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Deep within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the battle for supremacy rages on between two Vampire coalitions:
Guardian enforcers sworn to protect humanity, and Darkbloods, rogues who kill like their ancient ancestors .
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Deep within the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the battle for supremacy rages on between two Vampire coalitions:
Guardian enforcers sworn to protect humanity, and Darkbloods, rogues who kill like their ancient ancestors .
He might be known for his effortless charm, but Guardian Jackson Foss is hiding a terrible secret. For months, he has battled the emergence of his dark naturedeadly urges that threaten to consume him. And those cravings only intensify when he meets Arianna Wells, the human he's been assigned to protect. Smart and perceptive, Arianna doesn't seem like a dangerous temptress. Yet she awakens in Jackson an unstoppable need that, if left unchecked, will brand him a traitor a crime punishable by death.
But soon their bond may be Arianna's only hope. For stalking her in the shadows is a merciless enemyone who will stop at nothing to claim her completely .
-New York Times bestselling author Cherry Adair on Bonded by Blood
"Plenty of scintillating passion and character drama make this story an entertaining pleasure!"
RT Book Reviews on Bonded by Blood
When she saw the number of vehicles parked in the second driveway on the left, Arianna Wells tensed and almost turned her car around. She hated having an audience for these things. With her eyes forward, she drove past the house, then a dozen others in the neighborhood, and parked the old Cadillac under a streetlight around the corner. Out of habit, she scraped the wheel rims against the curb. Her father had loved this car and was so proud of himself when he gave it to her for her sixteenth birthday. Problem was, she'd been nineteen at the time and he'd mixed up her birthday with one of his many ex-girlfriends. Adding a new scratch when she was frustrated or pissed off always made her feel better. She shoved the transmission into Park and it lurched into a rough idle.
She stretched her arm over the seat and peered out the back windshield. Maybe that wasn't the right place. All the houses had the same mirror-image design, painted one of three colors with identical rows of box hedges lining the walkways. Roads to the left and right led to similar cul-de-sacs. Everything was confusingly similar. It'd be easy to turn down the wrong street and knock on the wrong door.
She pulled the address from the front pocket of her jeans and realized she still needed to change her shoes. She'd gone in to work today for an unscheduled meeting and hadn't thought about tonight until she was already at the office. Hopefully, she had a spare pair of boots in the trunk. If they went to the site of the disappearance, traipsing through wet bushes in flip-flops would really suck. From what she'd learned about getting to the Devil's Backbone, even wearing hiking boots, it wouldn't be easy.
She opened the folded scrap of paper: 4112 Maple Grove Avenue.
Yep, that was the right house. The one with all the cars.
She crumpled the scrap into a ball and threw it on the seat. Thanks to rush-hour traffic in Seattle, it had taken an extra hour to get here and she really didn't want to reschedule. The hems of her jeans were damp from running into the office and she was still chilled. She supposed she could've parked in her company's garage today, thus avoiding the rain and the wet sidewalks, but she didn't have a pass and paying forty bucks for a two-hour meeting was just wrong. She could have asked Carter, one of her coworkers, to hack into their building's property-management company and print her a parking pass, but unlike him she had principles. Although on a day like today, she wished she didn't.
She grabbed her phone, hit Redial, and a young man answered on the first ring.
"Look, Blake," she said, not bothering to hide her irritation. "I told you I don't do this with a bunch of people around."
"Is this Icy Shadows?"
He only knew her by her screen name and Arianna preferred to keep it that way.
"Yes, and don't tell me your mom is hosting her book club."
She heard the low murmur of male voices, a muffled curse, and she was pretty sure someone in the room with Blake said, "Do you see her yet?"
Good thing she'd parked around the corner.
"It's just me and the guys who were with me that night. That's all. I figured you'd want to talk to them, too."
What part of "I want to conduct this interview alone" didn't he understand?
Before agreeing to meet with him, she'd thoroughly checked out Blake's background, as she did with everyone she interviewed in person. He was a seventeen-year-old honor student at Cascadia High School, on the varsity tennis team, vice president of the French club. In a write-up in the local paper about some community service project, his marketing teacher had called him a leader.
Using her internet-sleuthing abilitiessome people would call it stalking, but she preferred to call it due diligenceshe'd tracked his movements online. She found his social-media pages, followed him to the few blogs he'd read, hers being the only one that didn't involve music, and she'd looked at dozens of pictures and videos. The few times he'd posted on her blog, he'd been respectful and articulate. The guy was who he said he wasa decent kid with a very interesting story that she was dying to hear in person.
But she knew nothing about his friends and she had her rules.
"We'll have to do this another time, then. Goodbye"
"Wait. Wait. I'm really sorry, but they really want to meet the Icy Shadows from Paranormalish."
I'll bet.
"Sorry. I'm shy." Not really. Although she did hate crowds, she guarded her online identity with the finesse of someone navigating a minefield. Each movement, each next click could be disastrous.
If Xtark Software found out how she spent her free time, that she lied on her employment application about having a blog, she'd lose her job. The game company was anal when it came to its employees' use of social media, requiring everyone to turn over their computer passwords so company security officials could monitor their online activities. They worried about employees sharing too much and other companies stealing their proprietary secretsas if someone in the graphics department would know anything about software design. But a blog run by any employee was a huge no-no. As far as she was concerned, however, it was no one's business but her own, and she preferred to keep it that way.
And then there was that business with her ex. When he'd found out about her blog, it had turned her life upside down.
She'd learned long ago that people thought her interest in unexplained phenomena was weird crazy, even. Sitting on a cold metal chair at the Fremont area police precinct as a five-year-old, having no one believe her had taught her that. They'd tried to explain that shadows don't just come alive and kidnap people; a real person took her mother. They'd given her a stuffed animal to holdComfy Carl, they called him. She could still picture the bear with crisscrossed threads for eyes that smelled as if it'd spent months in the damp trunk of a patrol car. But she knew what she'd seen and a toy wasn't about to convince her otherwise.
At a young age, Arianna figured out pretty quickly that if she wanted to be taken seriously and keep a roof over her head, she'd better keep her interests to herself. The blog was her way of exploring topics she couldn't discuss out loud.
No, she couldn't risk Blake's friends finding out anything about her. It could show up later online somewhere, making it easier for Xtark to discover what she was doing. Conducting these sorts of things one-on-one lessened the chances of that happening.
"Okay, okay," Blake said. "I'll make them leave."
Arianna paused, her hand on the ignition, still not convinced she wanted to chance it.
"Pleeease?" His voice cracked midstream and he suddenly sounded younger, more vulnerable.
She knew her readers were dying to hear what happened that night at the Devil's Backbone, complete with pictures and videos. Ever since Blake posted that the captain of the football team never came back after visiting the site and a watered-down version hit the news outlets, her blog readers had been pestering her to interview him. Many of them had never seen pictures of the site of the old sanitarium, which had burned to the ground at the turn of the century. Situated on private property, it was rumored to be haunted, and kids snuck in late at night to party there. Blake claimed the missing boy had been with them when they visited the site that night. He'd posted on her blog that he was too scared to go with them, so he waited in the car. All of the kids returned except for one. Sure, they could've been drinking, but given the fact that it happened at the Devil's Backbone it was enough to pique her interest.
"A guy named George from another website has been emailing me, wanting to know what happened, but I'd rather talk to you."
She winced. "George from OSPRA?" That meant he'd been reading her blog.
The Olympic Society for Paranormal Research and Analysis had been relentlessly pursuing her since she started blogging, pressuring her to join their organization of craziesvampire hunters, ghost hunters and alien-invasion enthusiasts. After she'd repeatedly turned them down and inadvertently scooped them on a few investigations, they got pissed off and someone tried hacking into her website. If it hadn't been for Carter, who beefed up her security settings, they'd have succeeded.
"Yeah, I think so."
Bastards. That was it. "Okay. I'll be there in fifteen minutes. But if even one of those cars is still parked out front, the interview is canceled. For good. Understand?"
Blake lowered his voice. "Is there any way my younger brother can stay? He was one of the guys with us that night, too, and has a totally different story than I do."
Did no one listen anymore? Was the spoken word that hard to understand? She let out an exasperated sigh and picked at a tear in the vinyl upholstery.
Interviewing one of the others who was there would give a good perspective to the articlemake it even more compelling. George wouldn't be able to compete with that.
Blake was quiet on the other end of the line, waiting for her answer. She could almost hear his silent plea for help. Then it dawned on her. Maybe he was seeking validation from her so that his friends would know he wasn't making up the story. That all of this wasn't just a twisted joke or the product of an overactive imagination. Clearly, he had experienced something but no one believed him. A familiar pang tugged at her heart. She knew how it felt to witness something that wasn't possible. To be given a stuffed animal and a pat on the head because no one could figure out how to make you feel better.
She recalled the disapproving looks her great-aunt and -uncle had given her as they'd lamented that this preoccupation of hers was too deeply rooted in the satanic. After a few months, they'd given up and sent her to live with a string of foster families.
"Fine. Your brother can stay. But if I come back and get any inkling, any strange or nagging feeling that you lied to me, and your friends aren't gone"
"I promise," he said hastily. "Just me and my brother."
"Okay. Fifteen minutes."
Before the line went dead, she heard him yelling at his friends to leave.
Laurie London grew up near Seattle, Washington, and graduated from Western Washington University with a B.A. in Business Administration. After working as a programmer/tester and as an underwriter for a Fortune 500 company, Laurie now writes from her home in the Puget Sound area where she lives with her husband, two children, her faithful dog, and her horse.
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This review is also posted at Under the Cover Book Blog Laurie London delivered another great installment of the Sweet Blood Series. Ms. London's world of the Vampire Guardians vs. the Dark Bloods continues and this book is no different from the rest, outright addictive. Jackson Foss has been one of my most anticipated characters. From the first time I met him in Book 1, Bonded by Blood, I knew there was more to him then just a plain brute. I remember him specifically when he helped Dom set up some road signs for Mckenzie and when he was flirting with Lilly in the Gym flexing his muscles. Jackson is a bad boy; this guy is very hot (hence the cover, whom I pictured the whole time reading this book), inked, well endowed and well accessorized.*cough*. Unfortunately, Jackson has gone to a point of reverting (blood addiction) and well, sh*t around him is falling apart. One of the Sweet Bloods he protected has somehow fallen into more danger than usual. Do you remember "Krystal with a K" from the previous book? She is one of the Sweet Bloods Jacks had rescued. I actually expected her to be our heroine. Boy, was I wrong. Arianna Wells is Krystal's cousin and guardian. She is also our hard headed, smart and very independent heroine. I like her. She's a straight shooter. She figures out what she wants and tries very hard to achieve or acquire it. She'a good for Jackson, someone who is not a push-over and will keep our hero in check. They meet in an unfortunate incident as both Arianna and Krystal were being attacked by Dark Bloods. Jackson protects them but his protection would need to go beyond his usual task. Their attraction was strong from the get go. But both had trust issues, not quite a love-hate relationship but hurdles with a "should-I-stay-should-I-go" syndrome. Although it was frustrating, it makes their love scenes super intense and leave you wanting more! And the ending was a tear jerking surprise. My only complain and note that this is a personal opinion; I felt certain parts of the book were a bit wordy and the parts I wanted more of were cut short. Nevertheless, I look forward to the next installment of this series.
after that it didnt capture my attention anymore, and i'm a huge fan of vamoire romance books!
Tempted by blood is the 3rd book in Laurie London's 'Sweetblood' series. I have not read the other books in this series yet but I had no problem with reading this as a stand alone. Jackson is our Hero. He's an agent who feels that he may be reverting back to his darker side. To the way of his ancestors. Reverting back to the old ways would mean drinking from and killing his human hosts instead of taking sips from them and using some of their energies he needs to survive. He can feel himself losing control and he doesn't know how much longer he can hold out. Lately he needs to feed far too often. He hides this from his peers by making it look like he's using his many hosts for sex. He's got quite the reputation ;) Arianna secretly runs a blog called paranormalish. She started this blog to find and relate to others who believe in supernatural things. It's a way for her validate the things she's seen. It's comforting to know that she's not the only one who has experienced things that are not normal. She really cares about her readers and can relate to them and their stories. All Guardians are assigned to protect humans who are considered 'sweetbloods.' Arianna's cousin, Krystal happens to be on Jackson's list. He's saved her before and she reminds him of his little sister. When she is abducted right off the street by Darkbloods in front of Arianna, Jackson is their to save the night. Jackson and Arianna are very much drawn to each other. But each have their own reservations for wanting to hold back. Jackson finds himself feeling emotions that he never thought he'd feel. He becomes very protective and possessive of Arianna. To the point where he can't seem to control his temper in front of others. There is a lot of action, a little mystery and a bit of betrayal as Jackson and Arianna try to keep her cousin safe. They also need to find out who is leading the Darkbloods advances to revert all vampires to the old ways. The trust and romance build up beautifully throughout the book. The sex is passionate and H-O-T!! I will definitely be picking up the rest of the books in this series to read! This book was given to me by NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher for an honest review. Reviewer for WereVampsRomance. werevampsromance(dot)blogspot(dot)com/
Great series! I've read all the books in the series so far. A must read!
So far my favorite book of the series. The characters are very well developed. Could not put the book down! If you are looking for the perfect story...this is it. It has all the elements of a great paranormal romance. Surprisingly very funny. I can't remember how many times it had me burst out laughing. The love scenes will also not dissapoint you like many other books that just leave you hanging and waiting for more. Just Perfect! Can't wait for the next book!
The writing is excellent. I could not stop reading it. I did not stop till I was finished.
I love the Sweetblood series by Laurie London, and I have been waiting for London to tell Jackson Foss' story from when he stole my heart in the first book, Bonded by Blood. Laurie London, who is a fantastic writer, answered all the mystery around Jackson. I always knew Jackson was really a sweetheart of a guy, even if he was the no commitment, playboy type. It just took the right woman, who wouldn't put up with Jackson's bad boy ways. Arianna Wells is haunted by her mother's death. When she was a little girl, she watched her mother die, but no one will believe her about the shadow that killed her mother. She starts a blog called Paranormalish to find her own answers to her mom's death. Arianna's teenage cousin, Krystal, who is living with Arianna, is a sweetblood. When the Darkbloods try to kidnap Krystal, Jackson ends up being the Guardian to protect Krystal, but now the question is, Who's going to protect Jackson's heart from Arianna, the one woman who will bring this fun lovin' playboy to his knees. I love all the Guardian guys in the Sweetblood series, but Jackson is my favorite. Jackson is the bad boy all women want to tame. Laurie London shows that what I thought about Jackson being a shallow guy, he really is deep and complicated with a boyish heart, who has been hiding a secret. A secret that will destroy his life as a Guardian, and that's the worst thing that can happen for Jackson. Tempted by Blood is Jackson's story in the Sweetblood series, and London has done her magic again in this novel with the hot, sexy guys of the Guardian Enforcer and the women who will bond with them by blood. I recommend Tempted by Blood as a must read.
In this installment we learn about Guardian Jackson Foss. Known as a playboy by the team, we learn he is hiding a terrible secret. He has been having intense cravings from his dark side and he worries that he will lose control. These cravings only intensify when he meets spunky, Adrianna Wells. Jackson needs to protect her and her cousin from the Darkbloods. I loved Jackson, despite presenting as a player, he really has a heart of gold and deep seeded fears and feelings that torment him. Arianna awakens things in him he doesn't understand. The chemistry between them was intense and the way they interacted and surprised each other had me giggling aloud. The storyline is fast paced and the other key characters add depth and believability to the plot. The whole good verse evil concept between these two branches of vampires while not a new concept was fascinating and had a few creative twists. London's writing draws you quickly into the tale and keeps you till the last page……leaving you wanting more. I want to thank the author for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.


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Former Labour MP Phil Woolas, who lost his seat after falsely suggesting that a rival candidate was courting Muslim extremists, will not face a criminal trial, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
Prosecuting the former immigration minister would not be in the public interest because an election court had already banned him from standing for office for three years.
Woolas, who initially won Oldham East and Saddleworth by 103 votes after two recounts in last year's general election, lost the seat when an election court declared the contest void after finding he had made false statements about the Liberal Democrat candidate Elwyn Watkins. Woolas was later dropped by the Labour party.
Simon Orme, from the CPS special crime division, said: "The election court has already decided that Philip Woolas did make false statements about an opponent.
"As a result, Mr Woolas lost his seat in parliament and was banned from standing for election for three years.
"When deciding to prosecute, we must consider whether a sufficient civil penalty has already been imposed on the suspect. In the circumstances, I have concluded that the serious nature of the allegations has been adequately addressed and it is unlikely that a criminal court would impose any significant further penalty.
"On that basis, a prosecution is not needed in the public interest."
Section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 prohibits making false statements about the personal character or conduct of another candidate during a campaign for the purposes of affecting the election.
After the May result, Watkins complained that election leaflets and statements contained "numerous misleading and erroneous claims" regarding his personal character and reputation as well as that of his campaign.
A specially convened election court found Woolas guilty of "illegal practice".
Woolas's campaign team was said to have set out to "make the white folk angry" by depicting an alleged campaign by Muslims to "take Phil out". The then incumbent MP had also attacked his opponent's personal conduct and character with statements that he courted Muslim extremists who had advocated violence against him.
The election of Woolas was declared void on 5 November and Labour's Debbie Abrahams comfortably held the seat at the subsequent byelection in January.

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gas line vs screw
I recently remodeled a room and took the room down to the studs. I found a gas line and marked it on the floor so I would not hit with any drywall screws. I was very careful and did not hit the gas line while hanging sheetrock. However I was hanging a ledger bracket for some shelving at the top of the ceiling and after I was done I noticed I have a screw right where I marked the floor for the gas line.
So my question is do I pull everything and open the wall to see if I hit the gas line?
Do screws deflect off gas lines?
No smells, but should I unscrew the screw and see if it smells?
House built in 73 so gas line is the black metal type -- iron i guess
Screw used deck screw Philips II type
Screw at a slight angle
Mark on the floor may be a little off, I did not plan on getting this close
Any ideas dont want the house to blow.
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I doubt you punctured a black pipe with a screw. I would still remove the screw. If the pipe expands and contracts differently than the wall that the screw is in, I suppose it may be possible that a hole could eventually wear through.
doubt you hurt the black iron pipe.. Instead of taking down drywall. You can turn off any appliance you have that is gas.. Go out & look at the gas meter.. There will be 1 or 2 test hands.. Watch the smallest hand for any movement... No movement....... no leaks
Thanks for the help.
I did look a the meter just as you sugested right after I put the screw in -- no movement of any hands
Pulled the screw out and smelled for gas from the hole and have no smell. Also dont know if this helps but the screw I used is tan in color, with a very sharp tip. The screw is not deformed or bent in any way.
I have a buddy who just told me I dont have the physical strength to put a screw through an Iron gas pipe. :( He said when this happens to him it takes a couple of screws -- hope that is all true, kind of freaked out.
It would be hard to put even a sheet metal screw through sch. 40 steel pipe without a hole drilled in the pipe as starter hole
The code has no protection requirements for black iron gas pipe and galvanized pipe for this very reason...It is pretty much impossible to penetrate it with screws without intentionally trying to do so. If you don't smell mercaptan you're more than likely fine.
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Stuffed Jalapeno Pita Bites
Recipe by Gerry
These delicious appetizers were a hit at our Easter Sunday potluck Brunch. I was pleased to find the recipe was in one of our local cook books 'A Taste Of Heaven' and surprisingly a recipe I had been thinking of trying. Delicious, easy and a crowd pleaser! I find putting them on a cookie sheet and heating through in a 350 oven make for a marvelous hot appetizer. Also excellent at room temperature.
Top Review by Chef Buggsy Mate
I made this for a church gathering this evening. Everyone really enjoyed them, and I came home with an empty platter. Then a friend who is in charge of the ladies Bible study asked if I would make a batch up for tomorrow. So, as you can see, I will definitely be making these again. Thanks for posting this very simple yet tasty recipe. Made and reviewed for the June 2010 AUS/NZ Recipe Swap.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (18 count) package mini pita pockets (Cut in half)
- 1⁄4 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup finely diced onion
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
- 8 slices bacon (cooked cooled and crumbled)
- 1 small tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1⁄3 cup jalapeno peppers, finely chopped or 1⁄3 cup use a small 4 1/2 ounce jar of garlic and jalapeno puree
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- Cook bacon, cool and crumble.
- Cut mini pitas in half with scissors.
- In bowl microwave margarine and onions until soft - about 2 minutes.
- Add cream cheese and blend with mixer until creamy, fold in crumbled bacon, tomato and peppers and stuff into pitas.
- NOTE instead of the jalapeno peppers you may use a small jar (just under 4 1/2 ounces)of garlic and jalapeno puree, which is my favorite way of preparing these. This also makes a terrific dip.


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They started asking their classmates out on dates in the fifth grade and never fail to compliment you when you get a new haircut.
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Who (in your eyes at least) is the coolest of the bunch.
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Salad of Mixed Greens with Grilled Peaches and Cabrales Cheese
Chef Bradford Thompson of Mary Elaine's at The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona, combines Spanish blue cheese, toasted walnuts and sweet, drippy peaches with frisée for a delicious salad.
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- Servings: 8
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 4 firm, ripe freestone peaches, halved and pitted
- 2 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
- 3 ounces arugula, large stems discarded
- One 5-ounce head frisée, torn into bite-size pieces (4 cups)
- 3 ounces Cabrales cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
How to make this recipe
Preheat the oven to 350°. Light a grill. Put the walnuts in a pie plate and toast in the oven for 7 minutes, or until they are golden brown. Transfer the walnuts to a plate and let cool, then coarsely chop.
In a medium bowl, toss the peaches with 1/2 tablespoon of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill the peaches over a medium-high fire until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer the peaches to a work surface and cut each half in half.
In a medium bowl, mix the vinegar with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add the arugula and frisée and toss well. Transfer the salad to a platter and scatter the Cabrales and toasted walnuts on top. Arrange the peaches around the salad and serve.


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In 2012 he assumed the position of Deputy Surgeon General. Brigadier-General MacKay is an officer of the Order of Military Merit. On 25 May 2015, he was promoted to his current rank and on 10 June 2015, BGen MacKay was appointed Surgeon General, Commander Canadian Forces Health Services Group and the Head of the Royal Canadian Medical Service.
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In the first quarter through two weeks, the Denver Broncos offense has not been able to get on the board. The Broncos have started with the ball in both games and have suffered through eight scoreless possessions. Monday Night against the Atlanta Falcons, Peyton Manning threw three interceptions. Last Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the offense was slow to gel and did not work as an offensive unit.
In the Broncos' 31-19 win over the Steelers, the offense took off when they switched to the no-huddle; the Broncos scored all 24 of their offensive points on four no huddle drives. This led to a chorus of calls for the Broncos to switch to no huddle full time to give them an edge. The Broncos complied early on Monday Night Football and it came back to haunt them.
Peyton Manning took full responsibility for the three interceptions he threw. When it comes to Manning, you have to give a little blame every time to the receivers because he sees plays developing so well. However, in a dome where the Broncos had a hard time hearing the calls, speeding up the game hurt them.. They were not in sync and this led to the four turnovers. This was too hard to overcome despite the team coming back and only losing 27-21. Road teams that committed four or more turnovers have won only 3% of games in NFL history.
There are compelling reasons to run a no huddle offense. Despite the presence of offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, quarterback Manning runs the offense and is capable of calling the plays at the line with the audible. He also capitalizes on mistakes by the defense, which occurs when they do not have time to setup.
On the slower, huddle-up side, the Broncos are not yet a cohesive unit on offense. Especially on the road early, this can lead to huge mistakes, as we saw from the three interceptions and fumble (although I think the refs messed up and the Broncos recovered that fumble). Perhaps establishing some sort of rhythm in the game is a better option for the time being, even if it does not lead to early points.
Coach John Fox, McCoy and Manning have five days to game plan for another strong defense in the Houston Texans. Look for a mix of huddle and no huddle offenses, simply because the Broncos have yet to find a steady offensive rhythm. Until they can count on consistency, it seems better to play safe early.
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Working long-distance through a TV camera, Brooklyn's Kevin Garnett had his big leather glove out after Tuesday's Raptors win, brushing it across Toronto faces.
These were teasing swipes.
"I don't know if you can say 'Eff Brooklyn' and come into Brooklyn, so we'll see what it's like."
For the record, Garnett is not from Brooklyn and doesn't live in Brooklyn. He's as Brooklyn as you are (assuming you have no non-mercenary connections to Brooklyn).
The first indication of weakness in that statement: Garnett could not bring himself to say the word.
That's not the Kevin Garnett we know. We've been courtside. We've heard him addressing the enemy. Between the lines of play, he empties out the Urban Dictionary like a sailor on sodium pentothal. Now he's shy?
Nevertheless, having left behind a small, smouldering fire in Toronto, no Raptor was willing to fan it on Wednesday.
One by one, they emerged from practice to shrug off the teasing insult.
Does crowd hostility bother you?
"I'm sure their fans … will be happy to cheer for them," Kyle Lowry said.
'Happy.' Got it.
Does that Garnett line bother you?
"Not at all. I love KG," Greivis Vasquez said. "I grew up watching this guy. I had a poster of him when I was younger, back home. When he was in Minnesota. Wearing 21."
'Love him.' Noted.
'Poster.' All right.
'Memorized his number.' Please make this end.
Out in the scrum, shoulders were slumping. If we want to chart the decline of the news business, don't blame the audience. Blame the PR consultants.
However, Vasquez is a helpful guy. He suggested that anyone looking for a trash talker was best pointed in the direction of languorous grown-up Steve Novak.
That's a non-starter.
Given his druthers, Novak would play the game in board shorts and flip-flops. Ask him about trash and you'll end up in a discussion about waste management.
No, the most mercurial presence on the team is Toronto-born team consultant and aide-du-camp Jamaal Magloire. The former All-Star sits behind the bench during games. Based on observation, his primary job is berating the opposition.
Do Garnett's comments bother you?
"Hell, nah," Magloire drawled. "He's a talker who can't back it up."
After dropping the mic, he swiveled away. Then he turned back and waved a finger the size of a jumbo hot dog.
"And you can print that."
Jamaal Magloire. Canada's hype man.
"It's going to be a new frontier," coach Dwane Casey said of the anticipated atmosphere in Brooklyn.
It will be now.
Well, maybe.
Actually, probably not.
Based on experience, the Barclays Center is one of the more easy-going environs in the NBA. It's a good crowd, but not an intimidating one. The thing that really riles these people up is the appearance of the t-shirt cannon.
You walk 20 minutes from the Brooklyn Bridge to the arena, and you get some sense of the borough that birthed Biggie. Once inside the building, it's a visiting collection of Park Slope arrivistes and yuppies that last heard The Blueprint at a wine bar.
Boston? Boston's terrifying. If Raptors GM Masai Ujiri said "(Expletive) Boston" during the baseball playoffs, I'd show up to Fenway wearing an American flag as a cape. To hide the body armour.
Ditto Chicago. And Cleveland. And Portland. And Oklahoma City. And Philadelphia. Oh God, Philadelphia! If you plan to goad Philadelphia in Philadelphia, save yourself the hassle and pack a body bag inside a self-addressed envelope. In fact, bring several. They'll mail you home in chunks.
Even Manhattan is scarier than Brooklyn on the sports-hostility index. And that's just the vendors at the Garden.
In the midst of Game 2, a couple of Toronto journos were approached by a fan heading down to Brooklyn for Saturday's game.
"Will I be OK?" he wondered, pointing at his Raptors jersey.
Normally, we'd steer this guy into trouble. Maybe we could tag him with a radio tracer and follow his corpse as it's passed down from the upper bowl to the infirmary. That's news.
Sadly, we were forced to reassure him.
Short of hosing his seatmates with beer, he'll walk out of the arena with all his limbs attached and the address of a secret bar that you enter through a phone booth, which only operates for 15 minutes on Tuesday nights. That's Brooklyn inside the walls of the Barclays Center.
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the beds were amazing so was the spa and exercise facilities The bar was pretty subpar.. terrible lighting and uncomfortable seats etc.. I had arranged a business casual meeting there and we ended up leaving. but when you are in Shorditch there are so many options. I know that it is a small thing but at this level it is the details that make the difference, the fact that there was instant coffee in the room seemed to be an oversite.
Great vibe, fabulous breakfast and the cutest hotel rooms! We couldn't check in until 2:00 pm and had taken the red-eye flight. We decided to hang out in the lobby while we waiting for the room and fell asleep. Staff woke us up and told us we couldn't sleep there....
Conveniently located. Disorganised, unattentive and inexperienced staff.
1- ther is no cabinet for clothes . 2- ther is no safety box on room .
Helpful and efficient staff, well located for the City, functional budget hotel Corridors and rooms a bit stuffy as no airconditioning
The continental breakfast was lovely - and so much choice
Convenient location Starting to look tired inside
Room size and furnishing. Buffet breakfast A couple minor complaints which I see you dont want to hear
The only thing we liked was, it is close to Moorfield Hospital. There is no air conditioning. Room was very hot. Only 1 little fan provided.
Helpful reception staff and interested local manager. Good prompt check- in and getting use of room. Good having comfy settee in room. Tried hard to meet my request for quiet room - on 5th floor at back. Second lift broken for 2 days - huge traffic of visitors in morning, leading to significant delays. No bath, only shower, in room. Did not seem good value for money - £152 per night even at weekend. Breakfast process E.G. customer choice of foods flows rather poorly planned. For £152 a night b&b rather a 'canteen' experience. Bar - poor choice of beers (only 4% Stella lager).
I arrived late (about 10.30pm ish) requested an iron and ironing board which I never got.
Nothing Far to expensive for a hotel that has no air con, smells of smoke rooms are tiny. If you can put up with eating your breakfast in a room that's 100 degrees then it might be ok, I could not
Location No Hot Water at 08.00am on a Weekday morning
Clean room with excelent commodities. If you know how London is, you'll be surprised of how spacious and complete the rooms are.
the location
About the booking: it was easy, simple and clear about the hotel : it was possible to arrive before the scheduled time Beware, dodgy hotel. Our room was visited while we were away and money diappeared. They offered us (after much insistence on our part for a solution) another room in an other hotel, which was absolutely filthy, noisy etc. they knew we were only staying one night so we were easy prey and no time to complain to the police etc.. be careful if you stay there.
Bedding/room very clean. Location was suitable for our purpose. Reception staff were extremely unhelpful to the point of rudeness. They need to learn how to deal with customers in a friendly professional manner: make eye contact, speak up clearly, smiles would be nice too!
friendliness of staff, location (near an underground station)
Location good,booking is good for a short time So much noisy,So much noisy,So much noisy....
parking facilities bad service at reception during daytime,
Condition of the ensuite showeroom. The room was in a poor state of repair, and very damp.
The smell in the rooms. Thin pillows. Very poor TV reception.
It's very near to the bus station and underground station. The elevator didn't work, there was no hairdryer.
I am unable to report any good points at all. Laminate flooring did not reach the skirting boards and there were screws and lots of dust in gap between flooring and skirting board. the floor was not clean, dark hairs scattered on floor, tiles in bathroom were filthy, curtains did not meet to close, no bedside lamps, sheets had holes in them and washed in stains on them, 1 pillow per bed and these were flat and appeared to be extremely old, l shaped room so only one occupant could view the tv, tv did not work properly, 3 channels and it repeatedly turned itself off, I was charged £5 for parking then told parking in that car park was free, Address not correctly given to inform sat nav. to use the toilet you had to sit under the sink, Breakfast was not served until 7.30am so we were unable to participate in this as we had to leave by 7.30am. All in all not an experience I would like to repeat.
Quite central and clean hotel The non-functioning lift was not repaired throughout the week we stayed there causing inconvenience to carry our luggage
it was well located for tube and bus. the staff were friendly, it was clean and comfortable and very well priced.
Close to my conference venue good direction Twin room has double bed not side table or lamp no carpet bread at breakfast had mould on it!My colleague had to herself another room.
Good location - great access to tube and not far from Central London. Disappointing breakfast - stack of white bread. Wifi very slow and only in lobby. Smelled of cigarette smoke. The bedroom facilities were basic to say the least - bed, toilet, sink, shower with poor water pressure and no shower curtain, so water spilled everywhere. The view out of the window was of what appeared to be a junk yard. I would recommend staying in a hostel over Central Park Hotel.
Nothing I was changed of reservation at the last minute to a kind of hotel far by bus and the room was very dirty : strong smell, not-working windows, sticky spots on table, toilets with pieces of poo and vomit inside in the basin and under the glasses, a big brown spot of the linen of bed, bathroom door very dirty, a full trashcan, no heating and the best : no water in the shower ! After demanding a new cleaning (sorry when I clean my own toilets, I clean up side down and whith something which looks like a sponge or a brush not with an handkerchief...) and 3 hours waiting for repair of the shower, I went back to the real Central Park Hotel et asked strongly for a real room. 20 minutes later, I had a room there, not very clean but I was fed up.
Good breakfast. Decent location. 24 hour reception. Very poor wifi offered only in lobby- not rooms. Rooms were not well kept- spots on sheets, old floors and walls, some grime and dirt in bathrooms. Many refurbishments needed.
Easy access to all amenity's no problem to find clean and very quite also very comfortable No bad points to talk about
Clean, comfortable room... Ideal for me The washing machine next to my room which continued working late into the night
Easy access to the station and good value for the hotel fee. It's a lttle difficult to find the parking.
Great location for exploring London The room had an odour to it, lots of mould in the bathroom.
Nothing There was nothing to like. I would not stay there again
There was nothing that i liked about this hotel, i would discribe it as only being functional First of all it was a building site covered in scaffolding, in the middle of being renovated. There was dust everywhere. Breakfast was, eggs, beans and bacon. no choices, no cereals. We had to step over cables, avoid painters etc. The room was small but functional and clean. heating didn,t work but we were supplied with a plug in heater. it had a tiny double bed. i could go on. It was, however, close to a tube station. Thats good
freindy and seeing there was a lot of building work being carryed out our stay was unafected at all
The room was clean dnd tidy. The hotel was under reconstrution which I was not aware of. Therefore, the hotel bar which I was expecting to use was unavailble. On arrival one lady walked out in discuss.
i enjoyed the breakfast and the staff were very nice and helpful no bath
being able to smoke in the room
Crisp, clean sheets No cups in bathroom, no shampoo in bathroom, television did not work properly. Only one pillow per person.
Plain & simple,clean & good breakfest Rooms may need to be brightened up a little.
- friendly staff - very noisy rooms, near road with heavy traffic - very small room
It was convenient to our destination. It was still open in spite of major building works and also the traffic noise was horrendous.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis met with King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan on Thursday morning, giving special attention to the brutal conflict in Syria at a time when Western nations are considering military action.
The Aug. 29 meeting reaffirmed the importance of dialogue and negotiation between all groups in Syrian society, reported L'Osservatore Romano. The meeting between the Pope and Jordan's royals concluded that, with the international community's support, this dialogue is the only option to end the conflict.
Pope Francis' discussion with King Abdullah and Queen Rania also covered other concerns in the Middle East, focusing in particular on restarting negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.
King Abdullah later met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for relations with states.
The meetings voiced appreciation for King Abdullah's commitment to interreligious dialogue and for his initiative to convene a conference in Amman in September to discuss the challenges presently facing Christians in the Middle East.
The meetings also noted the positive contributions of Christians to the Middle East.
Since Syria's civil war began in spring of 2011, more than 100,000 people have died. More than 2.5 million Syrians are estimated to have fled their homes. Many have become refugees inside or outside the country, fleeing to neighboring countries such as Jordan.
U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of several other Western countries are now considering military strikes against Syria, following reports that allege Syrian government forces recently used chemical weapons in a major attack outside Damascus, killing hundreds of citizens.
Syrian President Bashar Assad's government has denied responsibility for the attack, instead blaming the rebels for the atrocity, which killed at least 355 people in Ghouta, a suburb of Damscus. However, both Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said this week that they do not believe it is possible that the opposition forces could have carried out the attack. Cameron, however, has said the United Kingdom will not engage in hostile action against Syria after the House of Commons voted against the proposal. The United States, however, continues to weigh military options.
The U.N. Security Council declined to authorize action against the regime after Russia voiced opposition. U.N. officials currently in Syria are still investigating the attack.
Both Vatican and local Church leaders in Syria have pleaded against military action from Western nations, stressing the harm such attacks could have on a large scale.
In addition, Pope Francis has called repeatedly for dialogue and cooperative efforts to address the growing crisis.
In a June 5 address to Catholic groups helping Syrian refugees, the Holy Father stated the importance of "the entire Christian community in this important work of assistance and aid."
"Faced with the continuing violence and abuse, I strongly renew my appeal for peace," he said.
Stressing "the good of the person and the protection of his dignity," the Pope urged support for "fruitful dialogue with the aim of putting an end to the war."
Last weekend, he again called for an end to the violence in the country, offering prayers and solidarity to those who have been affected by the "multiplication of massacres and atrocious acts."
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Moonless twilight may cue mass spawning
Subtle color shifts on nights after full moon might synchronize marine creatures
Sentimental songs aside, maybe it's an absence of moonlight that turns the bounding main into a sea of love.
On evenings when the moon lags below the horizon after sunset, twilight takes on an especially blue cast. That color shift, intensifying on nights after the full moon, might cue the remarkably synchronized mass spawning of some marine species, suggests Alison Sweeney of the University of California, Santa Barbara.


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Rejuvenating yourself this summer isn't just about cleansing your body and digestive organs. It can also be about small, incremental lifestyle changes that don't seem like much when considered individually, but when combined as a whole can change the way you act, look – and even feel. Check out these 5 easy tips for home-made rejuvenation!
Tip 1 – Switch from Coffee to Tea
As a purveyor of all kinds of natural wellness, we should tell you to avoid caffeine as much as possible. This stimulant can be a hindrance when cleansing, especially – but let's face it, the modern world revolves around caffeine. So how can you step up your Summer Rejuvenation, without giving up the juice? Switch from coffee to tea.
Both coffee and tea contain caffeine – but that's where the similarities end. Tea (as you probably learned all about last month) if rife with potent antioxidants and other active plant compounds that aid your body against the ravages of free radicals. If you're quaffing something as delicious as Green Tea, you'll enjoy the cardiovascular health, cholesterol management, and even weight loss benefits of one of the best teas out there.
Plus, our Refreshing Green Tea Blend from Blessed Herbs is packed with several other nutritious and deoxidizing herbs & botanicals for maximum benefit!
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Want a single-step way to change your quality of life? Get more sleep. Seriously: Americans are one of the most sleep deprived nations in the modern world – and it contributes to more than just bleary eyes and rush hour traffic. Sleep (getting enough of it, anyway) can aid your quest for weight loss, emotional well-being, and a host of other health benefits, from bolstering your immune system to staving off heart disease.
Rack time is also when your body does most of its healing and recharging. If you're having trouble getting yourself into bed at a reasonable hour, try this: Set your alarm for 15 minutes before when you should go to bed: not just when you should be waking up in the morning. Even if you don't drop everything and hit they hay, you'll at least start wrapping up your day.
One other sleep-improvement tip: turn off screens like TVs, laptops, and multimedia devices. These things keep your brain from slowing down for sleep-mode!
Tip 3 – Practice Breathing/Relaxation Techniques
How you breath and when often is a direct reflection on your health. This goes way beyond taking a deep breath once in a while; clearing (and then filling) your lungs can have rejuvenating effects on you, whether you're trying to wake up and greet the day, or doze off to sleep at night. According to a recent post on DoctorOz.com, here are a few that you can try out anytime, as needed:
Morning Breath – The first technique is called "Morning Elongation Breathing" and is a great way to wake yourself up and start your day. First, stand up straight (which WILL require you to get out of bed) and reach for the sky, stretching your arms out as high as you can above your head. Then, inhale until your lungs are full, and bend slowly over at the waist, exhaling slowly.
Your arms should drape towards the ground and you should have exhaled completely by the time your fingers are brushing the floor. Slowly right yourself (keeping your arms extended) and inhale slowly until your lungs are full again and you're standing straight up with your arms above your head. Do this 3 times. This stretches your body, lungs and mind and gets you ready to begin your day!
Alertness Breathing – this exercise is much quicker, but can be done almost anywhere. It helps jump start your body's reaction, sharpen your senses and basically get your heart pumping, without caffeine. You can do this one sitting down. Fill your lungs, and then inhale and exhale quick, little breaths in rapid succession.
Do this for about 15 seconds, or as long as you can do it for. See? Your heart rate should be mildly elevated, and your mind focused and ready for your next challenge. Discontinue this one if you feel short of breath at any point of if you're suffering from heart or lung conditions.
Belly Breathing – This one is the polar opposite of "Morning Breath". It is designed to get your body ready for sleep, as how you breathe while you're resting is a big part of your body's reset and recuperation. Place your right hand on your chest and your left hand square on your belly in front of you. Now inhale deeply, slowly: your right hand shouldn't move, but your left should push outwards as your diaphragm (and thus, your stomach) expands outwards.
When your lungs are full, purse your lips and push the air out slowly between them until your left hand returns to the same position it started in, and your lungs are nearly empty. Repeat this exercise slowly 3 times. You should be feeling more relaxed and ready to drift off in no time!
Tip 4 – Eat more Vegetables
If you're already a vegetarian, good for you: there are so many benefits to this kind of diet (if executed correctly) that we cannot list them all here. But, if you're not, consider this: veggies are packed with different kinds of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients your body needs.
You'll get different doses of nutrition from each different species of flora that you consume, so the wider the variety they healthier you'll be! Plus, vegetables rarely have the same negative side effects of consuming a meat-heavy diet – and can be just as delicious!
Tip 5 – Start (or expand) your Exercises
If you've been meaning to get back in shape or simply take a walk after dinner – now is the time. Just a few minutes of vigorous exercise every day can do vast wonders for your health. Modest cardio is good for your heart, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive health.
"Cardio" is actually short for cardiovascular exercise – so it should come as no surprise that cardio can help strengthen your heart and lungs as well as reduce bad cholesterol and stave off boogeymen like diabetes. Combined with a healthy diet, starting or improving your exercise regimen is probably the single best pro-active thing you can do for your health.
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This makes me want to get a pool!
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I must agree that the Sports Stuff Rock And Roll Inflatable Water Lounge is sleek, sexy, fashionable, and functional although we were looking for RELAXING. Oh, well as long as it can be used at the Swimming Pool, Lake, or BeachAdded 7 Years Ago from Wagondepot
This is a floating island that has all the basics for a party a center swim porthole, a boarding platform, a floating 16 QT cooler that can be tethered by grommet to the Cabana Islander cup holders.Added 7 Years Ago from Lesliespool
I love this thing, it comes with TWO drink holders, TWO. Plus it's reversible.Tags: outdoor, water, summer, swimming, fun, island, inflatable, floating, swimming poolsAdded 7 Years Ago from Avivasports
Have buckets of fun with a teeter-totter on the water. For multiple teeter totters.
for use on deck or in the pool, dampen it to keep your pup cool all summer long "Resists stains, fading, odors and mildew. Dries quickly, easy to clean."
This skirt (since it's linen without a drop of spandex) is also on my list of subtle skirts that I more than subtlety love. Fine, I don't actually have a list like that, but if I did this skirt would be one it. The linen skirt ... This skirt (since it's linen without a drop of spandex) is also on my list of subtle skirts that I more than subtlety love. Fine, I don't actually have a list like that, but if I did this skirt would be one it. The linen skirt hits just below the knee which means it's my favorite length, it has a little swoosh and float and could be ever so cute in the summer (though those sandals? seriously? let's just say I'd wear something different).Tags: linen, white, summer, skirts, breathable, floats, knee-length, Flared, A-LineAdded 9 Years Ago from J. Jill
A pool toy that you can control. Engage is all out pool battles.
Wow, makes me wish I was a kid again. Reminds me of the binders I use in my hair. What fun trying to get a grip on this. Caterpillar meets hair binder.
So, by the year 2050, anything on land will have a pool version. Water trampolines will be in their 25th edition and considered an oldie but a goodie pool toy.
Summer is here and there's one thing that I love in the summer. The pool! Oh and there's one other thing I love i the summer. Relaxing in my hammock. Hmm. That makes this floating pool hammock the perfect gift for me. On a hot day... Summer is here and there's one thing that I love in the summer. The pool! Oh and there's one other thing I love i the summer. Relaxing in my hammock. Hmm. That makes this floating pool hammock the perfect gift for me. On a hot day you don't always have the energy to be jumping around in the water. So kick back and relax with this ultimate pool float. Have your company's name custom imprinted to give it the perfect touch. Your employees would love it as a summer thank you gift.
For the ultimate in luxury, fill your pool with these ritzy zebra print pool floats - and a coordinating tray, of course. Sip mimosas and float the day away.
Do your kids fight over kickboards and floats? Have their name printed on their own, so that ends those fights! Now you have to figure out how to draw a line down the middle of your car to keep them apart....Tags: pool, summer, floats, gifts for dad, kickboard, GIFTS FOR FATHERS DAY, personalized kickboard, personalized floatAdded 9 Years Ago from Horchow
This is perfect for you and your princess. This float can be personalized for you with an initial and have her name imprinted on hers! Very cute and very Beverly Hills....Tags: outdoor, pool, summer, floats, mommy and me, personalized floats, gifts for mother and daughterAdded 9 Years Ago from Horchow
This is for the ultimate pool loafer! This remote control can send drinks to the side of the pool for refills and bring the back to you as you bask in the middle of the pool. Perfect for a lazy day.Tags: drinks, remote controls, pool, summer, floats, lazy, gifts for dad, GIFTS FOR FATHERS DAYAdded 9 Years Ago from Linens 'n' Things
I was trolling Toys-R-US for pool toys (for myself) and stumbled across this awesome RC for little kids. How fun. It makes me want to borrow one of my pals kids so I can tool him/her around my pool with the Wave Baby.
This looks like so much fun! I would love to have a waterpillar even though I am way too old for it. LOL. Too cute!
I love these, and I want to get a pool just so I can have them.Added 10 Years Ago from Thegreenhead


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In 1984, shortly after the first 1983 vintage was resting in barrel, Jean and Baker Ferguson, the founders, held a contest with all the relatives' children under grade six. The objective: draw a colorful drawing to be used as a wine label. Some of the children drew pictures of the school building, others drew bottles of wine with glasses, and at least one drew a picture of the cat. The prize at the time was $100 cash, plus royalties on posters sold (fortunately the state liquor board would not allow royalties on the wine).
The winner: 8 year old third grade cousin Ryan Campbell. Ryan's watercolor of the schoolhouse was drawn just about the time of Walla Walla's Hot Air Balloon Stampede, and he came up with the grape cluster balloon. All of the entries, including Ryan's original, hang in the tasting room for visitors to admire. Today, Ryan has just completed his Architecture Degree at the University of Idaho. View all L'Ecole 41 Wines
About Walla Walla ValleyView a map of Walla Walla Valley wineries
Sharing part of the valley with Oregon, Walla Walla is on the southeast side of the Columbia Valley. It is primarily red grape land, with Cabernet Sauvignon leading in the vineyards, followed by Merlot and the ever-growing and very popular, Syrah.In the 1990's, as Washington State was gaining more acclaim for its red wines, Walla Walla was hailed by wine critics for its quality and sense of place. That has not changed. Many red wines from Walla Walla show not only great complexity and elegance, but ageability. Though the region is known for the red wines, the most planted white grape here is Chardonnay.
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So how does a state known for rain and coffee produce high quality wines? They plant their grapes on the east side of the Cascade mountains, away from that ever-present rain cloud that sits along the coast. Perhaps wine grapes do well since the sandy loam soils east of the Cascade range give way to an almost desert-like land, saved from drought only by the helpful rivers that run through the area – and the good irrigation systems.
Thinking that the state would do best with typical northern growing grapes like Riesling and Gewurtztraminer, turns out the apple state is well-suited for reds, namely Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and, more recently, Syrah. Of course, whites have not been forgotten - Washington State Rieslings range from bone-dry to sweet, are well-structured and high quality, and Chardonnay dominates most of the other white plantings, making a range of wines. But the reds of the region, Merlot in particular, have made Washington State a quality force to be reckoned with.


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We've just updated our gamescom 2011 photo gallery with images from our Costume Contest, our StarCraft II Show Matches, and the crowds of attendees who dropped by our booth this year. Thousands of visitors stopped by to enjoy a hands-on experience with some of our current and upcoming titles, cheer on their favorite contest participants, pro gamers, and teams as well as take home some amazing loot from the event.
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Since Thursday, countless visitors to gamescom 2011 took the chance to pass by our booth located in Hall 6.1, B21-C30. For dropping by, they were greatly rewarded -- and not just with goodies! On Friday, the participants of our Dance Contest were showing some amazing and interesting renditions of the World of Warcraft dance moves. Congratulations to Ronja Otto, who was chosen as the winner by our jury for her female Goblin performance. Also congratulations are in order for our other winners Matthias Regge and Andy Martin for their demonstrations of the male Goblin dance.
Today, our show stage was transformed into a shimmering world of the celebrities from World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo in the form of the participants in our costume contest. Congratulations to Laura Birnbaum, aka Sylvanas Windrunner. She will be able to enjoy her trip to Blizzcon 2011. Congratulations also to Christiane Lennartz as Tyrande Whisperwind and Sophie Marot as formidable female Barbarian in Heavy Armor from Diablo III. Our audience was especially enthusiastic when famous Pylo the Pylon entered our stage as well.
In our StarCraft II Showmatches the best and most well-known players battled it out. Famous names like Killer, Select, MC, Dimaga, Moonglade, and Tarson started a fireworks extravaganza of crackling games. And, we're not done yet! Looking ahead, we are awaiting some thrilling live raids with the guilds Ensidia and For the Horde as well as more StarCraft II Showmatches and panels with our developers.
If you are in Cologne, you should definitely pass by Hahnentorburg Rudolfplatz before Sunday evening to see the gate to Diablo's Burning Hells and take a picture while there to join in our Social Media Contest and get the chance to win access to a beta of one of our upcoming games.
We want to thank all the participants in our contests and, of course, all the enthusiastic players who visited us at our booth. We are looking forward to welcoming more of you here in hall 6.1, B21-C30 at gamescom 2011 before the show ends tomorrow evening.
As part of Blizzard Entertainment's presence at gamescom 2011, artist Manfred Stader has created a bespoke piece of Diablo III street art. The image depicts Diablo accompanied by demons bursting forth from the very streets of Cologne. What's unique about the image, aside from the content, is that it has been designed to be viewed in full 3D perspective. As a result, it produces an unnerving glimpse into The Burning Hells themselves.
The artist began production of this very special piece on Monday August 15, and the scope of the project has been encapsulated in this time-lapse video of its development.
All gamescom attendees are encouraged to come and see this spectacle, situated at Hahnentorburg Rudolfplatz in central Cologne.
Don't forget we have also organised a competition based on your photographs of this artwork – you can find details about that here.
Enjoy – and take care not to fall in!
Do you want to be among the first in Europe to get your hands on the upcoming StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm expansion? Want to play Diablo III or World of Warcraft: Cataclysm? Then come and join us at gamescom 2011 at the Blizzard Entertainment booth (Hall 6.1, B21-C30) in Cologne, Germany! Also, be sure to stop by Rudolfplatz and snap a photo so you can take part in our Diablo III Social Media contest.
At this year's gamescom, the contests are epic and the prizes are out of sight. Show off your sewing skills in our Costume Contest and you could win a trip to BlizzCon 2011! Or join our StarCraft II Show Matches, World of Warcraft Live Raids, Quiz Contests, or the Dance contest and win prizes from our sponsors! If that isn't enough to get you going, then check out our panel schedule to see when you can get a chance to participate in panels with our StarCraft, World of Warcraft, and Diablo developers. You can have a look at our on-going activities during gamescom on our dedicated website.
Whether you can make it to the event or not, be sure to follow our live coverage of gamescom 2011 on our game channels on Facebook and Twitter.
Attention gamescom goers: a portal to Diablo's Burning Hells has been sighted at Rudolfplatz in Cologne! To celebrate this terrifying development, Blizzard is giving those witnessing the event a chance to win access to the beta phase for one of our upcoming games.
If you are in Cologne and wish to participate, please follow these simple instructions:
Members of the Blizzard community team will look over the posted pictures during the weeks following gamescom and pick the best ones. Please consider following the @Diablo account so Blizzard can get in touch with you via direct message in case you're one of the lucky winners.
For all the details on the contest, please read the rules available here.
It's only a few days until gamescom! Are you eager to meet Blizzard developers and executives? Excited to watch some of the best players in the world compete in StarCraft II show matches or take down the most challenging bosses in live raids? Or maybe your inner star wants to shine in a costume or dance contest?
Find out about all these activities and many more on our activities page, which was just updated with all the latest details.
You can also find a printable version of the Blizzard booth activity schedule right here.
We've replaced the previously available StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty demo with the recently launched StarCraft II: Starter Edition. StarCraft II: Starter Edition allows anyone to play the following content for free (all you need is a Battle.net account and Internet connection):
Any campaign progress and achievements you earn while playing StarCraft II: Starter Edition are automatically saved to your Battle.net account, and will carry over should you ever upgrade from the Starter Edition to the full version of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
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If you don't yet have a Battle.net account, head to www.trystarcraft.com to get started. The site will talk you through the process of creating a Battle.net account and downloading the game client.
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FedEx says it signed a seven-year, $10.5 billion deal to keep hauling air mail for the U.S. Postal Service.
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The new deal starts in October, replacing a contract set to expire in September. FedEx said it has been providing a similar service for 12 years.
FedEx Corp. said Tuesday that the new contract gives the Postal Service flexibility to respond to future changes. The Postal Service is in a financial crunch and is restructuring its retail, delivery and mail processing operations. Since 2006 it has reduced annual costs by $15 billion, cut 193,000 workers and consolidated more than 200 mail processing locations.
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Home > Degree Programs > Student Financial Services > Prospective Students > Student Loans > Federal Loans for Domestic Students
Citizens of the United States and Permanent Residents are eligible to borrow federal loans to help finance their educational costs.
There are two types of Federal Direct Loans available for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents to borrow:
Borrowers are eligible to receive a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan for up to $20,500 per academic year. The interest rate for Stafford Loans in 2016/2017 for graduate students is fixed at 5.31% which will begin accruing from the time the loan is disbursed. For loans first disbursed prior to October 1, 2016 a 1.068% origination fee is charged by the Department of Education which results in the loan borrower receiving 98.932% of the amount borrowed. For example, if a student borrows $20,500, he or she will receive $20,500 x 98.932% = $20,281. The maximum amount that can be received is the lesser of $20,500 or the difference between a student's cost of education—as determined by Student Financial Services—and all other aid from all sources that a student is receiving.
Borrowers are eligible to receive a Graduate PLUS Loan for up to the difference between a student's cost of education—as determined by Student Financial Services—and all other aid from all sources that a student is receiving. The interest rate for Grad PLUS Loans to graduate students is fixed at 6.31% for the 2016/2017 academic year. Rates for subsequent years will be based on the 10-year treasury bill rate--as auctioned in the May preceding the beginning of the academic year--plus 4.6%. Interest will begin accruing from the time the loan is disbursed. For loans first disbursed after December 1, 2015 a 4.272% origination fee is charged by the Department of Education which results in the loan borrower receiving 95.728% of the amount borrowed. For example, if a student borrows $30,000 he or she will receive $30,000 x 95.728% = $28,718.
Unlike the Stafford loan, Graduate PLUS loans have a credit component. Information on your credit report that will disqualify borrowers includes (but is not limited to):
Interest begins accruing on Federal Direct Loans from the time it is disbursed. For students enrolled for the full academic year, loans will be disbursed in two equal amounts with one disbursement at the beginning of each semester.
There are several repayment plans that allow borrowers repayment flexibility. Repayment plans are chosen after graduation—prior to entering repayment—and may be changed. Repayment plans include a standard 10 year plan, a 25 year extended repayment plan, a graduated plan and an income based repayment plan (IBR). Repayment begins six months after ceasing to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis.
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As of September 30, 2015, Congress has eliminated the Perkins loan program.
Periods of time during which borrowers are not required to make payment on their federal educational Loans are called deferments and forbearances.
Borrowers are eligible for deferment while enrolled at least half-time, during periods of unemployment, while on active duty in the military during war-time or national emergency, while participating in a graduate fellowship and when experiencing temporary financial hardship. Deferment—other than for being enrolled—is limited to a period of three years for each category.
Students experiencing financial difficulty who do not qualify for a deferment can request forbearance for a maximum of three years.
In order to be eligible for a federal educational loan, a student must be a US citizen or permanent resident not in default on a student loan and who meets other federal criteria including registration with selective service (if male) and submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid(FAFSA). Be sure to use the correct school code (E00215). Frequently, students incorrectly select the Harvard Code (002155) preventing receipt of the FAFSA.
Graduate PLUS loan borrowers will also need to complete a credit check authorization form. This form will be made available in early June.
During orientation borrowers will attend a loan entrance counseling session during which the rights and responsibilities associated with borrowing a federal direct loan will be reviewed. Borrowers will also need to complete an online certification that acknowledges acceptance of the terms.
Borrowers will receive instructions on how to complete promissory notes. Promissory notes will remain in effect for the entire period of attendance at Harvard Kennedy School(HKS) if enrolled at HKS continuously. If enrolled in a joint degree program with a non-Harvard school, a borrower will have to complete a new promissory note upon return to HKS.
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We were given this toy just before my oldest son was born. It is still available and retails and about £40. Our car sat in the attic for the last 5 years until our neighbours started playing with petrol powered remote control cars and my son was fascinated by them. A quick trip to the attic and we had a very happy child.
As far as battery powered rc cars this is as good or better then any other cars I have seen. It has an incredible speed for electric, although it is still not as fast as the petrol powered cars. It also lacks the distinctive noise, which may be a fault to the the children, but is certainly something I do not mind doing without it.
The car does not really have a right side up. If it crashes into anything it just flips over and continues speeding about. One side is yellow with orange as shown, the other side is identical except the middle part is blue. Its large soft wheels allow this car to power over many bumps, or through short grass. It holds up very well to repeated jumps off the kerbs and being crashed into things to make it flip.
Both of my sons, ages 2 and 5 absolutely love this car, and I think it would be well worth £40. I would recommend this car up until about age 10 -12. After that I think they tend to only want the petrol powered cars.
While much faster, the petrol cars are also much more costly, starting at about £200, which puts them out of our price range. If petrol powered cars are too dear for your budget, this is certainly the next best thing and I would highly recommend them.
The only downside is the batteries do go done quite quickly. After 30 - 40 minutes it must go into to get charged, which takes at least 8 hours.
Replacement batteries are also very expensive. I have another rc car that uses this type of battery, bought for only 50p at a boot sale because the battery was missing. A new battery from Nikko cost me a whopping £11.50 from ebay but was £16 -22 anywhere else. A 9v battery is also needed for the control, but this lasts for ages.
Still I am happy to give this toy 5 stars. It really is a lot of fun and the children do love it. It also draws the neighbourhood children all out in droves and is well liked by all.