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PITTSBURGH -- University of Pittsburgh quarterback Tom Savage sat down with coach Paul Chryst this week and reviewed each sack Savage has taken during the first five games of the season.
The film session took a while.
There wasn't a choice, really, not with 21 sacks to dissect. What Savage saw wasn't an offensive line in need of a reboot but a quarterback who needs to do a better job of helping out his teammates.
"I need to get the ball out of my hands and improve," Savage said. "You just have to be prepared for the defense, know what they're going to do and anticipate."
That's something the Panthers (3-2) haven't done enough of in their past two games. Pitt survived seven sacks in a victory over Virginia on Sept. 28, even though Savage left in the fourth quarter with a concussion. He managed to stay on the field during a 19-9 loss to Virginia Tech last weekend.
His reward? The job of enduring eight sacks by the Hokies.
Old Dominion (4-2) could give Pitt a chance to work on things, though the Monarchs aren't just any ordinary FCS team. The program is in a transition year as it prepares to move to the FBS and a spot in Conference USA in 2014.
Pittsburgh's inability to generate a consistent rushing attack has heaped more pressure on Savage the past two games. Freshman James Conner, a McDowell graduate, went down with a shoulder injury early against Virginia Tech, and replacements Isaac Bennett and Rachid Ibrahim managed just 48 yards on 12 carries.
Conner, who leads Pitt with 356 rushing yards, is likely to sit out this week, leaving it up to Bennett to carry the load.
"I'm playing my role," Bennett said. "When he was in there, I was more of a second-and-long or third-down back. But it's all good, and I just have to do what I can to help the team like catching balls and protecting Tom."
The Panthers don't need to be reminded of the pitfalls of underestimating a lower-division school. Youngstown State spoiled Pitt coach Paul Chryst's debut in 2012, controlling things all the way in a 31-17 victory.
The Panthers have quickly rebounded, though the sting of that embarrassing misstep remains.
When pressed on if he thinks his team is mature enough to not play down -- or up -- to the competition Chryst just shrugged his shoulders.
"I hope we're making progress," Chryst said. "We're going to find out."

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Reign (online game)
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|Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy
|Normal, Classic (w/ solo)
Reign exists as a series of "rounds", each typically lasting approximately one calendar month, generally with one to three day recesses between each consecutive round. At the conclusion of each round, the game is reset, and an entirely fresh cycle of gameplay begins.
From April 2004 until September 2006, Reign was in Beta mode. During this time, new features were continually added to Reign. Player feedback greatly influenced the Developers' decisions on what aspects of the game to update each round.
This extended state of "beta" triggered much criticism from players, who sometimes grew annoyed with the frequent, often unannounced, changes in features and the glitches that seemed to accompany any major alteration. Many players left or threatened to leave the game and return only when Reign was no longer in beta mode.
Version 1[edit]
As of January 2007, the game is in version 1.2.5. It is no longer active or in development.
Version 2[edit]
Reign 2 was developed jointly by Ty and Mark and was released on 07/07/07. It is still active, but no longer in development. It be found at [reigngame.com|http://reigngame.com%7C.
Version 3[edit]
Reign WS, the third Reign, was created exclusively by Ty in 2010. Development began in January 2010. For the first 9 months, the game only had a mobile interface. On September 5, 2010, Ty created the full interface overnight. On September 16, 2010, Ty posted the game on Reddit/r/WebGames which kicked off the beta phase of the game.
Reign WS only had one world at this time.
General Gameplay[edit]
At the onset of each round, each player selects a world and a real-life nation to represent for the duration of the nation's survival. All nations begin the round with a specific and identical amount of land, money, resource capabilities. The only differences between individual nations at the beginning of a round are the nations' names and flags.
Land is the most important unit/resource in the game. A nation's land count determines its eminence in the world. At the end of each round, the nation with the highest land count in its world is proclaimed to be the winner. However, there is a downside to land, the higher land count a person has, the more difficult it is to defend the land. Also, the more land you own, the more each additional land will cost.
Land is obtained in one of two ways. The first is through the purchase of land. The second is the capture of another nation's land through war.
Money can be used in Reign to purchase land for expansion, to produce buildings and military units, or to give to other nations.
Money is obtained in one of five ways: through tax revenues from a nation's towns and cities; from selling uranium on the international Black Market; from selling units or resources to other nations though the international Market; by selling units already owned; or by being given it by other nations.
Executive Orders[edit]
Executive orders are swift government actions that can be issued at any time by you, as long as you have enough executive power (EP). Your EP is automatically recharged slowly over time at a steady rate. There is nothing you can do to increase the rate at which EP recharges.
Wars in Reign are fought with various military units, ranging in scale from individual soldiers and guards to highly destructive fusion ICBMs. A unit has two measurements of its power: its defense rating and its offense rating. Both defensive units and offensive units are generally needed to successfully wage war against another nation. Units are stored in barracks on a nation's land.
Units can either be produced by a nation through means of factories, airbases and silos, purchased from the Black Market or Foreign Trade, or obtained from a nation's alliance's unit cache.
Resources are another integral part of the game. There are four types of basic material resources in Reign: uranium, oil, metal and trude.
Uranium is used in the production of several units, including Nuclear ICBMs and Attila Tanks. It is also necessary for the production of nuclear power plants. In addition to be able to make advanced units, Uranium can be traded on the Black Market for money or for units not able to be constructed. Uranium is able to be extracted by all nations every eight hours.
Oil is the fuel extracted from oil rigs. There are two forms of oil: crude and refined. Crude oil is the base form of oil extracted from oil rigs. Refined oil is obtained by constructing an Oil Refinery. Refined oil is the final type of fuel used to power and produce certain units. 75 crude oil converts to 1 refined oil. The oil extraction rate per hour is currently up to 120 crude oil.
Metal is necessary for the production of most military units. It is mined with metal extraction mines on a nation's land at the rate of 30 per hour.
Trude is the rarest of the resources in Reign. It is a powerful substance that is used in the production of trude power plants and a few very powerful units such as the razorback and trudeship. The razorback has over 1k attack and the trude ship has 2k defense. Trude is randomly extracted from metal mines. The chance of getting a Trude crystal can be increased with National Specializations.
Different types of units and resources can be sold and bought by a user-controlled foreign trade market. Players can set up emporiums to sell a certain type of unit or resource, and can edit them according to what they see fit. Before your 120 hours of protection by the United Nations (see Military below) are up, you can sell a certain cheap unit (such as a Guerrilla) or a cheap resource (such as 1 metal ore) for a high price for another player to buy, allowing cash to be traded. Under normal circumstances, you cannot give money using the Give Money function while under protection.
Unit Damage[edit]
Most military units have an attack damage value. A soldier, for example, does 1:0 damage. This means the soldier does 1 attack damage when he attacks and 0 defend damage when he defends. A J11 Tank does 48:36 damage. This means the J11 tank does 48 attack damage when it attacks and 36 defend damage when it defends.
Defense Bonus[edit]
When a nation is attacked, that nation gets a defense bonus. The amount of bonus depends on the amount of land that a defending nation is defending. If a very small nation is defending itself in war, it will have a higher defense bonus. If a large nation is attacked and its troops are spread too thin, that nation could receive a NEGATIVE defense bonus, which will actually hurt his chances of winning the battle. To simplify: the more land one has, the more defense needed to defend it properly.
To invade a nation you must first wait 24 hours for the war to become active due to UN regulations. You have several ways of then starting to invade the nation.
The three primary levels of attack are the following: attacks made with infantry units; attacks made with vehicles (ground or air); and attacks made with nuclear weapons. The higher the defender's defense, the more necessary the nuclear option tends to become. Nuclear weapons have the ability to destroy large amounts of defense, but also render unusable a significant amount of land, which decreases the benefit of the war for the attacker. A common option is to make an initial attack with nuclear weapons, and then, once the defender's defense is substantially diminished, to continue the war with infantry or vehicular units.
Paid Accounts[edit]
In order to support Reign's costs, its developers have created a system whereby users can purchase upgrades to their account. By paying the developers and Ataya Creative, the user in return receives several innovative features which, while beneficial to the user, do not directly affect public gameplay (or in other words, make the game "unfair"). Some of the features include:
- Live statistics using AJAX technology,
- Automatic uranium collection, even if the player is offline,
- Extensive anti-cheat support,
- Production queue reordering.


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"We were with a group of people, of course, waiting for the results to come in, and everybody was just almost speechless," said Pullman School District Superintendent Paul Sturm.
Not only did Pullman say "Yes" to their schools, the bond received a 78% approval rate.
"I mean, I've been here for eleven years and people kept talking about, 'When are we going to do this, when are we going to do this?' said Strum. "So it seems like the timing was right."
Before any changes are made to the high school, the district will make room for the increasing amount of elementary school students.
"Our target is to have classrooms by the Fall of 2014 at Franklin Elementary," said Sturm.
Across the border, the Moscow school district is hoping their $10.8 million dollar bond will also be approved.
"The tax impact will not be as high as it was on the Pullman voters, and so we have high hopes that our community will support our efforts," said Moscow School District Superintendent Dale Kleinert.
Moscow's bond is only a fraction of Pullman's, but that doesn't mean passing it, will be any easier. The state of Washington will supplement Pullman's bond by at least $14 million-dollars, but Idaho won't provide any funding assistance to Moscow's schools.
"We are at a disadvantage in Idaho because the funding structure isn't there for building assistance in all of our schools and also the super-majority makes it much more tough to pass a bond," said Kleinert.
While Pullman needed a 60% approval rate, Moscow needs a two-thirds majority, which is about 67%. Moscow School District Superintendent Dale Kleinert is staying positive.
"Good schools make for good business as well, and our business community realizes that it's time to upgrade our schools and they've been very supportive, as has the city of Moscow," said Kleinert.
Moscow's School Board will officially decide on whether they'll put a bond or levy on the ballot on February 26, voters in the school district will go to the polls on May 21.


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So glad to show you one more vinyl record release from my favorite band Paradise Lost. This is a live performance recorded in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in September 2014 with Plovdiv symphonic orchestra.
I pre-ordered "The Book of Souls" vinyl on Amazon about 2 months ago and was really surprised it arrived right on the album release day, which is September 4th. A beautiful limited addition triple heavy weight black vinyl set coming in a gorgeously designed sleeve awesome pictures and lyrics. The set also includes a code for digital version download.
After 40 years of rocking, Motörhead releases their 22nd album called "Bad Magic". I preordered it in a Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set form factor about two months ago and received it yesterday, which is pretty fast, only three days after the record came out. And yes, I already had a chance to spin in on my turntable. But let me tell ya first what comes in the box…
I'm a Paradise Lost fan for almost 25 years. Every time they release a new album is like a huge event for me. I have all of them in my vinyl collection and the one they released this June is not exception. Last Saturday I rushed to a local record store in order to get it.
In that short video I demonstrate how to install dust cover hinges on Technics SL-1210m5g turntable. For some reason, Panasonic made it complicated and starting from M3D model, they subtracted the hinges, which is not comfortable for me. I like a dust cover to be attached to a turntable, so I could easily cover it while playing a record.
I'm really glad I'm not as conservative as I thought I am. I still continue to discover new music and new bands, though in that particular case one of the band members is very famous and is actually one of my favorite drummers. His name is Dave Lombardo and the band I'm talking about is called Philm.
This album just celebrated its 30th anniversary, but every time I listen to it, the music amazes me just like at the very first time. This is probably my very favorite album from Judas Priest, "Defenders of The Faith", released in 1984 and it's the 9th studio album of the band.
Tomorrow, on November 16 2014, Judas Priest will perform here in San Jose, CA as a part of the tour dedicated to their new 17th album released several months ago. The album is titled by one of its songs – Redeemer of Souls. I think, this work is very interesting and follows the great old school tradition of Heavy Metal. I purchased the record right after it became available and very enjoyed it.
2014 maybe is not a great year in human history, but it's definitely a good one in terms of musical releases. One of them is a compilation of greatest hits from Ozzy Osbourne titled Memories of a Madman, coming on two 180-gram picture vinyl LPs. This is a limited edition release, only 5000 copies were made worldwide.
Yesterday we marked four years since Ronnie James Dio passed away. I remember that day as it was yesterday… I was shocked and depressed. Ten days later, I think, I attended the memorial ceremony in LA and could say my last good bye to one of the nicest persons and one of the greatest Metal singers on the planet. His voice and music live inside of me and will be there till the end of my days. It's great to know I'm not alone and there are great musicians around who keep his songs live. "This is Your Life" tribute album released couple of months ago is a remarkable work which will definitely make every DIO's fan happy.


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I left with a burnt scalp - with pictures to show the burn - and the completely wrong shade of blond hair.
The next client arrived 30 minutes before she finished my hair, and she left me with product on my hair unnecessarily to speak with her. She bleached my hair consecutively 3 times, after nearly turning my hair blue. She tried to convince me into dying it red or purple, or any other colour in the book even though I'd previously had my consultation stating what I wanted and the strand test for that colour. The hairdressers then lost my notes from my consultation and blamed me for it, saying I hadn't attended before they found them on the day as they'd misplaced them.
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Approach: We use a simple formula for the awards. A player is eligible with whichever team he appeared for the most. For the top prospect, we take into account not just what the player did this year, but his age and potential impact in the major leagues.
Level: The California League is notoriously hitter-friendly. While several stadiums are at elevation with strong winds, the Storm's home field, The Diamond, plays more neutral than the league as a whole. The High-A level is home to players with a wide mix of experience levels. The 2013 Storm got contributions both from players who were drafted last June and one whose professional career began in 2006.
David Jay
Pitcher of the Year: RHP James Needy
10-5, 3.76 ERA; 98 K, 51 BB in 134 innings
The big righty from Santee finally had the season the club hoped for when they gave him a six-figure bonus to sign out of high school in 2009. While he doesn't have overwhelming velocity, Needy's heavy sinker makes him a tough matchup for any hitter. He was especially effective at home, where he seemed to trust his stuff much more than in the super-charged environments of High Desert and Lancaster. Needy's margin for error against more advanced bats isn't huge, but now that he's finally healthy and showed he could take the ball every five days, he'll get every chance to build on the successes of 2013.
Runner-Up: RHP Cody Hebner
2-2, 3.62 ERA; 78 K, 41 BB in 74.2 innings
With the rest of the Storm rotation a mess, the nod here goes to the guy who led the bullpen in innings pitched and strikeouts and held opponents to a .207 average. The 22-year-old righty from Washington State had a precarious walk total, but consistently pitched his way out of trouble as the primary set-up guy all year.
Ben Davey
Pitcher of the Year: RHP Cody Hebner
Slim pickings for pitcher of the year. No pitcher had an ERA south of 3.50 or a WHIP below 1.3. With that being said Hebner did lead the Storm in both ERA (3.62) and WHIP (1.31), all while holding hitters to a .207 BAA and averaged more than a strikeout per inning. While he did average more than five walks per nine innings, he did this all with a fastball that tops out at 98 mph.
Runner-Up: LHP Frank Garces
7-9, 5.67 ERA; 126 K, 57 BB in 120.2 innings
Let's get matters straight; Garces' 5.67 ERA is ugly. But, to put matters in perspective, Garces' ERA ranked him 22nd in the league. In fact only 13 pitchers in the entire Cal League had an ERA less than five. While Needy, who ranked fifth in the league, is just as deserving, Garces generated more swings and misses. His 126 strikeouts put him seventh in the league. No pitcher on the Storm roster could make hitters look as foolish at the plate as Garces. Unfortunately, when hitters did make contact, they crushed it.
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Pitcher of the Year: James Needy
An over-slot draft signing in 2009, Needy suffered through three years of injuries and rehab before he finally put together the type of season that he and the Padres envisioned. He threw the most innings on the staff, made the most starts and had the lowest ERA of any starter. Throw out a few starts in some of the notorious Thunderdomes of the Cal League, and he put together a solid year.
Runner-Up: Cody Hebner
Hebner was the most extreme fly ball pitcher on the staff and he still put up some of the best numbers. The walk total was not good but everything else was outstanding for the converted starter from Washington state. As Ben mentioned, despite his slight build, he can dial up his four-seamer to 98 with a solid slider. A few more mechanical adjustments and maybe the incorporation of a slider or a change-up as a third pitch and he's in the big leagues.
Others of Note:
Johnny Barbato spent the first four months of the year working out of the bullpen, racking up strikeouts, but still giving up too many runs. He made the move back to the rotation in August, a plan the organization was hoping to implement from the start of the year and showed some positive signs. His numbers as a starter are skewed by two brutal appearances in Lancaster and High Desert, not exactly the best venues for evaluating a pitcher. Justin Hancock joined the Storm from Ft. Wayne in July, but the poor peripherals that supported a stellar ERA in the Midwest League really came back to bite him in High-A. Hancock was punished for his low strikeout (39) and high walk totals in 63 innings, getting tagged with a 5.14 ERA. At home, his ERA was an impressive 2.78, but even there he walked almost as many as he struck out.
MadFriars' 2013 CAL League Pitcher of the Year: James Needy
Top Prospect: James Needy
His ceiling isn't as high as other pitchers in the system, but the big righty really began to figure it out as a starter this year, and he has the durability and sinker to profile as a solid back-of-the-rotation starter if things break right.


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Publishers Weekly posts its best books of 2012 lists
Trade publication Publishers Weekly has posted its Best Books 2012 lists, recommendations of 100 books for adults (plus another 40 children's titles) across multiple categories, including fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, romance, SF, comics and more.
Graphic novelist Chris Ware's striking "Building Stories" (Pantheon), which graces the cover of the Best Books package, and Hilary Mantel's Man Booker prize winning historical novel "Bring Up the Bodies" (Holt) top the magazine's overall Top Ten list, which is evenly spit between fiction and nonfiction. »Read Full Blog Post
Tame Impala anything but at Turner Hall show
Kevin Parker's perfectionist tendencies went into overdrive on last year's "Lonerism," psychedelic band Tame Impala's sophomore full-length album. Besides insisting on playing nearly all the instruments in the studio, Parker mixed the album two times, flying from his native Australia to New York on both occasions, to get the details just to his liking.
Tame Impala didn't have the luxury of do-overs and fine tuning in its sold-out, 85-minute Turner Hall Ballroom set Sunday. And if Parker attempted to bring that obsessive craftsmanship to a live setting, he would run the risk of sabotaging the set's potential for spontaneity. »Read Full Article(1)
'Rep Lab' cooks up mixed batch of one-acts
In her curtain speech before Saturday night's sold-out performance of "Rep Lab," Sandy Ernst - who oversees the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's justly acclaimed intern program - made clear that the Rep simply couldn't stage its shows without each year's crop of two dozen interns.
But even as we routinely note these interns' presence - in smaller roles, as extras and in program credits, where they are listed as understudies and assistants - we rarely get to really see what they can do. Now in its third year, "Rep Lab" - short plays showcasing intern actors, directors, choreographers and designers - lets us appreciate how good they can be. »Read Full Article
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Reports have surfaced that late-night host Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show" show next year.
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We are in the middle of our third week of our 95th annual Summer Reading Program where I work, and things have been going non-stop. Movies, points, prizes, orders, decorations, programs, animals, crafts, displays, registrations, reference, inventory, you name it. It's happening. Some kids and adults spend entire days at the library if they can, while the rest of the people flow in and out all day long. On top of the normal day-to-day stuff there are also service plans to write and submit, training sessions to write up and prepare for, and a brand spanking new teen advisory board to plan for. It's a lot to take in on a daily basis, especially with no mind-numbing Warcraft to come home to. I've been reading a lot, lately. Like, A LOT a lot. Like, a book every 2 days a lot, which is okay with me. By the time I get home I'm pretty wiped out mentally. You wouldn't think work would be so mentally taxing but some days it is. There is constant noise and chaos and interruptions and questions, sometimes it takes 45 minutes to send one short e-mail because you can only type 2-3 words at a time before being interrupted. I wouldn't trade it for the world though, because there is nothing worse than being bored and having nothing to do. There is ALWAYS something I can do at work, or create to do, which I love. Anyway, that's my big SRP update. Only 5 and a half weeks left!
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I'll be the first to say that I do not write "professional reviews" even though I am a professional. I have tried and I just don't like to do it. It's too formulaic and too stiff. I get no enjoyment from reading those reviews and I refuse to write them. Okay, let me take that back. I SUPPOSE if I was asked to write one for work, I would. But that is the ONLY exception. That said, when you read my reviews, you are mostly reading random thoughts that I have attempted to put together to make some sort of sense. I try to be aware of spoilers and mark them, but since I write them at GoodReads and then it auto-posts to my blog here, the spoiler tag and jump gets lost and readers here are forced into reading the spoiler. Sorry. So, follow me on GoodReads and skip past the book reviews on this blog if you prefer not having things spoiled.
So, one of the things I have found that I enjoy doing is reading book reviews on GoodReads. I follow quite a few book bloggers and read their reviews, I follow other librarians and read their reviews. It's a great way to connect with people who have similar tastes and discover new books, and it's a great way to connect people with a little different tastes and discover new material. However, sometimes I wonder about how true some of the reviews are when they say things like "was laughing, near-crying, sometimes swooning, and often times smiling while reading." That's a lot of emotion for one chick-lit book.
Maybe I have read too much over the years, but I rarely laugh out loud when reading a book. Honest to God, if a book can make me laugh out loud, I am in shock. Janet Evanovich is one author that has made me laugh out out, on multiple occasions, simply because I cannot believe some of the stuff she has put in print! And, yes, I will admit it, Harry Potter made me cry. I couldn't help with it when it was revealed that Snape wasn't really the villain that we were led to believe he was. Other than those two, my mind comes up blank with books that have elicited a true emotional reaction from me, aside from horror or disgust over a book having such graphic content, or being written/edited so poorly. That isn't to say that books do not entertain me or remain with me for years to come, just that I rarely exhibit such strong physical emotions from a single book.
One of my favorite reviewers on GoodReads is Angie, and I also follow her book blog, Pinkindle.net.Her reviews are probably the closest to what I write, myself, and what I want to read. Short (very SHORT) synopsis and then some additional information about the story, along with her personal opinion on it. I have yet to find another reviewer who reviews the way she does, but I wish more did. Heck, I wish I did!🙂
Another thing I'll add is that ratings don't mean much to me. In fact, sometimes I will read a book just because it got such poor reviews that I have to see for myself why it is so bad, or if it is, in fact, that bad. I've read some books that some people have raved about and given 5 stars to that I have given up on, too. I take everything I read from an unknown source with a grain of salt. I am by no means an expert reviewer, and I don't try to be. I review for fun and to put my voice and opinion out there. That's it. I really enjoy the social aspect, getting to know fellow book-lovers, and connecting with people who read interesting things.
Reviewers all have their own spin on how they review, which makes it more interesting for everyone involved. I'm curious, who are some of your favorite reviewers, and why? Do you like more synopsis, or more personal opinion? Do you get turned off and find a reviewer less credible for any particular reason?
Review: Changeling
Changeling by Philippa Gregory
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I listened to the audiobook of Changeling and after having read several of Gregory's adult novels, this felt very juvenile and predictable. The first part of the story centers around Isolde who has been sent to a nunnery after the death of her father. After she arrives at the nunnery, strange things begin to happen and Luca, the Changeling, is sent to investigate.
Let me just stop right here and say that when I got this book, I expected it to be about the Changeling and focus on his Changeling status and what it entailed, but very little is actually mentioned or said about it. It's almost a non-story, in my opinion.
Luca was previous cast out of his religious order for pointing out that certain religious relics could not be authentic, and finds himself working for The Order of the Dragon. He is sent out on inquiries to discover witches, werewolves, etc. His first inquiry is the mysterious events surrounding Isolde.
Without spoiling the story, the first half of the book is rather interesting, especially as I learned the truth behind what was happening. The second half of the book Luca is sent on a different inquiry, this one is a supposed werewolf. Although the second half was good, it was VERY predictable.
I think this book could be enjoyable to pre-teens who are interested in this time period and these topics. However, I think I will personally stick to Gregory's adult novels from now on.


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A judge in Alamagordo has agreed to leave the bench after being accused of misconduct.
William Brogan's misconduct accusations include not allowing hearings to be scheduled on a Friday unless considered an emergency, not following proper procedure in some cases and harassing a fellow employee, according to a complaint against him.
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More than 35 members of Campaign for Better Health Care's 13th District Committee staged a sit in at Rep. Biggert's Willowbrook, Ill., office. They delivered pairs of shoes to symbolize Illinoisans who have died and will die if health care reform is not passed. They chanted "Get it done," demanding that Rep. Biggert "stop playing politics and solve the health care crisis," until police arrived.
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Dying for health care, suburbanites sit in to "get it done!"
WILLOWBROOK, Ill. - Sixty-eight Americans die prematurely every day because they can't get access to health care coverage. This crisis prompted 35 residents of Rep. Judy Biggert's, R-Ill., district to take action and sit in at her office to demand she support health care reform.
"In the last 15 years 11,000 Illinoisans have died because we don't have health care reform," said Jonathan VanderBrug, Health Care Justice coordinator for the Campaign for Better Health Care. "Enough playing politics. Stop stalling. Get it done. This is a matter of life and death."
Altogether, over 294,000 Americans died prematurely since 1994, when the health insurance corporations blocked the last major effort for health care reform. Residents are determined to make sure reform legislation passes Congress this year.
The sit-in took place as it was announced the top five health insurers set record profits, a combined $12.2 billion for 2009, up 56% from the year before. Meanwhile the industry shed 2.7 million people from health care plans.
Biggert has been voting in lockstep with the Republicans, said VanderBrug, obstructing reform. She had refused to meet with CBHC and her constituents since August despite repeated calls, infuriating many.
"I can't believe Congressman Biggert would play politics while people are dying," said Michael Sacco. "I didn't put her in office for her to play politics. Don't let us down."
As part of its "Get It Done!" Campaign, CBHC has begun a "shoe action." Just as the sit-in participants did, leave a pair of shoes at your Congressperson's office. Leave the shoes as a symbol of all those who have died because health care reform has been delayed. In the shoe, leave a note to say that reform cannot wait and Congress must "Get It Done!" If you know anyone who has died due to lack of access to care, you can include that person's name or photo.


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Obama, Hill leaders show optimism in compromise
Washington - The outline of a compromise over impending tax increases and spending cuts began to come into focus Friday after President Barack Obama convened top congressional leaders at the White House.
Differences remain, especially as Republicans, led in the House by Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, continue to fight to keep tax rates for the wealthiest Americans from rising.
But the contours of a two-stage deal are taking shape as leaders work to avert a year-end fiscal crisis and break the gridlock that has soured voters on Washington. The mood alone, with Obama congratulating Boehner on his birthday Saturday and Republican and Democratic leaders taking turns speaking to signify their unity, signaled a sharp change from past confrontations.
"We have the cornerstones of being able to work something out," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, as leaders from both parties emerged from the White House. "This is not something we're going to wait until the last day of December to get done. We have a plan. We're going to move forward on it."
Boehner, who presented his framework for a broad tax-and-spending overhaul to be undertaken in 2013, also sounded an optimistic note. "To show our seriousness, we've put revenue on the table, as long as it's accompanied by significant spending cuts," he said. "It's going to be incumbent on my colleagues to show the American people we're serious."
Democrats indicated that some spending cuts would be fine with them. "I feel confident that a solution may be in sight," said House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California.
The goal of the high-pressure talks to come is to produce a multitrillion-dollar deficit-reduction plan that can take the place of the across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that are slated to take effect on Jan. 1. Together, they have been referred to as a "fiscal cliff."
The first part of such a deal would be legislation this year that would commit Congress to specific revenue increases, favored by Democrats, and spending cuts, as advocated by Republicans. How those increases and cuts would be achieved would be worked out in the second stage next year by the new Congress.
Not addressed was how to resolve the standoff over this year's expiring tax rates. Resolving the tax breaks for wealthier Americans remains, in many ways, the linchpin to a deal.
Obama and Boehner appeared more comfortable together than a year ago, when they tried - and failed - to reach a $4 trillion deficit-reduction deal that many economists have warned is vital for the nation's long-term fiscal health.
The two leading actors exchanged a light moment as the president wished the speaker, who turns 63 on Saturday, a happy birthday and gave the known Merlot fan an expensive bottle of Italian red wine.
"My hope is this is going to be the beginning of a fruitful process that we're able to come to agreement on that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way, that we will deal with some of these long-term impediments to growth, and we're also going to be focusing on making sure that middle-class families are able to get ahead," Obama said as he opened the meeting in the Roosevelt Room. "We're going to get to work."
In other remarks before reporters were ushered out, he added, "We have urgent business to do."
Friday's closed-door gathering was the first such sit-down since the election, which emboldened Obama and his allies on Capitol Hill. Americans spoke at the polls, they maintain, preferring the Democratic approach, which asks the wealthiest taxpayers to contribute more revenue while preventing steep spending to domestic cuts.
Back at the Capitol, some among Congress' rank and file offered a sharp reminder that getting a deal through the lame-duck session faces a struggle with each party's ideological wing.
"This was a photo op for the president. So be it," said Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), a leading conservative.
Among liberal Democrats, Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts warned that "it would be foolish to just assume we're to go along with everything. We're not a cheap date."
But with the leadership, a shift can be heard in the rhetoric, as Republicans now say they are willing to consider increases in tax revenue and Obama has softened his insistence that top income tax rates, now at 35%, must rise to 39.6%, the rate from the Clinton era.
"We all understand where we are," said Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader. "We're prepared to put revenue on the table provided we fix the real problem, even though most of my members, I think without exception, believe that we're in the dilemma we're in not because we tax too little but because we spend too much."
During the hourlong session Friday, Boehner presented his proposal to have the parties agree to "targets" for new tax revenues and spending cuts, which would be bound by statute and enacted in 2013.
Tax revenue could be raised by closing tax loopholes or capping deductions for the wealthiest Americans, couples earning incomes above $250,000, or $200,000 for singles. Such a broad deal also would require Democrats to agree to rein in spending on Medicare, Medicaid and other entitlement programs as Obama has previously proposed.
Both sides agreed to begin working now on the 2013 framework. Nothing will be decided until after the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Photos: Carl Froch Working Out For Glen Johnson Bout
Photos: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME. WBC super middleweight champion Carl "The Cobra'' Froch participated in a brisk 30-minute media workout and then met with reporters for a half-hour Tuesday at Mendez Boxing Gym in New York City.
This Saturday, June 4, Froch (27-1, 20 KOs) will defend against former world champion Glen "The Road Warrior" Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KOs) in a Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinal live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
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"Rachael (Cordingley) texted me that our son, Rocco, is walking. He took his first steps and I missed it. And I'm going to take that out on Johnson,'' said a fit and confident Froch, who boasted Tuesday about being only two pounds over the 168-pound limit after a big breakfast and just eating lunch. "Johnson is perfect for me. He's made for me. He'll be right there, right in front of me.
"The winner of this fight is going to the Final of the best boxing tournament in the world, the Super Six World Boxing Classic. And the winner is going to be me. I heard Johnson's team talking about an easy fight. They can think what they want. I'm not concerned with that rubbish.''
froch has the prototype boxer build. sinewy rather than muscular.Comment by J.R on 06-01-2011
He doesn't have the biggest of arms does he? He looks trim.Comment by ronnie_N. on 06-01-2011
damnit,.. where's frock's wife?...Comment by Rip Chudd on 06-01-2011
[QUOTE=ricky1978;10628039]saturday looks like a good night for upsets; Johnson and Zbik....[/QUOTE] We are on the same page bro. War Johnson!!Comment by Tomasio on 05-31-2011
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The tragic crash of that Boeing 777 over a war zone has dominated the news. Unanswered questions fill the air like swarms of birds looking for food. Accusations of who was to blame pumps speculations about the firing of that evil missile like water gushing from a broken fire hydrant. Was it a Russian who pulled the trigger on the sophisticated equipment that fired the missile 33,000 feet into the fuselage of the airline with 283 passengers aboard with 15 crew members?
Television coverage just hours after the crash was excellent with views of the wreckage scattered over a 20-mile, or more, area. Numerous sources were sent to us live by the networks covering the story. Speculation of how it happened and who was to blame came immediately.
We talked to a retired airline pilot who compiled 15,000 hours of flying time in 30 years in Marine jets and as a commercial pilot for a major airline. He now is an airline safety instructor in St. Louis, working for a private company. He has flown all over the world. His question: Why was the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 flying over a war zone?
We never flew over war zones in the Middle East. We flew safe corridors. I don't understand why that Malaysian airliner was on the route it was," the veteran pilot asserted. He added that the 777 was the best aircraft he ever piloted.
Regardless of the route the airliner was on, the shooting down of the plane and the lost lives — there is no justification for this act of warlike aggression. One thing is clear: the missile was fired from rebel-controlled land in eastern Ukraine.
A couple of days after the crash, the Rebels in eastern Ukraine sealed off the crash area to investigators, took control of the bodies, in an effort to keep the world from learning the truth. That's a clear signal that the Russian-backed rebels have something to hide. Ukrainian officials said armed rebels took the bodies away from their workers by force. However, the truth will come out, perhaps sooner than later.
The rebels now have opened up the crash site somewhat.
Secretary of State John Kerry was blunt in saying that Ukraine's separatists were to blame for the downing of the aircraft. He emphasized that there is "extraordinary circumstantial evidence that showed Russia most certainly was complicit in arming the rebels."
There has been international outrage over how the bodies of the victims were being handled. There is wide speculation that the rebels are tampering with evidence.
Russia could care less about the outrage. The Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin, is accomplishing what he needed to do to entrench his standing with his people. By taking over the Crimea, and aiding the pro-Russian people in eastern Ukraine, he has fired up a nationalistic spirit that distracts from the problems on the homefront. That's course 101 in dictatorship. Putin also knows the West, including the United States, isn't going to do much to punish Russia. President Barack Obama said the downing of the aircraft is a "wake-up call" for Europe and the world that there are consequences to the increasing warfare in eastern Ukraine.
The limited sanctions placed on Russia don't seem to have bothered Putin and his countrymen. Putin is a world-class liar who is a ruthless dictator.
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NEW YORK - There is a handbag on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that is stitched out of jaguar fur and embellished with the animal's head. It is part of the new exhibition "Wild: Fashion Untamed" in the Costume Institute. The purse is dated 1940 and looks like an oversize sporran, one of those pouches that Scottish Highlanders use to accessorize their kilts. "Wild," which runs through March 13, examines the relationship between humans and animals in matters of dress. And if there is one thing that can be discerned from inspecting the jaguar purse, it is that fashion affords humans a way of expressing their dominance over animals and nature.
The fur handbag is a stylized manifestation of the kill - evidence of a hunting man's success, evidence of modern man's indifference or even cruelty. It suggests that humans, even in their most civilized, artful endeavors, are still connected to their most basic urges.
The exhibition is both compelling and disturbing. Lush sable stoles still have the animals' head and feet attached. Elaborate hats worthy of Ascot races are decorated with taxidermic birds, their tiny eyes glassy and bulging from their skulls. In the sterile environment of the glass cases, removed from the accouterments of glamour and the animal rights leafleting, it is possible to examine these accessories analytically - to see their beauty as well as evidence of the violence that created them. Perhaps it is that very contradiction, that cruel beauty, that forms the attraction.
Why have fashion designers been so inspired by the animal kingdom? Year after year, animal prints - from leopard spots to tiger stripes - rise and fall in popularity, but essentially one kind or another is always in vogue. The same is true of fur. In recent years it has been embraced by a younger generation of both men and women who, like those who came before, wear it as a sign of wealth, sexuality and power. The coquette has always worn feathers and the dominatrix is known for her leather. Why? The exhibition does not provide conclusive answers, but it asks a host of compelling questions.
The exhibition suggests that animal-inspired fashion speaks of racism, sexism and colonialism. It posits that the fashion industry has shown its greatest enthusiasm for fur, leopard spots, feathers and leather during times of sociopolitical instability. It is as though, during times of stress, designers look for solace by relying on their most fundamental instincts.
Wearing animal skins reflects the human desire for shelter and protection. Animal trophies are symbols of wealth and power. They represent not only man's power over animals - or more broadly, over unpredictable dangers - but also man's power over man.
Designers such as Ann Demeulemeester and Rick Owens, whose work is represented in "Wild," create shearling or fur coats that emphasize the origins of the materials by preserving their rough edges, the outline of individual pelts and much of the natural color. They create an almost prehistoric sensibility, in which the garment is not a luxury but a necessity for survival, and wealth is measured by one's store of meat, not stock options.
The notion of the noble savage reflects a Western tendency to romanticize and exoticize other cultures. So often, when the fashion industry uses furs and animal prints to connote ethnicity, it is tapping into the "Tarzan" syndrome - a cinematic vision of a Western man living amid the primitives.
Designers juxtapose formal Western styles with seemingly ravaged and raw materials or flourishes. A Jean Paul Gaultier ball gown evokes the idea of the noble savage not with the use of fur or skins but with elaborate Lesage beadwork, which creates the illusion of a leopard skin trailing down the center of the dress. Another Gaultier ball gown has white tulle bursting from beneath a fitted brown leather dress. The combination of these refined and coarse materials draws on society's subconscious connections of leather to wilderness dangers, the darkness of the jungle and animal sensuality.
Feathered dresses have always been associated with flighty coquettishness. There is a splendid Yves Saint Laurent dress from 1969 in the exhibit that is little more than an ethereal cloud of pale feathers. A woman who wraps a feather boa around her neck wants to convey a teasing lightheartedness. But why feathers? A silk scarf can be a device for flirtation, but it doesn't always have that effect.
The exhibition's text suggests that social connotations about feathers and plumage grow out of the "tremulous" nature of feathers and their ability to make clothes "dynamic." Feathers - as worn by a showgirl, for instance - speak to male fantasies of caged and kept women. They remind one of the delicacy and mystery of birds.
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Acknowledging in one breath his childhood dream of becoming a world-champion bull rider and the event that spurred him instead into a career of singing and songwriting with country-music elite, Austin Wahlert chuckles at how life has unfolded — even if recalling the details is a little painful.
About two years ago, Wahlert broke his back after being thrown from a bull in Loveland — marking the second time in as many years a bucking bovine had sidelined him with a fractured vertebrae, and bringing his tally of bullriding broken bones up to about 25.
When Wahlert woke up after being knocked unconscious from the injury, his eyes focused on a demo CD next to his bag, sitting just beyond the spurs of his kicked-up boots.
The recording was one of his own material — the culmination of a hobby Wahlert hadn't taken as seriously as others suggested he should.
But that moment was enough to persuade Wahlert, now 23, to set the bullriding dream aside. Since then, he's played sold-out shows to crowds of 8,000-plus and recorded an album with John Cougar Mellencamp's former musicians, along with others who have performed with the likes of Garth Brooks.
"I wasn't really expecting all of this when I decided to go this direction. At the time I couldn't stand up, and just thought to myself, 'surely I can't get hurt this bad writing songs," said Wahlert, who will be headlining the Greeley Beef Fest Saturday — a gig for which he canceled shows in other states because the focus of the local event aligns with the themes of his songs and his deep love for the northern Colorado way of life. "It was an interesting road I had to take to get to where I am, but I'm very grateful for where I stand today."
In the years leading up to his last back injury, a persistent grandfather and established songwriters in Nashville, among others, told Wahlert he had a gift worth giving to the country music world.
He appreciated the kind words, but that's not how he had planned to live his life. Wahlert, an Eaton High School-graduate who grew up on a 3,000-acre ranch, was born to be a cowboy and got a full-ride scholarship to do so at a college in Texas known for developing world champion bull riders.
However, on that day two years ago in Loveland, Wahlert's body finally told him differently.
Wahlert is now working on a second album. He's touring nationally while song writing and recording in Colorado, Indiana and Nashville, all in hopes of fusing his love for Chris LeDoux, Roger Miller, Marty Robbins, Randy Travis and Aaron Watson and perfecting a style of his own — one he began creating when he wrote his first song seven years ago at the age of 16.
Wahlert first picked up a guitar in his teens, with the help of his guitar-playing grandfather, Robert Gulvas, who served in the Korean War while also entertaining troops overseas.
Not long after his grandfather taught him just four chords, Wahlert wrote "Rodeo Man," his first composition that would go on to be the opening track on his self-titled debut album, released at the end of last year.
His grandfather, who died last year following a battle with Parkinson's disease, always insisted he was natural at crafting songs, and he received an additional push from a high school music teacher, who finally persuaded Wahlert to take his first music classes as a senior.
Wahlert's heart remained set on becoming a world-champion bull rider, but, as soon as he arrived at Odessa College in West Texas, injuries, mostly those broken bones, knocked him out of the sport about every six months, he said. While he was sidelined, he played music in local honky tonks to make money and pass the time, and when he was healthy, he performed in bars along the rodeo circuit.
Performing at national rodeo events, Wahlert made connections that brought him into contact with some of the biggest names in Nashville song writing — Wynn Varble, Erin Enderlin, Bryan White and David Lee, all of whom have written chart-toppers for some of country music's biggest stars.
They, too, agreed Wahlert had a songwriting gift, and also a unique way of telling the true tale of the cowboy life, since he had long lived it.
When Wahlert was ready to put bullriding aside, they were all ready to help him hone his song-crafting skills, and are still guiding him.
Despite the demands of his developing country-music career, Wahlert — who also owns a custom-leather design company that sells products in five countries and serves as an endorsement agent for the likes of world-champion bull rider Kody Lostroh from LaSalle — still calls Weld County home, living in the area with his wife, Justine. She's the art teacher at Valley High School in Gilcrest, and the couple is expecting their first child in the fall.
Wahlert travels to Nashville once every two months, one week at a time, to write songs and record, and spends the rest of his time back at home living the cowboy life — looking for more true inspiration for his craft.
"I'm as blessed as I possibly could be ... to only be in the industry as long as I have been, and to have met all of those connections through rodeo," Wahlert said. "And also to stay here at home, in northern Colorado, while I'm doing all of this.
"I couldn't be happier."
Beef Fest
Austin Wahlert, a Greeley resident making a name for himself in Nashville, will headline a free concert Saturday as part of the Greeley Beef Fest. The event will take place at the Greeley Family Funplex, 1501 65th Ave.
The schedule of events includes:
» All day: Beef Chief Grill-off, an amateur, on-site grilling competition. Throughout the day, teams of four will compete for prizes and bragging rights in four categories: burgers, steak, signature sauce and cook's choice.
» 11 a.m.-6 p.m.: Gallery 970. This community art exhibit is designed to display the hidden talents of the community. Gallery opens to the public at 11 a.m. All visitors can vote for the People's Choice award. Prizes will also be given for Best of the Fest and the Heritage Award.
» Noon: Lunch available by food vendors.
» Noon: Performances on The Tribune Community Stage. A variety of performances will take place on the stage throughout the day. Event organizers are looking for talent to perform.
» Noon: Budweiser Backyard Beer Garden opens.
» 5 p.m.: Awards on stage, announcing results from the Beef Chief Grill-off and Gallery 970.
» 5:30 p.m.: Austin Wahlert and his band will perform a free concert.
Go to www.greeleytribune.com/beef-fest2012 to find more information about the event, sign up for the beef cook-off, art show or community stage, and to find the Beef Fest vendors packet.
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It can be quite a shock, after spending time in a resort like Kovalam, to be faced with the volume of traffic hurtling around Trivandrum.
Crossing MG road and similar can be quite an experience.
I did witness a few accidents, (cars colliding ) during my day there, and passing through at the beginning of our Spice Route Tour.
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Handicrafts..... "forced " selling
After an enjoyable visit to the Handicraft Centre (see Must See tip) we visited the temple then went for lunch.
Afterwards we were driven to a shop, which sold antiques, good quality crafts, jewellery etc. The owner was the man that we'd seen earlier at the handicraft centre. Now although we weren't unduly pressurised to buy goods, we did feel a bit awkward....The goods were of excellent quality, but out of my price range.
If you're looking for quality gifts I'd recommend this place though.
It's something that I've encountered a few times on my travels, on organised tours where there's "an arrangement" to bring tourists to a shop.
Our group were all in agreement that we'd rather have given money directly to the craftsmen at the Handicraft centre.
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I visited Trivandrum as part of a small guided tour from Kovalam. Most of our party were wearing shorts ( mainly of long, Bermuda style) and t shirts. So fairly decent.
We received quite a few disparaging looks and a few hisses and comments.
So, no sleeveless tops, shorts or jeans, especially in the vicinity of Temples etc.
Trivandrum can become very hot and humid, loose cotton clothing is advisable, and is easily available here or in Kovalam.
A salwar kameez in cotton may be considered for women.
See My Kovalam warnings for related tips.
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When is a Bomb not a Bomb?
On our first night in Trivandrum my Mother woke me with a start. She was terrified. She told me that war had broken out during the night and that bombs were going off across the water.
I got out of bed and looked out the window to see what she was talking about. I could hear explosions and see flashes from them across the backwater on which our hotel was built.
The hotel was remote and I figured there was nothing much we could do so I encouraged my Mum to go back to sleep.
Next morning all seemed peaceful as we went to breakfast. On enquiring at the Hotel we were told that these were indeed explosions but had nothing whatsoever to do with war. These are offerings to the Gods. As the locals cannot afford exotic or expensive offerings, they pay for gunpowder explosions to be set off as a mark of worship.
It was a rrlief to find out the truth, but gosh it was terrifying at the time!!!!
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some guys may approach you for the taxy or riksha while you come out of the train, they willbe just behind you , but dont answer them and ignore them completly , just out side the stationthere is a trafic police post with pre paid riksha you can use them which may cause youless than half of what these guys charge you , and then they willtry to take you to there own hotels , so that they can get more than 20-30% of what you pay for your room.
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2. When u come out of the platform to main entrence lot of taxi wallahs and three wheeler drives will come for help and ask where to go etc.. never jump on to this..
U only take the prepaid taxis/ three wheelers.
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3. When u r travelling around the TVM city make sure abt fixing rate \ meter reading before sitting inside the vechicle ....never leave a loose end about the rates..( u mgt end up paying a lot..)
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Unwanted train passengers
During our journey from Trivandrum to Bangalore on the train, we shared a compartment with some uninvited and unwelcome creatured: mosquitoes.
David felt very itchy towards the end of the journey and when we got to the hotel in Bangalore and he took his shirt off, we could see why. He was absolutely covered in bites!
Moral of the story? Make sure you are thoroughly protected against mosquito bites on the train!
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Her dream of studying dance at Juilliard is within reach, but Olivia Dawson turns down the opportunity, choosing instead to stay with her ailing mother in the Houston projects where they barely make ends meet. Lorraine Dawson is Olivia' s whole world, and now Olivia insists on being there for her. But when Lorraine learns Olivia is sacrificing college for her sake, her heartache triggers a series of shattering events that results in Olivia discovering her father, a man she was told had died years ago. But he is alive and well - and he' s the powerful CEO of one of the country' s richest corporations.
With her best friend urging her to claim a much-deserved chunk of Bernard Wells' fortune, Olivia seeks out his Los Angeles mansion. But it' s not money she wants - it' s answers: Why did he abandon Lorraine when Olivia was three years old? Why did they suffer in poverty while he gave his " real" wife and son a life of luxury? Opening up the past, however, is more complicated than Olivia - or Bernard - expected, and the pain of yesterday' s sins must be confronted before true healing and a bright tomorrow can begin.
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The story line was great. The author was very creative and sensational.
The scene at the hospital after Adele came back drunk, hurt and angry about Bernard's betrayal.
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This was my first purchase by Mrs. Billingsley and I had no idea what to expect. I was pleasantly entertained and could not wait to get back in my car to hear the next chapter unfold. I could easily see this book being adapted into a move on Lifetime.
The way that she developed the characters. I could envision the scenes unfolding.
Yes, she read and conveyed with passion.
I certainly chuckled during certain parts and felt great empathy or anger at others.
I would recommend this book.
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