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Ventura's new city manager, Mark Watkins, reveals passion for the job and city he's loved for 25 years
By Michael Sullivan 08/22/2013
While born in San Mateo, Mark Watkins, Ventura's new city manager, resembles any other born and raised local. Finding Ventura hard to resist, he has always maintained some connection to the city over the last 25 years. Though his first job was in Bakersfield, he and his wife (and later their three children) had a boat docked in the Ventura Harbor and would visit every weekend. While he did come to work for the city of Ventura in 1987, he eventually landed several different positions for the city of Thousand Oaks — deputy public works director, public works director and assistant city manager — that had him commuting from Ventura. But his home was where his heart was, or vice versa, and when then-City Manager Rick Cole resigned in February, he threw his hat in the ring. And so the City Council voted unanimously to bring him on board and the rest is history. Now that Watkins has had time to get his feet wet as the new head of city business, he sat down with the VCReporter to share some of the inner workings of Ventura.
VCReporter: What prompted you to seek this position from Thousand Oaks? Was this the first city manager job you had considered, as in you were not looking around California?
Yes, this was the first city manager position that I considered. Thousand Oaks is a great city, is very well-run and I truly enjoyed working there. I was not looking to move and was not "in the market" but when Rick Cole decided to retire I definitely became interested! There were five vacant city manager positions in the county at the time but this is the only one that I was interested in and the only one I applied for. It is a rare opportunity to be able to serve as city manager in the city where you have already lived for 25 years. I am not sure who else applied for the position but I know no one else could match my passion and dedication to the city.
What has been one of your biggest hurdles in Ventura city government?
The city of Ventura has struggled for years with aligning its resources (i.e., budget) and community expectations. As a mission city it is one of the oldest cities in the state and consequently many of the city's assets are in need of maintenance or replacement. We maintain everything from a couple of adobes built in the 1840s (Olivas and Ortega) to a 100-year-old City Hall to the historic Ventura pier. This is the same with city streets, curbs and sidewalks as well as many of the water, sewer and storm drain pipelines. Just like living in a 100-year-old home has the advantage of charm, character and history, it also brings with it the expectation of higher maintenance costs. The rich history and culture of Ventura are felt in our downtown and older neighborhoods but with that comes an increase in maintenance costs. All of these needs compete with the ongoing needs for public safety and other core services. While cities throughout the state are funded similarly through sales and property taxes, the needs for older communities are much greater.
What are some of the biggest concerns for the city of Ventura?
The city went through a painful time a couple of years back with the closing of a fire station due to budget reductions. That fire station was reopened with the help of a state grant but that grant runs out in the fall of 2014. City employees have not had a pay increase in five years and have absorbed benefit cost increases. Phase II of our crime reduction plan to add more police has been put on hold. There is a community desire to add an east-end library, complete the sports park and add Kellogg Park. All of these interests compete for the same limited resources and we, as a community, need to decide how and which we want to fund. On a positive note, businesses want to be here and want to expand here and add jobs here; we need to be able to accommodate them.
What are your top priorities?
My first priority coming to the city was to balance the budget. This was done with the elimination of an additional 10 positions and included paying back some internal funds that had been used to balance previous budgets. My next priority is to restore the public trust in city services. The city organization is full of dedicated city employees that are determined to provide quality services to the businesses and residents of the city. While we recognize that there can be a general mistrust of governmental agencies at all levels, we want the locals to know that their city government is dedicated to providing high quality service at all times.
We know that Ventura is known for its slow moving for businesses and construction. Is that a perception problem or is it real? What is being done to change it?
I think it is a little perception and sometimes real. Ventura has a very engaged population that expects to be involved in major decisions impacting the city. That process of engagement is healthy and leads to good decisions but can also protract the process. Internally we are realigning our staff to streamline our process by centralizing services and having fewer departments involved in the development process.
What are some of the things you personally like most about Ventura?
I can still remember walking out the front door of City Hall after my first day of work. I looked down California Street to the pier on a blue-sky day and was grinning from ear to ear with the simple pleasure of living and working in a beautiful city. We are so blessed to live in a place that many people only get to experience while on vacation.
This is such a dynamic city with so much going on. For example, I came downtown to enjoy the fair parade and then met a group of folks from the Ventura Botanical Gardens for a walk of the trails behind City Hall and a discussion about their plans to create a world-class botanical garden and visitor center. Then we spent the evening dancing at the Music Under the Stars event at the Olivas Adobe. It was a wonderful blend of experiencing a connection with our past through the fair parade, a discussion about our future with the botanical garden and enjoying the present with a concert under the stars. I'm pretty sure that you could not have all of those experiences with the backdrop of the beautiful Pacific anywhere else.
When tourists visit the city, what do you recommend they do here?
Well, we are a beach community so when you visit you need to get on, in or under the water. Island Packers can get you to one of the most beautiful National Parks in the country. You can grab a surfboard or boogie board and play in the waves. After you have had enough sun you can choose from a wide range of restaurants, breweries and wineries to satisfy your needs before walking the downtown and shopping a great mix of stores. Then, when you wake up the next day, you can hop on the free trolley and discover the Harbor, stop on South Seaward, and then take a walk on the pier and promenade. If you need to burn off a few of the calories that you found in the restaurants, then hit the trails behind City Hall for a hike and a view.
How is Ventura utilizing or promoting its New Art City image?
A review of the arts calendar shows a sampling of all of the events from performing arts and music to the visual art and sculpture, www.cityofventura.net/culturalaffairs.
A couple of weeks ago we had the downtown Artwalk that was incredibly well-attended. The buzz downtown during the event was awesome and the new PODS displays were very popular. Every Saturday throughout the summer the city hosts Music Under the Stars at the Olivas Adobe. The WAV, Bell Arts and others host a First Friday event every month.
The city directly supports the arts by commissioning works. As part of the celebration of the City Hall's 100-year anniversary the city unveiled a new sculpture by local artist Matthew Furmanski called "Spolia," which utilized pieces of the original terra cotta used to build City Hall. Well over a hundred people attended the dedication.
Tell me about Ventura's eco-friendly policies.
Wow, this could be (and should be!) an article all by itself. The city has taken a holistic look at everything it does and then implemented programs to make our efforts more environmentally friendly. My first week as city manager, when I sat down with all of the department heads for a meeting I handed out an agenda and there was a collective gasp from the room as the norm for meetings is to go paperless and use the computer monitor in each conference room for agendas and handouts. This city has been a leader in everything from trash reduction to energy reduction to a green fleet and lowering of our carbon footprint. We have received awards from So Cal Edison as a green community, the California Climate Registry as a Climate Action Leader, the Institute for Local Government for their Beacon Award and Fleet Equipment magazine's Green Fleet Award. From our parks folks utilizing beneficial insects and practicing water conservation to the street folks using LED lighting in all of the traffic signals to the fleet professionals that utilize re-refined motor oil, have eliminated all solvents and use alternative fuel vehicles, to our environmental sustainability division that promotes green practices citywide through our green business program, this city is a proven leader in environmental practices. More details can be found on our website: www.cityofventura.net/environmental; www.cityofventura.net/greenventura.
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This week, the Rock Hall's Library and Archives unveiled a new collection of rare and candid photographs donated by Grammy Award-winning harmonica player Sugar Blue.
Perhaps best known for his signature riff and solo on the Rolling Stones' hit "Miss You," harmonica virtuoso Sugar Blue (born James Whiting) made his first recordings in 1975 with legendary bluesmen Brownie McGhee and Roosevelt Sykes. Blue can be heard on the Rolling Stones' Some Girls, Emotional Rescue and Tattoo You. He received a 1985 Grammy Award for his work on the compilation album, Blues Explosion, recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Blue has performed and recorded with musicians ranging from Willie Dixon to Stan Getz to Frank Zappa to Bob Dylan. Blue was among the featured performers at the 18th Annual Music Masters concert, honoring the music of the Rolling Stones.
Visit the Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Satisfaction feature exhibit before it closes on March 2, 2014.
(l-r) Eric Clapton, Sugar Blue and Buddy Guy.
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Stars other than our sun are so far distant that astronomers refer to their distances not in terms of kilometers or miles – but in light-years.
Light is the fastest-moving stuff in the universe. It travels at an incredible 300,000 kilometers (186,000 miles) per second. That's very fast. If you could travel at the speed of light, you would be able to circle the Earth's equator about 7.5 times in just one second!
A light-second is the distance light travels in one second, or 7.5 times the distance around Earth's equator. A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. How far is that? Multiply the number of seconds in one year by the number of kilometers (or miles) that light travels in one second, and there you have it: one light-year. It's about 9.5 trillion kilometers (5.88 trillion miles).
Few of us can comprehend such a humongous number. Is there any way for us mere mortals to really understand how far a light-year is?
As a matter of fact, there is. The 20th century astronomer Robert Burnham Jr. – author of Burnham's Celestial Handbook – devised an ingenious way to portray the distance of one light-year. He did this by relating the light-year to the astronomical unit – the Earth-sun distance.
One astronomical unit equals about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles). Another way of looking at it: the astronomical unit is a bit more than 8 light-minutes in distance.
Quite by coincidence, the number of astronomical units in one light-year and the number of inches in one mile are virtually the same. For general reference, there are 63,000 astronomical units in one light-year, and 63,000 inches in one mile. This wonderful coincidence enables us to bring the light-year down to Earth. If we scale the astronomical unit – the Earth-sun distance – at one inch, then the light-year on this scale represents one mile.
The closest star to Earth, other than the sun, is Alpha Centauri at some 4.4 light-years away. Scaling the Earth-sun distance at one inch places this star at 4.4 miles (7 kilometers) distant.
Scaling the astronomical unit at one inch, here are distances to various stars, star clusters and galaxies:
Alpha Centauri: 4 miles
Sirius: 9 miles
Vega: 25 miles
Fomalhaut: 25 miles
Arcturus: 37 miles
Antares: 600 miles
Pleiades open star cluster: 440 miles
Hercules globular star cluster (M13): 24,000 miles
Center of Milky Way galaxy: 27,000 miles
Great Andromeda galaxy (M31): 2,300,000 miles
Whirlpool galaxy (M51): 37,000,000 miles
Sombrero galaxy (M104): 65,000,000 miles
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State redshirt junior outfielder Andy Workman has been named Second Team Capitol One Academic All-American. Workman is the only student-athlete from the Pac-10 Conference to earn Academic All-American honors. He also earned First Team Academic All-District VIII honors. Workman is the 13th Sun Devil to earn Academic All-American status in baseball and the first since Mike Leake was named the Academic All-American of the Year in 2009.
Workman (Chandler, Ariz.) graduated with a degree in Finance in early May, carrying a GPA of 3.94. Last season he won the Elite 88 Award for highest grade point average at the College World Series. Workman is batting .317 with three homers and 18 RBI this season. He was a First Team Academic All-Pac-10 selection in 2009 but missed the entire 2010 season with an injury, making him ineligible for the honor last season.


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Michael Polish, "Northfork" (2003).
I could go on and on about how beautiful the Polish brothers' Northfork looks – the way light shines through feathers, the stark gray beauty of the Montana landscape, the loneliness of weather-beaten farmhouses and the vastness of the sky swallowing them up, the visual humor of six men in black suits and hats filling up the foreground, all thanks to M. David Mullen's gorgeous cinematography – but then I'd exhaust the good things about the film. Replete (or overstuffed) with religious symbolism, the film, set in 1955, mostly follows the mysterious Movers, assigned to persuade the last stubborn residents of Northfork to move before a new dam is opened and floodwaters consume the village. The film slips through different realities: one is from the dream-perspective of a boy abandoned by his adoptive parents, but I write that as if it's clear which is which. Slowly both universes seep into each other: one suffused with a deadpan surrealism, the other with willful eccentricities, and both unfortunately begin to overshadow the narrative's overall tone of mourning. Not to mention how this mood of impending loss is often shattered by egregious puns (one character actually says, "What are you talking about, Willis?"). Quite an acting cast, though: Nick Nolte, James Woods, Anthony Edwards and Daryl Hannah are here, but their formidability can't save the film from collapsing under its own pretensions.


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Powerball ticket sold in county worth $1 million
Published: Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:48 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:48 a.m.
Someone who played the lottery at Kelly's 49 on Old N.C. Highway 49 in Denton is the owner of a Powerball ticket worth $1 million.
The ticket matched all five white balls but not the Powerball in Saturday night's drawing, beating odds of 1 in 5.1 million.
The winning white ball numbers were 3, 22, 26, 41 and 49.
This is the second ticket sold in the Triad in the past two drawings to win $1 million playing Powerball. The first ticket, which has yet to be claimed, was sold in the Jan. 23 drawing at the Harris Teeter on Clemmons Road in Clemmons. Players have 180 days from the draw date to claim their prize.
Since the lottery began through June 30, 2012, Davidson County education programs received more than $37.1 million in lottery funds, according to a press release from the lottery. By law, those funds pay for teachers' salaries in grades K-3, school construction, prekindergarten programs for at-risk 4-year-olds and need-based college scholarships and financial aid.
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The thirteenth album and Stax Records debut from internationally-renowned singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Teena Marie, Congo Square marks a deeply personal milestone for "Lady Tee."
Like most of Teena Marie's classic albums, it is a largely autobiographical journey that cruises smoothly from southern soul and smoky jazz to dance floor funk. Along for the party are special guests Faith Evans (on the first single "Can't Last a Day"), Howard Hewett (on the steamy duet "Lovers Lane"), MC Lyte ("The Pressure"), Pastor Shirley Murdock ("Soldier"), the jazz trio of pianist George Duke (on the title track), drummer/co-composer Terri Lyne Carrington and bassist Brian Bromberg (on the cinematic ballad "The Rose n' Thorn,") and Teena's daughter Rose LeBeau ("Milk & Honey"). Congo Square is a nod to all who came before and to the ones who will follow in her footsteps, firmly reiterating the obvious: there is only one Teena Marie.
The iconic soul music star and Rhythm & Blues Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient penned and produced all sixteen tracks on Congo Square, whose title is a reference to the sacred area of The French Quarter in New Orleans where slaves were allowed to dance and sing in the wardrobe of their mother country on Sundays.


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I was born and raised in New Jersey. I also spent time visiting family and friends all over the country. I am currently a Senior at William Paterson University. I am in the BFA program with a concentration in Photography. Throughout my life I have looked at the world differently than others. I always wanted to capture people, places, and moments that most pass by in order to bring them to light. Sometimes we travel too fast and never take the time to see the world around us. In my art I try to find the things that are ignored and make it so they can no longer be overlooked.
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Your radiation oncologist maps out your treatment plan. Then, a radiation therapist gives you the radiation. There are a few ways to do that.
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Internal radiation therapy. This is also called brachytherapy or implant radiation. For this treatment, radiation is directed from inside the body. The radiation therapist places small thin tubes of a radioactive substance directly into the breast where the tumor used to be. This is less commonly used for breast cancer. If your doctor does recommend it, you'll most likely have it after or even, in some cases, in place of external radiation. You may need to stay in the hospital for a few days. You may have nausea as a side effect. It should go away when the tubes are removed.


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Can you legally gamble in a community association?
Do we have thousands of criminals out there living in community associations?
Are you guilty?
There are other statutes that apply to community associations in the state of Florida.
Florida Statutes title XLVI is called Crimes.
Chapter 849 of the statutes is entitled Gambling
849.085 – Certain penny anti games not crimes; restrictions
This section actually identifies what games you can participate in that are considered penny ante and not a crime. They are:
- Poker
- Pinnacle
- Bridge
- Rummy
- Canasta Hearts
- Dominoes
- Mah johngg
- Or a game that does not exceed $10 in value
It also says that the game must be conducted in a dwelling, admission cannot be charged, and the participants must be over 18 years of age.
A debt incurred in a penny ante game is not legally enforceable, and creates no civil liability to the community association.
Florida statue 718.114 actually allows associations to conduct bingo games as provided in FS 849.0931. Here is a link to that section: http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/849.0931
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The City of Wilmington Emergency Management Office Provides Notification Message Addressing the Storm for Flood Prone Areas
Posted on 03/06/2013 4:06 pm
Due to the likelihood of severe flooding in certain areas of the city, everyone is reminded to take preventative actions such as:
- Move basement storage to higher levels.
- Keep an eye on the heater and hot water heater.
- Move vehicles out of flood prone areas.
This is a precautionary and preparedness warning message for the City of Wilmington area. This warning is in affect from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013 until 12:00 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013.
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All branches of Marin County Free Library will be closed on Monday, July 4 for Independence Day.
This installment: a touching film about relationships; a blockbuster thriller; a novel about academic pressure; and a Finnish mystery.
A touching film about relationships. There's the rocky romance between a French actress and a graphic designer who's just lost his father. And said father's coming out at a late age after the death of his wife of 45 years! And the father's very cute dog (the same Jack Russell who starred in "The Artist"). Christopher Plummer plays the father with great charm. We discover the childhood scars that inhibit love but--whew--amor vincet omnes. There are historic film clips and the whole enterprise has a dreamy, circular quality which I enjoyed.
Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay
This falls into the category of blockbuster thriller, one I seldom dip into. But this featured a crazy person so I gave it a whirl and was thoroughly caught up. A schizophrenic, Thomas, "travels" everywhere in the world via a kind of Google Earth from his bedroom. He spots something very weird in a window in NYC. His brother Ray, who tends him, offers to look into it, mostly to placate Thomas, and uncovers a series of disturbing coincidences. Politics, dirty tricks, and an attractive hit woman all come into play and there's a slam bang finale. Good plot, lively characters.
Accelerated by Bronwen Hruska
Toby, 8, is very anxious at Bradley School, a prestigious institution that promotes "excellence" at considerable cost. He's distractible, jumpy (what 8 year old boys aren't?) and administration strongly suggests medication. His dad Sean is suspicious of and resistant to this plan but eventually caves in under pressure. The consequences are horrendous and the school's behind-the-scenes agenda is ultimately exposed. Meanwhile Sean's marriage is crumbling. His wife is driven and distant; her parents are Bradley alums, boosters, and pay Toby's tuition. Sean's an art director for Buzz magazine, and there's lots of action featuring celebrity gossip and tweaking the facts. Entertaining, with a serious slant.
Outrage by Arnaldur Indridason
A Finnish mystery that starts with the bizarre discovery of a slashed body and a raped girl cowering nearby. She can't remember what transpired, but the corpse's mouth is stuffed with Rohypnol pills, the date-rape drug. Elinborg, a woman detective, is in charge of the investigation. She finds a few leading clues: a shawl emitting the scent of tandoori spices and a t-shirt emblazoned with SF. Confessions pop up from both the girl and her father. Eventually the twisted story emerges and even links key players to another girl, long missing. Lots of psychological inquiry here--so much more than who-dun-it.
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The ancient royal burgh of South Queensferry was formerly a congested ferry port. Today, it is a quiet little town nestling on the south bank of the Firth of Forth, in the shadow of both Forth bridges. The Old Town overlooks the coast; behind it is a steep hill dotted with modern buildings.


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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome Andy Flory of Carleton College as the next guest speaker in the American Musicological Society/Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Lecture Series – a joint collaboration that brings scholarly work to a broader audience and showcases the musicological work of the top scholars in the field. Flory will give the lecture, "Reissuing Marvin: Musicology and the Modern Expanded Edition" on Wednesday, December 5 at 7 p.m. in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Foster Theater.
This event is FREE and reservations are recommended, but not required. To RSVP, visit http://tickets.rockhall.com. This event will be live streamed on rockhall.com, and a webcast will be made available on the AMS web site.
During his lecture, Flory will consider the role of the musicologist as reissue producer. He was approached by Universal Music Group to provide musicological assistance with a reissue of Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man, an album closely related to a 1972 Blaxploitation film soundtrack composed by Gaye. The process of completing this work gave him a glimpse into the world of the modern reissue producer, a rarely-discussed agent responsible for creating historical documents of past releases for the modern marketplace.
Using his experience with the project as a launching point, Flory's talk will consider the role of the musicologist within the business of popular music for a larger discussion of the public humanities. In addition, the lecture will offer reflections on what academics might offer an industry that is often focused on the past, while also considering how the musicological community may benefit from deeper connections with corporate entities that control often-proprietary resources.
Building upon the success of the AMS/Library of Congress lecture series, which over the last three years has resulted in a six public lectures by distinguished members of the American Musicological Society showcasing research building upon the library's musical collections, the AMS/RRHOFM Lecture series consists of two events each year featuring members of the Society presenting engaging lectures on topics relevant to the mission of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. For more information about these events, visit http://ams-net.org/RRHOFM-lectures.


text: What a weekend! June 1-3 here in Victoria BC we enjoyed the Robert Cameron Law Corporation Cycling Series. The weekend began with the Specialized / Russ Hay's Time Trials. It was a breezy and slightly chilly evening but the view from Victoria's Dallas Rd. trumped the weather and the cyclists didn't disappoint when it came to giving it their all for the crowd. This event has each rider challenge only themselves. many even have specialized time trials only bikes and watching them dawn the sleek aerodynamic helmets brought back memories of Star Wars. Unlike Star Wars there was no Darth Vader to fear, only the clock. (more…)


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Volleyball Drops Marathon Thriller To IPFW, Hosts #14 Ball State Saturday
The resolve of the men's volleyball team will be tested again this weekend, as Princeton dropped a 3-2 thriller in its home opener to IPFW Friday night. The Tigers will get an immediate chance to bounce back, as they will host the 14th-ranked Ball State Cardinals Saturday night at 7 pm.
Princeton (0-3) has lost back-to-back five-set matches, and this one was as close as it could get. Two of the first four sets were decided by 26-24 scores, and the Mastadons (4-2) clinched the win 15-13 in the fifth. Princeton had led 10-8 in the set, but IPFW won five of the next six points and then was able to side out enough for the win.
Senior Pat Schwagler led the offense with 19 kills, while sophomore Devin Stearns continued his hot start to the season with 13 kills and 14 digs. Junior Cody Kessel had 13 kills and five blocks, while classmate Will Siroky had 10 kills and hit .389 for the match.
In his home debut, freshman setter Chris Kennedy paced the offense with 48 assists, and he added 10 digs. Junior Tony Ensbury also had 10 digs.
Princeton won the opening set 25-21 after a block and a kill from Stearns, but it was the second set that will leave the Tigers frustrated. A kill by Siroky gave the Tigers a pair of set balls, but IPFM won the next four points to even the match at 1-1.
The third set was even at 24-24 when Stearns and Schwagler recorded back-to-back kills to clinch a 26-24 win, but IPFW was in full control in the fourth for a 25-19 victory. Neither team led by more than two points in the fifth set, but IPFM earned the win off a kill by Andrew Sellan.


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I enjoy Firefox 4's memory of any page titles. It's actually come to be pretty useful, since I don't take the time to remember web addresses. Does Chrome have the same thing? I'm considering switching.
stop eating shit and get chrome guys (rayne is right for once in his fucking li
your welcome
Chrome, but was an IE bitch for years.
not my fault you just cant get ca off your mind and out of your dreams!
every browser has that feature; this isnt 1998. chrome's is a little iffy though. safari has the best page-title memory imo, even better than firefox's.
what i liked most about chrome and what kept me going back when it was my default browser throughout 2009 and 10 was the ability to search directly from the address bar and how incredibly fast the browser generally was. safari eventually won me over because of better page indexing, history, actually remembers your prior search queries in the google search side-bar and has a fucking awesome index page.
also opera is underrated as hell, which is surprising considering they came up with many of the features that are taken for granted in every web browser today such as tabs and 'speed-dial'. opera on mac sucks though.
I've been trying Opera. Aesthetically it's very appealing, although I can't figure out how to import my cookies.
Hahahaha Opera was my browser of choice back in 2009.
Comeon Rayne, it wasn't THAT funny
I've tried out almost every browser, really.
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text: This week is the final week of the 2013 legislative session. There are several anti-gun bills and an anti-hunting bill with seriously consequences for gun owners, sportsmen and Second Amendment supporter awaiting their final vote on the floors of the state Senate and Assembly before adjournment of the California Legislature on Friday, September 13. These misguided anti-gun/anti-hunting bills could be up for its final vote on any day and at any time this week. Dont let your state Senator and Assemblyman think their constituents support this anti-gun/anti-hunting legislation. To ensure that your state Senator and Assemblyman know that their district have many pro-gun constituents you MUST contact them daily this week making your pro-gun voice heard.


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@PUSoftball Sweeps First Twinbill at Cornell Since '05
The race for the Ivy South division title may be over, but the superlatives continue to grow for the Princeton softball team as it plays its final weekend of the 2013 season.
The Tigers swept a doubleheader from Cornell in Ithaca for the first time since 2005 Saturday, winning game one 3-1 and game two 7-5 in 10 innings.
With the sweep, Princeton is 26-18 overall and 11-7 in the Ivy League. The 26 wins are Princeton's most since 2006, when the Tigers were 34-19, and the 11 Ivy wins are the Tigers' most since 2008, when they set a league record by going 18-2.
Princeton hit five home runs on the day, two of those in the opener. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the third on a two-run home run by Lizzy Pierce and made it 3-0 with a solo shot from Candy Button the next inning.
Cornell (19-25, 7-11) got one back in the seventh to spoil the shutout. The Big Red put a runner on third with a catcher's interference call and two groundouts, and used Leanne Iannucci's pinch-hit single to get on the board. It was one of only two hits Alex Peyton (8-7) gave up, the other coming on a Jenny Edwards double to lead off the bottom of the fourth.
Princeton had to score in two of the three extra innings in the second game to get the win, pulling ahead for the final time in the 10th by reaching the two leadoff hitters, Danielle Allen and Rachel Rendina, on a double and a single before moving them around the bases as each scored on groundouts.
After that, Shanna Christian (10-5) closed out the win in relief, allowing Cornell to get runners on first and second with a single and a walk and one out, but got a pair of flyouts to end it.
Peyton hit two home runs in the nightcap, one in the fifth and one in the seventh, to turn a 3-1 game into a 3-3 tie just in time as the Tigers were able to extend it to extras. Allen had the fifth home run of the day for Princeton, her first for the Tigers as a freshman, to give the team a 5-3 lead in the eighth before Cornell clawed back.
With the wins, Princeton coach Lisa Sweeney became the winningest first-year head coach in program history as the team's fifth head coach in its 32 varsity seasons. She will finish with the second-best first-year winning percentage, now .591, behind the team's first head coach, Diane Schumacher (12-7, .706) in 1982.
Peyton's home runs, the 10th and 11th of the season, made her the seventh Tiger in program history to hit at least 10 home runs in a season. She stands fifth on the Princeton home run list with 24 with the four players ahead of her all reaching the 30 home run mark.
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I found a new NFL-watching home base last Sunday, after much prodding from local New York Jets fan Dan Mazurek, to hang with like-minded football fans.
He's actually been prodding me for two years, and being a Jets fan I don't know why it took me so long to stop by the Green Parrot Pub in Casselberry to join in on Jets chants and hang out with other fans, but I'm so glad I finally did.
For the past few years, Green Parrot has been the bar where Jets fans that live in Central Florida have been converging to watch the game on most Sundays. I was happy to see the sea of green when I walked into the bar (although I got jabbed, rightfully so, for not wearing any Jets gear).
I have to say it was odd too.
I'm so used to going to bars where other teams dominate the fan base, I was glad to see my Jets finally get a stronghold of their own here in Central Florida.
Not to say there is nothing but Jets fans at the Green Parrot. The sports bar is quite big and has three projection HD screens along with a number of flat screens showing all the games going on. The left side of the bar (as you're walking through the door) is where you'll see the Jets fans. All around them you'll find just about every other team represented. I saw Dallas (a Jets fan passed the Dallas fan a shot and eventually they were flipping each other off), San Francisco and of course Miami and poor Tampa Bay represented along with everyone else.
The Jets fans admit they would like to get more organized and bring out a bigger crowd, although it's a healthy-sized one already I would love to see the whole bar filled with Jets fans!
One place a team has has made this happen is in downtown Orlando at One Eyed Jack's at Wall Street Plaza. Most Sundays (and, in last week's case, Monday) Green Bay Packers fans take over not only that bar but much of Wall Street Cantina too. The "Green Bay Packer Backers" have been making this their Orlando headquarters for years, drawing up to 200 fans per game at times. They had games, polka music and chants (although I was ready to call it after the 20th time of hearing "Go Pack Go") to keep the audience pumped between plays.
I hope the Green Parrot Jets base can brag about these kinds of numbers soon! The $6.50 domestic draft pitchers should help (Yuengling too!)
In the meantime, I won't be at the Green Parrot this Monday to watch the game; I'll be at the Plaza Cinema Cafe in downtown Orlando. The theater has started to show the Monday Night Football game on one of its theater screens with surround sound. Big leather seats, reasonably priced beer prices (5 for $13 for a bucket of Bud is not bad for a movie theater, especially when they're charging $4 and change for a Coke still). It's free to get into the theater if you're coming to watch the game and it's really one of the best football viewing experiences I've had next to actually being at the game.
You should join me on Monday to watch the Jets crush the Dolphins!


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Jessica Pare
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"I feel very fortunate, but I am not surprised. The show has a lot of really great fans who like talking about it. But it's certainly shocking to see my picture everywhere, and I guess that it started to feel a little overwhelming. But I love this show and being a part of it."
If Jessica Paré -- Hollywood's newly-minted "It Girl" -- is experiencing deja vu, it's because the striking Montreal-born actress has been here before. After breaking out on the big screen 10 years ago in Canadian auteur Denys Arcand's Stardom, followed by her Hollywood debut in Wicker Park, Paré was a consensus actress-to-watch. It wasn't a case of if she made it, but when.
Flash forward 10 years, and Jessica Paré's most widely seen role since her banner year was as a booby-flashing groupie in the raunch-com Hot Tub Time Machine. Once Canada's most promising export, Jessica Paré was now showing her breasts on screen for a paycheck. Then she landed a role as a secretary on AMC's wildly popular Mad Men, was proposed to by Don Draper in the season four finale, and everything changed. Now back on top of the Hollywood heap, the suddenly in-demand actress has one more shot at the big time, and if her appearance in the first episode of Mad Men's season 5 is any indication, she's making it count.
Flash forward 10 years, and Jessica Paré's most widely seen role since her banner year was as a booby-flashing groupie in the raunch-com Hot Tub Time Machine. Once Canada's most promising export, Jessica Paré was now showing her breasts on screen for a paycheck. Then she landed a role as a secretary on AMC's wildly popular Mad Men, was proposed to by Don Draper in the season four finale, and everything changed. Now back on top of the Hollywood heap, the suddenly in-demand actress has one more shot at the big time, and if her appearance in the first episode of Mad Men's season 5 is any indication, she's making it count.
Jessica Pare BiographyIf you've never been to Montreal, you should rectify that immediately. Why? Because every girl there looks like Jessica Paré. OK, that might be a bit hyperbolic, but Paré does embody that classic native Montreal beauty that makes the city the most European in all of North America.
Paré grew up in the Montreal neighborhood of Notre-Dame-de-Grace to parents who were both actors. Paré used to watch her father rehearse and would even help him with his lines. It wasn't long before she caught the acting bug herself and began starring in plays at Villa Maria, the private Catholic girls' high school she attended in Montreal. The bilingual actress went on to study drama at TheatreWorks before landing a bit part in the made-for-TV movie Bonanno: A Godfather's Story. Her small success convinced Paré to drop out of high school in order to pursue an acting career full time.
jessica paré sits at the cusp of stardomPerhaps the only thing harder than making it as an actress in Hollywood is making it as an actress in Canada. With a film industry that doesn't revolve around a star system, most Canadian actresses are often interchangeable. That's why, when the stunning young ingenue Jessica Paré was cast in the lead of Denys Arcand's Stardom (she originally auditioned for a bit part), the Canadian press salivated over the possible emergence of a true Canadian leading lady. Although the film starring Paré as a hockey player-turned-supermodel had the honor of closing the 2000 edition of Cannes and opening the Toronto International Film Festival, it was received tepidly by critics. Still, Paré's status as the Canadian "It Girl" was solidified, as every entertainment magazine from Halifax to Vancouver felt compelled to name her Canada's next big thing.
jessica paré's career fizzlesJessica Paré spent the next few years, on the cusp of stardom, starring alongside Piper Perabo in Lost and Delirious, while earning smaller roles in films like Bollywood/Hollywood and Wicker Park, opposite Josh Hartnett. Paré also appeared in a variety of television projects including Random Passage, Lives of the Saints and Jack and Bobby. But the breakthrough that many anticipated, including Paré herself, never happened. Instead, Paré spent the majority of her 20s living in relative anonymity in Los Angeles, looking for a way to revive her career and save her marriage to writer Joe Smith.
jessica paré calls it a comeback2009 was a turning point in Jessica Paré's career. Although her marriage was in tatters, her career began to pick up steam, first with a lead role in the vampire comedy Suck, then with a smaller role in the Jay Baruchel-starring film The Trotsky. Both films played at the Toronto International Film Festival that year, and Paré suddenly found herself in demand again, even earning a 2010 Canadian Comedy Award for best female performance in a film. Paré's new-found funny bone led her to a role in Hot Tub Time Machine, the highest profile film of her career. Although her part was small, she became the most memorable part of the film when she exposed her chest to Craig Robinson in a hot tub. It's an image we still can't, nor want to shake. Ever.
jessica paré stars in mad menWhen Jessica Paré landed the coveted role as the new secretary on AMC's cultural juggernaut Mad Men, she wasn't sure how big a role her character would play. No one was, except the show's creator Matthew Weiner, who auditioned the actress three times before casting her. After watching the season four finale -- in which Don Draper suddenly proposed to his new love interest -- Weiner's diligence finally made sense, as Paré's character figures to be an integral part of the Mad Men universe in season five and perhaps beyond.
Suddenly one of the most talked-about young actresses in the business, Jessica Paré's career has new life. Shortly after the finale, she was at the top of Google trends and every major news outlet was requesting interviews with the overnight sensation. Paré herself is trying to stay humble amidst all the insanity, but after a decade's worth of struggling, the sudden success must feel like sweet vindication for the talented actress.
Jessica Paré proved to be one of the best things about Mad Men's Season 5. With Season 6 on the horizon she'll soon be a household name along the same lines as Christina Hendricks, that is if she isn't there already.


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Men's Hoops Closes Regular Season With 71-58 Win at Penn
Using a 12-3 run over three minutes late in the second half, Princeton pulled away from Penn at The Palestra Tuesday night, getting a 71-58 win and closing the regular season at 17-11 overall, 10-4 in the Ivy League.
Penn closed its campaign at 9-22 overall, 6-8 in the Ivy. The Quakers split all six of their Ivy League weekends and were swept by Princeton.
For the Tigers, just five days ago at this time, the team was on a high. Penn dealt Harvard an unexpected defeat, and Princeton entered the season's final three games a half-game ahead of the Crimson. All Princeton needed to do was win its last three, and it would be in the NCAA Tournament.
But the visit to Yale and Brown didn't go as planned. Princeton lost two, Harvard won two, and the Crimson will represent the Ivy when the names are called Sunday night.
Tuesday night represented an opportunity to get a better ending against a longtime rival.
Three seniors started and two of them finished with double-digit points, Ian Hummer leading the Tigers with 18 points and Mack Darrow among them with 11. Will Barrett also chipped in 11, and junior classmate T.J. Bray had 13.
The last of nine lead changes - in a game that also saw 10 ties - came just past the eight-minute mark of the second half when a Darrow 3-pointer gave the Tigers a 50-48 lead.
Penn was within two at 53-51 with less than six minutes to go before Princeton went on the decisive 12-3 run. It ended with Princeton ahead 11 and 2:30 to go, and the Tigers closed out the last few possessions from there.
Princeton ended up outshooting Penn on the night 47.3 percent to 44.7 percent after entering the locker room tied at 32-32 with Penn shooting 50 percent to Princeton's 40.6. The Tigers turned that around by making 13 of 23 shots in the second half.
Princeton also succeeded by making Penn turn it over 17 times, including 10 Princeton steals, with just eight Tiger turnovers. That helped Princeton overcome a 30-29 rebounding disadvantage, with 11 boards from Penn's Henry Brooks as a game-high total. Penn's Tony Hicks led all scorers with 22 points.
Postgame notes
• Ian Hummer stands 18th on the Ivy League career scoring list at 1,625 points. He's second on Princeton's scoring list.
• Hummer has played the most games in Princeton history, playing his 123rd Tuesday night. He passed former teammate Douglas Davis '12 (122).
• Hummer moved into third place on Princeton's career blocks list with 109, a stat kept since 1974-75, breaking a tie with former teammate Kareem Maddox '11 (108).
• If this was Hummer's last game, he finished as the first Tiger since Kit Mueller '91 in 1991 to lead Princeton in a season in scoring (16.3 ppg), rebounding (6.4 rpg), assists (115) and blocks (23).
• Princeton's 71 points was the team's most in regulation at The Palestra since 1997 (74).
• Princeton's 13-point win was its largest in the building since beating Penn by 14 in 2001.
• The Tigers closed the season with at least 10 Ivy wins for the fourth straight year, making the Class of 2013 the first class to go at least 10-4 in the Ivy all four years since the Class of 2004.
• The Class of 2013 is also the first Princeton class in the era of four-year eligibility (since the Class of 1982) to beat Penn seven of eight times.
• Penn leads the all-time series 123-105. The teams began playing in 1903.


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Since the first exile (586 BCE) and subsequent
dispersions of Jews throughout the world, a unique and dynamic
relationship has existed between Jews living in the Land of Israel and
those residing outside it. Although separated by long distances over
many centuries, the Jews have remained one nation, bound by a common
history, religion and homeland as well as a collective commitment to the
physical and spiritual survival of the Jewish people. The establishment of the State of Israel
(1948) grew out of their 2,000-year-old dream to return to their
ancestral homeland and revive its national life and sovereignty.
Recent estimates put the world Jewish population at more than 13
million, 41 percent of whom live in Israel. Jews everywhere share a
spectrum of history, ideals and interests, and are engaged in ongoing
dialogue on a wide range of issues.
World Jewry, in recognition of the centrality of Israel in Jewish
life, participates in building the country, through social, political
and financial support, as well as by coming to Israel, making it their
home and adding their particular skills and cultural backgrounds to the
Israeli mosaic. A long tradition of mutual aid among Jews is manifested
in a multifaceted network of organizations designed to cater to hundreds
of Jewish-Israeli interests. For its part, Israel constantly seeks to
strengthen the Jewish communities and its bond with them by helping
those in need, promoting Israel-oriented activities, Hebrew language
study, economic opportunities and visits of groups and individuals to
The State of Israel actively attaches high importance to the security
of Jewish communities all over the world. Following the recent rise an
antisemitism, Israel - in cooperation with Jewish organizations, and
with governments in Europe, the United States and other parts of the
world - is combating racism, in general, and antisemitism, in particular.
Since then the WZO has functioned as liaison to Diaspora Jewry,
promoting activities which focus on the unity of the Jewish people and
the centrality of Israel in Jewish life; facilitating immigration;
fostering Jewish education in Jewish communities worldwide; and
defending the rights of Jews wherever they live. The
democratically-elected World Zionist Congress, the supreme body of the
WZO, meets every 4-5 years in Jerusalem.
After Israel attained independence, partial responsibility for
certain national tasks was delegated by law to JAFI and the WZO,
including immigration and absorption, rural settlement and immigrant
housing, educational and youth activities, as well as urban renewal. In
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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:45 pm
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A bit of an odd request but can you recommend any good romance novels that don't contain sex/purple prose in them?
I know, I know, a bit of an odd request given the subject material of romance novels. I'm finding that lately I just want to settle down with a good romance (not Danielle Steel, sorry) and not have to flip through pages of purple prose. I've looked in the rating section and most of the "kisses" authors are either inspirational writers or regency writers. I have no problem with regency, but I would LOVE a book that was longer than 200pgs. I've had my fill of inspirational romances for the time being as they sometimes tend to get preachy; although if there's a great one I'm missing please include it. I'm not that big into the paranormal genre, but if you have one that is just dynamite, please mention it. Otherwise, I like just about everything else, though I am partial to medieval, americana, and westerns. :)
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- check out Eva Ibbotson's books - they're light on sex and really well-written (and not inspirationals). I read
The Countess Below Stairs
A Company of Swans
in the last few months (both were reviewed at AAR) and really enjoyed them. The setting is early 20th century for both books. Ibbotson's writing style is lovely, and A Countess Below Stairs in particular is fantastic.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:15 am
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What about Mary Stewart? Hers were mostly set in the 1950s and 1960s. Brilliant writing. Mostly what we would now call romantic suspense I guess. One, Nine Coaches Waiting is really a gothic. I've raved about her here before but I'm quite happy to do so again. Mostly first person (heroine POV) and fabulous, fabulous settings. You'll want to go to France, Greece, Austria etc
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:06 am
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I've been reading alot of Cheryl St.John. She writes shorter warm books. I don't recall any purple prose or preachyness. And most are set in America/Frontier. I loved Secondhand Wife, The Doctor's Wife, Joe's Wife, The Preacher's Daughter and The Tenderfoot Bride. I recently gave one to my sister and she devoured it. I hope you enjoy them if you try and then let me know. Happy reading. cheri
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:19 am
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orientalbelle wrote:
A bit of an odd request but can you recommend any good romance novels that don't contain sex/purple prose in them? ..... I have no problem with regency, but I would LOVE a book that was longer than 200pgs. ....
I would recommend Georgette Heyer's books to you - the earliest were written originally in the 1930's, thereabouts, so it was to our grandparents' generation, and has "kisses" only. Perennial favourites are reviewed here at AAR - Frederica, Venetia, Devil's Cub, These Old Shades, Arabella. I also love The Corinthian, Regency Buck, An Infamous Army, to name a few. They are widely available in libraries too.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:32 am
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Are you asking for romance novels without a lot of love scenes, because purple prose can describe an overwrought style that is flowery and filled with way too many descriptions and adjectives. I would suggest Mary Balogh, Tracy Grant, Elizabeth Chadwick and Susan Carroll. All write prose that flows beautifully and doesn't have an excessive amount of love scenes. Good luck!
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:37 am
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The first person who pops into my mind is
Lynn Kurland
. Her stories are very romantic but don't include the graphic sex scenes so common these days. There is sexual tension and kisses, but the rest is implied. She's kind of a throwback to the "behind closed doors" approach of earlier romance writing. Some of her books are straight romances and others include a bit of time travel. I always enjoy her stories and the characters. You can check out my Shelfari shelf for titles by looking under the "lynn kurland" tag. I would give her some consideration.
So many books; so little time!
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:46 am
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I would second
Lynn Kurland
. She writes mostly time travel romance with no sex scenes to speak of (very PG 13). My favorites by her are:
- Stardust of Yesterday
- The More I See You
- If I Had You
- This Is All I Ask
- A Garden In The Rain
I would also suggest
Judith McNaught
. Mind you, there are sex scenes in her books but they're tasteful and never graphic. Some of my favorites by Judith McNaught:
- A Kingdom of Dreams (Medieval)
- Something Wonderful (Regency)
- Once & Always (Regency)
- Almost Heaven (Regency)
- Paradise (contemporary)
I almost forgot: you might want to check out
The Tea Rose
Jennifer Donnely
. IIRC, the sex scenes were just warm but the story was really really good. It's also been reviewed here.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:56 am
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Sandra Dallas writes good westerns over different time periods, my fav being Alice's Tulips (I think it took place at the end of the Civil War, but this setting is out west) and the book she is probably best known for and read by book clubs, Persian Pickle Club. Ms. Dallas has said her characters turn off the light at night and she doesn't write the details. They are emotional books.
No Place Like Home is a contemporary by Barbara Samuels, got an A-, warm rating here and takes place out west.
The Monk Downstairs by Tim Farrington is also good and I keep hoping I'll see it made into a movie. It got a subtle rating here.
What the Heart Knows by Kathleen Eagle, got an A, warm review here, and is a contemporary that involves an investigation on an Indian Reservation and a retired NBA star.
If Andy Warhol had a Girlfriend is a contemporary chick lit book with a rating of Kisses here that I loved for the characters and travel. It made me laugh and cry.
Lastly, Still Life With Murder by PB Ryan, is a historical mystery which got a B+ review here with N/A rating but has lead characters that are attracted to each other. I think its a series but I haven't read the more recent books in the series.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:49 am
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A bit of an odd request but can you recommend any good romance novels that don't contain sex/purple prose in them?
If I were you, I would look into books identified as "women's fiction" or even "chick lit." Although chick lit may get "edgy" in terms of describing their heroine's single lifestyle, it's usually a lot more talk than action.
For instance, I just read Elizabeth Young's
"A Promising Man (And About Time Too)"
and, as I recall, there were no actual sexual encounters until almost the end of the book and that was relatively short. Not pages and pages. And, it's British potty mouth; no purple prose to be found.
Other books you might try:
Adrianna Trigiani's
"Big Stone Gap"
Laura Caldwell's
"The Year of Living Famously"
Michelle Curry Wright's
"Miranda Blue Calling"
Mariah Stewart's
"Moments in Time"
-- This latter book I absolutely remember as having no sex scenes at all. It's funny because Stewart is a romance writer and romances, these days, do seem to have the obligatory 2 or 2.5 sex scenes. Not this one.
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:55 am
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Karen Kendall's Fit to be Tied
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Elda Minger's
The Kiss
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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:18 pm
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[quote="xina"]Are you asking for romance novels without a lot of love scenes, because purple prose can describe an overwrought style that is flowery and filled with way too many descriptions and adjectives. [/quote]
I don't mind sexual tension, but I would actually prefer the romance novels to be without love scenes. I know, I'm a bit of an oddity. For example, I really love Katherine Sutcliffe, Meaghan McKinnely, medieval Julie Garwood,an d I'm okay about Deveraux, McNaught, even some of Johanna Lindsay, Elizabeth Lowell, and Catherine Coulter, but I'm just tired of flipping pages. Actually, come to think of it, I like Lori Copeland's style a lot and she is pretty mild, but even with her love scenes, I find myself flipping through pages.
I'm looking more for romance novels than chick lit. While they're still entertaining, I'm just seeking a good romance.
Thanks for the help so far. Any other suggestions? Keep 'em coming.
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Connie Willis's
. She's more known for her science fiction, so that's where this book would be shelved at the library or book store, but this really isn't sci-fi. The H/H are both researchers at a think tank who end up working together. I don't think this is the strongest
ever, but it's an enjoyable, humorous, satiric read.
Or if you don't mind some sci-fi, her
To Say Nothing of the Dog
has more romance (along with time travel) and is an even better book. It got an A review here at AAR:
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Apt. 202 has been around at the hip 9th and 9th shopping district for five years, but this year, it's getting a whole new look and location, just up the street from its current spot.
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Miami Dolphins Depth Chart – Offense
The Miami Dolphins have yet another regime, which means yet another rebuilding project, and there's no telling what this blueprint will include just yet.
But we do know Joe Philbin's offense will have a west coast feel, which means General Manager Jeff Ireland needs to find a quarterback who makes quick decisions, and throws with accuracy.
Ireland also needs to improve the Dolphins' offensive line, which allowed more sacks (52) per passing play – a sack was allowed every nine attempts – than any other team in the NFL.
Here's a look at the offensive players under contract, and the roles they will likely fill moving forward. This breakdown should outline what's needed in free agency and the draft.
QUARTERBACK: Starter – Matt Moore. Backups – Pat Devlin.
Free agents: Chad Henne and J.P. Losman
Breakdown: The Dolphins intend to add an upgrade over Moore, who finished 2011 with a 6-6 record and a 87.1 quarterback rating. Only Peyton Manning, Matt Flynn, Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III fit this description. Miami typically carries at least three quarterbacks into training camp, but expect the Dolphins to add two more because Delvin hasn't shown he's anything more than a practice squad arm.
RUNNING BACK: Starter – Reggie Bush, FB Charles Clay. Backups – Daniel Thomas, Richard Medlin.
Free agents: Lex Hilliard and Steve Slaton.
Breakdown: Bush fits the west coast mold, and so does Clay. But both need to show they can block better. Bush was the worst blocking tailback in the NFL, and Clay needs to improve that aspect of his game. Thomas averaged 3.5 yards per carry as the team's backup, but could blossom with a full offseason, where he's training with the team's oversight. Miami typically carries four to five tailbacks on the 53-man roster and one on the practice squad.
TIGHT ENDS: Starter – Anthony Fasano. Backups – Will Yeatman.
Free agents: Jaron Mastrud (restricted).
Breakdown: Fasano got off to a slow start in '11, but by season's end he turned in one of his better NFL seasons, catching 32 passes for 451 yards and scoring five touchdowns. However, he has a cap number of $4,375,000, and that might need to be adjusted. Yeatman, an undrafted rookie with a lacrosse background, is built like a Greek God, but sparingly played this season before starting the final two games. Mastrud caught one pass in his second season with the Dolphins. Not sure he gets re-signed. Even if Fasano stays the Dolphins need to add one more tight end, and will either do it through free agency or the draft.
WIDE RECEIVERS: Starter – Brandon Marshall and Brian Hartline. Backups: Davone Bess, Clyde Gates, Julius Pruitt, Roberto Wallace and Marlon Moore.
Breakdown: Marshall turned in his third Pro Bowl season, but he struggled to bring in plenty of end zone passes. His rare blend of size, speed and athleticism makes Marshall one of a half dozen receivers in the league that commands safety help on every snap, which typically opens up the field for everyone else. Bess, who sprained his MCL in the season finale, caught 51 passes for 537 yards and three touchdowns, but it was his least productive season in the NFL. Those numbers could improve with better quarterback play. Hartline led the team with a 15.7 yards per catch average, but only scored one touchdown. Gates has speed, but the rookie doesn't know how to use it yet. Wallace and Moore are two promising receivers who suffered season ending injuries in their second season. Pruitt was called up from the practice squad and immediately became one of the strongest special teams contributors. There's potential here, but the unit is very young, and only Marshall is familiar with the west coast offense.
OFFENSIVE LINE: Starters – LT Jake Long, LG Richie Incognito, C Mike Pouncey, RG John Jerry and RT Nate Garner. Backups – OT Will Barker, C/G Ryan Cook and OG Ray Feinga.
Free agents: Vernon Carey, Marc Colombo, Lydon Murtha (restricted).
Breakdown: No way to put it other than to say this unit is a hot mess. The right side of the offensive line needs to be rebuilt. Re-signing Murtha is a priority considering he showed a lot of promise as the starting left tackle in the exhibition season. Murtha, who missed last season because of a foot injury, could man the starting right tackle spot. Jerry was solid when he was thrown into a starting role, but Ireland doesn't trust him yet. Carey could be re-signed, and play right tackle or guard. But its likely the Dolphins will try to go younger, and more athletic. Long is coming off an injury plagued season, so its hard to tell if his declining play is a fluke, injury related, or declining skills. Long is under contract for the next two seasons, but he could be used as trade bait to move up to the No. 2 pick considering the Rams need offensive line help. Long's contract could also be restructured to create more cap room. His cap number is $12.8 million in 2012 and $12,350,000 in 2013. Problem is teams typically don't re-sign players coming off their worst season, especially one that was impacted by injuries.
So, what improvements do you think the Dolphins need to make on offense?