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By Brendan McLean, NAMI Communications Coordinator
From local events to tips to staying healthy to groundbreaking research studies, NAMI provides the most up-to-date information on mental illness from around the country on the NAMI Twitter page every day.
Keeping you informed about current mental health issues and what NAMI is up to as it happens is extremely important to us. Twitter allows us to let you know about the latest information on treatments or mental illness as soon as we know about it ourselves. If you have access to the most up-to-date information it can help you can make the best choices for you and your loved ones—or simply learn something new.
Connecting with NAMI on Twitter also gives you an easy way to contact and let us know what's happening in your neighborhood!
Just in case you missed them, here are the five most popular links from last week:
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|Holiday Depression: 11 Tips for Avoiding Common Triggers http://ow.ly/85nmr
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|How Do You Hold Mentally Ill Offenders Accountable? http://ow.ly/86x0I via @nprnews
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|After Drugs and Dark Times, Helping Others to Stand Back Up: http://ow.ly/85nG5 via @nytimes
|20 Dec
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|Between 50 to 75 percent of incarcerated young people have diagnosable mental health problems: http://ow.ly/83SW9
|19 Dec
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When was the last time you had pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon or even a nice fudgy chocolate banana bundt cake for dinner? Isn't it fun when you switch meals and make breakfast for dinner? It's also so easy and quick when you're in a mad rush on week nights but want something substantial and homemade on the table.
My friends at Quirk Books sent me a lifesaver. This new cookbook came in the mail – "Breakfast for Dinner" by Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth. It is an amazing collection of recipes for anyone who needs quick dinner ideas anytime. The recipes are familiar and heartwarming. The ingredients can be found at major groceries. And best, you'll have no difficulty luring the kids to finish their meal or else. Those days are over with these recipes from the wife-husband cookbook team Lindsay and Taylor of the Love & Olive Oil food blog.
I cooked several recipes the last two weeks from this new cookbook. One of the first I plunged into was this Bacon Fried Rice. For one, we always have rice for any meal, breakfast to dinner and in between. Yes, Asians are like that. Come to our homes, and we'll welcome you with bowlfuls of rice to go with anything.
The crisp bacon bits were a great contrast with the moist, scrambled eggs on a bed of rice that was flavored with luscious caramelized onions. Every recipe in this 160- page cookbook is easy and quick to do. "Breakfast for Dinner" has an amazing array of dishes that range from main entrees, sides, starters, drinks and even desserts. I simply could not put it down. Every one of its over 100 recipes called out to me. There were even gorgeous photos to accompany most recipes which enticed me even more to go into the kitchen. So, in the next few weeks, you'll see these on the blog, that is if I have enough time to photograph them before these all get eaten up by my perpetually hungry family:
These other posts are on here on the blog now. Go see !
Meanwhile, gather the chopsticks and dig in!
How to make Bacon Fried Rice : Breakfast for Dinner
This Bacon Fried Rice recipe was one of the best ways to beat my mad mid week meal rush. Every weeknight, I'm pressed for time to make dinner, but still want something homemade and substantial for the family. If you're always in a dinner dilemma like me, then this is the dish for you, along with over 100 other recipes from the new cookbook "Breakfast for Dinner" by married culinary duo Lindsay Landis and Taylor Hackbarth, from Love & Olive Oil. I made this dish from their recipe, using day-old pre-refrigerated white rice. This serves 2 to 4, depending on how hungry everyone is.
- To cook rice: wash the rice grains in water twice and drain. Place the washed rice grains with the water in a deep medium pot. Over medium high heat, cover and allow the rice to boil. It will take about 5 minutes for the water to boil if on high. Then lower heat to a simmer, and cook rice for 7 to 8 minutes more till soft. Fluff with a fork. Cover and let cool. Set aside for at least 30 minutes, or else refrigerate overnight to combine with dish later. (Note: when cooking a fried rice dish, I prefer to use day-old cooked rice, which has been refrigerated so that it is dry and good enough to stir fry).
- Using a large skillet, over medium high heat, place the bacon strips and cook for about 10 minutes till crisp and browned. Drain the bacon strips on paper towels and set aside for adding later. Remove the excess bacon drippings from the pan, but leave a thin layer of about a tablespoon to flavor the bottom of the pan.
- In the same skillet, add the sliced yellow onions and cook for 2 minutes till softened. Add the white parts of the green onions, garlic, fresh ginger and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, taking care not to burn the garlic. Stir in the green peas and cook for 2 minutes. Transfer this mixture to a bowl and set aside.
- In the same skillet, lower heat and add the eggs. Scramble the eggs for 2 to 3 minutes till fully cooked. Remove from skillet to be used later when you assemble everything.
- Use the same skillet, over medium high heat, add vegetable oil. Add the cooked rice and spread all around. Add the scrambled eggs and chopped bacon. Lower heat and keep stirring the rice, eggs and bacon. Season with salt, pepper and soy sauce (or sriracha if a spicy flavor is desired). Top with the onions and green peas mixture sautéed earlier. Garnish with green onions. Serve hot.
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Arthur Alton Swain
Position: E
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: September 5, 1904 in Alvord, TX
Died: September 24, 1993 in Farmersville, GA
High School: Trinity
College: Trinity (TX)
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Way Down Upon The Suwannee River: Houseboating in Florida
By Chelle Koster Walton
In Florida, you find them in all shapes - from clunky to sleek - plugging along ancient rivers, crystalline springs and Everglades back bays, or zipping through the island-edged Intracoastal Waterway and open sea.
Houseboat rentals in Florida perhaps began at Miller's, where the Suwannee River flushes out into the Gulf of Mexico at the crotch known as "Big Bend." The Miller family has run the unpretentious marina for more than 28 years.
While houseboating popularity has spread throughout Florida, spawning fast, streamlined vessels specially fitted with live-aboard gadgets, Miller's willfully and thankfully persists behind the times; appropriate for traveling the ancient, ballad-inspiring Suwannee River.
Home to prehistoric manatees and Gulf sturgeon, the Suwannee passes miles of thick and ancient magnolia, pine and cypress forest emitting primitive wildcat sounds out of the early morning fog. You can go for hours without signs of civilization.
Past a couple of fish camps, Manatee Springs State Park is the first of several cool, limestone springs that gush into the Suwannee, their lush, clear beauty and chill baptismally cleansing. Seafood restaurants along the way serve catfish and Southern-fried seafood.
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Historic sites illuminate Florida's Amerindian, Confederate and early resort past. It's a great place to explore in the comfort and convenience of a houseboat.
You can pick up the pace, if you so desire, with other houseboat rentals on the St. John's River, in the Everglades or in coastal waters. Take it zippy or take it slow. That's the beauty of Florida houseboating: no pre-set schedules. The only timekeeper is the tides.
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Way down upon the Suwannee.
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Natural North Florida By Shady Hartshorne AWay down upon the Swannee River far, far awayAA
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a restaurant for canines only? While I was traveling to research my upcoming book, Fido's Florida
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I fell in love with this dress after trying on dresses at 8 different stores in two major cities. My picky husband called it "absolutely perfect." It is romantic, rustic silk taffeta with lace and a bit of sparkle. Silk buttons from lower back all of the way to top. Very couture look. Petticoat built in to dress. Drop waist and ruching with intricate pick tucks throughout. Dramatic train. Large built in elastic waist band and boning to keep dress up. I danced all night with no problem. I am 5'5 1/2″ and wore 3″ platform shoes.
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Oh goodness. I meant to post this last week, as it's old news now, but hey...I figured I did 'think' this and it's already written so, I'm going to be daring and publish it, especially since my view on Chris Rene's audition, hasn't changed. As of my initial view of the premiere episode last week:
In my last article, I said I would dive deeper into why I'm not all that thrilled with X-Factor candidate, Chris Rene. Want to [read] why I'm not jumping on the Rene Bandwagon just yet? Here it go...
Don't get me wrong, I like the message of the song he performed for the audition, [which, I believe he wrote and produced]. I also understand his plight for his family and his desire to stay 'clean', which is commendable. Winning something like the X-Factor could change his life for the good or...if he doesn't stay clean...corrupt it further. He's also marketable to the youth [as far as appearance and background].
So you ask, "KD, if he can halfway sing, write and produce his own songs and has a 'look', doesn't that equal 'potential stardom?"
Yepper, it could. However, there's something about him [Chris Rene], that I'm just not feeling...right now. Overall I'm sure he's a nice person and just trying to make his mark in the world. And believe me, with all the so-so talent we have out there, being a triple threat in music, shows great versatility and talent. Not to mention, this is the beginning. After practice, coaching and opportunity he could 'really' rock my boat. So maybe my cheer section for him will blossom overtime.
It would be a 'trip' though, if I was the only person on this planet, that felt this way about the Young Homie rap-crooner. On the outside looking in, I can be objective. I mean here's a dude turning his life around for his little son; that's tearjerking fodder for the media--people eat stuff like that up for breakfast. It really brings out compassion, even in some of the hardest and most cynical people.
But I can't grasp the Chris Rene hype yet. I'm not hatin' just being honest, for me.
I think that his 'backstory' is giving him that 'edge' in the competition for now, but once they start breaking down different music styles plus the 'pressure' of winning, we'll see. Needless to say, he fits the 'look' that L.A. Reid targets, so of course, Mr. L.A was on him like white on rice. I'm sure he'll get his opportunity to shine beyond the X-factor stage, if he stays clean.
I know I just did the fool with this commentary /confession. I bet there's someone reading this, right now and throwing serious eye daggers at me. But on the real, most of the wannabees who try for competitions like the X-Factor, do something that many have not--they walked up on a stage and showcased their talent in front of millions of people. I give mad props to anyone daring to do so...if that is their real intent.
Anywho, for you X-Factor lovers out there, don't shoot me, I will give it another try.
X-Factor airs on Fox, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7pm C.S.T. Follow me on twitter @kankan929 for tweets during the show.
If you're diggin' this article check these out:
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There's no "I" in team...Wonder Twin powers activate
No you didn't Agent Kaye...(Hawaii Five-O 2011 Season Premiere)
Lemme break it down for you...2011 Season Monday night shows
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Amy Poehler needs to go big or go home
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Is the show "Amish Mafia" real? The Lancaster Online went of the hunt. On March 4, 2014, they announced their findings. They discovered that the Discovery Channel's "Amish Mafia" is . . . a fake. They allege that the only thing real about the program is that it is filmed in Lancaster County.
At the show's beginning, a disclaimer flashes across the screen. It says that many of the events are re-enacted, but based on actual happenings. "The Amish church denies the existence of the Amish mafia. To ensure the safety of innocent Amish, select re-enactments of events must be used."
So, it makes a person wonder. Do they really have a group of men go around with sledgehammers, baseball bats, guns and assault rifles to deal with unruly Amish and English people? Do they allow their members to have tattoos, drive cars, participate in heavy drinking and promiscuous activities? Lancaster Online explored many of the problems and came up with some facts.
Many of the cast members who act in the show have extensive rap sheets. Esther Schmucker and her brother John, Alan Beiler, and Lebanon Levi have all been in trouble with the law. Some of those instances are spilling into the show. Alan is in jail for attempting to elude police, drug possession and driving with a suspended license. He received three to 23 months in jail. John is in trouble for driving with a suspended license. This is his 10th suspended license violation,
The Amish people do not drive cars, but you see many of the characters on the series driving Cadillac's, Mercedes, or shiny new trucks.
Local defense attorney and former prosecutor for seven years, Jeffrey Conrad, has litigated many cases where the Amish were involved. He said that he has never heard of an Amish mafia group. "That fighting mentality isn't even there. We can't even get them to file lawsuits when we suggest it."
The lawyer that you see on the show, Steven Breit won't say whether the show is real or not. He did say that it portrays another side of the Amish that people don't know about. He said, "The events are re-creations. I can't speak for the embellishments."
The Lancaster County Police Department is also fake. However, there is a Lancaster City Police Department that's been around for over 200 years.
Strasburg's police chief, Steven Echternach describes "Amish Mafia" as an "exploitation of the Amish culture."
Sorry everyone, but it looks as though the TV reality show is not true, but it may have some elements of truth mixed in.
"Amish Mafia" comes on the Discovery Channel at 8 p.m. central.


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Frequently Asked Questions about Salem
Where is Salem?
Salem is located on the coast of Massachusetts 16 miles north of Boston and 45 miles south of New Hampshire. Neighboring communities include Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, and Swampscott. Salem is...
...25 miles from Concord,
...30 miles from Lexington,
...56 miles from Plymouth,
...87 miles from Hyannis,
...74 miles from Sturbridge,
...125 miles from Northampton,
...148 miles from Stockbridge.
How do we get there?
Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, is the closest airport. It is a 30 to 45 minute drive from Logan to downtown Salem, depending on traffic. MassPort.com
Manchester Airport in Manchester, NH, is approximately 70 minutes away by car. FlyManchester.com
MBTA Commuter Rail connects Salem and Boston's North Station to the south, Newburyport to the north, and Rockport to the northeast. Salem is a 30 minute train ride from Boston. MBTA.com
The Salem Ferry provides seasonal, high-speed ferry service between Long Wharf in Boston and Blaney Street in Salem. It is a 55-minute trip will run daily (weather permitting) June 8 through Halloween. SalemFerry.com
By Car, Salem is accessible via Route 1A, Route 114, and Route 107. The closest highway is Route 128, which connects to I-95.
How much does it cost to take a taxi from Boston's Logan Airport to Salem?
Approximately $50.00 one way.
We are driving. Where do we park?
The City of Salem implemented a new comprehensive parking program in 2012. For complete information, visit ParkinginSalem.com
We recommend using one of the two parking garages for long-term parking. The Downtown Garage (1 New Liberty Street) costs $0.75 per hour. The South Harbor Garage (10 Congress Street) costs $0.25 per hour. Both are cash only.
On street meters are enforced 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Monday-Saturday. Pricing range from $.50 per hour to $1.50 per hour depending on neighborhood. Some, but not all, meters accept credit cards.
Parking Lots are another good option for long-term parking. Pricing and meters in the lots vary. Visit ParkinginSalem.com for details.
Map of downtown parking locations.
And then what? Where do we start?
If you are planning your first visit to Salem, please start at the Salem Regional Visitor Center, located at 2 New Liberty Street. The National Park Service Rangers and volunteers can help you with maps, brochures, and directions. There are clean rest rooms, a gift shop, and a free 27-minute film called "Where Past is Present." From there, you may want to take a trolley tour to orient yourself to all of the attractions in the City. Salem Trolley offers a 1-hour narrated tour, and tickets are valid for on-and-off travel until 5pm on the day the ticket is purchased.
When can I get a schedule for Haunted Happenings?
The schedule of events for Salem Haunted Happenings is published annually in August. Visit HauntedHappenings.org for information on last year's festival, and for this year's events as they are planned. We add new events almost every day!
When does the Salem Ferry run?
Boston Harbor Cruises operates Salem Ferry service between Boston's Long Wharf and Salem's Blaney Street. The current year's schedule is available on its website. The trip takes 55 minutes. The ferry is enclosed, has rest rooms and a snack bar.
Can we take a train or bus to Salem?
You can! The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) Commuter Rail connects Salem to Boston's North Station, Newburyport, Rockport, and Gloucester. The fare between Boston and Salem is $6.75 per ride (one way). You can walk from Salem Depot to downtown shopping, dining, attractions, waterfront. For bus service, take #450 from South Station, #455 from Wonderland, and #459 from Logan Terminal C. MBTA.com
What is the weather like in Salem?
New England weather is unpredictable year-round. Monthly averages, in degrees Fahrenheit, are:
|37 high, 20 low
|82 high, 63 low
|40 high, 23 low
|80 high, 62 low
|47 high, 30 low
|73 high, 55 low
|57 high, 38 low
|62 high, 45 low
|67 high, 48 low
|52 high, 37 low
|76 high, 58 low
|42 high, 27 low
Where can I purchase a combination ticket to Salem's attractions?
The following combination tickets are available in Salem:
The Discover Salem Passport includes admission to the House of the Seven Gables, The Peabody Essex Museum, The Salem Witch Museum, and the Salem Trolley (in season).
Visit The Land of Witches & Pirates with a combo ticket to the Witch Dungeon Museum, Witch History Museum, and New England Pirate Museum.
The Salem Hysteria Pass includes the Salem Wax Museum & Salem Witch Village.
The Visit 1692 Pass includes the Salem Witch Museum, Witch House, and the Rebecca Nurse House in Danvers, and includes discounts at The Tavern at the Hawthorne Hotel, Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie, and Goodies Ice Cream (Danvers).
How big is Salem?
Salem is a very walkable city. How fast you walk it is up to you! Most people can walk a half-mile at a leisurely pace in 15-20 minutes. Here are some sample distances:
To walk from the MBTA train station to the Salem Ferry at Blaney Street is less than one mile.
The National Park Service Regional Salem Visitor Center to the Phillips House on Chestnut Street is just over a half-mile.
The House of the Seven Gables to the Salem Witch Museum is a half-mile.
The Peabody Essex Museum to the Salem Maritime National Historic Site is less than a half-mile.
Salem Willows and Winter Island Maritime Park are each about 1.5 miles from the center of downtown Salem (at Salem Common). While people do walk these distances, most prefer to drive. There is ample parking at both destinations.
What is the Red Line drawn on the sidewalks?
The Red Line is the Salem Heritage Trail, and it connects the most important stops and neighborhoods in Salem. The line is painted on the sidewalk and creates four loops through the city to help you explore. It is painted on the map in the Salem Visitor Guide, on the maps in the information kiosks around Salem, and in the Salem Best Maps.
We are traveling in an RV/Motor Home. Where can we park it while we see the sites?
Motor home and RV parking is permitted at Salem Willows Park and along Fort Avenue adjacent to the Dominion Power Plant. From downtown Salem, driving north-east, Derby Street turns into Fort Avenue. The two trolley companies in Salem run tours to Salem Willows and can provide transportation to the downtown for the cost of their ticket prices. RV camping is available seasonally at Winter Island Maritime Park.
Where can we rent a wheelchair, or other medical supplies?
There are two outlets in Salem who can accommodate the medical needs of visitors:
Eastern Pulmonary Services, 85 Bridge Street, Salem. (978)745-4654 or (800)698-4654. Wheelchairs, power scooters, respiratory equipment, and other medical items are available for short-term rental. Wheelchair rentals are $10/day with a $50 deposit.
Hutchinson Medical, Inc., 333 Highland Ave., Salem, (978) 741-1770 (open Monday–Friday 8:30am-5pm and Saturday 9am-12noon). Wheelchair rentals are $25/day.
A note about driving in Salem
Pedestrians have the right-of-way in Massachusetts, and vehicles are required and expected to stop for pedestrians crossing the road. Since Salem is a very walkable city, as well as a runner-friendly community, you are likely to encounter pedestrians crossing the road who assume you are aware that they have the right-of-way. Please drive with caution.
Regarding Bicycles: Salem has an active bicycling community and you will notice "sharrows" on several streets and interchanges. Please be prepared to share the road with cyclists, and be mindful of cyclists when navigating our intersections.
Did we miss something? E-mail your question to Destination Salem and we will respond to you directly. We may even add your question to this list!


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11.13.2009 / Posting by Adam Carriker, former NU Player 2003-2006
Hey there Husker fans! This is Carriker checking in with a blog posting for the week... and what a week! I was in Lincoln last weekend and the Nebraska-Oklahoma game was awesome! It was so good to get that win over Oklahoma!
What a great atmosphere last Saturday night at the game and what a great performance by the football team. Like I always say… there really is no place like Nebraska! I spent most of my time during the preseason and first quarter on the sideline. It was LOUD and rockin when the team came out during the tunnel walk and most of the game… Great job! It was cool because I got to mingle with some guys like Warren Buffett, all of the past Nebraska-OU Heisman winners and Dave Rimington there on the sideline. I finished watching the game with Larry the Cable Guy. He's my buddy… I met him a couple of years ago and we actually have kept in touch.
As far as the game, I felt the keys to the Nebraska victory were of course the turnovers, but also the fact that we were able to shut Oklahoma down in the red zone. We stopped them at least twice on fourth downs, caused them to miss three field goals and turned them over. That was HUGE! Oklahoma had six possessions in the red zone where they came away with zero points. What an outstanding defensive performance. I loved learning from Coach Bo while I was at Nebraska and I really would have loved playing for him!
The Friday before the game, I was able to go to the Nebraska Heart Institute and sign some autographs for the patients and staff there. It was a really cool experience and I came away from it learning a lot about heart procedures and heart health. The staff there was AWESOME and knew so much about the patients they were caring for. I definitely know where to turn if I ever have any heart issues in my family. It was neat getting to meet the patients there also. There are Husker fans everywhere you look, including the Nebraska Heart Institute. I walked around and signed some footballs, mini helmets and First National Bank hats.
This week, the Huskers take on Kansas. It's a big game that they need to win in order to secure the Big XII North Championship. Although Kansas hasn't been playing extremely well, they are always a dangerous team with that quick strike offense. They have a lot of playmakers and run a lot of plays. I remember the game we played against them my senior year, Kansas ran 104 plays (I played 97 of them). We ended up winning in overtime and I was exhausted! Nebraska has to find a way to slow Kansas down. Much of that depends on the Nebraska offense maintaining possession of the ball. We need to establish the threat of a passing game to keep Kansas from stacking "the box" and definitely limit our turnovers. The key on defense is not giving up too many big plays. The fact that the Blackshirts are getting a good pass rush with just four down lineman has meant that they can drop a bunch of guys into coverage. That definitely helps!
So here is hoping we come away with another WIN. Go Big Red and talk to you again soon.
Adam Carriker – St. Louis Rams


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Winner of three Nebula Awards and a mind-boggling five Hugos, Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most prominent and beloved science fiction and fantasy authors working today. She's perhaps best known for her long-running Vorkosigan saga, which began with the 1986 novel The Warrior's Apprentice and follows the adventures of Miles Vorkosigan, a man who lives an extraordinary life despite having been born with an array of physical problems on a planet where physical disability is feared and abhorred.
The last full-length Vorkosigan novel, Diplomatic Immunity, was published in 2002 (a novella, "Winterfair Gifts," appeared in 2004). In the intervening years, Ms. Bujold has kept busy with a number of other projects, notably The Sharing Knife tetralogy and several books set in the fictional kingdom of Chalion (one of which, Paladin of Souls, won the Hugo Award in 2004). It was with surprise and delight that we learned earlier this year that a new Vorkosigan book, CryoBurn, was on the horizon…and now it's here.
Recently, Ms. Bujold graciously answered Geek Speak's questions about CryoBurn, what inspires her…and what might be coming next.
GS: Diplomatic Immunity ended so happily -- so joyfully, even, as Miles and Ekaterin, surrounded by family, celebrated the arrival of their twins. For many authors, this would have been it -- a natural ending; and for almost a decade it seemed like it would be, as you explored other stories and other worlds and seemed to be moving away from Barrayar. But all of a sudden, Miles is back, his family is light-years away, he's surrounded by corpses, and the book ends on a decidedly downbeat note. So I suppose my question is...Why this? Why now?
LMB: I would have been content to leave the series on the high note of A Civil Campaign, but in the course of the amicable negotiations involved in taking The Curse of Chalion elsewhere, I ended up with an option-filling contract with Baen Books, hence Diplomatic Immunity. For a time, I wasn't sure if I would alternate books between the two publishers or not, but I got on rather a roll with the fantasies for Eos. Happily, I was able to come up with a second upbeat organic closure for the series with Diplomatic Immunity, after which I turned to Paladin of Souls. (For a while, I had the two Chapter Ones on my plate at the same time, which basically resulted in nine months of writer's block, at which point I decided to just do Diplomatic Immunity first. Some fortunate, prolific writers seem to be able, efficiently, to keep several projects going at once; it appears I am not one of them.)
Then, in the summer of 2006, soon-to-be Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf, in the process of pulling the company together in the wake of Jim Baen's death, called and asked me to give her a contract for another Miles book. It wasn't an offer I could refuse, under the circumstances, and Toni was willing to wait till I finished the work I had in hand (the last volume of The Sharing Knife tetralogy). My agent was not the only person to cheer this decision, and in due course, I found myself face-to-face with this blank contract.
The notion of exploring the wider social implications of cryonics, a well-established technology in the series, had been kicking around in my head for at least fifteen years. And the vision of an opening scene where a drug-allergy-addled Miles has a hallucinatory meeting with a street kid, no further story or setting attached, had also been lurking for a long time. (On some level, I think this unanchored scene was a really twisted re-visioning of the opening of Heinlein's classic Citizen of the Galaxy.) I put the two together, and suddenly hit critical mass. Thematic implications followed.
It all looks inevitable in retrospect; not at all in prospect.
GS: Other authors have dealt with the social and political consequences of extreme longevity -- for example, in Elizabeth Moon's Familias Regnant novels, the widespread use of life extension technology leads, eventually, to galactic war. You touch on some of these issues in CryoBurn (for example, the gated communities for people who want to live like they did back in the day). How did you prepare to write about these issues? Were you influenced by any authors or particular schools of thought?
LMB: Certainly, cryonics has been well-explored in the genre for many decades before me, but my take on it stemmed from some conversations with a reader of mine who is involved with one of the companies attempting to freeze people in the here-and-now, who pitched me his materials. When not hand-waved in an SF story, this stuff is really legally, financially, and especially emotionally complex. I wanted to put some of that real-life (or real-death, I suppose) complexity into my story.
I set up several characters to represent different "takes" on the subject, generational and otherwise, put them into motion, and waited to see what would happen. (Miles, being a veteran of cryofreezing himself, was perfect for the man in the middle, the outside/inside observer, able to process many angles.) In general, I don't write stories to tell readers what to think, or even tell them what I think; I write stories to show me what I think. Writing is always a journey of discovery that way, as suspenseful for me as I hope it will be for the audience.
GS: It seems as though to agree to cryopreservation, one would need to be very, very trusting -- of the company, of the government, of one's descendants, etc. We see in the book that this trust can be misplaced. If the technology existed on Earth today, would you agree to cryopreservation?
LMB: This technology does exist today on Earth, but I haven't signed up.
Which is to say, the freezing half exists; but it is entirely unclear if the present methods of preservation will be the ones that can lead to successful revivals, even if some method of freezing and thawing mammals is ever developed. In CryoBurn, I make clear that successful revival is sensitively dependent on the techniques and quality of the freezing process, with which much can still go wrong. (That being my long experience of the practice of medicine.)
The question I keep coming back to is, yes, lots of us SF-types like the idea of traveling to the Future (although, having now done so once myself -- the hard way -- I'm less sure), but why do we imagine the Future would want us? Oh, a few 21st-century Icemen, perhaps, as historical curiosities, but in our hundreds of millions? It would be like the greatest wave of immigration ever, but from the past into other people's Now. It might seem to them like sacrificing resources needed for their children to their great-great-great-grandparents. Counter-evolutionary, among other things.
For now, I still plan to check out the old-fashioned way -- my organ-donor card is signed and in my wallet, though by the time I'm done with them, my parts may not be good for much.
GS: Kibou-daini is a world with an overtly ethnic flavor that we haven't really seen in Miles' universe to date. (Though I know that Barrayar is kind of "Russian" -- kind of...) How did you come to this particular choice? And more broadly -- how do you go about building your various worlds? Do you write detailed histories and lineages? Draw maps? Where do you find inspiration?
LMB: Ethnic diversity has always been out there; all the colony worlds in Miles's universe (i.e., everyplace but Earth) are much shaped by their founder populations. We've only seen a handful, out of a supposed sixty to one hundred settled worlds/stations/systems; I just haven't worked around to all the possibilities. (Readers keep wanting me to go back to Vorbarr Sultana, where all their friends are. It's as frustrating as trying to take a teenager on vacation.)
I've been interested in Japanese history since my early 20's, back when I was playing judo in college, have been in correspondence with the Japanese translator of my works for their market for two decades (Tokyo Sogensha publishes my books in Japan), and have in the past few years (since Netflix) explored anime and a bit of Japanese cinema. Fascinating stuff, plus I was able to run the first draft past Ms. Ogiso for corrections -- she saved me from many embarrassing gaffes. So, propinquity.
After some initial rough stage-building (usually running to about 50 pages of penciled jottings), I make up -- or discover -- the details of my settings as I go, as the story needs them. I don't write histories or lineages, except as notes to myself to keep things straight -- I once worked out all the intricacies of the Vorrutyer cousinages, for example, when they became relevant to a plot. But not before. I've lost that piece of paper now, alas, but I remember the important bits.
Inspiration comes from everything. It all goes into the memory-bag, sometimes to sit apparently-uselessly for decades, only to suddenly pop out and be just the thing I need next.
GS: Switching gears a bit -- I've found it interesting to follow the different points of view we get to see in the various Vorkosigan books. Miles usually; Ekaterin sometimes; Mark sometimes; Ivan occasionally; Gregor never. In CryoBurn, we get half of the story from the POV of Jin Sato, a child whom we have never met before and have no reason to expect ever to meet again (unless Vorlynkin-san moves the entire family back to Barrayar, of course). How do you decide whose eyes to view the story through (so to speak)?
LMB: In CryoBurn, Jin -- aside from being the seed crystal from which the whole shebang began -- was the local person with the most at stake. He also represented his generation in the struggle. Miles was Miles, of course, and I just like Roic; he was handy to give me, and the reader, an eye in places where Miles was not present.
Of all my initial decisions about how to write a given book, viewpoint selection has the most impact on the shape of the story. My viewpoint characters all have this intense plot-gravity, warping events around their concerns.
I could add, I am rather pleased with the readers who are starting the series with CryoBurn, despite the series-spoilers inherent in that order, because they can't stampede past the book I've given them in a rush to get to some imagined other story, but rather, will pay attention to what's actually in front of them. For them, the elements of the book will have more level weights.
GS: Where do you go from here; is there more planned? Is there anyone in Miles' world whose story you're just itching to tell?
LMB: I am working on a project with the file title Ivan: His Booke at present. It takes place a year or so after Diplomatic Immunity, when Ivan is about 35, and so will be a prequel to CryoBurn. No contract, no deadline, and, at the moment, no last half. It is far enough along that it demands its own completion, regardless of, well, anything. We'll see how that goes. If there becomes anything to announce, I'll announce it in my blog on MySpace.
I try to keep the publishing and PR news up to date, there.
GS: More frivolously: The little sphinx in CryoBurn stole the show! ("Foe! Foe!") Where can I get one?
LMB: Jackson's Whole. If that's beyond your budget, I understand GalacTech Designer Genes on Earth has a pets-to-order department, right next to the Cultured Furs. You can get unicorns there, as well.
Cetagandan pet makers, excuse me, companion couturiers are usually pricier, and that's without adding shipping. Exquisite workmanship, though…
GS: And ending on an entirely frivolous note: are there plans afoot to bring any of your novels to the screen?
LMB: Nope, nothing going on in media rights at present. I'm in no hurry. I would rather wait for a production company that actually wants to bring the book to life, rather than one who just wants to raid it for a few ideas and a plausible screen against frivolous lawsuits, then throw the rest away.
GS: In a perfect world, given unlimited resources and boatloads of free money, which book would you like to see filmed, and who would star?
LMB: I think Falling Free would make a good anime or animated feature. It has the right structure, and less would be lost in translation. The Miles books are deceptively hard to convert to visual media, as so much of the humor is all happening inside of Miles's head, and in the "voice" of the narrative. Granted, films have a style, the visual equivalent of voice, as well, but it would take an extraordinary director to make an accurate representation of my books' inner themes.
Trek or Wars? Star Trek: TOS, for my 16-year-old self. Or LotR, for my 61-year-old self.
Marvel or DC? Neither.
Vampires or werewolves? Neither.
Dragons or unicorns? Neither.
Time travel: pro or con? Con.
-- Kate Nagy
Further Reading
A review of CryoBurn, by Kate Nagy
A review of Cordelia's Honor, by Kate Nagy
A review of Paladin of Souls, by Kate Nagy
The Top 13... Genre Heroines Who Kick Ass, Literary Division by Kate Nagy, Issue 5, July 2010
Other Author Interviews
JACK CAMPBELL: Black Jack Calling, Issue 1, March 2010
SHARON LEE AND STEVE MILLER: Val Con Came First, Issue 3, May 2010
D. B. REYNOLDS: The Seduction Factor, Issue 4, June 2010
DAVID WEBER: No One Gets a Free Pass, Issue 5, July 2010
SEANAN MCGUIRE: Living the Fairy Tale, Issue 7, September 2010
Author Special Guest Contributors
MOLLY HARPER: Funny, Southern and Undead-Centric, on writing vampire romance, Issue 4, June 2010
MARIANNE DE PIERRES: Working for the Woman, on independent publishing, Issue 8, October 2010
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Belle Roscoe are excited to announce they are back in Australia and ready to officially launch their second album 'Boom Boom' on two nights, the first at FBi Social in Sydney on 28th November and the second at Bella Union in Melbourne on 5th December 2013.
Belle Roscoe have just recently finished performing at festivals to over 20,000 people in France over the last summer and have spent the last four years undertaking an epic European adventure. It was here in Europe where they decided to produce their latest creation, album #2 'Boom Boom', which was helmed by Belgium based producer/electronic DJ Luuk Cox and undertook a two-month long recording and mastering process in studios in Belgium, Paris and Malta.
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'Take Your Rest' features the haunting vocals, innovative drumbeats and sweeping tones that have become synonymous with Battleships' work so far. This new track covers themes of longing and sacrifice and is another advance on the music coming from this Sydney-based four-piece.
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They will be backing up this single release with a run of East Coast shows presented by the AU review, Select Music and The A&R Department, as well as a couple of festivals; in the form of Newcastle's Fat As Butter Festival and the Golden Days Festival on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
For full tour details visit www.battleshipsband.com.
Recent Best Blues & Roots ARIA nominee MAMA KIN will perform a concert on Sunday 24th November at St Martin's Hall, created exclusively for MULLUM MUSIC FESTIVAL featuring the beautiful harmonies of a choir of school students. Comprised of musicians and singers from Cape Byron Rudolph Steiner School KINDRED SINGERS will join Mama Kin to present selected songs from her catalogue.
As the patron of Mullum Music Festival, MAMA KIN is integral to the festival's ethos of identifying and nurturing young talent. The festival runs an annual Youth Mentorship Program (Mama Kin mentored young singer Matilda Dodds in 2012) and makes a point of featuring young local acts on the line-up alongside high profile international and national artists such as RAUL MIDON (US), THE BASICS, KINKY FRIEDMAN (US) and PIETA BROWN (US). This year emerging talent on the bill includes Potato Potato, Annie Plummer, Gabriel & Cecilia, Lifeline, The Sugar Spinners and Ya Kulcha Crew.
Onelove is proud to present Tigerlily's first solo release – 'Zombie'. Tigerlily, at a rapid rate is becoming one of Australia's hottest and most in-demand DJ's, clocking up countless headline shows around the country whist holding down her Pacha Sydney residency. Her explosive peak time sets have gained the attention of not only thousands of loyal fans but the worlds biggest & best DJ's, with TIËSTO personally selecting Tigerlily as his support DJ on his 2013 'Clublife' Asian tour.
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With a focus on making music, not hype, local outfit Paul Greene & The Other Colours continue to improve like a fine wine, and are proud to announce the release of their new single 'Beautiful Delusion' through ABC Music/Universal Music Australia. The single is lifted from the band's forthcoming album, to be released in 2014.
Paul Greene & The Other Colours were showered with glowing reviews and accolades after their 2012 ARIA nominated release 'Behind The Stars', for their fearless and sophisticated songwriting, ambitious production and the ability to effortlessly glide between genres. Their unique, understated quality has set them a special place on the musical map.
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It's not been long since Paul Greene & The Other Colours hung up their saddles from touring their breakthrough album 'Behind The Stars', but already The Colours are back on the road with a tantalizing taste of their new album.
For full tour details visit www.paulgreene.com.au.
In what is known as the latest boom-town, Perth, Western Australia, you will find four (semi) distinguished gentleman have recently formed a hard hitting riff rock band called Vida Cain.
Vida Cain formed in early 2012, "It's actually my grandmother's name," laughs lead vocalist Josh Johnstone. "The funny thing is that she absolutely hated loud music."
2013 has seen the release of the band's debut album 'The Rule of Gravity', followed by a second national tour.
"A no nonsense, straight up punk act that can get any audience amped up into a frenzy in a flash" – The Music.
Melbourne art-pop duo The Twoks are taking the violin & drums on the road in November and December to champion the release of their dark new single, Sailor. Following up from an ambitious instrumental LP Sailing Away released earlier in 2013, Sailor retains the nautical theme but steers the band towards more definitive 'pop' waters with the addition of Xani Kolac's enchanting lead vocals and an infectious chorus hook. The pair have just returned home to Melbourne after three weeks of writing, recording and gig-going in New York City. Properly inspired, they now hit the road eager to share new songs and experiences with audiences across QLD, NSW, VIC and SA .
Onstage The Twoks' dark, melodic dance music swells and crashes with explosive impact. The grandiose layers of Xani's violin soaring over Mark Leahy's propulsive groove lands them somewhere between The Dirty Three and Goldfrapp. It's a sound that has captured the attention of DARK MOFO (2013), St Kilda Festival (2013), Brunswick Music Festival (2013), Woodford Folk Festival (2012 & 2013), Edinburgh Fringe (2011), Adelaide Fringe (2008-12), and a riotous performance at the recent Wave Rock Festival in WA.
More info can be found here at The Twoks' EPK.
Alex Bowen is an independent soul/blues singer songwriter from Newcastle who has just released his debut 5 track EP 'Feather In The Ground'. Fronting his own kind of soul & blues, Alex Bowen has buried his feet into an exciting new sound. October and November, 2013, will see Alex Bowen touring the East Coast having gained a loyal following that has seen him headlining his own shows as well as opening for Donovan Frankenreiter and Jeff Martin to name a few.
"This young man delivers his howling blue-eyed soul with a sincere passion that is to be respected and admired" – Tonedeaf
Alex will be playing a string of dates across November until January 2014.
Just beyond the halfway point of 2013 and it's been a very busy year for Australia's hardest working, road dogging rock band, The Deep End. In support of their debut album 'Cop This', the band has left behind a trail of dropped jaws and beer stained ceilings after an extensive Australian and New Zealand tour.
Their hard work has been rewarded with the recent signing to the specialist rock label, Paris based Bad Reputation, joining the likes of Hardcore Superstar and the LA Guns. Bad Reputation will be releasing a special European Collector's Edition of 'Cop This'. The band are also taking their high octane rock n' roll roadshow to Europe for a tour in February 2014. Starting in Spain their tour takes them through the hardcore rock clubs of France, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium.
Australian Gospel singer-songwriter and APRA member, Matt Doeland, has seen his songs receive both national and international radio play in recent months. From the birthing of his songs in his home recording studio to reaching a worldwide audience, Matt is amazed at the incredible response he's had to his heart warming songs and authentic delivery. Matt's songs, which focus on showcasing positive messages, have been included on major gospel album compilations. Matt has been a member of APRA for several years and loves the support APRA gives to not him but other musicians throughout Australia.
Songwriters Lorenzo Iannotti and Michelle Schembri-Lipscombe have written and recorded a song for the Belarusian organisation Blue Sky Talent Company.
The song 'Blue Sky Angels' has a two fold message in its lyrics – the first is to tell the story of the pain and suffering this community has endured through the lingering effects of the war, the second is to commend the orgnaisation Blue Sky Talent Company on the amazing work they provide to orphanages, homes for people with disabilities and re-connecting families that have been parted through the war.
'Blue Sky Angels' was launched at the Bloom to Belarus Fundraising Ball last month and performed at the event by Lorenzo Iannotti. All proceeds from the sale of the recording were donated to Blue Sky Talent Company to provide assistance to their ongoing music programs.
Sophia Exiner, Berlin-based Melbourne musician performing as Phia, has been awarded one of the first scholarships from the newly-formed Musicboard Berlin to record her debut album. The program supports ex-pat musicians making significant creative contributions to Berlin's music scene and fellow recipients include Pantha Du Prince and Easter. Producing the record will be fellow Berlin-based Australian Joshua Teicher (Mez Medallion). Phia has also recently undertaken a 10 date tour of Germany in support of her debut single "Do You Ever?"
Splurge is marking its 15th anniversary by releasing a career-spanning rarities collection and recording its fourth album.
The band has just launched Splurge Unheard, a fans-only exclusive selection of rarities, and has a new album Wait For The Sun in the works, due in 2014.
The rarities selection is part of a Pozible project to record and mix the new album. Watch the video and hear our story: We Can't Do This Without You! (http://www.pozible.com/project/33459/)
Supporter rewards include CD and Download packs, acoustic videos by request, songwriting workshops, a record production deal, a preview listening party, as well as private acoustic and full band shows.
Splurge Unheard includes new mixes of three never-before-heard tracks—one from each Splurge album—and six other unreleased and rare recordings. Something About Love (Splurge), Under Your Thumb (Heavy Weather) and Kiss Me (The Cure For The Cure) have been mixed by Melbourne gear maestro David Sullivan and mastered by in Nashville by Jim DeMain, Yes Master.
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Creators Victor Gischler and Will Conrad team up to kick off the all-new season of Angel & Faith.
In the series Angel's work is never done. During his most recent world saving, a part of London was transformed and flooded with magic. Who better to watch over this magical community than Angel? At least, that's what he thinks. Meanwhile, Faith starts a new chapter in her life slaying vampires alongside Buffy?!
Join the war against the undead when Angel & Faith Season 10 # 1 hits stores in April and take a sneak peek of the issue here now.
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Bruins Honored at 2012-13 UCLA Scholar-Athlete Banquet
Ryan Deeter, Liz Goodrich named Scholar-Athletes of the Year.
Four Bruins Finish on Podium at NCAA Event Finals
UCLA gymnasts get three of Top 5 spots on vault.
Bruins Finish Fourth at NCAA Championships
UCLA alum coaches Florida to first team title.
Seven Gymnasts Earn All-America Honors
Zamarripa now has 19 career All-America honors.
UCLA Gymnastics Advances to Super Six Team Finals
Bruins will compete for NCAA Team Championship on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion
Lichelle Wong - FX (Meet the Team)
Lichelle Wong - 2012 FX Preview
UCLA vs. Utah, 1-12-13
UCLA Gymnastics vs. Utah, 1-12-13 (Photos by Don Liebig, UCLA Photography)
UCLA vs. Southern Utah (Photos by Christy Linder)
UCLA vs. Southern Utah, 1-16-13
2012-13 Meet the Bruins
The UCLA gymnastics team held its annual Meet the Bruins event on Dec. 9, 2012
UCLA vs. Stanford
UCLA vs. Stanford, 2-5-12 (Photos by Jeff Sipsey and Jim Scieszinski)
UCLA vs. San Jose State (Photos by Jeff Sipsey)
UCLA vs. San Jose State, 1-22-12 (Photos by Jeff Sipsey)
Earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America and honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors ... Was having the best season of her collegiate career until she ruptured her Achilles tendon on Feb. 17 at Oregon State ... Posted career-best numbers on vault (9.85), beam (9.925), floor (9.9) and all-around (39.325) ... Season averages were 9.813 on vault, 9.768 on beam and 9.740 on floor ... Competed twice on bars and had a high of 9.8 vs. Stanford Feb. 5 ... Won beam with a career-high 9.925 at Cal on Jan. 15 ... Tied for first on floor in the Stanford meet Feb. 5 ... Had four Top 3 finishes on beam, third-most on the team.
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award winner ... Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic ... Hit her last four beam routines either in competition or exhibition ... Led off on vault with a 9.8 on Mar. 6 ... Scored a career-high 9.85 with a stuck vault vs. NC State ... Tied her season-high on floor at the IGI/Chicago-Style with a 9.85 ... Earned a season-high 9.8 on bars at Stanford ... Competed on bars for the first time this season at Southern Utah and scored 9.775 to tie for second ... Tied for fourth on beam at SUU with a 9.8 ... Tied for seventh on floor at the Pac-10 Showcase with a 9.85 ... Scored a career-high 9.825 to place third on beam at Utah and also tied for fifth on floor with a 9.75.
Competed on bars and floor in 10 meets before being sidelined at NCAA Regionals and Championships with a sprained ankle ... Earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors on bars and ranked 25th in the nation on the event ... Had five Top 5 finishes on bars and scored career-bests of 9.9 on three occasions, most recently on Mar. 14 ... Scored 9.8 or better on eight of 10 routines ... Season-high on floor is 9.9, set Jan. 31 vs. ASU ... Scored 9.85 or better on floor four times ... Season-highs on vault and beam were 9.75
Dutch all-around champion in 2006 and 2009 and vault champion in 2008 ... Uneven bars and floor exercise national champion and vault runner-up in 2006 ... Runner-up in the all-around at the 2005 and 2007 national championships ... Also placed second in 2007 on bars and beam and third on floor ... Competed at the 2007 and 2006 World Championships ... Eighth on uneven bars at the 2007 European Championships ... Had three fourth-place showings on uneven bars in World Cup competitions (2008 Moscow, 2007 Paris and Shanghai) and was also fifth on the event at Stuttgart and Maribor in 2007 ... High marks include 15.45 on bars and 15.15 on beam ... Trained at TSH Heerenveen under coaches Gerben Wiersma and Jose v.d. Veen.
Hobbies include trying to play instruments ... Favorite apparatus is uneven bars ... Biggest athletic thrills are traveling around the world to compete in different countries and coming to UCLA ... Full name is Lichelle Julisa Wong ... Parents: Donald and Cuthmila Wong ... Has an older sister Gianta ... Born January 25, 1990 in Nijmegen, Netherlands ... Psychobiology major.


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FORKS, Wash. (AP) — A man suspected of stabbing an 18-year-old woman to death in Forks was has been arrested.
Sgt. Ed Klahn says a tip from the public led to the arrest Wednesday of 25-year-old Moises Ramirez Matias, also known as Dario Ramirez Moises. He's jailed for investigation of the death of Laranda Konopaski.
The Peninsula Daily News reports (http://is.gd/xoACbY) the couple's 4-year-old daughter was in the home at the time Sunday and called 911. The girl was not injured and is now in the custody of Child Protective Services.
Konopaski's sister, Vinetta Konopaski, told the Port Angeles newspaper Laranda worked as a housekeeper in the summers at Olson's Resort in Sekiu and attended school full time to graduate with her class last year at Clallam Bay High School.
Information from: Peninsula Daily News, http://www.peninsuladailynews.com


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William Joseph Meyer
Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 30, 1943
College: Hiram College
Draft: New York Knicks, 11th round (1st pick, 81st overall), 1965 NBA Draft
ABA Debut: October 23, 1967
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Gardening Articles: Flowers :: Roses
Make Your Own Rose Hybrids (page 2 of 2)
by Michael MacCaskey
How Frank Created 'St. Patrick'
The process of making a hybrid rose is simple enough. In a nutshell, take pollen from the stamens of one rose and apply it to the stigmas of another rose. Once fertilization occurs, the flower fades and the rose "hip" swells with the maturing seeds inside. Sow the seeds from inside the hips and see what you get.
Before you begin, commit to good recordkeeping and labeling of every plant and offspring every step of the way. If one of your crosses is truly special, the world will want to know how it came to be.
To choose which roses to cross, look for desirable characteristics, such as color, fragrance or plant growth. These choices are in large measure the "art" of rose hybridizing. If you'd like a disease-resistant rose, for example, it helps to know that hybrid parents such as 'Brandy' and 'Sexy Rexy' are known to pass along this trait.
If the flower was not fertilized, the bud will shortly dry up and fall off the plant. If it was successful, the hip will stay green and begin to swell. It will be mature and ready to harvest some three to four months later.
Harvest the mature hips in late October and store them in the refrigerator in a plastic bag with a moistened paper towel for one month. After Thanksgiving, sow the seeds in a shallow flat or seed tray filled with fine sand. Plant seeds 1/2-inch deep, and maintain the flat in darkness at 55° to 60°F. Germination should begin in four to six weeks and continue for several weeks. Only 20 to 25 percent of the seeds germinate. Once they do, keep flats under fluorescent lights for 16 hours a day. Transplant to individual growing pots once the seed leaves straighten and become green.
You'll see the first bloom about four months after sowing seeds. The first flowers are smaller than would come from a mature plant, but all the important features -- color, form, fragrance and substance -- will be the same. Of a typical 1,000 seeds Strickland sows, some 250 grow. He selects the best 25 to 50 after seeing the flowers, and by the following spring he's down to the best two or three seedlings.
For more information. You can learn more about creating your own rose hybrids as a member of the Rose Hybridizers Association. Visit their Web site www.rosehybridizers.org/.
Michael MacCaskey is former editorial director of National Gardening.
Photography by Suzanne DeJohn/National Gardening Association


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For "Holy Ghost People," which releases to limited theaters on Feb. 21, Joe Egender wears many hats. Not only does he play the charismatic and crazy preacher, Brother Billy, but he also serves as co-writer and producer.
Loosely inspired by the 1967 documentary of the same name, "Holy Ghost People" tells the story of Charlotte (Emma Greenwell), who recruits the help of an alcoholic ex-Marine named Wayne (Brendan McCarthy) to figure out what happened to her sister. The two stumble across the Church of One Accord – led by Brother Billy (Egender). This community of snake-handlers risks their lives seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost. And Charlotte and Wayne are about to uncover something unexpected.
Egender was kind enough to answer questions about the film via email. Check out the interview below.
David Wangberg: I saw that the documentary from 1967 was a loose inspiration for this movie. Did any of the people subjected in the movie become a loose inspiration for your character?
Joe Egender: The documentary was certainly the springboard for our movie. The images in that film are beautiful and scary and mysterious. The people are completely lost in their own world. We wanted to tell a story of a girl looking for her missing sister and utilize these images as the backdrop; however, we didn't use any of the people specifically in creating a character.
David Wangberg: Even though this looks at the evils of a religious cult, do you consider yourself a religious person or a person of faith?
Joe Egender: I grew up Catholic, but I'm not religious. My outlook on it is religion does some great things and religion does some terrible things. One of the aspects of religion we were interested in looking at for the film is blind faith. How does a group of people get to a point where they will follow a person's lead, even if it could potentially cause them or someone else serious harm?
David Wangberg: Billy is not only evil, but he also has a charismatic charm. And we've seen many movies where a villain is strictly evil and doesn't really give the notion of being likable at the same time. If you could take one of your favorite evil characters in any film, and give him or her the same charismatic charm as Billy, which one would you choose?
Joe Egender: Interesting question. Perhaps Frank Booth in "Blue Velvet." But I wouldn't want the charm to take away from his wonderful psychotic behavior.
David Wangberg: Billy tells Rachel: "When you handle a deadly serpent, all your pain, all your fears disappear." From what I've read, you were actually handling real snakes for this movie. So, when you handle deadly serpents in real life, what feelings do you get?
Joe Egender: Well, given, I came into the film with a serious fear of snakes that statement did not initially apply. In fact, the opposite was true. But the more I practiced, the better it got. And by the time the cameras were rolling, the music was playing and the people were dancing, I was feeling the Spirit!
David Wangberg: If real snakes hadn't been used for the film, do you think that might have lessened the authenticity of your performance?
Joe Egender: Absolutely. From day one we knew we wanted to go practical with the snakes, regardless of the work and cost it entailed. We put too much effort into creating a sense of reality during the services not to bring out the real snakes.
David Wangberg: The opening narration talks about how being alone in the world, you look for help wherever you can find it. As an actor, when you first made your way to Hollywood, did you ever have that feeling of being alone and were you seeking help in the most random of places?
Joe Egender: I never joined a snake-handling cult in the mountains, but I did take several trips to the desert to get myself right again.
This concludes the interview, but the Chico Movie Examiner would like to thank Joe Egender for taking the time to answer questions about "Holy Ghost People."


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LODI — A man wanted in connection with a March home invasion eluded police Friday morning.
Michael Basford, 26, whose last known address is 296 Springbrook Drive, Medina, has been on the run from law enforcement since he was indicted in April by a Medina County grand jury on a felony charge of breaking and entering.
Police received an anonymous tip Friday morning that Basford was at the Drug Mart, 661 Wooster St.
When Chief Keith Keough arrived, he saw Basford standing in the parking lot. Basford fled when he saw Keough's cruiser pull in, the chief said.
Keough said Basford ran into a wooded area near the train tracks and police tried to set up a containment perimeter around the area but Basford managed to get beyond the neighborhood before that could be done.
Officers continued canvassing the area Friday.
Keough said whoever called likely knew Basford or recognized him from his picture on the department's Facebook page when he was charged in March.
The charge stems from allegations that Basford broke into an apartment on Lodi's Sunset Drive on March 25 and attacked the resident, claiming that the man owed him money.
After Basford left, the resident called police, according to reports. Keough said a warrant was obtained later that day or the next.
Basford has an extensive record.
He was convicted in Medina County Common Pleas Court on felony charges of attempted drug trafficking in 2005, felony possession of cocaine in 2007 and felony possession of oxycodone in 2010.
In Medina Municipal Court, he was convicted of domestic violence in 2006, assault in 2009, drug abuse and driving under suspension in 2010 and operating a vehicle while impaired in 2003.
Contact reporter Dan Pompili at (330) 721-4012 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Released: Apr 01st, 2007
Running Time: 114
Director: Mark Ashley
Company: Elegant Angel Productions
Cast: Mark Ashley, Kylie Wilde, Harmony (I), Richelle Ryan, Maya Hills, Amber Rayne, Anthony Rosano, Hailey Young, Aubrey Adams, Angela Stone, Veronica Stone, Alexa Lynn
Critical Rating: AAA 1/2
Genre: All-Sex
Sperm Swappers 3 is all about the threesomes. This one is a pussy stacking 2-on-1 festival right from the get-go, with one lucky cock per scene taking care of holes galore.
Maya Hills and Harmony give it their all in their scene, looking very nice eating each other's pussy before getting fucked. Harmony looks great taking a big cock in her pussy while eating Hills? lovely asshole. It's quite nice.
The other scene that stands out features squirting blonde slut Angela Stone and brunette fuck toy Hailey Young. The scene is nice and wild, and is punctuated by Stone's frequent pauses to squirt her cum into the air.
The rest is kind of nice, too. There won't be too many complaints about the ladies or the quality of the fucking in this one.
Retailing: Fans of two girl scenes will like this one quite well.