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If you love historical romance, pirates, adventure and thrills, you'll love this 7-book set by these award winning and best selling pirate romance authors!
The Pirate's Debt
by Katherine Bone
An earl-turned pirate is ordered by his benefactor to find an adventurous young runaway and return her home.To do so, he must retrieve her without being discovered by the most ruthless pirate hunter on the seas: her brother.
He thought he lost his honor… then she teaches him what it means to be a hero.
Lady Chloe Walsingham is an enthusiastic gothic romance reader and hopeless romantic focused solely on finding her perfect hero. She also happens to have a penchant for getting into trouble. So when the man she loves disappears after a scandalous duel, she decides to follow him to the ends of the Earth. To do so, however, Chloe must evade her brother, an infamous revenue man, and board a ship bound for Penzance. And nothing in her beloved books can prepare her for the harsh realities of wreckers who ply the coast.
After his father destroyed the lives of countless innocent people, Basil Halford, Earl of Markwick is willing to do anything to earn back his honor. Betrayed by his blood and his reputation ruined, Markwick answers the request of a well-heeled duke and dons the Black Regent's mask to repay the debt. His task? Rescuing a young woman who is chasing down a ghost of a man.
But a pirate has plenty of enemies, and Markwick isn't any different. No matter how diligent a captain he may be, sailing to Lady Chloe's rescue involves risking not only the Regent's legacy but the last thing he can afford to lose…his heart.
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Seated in Markwick's cutter, cloaked in his clothing, Chloe felt incredibly shallow. To think that she'd cast all inhibitions to the wind and sailed off for an enterprising adventure, only to need to be rescued by the very man she'd set out to find. Though she hadn't known she'd be finding the Black Regent.
Regent sightings were rare for the average villager. She'd never known anyone who'd actually met the gallant hero that stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
Oh, to be sitting so near to him now, to have touched him, to be in love with him, is even more exceptional than I imagined it would be!
She fought to curb the jubilation pulsing through her veins, igniting her headstrong passions, and forced herself to remember this was all about her devotion to Markwick and the lives lost on the very ship on which she'd obtained passage. To anyone else, the Black Regent might be a dashing pirate who'd just plucked her off the Mohegan's decks and saved her from certain death, but Markwick was also the man she loved.
She sighed, half trembling, half in despair. Unable to tear her gaze away, she desired to stretch out her fingers and touch the man, to assure herself that he wasn't a figment of her imagination. What kind of nightmare would that be, to discover she was dreaming and that Markwick really wasn't there?
Oh, but the blackguard truly was just as she'd envisioned! In her mind's eye, he'd been a swashbuckling champion born from the pages of fiction and fantasy. Now, sitting before her, was the living man whose very existence defied her infatuations because he was the man she loved. Broad-shouldered, lean, with a firm authoritarian profile, he stood a head taller than she did, and oh . . . when he'd held her in his arms on board the Mohegan, a lightheaded euphoria had immediately stunned her. Markwick had stood behind her before but only to teach her how to shoot a bow and arrow. Not like this. Never like this!
Her gaze lowered to his upper arms. They were thick, flexing muscular limbs capable of sweeping her off her feet at a moment's whim. And oh, she wanted to be his Matilda. She wanted him to be her Theodore.
Bother. Matilda and Theodore were Horace Walpole's creations. She and Markwick lived in the real world. She inhaled a breath of frigid, moist, salty air.
Admit the truth, you silly girl. Markwick triggered breathless exhilaration and the unbridled beat fluttering within her breast, not the Black Regent. For her, there had always only been the Earl of Markwick.
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National best-selling historical romance author Katherine Bone has been passionate about history since she had the opportunity to travel to various Army bases, castles, battlegrounds, and cathedrals as an Army brat turned officer's wife. Who knew that an Army wife's passion for romance novels would lead to pirates? Certainly not her rogue, whose Alma Mater's adage is "Go Army. Beat Navy!" Now enjoying the best of both worlds, Katherine lives in the south where she writes about rogues, rebels, and rakes—aka pirates, lords, captains, duty, honor, and country—and the happily-ever-afters that every alpha male and damsel deserve.
Pirate Heiress
by Chloe Flowers
Captain Conal O'Brien has already lost control of his ship to the most unlikely band of pirates sailing the seas. If he's not careful, he's going to lose his heart to a notorious lady pirate determined to destroy both.
Pirate Heiress by Chloe Flowers Blurb:
A beautiful pirate, a vengeful sea captain and a secret treasure…will love save them or destroy them?
Reluctant pirate Stevie Savauge is on a quest with her family to find a secret treasure hidden by her great-great-grandparents, the two notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Calico Jack Rackham. When her eight-year-old twin siblings are kidnapped and the ransom demand is a merchant ship called the Seeker, Stevie must find the courage to conquer her fears and fight for those she loves.
Italian-born, French privateer Drago Viteri Gamponetti (Gampo to his men) has coveted the Ahern merchant fleet for years, and sets a trap in Jamaica. Unfortunately, he has two small trouble makers aboard; a boy who wants to be just like him, and a girl that will either steal him blind or turn his black heart.
When Captain Conal O'Brien discovers that the pirates work for his sworn enemy, he doesn't resist capture. What better way to locate Gampo's secret stronghold than to sail right into it? But these nutty brigands aren't who they seem to be, and if Conal's not careful, he's going to lose his heart as well as his ship to the woman determined to possess both.
A high seas, historical, pirate romance filled with action and adventure, mystery and intrigue, and a quest for hidden treasure!
Stevie swallowed and gripped the pistol handle more firmly. Her arm was beginning to tire from holding it for so long, but she didn't dare lower it. The mountain of a man in the tub looked as if he could crush her head like a grape with one hand, and her young cousin's with the other one. More often than not, she could look an average man straight in the eye. However, with this one, she doubted her head would reach his nose.
The man in the tub cocked his brows, then his eyes narrowed before sliding down to her soft doeskin boots and back up again. She should have stayed more in the shadows; she might have appeared a bit more intimidating that way.
"Relinquish your freedom and possessions," she said, barely able to keep the tremor from her voice. Her gaze paused at the gold ring on the man's finger. If they were going to become pirates, she might as well start acting like one. She took a deep breath and drew her shoulders back a little.
"Beginning with your ring," she said, holding out her hand. The man's jaw clenched and the knuckles gripping the tub's edge whitened. What thoughts were flying around in his head? He was contemplating his chances of overpowering her and taking her pistol; she could see that in the way his gaze shifted back and forth between her and her cousin, Remi. If he had a weapon, and if it had been a one-on-one situation instead of one against two (with guns), he likely wouldn't have paused to contemplate it this long. He would have defended himself by attacking them. And he'd have won. Even now, she sensed he was still calculating his odds.
She eased a step back, careful to keep her pistol well within a lethal range. "Please don't try it," she said. "I'd prefer to save my shot." She was far from her cozy little room off the kitchens of her brother's gaming house. Uncle Bernard had given her a brief lesson on managing a pistol, but it still terrified her to hold it.
His eyes widened and his brows raised in surprise. She'd been right in her assumptions, then. She usually was. Her intuition annoyed her brothers no small amount, and they always avoided her when they wished their thoughts to remain…theirs. Only one of them could hide from her, but he was a gambler and so it was expected, otherwise he wouldn't be a very good gambler, would he?
The man twisted the ring from his finger and tossed it to her. She caught it and placed it on the only finger it would fit—her thumb.
"Get dressed," she said, with as much authority as she could muster.
He slowly stood with the oily movement of a cat as he reached for a linen rag. Stevie felt her eyes widen. She was wrong. Very wrong. The top of her head would barely reach his chin, let alone his nose. Wide, thick shoulders took up most of the space in the galley. The muscles across his shoulders rippled as he moved. A long scar trailed from the top of his shoulder to the middle of his ribcage. A fighting man. A very strong, very muscular, very handsome, very naked, fighting man.
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Carried Away
by Kamery Solomon
After falling through time and being forced to join a pirate crew, Mark Bell falls in love with his fellow time traveler, Samantha. She's a woman he can't have, though. Will their presence in the past alter the future they know and love?
"It will be nice to take ye away and let ye be yerself again. Every time I see ye in a dress, I want to laugh!"
Playfully, I slapped him on the shoulder, chuckling. "What, I don't look good in a dress?"
"Not that," he stated, grabbing my hand and holding it against his chest. "Ye're downright gorgeous, lass. It's the thought of ye wielding a sword in such a contraption that humors me. How would such a fierce, protective thing move about like ye do? Ye're the first woman I ever met who I thought was more suited to pants." Raising my captured fingers to his lips, he kissed them softly, his eyes burning.
"I could fight in a dress if I needed to," I retorted, squeezing his hand slightly. "Anything for you."
"Aye. Anything for you."
Scooting closer, he brushed the side of my face, touching his mouth against mine. It was like breathing, being with him like this. Every time we touched, each look we shared spoke to my heart. I'd found my soul mate, born more than three hundred years before me.
Chuckling, she waved her hand in front of her face, smiling at me in a way that made my heart stop. "Really, though. You've saved my life more than once, and even in our own time when you kept me from going into the Pit when it collapsed. I don't know how I'll ever repay you."
"Don't," I said immediately, sitting and staring at her. "Don't act like you owe me anything. You lived—that's all I wanted. I don't need anything more than to know you're in the world and okay."
If there had been no Tristan, no pirate hostage situation, no anything but us, it would've been easy to kiss her then. Her face was so sweet and soft, her eyes wide as she watched me, only a few inches away. My hands ached to hold her, to cuddle her against my chest and run my fingers through her hair. Drying quickly at the thought, like I was a man dying of thirst, my lips tingled with the image of her mouth on mine. Heart racing, I felt myself leaning in, slowly, as if every millimeter was killing me.
Jerking back into the present, I blinked, and then looking away, I stood so quickly she jumped.
"What is it?" she asked in alarm.
Glancing at her, I tried to focus on the things that would help me remember what our situation was. Her black shirt was dirty and torn on one shoulder from getting caught on a branch as we rode out of the mountains. The pants she was wearing belonged to Flanagan, who had been more than happy to tell everyone I'd let her get in his breeches. The shoes I'd bought for her in Veracruz were muddied from our trek as well, tied to her feet with little care for whether or not they stayed on.
She was a prisoner, a captive among this crew.
Not mine.
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Kamery is not the person who grew up dreaming of the day that she would clutch her very own novel to her chest, tears brimming over the rims of her eyes as she thought about how she'd written it herself, finally! In fact, anything remotely like that didn't even happen until she was actually holding her first book in her hand, amazed that she'd written it and wondering how on Earth she'd managed to do it when it hadn't ever occurred to her to write one until months before. Surprisingly, though, it was just what she never realized she loved doing.
When starting out in life, Kamery had (and still has) big dreams to perform on Broadway. She loves music and acting very much, while she and dance have a love/hate relationship; she would love to do it and every form of dance decides it hates that about her, haha! The one constant she always had between the performing world and the book world were the stories, tales that transported her to other worlds and made her feel like she really could do anything. Finally, she decided she wanted to do that for someone else and sat down to write.
It's been a few years since she held that first book, realizing that she really liked writing and wanted to do more, but the love that blossomed in that moment has only grown. Currently, Kamery works from home in Arizona, while taking care of her two adorable kids, a girl and a boy, and talking her sweet husband Jake's ear off about the insane amount of characters in her head who are ready to fight to the death for a chance at their own novels. It truly is a wonderful life!
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Captivated by the Captain
By Amanda Mariel
Captivated by the Captain by USA Today Bestselling Author Amanda Mariel:
What happens when an American shipping company heiress crosses paths with a pirate? Can two people whose life paths are at odds find common ground?
She stilled before the ladderway. A large man with dark blond hair and crisp blue eyes filled the exit, casting a tall shadow down on her. Bright sun filtered in around him, making him appear like a dark angel. She studied the crescent shaped scar on his cheek for a moment before meeting his gaze.
Heart racing, she held the knife out in front of her. "I will kill you before I allow you to touch me."
"I mean you no harm, Miss." He started down the ladder toward her.
"Stop where you are," she demanded, thrusting the blade in his direction.
The man smiled. "I am Captain Blackmore of the Marion."
She swallowed back the urge to trust his friendly smile. He could be tricking her into a false security. She tightened her hold on the knife and took a step backwards. Something in his tone told her she should care about his declaration. Still, none of what he said made sense to her. She only wanted off this bloody ship before she lost the ability to breathe. This man did not wear a navel uniform. All the same, he called himself a captain… "Are you here to rescue me?"
"Yes. If you care to be rescued." He descended another step.
She backed away. "Then you are with the navy?"
He chuckled. "Gads, no. I'm a pirate."
Her blood went cold, panic over taking her. Pirates had caused all of her troubles. They murdered the people she loved and took their ship. At this very moment she was a pirate's captive seeking to save herself from whatever horrible fate he had in mind for her. She could not allow another pirate to take her. Would not allow it. She stiffened her stance, drawing a deep breath. "Then you can scurry back above deck. I will not be going anywhere with a pirate." She tightened her grip on the blade.
The hair on the back of her neck stood on end as his gaze perused her bloody feet before traveling slowly up to meet hers.
He jumped from the ladder and snatched her wrist before she could move. "You will not be gutting me today. As for pirates, it appears you are already with one."
"Not by choice." Prudence struggled, jerking her arm and kicking at him. "Unhand me, you brute."
He leaned in until his breath fanned her cheek. "I intend to sink this ship. You can either come with me, or go down to the ocean floor."
"I will do neither." She jerked her arm with all the strength she could muster. Nothing would please her more than to witness her captors down fall. Despite her vengeful wish, she'd not be attending the pirate before her. He could plunder, kill, and sink all he wanted, but she'd not be staying with him.
He released her and she toppled to the floor, the knife slipping from her hands and skidding down the passageway. She scrambled to retrieve her weapon, but he caught her, pulling her off the floor to hold her against him. Her breath caught at the feel of his hard body against hers.
"Do not be foolish, chit. What do you intend to do? Swim to the closest shore? You will never make it. I am the only chance you have at seeing another sunrise." He pulled his head back and stared into her eyes. "Trust me."
How infuriating! Did he think her a fool? "Trust is not something I give easily." She peered at him.
He did not speak, only continued to gaze at her.
She bit her lower lip in an attempt to gather her thoughts. Sincerity shone in the cool blue depths of his eyes. As much as she longed to, she could not argue his point. "Very well, but I will require my blade."
"So you can slit my throat? I think not." He gave her a devilish grin.
"Trust is a two way path."
"Let us start without weapons." He looked away from her, toward the ladder way.
The last thing she desired was to find herself helpless in the clutches of another blood thirsty pirate. She had to try and sway him. To maintain some sort of control over her life. "I require my knife for protection," she protested.
He nudged her toward the exit. "I am all the protection you will need. Now hurry."
Trust indeed. She would show him.
Amanda Mariel Bio
USA Today Bestselling author Amanda Mariel dreams of days gone by when life moved at a slower pace. She enjoys taking pen to paper and exploring historical time periods through her imagination and the written word.
When Amanda is not writing she can be found reading, crocheting, traveling, practicing her photography skills, or spending time with her family.
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Dead Man's Kiss
by Jennifer Bray-Weber
Eight weeks. That's all pirate captain Valeryn Barone has to escort a tempting naturalist untouched across the Caribbean or face the gallows. Can he resist the beauty who's fallen for him? Does a dead man walking even have a chance?
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Bloody hell, these people did not know who he was, what he was capable of doing.
Valeryn rose from his seat, reining in all his will to not break the prick's neck. "Do you want to know why I am feared across the Caribbean?"
"Feared? I do not fear you," Fraco said. "You were willingly led by your nose by a woman who had more cojones than you."
A growl rumbled from deep within his chest. "I have sailed with Ned Low and Charles Vane."
Catalina blanched. Worry stole her calm demeanor. Nalda also traded her stoicism for alarm. Good. They had plenty to be worried about. Valeryn had been disciplined by the most barbaric, sadistic pirates to ever sail the seas.
"I am well-schooled in vicious, torturous deaths." He bared his teeth, an old habit when on the edge of unleashing his fury. "You will be fooling yourself if you entertain a mere inkling that I will let a fanciful poppet and a princock take me down."
Fraco opened his mouth to speak.
Valeryn pulled out his dagger from his waistband, spinning it his hand before pointing it at the wastrel. "This is your one fair warning."
He strolled to the door and yanked it open. As he expected, Henri fell across the threshold onto the floor. "See the ladies to their cabin," he said to the eavesdropping old man. "Take the maid's plate."
"Aye, Capt'n."
"All of you, get out of my quarters. Now."
One by one they filed out. Catalina was the last to leave. She paused beside him, close enough to inhale her fragrance—floral, spicy, like the white and yellow petals of the frangipani flowers. Slowly, excruciatingly so, she lifted her inquisitive gaze to meet his. Her beauty could turn a saint into a sinner. Luckily, he already had a place reserved for him in hell. Her plump lips parted to say something. Whatever 'twas, a second thought had snapped her mouth shut and lit a fire in her sable eyes. Valeryn rather liked that tempestuous look. He couldn't help but wonder if she were a hell cat in the bedchamber. Couldn't help his craving to stoke that fire. He dropped his gaze to the deep chasm between her breasts. How he desired to get lost in there. Damn, damn, damn.
"Take your leave, Miss Montoya."
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Award-winning author Jennifer Bray-Weber is a proud native Texan. She is a married domestic goddess/beach bum with two beautiful daughters. The type to take on dares, she has been able to express her creative thinking through countless questionable, often hilarious, life experiences.
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The Black Morass
by Barbara Devlin
In exchange for a chance at redemption and pardons for his crew, Jean Marc Cavalier accepts a pact that could result in liberty or death, if only he can survive the terms, but at least he will be free.
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Freedom often commanded a steep price, in many instances exacted against the will of the innocent soul caught in its implacable lure, and Lady Madalene Davies pondered the cost her liberator, a self-proclaimed, one-time pirate blackguard who seemed much invested in his former trade, given his bawdy behavior and iniquitous demeanor, might demand in exchange for safe passage to Port Royal. But could she endure the consequences of such a bargain, as she foundered somewhere between the devil and the deep blue sea?
Out of place in her new cabin, which contrasted with her modest chamber aboard the Trident, she doffed her cloak and bonnet. A plush, red velvet counterpane covered the largest bunk she had ever seen, given Captain Hammond used a hammock, and the mattress hosted a mountain of matching pillows. The wall at the head boasted a salacious painting of a naked woman resting on her side, and its companion, a smaller work that featured a nude male and a female bent forward, pressed front to back, and engaged in some sort of odd activity, did little to inspire confidence, as she assessed her clean but well-worn accommodations and her precarious situation.
Behind the thick oak panel stood a surly looking character she dared not challenge, and the small side chamber held naught but clothing. A locker marked with unique carvings revealed additional personal items, so she gave her attention to the hand-tooled desk, to search for some indication of the character of her erstwhile savior.
In the top drawer, she discovered a logbook, a set of maps and charts, and a deck of cards with the usual suits on one side and shocking images of ladies sans garments on the other, and she dropped the offensive items. Then her gaze lit upon a rolled parchment secured with an elegant ribbon. With a cursory check to ensure privacy, she untied the swath of silk, smoothed the paper, and examined what she realized was an official document, distinguished by its heading, Letter of Marque and Reprisal.
"Upon my word." Madalene gasped. "Jean Marc Cavalier was a pirate."
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USA Today Bestselling, Amazon All-Star author Barbara Devlin was born a storyteller, but it was a weeklong vacation to Bethany Beach, DE that forever changed her life. The little house her parents rented had a collection of books by Kathleen Woodiwiss, which exposed Barbara to the world of romance, and Shanna remains a personal favorite.
Barbara writes heartfelt historical romances that feature flawed heroes who may know how to seduce a woman but know nothing of marriage. And she prefers feisty but smart heroines who sometimes save the hero, before they find their happily ever after.
Barbara earned an MA in English and continued a course of study for a Doctorate in Literature and Rhetoric. She happily considered herself an exceedingly eccentric English professor, until success in Indie publishing lured her into writing, full-time, featuring her fictional knighthood, the Brethren of the Coast.
by DANELLE HARMON
The sea delivers a handsome castaway to Pirate Queen Maeve Merrick's island. But her handsome prisoner harbors secrets dark enough to change the fates of nations and threatens their new found love.
Maeve drew her dagger and flung it at his head, satisfied to see him jerk away so that the vicious blade impaled the wall just above and behind him. "You are disgusting, despicable, and totally without pride!"
"On the contrary, madam." He reached up, pulled the dagger from the wall, and plucking an orange from the nightstand, began to use it to peel the fruit. "I am quite proud of it, thank you." Still holding her gaze, he popped a section of the orange into his mouth, eating it with slow, suggestive motions that shortened the breath in Maeve's lungs and made her realize that he was not the only one who was hot. Her temper rose. Had she had her pistol, she probably would have shot him. Probably. Maybe.
Maybe … not.
Her gaze darted from him to the window. From the window to him. From him to the window … and each time she looked at him, she saw that he was watching her, fully enjoying her discomfort.
He grinned, and suggestively licked at the juices trailing from the sweet fruit, letting his tongue wrap around each section and making sure she saw him doing it. His eyes were dark, laughing, and half-veiled by heavy, thick lashes that did nothing to conceal the wicked expression that lit them.
The suckling noises increased.
"Stop it!" she hissed.
He dropped the orange section into his mouth, licked his lips with a slow, languorous motion, and slowly peeled off another.
The heat rose in Maeve's blood.
"Would you like … a taste, madam?"
She raised her cutlass. "I'll give you a taste—"
"No decisive battle was ever fought from afar," he interrupted on a low murmur, still grinning. "Nay, two vessels must lie alongside of each other in order to best bring their guns to bear." He bit into the orange, making lewd, evocative noises as the juice trailed from the succulent flesh and dribbled down his chin. There was a dimple in that chin, and Maeve felt her heart skipping, staggering, faltering. "We have a signal for such an engagement in the navy. 'Tis called close action."
"You are no longer in the navy, and I am not a ship!"
"Nay, you are not …" His voice grew low, dangerously seductive. "But I like the cut of your jib, the trim of your sails"—the dark gaze slid over her breasts, the gentle flare of her hips—"the shape of your hull."
"Get out of my bed."
"Why? I really am most comfortable. Not as comfortable, of course, as I would be if you were to drop anchor beside me…."
Her skin tingled and flushed crimson. "I said, Get out of my bed!"
He suckled the juice from his fingers. "What, would you prefer to do it on the floor?"
"I'd prefer that you shut your mouth before I shut it for you!"
"Now that," he said wickedly, "could be interesting…."
Danelle Harmon
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Danelle Harmon started her career with Avon Books/Harper Collins in 1991, and has written sixteen books (with a seventeenth coming out in late spring of 2017). A recipient of numerous awards from RT/Romantic Times, Danelle and her family make their home in New England with four dogs, an Egyptian Arabian horse, and various other pets. Danelle welcomes email from her readers and can be reached at email@example.com or through any of the means listed below:
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In no particular order, here are my favorite pictures I took from 2016 and the story behind them. Most of these photos were taken as part of my 365 project.
My 365 project taught me a lot of things this year and Long Exposure photography is one of those things. This is one of the first long exposure shots I took. I'm very happy and proud of how it turned out. I continued to work on this form of photography throughout the year.
For the last few years, my town has put on an event during the summer called 'Imagine Norwalk' and this photo was taken after a band had performed in front of the Norwalk Theater and the members were lingering before leaving. I love this photo because of how candid and in the moment it is. I was across the street and just walking by when I stopped to watch this band finish. I really like how the theater is looking (it has been undergoing a remodel) and how it's all lit up and lights the scene very well.
This is a perfect example of why I continue my 365 project. If I had not been out shooting my picture for the day I would not have gotten this shot and I really like this photo. I love shooting nature and animals and this little guy was fun to chase around. The composition is perfect and my subject was very cooperative.
This shot was the first one I chose when putting together this list and these images. The website that I run my 365 project on has a theme every week and during the week that I took this photo the theme was flags. More importantly than that, it was during the week of July 4th, which is when I took this photo. I knew for the holiday that I wanted something strong and symbolic. With this photo I wanted to reflect upon the other side of Independence Day and pay tribute to those who fight to keep us free.
Tookapic launched their iOS app this year and I got to help beta test it and this was a photo I took to commemorate the event.
This year has been huge for me on many levels, but especially in terms of my personal life. Photography is something I am trying to approach more seriously as I would like to do this full-time in the future, but for now, I still need to keep my day job. This year I took an adult education class at our local vocational school (pictured here) to help get a better job. It was an incredible experience and has been one of the best decisions I ever made. Education is always worth it.
As part of my 365 project, I started a small series about these toy whales. They really helped me get more creative with my photos and helped me learn to tell more of a story with my photos. You can see more here - Whale Series on Tookapic
This is another photo that immediately came to mind when making this list. I was at my parent's house and they had a giant bonfire with a lot of wood and cardboard. It was very large but we had it under control, however a neighbor called the fire department not very long after we started. The firefighters said that our fire was beyond the legal limit for our area so they were forced to put it out. As they started to hose it down, I got this shot. It's one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. I love the look and feel. The orange is vibrant and I was able to silhouette the firefighter and make it almost like a portrait. I'm very proud of this photo.
This photo doesn't have story, it was just one I took for my 365 project and I really like it.
What I really like about this photo was that it was not originally planned at all, the whole thing happened very suddenly. I came out and as I was getting out of my car I stepped into a huge pile of leaves and after I looked closer, I saw that they were mostly clean and in good shape. Right there on the spot I decided to bring them inside and use them for my photo that day. This is what I came up with. I was aiming to show off the colors of the season.
This is a photo that I wanted to take for a while at the time but the weather was not cooperating. After a few days of rain, things calmed down and I was able to go out and capture this picture. The whole point was to show off the fall colors in the leaves. This is another long exposure photo which helped get that super smooth reflection in the water.
This photo comes from shooting my friends' wedding in November. This was a fun challenge because it was my first time shooting a wedding. I was pretty nervous going into the event because I wasn't sure what types of shots I wanted to get but I knew I wanted to tell the story of the day. Once the event started things happened very naturally and I was able to focus and capture some really great moments.
Just like any other pet owner, I absolutely love taking pictures of my animal! This is my adorable cat Chestnut. I probably took over 200 photos of her this past year but I narrowed it down to this one and the next one. These two photos are definitely some of the best ones I've ever gotten of her. This photo is currently my most popular one I have posted on Tookapic. I love her expression and how the light and contrast balanced.
Again, this is one of the best pictures I've gotten of her. She absolutely loves the Christmas tree. I recently decided to make a Facebook page for my photography and this is one of the first posts I made on that page and people have really responded well!
As I mentioned above, this has been a big year for me. On top of everything else I mentioned, I also picked up a new hobby: sewing! Being 5'4" it can be difficult to find clothes that fit perfect off the rack, so I decided to do something about it.
Here we have the final image of list. This is another long exposure photo and it's my favorite one I have taken so far. The sunset, the flare, the reflections of the sky and the bridge - it's all perfect. I love how it almost has a day and night look with the purple tones.
I hope you had a great year as well! Here's to a new year full of new potential and even better photos. Best wishes to everyone in 2017!


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American Gods
Neil Gaiman
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- 4.11
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- Jun 19th 2001
Neil Gaiman
American Gods
American Gods
Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.
Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.
Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there...
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They say that if you can remember Woodstock, you weren't actually there. It is therefore with some trepidation that I invite readers to cast their minds back to America, circa 1970.
No point in waxing Pollyannish about it. Vietnam was still raging, along with Cambodia and Laos. The Cold War was in full swing. Blacks and whites were newly made equal, but only in law. Women and men, not even that much. Some of the best Americans were being assassinated, including at Kent State.
Fair enough. But to get the bigger picture, consider how much had changed over the previous decade. Culturally and politically the difference between America in 1960 and America in 1970 was like the difference between smoke signals and smartphones. It was a whole 'nuther country, and it was a lot better one.
Given all that, what might one have imagined the country's trajectory to be over the next half-century? More Vietnams, just when the country was growing increasingly disgusted at the original version? The destruction of the middle class, just when it had been created in the first place over the previous decades? Mass incarceration of African Americans just when the civil rights movement had scored astonishing legal victories in eliminating Jim Crow? A vicious war on drugs just when everyone and his brother was getting high? Existential-scale planetary destruction just when the environmental movement was rising?
Maybe. But, unless you were especially prescient, I doubt you would have expected such a turn. Rather, I think the natural inclination would have been to predict a continuation of the then current direction, albeit – the laws of physical exhaustion being immutable – perhaps at a somewhat less frenzied velocity.
In other words, now that we'd made great strides in guaranteeing civil rights for blacks, surely others would follow in their wake. There would be equal pay laws and even an equal rights constitutional amendment for women. Now that the labor movement had helped to create a new middle class, it would be expanded, and new economic security and dignity would be secured for more Americans, especially people of color working the fields and busing the tables. Now that there had been a Catholic president without the sky falling, religion would become less of a factor in our politics. Now that we'd learned a moral lesson – not to mention a pragmatic one – in Vietnam, no more would we invade weaker countries to establish the regimes of our preference. Now that we'd seen the perils of rampant industrialism, we would become more vigilant than ever about protecting the environment. And after Watergate, surely we'd work more and more assiduously to drive the influence of money out of politics. Well, it – ahem – didn't exactly go down that way. Not to say that there hasn't been significant progress in some respects over these decades. But, for the most part, it has been a time of reversal. We're still invading and occupying other countries, and still doing a piss-poor job of it. We've created the biggest environmental crisis in all of human history and we're not only not addressing it in any remotely seriously way, but we're still pretending to argue over whether or not it's even real. Women have flooded the workplace but have no constitutionally guaranteed equality, and still aren't paid the same for doing identical work as men. Religious monsters (or monsters pretending to be religious) became vastly more influential in American politics than they were previously, instead of less so. Money has flooded American politics – including even judicial races – in ways that dwarf anything in our experience since the time of robber barons and their paper bags stuffed with cash. And so on...
People on the right – who generally inhabit a fantasy world of paranoia anyhow – are fond of saying that America has gone crazy during this era and made a radical turn to the left. This is utter lunacy, and in fact the opposite is true. Just look at the two major political parties, for starters. Is the Republican Party of Reagan, Gingrich, the little Bushes, Santorum or even the "severely conservative" Mitt Romney to the right or to the left of the party of Eisenhower, Ford and even Nixon? There's no question about it. Clearly, starting with Reagan and then again with each succeeding decade, Republicans have moved further and further to the crazy right. Eisenhower – who was president in the stifling Fifties, mind you – would not recognize his party today, would not want to be part of it, and would not be welcome if he did. "D-Day? Big deal," they'd say to him. "How ugly can you be on gay marriage?"
"People on the right – who generally inhabit a fantasy world of paranoia anyhow – are fond of saying that America has gone crazy during this era and made a radical turn to the left. This is utter lunacy, and in fact the opposite is true."
The same is true of the hapless Democrats, and here the lunatic fringe of the right gets it especially wrong. But the fact is that this party has also moved rightward on most issues, and you can see it in the same fashion. Who are the more liberal figures: Franklin Roosevelt – who governed the better part of a century ago! – and Lyndon Johnson (leaving aside Vietnam) on the one hand, or Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on the other? It's true that Democrats of today have better politics than do Republicans, though just how low is that bar? That's like praising them for being more liberal than the Taliban. But it's not true that they are more progressive than their predecessors. They aren't. Both Clinton and Obama are good exemplars of a party that has mastered the ability to feed a sufficient quantity of rhetorical bon mots to their base, but can almost always be counted on to do the wrong thing when the chips are down. They'll "feel your pain" alright, but then they'll join with their GOP pals to ram through trade deals that will massively exacerbate that pain. They'll tell you "Yes, we can", you betcha, but it turns out that what that really means is "Yes, we can bomb other countries, serve the interests of Wall Street, and smash your civil liberties just like Republicans do".
The ideological trajectory of both parties show the truth that, after the Sixties, the United States took a half-century hiatus from history, during which time we became in most respects a far more conservative country than we had been in the middle of the twentieth century.
And we've paid an enormous price for that foolish turn. We've squandered blood, treasure and reputation in a series of stupidly destructive wars. We've done nothing but exacerbate the situation further as the planet itself is threatened by wholesale environmental destruction. We've set the world's record for incarceration, and have managed to wipe out virtually the entire cohort of young black males in the bargain. We've passed constitutional amendments in state after state discriminating against gays who simply want to marry. We've completely opened the floodgates to the wholesale invasion of monied influence into our public policymaking process. We've hollowed out the ranks of the middle class, driving more and more people into poverty, and creating the first new generation in American history unlikely to do as well economically as their parents did. We've made abortion more an more inaccessible, especially for poor women. We've stopped supporting scientific research. We've let our national infrastructure crumble. And we've taken seriously as national leaders the likes of Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and both Clintons.
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The destruction has been wholesale, though it has taken remarkably long for most people to notice. Now, though, it feels like maybe folks have had enough. It may turn out that America is not now on the verge of a new progressive era, but it sure feels like it. And if it is, surely the events of last week were a marker. Not to say it's all peaches and cream. Obama consorting with the same regressive right which has been obstructing the entirety of his presidency was not a pretty picture, but it paled in comparison to the issue on which he mortgaged his remaining scraps of integrity in doing so. Do we really need another Democratic president going all-out in order to jam secret and ugly trade deals through Congress and further decimate working people in this country?
That said, remarkable things are happening. Gay rights certainly leads the parade. Like Obama, the Supreme Court wasn't exactly ahead of the curve on this issue. And the fact that this new major American policy is frankly the result of a single person – Justice Anthony Kennedy – having the wisdom and humanity to do the right thing is not exactly the most ringing endorsement imaginable. Just the same, the speed at which this major civil rights issue has reached more or less complete fruition is astonishing. Nobody even used the term 'gay rights' when I was a kid, and even if they did most people would have found both the phrase and the concept behind it laughably arcane at best. For that matter, I don't think people even used the word 'gay' back then, other than to mean very, very happy. What an incredible journey it has been, in an astonishingly rapid (and mostly non-violent) fashion, bringing a sea change to our civil rights regime. We get to pat ourselves on the back for this one.
This last week also saw Obama's anemic and partial remedy to America's healthcare tragedy survive a stupid and trivial challenge in the same Supreme Court. And some of the worst actors in American politics took the bold step of calling for the removal of the slavery banner from state capitols. These are truly victories for progressive values, but only of the sort that can be labeled as such in comparison to the complete insanity of the day before. It's kinda like giving yourself credit for ceasing to fire bullets into your foot anymore. Yep, it's a smart move alright. Maybe next week you'll go so far as to give up quaffing arsenic cocktails too! Regressives' histrionics aside (which doesn't leave them much), the truth is that they've had their day for nearly half a century now. There was a great American experiment with liberalism in the first chunk of the twentieth century, followed by a great experiment in conservatism in the second and into the twenty-first. That hasn't been true in every policy domain, but it is true in most of them. In Iraq and Palestine (at least) the US returned to policies of naked imperialism not seen for a century. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution was shredded, along with our international commitments to both law and justice, and we created penal camps and engaged in torture. Tax, trade, labor relations and regulatory policies resemble those of the 1920s, and – here's a shocker! – so does the distribution of wealth in the country. Red states pursue every manner of race-based voter disenfranchisement, including mass incarceration of blacks and voter roll purges of those not in jail. Abortion is far harder to access than it was a generation ago. We are more recklessly destructive of the environment than ever in human history. The list goes on.
Here's the thing, though. You get the sense that people have had enough of this Experiment From Hell now. Oddly, they don't want their only planet made uninhabitable in the name of enhanced Koch Industries profits. Oddly, they don't want to plunge out of the middle class their parents inhabited. Strangely enough, they don't want the government under their sheets, telling them who they can screw and which is the legally correct orifice to use. Nor are they interested in going to jail for having a joint or two in their pocket. They don't want Dick Cheney's stinking wars anymore, they don't their tax dollars to be spent on torture and their own resulting shaming in the eyes of the world. They're not comfortable with the NSA reading their email. They don't want to be paid less because of their sex. They don't want their jobs exported to foreign countries so that billionaire CEOs can become multibillionaire CEOs. They don't think a minimum wage is a Stalinist plot. And they're tired of seeing people beat-up on, discriminated against, or even killed for being gay, or black, or female.
The truth is that regressives have had literally everything – and I mean 'literal' in its truly literal sense – wrong. No matter what the policy question, theirs was the choice of ugliness, failure and destruction. And, whatever it was that caused American voters to lose their senses for a generation or two (what was that thing FDR once said about fear?), there is a lot evidence to suggest that the darkness is now lifting. You see it in Bernie Sanders' campaign, and in the election of Bill de Blasio. You can see it even among Republicans in states like Kansas, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Maine, where they've been forced to disown the products of their own disastrous policies. You can see it in the embarrassment of embarrassing riches that is the GOP presidential field, dragging the party over the cliff yet again, this time before the first vote has even been cast. You can see it in finally sensible marijuana liberalization laws. And you can see it when a conservative-dominated Supreme Court is forced – for the preservation of what's left of its sinking credibility – to uphold healthcare and marriage equality.
Christ, even the Pope gets it nowadays! How antediluvian does one have to be to be to the right of the Vatican? (Hint: Watch the Republican presidential primaries to find your answer.)
People just don't want what regressives are selling anymore. And why would they, given a track record like that? Delighted as I am for this turn of events, the question for me isn't so much why this is happening, as why it took so long.
That's a subject for another day. Right now, all I know is that the Confederate flag is coming down, and the rainbow flag is going up.
Half a century later, we finally seem ready to enter the 1970s.


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I marvelled at the changes to this pretty sandstone venue which I recalled as having serious acoustic issues last time I visited (admittedly back in the Dov days, when it was really loud). The space has been widened (by taking out a hallway to the upstairs apartments) and a false ceiling with a bright strawberry facade has been added. It looks, and more importantly, sounds great.
Chef Nathan Peters' entree of Seared Scallops with Melitzano ($18) was perhaps a little dominated by the flat leaf parsley. I really was not convinced by any of this dish - the eggplant wasn't quite a match for the scallops. The usually unctuous texture of the scallops was lost in the combination of the parsley and the chilli curls. The chilli curls themselves had no heat, and virtually no flavour. I suspect there is a reason I have not seen these ingredients teamed with a scallop before.
One thing that did impress me was the small but well put together wine list - it was just done by a mate of the owner, not a trained sommelier, but he did an excellent job. I tried the unique 2006 Rippon Vineyard Osteiner ($43) and the lively acidity suited our Thai Prawn and Green Papaya Salad ($16.50) entree. The entree was by far the better of the two I tried, though both are apparently popular on the small menu.
His flavoursome house-made Gnocchi with Buffalo Mozzarella and Cherry Tomatoes ($21.50) arrived particularly well-caramelised. There was a lot I liked about the flavour of the house-made gnocchi, and the other produce (the basil, buffalo mozzarella and the cherry tomatoes) sang... but in the end, I have to err on the side of saying it was overcooked - a shame.
The best bite of the night went to his nicely balanced Pancetta Wrapped Duck Breast with Caramelised Apple and Calvados Sauce ($29.50). This dish was imaginative, and it really let each ingredient speak without dominating the dish - and that's hard to do with pancetta wrapping. Calvados is rapidly becoming a sauce I am a big fan of, particularly when it is presented with duck and pig - got to love those apple notes!
This is a side of Seasonal Greens ($7) - which in this case is broccolini.
With an on-the-blink freezer taking out his famed Pineapple Passionfruit Vacherin ($12), I substituted a Vanilla Panna Cotta ($11.00) which also showed nice balance with the accompanying mango and raspberries.
Returning to the clever wine list a glass of the 2006 Capercaillie Gewürztraminer ($8) from Lovedale also hit the spot with raisin-like flavours generated from grapes left long on the vine. I enjoyed it as I contemplated the river of bats which flowed overhead. The bats stayed with us for two whole courses - that's a lot of bats.
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President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to obtain funding for a border wall will "very quickly" face legal challenges and presents an "immense danger" in terms of the precedent it sets, legal experts say.
Friday marked the 59th time a national emergency has been declared by a president since the N ational Emergencies Act was passed in 1976, and there are now 32 active national emergencies. Many national emergencies in the past imposed sanctions on people linked to human rights abuses in Africa and Central America.
Read more: IT'S OFFICIAL: Trump declares national emergency to build his border wall
Trump's declaration of a national emergency for a border wall is a highly controversial use of a president's emergency powers given the politicized nature of the border wall fight and the declaration's redistribution of roughly $3.6 billion in military construction funding for what the president's opponents contend is a non-military purpose.
The president on Friday acknolwedged the legal challenges he's likely to face. "I expect to be sued," Trump said.
The president's instincts were correct, as Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration over the national emergency declaration later on Friday.
Trump also said he "didn't need to" declare a national emergency but did so because he wanted to get the wall up faster. This statement could come back to haunt him during any court battles, according to experts.
'The Congress cannot let the President shred the Constitution'
In addition to the the power granted to the president to declare a "national emergency" under the National Emergencies Act, some legal experts have also made the case the Constitution gives the president emergency powers due to the broad, ill-defined "executive power" it grants to his office.
But Democrats accused the president of bypassing the constitutionally-mandated authority of Congress to determine how the government spends its money. Trump was not able to convince Democrats to agree to allocate money for his wall in recent funding negotiations, which led to his decision to declare the national emergency.
Read more: Trump says he 'didn't need to' declare national emergency but wants to get the border wall 'done faster'
"The President is not above the law," Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer said in a statement after Trump's declaration. "The Congress cannot let the President shred the Constitution."
'This is the first time we've seen such a national emergency declared, but it won't be the last'
Trevor Burrus, a research fellow at the Cato Institute's Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, told INSIDER that Trump's national declaration will "face legal challenges very quickly."
But anyone challenging the declaration will still have their work cut out for them, according to Burrus.
"The hardest argument the challengers have to make is to contend that this is not really an emergency. Many judges— even many liberal judges — will find it difficult to find a judicial standard for deciding when something is or is not an emergency," Burrus said. "Therefore, they will determine that an emergency is a 'political question' that lacks justiciability."
Burrus said some of Trump's statements, including that he didn't "need to" declare an emergency "will be used against him, but probably to no effect."
"The National Emergencies Act is a broad grant of legislative discretion to the executive that could be considered an over-delegation of legislative power to the executive, thus violating separation of powers," Burrus added. "Challenges along those lines are more likely to succeed."
There are over 100 statutes a president can invoke during times of emergency. An analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law identified two statutes Trump could point to as justification for his ban.
Burrus also said Trump is setting a dangerous precedent by attempting to supersede Congress and its constitutional authority on the power of the purse, and it could come back to bite Republicans later on under a future Democratic administration.
"There is an immense danger in a president declaring a national emergency because his policy preferences are not shared by Congress," Burrus said. "We have divided government for a reason, to encourage compromise and to prevent unilateral power grabs. This is the first time we've seen such a national emergency declared, but it won't be the last. The next time, it will be the Republicans who are complaining."
Bradley P. Moss, a Washington-based lawyer specializing in national security, expressed similar views.
"If Trump can pull this off, I fully expect his successors to start using the political precedent, to say nothing of the legal precedent, to declare national emergencies and circumvent the legislative appropriations process whenever they fail to get congressional funding for a pet domestic project," Moss told INSIDER.
Read more: The Trump administration is already being sued 4 hours after the president's emergency declaration
Moss said the "biggest" legal challenges Trump will face are "the fact-based determinations the government will have to provide to outline exactly how the reallocated funds fall within the specific and narrow scope of the statutory provisions whose emergency provisions are opened up due to the separate declaration of a national emergency."
"This isn't like just shifting money from one bank account to another," Moss added. "There are concrete limitations on how even emergency uses of funds are to be handled."
'There is no border crisis and there certainly isn't an invasion'
Though Trump acknowledged he didn't have to declare a national emergency, he's also contended there's a crisis at the border in an effort to substantiate his plan.
But experts disagree with the president on the situation at the border and his claim the US is facing an "invasion."
"There is no border crisis and there certainly isn't an invasion," Alex Nowrasteh, a senior immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, told INSIDER.
"Homicide rates along the border are below those in the interior of the United States and no American has ever been murdered by a terrorist who crossed the border with Mexico illegally—facts that would not be true if there was a crisis or invasion," Nowrasteh added.
Read more: Why a GOP congressman who represents more of the border than anyone in Congress opposes Trump's wall
Matthew Kolken, an immigration attorney based in Buffalo, New York, told INSIDER, "During a 'national emergency' the Commander in Chief may reallocate defense funds to 'undertake military construction projects that are necessary to support such use of the armed forces.'"
"It is a stretch at best to claim that undocumented immigration is a 'national emergency' that poses a military threat to the United States such that it would requires the employment of armed forces," Kolken added.
Kolken also said that though the law allows the military to "condemn property to employ 'fortifications' Congress must first appropriate funds for their construction."
The law also doesn't permit the use of eminent domain via the emergency declaration provisions, Kolken said, and any attempts to "seize private property" as part of the wall construction process "will likely be frustrated by lengthy court proceedings."


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The head of the federal government's Energy Information Administration says Alaska natural gas will be an attractive supply for the nation even if it doesn't starting flowing to market for another dozen years. The EIA's newest long-term energy outlook assumes it will be 2020 before an Alaska gas pipeline will be able to supply lower 48 markets. At a US Senate hearing today, Lisa Murkowski noted that every time that outlook is updated, the projected start date for the Alaska gas line gets pushed back. But she's hopeful a project will get moving before much longer.
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Before being part of aBeMORE group, I was a bit overwhelmed by the charitable sector and based my decisions on charities to support on word of mouth or what family and friends were involved in rather than actually engaging with a charities work and aims. Through the process I learnt more than I could have done in any other context about what I care about, what to look for in a potential charity to support and what charities actually do with the money they receive. I am now far more aware of what it means to give my money and time effectively.
Being part of BeMORE was one of the most enjoyable experiences I have had. Key to this is that as a group you have the opportunity to give a donation of up to £20,000. And when you have the promise of a donation of this size you have a unique opportunity to work closely with a charity to find the best use of that money. This was exposure that, that in our groups current stages in life, we would not have had without being part of BeMORE. So in that respect, BeMORE provides a completely unique opportunity to learn about philanthropy from an accelerated position.
From a professional perspective, the opportunity to work as a team with people who have different perspectives to find a charitable project you all agree on taught me a lot about teamwork and how to come to an agreement.
It is very easy to have the intention to give your time and money, but fail to act upon that intention. Part of the reason for this is that it can be difficult to know where to begin and how to have an impact beyond giving a monthly donation to a charity. BeMORE enables you to work out how to turn this intention into a reality and have a brilliant time doing it.
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I just received a call from my half sister. They are with Vodafone for internet.
She told me an Indian man called asking for her mum, saying he was from Spark. Because she wasn't home, he asked whether my half sister was a family member; replying yes, the man continued. He said that their internet would be shut down for two months because of some reason (something about spamming/sending packets, didn't quite catch her -- she probably did quite catch what he was saying either).
He then said if she didn't want the Internet to be disconnected, she would need to turn on the computer - I presume to go to some dodgy website where he would gain access. Because my half sister was smart enough to say 'nah, that's okay. Disconnect our Internet' he didn't get very far.
I see no other thread where this is raised, so I thought I better inform you guys, and perhaps someone from Spark can confirm that such a scam is being conducted.


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I am licensed by the Minnesota Board of Psychology and my credentials are recognized by the National Register Of Health Service Psychologists.
I am a member of the Minnesota Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association, and APA Division 12 (Clinical Psychology). I currently serve as Secretary on the Minnesota Psychological Association Executive Council.
I earned my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Pennsylvania State University, ranked among the top graduate clinical psychology programs in the United States. I completed a pre-doctoral internship and later a fellowship at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia that included training with individuals, couples, and children in both hospital and outpatient clinical settings. My postdoctoral training in the Psychiatry Department of the University of Pennsylvania included specialized training in depression and bipolar disorder. At Pennsylvania Hospital, I also facilitated parent-infant groups in the Child and Parent Center and supervised pre-doctoral interns.
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Having taken Thursday and Friday off of work in the one weekend when my girlfriend was in town, the two of us took a bus from Delhi to McLeodganj. I was initially apprehensive about overnight buses through Haryana country but that was put to rest soon. The bus was super comfortable and filled with a good crowd. The only problem was the screening of Bahubali at full volume that ruined every effort to sleep. After dinner at the Ambala Haweli, we dozed off and had a peaceful full-night's sleep we woke up at dawn as the bus pulled into Yol. After that, the motion sickness pills worked their magic as we weaved our way up the hills into Dharamshala, finally stopping at McLeodganj hotel was in Upper Bhagsunag which was a short (although steep) cab drive away from the McLeodganj bus stop.
We pulled in just as the town was waking up and there were travelers of all hues emerging with yoga mats, chillams and musical instruments. We had a heavy breakfast and after checking in into our room, started walking towards the one place we knew we wanted to see - Illiterati. Special mention for the walk from Bhagsunag to McLeodganj, through winding roads with a full view of the Bhagsu waterfalls and Triund valley. The major downer was how crowded the whole place was, with traffic backed up the entire way and blaring horns. It was then that we realized how lucky we were to be staying where we were. Upper Bhagsu was literally the only quiet corner in the whole bustling hill town. Tucked away at the extreme upper corner of the town, one could wake up to the sound of classical music and bird sounds. But as soon as one emerges into the main Bhagsunag, it was just a cacaphony of car horns and yelling kids all the way to and through McLeod. The next peaceful part is when one leaves McLeod and starts walking the roads leading to Illiterati. Of course, as luck would have it the place was closed for the day, and starving and thirsty, we walked back to McLeod and found a place for lunch. As that place also filled up fast with families with their kids, we rushed out and ran back to our place in Upper Bhagsu. The rest of the evening was spent confined to that lane as we browsed a few shops and found a beautiful outdoor valley-overlooking restaurant for dinner. Post-dinner we sat in our balcony drinking wine through the night.
Our determination to visit Illiterati undefeated, we walked all the way back there on our second day post-breakfast. This time luck was in our favor as the place was open and after 30 minutes of waiting, we were able to find a table that overlooked the whole valley, all the way into Dharamshala. A beautiful afternoon was spent with great food, chess and scrabbles after which we took a cab to Dharamkot. The walk back from Dharamkot to Bhagsunag was amazing with empty winding roads lined on both sides by tall pine trees. Exhausted with our exertions, we sat down for maggi and coffee in one of those tiny sheds placed precariously on the hillside overlooking the Triund trail.
Heading to the same place as the night before for dinner, we were in for a stroke of luck. We found ourselves in the midst of a classical music session. While the style was Indian, the instruments and the musicians were from different nationalities which compounded the charm and beauty of the music. It was the perfect end to the short relaxing trip. We took a bus early next morning and were back in Delhi by late evening.


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State Representative Dennis L. Keschl (R-Belgrade) has been appointed to the 129th Maine Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. The Committee is among the most sought after legislative assignments, because it is charged with reviewing the new Governor's two-year budget and recommending changes to the full Legislature.
"Maine begins 2019 in great financial shape," said Keschl. "A record-high number of employers, private-sector jobs, State revenues, and record-low unemployment are all driving our economy and have created a budget surplus. We must ensure that unrestrained spending doesn't lead to a slowdown, or reverse the financial gains made by Maine individuals and families. A strong economy helps everyone, and can help us attract and retain the young workers we need going forward."
Keschl, a town manager, was recently elected to represent District 76: Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon, Rome, Vienna and Wayne. He previously served two terms in the Legislature (125-126th) on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee.


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Rose - Healing
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2. Fallen
3. When I Let You In
4. Seeds of Sorrow
5. My Lies
6. Hooked
7. Healing
9. Demons
10. Never Enough
11. On My Knees
Randy's second release is not quite as heavy or dark. It has more of a 70's stoner/doom rock vibe, but the Danzing vocals are still present. The riffs are very simple and the production seems pretty stripped down... at least to my ears. This is an underrated classic I think. Some of the highlights being "When I Let You In," "Never Enough," and the acoustic closer "On My Knees." This is readily available for cheap so check it out!
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A man is alleged to have touched himself while watching porn on a Lincolnshire train, according to British Transport Police.
The man is said to have exposed and indecently touched himself while travelling between Lincoln Central and Sleaford train stations at 9.35am on Wednesday, December 19.
Police have launched an investigation.
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Starz Wins Bidding War for 'Sweetbitter' TV Drama From Brad Pitt
Sweetbitter, the best-selling novel by Stephanie Danler, is headed to the small screen.
Following a multiple-network bidding war, Starz is developing the project as a potential half-hour drama series with Brad Pitt's Plan B attached to produce.
Sweetbitter follows 22-year-old Tess who, shortly after arriving in New York, lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant. Swiftly introduced to the world of drugs, alcohol, love, lust, dive bars and fine dining, she learns to navigate the chaotically alluring, yet punishing life she has stumbled upon.
The book was featured in The Hollywood Reporter's "Rights Available" in May and is described as Kitchen Confidential meets Bridget Jones. It earned rave reviews and adoring profiles for waiter-turned-author Danler. The book is inspired by her life and tells the story of a young woman's coming-of-age. It's set against the rich and grimy backdrop of exclusive restaurants, conjuring a nonstop and high-adrenaline world evoking the possibility, beauty and fragility of being young and adrift.
Danler wrote the script for the drama with Stu Zicherman (The Americans, The Affair) attached to develop the script with her. Both will exec produce alongside Plan B. Starz senior vp originals Ken Segna and vp originals Patrick McDonald will oversee for the cabler, which will retain global distribution and home entertainment rights to the potential series.
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California is the only state that tracks and disarms people with legally registered guns who have lost the right to own them, according to Attorney General Kamala Harris. Almost 20,000 gun owners in the state are prohibited from possessing firearms, including convicted felons, those under a domestic violence restraining order or deemed mentally unstable.
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Conductors & Piano
Thomas Adès CBE
Renowned as both a composer and a performer, Thomas Adès works regularly with the world's leading orchestras, opera companies and festivals.
As a conductor, Thomas appears regularly with the Los Angeles, San Francisco and London Philharmonic orchestras, the Boston, London, BBC, Finnish Radio and City of Birmingham, Symphony Orchestras, the Royal Concertgebouworkest, Leipzig Gewandhaus and the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. In opera, in addition to The Exterminating Angel, he has conducted The Rake's Progress at the Royal Opera House and the Zürich Opera, The Tempest at the Metropolitan Opera and Vienna State Opera, and Gerald Barry's latest opera Alice's Adventures Under Ground in Los Angeles (world premiere) and in London (European premiere).
In the 2020-21 season Thomas is a featured composer at the Elbphilharmonie and will conduct the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Deustche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in Europe. In the USA, he returns to the Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Cleveland Orchestra. To celebrate his fiftieth birthday in 2021, the Barbican Centre will host a celebration that includes a performance of Totentanz by the London Symphony Orchestra and an in-concert performance of The Tempest by Britten Sinfonia, both conducted by the composer.
Piotr Anderszewski
Piotr Anderszewski is regarded as one of the outstanding musicians of his generation.
In recent seasons, he has given recitals at London's Barbican Centre and Royal Festival Hall, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall New York and the Mariinsky Concert Hall in St Petersburg.
His collaborations with orchestra have included appearances with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Chicago and London Symphony orchestras, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest. He has also given many performances directing from the keyboard, with orchestras such as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Sinfonia Varsovia and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
Piotr has been an exclusive artist with Warner Classics/Erato (previously Virgin Classics) since 2000. His first recording for the label was Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, which went on to receive a number of prizes including an ECHO Klassik award. He has also recorded a Grammy-nominated CD of Bach's Partitas 1, 3 and 6 and a critically-acclaimed disc of works by Chopin. Piotr's most recent disc of Bach's English Suites nos. 1, 3 and 5 was released in November 2014, going on to win both a Gramophone award and an ECHO Klassik award in 2015.
Saleem Ashkar
Saleem Ashkar made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 22 and has since gone on to establish an international career. Recent and future concerto highlights include the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Konzerthausorchester Berlin and the St Louis, Vancouver and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestras.
He has also performed with the Wiener Philharmoniker, Royal Concertgebouw, London Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestre National de Lyon and on a three week tour to Australia. Saleem has a close relationship with many leading conductors including David Afkham, Daniel Barenboim, Riccardo Chailly, Jakub Hrůša, Pietari Inkinen, Fabio Luisi, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Kazushi Ono and Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider.
A dedicated recitalist and chamber musician, Saleem has a particularly strong reputation as a Beethoven specialist and has recently performed a complete Sonata cycle in Prague, Duisburg and at the Konzerthaus Berlin. This season he will performing a series of recitals in Copenhagen and Milan exploring the early, middle and late sonatas of Beethoven alongside other composers that were influenced by him. Other recent and future recital appearances include the Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth Halls in London, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and Musikverein Vienna.
Saleem's most recent recordings have been for Decca Records. They have released the Mendelssohn Piano Concertos with the Leipzig Gewandhaus and Chailly and two Beethoven Concertos with the NDR Elbphilharmonie and Ivor Bolton. Saleem is also recording the complete Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle for Decca, the first three discs of which are already released.
Emanuel Ax
Born in Lvov, Poland, Emanuel Ax moved to Winnipeg, Canada, with his family when he was a young boy. His studies at the Juilliard School were supported by the sponsorship of the Epstein Scholarship Program of the Boys Clubs of America, and he subsequently won the Young Concert Artists Award. Emanuel captured public attention in 1974 when he won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv and in 1979 he won the coveted Avery Fisher Prize in New York.
This season Emanuel joins the Wiener Philharmoniker and long-time collaborative partner Bernard Haitink at the Salzburg, BBC Proms and Lucerne Festivals, as well as the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle on an extensive tour of China and Hong Kong, and joining the Rotterdam Philharmonic at home in the Netherlands and on tour to the United States. He also returns to the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Tonhalle Zurich, playing concertos by Brahms, Mozart and Chopin. During Summer 2020 Emanuel will also join the Staatskapelle Dresden on tour in the Mediterranean with Myung-Whun Chung.
He also performs extensively in North America, including three concerts with regular partners Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma at Carnegie Hall in March 2020.
Emanuel has been a Sony Classical exclusive recording artist since 1987.
Click here to download Emanuel Ax's full 2019/20 biography.
Piano & Conductors
Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942, and studied piano under his parents. At age 11, he took part in conducting classes in Salzburg, under Igor Markevich
In 1954, Daniel began his recording career as a pianist. In the 1960s, he recorded Beethoven's Piano Concertos with Otto Klemperer, Brahm's Piano Concertos with Sir John Barbirolli, and the Mozart piano concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra, this time serving both as pianist and conductor.
Ever since his conducting debut in 1967 in London with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel has been in great demand with leading orchestras around the world. Between 1975 and 1989, he was principal conductor of the Orchestre de Paris, and he held the position of Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra between 1991 and 2006. Since 1992, Barenboim has been General Music Director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, where he was also artistic director from 1992 to August 2002. In 2000, the Staatskapelle Berlin appointed him Principal Conductor for Life, and in March 2003, he and the Staatskapelle were honoured with the Wilhelm-Furtwängler-Preis.
Beside his great classic-romantic repertoire, Daniel continues to focus on contemporary music.
Inon Barnatan
"One of the most admired pianists of his generation" (New York Times), Inon Barnatan is celebrated for his poetic sensibility, musical intelligence, and consummate artistry. He inaugurates his tenure as Music Director of California's La Jolla Music Society Summerfest in July 2019. The coming season brings the release of a two-volume set of Beethoven's complete piano concertos, which he recorded for Pentatone with Alan Gilbert and London's Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.
Highlights of the 2019/20 season include debuts with Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife, Tiroler Landestheater und Orchester, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Orquestra Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Dresdner Philharmonie and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. He will also be performing extensively throughout the United States, with orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and San Diego Symphony. Inon also makes his solo recital debut at Carnegie's Zankel Hall, returns to Alice Tully Hall with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and reunites with his frequent recital partner, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, for tours on both sides of the Atlantic. The first takes them to Wigmore Hall (London), Royal Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) and La Verdi Auditorium (Milan), while the second sees them celebrate Beethoven's 250th anniversary with performances of his complete cello sonatas in San Francisco and other U.S. cities.
Born in Tel Aviv in 1979, Inon went on to study at London's Royal Academy of Music. He is a recipient of both the Avery Fisher Career Grant and Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, and currently resides in New York.
For Inon's full biography, please download the Publicity Pack.
Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti is one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation. Her ability to captivate audiences with her innate musicianship and spirited presence, coupled with her wide appeal as a high-profile advocate for classical music, has made her one of the most influential classical artists of today.
Winner of the 2020 GRAMMY Award for "Best Classical Instrumental Solo," as well as "Best Female Artist" at both the 2012 and 2013 Classical BRIT Awards, Nicola's live performance at the 2020 GRAMMY Awards marked the first classical solo violin appearance at the Premiere Ceremony in over ten years. Nicola was appointed a CBE in 2019, awarded the Queen's Medal for Music (2017), and an MBE in 2013. Aside from extensive touring with the world's most exceptional orchestras and ensembles, Nicola is one of the leading advocates for quality music education and has worked with over 4,000 students and 700 teachers. She has formalised her vision and expanded her commitment to the education of young people and supporting of music teachers by establishing a charitable organisation: The Benedetti Foundation.
In the 2019/2020 season, Nicola makes her debut with the Wiener Symphoniker and undergoes a tour of Asia with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Robin Ticciati. She will also reunite with Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and embark on a tour with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra led by Thomas Søndergård. She performs the Marsalis Violin Concerto with the San Francisco Symphony and James Gaffigan and with Cristian Măcelaru firstly with the Gothenburg Symphony and then again with the Orchestre de Paris. Nicola has also been appointed as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's Artist in Residence for 2020 which will include a concerto performance with Sir Andrew Davis, a European tour and education sessions and masterclasses.
Piano, Harpsichord & Fortepiano
Kristian Bezuidenhout
Kristian Bezuidenhout is one of today's most notable and exciting keyboard artists, equally at home on the fortepiano, harpsichord, and modern piano.
Kristian is an Artistic Director of the Freiburger Barockorchester and Principal Guest Director with the English Concert. He is a regular guest with leading ensembles including Les Arts Florissants, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester; and has guest-directed (from the keyboard) the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Tafelmusik, Collegium Vocale, Juilliard 415, Kammerakademie Potsdam and Dunedin Consort (St Matthew Passion).
He has performed with celebrated artists including John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Herreweghe, Frans Brüggen, Trevor Pinnock, Giovanni Antonini, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust, Alina Ibragimova, Carolyn Sampson, Anne Sofie von Otter, Mark Padmore & Matthias Goerne.
Kristian's rich and award-winning discography on Harmonia Mundi includes the complete keyboard music of Mozart. Recent releases include Winterreisse with Mark Padmore, Bach sonatas for violin and harpsichord with Isabelle Faust and a recording of Haydn piano sonatas.
In the 20/21 season, Kristian appears as a soloist with Essener Philharmoniker/Richard Egarr, Les Arts Florissants/William Christie, Kammerorchester Basel/Giovanni Antonini, Orchestre National de France/Emmanuel Krivine and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Klaus Makela. His play-direct visits include Orchestra of the Eighteenth-Century, Concerto Copenhagen, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Freiburger Barockorchester and English Concert. Kristian gives solo recitals, continues his close recital partnership with Anne Sofie von Otter and new collaborations with Voces 8 and Niek Baar.