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1. Dracula Untold (2014)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
As his kingdom is being threatened by the Turks, young prince Vlad Tepes must become a monster feared by his own people in order to obtain the power needed to protect his own family, and the families of his kingdom.
Writers: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Bram Stoker | Director: Gary Shore | Stars: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Art Parkinson
2. The Prestige (2006)
PG-13 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two stage magicians engage in competitive one-upmanship in an attempt to create the ultimate stage illusion.
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Priest | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine
3. Lost (2004–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.
Creators: J.J. Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon Lindelof | Stars: Jorge Garcia, Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway
4. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
R | 153 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Writer: Quentin Tarantino | Directors: Quentin Tarantino, Eli Roth | Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent
5. Fight Club (1999)
R | 139 min | Drama
An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more...
Writers: Chuck Palahniuk, Jim Uhls | Director: David Fincher | Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
G | 160 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
Humanity finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, object buried beneath the Lunar surface and, with the intelligent computer H.A.L. 9000, sets off on a quest.
Writers: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke | Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
7. Memento (2000)
R | 113 min | Mystery, Thriller
A man creates a strange system to help him remember things; so he can hunt for the murderer of his wife without his short-term memory loss being an obstacle.
Writers: Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Romance
An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
Writer: Stephen Chbosky | Director: Stephen Chbosky | Stars: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Paul Rudd
9. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
Writers: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright, Bryan Lee O'Malley | Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Alison Pill
10. Iron Man 3 (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Writers: Drew Pearce, Shane Black, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Warren Ellis, Adi Granov | Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
11. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a procedure to have each other erased from their memories. But it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with.
Writers: Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth | Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne
12. Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Writers: Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll | Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
13. Contact (1997)
PG | 150 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.
Writers: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg | Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
14. Elysium (I) (2013)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
Writer: Neill Blomkamp | Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga
15. Cloud Atlas (2012)
R | 172 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Writers: David Mitchell, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski | Directors: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski | Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving
16. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
PG | 143 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.
Writers: Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, C.S. Lewis | Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes
17. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
Two boys growing up in a violent neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro take different paths: one becomes a photographer, the other a drug dealer.
Writers: Paulo Lins, Bráulio Mantovani | Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Matheus Nachtergaele, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen
18. The Spectacular Now (2013)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Tim Tharp | Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Jason Leigh
19. Closer (I) (2004)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Writer: Patrick Marber | Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts
20. Zodiac (2007)
R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac killer.
Writers: James Vanderbilt, Robert Graysmith | Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards
21. Argo (2012)
R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.
Writers: Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman | Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
22. Oldboy (2003)
R | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.
Writers: Garon Tsuchiya, Nobuaki Minegishi, Chan-wook Park, Chun-hyeong Lim, Jo-yun Hwang, Joon-hyung Lim | Director: Chan-wook Park | Stars: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji
23. There Will Be Blood (2007)
R | 158 min | Drama
A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Upton Sinclair | Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Stringer
24. (500) Days of Summer (2009)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber | Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz
25. Following (1998)
R | 69 min | Mystery, Thriller
A young writer who follows strangers for material meets a thief who takes him under his wing.
Writer: Christopher Nolan | Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell, John Nolan
26. Limitless (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100 percent of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers.
Writers: Leslie Dixon, Alan Glynn | Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro
27. Green Lantern (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A test pilot is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force.
Writers: Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Goldenberg | Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong
28. The Normal Heart (2014 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 132 min | Drama
A gay activist attempts to raise HIV/AIDS awareness during the early 1980s.
Writer: Larry Kramer | Director: Ryan Murphy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Jonathan Groff, Frank De Julio, William DeMeritt
29. Big Fish (2003)
PG-13 | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life.
Writers: Daniel Wallace, John August | Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange
30. The Lone Ranger (2013)
PG-13 | 149 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.
Writers: Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio | Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson
31. Atonement (2007)
R | 123 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
Writers: Ian McEwan, Christopher Hampton | Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Brenda Blethyn, Saoirse Ronan
32. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy
A veteran Vegas magician tries to revive his career after his longtime partner quits, he gets fired from his casino act, and an edgy new "street magician" steals his thunder.
Writers: Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Chad Kultgen, Tyler Mitchell | Director: Don Scardino | Stars: Steve Carell, Luke Vanek, Steve Buscemi, Mason Cook
33. Insidious (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
Writer: Leigh Whannell | Director: James Wan | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye
34. Mystic River (2003)
R | 138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one loses a daughter.
Writers: Brian Helgeland, Dennis Lehane | Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Emmy Rossum
35. Life of Pi (2012)
PG | 127 min | Adventure, Drama
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
Writers: Yann Martel, David Magee | Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu
36. Pineapple Express (2008)
R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witness his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.
Writers: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Judd Apatow | Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Danny McBride
37. The Boondock Saints (1999)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Fraternal twins set out to rid Boston of the evil men operating there while being tracked down by an FBI agent.
Writer: Troy Duffy | Director: Troy Duffy | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco
38. King Arthur (2004)
R | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Writer: David Franzoni | Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Ioan Gruffudd
39. Splice (2009)
R | 104 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals to create new hybrid animals for medical use.
Writers: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, Doug Taylor | Director: Vincenzo Natali | Stars: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac, Brandon McGibbon
40. Blow (2001)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of George Jung, the man who established the American cocaine market in the 1970s.
Writers: Bruce Porter, David McKenna, Nick Cassavetes | Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths
41. The Dictator (2012)
R | 83 min | Comedy
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
Writers: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer | Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly, Ben Kingsley
42. House at the End of the Street (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
After moving with her mother to a small town, a teenager finds that an accident happened in the house at the end of the street. Things get more complicated when she befriends a boy who was the only survivor of the accident.
Writers: David Loucka, Jonathan Mostow | Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows
43. Super 8 (2011)
PG-13 | 112 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
Writer: J.J. Abrams | Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney
44. The Tree of Life (2011)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama, Fantasy
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
Writer: Terrence Malick | Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken
45. Step Brothers (2008)
R | 98 min | Comedy
Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become room-mates when their parents marry.
Writers: Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, John C. Reilly | Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins
46. The Lovely Bones (2009)
PG-13 | 135 min | Drama
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Writers: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Alice Sebold | Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Saoirse Ronan, Susan Sarandon
47. No Strings Attached (I) (2011)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance
A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.
Writers: Elizabeth Meriwether, Michael Samonek | Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Cary Elwes
48. Hot Fuzz (2007)
R | Comedy
Exceptional London cop Nicholas Angel is involuntarily transferred to a quaint English village and paired with a witless new partner. While on the beat, Nicholas suspects a sinister conspiracy is afoot with the residents.
Writers: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg | Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy
49. Downfall (2004)
R | 156 min | Biography, Drama, History
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
Writers: Bernd Eichinger, Joachim Fest, Traudl Junge, Melissa Müller | Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler
50. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
R | 137 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
Writers: Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman | Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah


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However, it would be funny as hell if Jagr was back on the Pens and maybe if the spotlight WASN'T on him for once, he'd perform well? He would be damn sick on either Malkin or Sid's line and on the PP.
I'm still hoping for Hossa, and if not him, I guess we settle for Naslund, Huselius or even Demitra or Satan.
Hey, what about Sergei Fedorov for 3 years on the Pens?
Trade Staal and the 3rd rounder from the Malone thing for Rick Nash if all else fails.]]>

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The Great Rotisserie Chicken Taste-Off
We bought our Market Basket birds at the store on Elm Street, Manchester.
Supermarkets around the state fire up the rotisserie ovens early in the morning and keep a steady stream of birds flocking to the heat-lamped racks through the day, waiting for hungry shoppers to walk by, get a whiff of the savory aroma and grab one (or more) to take home for dinner.
We recently bought two rotisserie chickens from each of the Manchester-Nashua area's big three supermarket chains. (No, we didn't include wholesale clubs or local markets — maybe we'll do it again!) We invited the newsroom crew here at the Union Leader — gastronomes all — to do a blind taste test and rate each store's bird.
We chose one bird from each store as the "model" for our photo shoot and carved up the second. The tasters viewed each model chicken and sampled from an adjacent tray containing the model bird's cut-up compatriot.
Check out the test results below:
The best bird: Shaw's
First: 10 Second: 2 Third: 3
Price: $6.99
Some of the comments:
"Great flavor all the way through."
"Looks plump & crispy. Juicy. Not as much spice/flavor as the outside promised."
"Seasoning could be tasted all the way through."
"This one had the tastiest spices on the skin."
The voting:
First: 4 Second: 10 Third: 1
Price: $4.69
Some of the comments:
"Good – just misses being best."
"Salty – bird tasted as if it had been brined."
"Well seasoned, tender and juicy – but not as much as Bird A (Shaw's)."
"Best even color, except burned wingtips."
"Close between this one and Bird B (Hannaford), but this one had the best flavor of the three."
The voting:
First: 0 Second: 5 Third: 10
Price: $4.99 (on sale, regular $5.49)
"Least appealing visually. Small. Moist, but as bland as it looked."
"A bit dry ... Not brown enough."
"Least visually appealing, but not bad."
"Good rotisserie flavor."
"Pale color; dark meat moist; good flavor."
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Britain's Royal Mail is marking the 50th anniversary of the science fiction show "Doctor Who" with a series of stamps featuring each of the 11 actors who have played the title role. Those featured include the present doctor, Matt Smith as well as past Time Lords such as David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- While voters say Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani have the best chance of winning the White House next year, a pure popularity contest produces slightly different results.
A new AP-Yahoo poll says voters find Barack Obama to be the most likable candidate among Democrats. Among GOP candidates, Giuliani still has the advantage. And Obama gets the overall nod.
But when voters are asked what qualities are most important in a candidate, they put likability somewhere at the bottom of the list.
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The Town of Amherst Board honored Daemen College today with a proclamation in recognition of the institution recently being named to The Chronicle of Higher Education's 2014 Honor Roll as a "Great College to Work For," a designation that places the Amherst college as one of the top 10 small four-year institutions to work for in the country.
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"Daemen prides itself on being a devoted member of the Amherst community, and we are extremely honored that the town has recognized Daemen for earning this national distinction," said Olson. "The dedicated, collective efforts of our faculty and staff have created an exceptional workplace at Daemen, and I'm immensely proud to serve as president of such an exemplary institution."
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i was reading the LONG post about mistakes folks have made brewing and still had results (it gave me hope for my under-primed brown ale). it left me wondering why my kit instructions are so crappy. you would be led to believe they want you to have a "simple" experience so you come back. BUT these instruction leave so much out that your chances of success are very low in my opinion. the first kit i used said to use BLEACH to sanitze, never mentioned anything about specific temps for wort boiling ect, never mentioned anything about aeration when transfering to bottling bucket, never said anything about the absolute importance of cleanliness (especially when using bleach). was not clear on how to read my hydrometer (still not sure im doing it right), does not talk about the CORRECT times for leaving things in fermenter .
is there an old thread someone can point me to that goes over the REAL process i should follow ?
Yep. Most directions are bad.
Check out the directions that NorthernBrewer.com supplies:General Beer Kit Instructions
I found them to be just fine.
Better yet, How to Brew - By John Palmer
Primary 1: Palace Bitter
Primary 2: BC Rouge Dead Guy Clone
Primary 3: Hefeweizen
Secondary 1: Traditional Mead
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Bottle Con: Goats Heavy Scrotum Porter
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thanks guys ! i am just a little disappointed in the retailers. how hard it would it be to put a sheet of some better instructions in with the kit ??? when i called the retailer about some things i might have done wrong he said "why didnt you call me first ?" and i replied "why didnt you put better instructions in your kit ?"......it got me no where.
I made sure to spend a lot of time studying the instructions, playing with the equipment, and asking questions before I actually got started brewing.
The Northern Brewer instructions were decent but I do have a couple of beefs. First, the instructions show pictures of all the equipment but nothing is labeled. For a brand new brewer like myself, I didn't know what the heck anything was so I had to go to their website and look everything up. Second, the instructions don't explain the difference between a full boil and partial boil. They only tell you how to make adjustments for the prior. Third, the basic kit instructions refer you to the instructions that came with the kit for an explanation on secondary fermenting. Well the instructions I was holding were the only instructions that came with the kit. I've got two weeks to figure out the secondary fermentation process but I'm not too worried about it.
I'm being nitpicky though. All in all, the instructions were good enough to get me through.
I like the instructions that Midwest gives better than my local home brew supply. Most of their kits have you drop your specialty grains in and bring to near boiling and remove rather than steep at 155 degrees for 30 min. I'm not sure that there is a problem with that as they have turned out good beer but, I get a better feeling with the steeping for 30 min at 155 degrees.
Northern brewer's instruction are some of the best...they show longer fermentattion/aging/carbonation times for each beer...up to several months.
But the answer is pretty simple, generally speaking kit manufacturers, especially kit an kilo manufacturers, are concerned with selling more and more kits NOT with the brewer making the best beer possible. They no that if they say in the instructions to wait, they may loose some people to hobbies that have more instant gratification.
They also know that the time that a homebrewer will remain buying kits is relatively short...they know that after a few kits, the brewer will either give up, start brewing extract batches from recipes in books and places like this, formulate their own recipes, or go all grain...so they want to sell as many kits as possible to the new brewer before he moves on to bigger and better things.
SO they no that even their beer will taste better if you leave it longer...but they know that in the time you wait you will be reading and learning and be less likely to buy another kit...They can sell three or four kits to you if you follow their directions in the same time frame that listening to us and waiting a month and bottle conditioning for another 3-4 weeks.
But Even Palmer says you should wait with kits...
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The biggest thing I see is that Kit instructions are usually being written by someone with experience, who assumes the person reading the instructions has similar knowledge and abilities. Sometimes, they try to make it seem a little more simple, but they leave out some key steps in the process that would easily allow you to trip up if you're a newbie.
Luckily, anyone who has made it to HBT & is reading this stuff already has access to some great info & if they can use the search feature & take a few hours to read the basic steps, they'll quickly learn the necessary steps & they can just take the instructions as a general overview of the intended recipe.
I got into brewing because I enjoy cooking. Some of the best recipes I got were written by little old ladies & swiped out of Church cookbooks. They often forgot to write down some necessary steps, so if someone took the instructions literally step by step they'd never make an edible dish. However, if you knew the basic steps already, you could see the overall big picture & see the "special" ingredients being used to spice things up. I take brewing as kind of the same thing, you can find some gems of experience here & there if you take the time to know what the basic steps should be.
It's also largely because all their instructions are the same for every type of beer. They have a big template with generic instructions and they just fill in the blanks.. "0.5 oz Cascade," etc. As we all know, to really get it right, the procedure will vary depending on the ingredients.
I'm sure AHS or any other home brew shop would love for you to write 2 or 3 pages of custom instructions for each of their 300 kits.
From a business perspective, it makes no sense to spend thousands of manhours on something that only noobs are going to read anyway. Not to mention, a lot of techniques are subject to individual style and equipment availability anyway, so there's always going to be people who disagree with instructions because there no way to please everyone, even if the instructions are custom made by Palmer himself.
Following instructions will make beer, plain and simple. They are for total noobs. That's all they're there for. LHBS's understand that after you make a few batches, you aren't going to use them anymore, except for the measurements.
It's like buying a Mr. Beer or whatever. It's just something to help you get off the ground.


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Dan Roselli is doubling down on and startups in Charlotte.
Roselli, the founder of Packard Place, in 2014 plans to expand RevTech Labs, a business accelerator at his entrepreneurism hub, by bringing in Sierra Maya Ventures as a sponsor that can help companies selected for the program get funded.
Separately, Roselli is plotting to open a financial-services technology, or FinTech, accelerator program in 2014.
He will establish a separate entity to run the RevTech program, which will take equity stakes in the startups that participate. Roselli will serve as the full-time managing director of RevTech Labs.
The goal is to grease the wheels for more promising startups in Charlotte to get seed funding and venture capital, he says.
To reach his goal for RevTech, Roselli will team with Amish Shah, a partner at Sierra Maya Ventures, a seed- and early-stage investment firm with ties to Silicon Valley, Boston and other entrepreneurial hotbeds. Sierra Maya will look for companies participating in the program that it will consider funding, and Shah will serve as a mentor and conduit to national startup experts and investors.
Shah moved to Charlotte not long ago and is raising his family here. But his contacts are mostly outside the Queen City. In addition, he is founder and CEO of Millennium Search, an executive recruiting firm that caters to venture capitalists and high-growth tech firms in their portfolios.
Roselli and Shah began discussing a rebooted RevTech Labs earlier this year. Shah says he told Roselli the fledgling incubator lacked the right network, investors and companies to be successful nationally. But he liked the enthusiasm he saw at Packard Place, its location uptown and the benefits and low-cost of business Charlotte could offer startups.
"We looked in the mirror so we could understand the reality of what was going on," Shah says. "What this place needs is disruption. And what I saw was an opportunity to get involved where I live. I'm a make-it-happen kind of guy."
Shah also intends to help Roselli and RevTech connect with top crowdfunding platforms to possibly back RevTech's stakes in its participating startups and to fund companies that exit the accelerator.
A year ago, RevTech launched as a 12-week program in for very early-stage companies in office space at Packard Place. While seen as a good first step, few of the participants left the accelerator with major investments from angel investors or venture-capital firms. The reboot seeks to fix that problem.
Roselli says he's still targeting early-stage companies for RevTech, and a call for entries in the next class will open this week. He'll judge it as a success if a class of five to 10 startups results in at least two companies securing angel or venture capital when they exit.
RevTech will team with corporate partners to underwrite operating costs of the accelerator. Then Sierra Maya Ventures will seek to bring on mentors and investors to meet with the most promising firms.
Roselli says Charlotte lacks a strong research university base that often is found in entrepreneurial hotbeds. But the city is rich with Fortune 500 influence. So Roselli, a former Bank of America Corp. marketing executive, hopes to find disruptive technology startups that can tackle the most pressing needs of large financial firms and other corporations.
"University research has been the model for the last 50 years of entrepreneurs," he says. "We want to find the pain points and solve the needs of Fortune 500s. We think that can be the model for the next 50 years of innovation."
Roselli's success as an entrepreneur is rooted in Red F Marketing, a company he and his wife, Sara Garces Roselli, owned. However, Roselli divested his stake in Red F this year following a $4 million judgement in a trade-secrets case.
The exit from RedF, Roselli says, has given him time to reconsider where he wants to invest his time and resources going forward.
Packard Place, the building he purchased with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act bonds during the recession, is his future. In addition to the RevTech Labs plan, Roselli plans to expand Packard Place by opening satellite hubs in other locations.
Packard Place already has an energy sector startup incubator called CLT Joules. It also leases office space to various early-stage companies and nonprofit Queen City Forward and provides community space downstairs for meetings and entrepreneur events.
The next class of RevTech Labs will launch in February. Applications from startups are being accepted now and finalists will be interviewed in January.
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EDIT: Too much of a pain to warm this up everytime before I use it so that is isn't hard. Into the trash it went.**Maybe I just got a bad tube or something, but this stuff is terrible! It is so hard and rough, it felt like sandpaper on my lips!! It actually made my lips more chaped and the smell isn't even that great. I am disappointed because I love honey products and the original balm is great, but the minty part bugs me. I was hoping this would be an HG for me, but not even close.
This lip balm is fabulous!! It is far better than their peppermint one. This one has a light honey scent that I absolutley adore, and It is very moisturizing, & long lasting. And it is non-irritating. The price is right I paid only $2.49 at Cvs pharmacy. I use a lot of Burt's Bees products and this one I would deffinetly be re-buying!! I like the fact that BB are natural products.
Very moisturizing, long-lasting and smells like real honey. I like this better than the minty one because in order to achieve that "minty" feel companies add eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil or tea tree oil...all of which are astringent in nature and therefore horribly drying on the lips. Honey, on the other hand, is a natural emolient and skin soothing agent. Think about that before purchasing the original "minty" burt's bee's lip balm.
I'm a big Burt's Bees fan, but I felt sort of ambivalent about the minty taste of their original lip balm, so I was especially excited to find the honey version. It's made with shea butter, which is incredibly soft and soothing, and I really like the scent (which smells like honey to me, at least). This balm can get a little hard between uses, but if you warm it up a little by rubbing it on your lips for a few seconds, it'll become more pliable. It lasts a good long while, too. This is pretty much my daily lip balm, 'cause it makes my lips look good without too much shine, and it's very "low-maintenance", which I like.
Given that I don't like honey much, the scent really doesn't appeal to me but it does smell sweet and floral, like honey should. this balm seems a bit hard but I like it better than the original beeswax balm, it's smoother and less waxy.
Great product! It really moisturized my lips and helped get rid of the dry flaky skin. I don't normally use lip balms (I know, bad..) but I'm really liking this lip balm. It's not flavored and uses all natural ingrediants -- no strange chemicals. I took off one lippie only because the honey doesn't seem to play such a big role in the balm, which is slightly upsetting because it's called Honey Lip Balm. Otherwise it's great, and it costs less than 3 USD.
Update May 9, 06 - I have issues with the container. Sometimes the "stick" won't go back down when turning the bottom. Still, since I love honey so much I'll probably keep repurchasing unless I find a better alternative.
This balm was just "eh" to me. I was hoping for more of a honey scent to it, and it seems a bit hard. I won't be buying this again.
This is my new favorite lip balm! I agree with other reviewers that the fragrance is a light floral, but after the first few uses I can now smell the warm honey scent. It doesn't have any flavor, which I like. It's rich but not sticky, and has great staying power. Wonderful for this winter and leaves my lips very smooth and soft. Will definitely buy a lot! EDITED: I quickly got sick of the overpowering fragrance. I now use Badger Balm unscented cocoa butter lip balm, which moisturizes much better and doesn't have any strong fragrance.
I'd give this a 4.5 if it was possible. It's nearly perfect. I love shea butter lipbalms and don't always want mint or menthol on my lips. It does have the ocassional bumpiness from the shea, if you keep it in a pocket near your body it'll stay warm and go on easier. I don't mind the natural honey powder vs the sweet balm. The ones with sweetener like the B&BW balms will tempt you to lick your lips and undo the moisturizing effects.
I love this lip balm. It's so moisturizing and smells great. I always prep my lips with this before putting on lipstick.


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I liked the price and the cleanliness as we'll as the wifi. My name is Ramesh and I live in sacramento
I found there was no water and no coffee tea and at least a couple of bottles of water.This required me to drive out and get what I needed when I was rather tired after a long trip
very clean, good wi fi signal, confort, room space good, staff very helpful
Location, because I did not drive and it was difficult to get a store or restaurant near for walking person
For the price we can not really complain about this place. The room had a couple of issues bed was kind of hard and pillows are really uncomfortable. We brought our own pillows so no biggie. location was good. We would stay here again.
The room was not acceptable. The carpet was very stained. The couch was stained. The king size bed only had 2 very small pillows that were very thin. The door frames were dirty. The security latch on the inside door was broken off. I was very disappointed and will NEVER book at this location again.
Non smoking room is smoky They have not found my reservation 's confirmation. Far away from everything Little bit dangerous at first sight but no atrocity. No breakfast ( booking.com includes it) One time evening I got a complimentary breakfast!?
It's one of the better deals in the area. Nice room for the price will stay again.
No DVD player like they said
Everything I needed was provided. Just like home, if they add a coffeemaker to each room! Best value in the Med Center!
No coffee maker in room although they had free coffee available in lobby.
Location near the stadium.
People were out all night long. Loud and fighting.
Worker inappropriate , t v broken garbage from previous customer still there no lights
I had a conference at the Texas Medical Center and it's only a few miles away. Very close to the stadium. If you are a sports Fan then at this price it's a great deal on game nights.
During game nights the traffic can be pretty bad. The neighborhood is not among the good ones I have been to. The staff were friendly but the facility is nothing fancy.
The place was a nice combination of low price, and proximity to the Stadium. It was so close we simply walked there and avoided paying parking fees too! The room had a cool mini-fridge and a microwave too so that was perfect for the pizza we ordered.
The service was pretty cold shouldered - the guy was on his phone the whole time, and didn't seem to care for us beyond getting the whole transaction over with. The room also had tiny piles of trash I found in odd places which I guess the cleaning crew never noticed.
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We have stayed here several times now. The staff has always been accommodating and friendly. The rooms have always been clean. Close to the medical district and easy access to the highway. There are several places to eat close by. We just needed a place to lay our head and be on our way and this hotel fits the bill.
Would be nice to have a shuttle service to the medical district.
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Spartan in terms of facilities. Pornographic TV channels were part of the programming without any way to switch these off.
Lacks coffee pots in rooms
Overall it was a very clean place with a nice location.
Didn't have coffee pots in the rooms. The desk clerk was rude.Only had a breakfast bag 1 day out of our 3 days there & it was only enough for 1. It wasn't breakfast it was a snack!!!!
did not get breakfast . I do not know if they stop giving breakfast or they just didnt give it to us ..
I thought it was located about a half mile walk to NRG Stadium which was very nice to see a football game. I thought the room was comfortable as the bed was nice and had mini refrigerator, and microwave, along with a flat screen TV. The bath was updated with a nice tub and shower.
Had a tough time getting off the 610 W freeway to get into driveway of motel. You are better getting on the South Loop Freeway when you come into the motel
Rooms were large and clean. Nice that they had a fridge in the room. Everything worked. We were there for the Reliant World Series of Dog Shows (had no dogs in the room) and the location and price were perfect.
Everything what they tell before ordering is true
1. Not coffee maker in room 2. Will be more better with breakfast and pool
This hotel was dirty, front desk person was rude. She gave me a key card for the room and saiid to let her know if it didn't work. Of course, it did not. She came with a master key to let us in and said the lock was broken and the only way to access the room was for her to come and open it for us! It was a terrible experience and I would never go back regardless of how tired we are. I believe they had bedbugs as well.
The room and the big beds we had in the room that had two beds in it we slept verry good in the beds we had and everything that was in the room.
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-The people are all passionate about what they do, go to great lengths to get the job done and done well.
- The people also make a lot of effort to have fun and get along with each other.
- the hours can be long, and the pay is quite low.
- Increase salaries rather than the number of staff.
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You get to have an inside look into upcoming campaigns and products that big companies are looking to road test. As long as the focus group is going well, managers leave the rest of the admin staff alone without much interference or micro-managing. Sometimes snacks and dinner are provided.Cons
There are no opportunities to move up when you're in the casual labour force here. I worked with a lot of young, eager, and educated individuals who were hard-working and looking for full-time entry level opportunities (including me). Many of us worked for Ipsos over the course of a year or two. None of the managers or full-time staff really gave any opportunities for us to advance or even discussed it. However, they were happy to offer us even more part-time odd jobs to do, e.g. translation, transcription work, etc. So yeah, your foot isn't in the door.No opinion of CEO
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The Lake House at Deer Creek Lake is a large four bedroom home on 3.5 acres.
Three of the four bedrooms are large master suites with the their own private bathrooms and sitting areas, two of which take up the entire 2nd floor of the home. The third master suite is on the ground level and occupies the entire south wing of the home. There are two large living areas - one with floor-to-ceiling windows which provide 180 degree westward views of Deer Creek Lake and the Wasatch Back Mountains including a beautiful vista of Mount Timpanogos. This beautiful, open sun room comfortably seats up to 10 people on a surround sofa, couch, and reclining EZ chair. Nearby Activities include:
- Snow Skiing at Sundance (20 mins), Park City, Deer Valley, The Canyons (30 mins)
- Cross Country Skiing at Soldier Hollow (3 miles), venue of the 2002 Olympic cross country skiing event
- Snow Mobiles on the nearby mountain trails (3 miles from trail heads)
- Ice fishing (200 yards from the home on Deer Creek Lake)
- Water Skiing and water sports - boats and equipment available for rental at Dock of the Bay Island Resort
- Hiking
- ATVs on nearby mountain trails
- Fishing at Deer Creek Lake (200 yards out back yard) or fishing on Provo River - 5 minute walk away
- Golfing at five 18-hole golf courses all within 15 minutes.
Mikel and Nanette's heritage dates back to the Mormon pioneers who settled the Salt Lake City area as well more recently as descendants of first and second generation emigrants to the US. Mikel's father emigrated to the United States from the Basque region of northern Spain back in the late 60s and became a sugar industry executive within the Intermountain West's local sugar beet industry. The other side of Mikel's family traces back to farmers and the Mormon pioneers who crossed the plains back in the in the late 1840s. Nanette's family is similar in that her grandfather emigrated to the Intermountain region from Germany following World War I while her mother's side also traces back to Mormon pioneer stock. Growing up here in Utah on the western side of the Rocky Mountains provided many wonderful experiences for Mikel & Nanette Chertudi. They both love the outdoors and grew up enjoying the year-round activities that the region offers including water skiing, hiking, camping, mountain biking among many others. Mikel and Nanette are in their late 30s and are raising their four children here in Utah south of Salt Lake City.
"We had been searching for weekend get-away properties for the last several years with three requirements: 1) in / near a beautiful, serene mountain setting 2) near or on water, 3) within 45 minutes of the greater Salt Lake City area where we live. After more than five years of looking, we finally found the place."
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"-Situated centrally between Sundance and Park City. -One of only 8 properties backing on to Deer Creek State Park and the water. -Beautiful living and dining room with unobstructed 180 degree views of the mountains and lake through the floor-to-ceiling windows. -Very cozy family room with wood-burining fireplace. -Peaceful, serene setting on 3.5 acres."


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Tea and Talk with Marguerite Holloway
Tue, Jul 2, 2013
Times: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Venue: Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
104 Walker Street, Lenox, MA 01240Contact:
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Science journalist and educator Marguerite Holloway will uncover at the third of the 2013 summer series of Tea and Talks at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum the life of the forgotten 19th century genius who developed Manhattan's street grid.
Her illustrated talk, "The Measure of Manhattan," will be based on her new groundbreaking book titled The Measure of Manhattan: The Tumultuous Career and Surprising Legacy of John Randel, Jr., Cartographer, Surveyor, Inventor. Holloway will be on hand to lecture on Tuesday, July 2, at 4:00 PM and to autograph copies of her book at the accompanying Victorian tea.
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Margaret L. White
June 2, 1919 - April 14, 2013
WALKERTON — Margaret L. White, age 93, of Walkerton passed away peacefully in her sleep Sunday evening, April 14, 2013 in Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Janis G. Martin
Aug. 3, 1942-April 15, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Janis G. Martin, 70, of Plymouth passed away at 5:35 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2013 at home surrounded by her entire family. She was born Aug. 3, 1942 in Plymouth to the late Kenneth and Phyllis (Wilson) Hygema and remained a lifelong resident. On Feb. 13, 1999 in Lakeville she married Billy Martin who survives.
Dorothy M. Ulrich
March 4, 1930-April 14, 2013
GROVERTOWN — Dorothy M. Ulrich, 83, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 in her home.
Mildred I. Bernero
March 24, 1923-April 16, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Mildred I. Bernero, 90, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, April 16, 2013 in the St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth.
Born in Argos on March 24, 1923, Mildred was the daughter of Harman and Margaret (Weidner) Zahm.
She graduated from LaPaz High School with the class of 1941.
On Sept. 2, 1948, in Plymouth, Mildred and Louis J. Bernero were married. Louis preceded her in death in 1999.
Cynthia Carter Flum
June 30, 1952 - April 10, 2013
CULVER — Cynthia Carter Flum formerly of Culver, passed away April 10, 2013 at her home in Nashville, Tenn. She was born in Culver on June 30, 1952 to Ernest "Bus" and Janice Carter. Cindy attended and graduated from Culver Community Schools and Purdue University.Â
Cindy is survived by her mother; Janice Carter, sons; Mark (Kegan) Flum, Bryan (Krisna) Flum, sister; Pamela Coffel, brothers: Kenneth Carter and Bruce Carter; grandchildren: Avery, Emerson, Abigail, and Rylee Flum. She was preceded in death by her father Ernest Carter.
Randall Bruce Murray
March 1, 1954 - April 16, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Lifelong resident Randall Bruce "Randy" Murray, 59, passed away following an illness, at his home in Plymouth at 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
Born in Plymouth on March 1, 1954, Randy was the son of Robert Lavern and Ruth Lucille (Samuels) Murray.
He graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1972 and attended Lincoln Tech that next year.
On Sept. 26, 1992, in Hamlet, Randy and Karma Lynn Bryan were married.
Jason S. Watson
April 14, 2013
WARSAW — Jason S. Watson, 37, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at 11:10 p.m. in Leesburg as a result of an auto accident.
He is survived by his wife, Debbi; one son, Brandon Watson of Warsaw; two stepdaughters, Miranda and Mariah Bochnicka, both of North Judson; parents, Calvin (Vanessa) Watson of North Judson and Barbara (Larry) Williams of Culver; grandparent, Dovie Stacy of Culver; three sisters, Robin (Seth) Spradlin of Frankfort, Ky., Amanda Stacy of Plymouth, and Amy Watson of North Judson.
BOSTON, MA - The tragedy of the bombings in Boston had a local link that thankfully had a happier ending for two Plymouth residents.
Paul Patrick and Jamie Holm were both runners in the Boston Marathon on Monday where bombs marred the ending of the annual event with three deaths and more than 100 hurt. Fortunately for them they had both finished the race well before the bombs exploded.
"The clock in the news reports read a race time of four hours ten minutes but that was actually the third wave of runners," said Patrick.
PLYMOUTH — Members of the community gathered at the Marshall County Department of Child Services office in Plymouth Tuesday night to participate in a candlelight vigil to raise awareness for child abuse and neglect.
The event was hosted by DCS and Marshall County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate).
During the vigil in which attendees held candles or pinwheels, the focus was on raising awareness of this issue. April is child Abuse Awareness Month and similar events are held in communities.
BOSTON (AP) — Police and reporters converged on the federal courthouse in Boston on Wednesday amid conflicting reports of whether a suspect was in custody in the marathon bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 170.
Several media outlets reported earlier in the day that a suspect had been identified from surveillance video taken at a Lord & Taylor store between the sites of the two bomb blasts.


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DRAGOMEIR SERIES – Creature Features – "Pieces of Eight"
Pieces of Eight – Technically, they are genetically altered, Class Eight Demons. They appear in "The Emerald Dragon," and were responsible for bringing the first of the Aguiva dragons. What the Dark Lord was looking for was a demon with the strength of a Class Eight, but with a much smaller overall size. These demons stand about six feet tall, weigh in at about two hundred pounds, and on the Provinces are considered tiny. The size factor was adhered to because of the Aguiva dragons. It takes a human sized person to fly one of the War Birds. Anything larger and the Aguiva wouldn't be able to lift the weight.
The look and feel of the Pieces of Eight is very similar to their counterparts, the standard Class Eight Demon, just smaller with less pronounced facial features. They generally have dark brown hair and eyes. They are strong, fast, and fiercely protective of their War Birds. The demon pictured below is an artist's rendition of Caleb, complete with his flight suit. Caleb flies the Aguiva dragon named Seven. There are one hundred and seventy- five demons within the ranks of the Pieces of Eight. Other intriguing creatures to come! If you have any thoughts or comments, please let me know and I will be happy to get back to you. You can also follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads; or for more information, check out my Books, The Omnicon store, and More on the website -
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If you want to find out how to do just about anything pertaining to writing, publishing and marketing books, this is one of the most comprehensive websites I have found yet. It is run by Joel Friedlander, and there are links to information you may not even have thought you would need. I have found it to be incredibly helpful in so many areas and thought I would pass it along. Definitely check it out. You'll be glad you did!
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DRAGOMEIR SERIES – Creature Features!
I have been asked by several people if I could give some insight into the creatures living in Mt. Drago. So I thought we'd start with the Hellhounds. Now for those who have not yet read "The Emerald Dragon," the Hellhounds were helped by Queen Mother to make a mass exodus from the Provinces of Hell to Mt. Drago.
There, they took up shop in an area of the mountain called Tarin's Gallery. The Hellhounds are a genetically altered species that started off with a considerable amount of Pit Bull in the heritage. No one is really sure what else besides wolf went into the mixture, but what we do know is that they went after size and stamina. The full grown males of this species top over three hundred pounds, stand about five feet tall and can run for days. They are predominately brown in color with brown eyes. They sport an opposing thumb and forefinger and have sparse uneven hair over their bodies, which are brown in color.
What the Dark Lords didn't expect was in part the unknown factor mentioned previously, and what they got was a species on the fast track to sentience. Ten generations later they were no longer the trusted pet dog. Through sheer will and a lot of death and destruction they managed to escape to another of the Provinces, where they would be almost impossible to defeat.
By the eleventh generation they were not only intelligent, but self aware and very unhappy with the Dark Lords. That's where Queen Mother entered the picture and gave them an opportunity they couldn't ignore.
The Hellhounds of today are drastically different than the ones written about in history. The ones in Mt. Drago would rather not fight; they are vegetarians and prefer to stay in one place to rear their children. They are deeply spiritual and have a great sense of humor. To find out more about these creatures you can read the first book of the Dragomeir Series, "The Emerald Dragon," or leave me a comment and I will be happy to answer any questions!
A Fantastic Day at Barnes and Noble!
Saturday was the BIG day! I just came away from the Science-Fiction/Fantasy Book signing event at Barnes & Noble (Phoenix, Arizona) and man oh man, was that an experience or what?
Eleven authors, myself included, participated with our books being featured during the Marvel and Science Fiction/Fantasy day. Hundreds of people in costume, some of which looked like they just walked off a movie set. They were actually that good! My sales went well and I got to meet a lot of interesting, and sometimes very odd people. It was noisy, boisterous and amazingly fun! I've got to give the staff at Barnes & Noble credit because the entire event was coordinated and extremely well managed from start to finish. They made us all feel welcome and treated us like super stars. I personally can't wait to go back. It was suggested for me to wear a costume so I chose to go as Van Helsing and I've got to admit that I had a great time! Be sure to visit my Website and Facebook page for more photos of the day's event!
The Next Big Thing – Authors Tagging Authors!
The Next Big Thing – Authors Tagging Authors!
I am thrilled to take part in The Next Big Thing: Authors Tagging Authors! I was tagged by the fantastic Caron Rider and I'm excited to keep this going! So now I have to answer the questions below, tag a new set of 5 authors, then they answer, tag authors, etc. I'm answering questions about my Urban Fantasy novel, The Emerald Dragon, coming soon!
What is the working title of your book?
The Emerald Dragon, Book One of the Dragomeir Series
Where did the idea come from for the book?
It came from an incredibly vivid dream that I had. I thought that it was time for not only books about dragons, but to explain that dragons are actually smarter than we are and interact at the human level.
What genre does your book fall under?
Urban Fantasy
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Main character – Tanis: Viggo Mortenson
Queen Mother : Morena Baccarin
Demi – human form: Dakota Fanning
Basiliskos – human form: Ving Rhames
Invectum – human form: Chris Hemsworth
Dragons – in dragon form: Themselves
And for the authors I have tagged:
Eden Baylee, Author of Spring Into Summer
Kay Glass, Author of Just One Bite
Michelle Muto, Author of Don't Fear the Reaper
Alex Laybourne, Author of Highway To Hell
J.A. Schneider, Author of Embryo
Many thanks to my friend and fellow Indie Author Caron Rider for tagging me! I hope you'll keep it going…there are so many talented authors out there!
Watch Out For the Peanut Butter!
Tanis and Demi contacted me with what I thought was a joke. Okay, so I'm not laughing now, but anyway…several people at Mt. Drago have recently gotten sick, and I mean really sick. Turns out it's the peanut butter. Not every brand, and there are some that don't have Salmonella. Yeah, you heard me. Nearly all of the food that gets eaten by the people at the mountain comes from the outside world. From the same manufacturers as the ones you buy for your family. This is a wake-up call to all of our friends and their friends. Contact your local food stores and inquire. Get on-line and do some research. I'm going to give as much information as I've found, but I need you guys to spread the word. Little kids aren't supposed to die from peanut butter.
The manufacturer that seems to have the highest number of recalls is Sunland, but it doesn't stop there, oh no not by a long shot. Okay, let's take this one step at a time. The first thing you need is a web address to prove to yourself the severity of which I speak.
The above address will show you the number of products that have been recalled and a lot of other pertinent information. This is not restricted to just Sunland, it has become more widespread with multiple companies such as: Justin's and General Mills among others. Please check your recently purchased food to make sure you don't have one of the recalled items. Thank you for listening to Tanis, Demi, and of course…me.
A Call To Potential Dragon Riders!
I want to thank those of you that have been following the release of each chapter of "The Emerald Dragon" every Friday! When I started writing the story of Tanis and Demi, I hoped I would bring an exciting story that encompasses exciting Fantasy elements such as, Dragons, Warriors, Hell Hounds, Demons, Vampires, etc. and give you the ability to visit the world of Dragomeir from the comfort of your computer chair!
It is with your support and feedback that this project will come to fruition! But having said that, I am excited to send out an invitation to all potential dragon riders…
You are invited to enter "THE EMERALD DRAGON" CHARACTER CONTEST!!
Two people will win a chance to create a character (dragon rider) and dragon that will be featured in the book! Anyone who wants to participate would need to come up with the character's name, origin, their dragon's name, the species of dragon, as well as color, age and gender. The winners will not only have their characters immortalized in the story, but I will also mention the winners on the dedication page of the book, send them a signed copy when the book is released and of course, mention them on my blog as the winners of "The Emerald Dragon" Character Contest!
The guidelines and specifics will be posted on this blog on June 30th!
Social Media – A Different Approach
Some months ago, I came across a post written by Tom Conrad, from The Indie Pedant called "Selling an ebook – is it a little like begging on the street?" His satirical point of view on how we as self-published authors are using social media as our "cardboard plea" struck me as funny, but also made me wonder about my approach to marketing.
Is my method one that will improve sales and stats, but not leave me looking like the character "Puss In Boots"…you know, those big sad eyes, luring you in…"pa pa pa please buy my book!" Ha!
With the advent of indie authors/self publishing, we have found that we alone are our sole promoters. If we don't get out there and plaster the many social media sites with our name and product, we are just as unknown and unheard of as ever! And of course there's the "etiquette" one must follow to avoid being blacklisted as a spammer of sorts. Everyone's looking for the next hook or gimmick to stand out above the rest. It all does begin to seem like one massive sales pitch!
In essence it is, but for the author it begins merely as a love of writing and the hope that someone else out there will enjoy reading what you have to offer. While many of us still work a full time job and dream of the day when we can give our two weeks notice, oh hell, our 2 minutes notice and gallivant off on our ticket to fame…we humbly climb back down to reality and trudge on. Our approach may mirror at times the bum on the streets begging for change, but I think I speak for everyone…the truth is, we all know deep down that we're the next superstars! We just have to convince everyone else!
The strategy I have adopted is certainly not the most original, but it is one I believe in most! So what is it, you ask? To help others. To quote Nick Thacker of LiveHacked.com, "You're in charge of your own career, and you know that helping people is a major reason why successful writers, creators, and entrepreneurs are successful." There are tons of ways to help others online:
- Tweeting someone's link or post
- Commenting on a great post
- Reviewing someone's book
- Participating in an online forum
- Writing an awesome guest post
- Sending an email
Nick's post called "Why You Should Start Doing My Work For Me", states that "If you think of these tasks as doing someone else's work for them, you'll be making a great step toward building a reputation as someone who helps others first." That's not to say that you don't promote yourself at all…but instead of a post touting your novels and why people should buy them, include a link back to your website or blog instead. The content within your post will do the promoting for you and you'd be surprised how many people will actually click through! As far as posts on your own blog…put more emphasis on posts that will help and/or entertain your reader in some way. These will not only bring quality content to your blog, but will consistently draw readers back to your blog.
I don't claim to be an expert, but I will continue to share what I have learned and I hope that it will help in some way! :)
Be sure to visit LiveHacked.com – excellent site for writers and bloggers!
Nick Thacker also has an excellent ebook available on Amazon – "Building A Blog For Readers"…a manifesto that will help you ask the right questions!
Author Spotlight – Tanja Segal
It's the start of a new week and to get this Monday rolling, I am very excited to have Indie Author, Tanja Segal visiting the blog today! I met Tanja on Twitter and was instantly enthralled by her novel, "Death Lurks Everywhere"! We started chatting about our favorite horror movies and found we have a lot of the same interests. She is not only a very thoughtful and genuine person, she is also a very talented artist and author! I hope you enjoy the excerpt from her upcoming novel, "Death Lurks Everywhere" and I encourage you to stop by her blog and say hi!
My Name is Tanja. I'm from a small town in Germany called Gelsenkirchen, where I lived my whole life. The funny thing about this small town is since I moved to Los Angeles, everyone I meet asks me where I came from and of course they don't know this town, but the reactions of these people are so funny. I try to explain, but this makes for some amazing stories on occasion, *lol*. Maybe it would help if I told you that this town is about 25 miles from Duesseldorf and not too far from Koeln? ;-) Do you know where I live now? ha ha ha
Like all children, I went to school in Germany and studied for 10 Years. My favorite classes were: English, Biology, Physics and Sports! In my youth I always had the dream of visiting the USA someday. It was a really big dream for me. Who would have thought that this Dream would actually be fulfilled some day?
After I was done with my school, I started to study IT Support, business, and Technology. I worked 3 Years in a Company named "Timeless GmbH" which was a Computer Company that sold new computer hardware. I started in sales and moved over to the Technical department where I repaired PC's, installed whole systems and built custom computers on order. I had a great time. I finished my education and earned the title "IT System Clerk." Yes I am a girl who knows many things about computers :-) Surprised?
From August 2009 until January 2012 I worked for a phone company, E-Plus, as a call center agent. I supported customers and helped them with network related issues, or Internet connection problems. I also helped them with settings for their cell phones.
On January 16th I moved to Los Angeles – California. Now I am working to make another Dream come true. I want to use my creativity and finally become a writer. Well I am already doing some nice things. Like for example: designing websites, creating book covers and drawing portraits :-) I consider myself an artist.
Follow her blog at – http://authortanjasegal.blogspot.com
"Death Lurks Everywhere" is a horror/science fiction novel about a genetic experiment gone awry that produces a fierce monster that wreaks havoc on the human race, a disaster of massive proportions. Will the evil forces behind this experiment be discovered in time and will the monster be stopped, or is everything lost?
Excerpt from Chapter 3 – The arrival
Joe, who had taken his place again, eyed Tom, trying to hide his own concern.
"Of course it was the wind, you chicken. "He had no idea what had just happened and a cold shower ran down his spine yet he did not want Tom to notice. He steadied himself holding the side of the boat with one hand and looked towards Tom whose whole body was trembling and stammered.
"Have you been able to see anything in the water? " Joe nodded his head, trying to play down the whole situation.
"No, there's nothing there. The boat has probably just crossed an little uneven ground and that is what caused the shaking."
Although coming from his own lips, he himself could not really believe what he had just said. He nodded at Tom affirmatively and got up again. He opened the box in the middle of the boat, grasping a small torch. At a click of his thumb the torch radiated a yellowish light. He pointed the lamp at the water and scrutinized the surface once again. But again he could detect nothing. He lowered the hand with the torch and turned to Tom who was still sitting trembling.
"Look, there is no mons…" But precisely at that moment came the sound of a muffled tone. A scream muted by the water. Joe was startled. Totally shocked he dropped the torch into the water holding his ears closed with both hands. Tom also grabbed the towel beside him, folding it instantly over his head. Joe's eyes widened, now he also had problems continuing to suppress his fear. He swirled around looking from every direction into the water yet he could see nothing. It was almost as if a ghost was attacking the boat. With a jolt something crashed against the back of the boat and it began rocking again. This time Joe had no chance. He slipped, falling backwards and lost his balance. He fell overboard into the water. Tom jumped up, looking into the water. He was under total shock and hadn't a clue what to do. He combed the surface of the water but could find Joe nowhere.
Suddenly bubbles of air rose to the surface and Joe hastily gasped for air. He shouted to Tom.
"Come on you idiot, stop gazing so dumbly into the water. Get me out of here." Tom was still in a complete state of shock, he gathered his courage. He bent over the edge of the boat stretching his hand out to Joe who tried with all his strength to pull himself up but in vein. He lost hold of his hand and fell back into the cool water, thrashing about with both legs to stay afloat. But something under the water already had him in its sights and moved faster and faster towards him. Joe shouted to Tom.
"Faster, faster, get me out of here!" Tom grabbed his hand once again and pulled as hard as he could, but then he turned his gaze to the water behind Joe. The sight that revealed itself shocked him so much that he abruptly let go of Joe's hand who fell backwards again into the water. Joe didn't understand the world any longer and was visibly angry and screamed at Tom.
"You idiot, what's the matter with you?" But then he felt something moving behind him. It was moving at an extraordinary speed and heading straight towards him. Joe whirled around and saw an approximately one meter large creature coming towards him. Now it was all or nothing. He had no time to lose and tried to get out of the water on his own. But it was too late. The creature had reached him and pulled him down backwards from the side of the boat. He cried for help and fought tooth and nail to defend himself. But he did not have a chance.
The creature clenched him by the neck, pulling him down into the depths of the ocean. Tom who had had to watch the whole spectacle fell back onto his seat after the event. He bent forwards holding his head in both hands. He bobbed up and down, his whole body trembling. The shock of what had just happened had mortified him. He thought the nightmare was over but once again came the frightening muffled noise. The boat began to rock. Tom grasped the side of the boot when its wooden bottom broke up before his eyes. Before he could manage to get up or get out of the way he was confronted by the gigantic creature. He stared into the eyes of the beetle-like animal. They were grayish in color and shimmered translucently in the light of the stars.
Tom's eyes widened and he screamed for help. Suddenly a harpoon-like tongue shot from the mouth of the creature and in one stroke bored through Tom's head. The last cry hushed into the night and the creature dived into the depths with its prey. All that remained was the destroyed remains of a wooden boat. But the attack ensured that the boat slowly but surely began to sink. In a few minutes it would be impossible to discover and an accident could no longer be reconstructed…
Author website: http://authortanjasegal.weebly.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TanjaArtStudio
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/author.Tanja.Segal
Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/death.lurks.everywhere
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tanja-segal/51/866/721
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Book: By a Thread (The Elemental Assassin Series) by Jennifer Estep
Occupation: Assassin, Cook, Waitress, Owner of Pork Pit
Eye Color: Grey
Hair Color: Auburn Brown, but it depends on what she needs.
Elemental Power: Stone and Ice
Assassin Code Name: The Spider
Location: Ashland (Where Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina meet)
This character is for all practical purposes, perfect. She can be soft, accommodating and approachable but leads a dual life. When the need arises, she becomes the famous assassin called "The Spider". She is a superb fighter and believe it or not, is actually a humanitarian. she does not like killing innocent people or victims. She is family oriented, values her friends and is honest.
During the day or when not on assignment, she works at the Pork Pit (Actually the owner) and employs several of her closest friends.
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