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Wow... I'm not quite sure what to say.
This poem was so powerful that I can't even begin to describe it - but I think the last line say it all.
Great job.
- Katie
Author's Response: THANKS! =D
Oh wow. Oh wow oh wow oh wow. That was awesome! I don't usually like poetry, but this poem really was good.
(Name): Katie.
(Age): Teenager.
(Circle your blood status): Pureblood, Half-blood, Muggle
(Address): Not on the Internet!
(Sex. Please resist the temptation to pick more than one): M F Yes, please.
(Year of Hogwarts Graduation): . . . .
(House Affiliation): Gryffindor with Slytherin Tendencies.
(Wand type and size. No, not that "wand"): Oak, 12 inches, Phoenix feather core.
(In your own words, describe how you feel [i.e., hate] about Muggles and Mudbloods, and why you wish to serve me for all eternity): Well, I really don't want to die for being a Muggle, so I'm joining you.
And I know a plastic surgeon who could put your nose back and give you coloured contacts. : )
- Katie *is only kidding, but wondering what Volders would say if he saw that*
Author's Response: Well, he\'d first want to know how a Muggle could serve him, then I think he might be pleased to know that he could finally get a nose, lol.
This is really good. I hope you write more of it soon!
Wow, Megan, great job capturing Sirius's emotions! The several flashbacks were written realistically, and your "experiments" with writing style really paid off.
Well done!
- Katie
Author's Response: Oh, thanks, Katie. I\'m glad you liked it (especially about the flashbacks, as I was hoping they worked well enough).
Sirius extends his thanks, as well. ;)
I saw you say somewhere (on a review, I think) that this was your favourite story that you had written so far. So, naturally, I read it.
After doing so, I proceeded to do the classic headdesk for not reading it sooner. (I now have a terrible headache.)
My favourite paragraph (though it was terribly hard to decide):
Id like to take this opportunity to educate you about the platypus. A monotremethats a creature with characteristics of a mammal, bird, and reptileand a denizen of Australia, they look fairly cuddly, but if youre fooled by them, then youre wrong. Dead wrong. You see, platypi have venomous spurs on their hind feet, and theyre not afraid to use them.
For some reason, the style of this really appealed to me. The entire story (one-shot though it may be) was both distinctively you and, at the same time, very different than what I am used to seeing.
Great job!!!
P.S. Platypi??? That is my new favourite word. :)
Author's Response: Thank you so much for your lovely review, Katie! I had fun writing this story, because it\'s so surreal and random. And I had to put in the platypus... I mean, dude, platypi are the best. ^_^ I still have a platypus beanie baby lying around somewhere. She\'s purple.
Normally, fics like this where Ginny has an eating disorder aren't pulled off well. 'To Achieve Perfection', however, is done flawlessly, and written so realistically that it could have been canon.
I'll be sure to read the next chapter! :)
- Katie
Author's Response: Thank you so much.
I liked the article at the beginning nice way to summarise what happened in the last chapter.
Jordan smiled? 0_0 Wow maybe hes not so emo after all.
Right, but Jordans an Occlumens, Harry answered calmly, now stuffing a belt buckle that he never wore (it was shaped like a hippogriff and had been given to him as a gift) into his trunk.
Nice belt buckle. *smirk*
No one who spends that much time on a Muggle invention like a computer would ever be an Overseer.
Wait so Jordan goes on the computer? Do we find out how that works? Cause electronics dont work at Hogwarts, remember. And whats he doing on there, anyway? (You know, I shouldnt even bother asking, youre probably going to make me wait until Book 3 to find out. It cant hurt, though, right?)
Haley can see Thestrals. That might come in handy later, am I right? ;)
Whoa. Ivy and Jordan are a lot alike when it comes down to it they both have guilt, they both have secrets and Jordan almost told us what happened in the Final Battle, but you cut him off!
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I LURVED the Albus Dumbledore Award he really deserves an award in his name. And the fact that it was last Potters Eight and its now Potters Five getting the awards is a great tie-in.
I dunno if this was done on purpose, but in Jordans speech he really reminds me of Harry, with the whole We just did what anyone else would have done and the My friends are great bits. But the part where he apologised and called himself a git and put the whole thing into perspective was awesome.
With its spinny chair? Haley asked eagerly.
Yes, with its spinny chair, Harry clarified. Especially that.
Heh. I LURVE spinny chairs! In fact, I'm on one right now! WHEEEEEE!!!!!! xD
My jaw quite literally DROPPED when I read the part about the Triwizard Tournament. I cant wait to see what you come up with for tasks and whos picked! (My moneys on either Jordan or Haley. Probably Jordan.)
Heh: Hoos On First. Incidentally, have you read a novel called The Westing Game, because in it is a Chinese restaurant called Hoos On First.
And as for my favourite OC of yours: Haley. Just because Im almost exactly like her (hyper, insane when under the influence of sugar, good at thinking up plans, slightly odd fashion sense )
My least favourite would have to be Tyrone it kills me to say this, but to be brutally honest, he seems a bit Stu-ish to me. Hes handsome, his mother just died, hes popular Even though Emma keeps rejecting him, he just seems too perfect for me. Im sorry.
Overall, Schmergo, GREAT chapter! Ill be sure to stick around for the next two books! :)
- Katie
Author's Response: KATIEEE! YAAAY!
Actually Jordan\'s love of computers is very important in book 2, as you will shortly see. I believe that, like his guitar, he has managed to adapt it to run off of magical energy instead of electricity. This is probably illegal, but he\'s a man desperate.
I made Jordan a bit like Harry in that speech on purpose... they are very alike and very unalike in different ways. AND I LOVE SPINNY CHAIRS, TOO! AND I\'M ON ONE AS WEELLLL!
You shall seeee who\'s in the Tournament!
And... ZOMG, you\'ve read THE WESTING GAME? That\'s like one of my favourite books! It has a fabulous, fabulous plot.
I see what you mean about Tyrone... he\'s quite two-dimensional in this one. Luckily, he\'s more developed as the trilogy continues, but I did kind of *want* him to be a Stu in this one. I could have done him a lot better, though.
Fluffy chapter! With an angsty end! ^_^
I loved this chappie! It flowed easily from happy and cheerful (the dance) to dark and foreboding (Malfoy on the grounds).
And the romances are heating up... ^_^
Great job (yet again), Schmergo!
- Katie
Author's Response: Katie, you are such a lovely person! ^_^ You review all of my stories so prettifully... I\'m glad the happy and dark balance out, because that\'s what I was trying to go for. I don\'t like TOO much of either.
You've been rejected? WHAT IS THIS MADNESS!?! WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?!?!?!?!? WHY AM I USING SO MUCH CAPS LOCK AND PUNCTUATION!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Well, it's KATIE TO TEH RESCUE!
(In other words, if you want me to, I'll take a look at it.)
Um... not spam... hm... I love this story? (What, I'm tired.)
- Katie, RESCUER OF FICS AND LOVER OF CAPS LOCK
Author's Response: I have been rejected for the PLOT. I can\'t change the plot! It builds over the three books! It makes me bleh!
This really surprised me, Schmergo. When I think of your stories, I think of laughing really really REALLY hard for the rest of the day. This fic, however, shows that you are a GREAT writer, no matter WHAT you are writing, humour or otherwise!
Fantastic job!!!
P.S. I think I am rather like Haley... I'm ALWAYS hyper. ^-^
Author's Response: Oh, thank you so much, Katie! I wrote this story when I was... well, I started at age twelve and finished when I was thirteen, so I\'m glad you still think it\'s good.
Schmergo, I just thought of something. What if you had a twin named Schmergo? Then there would be twice the fantastic writing, twice the humour
and you wouldn't be Schmergos, you'd be Schmergi. :D
*putting down the caffeine*
Anyways, onto the actual review! (Yes, there is one.)
First of all, I was really surprised at Jordan almost making it into Slytherin - I never would have suspected that. And the way you showed how Jordan saw the Final Battle was fantastic, but at the same time I *really* wanted to see your version of what happened. (I was a bit disappointed by the lack of epic-ness of the *actual* Final Battle.)
The comparison that Hermione makes between Harry and Dumbledore is brilliant, as well - I loved the twinkle in Harry's eye, and I always kind of wanted him to take Dumbledores place.
Mad? Im not mad, said Jordan quietly, and Ted looked surprised. Why, Jordan continued, Im FURIOUS! ENRAGED! LIVID! Im INCREDIBLY IRATE! Im EXTREMELY ANGRY! Ted couldnt help but wonder if his friend had a thesaurus inside his brain
That made me laugh out loud its like Caps Lock!Harry all over again! With better vocabulary!
And the prank at the end was hilarious! I pulled a Haley (Im going to say that all the time now heh.) and FELL OFF MY CHAIR laughing!
Though the bit about Jordan at the end was definitely enough to make me stop laughing (if only for a moment) and feel bad for him.
Hiilariously fantastic chapter cant wait for the next one!
- Katie
Author's Response: Haha, Schmergi! I have a friend who calls me Schmergie... (Or \'Mergi,\' which I think is possibly the dumbest name, uh, ever.)
Ohh, you will DEFINITELY see my version of the Final Battle in graphic detail... but remember that this a trilogy, and it won\'t be anytime too soon. But I personally loved the canon one, although mine is totally different.
Yeah, Jordan is suspiciously similar to Harry in several ways... but he\'s also really different from him, as is EXTREMELY obvious. Poor Jordan doesn\'t realize his dad was almost in Slytherin himself... I had an inordinate amount of fun making up pranks. My favourite was the potatoes. ^_^
I'm listening to 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' right now -- my CD finally came! :D [/spam]
So, here's some ways to get this past the mods:
1. Blackmail the mods.
2. Email them and ask how you can change it.
3. Write an Author's Note explaining that you *have* to have the Internet in your fic.
4. Replace the Internet with something else -- enchanted mirrors? Owls? Enchanted paper? You could have some fun with this.
5. Offer them cupcakes.
6. Force them to listen to the Head-On commercial on repeat until they approve you. (OH, THE HORROR!)
Hope that helps some!
- Katie *listens to Terrance Mann* *applauds*
P.S. Chapters two and three of "Becoming Extraordinary" are up -- they're dreadful rubbish, but thought you ought to know.
Author's Response: KATIEEEE! ^_^ Terrence Mann should definitely play Snape in a Harry Potter musical, I think.
I heard from Julie, and I HOPE I can get the story through queue. I\'m resubmitting it later today. (I couldn\'t use anything enchanted, because Jordan uses the internet to communicate with a Muggle friend who doesn\'t know he\'s a wizard. Yep.)
Your list made me giggle, though!
It just occurred to me that Ive never reviewed this chapter, even though Ive read it a squintillion times. We cant have that. *shakes head*
First of all, the way you just kind of jumped into a pretty pivotal scene BLOWS MY TINY BRAIN. It was great. And I loved how you gave us the immediate feeling of its a normal day, but something really dramatic and terrible just happened that we wont know unless we keep reading. Perfect.
Then the way you just kind of started describing Number Seven, Gryffin Circle of Godrics Hollow was great actually, it reminded me of something JKR might do. The way you talked about the cluttered and scattered with photographs house that gave off an aura of warmth and homeliness was fantastic. Plus, I liked the fact that it always seemed crowded. It really sounds like Harry and Ginnys house.
Theres a cloud over there that look like an octopus strangling a walrus, Ted commented, pointing overhead. Ha. That sounds like something my friends or I would say youve done a really good job throughout this book of making everyone sound their age (fifteen). Its all so realistic.
Ted is a really great character one thing Ive noticed that you did, probably without even meaning to, is take a stereotype and then give it a twist to make your own OC. With Ted you took the optimistic nice guy and turned him into the EXCEEDINGLY optimistic nice guy with a beast of a persona ( ^_^ ) and a furry little problem. I really like Ted he seems like a person Id want to be friends with.
Ivy is a play on the quiet, shy girl in the way that she is the quiet, shy girl with a trauma-filled past and a brave streak. She actually sounds a lot like me, now that I think about it (Im quiet in RL, and the rest bodes true, except for the brave thing. Im scared of the dark, as well as almost everything else.) BUT ENOUGH ABOUT BORING OL ME! Im interested to see her development, considering what happens in Chapter Nine how will she handle that in the second book? I got a taste in Chapter Ten, but I want the whole bowl.
Why am I getting the feeling that you are meant to be Haley? ^_^ No, really, I like Haley most of all. Shes so HYPER! (Im hyper OL and occasionally in RL. Give me sugar and I go insane.) Anyway, shes kind of the hyper person who becomes a hyper and fun-loving, yet also surprisingly brave and logical, as well as rather rash with decisions person. (I got the last three traits from Chapter Nine I thought the thing with her trying to kill Jordan was REALLY an I wasnt thinking! moment.) And I, too, love public singing. Tonight at dinner I burst out with a lovely and random (plus one octave up) rendition of Into The Fire when asked what I had been listening to so much. ^_^
Jordan is a play on the emo git who is really more of a secretly very artistic emo only-slightly git with a reason for being so and a genius to boot person. I can really relate to Jordan Im not the darkest, nor am I a constant git, but the way you wrote him appeals to that side of me. Out of the five, hes the one Id go out with. *is slightly boy crazy* I really like the way he interacts with his friends and family here hes all Jordan. Thats the only way I can describe it.
Emma is the one person out of the Five whos personality seems less set-in-stone. We dont see as much of her in this book, and Id really like to see more of her in the two to come She seems like a really good and loyal friend, too. Emma also seems to have inherited her mothers talent, along with her fathers temper. ^_^ I love the fact that you took Ron (who was never really described as handsome) and Hermione (who was always described as plain) and gave their child beautiful looks. Id always wanted that to happen.
Ivys reaction to Malfoys breakout was perfect and believable. I also liked the fact that you took the two main approaches to tragedy panic and shock/sadness and showcased them by two different characters, Ivy and Jordan, in one paragraph. I especially liked the line: He sounded as though trying his very best to keep himself from running around yelling and throwing very expensive and breakable objects. That, despite the seriousness of the situation, made me chuckle. Something about your matter-of-fact wording
I loved seeing Harrys POV on the whole Malfoy situation and that bit really put some things into perspective (Malfoy would go after Ivy, he wanted revenge on Ron, etc.). The part about him not ever seeing Malfoy as a Dark Lord really made me think I never saw Malfoy as a Dark Lord, but something about your fic convinced me that it was possible.
Harry adopting Ivy was written excellently he wanted to take his mind off of the Final Battle, so he focused on her. Then, rather than immediately jumping to the conclusion of adopting Ivy, he thought it through first. Kudos to you for showing us his thought process and therefore making it MUCH more realistic.
- Katie
P.S. I made a quiz to see what member of the Five you are! PM or email me for the link.
P.P.S. I am the 200th review! WOOT!
P.P.S. This review is 961 words long I could submit it to MNFF as a fic! :o Its the longest review Ive ever written.
Author's Response: Wow! This is an insanely long review! I did kind of develop the characters from original \"types,\" and they\'re still fairly flat in this installment. We\'ll see a bit more 3D portrayal of them in the next two books.
It\'s funny about Haley... I share a lot with her (like the hyperness, the shortness, the singing and dramatic-ness, the impetuosity), but unlike me, she\'s really girly and loves pink and \'squeals\' and \'chirps\' everything, which isn\'t like me at all.
I share a lot with both Haley and Jordan, so I think it\'s a bit interesting that they\'re such polar-opposite characters!
As well as her lovely traits like cleverness and bravery and athleticism, Emma also inherited her father\'s emotional immaturity and her mother\'s irritability, and she\'s a bit obsessed with the concept of free will and making her own decisions-- you see more of that later. But she is a very flawed character... I still like her, though.
Ooh! Me wants to see the quiz! And whoa, 200 reviews! Crazy!
Anyway, just felt like leaving a review on an unvalidated chapter. *hides from Mods*
Oh, and this is a really pointless question, but if you had to ship yourself with one of these OCs, who would you pick? I myself would pick Jordan.
*notice's Schmergo's dropped jaw*
What??? I like him. He's all... angsty and stuuf (yes, that typo was intentional.), and that's cool to me for some odd reason. ^_^
- Katie
Author's Response: Hehehehe, I have ALWAYS liked Jordan! I would love to be best friends with Ted, and I would love to ogle Tyrone shamelessly, but I would probably pick Jordan. I like smart guys!
Although in the third installment of the trilogy, there is a guy character who I REALLY like. *Zips lips*
Schmergo -
That cliffhanger is EVIL!!! Poor Ted! But who's out to get him? Hm...
The description of Ted's transformation was well done... thanks to all the details, I felt like I was Ted transforming.
Also, the scene with Blaise and Hermione was written very in-character (for everyone), something that a lot of authors couldn't have pulled off.
Eagerly awaiting the next chapter!
- Katie
Author's Response: Thank you! I hoped I conveyed how Ted felt...I had fun writing Hermione and Blaise and Harry... mainly because each of them reminds me of a different teacher I had last year, and it\'s fun to imagine them arguing in the teachers\' lounge!
And Schmergo, excuse Lindsay, who has forgotten you are a Hufflepuff on the Forums.
See, we have this Three Word Story in Gryffindor Tower where we write a story three words at a time, and underneath the Copied and Pasted story we write really random things (such as colours with personalities, how to take over the world, why we like bunnies, etc.).
When she left that review, we were all snogging Marauders. Well, actually Lindsay had turned into Sirius and Remus had turned into me thanks to James being mad because Remus hit on Lily...
Meanwhile I was snogging the REAL Sirius. :D
Hope that cleared that up!
- Katie
P.S. And so this isn't really spammy, the description of Ivy's fear in this chapter was well done, also. :)
Author's Response: Oh! The three-word-stories! I do those all the time with my friends! (I have quite a splendid one about my chorus teacher turning into a wereflamingo by night after eating a \'Questionable Sandwich\', while being the flamingo-fightin\' superhero by day... up against our evil bio teacher). That story sounds fun... why don\'t the Puffs have one of those!
The beginning at the lake was really good I think Im EXACTLY like Haley. Seriously, its kind of freaky how much we are alike.
But then when Malfoy jumps out I was just like, ZOMGITSMALFOYNJORDANZOMGAGAIN!!11!!!!!!1!!!!one!!!!
And then I was all, JORDAN! NO! COME BACK TO THE LIGHT! because Im a HUGE Jordan fan, and seeing him become an Overseer really upset me.
The bit where Haley came up with the plan was really good, too not a side of her weve seen before.
The dialogue between Malfoy and Ivy was perfect. I loved how she was all, Im not your little Ivy. Perfect.
JORDAN! she screamed in a state of disbelieving shock, tears beginning to well up in her eyes. YOU
Yes, Im an Overseer, Jordan informed her calmly, tearing off his mask. Our father will be crushed when he finds out who killed his precious little daughter, wont he?
I actually started CRYING here, you got me so worked up.
And then I hyperventilated and kept rereading the part where she killed him and I was shaking and sobbing and stuff. But after a few minutes I got the sense to read on and he was alive and I breathed this HUGE sigh of relief. Which just goes to show how powerful of a writer you can be.
Malfoy was yelping at a rather high pitch and was running around flailing his arms like a cartoon character.
OK, back to the regular Schmergo here the one that makes me chuckle.
Malfoys worse than dead now and this is three books long so whats next?
And the whole thing about being an Overseer and then turning on Malfoy being Jordans fantasy was excellent.
And the wolf-to-Ivy kiss was cute. :)
Cant wait for more!
- Katie
P.S. Yes, I reviewed this while I was reading it. That's why it's so long and emotionally-charged and all.
Author's Response: Oh, thank you for your lovely, lovely review! I\'m actually incredibly glad that you were emotionally affected by the Haley/Jordan duel, because I was worried no one would be convinced. As for Malfoy being worse than dead and there being three books... the conflicts in the next two books aren\'t exactly because of Malfoy, although there is lots of internal conflict for Ivy and lots of bad stuff from the other members of the Malfoy family... *trying not to give away too much* I think you\'ll get a not-so-subtle hint about what the second book\'s about when Chapter 10 comes.
Schmergo, you have done it again. *shakes head* What am I going to do about you??? Every time I read one of your stories, I lose it.
My favourite part:
Voldemort did, and instantly, his eyes lit up. Florean could have sworn he saw tiny hearts appear inside the pupils, and a distinct squee! escaped the un-lips of the Dark Lord. Almost reverently, he picked up the last carton of ice cream and hugged it like a puppy.
YES! he shouted to the heavens, or rather, the stalactites stuck to the roof of his lair. YES! YES! TOGETHER, WE SHALL SUBJUGATE THE UNIVERSE! AHAHAHAHAHA!
*rolls on floor laughing*
*gets up*
Anyway... that gave me quite possibly the funniest and most vivid mental image EVER.
P.S. Is Vermonty Python really called that? It sounds scrumdiddlyumptious!
Author's Response: Thank you so much! And Vermonty Python really is called that! \'Tis my favourite ice cream, which is saying something! And what are you going to do about me? Well, I hear the loony bin is nice this time of year!
This has to be one of the best D/A fics I've ever read. Seriously.
I'm crying right now, but it's not really sad crying. It's bitter.
Because in the end, Snape loved her, and it seems like she loved him, but they were never together. And that's heartbreakingly tragic.
Plus, the ending:
He heard a twig snap. And the last thing he saw as he drew his eternally unfinished breath, were her eyes, staring at him from a black-haired boys face, filled with a savage, uncontrollable hatred.
And then he ended. Just like a cool November's breeze weaves through the branches and takes with it the last of the dying leaves, lifting it over the treetops, with no other purpose than for it to fall from a higher place.
That is so beautiful, and yet so terribly tragic. It would figure that the last thing he saw was her son killing him, and the way you liken Snape to a November's breeze is absolutely perfect.
This was a stunning fic. Truly, utterly perfect in every single way. I have no concrit -- and believe me when I say that's a rare thing.
*clicks to add to favourites*
- Katie
Author's Response: Wow, what a lovely review. Thanks so much Katie! I know, even though I wrote this before DH, I just knew he had loved her. It\'s so tragic that it just had to be. And I know Lily loved him too, but I left it sort of open about what way... I\'m so glad you liked it, and it\'s an honor to me that it is on your favorites! Mia


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Fritzing is an open source CAD-like graphical software for all operating systems that allows full interaction between breadboard, schematic and PCB views. Customers or other enthusiasts can wire up breadboard diagrams and then turn that into a schematic and even a finished PCB! Wouldn't it be cool if you could generate 1:1 perfect Fritzing objects right from a board file?
Instead of having a computer that talks thru the Arduino to a chip for programming, instead the Arduino itself programs the chip. This means you can program chips without having a computer involved. The good news about this technique is that it is incredibly fast, you can program chips 10x faster than with a computer and without having to type anything in.
This document is "The List" - it is the direct result of the overwhelming interest in starting Hackerspaces that hit my inbox after co-founding PSOne and HacDC. When so many people asked for help with the very basics of starting and running a successful Hackerspace, I compiled this list to make it as easy as possible for potential Hackerspace founders to hit the ground running (and not forget anything important). Since then, "the list" has been distributed and shared within Hackerspace culture. It has helped with structuring the success of many Hackerspaces - and hopefully with this update and public release, it will serve as a handy go-to checklist for your awesome Hackerspace-to-be.
If you end up buying a pick and place to assemble PCBs (or even if you're doing it by hand) you'll need to test out your boards! If you have an assembler do it for you, its still probably a good idea to have a jig you can give them. A good jig will tell you whats going right and whats going wrong. In this tutorial I will show how I designed a very basic jig with a "tested good" audible indicator. The board its testing is very simple but the basic premise can be expanded to large projects with ease.


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Most famous for writing the wonderfully smart, funny and still scary Scream (as well as its very own knock-off I Know What You Did Last Summer), Kevin Williamson is also the man behind The CW's The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle. As you can tell, the writer-producer seems to have a taste for the macabre, even if it is often filtered through a pretty-teenage-gloss, and it seems his new serial killing pilot isn't straying too far from his usual twisted path.
Deadline first reported that the potential new series, from Williamson's Outerbanks Entertainment and Warner Bros Television, found a put pilot commitment at Fox. The show is about an FBI agent who gets wrapped up in a case of a serial killing cult under the influence of a 'diabolical' leader. The article also explains that the cult leader uses some piece of technology in order to create in his murderous following, which might give it a science fiction twist but at the same time it kind of kills the creepiness. A Charles Manson-esque figure who uses nothing but manipulation is far scarier than some tech-psycho who uses a remote control (like The Naked Gun).
Anyway, it doesn't go into specifics but this sounds like Williamson might finally venture into the world of adults, although surely the lead will be a good looking, twenty-something. Actually, the description is so vague that we're not sure if the FBI Agent will be male or female (or the 'diabolical serial killer' for that matter) so any kind of casting speculation at this point is useless - although, with the television trend of female led action-thrillers since Buffy, and Williamson's penchant for heroines over heroes, well, you know my educated guess. This is obviously the earliest stage of development for the series to be penned and produced by KW but I'm interested in following where this show is headed.
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In Sandman Slim Stark came back from hell for revenge. In Kill the Dead he tackled both a zombie plague and being Lucifer's bodyguard.
Once again all is not right in L.A. Lucifer is back in Heaven, God is on vacation, and an insane killer mounts a war against both Heaven and Hell. Stark's got to head back down to his old stomping grounds in Hell to rescue his long lost love, stop an insane serial killer, prevent both Good and Evil from completely destroying each other, and stop the demonic Kissi from ruining the party for everyone. Even for Sandman Slim, that's a tall order. And it's only the beginning.
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"Don't compare Kadrey's prose with Stephenie Meyer's, or even Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Those works are mere fluffy soap operas next to Kadrey's writing." (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
"Book 1, great, Book 2, Good, Book 3, Meh"
I loved book one. I thought book 2 was pretty good, but not as good as one. Book 3 seems tired. The book is stripped down to one liners. I loved the one liners in book one, along with the story. Now in book three it is like going to watch a comedian do old jokes . There were still some LOL moments, but even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
Narrator is the best
"What a great character --"
Stark isn't a nice guy. He isn't polite, he isn't considerate, he doesn't play by the rules. He is continually pissed off, he goes through a LOT of destroyed clothing, he hates almost everyone, and he loves to steal cars.
What's not to love?
The Sandman Slim books aren't perfect, but author Richard Kadrey has managed to create a great character in James Stark. Stark repeatedly refers to himself as a monster, and he is an efficient killing machine -- yet he is also intensely loyal to folks like his murdered lover and the few living people he trusts, and somehow he ends up saving the general populace (and the world) from various true monsters whether he really wants to or not. Kadrey can write surprisingly poetic prose -- a rough hewn sort of poetry, but still effective -- and that in combination with Stark's obnoxious attitude and frequently outrageous violence make for an engaging, humorous, and sometimes breath-taking good time.
Now, these books are not perfect. A lot of the fantasy elements are pretty off the wall to start with, and sometimes Kadrey really strains my ability to suspend disbelief. In particular in this book, at the climax he did something with the angel half of Stark that really had me waving the BS penalty flag (I won't spoil it here). Even so, the way he set up the climax and its aftermath promises to provide a lot of interesting conflict for the next book, so some good reading may come of it. And even given that this sort of believability problem does occur occasionally throughout the Sandman Slim books, they are still a lot of fun to read.
As to the narrator -- I was not all that fond of MacLeod Andrews when I listened to the first Sandman Slim book, but he has grown on me as the series progressed (and, probably, as he got more used to the role). In Aloha From Hell I think he does a fine job of voicing both the rough-edged Stark and most of the secondary characters. Occasionally some of the side characters sound too much alike, but that's a minor complaint.
"More Sandman Slim goodness."
Funny, action, attitude.
The plot and characters are interesting and well considered. This series is unique and you won't find anything else quite like it.
Casabian. He is a blast and steals almost every scene he is in.
This is a great book. Go ahead.. You won't be disappointed.
"Fun and darkish"
Irrevent attitudes
Sandman Slim, very funny
Sandman Slim
Gone to hell for cigarettes
Very enjoyable, save for a favorite hike or car ride.
"An awesome wrap-up for Sandman Slim!"
Filled with great one-liners and the ultra-violence we've all come to love from our favorite antihero, Sandman Slim, this one packs a wallop and take you back to where it all began. I'll f***ing miss this guy, though I hope I'll never meet him in the hereafter 'cause he would totally kick my ass!
"Book 3 in the Sandman series The best yet"
Each book in this series just got better and better. Always action packed and many twists and turns. Richard Kadrey knows how to spin a story and keep his reader entertained from the very start. MacLeod Andrews is the perfect narrator for this series. His voices and attitude were perfect. There were moments in this series that were really funny, if it weren't so brutal. This is a true trilogy If you like urban fantasy this is for you. True cutting edge. I hope Richard Kadrey will be writing more novels.
I was trying to come up with some clever headline for my review, but the overall picture is that I just love this series!
As in the two previous books, the writing is so good with all the wonderful ruminations of the lead character, done in first person perspective. I loved his inner turmoil, his wrestling with his good/bad self, his take on the world, people, monsters, the devil and god. And the story still moved along at a fast pace and I never lost interest in this extraordinary character.
I cannot say enough about MacLeod Andrew's performance. His narration makes the character absolutely come alive. I wonder if reading it would have the same impact, but I think the experience would be quite different. His smokey, growling voice conjures up vivid images and that perfect sarcastic humor just swept me away.
I would love this series to be made into a movie. It is so visual and such rich material, it would make a terrific film.
And if only MacLeod Andrews looks anything like his voice, he could play Sandman Slim!
"Here we go again"
This is the third book in the series and thank goodness I only have one more to go before I can quit the series. Unfortunately I had somehow ended up with the first four books before I had listened to the first one. I'm going to try and not make that mistake again.
The majority of the book is just one fight after another with a lot of violence and gore - limbs being hacked off, bodies being relieved of their heads. There doesn't seem to be any real character development. Even though he was half angel Stark is mainly out for himself even though there are moments here and there where he commits a, shock, act of kindness, although half the time afterwards he's sorry he did.
If it wasn't for the narrator I probably wouldn't have lasted this long.
"not sure if i like where this is going!!"
i am enjoying this series but this book wasnt the best. nothing really to point out without a spoiler alert. i am just not thrilled with how this story is unfolding. i am going to take a break from this series for a few months with a new dresden book coming out and then an iron druid book after that. then i will revisit the world of sandman slim! the narrator as always was spot on he really brings the characters to live or death!!! i will be back but i went through the first 3 books within weeks and i just need a break from this world!
"awesome - gotta love Sandman Slim"
Get the first two books before you start this one: Sandman Slim is book1 and Kill the Dead book 2 and then also get Devil Said Bang - book 4 as you will want to dive right in after this one which is book 3. BTW: Kill City Blues - book 5 - is due out on 7-30-13. If you have ANY doubts about these, go over to amazon and read the reviews. Fantastic series and really well read too.
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Douglas Adams gets a nod in this review of Mass Effect at DarkZero. The score is 8/10 and here's the into:
Space... is big, really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mindboggingly big it is. It is this wide open playing field that is without doubt the main draw of Mass Effect, thus letting you paint your own elaborate story in a much larger and more complex way than Bioware has ever let us do before. So, with sights set on such grandeur it's hard to admit that Mass Effect is not everything it could have been. In fact, if you look past that big draw a huge amount of limitation has been placed upon what was once thought to be a thriving galaxy. Indeed, the universe that has been created could very well make a lot of people very angry, and even be widely regarded as a bad move. Don't panic though, Mass Effect is not a bad game, in fact it is far from it. It could even be argued that it is the exact opposite, as after some solid time playing it's clear to see many of the wrongs have been righted that people had with the slightly off-kilter Jade Empire. However, with a collection of bugs, texture pop-in that rears it head every time a cut scene loads, and the repetitious nature of the planets on show it is hard to have complete reverence for what Bioware have accomplished.
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Firstly, it is important to drink lots of water. dont scrub at it in the shower, and when u wash ur face, use cool water. hot water tends to upset acne(i know from personal exp.) I know people with moderate acne that have used tea tree oil with good results. get 100% solution. u can find good brands at health food stores.
I dont know how often to put it on every day, but i would imagine 2-3 times a day. too much fried, or greasy, fatty foods can also contribute to acne. Getting enough vitamins is good for your skin, especially vitiman a and e. if tea tree oil seems to help, u can buy soap with it in it that u can use to wash the acne. the oil helps by killing the bacteria that cause acne, as well as penatrating and cleaning out the pores. Just remember, for somthing really bad like youus, you have to hekp prevent it from the inside as well as the outside by eating less fried, greasy foods, geeting enough vitamins for the skin, and drinking enough PURE water, not coffee or coke
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Hello Everyone,
Below is our first employee-inspired recipe published on our Blog! We've decided to highlight employee recipes for several reasons. First of all, we have tons of great chefs working within our 13 stores and this will provide a great venue for them to disseminate the knowledge they have accumulated over the years. Secondly, Woodman's is a locally operated grocery store which enjoys serving the communities it exists in. Therefore providing recipes from Hollywood stars, Celebrity TV chefs, or Book Authors didn't feel right. Lastly, we are a 100% Employee Owned company, so enabling the owners of the business to tell you about their favorite recipes seemed like an excellent idea!
We hope you enjoy this recipe… and all the future recipes to come!
Clint Woodman
*Please be away of any allergens in the recipe by reading through the ingredient list before preparing. Woodman's is not responsible for any allergic reaction to any ingredients in posted recipes.
- 1 bag of frozen Gold n Plump Chicken Strips(thawed)
- 1 cup Holland House cooking sherry
- 2 cans Shurfine cream of chicken soup (Low Sodium Campbells is an option as well)
- 1 bag of Crystal Farms shredded swiss (2 cups)
- 1/2 bag of original Pepperidge Farm Stuffing mix
- 1 stick of melted butter (Unsalted is an option as well)
- Preheat oven to 350*
- Lay thawed chicken in a large glass baking dish.
- Pour sherry over the chicken.
- With a spoon, scatter dollop's of the soup all over the top.
- Sprinkle the whole bag of cheese over top of the soup layer.
- Next scatter half of the bag of stuffing mix over the cheese layer until it is covered completely and evenly.
- Drizzle the melted butter over the stuffing mix evenly until gone.
- Cover with foil and bake for one hour. Uncover for the last 10 minutes of baking to allow the stuffing to crisp.
Makes roughly 6 servings.
*Oven Temperatures May Vary
Special thanks to Amy from our Carpentersville, IL store. She's been a great employee for 5 1/2 years, and apparently a pretty great chef for even longer than that!
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Two female sea turtles, rescued from the frigid waters off the Oregon coast caught a ride with the Coast Guard to get to San Diego Thursday.
The olive ridley sea turtle and Pacific green sea turtle were in severe thermal shock when they were recovered from the ocean in November, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The turtles were taken to the Oregon Coast Aquarium where they were recovering well but needed more rehabilitation in order to be released back into the wild.
"Very rarely do they show up on our shores but when they do we know we have a responsibility to save their lives and learn more about sea turtles," said Gary Gamer with the Oregon Coast Aquarium. "Very little is known. These are remarkable creatures."
SeaWorld in San Diego is better equipped to help the turtles recuperate so they can be released back into the wild.
The Coast Guard was able to schedule the turtle transport to coincide with a training mission.
The crew picked up the turtles in a C-130 Hercules and arrived at Naval Air Station North Island Thursday afternoon.


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Bruce graduated from Yorkville High School, Yorkville, Illinois in 1967, from Illinois State University in 1971 and received his M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University in 1974.
Bruce began his 20-year banking career at Yorkville National Bank and Naperville National Bank in Illinois; then United Bank and CitiBank in Tucson. Bruce and Gaya have co-owned Premier Printing & Mailing since 1992. Bruce had retired last year to enjoy what he loved most; golfing and fishing at his cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Bruce was a member of Sertoma, Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce, Metro Tucson Chamber, Business Clubs America, and supported many other organizations around the community.
Bruce was an avid Green Bay Packers fan and loved fast-pitch softball where he spent many hours at his daughter's games when she played and now is a coach at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO.
Bruce was tragically killed in a one car accident south of Flagstaff. He was a bigger than life guy and has been taken from us much too soon. We will miss his dry sense of humor and his wit. He was truly one of a kind.
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Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross looks set to end the season on a high after a troubled start.
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Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross looks set to end the season on a high after a troubled start to the campaign.
The 21-year-old former Manchester United starlet was dropped after a disappointing performance against Bolton in the opening game of the season.
After a two-month spell on the sidelines, Shawcross finally made his way back into Tony Pulis' starting XI.
Since then he has gone from strength to strength and looks set to retain his starting berth against Hull City on Saturday.
"Ryan has improved. He was a little bit starry-eyed at the beginning of the season," said Pulis, who feels the break will have worked in Shawcross' favour.
"We left him out and since coming back he has been outstanding. Now and then everyone needs a rest.
"He is only a young kid, he has got to keep his feet on the ground and keep working hard. There is a lot more to come from him."
Despite admitting his disappointment at being dropped after only one start, Shawcross admits the manager's tactics have worked to his benefit.
Hard work
"Who knows, maybe I could have been a world-beater in my next match," he said.
"But in hindsight, looking at the number of games I have gone on to play, the manager was right.
"I worked hard after being dropped, so I am delighted to not only get back in the team but keep my place."
Not forgetting his roots, Shawcross added: "For my part I like to think the skills I learned as a kid at Manchester United are helping me in the Premier League."


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Looking for a hot indie-published romance to read this summer? Amazon's indie publishing units — Kindle Direct Publishing and CreateSpace — helped HEA put this post together to highlight some favorite authors and their new books.
No Other Love by Lucy Kevin
The second book in the fun, sweet and touching Walker Island series. Lucy Kevin is a pen name of romance superstar Bella Andre.
Morgan Walker, makeup artist to the stars, never thought she'd leave New York City to come back to Walker Island. But when she is tapped to headline her own TV makeover show, she decides it's the perfect time to launch her organic makeup line made from flowers and plants grown on the Walker family plot of land. While she's really excited about getting to spend a few weeks with the sisters and grandmother she doesn't see nearly often enough, she's equally worried about the possibility of seeing Brian Russell again. Because even though they broke up seven years ago, she's never been able to forget him. Not for one single day… When Brian gets the opportunity to work with Morgan on planting her new garden, he immediately jumps at it. Seven years ago, he thought he was doing the right thing by letting her go to pursue her dreams and see the world. But he's never stopped loving her, and now that she's finally back, he's determined to do whatever it takes to convince her that they belong together…forever this time.
Thirty-Two and a Half Complications by Denise Grover Swank
Book five in the USA TODAY bestselling romantic mystery series starring the amateur detective — and psychic — Rose Gardner.
There's no denying trouble finds Rose Gardner like a divining rod finds water, especially when Rose finds herself in the middle of a bank robbery. But after the robbers steal her deposit bag—containing a large amount of cash—she soon finds out that thanks to her sister Violet's financial mismanagement, trouble is threatening her business as well.
To top it off, Rose's ex-boyfriend Joe Simmons has moved back to Henryetta to fill the chief deputy sheriff position. Rose's involvement as a witness is the perfect opportunity for Joe to reinsert himself into her life. But Mason Deveraux, Fenton County Assistant District Attorney and Rose's new boyfriend, has waited too long for Rose to give her up without a fight.
Rose's pregnant best friend, Neely Kate, suggests they find the robbers using Rose's visions and Neely Kate's knowledge about everything in town. The women are soon hot on the trail of the stolen money, but Rose is caught off guard when Neely Kate's snoopiness detects the biggest complication of all: Rose might be expecting a baby of her own.
Gansett After Dark by Marie Force
The newest addition to USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author Marie Force's popular McCarthys of Gansett Island books, featuring favorite characters and introducing exciting new ones, too.
Owen Lawry is days away from leaving Gansett Island to attend the trial of his father, who is charged with assaulting his mother almost a year ago. He has spent his entire adult life trying to outrun his violent past, but the upcoming showdown with the father he hasn't seen in more than a decade has him spending far more time in the past than in the present. His biggest challenge is convincing his pregnant fiancée, Laura McCarthy, to sit out the trip. The last thing he wants is to expose the woman he loves to the pain of his past.
Laura is determined to stand by Owen's side throughout the trial and into the life they have planned together. The trial and her final divorce papers are the only things standing between them and the wedding they have looked forward to all year. Can she convince Owen to let her in and allow her to help him through this difficult time? And what will become of the man she loves if his father walks free?
As Owen and Laura prepare for the emotional battle with his father, his mother, Sarah, finally comes clean about her violent marriage with Charlie Grandchamp, the man who has been her friend and companion for months now. How will Charlie react to hearing Sarah's secrets, and will their relationship move forward now that he finally knows the truth about why she can't bear to let him touch her?
That Summer Night by Barbara Freethy
Sixth title in this New York Times No. 1 bestselling author's heartwarming contemporary series about the Callaway family.
Once Reid Becker was the best of the best, an elite soldier whose career ended abruptly in a mission gone awry. Derailed after a decade of intense focus, Reid is spending far too much time in his best friend's bar. Then Shayla Callaway walks into his life with a desperate plea for help. How can he resist a beautiful blonde?
The last thing Shayla Callaway was looking for was trouble. After years of medical school, she is months away from finishing her residency when a stint with a research team lands her in the middle of a game of drugs and money, and the only person who can help her is a burned out ex-soldier with a hot body and a cocky attitude.
Reid and Shayla have always put duty and career first. But as the danger heats up, so do the summer nights. Suddenly, it's not just about saving the world but about saving each other and a love they never expected …
Whiskey, You're the Devil by Liliana Hart (Aug. 26)
The latest in the Addison Holmes Mysteries.
Things are looking up for Addison Holmes. She's about to take her P.I. exams, she's living in sin with the man of her dreams, and she hasn't had a phone call from her mother in three whole days. But she should have known things were too good to last.
When Rosemarie Valentine's fingerprints are found on the murder weapon used to kill a sex shop owner, it's up to Addison and the gang to clear her name before Rosemarie is thrown in the pokey with no hope of getting out again.
With the help of Nick, Savage, Kate, and Addison's mom and sister, what could possibly go wrong?
The Wedding Contract by H.M. Ward
The newest title in H.M. Ward's sexy hit The Ferro Family series.
After I get the witch at the front desk to hand me my room key, I head for the shower. I was supposed to shoot my best friend's wedding alone, and I couldn't wait to escape New York and Nick Ferro.
Yeah, he's beautiful, sexy, and completely charming, but he's stealing my clients. He's done so much damage that I'm going to be lucky if I can keep my studio open for a couple of weeks. This wedding means everything to me, and I refuse to let a spoiled brat with a shiny new MBA put me out of business. Screw that.
But then I find myself wearing nothing but a smile when the person I hate most walks through the hotel room door. Nick Ferro. Two adversaries, shooting one wedding and sharing one room for one week. What could possibly go wrong?
SEAL My Destiny by Sharon Hamilton
The sixth in Sharon Hamilton's popular romantic suspense SEAL Brotherhood books.
Navy SEAL Luke Paulsen, on the verge of PTSD stemming from the death of his fiancée and a brutal tour overseas, knows he is damaged goods and unsuitable for relationships. While paying respects to a fallen comrade, he is unprepared for the chemical attraction he feels for the carefree dark-haired beauty playing in the surf one evening.
Julie Christensen befriends the troubled SEAL, motivated by her yearning to soothe the young man's troubled soul. Fueled by intense mutual desire, they succumb to one night of mind-numbing passion. Afterwards, he is unable to shed the memory of his lost love and disappears.
When they meet again at a wedding that will forever bring their two families together, their passion and longing for one another forces them to confront their pasts in order to find a future together.
But soon the trauma of his service separates them. Julie goes back to teaching and Luke deploys for North Africa with SEAL Team 3. Upon his return, he receives a frantic call that Julie's life is in danger. Will he make it in time to save the woman he now knows he wants to marry and spend the rest of his life with?
The Color of Love by Julianne MacLean
Continues Color of Heaven series with another fast-paced, emotionally gripping tale.
Carla Matthews is a single mother struggling to make ends meet and give her daughter Kaleigh a decent upbringing. When Kaleigh's absent father Seth—a famous alpine climber who never wanted to be tied down—begs for a second chance at fatherhood, Carla is hesitant because she doesn't want to pin her hopes on a man who is always seeking another mountain to scale. A man who was never willing to stay put in one place and raise a family. But when Seth's plane goes missing after a crash landing in the harsh Canadian wilderness, Carla must wait for news… Is he dead or alive? Will the wreckage ever be found?
One year later, after having given up all hope, Carla receives a phone call that shocks her to her core. A man has been found, half-dead, floating on an iceberg in the North Atlantic, uttering her name. Is this Seth? And is it possible that he will come home to her and Kaleigh at last, and be the man she always dreamed he would be?
Guarding His Heart by J.S. Cooper (Aug. 12)
A smoking hot New Adult contemporary romance.
Leonardo Maxwell was shocked when his best friend, Zane Beaumont fell in love and got married. While he is happy for his friend, he knows that he definitely doesn't want to go the love and marriage route. He knows that there is nothing that can come from either of the two.
When his father calls him and tells him that it's time for him to take over the family business, he does so reluctantly. He's never liked the attention he gets as a billionaire's son, but he knows it's his duty.
Leo is not prepared for the animosity that he gets from his new assistant, Hannah on his first day of work. He has no idea why she hates him, but he's glad for it. He doesn't have time to waste staring at her beautiful long legs or her pink luscious lips. As far as he's concerned they can have a strictly professional relationship. However, that all changes when they go on their first work trip together.


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BUFFALO, NY (The Spread) – AFC East rivals clash in Buffalo today when the Bills host the Jets at 1:00PM ET. Will both offenses struggle?
NFL Odds: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Bills are 1-point favorites over the Jets, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 41 points. New York is 5-4 overall and 1-3 on the road, while Buffalo is 3-7 overall and 2-3 at home.
Line Movement: The Bills opened as 2.5-point favorites but the spread has been bet down to 1 at most sports books. As for the total, it opened at 42 and has been bet down to 41.
Public Betting: Of the wagers currently placed on this game, 72% of NFL public bettors currently favor the Jets. This information is subject to change leading up to kickoff, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date NFL public betting numbers.
NFL Free Pick: Take the under. According to latest NFL trends, the under is 4-1-1 in the last six meetings between these two teams in Buffalo and 4-0 in the Bills' last four games in November. The under is also 6-1 in Buffalo's last seven games following an ATS loss and 5-2 in its last seven games on turf. On the other side the under is 4-0 in the Jets' last four road games versus a team with a losing home record, 5-2 in their last seven games versus a team with a losing record and 5-2 in their last seven games following a straight up win.
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We are going to be starting our simple scrapbook challenges up once summer comes to an end here shortly. We decided to enjoy summer with the kids instead!!
In the mean time- here is a layout I did for Prism-
My amazingly gorgeous daughter (yep, a teence biased!) I tried to bring the color of the grass in the photo out with the green circles and not overwhelm the whole page-
I am all about the pictures/story if there is one and not the other stuff- so my scrap pages are usually quite simple!
and the blog candy winner from last week never came forward- please email me by Wednesday!! If not, I will pick another winner from the followers list-
enjoy your sunday!
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simply scrappin on my own...
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- StampinCathy said...
I love this page.
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- tiffguam said...
I love your style!
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- Jenn said...
I don't see you scrap much, but you should, this is fab! :D
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- Purple Princess said...
Wonderful page! The circles really make the photo pop!
- 08:16
- Shannan Teubner said...
Yeah, you're biased, but she's still gorgeous. I can't believe how big she's getting!
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- cash advance now said...
Amazing creation!!! Can you post more of your scrapbook photos? I am very much eager to view it.
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I found it difficult to agree with anything Chris Huhne said when he was Secretary of State for energy and climate change in the coalition government.
Nonetheless he was that rarest of beasts in the House of Commons: an intellectual and linguist of the highest calibre, educated at the Sorbonne and Oxford.
We all make mistakes and we all pay the price so it would be a poisonous person indeed who found pleasure in his humiliation and the ruination of his political career.
The film star David Niven claimed that if he had been locked up for the unpardonable sin and the key thrown away, his friend Noël Coward would visit him every day. I think that is just about the nicest thing that could be said about anyone and I hope Chris Hulme has friends and colleagues with similar loyalty.
(Dr) John Cameron
Howard Place
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Chris Huhne's admission of guilt is typical politician-speak: "having taken responsibility for something that happened ten years ago" ie "this was something so minor I can't even remember it – and anyway, it was so long ago that no-one else can either".
However, there is surely no point in sending him to prison – I would have thought that to have the world read those awful texts from his son announcing that he hated his father and wanted nothing more to do with him would be a worse punishment than a prison sentence.
And unlike Huhne snr's spin, Huhne jnr's comments are clearly spoken from the heart. How sad for this family.
(Dr) Mary Brown
Dalvenie Road
Former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne is facing jail after he admitted perverting the course of justice over a speeding offence.
His parliamentary salary must stop immediately and there should be no severance or resettlement packages. If a police officer is found guilty of a criminal offence then he or she immediately forfeits any pension rights.
MPs have lucrative pensions, paid for by the reluctant taxpayers.
It would show that "we are all in this together" if Huhne is immediately stripped of his pension entitlement.
Should I hold my breath?
Clark Cross
Springfield Road
I am annoyed. Here is another politician of some standing who is prepared to lie through his back teeth, trying to blame someone else for his misdeeds with a total disregard for the cost to the taxpayer. Politician personified! He should now have to repay to the taxpayer every penny that it has cost in bringing this matter to court since his first plea of "not guilty".
Ron Macdonald
Sutherland Drive
Chris Huhne admits his guilt regarding perverting justice. We await sentencing, prison conversion to Roman Catholicism and future career in television punditry. Perhaps an appearance as guest presenter of BBC1 quiz show Pointless. Too soon?
Neil Sinclair
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Just Half of College Students Finish Their Degrees
WASHINGTON — Fewer than half of all students who entered college in 2007 finished school where they started, and almost a third are no longer taking classes toward a degree anywhere, according to a review recently released.
The dire numbers underscore the challenges that colleges confront as they look to bring in more students and send them out into the world as graduates. The numbers also could complicate matters for students at schools with low graduation rates; the U.S. Department of Education's still-emerging college rating system is considering linking colleges' performances with federal financial aid.
Overall, 56 percent of those who started college in 2007 have finished their coursework on any campus, according to the research arm of the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit organization that works with colleges to verify students' enrollment and graduation status.
About 29 percent of those who started college that year are no longer taking classes toward a degree. The researchers also found 43 percent of all students finished their degrees where they started. The number ranges from 67 percent of students who enrolled full time in 2007 to just 19 percent of those who enrolled part time.
Thirteen percent of students who entered college in 2007 finished their degrees at a different school from where they started.
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center worked with more than 3,500 schools to review almost 2.4 million records and track students as they transfer among schools.
"Conventional approaches fail to capture the complexity of student behavior because they look only at the starting institution where the student first enrolled," said Doug Shapiro, the chief at the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
The new analysis indicates students who enter private four-year, not-for-profit schools are more likely to finish their degrees than those who pick public four-year or four-year, for-profit schools.


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I have had Roses chocolates since as long as i can remember and i'm almost 50 years old. This christmas as always i bought a box........NEVER AGAIN!!! they're gross. Cheap and nasty is all i can say Come Easter and Christmas this coming year and any after i will purchase Quality Street.


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Madison WI (SPX) Aug 27, 2007
Climate change, a recent "hot topic" when studying the atmosphere, oceans, and Earth's surface; however, the study of another important factor to this global phenomenon is still very much "underground." Few scientists are looking deep enough to see the possible effects of climate change on groundwater systems. Little is known about how soil, subsurface waters, and groundwater are responding to climate change.
Scientists with CSIRO Australia and USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have addressed the vital need for the prediction of climate change impacts on water below the ground. They report that the only way to make such predictions is with simulated interactions between soils and plants that are essential in determining sensitivities of soil-water-vegetation systems to climate change.
In their recent research, they generated daily weather patterns that match historical records and predicted climates with double the carbon dioxide using a General Circulation Model (GCM) of the atmosphere.
The daily weather that resulted was entered into a soil-water-vegetation model that represented soil absorbed water, water flow, and storage in soil, surface evaporation, plant uptake, transpiration of water, and deep drainage below the roots of trees and grasses that becomes groundwater recharge.
Results of this research are published in the August 2007 Vadose Zone Journal in a special section titled, "Groundwater Resources Assessment under the Pressures of Humanity and Climate Change." The eight-articles in this special section are available as open-access for a limited time.
This special section was edited by Timothy Green (USDA-ARS), Makoto Taniguchi (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan), and Henk Kooi (Vrije University, The Netherlands) includes studies of several locations around the world, including regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, Micronesia, North America, and Europe.
The simulation models showed that changes in the temperatures and rainfall affected growth rates and leaf size of plants which impacts groundwater recharge. In some areas, the vegetation response to climate change would cause the average recharge to decrease, but in other areas, recharge to groundwater would more than double.
According to the authors, the outcome of this research is vital to land and water management agencies and policy makers all over the world. When the likely scenario of the Earth's atmosphere doubling its concentration of carbon dioxide becomes a reality, this study indicates that groundwater recharge may increase dramatically in some areas as the changes in rainfall are amplified by the soil-water-plant systems that control groundwater recharge.
Regardless of whether such a response is viewed as a benefit or liability, the potential magnitude of change presents strong motivation to gain knowledge of these systems and improve our predictions and responses.
In many countries, the groundwater reservoirs contribute a large part of the total water supply. It is especially true for Denmark, where 99% of the water supply depends on groundwater. This is why Scientists at the University of Copenhagen and the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) investigated the effects of future climate change on groundwater recharge, storage, and discharge to streams for two geologically and climatologically different regions in Denmark in a study funded by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency. These results are also published in the special section of Vadose Zone Journal.
The climate data used in this study was gathered from regional climate simulations for two scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the period of 2071-2100. Average annual precipitation, temperature, and loss of water in the soil increased, but clear seasonal variations occurred.
A model was used to simulate the altered water system that resulted from changes in weather conditions. As most groundwater systems react slowly to changes that occur on the earth's surface, the main focus of this study was the average monthly values for a 15-year period.
The magnitude of the water response to the simulated climate change was highly dependant on the geological setting. In the study area characterized by sandy top soils and large, interconnected aquifers, the groundwater levels rose significantly. For the other study, with low-permeable top soils and thick clay layers, the groundwater levels only showed minor changes.
The primary effect in this area was the change in river discharge with up to 50% increase in winter and 50% decrease in summer. Research is ongoing at the University of Copenhagen and GEUS to investigate other combined impacts of changes in climate, land use, irrigation demand, and sea-level on water resources.
According to the guest editors, resource management and government policies will need to be assessed based on both surface and underground climate impacts altered by human activity. According to Timothy Green, one of the guest editors, the simulations in these studies help to explain the complex interactions between climate on plants and soils.
For full adaptation as part of the Earth's water security discussions, he recommends that underground climate change needs to surface as a full-fledged part of the global system.
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"Classic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. ROLLING IN THE MUCK IS NOT THE BEST WAY OF GETTING CLEAN."
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Angiogenesis in Early Breast Cancer for Prognosis Prediction
This study has been completed.
University of California, Irvine
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First Posted: January 23, 2008
Last Update Posted: November 19, 2010
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This study will investigate the association of angiogenesis in breast cancer measured by magnetic resonance imaging and biomarkers with long-term prognosis of patients.
|Breast Lesions
|Procedure: magnetic resonance imaging
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|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
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|Angiogenesis in Early Breast Cancer for Prognosis Prediction
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- To investigate whether breast cancer with a higher angiogenesis activity is associated with a unfavorable outcome. [ Time Frame: 5 years from completion of enrollment ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To investigate whether angiogenesis of breast cancer is associated wit lymph node status [ Time Frame: at completion of enrollment ]
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Procedure: magnetic resonance imaging
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- Patient with a breast mass highly suspicious for malignancy from clinical, mammographic or sonographic examination.
- The study has been explained to the patient when she is scheduled for surgery.
- Healthy normal volunteers for imaging protocol optimization.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Patients with implanted surgical clips (hemostatic clips) or other ferromagnetic material,
- Patients engaged in occupations or activities which may cause accidental lodging of ferromagnetic materials, or who may have imbedded metal fragments from military activities,
- Patients with metallic implants, because they may cause artifacts in diagnostic images due to magnetic field distortion,
- Patients with implanted prosthetic heart valves,
- Patients with pacemakers, neuro-stimulation devices,
- A breast mass with features of benign tumor
- The patients unwilling to participate in the study or fail to sign the consent form
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00599105
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Taiwan market: Samsung to launch 3G/Wi-Fi-connected bridge camera
Ocean Chen, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Friday 23 November 2012]
Samsung Electronics on November 22 unveiled Galaxy Camera, a bridge camera equipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 3G/Wi-Fi connectivity for editing and sharing photos/video, for immediate online pre-order in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$16,900 (US$579).
Galaxy Camera features a 16-megapixel 1/2.3-inch BIS CMOS image sensor, 21x optical zoom (23-483mm), a 4.8-inch 308ppi HD Super Clear LCD touch screen, dimensions of 128.7 (W) by 70.8 (H) by 19.1 (D)mm and a weight of 305g.
In addition to conventional retail sales, Galaxy Camera will also be available for sale at a subsidized price of NT$9,900 bundled with a 3-year contract through Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) at a monthly rate of NT$850, Taiwan Mobile (TWM) at NT$699 and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) at NT$775.
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USB flash drive manufacturer out there, Kingston's renditions aren't any stranger to somewhat superfluous security layers, but the firm's latest thumb drive looks to keep your child safe by teaming up with AMBER Alert. While the kid-protecting service has already been available via SMS, the Child ID Kit allows users to upload a smorgasbord of information about a single child including photos, birthdate, hair / eye color, contact information, nicknames, and even fields for parents to explain gaudy tattoos and embarrassing piercings that should only be divulged when searching for a missing youngster. Sporting 512MB of internal storage, password protection, and obligatory encryption, paranoid guardians can snap up one (or more) now for $29.95 apiece. Still, we're not entirely convinced this ultra-modern edition of the milk carton splash will actually help you find missing kiddos any faster, but at least you won't be forced to go searching for their blood type at inopportune times.
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Idris Elba played late civil rights leader and South African president Nelson Mandela in one of his more recent roles, but in Sam Miller's No Good Deed, Elba plays quite the opposite of the beloved political figure.
Elba's Colin is a murderous escaped con who is especially violent forward women. Insert Terri, played by Taraji P. Henson, a wife and mother of two. There's a violent storm in full effect (pathetic fallacy!). Colin appears at Terri's door, asking to borrow the phone for car trouble. He eventually smooth-talks his way into her home. Once inside, Terri becomes another pawn in Colin's game. Terri must fight to survive, and boy is she in for a night of terror.
No Good Deed is written by Aimee Lagos and produced by Will Packer and Lee Clay. In addition to starring, Elba also served as an executive producer.
Can you handle the terror? For you thriller enthusiasts, check out the trailer here:


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Ultraviolet, a new women's rights group, today launched a campaign demanding that Facebook appoint at least one woman to its board before the company goes public.
While Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg is one of the most prominent "faces" of the company, Facebook's seven-man board of directors remains resolutely male. "The fact that a company as large as Facebook with a massive global reach does not have a single woman on their board is nothing short of shameful, " said Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of Ultraviolet. "Facebook owes it success and makes a ton of money off of its women users."
Facebook's users are predominantly female (58 percent) and women drive the majority of sharing and fan activity on the site. Facebook's revenue last year totaled $3.711 billion, according to the company's IPO filing. Facebook's board members now include Silicon Valley superstars like investors Peter Thiel and Marc Andreesen and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.
Bloomberg reported last month on the conspicuously all-white, all-male makeup of Facebook's board. According to Catalyst, a New York-based nonprofit that researches women and business issues, just 11.3 percent of the Fortune 500 had male-only boards last year and 16.3 percent of all board members in the U.S. are female, making Facebook the exception rather than the rule.
Globally, Scandinavian countries boast the highest levels of board seats held by women. Norweigan law mandates gender equity on company boards leading to a 40.1 percent of board seats there being held by women. Fast Company reported that two years after the introduction of the Norwegian law, board members reported that company boards were measurably improved by the addition of women.
So is Facebook's board a billionaire's boys club or simply the best board talent available? If you think it's the former, you can sign Ultraviolet's petition here.


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NASCAR Kicks Off Season In Daytona With High Hopes For '11
Published February 11, 2011
TURNING THE CORNER: ESPN.com's Ed Hinton wrote the "sun is breaking through on NASCAR." Hinton: "I'm talking about the pulse of the garages and shops, and the brightening skies about money. All across the media tour, we heard teams announce renewals of contracts with existing sponsors, and additions of new ones. ... We saw promise of variety in winners." The grandstands this season "still won't be jam-packed," and the ratings "may remain in the doldrums for a while." But "all in all the financial gloom is lifting" (ESPN.com, 2/7). In Daytona Beach, Clayton Park noted NASCAR and ISC officials are "cautiously optimistic the new year will bring more fans, television viewers and net earnings than last year." The officials "believe they have done their part," including "reducing overall ticket prices, offering a wider selection of ticket-package options to appeal to all income levels, improving track amenities, and implementing both rules changes and an altering of the Sprint Cup Series points system to increase interest among fans." NASCAR and ISC also "have stepped up efforts to attract first-time fans and the so-called youth market." ISC Senior VP, CFO & Treasurer Dan Houser said that corporate sponsorship sales, a "significant source of revenue for ISC," have "stabilized." He added companies are "spending with us, but not necessarily back to pre-recession levels" (Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL, 2/7).
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: In Virginia, Dustin Long wrote NASCAR fans, "like much of society, are immersed in the technology evolution." Fans "can watch races on the computer," and "most drivers and teams are hooked into Twitter and Facebook, tightening the bond between fans and drivers." Fans are "seeing more of what's going on than ever, from lap times to the measurements of sensors hooked up to a race car." Fox, which will broadcast the Feb. 20 Daytona 500, "will debut a TV graphic that shows how much a driver turns the steering wheel, providing another clue to how well a car is handling at that time." It is "that type of technology that gives fans more information and, NASCAR hopes, greater enjoyment of the sport." Long noted "one of the next key areas for the sport will be how many Cup races fans can view on their computers," and to date, it is "not many." All six TNT races "are shown on NASCAR.com," as "both the network and website are owned by Turner Broadcasting, which has all the sport's online streaming rights." But Fox Sports Media Group Chair & CEO David Hill said that he "doesn't plan to put his network's races online," and ESPN "has not announced if it will make Nationwide races available online" (ROANOKE TIMES, 2/9).


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Two years ago, in January, I made a new recipe that called for sea trout. I was pleased to find the whole fish at my usual fish store - Citarella - and at a very reasonable price. This time last year, I wanted to make the same dish (for our anniversary), they didn't have sea trout, so I used branzino instead. I just called now, and was told that sea trout is out of season. So, was this a fluke two years ago? Any suggestions for other substitutes?
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A-Trak remixes Roscoe Dash and Soulja Boy's "All the Way Turnt Up" in the first leak from his forthcoming Dirty South Dance 2 mix. Just like last time, the full mix will release with an accompanying tee. This time it's an Obey collab featuring the Shepard Fairey-designed cover art pictured above.
A-Trak "Trizzy Turnt Up" – Shepard Fairey Cover Art
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Anyone who grew up watching television star Danny Thomas in the 1950s and 1960s is familiar with St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes and desperate situations. Anyone who has happened by Fifth Avenue in New York City on a March 17th has discovered, if they didn't already know, that the patron saint of Ireland is St. Patrick.
St. Jude and St. Patrick are just two of hundreds of patron saints who serve as special protectors or advocates for churches; individuals; for countries, cities, and towns; for occupational groups; and for persons with special needs.
Most churches are named after saints, a tradition that arose when Christians began to build churches over the tombs of martyrs. For example, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome rests on the site where St. Peter, the Apostle and first Pope, is thought to have been buried.
Countries have patron saints: the United States venerates the Immaculate Conception of Mary; Scotland, St. Andrew the Apostle. Some cities are even named after patron saints; for example, San Francisco was named after Saint Francis of Assisi in 1776, when the Spanish established a mission on the site.
When a child is baptized, he or she takes the name of a canonized saint, although children can also be named after some specific words with Christian associations. For example, the names Charity and Prudence, two Christian virtues, were at one time quite popular names. When a child is confirmed, the name of a canonized saint is chosen as the confirmation name.
One accusation leveled at Catholics is that they worship saints, a practice that should be reserved for God alone. This is a misunderstanding of Catholic teaching, which is that saints are venerated, but only God is adored. Is that a distinction without a difference? Not really.
Perhaps the distinction can best be explained by the reasons for which patron saints are chosen. One reason is that patron saints are chosen for their special ability not to act in the place of God, but rather to intercede with God on behalf of the petitioner. A heart patient, for example, might pray directly to God for relief from her condition. But she might also pray to St. John of God, the patron saint for people with heart conditions, to intercede with God on her behalf.
That this form of prayer is effective can be seen in the miraculous healings of individuals who have petitioned a particular saint to intercede for them. In fact, one cannot be canonized a saint without two miracles (direct interventions of God that cannot be explained by natural science) attributed to their intercession.
A second reason patron saints are chosen is not to worship them, but simply to honor them for the lives they led. In fact, it's both a form of honor and a form of aspiration. Saints are canonized in recognition of their virtuous lives; specifically, making of their lives examples of the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, and the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. By choosing special saints for baptismal names or professional patrons, we not only honor the lives they led but also use their good example to aspire to the kinds of lives we know we should lead ourselves.
Many patron saints gained their designation centuries ago; some are more recent. As occupations change, so does the need for new patron saints. Some may be chosen years from now among the ranks of those living today. Business executives have as yet no patron saint. Do you know someone in business whose life of heroic virtue would qualify them for such an honor? Now there's an opening with a great future!


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Tweet Discreetly: A new way of watching cinema
this Friday morning, Abandon Normal Devices invite you to a screening of They Live, with a difference...
28 September 2011Where custom dictates you switch off your mobile phone before the movie starts, on this occasion Abandon Nornal Devices (AND) are inviting you to leave it powered on during this special screening on 30 September.
AND festival's Nick Holloway has dabbled with programming language Ruby alongside a custom hashtag to create a programme that will pull all the tweets together and project them onto the big screen.
Tweet Discreetly will be an opportunity to see the film through your fellow cinemagoers eyes and debate its finer (or siller) points, post your own subtitles or just wisecrack along with your favourite scenes. The hashtag will be shared on the day.
They Live is a legendary 1988 sci-fi horror movie directed by John Carpenter, which Nick described as "an oft quoted cult classic in which construction worker Nada (Roddy Piper) becomes aware that the world is being run by "formaldehyde face" aliens.
You can book tickets for Tweet Discreetly: They Live via the FACT website, in person at Box Office or by calling 0871 902 5737. The screening will be at 10am (one of the festival's breakfast screenings) and will also include the UK premiere of short film Night Fishing which is shot entirely on smartphone cameras.
AND Festival takes place in Liverpool between 29 September - 02 October. For more information and the full programme visit the AND website.