Georgia State and Appalachian State will play a doubleheader Friday, beginning at 4 p.m. The series will conclude Saturday, time TBA.
What You Need to Know:
* Georgia State travels north for a Sun Belt Conference series at Appalachian State
* Senior center fielder Ryan Blanton leads the Panthers in hits, runs, RBI, homers, triples, walks and stolen bases.
* Sunday's game will air on ESPN3.
GEORGIA STATE vs. APPALACHIAN STATE, Smith Stadium, Boone, N.C.
Game 1, Friday, 4 p.m. (DH)
Game 2, Friday, 7 p.m. (DH)
Game 3, Saturday, TBA
Live video for Games 1 and 2 are available on appstatesports.com (subscription).
Georgia State: 13-23 Overall, 3-12 Sun Belt Conference (9-11 Home, 2-10 Away, 2-2 Neutral)
Appalachian State: 14-23 Overall, 4-11 Sun Belt Conference (2-7 Home, 9-13 Away, 3-3 Neutral)
PROBABLE PITCHERS (GSU-APP)
LHP Devin Vainer, Sr. (0-0, 3.00) vs. RHP Travis Holden, Jr. (1-6, 5.92)
RHP Bryce Conley, Sr. (2-6, 5,73) vs. LHP Colin Schmid, So. (5-4, 2.72)
RHP Hunter Gaddis, Fr. (3-3, 2.96) vs. RHP Luke Watts, Jr. (1-4, 5.04)
* Senior center fielder Ryan Blanton leads the team in hits (37), runs (26), RBI (24), homers (6), triples (3), walks (22) and stolen bases (7).
* Blanton ranks in the Top 10 in GSU history in runs (128, T-9th), walks (89, T-5th) and triples (10, 4th - first among all active Sun Belt players).
* With 21 career home runs, Blanton ranks second (to Georgia Southern’s Ryan Cleveland) among all active Sun Belt players.
* Six times in his career, Blanton has led off a game with a homer, including twice this season vs. Marshall on Opening Day and Coastal Carolina.
* Catcher-designated hitter Nick Gatewood had three hits and a career-high four RBI April 9 at Arkansas State, and then two hits Tuesday vs. Mercer. Gatewood has 10 RBI in the last 12 games and now leads the team with a .300 average.
* Freshman pitcher Hunter Gaddis, a 6-5 right-hander and weekend starter, leads the team with a 3-3 record and a 2.96 ERA.
* Gaddis took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in a 2-1 victory over UT Arlington on March 18, and he has turned in quality starts in five of his seven starts.
* Georgia State is 3-0 in extra-inning games this season, most recently defeating Troy 3-2 (12) on Jarrett Hood’s walk-off single in the 12th. That was Hood’s third walk-off hit in the last two seasons, including one last season vs. Appalachian State.
* The Panther pitching staff held No. 14 Ole Miss to one run on six hits in 19 innings in their two-game series split. Six different Panther hurlers threw in the series.
* Shortstop Justin Jones has two game-winning hits this season. In the March 8 win at No. 14 Ole Miss, Jones delivered a two-run double in the top of the 11th inning for the 2-0 victory. On March 18 in a 1-1 game vs. UT Arlington, he hit a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth and GSU won 2-1.
* Eleventh-year head coach Greg Frady earned his 500th college coaching victory in the Panthers’ 12-4 victory over Northern Kentucky on March 4. Frady now has 320 wins at Georgia State, plus 187 wins at North Florida C.C. (1991-96) for a total of 507.
* Frady is Georgia State’s career leader in victories after passing Mike Hurst (293) on March 20, 2016. In the last year he has also been honored with two different Hall of Fame inductions, joining the German Baseball and Softball Hall of Fame and the Georgia Dugout Club Hall of Fame.
THE SERIES vs. APPALACHIAN STATE
* Georgia State holds an 8-3 lead in the all-time series, including a 4-1 advantage in Sun Belt Conference play.
* Two of the five Sun Belt meetings have gone to extra innings.
* Last season in Atlanta, the Panthers took two of three, winning 10-0 on Friday and 5-4 in 11 innings on Sunday on Jarrett Hood’s walk-off single. App State won 6-5 on Saturday.
* In the Friday win, GSU starter Wayne Wages was perfect for 8.1 innings before pinch hitter Jason Curtis broke it up with a single. Wages finished with a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts.
* On its last trip to Boone, N.C., in 2015, GSU swept two games, 4-3 in 12 innings and 15-13. In the 12-inning win on Friday, Justin Jones’ RBI-single brought home the winning run. On Saturday, GSU scored nine runs in the last two innings, capped by Matt Rose’s two-run homer in the ninth inning. Sunday’s game was rained out.
* Before they were conference foes, GSU and App State played six times from 1979-84.
* GSU Director of Athletics Charlie Cobb came to Atlanta in September 2014 after nine years in the same position at Appalachian State.


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One thing I find odd on the Korg are its raw oscillator sound: it can sound "plasticky" to my ears! How does it compare to a raw saw or square wave on the MW? The filters on the Korg sound damn well though! I have the impression that they are stronger than the MWs Curtis chips, or am I wrong? The MW is of course much more versatile I think...Any opinions?

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Boldenone undecylenate is one form of boldenone.
It’s a synthetic anabolic androgenic steroid that ranks among the most common anabolic androgenic steroids used by bodybuilders today.
What does Boldenon undecylenate do?
It’s known to:
Such capabilities are common to many anabolic androgenic steroids. One thing that makes Boldenone undecylenate different is that it’s never been intended for use on humans.
It was specifically designed as a veterinary grade steroid to be used mainly on horses. ஆன்லைன் இங்கே சட்ட ஊக்க வாங்க.
Why would bodybuilders take a drug intended for use on animals? For the above-mentioned benefits.
Boldenone undecylenate is only one form of boldenone.
It’s most common brand is known as Equipoise, named for its use on horses (equines).
It has over three-dozen synonyms and is known by chemical, molecular formula, பிராண்ட், and generic names depending on manufacturer and country of origin. A few of the most common:
Potential as users can identify Boldenone undecylenate through its molecular formula: சி30எச்44தி3.
The molecular formulas of other variations or types of boldenone (including Boldenone Acetate or Boldenone Cypionate) differ slightly, but all contain basic components of carbon, ஹைட்ரஜன், and oxygen.
The user will not find அளவை பரிந்துரைகள் from legitimate medical sources because the drug is not only prescription-only, but is limited in legal use to veterinary purposes.
அதன் மிக அடிப்படையான விவரத்தைப், boldenone is a form of testosterone that has been modified. Variations of boldenone are further modified with the addition of other components, including esters like cypionate.
அந்த Boldenone Undecylenate active life தோராயமாக 15 நாட்களில்.
The half-life of Boldenone Undecylenate is not reported on any reputable sites.
Esters are attached to drugs to influence their absorption rate and half-life. The half-life of a drug defines the length of time the primary activity of the drug remains active in the body.
குறிப்பாக, அரை ஆயுள் காலம் is the amount of time that it takes the drug’s potency or primary activity to be reduced by approximately one half in the body.
Undecylenate is a relatively long-lasting ester that peaks within several days following an injection of boldenone but offers efficacy for approximately three to four weeks.
The longer the ester or activity, the less frequently the drug needs to be injected. அப்படி, Boldenone undecylenate மற்றும் விளைவுகள் பக்க பங்களிக்க இல்லை முடியும்.
Because the drug has never been intended for human use, மருத்துவ பரிசோதனைகள், studies, and reports of its effect on humans are limited.
எனினும், if a bodybuilder is using an animal grade steroid in order to replicate its benefits in the human body, it also stands to reason that the same would apply to பக்க விளைவுகள்.
Dosage recommendations for use of Boldenone undecylenate for men is not specific.
A relatively common dosage on a weekly basis can range from 200 மிகி 400 மிகி.
While this is considered a relatively “பாதுகாப்பான” அளவை, some men are more sensitive to the steroid than others.
Women are often recommended to stick to low doses of Boldenone undecylenate, சராசரியாக 50 ஒரு வாரம் மி.கி..
Users should be aware that this steroid is not a வேகமாக செயல்படக்கூடிய ஸ்டீராய்டு and it can take many weeks to start seeing benefits of use.
Patience is required and users are urged to resist the temptation to increase the dosage during the first six weeks or so of use.
Boldenone undecylenate does aromatize or convert from testosterone into estrogen. Though its estrogenic properties are considered to be relatively mild, they can and do occur.
Combining use of Boldenone undecylenate with other forms of testosterone, அரோமாடாஸ் தடுப்பான்கள், or anti-estrogenic drugs can also increase the risk of potential side effects.
A number of medical journals have reported on both benefits and side effects associated with Boldenone undecylenate.
Equipoise is designed to improve muscle mass and weight gain for an overworked or undernourished horse. அப்படி, some negative side effects have been noted in animal studies:
“உட்சேர்க்கைக்குரிய ஸ்டீராய்டு எதிர்மறை விளைவுகள், boldenone undecylenate, on reproductive functions of male rabbits.”
This study reported significantly reduced testosterone levels as well as volume, இயக்கம், and number of sperm produced. கீழே வரி – A Boldenone undecylenate cycle can have a negative impact on the male reproductive system.
“Physiological and biochemical changes after boldenone injection in adult rabbits.” – This study reported negative impact on liver, சிறுநீரக, and reproductive functions with use of boldenone.
“Histopathological alterations after a growth promoter boldenone injection in rabbits.” – This study reported negative impact (ஹைபர்டிராபிக்கு) in cardiac muscles and skeletal structure and disturbances in liver, சிறுநீரக, and testes function.
Bodybuilders and athletes often scoff at the potential dangers of anabolic androgenic steroid use, claiming that when used “responsibly” side effects and adverse reactions are rare.
Using an animal grade steroid on the human body is not considered responsible usage by medical authorities around the world.
Other trade names it goes by include: Boldane, Boldoject, Boldabolic, Bolden, Boldabol, சம நிலை, ஈக்யூ, Equibol, Equidex, Equigan, Parenabol, Vebonol, Ganabol, Mitgan, and Ultragain.
முன் using Boldenone undecylenate for cutting, strength enhancement, improved endurance, or muscle mass gains, carefully consider the potential for side effects.BoldenoneBoldenone AcetateBoldenone CycleBoldenone CypionateBoldenone DosageBoldenone பக்க விளைவுகள்Boldenone SteroidBoldenone UndecylenateBoldenone Undecylenate சைக்கிள்Boldenone Undecylenate மருந்தளவுBoldenone Undecylenate முடிவுகள்Dihydroboldenoneசம நிலைVeboldex

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2404 I STREET NW
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D. Vogt, 2022
2400 to 2416 are part of a 16 unit group of row houses on I St. and New Hampshire Ave. (anchored by the corner yellow Fitzgerald House at 844 New Hampshire Ave.). The houses were built by J.H. Grant for developer Samuel Norment in 1886. The houses are brick, two bays wide, and two and half stories high. The houses share architectural motifs - a decorated cornice and segmental arches with beaded moldings over the openings. The houses have small fenced-in gardens or patios in the back.
During most of the area's history, some of these residential buildings were also used for commercial businesses that served the community. The owners often lived on the floor above the businesses. In 1914, the owner of 2404 I St. was fruit vendor.
1914 -- George Lomedico, fruit vendor (possibly from lower level of house)
1958 - Mr. and Mrs. H.P. Caemmerer
Boyd Directory for the District of Columbia, 1914
Foggy Bottom Association News, June 1968
EHT Traceries photo, Nov 1983
FBA History Project, "Working-Class Row Houses." Clio: Your Guide to History. https://theclio.com/tour/2098/3
The house has a side entry. (D. Vogt, May 2022)
A photo of rows on the 2400 Block I St. (Nov. 1983)

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“Borrowing” bling for awards shows has always seemed a bit nerve-wracking; there are a lot of people milling around a lot of diamonds, ones that are hopefully held together on starlets’ various extremities by very strong clasps. But actresses apparently get lucrative endorsements from big name jewelry houses to wear their pieces on the red carpet.
Attendees like Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, and Gwyneth Paltrow reportedly have been paid upwards of $500,000 for the — ahem — trouble of showcasing the gems of Louis Vuitton and Chopard. And sometimes, they even get to keep them.
It makes sense for the designers to take advantage of the spotlight, since these are ensembles that will be hashed and rehashed for the next few weeks and then some. But is that degree of financial incentive really necessary?
Let’s at least hope (for the sake of us watching the Golden Globes tonight) that they bring out the big sparkly guns this year.

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THE LIST: August 20 to 26
Olalla Bluegrass Festival Back for 19th Year
The Olalla Bluegrass Festival will celebrate its 19th year with a visit from international touring band The Paperboys, who’ll end the day’s musical offerings with a 7 p.m set Aug. 21 at the Olalla Little League field, corner of Olalla Valley Road SE and SE Hovgaard Road.
The music actually starts at 11 a.m. (gates open at 10) for the annual Olalla Community Club fundraiser, and eight bands in all will perform. There’ll also be food, crafts demonstrations and a pie contest and auction. Overnight camping spots are available on a limited basis.
The band lineup for this year’s festival includes The Blackberry Bushes String Band at 11 a.m., The Eclectic Cloggers at noon, Northern Departure at 1 p.m., Opal Creek at 2 p.m., Ronaway Train at 3 p.m., Prairie Flyer at 4 p.m. and Coal Town at 5 p.m.
Admission is $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and youth ages 6 to 16. A family pass gets everybody in for $35; parking is $2 and overnight parking (no hookups) is $10.
Olympic Music Festival Wraps Up Season No. 27
The 27th season of the Olympic Music Festival’s “Concerts in the Barn” series comes to a close Aug. 21 and 22 with a program of chamber music by Schubert, Leclair, Bruch, Schumann and Rossini.
A trio of Festival regulars — pianist and violist Paul Hersh, clarinetist Teddy Abrams and violist Mara Gearman — will be on stage for the 2 p.m. performances. Spectators, meanwhile, can either watch and listen inside the 100-year-old former dairy barn at 7360 Center Road north of Quilcene, or lounge on the grassy berm outside.
Tickets range from $30 to $15 in advance. Information: (360) 732-4800, olympicmusicfestival.org.
Worlds Collide in ORCAA Chamber Music Program
A trio of area musicians will perform a program of chamber music titled “When Worlds Collide — Music from the Old and New Worlds for Oboe and Strings” at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at Silverdale Antiques, 9490 Silverdale Way NW.
Oboeist Amy Duerr-Day, violinist and violist Jonathan Graber and cellist Paige Stockley Lerner will play a variety of selections by European and Latin-American composers. The concert is presented by the Olympic Region Community Arts Association, a non-profit group aiming to promote the arts in the Central Kitsap region.
Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.
Information: (360) 692-2462.
Last Chance for Key City, Paradise Productions
Two worthwhile stage productions in adjoining counties enter their final weekends Aug. 20, as Key City Public Theatre mounts its final three performances of “The Tempest” in Port Townsend’s Chetzemoka Park and Paradise Theatre in Gig Harbor closes out its run of “The Music Man.”
Key City’s “Shakespeare in the Park” production of The Bard’s classic comedy is presented in the round at 6 p.m. Aug. 20 to 22 in a corner of the park just a few steps from Admiralty Inlet, at the corner of Jackson and Blaine streets. Key City’s production of Meredith Willson’s rowdy musical has curtains at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 and 21, and closes with a 3 p.m. matinee Aug. 22 at Fishermen’s Hall, 9911 Burnham Dr. NW in Gig Harbor.
Information: Key City — (360) 379-0195, keycitypublictheater.org. Paradise — (253) 851-7529, paradiseheatre.org.


The following excerpt featuring Madison Park Development Corporation appeared in The Boston Globe on September 2, 2016 (written by David Scharfenburg).
Read the entire article here.
The Orchard Park public housing project in Roxbury was a grim place. Shattered glass. Dead-end streets. In the late-1980s, a drug kingpin known simply as “God” ruled over the complex outside Dudley Square.
Now, a collection of trim, colorful town houses called Orchard Gardens stands in its place. Bouquets of flowers brighten the porches, and white chairs glint in the sun. “This was a place of despair,” said Jeanne Pinado, standing at the heart of the development on a recent morning, “and you can see what it is now.”
Pinado is chief executive of the Madison Park Development Corporation, a neighborhood nonprofit that helped build Orchard Gardens in the late 1990s with the assistance of a large federal grant.
Over the last half-century, Madison has overseen the construction of about 1,000 affordable apartments in the neighborhood — scattered among big, brick towers and squat, wood-frame row houses. For many, the developments are a source of pride: a symbol of self-empowerment in a neighborhood that was long neglected by city officials.
But in recent years, this pattern of housing development has faced mounting criticism from civil rights advocates and academics who say it locks too many poor people into poor neighborhoods, no matter how attractive the pastel exteriors and energy-efficient appliances.
Myron Orfield, director of the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity at the University of Minnesota, has emerged as a leading critic of what he calls the “poverty housing industry” that has built it all.
Community development corporations like Madison Park, however well-meaning, are myopic, he says, “looking at the world one block or two blocks at a time” and missing larger concerns about segregation.
The big-name financial institutions that invest in the federal low-income housing tax credits that power the bulk of subsidized housing projects are seeking an easy way to meet their legal obligations to invest in high-poverty neighborhoods, he says.
And the developers that do the actual building, he says, are reaping tidy profits in communities where resistance is scant.
There are “two partners in racial segregation,” Orfield says. “One is white opposition — NIMBYism — and the other is the poverty housing industry. And they shake hands across the table.”
James Keefe, a principal with Trinity Financial, a development firm that partnered with Madison Park on the Orchard Gardens project, acknowledges that low-income neighborhoods provide the path of least resistance.
But a good building in a distressed area, he says, can be transformative.
“You make something beautiful and thoughtful that isn’t an army barracks with prison bars in the windows — you design to people’s better instincts — and, more often than not, people respond well to that,” Keefe says.
And the buildings, he points out, don’t stand alone. In Dudley Square, Madison Park has complemented its acres of affordable housing with job training, financial literacy courses, and a performing arts center with a visiting playwright.
Supporters of this sort of urban “placemaking” say it is a vital part of any credible antipoverty strategy; policy makers, after all, can’t just abandon big, poor neighborhoods in their zeal to integrate the suburbs.
But critics say the heavy reliance on inner-city revitalization is hard to justify when there is little evidence that such sweeping efforts to turn around poor neighborhoods actually boost incomes or improve school performance.
Pamela Rhodes Cannon has seen the stubborn quality of entrenched poverty up close.
She moved into the big patch of subsidized housing outside Dudley Square 33 years ago, and she quickly went about trying to improve the place.
She built a tenants association and helped start a fall festival. She counseled the neighborhood kids after shootings. And when she had a school cafeteria job, she brought them bags of leftover apples and chicken sandwiches.
“I’m telling you,” said Cannon, 55, strolling down the block on a recent afternoon, “I raised this whole neighborhood.”
But after decades of committee meetings and Unity Day celebrations, it has all begun to feel a little fruitless. There are still too many dangerous blocks in her subsidized village and the tough neighborhood just beyond, she says. And many of the kids Cannon coached through adolescence have struggled to move up and out as young adults.
Her own daughter, determined to leave subsidized housing, is still in it for now — just a couple of blocks away, raising a young girl.
Cannon, sitting on the couch in her modest living room, said: “Sometimes I feel like there are too many of these apartments together.”
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The 1975 have debuted a new track as part of their live comeback in Japan.
Playing Tokyo’s Summer Sonic earlier today (Saturday 20th August), the band offered up a first play anywhere of ‘I’m In Love With You’.
Introducing the song by commenting on how, even yesterday, he’d been insistent they’d not be playing any unheard material, Matty Healy and co had previously given a live debut to most recent single ‘Happiness’.
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FILM INDEPENDENT SELECTS SIX FELLOWS FOR 2017 DIRECTING LAB
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FILM INDEPENDENT SELECTS SIX FELLOWS FOR 2017 DIRECTING LAB
Directors Andrea Arnold, Sean Baker, Daniel Barnz, Karyn Kusama and more to participate
LOS ANGELES (January 31, 2017) — Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, the LA Film Festival and Film Independent at LACMA, is pleased to announce the six directors selected for its 17th annual Directing Lab. The Lab is an intensive eight-week program designed to support emerging independent film directors in prep on their feature films.
Daniel Barnz (Cake, Phoebe in Wonderland) and Karyn Kusama (Girlfight, The Invitation) are the 2017 Directing Lab Creative Advisors. Additional Advisors and guest speakers include: Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank); Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic); Sean Baker (Tangerine); Cinematography Advisor James Laxton (Moonlight); Producer Lynette Howell Taylor (Captain Fantastic); Casting Consultants Meg Morman and Sunday Boling; Story Consultant Ruth Atkinson and Acting Coach Advisor Lisa Robertson. Under the guidance of the Creative Advisors, Directing Fellows select scenes from their scripts to workshop and shoot. Film Independent provides Fellows with camera and lighting packages and stipends to shoot their scenes, and offers access to experienced casting directors, cinematographers and editors with whom to collaborate and consult. The process creates an opportunity to see the work through from pre- to post-production, and culminates in a group screening for the Advisors, Film Independent Staff and Fellows.
“We are thrilled to welcome this talented group of filmmakers into the Lab. Today, the role of visual storytellers is more vital than ever. We look forward to supporting the development of these unique and diverse films,” said Jennifer Kushner, Director of Artist Development at Film Independent.
The Directing Lab is provided free to invited filmmakers, and upon completion they become Film Independent Fellows, receiving year-round support, including eligibility for grants and awards, access to Film Independent’s annual film education offerings and a pass to the LA Film Festival. Past Directing Lab Fellows include Sian Heder with Tallulah (starring Ellen Page and Allison Janney), Andrew Ahn with Spa Night (2017 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee), Sheldon Candis with LUV (2012 Sundance Film Festival), Cherien Dabis with Amreeka (2010 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee, FIPRESCI Award Winner at 2009 Cannes Film Festival) and Robbie Pickering with Natural Selection (2012 Spirit Award Nominee, Winner SXSW Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award). Past Film Independent Fellows and their projects can be found Film Independent Talent Guide at talent.filmindependent.org.
The Directing Lab is supported by Artist Development Lead Funder Time Warner Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Directing Lab is one of Film Independent’s Artist Development Programs, which include the Filmmaker Labs (Directing, Screenwriting, Producing and Documentary); Fast Track film financing market; our Grants & Awards program and our signature diversity program, Project Involve. For more information on any of the Labs or the projects that have been developed in them, please contact Angela Lee, Artist Development Manager, at 310.432.1262. Additional information and an application form can be found at filmindependent.org.
The 2017 Directing Lab participants and their projects are:
Addis Abeka, Salome Mulugeta – director
Abeka, a ten year old Ethiopian boy, is driven on a quest to navigate the world on his own to find his brother after he loses his family.
Cantering, HIKARI – writer/director/producer
When Yuma, a naïve paraplegic comic book artist submits her work to an adult comic magazine, she is told to come back once she has sexual experience, which leads to an adventure where she discovers independence, self-expression and a new identity.
College Girl, Joshua Tate – writer/director/producer
While attending a living skills program for adults with intellectual disabilities, a young woman with Down syndrome questions her place in the world in the face of impending motherhood.
Dark Forest, Elena Greenlee – writer/director
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Grand Prize, Steven Liang – co-writer/director
Grand Prize follows Gia, a shy, determined Black trans girl who must negotiate between the life her mother set out for her, and the fantastical world of Ballroom and competitive Vogue Performance.
Standby, Pamela Ribon – writer/director
A romantic drama set in the aftermath of a missing airplane where two surviving spouses are drawn together in a search for answers. As their opposing viewpoints collide, an unusual and undeniable relationship emerges that forces them to confront their boundaries of love, faith, and fate.
ABOUT FILM INDEPENDENT
Film Independent is the non-profit arts organization that champions creative independence in visual storytelling and supports a community of artists who embody diversity, innovation and uniqueness of vision. Film Independent helps filmmakers make their movies, builds an audience for their projects, and works to diversify the film industry. Film Independent’s Board of Directors, filmmakers, staff, and constituents, is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals across ability, age, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Anyone passionate about film can become a member, whether you are a filmmaker, industry professional, or a film lover.
Film Independent produces the Spirit Awards, the annual celebration honoring artist-driven films and recognizing the finest achievements of American independent filmmakers. Film Independent also produces the LA Film Festival, showcasing the best of American and international cinema and Film Independent at LACMA, a year-round, weekly program that offers unique cinematic experiences for the Los Angeles creative community and the general public.
With over 250 annual screenings and events, Film Independent provides access to a network of like-minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry. Film Independent’s Artist Development program offers free Labs for selected writers, directors, producers and documentary filmmakers and presents year-round networking opportunities. Project Involve is Film Independent’s signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry.

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- Robert Lewandowski is on an absolute tear.
- In a year where he should probably be awarded the Ballon D’Or, he just scored an incredible bicycle goal.
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Robert Lewandowski simply cannot stop scoring sensational goals. The Bayern Munich superstar netted an amazing bicycle kick against Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday— and he did so in the snow, with his shoe untied.
The group stage Champions League match was held at the Olympic National Sports Complex in Kyiv, Ukraine. Temperature at kickoff hovered around 30 degrees (Fahrenheit) and snow was falling at a fairly heavy pace.
As things got underway, Lewandowski was active, like he always is.
When the 14th minute rolled around, the 33-year-old was acutely alert. A ball was played into the box and ricocheted off of a Dynamo defender.
With the ball floating just outside of the goal area, Lewandowski rose off the ground and finished with a bicycle kick into the back of the net. The execution was flawless. Take a look:
WHO ELSE BUT LEWANGOALSKI. 🚲 pic.twitter.com/RzZ80ZiD6j
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 23, 2021
To make his extraordinary effort even that much more impressive, Lewandowski’s cleat was completely untied. It wasn’t partially untied or coming loose— the laces were not strung together at all whatsoever.
Bicycle kick with untied boots.
Lewandowski things 🔥 pic.twitter.com/3JoDq6adKk
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 23, 2021
Lewandowski, who is one of the frontrunners for the Ballon D’Or, scored 48 goals in 40 appearances last campaign and 24 in 18 thus far this season. He is arguably the greatest center-forward of his generation and continues to prove why.
Despite his incredible form in 2021, he is expected to miss out on the award. Lionel Messi is expected to hold the trophy aloft for a record seventh time.
However, if he keeps scoring goals like his bike finish on Tuesday, it is hard to imagine anyone triumphing Bayern’s main man. It gets harder with each passing week to make the case that he is not the best player in the world right now.


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Today I want to share my makes with you for the Christmas Card Club - the theme was White Christmas - and although I could have gone with a scene I decided I should get some of those dies out that I never use!!!! Here's what I made.
So its white on white with a bit of gold!!!
This one has got TH pine branch plus a sara holly strip die - the stamps are actually paperartsy!!!
This one has got a corner die from crafters companion and the peace die also I think crafters. The poinsettia and angel die are both from Sue Wilson.
These are certainly different for me - it took me an age to make them - give me inks and mess any day! Lol!!!
Have a great Sunday - Penny has her first gymnastics competition today - its going to be a long one!!!! The things we do for love eh???


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Did a "pipe break" on Election Day force evacuation of the Fulton County, Georgia, vote-counting center at the same time that "totes full of ballots" were "dumped"? No, that's not true. A pipe leak in Atlanta's State Farm Arena happened "around 6 a.m." on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, and delayed the start of absentee ballot counting for about two hours, according to election officials. But the ballot counting Donald Trump's campaign alleged was conducted without monitors present happened more than 16 hours later, after 10:30 p.m. Lead Stories has previously debunked the claim that there was an illegal ballot dump that night.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) shared on Facebook on December 4, 2020, featuring a graph that purportedly showed a spike in votes for Joe Biden in the first minutes of the next day. The text read:
BREAKING: This is when the dump of Biden votes happened! Hey FACT CHECKERS.....fact check this PROOF! After they evacuated the building due to the red tsunami "pipe break" and stopped counting, video proof shows the workers pulling out totes full of ballots and the dump happened at the EXACT same time! Weird huh? The damn has now "KRACKed" and the dominos WILL fall along with all of you dirty swamp rats!
#RebirthOfAmerica #ArmyOfGod #ArmorOfGod
This is what the post looked like on Facebook at the time of writing:
(Source: Facebook screenshot taken on Sat Dec 5 17:57:58 2020 UTC)
Georgia law allowed county election workers to start counting absentee ballots the morning of Election Day as polling places opened around the state. Fulton County located its counting operation in a suite at the State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. The first work of cutting open mailed-in ballot envelopes and verifying them was delayed by two hours because of a pipe leak near the counting center. The plumbing issue got a lot of media attention, some of it inaccurate. This led the Fulton County elections office to tweet a "clarification":
Clarification Regarding a plumbing incident affecting absentee ballot processing: Around 6 am on Nov 3, a pipe burst in the room at State Farm Arena where absentee ballots were processed. Arena staff swiftly completed repairs. Work resumed in approx 2 hours. Most importantly: No ballots or equipment were damaged during this incident.
-- FultonCountyGeorgia (@FultonInfo) November 6, 2020
The lead raised suspicions among Trump supporters, especially when it appeared Biden was winning the state by just a few thouands votes. The "evacuation" of the vote-counting center was eventually conflated with the evening dismissal of election workers and the simultaneous departure of the media and campaign observers at about 10:30 p.m. that Tuesday night. The two events were separated by at least 16 hours.
Lead Stories debunked the claims that something illegal happened when election workers continued scanning ballots in the late hours of Tuesday and early morning of Wednesday. Our article titled Fact Check: Video From Georgia Does NOT Show Suitcases Filled With Ballots Suspiciously Pulled From Under A Table; Poll Watchers Were NOT Told To Leave included an interview with the chief investigator for the Georgia secretary of state. Frances Watson said her investigation did not find evidence that Trump observers were told to leave the vote center, nor were they prevented from returning:
Nobody told them to stay. Nobody told them to leave. Nobody gave them any advice on what they should do. And It was still open for them or the public to come back in to view at whatever time they wanted to, as long as they were still working.

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Last June, Mayor Jim Ferrell denied a request from the chair of the 30th District Democratic party to fly the pride flag in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots, which marked the LGBTQ movement out of the closet and into their search for equality.
It was newsworthy because Ferrell was the only mayor in the area to take that position. Those contacted included Auburn, Redmond, Renton, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Burien, Kent and Covington, among others. Some cities had not been asked, but Federal Way was the only city to say no.
Ferrell’s weak response was that the city might be legally required to fly other flags. Other cities have been confronted with the same question and went ahead anyway, still others have supported recognition programs for the LGBTQ community. Auburn got the request too late, but Mayor Nancy Backus said the city would buy a flag and put it up next June.
In a strong mayor form of government like Federal Way, Ferrell has control of all city facilities and could have used his authority to join other cities and direct the flag be flown.
Now six months later Ferrell is proposing a resolution to the council that would provide policy guidance for residents who want the pride flag, or any other flag, to be flown. Ferrell says “it is the right thing to do.”
Really? Then why didn’t he stand up and take the responsibility six months ago if he truly believes it is the right thing to do? Ferrell also thought coming back to the issue later would be a good approach . It might have seemed more sincere if the policy was adopted last June “as the right thing to do.” Now the LGBTQ community will have to wait another six months for June to arrive.
However, the real reason he is proposing the resolution is undoubtedly politics, as are most things with Ferrell. He claims to be a Democrat, even though many Democrats don’t see much proof of that, including saying no to the pride flag. His conversion from Republican to Democrat was more about political expediency to win the mayor’s position, and he has never changed his personal conservative philosophy.
This was a perfect issue to demonstrate that actions are more important than words, and that inclusion means something in Federal Way. Or, it would have, six months ago. Now it looks like exactly what it is, a grasp for Democratic political support as Ferrell enters the critical 12 month period of preparation for city elections in 2021.
Even now, six months later, Ferrell could give the directive under his own authority to fly the flag and establish precedent for the future. But his proposed resolution hides behind the council’s “recognition,” and “signature” on a proclamation to protect Ferrell’s image with conservative voters.
The proclamation forces the City Council to vote on each request, giving Ferrell political maneuvering room to blame the council to conservative voters, while taking credit for the action with progressive voters, thereby currying favor with both political sides.
The proposed resolution also requires each group to buy a flag and loan it to the city for seven days.
There is no reason for the council to pass a proclamation every time there is a request to fly a flag. Ferrell is using the council for political cover with this unnecessary stunt.
The council should demonstrate that it understands the game he is playing and ask him to take responsibility and use the authority he already has to fly the flag. However, the time for courage may have passed.
Earlier this year when leadership was needed on this issue, council member Mark Koppang, who is conservative, thought the pride flag should be flown at the Community Center, because City Hall only has three flagpoles. Now that he is safely reelected and planning ahead, he says he will support the resolution, even though there are still only three flagpoles at City Hall?
Rather than be out-maneuvered by Ferrell, the council should pass its own resolution supporting flying of the pride flag at City Hall, the Community Center and Celebration Park for the month of June, not just seven days. They should urge Ferrell to use his existing authority to make it happen. They should also include direction to the administration to set up appropriate public recognition as some other cities have already done.
If Ferrell truly believes “it is the right thing to do,” then act like a leader and do it, without political cover.
And spend a few dollars and buy a pride flag. It’s a small price to pay for demonstrating inclusion to a group that has endured far more than most of us will ever understand, and why wait another six months. Pay them back for time lost and put the flag up for a few days to ring in the new year. Then fly it for the whole month of June.
Federal Way resident Bob Roegner is a former mayor of Auburn. Contact firstname.lastname@example.org.


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griddle at about 400 degrees or in frying pan on medium-high heat. Cook about 30-45 seconds on each side. Stack under a towel
as you work, as the heat and steam keep them softer. Recipe should make about 16 tortillas. These do tend to get a bit hard
after sitting awhile. To make them tender again, wrap about 8 tortillas in a damp dish towel and microwave about 1 minute.


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WICKLIFFE, Ohio -- Days after a deadly earthquake hit Nepal, a Northeast Ohio couple who was staying there with friends is sharing video and photos of the disaster they witnessed.
So far, nearly 4,000 people are known dead in Nepal, India and China as a result of the earthquake that hit on Saturday.
"It's really, really bad," said Ron Fowler, of Wickliffe. "It's a really bad situation."
Ron, his wife, Stacy, and their six-year-old daughter, Millie, have been in Bhaktapur -- which is a suburb of the capital city of Kathmandu -- since February, visiting friends in their "home away from home."
Ron is a well-known professional clown in the Northeast Ohio area and owns Flower Entertainment . He designs and makes his own costumes and balloon bags and does business in Nepal.
He first visited Nepal several years ago, and now he and his family make almost yearly visits.
Ron said he was in the Kathmandu area to visit one of the factories he works with the day the earthquake hit.
"I was in a building at an ATM machine, thought it was a truck, then after the second little shock I knew it was an earthquake," said Ron. "I ran out and saw two buildings across the street from me collapse and one guy actually got crushed under one of the brick walls."
Ron tried to help dig the man out of the rubble. He recorded video of some of the chaos right after the earthquake hit.
During the earthquake, the rest of Ron's family was in Bhaktapur, which is about a half an hour bus ride. When he was able to reach them, he found that they, along with his Nepali family and friends, were all safe.
That night, there were 66 aftershocks.
Bhaktapur sustained heavy damage. Ron described the center of Bhaktapur as a "ghost town," where most of the buildings are uninhabitable. Most of the people who live there are camping in the outskirts.
"We've been camping outside under a tarp. The houses are too dangerous to stay in," he said. "We've got basically canopies up. Everyone is kind of cooking for everyone. Everyone is taking care of everyone for now. Luckily it's a farming community. We're camped out in a cabbage patch. I feel like a Cabbage Patch kid, but right now we're comfortable. We have water and we have food."
Ron said he's seen the Nepali military come through the area to help with rescue operations. Power came back on Monday, said Ron, and the markets opened so people could buy food and water.
"I'm traumatized; my daughter is scared to go into the house. We're just trying to survive, basically," said Ron. "We've been staying outside away from tall buildings."
On Monday, Ron used his clowning skills to lift the spirits of the town's children who were affected by the earthquake.
"We're just kind of doing a waiting game," he said. "I was making balloon animals for the kids just to lighten their spirit a little bit, because everyone is just kind of in shock, and it's just kind of a depressive mood."
Ron, Stacy and their daughter are hoping to fly back to Cleveland Tuesday night. They want everyone to know they are OK.
"Yes, we are safe. Everyone is good here," said Ron. "I should be home soon and get back to a normal life, which I kind of miss right now."
He said they plan to come back to Nepal.
"This is not going to stop. I'm going to come back to Nepal," said Ron. "This is my family. I'll come back and hopefully -- they said it will take 10 years to repair everything. This is just home and it's just sad to see it all gone."


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The life of a widow is ever changing and has some very odd "ticks" that come with it...and I feel like Catherine was able to get out on paper what all of us have felt at one moment or an other. This book is a must have for widows, particularly young widows; either in their first 6 months of grief or five years out.
"Emotional memoir...Tidd combines indignation and sarcasm with humility, and the result is a moving, helpful look at how to navigate the difficult times that come with tremendous loss. " - Kirkus
This was the only helpful book that I have read about becoming and being a widow. I found myself laughing and listening to Tidd as I would listen to a friend telling her story; she has a voice that is compelling, a story that is real and a book that is an invaluable addition to grief memoirs.
"An amazing book that I couldn't put down and I would recommend to anyone whether they have lost a spouse or not because she is straightforward yet humorous (my husband is dead and Keith Richards is alive?) about how her new life unfolded in the months and years following her husband's death. " - Cry, Laugh, Heal
"With wit and good humor, Tidd looks back on the time immediately following her husband's death with charming self-deprecation at her seeming inability to be a good widow. Through this, she shows readers that there is no "right way" to grieve. " - Library Journal
There's a world of beauty packed inside Tidd's book...Her mettle: She pours the past seven years onto pages for all of us to read and learn from, particularly her "Tips for widow(er)s and those who support them." Her take-down of the empty platitudes we mutter to people who are suffering ("He's in a better place." "Everything happens for a reason.") should be required reading for all humankind...We'd all do well to follow her lead.

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Essay on Occupy Wallstreet
May 8, 2013
Discuss the moral and economic implications involved in the movement
According to Occupywallst.org, The Movement Occupy Wall Street is a leaderless resistance movement with people of many colors, genders and political persuasions. The one thing we all have in common is that “We Are The 99%” that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%. We are using the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic to achieve our ends and encourage the use of nonviolence to maximize the safety of all participants. (Occupywallst.org) The movement began out of frustration in the growing inequality between the wealthy 1% and the rest of the population. Greed, …show more content…
Analyze each of the implications identified above against the utilitarian, Kantian, and virtue ethics to determine which theory best applies to the movement. Support your position with examples and evidence
Utilitarianism: an act (or set of actions) is morally right if it causes “the greatest happiness for the greatest number.” Utilitarians are consequentialists, meaning they focus only on the consequences of actions in deciding what is right or wrong. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) is the most well-known utilitarian philosopher.
Kantian Ethics: an act (or set of actions) is morally right if
a) It is done for the sake of duty, because it is the right thing to do
b) Its implied maxim (rule) can be willed as a universal law. This is the categorical imperative. The belief behind this theory is “if this action is right, if it’s rational to say that anyone in my shoes should do the same thing, should follow the same rule.”
c) It treats people with respect, as ends in themselves, not as means to an end.
Virtue ethics: Approach to ethics that takes the notion of virtue as fundamental. Virtue ethics is primarily concerned with traits of character that are essential to human

domain: sociology


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By Seth Haley Photography
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Welcome to SELECT EFFECT APP!
Enjoy the straight-forward way of applying effects to your photo as well as sharing your pictures with friends.
SELECT EFFECT was specifically designed to offer professional effects in a more user-friendly way. As a photographer I've always wanted an app that with a few taps of the finger, would deliver professional
effects. So, I decided to design one--the app that has high-quality effects with just a few taps, but also allows you to adjust the effect enough to best fit your photo.
SELECT EFFECT Features.
-Full frame photos. Unlike many other apps which crop your photos to a square
-12 totally different effects to choose from.
-View all effects on your photo before choosing your final effect.
-Within each effect, you can adjust how much the effect is applied, offering unlimited variation with any given effect.
-Apply your choice of 8 border styles to your photo
-Built-in social media sharing through Facebook and Twitter.
-Best of all, this app is built around what YOU ask for. I want to give YOU the effects YOU want! Send me a sample photo of the effect you want and I'll add it in.
I need YOUR help with the next effects to add.
Is there an effect you have seen on photos that you want to apply to YOUR photos?
Here's how it works. You find a photo that you love, the photo that makes you say “Ah, I want my picture to look like THAT!” Then you send me an email with that photo as an attachment. I will take the most asked-for effects, recreate them, and add them to SELECT EFFECT.
Send all photos to: firstname.lastname@example.org
What's New in Version 1.4
Fixes several bugs (OS 5.0 only), related to usability.
- NT$ 30
- Category: Photo & Video
- Updated: 12 January 2012
- Version: 1.4
- Size: 88.8 MB
- Language: English
- Developer: Seth Haley
- © Seth Haley Photography 2011
Compatibility: Requires iOS 3.2 or later. Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPod touch (5th generation).


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A protester who was allegedly assaulted by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers in Karonga has died in prison.
The man identified as Justin Phiri is suspected to be one of the protesters who were beaten up by MDF soldiers last week in Karonga.
He was picked up by the police on charges of inciting violence in the district and was being kept at Mzuzu Prison.
Phiri together with other arrested protesters appeared in court on Monday to answer the charges.
He later died in prison and today his family stormed Mzuzu Police Station to demand an explanation from the police.
Over the past three months, protesters led by the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) have been demanding the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson Jane Ansah.
Last week, HRDC planned to hold protests from 18 to 20 September but the demonstrations were called off after the first day.
On the second day, protesters gathered in Karonga and Mzuzu but they were dispersed by soldiers.
In Karonga, protesters blocked the M1 road and when soldiers who were providing security tried to help motorists pass through, the demonstrators attacked the soldiers.
Several soldiers were assaulted by the community members with some soldiers suffering cuts to the face.
Following the fracas, the soldiers rounded up the protesters and beat them up. A video shared on social media showed protesters lying in muddy waters and the soldiers flogging them with sticks.


As a member of IBU, Institut für Bau und Umwelt, ArcelorMittal has decided to implement a large programme of construction product EPDs in order to demonstrate their best in class performances.
Among our large product offer, product and solution EPDs already include:
- Organic coated steels, such as the Granite® range. All Granite® products are produced heavy metal free.
- European sections range.
- Construction solutions like mineral wool sandwich panels.
- Combination of high strength steels and Magnelis® for best in class guardrail systems.
Other construction product & solution EPDs will also become available in the coming months.
Sustainable design and material selection for sustainable construction is already of major importance for designers, which is why ArcelorMittal is willing to demonstrate the key assets of its construction products.
ArcelorMittal’s core values consist of “Safe Sustainable Steel”. Therefore, it is of major importance for us to provide steel products and solutions that take into account sustainability performances.
The United Nations’ 1987 Brundtland Commission Report “Our Common Future” states the following: Well-designed ecosystem conservation contributes to the predominant goals of sustainable development in a number of ways… And thus, the sustainability development concept was born.
As a matter of fact, a sustainable product focusses on its global environmental footprint, which means balancing economic, ecological, and technical factors. Carbon emissions, recycled content, and also resource efficiency must be considered at every stage of a modern construction.
The EPD, Environmental Product Declaration, established in accordance with European standards enables the assessment and declaration of a product's environmental impact throughout its life cycle.
Establishing a construction product's life cycle means that companies must look at the entire ‘life’ of a product (known as the “cradle to grave” approach) including: raw material extraction, manufacturing, distribution, erection on site, the use phase of the building, as well as end of life, including dismantling and recycling.
This holistic approach is complex as there are many stages that need to be measured and parameters that need to be considered. It is well acknowledged that steel is one of the most sustainable materials for construction, as well as being the most effectively recycled.
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Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 15
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Following the fourth meeting of the Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council in Baku, the participants of the meeting signed a joint declaration.
Moreover, letters of intent were signed between Azerbaijan's SOCAR Balkans and Albania’s Albgaz companies. Another letter of intent was signed by Plinacro, Albgaz, BH Gas and Montenegro Bonus companies.
The Southern Gas Corridor is one of the priority projects for the EU and provides for the transportation of 10 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas from the Caspian region through Georgia and Turkey to Europe.
At the initial stage, the gas to be produced as part of the Stage 2 of development of Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field is considered as the main source for the Southern Gas Corridor projects. Other sources can also connect to this project at a later stage.
As part of the Shah Deniz Stage 2, the gas will be exported to Turkey and European markets by expanding the South Caucasus Pipeline and the construction of Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) and Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).


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Thank you so much for having me today to discuss Fatal Consequences, book 3 in my new Fatal Series. Here’s a little bit about the book to get us started:
The murder of two members of the Capitol Cleaning Service might’ve been just another homicide investigation—that is if one of them hadn’t been romantically involved with a married senator from Arizona. Lt. Sam Holland and her team are plunged into another complex case that at first seems open and shut. But as Sam tugs on the threads of the investigation she uncovers a deep, dark Washington secret that threatens the careers of some of the government’s highest-ranking officials. Racing to catch a killer before he can strike again, Sam and her fiancé, U.S. Senator Nick Cappuano, attempt to plan a wedding while her colleague Detective Tommy “Gonzo” Gonzales faces life-changing news.
As this series unfolds, one of my goals is to keep Sam and Nick’s romance front and center, but don’t worry, there’s plenty of mystery, suspense and politics, too. Here’s a brief excerpt:
Nick approached her from behind, resting his hands on her shoulders and massaging the tense spots. He knew exactly where her stress collected, and it was all Sam could do to remain standing as his talented fingers hit all the right places. “It’s getting late, babe.”
“Did you clean up my desk again?”
“It’s a sickness. You have a sickness.”
“Guilty as charged.” He laughed softly and planted a kiss on her neck. Desire rippled through her. She was so easy where he was concerned, and he knew it. “What’s up with the case?”
The facts ran through her mind like a silent movie. “Until I get Lindsey’s report, I’m at a standstill.”
“Then let’s go home.”
Back in the day, Sam would’ve waited all night—if necessary—for the autopsy report and lab results. Now, though, she had a good reason to go home. She looked up at him. “Sorry for letting work invade our day off. Maybe one of these days we’ll succeed in actually scoring a full day off.”
“We can dream.”
She let him help her into her coat and lead her from the office. “I know you really needed the break.”
“Not your fault, and besides, I did get a day off from campaigning, so it’s all good.”
“We missed out on our early Valentine’s Day,” she said once they were in the car.
He reached for her hand, laced his fingers through hers. “Every day with you is Valentine’s Day.”
Sam smiled at him. “Even if we end up on different sides on this case?”
“We may not always agree, Sam, but we’re always on the same side.”
She relaxed into the heated leather seat and enjoyed the companionable silence. That was one of her favorite things about her relationship with Nick. Even in the quiet spaces between words, she was always in tune with him. In the past, when she’d been unhappily married to a manipulative man who wanted to control her every thought, she’d often been lonely even when he was sitting next to her on the sofa or lying next to her in bed. She had never once felt that way with Nick.
“What’re you thinking about over there?” he asked.
“I’m thinking about us.”
“What about us?”
“Could I ask you something and will you tell me the truth?”
He glanced at her. “Of course you can and of course I will.”
“When we’re together, do you ever feel lonely?”
“Lonely?” He released a short laugh. “That is one thing I never feel when I’m with you.”
“Good,” Sam said, relieved. “That’s good.”
Nick parallel parked on Ninth Street, killed the engine and turned to face her, reaching out to caress her cheek. “What’s that all about?”
“Sometimes, well…a lot of the time when I was with Peter, I remember being lonely even when he was right there with me. I was thinking that I’ve never felt that way with you, and I was hoping you hadn’t either.”
“I’ve never felt that way, and I’m glad you haven’t.” He reached for her, and she leaned into his embrace. “If you’re ever lonely, will you tell me?”
She nodded. “Will you?”
“I doubt it’ll ever be an issue between us. Everything about this is different.”
“Yes,” he said, kissing her. “It is. Come on, let’s go in.”
We’re off to the races with Fatal Consequences, book 3 in the Fatal Series, out today, with the wedding novella, Fatal Destiny, coming right behind it on Sept. 5. I’ll give away PDF copies of the first three books in the series to one winner today. Tell me what you think of an enduring romance like Sam and Nick’s in fiction. What makes it work for you? What turns you off? Thanks for coming by to say hello!
Marie Force is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Fatal Series from Harlequin’s Carina Press. The series includes FATAL AFFAIR, FATAL JUSTICE, FATAL CONSEQUENCES and FATAL DESTINY, which is out Sept. 5. “This novel is ‘The O.C. does D.C.,’ and you just can’t get enough.” (RT Book Reviews, 4.5 stars for FATAL AFFAIR). In its July 2010 issue, RT Book Reviews named Marie a “Future Star of Romantic Suspense.”
Marie is also the author of the following contemporary romances: EVERYONE LOVES A HERO, LINE OF SCRIMMAGE, LOVE AT FIRST FLIGHT, TRUE NORTH, THE FALL and THE WRECK as well as her popular McCarthys of Gansett Island Series: MAID FOR LOVE, FOOL FOR LOVE and READY FOR LOVE.
Since 1996, Marie has been the communications director for a national organization similar to RWA. She is a member of RWA’s New England and Published Author Special Interest Chapters.
While her husband was in the Navy, Marie lived in Spain, Maryland and Florida, and she is now settled in her home state of Rhode Island. She is the mother of two teenagers and a feisty dog named Brandy.
Find her at www.mariesullivanforce.com, on her blog at http://mariesullivanforce.blogspot.com, where she runs the weekly Romance & Oreos Book Club, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Marie-Force/248130827909, and on Twitter @marieforce. Marie loves to hear from readers. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.org.


As Chromebooks move closer and closer to the mainstream PC market, the number of Google partners in this once apparently doomed enterprise grows, with Toshiba the latest name on the roster.
First teased way back in September 2013, the Toshiba Chromebook has been kept under a very tight lid all this time so as to finally break cover in glitzy Las Vegas, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
It remains to be seen if the secrecy and ultimate announcement during one of the year’s biggest tech conventions were truly the wisest choices, as the Chrome OS-running machine will have to battle it out against plenty of Windows-based contenders for the Vegas spotlight.
On that note, you need to make an impression right off the bat to stick out, which Toshiba’s bad boy achieves primarily with sleek design, an unusual form factor for Chromebooks and a smart pricing structure.
Aside from being Toshiba’s first laptop powered by Google’s Windows alternative, the fresh machine breaks new ground with a 13-inch screen, never before seen on a Chromebook, but oh so familiar on ultrabooks and Apple MacBooks.
Due out on February 16, the 13-incher is to cost $279 in a base configuration sporting just Wi-Fi connectivity, 2 GB RAM and a 16 GB SSD. Additional variants may launch along the way, however it all probably depends on the success of the $280 notebook.
Again, the somewhat distinguished exterior look of the Toshiba Chromebook plays greatly in its favor, as does the Intel Celeron 2955U “Haswell” SoC, driving the battery life to an estimated nine hours of use between charges.
You can probably file the two USB 3.0 ports, full-sized HDMI connector and SDXC card reader under strong points as well, though the mediocre 1,366 x 768 pixels resolution kinda sorta makes it impossible for anyone to warmly recommend the Toshiba Chromebook. But hey, it’s 280 bucks, and you can’t do much better on that budget.
Source: Business Wire


text: Ucuru wa mukio is a traditional fermented porridge connected to the Gikuyu community. It is made from dried maize that is soaked in water for 24 hours to soften. The water is then drained off and the maize is ground in a large mortar and pestle (called ndiri na muti) until a soft flour (called kimere) is obtained. This flour is mixed with water to create a porridge mixture. Any maize hulls or unground kernels are removed at this point, and the mixture is placed in a clay pot (nyungu) to cook over a fire. After boiling, the cooked porridge is stored in a gourd (kinya), which is sealed with a dry ear of corn (muchakwe). This mixture is allowed to ferment for seven days, and is then served cold, typically in a dish made of half of a calabash gourd (kiihuri). The porridge has a smooth consistency and sweet and sour taste. Ucuru wa mukio was traditionally prepared mainly for ceremonies among the Gikuyu community, including childbirth, bridewealth payments, harvest time and other special occasions. The traditional porridge was prepared mostly by women and consumed together by all people. It is used in the local proverb, nyoroku ta ucuru wa mukio, meaning “smooth like the traditional porridge.” It is estimated that today about 500 liters of the porridge is prepared annually in the areas connected to the Gikuyu community of central Kenya, such as Nyeri, Embu, Kirinyaga, Murang’a, and Kiambuu. Ucuru wa mukio is made in homes for family and community consumption, not sold commercially. Today, the introduction of machines for grinding flour changed traditional method of grinding flour for porridge. There has been commercialization of porridge flour and production of porridge flour using various grains besides maize such as millet, sorghum, and even tubers such as cassava and sweet potatoes. The new flours have resulted to the decline of production of the traditional porridge that is integrally linked to the local community. However, the new flours for porridge lack the unique taste and smooth consistency of ucuru wa mukio.