a car in an attached garage
- Cooking
- Dry cleaning
- Hobbies
- Newspapers
- Non-electric space heaters
- Photocopiers
- Smoking
- Stored paints and chemicals
- Wood burning stoves
Studies have shown that the level of VOCs indoors is generally two to five times higher than the level of VOC's outdoors. VOC concentrations in indoor air depend on many factors, including the:
- Amount of VOCs in a product;
- Rate at which the VOCs are released;
- Volume of the air in the room/building;
- Ventilation rate or the area; and
- Outdoor concentrations of VOCs.
What are the health effects of VOC exposure?
The risk of health effects from inhaling any chemical depends on how much is in the air, how long and how often a person breathes it in. Scientists look at short-term (acute) exposures as hours to days or long-term (chronic) exposures as years to even lifetime.
Breathing low levels of VOCs for long periods of time may increase some people's risk of health problems. Several studies suggest that exposure to VOCs may make symptoms worse in people who have asthma or are particularly sensitive to chemicals. These are much different exposures than occupational exposures to VOCs.
VOCs refer to a group of chemicals. Each chemical has its own toxicity and potential for causing different health effects. Common symptoms of exposure to VOCs include:
Short-Term (Acute) to high levels of VOCs
- Eye, nose and throat irritation
- Headaches
- Nausea / Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Worsening of asthma symptoms
Long-Term (Chronic) to high levels of VOCs
Increased risk of:
- Cancer
- Liver damage
- Kidney damage
- Central Nervous System damage
What levels of VOCs is safe?
The best health protection measure is to limit your exposure to products and materials that contain VOCs when possible. If you think you may be having health problems caused by VOCs, try reducing levels in your home. If symptoms persist, consult with your doctor to rule out other serious health conditions that may have similar symptoms.
MDH has established Health Risk Values (HRVs) for some individual VOCs. HRVs are "concentrations of chemicals or defined mixtures of chemicals emitted to air that are unlikely to pose a significant risk of harmful effects when humans are exposed to those concentrations over a specified time."
For more information on these HRVs go to MDH Health Risk Values website.
Also check the Household Products Database website.
Most health related studies have been conducted on single chemicals. Less is known about the health effects of exposure to combinations of chemicals. Because the toxicity of a VOC varies for each individual chemical, there are no Minnesota or federal health-based standards for VOCs as a group.
Are some people at greater risk from VOC exposure than others?
Persons with respiratory problems such as asthma, young children, elderly, and persons with heightened sensitivity to chemicals may be more susceptible to irritation and illness from VOCs.
What can I do about VOCs that are in my home?
Although home screening kits (devices) are available to measure total volatile organic compound (TVOC) levels they are of limited use and won't correct a VOC problem. Instead of testing, the first step is to conduct an inspection of your home for the common sources of VOCs. Sources that may be problematic include household furnishings which tend to off-gas more VOC's when they are new. Possible sources include carpet, furniture, paint, plastics or electronic devices.
Once you determine the probable source(s) of VOCs, steps can be taken to reduce your exposure. If you are unable to determine probable sources, a professional indoor air quality investigator or an industrial hygienist can be consulted. MDH has developed a document, "Guidelines for Selecting an IAQ Consultant."
How do I reduce the levels of VOCs in my home?
The most effective action is to remove the product that gives off VOCs. Most products containing VOCs will off-gas within a short period of time, although some will continue to give off VOCs for a longer period of time.
Some steps you can take to reduce your exposure to VOCs in the home are:
1. Source control: Remove or reduce the number of products in your home that give off VOCs. Only purchase amounts of chemicals that you know you will use and carefully follow directions on product labels. Remove unused chemicals from the home because stored chemicals in closed containers can sometimes "leak" and release VOCs into indoor air. Check with the city or county for household hazardous waste collection sites.
For new items consider purchasing:
- floor models that have been allowed to off-gas in the store
- solid wood items with low emitting finishes
- new products that contain low or no VOCs (environmentally preferable products)
As a last resort, airtight sealers have been used to minimize VOC emissions. Check with vendors of composite wood products to choose a non-toxic sealant to reduce exposure to VOCs.
2. Ventilation and climate control can be used to reduce exposure to VOCs.
- Increase ventilation by opening doors and windows, use fans, maximize air brought in from outside;
- Keep both the temperature and relative humidity as low as possible or comfortable. Chemicals will off-gas more under warmer conditions with high humidity; and
- If you have a choice, perform renovations when home is unoccupied or during seasons that will allow for additional ventilation.
In summary, the most effective way to limit VOCs indoors is to limit the potential sources of VOCs. Increasing the amount of outdoor "fresh air" into a space can also dilute and reduce VOC levels.
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What does responsibility really mean?
Published: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 7:38 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 7:38 a.m.
What has happened to the concept of being dependable, honest and responsible adults in this country? We have lost the concept of what it means to be a conscientious member of society to the egocentricity of self-interest. In other words, people just don't care about others as much as they used to.
I'm not saying we should go back to the days when people were horrified what the neighbors would say if a woman wore slacks to church or if your son pierced his ears. I'm talking about the concept of responsibility.
This thought started when I began watching the TV series "Mad Men." The show has been running for a few years, but I wasn't really interested until I ran across it on Netflix a few weeks ago. The show is about a group of men in an advertising agency on Madison Avenue in the early '60s. Beside the novelty of seeing people continuously smoke and drink, it is a time capsule of when men were the kings of the universe and women and minorities just weren't involved.
The male characters are misogynistic, overbearing and morally corrupt on many occasions, but one of the things that kept coming back to me is how these captains of industry were so young. In one episode, they were threatened by the fact that the company was bringing in fresh blood. They were incensed that these youngsters were coming in to replace them. And I mean literally youngsters. The two who were to become junior ad agents were 19, and the "old guys" they were supposedly replacing were all ranging between 25 and 30 years old.
It made me realize that back in the 1960s, by the time teens graduated high school they were already making plans for finding a job, buying a house, marrying and starting a family. Nowadays I wouldn't trust a 19-year-old to wash my car, but there was a time when your 20s wasn't about partying till you puke. It was a time when you worked your hardest to establish yourself as an adult, and you took pride in acting in a dependable manner.
Some people would call this straight-laced and boring. I guess it is, but it was a different mentality than today. Today, we are shocked when a 20-something starts a successful company and makes lots of money. But back then there were scores of young men working in jobs that would require years of education and experience to fill today. Even if it wasn't some high-paying job, young men were expected to work back in that era.
It was probably this instilled role of provider that made it so difficult for men to recognize women as equal contributors because up to that point women stayed in the home. I don't think women should depend on men or that women are somehow incapable of providing for themselves, but with the progression of equal rights and the evolution of the world in general, we lost that concept of responsibility. I'm glad that we are treated more fairly and people can express their thoughts more freely, but I grow frustrated with the overall lack of maturity in people.
Everyone is more interested in what's in their own best interest regardless if it harms someone else. The attitude is that they aren't responsible for their own bad actions, and other people should take care of themselves. There are some people who don't believe it's necessary to take care of their family or that they should spend whatever they make on themselves first. We see surgically processed women on reality shows parading their overstated self-indulgence and materialistic men placing their value in the excessiveness of their possessions. This is the standard of what it means to be an adult in 2013?
Sure we would all like to live our lives unfettered by daily drudges. We would all like to do exactly what we want, when we want, but that is a fantasy to which few are privileged. We have to grow up at some point and gladly shoulder the burdens of creating a secure home for all of those people in our lives. We must realize if we want something, we have to work for it without depending on another person to give it to you. And that is the meaning of responsibility.
Sharon Myers is a married mother of two. She is a graduate of Lexington Senior High and received her bachelor's degree in journalism from East Carolina University.
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i don't even know why i tried on my work computer... the site is blocked. :eyeroll:
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It's working now, but it's possible it was down when you asked the question.
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Gardening Articles: Care :: Soil, Water, & Fertilizer
Soil for Seed Starting (page 2 of 3)
by Jack Ruttle
What to Buy
You could easily get confused with all the choices on the shelf in garden centers and nurseries. The root of the confusion lies in a fine old gardening term "potting soil." Many mixes good for seed starting are labeled potting soil. But other things called potting soil are not very good at all for seed starting and are sometimes inappropriate even for container growing.
You can be most sure of what you are getting in mixes labeled "seed starting" or "germinating." The ingredients of germinating mixes are the same as in peat-lite: high-quality sphagnum peat, fine vermiculite and often perlite, a very small quantity of limestone, a wetting agent and enough fertilizer to last through two or three waterings. What defines a germinating mix, beyond these ingredients, is that the mix has been screened to be very fine. Germinating mixes are designed for very small seeds like petunias or impatiens and for filling small-sized containers and plug cells quickly.
But a germinating mix is not the only product offered that will serve well to start your vegetable and flower seeds. You might want a growing mix with larger particle sizes. For one thing, germinating mixes are more expensive. For another, they are not suitable for filling larger containers for growing through the season. Because they are so fine, they hold more water and eventually compact more than coarser mixes do. They stay too wet and hold too little air for good long-term root growth. (When starting seed in a germinating mix, the container should be deep enough to allow for at least one and a half inches of soil, deep enough to keep the topmost layer dry and aerated and lower layers moist.)
Unfortunately, some products traditionally labeled potting mix can include a multitude of ingredients, not all of which are particularly good for seed germination and root growth. You must read the label to know what's really in the bag. If the label doesn't say, stay away. The primary ingredients in the kind of mix you want should be milled sphagnum peat (typically from 50 to 80 percent), vermiculite and perhaps perlite. Avoid mixes containing manure, topsoil or muck peat. These materials are too heavy and do not have the water- and air-holding properties of a good germinating or growing mix.
Fortunately, the trend toward clear and useful labeling recently has come to the growing-mix industry. Though neither mandatory nor completely uniform, the labels of most reliable suppliers describe the content of their various mixes clearly. The most common ingredient is listed first (often with the percentage), followed by the lesser ingredients in descending order. Labels do not always indicate whether the mix contains a starter fertilizer, because doing so would subject the mixes to regulations for fertilizers, which clearly the mixes are not.
Soilless growing or germinating mixes are sold in plastic bags. The material will be either loose (in a broad range of sizes from one quart up to a 40-pound bag) or in compressed bales (about 70 pounds). Compressed bales yield almost twice the volume on the label when you dig out the amount you need and fluff it up.


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Exhibit opening will kick off week leading up to 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
CLEVELAND (April 3, 2013) – To kick off the week leading up to the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 18, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will open its newest exhibit devoted to its latest class of inductees on Tuesday, April 16 in the Museum's Hall of Fame Wing.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees for 2013 are Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Rush and Donna Summer in the Performer Category. The Ahmet Ertegun (non performer) Award winners are Lou Adler and Quincy Jones.
Each inductee will be featured as part of the new inductees exhibit in the Museum's 2900 square-foot Hall of Fame wing exhibit space. Monitors at the entrance of the Hall of Fame feature highlights of past induction ceremonies. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a multimedia production projected onto three large screens. The presentation combines film footage, music, interviews, animation and still photography to tell the stories of the inductees. From the theater, a sloping walkway leads along past a series of glass panels etched with the signatures of inductees to three display cases featuring artifacts from the latest class of inductees.
Artifact highlights from the exhibit include:
Lou Adler BMI Certificate, 1965
Lou Adler has had one of the most multi-faceted careers of any Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. In addition to his work as a manager, producer and filmmaker, Adler is an accomplished songwriter. In 1959, he co-wrote "What a Wonderful World" with fellow inductees Sam Cooke and Herb Alpert. Cooke released his version of the song in 1960. This is a re-issue of the original certificate.
Nancy Wilson of Heart Electric Guitar
1987 Dean Baby Z Custom
Nancy Wilson played this guitar during Heart's Bad Animals tour of 1987.
Musical Score for "Thriller," 1996
Written by Rod Temperton
Score by Quincy Jones
The Quincy Jones-produced Michael Jackson album Thriller received a record 12 Grammy nominations, winning eight. This score was created for the 1996 tribute to Quincy Jones at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Albert King Electric Guitar
1987 Bolin Custom Electric Guitar
Collection of the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Memphis, TN
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top has always paid tribute to the artists who influenced his path in music. Gibbons hired Bolin Electric Guitars of Boise, Idaho to create this colorful variation on a Gibson Flying V, the guitar most often associated with Albert King. This guitar was given to King by Gibbons on Christmas Day, 1987.
Randy Newman Primetime Emmy Award, 2003-2004
As Randy Newman's career progressed, he made a remarkable transition from songwriter to film and television composer. Since 1981, he has scored numerous films and television shows and has been nominated 20 times for Oscars, winning twice. This is the second of three Emmys Newman has garnered, two of which were for his work on Monk.
Flavor Flav Jacket, 1990
Design by Nike Aqua Gear
Rapper Flavor Flav, born William Drayton Jr., was the comedic hype-man counterpart to Chuck D's more serious demeanor. His signature look included wearing a clock around his neck as a pendant.
Geddy Lee of Rush Bass Guitar
Hybrid Fender Jazz Bass
This bass guitar uses the neck from Geddy Lee's 1972 Fender Jazz bass, which he refers to as "#1." When attached to its original body, Lee used it to record "Tom Sawyer" as well as many other tracks on Counterparts and Snakes and Arrows. The body is from a Fender Geddy Lee Signature model and features a one-of-a-kind custom painted and engraved pick guard.
Donna Summer Day Declaration, 1975
The mayor of Boston declared November 26, 1975 "Donna Summer Day" in tribute to the Boston native's triumphant homecoming.
The new inductees exhibit will be open through March 2014. For more information on the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, please visit rockhall.com/inductees.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its educational programs. The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day), the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $18 for adult residents of Greater Cleveland, $17 for seniors (65+), $13 for youth (9-12), children under 8 and Museum Members are always free, for information or to join the membership program call 216.515.8425. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK (7625) or visit www.rockhall.com. The Museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.


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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:23 pm
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The Clock Challenge: 4 Futuristic/Time Travel books:
Celebrity in Death
by JD Robb:
a fun-filled entry into this long-running series. There are some humorous scenes with Eve and Peabody meeting the cast and production team of a vid based on Nadines book. I was so happy that Nadine was back in full-force in this book. Its been a while since she had more than a cameo appearance. The mystery is rather meandering for much of the book, but takes off in the last quarter or so. Some lovely Eve & Roarke moments.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:47 am
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The Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge
Day 1.)
A book with the word
, Partridge, Pear, or Tree in the title or on the cover
First Lady
by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Nealy Case is the widow of a US president, and at the beginning of the book she is asked to continue to perform the duties of the First Lady, because the new president is not married. One day she decides to take a break from her life and meets Mat Jorik, a tall strong guy who is traveling across country with two girls (a clever teenager and a cute baby).
Some of Phillips's books make me laugh and cry, and this was one of them. The interactions between Nealy, Mat and the girls are quite funny, and at the same time there are heartbreaking moments, given tough decisions they all have to make. I really liked it.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:09 pm
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I'm attempting
The Dime a Dozen Challenge
this year, because there's so many genres and choices within those genres from which to choose, I'll never feel like I'm stuck reading a book that doesn't suit my mood of the moment!
Anyway, I began with Julia Quinn's
Ten Things I Love About You
. I was informed by a Quinn fan that it's not one of her best, and I almost decided to jump into another, but frankly -- having not read any of her other books -- I thought it was charming, breezy, and light. A cute romantic comedy about a young lady trying to come to terms with her family's need for her to marry an older, unattractive nobleman who basically wants to use her as a broodmare, while being charmed by his much younger, handsome nephew, who has secrets of his own.
For me, the story moved quickly and I liked both hero and heroine. I did feel that we only got a surface feel for them as characters, but perhaps any in depth exploration would've taken away from the spirit of the farce -- as it mostly was farcical - with touches of melodrama.
I could have done without the cutesy interjection of things being enumerated in 10's, but it didn't happen too much, so one could ignore it.
I think I would give it a "B."
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:47 am
Post subject: Counterclockwise Challenge
I think that I got this one covered! At the end of January/beginning of February, I went through and read all twelve of Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series. Does that count or am I one short because I jumped on the bandwagon and read it because Lothaire was getting all the hype?
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Counterclockwise Challenge
LouiseAAR wrote:
I think that I got this one covered! At the end of January/beginning of February, I went through and read all twelve of Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series. Does that count or am I one short because I jumped on the bandwagon and read it because Lothaire was getting all the hype?
12 books in the same series count for The Midnight Challenge. Did you read the novellas? Those count too I would think.
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Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:47 pm
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The Duodenary Category Romance Challenge:
Avon Velvet Glove
The Uneven Score
by Carla Neggers:
This book was an odd mix of humor, light suspense, and the behind the scenes politics of a classical orchestra. As with many mid-80s romances, there are no scenes from the heros POV. There are plot holes galore, numerous over-the-top moments, and a general sense of wackiness, but I enjoyed it.
Harlequin Intrigue
Forbidden Captor
by Julie Miller:
This book is apparently part of a multi-author series called Big Sky Bounty Hunters. I imagine the plot details would have made more sense if I had read the previous books in the series. The romance works as a stand-alone, but the rest, not so much. The romance is a multi-layered, surprisingly sweet spin on Beauty and the Beast. The mystery plot is just a mess.
Harlequin Romantic Suspense
AWOL with the Operative
by Jean Thomas:
This book has not only a stranded-in-the-wilderness-on-the-run-from-bad-guys plot, but the hero also suffers from amnesnia. Thankfully he gets his memory back and they manage to make it out of the Canadian wilderness. The last quarter or so of the book is set in Chicago. Like many stranded in the wilderness stories, theres convenient shelter whenever the h/h need to stop for the night. This book had a fairly well-developed hero and heroine and I enjoyed the romance between them, even as I was rolling my eyes at much of the plot.
Harlequin Superromance
Meet Me in Texas
by Sandy Steen:
Sandy Steen was an autobuy author for me before she stopped publishing, but somehow I missed this book when it was first released. The h/h both appeared in this authors earlier Crystal Creek book,
Somewhere Other Than the Night
which I read back in 1994. There are a lot of repetitive thoughts and stilted dialogue from the various characters. There are also some time consistency issues (its stated at the beginning of one scene its 3 days later, yet the characters keep talking about events from last night). Also characters seem to do/say things just to move the plot along and a major subplot is left unresolved. Despite the flaws, I liked the romance between the h/h.
Harlequin Temptation
Her Perfect Stranger
by Jill Shalvis:
This story could have worked if it had been set almost anywhere other than NASA. But since it was, I kept being thrown out of the book by the complete lack of realism. The hero is very unprofessional and clueless. The heroine is bit more sympathetic except when shes being a jerk, too. The secondary characters are all shallow and chauvinistic.
Too Clove for Comfort
by Eve Gaddy:
The hero and heroine are both arrogant and unlikable. There was no chemistry between them. I wasnt convinced in the end that they even liked each other, much less were in love. The supporting characters are all one-dimensional and the h/h were not much better developed. The plot has everything but the kitchen sink, yet still came off as paint-by-numbers dull. Blah.
Silhouette Bombshell
by Justine Davis:
I read the original 12 Athena Force books back when they were first released. This first book of the second series of AF books has been in my TBR pile since it was first published in 2006. The Silhouette Bombshell line was more like chick-lit than romance in that the stories revolve around the heroines internal journey and rarely feature the heros (if there even is one) POV. This particular book is rather plodding, but at least the main mystery was solved by the end. I just really with there had been more focus on the romance between the hero and heroine as they made a nice couple and I wanted to know more about them. Despite this being the second book featuring them as the main characters, I dont feel as if I do.
Silhouette Desire
The Librarians Passionate Knight
by Cindy Gerard:
This book is also part of a multi-author series and I have not read the previous books. It functions well as a stand-alone though. The book is filled with clichéd situations, but it mostly overcomes them. In the beginning the heroine acts like the mouse her stalker ex-boyfriend calls her, but she knows she needs to change. I had more trouble with the adventure junkie heros no commitment attitude, but he spends much of the book beating himself up over it. And despite the rushed romance, I bought the h/hs HEA.
Silhouette Intimate Moments
When You Call My Name
by Sharon Sala:
An interesting plot thats overshadowed by the treacly characterizations and descriptions. Entirely too much time is spent in the killers POV and lots of info dumping from what was obviously a previous, related book. I wanted to like this story, but in the end was disappointed.
Silhouette Special Edition
Private Partners
by Gina Wilkins:
This is the second book in her Doctors in Training series and the blurb for this book is the reason I bought them. The story revolves around the second-year med student heroine and her secret, globe-trotting adventure reporter husband. Theres a lot of research dumping in the scenes with the heroine and her study group, who form the other characters in the series. Im sure the scenes are there to illustrate the amount of pressure they are under, but I found the medical information in them superfluous. The reasons for the h/h keeping their marriage a secret seemed realistic to me in that in starts out simply withholding the truth from her family and snowballs out of control. While I liked both characters a lot, I felt their extreme lack of communication and flip-flopping motivations were artificial conflicts. Still I was rooting for their HEA and look forward to glimpses of them in the final two books.
Silhouette Yours Truly
Mommy and the Policeman Next Door
by Marie Ferrarella:
The heroines twins play matchmaker for their mother and the hero. Its a silly set-up, but the author makes it work. The heroine is reluctant to get involved again after her husband was killed in the line of duty, much less with another cop. The story is predictable, but sweet.
Zebra Precious Gems
Keeping Kennedy
by Debra Webb:
There was a huge discrepancy in the book between what were
about the various characters and how were
they act. Much is made of the fact the heroine is THE top spin doctor in DC, yet shes going home to NC for her 10th high school reunion. Plus, she seems to be completely clueless about reading people. So how shes SO good at her job is beyond me. She also starts off as very harsh and unsympathetic. Much of the book revolves around her old high school relationships, so the romance feels really rushed. I normally enjoy fake engagement stories, but this one was very poorly executed.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:52 am
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The High Noon Challenge: NEW AUTHORS!
Second-Guessing Fate
by Claire Robyns:
The heroine is dragged by her bff to a psychic who predicts a bunch of stuff and concludes shell be dumped by the next guy she loves before finding her true soul mate. She doesnt really believe any of it until the psychics predictions start coming true. Realizing the hero shes just started seeing is not the one, she does everything she can to get him to dump her. Unfortunately, some of the things she doeswhich Im assuming the reader is supposed to see as amusingcome off as downright mean. The hero had been through a bad breakup and is determined to do better this time, so he sticks around even when the heroine is trying so hard to get him to dump her. I really felt the heroine should be the one groveling at the end, but she never did. Id be willing to try this author again, but this story just didnt work for me.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:03 pm
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I finished the "A Dime a Dozen Challenge" yesterday.
I had previously posted about these 5:
The Other Guy's Bride by Connie Brockway **.9
A Lady's Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran **.5
Viper Moon by Lee Roland ***
Steam & Sorcery by Cindy Spencer Pape **.5
Urban Fantasy
Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones ***.5
I read this yesterday, which finished the Urban Fantasy pair:
Timeless by Gail Carriger ***
I also read these between my previous post and now:
Cheri On Top by Susan Donovan **.5
My One and Only by Kristan Higgins **.5
Guardian of Honor by Robin D. Owens
The Charmed Sphere by Catherine Asaro
Romantic Comedy
Gift-Wrapped Baby by Renee Roszel **.5
Unlucky by Jana DeLeon ****
In terms of series, I am now reading 4 more series (or 5 if Pape writes more in her universe).
Most of these authors are now on my list to check new releases (and mostly autobuy).
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Just finished another book in The Dime A Dozen challenge.
The book I chose was Tara Taylor Quinn's
"Sophie's Secret."
It's a contemporary category romance. The only other Quinn book I've read was
"Becca's Baby,"
which is another category, and a book I really enjoyed. (When readers ask for recs in the category area, I always mention that one.) Anyway, with that in mind, I was looking forward to this second book. Only when I began reading it, did I also discover that it's part of the so-called "Shelter Valley" series and that some of the characters from "Becca's Baby" were in it. Unfortunately -- for me -- that was the extent of the similarity. While both books dealt with serious personal issues, hang-ups, and emotional scars, this latter book took it to the extreme, to the point that I found both the hero and heroine to be really WHINY. Almost every page was about what they couldn't do or how they couldn't make their relationship work because of their troubled pasts or personal hang-ups. Seriously, it became quite a drag and nothing ever seemed to actually happen. You don't hear me say this often, but this book really needed to be less focused on the main couple and include something beyond page after page of their whiny, internal dialogue. Except for a few pages here and there, we never really got a sense of their work, their friends, their lives. I guess that emphasis was supposed to reflect how isolated they were in their secret relationship, but boy I was getting both claustrophobic and somewhat sick of them! Normally, a reader should feel sympathetic, because the characters' issues were legitimate, but I honestly felt like the author would have made them more relatable if they had been less like two weak, sad sacks.
Heh. I'm probably overstating it, but not by much. I'll give the book a gentlelady's "C" and move on to my next challenge book.
This does make me curious about the rest of the "Shelter" series. Are they more like the first book, that I did enjoy, or more like this one, which I didn't?
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Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:34 am
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The Clock Challenge: 4 Futuristic/Time Travel books:
A Walk in the Garden
by Karen Guffey:
This is an unusual time-travel in that the heroine comes forward in time rather than one of the characters going back in time as with most of the time-travel books Ive read. The book gets a bogged down for a bit when the h/h research how time travel is possible. Some of his offhand dialogue makes the hero appear to be lecturing about the lack of morals in modern times, particularly in Hollywood, which I dont think was the intent. But the romance is sweet. The hero is a hypocritical jerk for a while [spoiler]
as he figures out how to send her home and doesnt tell her, selfishly wanting her to accept her life in now in the future
, but that thankfully doesnt last very long. Too much time is spent on mundane details such as shopping, describing clothes, etc. and not enough time describing how the heroine adjusts so quickly to life in the future. This appears to be the authors only published work, but I enjoyed this one enough I would try more books by her if she had them.
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The High Noon Challenge: NEW AUTHORS!
by Julie Rowe:
This book is set at a research station in Antarctica. The book may have benefited from the heros POV, but I get that the author probably left it out to conceal his big secret for as long as possible (which doesnt turn out to be so big). Although at times there are too many coincidences/conveniences to move the plot along and the heroine doctor has apparently never heard of HIPAA, I enjoyed the authors voice. She has a second book coming out in April I have now added to my buy list.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas Challenge
Day 2.)
A book with the word Second,
, Turtle or Dove in the title
Pistols for Two
by Georgette Heyer
This is an anthology with 11 regency short stories by Georgette Heyer.
Because the stories are way too short, there is not much opportunity for character development, and I would not recommended it for people who never read any of Heyer's books - they would be too disappointed. However, readers who have read several of her books will recognize many of her plots in these quick stories, and may have some fun - it is almost as if Heyer was drafting (or recapping) the plots of other books, such as Cotillion or The Corinthian.
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The New Release Calendar Challenge
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall Julie Klassen
Sixty Acres and a Bride Regina Jennings
Lover Reborn JR Ward
The Calendar Challenge
The Lady of Bolton Hill
by Elizabeth Camden
Lyn Cote
In Close
Brenda Novak
She is too fond of books and it has turned her brain. - Louisa May Alcott
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The New Release Calendar Challenge
The Maid of Fairbourne Hall Julie Klassen
Sixty Acres and a Bride Regina Jennings
Lover Reborn JR Ward
About that Night
Julie James
When Rylann met Smug Dimples aka Kyle Rhodes, she was in law school and he was working on a graduate degree in computer programming. Nine years later she is a prosecuter with the Chicago US Attorney's office and Kyle is the infamous Twitter Terrorist. As they are forced to work together, first on his release, then on another case where he serves as the prime witness, they realzie the sparks are still flying.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story of (mildly) star crossed love. Kyle and Rylann are terrific characters - both likable, understandable, mature and yet with enough whimsy to make them fun. I loved their snarky, sarcastic rapporte and also watching their warm, sentimental sides come out. It was refreshing to read a contemporary romance that for once didn't involve a crime or small town.
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June The Lady of Bolton Hill by Elizabeth Camden
September Bette Lyn Cote
October In Close Brenda Novak
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January The Maid of Fairbourne Hall Julie Klassen
February Sixty Acres and a Bride Regina Jennings
March Lover Reborn JR Ward
April About that Night Julie James
The Calendar Challenge
Local Custom
June The Lady of Bolton Hill by Elizabeth Camden
September Bette Lyn Cote
October In Close Brenda Novak
Local Custom is the fifth book in the Liaden Universe. Goofy me thought it was the first! This is a romantic sci-fi about a girl from Earth who meets a powerful trader of the Korval family. There is romance, a secret baby and a reunion. I liked, but didn't love it. There is so little scifi out there right now though that I would recommend it to fans of scifi romances.
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Industry Lards Trans Fat Task Force
Health advocates are urging Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell to
ignore a report from a food-industry-dominated task force that
opposed phasing out artery-clogging trans fat from the food
supply. The 37-member Trans Fat Task Force was chaired by Penn
State professor Peter Bordi, who directs the university's Center for Food Innovation, a "cooperative research venture between food industry and
academia." The center's
funders include Dairy Queen, Hershey Foods, Cargill, Nestle, the National Dairy Council and Exxon Mobil. About one-third of the task force membership was affiliated with corporations or industry trade groups, but advocates who had pushed for a Philadelphia phase-out of trans fat were not on the committee.
In a recent study in the Journal of Food Service, Bordi and colleagues said that "industry might consider" phasing out trans fat "to lower heart disease in the American population." But the task force recommended that the state "avoid creating any legislation which prohibits/severely limits the use of artificially produced trans fats in Pennsylvania, as businesses are already working at eliminating them from the food supply."
"The report of this task force might have been credible were it
written ten years ago, when the science surrounding trans fat
was less certain, and before it was clear how easy it would be
for restaurants and food processors to switch to healthier
oils," said Center for Science in the Public Interest executive
director Michael F. Jacobson. "But it ignores the example of New
York City, whose prohibition on using partially hydrogenated
oils has proven so successful." Philadelphia, too, is already
phasing out the ingredient, and California, Boston, King County
(Seattle) and other jurisdictions have passed laws to phase out
trans fat from restaurants.
Medicare Compendium Using Pay-to-Play Scheme
The oldest drug compendium that physicians use to bill Medicare
for unapproved uses of anti-cancer drugs has adopted a
pay-to-play scheme that allows drug companies to pay $50,000 to
get an off-label use of a drug reviewed for possible listing,
the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported last week. The American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information (AHFS-DI), which is published by the non-profit American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, teamed up with another non-profit, the Foundation for Evidence-Based Medicine (FEBM), to collect the fees as a way of expediting the listing process.
FEBM, according to the Journal, is housed in the same suburban Maryland offices as the Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) a non-profit that is partially funded by Amgen,
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline and
Roche, which all make drugs used to combat cancer. FEBM and ACCC
are also headed by the same person, while the president of
FEBM's board of directors is a Washington lobbyist with numerous
drug industry clients. The $50,000 pay-to-play scheme was
criticized in a draft report written by
Duke University researchers for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The scheme "could place the editors at AHFS in a difficult position" where they "could feel pressured to approve the applicant's request for inclusion in the
compendium," the report said.
Interior Ignores Science; Salazar Vows Reform
Documents obtained by Public Employees for Environmental
reveal that Interior Department officials ignored science when they decided on a Grand Canyon water flow regime that maximizes power generation. Despite spending $100 million on scientific studies that showed the canyon's ecosystem requires periodic high water flows to rebuild its beaches and protect fish habitats, the department's most recent Environmental Assessment rejected that strategy. The steady flow called for by the Environmental Assessment will leave more water behind Glen Canyon Dam, which allows more power generation and lower costs for utilities. Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin blasted the plan because it "will significantly impair Grand Canyon resources ... The mistreatment and disregard of science,
the lack of public involvement ... are in conflict with standard
[Park Service] management practices," he wrote.
The Grand Canyon is just one of the national parks and monuments
that the Los Angeles Times reports will face a long battle to undo Bush Administration policies that favor commercial use. Incoming Interior Secretary Ken Salazar plans to restore conservation priorities to the nation's 630 million acres of public land, and says he will revisit many of the last-minute industry-friendly regulations put in place by the Bush Administration. At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Salazar said that he would "ensure that the Interior Department's decisions are based on sound science and the public interest, and not on the special interests." Meanwhile, conservation groups note that Salazar has voted for offshore oil drilling along Florida's coast and greater subsidies for ranchers who use public lands, and opposed endangered species listings as attorney general of Colorado. The Northwest Mining Association and BP America have voiced support for Salazar.
Daschle Speeches to Health Care Firms Scrutinized
The Washington Post and New York Times over the weekend reported that Health and Human Service Secretary-designee Tom Daschle received significant income by giving speeches to major health-related firms and trade groups over the past year. The reports also noted that during his tenure at Alston & Bird, a Washington law and lobbying firm, Daschle lobbied on behalf of at least one major insurance firm. The speaking engagements, which paid anywhere from $12,000 to $30,000 each, occurred at major meetings of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), which represents the health insurance industry; the Health Industry Distributors Assn. (HIDA), which represents distributors of durable equipment; and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.
The Post also reported that HIDA recently wrote to Dachle "to express concerns about proposed Medicare changes and reminded
him of the $14,000 speech he delivered at its conference last
year." Daschle notified the HHS ethics office on Jan. 16 that he
will not participate for the next year on "particular matters"
in which "a former client of mine is a party or represents a
party." He did not list any specific relationship that would
pose a conflict of interest, according to the report.
Odds and EndsStewart Parnell, president of Peanut Corp. of America, which has been linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak, is a member of the Agriculture Department's all-industry advisory board that sets quality standards for peanuts, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
reported. Peanut butter made at the Lynchburg, Va.-based firm has been linked to at least eight deaths and sickened more than 500 people in 43 states. ... The Center for Progressive Reform released a highly critical report on Harvard professor Cass Sunstein, President Obama's pick to lead the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, which
reviews most federal regulations for the White House. ... The
National Institutes of Health is distributing a kids coloring book on its website designed to view animal research in a positive light. The coloring book was produced by the North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research, whose members include GlaxoSmithKline, the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Foundation and other institutions with a financial stake in animal research. ... The Food and Drug Administration's oversight of medical products and the Environmental Protection Agency's assessment and regulation of toxic products have been added to the Government Accountability Office's most recent
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 199 lbs.
Throws: Right
Born: July 12, 1936 in Fort Worth, TX
High School: R.L. Paschal
College: Rice (school history) (Ryan college stats)
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You long ago figured out the internets. Have gathered a couple hundred of your closest friends on Facebook. And now you're tweeting — assuming you're doing it, you know that's the verb for using Twitter — which makes you feel oh-so-young and groovy.
Except….you're tweeting old.
How do I know? Because I'm following you. And every time you tweet that you're….
— Cooking chicken for dinner
— Driving the kids to school
— Heading to the gym
— Cleaning a closet
— Or planning a night out with your husband
....you sound old old old.
Why? Because Twitter, right now at least, is really a professional tool. It may ask you what you're doing, but it doesn't really want to know. And neither do we.
That's why Twitter makes you feel so asinine when you first start using it: You find yourself detailing the most boring, mundane events of your day, because you take seriously the Twitter command to write down what you're actually doing.
And then, if you're smart — or if you're reading How Not To Act Old — you catch on that Twitter is really all about letting other people know how savvy and well-connected and clever and plugged-in you are, all, of course, in a completely low-key, under-the-radar, provocative-yet-cool way.
That's why the median age of Twitter users is the oldest of any social networking site, and also why my 16-year-old calls it "whack" and "lame." Also, with everyone from your colleagues to your current boss to the boss you wish you had following you, you owe it to yourself to tweet about that awesome story you read on Mashable, not what you're cooking for dinner.
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For the third straight game, the Pasadena City College men's basketball team let its opponent jump out to a big lead, and while the Lancers rallied, they again fell short in a 95-85, South Coast Conference defeat at Cerritos College Friday night. The Falcons hosted their first home game on campus since 2010 due to renovations on the Cerritos Aviary gym.
Cerritos (12-7) leads the SCC South Division with a perfect 6-0 league mark. The Lancers continued their fall in the SCC North, now at 6-13, 2-4 in conference and fourth place in the division.
Cerritos jumped out to a 15-4 lead and forced PCC to play catch-up the rest of the evening. The Falcons would take a 21-point lead midway through the second half. But Pasadena once again would not lose quietly as Mike Swanegan's sixth 3-pointer of the game closed the gap to 87-82 with 2:14 left. Cerritos used the clock and free throws to end PCC's rally.
For the Lancers, frosh point guard Jeffrey Dockett poured in 24 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds while the sharp-shooting sophomore Swanegan totaled 22 points, making 6-for-11 beyond the 3-point circle. Sophomore forward Marquise Tolson added 12 points off the bench while letterman forward Alec Tatum had nine points and seven rebounds. Reserve freshman forward Bryce Clifton added nine points (and four assists). In a rare start, frosh guard Stephen Shares contributed seven points. Center Lorelle Martin, who had been effective in the paint the previous two games, played just six minutes before a leg injury sidelined him the rest of the game.
Cerritos was led by Kevin Conrad (21 points), Anthony Holliday (19 points), and Marquise Washington, who scored 18 points and pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds.
The Lancers host Long Beach City College Wednesday, Jan. 30 in a 7 p.m. SCC tip-off at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
[Photo--Frosh guard Steven Shares in action earlier this week v. East Los Angeles, image by Richard Quinton, sports information photographer.]
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The Bruins will play three games on Saturday, Sept. 14.
UCLABruins.com recognizes the Play of the Week and the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week
Paul Reynolds scored six goals today in a 21-7 win over Cal Lutheran and a 16-6 win over UCSD.
The Bruins beat Pomona-Pitzer (17-4) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (19-2) in the UCLA Invitational.
The UCLA men's water polo team will play four games (two exhibition) at Spieker Aquatics Center.
The Bruins return two All-Americans and four starters from last year's NCAA Runner-up team.
Team USA was led by two Bruins, Alec Zwaneveld and Chancellor Ramirez, each scoring two goals.
Team USA will now face Spain in fifth-place game on Sunday.
Bruins Ryder Roberts scored two goals while Garrett Danner made 11 saves in the cage.
A total of eight Bruins (seven players and one coach) are in Szombathely, Hungary.
The Americans were led by two goals each from Danny McClintick, Paul Reynolds and Chris Fahlsing.
The 2013 FINA World Championships will be held July 22-August 3 in Barcelona, Spain.


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Discovery rethinks gun shows
Discovery Channel has told US press that Sons of Guns, which finished its third series in October is not on the schedule and it is not on the schedule in the near future.
Meanwhile Discovery confirmed that its other series about gun manufacturing, American Guns, has officially been cancelled. The network said that decision was unrelated to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Rather, she said, Discovery three months ago had quietly decided to drop the series. Ratings for American Guns had fallen off, it said. She acknowledged, however, that Sons of Guns had had pretty solid ratings.
Discovery rethinks gun shows | Advanced Television


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