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Golf takes focus.
Any instructor will say that, but sometimes kids lack it. The Groves AAU Junior Golf Club not only helps kids focus on the sport but also teaches the game, too.
"It's really to introduce juniors to golf," said Hal Yost, co-director of the club and AAU national golf chair. "We also help provide equipment if they need clubs. We're dedicated to encouraging youth to play golf."
The club has two eight-week programs that meet either Tuesdays or Fridays. Coached by Yost, Groves course pro Jan Johnson, and instructors Laura Blake and Mike Sanderson, the club teaches all aspects of golf, including the rules, scorekeeping, etiquette, swing techniques, even life skills for on and off the course. They also play on various courses and tournaments, including the 14 and under national championship this month in Kingsport, Tenn., and the 18 and under national championship in Birmingham, Ala., in August.
"AAU golf is growing tremendously more than what it used to," Yost said. "There's more of a program offered than there used to be. When we play, we make it competitive, and we give them awards and stuff so they feel they're getting recognition. It's all about making the game enjoyable. That way, they play it and stick with it."
Johnson, an LPGA Master Teaching Professional, brings video to the instruction. To help players improve mechanics, she tapes their swings and reviews the video with them. Yost also incorporates a launch zelocity monitor, which detects swing speed, ball velocity and trajectory, and shows the side impact and the power transfer.
"The majority of kids are visual learners," Johnson said. "They learn by just watching. I like for them to see themselves. Usually, you'll see a vast improvement."
At the Groves, Yost, Johnson and company work with the kids on the range and the practice green, then take them out to play a round of three holes. There, they teach them how to follow the rules and make sure they don't cheat on scoring.
"Everything here has been really helpful to my golf game,' said Rand Willette, 13. "It's cool to show you the little adjustments you can do to fix your golf game. When (Johnson) puts it in slow motion, you can really see everything and it's so interesting. It kind of makes me feel like a pro."
Parents tout the instructors' knowledge. For example, Rob Kress, who routinely golfs, brought his 7-year-old son Spencer to the club because Spencer wanted to play with him on the weekends. Then his wife and his 6-year-old daughter Olivia decided they wanted to play, too.
Not a bad foursome, in Kress' mind.
"Before I knew it, the whole family was into (golf)," Kress said while watching Spencer tee off at the range. "The education they are getting from these instructors, I think that we got very, very lucky with the knowledge they have access to. Every time they speak, both my kids listen to them. Usually, kids will want to run around with friends, but they concentrate on hitting balls here."
Johnson has been teaching kids golf for years, and if kids aren't learning to play with their parents, then they're doing it for themselves.
Even if they don't realize it, they're learning focus and gaining confidence.
"I think that a lot of kids do it because they can, individually, and build confidence," Johnson said. "They get some instruction and work on it themselves, and they don't feel like a whole team is relying on them. I notice a lot of kids get much better focusing on things once they get steered towards golf."
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Bobby Ray Bice, 75, died Thursday, May 5.
Gilbert L. 'Gil' Jones, 95, died Wednesday, April 6 in Santa Rosa at his daughter's home.
Robert "Bob" Sundling, 67, died Wednesday, May 4 at his residence in Angels Camp.
Alfred 'Al' Vegas, 88, died Thursday, May 12 at Oak Valley Hospital.
Don W. Breshears, 66, of Pearcy, Arkansas, died on Saturday, May 7.
John Valentine Gravatt, 70, of Turlock died Sunday, May 1 at Memorial Hospital, Modesto.
Kenneth Lee Markey, 62, died Monday, May 9 after a battle with pancreatic cancer at his home in Grants Pass, Oregon.
Rosemarie 'Rosie' Olsen, 71, died Monday, May 2 after a brief, valiant fight with cancer.
Arnold D. Silva, 78, died May 6 at Oak Valley Hospital.
John 'Pete' Delello, Sr., 86, died Friday, April 15 at his Oakdale home.
Robert 'Nick' Nicholas, 68, died Tuesday, April 26 at his Sonora home after valiantly fighting cancer for almost 15 years.
Harold Bernard Buettner, 86, died peacefully Friday, April 8 at home with family caring for him.
Daniel Joseph Reese, 90, died peacefully on Saturday, April 16 surrounded by family and friends in Oakdale.
Robert M. 'Bob' Bush, 75, died Monday, April 11.
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Deer shot placement
I was taught to shoot a deer in the lower chest cavity right behind the foreleg in order to destroy the heart and lungs. I have done this with five kills and only one ran any distance before dropping. Recently, someone recommended shooting the deer at the shoulder to damage the lungs and spine. He claims that this shot will drop the deer in its tracks every time. I am a bit leery about this because 1. you have to shoot through the shoulder blade, and 2. if you do not damage the spine you run the risk of the deer running off without a catastrophic wound. I hunt from a stand in Western PA, so most shots are 30 - 80 yards and shot placement is not a problem.
Your thoughts?
I have never hunted deer but I have shot a moose, caribou and a black bear and every time I shot them I put it low and behind the front shoulder and dropped them in there tracks. If it works for u to do it they way u have been then keep it up. Also think about this if u put it in the shoulder then u are messing up all that meat. I say keep ur shots where they have been and keep them dropping
I have shot several deer in the shoulder, using .270, .280 and .308 calibers and all deer expired quickly. I would not recommend a shoulder shot with lighter weight bullets, .223, .22-250, .243, etc.
Not enough meat on a deer's shoulder to fret over.
However, your heart / lung shot is also very effective. Always take the best, ethical shot presented when hunting, heart / lung, shoulder or neck.
If the deer offered a broard side shot I would place the shot under the eye or ear the 308 will do it in and no meat damage!.
This season I am shooting 7MM-08 Rem CoreLokt.
I have always heard all you have is an 8" circle kill zone,but I have shot and seen deer shot all over their bodies and they all drop,neckshots,spineshots,lungshots even gutshots-drop,drop,drop.My personal experience is that the caliber makes a difference,if you're using a .223 etc etc,you'd better put it right through the heart,if you are using a 45-70 you have alot more room for "error"if you wanna call it that.
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Since 2006, the Schoolyard Greening Initiative has led to the removal of almost 20 acres of asphalt. In its place schools are enjoying learning gardens, reading circles, art spaces, groves of new trees and sports fields.
Parks & People's Schoolyard Greening Initiative transforms asphalt school lots into educational green sites through partnerships with the Maryland Port Administration and other developers in need of projects to meet state stormwater mitigation requirements.
Projects are approved by the Baltimore City Public School System and supported by city agencies such as the Department of Public Works and the Department of Recreation & Parks. By replacing asphalt with green space, this program improves the environment, provides health benefits, builds community and creates exciting new educational opportunities for students.
Parks & People works with the school and surrounding community to design a unique greening plan for the site, which is then implemented over the course of several seasons.
For more information on Schoolyard Greening, email Sam Little or call Sam at (410) 448-5663 ext. 127.
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Our professional development program, Schoolyard Habitat and Education (SHEP) provides training for teachers on how to use schoolyard habitat gardens to implement Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences (MWEEs). As well as SHEP, Parks & People is a partner in the Students Restoring Urban Streams (SRUS) initiative, to provide meaningful service learning opportunities to Baltimore City middle and high school students.
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For decades, Franklin Square's 2-acre playground was asphalt – much of it cracked, covered in broken glass and weeds. It became so dangerous that the children were forbidden to play there. In partnership with Baltimore City, the Parks & People Foundation asked the children of Franklin Square what they wanted on their new playground in addition to grass. After it was explained to them why they couldn't have waterslides or giraffes, the kids agreed they wanted a garden to attract birds and butterflies. In 2010, the Parks & People Foundation removed the asphalt and, with the help of the children, planted marigolds, serviceberry bushes and spartina grass. In addition, they built a reading and meditation circle where the children now read, think and bond with nature.
Curtis Bay Elementary School – With construction work completed by the Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks, approximately .7 acres of asphalt were removed from the grounds of this school and replaced with new soil and grass, with work completed in the fall of 2008. While this was occurring, Parks & People facilitated garden education and planning with students, helping them to design new schoolyard habitats. On November 21, 2008, these gardens were installed with participation from 5 teachers, 75 students and 1 volunteer, resulting in the planting of 45 native perennials and 100 bulbs.


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EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that Ellen Barkin is in final negotiations to co-star in The New Normal, NBC's comedy pilot from the Glee duo of Ryan Murphy and Allison Adler. The single-camera project, co-written by Glee co-creator Murphy and Adler and to be directed by Murphy, is described as a heartwarming comedy about a blended family of a gay couple, with Andrew Rannells playing one of the guys, and the woman who becomes a surrogate to help them start a family. Barkin will play the splashy role of the surrogate's mother. 20th Century Fox TV is producing the project, with Murphy, Adler and Dante Di Loreto executive producing. Barkin was most recently seen in the indie Another Happy Day and making her Broadway debut in The Normal Heart, which earned her her a Tony Award last year.
Ellen Barkin To Co-Star In Ryan Murphy/Ali Adler's NBC Comedy Pilot 'The New Normal'
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Good for Ellen!
Any word on where this will be shot? Barkin and Rannells both live in New York.
Good for Ellen, but that show title is offensive.
I agree regarding the title, it could use some work.
it's agendarific!
If you're calling it 'the new normal' it's not
Ellen Barkin should be starring in Ryan Murphy's film version of The Normal Heart (and what a mess is that shaping up to be!), but I guess this will do.
Note to Ellen: get a show bible. Murphy's series always jump the sharp by Ep. 5. You're too good an actress to get caught in that trap. Good luck – you'll need it.
Great script, great casting. @Hnery – offensive? Nah. Ignorant? You.
That title sucks. It smacks of gay agenda, and to many that's offensive. I totally agree – terrible title.
The worst pilot I've read all year. Truly, truly, horrible.
I wanted to cast Ellen in one of my projects but the agency told me that she wasn't a big enough star. God, why do I pay these people?
It's no way that show goes to air with that completely offensive title. If a straight show had the word "normal" in the title GLADD would be losing its mind and pissing and moaning to the media, demanding apologies, boycotts, calling people bigots, haters, and etc.
That title is totally offensive. See, people, being offended goes both ways, it's not a one way street.
Adler, Murphy, Barkin=crazytime.
The script is tired and not funny..Ellen is a good "Get" if this is 1989
Ryan is seeing Greek jump the shark with Ricky Martin..oh was that horrible
Isn't this the same woman who issues constant diatribes on Twitter every so often? Another winner for NBC…NOT!
Hey Sam and Rlee, what's the matter? things didn't go so well for you this pilot season? every network wants to be in business with Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler is brilliant. That is a fact.


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The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. at Atlantic and Sutton Lakes Boulevards
Police said the woman was taken to the hospital with possible minor injuries. The officer was not hurt.
It's still unclear what caused the crash, but an investigation is underway.
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Although some people mistakenly view it this way, superannuation is not an investment in its own right like shares, a managed fund, a rental investment property or interest-paying investments.
Rather, it's a legal structure that enjoys tax concessions on contributions as well as tax breaks on income and capital profits earned by the fund's investments as long as certain rules are followed.
These rules include the fund trustees being able to demonstrate they are following an investment strategy when choosing investments for their fund.
While the tax concessions should see the same portfolio of investments inside a super fund deliver better performance than if it were outside super, how much better will depend on the investments chosen and how they are managed.
A super fund's investment results will only be as good as the ability of those making investment decisions. So the super rules requiring trustees to follow an investment strategy place an obligation on them to appreciate the risks of making, holding and selling the fund's investments, says Deloitte super partner John Randall, especially those that are not run-of-the-mill investments.
In this category is an investment in a new business being offered to a relative of a reader who works in the business in a management role. The relative is his uncle who is being offered a half share in the business.
Like many new enterprises, there are great expectations for the profit potential of the business. In fact, another question asked by the reader is whether it could be a problem for his uncle's super fund if the investment makes a huge profit compared with the investment outlay being proposed through a unit trust arrangement involving the purchase of partly paid units. In many ways, how the investment and its potential are described put it into the "too good to be true" league.
Examine 'rosy potential profit'
Whenever you are offered an investment in a new enterprise where the emphasis is on a rosy potential profit, says Randall, the first step before taking any action is to examine what the investment projections are being based on.
If the business is based on acquiring contracts, for example, do the contracts already exist or how are they going to be purchased?
While a relative may be involved in the business, who are the other parties and how will they be remunerated? Could they acquire an interest in the business and make the fund's interest a related investment, which will impose restriction on how much the fund can invest.
It's important to determine these factors as part of a thorough analysis of the business fundamentals before committing any of the fund's resource.
As far as getting a return greater than might be expected for the capital outlay, says Randall, this could be a problem if one or more investors is favoured over others and the return received is more than what would be expected if the investment was correctly valued.
Given all super fund investment must be valued annually for the fund's financial accounts, having a correct valuation from the outset is essential.
If there are problems with valuations, this could result in the investment returns being classified as "special income" making this vulnerable to a 45 per cent tax rate.
Scope for sale of units
Where a fund's investments are in the form of partly paid units in a trust, DIY super auditor Belinda Aisbett, of specialist audit firm Super Sphere, says one requirement will be a thorough examination of the unit trust agreement, which should detail the trust ownership and the unit holder interests, and whether any related person was involved as an investor. This agreement should also show what scope there is for investors to sell their units and whether any special terms existed for this.
Each year the fund auditor will ask to see the business trust's tax return, Aisbett says, which should highlight whether there have been any changes in circumstances as far as the investment is concerned, especially if there is any related party involvement.
As far as the auditor's interest in such investments, one aspect would be making sure the fund's investment strategy permits private investments in unlisted unit trusts, Aisbett says.
This would need to be stated in the strategy.
Under the new investment strategy rules, an auditor is required to check the strategy is being complied with annually. If the strategy didn't state that investments in unlisted trusts were permitted, this would be regarded as an investment strategy contravention. An auditor would also be interested in making sure the units in the trust were issued correctly.
They would need to be in the name of the fund trustee.
As for the unit trust's financial accounts, an auditor might examine them to check whether the investment return is properly supported by the trust's activities.
Aisbett gives the example of a super fund with a substantial private investment in its accounts that was not supported by anything other than goodwill. This prompted her to qualify the report because she couldn't say the value of the investment was fairly stated, given it was only supported by goodwill.
An auditor might also take exception if a fund's investment in a private trust generated hardly any income because management fees resulted in the trust making a loss. This would be especially noted if a related party was involved in the trust management.
But, Aisbett says, most trustees of DIY fund are quite prudent when it comes to investing their money and don't tend to be major supporters of private investments.
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Liberty Looks for Fifth Straight Win, Tuesday
The Liberty Flames men's soccer team will look to win its fifth straight match, when it hosts the Southern Virginia Knights, Tuesday at Osborne Stadium. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
How to Follow the Flames
Gametracker for Tuesday night's contest will be available on LibertyFlames.com by clicking the live stats link under men's soccer in the schedule bar on the main page.
A Look at Liberty
After shutting out Howard, 4-0, Friday, the Liberty Flames (4-1) will enter Tuesday evening's contest having won four-straight contests.
Liberty has posted its second consecutive shutout, allowing visiting Howard only one shot, Friday afternoon. The Flames have not allowed a goal over their last 211:07 of play.
Midfielder Phillip Aseweh netted two goals in the contest, while Timothy Bullock and Uriah Bentick each added a score for the Flames. Aseweh also recorded an assist to post five points in a game for the first time since the senior tallied seven in a 10-1 win over Concord on Sept. 1, 2009.
Liberty head coach Jeff Alder has guided his alma mater to a 101-74-16 mark during his 11 seasons. So far this season, his squad has outscored its opponents, 11-3.
The Flames have shown a balanced scoring attack early in the season, as five different players have netted goals. With his five points on Friday, midfielder Aseweh leads Liberty with nine points. The midfielder, who scored his first goal of the season in last Tuesday's 2-0 win at No. 10 Virginia, has three goals and three assists on the season. Forwards Darren Amoo and Bullock are next with six points each. Amoo has netted three goals, while Bullock has two goals and two assists. Defender Chris Phillips has also chipped in two goals, while fellow defender Bentick scored his first goal, Friday.
Freshman goalkeeper Josh Pacella has manned the Liberty net for every minute of the 2011 season. He has posted a 0.58 goals-against average and a .700 save percentage. He recorded his two collegiate shutouts last week.
All-Time Against Southern Virginia
Liberty and Southern Virginia will be meeting for the eighth time on Tuesday. The Flames have won each of the previous seven meetings.
Last season, Darren Amoo set a stadium record with four goals, helping to lift Liberty past the Knights, 7-0 at Osborne Stadium on Oct. 22. The forward netted all four of his goals during the first 29 minutes of the game, erasing the Osborne Stadium (Liberty Soccer Field) record of three tallies in a game, achieved by 10 different players since 1992.
Timothy Bullock, Travis Joseph and Thad Taylor also each netted a goal for the Flames in the victory.
A Look at Southern Virginia
The Knights will visit Lynchburg Tuesday, after six days off. The last time Southern Virginia (3-2-1) took to the soccer field, the Knights defeated Bridgewater in overtime, 2-1.
Led by Tony Caputo (31-27-1, four seasons), Southern Virginia has outscored its opponents, 17-10, in 2011. Caputo is the program's all-time winningest coach.
Sophomore Adam Freeman, who scored the game-winner in overtime in the Knights' win at Bridgewater, leads the team in scoring with five goals and four assists for 14 points on the year. Freshman Josh Smith is next with 11 points, having also recorded five goals, while adding one assist.
Junior goalkeepers Robert Key and Ben May have each seen time in the Southern Virginia net this season. Key, who has played in all six Knight contests, has posted 1.55 goals-against average and a .758 save percentage in over 465 minutes. He also has recorded the only shutout by the squad this year. May has recorded a 1.58 goals-against average and .778 save percentage during his 114 minutes as the Southern Virginia netminder.
Aseweh Breaks Out
Last week, senior midfielder Phillip Aseweh broke out on the offensive end for the Flames, posting his first three goals of the year and recording an assist in Liberty's two games.
Aseweh scored his first goal of the season in a 2-0 win over No. 10 Virginia, this past Tuesday. It was Liberty's second goal of the contest, giving the Flames a cushion on the scoreboard, en route to the program's first-ever win over Virginia.
The midfielder followed it up with five points in a 4-0 win over Howard, Friday. He assisted on the game's first goal, stepping in front of a clearing pass and quickly dropping the ball to Timothy Bullock for the score. In the second half, Aseweh scored twice in a three minute span, scoring on a rebound of a shot and later, converting a penalty kick. The point total was the midfielder's most points in a contest since posting seven in his first game with the Flames, a 10-1 win over Concord, Sept. 1, 2009.
In addition with the assist, the senior moves into seventh on the program's career assist list with 16.
Bullock's Streak
Senior Timothy Bullock enters Tuesday night's game, having tallied at least one point in each of the Flames' victories so far this season. The forward has scored two goals and recorded two assist in Liberty's last four games.
Bullock netted his first goal of the year in Liberty's 3-1 win over Longwood on Aug. 30. In the Flames next two contests, the senior recorded an assist in wins at American and No. 10 Virginia. On Friday, the forward collected his second goal of the year, tallying the Flames' first marker of the contest in their 4-0 victory.
Last season, Bullock posted nine points, with four goals and one assist.
Defense Comes Up Big
Liberty's team defense has been solid so far this season. Entering Tuesday night's match, the Flames have allowed three goals in five contests.
Last week, Liberty recorded its first two shutouts of the season, blanking No. 10 Virginia in Charlottesville, 2-0, and Howard on Friday, 4-0. The Flames have not allowed a goal in over 211 minutes.
In its contest at Virginia, Liberty did not allowed a shot on goal, as Flames goalkeeper Josh Pacella did not have to record a save on any of the Cavaliers 11 shots in the contest to record his first collegiate shutout.
Liberty followed up Tuesday night's effort by allowing visiting Howard only one shot in their contest, Friday. The lone Bison shot also was not a shot on goal, as the attempt sailed wide.
Alder Reaches 100
Liberty head coach Jeff Alder recorded his 100th career coaching win in grand fashion, last Tuesday night. His Flames recorded the program's first-ever victory over Virginia, downing the No. 10 Cavaliers, 2-0. Alder has guided his alma mater to a 101-74-16 record over 11 seasons.
Alder's teams averaged nearly 10 victories per season (9.7) over his first 10 seasons. In addition, he is the only coach to lead the Flames to a Big South Championship and a NCAA Tournament berth, doing so in 2007.
In the past four seasons, Liberty has recorded 10 or more victories each year, the longest consecutive double-digit season win total streak in the coach's tenure and the first time since the 1996-99 campaigns.
Amoo Moves Up Career Charts
With the game-winner in a 2-1 win at American on Sept. 9, forward Darren Amoo sits in fourth place on Liberty's career goals list with 33. Amoo is one goal shy of tying Mark Seintz (1988-92), who had 34 career goals, for third. Darryl Roberts (2002-06) and James Wright (1992-94) each scored 36 goals during their Liberty career to top the program's all-time goals list.
In addition, Amoo ranks sixth all-time in program annals with 74 career points. The forward is four points away for moving past Jose Gomez (1997-00), who posted 77 in his career, into fifth place. Darryl Roberts is Liberty's all-time leader in points, compiling 94 from 2002-06.
A Look Ahead
The Flames will complete a three-game homestand by hosting the Cedarville Hornets, Friday afternoon at Osborne Stadium. Match time is scheduled for 4 p.m.


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E. HOLMES DISTRICT -- While each is looking forward to branching out and becoming independent, they will miss their friends and the social comforts of their school and community when they graduate in May.
Hiland High School's Teens of the Month are DeVon Miller, son of Myron and Wilma Miller, and Lindsey Mast, daughter of Leon and Lois Mast.
Both active in and out of school, Miller and Mast have played roles in the school's annual musical production the past several years. It's an activity that gives them access to and represents what they best love in high school.
"I like music and I just like the social aspect," said Mast. "You get closer as a group. We had a huge cast this year."
Nodding his head, Miller agreed, adding the camaraderie is made even stronger with a sense of accomplishment.
It's a great way to celebrate long hours of hard work together, said Miller, who this year served as student director of the production, "Music Man," which both said they loved -- for their roles, the music and the story.
"It's just a very family-friendly, happy musical," Miller said.
It's not the only thing the two have in common. Both look to pursue post-graduate studies in business and accounting.
Miller, who is yet undecided on where he will attend college, although it's sure to be a smaller school, wants to major in accounting while getting a minor in business administration. He looks to a future of owning his own accounting firm.
His goal is oddly similar to that of Mast, who will start fall classes at Kent State University's Tuscarawas Campus, studying accounting and business. She envisions a future employing her accounting skills and possibly starting her own business.
"I like numbers and doing stuff like that," said Mast.
An accounting class offered at the high school and the instruction of Suzanne Kalman introduced Miller to the idea. "I'm a math kind of person. I like that things work out every time. It's not like chemistry, where there's always exceptions."
Both are honored to have been selected Teen of the Month. They attribute it to their academic performance, school involvement and leadership.
Each the older sibling of younger students making their way through the system, both Mast and Miller said they try to be role models and encourage working hard at school.
They also thank guidance counselor Craig Hershberger for helping to keep them on track and moving toward graduation.
While she'll miss her friends and seeing them every day, Mast said she's looking forward to moving on with a life in which she can become herself and take on more independence. Although, "I think it starts getting harder after this."
Similarly, Miller said he will miss his peers, "all the great teachers" and a small community in which everyone looks out for one another.
Reporter Christine L. Pratt can be reached at 330-674-5676 or by email at email@example.com.


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Resellers of ATI or Nvdia cards or these companies actually create these cards?
I don't get it.
Which one should I buy? From ASUS, Pixelview, Sapphire or directly from ATI or NVIDIA website? Is there a difference?
If I got it right ATI and Nvidia are letting third party manufacturers make graphics card that uses their chip, that way they can collect license money. This means that they don't need production of their own.
As for quality I don't quite know if the third party ones are any better. I would go for ASUS because I had a stable ASUS Geforce 2 MX years ago. But that's just my personal opinion.


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Make your own scene.
After opening in July, Chickie's and Pete's is the newest addition to Tropicana Casino and Resort. It's located right off the Boardwalk, so you get the best of two worlds with all the convenience of a casino sports bar, with views of the beach to boot. There are DJs keeping the energy high starting about 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thrusdays, 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. But for the true sports fan, all the important scenes are happening on the giant flat-screen TV's almost too numerous to count. If there's a sporting event on TV, it's on at Chickie's and Pete's Atlantic City.
There's good eats — and that's not limited to their world-famous Crab Fries and mussels (take your pick, red or white).
Signature dishes at this sports bar by the beach include various types of crab legs — blue shell, Dungeness, snow crab and king crab — starting at $17.99 per pound, hand tossed, thin-crust pizza with baby lobster, and of course some succulent jumbo lump crab cakes. If you're serious about your crab legs, stop in Wednesdays and pay $29.99 for all you can eat. Plus, the Atlantic City location is the first to feature a raw bar with everything from oysters to sushi. For land-lovers, there are Philly cheesesteaks and hot roast beef or pork sandwiches, plus the usual suspects of nachos, burgers and buffalo wings.
And no one goes thirsty.
This is a bar, don't forget. To keep the competition interesting, drink specials change daily, if only slightly. Enjoy $3.50 Budweiser and Bud Light drafts all day Sundays, or fill up on Miller Lite aluminums for just $3 during the "early game" from 1 to 4 p.m. On Mondays those Bud drafts are just $2, while Chickie's and Pete's keep it interesting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, when you can get Yuengling imports from neighboring Pennsylvania (Tuesdays) or Heineken and Amstel Light from Holland (Wednesdays).
Have a party, make new friends.
One thing Chickie's and Pete's Atlantic City has over other locations is Play 2, a special gaming area meant to attract competitors of a different sort. Play 2 is an interactive gaming space with five semi-private cells, each equipped with Wii, XBox and PlayStation 3 hardware and all the best games. You can invite all your friends and have a gaming tournament, or wander into a room and see who's there to challenge. The rooms fit 10 to 20 people and you can split that cost between a group, or just strike out on your own and make new friends with common interests.
Everyone knows Sundays are for watching football. But if you want the best spot for the afternoon game (and there are so many views here, there isn't a bad spot in the joint), you'd better get there early. Never fear, Chickie and Pete have you covered, opening an hour earlier on Sundays and offering a Bloody Mary bar with enough breakfast sandwiches, scrambled eggs and chicken with waffles to brace you for all the drinking ahead. For those serious about beating hangovers of various origins, there's a signature "Crabby Mary" made with a secret recipe of spices; a "Bloody Caesar" with clam juice and garlic; a "Bloody Maria" that incorporates tequila, cilantro and jalapenos; or a "Green Maria" that gets even more crazy with tomatillos, cucumber and that cilantro-jalapeno seasoning.


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Sharon Stone and Christian Slater are dating and plan to spend Christmas together, it has been claimed.
Sharon Stone and Christian Slater are dating, it has been confirmed. The actor and actress, who are planning to spend Christmas together, have been romancing one another since meeting on the set of new movie "Bobby."
Sharon and Slater sparked romance rumors when they attended a string of events together, including the recent Dolce and Gabbana party at Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont Hotel at which they arrived arm-in-arm, but refused to admit they were an item.
But now it is obvious already that they are dating, and Stone even going to invite Slater to her house for Christmas. A source was quoted as saying, "They're both really happy - but they don't have long-term expectations. It's a fun fling for the holidays and Sharon is a good influence. She rarely drinks and has three kids. It's a good match for now."


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Definitions of the key concepts (race, class, sex. disability) and the statistical evidence for underachievement in education. Sociological and psychological explanations that have been advanced to account for patterns of underachievement. Central and local government policies and legislation that have sought to address inequality in educational provision and attainment.
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To provide students with an understanding of the evolution of policy and practice relating to special educational needs. To provide students with an understanding of the legislative framework within which SEN provision is made. To enable students to consider the various theoretical perspectives and discourses within which the debate about SEN has taken place. To enable students to explore the learning implications of a particular special need for pupils parents and teachers.
Module aims: to give students an overview of the biological bases of behaviour and the cognitive approach to psychology. After initial study of the anatomy physiology of the nervous system, attention is focused on aspects of behaviour that have a clear biological component. Through a series of practical laboratory sessions students will investigate specific central and peripheral nervous system variables and their relation to behaviour. In the second half of the module, the nature of the cognitivist approach to psychology will be outlined and key theories relating to major cognitive faculties explored. Understanding of these is enhanced through a series of interactive seminars.
To define children's literature, examine its categories, and acquaint students with an historical and international range of works. To critically review, consolidate and extend practical working knowledge of a wide range of literature for children and children's literature criticism. To examine texts closely, testing the value of diverse genres such as picture book arts and theoretical reading strategies. To develop enthusiasm and informed experience. To explore the use of literature in the classroom/library.
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Students pursue independent study with a designated supervisor on a topic not offered in-depth among the normal range of modules. The student will be expected to carry out an original investigation using a recognised psychology or cognitive science research method, and produce a dissertation based on that research. The title and methodology of this dissertation must be agreed with the supervisor in advance. Undertaking this module will enable participants to develop their methodological and statistical knowledge acquired through previous research methods training; it will develop their competence in the production of coherent written reports which are clearly presented and which have an analytic and critical orientation, and it will provide the opportunity for final year students to become competent and self-sufficient researchers.
This module is designed to give students an advanced level of understanding of the way that psychological theories and research have influenced our understanding of child and adult learning and teaching in educational settings. The aim is to direct students to develop an appreciation of traditional and contemporary research, knowledge and applications in the domain. Psychology in Education provides a rich learning opportunity for students wanting to study educational psychology at Masters level and for those planning a career in teaching.
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Kao Pad (Thai-Style Fried Rice)
Recipe by MsBindy
From Sundays at Moosewood.
Top Review by SusieQusie
Delicious! I made 1/2 the recipe and had more than enough for the 2 of us. To make a full meal, I marinated chicken breast chunks in soy sauce and stir-fried it before adding the veggies. I used 2 of the little chili sauce packets from our favorite take-out restaurant and that was the perfect heat for me. It seemed to be lacking in salt so I added quite a bit more soy sauce. Spice-head DH added more chili sauce to his. While maybe not authentic, I topped it off with minced cilantro and a few peanuts for crunch. Thanks for sharing this easy and tasty recipe.
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Ingredients Nutrition
Choose 3-4 of the following to equal 2 1/2 cups
- 2 1⁄2 cups diced carrots or 2 1⁄2 cups green peas or 2 1⁄2 cups green beans, sliced diagonally in 1-inch pieces or 2 1⁄2 cups bell peppers, cut into short strips or 2 1⁄2 cups bean sprouts, blanched for 5 seconds, cooled and drained
Remaining Ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, minced
- 2 tablespoons garlic cloves, minced
- 6 cups cooked rice (short grain)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup fresh tomato, chopped
- 2 tablespoons thai sriraja chili sauce (or other hot chili paste)
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1⁄2 lime, juice of
- 1⁄2 lime, cut into thin wedges
- scallion, cut on diagonal
Directions See How It's Made
- Choose and prepare vegetables. Select a combination with a variety of colors.
- In a wok, heat the oil and stir fry the ginger and garlic until golden.
- Remove them with a slotted spoon and save for later.
- In the same oil, stir-fry the vegetables until just cooked. Add the harder ones (like carrots) first, and the tender ones (like sprouts) last.
- Remove the vegetables from the wok and set aside.
- Add the rice to the wok and heat thoroughly.
- With your stirring spoon, make a hole in the center of the rice, down to the wok and put in the eggs.
- Stir until they are pretty well set before you mix them into the rice. The more you cook the eggs before stirring them into the rice, the drier the dish will be.
- Add the tomatoes, the reserved ginger and garlic and the stir-fried vegetables.
- Finally, mix in the chili sauce, soy sauce and lime juice.
- For serving, top each serving with thin slices of scallions. Put thin slices of lime on the side.


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Pros / EasyOffice provides 19 applications with their office software suite, more than what is offered by any other suite.
Cons / The antivirus program is sub-par and does not compare to the current industry standard antivirus programs.
Verdict / EasyOffice provides a truly comprehensive suite of applications suited to your home and office needs, though each of these software programs is fairly skeletal on feature offerings.
Editor's Note: This product has been removed from our side-by-side comparison because it has been replaced by another product. You can still read our original review below, but Top Ten Reviews is no longer updating this product's information.
There are a variety of affordable alternatives to joining the office software monopolies that exist on the market, but not many of them meet the demands of the modern business world. EasyOffice features all the major elements included in competent home office software suites at a fraction of the cost of big name office programs. This software certainly delivers the productivity basics needed in today's workplace, though it is lacking some key elements.
Software Included
EasyOffice Premium promises everything at a low price – office, server, accounting and even antivirus software. However, despite this focus on offering a comprehensive assortment of applications, the feature offerings are anything but complete. Their antivirus, project management and graphics suite hardly warrant their titles as we found them to be quite basic in feature offerings. To be honest, an antivirus program included in an office software suite isn't the best route to go with computer protection. Stick with the specialists in that regard. In comparison, the word processing software in EasyOffice is functional and straightforward.
Word Processor Features
EasyOffice's flagship programs, EasyWord and EasySpreadSheet, follow the same universal standards of design and feature sets as with all other word processing and spreadsheet editing applications. To us, this ensures that the applications are familiar and easy to use. Yet despite this, EasyWord and EasySpreadSheet both suffer from unnecessarily convoluted dropdown menus that are anything but easy to deal with. But, if you don't mind digging around a bit, both programs will become perfectly functional after you familiarize yourself with them.
EasyOffice won't dish out too many compatibility problems. EasyWord can open and edit both DOC and DOCX files without any hiccups. EasySpreadSheet also reads XLS and XLSX files. At the same time, you need to keep in mind that EasyOffice won't allow you to save documents into Microsoft 2007 file types (DOCX, XLSX, etc.). Instead, you have to save edited items as standard DOC and XLS files.
EasyOffice features productivity tools both large and small. In our test runs, all of them were functional, though few of them were exceptional. The most useful member of the EasyOffice suite was EasyPDF – a straightforward PDF converter and editor. With EasyPDF you can turn any document into a PDF and even add text and other elements to existing PDF files. EasyOffice's email client, EasyMail, includes a calendar and scheduler that performs well. You won't find any bells or whistles in EasyMail's menus, but for basic contact management and planning it will meet most users' needs.
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Given that every product included under the EasyOffice umbrella has "easy" in its name, we expect superior ease of use. EasyMail, EasyPresentation, EasyImage and EasyPad, to name a few, were nearly identical to other office programs in both design and layout. So, they accomplished their goal to a degree in creating an easy-to-use home and office solution.
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Email support, FAQs and a downloadable manual are available. The FAQs thankfully include fixes to known bugs, but the manual is fairly basic in design and hardly a worthwhile resource for the needs of users. If you're looking for an active community, EasyOffice is not the ideal choice. But they at least offer basic support for your needs.
Considering that EasyOffice is available at a low price, it is quite a deal. It is a functional office suite complete with a word processor, spreadsheet editor, presentation software and mail client similar to other office software you're likely already familiar with. We were impressed by the attention EasyOffice gave to file format compatibility and found the core elements of the office suite useful as well as easy to use. Yet, they have a lot of work to do with catching up remotely to the competition in features and application offerings.


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Ewing's sarcoma at the clavicle
Age at Diagnosis: 30
Date of Diagnosis: November 20, 2006
Hospital: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Team: Dr. Darryl Hamilton and Dr. Scott E. Porter
Diagnosis: I had intermittent pain in my left clavicle beginning in July of 2003. Every three or so months, it would hurt for approximately two weeks. Aleve would always control the pain and it was never unbearable. In March of 2006, my 18-month-old son threw his head back and banged it into my clavicle. It was the most horrendous pain I ever had. Two weeks later, it felt back to normal, but there was a knot on my clavicle. A friend of mine, who is a nurse, looked at it and said it looked as if it had been fractured to her. So my best friend, who is an x-ray technician, took some x-rays. She thought it appeared "funny" – there were black spots all the way down my clavicle. It started a testing frenzy. I was scanned through every machine imaginable, blood & DNA tests were done, lastly a biopsy. It confirmed I did not have cancer, just fibrous tissue.
In July, the regular pain flared up again, and I wanted a true diagnosis. With all of my tests in hand, I was finally sent to an orthopedic oncologist who told me I was the most extensively tested case of either Paget's Disease or Fibrous Dysplasia he had ever seen. No cause for alarm… Just wait and see over the next year.
My first follow up appointment was November 2, 2006. The knot on my clavicle had really grown… but I just thought it was the bone "bowing" out due to the bone disease I had. My x-ray showed that wasn't the case. There was a tumor there that was not on my x-rays from July. Dr. Porter kept giving me stats – only 1%of cancer is primary bone cancer. Only 1% of primary bone cancer originates in the clavicle. But, because of that tiny percentage, I would still want to check it out.
MRI was scheduled for November 3rd, which in turn led to my biopsy on November 14th. I was told on November 20th that I had cancer and on the 24th the Mayo clinic confirmed the diagnosis of Ewing's Sarcoma.
That was a horrible Thanksgiving! I found out just before the holiday that I had cancer, but had to wait until after the holiday to get the confirmation on the diagnosis. I was so frightened – I knew that sarcomas were extremely aggressive and I had a child who had just turned 2. We had been ready to celebrate Christmas and then begin trying for another child. The previous 2 years had been a roller coaster anyway – we had had a baby, I had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and then had the cancer scare earlier in the year. If it were not for the grace of God, my family and close friends, I don't know how I would have survived it.
Treatment: My treatment began very quickly. A port was placed on Nov 30th and chemo was set to begin December 3rd. During all of this, one of the path reports showed the bone had a mycobacterium avium infection – it is normally in people with tuberculosis of the bone infections. The health department tried to step in and stop my chemo so that they could treat the TB. I refused treatment until I could get my oncologist involved. He's a very brusque man – and I was so glad it wasn't me on the other end of the phone when he called the Department of Health. I actually received a phone apology from the nurse at the Department of Health who had jumped the gun.
My treatment proceeded very uneventfully after that. I had six outpatient treatments (VAC, Adriamycin was taken out and substituted w/ Dactinomycin after four treatments). Those were rotated with six week-long inpatient treatments consisting of Ifos and Etop. The outpatient treatments were harder physically, while the inpatient treatments were harder mentally. I chose to have my entire clavicle removed because of the pre-existing bone disease. My pathology report showed a 100% kill rate of the tumor was achieved and that my clavicle had fibrous dysplasia. [Finally! I knew what had been wrong with it for so long!]
Recovery: I recovered from surgery very quickly. I was vacuuming my house two days after surgery. I had muscle spasms in my neck due to having two muscles clipped, but that only lasted for two weeks or so. Muscle relaxers kept that in check until the "learned" they were no longer needed. Now, more than six months past surgery, they will still act up from time to time. Normally because I've done something I shouldn't do. Strength has not been affected, the stamina of my shoulder has. I just can't do heavy lifting as long as I once could.
Life Now: My family is even closer now than we were before. My son knows things about illnesses that most three-year-olds shouldn't. But, he is so very compassionate of the sick. He has such a big heart; I don't know exactly what impact this will have on him long term, but I'm glad for the compassion he shows at such a young age. I'm grateful to be able to do all the things I had been able to do before. I may not be able to do them the same way or for the same length of time, but cancer did not stop me from doing anything. In some ways (mentally), the disease actually gave me strength that I didn't have before.
Thoughts and Hints for Patients: My doctor told me this one at the beginning and it turned out to be so true – You are your best advocate! You have the most at stake in this whole journey, and you are the one who has to live with the choices that are made regarding your treatment. Also, remember that your doctors and nurses are human. They make mistakes- mistakes that can have life-altering consequences. Do not just blindly go along and agree with whatever a medical professional tells you. I would have been treated for TB, with some serious ramifications had I listened to a nurse. I would have also received more than my lifetime dose of Adriamycin because my doctor forgot to write the change in my chart when I maxed out. I saw the nurse with the 2 syringes of the red devil and wouldn't let her administer it. They finally had to go get Dr. Hamilton and his exact words: "Glad you caught it; I really f'd that up, didn't I?"
Remember, most of all, you are still you. Live your dreams, go after your goals, be the person you want to be. Cancer can steal a lot from you, but don't let it steal that!


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Armor of Roses and The Silver Voice (Hunter Kiss #3.5)by Marjorie M. Liu
A compelling novella, "Armor of Roses," and a bonus never-before-published original short story, "The Silver Voice," both set in the world of New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu's stunning Hunter Kiss urban fantasy series.<P> "Armor of Roses" (previously published in INKED): When New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu's demon slayer Maxine Kiss investigates a grisly murder, she finds herself involved in a conspiracy dating back to World War II—and a secret mission that her grandmother may have carried out for the US government, one that involves the mysterious armor of roses.<P> "The Silver Voice": On their honeymoon, Maxine helps Grant explore his heritage through memories locked inside a mysterious seed ring, leading him to the silver voice and secrets his mother kept hidden from him—until now.
Dark Dreamersby Christine Feehan Marjorie M. Liu
She's known him since she was fifteen. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon - the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate.
Darkness Callsby Marjorie M. Liu
View our feature on Marjorie Liu's Darkness Calls. Demon hunter Maxine Kiss, inked with living tattoos, is on a mission to rescue the man she loves from a bloodthirsty army. To save him, Maxine has only one choice: to lose control--and release her own powers of darkness.
A Dream of Stone & Shadowby Marjorie M. Liu
Previously published in the print anthology Dark Dreamers. There are those who do terrible things in this world, and others who simply watch. As a gargoyle, sworn to protect the weak, Charlie can do neither. He has been imprisoned by a witch, and his only release will come at his own destruction-or through the help of clairvoyant Aggie Durand. Sweet as a kiss, she is the one dream he does not dare desire-and yet, she might be his soul's salvation.
Eye of Heavenby Marjorie M. Liu
Like every member of the Dirk & Steele Agency, Blue Perrineau is far from "normal"-and he believes in the organization's creed: Protect the innocent in secrecy. Now an obligation to the family that rejected him is leading Blue into the light and shadow of Sin City . . . and to a remarkable woman, beautiful, desirable, and untamed. Iris is a headliner in Vegas, dazzling crowds with her feral sensuality and her uncanny affinity for dangerous beasts. But there is a darkness in her world that she never knew existed, and a champion has appeared to protect her-a man charged with electricity, who guards a secret as strange and powerful as her own. And every secret is a liability when darkest evil exists that follows no rule under heaven. Yet with passion and love sustaining them, together Blue and Iris might yet live to see the dawn.
The Fire Kingby Marjorie M. Liu
Long ago, shape-shifters reigned as gods. But even gods have laws that they break at their own peril . . . Each member of Dirk & Steele has a unique ability. Soria's is the gift of communication-which is why she's been chosen to learn the language of a tormented warrior resurrected after thousands of years of icy sleep. He is Karr, and once he was a king. Strong as a lion, quick and deadly as a serpent, he saw everything he loved consumed in flames. Death was to be his salvation, but thousands of years later he has been awakened against his will. Now a breathtaking human moves him in ways he neither understands nor desires. But Soria can see beyond his rage . . . and only she can speak the words that will cool the destructive fury in his soul. Words of love.
Holidays Are Hellby Kim Harrison Marjorie M. Liu Vicki Pettersson Lynsay Sands
This holiday, spend quality time with family and loved ones-living and dead . . . There's no place like home for the horrordays-unless you'd prefer a romantic midnight walk through a ghost-infested graveyard . . . or a haunted house candlelight dinner with the sexy vampire of your dreams. The (black) magical season is here-and whether it's a solstice sÉance gone demonically wrong with the incomparable Kim Harrison, a grossly misshapen Christmas with the remarkable Lynsay Sands, a blood-chilling-and-spilling New Year's with the wonderful Marjorie M. Liu, or a super-powered Thanksgiving with the phenomenal Vicki Pettersson, one thing is for certain: in the able hands of these exceptional dark side explorers, the holidays are going to be deliciously hellish!
Hunter Kissby Marjorie M. Liu
In this eSpecial, New York Times bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu provides a companion novella to The Iron Hunt and Darkness Calls, the first two books in her gripping new urban fantasy series. Meet Maxine Kiss, the Earth's last protector: I am a demon hunter. I am a demon. I am Hunter Kiss. By day, my tattoos are my armor. By night, they unwind from my body to take on forms of their own. Demons of the flesh, turned into flesh. My only allies. Until one moment--and one man--changes everything...
Huntressby Christine Warren Marjorie M. Liu Caitlin Kittredge Jenna Maclaine
Four all-new stories featuring demon huntresses by four "New York Times"-bestselling authors--Christine Warren, Marjorie M. Liu, Caitlin Kittredge, and Jenna Maclaine--are collected for this sizzling new anthology.
In the Dark of Dreamsby Marjorie M. Liu
She could never forget the boy with the ice blue eyes . . . She was only twelve when she saw the silver boy on the beach, but Jenny has never stopped dreaming about him. Now she is grown, a marine biologist charting her own course in the family business-a corporation that covertly crosses the boundaries of science into realms of the unknown . . . and the incredible. And now he has found her again, her boy grown into a man: Perrin, powerful and masculine, and so much more than human, leaving Jenny weak with desire and aching for his touch. But with their reunion comes danger. For Perrin and Jenny-and all living creatures-their only hope for preventing the unthinkable lies in a mysterious empire far beneath the sea . . . and in the power of their dreams.
Inkedby Karen Chance Marjorie M. Liu Yasmine Galenorn Eileen Wilks
Four of today's hottest urban fantasy writers together for the first time! From today's most provocative authors come four tales of urban fantasy and paranormal romance exploring body art that is more than it seems-in a world of magic and mayhem that always leaves its mark. This captivating tattoo theme surrounds each author's popular characters and worlds: Karen Chance's war mage Lia de Croissets, Marjorie M. Liu's demon-hunter Maxine Kiss, Yasmine Galenorn's Otherworld Intelligence Agency operative Camille D'Artigo, and Eileen Wilk's Lupi world.
The Iron Huntby Marjorie M. Liu
First in a stunning new urban fantasy series from an author who "NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE." (BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW)Demon hunter Maxine Kiss wears her armor as tattoos, which unwind from her body to take on forms of their own at night. They stand between her and her enemies, just as Maxine stands between humanity and the demons breaking out from behind the prison veils. It is a life lacking in love, reveling in death, until one moment--and one man-- changes everything.
Labyrinth of Starsby Marjorie M. Liu
Tattoos with hearts, minds, and dreams. Created to be the armor that protects my body, these obsidian shadows come alive at night--demons made flesh. After the Aetar nearly kill Maxine's unborn child, and a betrayal within her own ranks leaves Maxine's husband, Grant, poisoned and dying, Maxine is forced to attack a race of beings that possesses almost unlimited power. Doing so will require she make a deal with the devil--the devil that lives inside her--risking both her sanity and her soul as she slowly transforms into something more than human. But even that might not be enough to save Grant, because the very thing that Maxine is becoming is destined to destroy the world.
The Last Twilightby Marjorie M. Liu
Duty called Dr. Rikki Kinn to the Congo. One of the world's top virus hunters working for the CDC, she is on a mission to investigate a deadly new plague. But there are those determined to stop her-at any price. Shape-shifter Amiri was born in this land of untamed splendor. Here he woke with the sun and raced as the cheetah . . . until he was kidnapped and subjected to terrible experiments by the evil Consortium. Now his colleagues and brothers in Dirk & Steele want him to return to Africa to face his nightmares. For a good woman has been targeted for death-a beautiful healer who holds the fate of millions in her hands, whose destiny is intertwined with his-and whose need leaves Amiri vulnerable, threatening his heart, his passion . . . and his soul.
The Mortal Boneby Marjorie M. Liu
When the bond Maxine Kiss shares with the demons tattooed on her skin is deliberately severed, the demon hunter is left vulnerable and unprotected. For the first time in ten thousand years, the demons have a taste of freedom. And as the little demons grow more violent and unpredictable, Maxine starts to fear they will lose their minds without her. Reuniting won't be easy, since a greater temptation waits for these hellions: a chance to return to their lives as Reaper Kings, and unleash hell on Earth.
Never Afterby Marjorie M. Liu Yasmine Galenorn Laurell K. Hamilton Sharon Shinn
The bonds of love... The bonds of matrimony... The bonds between husband and wife... Let's face it-some bonds are made to be broken. Here, for the first time ever, are four stories from today's most provocative authors that take the classic idea of the "faerie tale wedding" and give it a swift kick in the bustle.
The Red Heart of Jadeby Marjorie M. Liu
Beneath passion and purifying fire is . . . The Red Heart of Jade Dean Campbell can see and sense things that others cannot-an extraordinary ability that drew the ex-cop to the Dirk & Steele Detective Agency, a global association of more-than-human men and women. Dean and his peers-shapeshifters, psychics, and other paranormals-are dedicated to protecting life. But there are those who live for destruction. Now Dean's investigation into a series of unthinkable killings is calling him to Taipei, where a pattern is emerging that is more deadly than anything he could have foreseen. At the center is a power that could change the world . . . and the woman who can truly complete him: Mirabelle Lee, the girl Dean loved in his youth, the childhood sweetheart he once believed dead. Now that his heart has been reawakened, he will not lose her again-even as the forces of an immortal evil gather to destroy them and everything they love.
Shadow Touchby Marjorie M. Liu
Elena Baxter can work miracles with her fingers. She can coax bones to knit, flesh to heal. She can mend the mind and spirit. That is why she is taken. Artur Loginov joined Dirk & Steele, an international detective agency that specializes in the impossible, to help extraordinary souls in need-and to keep their secrets safe. For Artur himself is not like ordinary men-handsome, powerful, and tormented, he is able to do wondrous things with nothing but a thought and a touch. That is why he, too, is taken . . . Drawn together into the darkness, Elena and Artur find themselves caged and cornered, joined in a desperate fight for their lives. But they will find strength where they never expected it: in a passionate look, in a tender kiss, in a heart-soaring, breathtaking . . . Shadow Touch
Soul Songby Marjorie M. Liu
Against her will, Kitala Bell can foresee the future. But only darkness and violence . . . and death. And now it is her own future that is in peril. Her fate is in the hands of a prince of the sea. More than a man-impossibly beautiful and dangerous, with a voice that can seduce and hypnotize- M'cal's song manipulates lives the way Kitala coaxes sweet music from the strings of her violin. Yet he is a prisoner, the captive of a malevolent mistress intent on using his powers to evil ends, and stretched to the very limits of his endurance. For Kitala, he is light and hope and fantasy, and survival for them both requires a bond more intimate and passionate than either has ever known. But it comes at a pr ice, for their love threatens not only the lives they've always known . . . but the very essence of their souls.
A Taste of Crimsonby Marjorie M. Liu
Los Angeles is no longer the City of Angels; dark things haunt its streets-dark, restless things. Bodies have been found, and the tentative peace between humans, vampires and werewolves teeters on the brink of collapse. Keeli Maddox needs to know why. If she and her kin are to survive, she must trust a man as different from her as night from day, as tooth from claw. He's a slayer, a betrayer, an enemy. But nobility lurks in dark places, and Keeli herself is no stranger to shadow. As sure as the moon will rise, Michael was meant for her. Life is about to change. Only three things will remain: the color of blood, the hot joy of skin on skin, and the danger in . . . A Taste of Crimson.
Tiger Eyeby Marjorie M. Liu
Long ago they roamed the earth -- dragons, tigers...shapeshifters -- men who wore the forms of beasts. Their world was magic. Now it is gone. But some remain... He looks out of place in Dela Reese's Beijing hotel room -- exotic and poignant, some mythic, tragic hero of an epic tale. With his feline yellow eyes, he's like nothing from her world,. Yet Dela has danced through the echo of his soul, and knows this warrior will obey her every command. Hari has been used and abused for millennia. But he sees, upon his release from the riddle box, that this new mistress is different. There is a hidden power in Dela's eyes -- and with her, he may regain all that was lost to him. Where once he savaged, now he must protect; where before he knew only hatred, now he must embrace love. Dela is the key. For Dela, he will risk all.
A Wild Lightby Marjorie M. Liu
View our feature on Marjorie Liu's A Wild Light. For too long Maxine Kiss has felt an inexplicable darkness inside her-a force she channels into hunting the demons bent on destroying the human race. But when she finds herself covered in blood and crouched beside her grandfather's dead body with no memory of what happened, Maxine begins to fear that the darkness has finally consumed her.
The Wild Roadby Marjorie M. Liu
Those who look upon Lannes Hannelore see only an exceptionally handsome man. But his beauty is a prison, locking the dark truth inside his tormented soul. For Lannes is one of a dying race of remarkable creatures, hiding in plain sight among earth's human masters. His existence is solitary and sad-until the night he encounters a young woman on a deserted street, desperate, frightened, with no memory . . . and covered in blood. She has no recollection of who she is or what she's done-and now she must trust a mysterious stranger whose imposing presence masks a gentle heart. Her need draws Lannes into a mystery that will cause him to confront his worst fears and question everything he believes-and compel him to risk his secrets for the one woman who might well be the love of his life . . . or the destruction of it.
Wild Thingby Alyssa Day Maggie Shayne Marjorie M. Liu Meljean Brook
Fans will get swept away by the passions in the unfathomable depths of Atlantis; they'll follow the shadows that stalk both the living and the undead in a world of vampires and guardian angels; they'll enter the forbidden world of the demon horde and their willing victims; and they'll be privy to the secrets of a beautiful animal-whisperer who's drawn closer to the most suspect of all male animals-man.
Within the Flamesby Marjorie M. Liu
Joining the Dirk & Steele Agency turned Eddie's life around. A pyrokinetic and former car thief, he cannot refuse an assignment to cross the continent in order to rescue an extraordinary woman in peril . . . even though he fears losing control of the destructive power of flame at his fingertips. The last of her shape-shifting kind, Lyssa hides in the abandoned tunnels beneath Manhattan, seeking refuge from those who murdered her family a decade ago and would now destroy her as well. Like Eddie, fire is her weapon, her destiny . . . and her curse. Yet she wants nothing to do with this mesmerizing stranger who seeks her trust while enflaming her passion. For beneath Lyssa's extraordinary beauty are dangerous secrets . . . and even darker, nearly irresistible urges. But she has won the heart of a fearless protector . . . and all the demons in the world will not make him back down. and Nalini Singh. Within the Flames is a must-read for paranormal aficionados. Remember: "If you have yet to add Liu to your must-read list, you're doing yourself a disservice" (Booklist).
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World Heritage Student Exchange Program, a non-profit, public-benefit organization, is seeking local host families for high school boys and girls from Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy, Thailand, China, South Korea and the former Soviet Republics. Students are already awaiting word on their host families for the 2013-2014 academic school year. Host families provide room, board, and guidance for teenagers living thousands of miles from home. Couples, single parents, and families with or without children in the home are all encouraged to apply.
The exchange students arrive from their home country shortly before the 2013-2014 school year begins and each World Heritage student is fully insured, brings his/her own personal spending money and expects to bear his/her share of household responsibilities, as well as being included in normal family activities and lifestyles.
Those interested in opening their homes and sharing their family lives with a young person from abroad or helping others become host families can call Area Coordinator Courtney Wade at 866-939-4111, or e-mail her at [email protected] More information about the program is available at www.whhosts.com.