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Below are some of the many participants in Sunshine Week 2015. If we've missed you, please send a note to sunshineweek @ asne.org.
ABC 33/40, Birmingham, Ala.
Access Humbolt, Eureka, Calif.
ACLU of Massachusetts
ACLU of Nevada
ACLU of New Jersey
ACLU of Rhode Island
AINS, Gaithersburg, Md.
Alabama Press Association
Albany (Ore.) Democrat-Herald
Albuquerque Journal
Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility
Archive Social, Durham, N.C.
Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff
Arizona Press Club
Arizona Newspapers Association
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock
The Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J.
Association of Health Care Journalists
Association of Opinion Journalists
Association for Women in Communications, D.C. Chapter
The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
American Library Association
American Society of News Editors
The Associated Press
Associated Press Media Editors (APME)
The Auburn (N.Y.) Citizen
Aurora (Ohio) Advocate
Austin American-Statesman
AZ Clean Elections, Phoenix
Ball State Daily, Muncie, Ind.
Ball State University, Departments of Journalism and Telecommunications
The Bay State Examiner, Mass.
BCTV.org, Berks County and Reading, Pa.
Beaver County (Pa.) Times
Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise
Belleville (Ill.) News Democrat
The Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
Better Government Association, Watson the Watchdog, Chicago
Better Together, St. Louis
The Bismark (N.D.) Tribune
"Blandin on Broadband," the Blandin Foundation, Broadband Initiative, Grand Rapids, Minn.
Blue Mass Group
"The Jim Bohannon Show," Jim Bohannon, Westwood One
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Bradenton (Fla.) Herald
Brennan Center for Justice
Broward Office of the Inspector General, Plantation, Fla.
The Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions, Columbus, Ohio
The Buffalo (N.Y.) News
The Bulletin, Bend, Ore.
The Burbank Leader, Los Angeles
Burlington (Vt.) Free Press
CA Fwd, Sacramento
"The Cagle Post: Cartoons & Commentary," Daryl Cagle
California Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco)
California Health and Human Services Agency
California Healthcare Foundation
The Californian, Salinas
California State Association of Counties
California State Legislature
CalPERS (California Public Employee's Retirement System)
Campaign for Vermont
Capital Gazette, Annapolis, Md.
Capital New York
Carolina Public Press, Asheville
Town of Carolina Shores, N.C.
Town of Cary, N.C.
Cause of Action
Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.
Cape Coral (Fla.) Daily Breeze
The Cap Times, Madison, Wisc.
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette
Center for Effective Government
Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), National Endowment for Democracy
Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Center for Responsive Politics
Centre Daily Times, State College, Pa.
Charlotte Observer
The Cheraw (S.C.) Chronicle
Cherokee Ledger-News, Woodstock, Ga.
Chicago Headline Club
Chicago Sun-Times
Chillicothe (Ohio) Gazette
Christian Science Monitor, Boston
Citizen Times, Asheville, N.C.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Citizen Times, Asheville, N.C.
The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Miss.
Clay Clerk of Court Tara S. Green, Green Cove Springs, Fla.
Clerk of the Circuit Court Joseph E. Smith, St. Lucie County, Fla.
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Ken Burke, Pinellas County, Fla.
Clinton (S.C.) City Council
Collier County, Fla., Clerk's Office
Colorado Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
The Colorado County (Texas) Citizen
Colorado County (Texas) Commissioners Court
Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
Colorado Press Women
The Columbus Dispatch
Common Cause Massachusetts
Concord (N.H.) Monitor
Connecticut Comptroller Kevin Lembo
Connecticut Post, Bridgeport
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.
The Daily Breeze, Torrance, Calif.
The Daily Cartoonist
The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, N.Y.
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.
Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C.
Daily Press, Newport News, Va.
The Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.
The Daily Reflector, Greenville, N.C.
The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.
The Daily Times, Maryville, Tenn.
The Daily Tribune, Mount Pleasant, Texas
Daniel Boone Area School District Director Connor Kurtz, Douglassville, Pa.
Daytona Beach (Fla.) News-Journal
D.C. Open Government Coalition
D.C. Pro Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists
Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y.
Denver Press Club
The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, Calif.
Des Moines Register
The Detroit News
The Dickinson (N.D.) Press
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus/Quad Cities Online, Moline, Ill.
Paula Dockery, Syndicated Columnist
"The Mara Dolan Show," Mara Dolan, WCAP Radio, Lowell, Mass.
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.
Douglas County Clerk, Omaha, Neb.; Thomas F. Cavanaugh, comptroller
Duchess County (N.Y.) Executive Marc Molinaro
The Durango (Colo.) Herald
The Eagle, Bryan-College Station, Texas
Effingham (Ill.) Daily News
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Emerging Local Government Leaders (ELGL)
Empire Center, Albany, N.Y.
The Enterprise, Brockton, Mass.
Enterprise Publishing Co., Blair, Neb.
"E Pluribus Unum," Alex Howard, Washington, D.C.
Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer
Federal FOIA Advisory Committee
Federal News Radio, Washington
The City of Fernandina Beach, Fla.
First Amendment Foundation, Tallahassee, Fla.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
Florida Court Clerks and Comptrollers, Tallahassee
Florida First District Court of Appeal Judge Simone Marstiller
Florida Society of News Editors
Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville
FOI Directory, Matt Burgess, UK
FOI Oklahoma
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.
Fresno (Calif.) Bee
Frontier Group, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Gannett Co. Inc./USA TODAY
The Garden City (Kan.) Telegram
The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia, N.C.
Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University
General Assembly
Georgetown University Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens
Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Atlanta
Good Jobs First, Washington
Government Accountability Project/Make it Safe Coalition
Government Executive
Government Technology
Grand Rapids (Minn.) Herald-Review
Green Bay (Wis.) Press-Gazette
Greensburg (Ind.) Daily News
Greenville (S.C.) News
The Guardian, U.S. Edition
The Hartford Courant
Hastings (Minn.) Taxpayers for Open Government
The Herald-News, Joliet, Ill.
Herald Zeitung, New Braunfels, Texas
Hickory (N.C.) Record
The Hill, Washington, D.C.
Hillbilly News
Hoosier State Press Association
The Huffington Post
Hutchinson (Minn.) Leader
Idaho Press-Tribune, Nampa
Idaho Statesman, Boise
Indiana Coalition for Open Government
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Independent Record, Helena, Mont.
Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C.
Inland Press Association
In the Public Interest
International Falls (Minn.) Journal
Investigative Post, Buffalo, N.Y.
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad
Iowa Newspaper Association
Iowa Public Information Board
The Iowa Watch Connection, Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, Iowa City
The Island Packet, Hilton Head, S.C.
Jefferson Public Radio, Southern Oregon University, Ashland
The Jewish Daily Forward, New York
Journal-News, Dayton, Ohio
The Journal News, White Plains, N.Y.
Journal Review, Crawfordsville, Ind.
Judicial Watch
Kansas City Star
Kansas Press Association
Kaysville City, Utah (PDF)
KBTC Public Television, Tacoma, Wash.
Kentucky Press Association
Kentucky State Archivist and Records Administrator, KY Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort
Ketchikan (Alaska) Daily News
Killeen (Texas) Daily Herald
Knight Digital Media Center, USC Annenberg
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami, Fla.
Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
KUSA-TV, Denver
KWRG-TV/FM, La Cruces, N.M.
Lafayette (Ind.) Journal & Courier
Lansing (Mich.) State Journal
Lawrence (Kan.) Journal World
Leader-Telegram, Eau Clair, Wisc.
The Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tenn.
League of Women Voters of Alabama
League of Women Voters of Massachusetts
League of Women Voters of the Midland Area, Mich.
League of Women Voters-Pasadena Area, Calif.
League of Women Voters of Santa Fe (N.M.) County
The Lebanon (Tenn.) Democrat and Wilson County News
Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Ohio
Legal Times
Lewis and Clark National Forest, Great Falls, Mont.
Lexington (Ky.) Herald Leader
Log Cabin Democrat, Conway, Ark.
Long Beach (Calif.) Press Telegram
Longview (Texas) News-Journal
Los Angeles Daily News
The Lowell (Mass.) Sun
Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Midland, Mich.
Madison Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists
Andy Marlette
Maryland State Sen. Justin Ready (R-5th)
Mason, Mich., Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilman Marlon Brown
Massachusetts Freedom of Information Alliance (MassFOIA)
Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association
Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst)
Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas
The McClatchy Company
Media Law Resource Center
City of Menlo Park, Calif.
The Metro West Daily News, Framingham, Mass.
Miami Herald
Michigan Department of Corrections
Michigan House Democratic Leader Tim Greimel (D-Auburn Hills)
Michigan House Republicans
Michigan Press Association
Michigan Senate Democratic Leader Jim Ananich (D-Flint)
Michigan Senate Democrats, Lansing
Michigan State Rep. Brandon Dillon (D-Grand Rapids)
Michigan State Rep. Gretchen Driskell (D-Saline)
Michigan State Rep. Joe Graves (R-51st)
Michigan State Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren)
Michigan State University Libraries, East Lansing
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Minnesota Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists
Minnesota Coalition on Government Information
Minnesota Newspaper Association
The Missoulian, Missoula, Mont.
Missouri Press Association
The Monitor, McAllen, Texas
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
Montgomery County Civic Federation, Maryland
Morris (Ill.) Daily Herald
Mother Jones
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, Alexandria, Va.
Muscatine (Iowa) Journal
My Daily Tribune/Civitas Media, Gallipolis, Ohio
Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun
National Freedom of Information Coalition
National Institute on Money in State Politics, Helena, Mont.
National Press Club
National Security Archive, Washington
Nebraska Press Association
The Nerve Center, Columbia, S.C.
New England First Amendment Coalition
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
New Mexico Foundation for Open Government
New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller
News 10 Sacramento (KXTV)
Newsday, Melville, N.Y.
Newseum Institute
The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.
The News Virginian, Waynesboro
Eric Newton, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
New York News Publishers Association
New York State Assemblyman Dan Quart (D-73rd)
New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
Next Door Brewing, Madison, Wisc.
Nonprofit Quarterly
North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
North Carolina Open Government Coalition
North Carolina Press Association
North Carolina Republican Party (NCGOP)
Northeast Ohio Media Group, Cleveland
Northern California Society of Professional Journalists Freedom of Information Committee
Northwest Herald, Crystal Lake, Ill.
"Northwest Now," KBTC, Tacoma
City of Oakland (Calif.) Public Ethics Commission
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine
Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Ohio Watchdog
The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City
Online News Association
OpenGov Hub
Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
Ouray County (Colo.) Plaindealer
Owatonna (Minn.) Peoples Press
Pace University Media, Communications and Visual Arts
Pacific Daily News, Guam
Panama City (Fla.) News Herald
The Paris (Tenn.) Post-Intelligencer
Parsons (Kan.) Sun
The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Mass.
The Patriot-News, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Pennsylvania Rep. Robert F. Matzie (D-16th)
Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal
Pensacola (Fla.) Today
PNA Legal Update, Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
Peoria Times, Glendale, Ariz.
"Personal Liberty," Bob Livingston, Cullman, Ala.
Pinellas County (Fla.) Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller; Ken Burke
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
"Poking Around with Mary," Mary Treacy, Twin Cities, Minn.
"The Political Environment," James Rowen, Madison, Wisc.
Portland (Maine) Press Herald
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.
The Post-Star, Glens Falls, N.Y.
Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal
The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Progress Michigan
Project on Government Oversight (POGO)
Providence (R.I.) Journal
The Psychology Times
Public Citizen
The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain
The Purcell (Okla.) Register
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)
Rapid City (S.D.) Journal
Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, Mont.
The Reading (Pa.) Eagle
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.
Reed College of Media, West Virginia University
"Reliable Sources," Brian Stelter, CNN
Religion Newswriters Association
Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Richmond County (N.C.) Daily Journal
Riverfront Times, St. Louis, Mo.
The Rock River Times, Rockford, Ill.
"The Rural Blog," Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky
Town of Rutherfordton, N.C.
St. Cloud (Minn.) Times
St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis Public Library
The Sacramento Bee
SaintPeters Blog, Fla.
San Diego Society of Professional Journalists
Santa Fe New Mexican
Sauk Valley Media, Sterling, Ill.
The Scranton (Pa.) Times-Tribune
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sedgwick County, Kan.
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Shreveport (La.) Times
SocialGov Community
Society of American Archivists
Society of Environmental Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists Mid-Michigan Pro Chapter, Lansing
Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1
The Sound, Portsmouth, N.H.
South Carolina Press Association
South Dakota Newspaper Association
Southern Maryland Newspapers
Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader
Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah
The Star Democrat, Easton, Md.
Star-Herald, Scottsbluff, Neb.
Star News, Wilmington, N.C.
The Star Press, Muncie, Ind.
Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas
The State, Charleston, S.C.
The Staten Island (N.Y.) Advance
State Journal-Record, Springfield, Ill.
Stevens Point (Wisc.) Journal
Stewards of Change Institute
Student Press Law Center
The Sumpter (S.C.) Item
The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.
Sunlight Foundation
Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Sunshine in Government Initiative
Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat
Tampa Bay Times
The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune
The Taos (N.M.) News
Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Mass.
The Telegraph, Macon, Ga.
The Tennessean, Nashville
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, Austin
Texas Public Policy Foundation
Tidewater Review, West Point, Va.
The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C.
Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Times Herald, Montgomery County, Pa.
The Times Herald, Port Huron, Mich.
Times-News, Burlington, N.C.
Times of Trenton, N.J.
Times Record, Fort Smith, Ark.
The Times Union, Albany, N.Y.
Time Warner Cable News, Hudson Valley, N.Y.
Transactional Records Clearinghouse (TRAC)
Tribune Content Agency
The Tribune-Review, Pittsburgh
Tulsa World
Tyler (Texas) Morning Telegraph
Union of Concerned Scientists
U.S. Census Bureau/The Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of State
U.S. General Services Administration, 18F
U.S. Global Change Research Program
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
U.S. National Archives
U.S. National Archives, Office of Government Information Services
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
U.S. Office of Government Ethics
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.)
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.)
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
U.S. Social Security Administration
Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
The Vindicator, Liberty, Texas
Virginia Coalition for Open Government
The Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg
The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk
Virginia Press Association
WAMU Radio, 88.5, Washington, D.C.
Washington Coalition for Open Government
Washington County News/Holmes County Times-Advertiser, Fla.
Washington (D.C.) Examiner
The Washington Post
Watchdog.org, Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity, Alexandria, Va.
Waxahachie (Texas) Daily Light
WBUR Radio, Boston
WCHL Radio, Chapelboro.com, Chapel Hill, N.C.
WFXT-TV, Fox 25, My Fox Boston
Wicked Local Berkley (Mass.), The Taunton Daily Gazette
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad D. Schimel
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Madison
Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Wisconsin Reporter
Wisconsin State Journal, Madison
WJBK-TV, My Fox Detroit
WKMS Radio, Murray, Ky.
WKOW-TV, Madison, Wisc.
Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette
WRAL-TV5, Raleigh, N.C.
WRKF Radio, Baton Rouge, La.
Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Cheyenne
Yankton (S.D.) Observer
Your Daily Journal, Rockingham, N.C.


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"When the devil throws our sins up to us and declares we deserve death and hell, we ought to speak thus: 'I admit that I deserve death and hell. What of it? Does this mean that I shall be sentenced to eternal damnation? By no means. For I know One who suffered and made a satisfaction in my behalf. His name is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Where he is, there I shall be also.'"
— Martin Luther Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel

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This article was originally published by the New York Times on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010.
In early 2008, Matt Dorey, founder and chief executive of Curve Dental, was at a loss. Three years into building a comprehensive Web-based software package for dentists, he felt the product was ready, but he was not sure how to make Curve a market leader. "The company was getting complicated," Mr. Dorey said. "I was starting to become conscious of what I didn't know. It was almost a feeling of loneliness."
Then he learned of a chief executive, Jim Pack, who was looking for new opportunities after a private equity firm bought his medical-billing software company, AdvancedMD. Mr. Dorey reached out with a LinkedIn invitation. "This was someone I had been following for four years," he recalled. "He was really open about sharing knowledge and letting us know about the challenges we face. I immediately knew there was nobody better to be the C.E.O. of this company."
Mr. Dorey enlisted his board and top executives in a monthslong campaign to woo Mr. Pack, who ultimately agreed. Since Mr. Pack took over as chief executive in January 2009, Curve Dental has more than doubled its staff and has introduced its software to the American market, gaining share in more than 40 states and increasing its customer base fivefold. Picking the right replacement, Mr. Dorey said, "was the most important decision I've ever made at Curve and probably will ever make."
Turning over your company to a successor is not to be taken lightly. And in many cases, sticking it out might be the better option, especially if you can delegate those parts of your job that have become unmanageable. But in some instances replacing yourself at the helm makes sense. Based on the experiences of small-business owners, this guide offers suggestions on how to make that decision and accomplish the transition as painlessly as possible.
HOW DO YOU KNOW? Ironically, the qualities that help you succeed as an entrepreneur — relentless optimism, willingness to tackle any challenge, a stubborn belief in yourself and your business — also make it hard to assess your own weaknesses dispassionately. But one individual rarely possesses all the varied skills and experiences needed to take a company from idea to product introduction to sales growth to institutionalizing operations. When you hit your limit, you and your company may benefit from a leader with a fresh set of eyes and a different skill set.
Sequential sleepless nights can be an important warning sign, said Bo Fishback, vice president of entrepreneurship at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation — especially if you are worrying about the same problem and unable to make headway. Other red flags include a loss of excitement when entering the workplace, or suggestions from people close to you that it might be time to scale back.
When questions arise, not all owners have a choice. If you have taken venture capital money and your investors want a change, they are likely to get it. That is what happened at eBags, an online retailer based in Denver, when the board decided in April 2008 to replace the co-founder, Jon Nordmark, with an outside chief executive. "It was personally very difficult because this is your baby," said Peter Cobb, an eBags senior vice president who had founded the business along with Mr. Nordmark. "You care about it so much and you feel like nobody else will care about it as much."
Mr. Nordmark was replaced by Vince Jones, part of a team that helped Walmart.com reach $1 billion in sales. After watching Mr. Jones bring in talented new executives and steer the company through the recession, Mr. Cobb is convinced that replacing his business partner was the right step, noting that revenue grew even during the recession. "We were able to grow single digits," he said. "That's almost like growing 30 percent in boom times."
FINDING A REPLACEMENT When seeking a replacement, start with people already emotionally invested in your company. If possible, "try before you buy," with a consulting or temporary role that is easier to reverse, suggested Noam T. Wasserman, an associate professor at Harvard Business School. If someone must be hired from outside, make sure you and your board have repeated and extended contact with the candidate. Take your time and vet the person thoroughly.
Charley Moore, founder of the legal services Web site Rocket Lawyer, was not looking for a replacement when he brought on Dan Nye, a former LinkedIn chief executive, as a board member. Over the course of a few passionate conversations, Mr. Moore said, "it became clear he was falling in love with the business." The pair decided that Mr. Nye would join the company as executive director to evaluate daily interactions and think about how he might fit within the team.
Mr. Nye brought an intense focus on customer service and an analytical approach to new products. For instance, he suggested letting customers create a free legal document before entering a credit card number to sign up for a free trial of the service. The data that followed that decision was definitive: new accounts leapt from tens of thousands a month to more than 100,000 a month.
In the end, Mr. Moore was relieved to turn over day-to-day management as chief executive to Mr. Nye so he could close his door for long stretches of thinking and writing. Concentrating on both active leadership and deep analysis, Mr. Moore said, is "almost impossible."
OUTLINING YOUR ROLE It may be almost impossible to find a successor who will care as much as you do, make the same decisions you would and fulfill your expectations. Ask yourself whether you can resist meddling while someone else makes critical choices for the business you built. It may be better for you to make a clean break from the company. But if you decide to stay, avoid undermining your replacement's authority by agreeing on what your new role will be and ensuring it maximizes your abilities.
It is also important to understand that you may not be able to land the best talent unless you give up the reins. Farbood Nivi, founder of Grockit, says he could not attract candidates he thought were good enough to run his education technology company until he started searching for a chief executive. "They wouldn't talk to me if I was doing a C.O.O. search," said Mr. Nivi, who turned over the chief executive's office to Roy Gilbert, a former Google executive, in September.
A HEALTHY TRANSITION Once you have made your choice, the next challenge is to retain the successful aspects of the company's history and culture, while injecting new energy and tackling new goals. A transition period can help the new leader learn the ropes while giving you the comfort level you need to let go.
At a hair care company, Ouidad Holdings, the founder, Ouidad, who grew up in Lebanon and goes by one name, worked hand-in-hand with the new president, Hillary Solomon, for the first three years Ms. Solomon held the post. This August, Ouidad took her first monthlong family vacation since starting her salon in 1984 — a long-awaited respite that prompted her to agree to outside investment and hiring a president in the first place.
"What I want to tell other entrepreneurs is that it's a very, very tough thing to do," Ouidad said. "It is a partnership. You build it and when you feel comfortable, it's just like your husband."
Quick Tips:
Try before you buy by offering a consulting or non-C.E.O. role.
Look or someone who is already "invested" in your company.
Take the time you need to make the right choice.
If you can't let go, consider selling the company outright.
Suggested Resources:
A story about succession by Inc. magazine's Bo Burlingham.
A Score guide to succession planning.
Founder Frustrations blog offers research on founder-C.E.O. succession, start-up valuation, founders' compensation and other entrepreneurial topics.
Making the Decision to Replace Yourself
This article was originally published by the New York Times on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010.
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|Sept/Oct 1999 Book Reviews
Patrick Chamoiseau
Granta, 1999 191pp
Solibo Magnificent, like Patrick Chamoiseau, is a great teller of tales. Sadly, he dies, "throat snickt by the word." Or is it murder?
This is an innovative, strange and complex detective story. It is steeped in the atmosphere, culture and linquistic quirks of Martinique, peopled by an assortment of characterful characters, and full of curious symmetries which mourn the death of the oral literary tradition of which Chamoiseau is a part. As, indeed, he is part of the story - "List of witnesses:....Patrick Chamoiseau, nicknamed Chamzibié, Ti-Cham, or Oiseau de Cham, claims to be "wordscratcher", in reality has no occupation....".
"My Friend
Here the Master of the word
swerves into the sharp curve of destiny
and plunges us
into ill-luck
(Tears for whom?
For Solibo.)
Perhaps. But not for Chamoiseau. His curve of destiny has taken him from an oral tradition into a written style which is richly inventive and surprising, and which lacks only the physical presence of the storyteller and ritual vocal responses from the audience. Other voices and accents you hear in your head. The action grows vivid in your imagination. Even your eyes are entertained - by strange Creole words, sharp aphorisms, random quotations and unexpected textual riffs and patterns.
All the traditional delights of oral story-telling are translated into text with superb skill as Chamoiseau charms, titillates, provokes and misleads his readers. At the same time, this is a much more complex book than _Strange Words_, and it requires more than just imagination to read the serious intent beneath the story.
As Rose-Myriam Réjouis puts it in the Afterword:
"The old storyteller makes way for a new kind of story writing....[But] while on the one hand Chamoiseau's text does achieve an artful symbiosis between orality and literature..., it also serves as a sociolinguistic battlefield....the police translate Solibo's death into a murder and his listeners into suspects, misnaming everything and ravaging lives in order to create a "case"(a work of fiction)."
On whatever level you choose to read it, this is an unusual and interesting book.
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As we all know, jQuery is an awesome library and has transformed the internet as we know it. The majority of sites these days use jQuery for their javascript. In this article we will cover 5 extremely useful jQuery tricks that you can use in your sites. Let's get started.
Gracefully Degrade Broken Images
Broken images can be a pain to deal with. They degrade the user experience and can be difficult to find without scanning your site regularly with a 3rd party tool. Luckily it's easy to substitute broken images with an image that you specify using jQuery. the
error callback of an image gets fired any time an image can't be successfully loaded by the browser. For example:
$(this).attr('src', 'images/missing.png');
The code above would replace any broken images with an image in the images folder called missing.png. You could also do something like make an AJAX request to your server to log the location of the broken image.
Wait For an Image to Be Loaded
Sometimes you need to wait for an image to be loaded before continuing to process events. This is most often useful with libraries like the jQuery Masonry library, where images can affect the size of the overall content. Fortunately this is easy with the
load callback. For example:
$('img').load(function() {
// Do stuff here...
The above code would wait for the image to be loaded and then execute the code specified in the callback.
Zebra Stripe a Table
Sometimes we want our tables to alternating odd/even colors. While this is possible using CSS3, older browsers don't support most CSS3 features. Using this script allows our tables to be striped across all browsers.
$('table tr:even').css('background', '#f7f7f7'); // Strip every even row
$('table tr:odd').css('background', '#f7f7f7'); // Stripe every odd row
$('table > tbody > tr:even').css('background', '#f7f7f7'); // Only stripe the table body
The above code will do striping as noted in the comments.
Preloading Images
If your page uses a lot of images that aren't visible initially, it might be worth it to preload them. This simple script listed below does exactly that.
$.preloadImages = function() {
for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
$("<img />").attr("src", arguments[i]);
Detect Mobile Devices
Sometimes we need a 'check all' checkbox for our web pages that selects every checkbox in a fieldset. The code below lets you easily accomplish this.
$('.checkall').click(function () {
$(this).parents('fieldset:eq(0)').find(':checkbox').attr('checked', this.checked);
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Custom Star Wars Dolls Auctioned For Charity
A bunch of Mighty Mugg vinyl dolls are being customized into Star Wars characters and auctioned off to raise money for the Make-A-Wish foundation. *sniff* Almost brings a tear to my eye. Almost. Thankfully I was able to punch back the tears. All man, baby. (I'm gonna need an ice-pack)
Artists, comic book creators, toy designers, and celebrity fans are getting out their markers, paint brushes and glue guns to transform blank Mighty Muggs into one-of-a-kind Star Wars art to be auctioned by The Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The final Mighty Muggs art pieces will be on display at San Diego Comic-Con and on StarWars.com. Each Mighty Mugg art piece will be auctioned off to raise money for The Make-A-Wish Foundation.
That's great. I really do dig these customizable dolls. I could never make a good one, but that's just because I've glued my hand to my genitals one too many times. Now I know what you're wondering, and since I love you, I'll be honest: Forty six.
The Empire Muggs Back: Art for a Mighty Good Cause [starwars]
Thanks to towhee, who once glued herself to a stripper pole trying to perform a trick. Pics or it didn't happen.


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What does your kid do at 6AM? Mine has been walking into my room and yelling "ARE WE GOING TO PARIS TODAY!?"
And then when I say not today, she lets out a big sigh and then asks when is the Easter Bunny coming back because she's out of candy.
Her excitement is contagious, but I worry about one thing: the 12-hour plane ride.
(Why did they have to build that Paris so far away…)
Our previous long airplane ride of 13 hours when my daughter was nearly 2 didn't go well at all. We made the unintelligent decision of giving her Benadryl on that flight which had exactly the opposite effect we wanted. It made her irritable, extremely cranky, and borderline hyper for about 4 hours.
When we later told our pediatrician about the strange outcome of the miracle drug, we found out that giving a child Benadryl to make them sleep is a myth completely made up by people that don't have kids but love giving out parenting advice because they watch a lot of TV and have cats.
Well, not really. I made the cat's thing up. But wouldn't be surprised if they did own them.
Some tips I've gathered so far on flying with kids:
- If they understand what money is, bribing works.
- Take new toys that they haven't seen before. But make sure the toys don't talk or make noise – especially if they have Dora or her live-in boyfriend San Diego.
- Bring a portable DVD player, or even better an iPhone with lots of movies and preschool apps.
- Take a redeye flight. But don't tell them that it's a redeye flight because they might think zombies are on the plane.
- Bring plenty of snacks, and use Souplantation packaging whenever possible.
- Create an Art kit – tape, crayons, stickers and activity books – all with Princesses feeding unicorns near a Christmas tree on them.
- Convince why cats are evil and why people should never own one. 12-hours should be more than enough time to have some affect.
- Talk about how great it is that there's a KFC in Paris and that's only a few blocks away from where we're staying! (I swear I didn't plan that- it just magically happened that way.)
- Introduce "Where's Waldo" books on the plane. Make up other stuff to find that isn't there.
- Bring a Nintendo DSi – not for her, but to keep me occupied.
So tell me -- what tricks do you do when taking your kids on long trips?


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IERG VIDEO archive
August 8, 2007
Kieran Egan presentation to SFU Faculty of Education
Kieran Egan recently applied to renew his Canada Research Chair. Part of the process was a report to his Faculty about what he had been doing during the previous seven years holding the chair, and also outline the ideas that undergirded the IERG, formed as a result of receiving the CRC the first time around.
September 11, 2009
Learning in Depth on CBC Radio
Linda Holmes, a teacher in Langley, B.C. and a graduate of the IERG M.Ed. program, has been implementing the LiD program in her classroom. The experiment was the subject of a report on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. National News on Friday11th. Sept. 2009.
The brief news report runs for only about 4 minutes. It includes an interview with a parent and a student, and discusses how Linda Holmes came to appreciate what initially seemed a slight crazy idea. Kieran Egan also appears in the interview, discussing one or two features of the idea very briefly.
August 23, 2006
14CFUN Radio Interview "The Pia Shandel Show".
March 1, 2005
Education Today Interview with Kieran Egan
May 15 2001
CBC Radio Interview with Kieran Egan
TV show about Imaginative Education
The Knowledge Network's TV program "The Leading Edge" devoted an episode to the IERG and some of its work in a regular elementary school and in a learning center for "at risk" youth. You can view the program by clicking here.
Indigenous Education Seminar
Learning and Teaching in an Indigenous World: considerations for Teacher development and Curriculum development" by Dr. Lorna Williams, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning. March 17, 2008
This free, public, special topic seminar hosted by the Faculty of Education and IERG, will feature Dr. Lorna Williams, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Knowledge and Learning. With the help of the Canadian Council on Learning's Minerva Lecture Series, we are very pleased to be hosting Dr. Williams at our downtown campus.
Tecnhology Performance and Emotion
"Technology, Performance and emotion an integrated dialogue of inquiry" presented by Lynn Fels, Kathryn Ricketts and Bob Pritchard. March 17, 2008.
About this session:
Is it possible to integrate technology and performance without losing the 'heat' of the moment? Does technology dominate or engage in a reciprocal relationship with the dancer? As UBC researcher, Bob Pritchard, says, "I want the technology to be transparent so that what remains is the humanity of the performance."
A team of three researchers: composer and digital technology designer Bob Pritchard, dramatist Lynn Fels and dancer/choreographer Kathryn Ricketts bring their practice and inquiry into a vibrant interplay of sound, image and movement that evokes questions, startling the audience and performer alike. The focus of this seminar is to speak to and demonstrate how the spontaneity and immediacy of improvisation can enter into a performative dialogue with highly refined computer programs in ways that humanizes technology, and enlarges the performer's metaphorical and physical presence.
Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
"Documenting Diversity: A portrait of a collaborative teacher education initiative" presented by Graeme Chalmers and Hartej Gill. February 4, 2008
About this session:
Created with the visionary leadership of Dr. Graeme Chalmers, the "Diversity" cohort is the first two-year elementary level cohort in Western Canada that is fully dedicated, (in terms of course content, methodology, and practicum requirements), to diversity, multi/transculturalisms, inclusion, anti-racism/anti-oppression and social justice. Following a BC Ministry of Education (2001) document, Diversity in B.C. Schools stating: "Our expectations for schools are high…. We turn to schools to help us enshrine language rights, to preserve diverse cultural heritages, to promote social equality and social justice." This program was designed to make a public statement, from both the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the collaborating Vancouver School Board (VSB) about the importance of these issues to students, educators, and the community. In focusing on issues of diversity and social justice, preservice-teachers engaged with areas of social inequality and inclusion. This presentation will provide an overview of the Diversity Cohort of 2003-2005 including some highlights in terms of changes in attitudes, commitment, activism and resistance among pre-service teachers, school advisors, administrators, school district personnel, and university level educational leaders.


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The Memory House
On 4/29 Blooming with Books wrote: The Memory HouseBy Rachel HauckEighteen years ago Beck Holiday forgot and she's come to accept the fact that she'll never remember any of her memories that have any link to her father. When the towers came down on September 11th Beck lost a huge portion of her life and herself. Her tough New York City ... The Memory House ~ Review
To Best the Boys
On 4/28 Blooming with Books wrote: To Best the BoysBy Mary WeberRhen Tellur has never been like other girls her mind is consumed with matters of intelligence and thinking (GASP!!!) And she wants nothing more than to continue her education but higher education is only for boys. But Rhen is determined to find the cure for the illness that ... To Best the Boys ~ Review
The Warrior Maiden
On 3/13 Blooming with Books wrote: The Warrior MaidenHagenheim #9By Melanie DickersonMulan has never fit into the Village of Mindius, her features have marked her as different and her childhood was filled with more mockery and scorn than friendship. Her father Mikolai is more disgusted with her than proud. But her mother Feodosia is a ... The Warrior Maiden ~ Review
The Secrets of Paper and Ink
On 2/23 Blooming with Books wrote: The Secrets of Paper and InkBy Lindsay HarrelSophia Barrett is trying to heal from the pain of the past - a past that ended with the death of her fiance. Her escape from the pain and stress is indulging in the works of her favorite author Robert Appleton. The healing she was sure had come was shattered ... The Secrets of Paper and Ink ~ Review
Castle on the Rise
On 2/3 Blooming with Books wrote: Castle on the RiseA Lost Castle Novel #2By Kristy CambronFirst off I haven't read one of Kristy Cambron's books and been anything but delighted in her works. Castle on the Rise is no exception as it masterfully weaves a story that spans centuries in the telling. A story of rebellion, of hope, of ... Castle on the Rise ~ Review
In the Shadow of Croft Towers
On 1/14 Blooming with Books wrote: In the Shadow of Croft TowersBy Abigail WilsonAt two and twenty Sybil Delafield is about to accept a position at Croft Towers as a lady's companion to Mrs. Chalcroft. But the journey is unexpectedly delayed when the weather turns dreary and they are waylaid by highwaymen. When she finally arrives at ... In the Shadow of Croft Towers ~ Review
Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas
On 1/12 Blooming with Books wrote: Stories Behind the Great Traditions of ChristmasBy Ace CollinsThere are so many traditions involved with Christmas and all too often they are just done because it is the thing to do. But how often do we wonder about the reason behind these traditions and when they began?In Stories Behind the Great ... Stores Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas ~ Review
Who I Am with You
On 12/12 Blooming with Books wrote: Who I Am with YouA Legacy of Faith novelBy Robin Lee HatcherJessica Mason is living with a secret one that she has kept closely guarded since the day her husband and daughter died. The truth is just too awful to share. She's shut herself off from all she knew and her relationship with God, well let's ... Who I Am with You ~ Review
Chosen People
On 12/1 Blooming with Books wrote: Chosen PeopleBy Robert WhitlowAnyone who has read Robert Whitlow's books in the past (or seen one of the movies based upon them) knows that he doesn't shy away from the issues of the day. Well, Chosen People is no exception and it is an emotionally engaging read from the cover to cover. From the ... Chosen People ~ Review
Tell Her No Lies
On 11/18 Blooming with Books wrote: Tell Her No LiesBy Kelly IrvinNina Fischer is a photographer who uses her camera to capture moments that most would rather ignore. Her own past gives her a special empathy for the homeless. Having been abandoned to the streets by her mother Nina and her sister Jan know just how difficult such ... Tell Her No Lies ~ Review
Auschwitz Lullaby
On 10/22 Blooming with Books wrote: Auschwitz LullabyBy Mario EscobarHelene Hannemann's life was that of an ordinary German woman until the day came that her husband and children were taken because of their Romani (Gypsy) heritage. Not about to allow them to be taken from her Helene insists on accompanying them little realizing just ... Auschwitz Lullaby ~ Review
Delayed Justice
On 10/13 Blooming with Books wrote: Delayed JusticeHidden Justice #3By Cara PutmanJaime Nichols has lived with the memories and the nightmares for twenty years but she is now strong enough to seek justice against the person who broke her trust. This will not be an easy fight to win against someone as powerful as he is. But Jaime needs ... Justice Delayed ~ Review
Formula of Deception
On 7/30 Blooming with Books wrote: Formula of DeceptionBy Carrie Stuart ParksMurphy Anderson has a secret - she's not who she says she is. Yes, she is Murphy Anderson sort of but she has distanced herself from the woman she used to be. Ever since her sister was murdered - there may not have been a body but Murphy knew. With the special ... Formula of Deception ~ Review
On 6/25 Blooming with Books wrote: UnbreakableUnblemished #3By Sara EllaEliyana Ember is queen of the Second Reflection and she finds herself far from where she should be. But it is more than distance that separates from those she rules. The separation is also one of time and broken memories. The Threshold that sent her to Italy ... Unbreakable ~ Review
I Can Only Imagine (Picture Book)
On 4/12 Blooming with Books wrote: I Can Only Imagine (Picture Book)A Friendship with Jesus Now and ForeverBy Bart Millard with Laura NeutzlingIllustrated by Sumiti Collina What is Heaven like? What does God do? Have you ever wondered this? With natural curiosity, most have at one time or another wondered about that which cannot ... I Can Only Imagine ~ Review
If I Live
On 3/21 Blooming with Books wrote: If I LiveIf I Run #3By Terri BlackstoneIn a word, one can sum up both this book and this series with WOW! Casey Cox is still on the run from those who have framed and want her dead. Meanwhile, Dylan Roberts, the man tasked with finding her, is on a search to uncover more evidence that will help clear ... If I Live ~ Review
Words from the Heart
On 3/8 Blooming with Books wrote: Words From the HeartAn Amish Letters Novel #3By Kathleen FullerIvy Yoder's life has changed much recently and it is about to once again as her job at Miller's Bookbinding is coming to an end. With her closest friends and sister married and no prospects of marriage in her future Ivy feels a bit adrift.When ... Words From the Heart ~ Review
The Lost Castle
On 2/15 Blooming with Books wrote: The Lost CastleA Split-Time Romance #1By Kristy CambronThis is a story that is told on three fronts - the present day, World War II (1940s), and Revolutionary France (1780s). And taking center stage is a castle - one known as The Sleeping Beauty. And this castle is what Ellie Carver is on a mission ... The Lost Castle ~ Review
Steal Away Home
On 2/4 Blooming with Books wrote: Steal Away HomeBy Billy CoffeySteal Away Home takes place during Owen Cross's first Major League game. It's just a one-game stop before returning to the minors. But this will be a game that he will never forget, one that is filled with the ghosts of the past - the dreams, the memories, ... Steal Away Home ~ Review
The View from Rainshadow Bay
On 1/14 Blooming with Books wrote: The View from Rainshadow BayA Lavender Tides Novel #1By Colleen CobleThe cover of this book is so beautiful but looks can be deceiving.One year ago death changed the lives of many who called Lavender Tides home. The tragic accident that claimed Shauna McDade's husband has estranged her from Zach Bannister. ... The View from Rainshadow Bay ~ Review
You're Gonna Love Me
On 12/20 Blooming with Books wrote: You're Gonna Love Me Thunder Creek #2 By Robin Lee Hatcher Two years ago Nick Chastain broke Samantha Winters's heart when they broke up. She never thought she'd hear from him again but when an accident brings her home Thunder Creek, Idaho, she finds herself face-to-face with a shock she never expected ... You're Gonna Love Me ~ Review
Imperfect Justice
On 12/3 Blooming with Books wrote: Imperfect JusticeHidden Justice #2By Cara PutmanKaylene Adams was so close to escaping the situation she found herself in and with the help of Emilie Wesley she would get the security she sought. But something went wrong and Kaylene is making the news as the woman who took her own life and that of one ... Imperfect Justice ~ Review
The Crooked Path
On 11/21 Blooming with Books wrote: The Crooked Path By Irma Joubert First off I have to say Irma Joubert has a way of writing that touches the soul of the reader. Her writing is alive with the nuances of life - its joys and it pains. Once again we are taken into a world that is at war and how this affects and shapes the lives of those ... The Crooked Path ~ Review
The Austen Escape
On 10/31 Blooming with Books wrote: The Austen EscapeBy Katherine ReayMary Davies has given in to her best friend's persuasion and has most reluctantly agreed to a 2-week stay in Bath living the life of a character from one of Jane Austen's books. Isabel Dwyer has determined that immersing herself in Jane Austen's Bath is the only ... The Austen Escape ~ Review
Blue Ridge Sunrise
On 10/30 Blooming with Books wrote: Blue Ridge SunriseBlue Ridge Romance #1By Denise HunterFive years ago Zoe Collins made a decision that she has had to live - one that took her away from her family and Copper Creek. But when Granny dies unexpectedly Zoe is left feeling the loss in ways she never expected. But Granny knew that Zoe needed ... Blue Ridge Sunrise ~ Review
Christmas at Carnton
On 10/14 Blooming with Books wrote: Christmas at CarntonCarnton #0.5By Tamera AlexanderAletta Prescott is struggling to survive the cost the war with the North has cost her - her husband and now her job. But Aletta is determined to make the best life possible for her son and her expected baby even if she is soon to lose her home to the ... Christmas at Carnton ~ Review
Love Held Captive
On 10/3 Blooming with Books wrote: Love Held CaptiveA Lone Star Hero's Love Story #3By Shelley Shepard GrayThis is the third book in the A Lone Star Hero's Love Story series, but if you've yet to read the first two books in the series that is okay as you can easily get into this story set in 1867. The war that destroyed the union that ... Love Held Captive ~ Review
A Time to Stand
On 9/9 Blooming with Books wrote: A Time to Stand By Robert Whitlow A Time to Stand is a story that has a powerful message as a small town threatens to come apart following a police shooting. Sides are drawn and anger boils on both sides and caught in the middle is Adisa Johnson, a rising lawyer in a growing firm. But when a family ... A Time to Stand ~ Review
Gobi: A Little Dog with a Big Heart
On 9/1 Blooming with Books wrote: Gobi A Little Dog with a Big Heart By Dion Leonard Illustrated by Lisa Manuzak This is a cute picture book version of Gobi's story and her race across the desert with runner Dion Leonard. Before the race, Gobi and Dion had never seen one another but over the course, they formed a unique bond that would ... Gobi ~ Review
Finding Gobi: Young Reader's Edition
On 8/25 Blooming with Books wrote: Finding GobiThe True Story of One Little Dog's Big JourneyBy Dion Leonard Let me start out by saying LOVE IT! This is one of the best dog books ever and that in part is due to the fact that Gobi does not die. All too many pet books that are true have an unhappy ending because the beloved ... Finding Gobi ~ Review
Portrait of Vengeance
On 8/22 Blooming with Books wrote: Portrait of VengeanceA Gwen Marcey Novel #4By Carrie Stuart ParksWhen the Interagency Major Crimes Unit that Gwen Marcey is currently working with is assigned a case that is too eerily like her past Gwen takes the case. The similarities to what she has hidden for years along with the proximity to ... Portrait of Vengeance ~ Review
To Wager Her Heart
On 8/13 Blooming with Books wrote: To Wager Her HeartA Belle Meade Plantation Novel #3By Tamera Alexander1871, Tennesse is not an easy place to live. The War between the States has left many with a bitterness in their hearts and a distrust of those without Southern roots. And it is to this world that Sylas Rutledge finds himself ... To Wager Her Heart ~ Review
The Separatists
On 7/18 Blooming with Books wrote: The Separatists A Newsmakers Novel #3 By Lis Wiehl Journalist Erica Sparks is ready to embark on a new chapter in her life. The Erica Sparks Show is still a network darling with GNN and she wants more journalistic endeavors at the network. And she has the perfect idea - a once a month in-depth topic ... The Separatists ~ Review
The Evaporation of Sofi Snow
On 7/2 Blooming with Books wrote: The Evaporation of Sofi Snow Evaporation of Sofi Snow #1 By Mary Weber Who wouldn't want to pick up this book simply because of the title and the cover art? But what's inside in even more intriguing. But be warned this isn't a book that can wrap it all up in a neat little package in this one book. But ... The Evaporation of Sofi Snow ~ Review
Sweetbriar Cottage
On 6/4 Blooming with Books wrote: Sweetbriar CottageBy Denise HunterFor the last 18 months, Noah Mitchell has been divorced. Betrayed by his wife Josephine he wasted no time filing and signing the paperwork. Unfortunately, Josephine messed up and the divorce was never finalized. Thanks to the IRS this not so little mistake comes ... Sweetbriar Cottage ~ Review
The Noble Servant
On 5/7 Blooming with Books wrote: The Noble ServantA Medieval Fairy Tale #3By Melanie DickersonMagdalen of Mallin is desperate to save her people who have been suffering since the region's copper mines ran out and her father died. Her only hope is marriage to a wealthy man, but Magdalen has always dreamed of marrying for love. And secretly ... The Noble Servant ~ Review
A Stranger at Fellsworth
On 5/5 Blooming with Books wrote: A Stranger at FellsworthA Treasure of Surrey Novel #3By Sarah E. LaddAnnabelle Thorley has determined that leaving the life she has always known is her only option. Her brother is strongly encouraging her to marry a man she wants nothing to do with, Her social standing has fallen with the scandal surrounding ... A Stranger at Fellsworth ~ Review
You'll Think of Me
On 4/23 Blooming with Books wrote: You'll Think of MeBy Robin Lee HatcherBrooklyn Myers left Thunder Creek, Idaho, behind forever when she was 17 years old. But soon after leaving everything from her life behind, her husband of a few months abandons her when he learns they are soon to have a baby. Chad's abandonment is nothing Brooklyn ... You'll Think of Me ~ Review
Beyond Justice
On 4/23 Blooming with Books wrote: Beyond Justice By Cara Putman Hayden McCarthy is all about doing her job and doing it well. She doesn't have time for a personal life at the moment as her focus has to be her job if she's to make partner at Elliott and Johnson and be the youngest to do so. When Hayden is given a case that could make ... Beyond Justice ~ Review
If I'm Found
On 4/11 Blooming with Books wrote: If I'm FoundIf I Run #2By Terri BlackstockCasey Cox is on the run having escaped only because, Dylan Roberts, the man sent to hunt her, let her go. But does he truly believe she is innocent in the brutal murder of Brent Pace? And if he does can he help her prove her innocence and bring down the true ... If I'm Found ~ Review
On 3/12 Blooming with Books wrote: Unfolding By Jonathan FriesenWhat she foreseescould tear them apart...Stormi was a miracle baby delivered to the town of Gullary, Oklahoma, on the winds of a tornado. Though taken in as one of their own Gullary has never truly accepted her as one of their own. And Stormi's gift of insight ... Unfolding ~ Review
A Harvest of Thorns
On 2/20 Blooming with Books wrote: A Harvest of ThornsBy Corban AddisonA tragic loss of life half-way around the world is about to alter their lives in ways they never imagined. But when a chance photo in the aftermath of a factory fire in Bangladesh implicates American Presto Omnishops Corporation corporate heads will role unless ... A Harvest of Thorns ~ Review
The Story Devotional
On 12/18 Blooming with Books wrote: The Story365 DevotionsDiscover your role in God's Story...This devotional uses excerpts of The Story to take one through the Bible in a year. No this is not an exhaustive complete trip through the Bible but rather an overview. Day 1 is Genesis 1:1-3, Day 2 is Genesis 1:11. The daily verse selection is ... The Story Devotional ~ Review
The Silent Songbird
On 12/3 Blooming with Books wrote: The Silent SongbirdHagenheim #7By Melanie DickersonEvangeline is a political pawn - the hidden away daughter of the late Duke of Clarence, the granddaughter of a king and cousin of King Richard II. As such her life is not her own and she has caught the eye (or ear) of Lord Shiveley with her musical gift ... The Silent Songbird ~ Review
The Candidate
On 10/9 Blooming with Books wrote: The CandidateA Newsmakers Novel #2By Lis WiehlErica Sparks rose to the rating crown when she brought GNN founder Nylan Hastings down with her investigative journalism. The pressure is on her to stay on the top and with the Presidential Campaign getting ready to enter the last months she has plenty of ... The Candidate ~ Review
The Long Journey to Jake Palmer
On 9/17 Blooming with Books wrote: The Long Journey to Jake PalmerBy James L. RubartNo good deed shall go unpunished ~ when Jake Palmer attempts to step in and help a stranger his life is destroyed. Everything is put on hold for eighteen months, his marriage ends, and he is left with scars that are more than skin deep. He ... The Long Journey to Jake Palmer ~ Review
The Witnesses
On 8/5 Blooming with Books wrote: The Witnesses By Robert Whitlow Time doesn't dim the horrors of war, occasionally the memories can be pushed away and ignored but they are there waiting to be reopened. And the time has come for Franz Haus to relive his past - which the reader is shown through alternating scenes set in both America ... Reading at its best
The Beautiful Pretender
On 6/26 Blooming with Books wrote: The Beautiful PretenderA Medieval Fairy Tale 2By Melanie DickersonFans of Melanie Dickerson's previous books will enjoy this newest book which follows some of the characters to whom we were introduced in The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest. The Margrave of Thornbeck has been encouraged by King Carl ... The Beautiful Pretender ~ Review
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On 6/12 Blooming with Books wrote: Code 13The Navy JAG series #2By Don BrownIt was an assignment she never expected to get and if she's not careful it may be her last!Caroline McCormick, a Lieutenant Commander with the JAG Corps of the US Navy, is about to be reassigned. It's just a question of where. And her new assignment ... Code 13 ~ Review
Siren's Song
On 4/13 Blooming with Books wrote: Siren's SongThe Storm Siren Trilogy 3By Mary WeberNym and Eogan have barely survived their latest confrontation with Draewulf - but Princess Rasha is now in the enemy's hands. Lord Myles has absorbed all but a remnant of the darkness that Nym had taken into herself and it is consuming him. War ... Siren's Song ~ Review
Game Over
On 2/10 Blooming with Books wrote: Game OverThe MindWar Trilogy #3By Andrew KlavanRick Dial has entered the Realm and it has left its mark on him. His dreams are of the Realm and his headaches are getting worse. Has he delved too long into the Realm? Is he one trip away from becoming like Favian and Mariel - forever trapped within ... Game Over ~ Review
The War for the Waking World
On 1/1 Blooming with Books wrote: War for the Waking WorldDreamtreaders #3By Wayne Thomas BatsonA Dream Come True...Can Be a Real NightmareArcher Keaton has been a Dreamtreader for several years and on occasion been known to work around the rules to get the job done. But his past is about to catch up to him at the worst possible ... War for the Waking World ~ Review
Shades of Doon
On 10/26 Blooming with Books wrote: Shades of DoonA Doon Novel 3By Carey Corp and Lorie LangdonShades of Doon opens with Veronica recovered from the illness that left her seemingly on death's door at the conclusion of Destined for Doon. But Vee's illness and recovery had no known cause or trigger. But a mystery illness ... Shades of Doon ~ Review
Counting on a Cowboy
On 8/8 Blooming with Books wrote: Counting on a CowboyA Four Hearts Ranch Romance 2By Debra CloptonWishing Springs, Texas, is Abby Knightly's chance to start over, to get away from the pain, grief and guilt that has been her life for the last two years. But her entry into town is not quite how she planned it - an accident that ... Counting on a Cowboy ~ Review
Picture Perfect Love
On 7/26 Blooming with Books wrote: Picture Perfect LoveA Year of Weddings: A June Wedding StoryBy Melissa McCloneJenna Harrison's heart was broken when her fiancee Ashton Vance not only left her at the altar, he accused her of lying to him, and left her with financial wedding ruin. Is it any wonder that she is less than pleased ... Picture Perfect Love ~ Review
I Hope You Dance
On 7/13 Blooming with Books wrote: I Hope You Dance A July Wedding Story: A Year of Weddings Novella By Robin Lee Hatcher Grant Nichols is determined to not fall in love and get marries anytime soon. But he hasn't met Skye Foster yet and she just might be the woman to break through his defenses. Skye can't wait to find the man who is ... A Quick Read means a Quick Romance
Siren's Fury
On 7/5 Blooming with Books wrote: Siren's FuryThe Storm Siren Trilogy 2By Mary WeberI have to admit I've been waiting eagerly for this book since I read Storm Siren. The wait was worth it! I devoured the book in an afternoon. Siren's Fury picks up where Storm Siren left us. The battle at the Keep has ended Draewulf's ... Siren's Fury ~ Review
The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest
On 5/8 Blooming with Books wrote: The Huntress of Thornbeck ForestA Medieval Fairy TaleBy Melanie DickersonShe hunts so that the poor may eat, but poaching upon the lands of the margrave could cost her everything if she is caught. But no one would ever suspect the niece of a wealthy merchant of poaching.Jorgen Hartman has become ... The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest ~ Review
Never a Bridesmaid
On 4/7 Blooming with Books wrote: Never a Bridesmaid A May Wedding StoryBy Janice Thompson Mari is so excited when her sister announces her upcoming wedding. Sure that she can help bring everything together, Mari is a little hurt when Crystal doesn't even mention her as a potential maid of honor. But Crystal's choice just may ... Never a Bridesmaid ~ Review
On 4/6 Blooming with Books wrote: PrisonBy Toni V.LeeWhen a known drug dealer uses a local church as his base of operation, he may have bitten off more than he can chew. "Rock" is angry at God and his family and he'll do whatever it takes to grow his business in the House of the Lord - even murder.Unfortunately for Rock he picked ... Prison ~ Review
All Dressed Up in Love
On 4/3 Blooming with Books wrote: All Dressed Up in LoveA March Wedding StoryBy Ruth Logan Herne Greg Elizondo knows law but when it comes to weddings he is clueless. Unfortunately for him his lack of knowledge just may cost him his mother's struggling bridal shop. And unless a miracle happens he just may lose it all this ... All Dressed Up in Love ~ Review
Serving Up a Sweetheart
On 3/22 Blooming with Books wrote: Serving Up a SweetheartA February Wedding StoryBy Cheryl WyattWhen an unexpectedly heavy snowstorm brings the roof down on her home/catering business Meadow Larson is quite literally on her way out of business if she can't come up with a plan. Unfortunately her possible rescuer is the one person she ... Serving Up a Sweetheart ~ Review
Betting on Hope
On 3/9 Blooming with Books wrote: Betting on Hope A Four of Hearts Ranch Romance 1 By Debra Clopton The last thing Maggie Hope wants is to conduct an interview with Tru Monahan. But Tru's sponsors want this and the powers that be have ordered Maggie to fill in for the reporter scheduled to conduct the interview. But Maggie is totally ... Betting on Hope is the perfect getaway read!
Two Renegade Realms
On 2/4 Blooming with Books wrote: Two Renegade Realms Realm Walkers 2 By Donita K. Paul After two years of searching unsuccessfully for Ahma and Odem, Cantor and Bridger are ready for another mission. Their new assignment teams them up once again with Bixby and Dukmee. Together the foursome is searching for an ancient library, a library ... Two Renegade Realms a solid and enteraining sequel from Donita Paul
Search For The Shadow Key
On 12/27 Blooming with Books wrote: Search for the Shadow KeyDreamtreaders Book 2By Wayne Thomas BatsonSome doors should never be opened...As the only surviving Dreamtreader Archer Keaton is losing the nightly battle to seal all the breaches in the Dream Fabric. And if Archer can't stop the breaches the Dream Realm and the Waking ... Search for the Shadow Key ~ Review
Love at Mistletoe Inn
On 12/2 Blooming with Books wrote: Love at Mistletoe InnDecember ~ A Year of Weddings NovellaBy Cindy KirkHope Prentiss is in for the surprise of her life - she thought her high school marriage to John Burke wasn't real. But the vows and paperwork they had signed made everything legal, even is she got post wedding cold feet mere minutes ... Love at Mistletoe Inn ~ Review
Let There Be Light
On 11/20 Blooming with Books wrote: Let There Be LightBy Archbishop Desmond TutuIllustrated by Nancy TillmanShare with your little one how God created the world around them out of His love. Let There Be Light is a retelling of Creation that will engage and share the wonder with young readers (or listeners). Each day is ... Let There Be Light ~ Review
The Princess Spy
On 11/11 Blooming with Books wrote: The Princess SpyBy Melanie DickersonMargaretha knows she needs to accept one of her suitors soon, but she wants someone to want to marry her for herself and not because she's the Duke's daughter. Not only do none of her suitors meet this qualification, they don't even seem to even like her. Her ... The Princess Spy ~ Review
Forever Christmas
On 10/5 Blooming with Books wrote: Forever ChristmasBy Robert Tate MillerA Story of Hope, Love, and Christmas MiraclesSometimes we don't fully appreciate what we have until we've lost it and this Christmas Andrew Farmer is about to find this out firsthand.Beth was Andrew's childhood best friend and his sweetheart. They seemingly had the ... Forever Christmas ~ Review
Destined for Doon
On 9/7 Blooming with Books wrote: Destined for DoonA Doon Novel 2By Carey Corp and Lorie LangdonTen months have passed since MacKenna left Doon behind, since she left Duncan behind. But she had a dream of a career on Broadway. Stardom is now seemingly within her reach when Duncan comes to her with a summons from her BFF Vee. ... Destined for Doon ~ Review
Storm Siren
On 8/11 Blooming with Books wrote: Storm SirenBy Mary WeberStorm Siren is the first book in a trilogy of the same name and in a word - WOW! Nym, which is short for Nymia, is a slave and has been since her parents violent death. But Nym can't keep an owner and she is about to be sold to her fifteenth master. But there ... Storm Siren ~ Review
On 7/27 Blooming with Books wrote: Mindwar The Mindwar Trilogy Book 1 By Andrew Klavan Rick Dial's life is over. His dad has run off with an old college girlfriend. He'll never play football again thanks to an accident that ruined his legs and his life. The last few months he's been living in his bedroom. And not really even living ... Mindwar is a Game Winner
Daisies Are Forever
On 6/15 Blooming with Books wrote: Daisies are ForeverBy Liz TolsmaThis is an incredibly moving story. Set at the height of the European theater, Germany hes been closed in by the Western allies and the Russian Red Army and the Third Reich's fall is imminent. This is the setting in which California born Gisela Crammer finds ... Daisies are Forever ~ Review
Below the Surface
On 4/13 Blooming with Books wrote: Below the SurfaceA Code of Silence BookBy Tim ShoemakerFear can be buried...but that doesn't mean it's deadThis is the last summer before High School and Cooper just wants to hang out with his friends and enjoy it, but something won't let him. Something is Below the Surface of the water and this ... Below the Surface ~ Review
Storming the Black Ice
On 3/25 Blooming with Books wrote: Storming the Black IcePacific Rim Series 3By Don BrownI was drawn to this book by the cover and when I read the back cover copy I was intrigued. A vast untapped and newly discovered oil reserve beneath the ice of Antarctica. A race against time and nations to claim this priceless resource ... Storming the Black Ice ~ Review
Firstborn: A Novel
On 2/24 Blooming with Books wrote: FIRSTBORN: A Novel By Lorie Ann Grover Sometimes Fate Has a Different Plan... Since before Tiadone's birth the R'tan have been beneath the Madronians and their oppression. Worship of the Creator Spirit and reading of the Oracles a punishable offense. And daughters who are the firstborn must be declared ... Firstborn is like nothing you've ever read before!
On 1/14 Blooming with Books wrote: Luminary Anomaly #2 By Krista McGee Luminary picks up shortly after Thalli, Berk, Rhen, and John have escaped from the State. But can anyone ever truly escape from the State. They are about to find out... Using technology that Berk managed to procure for them they set out looking for people who ... Luminary is another winner from Krista McGee
Dear Mr. Knightley
On 12/10 Blooming with Books wrote: Dear Mr. KnightleyA NovelBy Katherine ReayHow many of us hide away from life within the pages of a book? Well, in Samantha Moore's case life is literally passing her by as she tries to project the characteristics that she most admires from her favorite characters. Unfortunately, Austenisms ... Dear Mr. Knightley ~ Review
Blessed Child
On 11/19 Blooming with Books wrote: The Blessed ChildBy Ted Dekker and Bill BrightJason Marker is about to flee Ethiopia when war spreads south into the country. But a favor to to his interpreter has Jason heading to the Ethiopian Orthodox monastery known as Debra Damarro. But the EPFL is just minutes away and Jason has ... The Blessed Child ~ Review
Dark Halo
On 9/4 Blooming with Books wrote: Dark Halo Angel Eyes Trilogy #3 By Shannon Dittemore One halo brought sight to Brielle. Another offers sweet relief from what she sees. With the Terrestrial Veil tearing above Stratus the Celestial starts to seep into the world as an epic battle rages between Heavenly and demonic forces. Jake has been ... Dark Halo is fantasy with a message!
On 8/6 Blooming with Books wrote: Anomalyby Krista McGeeThe opening of Anomaly grips you from the very beginning. Thalli has just over fifteen minutes left to live. Her whole life she has spent as an anomaly because she has feelings and curiosity. Thalli can't follow the rules, not because she intends to break ... Anomaly ~ Review
The Rainbow Egg
On 6/5 Blooming with Books wrote: The Rainbow Egg By Linda Hendricks, M.D. Illustrated by Christine Greer R.N. The Rainbow Egg is a children's book that deals with adoption in an unusual story. The drawings are child-like and should capture the attention of young readers. When Hope finds herself with an egg, she is determined to take ... The Rainbow Egg is an Adoption Story for Young Children
The Judgment Stone
On 5/16 Blooming with Books wrote: The Judgement Stone By Robert Liparulo The Judgement Stone is the second book in The Immortal Files and it is just as heart-pounding as book 1 The 13th Tribe. Jagger Baird is still head of security for a dig in Egypt, though now he knows who and what he is. The Tribe, now under Nevaeh, is interested ... The Judgement Stone doesn't disappoint!
On 5/16 Blooming with Books wrote: Afloat By Erin Healy Afloat was a book I just couldn't put down and stayed up late just because I wanted to know what happened next. While some might find it difficult to get into this wasn't the case for me. This is definitely an attention grabbing book - it grabbed mine and wouldn't let go. Afloat ... Afloat is a Fantastic Supernatural Suspense - not to be missed
On 4/10 Blooming with Books wrote: Domination The C.H.A.O.S. Trilogy By Jon S. Lewis Colt McAlister is humanities hope for survival against the Thule and their need to eradicate the human race. But the Thule have been here for years though most of us have been unaware of their existence until recently. But the American government has ... Domination of the soul and the world must be stopped at all costs!
When Donkeys Talk
On 3/18 Blooming with Books wrote: When Donkeys TalkBy Tyler BlanskiHave you wondered why donkeys don't talk and miracles are a thing of the past? Maybe donkeys still talk but unlike Balaam, who couldn't see what was before him, our ears are closed to God and His word to us.We have thrown God out and replaced Him with science, what ... When Donkeys Talk ~ Review
Threads of Grace
On 2/5 Blooming with Books wrote: Threads of Grace A Patchwork of Heaven Novel Book 3 By Kelly Long Seth Wyse can't get newly arrived widow Grace Beiler out of his thoughts. She and her autistic son Abel have found a place in his heart, if only he could convince Grace of it. But when Grace is injured Seth tries to convince her that ... Threads of Grace is a story of hope and healing
Fire Prophet
On 1/1 Blooming with Books wrote: Fire ProphetSon of Angels ~ Jonah StoneBy Jerel LawFire Prophet is the second book in the Son of Angels series. Fire Prophet takes place nearly a year after the events of Spirit Fighter. Jonah and Eliza have been practicing with their angelic powers since they discovered that they ... Fire Prophet - Review
Right Where I Belong
On 11/16 Blooming with Books wrote: Right Where I BelongBy Krista McGeeNatalie Lopez is hurting for her stepmother, her father has done it again dumping a wife so that he can have another true love. But Natalie determines that God wants her to leave her family and friends behind and go with her stepmother. But moving to Florida ... Right Where I Belong ~ Review
Soul's Gate
On 11/13 Blooming with Books wrote: Soul's GateA Well Spring Novel #1By James L. RubartWhat if you take the battle for a person's soul to a new level, to go within the soul itself? Would you dare? Reese has done this in the past and is about to train four warriors to do the same - warriors that were prophesied about ... Soul's Gate ~ Review
On 10/7 Blooming with Books wrote: GRACEMore Than We Deserve Greater Than We ImagineBy Max LucadoGrace is God's greatest work and He is giving it to us. But what is Grace? Grace is God replacing our dying diseased filled heart with His heart. When we are accused by the world and by ourself we feel the fiery wrath ... Grace ~ Review
KJV Bride's Bible
On 8/20 Blooming with Books wrote: The Bride's Bible God's Word for Your Wedding Day King James Version Before you say, "Another Bible???" Yes, this Bible has many of the same features found in other Bibles. It is the complete Bible with a 52 page Concordance, 10 Full Color Maps of Biblical regions, and the words of Jesus in red. The ... he Bride's Bible a Perfect Wedding Day Gift
House of Mercy
On 7/30 Blooming with Books wrote: House of Mercy by Erin Healy Bethesda(Beth) has made a mistake - a mistake that could cost her everything she holds dear. Beth is determined to put things right but that may not be possible. At 22 you'd think she'd know better and she in fact did, but she just wanted to help. It didn't like such ... House of Mercy is moving story of God's Redemption
Starring Me
On 7/8 Blooming with Books wrote: STARRING MEBy Krista McGeeStarring Me is a sequel to First Date. But where First Date focused more and on Addy and Jonathon, Starring Me focuses fiesty Kara McKormick and her chance to become a star.Kara has been offered a chance to audition for a new teen variety show. If she wins she'll ... Starring Me ~ Book Review
The 13th Tribe
On 4/29 Blooming with Books wrote: Since the time of the Ten Commandments and Israel's betrayal of God at Mt. Sinai a group of immortals has walked the earth. Taken from the twelve tribes this group of 40 were punished with immortality. They became known as Israel's 13th Tribe. Forbidden from entering the Land of Promise they are forever ... The 13th Tribe is a study of Mercy
Babylon's Falling
On 2/20 Blooming with Books wrote: BABYLON'S FALLING by William G. Collins Babylon's Falling is a fictional work dealing with Daniyyel's life after the fall of Yerushalayim. He and his friends Mishael, Azariah, and Hananiah are taken as prisoner by the Chaldeans. During their transfer from their homeland Daniyyel quickly picks up ... Babylon's Falling interesting possible history of Daniel
Blue Moon Promise
On 2/7 Blooming with Books wrote: BLUE MOON PROMISE Under Texas Stars book 1 By Colleen Coble After her father's death and her step-mother's desertion, Lucy Marsh didn't think things could get much worse. But when she loses her job, loses her home and has someone break into her home all in one day, she is left wondering how she can ... True Love is a rare as a Blue Moon
Beyond Molasses Creek
On 1/9 Blooming with Books wrote: Beyond Molasses Creek By Nicole Seitz Ally Green has been running from home all her adult life, but her father's death is bringing her home. At 60 no place feels like home and Ally has no peace in her life. Ally's childhood friend and the love of her life, Vesey Washington has lived across Molasses ... What Lies Beyond Can Change Your Life!
First Date
On 1/5 Blooming with Books wrote: FIRST DATE By Krista McGee When 17 year old Addy Davidson is picked by her principal to represent her school in the new reality show The Book of Love Addy is anything but thrilled. Addy has avoided the spotlight and has instead focused on her school work and getting into college. But everyone thinks ... Who will be Addy's First Date?
The Lucado Inspirational Reader
On 11/29 Blooming with Books wrote: THE LUCADO INSPIRATIONAL READER By Max Lucado The Lucado Inspirational Reader a compilation from 25 previous works by Max Lucado. Broken down into 27 different topics this reader can be read as a whole as a devotional or it can be read as an "as you need it" book. The topics are geared for the believer ... Inspiration to renew your soul in your daily walk
Stuck DVD-Based Study
On 11/5 Blooming with Books wrote: STUCK A DVD-Based Study By Jennie Allen Stuck is how this study describes areas of our lives that keep us from God. The leadership kit includes: a DVD (broken in 10 or fewer minutes per session); a Leader's Guide (Leadership preparation, tips, and cautions with session format options and goals for ... God can release us from what traps us in life
Sunrise on the Battery
On 10/8 Blooming with Books wrote: SUNRISE ON THE BATTERY By Beth Webb Hart Mary Lynn Scoville seems to have it all, and is on the verge of being invited into the last club that polite Charleston society has to offer. But when Mary Lynn experiences a miracle on Christmas Eve, she prays that her husband and three daughters will experience ... All Pomp and no Pray makes for a stress filled day
The Grace of God (Trade Paper)
On 9/13 Blooming with Books wrote: Grace is something we all strive for but none us ever deserves it and we are reluctant to share it with others. But what is grace, specifically God's Grace?His entire act of Creation was a gift of Grace. We did not have to have a separation between day and night or land and sea. God could have stopped ... Discover the True Gift of God's Grace


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Trpmorgan posted on Sep 06, 2008 1:27:11 AM - Report post
I get sound in the cut scenes but no npc voices, gunshots vehicle engine sounds in the game. I have reinstalled my drivers to no avail and I have tried using my USB headset and still have the same problem!!!!
FYI my install size is 5.8gb as well.
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Extreme Gamer X Fi 2_18_0004 (the latest driver I could find)
Explosivegamer posted on Sep 07, 2008 3:12:28 PM - Report post
its hit and miss i notice it will do it no matter what when you start the game if the second little video with the grenades doesnt show the game will miss sound just have to exit and restart it
Trpmorgan posted on Sep 08, 2008 1:26:32 AM - Report post
I think I have fixed it was over at the Pandemic forums yesterday and it seams if you play around with the sound acceleration by using 'dxdiag' it appears to fix it. i've turned my down to standard from full and have been playing saving and reloading all with sound
Explosive: i have to exact same prob except I can still hit Space when the Pandemic grenade movie fails to play and get taken to the main menu
Practiti0ner posted on Sep 08, 2008 2:34:11 AM - Report post
could you tell me exactly what you did? I too have no voice dialog in cutscenes and i know how to get into dxdiag i dont however know how to fool around with the sound like you said.
Trpmorgan posted on Sep 09, 2008 1:19:30 AM - Report post
Click Start then Run and type dxdiag into the window that pops up, then click the sound tab. At the bottom of the page you should see a slider called 'Hardware Sound Acceleration Level' Slide it back and forth to see what setting suits you best. On the Pandemic Forums someone had to turn the acceleration down to the lowest setting but it worked for me at 'Standard'
Hope that helps
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As I sit looking over the snow-covered yard, it is hard to imagine that spring, with the unfolding of color that happens ritually year to year, will be just around the corner. But whether Phil the groundhog is right or wrong, I know that I can expect some early color with plants and flowers that brave the cold of winter.
We all think of yellow forsythia and daffodils heralding spring, but there are some precursors to jump-start your anticipation. Depending upon the weather, some flowers could be erupting from your garden as early as January, with many putting in an appearance in February and March.
Little snowdrops (Galanthus) peek their white-nodding flowers through the snow cover and somehow manage to not temp the deer to browse. Winter aconite (Eranthus hyemalis, E. cilicica) provide golden flowers usually in February or March. We also cheerfully look for the harbingers of spring � the crocus.
Choosing early, mid- and late-blooming varieties ensures a garden filled with soft colors and they will happily colonize, if they survive the munching rodents. Crocus tommassinicanus are the first to bloom, followed closely by C. chrysanthus, C. sieveri and last, but certainly not least, C. vernus varieties.
Hellebores, commonly known as Christmas and Lenten roses � for obvious bloom-time reasons -- offer not only evergreen foliage for year-round interest, but also flowers that range from singles to doubles, some which are picoteed, spotted or veined in colors from creams, soft greens, pinks, wines and purples. Just be sure to provide a partial to fully shaded area for them to prosper.
Another little hardy naturalizer that pops up sometimes before some of the crocuses in March are the Iris reticulata. They are less than 6 inches tall and provide a nice carpet of color with the appearance of a Dutch iris. Their grass-like leaf structure, like crocus, are unobtrusive during dieback.
Iris danfordiae provide liquid yellow sunshine to your garden when least expected. Hardy Cyclamen, C. coum, provide the white, pink and rose shades we expect from the florist varieties with unique markings on the heart-shaped leaves adding an extra spark to the garden. Squill (Scilla siberica, S. tubergeniana), pop up in early spring, risking frost to show off their beautiful blues (and pinks).
Not to be outdone, some hardy shrubs and trees provide some of the color we usually expect in warmer months. Some of the hardier varieties for our zones include witch hazel (Hamameles), which provides orange, yellow or red flowers, and Chimonanthes praecox, or Wintersweet, a smaller tree with yellow flowers, both blooming in the colder months.
These plants along with winterberry hollies, red-twigged dogwoods, paperbark maples and river birches, add textures and colors in unique ways, colorizing the browns and whites of our personal winter wonderlands.
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Could the UK get a deal down under?
How might a new trade deal look between Australia and the UK once Britain leaves the EU? We asked experts for their points of view.
So much of the final shape of the trade relationship between Australia and the UK will depend on how the UK and the EU are functioning after the Brexit split is complete.
54% of the UK's total exports are made to the EU and produce 20% of British GDP. From an EU perspective, 16% of exports go to the UK, compared to only 15% to the USA. The UK and EU are each other's most important trading partners.
Their relationship will therefore be unpicked very carefully. But until we know the final shape of that arrangement, we won't know how it all affects other territories, such as Australia.
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"The EU piece will obviously be an important part of a conversation with Australia," said David McCredie, CEO of the Australian British Chamber of Commerce. "This will also be an opportunity for the UK to look with fresh eyes at free-trade agreements with other parts of the world, which they previously never had the opportunity to do. For 43 years the UK's trade negotiations have effectively been managed from within the EU."
Ministers at senior levels have already been discussing the big picture. Since Brexit became a reality, the British Secretary of State, Boris Johnson, has met with the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop.
The pair reportedly discussed opportunities for a post-Brexit free-trade deal and Australian Treasurer, Scott Morrison, has come together with Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the G20 meeting in China this year.
But it's the small details that Australian businesses will be concerned with.
"There are interesting things that could happen with trade," commented Michael Croker, Tax Australia Leader at Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand.
"Access to markets is one that business will be watching."
"The idea of being able to have talented men and women from both territories working in the other country is great for our profession, and for many others. We have a long history of sending Australian accountants to the UK, and in particular to London. Continuation and expansion of that access would be very welcome."
For what it is worth, Boris Johnson has in the past supported easier migration processes for Australians and Brits. Also interesting to Australian businesses will be the matter of access to mainland Europe for those with a base in the UK.
A free-trade agreement, according to David, will likely be a priority for the new British government.
He said: "Given the strong similarities and the historical ties between Australia and the UK, there is a common belief that a free-trade agreement between us should be a priority. It would potentially be an early win in the process of the UK re-engaging with the rest of the world once independent of the EU.
"It is often said by diplomats and politicians that there are no two more similar countries in the world. We have very deep ties and Australian institutions are built from British models.
"There is an interoperability between two, so when it comes to the negotiating of free-trade agreements, it begins with a position of most concepts and rules being the same. Most boxes are ticked very easily."
Free-trade agreements have been a centrepiece of the Coalition government's economic policies, with ink still drying on recent deals with Japan, South Korea and China. That will all have been good training for negotiations coming up with the UK and, of course, with EU member nations over the next few years.
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My new project is up on Kickstarter. I'll be doing lots of sample maps for this one as usual, which I'll be posting every day or two. The project has got several stretch goals ready and waiting which will add lots of extra value for backers.
Here's a link to the Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1730454032/a2-battlepad-by-squarehex


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