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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Zeb's sick
Sorry I haven't blogged for a while, I've been busy: our beautiful Boy Zebedee has been in hospital and Mumma has the same dreadful virus, so it's Granny and Joey to the rescue. It's so heartbreaking to see him just lying there in a big bed wimpering. I'm off again to do the day shift and take over from Granny who drove five hours from Devon and then did the night shift with him on Sunday night and again last night.
2 comments:
- kelly said...
oh, I'm so sorry to hear that the zebedoodle is in hospital.
give him a big hug for me.
- 6 October 2009 at 22:18
- JoeyJoJo said...
I will Kellski, his Mumma has rallied this morning and is with him now. I'm sure he'll get better now. Thanks for your lovely good wishes. xxxxx
- 7 October 2009 at 10:14
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A group of grade 4 students decided to tackle the filmmaker quest by creating a video about their favourite game, Minecraft.
The worked together to come up with a plan, create their own soundtrack using Garageband, source their images from Photos for Class, and put it all together in iMovie.
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LEVERING - A Levering woman was injured when she was struck by a vehicle while walking in the roadway Tuesday.
Emmet County Sheriff Pete Wallin identified the injured woman as Dawn Bennett, 34. She was transported to Northern Michigan Hospital by Mackinaw City Ambulance where she was treated for her injuries and released.
Wallin said the accident happened at about 8:58 a.m. on North Pleasantview Road south of Levering Road in Center Township. Police said Troy Huskey, 22, of St. Ignace was driving southbound on Pleasantview Road in a 2004 Chevrolet pickup when Bennett, who was distracted by a dog, stepped into the roadway. Police said despite Huskey swerving left of center in an attempt to avoid her, the truck's mirror hit Bennett.
Wallin said Huskey was found to be not at fault for the accident.
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Social network Facebook has presented dozens of "social applications", telling about the actions of users in real life. Report updates to appear on the official page of the company.
"Social Applications" published in the user profile reports of its activity on the web, whether it's watching a movie or listening to music. New applications submitted by January 19, extend the range of actions, which you can tell your "boyfriend" to include events from real life.
Thus, the application allows the user to publish Foodily write about cooking dinner and share a recipe, but Snooth - tell tasted the wine. Also presented an application for travelers, philanthropists, athletes, fans of reading, shopping and so on.
The actions that a user completes a "social applications", displayed on their profile and news block his virtual friends. In September 2011 Facebook has demonstrated "biographical" of the pages in which all actions are deposited in the timeline. The new interface is called "The Chronicle" (Timeline) and became available for all in December 2011.
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Mercedes-Benz to make EQA in French smart factoryby Ronan Glon
The model will be sold globally.
Mercedes-Benz will invest 500 million euros ($589 million) into its Hambach, France, factory to produce a battery-electric hatchback. The company made the announcement after its chief executive, Dieter Zetsche, met with French president Emmanuel Macron.
The plant, which is located in the north of the country near the border with Germany, currently makes the smart fortwo. Sluggish sales of the third-generation model had workers worried about their future so the announcement of a new model comes as a relief.
In a press release, Daimler explains it chose Hambach after reviewing the site's expertise in building electric cars. Workers began series production of the first electric smart in 2012, and they currently make the hardtop and convertible variants of the fortwo electric drive.
Details about the electric hatchback are few and far between. Tentatively called EQ A, it will most likely draw inspiration from the eponymous concept (pictured) unveiled last year at the Frankfurt auto show. It will be one of about 10 electric cars Mercedes-Benz's EQ sub-brand will introduce by 2022.
Hambach will begin producing the EQ A around the turn of the next decade. The model will be sold globally, meaning it will join the Toyota Yaris, the smart fortwo, and the Bugatti Chiron as the only cars sold in the United States with a "made in France" label.
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Moreover, taking up Paul's references to "my gospel" in Galatians, Marcion concluded that he used one written gospel" [Steven Wilson, Related Strangers p. 171] "What of his insistence that there was only one true Gospel, the book which Paul referred to as 'my gospel'? Marcion was of course anachronistic in thinking that Paul meant a written gospel book" though Eusebius took the expression in the same way and also though it meant Luke" [John Barton Holy Writings Sacred Texts p. 43] "(Marcion) seems to have interpreted Paul's mention of "my gospel"6 (Rom 2:16; cf Gal 1:6 - 9) as a reference to this book." [Heikki Räisänen in the Blackwell Companion to Paul p. 302]
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lol dont we all. Although I have considered selling off my 8.8 and just go with a bolt in 8.8 from ECGS for the couple hundred more to avoid the aggravation.
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PepsiCo hands Amin global marketing chief role
PepsiCo has appointed Salman Amin to the new roles of senior vice president and global chief marketing officer as part of a series of executive appointments across its business, a move that comes amid the company's multi-million pound marketing push to take on rivals Kraft Foods and Coca-Cola.
Amin, former executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, will oversee marketing strategies across the food company's global food and beverage divisions.
He will report to John Compton, who was named PepsiCo's president – a new role for the company – in March.
Additionally, global president of enjoyment and chief creative officer Brad Jakeman assumes responsibility for the company's beverage brands. He replaces Massimo d'Amore who left PepsiCo in February.
PepsiCo's global chief marketing officer for hydration Lorraine Hansen will take on the role of president of its global snacks business.
The appointments are part of a new structure for the business, which sees its global groups work closer with regional teams. PepsiCo has spent the last two years overhauling its top-level teams and will launch global campaigns for its 12 core brands including, Pepsi-Cola, Tropicana, Doritos and 7-Up.
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At the Scarborough Police Court before the Mayor, Mr CC Graham, and other magistrates, Ronald Stuart Gray, 31, Grosvenor Road, was summoned with failing to effectively shade or obscure a light at his premises at about 9.40pm on Sunday October 3rd.
Defendant, in answer to the charge, said: I protest strongly.
The man who attended to my blinds told me the shading was quite sufficient
Special Constable Peck said, noticing a brilliant illumination coming from the night in question he preceded there and found it came from an upstairs side window at the defendant's premises. It was a powerful light and shed on the place adjoining and across the thoroughfare. It was a most improper light.
Later, he saw the defendant and learnt that his wife was using the room from which the light appeared. He admitted he had overlooked to provide curtains for that room. He would see it did not occur again.
Defendant (vehemently): This is very grossly exaggerated, and I object strongly to it. I was only fined at this court a fortnight ago, and since then I have taken every precaution to obscure my house, which is a five storied one, from top to bottom. As to admitting to the constable it was a powerful light. I said nothing whatever of the kind. I admit that the bathroom was not so properly shaded as the other rooms. It is an extra bathroom and is very rarely used. I had transparency – dark green and blue – put on. The man who attended to my blinds told me the shading of this bathroom was quite sufficient. The bathroom was in use at the time, but only for a few minutes. I was fetched out of bed by that man (meaning Special Constable Peck), and I think this sort of thing is a persecution and quite intolerable.
Defendant, at this stage, was very excited and had to be admonished by the mayor to remain quiet.
Defendant, regardless of the admonition, proceeded: I want justice. It does not matter a bit about the fine. That man dragged me out of bed and I admitted the light was a bit stronger than I thought and said I would take good care it does not occur again. I took it as merely a warning. I had no idea that anything of this sort would spring upon me. I apologised to him (meaning Peck) at the time. The shading of the bathroom is quite equal to a light blind.
The Chief Constable: These transparencies are absolutely useless.
While the magistrates were considering their decision defendant proceeded: I strongly object to this: it is a persecution. If there is any more of it I shall leave the town. Turning to Special Constable Peck he said: As for you you're a contemptible fellow. You are a great deal too zealous. You will drive me out of the town. You're a second Sherlock Holmes.
The mayor said the magistrates realised that defendant had taken some trouble to comply with the regulations, and that the light complained of was an oversight. At the same time they did think there had been an infringement of the law and the magistrates thought it would be met by a small fine of 2s 6d.
Defendant: Thank you very much. It isn't a matter of 2s 6d 10s, or even £50, but you do want to get someone better than that man (Constable Peck) to go round at night. He has absolutely no sense of proportions, and seems not able to speak the truth.


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Series: Night Huntress World #2
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Published by Avon on 27 July 2010
Pages: 361
I'm glad Frost broke away from novels that just feature Cat and Bones because there are so many cool secondary characters that deserved to get a HEA. I've had a soft spot for Mencheres for ages and was curious what kind of woman would capture the eye of someone who has lived for so long and experienced so much. PI Kira Graceling is walking past a warehouse when she hears someone in pain. She investigates and discovers some ghouls torturing a bloke. A human female risking her life to save him is the impetus Mencheres needs to defeat his attackers. He saves Kira, holds her captive until his blood should have exited her system and then tries to send her away. Problem is he just can't quite let go.
Mencheres suffers from ennui to the point he figures letting someone "off" him is the best way of getting over the tedium of life. Hmm. He's older than dirt so literally has seen or experienced just about everything. Two things plague him – his visions have dried up and his evil arch-enemy Radjedef is back. Radjedef might have been trying to kill him (and failing) for thousands of years but this time he's framing Mencheres for a murder he didn't commit. In a short space of time Kira worms her way into Mencheres' heart and his cold, aloof façade starts to disintegrate. Kira is independent but fiercely dedicated to those she loves. She is willing to sacrifice her own needs to help others which is admirable but at times she goes too far down the martyr path. The romance between these two is so hot that steam practically rises off the pages. Not bad for an old guy who has been celibate for nearly 1000 years.
There were a few things that irked me slightly but the main one was that the big battle was wrapped up too fast. The build-up was fantastic so I was expecting something truly epic and it didn't quite translate. Cat and Bones make an obligatory appearance but they weren't really needed. I still wanted to know more about Mencheres at the end as I felt like we got the yum cha version – lots of small episodes exploring just a fraction of his life. Frost's trademark humour is less evident this time round but that suits Mencheres' tortured nature. The covers for these spinoffs are fairly dodgy which is a shame.
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Anonymous, 01 Nov 2008Do you really have this phone, because nobody with such negative opinion would jump to buy suc... moreI agree to that. I choose only Sony Ericsson for mobile phone.
Here's a small application to boost performance and address some annoying wm traits(screen turning off during a call etc) http://www.speedyshare.com/522990293.html
Me as a Smartphone and PPC fan never paid attention to SE as they only make toyish Dumbphones.
But I wonder how the simple minded SE Fan, adapted to the primitive, buggy SE Software can deal with Windows Mobile, must be like monkey, used to play with bananas, getting a calculater, which he disappointed wants to get rid of because the camera has "only" 3 MP^^ PEACE SE FANs
I hope this phone will be able to:
-Drag & drop custom alert sounds (Open/Close, IM, SMS, MMS, Call, and Email)
-Copy & paste
-Animated backgound (gif and video)
-Video ringtones
-Add AIM/Yahoo Messenger similar or better then Sidekicks
-Call Block list
-Add Dictionary
-NES/SNS/Sega Gen emulator
-Screen shot enabler
-Drag & Drop pictures and MMS them (Jpg and animated gif)
-Converter (Currency, weight, measurment, etc...)
And this would conclude me dream phone (Note: my iPhone can do 80% of the things mentioned above)!!!
Revenant, 03 Nov 2008Umm, the panel interface, the stripped down win-mo, user friendliness, and it may have been bu... moreJust so you know, XPERIA will have touchflo 3d panel available... becouse it is much more user friendly... and if htc would know that xperia is THAT good. they just would not agree to make it... or boost the quality of their own production...Innovative "panels" and the qwerty keyboard is all that this phone has against its competitors... But the screen is smaller than all the other competitors have (Nokia Tube, Samsung OMNIA, Iphone, HTC Touch HD), the camera is only better than the Iphones... its also the thickest one. It works slowly... Doest even have an auto rotate sensor... So it just has the adventage of the qwerty keyboard... And the panels (that work slow) It deffinalety is not more user friendly tham all of the competitors, HTC HD is the only one that could be at the same level as XPERIA... No built in memory as OMNIA or Iphone. No good color depth or resolution. The price is even higher than HTC HD... So u pay the MOST to get the worst screen, second worst camera, worst thickness, no auto rotate sensor, qwerty keyboard and an innovative UI (that is slow)... The person who would chose this phone should have LOADS of money he won in a lotery to waste so easely, HUGE pocets, a digital camera with him, he should just ignore the screen, but he writes a lot on his phone...
SHaKeeL, 01 Nov 2008Hi All
Can we see the caller number as we have saved the contact and the single contact hav... moreAnyone is interested to get this phone at a special price?
You can reach me at e-mail above.
Thank you.
Can someone gimmie the low down on how this compares to the HTC touch Pro, I'm thinking about getting the touch pro because it is readily available here and me thinks it looks milestones better. Why is this phone so highly rated?
and please... if you don't have the phone, don't tell me how fantastically awesome/crap it is, I want to hear this from someone who actually has it...
Anonymous, 03 Nov 2008The X1 is now the top rated phone on GSMArena!! Take that you dumb Blokia fanboys.umm so...wats ur point?..im not a fan of any phn brand in particualar...im a fan of GOOD phns..n i know tht may b after sm firmwire updates ths phn wud b a kickass phn...BUT as of now..it definately is not..slowww, buggy n u name the rest...
juz coz u won the election..doesnt mean ur doin good for the country does it? if u know wat i mean...
The X1 is now the top rated phone on GSMArena!! Take that you dumb Blokia fanboys.
Wow I want one so bad but that price is just to much... guess i'll have to settle for a another phone.
Anonymous, 03 Nov 2008http://www.xperiax1.net/forum/x1-problems-issues/634-my-x1-going-back.html this phone suckssour grape hehehehehe.. se xperia x1 rules
In my mind something lost,
3.2 MP camera isn't enough in this time and
I hope SE apply to fix this forgotten subject
on next generation.Any way,that is no.1
Litvak, 03 Nov 2008You think you are smart? HTC MAKES XPERIA!!! So tell me how is it better build or more hi-tech... moreUmm, the panel interface, the stripped down win-mo, user friendliness, and it may have been built by HTC, but it's built to SE's specifications so there's a high probability that it'll be more reliable than HTC's own devices...
bugo, 03 Nov 2008HTC - come on guys get with teh programme... Sony is the best by far, there is more technolgy ... moreYou think you are smart? HTC MAKES XPERIA!!! So tell me how is it better build or more hi-tech??? And what about HTC HD? 3'8 screen with QWGA resolution and a 5 meg camera... the only adventage is the slide out keyboard... and em... its much thiker than HTC HD...
I know this is the best phone ever produced,se is making its fans proud would love se 4ever.what could one want in a phone


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Women who begin using hormone therapy close to the time of menopause are at greater risk for breast cancer than those who wait five years or more, a large prospective study found.
Among current users of estrogen-only hormone formulations who began the therapy soon after menopause, the risk of breast cancer was significantly higher than in nonusers (RR 1.43, 95% CI 1.35 to 1.51, P<0.001), according to Valerie Beral, MBBS, and colleagues from the University of Oxford in England.
But for those who deferred the therapy for five years or more, the relative risk was not increased (RR 1.05, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.24, P=0.6) the researchers reported online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The risk among women currently taking estrogen-progestin formulations was greater than for those taking estrogen alone, with relative risks of 1.53 (95% CI 1.38 to 1.70, P<0.001)) and 2.04 (95% CI 1.95 to 2.14, P<0.001) among those beginning more and less than five years after menopause, respectively.
Data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) in the U.S. suggested that there was little risk of breast cancer associated with estrogen-only hormone therapy, but in that study most women in the estrogen arm began treatment more than five years after menopause.
To clarify whether the timing of starting treatment influences breast cancer risk, Beral and her collaborators from the Million Women Study recruited almost 1.3 million women from the U.K. between 1996 and 2001, obtaining information on sociodemographic and health factors, as well as their history of hormone use.
Participants' average age was 56.6 years at enrollment.
A total of 55% had used hormone therapy at some point, and 35% were current users.
During more than four million woman-years of follow-up, 15,759 breast cancers were diagnosed, 61% in women who had ever used hormone therapy and 45% in women currently using the hormones.
Beral and her co-investigators found increased adjusted risks for both estrogen-only and estrogen-progestin formulations in both current and past users (P for heterogeneity <0.001).
Risk remained elevated for two years after cessation of therapy (RR 1.16, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.24, P<0.001) but subsequently fell to the level seen in women who never used hormones (RR 0.99, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.05), the researchers reported.
The researchers also calculated standardized incidence rates for women on hormone therapy ages 50 to 59:
- Never users, 0.30% per year (95% CI 0.29 to 0.31)
- Estrogen-alone beginning less than five years after menopause, 0.43% per year (95% CI 0.42 to 0.45)
- Estrogen-alone beginning at or after five years, 0.32% (95% CI 0.27 to 0.37)
- Estrogen-progestin beginning less than five years after menopause, 0.61% (95% CI 0.59 to 0.64)
- Estrogen-progestin beginning at or after five years, 0.46% (95% CI 0.41 to 0.51)
Greater risks also were seen for estrogen receptor-positive tumors in estrogen-alone users (RR 1.76, 95% CI 1.59 to 1.94, P for heterogeneity =0.005) and in estrogen-progestin users (RR 3.10, 95% CI 2.86 to 3.36, P for heterogeneity <0.001).
When the researchers looked at potential confounders, they found that incidence rates among women who never used hormone therapy increased with greater body mass index, but rates among users were not affected by body mass index.
Adjustment for other factors such as having a first-degree relative with breast cancer and age at menarche did not affect the results.
In discussing their findings, Beral and colleagues observed, "In this large prospective study we found substantial and clinically important heterogeneity in the effects of hormonal therapy on breast cancer incidence among postmenopausal women."
A limitation of their study was possible residual misclassification, with information on hormone use being obtained about 1.4 years before the detection of breast cancers, which could slightly attenuate relative risk estimates.
In an accompanying editorial, Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD, PhD, of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif., and Garnet L. Anderson, PhD, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, compared the findings from this study with those from the WHI.
"Given the considerable methodological differences between these studies, the similarity of results is remarkable and increases confidence in the validity of the conclusions," they commented.
However, they noted that the discrepant results in the two studies regarding risk associated with estrogen-alone hormone therapy represents an unresolved question.
"Additional post-intervention follow-up of the WHI estrogen-only clinical trial currently under way should lead to further clarification of this issue," Chlebowski and Anderson wrote.
The study was funded by Cancer Research UK and the UK Medical Research Council.
All authors declared no financial conflicts of interest.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, RN, BC-ADM, CDE, Nurse Planner
Primary Source
Journal of the National Cancer InstituteSource Reference: Beral V, et al "Breast cancer risk in relation to the interval between menopause and starting hormone therapy" J Natl Cancer Inst 2011; 103: 296-305.
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Journal of the National Cancer InstituteSource Reference: Chlebowski R, Anderson G "The influence of time from menopause and mammography on hormone therapy-related breast cancer risk assessment" J Natl Cancer Inst 2011; 103: 1-2.


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After early years in London, Christine joined HM Revenue and Customs before spending more than 21 years at the Bath accountancy firm of Richardson Groves, which was acquired by Baker Tilly in 2011 when Christine took over responsibility for their Bath office. her qualifications include CTA.
Having been a tax and private client specialist at Baker Tilly covering both Bath and Bristol for four years, Christine's move to Bishop Fleming adds to our growing presence in Bath.


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We're eager to take care of you and your four-legged friend at Maurice Veterinary Clinic. Before you visit, take the time to learn more about our skilled, compassionate veterinarians and our friendly staff. Schedule your pet's visit today!
Our Veterinarians
Dr. Dacques C. Pourciau
Graduating from LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004, Dr. Dacques completed his preceptorship at the famous 6666 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas afterward. From there he began his career in Carencro where he worked as a veterinarian at Evangeline Downs. In 2005, he was offered a position at the Center Ranch in Centerville, Texas. During his tenure there, he was able to advance his knowledge of equine reproductive work and lameness. In 2010, he and his family moved to his wife's hometown of Maurice. They opened Maurice Veterinary Clinic in March of 2011 and have been Building Friendships, One Pet at a Time ever since. Dr. Dac and Neysa have three children: Beau who is 16, Everett who is 10, and Aliegh who is seven. They have seven horses, two dogs, and many cats! In his spare time, he loves cooking and spending time with his family and friends.
Dr. Holland Gaines
Dr. Gaines graduated from LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. After graduation, she completed a Small Animal Internship in Atlanta, GA. For 6 years, she was an associate veterinarian in a small animal practice in Florida before relocating back to Louisiana in 2012. Dr. Holly and her husband wanted to get back to their roots and get closer to family here in Louisiana. She has been a practicing small animal veterinarian in Lafayette and surrounding areas over the past four years. Dr. Holly enjoys all aspects of veterinary medicine but has a special interest in surgery, ultrasound and internal medicine/oncology.
Dr. Holly and her husband have two daughters, Ava – 8 and Mya – 6. In her spare time, she spends time with her family. Her four-legged kids are 1 yr old kitty brothers, Napoleon and Wellington. She is very excited about the future and looks forward to getting to know you and caring for your pets.
Dr. Ashley Guidry LeMaire
Dr. Ashley Guidry LeMaire is a native of Vermilion Parish. Her father is an avid duck hunter so she grew up caring for a hunting dog or two which sparked her interest in veterinary medicine. Dr. LeMaire attended LSU and graduated with honors from the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. After working for 1 year as a veterinary associate in a small animal practice in Lake Charles, she returned home and has practiced in Lafayette for the last 13 years. She is excited to join our team here at Maurice Veterinary Clinic and looks forward to getting to know our clients and patients. Her interests include veterinary dentistry and internal medicine. When not on the job, she enjoys family time with her husband and 2 young children. Currently, Dr. LeMaire also cares for her 2 cats Lili and Frodo, a labrador Isabella, a betta fish and a hermit crab from this summer's beach vacation.
Office Management
Mrs. Neysa Pourciau - Office Manager
Neysa began her career in the veterinary field after graduating high school and has been the manager at Maurice Veterinary Clinic since before it was even a clinic. While she loves cats and dogs, her passion has always been horses. When she isn't working, she loves to spend her time with her family and friends. Along with 3 wonderful kids, Beau, Everett and Aliegh, she also has 7 horses, 2 dogs, and 10 cats.
Mrs. Amanda Duhon - Assistant Office Manager
Pets: Bubba, Kate, Zulilly, Tux, Crash, Playboy, Ellie, and Goose
Amanda has been around animals her whole life. She grew up riding horses and showing cows, and now helps run 150 head of cows along with having horses, dogs, cats and more. When she is off she loves spending time on the farm with her husband and son. She has been working in the animal care field for the past six years where she started as a kennel tech, moved to veterinary assistant, receptionist, and now she is our inventory specialist. She is also halfway completed in her studies to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician at Penn Foster.
Breanna Bokar
Pets: Prince and Ozzy
Breanna is so excited to be a part the Maurice Vet Clinic team. Her passion for animals has always been a big part of her life and she is jumping for joy to finally work in the animal care industry. She has a handsome Maltichon named Prince and he is her pride and joy. In her spare time, she enjoys shopping and spending time with family and friends. Her favorite time of the year is Christmas and she loves to show off my Christmas spirit! She is also a certified Medical Assistant and Dental Assistant and she looks forward to using her knowledge and skills to further her education in the Animal Care field.
Our Veterinary Assistants
Mrs. Kallie LeBlanc
Pets: Comet, Avery, WhoLeo, Pixie, Lil Pup, Ralph, Jaybez, Couyon, Tommy, Stich, Guy, April, Benny
Kallie has always had a true passion for animal care. When she was younger she was an equestrian rider and has always had dogs. She has been in the animal care field for the past six years. She started as a kennel tech and is now a veterinary assistant. She is certificated for performing Equine Infections Anemia diagnostic testing and is currently attending college to become a Licensed Veterinary Technician. At home, she enjoys caring for her five dogs, four cats, and three horses. Kallie loves working with animals every day and is known to give the most kisses to all of the doggies and kitties.
Mrs. Alexis Primeaux
Alexis started her career in the animal care field in January of 2016. She has a background in nursing and a great love for animals. She is also very excited to learn new things! Alexis has five dogs and seven horses. She and her husband are excited to be pursuing a dream of theirs and starting their own cattle herd! On Alexis's time off she loves to work cows and compete in team sorting.
Kennel Assistant
Casey Calais
I have loved animals all of my life and I've strived to learn more about them since I was young. The opportunity to work at Maurice Veterinary Clinic is very exciting and I'm passionate about learning more about the veterinary field! When I am not at the clinic, I take care of a barn of eighteen horses, four dogs, and several cats. I love all of my animals, they teach me something new every day. I try to ride my horse and train with my dogs in my spare time. I'm very close with my friends and family as well, who are also in the animal field, and we all help each other to learn and grow. I have completed one semester at Penn Foster to become a Certified Veterinary Technician, and hope to return to it and complete my studies one day. I look forward to learning more and growing in this career, it's my life's passion.


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A wealth of new green jobs and training opportunities will be made available in Australia under a new $94 million plan, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced yesterday.
Speaking at the start of this week's ALP National Conference in Sydney, Rudd gave green jobs pride of place in his opening address, championing a new plan for creating job opportunities and transitioning the country into a greener future.
"The government will now create 50,000 new green jobs, traineeships and apprenticeships aimed chiefly at helping young Australians obtain new skills...which will become highly applicable in the low carbon economy of the future," Rudd said.
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A new National Green Skills Agreement under the plan will also see new green skills and knowledge introduced into apprenticeship programs for trade jobs, and is expected to see 30,000 young people in the next two years gain competencies in everything from water recycling in plumbing to green car engines in mechanics.
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As well as training new recruits, though, it is important that the existing workforce isn't left behind, he said - suggesting that short "up-skill" courses for hundreds of thousands of Australian workers would be needed to ensure a smoother path to a new green economy.
Deputy leader of the Australian Greens, Christine Milne, was also supportive of the 50,000 green job initiative, but disputed Rudd's claim that the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, as it is, will assist the creation of those jobs in a greener economy.
"[He] seems to be trying to take a step into the future with this green jobs plan, and that is welcome but...[g]reen jobs need a real green economy to grow in; they cannot and will not thrive in a coal-black economy," she said.
"To deliver green jobs, the CRPS needs a 40 per cent emissions reduction target by 2020, and its revenue allocated to transforming the economy instead of sandbagging polluters."
As it is, Milne said, "the CPRS's appallingly low target and the billions of dollars it hands over to polluters will slam the door on green jobs, exporting most of those we do create."


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Journal of Control Science and Engineering
Volume 2011, Article ID 127208, 9 pages
Research Article
Higher-Order Generalized Invexity in Control Problems
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302, India
Received 13 December 2010; Accepted 30 March 2011
Academic Editor: Onur Toker
Copyright © 2011 S. K. Padhan and C. Nahak. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to Cite this Article
S. K. Padhan and C. Nahak, "Higher-Order Generalized Invexity in Control Problems," Journal of Control Science and Engineering, vol. 2011, Article ID 127208, 9 pages, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/127208.


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Shashamane, 250 km south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is here that ten talented youth try every day to pursue their dream: Music. Ace Bandaner, Tafari, Sammy, Asha Black, Sahara Benji, Rose, Rhyme Killah, True Warrior, Black Haze and Kilo D are the Youths of Shasha. The film-documentary narrates their stories, giving voice to their aspirations and their visions of life. "We don't have a recording studio, a radio station and no chance of distribution", says one of them, but the love for music and the need to express their talents give them the strength to go on and write their songs. The background of these stories is Shashamane: a land that in 1948 His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I donated to all the Africans in the Diaspora who wanted to return back to Africa. Since then, Shashamane has become an international icon and myth, a Heartland. Over the years, many Rastafarians have 'repatriated' from all over the world: from Japan to Sweden, from the Caribbean to Germany and the Americas. It is here that all these different cultures encountered with the ancient culture of Ethiopia. Thanks to the contribution of Donald "Flippins" Leach, Sydney Salmon and Ras Iby, the documentary analyzes the current state of the music industry in Ethiopia and attempts to propose solutions and promote the concept of 'participation'. In line with this principle, the project was carried out with the direct collaboration of the "Youths", who took part in the writing and production process of the entire film. Moreover, 'Youths of Shasha' is part of a larger project, featuring the production and release of a musical compilation recorded by the young artists with the technical equipment provided by the association Youths of the World (YOW) and through the superb support of many international Reggae singers, such as Bob Andy, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Tony Rebel, Kiddus I, Sizzla Kalonji, Capleton and many others. The main objective and priority of the project is to build the first school of music and the first recording studio in Shashamane, thus enabling the youth to develop and upgrade their musical and artistic talents, looking forward to a professional and promising future in music. The journey of the Youths in the minibus of Ras Tewelde, mastermind of the project, represents the metaphor of life running throughout the film: an artistic and educational journey, made of daily life and routine, enhanced by the flow of the dreams at early dawn in Shashamane and expectations for the future of ten young artists. When the movie ends, that's where the real journey begins: destination is Dreams, final stop Everywhere.


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Modeling the thermodynamic behavior and shock response of Ti systems at the atomic scales and the mesoscales
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The 'quasi-coarse-grained dynamics' (QCGD) method is extended to model the thermodynamic behavior and the shock response of HCP Ti systems at the mesoscales by coarse-graining the atomistic microstructure using representative atoms (R-atoms) and scaled interatomic potentials. To demonstrate the capability of the QCGD method, the melting behavior of a single-crystal slab of HCP Ti and the dynamic failure (spallation) behavior of nanocrystalline systems under shock loading conditions are first investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using an embedded atom method interatomic potential for Ti. The melting simulation suggests an interplay between the nucleation and propagation of the surface-induced heterogeneous melting and the nucleation and propagation of bulk homogeneous melting of the system. In addition, the spall strengths calculated using MD at strain rates of 1010 s−1 allow the development of improved models for the strain rate dependence of the spall strength determined experimentally at 105 s−1. The QCGD method is observed to be capable of reproducing the MD-predicted kinetics of melting and the shock response and spall failure of nanocrystalline Ti systems using a coarse-grained microstructure comprising of representative atoms (R-atoms). The QCGD simulations demonstrate the ability to model the mesoscale behavior of Ti systems by modeling the shock deformation and failure due to spallation of a 1 µm × 1 µm × 2 µm sized system at strain rates of 108 s−1 to bridge the gap between MD simulations and experiments.
This material is based upon work supported by the US Army Research Office under Contract/Grant Number W911NF-14-1-0257. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the US Army Research Office or of the US Government.
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10 U.S. Code § 7853 - Release from Militia duty upon order to active duty in reserve components
When ordered to active duty, a member of the Navy Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve who is a member of the Naval Militia is relieved from all service and duty in the Naval Militia from the date of active duty specified in his orders until he is released from active duty.
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July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 503, 66 Stat. 500.
The words "in the service of the United States" are omitted as covered by the definition of "active duty" in § 101 of this title. The words "is relieved" are substituted for the words "shall stand relieved".
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 substituted "Navy Reserve" for "Naval Reserve".
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I love the UK. Despite travelling to dozens of countries every year I always enjoy travelling around our islands the most. There is no place like home, after all – especially when that home is full of beautiful, unspoiled secrets.
Yes, much of the UK has been well and truly discovered, but there are still plenty of hidden corners and unsung isles. I unveiled some of my favourites for Rough Guides recently. Read my feature on the best 8 unknown UK islands to discover a few more of the British Isles' secrets.


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Aki runs along Mendenhall Lake like something is chasing her. I look for an enemy but only see crisp alder leaves cart-wheeling past her. Then I realize that she is chasing the leaves.
It's a sunny day but we are in the shade of a small cloud that has taken control of the sun. Each time it changes form, the cloud directs a spotlight on a different section of the moraine. The cloud isn't big enough to keep the sun from illuminating the glacier and Mts. McGinnis and Stroller White. But it manages to tantalize me with shafts of light that hit patches of yellow-leafed willows, Nugget Falls or a small iceberg. The light shifts each time I try to focus the camera.
Finally I figure it out. The cloud is my tricky teacher. After learning its lesson, I put away the camera and watch the light show, and the crisp shadows the cloud throws on the mountains.


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Adam Holmes is one of the brightest rising stars on the UK roots music scene. His debut album 'Heirs and Graces, produced by the legendary John Wood, was longlisted for Scottish Album of the Year in 2014 and was also nominated in the best album category of Scottish Traditional Music Award.
Adam and the Embers combine the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures of classic artists such as The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals with a hint of Scotland.
Rachel Sermani is the folk-noir balladeer and one of the genre's most prominent artists. She was raised in the Highlands and starred in a SEALL gig just as she first became famous, in February 2012.
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COMESA has extolled the Government and people of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for the seamless transition of power from former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to His Excellency Ato Abiy Ahmed. On 15th February 2018 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn submitted his resignation as both Ethiopia's prime minister and chairman of the country's ruling coalition.
In his message to Prime Minister Ahmed, Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya wished the new government well as they take Ethiopia to greater heights.
"The seamless transition of power from His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn to yourself and the new administration is further evidence that the decentralized Federal System of Governance that Ethiopia has adopted has the ingredients of making Ethiopia harness its diversity for the benefit of its people, the COMESA region in particular and African Continent at large."
Ethiopia has embarked on the Second Growth Transformation Plan (GTP II) whose objective is to make Ethiopia a middle-income county in the not too distant future. The GTP II is underpinned by a massive investment program in infrastructure and energy development, which are enablers to sustainable economic development and regional integration.
"Indeed, the developmental model espoused by Ethiopia is being emulated by other member States of COMESA because of its potential for the successful structural transformation of member States economies," Mr Ngwenya added.
Ngwenya noted that Ethiopia is a partner in both the COMESA Free Trade Area and the Continental Free Trade Area, which was recently launched adding that "We look forward to benefit from your counsel in actualizing these important Agreements," the message said.


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Mr. Orangutan, What to do?
The rainforests are disappearing
And so are you.
But there's always a home
In the zoo,
Next to giraffe and gnu
Bad idea?
You turn it down
What about work as circus clown?
The children laugh
As you frown
Traveling from town to town
Not good either?
Well then maybe you could
Get a job in Hollywood
Be an actor
Yes you should
Star in movies with Clint Eastwood!
— Jeffrey Leventhal
I wrote this poem about 10 years ago when I was going through a mini-creative writing phase of animal based poetry, just like everyone in their late twenties does I suppose. Of course, I did not know then that ta decade later I would be in the rainforests of Borneo looking for orangutans, but this is exactly where I find myself now.
Orangutans ("Forest Man" in Bahasa Indonesian) are the only large primates living outside of Africa. Their natural habitat is the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra which for years has been disappearing at an alarming rate due to illegal logging and forest clearing for slash-and-burn agriculture and palm oil plantations. According to the info center at Tanjung Putting national park, Indonesia and Malaysia are first and second in the world for rainforest degradation. So it is easy to see why orangutans numbers are rapidly decreasing. It is not just orangutans. Indonesia is listed as third in the world for having the most number of critically endangered species. By the way, the United States is first on that list.
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Mika and I arrive Friday evening in the city Palangka Raya. We are now closer to the jungle, but still not quite sure the best manner to see the only large primate not in Africa. Farther east from Palangka Raya is Tanjung Puting national park where we can definitely see orangutans because they have feeding stations for rehabilitated orangutans. But the tours there are expensive, and we would like to see wild orangutans if possible.
People are not allowed to visit Orangutan Island, just pass by it on an overpriced river cruise, so we decide to skip it and just go to Nyaru Menteng. We get the permit from the government office and hire a taxi to take us to the center outside of Palangka Raya. The information center there is quite uninteresting. Through a window we can view a group of about 15 adolescent orangutans in a cage. This group is actually ready to be taken to the island, but unfortunately the island is full to capacity. As of now they do not know where they will put these guys or any of the following groups. This is a major problem for organizations and the government that we hear many during our stay in Kalimantan: With limited rainforest options and competition from big business and local communities for resources, where do we put the rehabilitated orangutans?
|I'm with you buddy! We are not so excited to be here either.
At the information center they play an episode of Orangutan Island for us on a large screen. We also find out that we cannot get any closer to any other orangutans. What? Our dreams (and unrealistic expectations) of cuddling baby orangutans in the nursery are dashed completely. Nyaru Menteng is a quarantined area because orangutans are susceptible to human diseases. To visit the nursery one needs a slew of shots and a special permit from Jakarta.
Obviously this organization is quite successful and, understandably, they are busy worrying about orangutan survival, not foreign visitors. Their information center is more for groups of local Indonesians and children to learn about the plight of the orangutans. Regardless, we are severely disappointed. Not to mention that we hired a private car to come out here just to see some orangutans in a cage and a TV episode of Animal Planet. So we decide to just take a short walk. There is a boardwalk running along the outside of the quarantined, fenced off area.
We walk a little with an escort. We get to a bench where three employees are sitting, and we can actually see an orangutan a short distance away hanging in a tree. I am very excited. Apparently, there is an orangutan class going on and this one is playing hooky. Then suddenly we here a rustling in the nearby bushes and we see a smallish orangutan approaching our watching area.
|It is hard to keep a boardwalk intact with so many adolescent orangutans around
|A cheeky 4 year old playing hooky from school
We leave Nyaru Menteng happy to have our first glimpse of these wonderful creatures in the jungle. This first taste also gets us excited for our next attempt to see them which will be in the wild at Sebangau National Park.
|This larger one came by just as we were leaving


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Happy New Year! I cannot believe it is already 2012, this past year really flew! In celebration of the new year, I wanted to post some of my favorite books from last year. I am not going to put them in any particular order because I really don't like doing that, in fact I hate rating books, which is why you do not and will never see a rating system on my blog. If I love a book, I will say that, if I don't like it, I will say that too. It is hard to put an exact number on my enjoyment of a book so I choose not too. Okay, getting off track here, my point is I am just going to split them into two categories, Adult and Young Adult. I am going to list the title, author, my review and a summary from Goodreads. Let's start with the Young Adult books first.
Touch by Jus Accado (review here) This is the start of a promising new series and I really enjoyed the two main characters in it.
When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home.
Except there's something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she'll turn to dust if he touches her. It's not until Dez's father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there's more to this boy—and her father's "law firm"—than she realized.
Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting "special" kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they're caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent her life keeping safe.
A secret Kale will kill to protect.
Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst (review here) I loved the heroine in this book, Pearl is just awesome!
Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire… fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil… until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops.
Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns don't exist), and they're shocked she survived. They're even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun. But they quickly find a way to make use of her new talent. The Vampire King of New England has chosen Pearl's family to host his feast. If Pearl enrolls in high school, she can make lots of human friends and lure them to the King's feast — as the entrees.
The only problem? Pearl's starting to feel the twinges of a conscience. How can she serve up her new friends—especially the cute guy who makes her fangs ache—to be slaughtered? Then again, she's definitely dead if she lets down her family. What's a sunlight-loving vamp to do?
So Silver Bright by Lisa Mantchev (review here) This is an amazing trilogy that is filled with Shakespearean references and is written so beautifully!
All Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has ever wanted is a true family of her own. And she's close to reuniting her parents when her father disappears. Now Bertie must deal with a vengeful sea goddess and a mysterious queen as she tries to keep her family – and the Theatre Illuminata – from crumbling. To complicate it all, Bertie is torn between her two loves, Ariel and Nate.
Hourglass by Myra McEntire (review here) This book took me by surprise, I went in not knowing a lot about it, but came out loving it!
One hour to rewrite the past . . .
For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn't there: swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant. Plagued by phantoms since her parents' death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal. She's tried everything, but the visions keep coming back.
So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson's willing to try one last cure. But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may change her past.
Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barely older than Emerson herself, who seems to believe every crazy word she says? Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he's around? And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should have happened?
Enclave by Ann Aguirre (review) One of my favorite dystopians this year, I am so excited to see what has become of Deuce and Fade in the next installment.
In Deuce's world, people earn the right to a name only if they survive their first fifteen years. By that point, each unnamed 'brat' has trained into one of three groups–Breeders, Builders, or Hunters, identifiable by the number of scars they bear on their arms. Deuce has wanted to be a Huntress for as long as she can remember.
As a Huntress, her purpose is clear—to brave the dangerous tunnels outside the enclave and bring back meat to feed the group while evading ferocious monsters known as Freaks. She's worked toward this goal her whole life, and nothing's going to stop her, not even a beautiful, brooding Hunter named Fade. When the mysterious boy becomes her partner, Deuce's troubles are just beginning.
Down below, deviation from the rules is punished swiftly and harshly, and Fade doesn't like following orders. At first Deuce thinks he's crazy, but as death stalks their sanctuary, and it becomes clear the elders don't always know best, Deuce wonders if Fade might be telling the truth. Her partner confuses her; she's never known a boy like him before, as prone to touching her gently as using his knives with feral grace.
As Deuce's perception shifts, so does the balance in the constant battle for survival. The mindless Freaks, once considered a threat only due to their sheer numbers, show signs of cunning and strategy… but the elders refuse to heed any warnings. Despite imminent disaster, the enclave puts their faith in strictures and sacrifice instead. No matter how she tries, Deuce cannot stem the dark tide that carries her far from the only world she's ever known.
Darkness Becomes her by Kelly Keaton (review here) This is another title that I cannot get out of my head, it stayed with me long after I was done reading.
Ari can't help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can't be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is.
Her search for answers uncovers a message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it's impossible to protect herself when she doesn't know what she's running from or why she is being pursued.
She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very…different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.
Ari won't stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.
Wake Unto Me by Lisa Cach (review here) This is a book that I do not think got enough attention, it had a mysterious plot with an adorable romance woven in. I loved this book!
A haunted castle, a handsome young man dead for four hundred years, one heck of a scary portrait of a witch, and a treasure hunt — not to mention a princess for a roommate! — all await 15 year old American girl Caitlyn Monahan when she earns a scholarship to a French boarding school.
There are secrets behind the stone walls of Chateau de la Fortune, buried for centuries along with the mystery of who killed Raphael, the charming ghost who visits Caitlyn at night. But as Caitlyn unearths the history of the castle, nothing scares her as badly as the secret she learns about herself, and the reason she was chosen to come to the Fortune School.
And nothing breaks her heart as badly as falling in love with a dead guy.
The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa (review here) This is another must read series for me. I cannot get enough of Ash and Meghan. Julie tormented me a little with the ending in this book, but at least we had The Iron Knight to give us some closure. 😉
My name is Meghan Chase.
I thought it was over.That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stay by my side. Drag me into the core of a conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it.
This time, there will be no turning back.
The Forgotten Locket by Lisa Mangum (review here) This entire series is just ridiculously good, this book is the conclusion to it and it blew me away! Loved it!
The future is uncertain. The battle to control the past has begun. The final book in the riveting Hourglass Door trilogy begins when Abby steps through the black door, and she doesn't dare look back. Though it means leaving Dante—wounded, bleeding, and possibly blind—she knows it is the only way to save her family and stop Zo from manipulating the river of time and throwing the future into chaos. In the end, Abby must face a final confrontation that will take her to the very origins of the hourglass door.
Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep (review here) This is a fantastic young adult urban fantasy. It blends so many mythologies together and has an intriguing female protagonist to leading us through her world.
My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest.
But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why—especially since I should have been the one who died. . .
Now onto my favorite Adult books of 2011, again no paticular order.
Touch of the Angel by Rosalie Lario (review here) This whole series is just awesome, but this is the latest one that just released in December.
After months of no work, interdimensional bounty hunter Ronin Meyers jumps at the chance to locate an incubus who's using succubi as murder weapons. Faced with the possibility of being forced to return to hellish Infernum if he fails, Ronin and his brothers will stop at nothing to take out the incubus and anyone else involved—even the beautiful succubus who stole his heart, then nearly his life, during the most mind-blowing hour of his existence.
Night after night, Amara and her fellow succubi are forced to extract special abilities from the strongest Otherworlders for their psychotic master's growing collection. When the gorgeous angel-demon hybrid she believed to be dead captures her, Amara is both stunned and elated. But the happily ever after she's dreamed of will have to wait. Together, they must bring down the madman hellbent on destroying them…and become each other's salvation in the process.
North of Need by Laura Kaye (review here) I joked around with Laura on twitter one day that I cannot look at a snowman anymore without thinking of Owen, haha. This is more of a contemporary with magical elements, but I still loved this book!
While attempting to escape the agonizing memories she associates with Christmas, twenty-nine-year-old widow Megan Snow builds a snow family outside the mountain cabin she once shared with her husband and collapses in tears against the snowman at the sight of what she'll never have.
Called to life by the power of Megan's tears, snow god Owen Winters appears unconscious on her doorstep in the midst of a raging blizzard. As she nurses him to health, Owen finds unexpected solace in her company and unimagined pleasure in the warmth of her body, and vows to win her heart for a chance at humanity.
Megan is drawn to Owen's mismatched eyes, otherworldly masculinity, and enthusiasm for the littlest things, and her heart opens enough to believe he's a Christmas miracle. But this miracle comes with an expiration before the snow melts and the temperature rises, Megan must let go of her widow's grief and learn to trust love again, or she'll lose Owen forever.
Forbidden Embers by Tessa Adams (review here) This is a series about dragons, really that is all it needs to hook me in, but it also has a great plot and hot romance.
Desperate to save his clan from deadly biological warfare, Dragonstar sentry Logan Kelly infiltrates the dangerous Wyvermoon clan- by posing as a rogue dragon. But his plan is compromised when he falls for Cecily, the Wyvermoon queen…
Blood Law by Karin Tabke (review here) This book is one that will always stay with me. It was amazing! The ending absolutely killed me though! I cannot wait for the next one.
For all eternity, only one thing shall separate them—until the Blood Law is avenged…
The coming of the Blood Moon will lead two Lycan packs into war, spur two rival brothers into conflict, and spark an act of vengeance so evil that its effects will be felt for generations.
One woman stands at the center of it all.
As undisputed Alpha, Rafael must choose a life mate to preserve the dominance of his Lycan pack. He never suspected, his mate would be a human, the same wounded, girl-woman he seduces from the brink of death. Falon is a dangerous combination of Lycan and Slayer—beings bred to destroy his kind. Even more, she's a mesmerizing beauty whose sensuality tempts the seasoned warrior to take unnecessary risks. The primal heat between them is irresistible, yet surrendering to it could destroy them both…for a vengeful foe stands ready in the shadows to fulfill what is rightfully his by Blood Law.
A Brush of Darkness by Allison Pang (review here) This is a fantastic urban fantasy with a kcik a$s herioine and an awesomley perveterd unicorn! I know that sounds weird, but he is sweet!
The man of her dreams might be the cause of her nightmares.
Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage. But despite her growing knowledge of the OtherWorld, Abby isn't at all prepared for Brystion, the dark, mysterious, and sexy-as- sin incubus searching for his sister, convinced Abby has the key to the succubus's whereabouts. Abby has enough problems without having this seductive shape-shifter literally invade her dreams to get information. But when her Faery boss and some of her friends vanish, as well, Abby and Brystion must form an uneasy alliance. As she is sucked deeper and deeper into this perilous world of faeries, angels, and daemons, Abby realizes her life is in as much danger as her heart—and there's no one she can trust to save her.
The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter (review here) This is one of my favorite series and this is now my favoite book in the series. It was hilarious! Win?
Possessed by the demon of Defeat, Strider cannot lose a challenge without suffering unimaginable pain. For him, nothing stands in the way of victory. Until Kaia, an enchanting Harpy, tempts him to the razor's edge of surrender.Known among her people as The Disappointment, Kaia must bring home the gold in the Harpy Games or die. Strider is a distraction she can't afford because he has an agenda of his own-steal first prize, an ancient godly artifact, before the winner can be named. But as the competition heats up, only one prize will matter-the love neither had thought possible…
Eternal Kiss by Laura Wright (review here) This series has a set of smoking hot vampire brothers with complete potty mouths, lol. This is a must read for any pararnomal romance fans!
Raised by the Breed, Nicholas Roman wants to stop the Eternal Order of Vampires from controlling his life, and using other males from his bloodline-including possibly his son-for their vicious reign. Only a beautiful vampire stranger can help him. But what are her true motives?
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh (review here) I have been looking forward to this book since we saw Hawke in book one! It was definitely worth the wait. 😉
Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness.
Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would've been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf.
Then Sienna changes the rules and suddenly, there is no more distance, only the most intimate of battles between two people who were never meant to meet. Yet as they strip away each other's secrets in a storm of raw emotion, they must also ready themselves for a far more vicious fight…
A deadly enemy is out to destroy SnowDancer, striking at everything they hold dear, but it is Sienna's darkest secret that may yet savage the pack that is her home…and the alpha who is its heartbeat…
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (review here) Thea Harrison is a force to be reckoned with in the paranormal romance world. She already has three books out in this series, but the first was still my favorite!
Half-human and half-Wyr, Pia Giovanni spent her life keeping a low profile among the Wyrkind and avoiding the continuing conflict between them and their Dark Fae enemies. But after being blackmailed into stealing a coin from the hoard of a dragon, Pia finds herself targeted by one of the most powerful—and passionate—of the Elder Races.
As the most feared and respected of the Wyrkind, Dragos Cuelebre cannot believe someone had the audacity to steal from him, much less succeed. And when he catches the thief, Dragos spares her life, claiming her as his own to further explore the desire they've ignited in each other.
Pia knows she must repay Dragos for her trespass, but refuses to become his slave—although she cannot deny wanting him, body and soul.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole (review here) This is another must read series! Kresley writes amazing books and as long as she keeps writing them, I will keep reading them.
Murdered before he could wed Regin the Radiant, warlord Aidan the Fierce seeks his beloved through eternity, reborn again and again into new identities, yet with no memory of his past lives.
When Regin encounters Declan Chase, a brutal Celtic soldier, she recognizes her proud warlord reincarnated. But Declan takes her captive, intending retribution against all immortals—unaware that he belongs to their world.
Yet every reincarnation comes with a price, for Aidan is doomed to die when he remembers his past. To save herself from Declan's torments, will Regin rekindle memories of the passion they once shared—even if it means once again losing the only man she could ever love?
And those are some of my favorites from 2011. What about you? Are any of those your favorites from last year or are there others you liked more? Let me know in the comments and Happy New Year!


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