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Julianna Force (1876-1948), museum director
The New York Studio School occupies the original site of the Whitney Museum of American Art and recalls the successful partnership between two visionaries: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, whose patronage built the foundations of the Whitney Museum, and Julianna Force, the Museum's first director and the person who molded Whitney's original concept into a workable enterprise. The two women created the first museum exclusively devoted to exhibiting American Art while sponsoring the greatest number of non-academic artists in the United States. The genesis for this type of museum dates back to 1914 when Whitney opened the Whitney Studio to exhibit her personal collection and prevailed upon Force to manage it. In 1929 she offered the entire collection--nearly 500 pieces--to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, along with an offer to build a new wing. The offer was rejected, and in 1931 Whitney, after remodeling the studio in a more Moderne and Classical revival style, opened the Whitney Museum with Force as the gallery manager. Under Force, the museum avoided the simple display of established artists, preferring to exhibit the progressive side of American Art. The Whitney became the first museum to display American abstract art and it was instrumental in reviving interest in 19th-century American artists such as Winslow Homer and Robert Feke. The Whitney moved from this location in 1954. Thirteen years later the New York Studio School saved the building from demolition. With a faculty of renowned artists, art historians, and critics, the New York Studio School has been educating students in the rigors of art since 1967.
The New York Studio School, a National Historic Landmark, is located at 8 West 8th St. in New York City, NY. Tours of the building are by appointment only. For tour information, contact Lauren Wibauer at 212-777-0742.
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Picture Book Highlights | BeautifulBy Monica C. Tue, January 10, 2017
What does it mean to be beautiful? Our next pick for Picture Book Highlights—a series of posts where we put the spotlight on a brand-new picture book that has been ordered for all our libraries—provides an answer to this question.
Beautiful is usually a compliment reserved for girls, who are expected to look and behave a certain way. In Beautiful, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, the concept of beauty is expressed in much more than just looks or stereotyped behavior. Girls of different ethnicities, interests, and abilities are shown engaging in all sorts of activities that make them beautiful. It's a clever combination of text and illustrations: while the words seem to imply the traditional thought of what it means to be beautiful, the illustrations take it further, empowering young girls to see themselves in a new light.
A good read for girls (and boys!)
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I am hesitant to post this, but I think it's important to acknowledge the lack of understanding about Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
Most of you are familiar with the Reddit site. You may know their tag line; Trending News and Honest Conversations. I must admit, Reddit was a foreign site to me until it came up in a google search. I clicked on the site and read a disturbing conversation. It states that it has been 'archived' but looks to have taken place only one year ago.
The person who asks the gateway question is either a personal trainer or a Dojo instructor. He (or she) has their first fibromyalgia "student" and is seeking out assistance on training alternatives.
The conversation that ensues stunned me. It starts out well, then goes downhill. There is a point where a confrontation ends up getting nasty, and the commenter deletes all of their posts. To enrage a person that much, this commenter must have said some very ignorant stuff. I do find the final comment satisfactory, apparently, a physical therapist who understands fibro.
***This may be disturbing to read, choose wisely.***
It is very apparent to me that the misconceptions about fibromyalgia are very much alive and well. What I take away from this conversation is that we have so much more to do when advocating for Fibromyalgia Awareness.


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Ghost Team Shooter is a first person shooting game. You are ghost team soldier and your mission is to eliminate mercenaries training camp inside ancient ruins, use your arsenal of powerful weapons to shoot all incoming enemy forces, try to survive each wave of enemies with increasing difficulty, use your weapons wisely in different combat situations.
WASD - Move. Mouse - Shoot. Mouse wheel - Change weapon. R - Reload. Space - Jump. Shift - Run. Ctrl - Crouch. T - Bullet time. Tab - Pause.
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Rage Fighter DuelmasterJuly 01, 2019
This comming July, 6, 10:30pm, we will have our Master Level Rage Fighter Duelmaster, and on Sunday, July 7, 9:30pm, is for non ML Rage Fighter Duelmaster. Please see details below on how to join
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I'm sure you're asking, "What do sports bras have to do with dog walks?" I promise you there is a connection between sports bras and dog walks but you'll have to read all the way to the end to find out 😉
On Thursday night, I had the pleasure of attending a Title Nine Fit Fest media event at the Boulder, Colorado location. Normally, I rank bra shopping as only slightly less painful and terrifying than bathing suit shopping. Such shopping excursions normally end in tears and a large chocolate bar for me so, I'll be honest, I was sure I would walk out of the event completely demoralized. I could not have been more wrong.
The team of Title Nine bravangelist fitting experts made the process fun, interesting and absolutely painless. They know how to put everyone at ease, accurately measure a woman's chest, which not all bra stores do well, and they have an excellent selection of bras for serious sports activities, work to workout, everyday and even date night and, most importantly, they carry bras that are designed for real women.
While the average American woman wears a 36C bra, if you've ever shopped for a sports bra, you know how hard it can be to find a good, truly supportive bra that comes any bigger than an A or B-cup. Title Nine carries bras from 32AA up to 40EEE in styles that you actually want to wear and has bras for all different shapes, sizes, and workout routines. They also carry some terrific options for nursing moms.
The awesome Katie measured me and then walked me through the features of several of the bras, really trying to hone in on my athletic activities and what I look for in a bra. She then pulled a varied selection of bras in my size to try on. It was a very personalized and focused experience. There was no pressure or push towards a particular type of bra and I didn't feel rushed. In fact, I was encouraged to try the bras on and really give them a little workout with various stations like the hula hoop, jump rope and hippity hop ball.
Whether you are looking for "lock and load"compression for high impact activities or something that can easily transition from work to yoga class, I can't recommend Title Nine more highly! They have tested thousands of bras and from the high quality materials to the unique barbells rating system (1=light support, 6=maximum support), there is truly something for every activity level and every woman.
Often putting on a sports bra is like wrestling with a large rubber band, but all of the bras I tried on had a rear clasp making them easy on/easy off! I am loving the fit, feel and color of my new Marvel bra by panache sport.
Save the date!
Trust me on this – you do not want to miss out on an awesome free fitting. Visit Title Nine to find the Fit Fest date and location nearest you. If you are in Colorado there is a Fit Fest event this Wednesday and Thursday March 30 and 31, 2016 at the Boulder store and April 6th and 7th at the Cherry Creek store.
RSVP to reserve your personalized bra fitting!
Sports Bras and Dog Walks
Remember how I promised to explain how sports bras and dog walks are connected? Well, the amazing folks at Title Nine are supporting the upcoming Sarcastic Dog 30-Day Healthy Dog, Healthy You Walk the Dog Challenge with a free bra for the winner of the challenge!
Challenge details (including additional giveaway items) coming next week! If you don't want to miss the Challenge and Giveaway announcement, sign up for the Sarcastic Dog email list today!
How hard is it for you to find quality sports bras that are comfortable, attractive and truly supportive?
Full disclosure – I was given a free Title Nine bra to try in exchange for this review of my bra fitting experience and the bra I chose but the thoughts and opinions shared here are, as always, 100% my own. I will only provide my honest assessment of any product, service or experience.


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Electric Scooters dock to mobile solar charging station.
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Mini-fleet offering comprises four 100% electric, zero emissions Super Scooters docked to mobile, solar charging station. With top speed of 65+ mph, scooters offer operating range of 50 miles per charge. Mobile solar charging station, supporting communications and security options, fits in standard parking spot, can be anchored without trenching, and can fully charge 4 scooters via as many outlets in <6 hr. On-board 22 kW-hr battery can be fully recharged in 8 hr via solar panels.
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Current Motor Debuts Ultra-Sustainable Mini-Fleets of Electric Super Scooters Docked to a Solar Charging Station
Solar-powered EVs designed for business, campus, event and municipal use
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Current Motor, a Michigan-based electric vehicle development and manufacturing company that has developed best-in-class electric Super Scooters, today announced its first-to-market mini-fleet offering of four Super Scooters docked to a mobile, solar charging station.
Current Motor Super Scooters are 100% electric, zero emissions vehicles with low maintenance requirements (no belts, chains or gears). They have top speeds of 65+ mph, and can go up to 50 miles per charge. Current Motor Super Scooters are branded with the fleet organization's logo and messaging, and can be customized with a variety of delivery, carrying and security options. The mobile solar charging station fits in a standard parking spot. While the solar charging station can be anchored for additional security, no trenching is required. Current Motor Super Scooters are tethered to the four charging outlets and can be fully charged in less than 6 hours by the station's on-board 22-kilowatt-hour battery. The charging station battery can be fully recharged in 8 hours by the solar panels, serving the normal use case of charging at night to ready the Super Scooters for daytime use. The mobile solar charging station is also delivered branded, and can be customized with a variety of communications and security options. More permanent installations can be tied to the grid. Telematics are included in the mini-fleet offering, including on-board 3G communications, GPS, and the mini-fleet dashboards and reports can be customized to track carbon savings, emissions reductions and fleet performance data.
"Current Motor mini-fleets are self-contained and are delivered to the customer site ready to use," said Lauren Flanagan, Executive Chair of Current Motor. "Our mini-fleet uses 100% renewable, clean, solar generated electricity to power our zero emissions Super Scooters, making them among the most sustainable fleet options available, and ideal for corporate, campus, event or municipal use. If our Super Scooters are powered principally by the solar charging station, you may never have to pay to fuel them," continued Flanagan.
The Current Motor Mini-fleet is priced at $99,950 US, which includes 4 branded Current Motor Super Scooters (3 standard model, 1 high performance), 1 branded mobile solar charging station, on-board telematics and installation. Freight, custom telematics software, custom dashboard/reports, custom delivery/security options for the Super Scooters, and grid tie and custom communications for the solar charging station are additional. Annual service contracts are available. Costs can be subsidized by tax credits and offset by substantial fuel savings.
Current Motor is a privately held electric vehicle (EV) development and manufacturing company. Current Motor designs its all-electric Super Scooters in its Ann Arbor, Michigan headquarters and assembles them in Holt, Michigan, through a strategic partnership with the award winning flex-manufacturer, Dakkota Integrated Systems. Current Motor sells directly to fleets and targets top markets in the Americas. Current Motor's best-in-class Super Scooters have top speeds in excess of 65 mph and can travel up to 50 miles per charge. Current Motor's EV charging options range from standard 110/220 volt to J1772 adapters to custom solar charging stations. Backed by BELLE Capital, the State of Michigan and other private equity investors, visit www.currentmotor.com for more information.
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Dr. Oz's #1 Secret to Fight Fatigue, Pt 4
Originally aired on 1/19/2012
Are you exhausted, gaining weight and find your joints aching? The culprit could be in your grocery cart. Dr. Oz and special guest Elisabeth Hasselbeck walk you through the symptoms of celiac disease and how you can eat well gluten free.
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Camille Valon's life has taken place in the spotlight.
Until, that is, her parents are murdered in a mysterious Christmas Day fire. Now all she wants is to flee the prying news cameras and slow-moving investigation. She's an upper crust ice princess who is good at keeping everyone at arm's length. Grief-stricken and still fearing for her life, Camille arrives at her family's safe haven estate with secrets and a chip on her shoulder. What she didn't count on was the kind, ridiculously attractive man who caters to her every need.
As the months go by, and an impending threat grows closer to discovering Camille's location, the line between employer and employee becomes dangerously blurred. Nathan and Camille could be each other's saving graces, if only they'd put aside their visions of a perfect life and take the chance fate has put right in front of them.
Author of romance novels such as Red Card and the Captive Heart Duet, Carrie Aarons writes sexy, swoony and sarcastic characters who won't get out of her head until she puts them down on a page.
Carrie has wanted to be an author since the first time she opened a book. She loves spinning tales that include dapper men, women with attitude, and the occasional hunky athlete.
When she isn't in what her husband calls a "writing coma", Carrie is freeing up her jam-packed DVR, starting her latest DIY project, or planning her next travel adventure. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, who is more than happy to watch sports while his wife plots love stories.


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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Meet our new baby
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How Sweet Ann!!ReplyDelete
He looks a lot like our Wheezy. :)
Keep him away from your crock bowls. ;) Heehee!
He is so cute! I love kittens and puppies. You are lucky to be so loved!ReplyDelete
Your new addition is simple adorable. Even my hubby thought the wooden bowl pic was cute. Beware our kitten last year had huge paws like that and now he is a panther! lolReplyDelete
~ Tasha
Oh Ann - Shadow is adorable! And it sounds like Shadow wlll get Frito moving! I'm so happy they are becoming friends - It's frustrating when they aren't! Love the pics and looking forward to hearing more about the kitty antics!ReplyDelete
Jo Jo loves the pic of shadow in the bowl. Must be a grey cat trait!!ReplyDelete
Shadow is just too cute and if grows into those paws you're in for trouble. Of course,this is from the woman who has a 17 lb cat who thinks he's a lap cat. Love that Frito is seeing the advantages of having a little brother in the house.ReplyDelete
I love how cats love baskets, even before they're made! :) Cute kitties!ReplyDelete
Awwww! Shadow is adorable, but so is Frito! I love orange kitties best! Your photos are just darling and made me smile.ReplyDelete
Have a happy day!
You had my attention with a KITTY....Shadow is adorable and I'm so happy that Frito accepted him...it could be awful like here at our house...tolerate but hate! lolReplyDelete


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Surrey County Council invites bids for 100% superfast broadband contract
Surrey County Council have committed to deploying 100% super-fast broadband to the county as it announces a tendering process. The council previously announced their aim for 100% broadband coverage whilst it undertook a survey of its 84 local councils to find broadband not-spots. BT is currently undertaking work to put in faster broadband mainly through fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) technology which is expected to reach around 80% of the region. The final 20% will need help from the local council to ensure that they can gain access to faster speeds also.
"Fast and reliable internet access is vital for business and is central to our daily lives. Everyone should have access to this essential tool and we are committed to making sure that those in rural areas and other parts of Surrey where service is patchy are not left behind.
Poor broadband coverage and slow speeds hold back local businesses and put rural communities at a disadvantage. Unless we step in up to 20% of Surrey won't feel the huge benefits of high-speed broadband in the near future."Dr Andrew Porvey, (Leader) Surrey County Council
The contract is expected to be finalised by May 2012 and the council should then be on target to deliver the faster services by 2013. It will be interesting to see who actually bids for the contract. It could work out that subsidising further FTTC deployments of BT actually works out more economical than paying other companies to deploy new networks, but a range of technologies could be used, including wireless which is often seen as a cheaper solution to fixed-line broadband.
Is the 100% defined as "with no exceptions" ? Is "high speed broadband" defined ?
FTTC - putting different electronics on the end of existing infrastructure - is bound to be cheapest where there's a cabinet and accessible ducts to feed it. VDSL from the exchange ?
i'm guessing that BT has actually shared all it's roll-out data with Surrey CC for the 80% figure to be used.
BT really must be wringing its hands with glee at the thought of all of the millions of free money it is going to get handed by the government (aka us taxpayers!).
100% will get - 'Superfast broadband benefits include users being able to send and receive large amounts of data much more quickly. It allows a music album to be downloaded within 30 seconds and a feature length movie in about five minutes.'
wireless has nothing to do with "superfast broadband". Its just not quick enough in its current state.
How is it free money wirelesspacman? If its free it means they don't have to do anything when given the money or what they put in cost nothing.
Neither sound right to me?
Whoever wins the bid (doesn't have to be BT, I would like to see someone else do it) they aren't getting free money
Depends on the extent to which they would actually have done it anyway!
BT learnt a very important lesson during the adsl rollout days - they can get humungus amounts of money given to them by the government as long as they manage to con (sorry, pursuade) the powers that be that it is "uneconomic" for them to do it without a massive handout.
Don't get me wrong, I am not blaming BT at all for this. They are being perfectly sensible in protecting their shareholders' interests.
It might not "have to be BT", but the way the process is being handled, it is very hard to see anyone else bidding successfully given the requirement for (so called, in BT's case) matched funding.
I hope someone else gets it, just to see what goes in and how its handled, if done well by someone else it could snowball, we shouldn't be so reliant/expectant on BT doing this
I live in area that is made up of about 5 villages which have merged together overtime with a populous of about 5000 people. We are all served by one exchange (Market 1) located in one of the villages which hasn't had any hardware last mile upgrade (ADSL) since 2003. The exchange was last upgraded in 2006 to ADSL Max (software). This is despite been located 4 miles from a town of 70,000 people and 12 miles from the nearest city. So my area can hardly be classed as rural.
I am lucky to live fairly close to the exchange and get a sync speed of 8128k down and 832k up by paying over the odds (£23.40 per month) for ADSL Max Premium provided by Pipex aka talktalk. I just performed (22:42) a speed test from the thinkbroadband site and achieved a paltry 764 Kbps down and 692 Kbps up. I have a sister who lives in the USA and regularly upload family videos in 1080P HD to YouTube (set as private) which often time out and take hours to upload.
So anyone who states that the current the ADSL technology is fine wants their head examining!
um... donkey_hellfire... but what you are describing is rural. 5 small villages combining to become a medium sized one. And as for being outside a town/city, well that's rural, distance having absolutely no consideration in the matter. I'm in a little village of 1,000 people just outside Oxford (500yds), we're rural.
I'm wondering a bit about your speed, if you are fairly close to your exchange you should have far better speeds than that if you are less than 3 km to the exchange. How close are you? Have you samknows exchnage checker to get an ish distance?
The way the government are doing this is just wasting money. Lots of tiny tenders being handed out by local authorities to dozens of small companies. It should be done on a UK basis with a single contract to achive the economies of scale as it is these schemes will go nowhere
"Lots of tiny tenders being handed out by local authorities to dozens of small companies"
If only that was true we might not be heading for the farce we are with those muppets at BDUK.
How much was this massive amount of money BT got handed previously?
Indeed Andrew, yes Wireless, how much and when was BT given wads of cash for ADSL roll-out by UK gov?
Last I heard BT funded the ADSL roll-out from it's own money for it's own reasons. Protecting the value of the local loop basically. It's doing the same thing with FTTC.
Sigh. And I do wish those apostrophes wouldn't keep inserting them where they are aren't wanted :(
don't know what the total ended up being, but iirc it ran to many millions of pounds.
there were a number of regional projects where BT was handed over huge amounts of dosh to enable exchanges that they claimed were not economic to do otherwise. All done under the so-called open procurement rules of course, just that BT was essentially deemed to be the only viable bidder (and I suspect in most cases was indeed the only bidder, though that is only my suspicion).
As my downstream speed magically jumps up to about 6500 kbps around 2 am I presume that my poor speeds are down to insufficient backhaul from the exchange or talktalk contending the hell out of my business connection. I believe I should have a contention ratio of about 20:1 being an ADSL Max premium customer. I know the exchange was sub tended when ADSL was originally installed back in 2003.
@themanstan 'little village' of about 1,000 people? :-)
We were smaller, but part of Littlemore Oxford that was outside the ring-road was passed over to Sandford and almost doubled its population. And given Oxfordshire has one of the largest viallges...Kidlington on the other side of Oxford a mere 14,000... bigger than some towns.
Kidlington are in denial over their town status. It has its own airport for goodness sake!
Works well for the estate agents to describe a house as being in an Oxfordshire Village though.
New Train station too with direct links to London, has added to the value of properties there... they have fibre scheduled too... lucky buggers!
Will the 100% of Surrey include the part of GU15 1JG that has no cable connection?
My phone line comes in from Surrey even though I live in Berkshire. BT said some years back that I would never get BB speeds. Prince Porkie moved in up the road & had work done by BT and got BB. Fibre laid on ? Our phone line comes off his. Suddenly we had 512 kbps. BT said it would not get any better. I changed to Homecall and got 1.4 MB. Same old phone line, router etc. Then talktalk and got 1.9 MB. My contract with recently ran out so I checked with BT. They said my line could only attain 512 kbps. Chances of BT improving anything around here is zero.


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I love everything with cream cheese in it and I absolutely love this Pasta. It's easy and quick and the kids love it! I also have a family of 7 and we love leftovers… For smaller families, you might want to cut this recipe in half…
2 pkgs. Eckrich Smoked Sausage (we like ours in the natural casing, made with pork, turkey and beef)
2 pkgs. 8 0z. cream cheese (16 0z. total)
2 Pkg. Cheese Tortellini Pasta (19 oz. each. These are found in the frozen section in Super Wal-mart)
1 1/2- 2 qts. Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
1/2 to 1 tsp. Cayenne Pepper (I like it spicy!)
1-2 Pkgs. Texas Garlic Cheese Toast (Or any garlic bread you prefer)
In a large kettle, fill with water and cook Tortellini Pasta as directed.
Drain and set aside pasta when cooked. In a separate kettle, slice sausage into small pieces and cook over medium heat.
When sausage is cooked through, attempt to spoon out most of grease. Add the 2 sticks of cream cheese to the heated sausage, cut it up with your spoon and stir until melted.
Pour the 1 1/2 to 2 quarts of heavy cream cheese into the sausage and cheese mixture. (I use the whole 2 quarts but for a thicker cheese mixture you may want to only use about 1 1/2 quarts. Just be sure to cut back slightly on your salt and other spices…)
After adding cream, add spices and stir thoroughly. (I use a whole tsp. of cayenne pepper. We are from Texas and love spicy foods… you may want to start with 1/2 tsp and go from there…) Heat and stir until all cheese is melted and mixture is hot and only slightly bubbly. Mixture should thicken a bit. If it's too thin for you, you can always add more cream cheese… When mixture is hot, add cooked Tortellini Pasta and decrease heat and stir until everything is cooked through.
Serve with warmed garlic toast. (The cheese may really thicken for leftovers the next day so you can always add a bit more cream or whole milk and throw it in the microwave.)
Eat up and give some to your husband so he'll buy you chocolate. Hope you like it!


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George Clooney may not be ready to marry his girlfriend, Sarah Larson, but he is ready to make her famous in her own right. George thinks Sarah is pretty and talented enough to be a huge movie star, so he's asked his good friend, producer Steven Soderbergh, to put her in his upcoming movie, tentatively titled Garland Bunting Project. The insider says that George doesn't want to cast Sarah as his co-star because he doesn't want to work with someone he's involved with. "George thinks Sarah could be a huge star," the insider adds.
Ugh, I, for one, do not want to see George's skank girlfriend in any movies. y/y?


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Composition Tricks for Taking Photographs Like the Pros
Great pictures start with you, not your photography equipment. Here's what you need to know to set up your shots.
Learn From the Pros
Digital photography isn't just about technology. Long before there were pixels, ISO settings, and layer masks in Adobe Photoshop, a set of artistic guidelines developed that help professional photographers create great compositions that engage the eye and elicit an emotional response. These guidelines for photo composition are easy to learn and can dramatically enhance your own photography. I'll cover composition in this slide show; for more fundamentals, read "Digital Photography Basics: Using a Flash" and "Digital Photography Basics: All About Exposure."
Use the Rule of Thirds
You've probably already heard of the rule of thirds. It's utterly ubiquitous: Every movie and TV show makes almost constant use of it, and professional photographers follow it almost without exception. To understand it, draw four lines through a photo, dividing it into thirds vertically and horizontally. This turns it into something like a tic-tac-toe board, as you see here.
Position Your Subject Off Center
At its essence, the rule of thirds says that you'll get the most interesting photos when your subject isn't in the center of the frame, but rather is positioned off center--to the left, right, up, or down. You can position your subject at any of the four intersection points of the lines, or along one of the four lines, like the birds in this example. In fact, many cameras will display "third lines" in the viewfinder to make it easy to compose your shot.
Balance the Subject
If you follow the rule of thirds, you might find that putting the subject off center makes the opposing side of the photo feel empty or lopsided. A common fix for this is what artists sometimes call a "balancing element." That just means you can put a secondary subject--something of lesser importance--on the opposing third line to balance the look of the photo, as I did in this image.
Don't Center the Horizon
When shooting scenes that involve the horizon--such as the ocean or a cityscape at night--people have a natural tendency to position the horizon in the dead center of the frame. That visually cuts the photo in half, though, and doesn't look engaging. Take this photo, for example, in which I used the rule of thirds to put the horizon just below the middle. It also would have worked if I put the horizon just above the middle, about a third of the way from the edge.
Use Diagonals to Your Advantage
Here's another trick using lines: To add a sense of drama, incorporate a diagonal in the frame. Imagine a line from one corner of the scene to the other. If you can find some element in the situation that more or less follows this line, it can make your shot more dynamic, almost as if it's pulling the viewer through the scene. The diagonal can run the entire length of the frame, as it does in the photo on the left, or it could just be partial, as on the right.
Break the Monotony
No doubt you've seen photos in which most of the frame is filled with more or less the same thing: A field of grass, a pile of pennies, rocks, fish, stars in the night sky. Such photos would be truly monotonous if that's all they offered, but a good photographer will often incorporate one out-of-place element that attracts the eye. With that in mind, look for scenes that are mostly uniform and then break the pattern with an element that disturbs the natural flow of the scene.
Make It Symmetric
Capturing the natural symmetry in nature is always a good thing. There are a few ways to do this. You might shoot a scene in which both sides of your photo are essentially the same, for example. Or you might shoot a photo of something that is itself symmetrical, like this close-up of a flower.
Mess With the Symmetry
Even better: Shake things up with a little variation. Surprise the viewer, either by making one side of the photo nonsymmetrical, or, as in this example, defeat the symmetry of the flower by shooting only part of it in the frame.
Position Movement Into the Frame
One of my favorite photography subjects is motion. I like capturing the essence of speed in what is by its very definition a static art form. But how you introduce that motion into your scene is important. Whether you're shooting a speeding car, an airplane, a flock of birds, or a running dog, be sure that the motion leads into the frame, not out of it. Give the leading edge of your moving subject plenty of room; it should be positioned on a third line (see the rule of thirds) and pointed at the center of the frame. (Read "Digital Photography Tips: Capture Summer Action" for more advice.)
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"Negative space" can sometimes enhance your photos, but in general, don't be shy about emphasizing the subject of the picture. If your viewer has to search the photo for an interesting subject, it won't look compelling. Instead, fill the frame as much as possible, or crop the image afterwards to emphasize the reason you took it to begin with.
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Today on Finding Fiction Friday, I am very pleased to present the wonderful Kat Yares - writer of horror and thrillers among other genre! Please join me in welcoming the mistress of the mind game ... first a brief biographical introduction ...
Kat Yares has been writing fiction her entire adult life. She is an author, screenwriter, indie movie maker and amateur photographer. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous print publications and online. She was first accepted into the Horror Writers Association in 2001 and remains a member today. Her fiction is primarily in the horror/thriller genres. Unlike many, she writes horror not to gross out or startle her readers, but to make them think. Most of her stories are mind games and deal with man's (or woman's) inhumanity to man (or woman).
I've written fiction since I was a child. It was a way I could lie and get away with it. I wrote my first novel when I was eleven, and although it is now lost to the ages, I still love to write. A short story I wrote in high school was published in the school paper, seeing my name in print made me want to earn my living with words. My first paying gig though was to a confession magazine, I was able to stay home with my children by writing those morality tales.
We know what your bio says. Tell us one thing about yourself that you think might surprise us.
Although I was raised in the south, I do not like most Southern foods, i.e., greens, cornbread and catfish, to name a few.
Do you remember what it was like, the feeling you had when your book was finally "out there"?
It was wonderful. Although I had sold many short stories before my collection was released, it was really nice to know more people were reading my words and enjoying them.
Beneath the Tor is a retelling of the New Testament story from the point of view of Mary Magdalene. I've been told that it is reminiscent of Mists of Avalon as a fantasy set primarily in the Middle East (although it begins and ends in Avalon).
The XIII picks up the story 2000 years later with the descendants of the characters in Beneath the Tor. It is more of a thriller, Illuminati style, and proves the old adage that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The XIII picks up the story 2000 years later with the descendants of the characters in Beneath the Tor. It is more of a thriller, Illuminati style, and proves the old adage that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
You have an upcoming release about a serial killer. Give us some insight into this story (I know, no spoilers!)
I do have a story in the works - The new story is called Dark Fantasies: The Profiler and I hope to make it a series over time.
Do you have a favorite character you've created? What draws you to wrote about him or her?
My favorite character that I've written so far would be Macie Jones in Vengeance Is Mine. I love strong women characters and Macie is exactly that - rising above and becoming much more than her environment wants to allow.
What do you have coming up next after your very next release?
Well…I currently have four books in progress. So, it totally depends on which gets done first. And that depends on many factors. I've already mentioned Dark Fantasies, but there is also Lily of the Cotton (a Depression Era coming of age story), The Asylum (supernatural horror) and Party Lines (contemporary fiction). As you can see, I'm all over the place, genre wise.
What about being published and the book industry in general has most surprised you?
How wonderfully supportive Indie authors are of each other. It seems we are (for the most part) more than willing to help each other succeed.
What other things besides writing do you have going on that keep you busy?
I read a lot and write reviews for Hellnotes.com. Plus, when time and money allow, my husband and I make short movies and as an amateur photographer, I'm still attempting to capture a perfect picture of a hummingbird.
To close the interview, I have ten questions for you, plus one. Here they go!
- What is your favorite word? Moist
- What is your least favorite word? Stupid
- What turns you on? Honesty
- What turns you off? Lies
- What sound or noise do you love? Silence
- What sound or noise do you hate? A slamming door
- What is your favorite curse word? Any of them, in the proper context
- What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? None, writer suits me fine
- What profession would you not like to do? Anything to do with snakes
- If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? Howdy!
- What question have you never been asked, that you wish someone would ask you? Why have you chosen to live so far in the backwoods, away from normal civilization?
Kat, thanks so much for spending time with us. Can you let us know where to follow you, and where we can go to purchase your work?
Webpage (blog): www.katyares.com
FB Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/KatYaresAuthor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatYares
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Kat-Yares/e/B002O6QCGE/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Goodreads Author Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3067967.Kat_Yares
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When you think about private jets, you probably fall into one of two categories: Either you don't know how expensive it is to own and operate a jet or you do know and don't understand how anybody, even the rich, could afford to fly privately.
If you're the former, here are some fun facts. The cost of a new jet will range from $3 million to $90 million or more.
The world's most expensive private jet belongs to Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal. This $500 million aircraft includes a two-car garage, a stable for horses and camels, and a prayer room that rotates so it always faces Mecca.
But the cost to purchase a jet isn't the real money drain. Operating it will set you back $700,000 to $4 million per year.
Although most jet owners purchase used models, the cost puts private ownership out of the price range of everybody but the smallest fraction of the world's richest people – and some large corporations.
According to Greg Raiff, founder and CEO of New Hampshire-based Private Jet Services, owning an aircraft isn't a good financial decision for anybody.
"Much like cars, planes start depreciating the minute they're purchased. From the initial cost to ongoing maintenance, planes are not a wise investment for individuals. You're always losing money. When you own the aircraft you are always paying for it, even when it's not in use. Not only is it depreciating, but you're paying for hangar fees to store it, you're paying insurance, and you're paying to keep your crew around and at the ready."
In 2009, the heart of the financial collapse, only 870 new business jets were delivered – a nearly 34% drop from 2008 levels, according to the National Business Aviation Association. But as the economy has improved, so has the business. According to Bill Papariella, president and CEO of Jet Edge, the industry is growing about 2% each year but still remains down 14% from pre-recession levels.
Why Do They Need to Fly Privately Anyway?
Nobody is going to deny that a large part of the reason the rich fly privately is, "because they can," but before you criticize them for not wanting to set foot on the same plane as ordinary people, industry experts point out the many advantages of flying privately.
For CEOs and other higher-up executives, private jets are a risk mitigator of sorts. According to Raiff, "Clients choose private travel to ensure they arrive at a destination on time, and in the best possible physical and mental shape. Busy executives cannot afford to show up late for an important meeting or to feel sluggish because of the rigors of commercial travel. They know that the cost of failure far exceeds the cost of private jet travel."
Proximity to airports and flexibility are big advantages too. Adam Twidell, CEO of private jet booking platform PrivateFly says, "…your itinerary is completely flexible based on your needs. Since many private-jet customers tend to be business travelers, this is a huge advantage, especially when important meetings run longer than expected, the aircraft will still be at the airport waiting for you, rather than needing to book a new flight as you would with a commercial airline. Additionally, private jets can land at many more airports compared to commercial aircraft, allowing customers to land closer to where they need to be."
And since some jets are equipped with fax machines, Wi-Fi, and other office amenities, executives can work while en route in a safe, secure environment.
How Much Does It Cost?
If you've decided that purchasing a plane is a little out of your price range, you're going to do what most of the world's wealthy do: charter a plane. How much does that cost? Depending on the type of aircraft, costs could be $8,000 per hour or more, according to Twidell. A short flight from New York City to Boston could be as little as $5,000, but a longer flight from New York City to Moscow starts at around $118,500.
Unlike commercial aviation, however, you're not paying for a seat, you're paying for the plane. (For more, see Private Charter Jets Vs. First Class). That means no matter how many people you take with you, the price is the same. A company taking a team of eight people to Boston is paying $625 per person. Thinking of it as a per-person cost, the price is much more reasonable than the eye-popping $5,000 price tag.
But let's not kid ourselves: If you want to travel in style, a private jet is the ultimate extravagance. Want to impress a potential client or that special someone in your life? It's not just the aircraft; it's the concierge service too.
According to Raiff, "Anything our clients want or need for the flight is provided to them, including specialty foods and accommodations for pets. Our employees have decorated a plane for an in-flight Pirates of the Caribbean-themed party. An employee has traveled out of state to stock the plane with special half-moon cookies because a client once mentioned that it was their favorite. Sometimes clients will ask us to meet them on the runway with gifts or flowers for their spouses. We will arrange to have planes deep cleaned if someone on board has a peanut allergy. The list goes on and on. It's not uncommon for our employees to stay up all night to prepare or fly along to make sure the experience is flawless."
Saving Money on Private Jet Flights
Not all clients are looking for luxury jets stocked with their favorite type of caviar. That's where companies like Hopscotch Air enter the market. Instead of jets, the company offers chartered services using turboprop aircraft – translation: aircraft with propellers. They aren't going to decorate your plane or cater to your expensive tastes and you won't find any tables made of rare wood from some faraway land. But according to Capt. Chris Dupin, of the air-taxi service, Hopscotch Air, "The biggest amenity is the aircraft itself. In larger private jets, the customer is not allowed on the flight deck. In our aircraft, the client sits in the right front seat next to the captain. Many of our clients spend the entire flight asking questions about the airplane and how the air-traffic system works."
Prices are generally $500 to $2,000 per hour. Add multiple people to the trip and you could wind up paying less per person than business-class pricing on a commercial aircraft. Options like this only work for more regional trips. For people not looking to throw down $5,000 for a quick flight to a neighboring city, these no-frills options offer value while still giving the advantages of private air travel.
There are also empty-leg flights that are priced as much as 75% off the normal cost of a trip. When a jet is booked for a one-way trip, it has to return home empty. For the company, that's a lot of money without any return on its investment. Putting people on board at any price is better than nothing so firms offer empty-leg flights at a deep discount. Apps like Jetsmarter help connect customers with companies offering empty-leg flights. (For more, see Private Jet? There's an App for That.)
The Bottom Line
Ever wonder why you probably can't set foot on a commercial aircraft without paying a couple of hundred dollars? Because air travel is expensive. Putting a jet in the air costs a lot of money after paying for the crew, maintenance, airport fees and more. Although there are now more affordable prices for private travel, it's still mostly reserved for the richest of the rich who can afford the often multi-thousand–dollar hourly price tag.


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Bluegreen Wilderness Club at Big Cedar Lodge in Branson 8/28/2017 – 8/31/2017 Studio
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Six-Night Stay at the River House, Van Buren, Missouri
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Five-Day Stay at Lake of the Ozarks
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Weekend Lake Cabin Getaway, Bismarck, Missouri
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Thank you Jess for tagging me! Go check out her blog if you haven't already because it's gorgeous
1. Best book you've read so far in 2016
This used to be Stars Above, but then I read Monsters of Men. It was an amazing rollercoaster and definitely didn't disappoint. I havent' reviewed any of the books in the trilogy, and I'm not sure I will. I just don't know how to put my love for these books into words.
2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2016
I'm going with The Ask and the Answer, because apparently I haven't even read that many sequels this year (and Stars Above doesn't really count, since only the last story takes place after Winter).
3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to
Woops still haven't read Lady Midnight
I kid you not I've been at the bookstore, stared at it, and picked up other books. I've kind of lost my excitement and there are other books I'd rather read. But I still want to read it! It just isn't a priority anymore (I seriously don't know what happened. Like I was so excited before it came out and then it did and I just…)
4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
To be honest I'm not sure what books are coming out this year. I'm really not keeping up, because I've been really busy with school and now I figure I'll just see when books come out when everyone in the community starts reading them lol. BUT I really can't wait to read Heartless. Alice in Wonderland and written by Marissa Meyer? Yes please *grabby hands*
5. Biggest disappointment
IT'S SO PRETTY. BOTH ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. BUT NOT STORY WISE. I was incredibly bored during this one. I love fairy tale retellings, but this one? Nope nope nope. Read my review here. Really wouldn't recommend this one. BUT there are people out there who really love it, so that said if you're interested in it still check it out.
6. Biggest surprise
Crystal Magic by Madeline Freeman. I got it for free on Amazon and the previous free e-books I had read weren't that great, so my expectations were really, really low. But I really enjoyed this one! Read my review here.
7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
I think it's a tie between Becky Albertali and Maggie Stiefvater, though I've met Becky at YalfestNL and she was so cute and lovely so I'm leaning towards her
8. Newest fictional crush
I'm afraid to say that there's no new addition to my fictional boy harem
9. Newest favourite character
Definitely Simon Spiers! Also one of my favourite protagonist *nods* I mean he's a Potterhead so how could I not love him (yes I'm biased so what ssh) Read my review here.
10. Book that made you cry
I reread The Perks of Being a Wallflower which made me cry again
11. Book that made you happy
Stars Above. Especially the last story. If you've read it you know what I'm talking about. It was just perfect and put a smile on my face. I loved seeing the gang all together again. The story of Cinder and Kai's first meeting from Kai's POV also put a big goofy smile on my face though. Read my review here.
12. Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
I got Harry Potter Film Wizardry for my birthday and that definitely qualifies. It's gorgeous inside and out. While I haven't read it yet, I definitely recommend it
13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
I don't have any specific books really. I just want to read all the unread books on my shelves (not going to happen. Like I'm going to finish Les Mis hahaha. I really need to finally read that)
14. Favourite Book Community Member (Blogger, Booktuber and Bookstagrammer)
I assume this has to be someone you discovered this year? Then I'm choosing (sounds like I'm choosing a Pokemon haha – SPEAKING OF WHICH BY THE TIME THIS IS PUBLISHED I'D BETTER HAVE POKEMON GO) Liam from Hey Ashers! His reviews are brilliant – not just well-written and with good points, but also hilarious.
15. Tag! Who's It?
Fadwa | Evi | Zin | Annemieke | Samantha | Marie | Joan | Emma
Don't feel obligated to do this!
How was the first half year of 2016 reading wise for you? What is your favourite and worst book so far? Any answers we have in common? Let me know in the comments!


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This school year instead of my beloved momAgenda Desktop I am trying out the myAgenda Desktop Day Planner. The two planners are utilized in exactly the same organizational fashion.
Each week receives seven large vertical columns for each day, and five large horizontal columns for you and your family members. I give myself the double-wide horizontal column so I can keep my daily work, parenting and personal obligations all in one place. Then each family member has his or her own smaller horizontal columns where I keep track of school, activities, appointments, parties and more. As I have started using more outside childcare, I have this summer been using one of those columns for our childcare providers to designate when I have childcare and what times our amazing help is on deck.
The myAgenda and momAgenda only differs in design. Now that I am attending more outside meetings in which I need to bring my agenda with me, I have opted not to choose a bright pink color with the words "mom" on it, as I PROUDLY chose in the past. In fact, when I was only working and parenting from home, having a bright color made it easy to find and I love any accessory with the word MOM. But I am trying on being pseudo professional this season, so I chose the myAgenda in metallic gunmetal. (It's still pretty snazzy.)
These personal desktop agendas from momAgenda are invaluable in keeping my work, family, kid and volunteering commitments on track and organized. Without an easy, accessible system for managing five persons' schedules and our overall family calendar, I have learned the hard way that balls get dropped, deadlines get missed, and chaos ensues.
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This Raw PB Cup recipe has a little backstory. My midwife asked me for it and I happily obliged to measure and write it up especially for her. When we first started looking for a midwife for our first born, Val was the first we met with, she was bright, cheerful and kind- we knew it was her. But what really hit it home was when she got a little emotional after we explained that Dave had no records of family history because he was left at a doorstep. She immediately asked if this baby would be his first and only known blood relative. We nodded. She looked at him with tears in her eyes and said, "This is going to be a powerful and intense experience for you as well." That's when we decided to look no further.
This recipe has held tried and true in those moments when a cup of tea and biscuit just won't cut it. Its simple, quick and can be easily adaptable to make 1 single cup or a batch and most likely you have all of the ingredients on hand so be forewarned its good, really good.
Peanut butter bottoms
- 1 1/4c peanut butter
- 1/4c maple syrup or honey
- 3/4 to 1c softened coconut oil (depending on how wet or dry your PB is)
- 1tsp vanilla extract or powder
- dash of cinnamon
- Optional 1TBS maca or lucuma power
- Optional 3TBS puffed quinoa
Mix all ingredients until well incorporated. Fill lined muffin tins 1/2-2/3 full, freeze 5mins or until firm.
Espresso Chocolate Top
- 1/4c raw cacao
- 1/4c or to taste maple syrup
- 1/2c coconut oil (melted if you want it smooth)
- 1tsp vanilla extract or powder
- 2TBS cold brew espresso
Mix all the ingredients together. Remove PB bottoms from freezer and top with 1TBS of chocolate mixture. Freeze 30 mins or until set. Store in freezer. Enjoy!


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An analytic expression for the variance of nonlinear phase noise that uses a first-order perturbation technique is obtained. The results show that for highly dispersive transmission systems, amplified spontaneous emission-induced phase noise due to self-phase modulation becomes much smaller than that for the systems with no dispersion.
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Welcome to the final day of the LOST CROW CONSPIRACY Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.
I am so excited to be a part of the tour and to share my thoughts about this second book in Author Rosalyn Eves' Blood Rose Rebellion series. While I absolutely loved the first book in this series, I love, love, love LOST CROW CONSPIRACY.
And while I don't share all the reasons why in my review – because that would be way too spoiler-y – I do list a few. So if you'd like to know what I thought, my review follows a bit further below.
If you'd like to know more about the author and each of the books in series, their information is also below – though you should definitely not read the description for LOST CROW CONSPIRACY if you haven't yet read BLOOD ROSE REBELLION.
This tour includes a tour-wide giveaway for those with U.S. addresses. So if you want a chance to win an awesome prize, head down to the Rafflecopter for more details.
And if you'd like to check out the other stops on the tour, the schedule follows at the end of the post with direct links to all the stops.
About LOST CROW CONSPIRACY
Title & Series: LOST CROW CONSPIRACY (Blood Rose Rebellion #2)
Author: Rosalyn Eves
Release date: March 27, 2018
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 464
Formats: Hardcover, audio, eBooks
Sixteen-year old Anna Arden was once just the magically barren girl from an elite Luminate family. Now she has broken the Binding–and Praetheria, the creatures held captive by the spell, wreak havoc across Europe. Lower-class citizens have access to magic for the first time, while other Luminates lose theirs forever. Austria and Hungary are at odds once more.
Anna thought the Praetheria were on her side, grateful to be free from the Binding. She thought her cousin Matyas's blood sacrifice would bring peace, equality, justice. She thought her future looked like a society that would let her love a Romani boy, Gabor.
But with the Monarchy breathing down her neck and the Praetheria intimidating her at every turn, it seems the conspiracies have only just begun.
As threat of war sweeps the region, Anna quickly discovers she can't solve everything on her own. Now there's only one other person who might be able to save the country before war breaks out. The one person Anna was sure she'd never see again. A bandit. A fellow outlaw. A man known as the King of Crows. Matyas.
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NOTE: This review is based on an ARC received from the publisher in exchange for my honest thoughts about the book. A Kindle eCopy was purchased for my collection.
The Review
LOST CROW CONSPIRACY is everything you could want in a sequel and so much more. It is action-packed, edge-of-your-seat exciting, suspense-filled, and full of surprises. Magical beings, spell-casting and spell-breaking, hidden agendas, manipulation, betrayal, injustice, fierce battles, and a touch of romance make this installment riveting.
The story picks up shortly after the events in the first book in the series. And while things may seem to have settled down following the rebellion, the reality is quite different. The shift in magic has left many uneasy or angry. The fear of the unknown and of the praetheria has the decision-makers on edge. The now-free Hungary has caused power struggles among the countries looking to expand their empires and has presented opportunities for those looking to lead. And a new, even deadlier threat is on the horizon.
Anna thought she made the right decision when she chose to break the Binding, releasing the magic and freeing the praetheria. Even with what it cost her and with the secrets she had to keep. But her Hungary wasn't as free as she thought it was. The beings she unleashed on the world might not be as benevolent. The Congress wasn't as open-minded as she would have hoped. And she may have put herself in a position where she'd have to choose duty, responsibility, country over love.
Author Rosalyn Eves did not let up on the intensity in this second book in her series. She added more battles, more chases and escapes, more fascinating beings, more magical abilities, and many more threats and dangers. She continued to make a connection to the events, people, and climate of the time. She touched on issues of women's rights and equality. She developed Anna into even more of a strong female lead.
LOST CROW CONSPIRACY is the perfect follow-up to BLOOD ROSE REBELLION. It has a faster pace. It has a whole host of new and interesting issues and characters. It advances the storyline in different and unexpected ways. It offers dual points-of-view that give a peek at very separate and distinct parts of the world. And it sets things up and teases things to come in the third installment in the series.
Thrilling, nail-biting, at times inciting, and completely all-consuming, LOST CROW CONSPIRACY is an absolute must.
The Rating
Like In-N-Out Burger's infamous secret menu this one deserves my off-the-menu 6 star rating.
About Rosalyn Eves
Rosalyn Eves grew up in the Rocky Mountains, dividing her time between reading books and bossing her siblings into performing her dramatic scripts. As an adult, the telling and reading of stories is still one of her favorite things to do. When she's not reading or writing, she enjoys spending time with her chemistry professor husband and three children, watching British period pieces, or hiking through the splendid landscape of southern Utah, where she lives. She dislikes housework on principle.
She has a PhD in English from Penn State, which means she also endeavors to inspire college students with a love for the English language. Sometimes it even works.
Rosalyn is represented by Josh Adams of Adams literary.
Her first novel, BLOOD ROSE REBELLION, first in a YA historical fantasy trilogy, is out now from Knopf/Random House. Her second, LOST CROW CONSPIRACY, comes out March 27, 2018.
About BLOOD ROSE REBELLION
Title & Series: BLOOD ROSE REBELLION (Blood Rose Rebellion #)
Author: Rosalyn Eves
Release date: March 28, 2017
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 416
Formats: Hardcover, paperback, audio, eBook
The thrilling first book in a YA fantasy trilogy for fans of Red Queen. In a world where social prestige derives from a trifecta of blood, money, and magic, one girl has the ability to break the spell that holds the social order in place.
Sixteen-year-old Anna Arden is barred from society by a defect of blood. Though her family is part of the Luminate, powerful users of magic, she is Barren, unable to perform the simplest spells. Anna would do anything to belong. But her fate takes another course when, after inadvertently breaking her sister's debutante spell—an important chance for a highborn young woman to show her prowess with magic—Anna finds herself exiled to her family's once powerful but now crumbling native Hungary.
Her life might well be over.
In Hungary, Anna discovers that nothing is quite as it seems. Not the people around her, from her aloof cousin Noémi to the fierce and handsome Romani Gábor. Not the society she's known all her life, for discontent with the Luminate is sweeping the land. And not her lack of magic. Isolated from the only world she cares about, Anna still can't seem to stop herself from breaking spells.
As rebellion spreads across the region, Anna's unique ability becomes the catalyst everyone is seeking. In the company of nobles, revolutionaries, and Romani, Anna must choose: deny her unique power and cling to the life she's always wanted, or embrace her ability and change that world forever.
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The Giveaway
There is a tour-wide giveaway for…
- THREE (3) winners will receive a SIGNED finished copy of LOST CROW CONSPIRACY + a magnet – US ONLY
Enter in the Rafflecopter below…
The Tour Schedule
Week One
- Mar. 5 | YA Books Central – Interview
- Mar. 6 | Fiction Fare – Review
- Mar. 7 | Owl Always Be Reading – Excerpt
- Mar. 8 | YA & Wine – Review
- Mar. 9 | A Dream Within A Dream – Excerpt
Week Two
- Mar. 12 | The Book Nut – Spotlight
- Mar. 13 | A Gingerly Review – Review
- Mar. 14 | Book Briefs – Review
- Mar. 15 | Two Chicks On Books – Guest Post
- Mar. 16 | Fiktshun – Review


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Highlights - December 2015
|December 2015
Commission Highlights
Vol. 21 - No. 12
Check out the SWRPC Highlights Archive for previous issues.
After holding sixteen public hearings across the State, the Governor's Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT) provided its FY 2017-2026 Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TYP) recommendations to Governor Hassan. Some highlights of the recommendations include a proposal to finance a new Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge with construction starting in 2019 as well as a proposal to advance the construction of improvements to the Rts. 202/124 intersection in Jaffrey to 2020. The Governor will review GACIT's recommendations, and forward her own recommendations to the NH Legislature. By law, the Legislature and Governor will work together to pass a final FY 2017-2026 TYP before July 2016. For more information about GACIT's recommendations, please contact J. B. Mack of Commission staff or visit www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/planning/typ/index.htm.
The NH Department of Resources and Economic Development and NH Department of Transportation held a public meeting at SWRPC on December 3rd to discuss the future of the now closed rest area on NH 9 in Antrim. It was one of five public meetings across the State to discuss the future of NH rest areas. The state agencies have hired a consultant to conduct a study to evaluate traveler services at the rest areas and to identify recommendations to improve services. Approximately 30 members of the public attended the Keene event including state representatives, directors from three area chambers of commerce, local selectmen and planning board members, and members of the SWRPC Transportation Advisory and Economic Development Advisory Committees. Meeting attendees strongly supported the reopening of the Antrim rest area. A copy of the presentation is available on the SWRPC transportation webpage at www.swrpc.org/trans. For more information, please contact J. B. Mack of Commission staff.
On December 15th SWRPC staff participated in the Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce's Regional Issues Series event, titled "Broadband Connectivity & Economic Development." The event featured presentations by Charlie French, Program Leader, Community & Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension, George Fryburg, Director, ConnectNH, Rouzbeh Yassini, Executive Director, Broadband Center of Excellence, and others. Presenters and audience members discussed many of the broadband needs in Southwest NH, touching on open access networks, last mile connections, so-called "gigabit cities", and the needs of local businesses to connect to high-quality internet services. To learn more about SWRPC's broadband planning initiative, please visit the Southwest New Hampshire Broadband Plan at www.swrpc.org/regionalplan or contact Henry Underwood of Commission staff.
The Monadnock Region Coordinating Council for Community Transportation (MRCC) met on December 8th and approved a proposal by the American Red Cross-NH West Chapter to begin transferring its long-standing volunteer driver transportation program operations and customers to the Contoocook Valley Transportation Company (CVTC). The Red Cross is making a nationwide shift away from providing transportation services in order to focus on their core mission of providing assistance and relief for emergencies and disasters. The proposal transfers volunteer driver responsibilities to CVTC for residents of Dublin, Greenfield, Hancock, Jaffrey, Peterborough, Rindge, and Sharon beginning January 1, 2016. Volunteer driver services are targeted specifically to seniors and people with disabilities for rides to medical appointments and other trip needs. The MRCC is tasked by the NH Department of Transportation to manage community transportation coordination issues, including decisions on the apportionment of some federal funds to improve community transportation in the Monadnock Region. SWRPC provides administrative and technical assistance to MRCC. For more information, please contact J. B. Mack of Commission staff.
SWRPC staff attended the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Implementation Workshop on December 1, 2015 hosted by the NH Community Development Finance Authority. The workshop covered the following CDBG topics: use of the online grants management system, municipal adoptions/approvals, environmental reviews, subrecipient agreements, monitoring, procurement, financial management, construction management, municipal responsibilities, housing rehabilitation, acquisition and relocation, and job counting. For more information, please contact Rebeckah Bullock of Commission staff.
On December 5th, SWRPC staff attended an all-day advanced facilitation training workshop hosted by NH Listens. SWRPC works to keep staff skilled in facilitating effective meetings, events, and focus groups, not only for SWRPC advisory committees and regional planning initiatives, but also to provide neutral facilitation services on behalf of member communities. For more information, please contact Lisa Murphy of Commission staff.
SWRPC has partnered with Keene State College as EPA Healthy Communities Grant awardees to better understand the link between woodsmoke and respiratory health in the City of Keene, and to make this information available via presentations, educational curriculum, and updated outreach materials. To view current air quality conditions, please visit www.swrpc.org/airquality. There are still vouchers remaining for the woodstove changeout program being administered by the American Lung Association. If you are a resident of Cheshire County and would like to participate, please visit www.lungne.org/woodstove for more information. If you know of a community group that would be interested in learning more about woodsmoke, small particle air pollution, and ways to help prevent poor air quality days, please contact Henry Underwood of Commission staff.