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World-renowned for its fine food and café culture - visit some of the city's oldest café bars on a beer tasting tour or follow the delicious scent of sweet treats coming from Brussels top chocolate shops. In the centre of the old town you'll discover the ornate Grand Palace. Situated in a beautiful medieval square that is adorned with historic buildings, museums and cellar restaurants.
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Upon arrival in Bruges you will visit the Lake of Love, Minnewater and the Beguinage, convent. Afterwards, join a walking tour and discover Our Lady's Church, with the Madonna statue by Michelangelo, the Market Square with the Belfry and the Town Hall Square, with the Chapel of the Holy Blood. During the trip to Bruges a recorded commentary will help you discover the history of Flanders, Ghent and Bruges. For weekend tours only, you can choose to include an optional boat tour along the canals.
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NEW EAGLE – Appraisals have come in much lower than Ringgold School District officials expected on two aging, closed schools that are at the center of a divisive debate on whether or not to reopen them to replace the district's middle school, the school board president said Wednesday.
Barone, Murtha, Shonberg & Associates have set market values at $110,000 for the former Donora Elementary Center and $150,000 for one in neighboring Monongahela as the school board proceeds with plans to construct a new, nearly $28 million middle school, district records show.
"They came in so low because of all the work that needs to be done on them," Ringgold board President Mariann Bulko said during a break in a school board meeting Thursday.
"The report states the value would have been higher if the property was vacant," Bulko said.
The school board is expected to discuss the appraisals in a future committee meeting before deciding on what to do with the closed schools.
Director Carol Flament said she would prefer to "donate them to the towns."
With seven of the nine Ringgold board seats on the ballot in the spring primary, a slate of candidates has lined up to campaign for the reopening of the neighborhood schools to split up grades 5 through 8 and close Ringgold Middle School in Finleyville because it needs costly repairs. The existing board majority narrowly voted in December to cease efforts to reopen the Donora and Monongahela schools and build a new middle school in Carroll Township, if Gov. Tom Corbett lifts his moratorium on providing state subsidies for public school construction projects.
Thursday's school board meeting was one in a string that included heated arguments among school directors over a variety of issues that have come to the table. Even members of the audience Thursday had to be quieted as the board argued over verifying the administration's projections on the cost of operating two middle schools, rather than one.
Flament brought a motion to the table to hire the Cypher & Cypher accounting firm of Canonsburg to verify the district business manager's projections that it would cost taxpayers an additional $440,000 to operate the Donora and Monongahela schools than it would to supply one middle school. Her motion passed in a 5-2 vote, with directors Larry Mauro and Robert Smith casting the no votes. Director Charles Smith was absent from the meeting.
Mauro said he never questioned whether the cost estimates were "accurate, but realistic."
Bulko said the $440,000 doesn't take into consideration the cost it would take to update the heating, plumbing and electrical services in the buildings.
"Right now, this board has proceeded with building a new school," she said.
Bulko said that could change if voters choose to elect a different majority this year.
During public comment, Carroll resident Alex Ferguson pleaded with the board to donate the Donora and Monongahela athletic fields to the communities if directors would decide to sell the two closed schools.
Bulko said the lease agreement with the fields in Donora would require a new owner to donate them to the borough.
"I'm sure that we can work that out," she said. "Your point is well taken."
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New Peters superintendent wants to be involved
After nearly 17 years working in the Pittsburgh Public School system, Dr. Jeannine French had no intention of leaving.
She even said "no" when a search consultant first called her about interviewing for the superintendent's position in the Peters Township School District. However, the consultant called repeatedly and, eventually, French consented to an interview.
Officially hired by the district in early June, she began her duties as superintendent July 15.
A few weeks later, she has yet to unpack all of the boxes in her spacious office in the administration building on East McMurray Road. There are stacks of manuals and paper scattered around various tables.
"I wanted to get organized," French said as she sat in her office, as to the reason her office shelves lack any personal touches.
A career in education was far from French's mind when she received her degree in psychology from Allegheny College. The native of Moon Township went on to earn her master's and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from Duquesne University. For the next several years, French, 46, worked in various hospital systems in and around the Pittsburgh area.
While doing consulting work in the Pittsburgh school system, she "fell in love" with education and returned to school to earn her principal certificate from Carnegie Mellon University and her superintendent's certification from the University of Pittsburgh.
That's when French began her employment in the Pittsburgh public school system, eventually rising to the position of deputy superintendent. Sixteen plus years later, the consultant called.
"I never intended to leave (the Pittsburgh school system.) The children are still there whom I remember since kindergarten. But the more I thought about it, I thought, I could enjoy working (in Peters Township.)"
And does a doctorate in clinical psychology help in her job as superintendent? "I think it does," she said. "I welcome parents as advocates for their children, they can call me and go to the board meetings. Any kind of contact is welcome."
Having an armed and uniformed police officer in the high school does not affect her. In the Pittsburgh schools, there is an entire police force, although they are all unarmed, dedicated to proving a safe environment.
In the 54 schools in the Pittsburgh school system, French said she worked with students living in extreme poverty and others who live in extreme wealth.
In the Peters Township district, with five schools, French acknowledged huge diversity is not an issue.
"Here, we can have more focus as there are not the extremes," French said.
She does not intend to spend her days in the administration building.
"I want to be involved," French said. "I plan on spending 60 percent (of my time) in the schools, and stay connected with the children and teachers."
French is acclimating to the area and is "committed to getting lost" as she drives through the township.
In her space time, French enjoys sitting in the back garden of her Mexican War Streets home in Pittsburgh, watching activity around a small pond and garden. Her parents still live in the Moon Township home where French grew up with her two brothers and one sister, a teacher.
And then there's Hennessy, her beloved lab mix – the color of Hennessy cognac – whose's been her best friend for the last 14 years.
Hennessy aside, French is devoted to the process of educating children. She is well aware of budgets and balancing the financial needs of a school district.
"I don't want financial decisions made far away from the classrooms," French said, her voice become more emotional. "We have to teach children how to survive beyond school."
She plans to instill in the students skills like critical thinking that may be used to tackle life.
"The demands on these students in the future are more than we can imagine," French said. "I want to provide children with the ability to think deeply and critically."


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If you ask about the origin of Hinduism to a person who has perceived the essence of Hinduism, the answer will be a simple smile. This is because Hinduism has no history, it believes in the present. This might be hard for a common man to digest because we live in a world which gives so much importance to history. If you are looking for dates and other facts you can find it in these articles – Year of origin of Hinduism and History of Hindu religion and Origin of the term Hindu.
The great sages who gave us the Upanishads, Vedas and other Holy Scriptures, never talked about the history of their clan or kingdom. This is because history is of no use to the mankind. But the great thoughts found in Upanishads are eternal and have practical use in everyday life. They knew very well that history creates nothing but wars and tension.
Our world is dominated by monolithic religions. These religions have a proper beginning and founders. But Hinduism has no founders. Simply because it is not a religion but a way of life. It talks more about day-to-day problems. It deals with questions that every human being ask at sometime in life like 'Who am I?'
The question of origin of Hinduism arises because other religions in the world have an origin. Modern education also might prompt a person to ask about the origin. So, many Hindus are forced to give a period of origin or a particular era.
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Paraphernalia charge: Erin Gibbons, 20, of 539 Blaine Ave., will be charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after Canonsburg police said they found a marijuana pipe while responding to a domestic dispute at her home.
Shots fired: Gerald Volpe Jr., 39, of 232 Walnut St., Chartiers, will be charged by Chartiers police with disorderly conduct after he allegedly fired several shots with different guns out the rear window of his home about 3:20 a.m. Wednesday.
Vehicle damaged: Tonya Silcott of 669 N. Main St. told Chartiers police Wednesday vandals damaged her vehicle.
Faces charges: Ryan Cargnello, 21, of 29 E. Hallam Ave., Washington, will be charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and trespass after township police said he was found in his vehicle at the end of Silver Maples Extension near Chartiers-Houston High School early Wednesday and told officers he and a friend planned to go four-wheeling.
Tools stolen: Cindy Ewing of 349 Pershing Ave. told Chartiers police Tuesday tools were stolen from a shed behind her home.
Charged in burglary: Raymond D. Haney, 38, of 205 Chess St., Monongahela, was arrested Monday by Monongahela police on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, loitering and prowling at night, stalking and criminal mischief. He is accused of trying to enter a home at 783 E. Railroad St. early Sunday. The resident told police she recognized the culprit as her ex-husband. He was arraigned before District Judge Mark Wilson and placed in the Washington County jail on $25,000 bond.
Arrested on warrants: Robert D. VanPool, 35, of 177 Main St., New Eagle, was taken into custody Tuesday on several warrants after he was spotted by Monongahela police on Main Street, New Eagle. He was placed in the Washington County jail on the warrants.
Bullet found: North Strabane police said a bullet found Wednesday inside Pediatric Alliance, 3001 Waterdam Plaza, Peters Township, was likely fired from a .22-caliber long rifle from the area of Canonsburg Lake. A member of the office staff told police that she recalled hearing a noise the previous night. A bullet was found the next morning on a chair.
Juvenile allegation: A second township boy was taken to the Jefferson County (Ohio) Detention Center Thursday night in connection with a domestic dispute in a house in the 500 block of Center Church Road Wednesday evening that resulted in a 16-year-old boy being sent to the same detention center, township police said. The second boy, a 17-year-old, called a third juvenile when he saw police at the home of the initial incident at 8:04 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The incident involved the first boy telling police he took a handgun from a safe in his house and hid it in another residence. A juvenile allegation was filed against the first boy for theft, carrying a firearm without a license and possession of a firearm by a minor, police said. The second boy told the third juvenile police would eventually be at the third boy's house to search for the handgun. That action resulted in a juvenile allegation being filed Friday for hindering apprehension, police said. The second boy is on probation for an unrelated offense and was turned over to Washington County deputies at 9:30 p.m. Thursday for transport to the Ohio detention center, police said. The third boy has not yet been charged, police said. The handgun, which was unloaded, was located in the woods near the third boy's house.
Man charged: David M. Wolfe, 25, of 154 Marion Drive, McMurray, will be charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly admitted that he owned a homemade bong found by police.
Tires punctured: Corbin Black of 1405 E. Beau St. told South Strabane police Wednesday vandals punctured the tires on the passenger side of his vehicle.
Man arrested: William Clinton Powers, 28, of 880 Addison St., Washington, was arrested Friday morning by city police on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, forgery and theft. Powers allegedly stole two of his brother's checks, forged the signature and cashed them for a total of $498. Police said they also found an old identification belonging to the brother, papers on which it appeared Powers tried practicing the signature, and four empty stamp bags of suspected heroin. Powers was arraigned before District Judge Ethan Ward and placed in the Washington County jail on a $5,000 percentage bond.
Vehicle damaged: Lynette McMillan of 124 Hall Ave. told Washington police Thursday a rock was thrown through her vehicle's window.
Medication stolen: Johnna Russell of 39 N. Main St. told Washington police Thursday prescription medication was stolen from her apartment.
House entered: Alyssa Cunningham of 549 W. Chestnut St. told Washington police Thursday the basement of her home was entered, but nothing appeared to be missing.
Arson reported: Washington police said a Dumpster behind Mr. Gyro's, 18 W. Maiden St., was set on fire Thursday.
Battery stolen: Melanie Riggons of 42 Oak Springs Road, West Finley, told state police the battery was stolen from her vehicle.
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In May 2007, the Santa Fe City Council approved a $45 million bond to build a new campus for the eponymous companies of local finance tycoon Garrett Thornburg. By that fall, Thornburg's mortgage company began investigating a new strategy: Had it succeeded, Thornburg might have been eligible for some of the $700 billion federal bailout that followed. Things worked out differently.
Updates You Might've Missed
On a Friday-going-on-Saturday when the Carlos Fierro trial dominated local headlines, the company that was Thornburg Mortgage announced that its founder, H Garrett Thornburg, Jr, was stepping down as board chairman. Journal North editor Mark Oswald had the story, which you can't read unless you subscribe to that paper.
Thornburg Exec Told KSFR Of Plans For Bank; Didn't Mention Plans To Divert Creditors' Cash
Recently forced-out Thornburg Mortgage CEO Larry Goldstone told KSFR of his plans to start a bank back in March, before the company went bankrupt. Listen to the segment at their site.
Briefs: Sept. 16
More Damn'd Thornburgery! Plus, the New Mexican's gas card thief and the Wall Street Journal's treatment of Zozobra.
Feds Claim 'Gross Mismanagement' At Thornburg—Or 'Incompetence' At Best
Pretend you're a newspaper. Don't worry, it's only temporary. Now say one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in US history occurs on your turf. Then imagine that, in the course of the bankruptcy case, federal investigators determine the company's management—which includes some of your city's wealthiest and most prominent citizens—has "improperly divert[ed]" company resources and "cannot now be entrusted" to act transparently and honestly.
Thornburg 'Disclosure' Confirms CEO, Others' Departure
This out today from the company that was Thornburg Mortgage: Confirmation of our report yesterday on CEO Larry Goldstone's departure. (That's him, pictured.) Also out are CFO Clarence Simmons and director Ike Kalangis.
Big Shakeups, Bad Omens At Thornburg
Last week, Reuters reported that the federal Justice Department official overseeing the bankruptcy, as well as the company's creditors, are examining "potential misappropriation" of assets by Thornburg Mortgage executives related to their new venture, SAF Financial Inc.
Try, Try Again
Multiple sources now tell SFR Thornburg plans to start a new company, structured as a savings and loan or thrift. That could mean a fresh start as a bank, with new government regulators. Partly because of its corporate structure, Thornburg Mortgage was ineligible for federal bailouts last year. (Thornburg Investment Management, a separate company, remains in business.)
Documents Reveal Executive Pay At Thornburg Mortage, Post-Bankruptcy
Why is this man smiling? Perhaps because, as the CEO of defunct Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., Larry Goldstone still draws a pretty good salary. The company paid him $188,274 in wages in July, according to bankruptcy documents filed Aug. 20 (Here's the PDF). This screengrab shows compensation for that period for other Thornburg Mortgage principals, including Chief Financial Officer Clarence Simmons III and six directors, whose backgrounds SFR described in a previous story on Thornburg:
The House Thornburg Lost
As rise-and-fall stories go, Thornburg Mortgage's is neither the biggest nor the most shocking. But it is worth studying because Harold Garrett Thornburg Jr. is more than a man of his time. He is a man who made his time.
So how did it come to this?
Payback Time
On Feb. 27, a public pension fund in Michigan filed a class-action complaint against Thornburg in Santa Fe's 1st Judicial District Court.


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Dan DeVitis had it all figured out.
The Canonsburg native would take this job offer in La Plata, Md., coach baseball for a couple of seasons, then try to find a job closer to his hometown.
Instead, he stayed for 32 years.
In the process, DeVitis coached the La Plata High School baseball team to four trips to the state finals, a state championship in 2008 and to 342 victories.
A couple weeks ago, DeVitis got a call from an official from the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies were held over the weekend at the Camden Yards warehouse, and DeVitis was one of three honored.
"I didn't even think about it after I retired," said the 63-year-old DeVitis. "After my 30th year coaching, I got a service award (from the MSABC), and I was honored by that. This is a great way to end my career."
La Plata, a Class AAA school with about 1,300 enrollment, won the state title in 2008 and finished second in 1986, 2002 and 2011, DeVitis' last season as head coach. He finished with a 342-151 record in 32 seasons.
"It was an OK program before I got there," said DeVitis. "But they had never won a state title. It's a very rural area on the southern tip of Maryland. As time went on, it was built up, and we got a lot more kids living in the area."
DeVitis graduated from Canon-McMillan in 1968 and California University in 1972. He spent two years working at McGraw Edison before teaching at Canon-McMillan from 1974-79. He was an assistant baseball coach in his first year at Canon-McMillan but had to give it up while finishing his Masters degree at Duquesne University. DeVitis did coach in the Canonsburg Colt League for three summers.
"I tried to get a counseling job in the area, but I couldn't," he said. "I used an employment service for educators to find me one and they found two, one of them at La Plata."
La Plata won the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference championship seven times and was regional champions eight times. DeVitis had two of his players signed by major league teams: Daryl Thompson, a 2002 graduate who was drafted by the Montreal Expos and pitches for the Cincinnati Reds; and Mike Boyden, a 2008 graduate who pitches in the Washington Nationals organization.
DeVitis' two sons also excelled at baseball. Dexter DeVitis made all-state and was a four-time all-conference selection. He played outfield on Team Maryland that played in an all-star game against Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) University. Derek DeVitis was an all-conference first baseman.
"When I first went there, I had the desire to come back," said DeVitis. "But I was treated so well there, and I just fell in love with the place. I never thought I'd stay there that long."
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Amazing, isn't it. This phrase portrays our economic times in America. I just listened to our president and this, in short, is what he said.
After all, what could top having one's needs met and not having to pay for it? What could be better than to work less, or not at all, and be paid? As a nation to be less productive, with business squelched or driven away by regulation, trade deficits higher than ever and have no consequences?
The free lunch is here at last. This is truly the best of times that we live in. Having weathered a "fiscal cliff" now we can move – with the president's encouragement – on to the debt ceiling.
"Our nation is not a deadbeat nation," to quote Obama. "We pay our bills." Headlines only speak of deadbeats like Greece and Spain, not us.
Do you pay your bills by borrowing 43 cents of each dollar paid? Do you enjoy easy living now to give hard times to your children? Do you continue to run up debt and false promises? If so, some might label you a deadbeat. A website will calculate your share of the national debt – relax, it's only about $1 million, give or take a few hundred thousand.
We Americans are dizzy with the $16.5 trillion debt, and benumbed by the political rhetoric about it. We haven't really averted the fiscal cliff, but have actually gone over it. Our comfort continues as we haven't hit the ground yet.
Is there hope on the way down? Some states have balanced their budgets. How about ours? Voters must elect representatives who will do this, or face an ugly truth about ourselves that the president would deny.
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Parents of students who attend Neil Armstrong Middle School in Bethel Park are invited to attend a Parent Technology/Social Media Night at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 6. This parents-only program will provide parents with information about technology and website safety, with an emphasis on social media sites, including Instagram.
The program is free and is open to all Neil Armstrong Middle School parents.
The Bridgeville Public Library will host "A Winter in Margaritaville" at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The event is BYOB and Margaritas will be available for a donation.
Tickets are available at the library and are $30, cash or credit card.
Featured will be John McDonald and the Mango Men.
Canon-McMillan High School and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) are partnering to provide a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Completion Session for Canon-McMillan parents and students from noon-7 p.m. Feb. 6 in the high school library. Parents will be able to complete their FAFSA with assistance from the experts in financial aid. To reserve a spot, contact the high school guidance office at 724-745-1400.
Mt. Lebanon
The Mt. Lebanon Commission is seeking applications with resumes from residents interested in serving on a municipal volunteer board.
Boards with openings include Board of Appeals (Codes); Economic Development; Environmental Sustainability; Historic Preservation; Hospital
Authority, Parks Advisory (ward 3 only); Pension Investment Advisory; Traffic; and Zoning Hearing and Alternate.
Terms will begin April 1. A description of each board, its meeting schedule and term lengths may be found at www.mtlebanon.org.
Residents interested in these volunteer board positions, or for any volunteer board for future openings, should submit an application, also at mtlebanon.org, with a resume, to Marcia Taylor, Assistant Manager, 710 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15228, by Feb. 28.
Upper St. Clair Township
A copy of the amendment is available for public inspection at the township offices between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
• The Upper St. Clair Youth Steering Committee and Together in Parenting invite the community to Straight Talk, Technology and Teens: Parenting in the World of iPhones, Facebook and Other Technologies from 7-8 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Community & Recreation Center at Boyce Mayview Park, 1551 Mayview Road.
Christina Hostutler will discuss ways children are using technology to connect socially, the pros and cons of texting and Facebook, and how parents can set appropriate limits for their child's use of technology. The discussion will also include cyber bullying and other internet dangers and steps that parents can take to protect their children.
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That's the only emotion a person could feel after seeing the Observer-Reporter front page Friday when, not one, but two defendants appeared in Washington County Court on charges related to the murders of two elderly women.
Both victims lived alone, albeit at opposite ends of the county. They probably never met each other, but they met chillingly similar fates, both described on Page One.
Opal Bedillion was 80. She lived in East Finley Township until Jan. 8, 2012, the day that she, according to court testimony, came to the front door of her home. She was greeted not by someone there to pay a social call, but by a man who wanted to obtain Mrs. Bedillion's prescription drugs, and for them, she was murdered.
I didn't cover that case of Opal Bedillion at the Washington County Courthouse, because, at the same time, the case of another elderly victim was in trial in a different courtroom.
Evelyn Stepko was 92. She also was stabbed to death. Here, the facts diverge. Inside her home were not drugs, but money. She and her late husband, Mike, had amassed a small fortune. They were children of the Great Depression, a time when banks were failing like second-graders in trigonometry class.
The Stepkos preferred to keep their cash on hand, but that proved to be as dicey as a Depression-era bank. A neighbor pleaded guilty to killing Stepko, perhaps when she caught him in the act of stealing money from her home in July 2011. Her killer had two co-conspirators, not with him in the Stepko home, but sharing in ill-gotten gains, the prosecution alleges.
Just as family members of the late Opal Bedillion came to the courthouse for her killer's court proceeding Thursday, family members of Evelyn Stepko listened to testimony Friday.
"Aunt Evelyn," Dolores Sprowls of Charleroi called the late Stepko, as she waited for a jury to return a verdict in the conspiracy and receiving stolen property charges.
Evelyn Stepko never had a driver's license, but she did take public transportation to shop and enjoy an occasional meal in California's business district. She would walk, and the exercise kept her fit. Sprowls is convinced Stepko was so healthy that she would have lived to be 94 and beyond.
Dolores Sprowls was related to Mike Stepko through her father, and her Aunt Evelyn had attended a graduation party at the home of her great-niece, Mary Zbyl, just two weeks before she died.
"They used her like an ATM," Zbyl opined.
"She was born in that house, and she died in that house," Sprowls said.
Although the commonwealth presented evidence of a pattern of break-ins at Evelyn Stepko's home, she never told family members about them. They knew she had a locksmith change the locks once during the period that came under scrutiny, but they didn't know why.
Stepko did tell California police, but the burglaries went unsolved until threads began to emerge and state police obtained search warrants after her death. Stepko fought her killer. First Assistant District Attorney Michael Lucas showed slides of bite marks on the man's arms weeks after Stepko's death. The crime scene had DNA evidence of the intruder.
We hope neighbors will check on elderly widows or widowers who live alone, but Opal Bedillion and Evelyn Stepko knew their killers, who lived nearby. The man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder was the same person who did Stepko's yard work.
Man's inhumanity to man, or, in this case, inhumanity to woman, doesn't begin to describe the magnitude of the crimes.
So just one word comes to mind.
That Opal Bedillion and Evelyn Stepko speak words no more.
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Britney Spears' latest single, "Perfume," has already fallen out of the iTunes top 100, but The Holy Spearit is pushing ahead with her Vegas residency promo by covering the latest issue of Vegas Player magazine.
The 31-year-old looks absolutely incredible in the shoot -- it's almost like she hasn't changed since her first Live From Las Vegas DVD ten years ago! Okay, so she's obviously heavily-airbrushed here, but who isn't these days?
Anyway, Britney gave the magazine some good quotes in an accompanying interview, including this interesting one about the bubble of fame.
"It was kind of like a dream," she recalls. "I'm from a small town and I wasn't expecting anything. When it happened, it was kind of surreal. I got so busy travelling that I was oblivious to it all. I didn't even realize what was happening. It was like a dream that I never woke up from. It was pretty spectacular…It's important to have a group of people around you who can keep you down to earth. It's a mind-altering experience when you become a pop star at such a young age. Some people are made for it and some people aren't. If you keep good friends around you and stay grounded, you'll be okay."
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LB, who also has this striped anthro sweater, requested that I remix it again. It is a kind of tricky piece to remix in the winter, because it's cotton, but I figured if I layered it over a dress and button-up, I could keep warm and add a little oomph to the oft-worn loft dress. So here goes, LB, your wish is my command. Speaking of wishes, mine came true and it snowed. Can you tell I am elated? Growing up in California means that every time it snows, I get inappropriately euphoric and leap around in the street like gold is falling from the sky instead of frozen water. Although I hope I never grow out of my snow-love, I do worry that it's scaring the neighbors a little...


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Area teachers attend STEAM workshops
As part of the district's STEAM initiative, which stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and math, a series of summer workshops called the Summer STEAM Institute were held recently at the South Fayette School District.
According to Aileen Owens, director of technology for the district, several area schools were invited to participate in the workshops, which all centered around STEAM. Owens said that although the majority of attendees were teachers from South Fayette, teachers from West Allegheny, Baldwin-Whitehall and Upper St. Clair also came to the program.
At workshops on July 25, one group of teachers were learning about the program "Scratch 2.0" and another group was learning how to make e-textile clothing.
Owens said the district has been working with Mitch Resnick of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's media lab, Karen Brennan of Harvard and Kylie Peppler of Indiana University.
District Superintendent Dr. Bille Rondinelli said she is very excited about the design-centered projects. She said teachers and administrators at South Fayette have been able to participate in workshops centered around innovation at Pittsburgh-based companies Maya and Luma. Workshops at Luma teach organizations how to become more innovative through hands-on curriculum and Maya is a design consultant firm and technology research lab.
"It's framing in the future," Rondinelli said about having the teachers and students focus on problem-based and design-based thinking.
"Scratch" was developed by programmers at MIT and is a free educational programming language that can be used to make simple games. A group of about 15 teachers had the chance to make their own games and play with the program.
"This is definitely the direction education is going," said Sandi Miller, who teaches fifth grade at South Fayette. "It's best to be there to learn it."
She said she had heard a lot of good things from her students who have used Scratch in the past. "Any kind of technology engages kids," Miller said.
Melissa Drake, who will be teaching in the STEAM classroom at the intermediate school in the fall, said, "The kids know a lot more about programming than you do."
Drake said she came to the workshop to see what her students have already been exposed to in technology.
"I'm really excited about it," said fifth grade teacher Ben Laughton about the district's STEAM initiative. Laughton, who was recently hired at South Fayette said he'd never heard of STEAM prior to coming to the district – he had always heard of it as STEM, which doesn't include the arts portion. Laughton said learning Scratch will come in handy when he is teaching language arts because he can have his students make interactive fairy tales using the software.
Another group of teachers learned how to make e-textile clothing. On July 25, a group of fourth grade teachers gathered to make small bags that incorporated blinking LED lights.
Verily Tan and Sophia Bender, graduate students at Indiana University-Bloomington, taught the class and the teachers how to program the blinking lights and sew their bags with conductive thread.
Fourth grade teacher Tracy Brandtner was adding a blinking sun to her bag.
"I drew it out first and then built the code so the lights do what I want them to do," Brandtner said, pointing to a diagram with a series of wires on top of it.
Samantha Bozzer, a fourth grade teacher, said she had never sewn before, as she showed off the battery pack she embedded in fabric. She was making a sun on her bag.
Instructor Sophia Bender said the e-textile field is the first computing field dominated by women. Owens added that it teaches a skill like sewing and combines it with technology and design skills so students will be interested in it.
Students will be making their own e-textiles in the fall.
The district recently received a grant from the Grable Foundation to help continue its STEAM programs.
Rondinelli said the district will soon be a part of the roll-out of the next version of the Scratch program – Scratch 3.0.


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John Temas reported for work as a guard and part-time cook at the Washington County jail in June 1981.
Starting next month, he'll be the warden.
Washington County Prison Board members Wednesday designated Temas as their choice for the jail's top job to succeed Joseph Pelzer, who is retiring Feb. 22.
Temas, 53, a Marianna native, had more on his plate at the jail than kitchen tasks.
"I worked as a cook on Saturday and Sunday, and during the week I worked the cell block" as a guard, Temas said.
Pelzer is the fourth warden under whom Temas has worked. His title is deputy warden in charge of operations, and his salary will be going from $55,575 to $71,572, the salary Pelzer is now making.
In addition to his on-the-job training, Temas has taken courses through the state Department of Corrections and the National Institute of Corrections.
"Mr. Temas is a very good person, and he will make an outstanding warden of the Washington County Correctional Facility," Pelzer said as the prison board met behind closed doors for 40 minutes at the Courthouse Square office building to consider his replacement. "He is the best."
When they reconvened, the prison board voted 5-0 Wednesday that Temas succeed Pelzer at the facility which, as of Dec. 31, housed 338 inmates.
Commissioner Diana Irey Vaughan, vice chairwoman of the prison board, missed the vote because she had to accompany a family member to a medical appointment.
Prison Board Chairman Larry Maggi said the board interviewed only Temas for the job once he expressed an interest in a letter and submitted a resume.
"He literally came up through the ranks," Maggi said, crediting Temas with doing his part to have the jail attain a series of 100 percent rankings from the state Department of Corrections.
"We knew what we had," added Maggi. "He is known to everyone."
Members of the board thanked Pelzer for his 29 years of service to the county as they accepted his notice of retirement.
As the prison board meeting resumed, Pelzer gave up his usual place at the conference table.
"You sit there," he said to Temas, offering him a seat. "I'm at the back of the bus now."
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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. The BBC, one of the world's most prominent broadcasters, is in an uproar over allegations that one of its most famous TV personalities was a pedophile who preyed upon youths who appeared on his shows. As NPR's David Folkenflik reports, the BBC is both investigating the actions of the late Jimmy Savile and fielding sharp questions about why it killed a documentary exploring such accusations late last year.
DAVID FOLKENFLIK, BYLINE: To give you some sense of the role this guy played in British society, imagine someone who is part Captain Kangaroo, part creator of the Make A Wish Foundation and part Casey Kasem. He was beloved by millions of British children and their families, and knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: He was a pop pioneer.
JIMMY SAVILE: (Unintelligible)
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: And a multimillion pound charity fundraiser, a fixture for thousands of kids dreams to come true.
FOLKENFLIK: The BBC celebrated him in a documentary last December just weeks after his death at the age of 84.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: For 60 years, Jimmy Savile has been part of our lives, a great British eccentric.
FOLKENFLIK: And one more thing, that same guy, since his death, has been accused by several hundred women of sexually assaulting them as children. The BBC has apologized profusely. It's new director general, a combination CEO and editor-in-chief, George Entwistle, faced questions from members of parliament over incidents that occurred at the BBC itself.
GEORGE ENTWISTLE: We're looking at between five and 10 serious allegations relating to activities over the whole period in question, that Savile period.
FOLKENFLIK: It turned out police questioned Savile years ago. Now they say there's evidence he may have been one of the most prolific child predators in the country's history, that he sexually assaulted children at the hospitals and youth homes for which he raised money, too.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: I think people need to know that there was another side of him and it was quite a dark side. He was a predator, really, a predator on young girls.
FOLKENFLIK: That woman told the rival British broadcaster ITN that Savile had raped her and it is an additional source of outrage that the BBC itself was poised to expose such allegations but didn't. A documentary developed by an investigative BBC team about Savile was killed late last year, and just why is a question of dispute. An executive producer said the case wasn't airtight, but now MPs and others are asking what the BBC's top leadership knew and whether they wanted the documentary killed given the plan to play tribute at Christmas time to their network star.
Among those facing questions is the most recent past director general of the BBC, Mark Thompson. He's scheduled to become the CEO of the New York Times Company on November 12th. A corporate spokesman, Robert Christie, says the Times retained full faith in Thompson. Meanwhile its reporters are covering the scandal aggressively. David Folkenflik, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.


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someone who has never served in the military, but who rah-rahs a war when it is broadcast on TV from his armchair while swilling beer. He thinks it is all a game to watch and he buys items (like T-shirts) that celebrate the war and are sold by oily corporate yuppies who want to make a few bucks off a national wave of "patriotism". Armchair warriors call that "supporting the troops" but do not think at all about the dangers inherant in war and do not want to lift a finger to help returning veterans get rehabilitation or treatment for their disabilities. They just want to see the modern day TV gladiators "kick some ass" for their amusement. They are SMFs.
Senator Bonehead voted for the war. He never served in the Armed Forces, he claimed that all the "minorities" and "little people" were doing the job for him. Every night he goes home and watches the news to see how many enmy combatants are killed. He cheers the U.S. forces on for "kicking ass" while chugging down his beer. He is a prime example of an armchair warrior.
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Scott officials looking at bond issues, road repairs
Scott Township officials discussed information about a possible bond issue during the May 14 agenda meeting. Board president Tom Castello said that if the township went with a $4.3 million bond issue, it would result in an additional cost of $170,000 per year over the current debt service. If the municipality decided on a $6 million bond issue, the additional cost per year would be $250,000.
The board is expected to vote on the bond issue at the May 28 regular meeting in order to have enough time to bid and start repairs on Swallow Hill Road, which is badly deteriorated. The cost to repair Swallow Hill Road from Greentree to Scrubgrass roads is estimated at $1.5 million. The board also spoke of using some of the bond issue money on Rockfield Road, with repairs estimated at $222,000.
Contacted after the meeting, township manager Denise Fitzgerald said the balance of the money from the bond issue would be used on other municipal projects. The board has not voted on which projects would be funded by the bond issue.
The board also discussed entering into an agreement with DT Interpreting Services. Scott Police Chief James Secreet said the business agreed to waive its monthly fee of $50 and charge a rate of $1.59 per minute on an as needed basis, which he estimated at about 10 minutes per month. Secreet said the company was able to interpret 150 different languages, noting that with Scott's increasingly diverse population, "it's not a bad idea" to have the service available.
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For Phase I observing proposals, the information presented in this section can be used to estimate the overheads associated with a new science target. This information could be also useful for the Phase II planning of your observing programs. All of the values listed on this page are included in OT calculations of the execution time of an observation. However, only the actual overheads incurred at the time of the observation will be charged to the program.The detailed overhead information is presented below.
- Telescope and GeMS/GSAOI setup time
- Readout overheads
- Filter change overheads
- Dithering overheads
- Overheads associated to a sky sequence
1. Telescope and GeMS/GSAOI setup time
Acquisition overheads associated with setting up on each new science target include the time for slewing the telescope, launching the GeMS lasers, acquiring the GeMS laser and natural guide stars, closing all loops, acquiring the GSAOI On-Detector Guide Window guide star, positioning the target within the GSAOI field-of-view, and configuring the instrument. The table below gives the estimates for acquisition overheads. For more detailed information about the acquisition overheads budget see the GeMS Acquisition and Overheads web page.
|GeMS/GSAOI Acquisition Overheads
|Telescope Setup, Laser alignment, GSAOI configuration, NGS alignment and closing all loops
|30 minutes
|Re-acquisition when the offset to the sky is larger than 5 arcmin from the target position
|10 minutes (1)
(1) See Overheads associated to a sky sequence for details.
Applicants for GSAOI time should allow for one acquisition for approximately every 2 hours observed (including overheads).
The acquisition overheads listed above are based on average statistics from the last three GeMS/GSAOI commissioning runs and are included in OT calculations of the execution time of an observation.
2. Readout overheads
The table below lists the overheads associated with taking GSAOI images in the various read modes without telescope offsetting. These values include the time to read out the array Ncoadds times and to write the final FITS image.
|GSAOI overheads for each image
|Read mode
|Bright Objects
|21s + 5.6s * Ncoadds + 6.5s * (Ncoadds - 1)
|Faint Objects/Broad-band imaging
|21s + 22.4s * Ncoadds + 6.5s * (Ncoadds - 1)
|Very Faint Objects/Narrow-band images
|21s + 44.8s * Ncoadds + 6.5s * (Ncoadds - 1)
Filter change overhead
The overhead due to filter change without telescope offsetting is in average 15 sec (depend on the position of the filter in the wheel).
3. Dithering overheads
A normal GSAOI science observation sequence can include telescope offsets for image dithering and telescope offsets for sky background images. In both cases, some specific GeMS loops (Laser, NGS, etc) must either be paused or opened, and then resumed after the offsets. Note that the gaps between the four GSAOI arrays cause gaps in the imaging field. If continuous coverage of the field is needed, then multiple exposures have to be obtained at different dithering positions. A minimum dither step of 4 arcsec in the both X-direction and Y-direction (p and q-direction on the OT) is recommended. The overhead per dither step is 15 sec. This overhead is applicable when GeMS is working with 3 Canopus NGS stars and 1 ODGW star.
4. Overheads associated to a sky sequence
The overheads associated to a sky sequence can be different depending on how large is the offset to the selected sky region.
- If the observation requires offsets to the sky shorter than 5 arcminutes from the base position, additional 30 seconds have to be accounted for the offset to the sky position. In this case, all NGS loops and dependencies are paused, and the probes are frozen (do not follow telescope offsets), but the LGS stabilization loop remain closed. Note that when the telescope is offsetting to the desired sky position, the same overhead per dither step on the sky (15 sec) is applicable.
- If the observation requires offsets to the sky larger than 5 arcminutes from the base position, the laser propagation must be stopped due to Laser Clearing House restrictions. Moreover, the laser has to be re-acquired and the NGS acquisition re-checked when the telescope moves back to the base position. In this case, additional 10 minutes have to be accounted for re-acquisition of the field. The sky sequence is observed un-guided and the overhead associated to telescope offsetting is 10 sec. Note that for this case, a separate GSAOI observation sequence will be required.


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"Everyone is warm inside, their houses in the snow. The mercury is dropping down to minus 10 below, Outside it's chilling, but inside it's thrilling. The fireplace is burning, and records that keep turning." – "It's Now Winter's Day" – Tommy Roe.
They don't write 'em like that, anymore – and it's never more noticeable than on Valentine's Day. You can mold a romantic mood with a lighted fireplace, low lighting and scented candles, but without the ultimate enhancement of romantic music, it's just not the same.
And to be sure, Valentine's Day won't be the same this year – unless "I Knew You Were Trouble" is your idea of the ultimate love song.
Ever since the inception of turbo pop (a nonstop accelerated dance beat) a few years ago, love ballads have been all but banned from radio. For that matter, slow songs of any theme are pretty much passé, although, oddly enough, the few that break through are dripping with angst ("The A Team," "Ho Hey," "Rolling in the Deep").
For decades, it was common for the third hit single from new teen groups to be a love song. As it often unveiled a softer side of the artists, proved they were diverse and expanded their appeal to adults, these songs would often cement their fame and propel their career to new heights. A side benefit, of course, was that the tempo-breaking tunes provided radio with a steady stream of songs that appealed to a wide bracket of listeners.
Consider these:
• The Beach Boys' "Surfer Girl" followed "Surfin' Safari" and "Surfin' USA"
• The Temptations released "My Girl" after "Way You Do The Things You Do" and "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)"
• Gary Lewis offered "Save Your Heart For Me" after "This Diamond Ring" and "Count Me In"
• The Partridge Family brought out the hankies with "I'll Meet You Halfway" after "I Think I Love You" and "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted"
• The Eagles paused with "Peaceful Easy Feeling" after "Take It Easy" and "Witchy Woman"
• Leo Sayer scored his first No. 1 with "When I Need You" after "Long Tall Glasses" and "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"
•Maroon 5 became Top 40 staples with "She Will Be Loved" after "Harder to Breathe" and "This Love."
Many thought current teen sensation One Direction would score mightily after "What Makes You Beautiful" and "Live While We're Young" with its third major single, "Little Things," a tune so sensitively-written and unlike anything else on the radio that it demanded attention. But despite heavy out-of-the-box airplay and some DJs even begging fans to give the song a chance, it faded quickly. Evidently, a teen base accustomed to a personal playlist of profanity, sex and alcohol-related songs just wasn't interested in taking a pause for the cause of romance.
The sad fact is that no artist today – or in the past few years – is associated with love songs. The hottest singer out there – Taylor Swift – is best known for her releases that rip into past boyfriends, real or imagined.
What's a guy or gal in love to do?
The vinyl stylings of Johnny Mathis and Barry White immediately spring to mind, and Barry Manilow, Frank Sinatra and Lionel Richie are certainly acceptable substitutes.
If it's a mix tape you prefer, "When a Man Loves a Woman," "At Last," "And I Love You So" "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," "Endless Love," "Amazed," "You Had Me From Hello" and, for the inarticulate, "La La Means I Love You" certainly fill the bill.
Of course, if you're content with someone else's favorite songs, those TV-packaged "Love Songs of the '60s," "Sultry Soul of the '70s" or "Romance in the Eclectic '80s" will suffice.
"Taylor Swift's Greatest Hits"? Not so much. An hour of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," "I Knew You Were Trouble," "Mean," "Picture to Burn," "Should've Said No" and "Teardrops on My Guitar" is sure to dampen the mood.
The radio as background noise won't work, either, unless your idea of a romantic evening is party-til-you-puke - the prevailing theme of Top 40 for the past few years. Try "Blackout," "Don't Stop the Party," "Party Rock Anthem," "Good Time" and "Blow" after which you could be perfectly indecisive about your intentions with "Call Me Maybe."
Of course, if the Valentine flowers or candy didn't come this year, you can lash out with "Troublemaker," "Rude Boy," the aforementioned "I Knew You Were Trouble" or "Get You're Ass Back Home," sink into a funk with "Die Young" and "If I Die Young" or settle for all-out depression with "Blow Me One Last Kiss," "Don't Wake Me Up," "It Will Rain," "I Cry," 'Grenade," or any one of Adele's breakthrough/breakup hits.
But if "Set Fire to the Rain" isn't your idea of a snuggle-up Valentine's Day song, you're pretty much out of luck.
To be fair, there are a few – very few – touches of romance out there, but they don't have the same ring as the classics. In 2009, the best-selling love song was "My Life Would Suck Without You." 'Nuff said. Currently, the most notable romantic interlude is Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me." But you probably can guarantee an early goodnight from that special someone if you propose a serenade by the Biebs following a bottle of wine and a candlelight dinner.
For Valentine's Day, this year at least, it's preferable to go old school. "La La Means I Love You" may be inarticulate, but it serves the intended purpose quite well. After all, when you're in love, words – articulate or not – just get in the way.
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"Cassandra Rose Clarke has delivered a novel that is brave enough to take on one of the largest issue's confronting all of us today—just what exactly it means to be human in a time when the definition of such seems to alter almost daily in the face of whirlwind technological change. The Mad Scientist's Daughter is a haunting, memorable, and very original love story, told in an alluringly graceful prose."
Peter LaSalle, author of Tell Borges If You See Him:
Tales of Contemporary Somnambulism
"Cat, this is Finn. He's going to be your tutor."
He looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young woman, Finn is her guardian, her constant companion… and more.
But when the government grants rights to the ever-increasing robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place in the world.
Following her acclaimed Young Adult debut for our sister imprint Strange Chemistry, The Assassin's Curse, the very talented Cassandra Rose Clarke moves on to more adult themes, in a heartbreaking story of love, loss … and robots.
File Under: Science Fiction [ Constant Companion | Finn X | Sentient Rights | Hot Tin Roof ]
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Book Info:
UK Print
Date: 7th February 2013
Format: Medium (B-Format) Paperback
US/CAN Print
Date: 29th January 2013
Format: Large (Trade) Paperback
Date: 29th January 2013
Format: Epub & Mobi
Other Angry Robot Books by This Author:
1. The Assassin's Curse (YA fiction, published by Strange Chemistry, October 2012)
2. The Pirate's Wish (YA fiction, published by Strange Chemistry, June 2013)
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Praise and Reviews:
"You won't be the same after you read The Mad Scientist's Daughter, trust me. […] Rich, complex, and delightfully-developed, The Madman's Daughter opens up new worlds of possibility and does so with elegance and grace."
-s.e. smith, at this ain't livin'
"The characters are what drives this story, whether it's Cat struggling through life, her mad yet grounded and caring father, the friends and lovers Cat meets throughout her life, or Finn, the android who doesn't want to be human yet seems like the most perfect creation."
– Katherine Stubbs, Shades of Sentience
"One of the most heart-clenching and gut-wrenching love stories I have ever read. I bet no-one reading this review has ever read an unrequited love story where the love is only unrequited because science has not made it possible, yet. Heart meet knife! Clarke's exploration of human nature versus science versus faith versus the disingenuous youth are the reasons this book needs to be read and loved by everyone."
– Vicki, Open Book Society
"I urge you to read this book, it will haunt you and stay with you for a long time. It is very hard to believe that this is only the author's second novel – bravo Miss Clarke!"
– Wendy of the Geek Syndicate
"The twist is that the cool, rational Finn is a robot, and Cat's love for him is unrequited because she ages while he does not, and he is not programmed to respond to her emotions. It's a neat premise and Clark examines the ramifications with the precision of a poet".
– Eric Brown, The Guardian
"It's not a story of future heroism. It's not even, really, a story about robots. It's a story of live and failure and expectations. It is, perhaps, in its relentless examination of one woman's life, one of the most realistic science fiction stories ever told."
– Michael Ann Dobbs for IO9.com
"Cat is a finely etched character, difficult, distant, and living in denial of her true feelings for years … Cassandra Rose Clarke does a fine job of staying inside her protagonist's head, and capturing what it's like to drift through life without the will or the opportunity to make the best decisions."
– Adam-Troy Castro, Sci Fi Magazine (print only)
"The Mad Scientist's Daughter reminded me of a couple of books I haven't read in years, books I loved dearly that still haunt me. It has the strange feel of Geoff Ryman's The Child Garden, a terribly sad story that was ultimately so rewarding. It also sparked some of the same emotions I feel while reading anything by China Miéville."
– Tammy Sparks, Books, Bones & Buffy
"This book is about LOVE mostly and family, betrayal, emotion and what happiness means, but so totally science fiction. It is an amazing book and I enjoyed so much that I will be looking for more books by Cassandra Rose Clarke."
– Katie Turner, Turner's Antics
"At it's heart, it's a beautifully written story, not only exploring the complexities between Cat and Finn, but also her changing relationships with her parents, and the other men who enter her life."
– Michelle, BCF Book Reviews
"I read this book with a constant sense of impending doom…I expected disaster and drama around ever corner. But this isn't one of those books. This book is more subtle, a much more realistic picture of an imagined world, and I loved it."
– Leah at LeahRhyne.com
"Cassandra Rose Clarke has proven she can write with the best of them in this one and I expect this was just a taste of what is to come from her."
– Liam, The Troubled Scribe
"this book is heavy on the romance side. The science fiction element is there but very subtle but not as much until it becomes superficial. Instead, it gives the story this otherworldly quality."
– Zuleeza at **QWERTY**
"It was a story of love, temptation, need, growing up, about friends and most important it was about never changing hopeless love. Does love conquer all? No, certainly not but yes, it changes you … The story was heart breaking and tragic yet it left you content that perhaps love is all you need."
– Escapism Fanatic
"Fantastic character building and a truly classic love story make The Mad Scientist's Daughter a literary classic for lovers of both genre fiction and classic romance."
– Catherine Russell, The Functional Nerds
"It's wonderfully moving, and I'll be thoroughly recommending this one to both science fiction and drama/romance fans."
– Aoife, Footnotes
"The Mad Scientist's Daughter surprised me at every turn. It was completely unpredictable. The writing was addicting and absolutely phenomenal, as expected from Cassandra Rose Clarke. I knew it would be good, but the author really blew my expectations out of the water."
– Emily, Ed and Em's Reviews
"I had planned to say that you could just read the surface of this multi-dimensional story and walk away but that isn't true. Once it grabs you, you're going to have to dive into the deep end. You'll look at what it means to be human with new eyes."
– Merikay Noah, Popcorn Reads
"Recommended to Sci-Fi fans and those of us who are incredibly nosy about what the future could hold! I would give it 4 Stars – This book was really good, a definite re-reader!"
– Rebekah, The Reflections of a Bookworm
"I absolutely adored this novel. it made me laugh. It made me cry. It made me think about the true meaning of love. True love, not something cutout of cardboard and taped together with lies."
– Soma Rostam, Insomnia of Books
"This book was exactly what I needed this week, even if I didn't know it when I started reading."
– s j Book Snobbery
"I'd recommend TMSD for mature readers who want a break from vampires, werewolves, etc. You'll especially love this book if you're artsy, like Cat. Or if you like sci-fi romance."
– Brandi Bound2Astound
"[The novel] It asks some very difficult questions and while it doesn't expect any clear answers, it does expect that you, the reader, will think about the questions it raises."
– Nafiza at Bipliophilic Monologues
"Cat is one of the most complicated and wonderfully written female leads I've read this year … The Mad Scientist's Daughter is the ideal blend of story for story's sake and a story that leaves you thinking after the final page is turned."
– Katrina Monroe, On Fiction Writing
"This book is just stunning; a beautiful story about the nature of love and the sentience of artificial intelligence."
– Ellie Warren, Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
"The Mad Scientist's Daughter is a book that has continued to stay with me even weeks after finishing … this was one of my favorite reads this year. 5/5 stars and highly recommended."
– Low Country Book Lover
"this book does leave a lasting impression that will have you thinking about it long after you turn the final page."
– Sarah Brown Head Stuck in a Book
"The writing is beautiful. Ms. Clarke has a wonderful way with words. I was enthralled and I really could not put this book down."
– AH, Badass Book Reviews
"this is more a love story than anything else. But under that there's a tale of a girl/woman who grows over time, stumbles, and makes mistakes, proves herself selfish… but redeems herself in the end."
– Sassyreads
"I just absolutely loved this book. The characters are spot on, the writing is beautiful, the pacing is deliberate but still absolutely engaging."
– Karissa's Book Reviews
"If you are looking for a fantasy/sci-fi romance with real drama and heart, then this could be the book for you; I can certainly highly recommend it."
– Nicki J. Markus
"As soon as I started reading this book, I was swept along by the storyline. In my opinion, a really good book will cause you to experience a range of emotions and this one certainly succeeded."
– Kallen at Geeky Library
"The Mad Scientist's Daughter is a beautiful book. Even if you're not a science fiction fan and don't care for stories about robots (side note: Robots are cool! What's wrong with you?) this book has definite cross genre appeal."
– Christa Seeley, More Than Just Magic
"I cried on more than one occasion, the story was just so sad in places, but it was so beautifully written that even the sad parts were heartbreakingly good. I actually find it really difficult to tell you how emotionally taxing this book was, and still I loved it, and I'm not going to forget this one in a long time."
– Sarah Elizabeth's Bookshelf
"While it is a story of love, that story actually serves as a framing device for a larger narrative about the nature of programming vs emotions, and whether sentient machines deserve the same rights as people."
– Chris Mansell, A Writer's Sidequest
"Think you can't get invested in a romance between a human and a robot? Think again. Cat's longing and desire for Finn is a force of nature, and the tragedy, and joy, of Cat and Finn's romance will stay with you long after reading the last page."
– Kristin Centorcelli, My Bookish Ways
"The writing is beautiful; highly atmospheric and rich in melancholy. I was convinced it was bound to have a tragic ending as it all seemed so very sad, but you'll have to read it for yourself to find out if I was right".
– Sophia, Page Plucker
"Cat and Finn and every other minor detail in this story makes for a very very absorbing and totally addictive reading. Highly recommended!"
– Shweta at Literary Grand Rounds
"The style and substance of Clarke's world-building catapults this story above and beyond my hopes for it. The Mad Scientist's Daughter is a deep, dark tale of passion that fills the emptiness with the same lies and rationalities we tell ourselves to make us feel better about the choices we make."
– Jared Conti, The Oracular Beard
"hits all the right notes and delivers a tale that is often heartbreaking but always has that element of hope that love will conquer all. The Mad Scientist's Daughter is a lovely and moving story, and I highly recommend it."
– Kristin Taggart, OwlCat Mountain
"a gripping tale that refuses to release the reader until the last page and then leaving them bereft that it is all over."
– Chris Limb, for the British Fantasy Society
"I was impressed with the quality of writing and the flow of the story. I was absorbed for the entirety of the book and found myself emotionally involved with all the characters."
– Lisa at Starmetal Oak Reviews
"Everything that Cat goes through is so heartbreaking and I loved seeing her and Finn have scenes together because there was so much tension."
– Andrea at Cozy Up With A Good Read
"I found this novel absolutely fascinating … It has so many themes and issues running through it and it's absolutely brilliant. If you're a science-fiction lover, a robot lover, or even a lover of books which delve into romance, tragedies and the issues of real life then this book is definitely for you!"
– Leah Woods Uncorked Thoughts
"The writing is crisp and addictive. Cat and Finn and every other minor detail in this story makes for a very very absorbing and totally addictive reading. Highly recommended!"
– Literary Grand Rounds
"I find it especially difficult to review books that I truly love as I often feel any words that I come up with fall so very short of the work that I am attempting to evaluate. What I can say about Ms Clarke's work is that it defies classification, it is that flawless story that has mass appeal. Unapologetically romantic it is not in fact a romance novel, it is a science fiction novel that even people who do not like science fiction will enjoy." – Penny Dreadful Book Reviews


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I have made no secret of the fact that I am directionally challenged. I have a hard time reading maps, knowing which way is north and following oral directions given to me for how to arrive at any destination. So it was with great trepidation that I was mandatorily detoured on my way to work last week.
Apparently, an accident had blocked the road I normally travel to work, and a fireman was waving us all down a side road. As I prepared to make the turn, I put my window down and, as calmly as I could manage, asked the man with the flag how to get to my job. In the meantime, on the inside I was freaking out, perhaps swearing a little, and yelling, "I'll get lost, you big meanie!"
He told me to go to the T and make a right. Simple enough, yes? I imagine it would have been, except I didn't see a T. After a few minutes, certain that I had already passed my road, I came to a four-way intersection, so I turned right.
I called my boss, confident he had made enough deliveries to be able to help me. Unfortunately, he was unavailable to take my call. I asked for our delivery driver, but he was off that day. As tears began to well up in my eyes, I hung up; I was certain that I would never find my way back to civilization.
The tears threatened to impair my vision, so I blinked them away and called my husband. I didn't think he would be familiar with the area I was driving, since it seemed like I was taking a quad path into the woods, but I knew his voice would be enough to calm me down. He didn't answer. I wanted to scream, but knew I might need to save my voice in case I ended up in an isolated ravine of death. (Yeah, it is that bad for me. Panic attacks happen. It's not pretty.)
Finally, I saw a beacon of hope in the form of a garbage truck. Someone who travels this road on a weekly basis could surely give me directions back to a road with lines on it, guardrails, or at least a house with indoor plumbing!
I put the car in park and slowly walked toward the garbage man. In the most composed voice I could muster, I squeaked out the question, "Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get back to the main road?"
Do you know what he had the nerve to say to me? "I'm new to this route, ma'am. I can't tell you much. I'm sorry." Not as sorry as I am, I thought.
I continued driving, and just when I thought writing my obituary might be prudent, I came out on the same road I had been detoured off of. It had taken me 20 (extremely long) minutes, and I was only a mile from where I started.
I began to calm down once I regained my bearings. Exhausted, I made it to work, prepared for life to go on. After a little while, the day seemed normal, and so did my heartbeat.
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One arrested in Canonsburg drug bust
A morning raid on May 10 by Canonsburg police, along with the Washington County District Attorney's Drug Task Force and Washington Regional SWAT team, ended with the arrest of a Canonsburg man and confiscation of cocaine and guns.
Joshua K. Thomas, 34, of 29 W. College St., was arrested after a search warrant signed by Judge John DiSalle was served at his home just after 6 a.m. when members of the SWAT team announced their presence and made entry.
Inside the house, police and task force detectives found two bags of suspected cocaine, a digital scale, marijuana, pipes and other paraphernalia. Thomas reportedly gave police a written statement indicating he started selling cocaine around Christmas. He was selling the drug for $60 a gram and sold about 1 1/2 ounces over a 10-day period. There are about 28 grams in an ounce.
Also found inside the house were a shotgun, .22-caliber rifle, .357-caliber handgun, assault rifle and Ruger and Glock handguns. Thomas admitted to Detective Charles Tenny and Trooper Tim Motte that they were his guns. In April 1999, Thomas pleaded guilty to aggravated assault with a weapon after charges including attempted homicide were withdrawn in connection with a Dec. 22, 1997, shooting in Claysville. As a result of the conviction, Thomas is not permitted to possess a firearm.
Police said the exact nature of the initial investigation is confidential. The affidavit of probable cause regarding the search warrant remains sealed.
Mayor David Rhome said Canonsburg police want to be proactive and aggressive when it comes to drug investigations.
"Ninety percent of crimes in our community goes back to drugs," Rhome said. "If we get rid of the majority of the problem, then the rest goes away."
Chief R.T. Bell said the drug problem is not unique to Canonsburg.
"Drugs are in every other community in this county," Bell said. "We are doing everything we can to handle the problem. This is our No. 1 focus. Safety of our residents is what is important."
Bell said all law enforcement agencies are on the same page in wanting to deal with the drug problem.
"This operation is a continuing part of our efforts to investigate and prosecute dangerous drug dealers in all parts of Washington County," said District Attorney Gene Vittone. "I am particularly thankful to see that the police have taken many firearms in connection with this raid."
Also assisting were North Strabane Township police and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Thomas was arraigned before District Judge David Mark on charges of possession and possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of paraphernalia and persons not to possess a firearm. He was placed in the Washington County jail on $250,000 bond. A preliminary hearing will be held May 22 before Mark.
A woman living in the house with Thomas was not taken into custody Friday, police said.