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The Reviews
Priest's final Clockwork Century novel (after The Inexplicables) wraps things up nicely, once again turning a mash-up of too-worn genre tropes (steampunk, alternate Civil War, zombies) into a work of entertainment laced with social criticism. In 1879, as the Civil War continues to rage, scientist and ex-slave Gideon Bardsley's invention, a massive computer called the Fiddlehead, has predicted that the zombie outbreak from the Northwest will overwhelm both sides if they don't end the war. Working with ex-president Lincoln (long disabled from an assassination attempt), he enlists the Pinkertons, including their agent Belle Boyd, in an attempt to find allies in the South. Meanwhile, amoral businesswoman Katharine Haymes attempts to prolong the war for her own reasons. Priest again throws in a huge cast of characters, and the historical figures (Boyd, Lincoln, Grant) are as interesting as the fictional ones. New readers would benefit from starting at the beginning of the series, but returning fans will be satisfied by the elegant conclusion and will regret that a great series has ended. ~Publishers Weekly
The Inexplicables
While the sequels Dreadnought and Ganymede expanded the fictional territory across much of North America, Priest circles back to the Pacific Northwest in The Inexplicables, subtly pivoting her story in a new direction. … Just as Rector and his friends roam up to the edges of their territory, she's probing the world that she's created, teasing out new aspects of the familiar landmarks, then laying out early signs of the next direction–because it's very clear that there's at least one more installment of the Clockwork Century yet to come. Newcomers can pick up The Inexplicables without any substantial difficulty, but there's an extra layer of enjoyment if you know the backstory–and its three predecessors are just such fun, anyhow. ~Shelf Awareness
The latest installment of Priest's steampunk series, Clockwork Century, returns to the alternate Civil War–era American landscape she introduced in Boneshaker (2009). Her eccentric protagonist this time is Rector Sherman, who, at 18, has just left the only home he's ever known, an orphanage just outside a toxic, gas-infested, late-1800s Seattle. Hoping to eke out another few years of existence by selling and using sap, the area's gas-derived drug of choice, Rector scales Seattle's imposing walls and seeks out the ruined city's criminal underworld. Aside from making a living, Rector is also hunting the remains of his old friend, Zeke Wilkes, hoping Zeke's troublesome ghost will finally let him be. Yet not only is Zeke very much alive but the reunited pair must contend with a cross section of Seattle's worst elements, including the zombie-like "inexplicables" and a band of sinister gold prospectors. Priest's narrative has all the compelling ingredients that keep the steampunk subgenre going, including riveting characters; a vividly realized, atmospheric setting; and a well-told story of adventure. ~Booklist
Rector's story is an old-fashioned boys' adventure, and Priest's alternate 1880 is as intriguing and enjoyable as ever. ~Publishers Weekly
[Starred Review] The smashing third volume in Priest's Clockwork Century steampunk alternate-history Civil War series (after 2010's Dreadnought) stars Josephine Early, New Orleans brothel owner and Union spy, who must deliver Ganymede, a prototype submarine, to the North. There are only a few problems: no one has ever successfully piloted the craft, and the Texian and Confederate armies are actively searching for it. Josephine's former lover, Andan Cly, agrees to help while completing his primary mission of retrieving supplies for blighted Seattle, where noxious gas forces residents to live underground and zombies remain a constant peril. Priest is at the top of her game, equally deft with pirate battles and mature romance: Cly is tentatively connecting with earlier protagonist Briar Wilkes, sheriff of Seattle, making him elegantly cautious around Josephine as they both try to focus on their mission. Clockwork Century fans will dub this installment the best yet. (Oct.) ~Publishers Weekly
There are a lot of lazy writers out there who think steampunk is a quick way to tell a tale, but Cherie Priest isn't one them. This is alternative history storytelling at its finest and she is a blend of Verne, Doyle, and dare I say it — Louisa May Alcott. The action is here, the mysteries, but also the gender balance among strong characters (both leading and supporting) is very nearly unprecedented. ~BookSlut
And indeed, as you can see, there's a good reason that a growing number of people are starting to call this perhaps the greatest steampunk series in the history of the genre; and that's because with each volume, Priest squeezes in several novels' worth of flabbergasting ideas, making each story expansive as hell while still keeping a tight control over the three-act structure. ~The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography
I was intrigued from the first few pages of Ganymede and it held my interest throughout. For some reason I've avoided the whole Steampunk movement in literature so far, but after getting a taste of Priest's world, I'm going to have to start reading her Clockwork Century series to see what I've been missing… Ganymede is on bookstore shelves now and I'd encourage you to give it a read. Whether you've been on the fence about the whole Steampunk movement or have known about it a while, Priest's writing style makes it easy to slip into the clockwork world Early and Cly inhabit. ~ The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
[Ganymede] is a more refined read – with a storyline that was impressively intricate and brilliantly polished. I suppose the expression I'm looking for is, ironically, "like clockwork" – the narrative was flawlessly paced, with a fluidity and precision that seemed effortless. The characters – even the peripheral ones – were well developed and emotionally compelling. Although it wasn't integral to the primary storyline, Priest made it a point to "flesh out" marginal characters like Ruthie Doniker, Houjin, and Kirby Troost. Some authors may have "revealed" Ganymede much earlier in the novel but Priest drew out the mystery until well into the latter chapters – it may seem like a small thing but because of this decision the urge to continue reading was undeniable. Priest is very much an artist at the top of her craft – and this novel is a subtle masterpiece. ~Barnes & Noble Book Club
Priest is amazing at detail, brilliant at transforming an imagined, impossible history in such a way that flying airships and a decades-long Yankee Invasion seems not only plausible but simply neglected in our history books. With the authentic language and lush settings Priest readers have come to expect, Ganymede does not disappoint and is effortlessly at home in the Clockwork Century series. ~ LitStack.com
An engrossing and exciting adventure from its first sentence to its last … Priest once again delivers a rousing adventure that demonstrates both her love of history and her definitive knack for playing with and bending it to fit the purpose of her captivating universe. ~BittenByBooks.com
This sparkling fantasy has language that turns on a dime to pull readers in and keep them hooked; it's hard to stop, once the plot gets rolling and you need to know what happens next. Despite the rapid pacing, there's plenty of time for interesting side adventures and characters, including some real historical figures who flow well within the context of the story. … If you're a fan of lush world-building that promises a dazzling array of possibilities, terrific characters, and a whopping good time, you'll probably like Ganymede and the rest of the Clockwork Century, which is a stellar set of interconnected works with the promise of many more on the horizon. If you're not a fan of those things, I believe the phone company hands out entertaining reading for free on an annual basis. ~Global Comment
The San Francisco Chronicle
Via SF Gate
Friday, December 3, 2010
It's easy to poke fun at the Victorian affectations of steampunk, but "Dreadnought" has the propulsive power of a straight-ahead adventure story, and Priest handles the alternate history without needless frippery. Courageous, competent Mercy makes a compelling heroine, and the novel has much to say about the futility of war in any era. "Dreadnought" is tough but entertaining, another solid entry in a well-constructed series.
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Paul Goat Allen
October, 2010
Surprising to no one who read Boneshaker and Clementine, Priest's newest was, once again, pure genius. … I'm not exaggerating the potential of Priest's Clockwork Century – this saga could very well be the steampunk equivalent of Tolkien's Middle-earth. The depth and scope of world building is simply spectacular – and while stellar realm building doesn't necessarily make for a good story, the world of Priest's Clockwork Century is a lush foundation upon which she can weave a virtually limitless number of stories. Hardcore steampunk fans are already well aware of Cherie Priest and her Clockwork Century novels. Hopefully this blog will motivate adventurous fantasy, science fiction and even mainstream fiction fans looking to immerse themselves in something different to check out these ground-breaking – and bone-shaking – novels.
The Seattle Times
October, 2010
Dreadnought offers plenty of fun: fast-paced battle scenes, thundering locomotives and the gem of the book, its heroine. Nurse Mercy is a swearing, sweating, pistol-packing ex-farm girl who swabs away her patients' blood with barely a flinch. She forms real attachments to the wounded in her care but is flatly practical about any given man's chances for survival. Vivid, believable and endearingly stubborn, she's an enjoyable companion for those taking the time to read a book which challenges the notion that steampunk must assume Victorian attitudes with its goggles and corsets.
Fantasy Magazine
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
"…Rousing Weird Western steampunk entertainment in a superior sequel."
Publishers Weekly
[Starred Review ] Dreadnought
Cherie Priest, Tor, $14.99 paper (480p) ISBN 978-0-7653-2578-5
An intimate, well-crafted portrait of a nurse on a mission adds depth to this exceptional Civil War steampunk thriller, the self-contained sequel to 2009's Locus Award-winning Boneshaker. Mercy Lynch, recently widowed and taxed to exhaustion by caring for Confederate wounded in Richmond, must cross the war-torn nation to reach her estranged father, who lies dying in the Washington territories. After her dirigible is shot out of the air, Mercy joins Horatio Korman, a Texas Ranger with an agenda, on the Union's famous steam engine, the Dreadnought. On their trail are desperate Confederate soldiers and a zombified Mexican legion. The battles and intrigue are entertaining, but the real draw is Priest's latest no-nonsense heroine, who comes equipped with a full measure of sharp judgment and brutal competence as well as a nurse's kind (but not saintly) heart. (Oct.)
Publishers Weekly
Cherie Priest. Subterranean (www.subterraneanpress.com), $25 (208p) ISBN 978-1-59606-308-2
Piracy meets politics head-on in this steampunk thriller, loosely linked to Priest's much-lauded Boneshaker (2009). Maria Isabella Boyd, a notorious former actress and Confederate spy, is on her first mission for the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. The airship Clementine must deliver its cargo unimpeded, but its former owner, escaped slave–turned–air pirate Croggon Hainey, is determined to recover the ship he stole fair and square. A simple pursuit quickly evolves, and soon Maria and Croggon are forced to fight on the same side. Explosive battle scenes, riveting action, and a sharp-eyed examination of the mistrust between Croggon's all-black crew and very white, very Southern Maria play out in a desperate race against the clock. Though the unflinching portrayal of complex race relations is aimed at adult readers, Priest's swashbuckling tale is also quite accessible for older teens. (June)
SciFi Magazine
March 2010
The latest in Priest's steampunk series about an alternate Civil War that still rages in 1880, thanks in part to the wide availability of hydrogen airships, is an over-the-top romp driven by pirates, aerial battles, revenge, conspiracies, secret weapons, and a forced alliance between deadly enemies. (Just about the only thing it doesn't have is true love.) … There are cliffhangers aplenty, and the world Priest has set up is a promising one, but the book's real attraction is the well-realized portrayal of [Maria Isabelle] Boyd, who is as resourceful, charming, and dangerous as she was in real life.
The Mad Hatter Bookshelf and Book Review
April, 2010
Clementine is a much more subtle story than Boneshaker, but it is no less enthralling as every chapter moves at a brisk pace. Airship fights, spies, thieves, and giant guns all make Clementine a seriously steam-powered wild ride through the sky, which showcases a larger part of Priest's Clockwork Century fractured North America. The war of the North versus the South is still on going in the late 19th century filled with steam-powered weaponry and mad scientist trying to turn the tide of the war one way or the other.
Publishers Weekly: Starred review – Boneshaker, Cherie Priest. Tor, $15.99 paper (416p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1841-1
Maternal love faces formidable challenges in this stellar steampunk tale. In an alternate 1880s America, mad inventor Leviticus Blue is blamed for destroying Civil War–era Seattle. When Zeke Wilkes, Blue's son, goes into the walled wreck of a city to clear his father's name, Zeke's mother, Briar Wilkes, follows him in an airship, determined to rescue her son from the toxic gas that turns people into zombies (called rotters and described in gut-churning detail). When Briar learns that Seattle still has a mad inventor, Dr. Minnericht, who eerily resembles her dead husband, a simple rescue quickly turns into a thrilling race to save Zeke from the man who may be his father. Intelligent, exceptionally well written and showcasing a phenomenal strong female protagonist who embodies the complexities inherent in motherhood, this yarn is a must-read for the discerning steampunk fan.
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(Where Boneshaker is dubbed one of the 20 "core titles of steampunk.")
Zombies, steam-powered technology, airships, pirates, and mad scientists—What more could you want? How about great storytelling, compelling characters, and an interesting plot? Priest combines all of these things and somehow even more.
Fantasy Magazine:
[Boneshaker gives] richly defined characters a real world to inhabit, no matter how fantastic the story. Add excellent characterization and a concept second to none, and Boneshaker proves to be one of 2009's best novels and is not to be missed.
Kirkus Reviews:
Priest (Fathom, 2008, etc.) bravely, and successfully, ventures into steampunk and zombie-horror territory.
The action takes place in an alternate-history version of 1880s Seattle. In Priest's variant, the Klondike gold rush came decades early. In 1863, Seattle scientist Leviticus Blue invented a massive steam-powered machine (Dr. Blue's Incredible Bone-Shaking Drill Engine) to drill for gold through thick ice. When tested, it went out of control and wreaked havoc throughout Seattle, destroying several buildings and killing dozens. Soon after, a mysterious gas, the Blight, turned many who breathed it into predatory zombies called "rotters." Sixteen years later, Blue's widow Briar and son Zeke have little beyond a ruined family reputation. When Zeke impulsively decides to revisit walled-off Seattle to find proof that his father wasn't a villain, Briar follows him into the rotter-infested city. Priest, a Seattle resident, delivers a fast-moving story filled with cool steampunk technology and scary zombies. Fans of science fiction will find much to enjoy here. An impressive and auspicious genre-hopping adventure.
i09.com, review by Lauren Davis
October 12, 2009
Cherie Priest's Boneshaker is a veritable grab bag of subgenre tropes. But, fortunately, it's far less about clockwork and brass than it is about human adaptability and the shifting nature of the American Dream. …
…Boneshaker's greatest strength is that Priest doesn't overly fetishize the subgenres she plays with, never overwhelming the fairly straightforward stories of mother and son, and giving her clockwork machinations and zombie encounters more impact when they do appear. Though zombies and Blight certainly color the lives of Seattle residents, they aren't obsessed with either; they simply accept that their routines occur in a deadly world. And Zeke and Briar may live in a world filled to the brim with elements of science fiction and pulp, but those are just the things and people they must navigate to reunite and survive. The only real downside is that, throughout the book, we visit too briefly with so many intriguing characters and concepts in favor of the novel's core adventure. Fortunately, Priest is already setting a second novel in her strange and blemished world, so we will hopefully see a fuller, richer picture of what goes on inside.
Bookslut, review by Colleen Mondor
October 2009
… A mash-up of action, history and science that is everything good about steampunk while maintaining a decidedly original Pacific Northwest twist. If you like the genre, you'll love this and if you've been worried that it's getting stale or trendy then you will be thrilled with Priest's way of taking the formula and turning it inside out. The setting is solid but the characters are what makes Boneshaker sing. Briar, Zeke and the people (good and bad) they meet are all memorable. Bored with vampires? (Of course you are.) Give Cherie Priest fifteen minutes of your time, trust me — you won't look back.
SF Signal — "Riveting adventure story; great characters; perfectly captures the flavors of the steampunk and zombie subgenres. … [It's got] a great hook; a steampunk/zombie mash-up is instantly appealing. The question is whether it can last the length of a novel. In short: absolutely. Boneshaker simply pulls you in and doesn't let go."
Fantasy Book Critic — "Think The Wild Wild West meets Fallout (a videogame series) meets George Romero… the story was a lot of fun, the setting was creative, and I cared about the characters, especially Briar. In short, I immensely enjoyed "Boneshaker" and can't wait to read more books in the Clockwork Century series."
BookPage, Oct. 9
Steampunk in Seattle
There are plenty of alternate Civil War novels, but none quite like Cherie Priest's Boneshaker (Tor, $15.99, 416 pages, ISBN 9780765318411). In the 1860s, Leviticus Blue builds a gold-mining machine in response to a Russian contest. But something goes terribly wrong—either intentionally or by accident, we don't quite know—and the Boneshaker destroys the banking district of Seattle and unleashes a gas that turns the living into the living dead. A wall is built around Seattle to contain the gas and the zombies. Sixteen years later, Leviticus' widow attempts to rescue their son, Ezekiel, who has braved the wall to vindicate his universally hated father. Behind the wall, a man who may or may not be Leviticus— and who may or may not have robbed the banks—has built a kingdom of the living, and he has other plans for Ezekiel and his mother. What follows is a fantastic whirlwind tour of an alternate history and a steampunk version of The Lord of the Flies. While slightly marred by a few too many similar chase scenes, Boneshaker offers fans of both steampunk and the New Weird much to enjoy.
Locus Magazine, October 2009
If anyone can force steampunk into the mainstream reader's consciousness, it is Cherie Priest. Boneshaker, the first book in the Clockwork Century series, which Priest calls "her Discworld," is just the title to get the job done … This world's texture is luscious and deep — and it will be interesting to see what happens in it next.
Boneshaker arrives in September of 2009 from Tor Books, but people are already talking about it — and for that I do dearly thank them (and list them alphabetically here).
"So convincing, so evocative, so terrifying that I read this book with the doors locked and a gun on my lap. Boneshaker is a steampunk menagerie of thrills and horror." –Mario Acevedo, bestselling author of the Felix Gomez mysteries.
"This exquisitely imaginative steampunk adventure is a joy to read! My favorite of Cherie's books." –Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of the Mortal Instruments series
"Everything you'd want in such a volume and much more … It's full of buckle and has swash to spare, and the characters are likable and the prose is fun. This is a hoot from start to finish, pure mad adventure." –Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of Little Brother
"Boneshaker is without a doubt Cherie Priest's breakthrough work: this hollering, stamping, crackling thing is the best fun you'll have with a book all year." —Warren Ellis, bestselling author of Crooked Little Vein and award-winning writer of fine comics.
"A gorgeously grim world of deadly gasses, mysterious machines, zeppelin pirates, and a relentless plague of zombies. With Boneshaker, Priest is geared up to begin her reign as the Queen of Steampunk." —Mark Henry, author of Road Trip of the Living Dead
"A rip-snorting adventure in the best tradition of a penny dreadful. Priest has crafted a novel of exquisite prose and thrilling twists, populated by folk heroes and dastardly villains, zombies and air pirates, incredible machines and a heroine who'll have you cheering. BONESHAKER is the definitive steampunk story, absolutely unique and one hell of a fun read." – Caitlin Kittredge, author of the Nocturne City novels and the upcoming Witch's Alphabet
"A marvelous book, crammed with readerly pleasures–zombies, pirates, cracking adventures, historical conceits and characters that make you wish you could linger inside it long after turning the final page. Cherie Priest is one of my favorite fantasists." —Kelly Link, acclaimed author of Magic for Beginners
"If Jules Verne and George Romero got together to rewrite American history it might go something like this. I loved it. I want more." —Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy
"If the Wild Wild West had been written by Mark Twain with the assistance of Jules Verne and Bram Stoker, it still couldn't be as fabulous and fantastical as Boneshaker. Cherie Priest has penned a rousing adventure tale that breathes a roaring soul and thundering heart into the glittering skin of Steampunk. Stylish, taut, and wonderful, it's a literary ride you must not miss!" —Kat Richardson, bestselling author of the Greywalker series
"A steampunk-zombie-airship adventure of rollicking pace and sweeping proportions, full of wonderfully gnarly details. This book is made of irresistible." —Scott Westerfeld, bestselling author of the Uglies series and Leviathan
"It's awesome. I loved everything about it, and I can't wait for it to come out so the rest of the world can read it and understand why I loved it as much as I did." Wil Wheaton, author of Just a Geek, The Happiest Days of our Lives


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Smart says the 2012 Electric Drive checks in at just 16,000 euros ($21,886 U.S. at the current exchange rate) in Germany before VAT (a purchase tax that ranges from 10 to 20 percent in most European countries). Don't get too excited yet, as that low-ball price doesn't include the Fortwo's battery pack, which costs $82 a month to rent from Smart.
Smart has yet to reveal U.S. pricing for the 2012 Fortwo Electric Drive, so we can't be sure if a price drop (or battery leasing) will be applied here in the States, too. Smart says it will start taking reservations for the electric Fortwo in the fourth quarter of 2011. Click here for more details on Smart's third-gen electric.
Sep 13, 2011
"Environmentally-friendly driving fun at a customer-friendly price" – it is under this motto that the new smart fortwo electric drive will be launched spring 2012 on more than 30 markets around the world. In Germany, it will be available to order for less than EUR 16,000 net – plus just the monthly rental fee for the battery.
"The smart electric drive is now on sale worldwide – with the fun continuing right into the price," says smart boss Dr. Annette Winkler. "The electric smart has what it takes to bring a little more quality-of-life to our cities. But a car that wants to change the world can't cost the earth. For this reason, we are offering the new electric smart within our sale&care model for considerably less than EUR 16,000 before tax – plus less than EUR 60 per month for battery rental. Anybody wishing to buy or lease the vehicle with the battery can, of course, do that, too."
If you want to be there from the start – register online!
Starting right now, interested parties can complete a no-obligation registration process on www.smart.com to be kept up-to-date with the latest information about the new electric smart. Those who would like to be among the first owners of the new third-generation smart fortwo electric drive will have the opportunity to reserve one online as of the fourth quarter 2011.
The third generation can do everything better
The further developed third-generation drive technology delivers 100 percent driving fun with zero emissions. The 55 kW electric motor now breaks through the 120 km/h mark, ensuring that the feel-good factor on the urban autobahn is now the same as the one that kicks in within 5 seconds of sprinting away from the lights. That is how quickly it now accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h. And thanks to 130 Newton meters of torque, the new electric smart is now more responsive at higher speeds – and accelerates from
0 to 100 km/h in less than 13 seconds.
The new smart fortwo electric drive exceeds its popular predecessor in every regard. It has more range – considerably more than 140 kilometers – enabled by the new lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 17.6 kWh that comes for the first time from Deutsche Accumotive. Morever, charge time has been significantly shortened. Completely empty, the battery can be fully recharged at a household outlet or charging station in a maximum of eight hours – or overnight, if you will. It can be done even faster – in less than one hour – with the optional rapid charge function using a 22 kW on-board charger.
"The smart fortwo has excelled itself. It was already the pioneer in urban mobility and, with the new electric drive, is now once again setting benchmarks with even more driving fun and environmental compatibility," says Dr. Annette Winkler. "The much-quoted electric era is now definitely upon us." As a result, production at the smart factory in Hambach, France has already been ramped up to a five-figure volume.
Travel in Germany complete CO2-free
"Furthermore," adds Dr. Annette Winkler, "we will ensure that our customers will be able to drive the new electric smart in Germany completely CO2-free. We will – with no prompting from the renewable energy law – make available the same amount of 'green' electricity as that consumed by all third-generation smart fortwo electric drives sold."
Two generation of the smart fortwo electric drive in comparison
Second generation
Third generation
Production volume
> 2,000 vehicles
Five-figure production volume
18 markets
More than 30 markets
20 kW constant 30 kW peak
35 kW constant 55 kW peak
100 km/h
> 120 km/h
Acceleration 0-60 km/h
6.5 s
5 s
Lithium-ion battery from Tesla
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■ Business as usual for Baxter City Council incumbents
Incumbent Baxter City Council members Mark Cross and Todd Holman easily held onto their council seats in Tuesday's election.
At midnight two of four of the city's precincts were reporting and Mark Cross said he waited until morning to learn the final results.
Cross and Holman received a total of 2,063 and 2,040 votes, respectively.
Cross said he spent the night helping with Kids Vote and picking up campaign signs. "I got tweeted that I was out picking up campaign signs," Cross said.
This will be Cross' fourth term serving the city of Baxter. He was ini
tially appointed to fill Gary Muehlhausen's seat in 1998 when Muehlhausen was elected mayor of Baxter.
Cross said he is grateful for the opportunity to continue serving the city of Baxter.
"I want to thank the residents of Baxter for continuing to have confidence in me," he said. "I will do my best to uphold that confidence and serve to the best of my abilities."
Holman, who has served on the council since being appointed in 2007, said he spent the night at home watching returns and also spent some time collecting his campaign signs. He said he waited up to hear the results, which came in some time in the early morning hours.
Holman said winning was a good vote of confidence from those in the Baxter community.
"I was pleased," he said. "I count it a privilege and a great opportunity to serve ... I'm ready to get back to work now."
Initial reports of a machine malfunction slowing down the election results in Baxter turned out to be false, said Deborah Erickson, Crow Wing County deputy auditor and elections coordinator. Erickson said one ballot did jam in the machine and 1,400 ballots required reconciliation, but there was not a major malfunction. "It just took a little longer," Erickson said.
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It's past time for Congress and the president to collaborate, compromise and fill vacancies on the federal bench that are causing harm to the justice system, the economy and also to judicial nominees, American Bar Association President Laurel Bellows (photo) writes in a blog for The Hill newspaper. She makes these recommendations:
- For the parties to collaborate and set up-or-down votes on judicial nominees whom the Senate Judiciary Committee has approved unanimously, or with scant opposition;
- For fast-tracking action on 11 nominees left stranded when the 112th Congress adjourned;
- For Senate leaders to give higher priority to filling those 37 vacancies that have been deemed "judicial emergencies" and to reduce the long wait between nomination and votes;
- For President Obama to nominate a candidate for each open judicial seat. There are 86 vacant judgeships.
In other news related to judicial nominations, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel blog reported about the state's U.S. senators, "Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin reach deal on nominating federal judges." Meanwhile a press release from the office of Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, was headlined, "Durbin Announces Bipartisan Screening Committee to Consider Applications for Federal Judiciary in the Southern District."
You can learn more from a Justice at Stake issues page about the American Bar Association's advocacy of bipartisan screening commissions as a way to cool bipartisan tempers in the Senate.


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Fantastic run by Moreno!!! Yes!
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Moreno has run the ball well and a couple times when he got stopped he had absolutely no chance on the play
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I don't understand how we start hot then puff nothing, and dang it Moreno don't make people hate you more by dropping the ball like that, you got good hands we all know you do
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In the Second Friendly Match..Al Ain Netted Vulgori Volcano 7-1 during Montikantini Camp
Al Ain football first team showerd Vulgori Volcano team in seven goals in the friendly match played on Monday evening. Vulgori is one of San Marino league teams. The match was played at Montikantini stadium.
The first half was over 3-0 for Al Ain and each of Rayan 56', and 75', Diaky 26', Mohammed Ahmed 38', Mioslav 45', Rashid Issa 66', and Khalid Khalfan scored for Al Ain while Matini scored for the opponent.
From the very beginning Al Ain controlled the match and dominated the midfield area to show their style and Miroslav was about to score early for Al Ain but the GK could save it.
Al Ain Strikes
Diaky scored for Al Ain when he sent a rocket shoot rested in the net 26'. Mohd Ahmed also scored when he jumped for a cross sent by Ahmed Al Shamisi to head it in the net 36'. By the end of the first half Miroslav scored for Al Ain from a smacking low kick and the first half was over 3-0 for Al Ain.
More Goals
In the second half Al Ain continued pressuring the opponent and Yusuf Ahmed scored but cancelled as considered offside.
Rayan sent a rocket kick when he saw the GK advanced and scored for Al Ain 56'. Rashid Issa also scored after a great tactic played with Yusuf Ahmed and Rashid to end by a kick from the last 66'.
Matini from Vulgori scored his sole team goal in the 70th minute.
Rayan added his second and followed by Khalid Khalfan's goal and the match was over 7-1 for Al Ain.
Al Ain Squad
First half: Waleed Salem, Mohammed Fayez, Mohanad, Mohd Ahmed, Ahmed Al Shamisi, Ahmed Barman, Sultan Al Ghaferi, Kembo, Mohd Saedi, and Miroslav.
Second Half: Waleed Salem, Saeed, Faris, Ismail, Abdul Aziz, Yusuf, and later Khalid replaced Yusuf.
Vulgori Squad: David, Bilota, Milo, Falonti, Tayobi, Baghini, Fughaniti, Sisco, Mirsoka, and Michele.
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2009 Kestrel Vintners Estate (Two Ton) Cabernet
Also well-structured and nicely balanced, with a core of Cabernet fruit, cedar, dried tobacco and bay leaf, the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate comes from the estate Kestrel View Vineyard and is aged in 30-40% new oak. Full-bodied, rich and focused, it will have upwards of 10-12 years of ultimate longevity. Drink now-2021.
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2011 Kestrel Vintners Petit Verdot
Made from 93% Petit Verdot and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2011 Petit Verdot Signature Series is a big, voluptuous and fruit-driven effort that offers up loads of boysenberry, blueberry, licorice, underbrush and sappy flower-like aromas and flavors. This full-bodied, rich and decadently styled effort has a big mid-palate, fabulous texture and solid overall freshness and purity. Aged 22 months in 30% new oak, it will have 12 to 15 years of longevity.
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2010 Kestrel Vintners Raptor Red
The 2010 Raptor Red Signature Series is an outstanding blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon and 29% Malbec. Showing beautiful purity, with ample cassis, plum liqueur, pepper, ground herbs and charcoal styled aromas and flavors all emerging from the glass. Medium to full-bodied, layered and nicely concentrated, with fresh acidity and a pure, clean feel, enjoy bottles over the coming decade.
91 Points
2010 Kestrel Vintners Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon
Composed of 100% old vine Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2010 Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Series gives up notions of sweet cassis, underbrush, hints of menthol and spice to go with a full-bodied, balanced, layered and pure feel on the palate. Impressive all around, with fine tannin and integrated acidity, this beauty will drink well for 12 to 15 years.
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Lunar Eclipse Over New York City
As most New Yorkers slumbered and slept early Tuesday morning, the moon transformed from bright silver to red in the night sky over the city .
The total process took three and a half hours, and the totality phase – when the moon is completely immersed in the earth's shadow – lasted 72 minutes.
While portions of Europe and Asia only caught part of the eclipse, spectators with clear sky views in North and Central America were able to watch the entire celestial phenomenon.


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Recently I ended up finding some Thanksgiving recipes on YouTube which merged in a playlist. I needed the tutorial as I'm preparing to give my family a big surprise on that day, I only know the basics. Downloading the Thanksgiving recipe videos one by one can be time-consuming and on top of that irritating for me of course.
Earlier we have seen ways to download individual YouTube videos in your preferred formats and how to download YouTube videos as audio files. Today, we'll go over two ways you can download entire YouTube playlists, one which should make Firefox users ecstatic, and another desktop program which presents some handy options for mass video downloaders.
Method 1: Download All Videos Of YouTube Playlist with BYTubeD Firefox Extension
Firefox browser has an extension known as BYTubeD, which can help you bulk download videos from YouTube with a click. It can be used to batch download all or selected YouTube videos on any page which has some links to YouTube videos. CLICK HERE to download firefox addon.
After installation and restarting your Firefox, you can see a BYTubeD link in the Tools menu, just as the following image:
Click the BYTubeD link on the page of a YouTube playlist, then you will see a pop-up window, such as the following:
The window will list all the videos in the current YouTube playlist. You can select the videos you want to download, choose the video format (MP4 or FLV) and quality, then you can generate the video links and download them with your download manager, or enqueue the videos into the default Donwloads window. And you can also save the videos to any place you like.
But there isn't a "Select All" button, you need to press the "Control+A" keys to select all the playlist videos. And you can't download those videos which are restricted from playback on YouTube:
For those videos in the Failed Requests list, you can try to download them with iFunia Free YouTube Downloader mentioned in method 2.
Method 2: Download All Videos Of YouTube Playlist Using Free YouTube Downloader
When I have to download a single video, I use online tools like Keepvid and KeepHD to generate the direct download links but this time, there were many YouTube videos and generating links for each of them didn't look feasible at all.
Soon I started looking for a free Mac application that could help me with downloading multiple YouTube videos, and that's when I learned about iFunia Free YouTube Downloader for Mac, a free and versatile batch YouTube video downloader.
Here are the complete steps involved to download an entire YouTube video playlist:
1. Download and install iFunia Free YouTube Downloader for Mac. It's available for Mac OS X and Windows.
2. Go to YouTube and find the video playlist that you want to download. Just Drag and drop the video urls to add it to the download queue, and then switch to next YouTube video to download again. You could add up to 20 YouTube videos in the playlist at the same time. The YouTube videos will start downloading automatically after you add the video URLs.
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The FE series has always been a bit light on features, and the FE-5020 is no exception. To its credit it does have a zoom range equivalent to 24-120mm, and as far as I'm aware it's by far the cheapest camera to feature such a wide angle lens. The LCD monitor is a decent size and adequately sharp at 230k, and the viewing angle is quite good in every direction except downwards, where it would be most useful.
Apart from zoom range and screen size the FE-5020 doesn't have much else to offer. It has no continuous shooting mode, no spot or centre-weighted metering, only a low-quality digital image stabilisation option, and the video mode is limited to VGA resolution at 30fps, with mono audio via a low quality internal microphone. Even the self timer has only a 10-second delay. However it does feature face detection of up to 16 faces, and even subject-tracking AF, although this didn't appear to work as well as most other similar systems that I've seen.
Repeatedly pressing the red Capture button cycles through the camera's main shooting modes; Program Auto, an iAuto "easy mode", the aforementioned digital-only Anti-shake mode and Scene Mode, which includes 14 basic scene programs. As well as these the menu has some extremely unpleasant "Magic" filter effects, and a panorama stitching mode. Despite this dearth of useful options the menu system still manages to be too complicated, spreading what little it has to offer over no less than six sub-menus.
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Hi All,
I have a 10k run this Sunday coming, I was wondering if I could get some help/ opionions?
My first question is regarding to warm ups for the 10k? I have read that it is a good idea to job between 1k - 2k for a warm up before the race. When should this warm up take place before the run, would it be an hour before/ half an hour?
My second question is I keep getting a stitch everytime I run which I never used to get, how do you prevent getting a stitch before you run a race?
I guess the length/duration of your warm-up would depend on your experience, ability and planned pace. An hour before is probably too early as you would have cooled down by the time you set off.
The stitch is probably eating or drinking too close to your run.
Left side all the time or random? The left side stitch is a common issue, and you can solve it quite easily by altering your breathing pattern so that you breathe out when you are landing on your left foot. The pain will often subside within a minute or so if you act promptly. You may need to work on your breathing if the stitches are random and happening frequently.
Hi guys,
Thanks for the replys, I run a 10k in approxemetly between 50 - 55 minutes depending on the day and how I run on the day.
So not the greatest of speeds I know but its enough to keep me fit, I just want to enjoy the race as appose to fight throguh it with legs not yet warmed up and a stitch.
The stitch I would say is on the left yes, from memory of last years run and my training run this weekend just gone its the left hand side.
So general rules would be to do a warm up jog about 20mins before the race starts and make sure my last sip of water is about an hour before?
You can take fluids and a small amount of food before or during exercise, which is why people take jelly babies and water with them on long runs. You just don't want anything in your stomach that you don't need for the next hour or so - a 3 course meal bouncing up and down inside you could do some damage.
No idea about warm-up jogs, I just like to stretch for 15 minutes.
Cool thankts Tota,
I have heard about jelly babys, do these actually work... I guess you just eat a handful or so half an hour before the race do you?
All I eat for a 10k is a banana while I'm warming up, I've run much longer distances without anything so I really wouldn't worry. Jelly babies are nice and light, super cheap and easy to digest, so you can carry a few for a snack on longer runs. Ideally I'd carry a banana, but they are heavy and can attract unwanted attention.
Probably best to have seperate threads for new issues. A jelly baby thread could be particularly interesting. There's probably been plenty of research and calculations to work out the best strategy for elite athletes, but I bet nobody has put much effort into studying what us slow, middle-aged, fatties should be doing.
For 15m, I suspect a quick jelly baby hit will have a psychological boost at least, but unless perhaps you're running first thing, and without any breakfast, I doubt it's more than that. Might be worth keeping a diary to record runs with and without babies.
the longer and slower the run: the shorter the required warmup. so a big warm up for a 100m race is required less so for a marathon.
30 mins should be ok for a 10k. your jog is probably a little too far but fine. also include some dynamic stretching...not static long stretches.
stitch: could be eating too close to your race as others say or perhaps lack of potassium...go eat some bananas.
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We are coming to the end of another school year, which serves as a reminder of the spring of 2010 when many Minnesota teens were killed in traffic crashes — and many of those killed were not buckled up.
We ask all in our community, especially parents, teachers, coaches, employers and others with contact and influence on teens and young adults, to insist on seat belt use and lead by action.
Our group works to develop local solutions to traffic issues from multiple approaches, including enforcement, engineering, public health and more. Yet the cause of, and solution to, many traffic crashes — human behavior — is the most challenging to address.
Drivers and their passengers have the most control over their safety through their choices and actions. And they have the most effective and simplest tool to prevent their death or injury in a crash: seat belts.
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Input: Economic Factors
Market forces, structural changes, and emerging threats may affect levels of resources available for occupational safety and health initiatives within the engineering control cross-sector.
Control methods at the top of the control hierarchy presented in the previous section are potentially more effective and protective than those at the bottom. Following this hierarchy normally leads to the implementation of inherently safer systems, where the risk of illness or injury has been substantially reduced.
Short-term cost for implementing controls typically follows the order of the hierarchy, with elimination and substitution being sometimes impossible or cost prohibitive in an existing situation. Elimination and substitution of hazards may be inexpensive and simple to implement if the process is at the design or development stage. Eliminating the presence of a hazardous substance or condition in the workplace obviously prevents illness and injury from that substance or condition. The substitution of a less hazardous substance or condition, likewise, reduces resulting illness or injury. Some economic factors that must be considered include the quality of the product, cost of substitute materials, return on investment, and speed and ease of production.
Long-term expenditures, on the other hand, tend to follow the hierarchy in reverse order with the use of personal protective equipment and the implementation of administrative controls incurring mounting expense with time. While not insignificant, the expense for developing and implementing these lower level controls typically is not as much as for the design and construction of an engineering control solution. Over time, however, the maintenance and operation of an engineering control is overtaken by the continued cost of supplies, medical monitoring, training, and other operational costs involved with administrative controls and personal protective equipment.
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We cannot find a surgeon in Michigan that will remove my daughter's breast implants. They are poisoning her. She has Medicaid and no Plastic Surgeon will take it. She has been in pain, her immune system is failing, etc. There are too many medical problems that have developed in the last four years. She has been tested by at least 15 doctors. Can't someone help her? I cannot afford to pay a surgeon to remove them. She has been told she could die from the silicone shells. Please help!
My Daughter is Slowly Dying Because She's Being Poisoned from Her Breast Implants.
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Medicaid, breast implant removal
Most university hospitals and the University physicians who practice there accept Medicaid. If the surgeon's feel that these should be removed it will be up to Medicaid to decide whether they feel it is medically necessary. Best wishes
Silicone Poisoning
While your daughter may be in dire medical straits she is not dying from silicone poisoning and her physicians need to work harder to understand what is wrong with her rather than blaming her breast implants for her condition.
Many scientific studies done since 1991 have repeatedly shown there is NO breast implant associated disease. Even the lawyers who made billions suing breast implant manufacturers out of existence have changed their tactics and were instructed by the judge overseeing the Dow bankruptcy suits to stop using this terminology. it has repeatedly disproven and flies in the face of logic. Tens of millions of women have and enjoy breast implants all over the word. If even a fraction of a percent of them suffered such diseases as result of the silicone shells we should have been seeing tens of thousands of women with breast implants presenting with them. This is not he case. The vast majority of breast reconstruction after mastectomy patients undergo reconstruction with breast implants. These women have a weakened immune system due to chemotherapy , malnutrition, radiation and depression. We should be seeing a huge rate of "silicone poisoning" in them if this entity truly existed. And yet, we do not see it in these ladies. Finally, silicone is present in every prosthesis and implant made out there from pacemakers, heart valves, defibrillators, artificial joints, shunts, hernia patches, artificial blood vessels and many others. Do these patients manifests high rates of "silicone poisoning"? No. silicone is found in many neutral products, in copiers even in syringes where it lubriicates and allows the piston to slide within the syringe. As a result people receiving frequent njections, such as diabetics requiring Insulin, have much larger microscopic amounts of Silicone in heir bodies than women with leaking breast implants much less intact implants. Do diabetics have a high rate of "silicone poisoning"? No.
If the plaintiff lawyers, not an altruistic, dedicated to preserving truth, fairness or real justice, have reluctantly given up this discredited "silicone poisoning" tactic, shouldn't some doctors do the same? It is not hard. All they have to do is throw away some preconceived notions , read scientifically authored studies written in the past 20 years and practice modern Medicine.
The fact that 15 doctors have not figured your daughter's problem makes it a challenge but should not stop her from seeking help. Removing the implants is a cosmetic procedure which few insurance companies would pay for. But odds are such a procedure will not improve her condition because the overwhelming evidence out there has disproven the notion of "silicone poisoning". What she needs is better diagnosis not a simplistic answer.
Breast Implant Poisoning - Not supported by the scientific literature
The one possible exception may by the PIP implant made in France (generally not available in the USA). Most of the concerns about the PIP implant were about the use of non-medical silicone and manufacturing problems, and do not relate to implants used in the United States by board-certified plastic surgeons. This is not to say that breast implants, like any implant, can have problems; they may have to be removed and are not meant to last a life time. Common reasons for replacement include: capsular contracture, rupture, infection, change in breast size, and pain—but not for toxicity.
To answer the perceived toxicity of Silicone by the general public—this is quite a different matter.
Breast implants have been around since the 1960s. About 15 years ago Connie Chung ran an exposé, Face to Face with Connie Chung, claiming silicone implants were responsible for different health problems. This led to lawsuits, a huge windfall for lawyers, and the subsequent ban on silicone implants for first-time breast augmentation patients went into effect. They were always available for breast reconstruction (e.g. after mastectomy) and replacement of existing silicone breasts. Also, please note that saline implants are still covered by a silicone envelope.
Soon after, a ban on silicone implant use became worldwide. This lasted for years until more than 100 clinical studies showed that breast implants aren't related to cancer, lupus, scleroderma, other connective tissue diseases, or the host of other problems they were accused of causing.
June 1999, The Institute of Medicine released a 400-page report prepared by an independent committee of 13 scientists. They concluded that although silicone breast implants may be responsible for localized problems such as hardening or scarring of breast tissue, implants do not cause any major diseases such as depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
The Institute of Medicine is part of the National Academy of Sciences, the nation's most prestigious scientific organization.
Eventually, a federal judge dismissed/rejected the lawsuits, declaring them junk science and ended for the most part the barrage of lawsuits. This led to the present reintroduction of silicone implants years ago and their approval by the FDA. Interestingly enough, most of the rest of the world reintroduced them many years prior to the United States.
Web reference: http://drnichter.com/silicone-implants-toxic/
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Distance to Double Pulsar Tests Cosmic Creation Models
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General Relativity Wins an Old Debate
Isaac Newton's most highly regarded scientific publication is his three-volume work Principia. In it, he powerfully demonstrated that the motions of the heavens operated according to the same … more
e=mc2: 103 Years Later, Einstein's Proven Right
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Double Pulsar Tests General Relativity
My graduate research focused on detecting extremely energetic gamma rays from astronomical objects. Using an arbitrary set of units, if the light from a standard incandescent bulb has the energy of … more
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Coincidence Provides a Tool
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Testing General Relativity's Fundamental Assumptions
Then the architect engages in numerous detailed tests to confirm gravity's action. Why bother? It sounds ludicrous to test such an obvious and essential assumption.
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Where Is the Cosmic Density Fine-Tuning?
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Ultima IV Map of Britannia
From Ultima Codex
Ultima IV was this cloth map showing Britannia, which is the very first of its kind. It is supposed to be the same cloth map that the Stranger receives in the introduction, down to the description and the material. The map is artistically designed, and lacks the fine details that would eliminate the need for exploration. Some of the islands are missing, and the cities are not named.
The original Apple version and the early ports — such as on the C64 — had a map that is shifted a lot into brown and red and whose runic script is very hard to read. All later ports and re-issues included a new map with more natural colors and easier to read runic script.
The first map is seen below.
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- HRUMP: High-Res Ultima Map Project - Which graciously gave us permission to host their maps
- NES Map for Ultima IV
- Ultima IV Locations Map - spoilers
- Ultima IV Computer Generated Map
- SMS Map for Ultima IV
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Ultima VII ☥ Ultima VII Part Two ☥ Ultima VIII ☥ Ultima IX
Savage Empire ☥ Martian Dreams ☥ Ultima Underworld I ☥ Ultima Underworld II
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Tricks, Treats, or the Great Pumpkin?
"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes on every day of the year, not just Halloween." ~Doug Coupland
Wigs. Face paint. Masks. Outrageous clothing. Halloween is a time where a civilization can don attire to disguise themselves. The one night where anyone can be whom they desire. You don't have to be plain old Joe or Sue, you can be a pirate, a princess, a goblin, or a ghost, and no one will judge. (Unless it's a costume contest.)
Halloween was thought to originate from Celtic traditions, a day known as Samhain. Halloween was known as 'All Hallows Eve' or the day before 'All Hallows Day' or 'All Saints Day.' Anyway, it's thought that on All Hallows Eve or Samhain, the line between the human world and the spirit world becomes so thin that spirits good and bad could pass through. So, in order to ward bad spirits off you could disguise yourself in a costume, and the scarier the costume the less likely it was that the spirits would haunt you.
Today though in modern society, All Hallows Eve has turned into Halloween. A day of fright and sometimes joy, and always candy. Although I must say, we have strayed quite far from the ghoulish creatures once portrayed. Although some still dress frightfully, this costume contest has become that in fact, a contest. The worst of it is the young girls, and the costumes pre-made and readily undersized. Dressing up as a "Sexy Nurse" or a "Sexy Cat." Excuse me, but since when are those scary, and since when are cats sexy? It's something that has left me in wonder, not only how they deem it appropriate, but also how they stay warm.
Costumes have faded away from a fun and frightful evening into something gaudy it seems. The problem I have with Halloween the most is that behind all the gaudiness and greed (for candy) there isn't much room left for it to be anything of what it used to be. It's just another excuse for everyone to escape who they are and branch out into something that they want to be. An excuse to be a "sexy cat."
Why though? Why doesn't everyone dress how they want to every day? Perhaps it's because we would all be aghast more than one day of the year. Western society makes only one night as an acception. The issue that lies here is that we have such an extreme fear of being what we want to be every day, or being something different that maybe we just want to try out, that we won't express that anywhere but on this day. Where perhaps it is all bottled up and then explodes. We all expect you to be normal every day of the year but on Halloween if you are yourself then you aren't included.
By my standards, Halloween is a day to be real when every other day is fake. There is no more room left to be scary. Although that I do miss. It's more than the young girls sexualizing themselves, it's the society telling them to. It's the disappearance of common scary masks and the reappearance of drug store nurse costumes.
I doubt that we'll ever go back to the tradition of All Hallows Eve, or what I once knew Halloween as in movies like "Halloweentown" or shows like "Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin." But for all of you who have decided to be who you want for Halloween, take a moment to remember it's for fun, and you can be who you want any day of the year. (Although you may be shunned by the elders.) For those who don't approve, stay inside, or go to church functions. As for me? I'll be dressed as myself, watching scary movies and keeping a look out for the Great Pumpkin.
Stay safe this Halloween, and dress frightfully.


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We entered in a sell agreement with a buyers William and Jayne King for the purchase of our house on May 30th 2013. NASB issued a preapproval letter to the buyers for the amount of $267K and our mutual contract was $253K. Based on the preapproval letter they received from NASB we felt confident that we were entering into this contract with a buyer who could financially make it to close.
In fact our realtor, spoke directly to Nick Weeks of NASB approximately 2 weeks ago to get a status on the loan process and he told our agent he had all of the required documents and everything looked in order. The buyers had their home inspection conducted June 10th, 2013 and the appraisal conducted July 10th, 2013, with the expected close to be July 31st, 2013
As a result of the inspections we performed the requested repairs which totaled $4000, again based on the assurance and confidence that all loan issues were in order.
Today, July 11th, 2013, NASB determined that the debt to income ratio and resulting credit score were not sufficient to complete the loan. We were informed by our agent that our deal was off, we have no recourse and we have no explanation.
Our house has now been off the market for over 6 weeks based on NASB's issuance of an inaccurate qualification letter. The interest rate climate has changed considerably and the considerable interest we had in our house as a new listing in late spring is now passed.
The only conclusion to be drawn is that NASB did not do their due diligence initially and multiple parties acted in good faith due to their negligence. We have been financially harmed by their lack of vetting and reckless actions and may not be able to recoup.
In addition to the approximately $4000 to fix the repairs, we will now have to enter into this market again, with buyers applying for higher interest rates, will be incurring additional cost and cannot claim the earnest money.
We have done all we have been asked to do, have documentation of all our required steps and are entitled to equal disclosure and due diligence in return.
We hold NASB responsible for the transaction being terminated and hold them responsible for the costs we incurred due to their lack of accuracy and lack of due diligence. We expect NASB to reimburse us for the costs we incurred due to their neglect.
We spoke to DAN REYNOLDSON| Vice President | Production Manager on July 16th and NO responsibility was taken from their side. He gave us a song and dance and will do the same with you!
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For those of you who attended some of the pannel sessions I was involved with at SXSW you may remember the disucssion of archiving art and information online, well, here is an article that just came out about this same subject from the perspective of digital art: Museums Seek Methods for Preserving Digital Art. [from Tomalak's Realm]


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Bay foodies and lovers of artisan markets can celebrate several exciting events this spring and summer.
Papamoa is to host two new regular markets: the monthly artisan Little Big Markets and a weekly evening food market called Dinner in the Domain.
The Little Big Markets Papamoa is an extension of Mt Maunganui's five-year-old market of the same name.
Rachelle Duffy, director of The Little Big Events, the organisation behind the markets, says it is hugely exciting to be expanding into Papamoa.
"The people here are screaming out for events," she said. "The community needs these type of events to be able to be brought together."
She said a pilot artisan market in collaboration with the Papamoa Beach Top 10 Holiday Resort at Waitangi weekend attracted 6000 people and encouraged her and husband Christopher, the organisation's creative director, to forge ahead with plans for the Papamoa markets.
Securing the Papamoa Domain with the support of Tauranga City Council was a key step and The Little Big Markets' Mount Maunganui vendors were enthusiastic about the plan.
Charaine Hadeed, operator of the Tag Burger food truck, has been a regular at the Mount market for three years.
Hailing from Trinidad and Tobago and a resident of Tauranga for 14 years, she welcomed the chance to introduce her gourmet burgers to a new audience.
"We can really penetrate the community and do something that's special for Papamoa," Ms Hadeed said.
In the past, she drove to Auckland on Friday nights to sell her burgers at Silo Park. She was grateful to stop those drives and commended the Duffys for helping bring a food-truck revolution to Tauranga.
The Little Big Markets now features more than 150 artisan stalls and up to 25 food vendors each month. It attracts visitors from as far as Whakatane, and Mrs Duffy hoped the Sunday market at Papamoa would draw people who worked on Saturdays as well as visitors from other Tauranga suburbs.
She wants Dinner in the Domain to be a "hang-out" where visitors can linger and watch live cooking demonstrations, listen to musicians, or entertain their kids in a zone with bouncy castles.
Papamoa foodie and mother-of-three Charlotte Taylor said the prospect of a free family outing was exciting, particularly one focused on "fresh food, local food and also being exposed to new food".
Singer Tiki Taane will play the opening market on November 6, and Mrs Duffy is promising a headline international act for On the Lawn, a 10,000-ticket beer, food and wine festival The Little Big Events is organising at Blake Park on January 8.