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Dead Jack and the Pandemonium Device
The first novel in a wild, irreverent fantasy/horror series following the exploits of a zombie detective and his homunculus frenemy.
About this project
An egotistical, drug-addicted zombie detective and his homunculus sidekick solve mysteries in a hellish alternate New York City (known as Pandemonium) full of fantastical creatures.
DEAD JACK AND THE PANDEMONIUM DEVICE is the first in a series of short novels. (The second book, tentatively titled DEAD JACK AND THE SOUL THIEVES, is due out in March.)
The stories are a mix of "Ash vs. Evil Dead," "Shaun of the Dead" and "The Maltese Falcon."
The novel follows Jack and Oswald across Pandemonium as they battle gangster leprechauns, ghost pirates, goblins, demons and the lunatic Duke of Pandemonium, who is hell-bent on…well I can't give away too much. Suffice it to say Pandemonium is in trouble and Dead Jack and Oswald are its only hope. Oh, and there's a kraken.
Read the first chapter of DEAD JACK AND THE PANDEMONIUM DEVICE here.
DEAD JACK AND PANDEMONIUM DEVICE will also include the first Dead Jack short story (originally published in Weird Tales Magazine) and some other goodies. All told, the book will be about 200 pages and if we hit the stretch goal will contain illustrations.
Dead Jack is smart for a zombie. For a detective, well, not too much. He's addicted to fairy dust (which lessens his cravings for flesh), Devil Boy brand formaldehyde (which keeps him from rotting too much) and Lucky Dragon cigarettes (for his nerves). He spent five years underwater after a sailing mishap on the Broken Sea.
Oswald is Jack's partner — though Jack considers him more of a pest. Oswald is a shape-shifting homunculus who always tries to please Jack but never does. Oswald is the real brains of the organization (maybe because he occasionally sleeps in Jack's skull) but don't let Jack hear that. (Zombies have great hearing, by the way).
Pandemonium is an alternate New York City where all the supernatural beings of Earth are trapped — actually it's not too much different from the real Big Apple.
There are five cities:
- ShadowShade – a fast-paced metropolis teeming with all manner of supernaturals. Jack has an office in Midtown.
- The Broken Lands – a hellish landscape that's home to demons, ogres, vampires and goblins.
- Monster Island – a mountainous and wild region that's home to misfit and loner creatures such as Yetis and Sphinxes.
- Witch End – a suburban city that most closely resembles old Earth, home to the human witches, warlocks and sorcerers.
- The Red Garden – a mostly swampy, forested place that is a never-ending battlefield for the werewolves and fairies that live there.
There are plenty of cool rewards bedsides the ebook and paperback:
- A 12-by-18-inch print of the Ed Watson cover (pictured below).
- A bookmark (pictured below) — because dog-earing a book is pure evil. Don't do it!
- Print copies of Weird Tales Magazine #362, which contains the first Dead Jack story. This is a hard-to-get magazine, so don't pass up this opportunity.
- My amazing cover artist, Ed Watson, is also offering to illustrate something amazing for you. Check out his workat http://www.edwatsonart.com/.
- You can also be a ghost pirate in DEAD JACK AND THE PANDEMONIUM DEVICE — and who doesn't want to be a ghost pirate? I'll use your name or a name we both agree on, as well as personal details in creating the character. I don't know what character you can be in the second book yet, but I'll be sure it's just as cool as a ghost pirate.
This is where the power of Kickstarter comes in. The more money I raise, the better the book will be and the more stuff backers get.
GOAL #1 – $1500 – If I raise $1500, everyone who ordered the print book will get a print of the Map of Pandemonium for free. If you ordered the print of the cover, you will also get the map print. This also goes for anyone who pledges $25 or more. Sorry but I can ship the print only to U.S. backers. International backers will get all of my short story ebooks instead.
GOAL #2 – $2000 – I'll add at least two illustrations to the print book and PDF of the book (which everyone who orders an ebook gets).
GOAL #3 – $3000 – Everyone who pledged, even at the $1 level, gets an ebook containing ALL of my published short stories, plus at least two original, never-before-published stories.
GOAL #4 – $4500 – I will make an audiobook of DEAD JACK AND THE PANDEMONIUM DEVICE and everyone who pledged at least $25 gets it.
I am the non-New York Times bestselling, non-award-winning author of more than 20 stories in such fine publications as Nature's Futures, The Best of Galaxy's Edge 2013-2014, Unidentified Funny Objects 4 (alongside Neil Gaiman and George R.R. Martin), and Weird Tales Magazine. You Kickstarter folk may remember me for the Crowdfunding Roundup I wrote for SF Signal — so I should know what I'm doing with this campaign, right?
Here are some of my stories you can read (or listen to) online for free:
- "My So-Called Life in Reruns" – Fantasy Scroll Magazine
- "Simon Clash: The Galaxy's Greatest Hero" – Nature
- "No Place for a Hero" – StarShipSofa Podcast
- "6 Attempts at Winning Jennifer's Heart" – Flash Fiction Online
- "Bad Poets Society" – Cast of Wonders
So why did I choose to do a Kickstarter? for my first novel. One, Kickstarter gives me full control over the project, something I wouldn't have if I went with a publisher. I think I've done a good job so far — look at that cover and that map! Besides, it's a lot more fun this way, isn't it? Kickstarter also allows me to make the book more awesome, like add illustrations, hire a kick-ass editor, and maybe — if we get there — create an audiobook. It's in your hands now!
- The cover of DEAD JACK AND THE PANDEMONIUM DEVICE was created by Ed Watson. He also did all the illustrations of Jack and Oswald on the Kickstarter page and video as well as the map.
- The animated gif cover was done by the incredible Steven Gladin. Check him out at http://stevengladin.com/.
- Video made with Pro Show Gold. Music in the video is courtesy of Grand Slam Music.
Risks and challenges
The book has been written. It only needs some polishing and editing.
While there will always be challenges to finishing a book, I will guarantee I'll do my best to make it awesome and get it to you on time.


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We hold hands as we look down at the lights
Our laughter fills the air
We thought we could roam forever
But soon our laughter stopped
and the breeze grew too strong
We lost our bearings, and all that was familiar to us became distant to us.
Our hands became clammy
Now, unattached, we float through life as though lost in a black-hole
The smell of burning trees leading me to you whimsically
A presence I cannot see or (that I) hide if need be
you became an inconvenience
An unwelcome being.
As I touch base, I look up and see you perched on top of a mountain
I call out
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Indiana AFL-CIO Endorses Evan Bayh for US Senate Race
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Representing more than 300,000 working Hoosiers from around the state in more than 800 affiliated local unions, today the Indiana State AFL-CIO officially endorsed Evan Bayh who is running for U.S. Senate.
"On behalf of this great statewide federation of local unions we are proud to endorse Evan Bayh in his campaign for U.S. Senate," Indiana AFL-CIO President Brett Voorhies said. "Evan has always focused on doing what was right and working with people to get things done for working families, and we are confident he will continue to do so in the U.S. Senate."
The Indiana State AFL-CIO has declared their support of Bayh and voted to officially endorse him in the U.S. Senate race this morning.
Bayh's voting record on labor issues fairs very well with the Indiana Sate AFL-CIO who are proud to support the former two-term governor of Indiana and former U.S. Senator who served from 1999 to 2011. Bayh supports an increase to the federal minimum wage, fought for safe working conditions and has spoken out against unfair trade agreements, and stood up to policies that benefited countries like China, which has benefitted from the loss of Indiana jobs.
"Adding Evan to the ticket will greatly impact the success of the statewide elections from the top of the ticket down," President Voorhies said. "We are pleased to endorse yet another ally of working Hoosiers."


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LARAMIE, Wyo. – Cowgirl soccer took the field Sunday morning at Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex for its Brown versus Gold scrimmage, where a late penalty conversion from junior defender Alisha Bass sealed the 3-1 win for the Gold team.
After a scoreless opening half, junior forward Kaitlyn Lomsnes opened the scoring to give the Brown squad the lead. Freshman forward Michaela Stark answered less than a minute later to even the score at 1-1.
The Brown team outshot the Gold team 11-8, but the Gold team capitalized on their chances. Ten minutes after Stark's equalizer, senior midfielder Mandy Meyer gathered a clearance at the top of the box and buried a shot to the right upper-90 to put the Gold team on top. Bass's penalty kick with less than five minutes left in the contest put the game out of reach for the Brown team.
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2016 (339) E.L.T. 257 (Tri. - Chan.) - CENVAT credit - imposition of penalty u/r 26(2) - whether the imposition of penalty for availment of Cenvat credit on the strength of Cenvatable invoices issued by the manufacturer supplier, justified? - Held that: - I find that initially investigation was conducted at the end of the dealer M/s. GGI Steel & Strips Pvt. Ltd. who have not named the appellant is involved in fake transaction. Further, no investigation was conducted at the end of the appellant t .....
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ri Vikrant Kackria, Advocate, for the Appellant. Shri K. Poddar, AR, for the Respondent. ORDER The appellants are in appeal against the impugned order imposing penalty on them under Rule 26(2) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002. 2. The facts of the case are that the appellant is manufacturer of steel products and selling goods through their dealer namely M/s. GGL Steel & Strips Pvt. Ltd. An investigation was conducted at the end of GGL Steel & Strips Pvt. Ltd. wherein the statement o .....
me. 3. The ld. counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant submits that no investigation was conducted at their end to ascertain the fact whether the appellant has issued only invoices, not supplied the goods. He further submits that the statement of Sh. Sahil Sharma, director of M/s. GGI Steel & Strips Ltd. was recorded, he never stated that the invoices issued were not carrying the goods. In that circumstance, penalty under Rule 26(2) is not imposable on the appellant. 4. The l .....
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Ross Video supports NEP Australia's coverage of Rio 2016
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AUSTRALIA: As NEP Australia geared up to provide coverage of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics on Channel Seven, it built a studio equipped with Furio Robotics and an NK Router from Ross Video as well as openGear terminal equipment. Named the Rio Central studio, the facility included three platforms that provided full virtual and augmented reality capabilities. To assist the crew from the television network with the technology, Ross Video supplied support throughout the games.
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It's a crazy busy time of the year, that I know. And for the last few weeks, I've had kids home sick just about every day, so believe me when I say I'm ready for summer. Though summer means no homework, no projects, and no busy after school afternoons, it also means kids home. A lot of kids home a lot of the time. Which is so totally awesome and also sometimes hard. It means three kids home for three meals a day. It means lots of food prep and a lot of … [Read more...]
how to keep your family sane during a kitchen renovation
It's been pretty quiet on the blog for the last few weeks, but it's been insanely busy on the home front. We're undergoing a major kitchen renovation. Combining the dining room, craft room (sob!), and kitchen. Breaking down some walls. Opening up the place. Letting some light in, and trying something new. I'll be the first to admit that it hasn't been all that pretty. But there are a few things we've been doing to try to keep our family sane. We're still not … [Read more...]
3 for real things you should do with your kids this summer
Emails and magazines and pinterest and facebook and twitter and the newspaper are all chock full o' great and crazy ideas for parents right now, and I'll be honest--I'm overwhelmed. So rather than try to do it all--and rather than ignore it all--I've whittled it down to 3 for real things you can (and should) do with your kids this summer. I say 'for real' because how many of us have pinned 8 million things on our pinterest boards with the intention of 'really, really doing it this summer' … [Read more...]
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For a while now we have talked about making the change from little kid bedrooms to big kid bedrooms, and we finally did it. With tips from Target Style expert home decorator, Sabrina Soto, we planned, prepped, painted, and prettied Maddy, Owen, and Cora's bedrooms. Now each room is perfect for a 9, 7, and 6 year old. Good-bye, baby rooms. (Boo-hoo.) But wooo-hoooo! because thanks to Target, one lucky teachmama.com reader will have the chance to win a $250 Target gift card to assist … [Read more...]
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Teaching kids the days of the week doesn't need to be a huge event. Parents don't need printables, charts, diagrams, or huge posters. Sure, a calendar hanging on the wall helps. But parents can help their children learn the days of the week in less than a minute each day. Really. It's about creating a daily rhythm, especially at home and especially when kids are young. And that's it. Here's the skinny. . . Teach Kids the Days of the Week (in a Super-Easy Way!): Starting the day … [Read more...]
fab ideas for new year's, organization and winter family fun
Happy New Year, my friends! Let's do what we can to get 2013 started in a fun, organized, and fresh way by checking out what the experts are doing--and you know those experts are other parents and teachers out there, right? I've been all about Pinterest lately, and I invite you to join me. Though it may be intimidating at first, it's easy and fun once you get the hang of it. And you'll find a boatload of cool ideas over there. Pinterest is essentially a virtual pinboard--you can … [Read more...]
welcome, shoplocket: easy selling of anything, anywhere
This New For Us Friday, I've got a few things going on, and I'm betting that it will put a twinkle in the eye of many a crafty, creative reader. I bet it will put a twinkle in the eye of many a frugal or thoughtful reader. I bet, knowing that the holidays are around the corner, it will make just about anyone want to dance, sing, or at least sort through some of their stuff to find things to sell. Welcome to my world, ShopLocket. ShopLocket means easy selling of anything, … [Read more...]
results of our family's 3-week oral care challenge
Okay, so the results are in for our family's 3-week oral care challenge. And our findings are both good--and bad. I have to say that our Oral Care Challenge couldn't have come at a better time--October kicks off a sweet, candy-filled holiday season for us--and having a new oral care regime was exciting. And fun. For some of us. Here's the skinny. . . Results of Our Family's 3-Week Oral Care Challenge: I wish wish wish I could say that we all knocked the socks off of our new floss … [Read more...]
my absolute favorite laptop bag ever: epiphanie bag (with giveaway)
I've coveted these fancy-schmancy laptop and camera bags for a long, long time, and after having tried one for the past few months, I can finally say it: I've found my absolute favorite laptop bag ever--the epiphanie bag. Camera bags, laptop bags, oversized purses. . . call 'em what you want. And I was pleasantly surprised at how beautiful--and functional--it was in real life. As a huge fan of anything that helps to keep me more organized and on top of my game, the epiphanie bags by … [Read more...]
t-mobile for families: (and phone giveaway)
My kids are not yet ready for cell phones, though they ask almost every day if they can please please please pretty please have one. And as often as I explain to them that no, no, no they cannot have their own cell phone (. . . or television or computer or tablet or iPad in their bedroom), I often hand them my phone to play games or find the nearest geocache or to chat with their grandparents or aunts or uncles or cousins. The fact is that my kids don't need a phone at their tender … [Read more...]
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I am admittedly not a flosser. I rarely floss my own teeth, and I rarely floss my kids' teeth. There. I said it. And though I am past the point of lying about it to our dentists, I still do feel really guilty about it. It's just that there are so many things to do and remember as a parent, that I just. Can't. Do. It. All. None of us can. So when I was invited to take my little familia on a 3-week Oral Care Challenge, I thought that maybe it would assuage my feelings of guilt … [Read more...]


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Entrance in the longest cave in Hungary - Szepvolgyi System - is located only some 3 - 4 km from the Hungarian Parliament Building. Tourists are visiting the first 450 m of this cave almost for a century but the true extent of this giant cave was discovered only in 2011.
Caves of Budapest
This by far is not the only cave in Budapest - there are known some 100 caves in this city. Budapest has interesting geology: here are located numerous thermal springs. In fact this is one of the two capital cities in the world with hot springs - the other one is Reykjavik in Iceland.
As the heated water is flowing through the limestone (hills of Budapest are formed from this stone), the stone is dissolved and caves are forming in it. Even more - the water forms beautiful stalactites, stalagmites and other formations which are adorning the cave.
Geology of Pál-völgy cave
Szepvolgyi System (which includes Pál-völgy cave) also has been formed by thermal waters in the Eocene limestone. Streams of warm water now have left the cave and most likely flow somewhere deeper, below the cave. Witnesses of these times are some 8 species of algae which generally grow in thermal waters and have survived in the cave up to this day.
Entrance in Pál-völgy cave is located in an abandoned quarry - earlier here was mined construction stone. Cave was discovered in 1904 - there is a story that it was discovered by John Bagyura, the son of the owner of quarry who was looking for lost sheep or goat.
Cave is beautiful, with interesting speleothems (cave formations) and it is located near the centrum of metropolis with numerous people - potential tourists. Thus it was opened for the public in 1919. In 1927 here was installed electric lighting but later, during the World War II the cave was used as a bomb shelter. In these tragic war times people did much damage to the cave - stalactites were broken and other cave formations damaged as well.
After the war tourist facilities have been reinstated and improved, the 450 m long tour with a guide is available up to this day. Tourists descend 42 steps down and then pass through several cave rooms with some interesting cave formations.
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- Pálvölgyi Barlang, Show Caves. Accessed on August 18, 2016
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Most beautiful and interesting landmarks in Hungary are its world-class palaces and the beautiful villages and towns with well preserved medieval and later buildings.
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"Well, we could go to a club and drink, or a bar. There's a good one about ten blocks into the Lower Ring. Or, we could just buy tonnes of grog and have our own party." Sokka was reeling off suggestions to an entranced Toph, just as excited for her birthday as she was.
"Let's go out. I need to be able to flaunt my birthday," she replied after a moments consideration, smiling her wolfish smirk.
"Okay, so a bar—a club will probably be too loud. Now, are we going to invite my sister and Aang?" He looked up at her just in time to see her scrunch her nose up.
"... Maybe we should have a little party with them, and then go and get wasted on our own. I mean, Twinkles doesn't drink, and Sugar Queen will be puking after her first one, she's such a lightweight."
Sokka nodded, as he made another note on his piece of paper. "Okay, you and me and a bar. Although, we could probably go to a tavern and have a meal there first, then get our drunk on!"
He looked down to make another note and thus missed the red tint that had made its way onto his young friend's face. "Oh, Sokka, you really know how to treat a girl," she jested, hoping to hide whatever emotion she knew was pasted onto her face.
"You ready?" She nodded, and Sokka rolled up his scroll. "Okay. We can have the party tonight, coz Katara and Aang were gonna come over anyway. This is gonna be awesome!" He gave he a wink that she couldn't see, and her heart gave a skip that he couldn't feel.
The two teens walked into the most secluded bar they could find. For the fifth time.
"I swear, Sokka, if I don't manage to get a drink in this bar, I'm going to kick your ass all the way to Omashu," the young girl said as they walked into the rowdy building. At once she was accosted with the smells of alcohol—and not the good stuff—blood, testosterone and urine, old and fresh. Scrunching her nose up, she marched straight up it the wooden bench top, rapping her knuckles against the surface.
"Come on, lets get a drink. I'm parched," she said, winking. Calling over the barman, she pointed a finger at herself, and then to Sokka.
"Gimme a bottle of your best cheapest alcohol, and a shot of whiskey for my friend!" She gave her widest smile as the wrinkled man sauntered up to her and slammed her order in front of her.
"How old are you?" he asked, cracked and missing teeth clacking together unnaturally. Undeterred, Toph stuck her arm out, handing him her family seal.
"I really don't think you should offend my bodyguard," she whispered, jabbing her thumb towards Sokka as she leant towards the old man conspiratorially, before adding for emphasis, "He gets a bit antsy when I get upset..."
Eyes wide, he quickly handed her the passport back and put the bottles of liquor on the table. Picking up her bottle, Toph gently clinked the top of the glass onto Sokka's small shot before raising it to her mouth.
"Uh-uh-uh," the tribesman admonished, placing his palm over the mouth of the bottle. "This is an important moment. Historic! Uh..." he struggled to find another word and Toph, annoyed with not being able to drink, piped up helpfully, "Significant?"
"Exactly!" He looked as though he had been struck with an amazing epiphany. "This is a big step forward in our relationship, Toph! Now we can be drinking buddies!"
Releasing the top of Toph's bottle, he picked up his own drink and tapped the glasses together, wincing when it went down a little too rough. As a result, he missed the strange and blindingly obvious blush that appeared on his friend's face. Taking a sip of her own drink to cover her face, she quickly downed the whole thing.
It wasn't long, then, until she was onto her second, then third, then fourth drink. It was all Sokka could do to keep up with her almost desperate consumption of fire whiskey and vodka. Soon, the duo were completely drunk, and recalling various hilarious stories.
"An- an- and then Aang slid under his legs and he landed on his head. Th- the otter penguin just looked at him!"
Toph was laughing so hard she accidentally sprayed her drink out of her nose. This only served to make her laugh even harder.
"I wanna see an otter penguin one day," she said, sobering up a little. "You gotta take me to the Water Tribes one day, Socks..."
"B- but you can't see at all!" he guffawed, and she punched him—not as hard as usual, he vaguely noted somewhere in the back of his mind.
"I don't care!" she cried, throwing her arms up. "You- you've been to my house an' now I wanna see yours..." she slurred, taking another drink.
"Okayie dokie, artichokie," Sokka replied seriously, before bursting into giggles. Toph looked at him a second before she too joined his fun.
"Hold on... I have to pee," she said between guffaws. Standing up, she was too inebriated to balance properly, and ran straight into a rather burly man playing Pai Sho.
"Hey! Watch out, punk!" she told him, glaring madly. He raised an eyebrow, pulled his fist back, and socked her in the jaw.
Knocked to the ground with a rather loud clatter, Toph was on the verge of unconsciousness when she felt a cool splash of water drenching her head and chest. Flailing somewhat, the vibrations told her that it was the barman who had tipped the jug of cool liquid on her.
"Out! I don't want no trouble tonight."
Grumbling, she felt someone take her hand. She could tell from the vibrations that it was Sokka, and so she allowed herself to be led from the building. She was drunk enough anyway—drunk enough that they could go home and finish celebrating her birthday.
It was obvious that Sokka had managed to keep most of his faculties. He wasn't stumbling, and his speech wasn't nearly as slurred. She was grateful that the soaking seemed to have returned to her some of her control. Her sight was clearer, and she didn't seem to sway so much.
"Sorry we got kicked out of another bar, Toph..."
She giggled—something she only did when drunk, or around him. But he didn't know that.
"I'm not. That was fun! My jaw hurts, though..." She knew Sokka was looking at her incredulously, and smiled. "Okay, we coulda done without the punch, but that was a really good birthday!"
"Oh, no!" Sokka cried suddenly, stopping short. Toph wobbled at the unexpected lack of support, and he quickly grabbed her arm to steady her.
"What's wrong?" she asked, the alcohol in her system making her both worry and dread the answer where normally she would have just brushed it off.
"I didn't get you a present," he told her. She could hear the sadness in his voice and almost laughed.
"I don't need a present."
"No!! I have to give you something coz its your birthday and you're sixteen and it's important!" he whined, and Toph blushed slightly over how emotive he had become—all because of her!
"What do you want for your birthday?" he asked, returning to seriousness.
"I don't need anything, Sokka. Now come on, I still have to pee," she said, tugging him along for a few steps before he stopped again.
"No no no no. What do you want for your birthday," he emphasised, looked into her light green orbs as they stared straight past him. Toph bit her lip, an action he found adorable because it was so uncharacteristic.
"Anything?" she asked, and he nodded fervently. "O- okay... c- close your eyes..."
Sokka raised his eyebrow and closed his eyes, thrusting his arm out so she could lead him to wherever she wanted to go. He felt her take a hold of it, and he took a step forward. He probably would have continued walking had he not felt soft lips on his own. Opening his eyes in a flash, he was greeted with the sight of Toph's blind ones staring directly into his as her other hand gently stroked his cheek. Her face was a brilliant red but she seemed in no rush to stop as she slowly closed her eyes. Sokka could feel her hot breath in his mouth, flowing across his face as she deepened the kiss. There was no urgency or roughness—nothing that could convince him that it was indeed his best friend with the delicate lips on his. With a gasp, he stepped back, breaking contact with her.
Toph was standing on a raised pillar of earth, bringing her up several inches to stand almost as tall as him. He raised his hand to his lips and watched as she did the same, quivering.
"Sokka, I-"
Sokka had a moment of clarity, before his mind went into overdrive. He was drunk, and she was drunk—that was all there was to it. She hadn't meant to, it didn't mean anything... even as he tried to convince himself, he knew it was a lie. Toph never did anything she didn't mean or want to, not even drunk.
"Um, hap- happy birthday T- Toph..."
Toph was trembling slightly, her eyes wide. Sokka looked away, wanting to go and comfort her but knowing it would only make it worse.
Toph wanted nothing more than to close her eyes and hope to wake up. She didn't know where the confidence had come from. She didn't know why she did it. All she knew was that, for a few short seconds, she felt like she belonged. Toph could still feel his chest under hers, and the slight dimple on his cheek as her hand gently rubbed across it. She could feel his tender lips under hers, and unconsciously she brought her hand to touch them again. What she couldn't feel, though, was him kissing her back.
Truth be told, Sokka had wanted to kiss her. He had so wanted to meet her halfway; take her head in his hands and return the gorgeous feeling she had given him. It wouldn't even be a lie, really. But, he had stayed his hand because he didn't know what else he wanted. Toph was a gorgeous girl, especially with her hair down. She made him happy, spending time joking and arguing and making up. And when they worked together to disband the Dai Li, he had been the one to cheer her up when it became too hard. And then Suki left to go back to Kyoshi Island, and Toph had pulled away. Not physically, as they still spent most of their time together, but emotionally. She had closed herself off to him, and now he knew why. She didn't trust herself around him.
The very thought made his heart ache. To be sure, he wanted to be friends with Toph—best friends—but did he want anything else? Anything... more? He couldn't, in good conscience, expect more of her that he wasn't willing to give himself. The problem was, she had already given it to him, and he didn't know what to do with it. If he refused now, he didn't know what it would do to their friendship. Toph wasn't weak—far from it—but he knew their dynamic would change. It couldn't not, not after this. Looking up, he could see her waiting for him, his decision. Taking a step forward, he stopped just inside her personal space.
"Toph, I'm- I'm flattered," he began, already knowing it wasn't what he wanted to say. He could see, as though in slow motion, Toph's expression fall; just the barest fraction, for the smallest second, he saw how small she was, how lost and confused and angry at herself and her feelings. "I- You're my best friend, Toph," he tried again, "and I think you deserve so much. So much more than I can give you."
Her eyes widened, and she bit her lip. "I don't want any more. Even if I had absolutely nothing to my name, I'd- I'd be happy if it was with you...." she trailed off, her voice quiet but strong.
Reaching forward, the Water Tribesman pulled his best friend into a tight embrace. Their drunkenness was all but forgotten as Sokka pulled back, grazing his lips lightly over her cheek.
"I can't give you what you want," he whispered. "But maybe I will one day, when you've found someone else. Then, you can laugh at me and tell me I missed my chance.
Stubborn to the very end, Toph shook her head, a watery—but not teary—laugh escaping her. "I'll wait. I'm an earthbender; it's what we do." Lifting herself up, she moved to kiss his lips again, but thought better of it, and gently pressed her nose into his cheek. "Thanks, Sokka," she whispered, before releasing her friend and turning around. Sokka watched her leave with a sad smile. One day.
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- Square 10cm x 10cm.
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Mango Sorbet
Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes seasonal summer fruit. While I like winter citrus, I really look forward to spring and summer seasonal fruit. Berries, mangoes and watermelon are my favorite fruits. In particular, there is something about mango that is tropical and exotic. The texture is smooth and creamy and the flavor is sweet.
I love this mango sorbet because it is fruity, refreshing and easy to make. It has me dreaming of sipping a mango colada on a beach in the Caribbean islands.
Yields about 1 quart
- 2 large mangoes, peeled, seeded and cubed
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tsp. dark rum
- pinch of salt
- In a blender or food processor, combine the mango, sugar, water, lime juice, rum and salt. Puree the mixture until smooth. Chill mixture thoroughly in the refrigerator. Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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Donaldsonville High took a 32-6 victory over Zachary High to win a seven-on-seven football tournament hosted by Denham Springs High on Saturday.
Host Denham Springs and Hammond High were semifinalists in the seven-team event that also featured a St. Michael, Live Oak and a second Zachary squad.
Zachary took a 16-13 win over Denham Springs in one semifinal; Donaldsonville beat Hammond in triple-overtime in its semifinal.
Donaldsonville was 5-0 on the day. Zachary finished 4-1.
The event was the first seven-on-seven hosted by DSHS since the school installed artificial turf on its football stadium during the spring.
"Everything went really well," DSHS coach Dru Nettles said. "It was hot, especially in the afternoon before the rain, but we only had a couple go down with cramps. I thought all the teams enjoyed the competition. I know we did."
Denham Springs is one of the host sites for a 16-team league that begins weekly seven-on-seven play on Wednesday.
Gatorade honors Cecchini
Barbe-Lake Charles shortstop Gavin Cecchini is the Gatorade Louisiana Baseball Player of the Year.
Cecchini, an LSU commitment, is the fourth Barbe player to win the Gatorade/ESPN Rise award. Cecchini hit .548 with 10 home runs and 41 runs batted in this spring as a junior.
Devall tops MAIS team
Another LSU commitment, junior pitcher Hunter Devall of Centreville Academy, is Co-Most Valuable Player on the Mississippi Association of Independent School All-Class 2A team with Jackson Academy pitcher Matt Denny.
Devall, a Clinton resident, pitched for Zachary High last season. Central Private outfileder Seth Stevens earned second-team MAIS 2A honors.
Scholarship winners
Five local athletes were among the scholarship winners announced during the LHSAA's annual summer meeting.
Catholic High's Adam White was one of two $2,500 Piccadilly scholarship winners. Holden's Kaity Addison (Coca-Cola), Catholic's Chris Sciambra (Coca-Cola), Livonia's Rebekah Gueho (State Farm) and Lutcher's Aimee Zeringue (Louisiana High School Coaches Association) were all $1,000 scholarship winners.
Other $2,500 scholarship winners were Leesville's Jessika Marlow (Fodale Energy), Converse's Terry Jones (Fodale Energy) and Erath's Marisa Primeaux (Piccadilly).
The other $1,000 winners are from Coca-Cola are Cedar Creek's Lauren Ingram, South Beauregard's Mackenzie Greene, Basile's Nicholas Bertrand and Christopher Sylvester of Sacred Heart-Ville Platte.
Additional State Farm $1,000 winners are Shanice Holmes of Oakdale, Byrd's Emorie Nugent, Captain Shreve's Lacie Williams, Lauren Jordan of North DeSoto, St. Thomas More's Samuel Scofield, Fontainebleau's Quinn Dotson, Jesuit's Jarvis Harris, Samuel Eastman of Jennings and Northlake Christian's Tyler Clark.
Dillon Dunbar of Marksville, LaGrange's Frederick Galloway and Carlee Reeves of East Beauregard were the other LHSCA $1,000 scholarship winners.
Wendy's applications
Wendy's is accepting applications for its 2011 Wendy's High School Heisman Award. The annual award, given in conjunction with college football's Heisman Trophy in December, honors student-athletes who excel in academics, athletics and community service.
Seniors can apply online through Oct. 2 at http://www.wendysheisman.com.
Prep notables
St. Amant High javelin specialist Cody Nickel signed with Louisiana-Lafayette last week.
Nickel led all area competitors with a season best of 202 feet, 6 inches and won the Class 5A state champion with a 190-2 toss last month.
Edna Karr-New Orleans, last year's Class 4A football runner-up, will play Texas-based Bowie High as part of the Kirk Herbstreit National Kickoff Classic on Sept. 5 at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The move brings a new opponent for one local team, Istrouma. The Indians will now play Hahnville on Sept. 9. Karr was originally scheduled to play Hahnville on Sept. 9.
Though Karr won't play on Sept. 9, the Cougars plan to move their season-opener against St. Paul's to Sept. 1.
- Another New Orleans area team, O. Perry Walker, went unbeaten to claim top honors at the Red Bull Game Breakers Louisiana qualifier for seven-on-seven teams.
OPW beat Shreveport's Evangel Christian in the final.
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Mixed media is Doris' favorite favorite form of painting . She loves exploring with textures, shapes, and a more contemporary look. Nature and the world around her inspires Doris. Her love of texture won her the Allessandra Bisselli Award and a First Place in a Still Life show with the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver. Look for Doris Charest's work in the American Magazine: Sommerset Studio (Summer, 2007) and British Magazine: Leisure Painter. Both feature a three pages of Doris' artwork. She won the Sylvie Brabant award in 2011 for her work in the art community. In 2013 she won First Place for her collage work in a show with the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver, BC. For workshops: Phone: 780-458-3951 or email: [email protected]


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My name is Edward Noah Buckley. I am from Rochester, Michigan, where most of my family is from. I was 19 when the civil war started and I was so fascinated with it. But my family didn't want anything to do with it. My dad was a work aholic that mad millions because of selling wild mustangs that were caught in the wild. My mother stayed home and cleaned the house. My older brothers were interested in politics. I will serve on the union side because I believe that men should be created equal and not be slandered of their rights because of their racial color. I am major on the union and I am ready to fight and or die for my country.
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Marcus- Man harleen I am whipped from the days work
Harleen- Yeah I am too, my bread basket is hungry
Marcus- So much happened but you know what I am going to do now
Harleen- What?
Marcus- get wallpapered , with some of that joy juice we got in the kitchen counter
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Harllen- But wait you didn't finish your joy juice
Marcus-its ok I have some more in my pocket
Harleen- This is the second time this week this happened.
The rich mahogany stock up agiasnt me was strong and firm. He was ready to fire at anybody or anything that moved.
As I get up for morning drills, I can see the morning fog and the wet dew that the night came and left for me.
When I wasn't fighting in the war I usually was dancing with all of my friends in the Army.
I remember like it was 150 years ago(because it was) that they fought until their hearts gave out. And weren't quitting until another side surrendered or was all dead.
I am coming home today. My four year enlistment is up. Those four years were terrible, disgusting, and bloody. When I left my little boy was four now he is eight. I wonder if he will remember me. I can't wait to have a good cooked meal. I can' wait to see people not die left and right. I want to get every treatment for any sickness so I don't get sick, again. I also won't be bored all the time. I don't know but I will never do this again, I put my life on the line because of two guys who didn't agree on a small matter that went big.
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The Injuries and Illnesses Of the War
Some of the illnesses were the measles, mumps, and or chicken pox. Some injuries while in battle were very severe. Some got shot more than once in major arteries. Others were hit with cannon balls or cannon casing. Long and thick deep cuts hurt and throbbed and bled. So if you didn't get a illnesses your going to probably get an injury. I got the chicken pocks and I was glad to get that because that is a disease that can be treated and can be terminated. But some are just saying your going to go through lots of pain before you die.


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Today's edition of the Employment and Social Development in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review autumn 2016 confirms the strengthening of employment growth in the EU, observed over the last two and a half years.
The Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) 2015 review reveals further positive employment and social developments in the EU. However, despite recent improvements huge disparities still exist between Member States, in terms of economic growth, employment and other key social and labour market indicators. Many of these disparities are linked to an underutilisation of human capital on several fronts.
Labour markets and social indicators in the EU continue to gradually improve, benefitting from the strengthening in economic activity, according to the latest edition of the Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review.
Countries providing high quality jobs and effective social protection and investing in human capital have proved to be more resilient to the economic crisis. This is one of the main findings of the 2014 Employment and Social Developments in Europe Review, which has looked back to the legacy of the recession.
The economic recovery which started in the EU in the spring of 2013 remains subdued and recent GDP forecasts for the EU have been revised down.
The European Commission and the World Bank have recently unveiled a report profiling the unemployed and inactive populations in six EU countries (Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Greece).
The economic recovery which started in the spring of 2013 remains fragile and future employment developments remain uncertain, according to the European Commission's latest Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review.
The EU labour market is gradually recovering and, for the first time since 2011, GDP, employment and household incomes are growing. However, long-term unemployment is still increasing and the situation of households with low incomes has not improved.
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- 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange marmalade
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
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- Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces; sprinkle to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the chicken and onion to the slow cooker.
- In a bowl or glass measuring cup, mix together the orange juice, marmalade, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard.
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- Stir to combine the sauce with the chicken and onions.
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Engineer Grant Imahara is on a mission with McDonald's for all the fast-food enthusiasts out there. After all of the criticism that the food it offers has received over the years, McDonald's is willing to show people the truth.
The international fast-food franchise is willing to show the world, from start to finish, how they make some of the most popular items on their food menu – and this time, Imahara travels to Idaho to make sure people can enjoy McFries guilt free.
In his quest to bravely go where no man has gone before, he aims to reverse engineer the entire process of how McDonald's makes its fries. He hopes all of those French fries we have been munching on all our lives, some stolen from our friends, come from real potatoes.
Here's what he discovered: Every fry you've eaten has indeed come from an actual potato, which is used in a canon-like device for cutting it into fries at the rate of 60-70 miles per hour, after which it undergoes an ingredient dip, is partially fried and then frozen, before its transported to a McDonald's outlet to be served to yours truly.
However, there are some preservatives used. This is, after all, fast food that is mass produced in factories – not in your grandmother's kitchen – and served all around the world.
Granted that McDonald's doesn't have the most perfect track record, what with some inaccurate advertising and problems with supply – but the fact that it's willing to reveal all makes it easier to swallow the guilty pleasures of fast food. Though, remembering that balance is key is always a worthy mantra.
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Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World. Colin Trevorrow directs the epic action-adventure from a screenplay he wrote with Derek Connolly. Frank Marshall, and Pat Crowley join the team as fellow producers. Jurassic World is set 22 years after the terrifying and tragic events of the original Jurassic Park.
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Live Correspondent: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday warned the heads of country's educational institutions saying, 'The educational institutions should not be put off indefinitely for any rate. 'It should not be an indefinite strike in the educational institutions for any of the reasons and it is the responsibility of the institutions concerned,' he added.
The Minister came up with the comments while addressing a program arranged on the occasion of the 69th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, held at the Dhaka University campus today.
The Minister also the Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, said, 'It is a sinister trend in the country's institutions to observe strikes for various reasons.'
'We have organizational actions against the unlawful acts in the institutions and have also administrative steps to protect, criminals should be handed over to the police but institutions should not be closed for any rate,' he warned pointing to separate clash incidents among the students in the educational institutions.
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