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Rated 5 out of 5 by Tari works for me I know I could probably have gotten a better deal, but I am still happy with them. I wanted this style of glass quickly so this fit the bill. They ended up costing almost two dollars each, which to me is a little high, but they were exactly what I wanted and having them shipped to me was great as I didnt have time to shop for them. Over all, we are very happy with the set. I would order more. September 15, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Stevie851 I bought 2 sets of these! They're lovely. White wine looks great in them. They have a nice solid feel to them - yet the glass is beautiful, not thick at all. Stem free - the only way to go! May 19, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by susu perfect these are great! well made, feel substantial, great price. no complaints! well one small one -- i ordered 50 and it would have been nice for them to come in a box that would have allowed for storage, a box made to hold glasses (with the cardboard divider thingies). instead they just came bubble-wrapped in a big box. hard to store if you only are using on occasion. April 19, 2013
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Watch this video and share witwh your friends. We need to do this.
He talks about increasing NASA's budget to help the economy, education, and innovation.
i hate it when people post long youtube videos with no explanation given and order me to watch them
i dont give a shit. do people the courtesy of telling them what its about yourself instead of expecting them to take the trouble of finding out. when you post something like a youtube video expecting people to see it then youre asking them to do you a favour and we dont owe you time out of our day to try and find out what the video, which we never had any inclination of watching before you posted it, is about.
after a reasonable period of time has passed, i will bump this thread, which will garner few if not no responses from people who have actually watched the video, and use it to further illustrate my point. we'll see who has the last laugh kirby. WE SHALL SEE.
well im still not going to watch it
Well, I open my eyes and I see things. I've seen spirits moving through the walls. I've seen a vortex coming through the wall. I've seen amorphous little balls of light bouncing all around in the front yard through the window. I've seen giant bugs on the floor. I was in a hotel room in Amarillo, Texas, and all I remember is standing on the bed and seeing the whole wall in front of me filled with lights that were [makes popping sound] popping like popcorn out of the wall. Then I'll wake up and I go "Wow, I was standing on my bed and staring at this wall."
Neil deGrasse Tyson is pretty cool
however it is ironic that a self-proclaimed die hard communist like kirby is rallying behind a man whose primary argument is based on the foundation of capitalism: innovation driven economic growth.
this is great. especially the question tyson poses dawkins at about 20 minutes in. still not done with it. i might highlight all the interesting bits for all your lazy fuckers who wont watch this throughout.
audience questions are fucking stupid though. thats what you get for holding a talk like this in HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
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The Culture of Sculpture
Eight years ago, Dan Cummings and a small group of sculptors approached the Cultural Celebration Center with a proposal for a sculpture show. Program Director Susan Klinker told them that sounded like a great idea, and if they wanted to do it themselves they could. So they did. The Face of Utah Sculpture exhibit was born and it gets bigger and better every year.
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The show is an invitational, and once you're invited to be in the show, you have a standing invitation thereafter. This year's exhibit will continue through August 29 at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in the main gallery. The work features both emerging and established artists working in both traditional and contemporary styles in a variety of techniques and forms. The end result is always an exciting and eclectic mix of sculptural excellence produced by the best in Utah.
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Susan Klinker says, "What I love most about this show is that it is by the artists and for the artists. They artists choose among their peers who they believe should receive an award." There are five awards: Best of Show Peer Award, People's Choice Award, UCCC Staff Award, and two Special Recognition Awards. This year the Best of Show Peer Award went to Julie Lucas, and the People's Choice Award went to Brian Christensen. There aren't very many shows in Utah exclusively for sculptors. In fact, sculptors in Utah suffer from being "less collectable" than painters. After all, the average home has more wall space then surface area. But that doesn't make it any less interesting or desirable. Come check out the show. You may not find something for your living room, but you will find something to remember.
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ZF-9211: 2nd message for Zend_Validate_File_IsImage is different between English file and Russian one.
I find difference between English file and Russian one in resource/language .
I think following message for Russian at line 139, {quote} The mimetype of file '%value%' could not been detected {quote}
should be {quote} The mimetype of file '%value%' could not be detected {quote}
I am no russian docu member and I don't speak russian. Unassigning the issue from me.
Patch attached.
I've checked the other languages to be sure, they are all correct.
Maghiel: How can you check other languages? Do you speak 8 different languages? ;-)
Hint: When the source changes than also the translation will change. In german for example "has be" and "has been" have different meaning in translation. And many other languages behave the same way. So simply changing the source is not correct as long as you are not a native russian speaker.
@Thomas: clear! I assumed it was just a simple question of a miss-spelled key. (I still think it's a misspelled key, as all languages contained the same source, except for Russian. But I cannot be sure so you're definatly right i cannot resolve this issue).
Well then Reopened and unassigned from me :p
A Russian speaking member should check the russian translation.
Thomas, the key differs from the value. The value should obviously be checked by someone who speaks Russian (pref. natively. Alex?), but the keys should be the same in all language files.
Dolf: The unittest shows that the key differs from the original english resource.
This means that the translation has been made by using a wrong key. Therefor also the value has to be seen as incorrect as long as it has been verified by a russian speaking person.
Correct, but then it still makes sense to at least correct the key?
No one corrected the key, because then the value is incorrect. And thats the reason why the unittest fails.
I don't get your problem.
To be on the correct side we could in the meantime delete the related key/value pair, but why making the work of others more problematic?
Well, i did 'correct' it, but then took it back :p
Thank All for comments, I am not native, but I have just checked both key string and value one for SVN r20377 .
@Saturo: Note that when you would have done this for german, then you would have broken the validation as the meaning for the translation would have changed.
Please note that only a native translator should change the key and value pair, otherwise the validation is surely broken.


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THE PARTY Saks Fifth Avenue and A Better Chicago hosted VIP Chicagoans for an evening with Carolina Herrera, as the designer herself came to town to showcase her fall 2013 collection at Terzo Piano in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. THE SCENE Hosts Trish Rooney Alden, Kay Krehbiel, Jill Rasmussen and Kara Wright welcomed 225 guests for a cocktail reception with hors d'oeuvres by Bon Appetit. Afterward, a runway presentation showcased the Venezuelan designer's sophisticated and feminine style with flowing, silk gowns. Guests were wowed by everything from classic black-and-white color palettes to rich emerald and burgundy fabrics with fur and velvet accents. THE HIGHLIGHTS The evening raised $35,000, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting A Better Chicago. The charity's founder and CEO Liam Krehbiel welcomed the crowd, alongside Ron Frasch, president of Saks Fifth Avenue. After the show, Herrera mingled with guests. Photography by Brian Carey from Fig


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Crews from Texas Sterling Construction repair a 42-inch prestressed concrete cylinder pipe water line near Houston's Sims Bayou Pump Station.
As part of its role as program manager and engineering consultant to Houston's Surface Water Transmission Program, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN), Houston, has collaborated closely with the city's Design Branch on a series of emergency repairs to large-diameter water pipelines. During three catastrophic failures, they developed a unique contact management solution to meet the demands of such repair projects.
Harish Jajoo, Houston's Design Branch senior assistant director, said the city's role was to respond as quickly as possible to each disaster and incorporate the advice of LAN and other consultants into the solution. "The first failure occurred in July 1998 when a petroleum pipeline contractor made the costly error of puncturing a 96-inch steel water transmission main," said Jajoo. "The hole was made approximately 3900 feet west of the city's largest surface water facility, the East Water Purification Plant, in an area where the main had been installed at a depth of approximately 30 feet. Further complicating matters, there were no crossover connections to other mains to permit bypassing the damaged area between the plant and the damaged section.
"The city of Houston mobilized more than 40 staff members within two hours and called LAN to join the repair effort," said Jajoo. "The onsite team rushed to close butterfly valves and isolate the damaged section of the main. However, since the rupture occurred at night, we weren't able to conduct a complete assessment with LAN and the team until sunrise the following morning."
By sunrise, crews determined the surface-level damage: The north shoulder of the street under which the main was located had been severely damaged by water erosion. Though the main was isolated, unfortunately the rupture was located in the lowest vertical elevation of the pipeline. Even worse, team members later determined the three isolation valves were leaking. As a result, sufficient pressure remained on the line to further wash away the road.
Since the main would have to be out of service for repair, crews had to take immediate action to avoid the collapse of the city's water distribution system and prevent the need for water rationing.
Due to constraints on draining the line, the contractor assisting the effort suggested an inspection using underwater divers. The divers welded an internal steel patch in place, then coated it and other damaged areas of the pipe. The patch held sufficiently to enable the city to place the main back in service less than three days after the puncture and provide a more permanent repair on the outside of the main.
The team completed emergency repairs in 72 hours. The contractor worked around the clock with support from city crews, divers, and LAN personnel. Crews finished restoration of the roadway at a non-emergency pace for $285,000 for immediate repairs, and $372,000 for total repairs.
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Not a bad gig. I'm figuring the perfect candidate would be a be-dreadlocked trustfundafarian with a Flip video camera. People with mortgages, children, 401K plans and all the golden handcuffs endemic to real life need not apply. You know, someone who'll rock this sticker:
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The Tony Orlando Girls Night Out Revue (featuring men from the 2009 Chippendales Tour) will be at Antigua in downtown Orlando tomorrow night.
This is a ladies-only show starting at 8 p.m. A special meet-and-greet with the dancers will happen before the show at 7 p.m. Ladies 18-and-up are welcome. After 10 p.m. the doors will open to both men and women.
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Fashion is a universal concept and styles are endless, even on the streets of Salt Lake City.
For conferences, vacations and opportunities, Salt Lake City is attracting people from around the globe. Their diversity enhances the city in many ways, but for the people-watchers among us, their fresh perspective on style is particularly exhilarating.
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"I like to dress well, and I appreciate great quality. My shoes are Puma; shirt is Guess; jeans are Armani; bracelet is from Zales, and watch is Porsche Design."—Jean Ramos, visiting from Puerto Rico for the Max International conference
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"Recently in Salt Lake from Mexico, I have had adjust my closet, but I like dressing for the occasion whether I'm dressing to impress for a function or wearing what's comfortable to run around town. My dress and shoes are from Forever 21; my necklace is from Van Heusen, and my bag is from H&M."—Eddy Cavazos, buyer
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Each year, American cities that excel in the digital arena are recognized by the Center for Digital Government through its Digital Cities Survey. Now, as part of the Digital Communities initiative, the seventh annual survey in 2007 raised the bar for cities, with winners demonstrating that digital technology can connect citizens with their government on a level never before achieved. As a result of its continuing leadership and innovation, Santa Monica, Calif., ranked first in the mid-size city category (population of 75,000 to 124,999). Digital Communities discussed the city's winning strategies with CIO Jory Wolf.
Q: Can you first give us a capsule summary of information technology deployed in Santa Monica?
A: The city is about 8.3 square miles, located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, and we are surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. We are a city council/city manager form of government, and we have a budget of about $170 million in the general fund, and about $50 million worth of capital improvement project funds. We have a city employee base of 2,146, and of that, 37 are IT employees. We currently have an IT operating budget of $4.9 million and a capital project budget of $6 million, which is inflated because several of our projects, including traffic-signal synchronization and parking advisory involve public works. We have a complement of 1,500 PCs. We have completed our virtualization projects and now have downsized from 140 servers to 75. We currently store 250 terabytes of data through our storage system that uses several SANs [storage area networks] on our network.
Q: You also have your own fiber network, which I understand has been important to much of what you have done.
A: Yes, the applications that we are most proud of are ones that have been built off our broadband networks. Beginning in 1998, the city created a telecommunications master plan and decided to stop paying Verizon $4.2 million annually by creating a fiber network that would serve the city, college and schools. We currently have 50 facilities on that network, and we've reduced our Verizon tab from $4.2 million to $1.3 million.
The city pooled all of its funds from all the departments and, through our local cable franchise, we paid Adelphia - it was Adelphia at the time - $530,000 and built the fiber network. This has allowed us to not only save money, but also has taken us to the next step with new applications that we wouldn't be able to use without robust communications.
It also provided opportunities for us to lease our fiber to businesses and co-location leases to businesses. We've established regional partners that allow us to do that. Now we've taken on a position of not just serving our internal city departments, but our community as well.
Our virtualization projects have enabled us to work smarter, lower the costs of our infrastructure, and improve our services and security. We now have a robust enterprise model that includes mirrored SANs using a fiber channel, VMware, virtual servers and blade enclosures. We are now following ILM [information life cycle management] and ITIL [Information Technology Infrastructure Library] for asset and desktop management.
Virtualization has taken us into the area of a quick disaster recovery model for business continuity. What used to take us hours in terms of backup and disaster recovery testing, is now only taking minutes for our critical applications.
The broadband has also enabled the other applications we've deployed. Some of them, I know, we never would have been able to do without fiber. And that includes the 17 Wi-Fi hot zones we implemented throughout the city in public spaces. We've implemented 150 public video cameras for security purposes on our promenade, pier and all of our parking structures. We also have streaming video through our police vehicles that can be viewed


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WORLD PREMIERE: Lupe Fiasco & Kenna - "Resurrection" [Music Video]Posted byMarch 10, 2010Filed under:28
Just came back from haiti and watched this video. It was the perfect song to describe it. Things are getting better slowly
as far as EXPOSINGTHEWICKED is concerned hmmm..no need to speak to you other than to say than you seem to be missin a little bit of love in your life homie haaa. its coo my man il pray for ya..jus keep in mind you are the one spelling words incorrectly and got so much negativity in your heart you seemed to be brainwashed yourself...so its coo man..im not worried bout you ha got to be kidding me hahaa oh and no need for you to respond, you've taken up enough of my time there is no need to respond back to you.
oh and for the record music does have the power to heal it also has the power to destroy on the contrary that we all respond according to our 5 senses without them we are nothing the actual sound that is said to heal is the miraculous frequency for transformation and DNA repair is 528 hz, its amazing how our own brain is much more intelligent than we can even imagine, look past your ego wake up and use your third eye . praise god!
I love your heart!!!!! you all are so beautiful.... I am so grateful for the things i have even tho most would say it aint much...i feel as if i'm rich spiritually... Lupe & kenna may god give you the endurance and strength you need for every ounce of charisma needed to continue to help humanity rise. I have nothing but pure love for you all and with that said thats all we need is Love!
@exposingthewicked he didn't mean it fucking literally you retard. like aids or any other type of ailment/bad situation is going to be fucking cured by listening to music. all he meant was it makes people happier and makes em feel good. no need to start some vicious argument over nothing so you get educated you dumbass.
"Nothing heals better then music.." STFU the last thing the people of haiti need is mUSIC.. where is your fcking mind to say such crap you stupid mind controlled pupper and you labryinthastsx what ever your nickname is GET EDUCATED on what really shines in dark times OR GTFO e-t-w
The video is great, shines a light in a dark time, very uplifting, and i agree w L.I.M.I.T. nothin heals better than music, uplifts peoples feelings...keep doin your thing lupe
It's really good very respectful towards the people of Haiti and everywhere around the world. Nothing heals better then music..
I am Lupe's heir to the throne... Lupe if U are listening, I got ressurected into "MC^2"... my rhymes are so close to yours its scary... you mention Frank Lapedis in a song who is the plane driver from the show Lost. I am who you were looking for, God willing. I know of the master's "Essence"... The Champ is here
I'd have to be interested in the song in the first place to want to watch a it's music video amirite?
let all report this bitch name "EXPOSINGTHEWICKED" because every time i jump on here he has something neg to say and if u all here a lot then you know what I'm mean we are lasers not loser and he is a loser - L>A>S>E
stop the propoganda please stupid video clip RESPECTLESSS TO THE DEAD smh.. with your anarchy chain WTF ,,i,,


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Post-COP17 Briefing: Damian Ryan and our global policy staff on the key outcomes
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- 23 December 2011
COP17 took place in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. Download the full Post-COP17 Briefing, which marks the end of Damian Ryan our Senior Policy Manager's Durban coverage and features country perspectives from our global policy staff in Australia, China, Europe, India and the US.
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The 17th annual UN Climate Conference (COP17) took place in Durban, South Africa from November 28 to the early hours of Sunday December 11, making it the longest climate summit on record.
A year after Cancun had resuscitated the process following its near collapse in Copenhagen, Durban's purpose was threefold. One, it needed to consolidate the process and advance the developments from Cancun. Two, it had to deal with the vexed question of the Kyoto Protocol's future. And three, it needed to give clarity to the direction and outcome of the overall negotiating process. In all three respects it largely succeeded.
Unfortunately, the conference failed to directly address the large elephant in the room –namely, the gap between country actions and the actual level of ambition required to avoid dangerous climate change. Parties again kicked agreement on firm emission reduction targets to the next COP.
Despite this, there is reason for optimism. The process remains alive and indeed has been strengthened. Countries remain committed to it and the principles that it embodies (e.g. international collaboration, rule-based environmental governance, collective responsibility etc). The agreement to reach a new global deal by 2015 also shows that parties recognize that 'bottom-up' action alone will be insufficient to address the emissions gap and that 'top-down' measures are still critical for scaling up action.
Perhaps most importantly, the operationalization of a range of new institutions and institutional processes could provide the basis for greater bottom-up action and transparency of efforts. Crucially, this would help build confidence and trust amongst parties. Since these are the elements so often missing from negotiations, Durban's long-term legacy may well be institutional.
It goes without saying that the next four to five years will be critical in determining whether the world moves to a low carbon development pathway or locks itself into a high carbon one. To achieve the former and avoid the latter, the debate needs to move from one of 'shared pain' to one of 'shared gain'.
In this regard the work of sub-national governments and the actions of business leaders will be essential. By demonstrating the 'art of the possible' at the practical level, these low carbon, clean-tech, resource-efficiency driven leaders can play a disproportionate role in building the confidence and enthusiasm for action that will deliver a truly ambitious and effective deal in 2015.
Supporting and catalyzing this leadership is the focus of The Climate Group's own program of work in the lead up to 2015.
Key Durban Outcomes
- Establishment of a new negotiating process – the 'Durban Platform' – to agree a new, legally binding global climate deal by 2015, with entry into force by 2020
- Extension of the Kyoto Protocol with agreement to a second commitment period from 2013 to either 2017 or 2020 (exact end date to be confirmed at COP18)
- Operationalization of a range of new 'Cancun' institutions and processes, not least the new Green Climate Fund.
Implications from Durban
- Reaffirmation of support for the process sends an important political message about countries' commitment to collective action and the overall direction of travel
- All major players provided with 'political wins' of some kind, allowing them to deal with domestic criticisms without undermining international progress. The EU is arguably the biggest winner
- Exit of Canada, Russia and Japan from further Kyoto commitments could create a new 'low-ambition' group with the US, but impact as yet unclear. 2012 US elections could change things – for better or for worse
- Intentionally ambiguous language about future global deal papers over some key remaining divides between countries, but provides the space for continued discussion
- The shift to a single negotiating track beyond 2012 represents further erosion of the 'firewall' between developed and developing countries.
- The window for keeping the global temperature increase below 2°C has closed further, with parties committing to a deal in 2015 they should have closed in Copenhagen in 2009. Six valuable years have arguably been lost
- The continuing lack of certainty about emission reduction targets puts the world on a trajectory towards 3-4°C of warming or perhaps more
- Any targets that are agreed next COP are likely (certain?) to be those already pledged (i.e. following Copenhagen), leaving a large 'ambition gap'
- On the upside, the new 'Review Mechanism', the draft findings from next IPCC Assessment Report, and the mainstreaming of low-cost, low carbon technologies in next 4-5 years, could provide the political motivation and the means for much greater ambition by 2015. (That at least is the glass-half-full scenario).
- Some legal uncertainties remain about how the second Kyoto commitment period will enter into force on time, but practical impact of a gap seems likely to be minor. Key Kyoto rules and flexibility mechanisms likely to continue operating with being seriously impacted.
- The operationalization of new 'Cancun' institutions and institutional processes are likely to have the most immediate impact on climate action
- New Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) reports and guidelines should provide developing countries with the kind of empirical information they need for better, more effective policy making.
- The operationalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has the potential to drive transformative financing in developing countries, but key issues e.g. sources of finance need to be resolved first.
- Establishment of new Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) could provide a critical hub for improving understanding of technology supply and demand needs at a practical level between governments, private sector technology providers and other stakeholders.
- New work programs looking at establishing new market mechanisms and frameworks for their assessment, could see accelerated expansion of such mechanisms in the short to medium term.
- Agreement on Adaptation Committee composition and modalities will bring coherence and strategic guidance to the broad suite of existing adaptation programs.
- Decisions relating to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the CDM; agriculture; and addressing deforestation, are all likely to have positive impacts in the near term.
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Mayor Williams Joins National Bipartisan Coalition of Mayors Committed to Ending Gun Violence Across America
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(Wilmington, DE) – In an effort to combat the senseless gun violence that claims 33 American lives every day, Mayor Williams has joined Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the national bipartisan coalition of more than 825 mayors. These leaders are committed to protecting their communities by keeping illegal guns and military-style weapons off their streets and out of their schools.
Since the horrific mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, more than 125 new mayors have joined the coalition's bipartisan ranks. The coalition also has more than 1 million grassroots supporters, making it the largest gun violence prevention advocacy organization in the country.
Members include Democrats, Republicans, and Independents in big cities and small towns. While their backgrounds may differ, on the issue of gun violence, they speak with one voice – united for the sake of public safety.
"With the tragic shooting in Newtown and the shooting that took place at a middle school in Atlanta, we must take proactive steps to fight gun violence in our City and nationwide," said Mayor Williams.
Mayor Williams is also urging colleagues, constituents, and violence prevention advocates to sign the petition at DemandAPlan.org, where the coalition has also launched an online video campaign featuring testimonials from gun violence survivors and family members of victims.


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This listing is for a 13 pcs beautiful GEENNY brand new Crib set with all the bundle you will need. This set is made to fit all standard cribs and toddler beds. The whole set comes with 10-pcs set plus 3 New Wall Art Decor Hangings, which comes out as this total 13-pcs bundle. The set is made by Geenny Designs, well known as Nursery series products Designs. All bundled pieces are in brand new zippered, handled carrying bag. These are the real beautiful new styles with regular retail price over $200. This set includes a quilt, two valances, skirt, crib sheet, bumper, diaper stacker, toy bag, two pillows and three wall hangings
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I love gummi pumpkins! They're pretty tasty and come October, there's so many varieties to choose from. I tend to prefer the ones with the granulated sugar coating on them, as I really like that texture. What lured me into these gummis that I found in Cost Plus World market was the fact it's a mix of black (ish) and orange pumpkins. Something new, horray!
So, from looking at the package, it's difficult to say who made these gummi pumpkins for Coat Plus World Market, since they're packaged completely in their branded packaging. I have a inkling they're the Juju Pumpkins that Zachary Confections makes. Still I'm sure there's other manufacturers out there out there that I am unaware of.
These pumpkins are attractive to look at. The colors are vibrant and pretty. The back, upon closer inspection, is actually a dark purple. The pieces are well formed and have nice fluting on them like real pumpkins. They're a nice size too, not too big and not small. I'd say around the size of a large gumdrop.
The grape pumpkin tastes like concord grapes. It's thick and juicy with rich notes of grape and raspberry. I'm reminded of a mixture of concord grape juice and grape cough medicine, but in a good way.
The orange pumpkin is, of course, orange flavored. It's bright and orangy, and reminds me of the Brach's orange slices. The flavor is sweet and there's no hint of tartness at all. Fun and tasty.
I really liked these, and they're a fun "stand in" until I find the ones with the sugar coating. I prefer the orange ones to the grape flavor, which in a way makes this package hard for me to pick through since I go after all the orange ones first. I'm sure these would look super nice as decorations in a candy bowl or on top of cupcakes!
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Yesterday, I ran 19 miles in 85 degree heat on a training run for the NYC ING Marathon on November 4. Half way through the run, when the ache and fatigue started to set in, and I was soaked to the skin with sweat, I thought to myself "Why am I doing this?" Then, as always, I smiled to myself and thought, "Because it is for Jack."
Jack is my 22 year old son and he is severely affected with autism. As a young child, he had no eye contact and no receptive or expressive language. He flapped his hands, screeched, ran in circles and had tantrums. He had no interest in his siblings. A simple trip to the grocery store was a nightmare. As he grew, he began to have self- injurious behaviors and other behavior challenges. He hit himself in the head and hit his head on objects. There was no school or program which could help Jack at the time. No doctors had any answers. No local educators had any answers.
At the age of 7, Jack broke a window in our kitchen with his head. His behavior challenges and needs became so overwhelming, that we had to find a residential program where he could safely learn and thrive. Fortunately, we found The New England Center for Children (NECC) in Massachusetts. There he has learned to use a voice box to communicate, he is now happy and social, his eyes light up when he sees his family, he has learned independent living skills, enjoys leisure activities, and over his many years there his rates of challenging behavior have come down significantly. NECC probably saved his life.
Then last year, at 21 years of age, Jack aged out of his placement at NECC.
And Jack was not the only adult in New York State who was aging out of a student residential program and needed adult residential placement. When Jack was diagnosed at three, the incidence of autism was 5 in 10,000. Now it is 1 in 88.
It is funny how God provides opportunities for you and it is your job to take those opportunities. So at a neighborhood dinner party we were telling our story about our need to create a group home for Jack to our good friends, Mary Ann and Ken Dempsey. Ken Dempsey, CFO of Catholic Charities of NY, said to us, "I think Catholic Charities would be interested in doing that, Michele. Let me get you in touch with the right people."
I will never forget that first meeting with Catholic Charities of NY. My husband and I met with Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, CEO, and some of his staff. We explained our situation and explained that Jack would soon have nowhere to live because the state had little funding for residential placements in general, and Jack needed a specialized residential placement that offered the program, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)– a key to Jack's learning success. No such program existed in New York State at that time.
I will never forget what Monsignor Sullivan said to me that day – "You need help. We will help you." I had never heard those words in 21 years. And I soon learned that that is what Catholic Charities does every day for all people who need their help in all different capacities. They help without condition, without qualification, and without exception.
So again why am I running the NYC ING Marathon this year? Because I am on the Catholic Charities of NY inaugural team and Catholic Charities of NY has taken over for my son Jack where the New England Center for Children has left off. After 2 years of hard work, Cardinal McCloskey Community Services (CMCS) in Valhalla, NY, an umbrella agency under Catholic Charities of NY, has created, with the partnership of the four families of the residents, a residential program in Ossining, NY for Jack and 3 other autistic adults. They have worked diligently and tirelessly to create a program both at Day Habilitation and in their residential setting, which uses ABA as the teaching method for these adults. Now these adults have the opportunity to continue their journey in life to be the best that they can be.
I have run 3 marathons in my life to date. I will run another marathon on Sunday, November 4, 2012, for Catholic Charities and for Jack and for all autistic individuals everywhere. No matter how hard a training run is or how grueling a marathon experience, it will never be as hard a struggle as it is for my son Jack as he strives every day to perform his life tasks as independently as he can in our world. I will always run for Jack. Every day is a marathon for him.
I will never forget what Monsignor Sullivan said to me that day – "You need help. We will help you."
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Early-career researchers will be taking to the stage to compete against one other in the inaugural Your Research in a Nutshell competition this Friday, 21 September from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the Joondalup Campus.
As part of Research Week, the Office of Research and Innovation are running this competition for early-career researchers.
The researchers will communicate their research 'in a nutshell', similar to the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Each presentation is limited to five minutes with the use of three PowerPoint slides..
Competition entrants include:
The competition winner will receive $2000 and the runner up $1000.
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I live in Houston, Texas with my husband of six years. I was a graphic designer for six years, but I'm now a stay-at-home wife. I unearthed my unused sewing machine from a closet about seven months ago (I knew it would come in handy one day!) and I haven't stopped sewing since!
My sewing room has actually been quite busy this past week. I am trying to finish a couple of WIPs, so I can start some new holiday projects! It really never ends :D.
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|X's & O's | 65"x82" | Ruby by Bonnie & Camille
Patchwork Prism - (I totally photoshopped my mess out of this picture.) Since last time I posted, I finished cutting the pieces for the yellow, blue and green rings. I am now sewing the rows together. Two down, eight to go! Even though it isn't finished yet, I love going to look at it several times a day!
- Fat Quarter Shop 2012 Designer Mystery Block of the Month - This month's block is 'Mint Julep' designed by Lisa Bongean. I am getting used to having Vintage Modern in my mailbox every month!
- Handstitched Class Quilt - This is technically "no progress," but I have good intentions!
- Super Mario Brothers QAL - Despite having so much going on, I could not resist a Super Mario quilt. SO CUTE.
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And that is what I have been up to this past week! Thanks for having me, Lee! I can't wait to see what you all have been up to! Here are the linky rules:
1. Link up any post from the past week that features at least one unfinished work-in-progress (WIP)
2. Somewhere in your post, link back here to my blog. (Or grab my WIP Wednesday button for your sidebar.)
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Twenty trees were planted by volunteers at Ivywild School on Arbor Day, April 26, 2013.
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JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEVolunteers, including many families from the neighborhood and former Ivywild teachers, participated in an Arbor Day tree planting at the Ivywild School on Friday, April 26, 2013. The Ivywild Elementary School closed it's doors in 2009 and the building was put up for sale. The 20,000-square-foot school is being transformed into a mixed-use, business and community center which will include a stylish bakery, brew pub and meat market. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett)y
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Washington State University sophomore Todd Wakefield finished 111th Saturday at the NCAA DI Cross Country Championships held at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park in Louisville, Ky.
Wakefield, a middle distance specialist from Kearns, Australia, ran the 10,000 meters course in a time of 30 minutes 50.7 seconds. His split times were 5:52 at the 2k, 9:32 (3,215m), 15:01 (4,950m), 21:04 (6,910m) and 24:50 (5 miles). At the 2011 NCAA Championships Wakefield was the final scorer at 186th in a time of 31:34.8 for the Cougar men's team that finished 21st.
Wakefield placed 14th at the NCAA West Regionals in Seattle November 9, running a time of 30:01. He was one of four individuals selected from the regional for an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships.
"I'm proud of Todd and think he took big steps and ran a great race. Running 10k races back-to-back is a pretty tall order for him, being a miler," Cougar Coach Tim Riley said. "We're thrilled to be at the NCAA Championships but our goal was for him to be an All-American but there are a lot of great runners here today who did not get that goal. Todd is only a sophomore so we expect to back here next year and the year after."
Kennedy Kithuka won the individual men's title and led Oklahoma State to the team title (72 points). Wisconsin (135) and Pac-12 member Colorado (158) finished second and third. There were 245 men competing at the 2012 NCAA Championships.
Oregon (114 points) won the women's title after a protest that originally disqualified the Duck's second runner was overturned. Providence was second (183) and Stanford third (198). Iowa State's Betsy Saina won the individual women's title running the 6k course in a time of 19:27.9.


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Several members of the Idaho men's and women's tennis teams traveled to the Sun Valley Lyle Pearson Labor Day Championships over the weekend, a USTA non-collegiate open event in Sun Valley, Idaho, and Vandal players left as champions in women's singles, women's doubles, and men's doubles.
Vicky Lozano beat Sammie Watson of Boise State 6-1, 6-1 in the women's final. Sophie Vickers and Beatriz Flores beat Idaho State tandem Marianne Tangraife and Laura Theus 8-4 to claim the doubles final and freshman Matt Oddonetto took home the men's doubles title with Garrett Patton of Boise State with an 8-2 win in the finals. Lozano and Cristobal Ramos Salazar also advanced to the mixed doubles finals before falling.
"It's really nice to see our girls taking the opportunity to get match practice at an open tournament before the college season begins," Idaho women's coach Dan Pollock said. "They obviously are already competing very well and have come back hungry for success this year. I can't wait to be able to get on the practice court with them as a team and prepare for our fall events."
"For Matt to win this tough men's open title which included many current and top former college players as a first semester freshman shows the potential he has," Idaho men's coach Jeff Beaman added of his freshman's performance.


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Joined: 10 Jun 2007
Posts: 1867
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:42 am
Post subject: Vampire Romances
Paranormals have never really been on my radar; even when I considered them, I couldn't understand their appeal.
It would take a long story to explain what changed that, but let's say that I've done a "90 degree turn" and now want to sample the genre. For the complete 180 degrees, however, I'd actually have to do some reading.
To those who love Paranormals: Which authors and titles are your favourites? What about them do you like? As you can tell from the title, I am most interested in stories with vampires, but if you have good recs in a different subgenre, I'd be glad to know about them, too. Thanks!
"To be in a romance is to be in uncongenial surroundings. To be born into this earth is to be born into uncongenial surroundings, hence to be born into a romance." (G.K. Chesterton)
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Location: Mid-Atlantic, USA
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:07 pm
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Some of the most popular and obvious recommendations would be JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series and Nalini Singh's Psy-Changelings series each for very different reasons.
Ward - Her's is a dark world with a modern/urban but at the same time almost medieval feel to it. Her heroes are dark, tortured, emotionally damaged men who very often self-medicate with drugs, alcohol or even violence. Though many are losing interest in the series as it goes on (more urban fantasy, less romance?) the early books are very entertaining -
Dark Lover, Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened
are my faves.
Cole - Her series is more a everything-but-the-kitchen-sink type series with all manner of parnormal characters/beings: Vampires, werewolves, valkyries, fairies, demons, witches, ghosts/phantoms. Though her heroes (and a heroine or two) are often tortured souls, the overall vibe of her stories is generally more upbeat than, say Ward. There is some humor and pop culture references that lighten things up at times.
Singh - I think her series is perhaps the more sci-fi of the bunch with her cold, emotionless, tele-connected collective race called The Psy and their counterparts, the more earthy, warm, tribal, part-animal changelings.
There's also Lara Adrian's vampire series which I consider JR Ward-lite but which is still an enjoyable series.
If you want historical vampire stories you could check out Susan Squires.
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:36 pm
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I really enjoy Angela Knight's vampires.
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Joined: 22 Mar 2007
Posts: 1254
Location: SE VA. USA
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:14 pm
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If you are interested in mysteries as well as romances, you should try P. N. Elrod's Vampire Files which feature Jack Fleming, a 1930s Chicago newspaper reporter, turned vampire; there are romantic elements in each book, but no HEA so far. A spin-off of the Vampire Files are Elrod's Jonathan Barrett books, set in New York and England in the last part of the 1700s.
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Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:20 pm
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Nalini Singh and Kresley Cole are authors of paranormal romances that I can recommend without reservation. Singh is just amazing; in the past, most of the romances I read (especially paranormals) never quite hit the spot with me. When I started reading Singh's series, I re-discovered a passion for the genre that had been waning. She ticks all the boxes in my list of what makes the perfect romance and I know that she will deliver every time. I've never been particularly drawn to vampire romances, but Cole's writing is so sexy and engaging that I can't get through her romances fast enough. These two authors are definitely skilled enough to pull off intricate paranormals with flair.
I never really got into JR Ward, the premise of her stories didn't strike that spark of interest in me. I've heard some good things, but also some bad things, so i'll go with my instinct and give it a miss. I've recently started Christine Feehan's
series, but i'm not sure how I feel about it yet. I'm definitely intrigued enough to keep turning the pages, but her couples are very intense in terms of the whole
thing. Fans of the genre know that it's a common plot device, but I like a little subtlety with it too. There are times when Mikhail (the hero of book 1) is so full-on that it's a bit scary. He reminds me a little of Lachlain from
A Hunger Like No Other
, but I feel that Kresley Cole pulled it off better. He was intense and demanding, but also engaging and vulnerable, a character that drew sympathy from me. As much as I feel sorry for Mikhail, I don't feel that same level of attraction.
For paranormals that take a more subtle approach to romance (ie, "long-term" romances that develop over the course of several books, or perhaps an entire series), i'm really enjoying Kelley Armstrong's
Women of the Otherworld
series, Ilona Andrews'
Kate Daniels
series, and Karen Marie Moning's
Touch The Dark
by Karen Chance is a book I also enjoyed, but I haven't read the rest of the series yet - i'm not sure how I feel about the heroine, she can be annoying at times. The various potential lovers are also too ambiguous for my tastes. With the other three, we know that Elena and Clay belong together, that Kate and Curran are dynamite together, and that Mac and Jericho are fated. With Chance's heroine, it's a bit like she's making her way down a buffet table.
On the flip side, there are some paranormal authors that make me feel cheated after i've read their books, as if they've put in barely 10% of the effort I know is needed to write an outstanding paranormal. I refer to them as para-
, books that take a good idea and fail to run with it. Gena Showalter and Alexis Morgan are some of the authors that i've had this strong reaction to. As mean as it sounds, if they'd given their ideas over to more competent storytellers, they'd have done us a favour.
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Linda in sw va
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
Posts: 4713
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:53 pm
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JR Ward
is a good place to start!
Dark Lover
first installment.
I also like
Susan Sizemore
which starts with
I Burn For You
Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series
is excellent, it's YA which tends to put some people off, including me until I actually tried them. Once I did I was blown away and feel this is a better told romance story than most of the adult vampire romance novels out these days! I absolutely love these books.
Not romance but
Charlaine Harris' Sookie series
is excellent! Whole mix of paranormal characters in there and top notch writing, characters, etc. First one is Dead Until Dark.
I've heard great things about
Lynn Viehl
but haven't yet tried hers.
I tried Lara Adrian and they were wallbangers for me, I don't get the appeal of this author other than she's trying to rip off JR Ward (IMHO) and not doing a very good job of it.
Nalini Singh is good but she's not writing vampire romance - it's more werewolf mixed with inner psychic type abilities.
I also very much enjoyed
by Robin McKinley,
by Jennifer Armintrout,
Demon Moon
by Meljean Brook and
Vampire's Seduction
by Raven Hart.
For werewolves
Kelley Armstrong
is excellent! And as mentioned above
Nalini Singh
is also good here.
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Location: America
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:11 pm
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I don't really read paranormal romance, but I can recommend my favorite Urban fantasy series: Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris, Rachel Morgan by Kim Harrison, and The Vampire Huntress Legends by L.A. Banks. I've only read one Kelley Armstrong, and Karen Chance didn't impress me at all. But a few others are alright (Armintrout is very graphic).
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Location: SE VA. USA
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:25 pm
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Linda in sw va wrote:
JR Ward
is a good place to start!
Dark Lover
first installment.
I also like
Susan Sizemore
which starts with
I Burn For You
I've heard great things about
Lynn Viehl
but haven't yet tried hers.
Nalini Singh
is good but she's not writing vampire romance - it's more werewolf mixed with inner psychic type abilities.
JR Ward's vampires drink only the blood of own kind/opposite sex. They don't seem like what I think of as vampires, but I do enjoy their stories.
I have read all of Lynn Viehl's Darkyn books. I recommend them, but they do have some most unpleasant goriness. She offers extra, free stories on her Blog:
You could sample her work there.
Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling books are great, even if there are no vampires. Each one has a HEA for the featured couple.
I also enjoy Susan Sizemore's books. She has written two time travel books (
Wings of the Storm
After the Storm
) and several historical romances, in addition to her vampiric books.
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Posts: 177
Location: Denham Springs, La
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:21 pm
Post subject: vampires
IMO, Susan Squires' best vampire romance is her first one, "Sacrament." It's historical and not a light romance, but it's not as dark as her later ones.
Karen Harbaugh wrote a really good vampire regency called "The Vampire Viscount."
Susan Sizemore also writes a second more obscure vampire series called Laws of the Blood. They're not romances, but each book has a romantic pair. They have some gore (though I don't find them as graphic as Lynn Veihl's) so they may be classified as horror. I actually prefer them to her romance vampires because they seem to be what vampires would really be like.
It's best to read them in order: The Hunt, Partners, Companions, Deceptions, Heroes.
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Posts: 1513
Location: America
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 11:39 pm
Post subject: Re: vampires
MaryK wrote:
IMO, Susan Squires' best vampire romance is her first one, "Sacrament." It's historical and not a light romance, but it's not as dark as her later ones.
I liked
The Companion
, but the following books in the series have been meh.
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Posts: 177
Location: Denham Springs, La
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:33 am
Post subject: Re: vampires
NoirFemme wrote:
MaryK wrote:
IMO, Susan Squires' best vampire romance is her first one, "Sacrament." It's historical and not a light romance, but it's not as dark as her later ones.
I liked
The Companion
, but the following books in the series have been meh.
I believe Sacrament is the first vampire book she wrote (at least, my copy has a 2002 copyright date and The Companion has a 2005 date), and seems to have been written as a stand-alone - as if she hadn't contemplated a series yet. The world is the same, but there's no sequel bait. To me, it has a very different feel from the series that followed it.
If you liked The Companion, it might be worth your while to try Sacrament.
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Posts: 139
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:48 am
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Well, given the nature of the reviews coming in for Lover Enshrined, Ward may no longer be an auto-buy for me. I had been suspecting that the series was losing its focus on romance in some of the recent books, and didn't like the "trick" that allowed for the "happy ending" in the last one.
Charlaine Harris' Sookie series is getting long in the tooth (ha, ha). I don't know how much longer she plans to extend it, but I am so ready for some resolution.
I don't want to see Stephenie Myers extend her series on and on, however much I like the books.
I read one or two of Viehl's, was turned off by the gore, and then picked one up again last year.
I think I read one of Cole's last year and didn't like it at all. Ditto Lara Adrian, I felt like it was too much of the same. Never was impressed with Christine Feehan's series even though it began before many of these.
I've read the first book in the Ilona Andrews series, and while not a romance, I think it's overall a decent story and good world-building.
I'm not interested at all in LKH, so that doesn't leave much left to check out...
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Posts: 12
Location: Western New York
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:27 pm
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I love the paranormal genre as well and have even gotten more into urban fantasy when some of the paranormal romance authors just didn't deliver- for me. Try Carrie Vaughn- the Kitty Norville series. She's a werewolf/radio talk show host. I know, it sounds weird but the books are good reads and they do have some romantic elements. Not to mention, vampires and probably some other beasties. I would give Karen Chance another go. Although not one of my favorites, the heroine does grow on you. I have the 3rd book in my TBR pile. No one has mentioned Patricia Briggs, but I think she's awsome! She writes the Mercy Thompson series. Mercy is a walker- she does not need the moon to change and she changes into a coyete. She's also a mechanic. Plenty of stuff going on in this series, vampires, witches, fey, etc. I think this is what Anita Blake should have been like. While not a romance- it does have strong romantic elements. Also, really like Ilona Andrews- her second book, Magic Burns is very good.
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Jane G
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Location: Washington, DC
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:06 pm
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I don't want to see Stephenie Myers extend her series on and on, however much I like the books.
Breaking Dawn, which comes out in August, is hte last book. (At least in Bella's POV-- Midnight Sun, the first book in Edward's POV, will be out sometime. And she's hinted that she might not abandon the characters forever after Midnight sun... but for all intents and purposes, the series ends with Breaking Dawn
I don't like paranormal books. But I LOVE the Twilight series. I put off reading it for almost 3 years because I don't like vampires, but this series is excellent.
Jane AAR
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:12 pm
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Yes, I just noticed today that the cover for "Breaking Dawn" has now been "announced" - you can see it at Amazon and over at Stephenie Meyer's web site.
One series that I enjoy but is taking a while to get out is C. T. Adams and Cathy Clamp's Thrall series. There's a new one out at the end of July. It's a very different take on vampires than much of what we've seen recently.
Ironic, but the last few weeks I've read some really good historicals...even as recent as earlier this year I didn't know if we were going to get even a handful of good ones this year. So these things do come in waves.
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Women's Epee, Saber Teams Finish First at Squad Championships
In the final weekend before the rescheduled Ivy League Championships, the Princeton fencing teams sent competitors to Ohio State for the National Squad Championships and came home with two first-place finishes.
Both the women's epee and women's saber teams came home with the gold. In the epee, Princeton had the No. 2 seed and defeated NYU 45-17 in the quarterfinals, Northwestern 45-32 in the semifinals, and Ohio State 45-31 in the final. Hannah Safford, Phoebe Caldwell, Susannah Schanlan and Christina Efthimion contributed to the won. In the saber, Princeton, also with the No. 2 seed, had a quarterfinal bye before defeating Northwestern 45-34 in the semis and Ohio State 45-29 in the final. Gracie Stone, Desirae Major, Diamond Wheeler and Arden Youngblood were part of Princeton's team in that weapon.
In men's epee, Princeton opened with the No. 2 seed and a bye in the quarterfinals, but the Tiger trio of Luke Politi, Delaney Granizo-Mackenzie and James O'Donnell were out-touched by Sacred Heart 45-43. That sent Princeton's three to the third-place match, where Penn won 45-27.
Individual touch totals for Princeton's fencers in the event are below.
Men's Epee
Semifinal, Sacred Heart 45, Princeton 43
Politi 21, Granizo-Mackenzie 10, O'Donnell 12
Third-Place Match, Penn 45, Princeton 27
Politi 18, Granizo-Mackenzie 5, O'Donnell 4
Women's Epee
Quarterfinal, Princeton 45, NYU 17
Caldwell 14, Safford 17, Efthimion 14
Semifinal, Princeton 45, Northwestern 32
Safford 8, Scanlan 24, Caldwell 13
Final, Princeton 45, Ohio State 31
Safford 16, Scanlan 16, Caldwell 13
Women's Saber
Semifinal, Princeton 45, Northwestern 34
G. Stone 16, Youngblood 9, Major 15, Wheeler 5
Final, Princeton 45, Ohio State 29
G. Stone 15, Major 15, Wheeler 15


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