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Nobodys perfect. However there exists a minuscule minority of DooYoo users who like to point out each and every error we make from the straightforward typo which even the spellchecker missed to that most heinous of crimes misuse of the humble apostrophe. I'm sure the e-mail system was not designed so that fellow DooYooers could be reprimanded with a barrage of e-mails and detailed rants pointing out your many failings. Incidentally the funniest e-mail I've ever received was from someone congratulating me on writing an excellent review but apologising that they were unable to rate it because my return rates weren't high enough. Making rates anonymous would remove this problem as well as reducing the amount that DooYoo pay out to writers each month and it would also give a true indication of the reviews usefullness to genuine consumers.
There are those who declare a review as "not useful" simply because they don't share your point of view and of course there are the tit for tat revenge raters who object to their 151 word drivel being rated as "somewhat useful" because it contains very little detail. With the reduction in points for some categories this is almost forgivable. It does seem a little ridiculous to write a 2000 word epic monologue on a four hour film to be rewarded with ten pence for your efforts when the same remuneration is offered for those whose reviews just scrape over the word limit.
There are always exceptions to the norm and there are several DooYoo writers who manage to cram a lot of pertinent information into a very short review whilst there are others who drone on and on for pages without really saying anything that they couldn't have put across in a few hundred words. Just because something is short does not mean it is not useful, equally if your reader isn't engaged within the first 50 words they're unlikely to stick around for another thousand or so.
By far the most widespread DooYoo abuse is also the most widely accepted. It lurks within the "about me" descriptions where DooYooers offer to return rates. Surely this negates the whole point of writing a review in the first place if those who decide if a review has any merits are the ones least likely to ever consider using it. What good are hair straighteners to a bald man? Or booty lube to a Catholic priest... well perhaps that's not the best example I could have come up with but you get the gist.
Admittedly I was lured here by the pound signs rather than a desire to share my experiences with other. Rather surprisingly I'm finding that I'm enjoying it an awful lot more than I anticipated but I can quite understand why those who come here thinking its an easy buck do the absolute minimum to reach payout and walk away. Equally I can understand why others churn out five or even ten mediocre reviews a day, day in day out although I'm fairly confident I'd run out of things to write about.
Knowing the Americans love of litigation I'm amazed that no one has sued author James Rollins for portraying several US defence suppliers as the supporters of modern day Dr Mengeles. Although Mr Rollins goes to great lengths to point out that this novel is a work of fiction it falls into the grey area where the unthinkable is actually possible even plausible. Its common practice within the farming community to purchase centrifuged semen for artificial insemination that guarantees a ninety percent probability of a female calf purely based upon the separation of the male and female spermatozoa at a given speed. Scientists can already genetically engineer human embryos to ensure they are free of specific genetic defects so why shouldn't they also be able to select other characteristics to ensure that they are also present and who better to demand such a product but the armed forces. Imagine the power of a cloned super army of tailor made soldiers and you get a glimpse into the future.
Of course every experiment has humbler beginnings if only for speed. First you work on a species with a maturation time of several days that way their entire life span is over in a relatively short time frame and any deviations from the expected are also rapidly obvious. Once testing on a species such as Drosophilla (the common fruit fly) has been achieved researchers move on to more complex organisms, usually mice, once again because of speed but also because of cost. After success is achieved here testing then moves on to the realm of the ape since primates have the closest genetic make up to humans. If a technique works on a monkey then there's a greater possibility that human experimentation will have a positive outcome too.
Deep underground beneath a zoo in Baghdad just such experimentation is being performed although the untimely intervention of the Iraq War results in the decimation of the zoo requiring the transportation of several live subjects to an alternative facility. The ship on which the animals are travelling is destined for a top secret laboratory in the USA but it encounters a tropical storm en route and the ship is severely damaged. Agents of the US border patrol board the unmanned ship and contact a research vet named Laura to assist with the identification and transportation of the animals. The team also note with a degree of concern that one cage is open and some of its occupants missing. The damage done by the exiting animals and the size of the newborn cub left behind give the team cause for concern. Far more concerning though are the disembowelled decapitated corpses of the crew found on a nearby island, dragged there for a quick snack by the escapees before fleeing the scene.
The novel follows Laura and Border Patrol Special Task Force operative Jack Menard as they attempt to track these animals whilst simultaneously discovering what makes them so unique.
Altar of Eden succeeds where Jurassic Park did not. This is no tourist trip. It's a very real threat in the heart of America, more importantly it's a clandestine approach to a tempestuous subject where the possibility of humans genetically engineered to be more than nature would allow them to be is a very real prospect in the not too distant future. The debate already rages regarding the right to abort an unwanted foetus on the basis of it being an unwanted sex, imagine then if you could pay to have a baby who was guaranteed to be as intelligent as Einstein or Marie Curie or who could run as fast as Linford Christie. Every parent hopes their child will succeed at something, imagine then that you could make that possible before birth and wonder what the armed forces of various countries would pay to have a telepathic army of perfect killing machines.
It's an odd subject choice for a book but one which is well executed with a few minor annoyances such as the reliance upon siblings and friends of the key characters in the face of adversity in addition to the special forces officers. It wouldn't happen in reality and it detracts from an otherwise engaging read.
Eleven years ago Will's ex-girlfriend Julie was murdered and his brother disappeared leaving behind a trail of blood. The logical conclusion would seem to be that there was a struggle and Will's brother escaped injured, went on the run and was never seen again. Will has never accepted this and believes to this day that there was a third person involved.
Life moves on and Will falls in love with a girl named Sheila who disappears in the middle of the night and is found dead several days later, killed in exactly the same way as Julie. It would be logical to assume that someone has a grudge against Will. The who and the why are more than a little bit vague.
Will finds photographic proof that his brother is still alive and sets off on a quest to find him and prove his innocence aided and abetted by Katie, the dead Julies younger sister. Surely Will can succeed where the FBI and an international man hunt have failed?
Will is helped along his journey by an ex-Nazi turned internationally acclaimed yoga guru who spends his nights helping the homeless children of the city in the hopes of persuading them that there is an alternative to drugs and prostitution. This gives him entry into the seedy underworld of switched identities and Mafioso dons.
Quite frankly its all too absurd and convoluted for words. I never developed any empathy for any of the characters, the book failed to come alive and I'd go so far as to describe it as a tedious read with incredibly flimsy leaps of faith linking one bit of plot to the next. I reached a point where I was reading it to get it over and done with rather than to find out what happened next. It got more and more bizarre and relationships became more and more tenuous to the point that even in a fictional world they really didn't make any sense at all. There were plenty of plot twists but they didn't flow with the story. It was almost as if someone had a flow diagram for the perfect novel which read page 20 insert scene on murder, page 26 reveal sighting of third person in vicinity, page 40 add obscure detail and this was rigidly stuck to even though the story hadn't quite made it that far.
I've seen Harlan Cobens name gracing the covers of a number of novels lately, quite why he's the current darling of the crime genre is beyond me. His writing is mediocre at best and that's a very generous compliment for the author of a novel with more holes than a Swiss cheese.
A close friend once jokingly referred to me as Barbara when I arrived on her doorstep smelling rather pungently of chicken manure. Like my honorary namesake from the 1970s sit com The Good Life I would rather be pottering around the garden in wellies and PJs than dolled up to the nines in whatever the latest over priced fashion happens to be. Unsurprisingly most of the items I covet follow in this vein and so when I came across A Slice of Organic Life in a book magazine I simply had to have it. Clearly in my haste I missed a few of the statements on the front cover which may have given a little insight into the contents. Sadly I was so excited about preserving harvests and gathering mushrooms and growing salads on windowsills that I didn't pay too much attention to the bit about raising pigs.
I was expecting this to be a sensible yet enthusiastic technicolor introduction to organic gardening on a small scale. Bread baking, shopping locally and collecting rainwater are things that anyone can do with just a little effort.
I was remarkably excited when my book arrived in the post and abandoned everything to sit in the garden with a glass of wine surrounded by chicken in the hopes of discovering something new that I could put into practise.
The book is divided into three sections. Those things which don't need gardens, ideas for people with tiny gardens and things for people with gardens, allotments or fields. Initially the articles were very simple things including recipes for homemade bath oils, making flavoured vinegars and cleaning without chemicals. To emphasise the pros of doing this a list of all the nasty ingredients found in everyday household chemicals and their health effects were also included. It did seem a little heavy handed to the point of being farcical. How many people are aware that shoe polish contains nitrobenzene which causes birth defects, vomiting and death? More importantly how many people clean shoes any more or even own shoes that can be cleaned in the traditional sense.
The book contains hundreds of full colour pictures. They do a great job of filing up lots of space transforming the book from a selection of suggestions to a glimpse into what might be achievable with enough time, space and money. As an example the section on bread baking occupies four pages only two of which have any text and half of that is a recipe. The brevity of each section makes it an ideal book for older children. There's just enough detail to fire their enthusiasm without boring them with the finer detail. It's more a brief overview of organic ideas than a detailed how to guide.
By far the most fabulous suggestion in the book is urban beekeeping. Ever wondered what to do with the balcony of your apartment which is just about big enough to stand on but not big enough to sit on. It turns out the answer is to bung a beehive there and house a colony of bees. No doubt this will make you unbelievably popular with the neighbours.
Whilst I'm happy to acknowledge that two thirds of the things in the book really aren't practical for me it didn't stop me wondering if I could give it a go anyway although no doubt my husband would have one or two things to say if I left the oven on for seven hours in order to make dried apple rings. I suspect cherries steeped in brandy for three months prior to eating would be received with a little more enthusiasm.
Perhaps the greatest thing about the book is its one of those that you can dip into at random and there always seems to be something of interest to try. My youngest found a very simple recipe for strawberry jam which she's desperate to try when the strawberries eventually ripen providing the chickens don't eat them all like they did last year. There are also some great recipes for a variation on the humble ice lolly using pureed fruit which gives us yet another use for rhubarb.
The most exciting section (to a seven year old anyway) is the section on keeping a milking cow. Simply purchase a healthy three or four year old pregnant cow, place in a five acre field and milk twice a day and artificially inseminate as required. Simples. No mention of hefty vet bills, DEFRA registration, livestock transportation requirements or the abattoir costs of disposing of a male calf or even the costs of producing beef from him. Nor is there any indication of the several thousand pounds that a cow will cost to purchase in the first place. Still it's a nice idea if you happen to have a spare five acres or so to play with.
Should I win the lottery this book would give me some fabulous things to consider. As it is I'll stick to the smaller scale suggestions which are both achievable and fun.
A ringing phone before breakfast is never a good start to the day, particularly when the call is made by your mother who orders you to your childhood home immediately without explanation despite the fact that home is several hundred miles away. Now most people wouldn't settle for such a demand without explanation but Evan Casher is no ordinary person. Mums a photographer, Dads a computer geek and he is a famous documentary maker. Better than that Evan is a man head over heels in love. Why then does Evan walk into his mums kitchen to be met by her bloody corpse? Why is Evan knocked unconscious and his laptop stolen? Why can't Evan locate his father or his girlfriend? More importantly why does a stranger come to Evans aid without Evan knowing he needs assistance by kidnapping him from a police car and incapacitating the driver?
As plots go its intriguing. However the explanation behind the events is at best far fetched and at worst totally and utterly ridiculous which turns a potentially good story line into a farcical idea which gets more and more ludicrous by the minute. Perhaps mummy and daddy have a sideline in espionage. Perhaps they are professional killers, perhaps they have supplied information to the CIA without Evan having a clue that they are anything other than model citizens but there comes a point when enough is enough and even then the acronyms keep flowing. CIA, FBI, MI5, MI6 they're all involved along with a top secret group of hired assassins code named The Deeps.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the book, it was nicely paced, well described and rather captivating. Then suddenly it all went wrong almost as if the second half was written by another person entirely. What was a well thought out story suddenly became a case of how many ridiculous and totally random concepts can we cram in. Things became more and more confusing and the book went from being very enjoyable to the sort of thing that makes you want to hurl it out of a window.
Why would the child of perfect parents choose to go on the run based upon the claims of a complete stranger. How would he develop the skills to out manoeuvre trained assassins and why is he bullet proof? So many questions without any form of even half attempted explanation.
I can only think that when Harlan Coben claimed this was "one of the years best books" his previous choice of reading material had been a combination of Mills and Boons romances and The Famous Five.
What could be a better summer read than a book with a gloriously sunny cover and a child in a Technicolor bathing suit holding hand with a lady in a bright pink floral shirt. Something about the cover evoked happy memories. The addition of the cover the quote from Glamour: "prepare to fall in love with this book" made this the perfect choice for a weekend at the beach. Or so I thought.
At 229 pages its not the thickest of books and I wasn't expecting it to take long to read but then again at £6.99 I was expecting considerably longer than the time it takes to eat lunch. I kid you not. A smidgen under 35 minutes cover to cover. I can't even claim to have been speed reading or even engrossed in the plot. The sad truth of the matter is each page has fewer words than the average page of Mr Man book. Mostly it's a heck of a lot of blank space with the odd shopping list thrown in. It would have been fairer to include this in the short story section of the bookstore and reduce the price tag quite considerably. I have penalised it a DooYoo star for being ridiculously overpriced.
That aside the story itself is that of the relationship between a 15 year old girl, Claire, and her divorced mother with whom she lives. Like many single parents Claire's mum does all she can to make ends meet and this means working long shifts with call out duties as a midwife at a hospital. The book follows the correspondence that Claire and her mother leave for each other on the refrigerator door. What it doesn't do is fill in the gaps between notes so when a disagreement arises it is implied and the reader has to guess what actually went on which leads to some gaping holes in events.
The refrigerator door serves as the perfect foil for discussing the many questions that arise when a loved one develops cancer but which you don't want to voice out loud because you know you won't like the answer.
**Spoiler alert**
A note of caution - those readers with friend, family or who themselves are in the early stages of breast cancer may want to think twice before attempting this book.
There are days when I want to stick my fingers in my ears and scream such are the annoying trills and whistles and random shrieks that occur as several German soldiers die whilst the other half plays Call of Duty or one of a dozen or more very similar sounding games whilst the demonic daughters watch TV in another room and our youngest plays the nauseatingly chirpy build a Bear Workshop game on her Nintendo DS. On days like this you can't hear yourself think and whilst pulling the circuit breaker to the house is very tempting its not overly practical. Clearly the easiest solution is to stick my Ipod headphones on and enjoy the relaxing strains of Bach but then I'm blissfully ignorant when war breaks out and the dog starts barking at the postman so I hit upon another cunning plan. A battery of headphone suitable for each and every occasion. We have everything from wireless ones for watching TV to wired ones that shrink small enough to fit a six year old with a very very small head.
Actually the hardest part of finding a good pair of headphones has been the size. The in the ear ones are uncomfortable for children, the sort that hook over the ears are too heavy and dangle too low and the majority of the old fashioned alice band type simply don't shrink small enough for her head. Not one to be deterred we eventually came across a pair of Technics RP-F290 headphones which although heavier than I'd have liked have very squishy foam filled leatherette pads which sit comfortably over her ears and have been pronounced the best headphones ever. They have several very handy features. The first is an incredibly long cable which is fab when watching TV as it allows you to get about 3m from the screen although at the same time this extra length is frustratingly long in the car when it seems to get tangled up around everything. The ear pieces pivot and also swivel which allows them to be perfectly positioned to your head and the alice band style head support is fully adjustable but unlike cheaper versions it does actually stay in the position to which you adjust it rather than stealthily extending itself over time.
The headphones are marked as right and left because the alice band is angled slightly to provide the optimum listening position. Its pretty obvious when you've got them on the wrong way around as they feel draughty whilst the right way round they fit snugly over your ears. The most important bit is obviously the sound and they sound great and are far better than our previous tinny freebie aeroplane headphones.
At £20 a pair they weren't cheap but they are a well made entry level pair of headphones.
Full of the sort of juvenile comedy that makes Mr Bean so popular. As a one off film its priceless, I suspect a second watching would reveal it to be full of cheap laughs which wouldn't work a second time around but the sheer ridiculousness of it had me snorting out loud with laughter much to the bemusement of my long suffering other half. Perhaps the comedy element came because so many of Dennis' (the hapless Mr Bean-a-like) mannerisms have been displayed by him at one time or another but mostly because the comic timing was fabulous.
The film starts on Dennis' wedding day when he makes a run for it from the bedroom window rather than walking his pregnant bride down the aisle. Jump forward five years to his attempts to bond with snotface, the child he abandoned at the same time. However its one thing trying to gain the affections of a child and another trying to compete with mums new boyfriend who is handsome, loaded and uber fit. Somehow Dennis the chain smoking chap with beer assisted middle aged spread finds him declaring that he'll run a marathon in 3 weeks time to win back his girl. Cue far too many scenes of man with beer gut wedged in microscopic skin tight lycra. Its not pretty but it is very very funny. Once.
One of the big promotional pushes on this film was the introduction of novice producer Davis Schwimmer (of Friends fame) to the other side of the camera. Perhaps it needed a big name to draw an audience as with the exception of Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) I hadn't previously heard of any of the actors. Not that this mattered in the slightest. It was British humour at its most juvenile and it was great.
What could a missing reformed call girl, a small town beauty queen and the reclusive owner of a pornographic magazine empire possibly have in common? It wouldn't take a great stretch of the imagination to leap to the obvious conclusion but you'd be wrong. Very wrong in fact. This particular book is full of red herrings, dubious links and random irrelevant detail.
Alex Delaware is a child psychiatrist who no longer treats children instead specialising as a police liaison. His links to the local police force allow him a degree of freedom and access to information that no other civilian could possibly obtain and so when a former patient goes missing and her mother gets fobbed off by the police its Alex to whom she turns for help. Clearly Alex is bored. I mean why else would you try to locate a patient with whom you've had no contact for a dozen plus years nor a patient whom you saw on only three occasions without any success. Still it's a dubious enough link to allow Alex to pretend to be a private detective tailing suspected bad guys whom he happens to come across by accident when the police fail to manage to find them.
The story isn't particularly interesting, there are far too many ridiculous assumptions and propositions to make it a fun read. Half the time you're wondering just how desperate the author was to churn out yet another novel. Very desperate me thinks although perhaps he was attempting to out do his wife but this is clearly negated by including the first chapter of her latest novel at the end of his.
As who dunnits go this is a pretty poor example and would not entice me to seek out any other books by the very prolific Mr Kellerman.
Get paid every time you participate in a survey claim the people at Pure Profile and for once this is actually the case. Even if you're screened out you get paid, Ok so its usually only5p but 5p is better than the likes of Toluna, Lightspeed and Valued Opinions who decide after ten minutes that you don't fit the demographic their client is looking for and terminate you survey without payment of any form.
Of course there are more than a few negatives to Pure Profile. Mostly that unless you happen to be a partially sighted lesbian from an ethnic minority with at least one life threatening illness, a tribe of children and a part time job paying several million a year you're likely to be screened out of everything.
Payment is made in cash direct to your bank account once you reach the heady heights of £25. Since joining Pure Profile in March 2006 I have attempted every single survey to enter my inbox and am finally teetering at the brink of claiming my first ever £25. However since the surveys are few and far between the final elusive 50p is likely to take several months to obtain.
You don't always receive notification to your inbox that surveys are available. Once in a while its worth logging in to check. These random forays into the pages of Pure Profile are usually more lucrative but you can waste a lot of time visiting the page each and every day only to discover that the site remains barren for weeks on end.
Surveys are bought in from other companies so they never seem to follow a common layout. The subjects are very varied and remuneration is reasonable for the amount of time invested in each project.
Unfortunately though the sheer lack of surveys available places them way down my list of preferred sites. Four and a half years to reach payout makes this a long term commitment. There are many more prolific survey companies out there.
You can usually count on Karin Slaughter for an outrageously gory stomach churningly graphic go to sleep with the light on read. This time round shes moved away from that and written about white supremacists in small town southern America. Every possible stereotypical image possible has been used from references to the Klu Klux Klan to Hitler and then some.
The book starts at the end of the story which in itself is rather odd. After that the events leading up to this particular day are explained in tediously yawn worthy detail. The book features three of Karin Slaughters most dependable characters. Dr Sara Tolliver, paediatrician and part time coroner, her husband police chief Jeffrey and his deputy Lena Adams. Lena isn't your average police officer. She's been kidnapped, raped, knifed, orphaned, molested as a child, has a murdered lesbian twin sister and a drug addict as a guardian. No surprises then for guessing that a visit back to her home town isn't going to be a pleasant experience especially when that visit is a summons from a concerned friend to say that her uncle and guardian needs help.
The small town in question turns out to be your average destitute shanty town where the locals have nothing better to do than sit around drinking all day, occasionally taking time out to beat their wives or shoot up with meth. That's not the America portrayed in the Disney World brochures. The old police chief quit after he was turned into a human torch, the new one is barely out of high school and the dentist is a coroner working out of a car repair garage. Confused? I was and the more I read the more confused I got.
The novel doesn't flow. It jumps about in spurts and just as you think the words are starting to flow off the page the chapter abruptly stops and you lurch forwards or backwards in time to another series of events. It had all the elements of a great story but they never quite seemed to come together.
The authors fascination with the detailed cleaning of toilets and hotel bathrooms is by far the oddest of a lot of very odd details included within the book.
Karin Slaughter is usually a reliably good read but unfortunately not on this occasion.
There are some random facts that almost every child without question knows. Snot is always green, firemen rescue cats from trees and dinosaurs died out in the Ice Age. Its just one of those things. Imagine then an entire film built upon the premise that underneath the ground upon which we walk is a portal into another world, a world at the earths core where rivers of lava flow freely over lava falls, mutant ninja carnivorous plants thrive and dinosaurs roam. Imagine then that a freak accident sends Sid the sloth plummeting into a ravine where he finds three dinosaur eggs and sets about nurturing them in the haphazard way only a sloth with a disaster attracting personality can and voila you have a very odd children's film.
The producers have managed to keep the common themes of friendship in the face of adversity and the familiar bonds which made the previous two Ice Age films as enjoyable as they were but the story line is rather weak, the jokes jaded and a geriatric Diego with double vision is wasted on young children, it means nothing. Ellie the mamoth in labour is another of those odd things that weren't very well portrayed. One minute Ellie is a bit wobbly on her feet, the next she has tummy ache and is being defended from a herd of ravenous dinosaurs by Diego and then minutes later a fluffy baby mammoth arrives along with the proud dad. If you're going to go to such lengths to make a movie fluffy why not have a giant stork arrive with the baby in a nappy?
There are other oddities which whilst possibly appealing to some adults served only to annoy my children. Random hearts and mushy music signify that Scrat the squirrel is in love but to keep repeating these segments in slow motion with lovey dovey eyes got very irritating very quickly. It wasn't essential to the story line but it did serve to extend the film by 10 or so minutes.
Not the best animated film I've seen recently and by far my least favourite of the Ice Age movies released to date.
Almost ten years ago I was living in a poky five room flat just off the North Circular Road on the outskirts of central London within ear shot of the over ground and the underground and a ceaseless stream of never ending traffic with a newborn baby, a husband and a lodger. Call it post natal depression or a sudden glimpse of the lunacy to which I was subjected on a daily basis but I'd had enough. It wasn't a gradual process but a sudden snap that's it we're off decision that uprooted my family moving us 300 miles to a cottage in the wilds of North Wales with a leaky roof, no central heating and several large holes where doubled glazed windows should have been. There was no rationale behind my selection of property nor a job to go to or any family or friends. Just pure gut instinct and a determination to make it work.
In this particularly funny book by Carole Matthews the central character William reaches a similar conclusion and drags his unsuspecting family along with him to the hills and dales of a small Yorkshire village where he attempts to make the transition from townie to small holder making almost as many mistakes as we did along the way. I had tears of laughter streaming down my face at times. Whether this is because the book is genuinely funny or because I've been there, done that and screwed it up almost as badly was at times debatable. Clearly no one moves seamlessly from the life of a city dweller to one where everyone knows everything about you and anything you do becomes a source of amusement in the village tea rooms. It's also a very odd feeling to instantly be a part of a small community who become more like family than your actual family are.
Each time William ventures forth into what counts for civilisation in a village with circa 100 residents, mostly four legged ones, he returns with another addition to the family ranging from blind chickens, geriatric ewes and insane goats to Hamish the hound from hell.
This story follows in Wills shoes as he attempts to live his first year in the country although things unexpectedly change and his wife Amy is left trying to hold things together as her worst nightmare unfolds before her eyes. She might be living the dream but its not her dream and things go rapidly downhill.
Its not James Herriot but its not bad either.
It's very rare that a series of books comes along where you can't pick up a book at random and stand some chance of enjoying it. Of course there are always exceptions to this and Soul Harvest is one of them. The book leaps in where its predecessor left off with minimal explanation. The author assumes you are au fait with the many interwoven relationships between the central characters. If you're not. Tough. There's no hope of you putting things together in a way that would entice you to read the book as a stand alone novel. In the case of the Left Behind series there are three books prior to Soul Harvest all of which need to be read in sequential order for you to stand a chance of enjoying this or even vaguely comprehending what is going on.
To summarise previous events the believers in a god in any of its guises have been raptured and taken off to some other place whilst the non-believers have been left behind in the hopes that they will either find religion or die the death of a thousand deaths having undergone the worst that mother nature or the almighty supreme being can throw at them. Since this alone would be rather dull along comes the anti-christ Nicolae Carpathia to persuade the world that the religious nuts, better known as the Tribulation Saints, have it all wrong.
The novel is a very eloquently explained interpretation of some of the more outrageous future claims of the bible. The authors manage to put this into a readable format although there's far too much sermonising for my liking. It's an interesting concept for a book but not one that will appeal to everyone.
My initial thoughts upon embarking on a quest for the perfect puppy toy were to wonder if they were gold plated or came with a free diamond ring. I wasn't expecting them to be cheap but almost everything on the market is in excess of £5 with some as much as £20. For a piece of rubber for a teething puppy to chew this seemed ludicrous. Pretty much everywhere you turn the tempting toys offer a variety of enhanced rewards over their competitors from the virtually indestructible Nylabone to cotton rags, Frisbees, floating squeaking thing, the choice is seemingly endless and then things are additionally complicated by the sizings. Too small and your puppy may choke, too big and it'll never get its jaws around it. What should have been a very simple task suddenly became a whole lot harder. Armed with a little knowledge it was a process of elimination;
Frisbee - no good indoors and since the puppy in question had three more weeks to go before her release into the big world outdoors that was impractical
Squeaky things - possibility of choking on the squeak
Nylabone - rumoured that shards appear when the bone deteriorates
Rawhide - apparently not good for dogs with potential for choking
Too small - yet more potential for choking
Since the hairball in question is a monster sized puppy and at 8 weeks was bigger than a spaniel with a predicted final bodyweight of 60kg (10 stone) an awful lot of things weren't suitable.
In the end I opted to pay £6 for a large Puppy Kong on the basis that the rubber was very thick but mostly because I could cram it full of food and leave her to kick it around the floor. Little did I realise how much fun or mess this would be.
Firstly the Kong in question is cone shaped and very very bouncy, although erratically so. You have absolutely no idea where its going to go and when thrown by the puppy in question it can bounce five or six times in any direction it feels like reaching heights of up to 4 feet. On more than one occasion this has been the cause of mild panic as OHs beloved plasma screen came perilously close to being hit. We have since upgraded our house insurance to cover accidental damage.
Our puppy is very content just to sit and gnaw on the kong, especially after its been filled as it retains some of the smell. For the moment were sticking with dry puppy food but I'm assured that filling it with gravy and freezing it prior to giving it to her will keep her quiet for hours. I'm not overly convinced that a house covered in melting gravy is worth the peace gained. I'll certainly be trying that in the garden as soon as possible though.
Kong offer an aerosol meat paste with which to fill the kong but I get the distinct impression that it could be very messy to use and whatever goes in has to come out, not necessarily into the mouth or drool of the puppy in question. The idea of meat paste on the floors simply does not appeal.
The Kong in question cost £4.50 (plus P&P) from E-bay where a choice of pink, blue or green was available. Its certainly been worth the money as its kept the four legged fiend occupied for hours without showing any signs of wear or tear. I'll definitely be replacing it with the tougher adult version when she develops her adult teeth.

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After saving the life of one of the civilians inside, firefighter Jack Morrison finds himself trapped in a burning warehouse with a broken leg. As his friend and mentor, Deputy Chief Mike Kennedy, tries to negotiate a rescue from without, Jack flashes back to various events in his life: the first, awkward days on the force, meeting the woman who would become his wife and saving a small girl from a burning building.


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NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – The San Francisco Giants have won the World Series, beating the Texas Rangers in five games.
Of course, the San Francisco Giants were once the New York Giants. You can see the old New York Giants logo above. It looks quite a lot like the current New York Mets logo.
The Giants' final season in New York City was 1957 and they played at the Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan.
The Polo Grounds were demolished in 1964. What's there now? Apartment buildings. Check out the "then" photo from sometime between about 1923 and 1957 and the "now" photo taken this morning by WCBS 880's Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880. Click them to see full-size images.


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After his latest official visit and with unexpected coaching news from a projected front-runner, junior college offensive tackle Aleon Calhoun (Corsicana, Texas/Navarro College) might be looking at a new place to continue his college career.
The sophomore took an official visit to South Florida over the weekend and said he thoroughly enjoyed the trip. He was hosted by defensive end Tevin Mims, a former Navarro teammate.
"It was wonderful," said Calhoun, a 6-foot-7, 345-pound tackle. "I can't really get it no better than South Florida. [Mims] was a good host. He had me leaning more and more towards South Florida."
Calhoun said South Florida is now a favorite. That spot used to belong to Texas Tech, who is recuperating after the news of coach Tommy Tuberville leaving to take the head job at Cincinnati. While South Florida also is going through a coaching change -- the Bulls announced Willie Taggart as their new head coach to replace Skip Holtz on Saturday -- Calhoun said he liked how professional his visit went in the hours the program was without a coach.
"Because they didn't have a coach, a lot of [the visitors] really went up there thinking we were going to party," Calhoun said. "But when we got there, they told us they were running everything like the head coach was there. That showed me they were organized. Then, I met Coach Taggart -- what's not to like about the guy? He's a real cool dude."
As for Texas Tech, Calhoun -- who originally signed with the Red Raiders out of high school -- said he is debating on whether or not to take this weekend's scheduled official visit there. He was a big fan of Tuberville, and with him gone, he's wondering how the program will do.
"I really liked Coach Tub. He ran his program almost to perfection," Calhoun said. "When you lose a coach like that, you wonder things. Him leaving was another stumbling block. It made me wonder if that's really where I want to go.
"I've known Coach Tub for three years, and he's always been a good coach. Now, you just don't know how things are going to flow."
In addition to South Florida and Texas Tech offers, Calhoun has offers from Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and several other programs. He led Navarro to a third consecutive Southwest Junior College Football Conference title and back-to-back C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl titles. Calhoun also was a part of an offensive line that helped Navarro lead the nation in rushing.


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I just read in HT that Mrs. Rupam Bajaj , Panjab Information Commissoner denied information or better say disposed off petition with a plea " Information Commission with in its jurisdiction can see what LETTER AND SPIIRIT OF ACT DEMANDS " . And further she goes on to say it is not the intent of act to supply information for research purposes and roving & fishing inquiries. Petitioner actually asked for data of nine years of Distt. Red Cross Society , Patiala to study trends and practices of Red Cross Society. He got similar data from DIET , Distt. institute of Elementary Training , Nabha (Panjab) . I GUESS It does not fall in ambit of SIC or CIC to deny something vehemently on the pretext of anything whatsoever. Act nowhere gives such discretion to any RTI implementor.NICK


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Brent Gunter's "next generation guitar style" is a fusion of the sounds of Southern Spain, the Middle East, Africa and America producing a rich and dramatic effect. The mixing and melding of the various styles and instruments brilliantly portrays the cross-cultural influences that inspire his compositions.
Centered around the Spanish guitar, which actually has its origins in the Middle East, each track has the feel of the burgeoning and flavorful region the album is named for. Andalucia is an intricate weave of some of the biggest musical influences in the world, and also to Gunter, personally, who was raised in New Mexico and who developed a love for Flamenco music early on in his life.
His well-structured compositions reflect the classical training he received, but his style has an open, free-flowing form that reaches into a place that is timeless. The arrangements illustrate, in intricately designed textures, his aspirations of promoting togetherness, tolerance and fusion of cultures worldwide.
All in all, this collection proves to be a very enjoyable excursion to a place intensely infused with generations of historic musical diversity.


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Written on: 18/05/2011
I am a regular customer at Mumbai and I don't normally engage in reviews, however, I felt compelled to review this one. I am impressed with the ambience and the staff are always polite, efficient and friendly. The manager is always courteous and welcoming. The food is second to none and I can't rate this highly enough. There is always a good atmosphere and I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/05/2011
I am a regular customer at Mumbai, and have just been looking at some of the reviews I find it very hard to beleive what certain customers are saying. It makes you wonder if they are competitors! I always have fantastic food and the staff are always amazing, helpful and polite. In all the times I have eaten at Mumbai I have never seen any other customers complain or look unhappy. I recommend the place to all my friends and family and we all enjoy visiting Mumbai, keep up the good work… Read Full Review
Written on: 25/03/2011
Outastanding service. We were in there for my friends 21st Birthday. The waiters went above and beyond service, in every way possible. The manager was outstanding and so very polite. Serving the birthday girl personally both with food and drinks orders. On a whole the experience was above and beyond all expectation and the staff went the extra mile for the special occasion. The food was cooked to perfection and all 12 of our party were amazed by the service. A return to this restaurant will be… Read Full Review
Written on: 24/03/2011
Fantastic place to eat in or take out. Truely fantastic… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/03/2011
i am an Asian guy and i love Indian food.some friends of mine recommended to go to Mumbai restaurant in Wakefield.i went with my family and we were truly impressed.the service was excellent, staff was so friendly and when we got our food it was fantastic.it tasted like home food. everything was nice.we had a wonderful evening and i will go there again and i recommend people to go there.its worth spending your money… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/03/2011
poor microwaved food- poor slow service- many other better places in wakefield to eat as earlier person said
rude arrogant manager unwilling to sort out problems- likes the sound of his own voice
-probably why place is always empty
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Written on: 20/11/2010
This was the first time we had eaten at Mumbai and thankfully the last, We were sat at a table next to the dirty stairs and presented with a menu with mold growing on it. The one and only waiter took our order. Just after we had ordered the only other couple in the place were complaining about the quality of the food. When our starters came items were missing from what was stated on the menu, we waited for the one and only waiter to re appear again to pull him about this, when he arrived all we… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/10/2010
"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah (Allah)" - Romans 12:19
Our event went ahead as planned, despite your very public and embarassing business circumstances. What goes round, comes round Abrahim!...Karma!! Sleep well… Read Full Review
Written on: 15/09/2010
I got to Mumbai a few times a month, dining with friends & family while also visiting with clients.
The food is always of a very high standard, you can tell the food is made fresh. A lot of indian food gives me heart-burn, but never from when I eat here. The dishes are always very tasty.
The Staff are always very frinedly, as is the manager who is always more than willing to take the time out to talk to customers.
The restaurant is very clean & smart & there is some fantastic dishes on the… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/08/2010
I had been to the Mumbai twice before. On both occasions I'd had an excellent meal and was very satisfied with the service and the price. Last night however it was far from satisfactory.
We were shown to a table and got some popadoms more or less straight away and then we sat there twiddling our thumbs. Eventually I called the waiter over and asked if we were going to get our starters. Starters came but the plates used for the popadoms were never cleared away. Main course arrived and still… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/08/2010
went 31st august 4 a meal with my friend food was very unsatisfactory,poor service.manager was a very nasty rude individual.the owners should be informed what kind of manager thet have employed.wouldnt recomend anyone wasting their time and money.lovely resturant spoilt by bad food and service and shocking management… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/05/2010
I can'nt do without my mumbai food. My wife and I always go there for the past two years and recomended the place to all our friends. But on our last two visits we noticed too many english staff working there. come on guys its an indian restaurant!… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/05/2010
My experiences at mumbai, wakefield have always been pleasant ones. The staff are very pleasant and helpful, both service and food were first class. Overall a very enjoyable evening had by all. Would highly recommend an evening at Mumbai Restaurant… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/05/2010
very good food and a fantastic place… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/04/2010
Slow, poor service with mediocre food. The waiters could barely pronounce the dishes on the menu never mind recommend them. I've had Indian food in a few other restaurants in Wakefield and this was the lower end of the scale, though not what I would call "bad" food, but the sluggishness of the waiting staff and the relatively high prices make this place not worth visiting when there are so many better competitors
It's strange how anyone giving this place a negative review is accused of being… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/04/2010
Fantastic place, food & warm service...I have several friends that visit Mumbai regularly and I am suprised at some of these other reviews on here...maybe some unhappy competitors!!! lol
There was 4 of us celebrating my girlfriends birthday and the manager brought us out a free dessert - all the staff made us very welcome and I liked the service which wasn't in your face but there was always a waitor there when you needed anything ;-)… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/03/2010
Had a lovely meal at Mumbai celebrating our anniversary. Lovely surroundings, attentive staff and good food. Drinks a little expensive but really enjoyed our meal. Nice atmosphere,wide choice, staff happy to make recommendations and even ordered us a taxi home. Love our Indian food and will definitley be returning and would recommend to friends… Read Full Review
Written on: 18/01/2010 by gilandcarol (1 review written)
My girlfriend and i have just been for a very good meal here. i would recommend this restaurant to other people without hesitation. The service was very good, as was the quality of food. The decor in the restaurant was tasteful and the overall atmosphere was relaxed.
Overall a good find and a restaurant we will be returning too.
The only down side was it was a little chilly, though i surpose it is January and i forgot my Christmas jumper!.
Gil and Carol.
18/01/10… Read Full Review
Written on: 22/12/2009
I invited my friends for the first time here and we found the service excellent, the surroundings stylish and comfortable. The staff were friendly and courteous. We didn't wait long for our food. The food was excellent and the manager recommened dishes to us which we hadn't tried before. This place is a real asset to Wakefield. We will all definately be returning!… Read Full Review
Written on: 14/12/2009
DO NOT GO THERE… Read Full Review
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CAMELs aren't usually a source of controversy in a place known for basketball and tobacco. At issue is the NCUA's fight with state regulators over the release of the CAMEL rating of State Employees Credit Union.
The NCUA says it's protecting the system. Critics say the agency is protecting itself. Check out this print preview from next week's print edition of Credit Union Times.
Region III director calls CAMEL disclosure "unacceptable release" that could threaten NCUSIF and depositors.
The budget shortfalls harshly affecting a number of state governments over the past two years seem, for the most part, to have spared credit union regulation any sharp impairment.


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I've always loved Saturdays, even before I came to live in Spain. Between September and June, Saturdays take on a busy richness, with everything conditioned by the times of football matches, live or on TV.
This is particularly true in the case of Europerson, armed with digibox, satellite dish and internet. It's created a new but entertaining dilemma for the football freak, based around the need to balance computer screen, sofa and the live experience.
When I first came to Spain, in the pre-internet, pre-subscription channel age, the football rush was transferred almost exclusively to Sunday, and indeed the second day of the weekend still carries the main weight of the games here, but I always found it difficult to wean the Saturday experience out of my system. Now it's back, big time.
This Saturday was a roller-coaster.
Having taken in the BBC 'Football Focus' programme, there was the first half of the England v USA women's quarter-final to watch, and very good it was too. Then off down the road to see my son's team play their second game of the season in the league ' a game for which he had fallen victim to a Benitez-like system of 'rotaciones', but like all good club folk we went along to show keen. It finished 2-2.
Then a rush home to prepare the sandwiches and pick up raincoats for the Real Sociedad v Elche game (2-1) in the Spanish 2nd Division 'A' a new cultural experience after years of assuming a divine-right to top-flight fare, and then back just in time to watch Barcelona v Sevilla on the box.
When that little feast was over, just before midnight, I had the choice of flicking over to watch BBC's 'Match of the Day' or of hitting the streets with my partner to watch Viggo Mortensen (a big fan of Argentine football, incidentally) in his new film at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The film was ok, but it would have benefited from some football.
But to the point. What seems to be so wonderful about football, particularly here in Spain, is the way in which it gets woven into the social fabric ' seamlessly, with no stitches dropped. It's always struck me as a kind of symbiotic thing. Football exists, so people here build their lives around it, feeding the cow then living from its milk. The only two things that threaten the survival of this relationship, it seems to me, have both reared their heads this week in Spain. One is bullshit, the other is the architect, Sir Norman Foster. Let's look at Sir Norman first.
On Saturday night, as already mentioned, Barcelona took on Sevilla in the biggest game of the league programme so far. Barça had attractively disposed of a useful Lyon side in midweek whilst Sevilla had fallen victim to a certain nervous innocence on their visit to Arsenal, where they were thumped 3-0.
Saturday's fixture would have been an attraction anyway, but it just happened to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of the building of the Camp Nou (meaning 'New Field'). The ground for the present stadium was broken in March 1954 and the inaugural game played on September 24, 1957. 90,000 people saw that match (against Legia Warsaw), but the capacity later swelled to a massive 120,000, before seating regulations brought it back to its present 98,772 ' which means it's still the biggest in Europe.
The old stadium that made way for it, Les Corts, was built in 1922 and eventually grew to house some 40,000 supporters. Its original structure, whose front and back ends boasted see-through fence structures, meant that if you were walking past you could see row upon row of supporters' arses, disembodied from the rest of their shell. This gave the clubs' supporters their curious nickname of the 'Culés' (the bums), and it lends the club the friendly, almost self-deprecating air which seemed entirely absent from the pomposity on show before the game on Saturday night.
Maybe it's just me, but the wonderful tradition and culture of this club, forged through the difficult years under Franco and sustained by the city's astonishing ability to survive, adapt and innovate, is indeed something to cherish. But it gets a little tiresome when little-big-men like Joan Laporta, who has happily assumed the mantle handed down to him by his equally power-seeking predecessors, decide to ram it down your throat, for reasons entirely linked to his own desire for immortality.
The architects who designed both Les Corts and the Camp Nou were Catalans, which is how it should be. Barça have always welcomed foreign influence, but only because they were confident enough in their own ability to already show what they had achieved. The Camp Nou was financed entirely by club members ('socios'), who bought bonds and season tickets for up to five years in advance of the 1957 inauguration.
This time around, Norman Foster won the competition put out to tender, and so he gets the contract, but the scenes this week and before the game, with Laporta showering his unctuous phrases of admiration for 'Sir' Norman (the title was repeated lovingly, at the end of each sentence) made me feel slightly ill ' as if this were the new face of football, removing itself ever further from the people who actually make it tick ' removing it up into the gods, up into a metaphorical fourth tier of the already giddy Camp Nou, from where it will be impossible to actually see any football, as if that mattered anyway. And when Laporta rounded it all off with 'Barcelona is more than a club, and you, Sir Norman, are more than an architect' I'm afraid I was reaching for the sick-bag.
Sir Norman is going to re-model the stadium for a cool 250 million, which will put another six thousand on the gate every fortnight and turn the outside of the stadium into a sort of enormous wedding cake, with multi-coloured hundred-and-thousand confectionery sprinkles dotted all over the surface. It's supposed to reflect Gaudi's work of course (clever chap Foster ' did his homework), but just give me the rows of backsides any day.
Far from being voyeuristic, it just seems to me to be closer to the heart of the matter, or to the seat of it. Foster is originally of good northern English working-class stock, but moving football into the post-modern age seems a decidedly middle-class venture, further designed to knock the soul out of the game.
Call me a cynic, but for me the venture was all about Laporta, not Barcelona. The stadium's fine, for pity's sake. Just design a nice plaque (1957-2007) and nail it up it over the entrance, play an exhibition match against a World XI, give the money to charity and then get on with the next fifty years.
Incidentally, Barça beat Sevilla 2-1, and Messi scored twice, the first one a volley out of a comic book fantasy. Which brings us onto the second half of the rant. Ronaldinho was apparently injured, with an alleged 'pull' in his right leg. This was the result, we must assume, of a delayed reaction to the strain he applied to his leg when dancing the night away in one of Barcelona's night-clubs a couple of weeks ago, or more damningly, 48 hours before the game up at Osasuna.
|Whether Ronaldinho was out drinking or not, the leak of the information and the subsequent disinformation seems designed to prepare us (I speculate) for his eventual departure from Spanish shores. "
To employ RAF pilot-speak, this lies within the 'bottle-to-throttle' period, and is therefore punishable by dropping and/or fines. Ronnie's 'alleged' presence was detected by a local journalist (who just happened to be strolling by, ahem) and has been employed since as the reason behind the Brazilian's lethargic performances of late, and Rijkaard's seeming willingness to substitute him during games (something he had rarely done in the previous seasons).
So, OK ' maybe it's true and maybe it ain't. Rijkaard had a meeting with Ronaldinho in which the goofy one swore that he'd been home all night, reading his Shakespeare. Rijkaard believed him but left him out of the squad anyway, on the big day against Sevilla. The Brazilian even failed to make the fireworks display, 'allegedly' having a massage down in the bowels of the stadium. Sounds nice.
But then we get all the BS, the disinformation. This last word is defined by the dictionary as 'The deliberate dissemination of false information', as if we really believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did it and Ronnie's decided to take a massage instead of playing.
Given the state of the Cold War in the 1960s, I can kind of understand the Oswald thing, but I fail to see why the Spanish press should indulge itself in its new habit of treating the reading public as if were a collective imbecile. Just tell us the truth! It won't hurt us. We know you're annoyed with Ronnie, and that he's getting his just desserts, so just tell us. Cut the crap. There's no reason for it anymore.
The corporate business empire that is FC Barcelona will not founder on a small presentation of the facts.
Meanwhile, the word 'alleged' ('supuesto' in Spanish) floats on the air of business-led football like a frowning legal eagle, flapping its ever-expanding wings over the beautiful game and casting a shadow where once there was at least a sort of half-light.
Football has always sought to guard its secrets and wash its dirty linen at home, but rumours have a habit of sticking. Whether Ronaldinho was out drinking or not, the leak of the information and the subsequent disinformation seems designed to prepare us (I speculate) for his eventual departure from Spanish shores.
On Sunday, the tabloid press milked the fact that Messi had made Ronaldinho an irrelevance, despite the fact that the Argentine had clearly dedicated his first goal to him. Just get Henry ticking, the argument seems to follow, and the Brazilian can go and join his old mates in Serie A.
There were at it over in Madrid too. Bernd Schuster, never a man to just sit back and enjoy his garden, decided to tell a German newspaper in midweek that he would 'see how things go' when asked if he would see out the whole of his contract at the Bernabéu. This was interpreted by the quality newspaper 'El País' as an implicit warning to his employers (a.k.a Pedrag Mijatovic) that he wasn't entirely happy about everything.
Coming in a week where all was sweetness and light at the House of Merengue - top of the league, playing well and beating a plucky Werden Bremen side in the Champions League, this was a flat note, out of tune with the new harmonious picture painted by the Madrid tabloids.
And quick as a flash, 'As', a newspaper so white you need sunglasses to read it, swept Schuster's line under the carpet and came out with their own version, namely that the German was as happy as a sandboy and was thinking of staying for the next fifty years.
There we go again. The public cannot possibly be allowed to analyse Schuster for themselves. All perceptions of the manager at the helm of Spain's (self-elected) most important institution must be filtered through a rosy-coloured prism, just in case.
I read the news today, oh boy. But don't get me wrong. The tabloids are great, and fulfil a necessary function. It's the disinformation that's the dodgy part ' and the more the little emperors seek to build up their little empires (see re-modelling of Camp Nou), the more of it we will get. Resist! Saturday and Sunday must remain sacred.


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24 Jul Chocolate Meringue Torte Recipe
4 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg white
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup water
2-1/2 cups reduced-fat whipped topping
1 tablespoon toffee bits or almond brickle chips
1/2 ounce semisweet chocolate, shaved
How to make it
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Trace two 8-in. circles 1 in. apart on paper; set aside. Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Add cream of tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa together 2 times; gently fold into batter. Fold in vanilla. Spread evenly over circles.
Bake at 275° for 1 hour. Turn oven off and do not open door; let meringues dry for 1 hour.
Remove from oven; cool on baking sheet. When completely cool, remove meringues from paper; store in an airtight container.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, then egg white, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vinegar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda; add to batter alternately with buttermilk and water.
Pour into two 9-in. round baking pans coated with cooking spray and floured. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread 1/2 cup whipped over cake layer; top with a meringue and another 1/2 cup topping. Top with second cake layer, 1/2 cup topping, second meringue and remaining topping. Sprinkle with toffee bits and shaved chocolate.
Yield: 10 servings.


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Review of Chantecaille Bamboo and Hibiscus Exfoliating Cream
Bella Review: Gentle Face Scrub You'll Love
Now that our skin is done being exposed to excess sun and heavy sunscreens, it's time to get that glow back. Chantecaille Bamboo and Hibiscus Exfoliating Cream ($86.95) is just what a Summer complexion needs to smooth out and brighten up the new season. Bamboo powder, in the form of tiny smooth spheres, gives this creamy formula physical scrubbing action to gently slough away dead skin. For even more smoothing and brightening power, plant enzymes help to dissolve flaky layers, while hibiscus flower acids improve cell turnover for a healthier complexion. And the natural floral scent is enough to keep you mentally in Summer!


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United Spinal Hosts Free July Webinars: Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities & the ADA's Impact on Civil Rights
Jul 11, 2013, 09:10 ET from United Spinal Association
Free July Webinars: For peeps w/ disabilities frm @UnitedSpinal Disaster Prep & #ADA Civil Rights Impact http://ow.ly/mNlv9
NEW YORK, July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association's membership division, National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA), will host free webinars in July on the topics of disaster preparedness for people with disabilities, followed by the Americans with Disabilities Act's impact on civil rights of wheelchair users.
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The first webinar Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities––Tues., July 16th from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, will provide a brief history of what we've learned about disaster preparedness from the World Trade Center to Hurricane Sandy, as it relates to people with disabilities.
People with disabilities will also learn who does what when an emergency strikes-- from government agencies, to local emergency management personnel, to non-profit organizations in the community.
The webinar will also take a look at:
- What works and what doesn't,
- What individuals can do to help prepare for their needs,
- How the disability community can work together to make disaster preparedness better.
Guest speaker will be Margi Trapani, Communications and Education Director – Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York's (CIDNY).
The second webinar The Americans with Disabilities Act & It's Impact on Civil Rights (ADA)–– Thurs., July 25th from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, will highlight how different generations of people with disabilities have been impacted by the ADA.
The webinar will be led by James Weisman, SVP & General Counsel of United Spinal Association––an ADA pioneer and civil rights advocate who has been involved in the disability rights movement since its inception.
Webinar attendees will also learn firsthand about the experiences of two young professionals with disabilities, Alexandra (Alex) McArthur and Quemuel Arroyo ("Q"), who were just infants when the landmark legislation was signed into law and the impact it has had in their lives.
Alexandra (Alex) McArthur is an Associate Consultant for the Taproot Foundation and was a 2012 Coro Fellow in Public Affairs and serves as a board member of the National Disability Institute and Junior Board member of the Resources for Children with Special Needs.
"Q" Arroyo is a Human Resource Analyst at Morgan Stanley and is a spokesperson and active volunteer with Project Sunshine.
Both Mr. Arroyo and Ms. McArthur have been successful in their professional endeavors despite the fact that unemployment remains at 65% for people with disabilities both before and after ADA implementation.
Webinar participants will be able to ask questions and interactively explore multiple aspects of the ADA's successes and continuing challenges with these three dynamic individuals.
About United Spinal Association
United Spinal is a national 501(c) (3) nonprofit membership organization formed in 1946 by paralyzed veterans and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Americans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D), including multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, ALS and post-polio. It played a significant role in writing the Americans with Disabilities Act, and made important contributions to the Fair Housing Amendments Act and the Air Carrier Access Act. Membership is free and is open to all individuals with SCI/D. United Spinal was instrumental in getting New York City to create sidewalk curb ramps and accessible public transportation that has been used as a model for many United States cities.
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Jennifer Hudson headlines charter school rally
NEW YORK (FOX 5 NY) - Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson is one of tens of thousands of people taking part in a pro-charter school rally Wednesday in downtown Brooklyn. The massive crowd began to gather early in the morning around Cadman Plaza to urge the de Blasio administration to end what organizers say is education inequality and support the growth of charter schools as an alternative.
Some PIPES on #JenniferHudson!🎤 Wow! Rocking #cadmanplazapark #brooklyn in support of charter schools @fox5ny #GDNY pic.twitter.com/l17MPiUV55— Teresa Priolo (@Fox5Teresa) October 7, 2015
The Families for Excellent Schools say black and Hispanic students are confined to a second-class system of the city's worst performing schools.
The throng was awash in red T-shirts bearing the slogan, "I Fight to End Inequality."
Some participants waved red flags.
The rally included many children and parents from the Success Academy charter school network.
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Charter school students teachers and parents demand the Mayor fix failing public schools.@fox5ny @LewsView pic.twitter.com/1zoPCZ6Rp2— Sharon Crowley (@sharoncrowleyny) October 7, 2015


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bizarrre, love it
and the male model looks like the singer from incubus. i like! hehe
work of art, wearing this right now.
how do you compete with such talent hehe
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I got this shirt today! Looks great love it man! keep up the good work! No time for DBH so its time to collect great shirts! I still wanted to have the Hyena boy but no size avail..keep it up man!
yeah this is a sexy shirt
Wonder if the large is over-sized or under..in which case the medium might be fine.
Medium is what I wear, and I border on a large or medium, depending on the brand of shirt and the cut. Helps?
Yeah, for the next re-print ;).
Wooow, really cool!.
i just saw this one…great work as always!
Anybody knows when will be the reprints of this shirt? I'm so disapointed that my size is out of stock.
love the hell out of this! i'd rather it be in black, and no more smalls :(
Reprint Please I would like To buy this Tshirt
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Pub chief turns down bonus after early exit
The outgoing chief executive of the demerged Spirit Pub Company has waived a bonus of more than £200,000 and could miss out on a further £400,000 if he gets a new job by April.
Ian Dyson, the architect of the demerger of the Chef & Brewer operator from Punch Taverns in August, said yesterday that he would step down in December. He would have been entitled to a bonus for his four months in charge of Spirit. "I've only been here for four months and I don't think it's appropriate to take a bonus," he said.
Mr Dyson, who ran Punch for 11 months up to the demerger, is also entitled to a year's salary and benefits under his 12-month contract. He has agreed to…


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Deceased Colo. School Shooter Identified; Wanted 'Revenge' on Teacher; 1 Wounded
The teenager who opened fire at a suburban Denver high school on Friday, hurting a fellow student before turning the gun on himself, was identified as 18-year-old Karl Halverson Pierson who may have been seeking revenge on his former debate coach for dropping him from the team.
Carrying a shotgun, Pierson stormed Arapahoe High School in Centennial at around 12:30 p.m. local time, calling out the name of Tracy Murphy, who coaches the school's debate team, according to NBC. He shot and critically wounded a 15-year-old female student before killing himself.
The wounded student underwent surgery and was in critical condition, according to The Associated Press, which reported that two suspected Molotov cocktails were also found inside the school, one of which detonated but without hurting anyone.
Police initially said two students were shot, but later clarified only one had been wounded. More than 2,100 students attend the school.
Pierson was removed from the debate team and suspended from school in September for a few weeks after threatening Murphy, New York Post quoted Joe Redmond, 18, one of three co-captains on the team, as saying. He had earlier won contests on his speech and debate team.
After the body of the shooter was found inside the school – within 20 minutes from the first shot heard – all students were taken to Shepherd of the Hills Church, from where family members picked them up.
Pierson was described by neighbors as a "nice young man," according to KUSA. He was also described as an achiever, an athlete, who had also worked on an Eagle Scout project.
Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson narrated the incident, which took place on the eve of the anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
"The gunman came into the school and immediately asked for the location of a very specific teacher, and he named that teacher by name," CBS quoted Robinson as saying.
"When the teacher heard that this individual was asking for him the teacher exited the school immediately, which was in my opinion the most important tactical decision that could have been made," he said. "He knew he was the target and he left that school in an effort to try to encourage the shooter to also leave the school with the focus of safety and security and wellbeing of our students in his mind."
The shooter took his life because he knew that he had been found, Robinson added.
After they heard the firing, some students hid in their classrooms. "They were safer inside their locked schoolroom classes than they would have been had we allowed them to exit, and that was part of our strategy and part of our protocol," the sheriff told reporters.
A school janitor told KMGH he saw a student dressed in tactical gear running through the school. "It just looked weird," the janitor was quoted as saying. "He went in and I heard two pops. That's when I knew. I said, 'They are shooting in the school.'"
After calling 911, the janitor escorted the targeted teacher out of the school.
The shooting took place about 10 miles from Littleton, where shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in April 1999 before killing themselves.


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Once again the week ended in with a flurry of severe weather, but the storms that pummeled much of the middle part of Minnesota yesterday didn't do nearly the damage as those that hit a week ago Thursday.
A line of severe storms swept across the state about dinner time on Friday night, flooding streets, tipping over trees and stopping traffic across wide swath of central Minnesota.
Some of the worst was in Minneapolis, where Interstate 35W was reportedly under three feet of water under the 42nd Street bridge. Flooding also closed the I-94 connections on the south end of Highway 280, as well as U.S. 169 at Medicine Lake Road, in Golden Valley where cars were floating on the highway at one point.
In the Uptown neighborhood in Minneapolis, water was hip deep at the intersection of 22nd Street and Lyndale Avenue, flooding The Wedge Co-Op. Norm Smythe was sitting in the parking lot, waiting for the rain to let up so he could go inside and shop.
"All of the sudden the car would just kind of flush sideways and it didn't dawn on me that I was floating," he said.
Describing the scene later, Smythe was standing beside his car, on the other side of the lot. There were three inches of water on the car's floor under the drivers' side seat.
"So I pushed it back to this spot, and I had to wait for it to get low enough where I could open the door and the water rushed in when I opened it," he said.
Luckily, no injuries were reported in the wake of the storms, despite downed power lines, a handful of storm-related traffic accidents and hail reported as much as 3 inches in diameter.
More than 30,000 Xcel Energy customers were reported to be without power as night fell.
MPR meteorologist Craig Edwards said storms Friday morning left a weather boundary running from the Twin Cities to southwest Minnesota.
"By four o'clock we had severe thunderstorm warnings issued for the Metro area that resulted in 1 to 2 inches of rainfall, and hail on the order of 1 to two inches as well," Edwards said. "Wind gusts to 55 miles an hour. Then another storm developed upstream from the that in the Clear Lake-Annandale area. That thunderstorm pretty much moved down 94 pretty much across the Twin Cities again with another one to two inches of rain, so on the order of two to three inches of rain fell, particularly in the north metro."
South of the Twin Cities, radar showed as many as four tornadoes, around Lewisville, New Ulm, Waldorf and Redwood, although again, no injuries or severe damage were reported, unlike the deadly storms last week that killed three.
The weather though, followed the same track in some places. The small town of Alden, just west of Albert Lea, reported trees and power lines down. A tornado wiped out farms around town the week before.
Friday's storms came the same day that the state applied for a federal disaster declaration for seven counties affected by the previous tornadoes, funnel clouds that swept the state from Mentor to the Iowa state line on June 17th.
Weather forecasters say that there's a potential for a second day of severe weather in a row across the region today.


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Discussion in 'Turf Renovation' started by DA Quality Lawn & YS, Aug 1, 2013.
Would take those pics, yes Nice post thanks.
Here's My New Towing Set Up for Organic Compost Spreading. It's a Ford F450 which is a Huge improvement over the Ford F250 that I used to have.
The F450 turns tighter, drives better (now that it's a dually), and has better brakes & frame. I wasn't sure if it was going to be worth the extra money....but it's a huge difference!!!
Next DA Quality Lawns I will show you some pictures of the Ecolawn 200 and then some yards I did.
For me, I wanted a vehicle to tow safely because the moisture level of compost can increase based on how much rain you have received. If it rains, I will usually wait two to three days before I head out to do a yard. If I go sooner, it becomes a mud mess, which I don't want and either would your customer.
Here's a close up of the Ecolawn Carrier with the Ecolawn Spreader 200 on it. I am going to extend the ramps a bit, some times based on a driveway or street it can be too steep for the Ecolawn to drive up to the platform.
Here's a few of the Ecolawn hopper. It's nice since it plastic and if you hit something, most likely you won't ruin whatever you might have clipped.
And when you moisture content is high, you don't have to worry about metal sides rusting or paint peeling off. Plus it only a few cotter pins to take the hopper off...so that's a nice feature.
These pictures of one of my customer's yard was this Spring. I can out on 5-14-2013 and spread their seed, then I covered it with 1/4" to 1/2" of organic compost. The organic compost I spread is made out of yard waste. It has no animal manure in it, so you don't have to worry about E.coli.
This Spring in Northern Illinois, we received a lot of rain but hardly and sun. So with the lack of sun this Spring, it took the seed longer to germinate.
So My After Pictures are about two months later 7-12-2013.
With the Organic Composting, you will want to tell your customer that they will get some weeds, but not to worry. You can either spot spray, pull, or burn them off. If you go the burning, then you will need to fit that area with some seed and compost, thus making your customer happier that they are not putting chemicals into the ground thus effecting the water table.
So long story short, I really enjoy the Ecolawn Organic Compost Spreader. I am still fine tuning some of my ideas for organics....but it's a learning process and so far my customers have been happy. But fair warning....it's hard work moving the compost to your machine. So if you don't mind working a bit harder at one stop, you will end up making more money than doing a route of mowing.
Also make sure you can get a good supply of organic compost. I'm lucky....I only have to travel 10 miles to load up my organic compost. That is what I think the key to getting your organic business going....a good supply of material (organic compost).
That's a good looking setup, Rick. Your before and after pictures on that job are excellent too.
When you say organic compost from yard waste how 'pure' is it? Is somebody at the yard where it is made certifying that none of the yard waste came from yards treated with synthetics or turf chemicals? I am not trying to give you a hard time at all but I am interested in what the standards and rules are. I have 24 yards of well composted horse manure and leaf compost coming today but I have no idea if the horses had an organic diet, for instance.
I used to think that mattered as well,,, but how many lawn chemicals persist in there chemical state,,, especially through the composting situation... anything manufactured eventually degrades to more basic constituent parts...
I heard there was a chemical that could persist for a year or so if it was to contaminate compost,,, but I can't remember what it was...
Hi Foreplease,
Rock River Valley Compost in Cherry Valley, IL gets their organic compost checked each year....just to make sure their material doesn't have high levels of metals or anything that might be toxic. I asked them to send me a current copy, since I've misplaced last year's copy somewhere on this computer.
I never had a problem with the Earth & Turf spreading moist compost other than occasionally using my hand to move it in the bin. Once the compost is on the conveyer belt there is never a problem with clumping as it is mechanically brushed off the end and applied at a predetermined rate no matter what speed you are walking. This is a drop spreader so you can apply right up to the edge of sidewalks without having to blow them off.
I also found it to be a very dependable machine with little down time due to repairs.


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Miss. Baptists voting on personhood amendment today
Miss. Baptists are urged to vote for life-at-fertilization initiative
American Catholics prep for new Mass translation
English-speaking Roman Catholics will soon be hearing new phrases at Mass
80,000 Muslims pray on the street in Moscow
Muslim men pray shoulder-to-shoulder in the freezing rain in Moscow
"In God We Trust" up for House reaffirming vote as national motto
House to vote on reaffirming, promoting "In God We Trust"
Dooms Day broadcaster sorry for predictions
Religious broadcaster sorry for failed apocalypse predictions
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HarperCollins buys out religious publisher
Crystal Cathedral board sells property to local University
Crystal Cathedral board backs sale to university
Congress considers military aid cuts to Egypt because of persecution
Cut is U.S. aid to Egypt touted over persecution
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President Back To White House For Hurricane
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Barack Obama is returning to Washington earlier than planned today to oversee emergency operations in response to Hurricane Sandy. Obama canceled a scheduled appearance in Florida this morning as the storm threat grew.


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Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools has joined with the Vanderbilt Center for Nashville Studies and Peabody College to create a platform to provide detailed, reliable and recurring information about the commitment of major employers to the public school system. This is the latest installment in a series that tells the story of collaborative involvement between members of the Vanderbilt community and local public schools.
Thirteen Nashville public high school students are spending their summer mornings on the Vanderbilt campus building bicycle models using software tools developed to revolutionize the manufacturing of military vehicles.
The internship project, now in its second year, is facilitated by Brandon Knight and his brother, Justin. Program coordinators for separate projects at Vanderbilt's Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS), the siblings created a bike shop while growing up in Hartford, Connecticut. They quickly realized tools created at Vanderbilt could be used to excite teen-agers about computer modelling concepts.
Before joining the ISIS team, Brandon Knight taught science at Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center in Estes Park, Colorado, and worked for a nonprofit on drop-out prevention. He brought that passion for education to his current job at Vanderbilt.
Under Brandon's guidance, the interns are working in teams using modeling tools to develop new concepts, much like the engineers who developed the new suite of software as part of a large-scale effort to democratize the vehicle design process and significantly cut design time. The software, which ISIS created for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, is open source, meaning it is available for free.
The software tools were developed as part of the Automated Vehicle Make (AVM) project in an ambitious effort to totally revamp the way the Department of Defense supplies vehicles to the nation's troops. Sandeep Neema and Ted Bapty, senior research scientists at ISIS, are principal investigators. Both are also research associate professors of electrical engineering and computer science at Vanderbilt.
"While these tools are designed to help build large, complex cyber-physical systems, they also work for smaller-scale projects," Bapty said. "By having the students use them to invent bike gadgets, we get valuable feedback on how designers at all levels use the tools."
AVM has an educational component that includes an undergraduate design competition, during which student participants from Vanderbilt worked in a School of Engineering lab with Tom Withrow, assistant professor of the practice of mechanical engineering. Withrow provided input for the start of the summer high school program as well.
The 13 interns hail from Hume-Fogg, Martin Luther King and Stratford high schools in Nashville. The part-time internships are unpaid this summer, but Knight said he hopes to seek possible funding sources.
The ultimate goal of the internship, now in its second year, is to encourage a growing pool of high-tech talent in Nashville that would ultimately attract industry to the area and plant the seeds for young entrepreneurs interested in start-ups.
"We need to re-capture the imagination of the best high school students early on with the excitement and beauty of engineering design," said ISIS Director Janos Sztipanovits, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Engineering. "What could be a better way for this than turning them into makers, challenging them with creating new things and empowering them with engineering tools that help them to freely innovate?"
Founded in 1998 with just 10 researchers, ISIS now has a cadre of more than 180 faculty, staff, students and interns involved in more than 60 active projects. ISIS is a key national player in an effort to design the software-integrated systems that have become an integral part of human lives today – in consumer appliances, vehicles, planes, hospitals, schools, design shops, factories, space systems and energy.
Contact Brandon Knight at email@example.com for more information about the internship program, including details about a planned presentation of the interns' projects on Aug. 1.
Take time this summer to make sure your school-age children have a healthy year by scheduling required immunizations.
Tennessee students entering seventh grade must provide their schools updated Tennessee Immunization Certificates with proof of two additional immunizations:
Children enrolling in a Tennessee school for the first time—pre-K, kindergarten or transferring from out of state—also must provide their current immunization records on a Tennessee Immunization Certificate to their schools.
By Tennessee law, parents must provide the updated Tennessee certificate to the school; an out-of-state record won't do.
Immunizations are available through private health providers or the Metro Public Health Department. For more information, visit http://www.nashville.gov/Health-Department/School-Health/School-Health-Immunizations.aspx.
In Metro Nashville, school starts Wednesday, Aug. 6.
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The Menlo Park City School District board will appoint someone to replace Laura Linkletter Rich rather than hold a special election.
The board unanimously made that decision last week after concluding a special election "would be costly," according to an email Superintendent Maurice Ghysels sent out to the district community. The San Mateo County Elections Office told the district an election would cost at least $32,000.
Linkletter Rich resigned on Jan. 14, citing "increasing family demands" as the reason. She has been on the school board since 1998. Her current term ends in November, when her seat and those of two other board members will be up for election.
District residents interested in serving on the board have until Friday, Feb. 7 to submit an application, which are available on the district's website. Prospective candidates must be registered voters and at least 18 years old.
On Jan. 28, the board will hold an information session for potential candidates from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the TERC building, 181 Encinal Ave., in Atherton. The role of a board member will be explained then, including the level of commitment that board service requires.
Candidate interviews and a vote on the appointment will be conducted at a special board meeting on Feb. 10, starting at 6 p.m. at the TERC building. The meeting is open to the public.
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Kassim Osgood has found a new home. The special teams standoutsigned with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday, two days afterthe Chargers announced they would not resign the Pro Bowler fromSan Diego State.
He signed a three-year contract worth $6.6 million, with nearly $3 million in guaranteed money. The deal is laden with incentives, based largely on success as a wide receiver. The Chargers never gave him a chance to play offense, something the Jaguars promised to do. Osgood is scheduled to receive bonuses based upon receptions, which could drastically increase his compensation.
"I'm pleased to announce J'ville is in the house!" Osgood said via Twitter. "The Black and Teal Man of Steel is for real!"


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I hadn't really looked at CounterPath's softphone offerings in some time, so when the Bria team asked me to take a peek at their latest offering, Bria iPad Edition 1.0, I jumped at the chance. And boy, was I glad I did!
Bria iPad Edition releases today. It's
free $14.99, and it brings standards based business telephony to the iPad. As tablets invade business, this means that the mobile worker will no longer need a desk phone. The IT department simply has to configure a softphone account on the PBX, and quick as you can say "tablets are the future" (or the more generic "bob's your uncle"), you'll be in business making and receiving telephone calls over WiFi or 3G.
Configuration was very easy. We use the Freetalk Connect PBX at iotum. I added a softphone device to the PBX for the iPad, then configured Bria by telling it the SIP user name, password, and domain. Two minutes of work and I was done. And if you don't have an IP PBX of your own, Bria comes pre-configured with settings for several providers and the ability to simply add a generic SIP connection for any provider.
Bria integrates nicely with the iPhone address book for easy "Call by Name" functionality. Plus, it supports all the features you'd expect in a business telephone – hold, split, multiple lines, conference calling and more.
Like Skype, Bria iPad Edition supports wideband audio codecs for great sound. Unlike Skype, Bria iPad Edition also supports BlueTooth headsets, making it usable in a busy business environment. In fact, depending on how good your 3G service is, you could conceivably replace your mobile phone with an iPad running Bria. Out here in rural Ottawa, it's definitely doable.
And, in an obvious attempt to compete with Skype more generally, CounterPath is promising support for video calls, SMS, instant messaging and presence later this year.
I'm impressed. Bria for iPad is a winner, and the price can't be beat.