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When it comes to power optimised for essential agricultural operations, there is no better option than the DJI Agras T16. Thanks to a robust modular design, a 16-liter tank and incredible 3D planning, the Agras T16 has significantly enhanced operational efficiency.
Today, farmers are open to using new forms of technology to maximise their productivity when spraying or sowing. DJI's agricultural solutions, such as the Agras T16, provide them with the tools they need to do just that. As challenging as it is to thrive in the agricultural world, agricultural drones have accelerated the search for the farmer to meet the needs of the sector.
Here are some reasons why the Agras T16 is the perfect solution for your farm, from the elimination of pests and diseases to crops, to the reduction of the environmental impact, to safety and precision in field operations. Available now at Sphere Drones HERE
Improved operational efficiency
Working with dangerous chemicals, such as pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, poses many risks to the health of people and livestock. However, a drone that can lift 16 liters of liquid, has four dispensing pumps and eight sprinklers and can spray 4.8 liters / minute, is undoubtedly a step forward compared to manual operations. Farmers can now cover around 24.7 acres per hour without frequently coming into contact with dangerous chemicals. This not only increases productivity and ensures safer practices, but also reduces the amount of work needed during sowing or spraying operations. To put it simply, Agras T16 helps save time and money by keeping people and livestock out of harm's way.
The innovative features simplify the integration of drones
The use of powerful aerial equipment is not an easy task. Unless one is a professional pilot and has mastered all aspects of aerial spraying, much can go wrong rather quickly. Fortunately, features such as Digital Beam Forming (DBF) imaging radar, an AI engine and a wide-angle FPV camera ease the challenges facing novice pilots. The DBF imaging radar allows the Agras T16 to detect the surrounding environment, night and day. During the flight, pilots can rely on avoiding obstacles in the drone and on its horizontal FOV to prevent splashes or accidental collisions. The wide-angle FPV camera offers pilots a penetrating live views and a spotlight ensures safety even during night operations. Safety is vital and with Agras T16 farmers can rest assured knowing that they can avoid potentially dangerous situations whenever they choose to operate.
3D planning digitizes agriculture
Perhaps the most impressive justification for using the Agras T16 are the complete digital solutions that have guaranteed efficient workflows. The Phantom 4 RTK helps collect valuable data, such as images of various terrains, in less than 25 minutes. DJI Terra processes your data and helps operators produce 2D maps and 3D models to create flight routes and obtain detailed maps. Agras T16 can act on these flight plans and protect your crops. This is an innovative way of optimising the workflow and increasing operational efficiency. With DJI Agriculture Management Platforms, data can be evaluated and used to further consolidate flight plans. These solutions, together with the Agras T16, offer farmers a fantastic solution for managing livestock, navigating difficult terrain and carrying out an accurate assessment of crops.
Incredible single pilot operation
A single remote control of the Agras T16 can control up to five drones. This eliminates the need for multiple pilots to fly simultaneously, significantly reducing costs. Different land raises different problems for farmers. Fortunately, Agras T16, together with various agricultural solutions, are ready to face these challenges. The combination of Agras T16 and DJI Terra introduces a new Orchard mode. Farmers can use 3D operational planning to identify and evaluate orchards before the start of spraying. The innovative slope angle detection technology simplifies navigation uphill or through mountainous terrain. In addition, most spraying or sowing needs can be easily met with one of the many smart modes dedicated to flat ground operations.
Legal operation of Agras T16
Although these features are interesting to learn and even more interesting to try, Agras T16 users must understand the legality behind the operation of a spray drone. Users should follow all local rules and regulations which describe in detail how to become a pilot, rules for operation and how to obtain an official license. Users should also read the Agras T16 Safety and Disclaimer Guidelines for essential information on drone operations. Pesticides pose serious health risks, as mentioned above, and should be used in accordance with their specifications. Other important rules include avoiding use in densely populated areas, wearing protective clothing and maintaining full control of the drone at all times. Learn more about the technical specifications of the new Agras T16 HERE.
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We are working in the intersection of condensed matter physics, quantum technologies and quantum materials. Our research revolves around the theme of hybrid quantum electronics, where the combination of different material classes result in new physical phenomena. A prominent example is the combination of superconductors with spin-orbit coupled low-dimensional semiconductor channels, which can host topologically protected Majorana bound states.
In addition, we leverage the unique properties of nanoscale superconductivity to create novel quantum coherent systems for quantum information processing. Here, our overarching scientific question is the limits of quantum coherence in solid state quantum bits, which relates to the technological leap of scalable quantum computation.
We make our devices in the Nanofabrication Laboratory, which is located in the MC2-building of Chalmers. We make use of various fabrication techniques, including electron beam lithography, thin film deposition and etching.
Our experiments are performed in dry 3He/4He dilution refrigerators, where temperatures of the order of 10 mK are attainable. We rely on both room temperature and cryogenic filtering to maintain low electron temperatures in nanoscale devices.
Simulated Majorana states
With this project, funded by a H2020 ERC Starting Grant (no. 804988), our goal is to demonstrate the Kitaev chain model of topological superconductivity in a linear chain of superconducting quantum dots. To this end, we will demonstrate the presence of Andreev molecule states, which span across multiple sites and create non-local correlations along the device. This nonlocality is a crucial element of topologically protected quantum information processing, which provides an intrinsic noise immunity, a property sought after for scalable quantum computation. We will also use this system as a testbed for simple braiding operations, in order to demonstrate the non-Abelian exchange statistics of the Majorana end states.
Andreev quantum bits
Andreev bound states are the basis of the modern description of mesoscopic superconductivity. These single quasiparticle wavefunctions localize to nanoscale weak links between bulk superconducting leads, and possess a phase-dependent energy level between the Cooper-pair condensate and the quasiparticle gap. Forming a two-level system well separated from other degrees of freedom, the Andreev bound states are a recently explored candidate for quantum information processing. In addition, both the charge and spin degrees of freedom can be utilized as a quantum bit, both relying on the state manipulation of an electronic wavefunction localized on the nanoscale. In this sense, the Andreev qubits connect the realm of spin- and superconducting qubits.
This project focuses on creating and manipulating Andreev qubits in superconductor-semiconductor hybrid devices. With this combination, the superconducting link properties can be manipulated by in-situ electrostatic gating, creating a flexible and scalable quantum hardware platform. We will investigate the coherence properties of both the level occupation and spin degree of freedom in an effort of providing comparable metrics with existing qubit platforms. We will also build multi-qubit devices to demonstrate the scalability of this scheme.
This project is funded by a H2020 FET Open Grant (no. 828948). See also the website of the project.
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Refrigeration techniques have always played an important role in scientific discoveries. In fact, modern quantum nanoscience relies on cooling technologies reaching into the millikelvin regime, which enabled the development of superconducting quantum bits and the discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect, among other intriguing phenomena. We can therefore anticipate that more discoveries await us at even lower temperatures, for which we have to develop new cooling techniques. Our choice of method is on-chip nuclear refrigeration, where we integrate the cooling material directly with the nanostructure to be thermalized.
This project is supported by a user access grant of the European Microkelvin Platform.
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Welcome to the entertainment spotlight! Learn more about some of the entertainers scheduled to perform at the 22nd Annual Carmel International Arts Festival. Check back soon for updates!
Following tradition, the King's Court Singers learn and present various genres of music each year, including Madrigal, concert choir and show choir/vocal jazz.
The King's Court Singers, while wearing period dress, will be strolling around the 22nd Annual Carmel International Arts Festival.
The director, Joyce J. Click is a graduate in Music Education from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana and holds a Master of Music Education from Butler and a Master of Science degree from Indiana University with a certification in Special Education. She also is Indiana's first Nationally Board Certified Teacher in Music. She has taught all 36 years in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, which is an urban suburb on the north side of Indianapolis.
Kenny Phelps is known for his explosive groves and intuitive sense of musicality and has influenced countless musicians around the world of all ages. Kenny's twenty five years' experience of playing and touring has allowed him to masterfully adapt to a wide range of musical styles. He has performed with an elaborate list of artist from Wynton Marsalis, Eartha Kitt, Michael Brecker, The Debarge Family, to Slide Hampton, Wycliffe Gordon, Chuchito Valdes to The New York Voices. Currently Kenny is a member of the Dee Dee Bridgewater Quintet. In 2015 Kenny was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame and in 2016 he launched the Owl Music Group Radio show on WICR 88.7. This program interviews local and national talent and also spotlights agencies that produce positive change in our community.
Thought Kenny has made his living as a musician he still takes time to share his gift with younger audiences. His educational programs have touched over 30,000 students in the state of Indiana. Kenny is now the new owner of Owl Music Group a record company based in Indianapolis. Owl Music Group is a humanitarian arts organization that empowers artist and communities.
Phone Club is a Carmel-based rock/pop band that plays a very specific genre of songs: whatever they want. The band formed in 2011 as a group of friends playing for fun when they decided to bring that same casual spirit out of the basement studio and into the community. Phone Club is proud of their unpredictable set lists and prefers to deviate from normal cover band staples. If you're tired of hearing "Don't Stop Believing" Phone Club is the band for you.
With decades of music from Elvis to The Black Keys to Ben Folds, Phone Club does a little bit of everything. They are summertime mainstays of local events and have been found performing at The Carmel Marathon, CarmelFest, the Summer Concert Series at Clay Terrace Mall, Union Brewing Company, and the Carmel International Arts Festival, as well at The Palladium.


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Interrupce v Gruzii je na požádání legální během prvních 12 týdnů těhotenství. Mezi dvanáctým a dvacátým druhým týdnem lze potraty provádět ze zdravotních důvodů za podmínek stanovených ministerstvem zdravotnictví, práce a sociálních věcí. Po dvacátém druhém týdnu potraty navíc vyžadují schválení tříčlenné lékařské komise. Zákon upravující potraty byl zaveden v roce 2000.

Míra potratů v Gruzii během 90. let 20. století prudce klesla z 41,1 potratů na 1 000 žen ve věku 15 až 44 let v roce 1992 na 21,9 v roce 1996 a 19,1 v roce 2005. Tento pokles byl přičítán zvýšenému používání moderních antikoncepčních prostředků.

V roce 2010 činila míra potratů 26,5 potratů na 1 000 žen ve věku 15 až 44 let, což patří mezi nejvyšší míry potratů na světě. Studie z roku 2005 zjistila, že ženy v Gruzii v průměru podstoupily v životě 3,1 potratů, což byla tehdy nejvyšší míra na světě; do roku 2010 tato statistika klesla na 1,6 potratů.

Většina Gruzínců je proti legálním potratům. Průzkum organizace Caucasus Barometer v roce 2013 zjistil, že 69 % Gruzínců se domnívá, že potrat nelze nikdy ospravedlnit. Průzkum veřejného mínění provedený organizací Pew Research Center, zveřejněný v květnu 2017, zjistil, že legální potraty ve většině nebo ve všech případech podporovalo pouze 10 %.

Studie dat z let 2005–2009 zjistila, že poměr pohlaví při narození je 121 mužů na každých 100 žen, což naznačuje, že může docházet k pohlavně selektivním potratům.

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I went to Kroger to pick up my free yogurt in the health foods refrigerator section and chose the blueberry for my first try.
I must admit I kind of didn't know what to expect on how it'll taste and to my surprise it was good! It was creamy but not too thick, great blueberry taste, and this yogurt actually taste better than regular yogurts made with milk. I couldn't put my spoon down!
Available in Blueberry, Strawberry, Peach Mango and NEW Vanilla, Silk® Fruity & Creamy is sold in 5.3 oz containers for a suggested price of $1.29.
Is Silk Fruity & Creamy Yogurt Worth a Try?
This is a very yummy yogurt! I can't wait to try the other flavors! If you enjoy soy milk, you'll definitely enjoy these yogurts!
UPDATE 8/27/13: I just tried the Peach Mango flavor this morning and it was delicious! So far, it's now my favorite flavor!


Wow. Just wow. Because wow, and then wow.
And a Nooooooooooooooo!!!! or two or three or five. And an Awwwwwwwwwwww! Plus don't forget quite a few Yu-ums.
Colleen Hoover destroys my typically solid vocabulary.
Now I want Corbin's story. I'm hoping his story is going to be a thing that will happen next and that it involves someone else who shall remain unnamed. Tick. Tock.


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Bobby Kidd went airborne to beat Port Coquitlam Saints goaltender Calvin Hafner during a 2019 win at Langley Events Centre. (Gary Ahuja/Langley Events Centre)
VIDEO: Langley players selected in pro lacrosse league entry draft
First virtual draft in NLL history
Sep. 19, 2020 4:00 p.m.
Pro Lacrosse teams snapped up two Langley Thunder players during the National Lacrosse League (NLL) entry draft on Thursday, Sept. 18.
Former Jr. A Thunder standout Bobby Kidd was picked by the Saskatchewan Rush in the second round of the virtual event.
Rush, the top-ranked team in the NLL west division, used the 26th overall pick to select Kidd, who played five seasons of Junior 'A' with the Langley Thunder.
Kidd, a right-handed 6' 3", 185-pounder, who declared early for the 2020 draft, is viewed as a top-caliber athlete with offensive capabilities that he showed with 20 goals and 20 assists in 50 regular-season games with the Thunder.
READ ALSO: Big win for Langley Thunder in Junior A lacrosse
A Port Moody native, Kidd spent the 2019 NCAA Div. III season with the Young Harris University Mountain Lions, where, playing long stick midfield and defence position, he earned six points and 12 caused turnovers plus a spot on the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Second Team.
He was described as an "absolutely gifted player" by Lacrosse Insider commentator Jake Elliot.
"[Kidd] posses speed, skill, size and a pair of silky mitts," Eliot enthused.
"Bobby is the t0tal package and will do damage in transition for years to come."
Buffalo Bandits used their first-round, ninth overall, to select Thunder forward Brad McCulley.
READ ALSO: McCulley keen to play for Thunder in Langley
A native of Victoria, the 6'1", 200 lbs. McCulley made his WLA debut in 2019 for the Senior Langley Thunder and led the team in points (37) while finishing second in goals (20) in 18 games played.
McCulley has spent the last three seasons at Robert Morris University, where he finished sixth on the team in goals in each of the last two seasons.
In 40 career collegiate games, McCulley recorded 32 points (28+4).
It was the first virtual draft in NLL history, with live feeds viewable online inclduing NLL's YouTube and Twitter channels, along with the league Facebook page.
All players 21 and older who have never participated in NCAA lacrosse were eligible to be selected, along with players who have either exhausted or forfeited their NCAA eligibility.
Founded in 1986, the NLL bills itself as the "longest-running and most successful professional lacrosse league," with 14 franchises across the United States and Canada: Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Fort Worth (to begin play in 2021-22), Georgia Swarm, Halifax Thunderbirds, New England Black Wolves, New York Riptide, Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks, San Diego Seals, Saskatchewan Rush, Toronto Rock, and Vancouver Warriors.
Dates for the start of the 35th NLL season will be announced in the fall.
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BCHL approves back-up plan for 2020-21 season
Abbotsford's Chase Claypool catches first NFL touchdown pass


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December 17, 2014 by Caroline Barker
Review Round Up December '14
Hi readers, we hope that you're Christmas preparations are going well and that you are not too stressed with all of the arrangements, shopping and wrapping to do! Here is the last Review Round Up of 2014! As usual, there are quite a few genres with the fourteen books that we have reviewed, and we do hope that they pique your interest. (For the full review please click on the titles.)
You may be pleased to hear that we will both be doing our Top Reads of 2014 over the holidays. We have had the pleasure of reading many great reads and look forward to sharing them!
Invasion Earth (Delroi Connection #1) by Loribelle Hunt, erotic/sci-fi romance (reviewed by Tina)
In the distant future, Earth has been ravaged by war and famine, and after generations of bloodshed settles into peace only to be invaded by the alien Delroi. General Alrik Torfa needs a mate and his seers promise mates for many of his people on the distant planet Earth. He doesn't expect her to come easily, but is more than a little surprised to find her leading an enemy army. Outmanned and outgunned, there is no way the Earth forces can win.Sergeant Major Laney Bradford has always played her part and served her people well, but the demands of the Delroi's surrender are a bit extreme. Marriage? To one of them? Not likely. But she's fought for peace her entire life and when surrender talks are threatened by a conspiracy led by her people, Laney must choose. Will she submit to the alien invader or lead the fight against him?
Entropy by Robert Raker, dark crime drama, thriller suspense (reviewed by Caroline)
When a series of child abductions and murders disrupt the life of an economically blighted community, the consequences have far-reaching implications. The brutal crimes take a different toll on a disparate group of individuals; the scuba diver who retrieves the children's bodies; the disfigured cellist who thinks he knows who's responsible; the undercover federal agent; and the mother of one of the victim's.
United in a situation not of their choosing, they are forced to take a deep, introspective look into their intersected, yet isolated lives.
To Avenge Her Highland Warrior (Highland Fae Chronicles #3) by Samantha Holt, historical romance, fantasy (reviewed by Tina)
Lorna lost everything to war. Her home, her wealth… her lover. And now she wants revenge. When her hasty plan throws her at the mercy of her enemy's men, she holds little hope of returning to her kin and fears death is around the corner. But could her salvation lie in the arms of her dark captor? Logan has little time to be dealing with a stubborn noble woman. His orders are to prepare for war. His laird—the man he owes his life to—intends to join forces with the Norse and bring a battle to Scotland that will see the fate of the country forever changed. Scarred, and with no memory of his past, Logan is determined to forge a new future for himself as well as prove his loyalty to the laird. But the beautiful lass has him questioning his previous life and his goals. When she starts claiming he once loved her, he knows he's being manipulated and she's taking advantage of his memory loss. So why is it so hard to resist the idea of having once been her lover? With the threat of impending war—a battle that promises to bring slaughter to her family—can Lorna persuade Logan to believe her, and is the bitter man he's become even worth saving? Whatever the outcome of the battle, a certain interfering faery is resolved to see fate back on its correct path. And that means forcing Lorna and Logan together—no matter their differences.
Cold Call by Colin Llewelyn Chapman, dark crime drama, thriller (reviewed by Caroline)
Wealthy entrepreneur Robin Bradford had it all – the house, the cars, the fine dining – and he lost it all. All except Lizzie, his perfect, loving girlfriend. Down on his luck and with no immediate prospects in business, Robin's energies found another outlet, Just a little something spicy to bide his time until his financial world recovered, leading him down a very seedy path, onto a very rocky road. Time however was all he had, and all he was going to get.
Due to violence, drug references and sexual content, readers are recommended to be of 18yrs+.
Bend, Don't Break (Irrevocable #2) by Skye Callahan, dark erotic romance (reviewed by Tina)
I thought I was done.
my End
I couldn't take my eyes off her as the bullet tore through me, leaving me with nothing but the hope that I had done enough to save her. The darkness tried to engulf me—to brand me as its own and drag me to my fate.
my Darkness
Waking to see her tear-stained face above me was enough to make my heart stutter. I was alive and free from that place—but not from the toll it had taken on my mind and body.
my Strength
My story should have ended, but one woman kept standing in the way of that. The only way I could have her was to find a way to put the darkness to rest.
Boots Beneath My Bed (Miranda's Story) (Duty & Desire #4) by C.J. Pinard, contemporary military romance, romantic comedy, chick-lit (reviewed by Caroline)
Miranda Cates finally graduates from college and is excited to begin her dream career in law enforcement. After the final betrayal and heartbreak of her college boyfriend, Chris, she moves back home with a firm plan in place for her life.
However, the life she has carefully mapped out for herself takes a serious left turn. Miranda finds she not only has to be strong for herself, but for the daughter who hadn't been part of her plan.
Determined to still believe in true love, life throws Miranda one more wicked curveball. She meets Jace Lawless, a hot minor league baseball player, whose warm aqua eyes and big dimple have her unraveling her carefully laid plans. A man who may be just be too good to be true.
Boots Beneath My Bed (Miranda's Story) is book 3 in the Duty & Desire series, and while it is recommended to read the books in order, it's not necessary.
An Autumn Crush by Milly Johnson, contemporary romantic comedy (reviewed by Caroline)
In the heart of the windy season, four friends are about to get swept off their feet…
Newly single after a bruising divorce, Juliet Miller moves into a place of her own and advertises for a flatmate, little believing that, in her mid-thirties, she'll find anyone suitable. Then, just as she's about to give up hope, along comes self-employed copywriter Floz, and the two women hit it off straight away.
When Juliet's gentle giant of a twin brother, Guy, meets Floz, he falls head over heels. But, as hard as he tries to charm her, his foot seems to be permanently in his mouth. Meanwhile, Guy's best friend Steve has always had a secret crush on Juliet – one which could not be more unrequited if it tried…
As Floz and Juliet's friendship deepens, and Floz becomes a part of the Miller family, can Guy turn her affection for them into something more – into love for him? And what will happen to Steve's heart when Juliet eventually catches the eye of Piers – the man of her dreams?
Apartment 2B by K. Webster, Adult contemporary paranormal romance (reviewed by Tina)
Sidney has a rough life. Her mom is incredibly abusive both mentally and physically. One day, she's awarded the escape she's always wanted and thrust into a world she barely understands. Each day is a struggle to feel human and not terrified of everything around her.
Sidney has rules. Routines. Structure. It's the only way she can cope
When a handsome, yet mysterious stranger inserts himself into her life, Sidney begins to come apart at the seams. She's having trouble sticking to her habits and it's threatening to shred any hope of a normal life to pieces. Will this stranger help her in ways no other person can, or will things get worse for her?
He comes with his own set of problems and secrets he's unwilling to share. Will they work together through the mess of their pasts or will they get caught up enabling each other? Will their toxic relationship ultimately be destined for demise?
Mist Unveiled (Elemental Desire #1) by Nancy Corrigan, erotic paranormal romance (reviewed by Tina)
Cat has one love in her life—science. Facts rule her, not passion. At least it doesn't until an unknown deadly virus claims her sister's life. Cat's quest for answers takes her to Greenland and drops her into the arms of the one man who sways her devotion from logic to passion. Rune stirs her lusts, ignites her desires and fuels her carnal cravings, but he isn't simply a lover, nor is he human. He's a weapon, one that has the potential to save or destroy her.
Rune, a child of the mist, awakens into a world hovering on the verge of destruction. Rising temperatures have released his enemies from their frozen prison without his knowledge. He searches for them but finds Cat, a human with the power to save him and the world. He hungers for her—blood, body and soul. Every moment of shared passion convinces him of the truth—she's his greatest treasure, one he'll die to keep.
Secret Confessions: Sydney Housewives (Virginia #1, Lana #2 & Nella #3) by Rhian Cahill, Cate Ellink & Cathleen Ross, erotica (reviewed by Tina)
Cool, collected, confident – those who know Virginia in her personal and professional life would never expect to find her in Boyd's, a bar across town from her circle of friends and socialite world. But Boyd's offers her something she can't get among her rarefied acquaintances: sex. Rough, hard, mind-blowing, anonymous sex. In her casual clothes, she's no one important. Incognito, unnoticed by everyone except one: the bartender who knows her drink order – and would like to know a whole lot more.
Lana by Cate Ellink: Lana lives her life by her own rules – and she has very few. What she wants, she goes for, and she very rarely fails. So when a young, handsome waiter at her favourite restaurant catches her eye, she has no hesitation in asking him to escort her home. But one night of passion opens up exciting new possibilities, and a chance for Lana to enact one of her deepest, most illicit fantasies.
Nella by Cathleen Ross: Nella is one hundred percent in control of her life – all aspects of her life. She excels at knowing what everyone needs, and in meeting those needs. So when it comes to her husband, Michael, and his deepest desires and most fundamental requirements, she is committed, creative, and unswerving in her responsibilities. A strong man needs a strong woman, and Nella's love is as strong as steel.
Cursed (Cursed trilogy #1) & Obsession (Cursed trilogy #2) by Georgina Hannan, young adult paranormal horror (reviewed by Caroline)
Cursed: Reality and Myths collide.
A young adult story about a group of four friends who embark on a holiday together to the gorgeous countryside of Dartmoor, Devon. Each of them hoping for an adventure, something they will always remember. However it isn't long before they get what they want.
The group are plagued by noises after hearing the myths and legends of the area. Is it just their overactive imaginations or is there a visitor in the spare room who is trying to get their attention?
Join the group on a spectacular journey as they discover what Dartmoor has to offer.
Obsession: There's a fine line between Obsession and Madness.
After a strange and exciting holiday, Daisy is looking forward to the new start University life will bring.
A life changing assignment makes her question the fine line between Obsession and Madness.
Can she tell the difference?
Can you?
Candy Cain (festive short story) by C.L. Scholey, hot, contemporary romance, festive (reviewed by Caroline)
Candy is on top of the world. She's a high priced corporate lawyer with expensive cars, time on her hands, and money to burn. Although, she has no one to burn it on, except for a yearly ritual of buying toys and treats for the needy at Christmas time.
Cain is an egotistical enigma. A very deprived and hurting enigma, who feels wishes are for fools. A car accident leaves them stranded together, and the two have no choice but to warm each other's cold bodies, lest they freeze to death.
As the temperature dips outside, the heat begins to sizzle inside. Candy and Cain, though worlds apart in society, begin to feel perhaps they have more in common than either could ever wish for.
Will they both discover the miracle of Christmas wishes isn't just for the very young?
A Way From Heart to Heart by Helena Fairfax, contemporary romance (reviewed by Caroline)
After the death of her husband in Afghanistan, Kate Hemingway's world collapses around her. Kate's free time is spent with a charity for teenage girls, helping them mend their broken lives – which is ironic, since her own life is fractured beyond repair.
Reserved, ex-public school journalist Paul Farrell is everything Kate and her teenage charges aren't. But when Paul agrees to help Kate with her charity, he makes a stunning revelation that changes everything.
But can Kate take a risk with her son's happiness as well as her own?
The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen, historical romance, religious (reviewed by Tina)
Believing herself guilty of a crime, Olivia Keene flees her home, eventually stumbling upon a grand estate where an elaborate celebration is in progress. But all is not as joyous as it seems. Lord Bradley has just learned a terrible secret, which, if exposed, will change his life forever. When he glimpses a figure on the grounds, he fears a spy or thief has overheard his devastating news. He is stunned to discover the intruder is a scrap of a woman with her throat badly injured. Fearing she will spread his secret, he gives the girl a post and confines her to his estate. As Olivia and Lord Bradley's secrets catch up with them, will their hidden pasts ruin their hope of finding love?
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*Review with Extract & Author Bio* A Way From Heart to Heart by Helena Fairfax
A Reader's Review Blog is absolutely thrilled to share with you the latest release from author and blogger, Helena Fairfax, A Way From Heart to Heart. A keen reader and writer of romance, Helena has brought another deep and meaningful contemporary romance to her audience, following her previous stand alone novels, The Silk Romance and The Antique Love.
Blurb: After the death of her husband in Afghanistan, Kate Hemingway's world collapses around her. Kate's free time is spent with a charity for teenage girls, helping them mend their broken lives – which is ironic, since her own life is fractured beyond repair.
A Way From Heart to Heart is a lovely, emotive and heart-warming contemporary romance story that draws in the audience and takes hold from the very beginning. Kate's character is developed so well that the reader feels her sadness and loss at the death of her husband, Stuart, and later we learn of her worries and fears for her future – for her son, George. Although these feelings are negative, Kate is actually quite a strong woman as the reader will find out. I was drawn to Kate and wished I could have read this in one sitting as I certainly didn't want to put this book down!
The story begins where Kate first discovers that her husband has died. This creates a great sense of loss with Kate, his best friend, Paul, and the reader. It is a very poignant beginning to a thoughtful and meaningful story. As Kate learns of her husband's fate, Paul comforts her as they share their grief. Although extremely tragic, it is a beautiful and intimate scene where these two characters share the same feeling, at the same moment in time.
But, despite being briefly affectionate in this instance, Paul always appears cold and distant towards her. He picks his godson, George, up once a month to spend a day with him and yet every time he arrives at Kate's house he stands on the doorway, never enters, and speaks as little as possible. This doesn't warm Kate to him at all, in fact the opposite. Is he just looking out for George, or is he there for Kate too?
Paul is quite a reserved man. He begins to realise how he must seem to Kate, but how can he express his true feelings. For Paul, it was an instant attraction to Kate when Stuart had introduced them a few years ago. Paul is in a battle with himself it seems as he doesn't quite know how to handle his situation. He, therefore, keeps to his once a month visits to pick George up for a day out. But things are about to change.
Aside from her modelling work, Kate spends most of her time working with a charity, At Home, who offer their help and support to teenage girls who have fallen on hard times. It is something that Kate feels very strongly about as she can empathise with the girls and is now in a position to help them. She realises that Paul's journalism may come in useful in creating an awareness of the charity and it's cause.
The teenage girls who are being supported by At Home have many problems collectively, including homelessness – which Kate herself experienced. The reader becomes well acquainted with some of these girls and their situation, and Helena Fairfax has written these scenes with much thought and respect. Although very delicately written, the girls' circumstances are dark. Certainly in Kate's case some people have been judgemental of her history. She was not accepted by Stuart's parents, and the press have also found their way of belittling her. Has Paul ever felt this way about her?
The world of media has a huge impact on Kate's life. When Paul writes about his experiences of At Home and Kate he writes from within, based on what he knows of Kate and how he feels for her. A rival journalist uses her model status and writes a very negative story, allowing her past to creep up on her.
As the story opens up more and more, Kate begins to see a different side of Paul and there are some great scenes between the two of them. Although Kate begins to feel more strongly about her attraction to him, she is not ready to go head on and have a relationship with him. After all, she experienced love with her parents and then lost, and again with Stuart. She fears love and loss again, and she certainly doesn't want to open George up to that possibility.
There are moments when she wishes for Paul to return to his reserved self and become distant again, and other times when she wants his friendship, and sometimes more. Paul accommodates her feelings exceptionally well, although there are times for him when he just longs to be with her.
Helena Fairfax really builds these characters up and fills them out with both positives and flaws, making the characters believable with very real dilemmas. Fans of contemporary romance will love A Way From Heart to Heart, especially the 'will-they-won't-they' aspect, as Helena keeps the reader guessing until the very end!
A Way From Heart to Heart was provided by the author in return for an honest and fair review.
Reviewed by Caroline Barker
'You know none of this was your fault, don't you?' he said.
Kate didn't answer. A large, fat, stupid tear rolled slowly down her cheek and dripped onto his fingers.
'Katerina, listen to me. You were a child. Nothing that happened was your fault.' He shook her face, his touch warm and gentle.
Kate leaned a little into his hand. 'I try to think like that,' she said. 'But it's hard. Sometimes you just can't help feeling if you'd only been a bit different, if you'd just been a different person, people wouldn't have just left you.'
Her voice quivered.
Paul tightened his grip. 'The people who left you were the ones who lost out.'
Kate said nothing, and he dropped his hand.
'Do you know what this calls for?' he asked solemnly.
She shook her head.
'This calls for a massive bowl of chocolate and almond pudding, hot chocolate sauce, and whipped cream.' He stood, removing their plates. Kate rose to help him, but he waved her away. 'Stay where you are,' he said. 'Help yourself to more wine while I'm in the kitchen.'
He moved past her, and Kate cast a glance at her half full glass on the table. She'd barely drunk a drop. And the bottle was still nearly full, which meant Paul had drunk even less. His mind must be razor clear. And he certainly knew how to get people to talk. All the time he'd been pretending to concentrate on his meal, he must have been listening to her intently. Her eyes fell on Paul's notepad, which was full of some scribble. How had she not noticed him writing? She twisted her head to make sure he was out of the room. Then she reached a hand out swiftly over the table and picked up the pad. It appeared to be full of some form of shorthand, interspersed with question marks. She replaced it on the table, disappointed.
Trust me, Paul had said. Funnily enough, this evening he'd made her acknowledge what she'd always known deep down. Whatever he might think of her, Paul was a man she could rely on totally.
When he returned, he was carrying two enormous bowls of chocolate and cream. He placed one of them in front of her, leaning over to move her glass as he did so. He had rolled up his shirt sleeves and his bare arm grazed hers briefly. He smelled deliciously of almonds and chocolate.
'Did you make this?' Her eyes were wide as she gazed into her bowl.
'Yes.' He gave her a grin. 'I took it out of the packaging and switched the microwave on, all by myself.'
Kate grinned back. She realised Paul was now also completely relaxed. The arrival of dessert seemed to signal some sort of finish to his interview. The intensity had left him, and when he sat at the table he leaned back a little, holding his bowl in one hand and looking at her with his attractive smile. 'I've never known anyone enjoy a dessert as much as you do, apart from maybe George.'
'Oh, George loves his pudding!' Kate laughed and licked her spoon. 'Actually, I do have to watch what I eat a little, for my job. I can't eat the amount of dessert I'd like every day, but when I go out I make up for it, and enjoy it as much as I can.'
'How much dessert do you think you could eat, if you allowed yourself?' he asked, tucking in to his own bowl.
'I'd eat it for breakfast, dinner, and tea.' Kate suddenly remembered something, and broke into a chuckle. 'For Christmas dinner, George and I have a chocolate starter, followed by turkey dinner, followed by chocolate pudding. It's heavenly.'
She gave a satisfied sigh and filled her spoon. Then greed got the better of her. As she was lifting the loaded spoon to her mouth, a small dollop of cream fell off the edge and dropped. 'Oh.' She slid her finger into the neckline of her dress and scooped up the cold cream from where it had fallen on the top of her breast. She lifted her creamy finger to her lips and raised her head, to find Paul had gone totally still. His gaze was fixed on her mouth.
It was many years since Kate had thought of her body as desirable. Ever since Stuart had died, she'd thought of it as merely a tool of her profession. Her torso was moved this way and that under the camera by people who had no interest in her as a real woman. Clothes were put on and removed from her with clinical dispassion; make-up and hair were styled by people who talked over her head. Her body was an object, advertising clothes for other women to admire.
The intensity in Paul's expression caused a jolt of awareness of herself. A delicious heat spread throughout her body. Paul's eyes were fixed on her, dark and intense, and her skin flamed and burned under their scrutiny. He lifted his gaze from her mouth, and the throbbing hum of her pulse sounded in her ears. There was complete silence in the room, apart from their breathing. Then Kate's fingers relaxed their hold, and her spoon dropped from her hand with a clatter, bouncing from the table to the floor.
'Oh,' she cried again, standing quickly.
Paul stood as swiftly, pushing his chair back. 'Leave it,' he commanded. 'I'll fetch another.'
He took a step towards her, and she drew back. She remembered kicking off her boots under the table, lulled into relaxing by the dessert and Paul's good-humoured conversation. Now she stood in her stockinged feet, feeling exposed, forced to tilt her head slightly to look at him. The heat had vanished from his expression, as though she'd imagined it. He was looking down at her gravely.
With a rising feeling of unease – the same unease she'd felt the day she first met him, that time beside Stuart's pond – Kate finally understood that Paul wasn't the stuffed shirt she'd always dismissed. The Paul Farrell she had just glimpsed was an unknown force.
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(Available from other distributors from February 2015)
Helena Fairfax writes engaging contemporary romances with sympathetic heroines and heroes she's secretly in love with. Happy endings are her favourite, and when one of her novels won a reader competition for "The Most Romantic Love Scene Ever" it made her day.
Helena was born in Uganda and came to England as a child. She's grown used to the cold now, and these days she lives in an old Victorian mill town in Yorkshire. After many years working in factories and dark, satanic mills, Helena has turned to writing full-time. She walks the Yorkshire moors every day with her rescue dog, finding this romantic landscape the perfect place to dream up her heroes and her happy endings.
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Posted in Chick-Lit, Contemporary, Review, REVIEWS (ALL) - Reverse Chronological Order, Romance
Tagged A Way From Heart to Heart, chick-lit, contemporary-romance, helena-fairfax, review
Caroline's Current Reads – Nov '14
Hello readers, it has been a while since I have made a list of my current reads, and although you are probably aware of our recent reviews, I thought it would be a great idea to share what my reads are going to be between now and the New Year.
There is a nice collection of contemporary romances, chick-lits, sci-fi, paranormal, crime, as well as a travel/non-fiction. If you are a fan of historical romances and/or erotica there will also be reviews from Tina and a current reads post from her soon.
Amongst my reads there is the newly released, A Way From Heart to Heart (a contemporary romance), from the amazing Helena Fairfax, All I Want for Christmas by Amy Silver (to add some festive cheer) and books from Torrid Books (an imprint of Start Publishing) and Wattle Publishing!
We hope you enjoy them!
Caroline 🙂
Cursed & Obsession (Cursed Trilogy, #1 &2) by Georgina Hannan, Young Adult horror/paranormal
Cursed blurb: A young adult story about a group of four friends who embark on a holiday together to the georgeous countryside of Dartmoor, Devon. Each of them hoping for an adventure, something they will always remember. However, it isn't long before they get what they want.
The group are plagued by noises after hearing the myths and legends of the area. Is it just overactive imaginations or is there a visitor in the spare room who is trying to get their attention?
Available at Amazon UK and Amazon US.
Obsession blurb: There's a fine line between Obsession and Madness.
A Way From Heart to Heart by Helena Fairfax, contemporary romance
The Girl In Between (The Girl In Between #1) by Laekan Zea Kemp, fantasy
Blurb: Bryn Reyes is a real life sleeping beauty. Afflicted with Klein-Levin Syndrome, she suffers episodes of prolonged sleep that steal weeks, and sometimes even months, from her life. But unlike most KLS patients, she doesn't spend each episode in a catatonic state or wake up with no recollection of the time she's missed. Instead, Bryn spends half her life in an alternate reality made up of her memories. For Bryn, the past is a place, until one day a boy she's never met before washes up on the illusory beach of her dreams with no memory of who he is.
But the appearance of this strange boy isn't the only thing that's changed. Bryn's symptoms are worsening, her body weakening as she's plagued by hallucinations even while awake. Her only hope of finding a cure is to undergo experimental treatment created by a German specialist. But when Dr. Banz reveals that he knows more about her strange symptoms than he originally let on, Bryn learns that the boy in her head might actually be the key to understanding what's happening to her, and worse, that if she doesn't find out his identity before it's too late, they both may not survive.
All I Want for Christmas by Amy Silver, chick-lit/contemporary holiday romance
It's Bea's first Christmas with her baby son, and this year she's determined to do everything right. But there is still so much to do: the Christmas menu needs refining; her café, The Honey Pot, needs decorating; and she's invited the whole neighbourhood to a party on Christmas Day. She really doesn't have time to get involved in two new people's lives, let alone fall in love…
When Olivia gets knocked over in the street, however, Bea can't help bringing her into The Honey Pot and getting to know her. Olivia's life is even more hectic than her own, and with her fiancé's entire family over from Ireland for Christmas, she shouldn't be lingering in the cosy warmth of Bea's café. Chloe, on the other hand, has nowhere else to go. Her affair with a married man has alienated her friends, and left her lonelier than ever.
But Christmas is a magical time, and in the fragrant atmosphere of The Honey Pot, anything can happen: new friends can be made, hearts can heal, and romance can finally blossom…
Tequila & Tea Bags by Laura Barnard, chick-lit/contemporary romantic comedy
Blurb: Sent to live with her cousin Elsie in the Yorkshire countryside, Rose has only one thing on her mind; joining her friends as a club rep in Mexico.
When she hears about a council incentive offering the promise of free flights to the person who clocks the most volunteering hours at the local care home, she's got her plan set.
But she doesn't plan on bonding with the old ladies, going after the village bad boy and trying to persuade Elsie not to become a Nun.
Soon she's questioning who her real friends are and whether her old life is one she wants to return to.
Can the village win her over and will she win the chance to leave it behind? Will she even want to?
Bethany's Heart (Unearthly World #3) by C.L. Scholey, sci-fi romance
Blurb: Amidst the snow and icy wasteland, Earth has become a watery grave to many. Zargonnii warriors Finn and Blu search for any remaining human females. Luck abounds and six females are found struggling to survive. The moment his blazing red eyes settle onto Bethany Finn feels in his heart she is the one he wants to end his loneliness. When Bethany encounters two massive aliens, eyes alight, long white hair wildly flying, she knows the pair are either death or salvation. Their encounter leads Bethany on the wildest adventure of her life. After the Zargonnii ship is annihilated by the enemy a shuttle leads Finn and Bethany straight into the path of peril more times than the couple care to count.
Dead of Night (The Tom Mariner series, #7) by Chris Collett, crime drama/procedural investigation
Blurb: When a young woman disappears on her way home from work, Detective Inspector Tom Mariner tackles his most challenging investigation yet"
18-year-old Grace Clifton vanishes on her way home from work in the centre of Birmingham late at night, the case is remarkable in that not a single witness comes forward. The more he has to deal with Grace s wealthy and overbearing father, Council Leader Bob Clifton, the more Tom Mariner is inclined to believe that Grace left of her own accord.
Then the package arrives. It contains Grace s clothes, neatly pressed and laundered. A second woman disappears. And a disturbing pattern begins to emerge.
Still adapting to a new investigation team and struggling to pull its members together, Detective Inspector Mariner is about to tackle one of his strangest, most challenging cases to date.
Love Bites: A Collection of Short Stories by Valeria Kogan, romance
Blurb: Love Bites is the provocative debut collection of short stories by Valeria Kogan. From heartbreak to redemption, Love Bites provides a spellbinding interpretation of love and friendship, glamour and guilt, secrets and deceit. Each story provides a captivating insight into the world of love; its profound impact and effect; and how women relate to their partners. This cleverly constructed collection of short stories will leave you tantalized and yearning for more. Love Bites is a must-read for every modern woman, reader of romance and romantic enthusiast.
Travel Bites by The Hungry Traveller, non-fiction
Travel Bites is a collection of short stories that criss-cross the globe. It is the first work by The Hungry Traveller who has combined his two great life passions: travelling and eating!
The Hungry Traveller has been travelling for the last fifteen years and, along the way, has experienced many different sights, tastes, smells and cultures. Central to his travel experiences has been the role of food. Through his unique and very personal style of storytelling, you too can share in the highs and the lows of his stories from around the world. At the end of each story is a recipe for a dish inspired by his adventure.
Travel Bites will capture your imagination and curiosity; and will leave you yearning to plan your next holiday, adventure or escape!
The Hungry Traveller is a travelling enthusiast who loves to eat! When travelling, he enjoys meeting new people and engaging with locals to learn about their culture, history and the food that they eat. He is 'currently between trips', saving money, but always has his passport on hand, ready for his next adventure! He always likes to hear about other peoples' travel experiences and your thoughts on his book!
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9 Healthy Foods That Can Be Toxic If You Eat Too Much
'All things in moderation' apply to healthy foods, too; these nine favorites can be dangerous if you overdo it
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That saying about enjoying all things in moderation? It doesn't just apply to red wine, fresh bread, or delicious desserts. It counts for clean foods, too. Because whether you're talking about nuts, fish, leafy greens, or whole grains, there's almost always an instance where you can have too much of a good thing. Here are nine great-for-you foods that can be dangerous if you overdo it. (Lose up to 15 pounds without dieting with Eat Clean to Get Lean, our 21-day clean-eating meal plan.)
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These giant nuts are known for being the No. 1 source of selenium, a trace element that plays an essential role in reproduction and helping your body fight off infection. In fact, just one Brazil nut can deliver up to 90 mcg of selenium, which is almost twice as much selenium as you need in a day. And a 1-ounce serving (that's six to eight nuts) packs a whopping 777% of your daily selenium needs.
Eating the occasional serving of Brazil nuts is fine, but having them every day could put you at risk for selenium toxicity—which has the potential to cause hair loss, gastrointestinal and neurologic problems, lightheadedness, and even heart attacks or kidney failure. "Keep it to one weekly serving, or just have one or two nuts a few times a week," says registered dietitian Jessica Cording. (Here are 3 surprising bad things that can happen if you eat too many nuts.)
Spinach, beets, and Swiss chard
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We don't need to remind you that each of these veggies is a nutritional powerhouse. But they're also high in naturally occurring compounds called oxalates. Oxalates actually work as prebiotics to feed the healthy bacteria in your gut. But if you're prone to kidney stones, eating too many high-oxalate foods only makes things worse. "The kidneys are supposed to filter these compounds out. But in someone who is prone to kidney stones, the kidneys have a hard time doing so, which can lead to buildup and the formation of kidney stones," says Cording. (Try these 7 strategies to prevent kidney stones.) In that case, it could be best to avoid foods that are high in oxalates altogether. Talk to your doctor to figure out what's best for you. If you need to cut out high-oxalate foods, a dietitian can help you find lower-oxalate alternatives, like cabbage or cauliflower.
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It's cheap, convenient, and packed with protein and those all-important omega-3s. But canned tuna does contain some mercury, which can harm the nervous systems and brains of developing fetuses and young children. Higher amounts of mercury can be poisonous to adults, too (symptoms include numbness or tingling, vision problems, and memory problems). But experts don't know exactly how much mercury-laden tuna you'd need to eat to get sick.
White albacore tuna contains more mercury than light tuna does, and the amount that you can eat depends on your weight. For instance, a 110-pound person should stick to less than 4 ounces of white albacore tuna or 9 ounces of light tuna per week. But a 165-pound person can have 5 ounces of white albacore tuna or 14 ounces of light tuna per week, according to calculations from Consumer Reports. (FYI, a can of tuna is 5 ounces.)
If you're pregnant, breastfeeding, or trying to conceive, stick with the FDA's established guidelines: Enjoy up to 12 ounces per week of lower-mercury seafood, like shrimp, salmon, catfish, or light tuna. For higher-mercury albacore tuna, limit yourself to no more than 6 ounces per week. (And stay away from these 12 fish altogether.)
RELATED: 4 Foods That Burn Belly Fat
Red Meat, Oysters + White Beans
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All three are top sources of iron, which plays an essential role in delivering oxygen to your muscles, and while too little iron can leave you feeling weak and tired, getting too much can lead to liver failure. Of course, plenty of people struggle to get enough of the mineral in their diets. So iron overload tends to be pretty rare, especially if your only source of iron is food, Cording says. But if you're taking an iron supplement, it might be worth talking to a dietitian. "It's important to know what your needs are and get a handle on how to balance food sources and supplements," says Cording.
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Sure, the complex carb is synonymous with health food, but rice is also good at absorbing arsenic that occurs naturally in soil and water, and brown rice tends to absorb more of the heavy metal than its refined counterparts do. Arsenic is a known human carcinogen, and currently, there's no safety threshold for the amount of arsenic in food. But experts, including those at the Environmental Working Group, agree that you don't need to cut brown rice out of your diet completely, instead, make an effort to eat a variety of whole grains. "If you would normally have brown rice every day, try to alternate with something like quinoa, farro, or millet," Cording says. Keep an eye out for packaged foods that contain rice or rice-based ingredients like brown rice syrup, which is often used to sweeten natural cereals or granola bars, too. It's better to eat those once in a while rather than every day.
This article originally appeared on Organic Life.
Marygrace Taylor Marygrace Taylor is a health and wellness writer for Prevention, Parade, Women's Health, Redbook, and others.
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June 8, 2019 in downtown Nacogdoches!
The Texas Blueberry Festival is a delightful day of the America you dreamed still existed. This is the most delicious festival in the Lone Star State— a day-long celebration of the annual blueberry harvest.
As the only state-sanctioned blueberry festival in Texas, this delicious annual event attracts more than 19,000 people to downtown Nacogdoches. It offers a smorgasbord of activities to keep folks entertained all day long.


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If you followed at all the recent discussions at Metabunker and a few other sites about a possible weakness in contemporary French cartooning, you'll have come across the title of Christophe Blain's new book, Gus (Dargaud). If you haven't followed that discussion, in the simplest terms it boils down to Matthias Wivel's contention that certain contemporary French comics are over-concerned with form, and suffer from a certain unexamined bourgeois sensibility. The word "trifles" has been used.
Having dispatched, finally, all of this year's Angouleme prize winners, I turned my attention to Blain's maligned book with great interest. I eagerly snatched up a copy of the book at Angouleme, where it was being widely hailed as a significant new release. For some years now, of course, Blain has been a cartoonist's cartoonist, the type of artist whose new books are held up by other artists and gleefully dissected. Indeed, on the eve of the Festival this year I stood in a hotel lobby looking at the first page of Gus, reprinted in an ad in a local magazine, with a small circle of big-name cartoonists, each of whom took turns raving about that page. I did too. That page set a tone through the exaggeration of gesture that let us know we were in for a treat. Imagine my surprise, therefore, to have Matthias, the crazed Dane I know so well from the Hotel Mercure bar, rain on my parade.
Having now read Gus, I'm here to tell you that he's partially right. Gus is a semi-parodic western comic about three cowboys (Gus, Clemm and Grattan) and their troubles with women. The first volume, Nathalie, is a collection of five stories. Four of these are 12 pages in length, and the central story ("El Dorado") is 32 pages. When I read the first two pieces I thought that Matthias had lost his mind. I enjoyed the hell out of those stories and thought that they were clever and light and full of good-natured fun. The longer story, however, sapped a bit of my enthusiasm, and it never completely rebounded at the end. I wanted to love Gus, but as it got more serious I will admit that my attention drifted somewhat.
The first story is the best in the book. "Nathalie" tells the tale of Gus' horribly unsatisfying relationship with the eponymous female lead. Obsessed with a woman who dangles him on a string, "Nathalie" undercuts the heroic image of the western lead who always gets his woman. "Gus, Clemm, Gratt", the second story, furthers this demolition of all-American John Wayne-style heroism, depicting the elaborate planning that is necessitated by the hero's desire to leap from a cliff or a train or a bridge onto the back of a galloping horse. This story is played for slapstick, and is genuinely funny. Where Blain styles a fairly simple deflationary comedy, the book works very well.
The long central story, however, tilts the book in a direction where it tends to topple under the weight of its pretensions towards a fully fleshed out narrative. When our heroes venture to a city of liberated women, the comedy of manners lacks the zip of the preceding tales. True, there are still great set pieces, as when Gus sings "My Rifle, My Pony and Me," a song made famous by Dean Martin in Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo, or the final pages of the piece in which our trio buries a secret. But the story is also marred by some obvious gags, and story-telling that is less than inspiring. I also found that the return to short humor pieces after "El Dorado" seemed somewhat forced.
The upside of Gus, and the reason that I would, despite these reservations, snap up a sequel, is the fact that Blain remains a simply astounding visual artist. His style here is hyper-loose and relaxed, a true joy to behold. The coloring, by Walter, also adds a great deal to the work. It is a wonderful book to look at, no doubt about it.
In the end, I have to agree with Wivel that this book is not much more than a trifle. I'm not sure that it is really trying to accomplish too much, so it is not a grand failure except, as has been noted, for its lack of ambition. I'm not entirely convinced that this malaise is as widespread as Wivel asserts, nor would I want to suggest that it is any more endemic to France than it is to, say, American cartoonists. But I take his larger disappointment. Christophe Blain may be some sort of genius, but Gus is not a brilliant work.


The focus of any industry in today's severely competitive business environment is to maximize operational efficiencies, emphasize on core activities and cut out flab that drags down growth and profitability. This is true for the insurance business too which has actively implemented ways and means that has enabled it to maintain quick and exponential business development. It has to be remembered that the core activity of the insurance sector is selling policies. Anything else is considered to be supporting services that do not directly affect this primary activity. Hence to remain competitive it is imperative that insurance companies can opt insurance back office support and save on time, man-hours and costs.
Then, what are the 5 insurance back-office operations that you can outsource to an insurance outsourcing vendor if you are in the insurance industry?
Data and Forms Processing Services – Huge amounts of data are generated in the insurance business and processing them in-house would require installing sophisticated and cutting-edge hardware and software at huge investments. However, insurance back office outsourcing offers this service at very affordable costs without compromising on the quality of processing or data entry accuracy. Same is true for forms processing. There are almost limitless forms that need to be processed – claims forms, application forms, payroll forms, medical forms to name a few. By delegating this activity, manpower can be diverted to the more productive activity of insurance selling.
Commissions Management – This is a very complex activity made more difficult by the fact that there is no uniformity here. Different types of policies have a varying quantum of commissions payable to agents and therefore commission payable for no two policies will be the same. Insurance process outsourcing companies, on the other hand, have the required infrastructure and trained manpower to manage commission management process accurately and quickly. Details of the policies sold by an agent have to be uploaded to the agency that then processes it immediately.
Claims Management – This is one of the most crucial tasks for any insurance business and also the most intricate, simply because a policy lifespan may be decades old and all records have to be verified before a claim settlement can be made. It is a long drawn out and tedious process that takes off the focus from more pressing activities linked to growth and development. However, top insurance back office outsourcing companies have systems in place that enables them to complete claims processing quickly. Once the outsourced agency is informed of a claim made by a policy bolder the process is set in motion. Inclusions and exclusions are carefully studied and the claimant eligibility is examined in great detail. Since the credibility of an insurance company is at stake, pains are taken by the agency to put the process on the fast track and settle it at the earliest.
Policy Processing – While it is true that devising new policy covers and schemes and structuring plans that offer great client benefits fall under the ambit of core activities, processing them does not require any discretionary powers. Only a set of rules for maintaining all records meticulously has to be scrupulously followed till a claim is made. All these huge amounts of data processing will drain precious resources of insurance companies if done in-house. Outsourcing of this work to the top of the line insurance outsourcing services is the best option.
IT Data Processing – It makes sense to outsource data processing since agencies offering insurance process outsourcing services to insurance companies make huge investments in setting up IT and data processing infrastructure. These systems are constantly updated with the latest technological innovations and cutting-edge technologies to cope with the consistent incremental business being generated by the insurance sector. Due to high volumes in turnover, these outsourced agencies are able to offer very affordable IT data processing rates. Most importantly it is strictly ensured that there are layers of data protection security measures in place.
The primary benefit that insurance companies get by outsourcing these services is that they do not have to make huge investments in setting up infrastructure to handle these services. Additionally, more attention can be given to business development without getting tied down to supervising backend services.


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To manifest something, clean out your closets first. Is there even room in your closet….or your life for what you want?
Let go of any clutter in your life.
Look at the clothes in your closet, the friends and business associates in your life and the environments you live and work in. Check out your garage and car too! What's in your trunk?
Clean out the cobwebs of your mind. Take a good look at your beliefs, values, attitudes, self-talk and patterns. Where do you focus your attention, energy and resources? Let go of any old, limiting beliefs and patterns.
Release anything that no longer represents you or the person you truly want to be. Take a few nice, deep breathes. Smile, let it go and give it away, have a yard sale. If you haven't worn it or used it in two years, give it away. If people in your life do not support and nurture you, send them your love and best wishes and let them go. Let heaven dance between you. Love them from afar when it's best. This should be done with love, kindness and good will.
Take an honest self-inventory and clean out your closets, your wallet of old pictures or old information, your computers, cell phones, relationships, etc. and create a vacuum for nature to fill with wonderful, new blessings.
How can you attract a new relationship when you drag around an old one that does not work for you?
How can you attract a new wardrobe when there is no room left in your closet or dresser?
How can you attract a new job or business opportunity when you have old, negative patterns and beliefs blocking the way?
Ships must be taken out of the sea to scrape the barnacles off their hulls. Plants, shrubs and trees are trimmed and pruned to foster new growth and beautiful flowers. Cleansing is a natural part of life. This is a good time of season for it now.
Cleansing takes place in all areas, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially. It happens in our health, relationships, career, home and office. The human body needs to detox and cleanse regularly. It's good to clean out our attitude too.
By letting go of the old, we make way and create a vacuum for the universe to send us what's new – our highest and best, under grace and in perfect ways.


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U.S. military commanders reversed plans to send a soldier convicted of offenses at the Abu Ghraib prison back to Iraq after news media disclosed the deployment, the U.S. Army said on Friday. Spc. Santos Cardona, a dog handler during his assignment at Abu Ghraib, was convicted in June of using his dog to assault a prisoner at the jail outside Baghdad. He was sent with his military police unit from the United States to Kuwait late last month and had been preparing to go into Iraq, the army said. Full Story


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Linking Matrix Cells (For CIG Coordinators)

Before you create the link, you must associate the site containing the cell you want to link with the site containing the target matrix cell. See documentation on associating matrices with other sites.

In the site containing the cell you want to link:

From the Tool Menu, choose Matrices.

Locate the matrix containing the cell to be linked and click Edit to the right of its name.

On the Edit Matrix screen, click the cell you want to link.

At the top of the Edit Cell screen, click Create/Edit Matrix Links.
Note: If Create/Edit Matrix Links is not visible, the current site has not yet been associated with the Matrices tool in any other sites. You may need to contact the portfolio site owner to request the association.

From the drop-down menu next to "Site," choose the portfolio site containing the matrix to which you wish to link the assignment.
Note: If the portfolio site you are looking for is not listed in the drop-down menu, the current site has not yet been associated with the Matrices tool in that site. You may need to contact the portfolio site owner to request the association.

All of the matrices in the selected portfolio site will be displayed. To see the description and guidance for a cell, click the question mark icon.

To link the current cell to a cell in the selected matrix, check the box in the cell. You can check multiple cells.

To link the cell to matrix cells in another site, select the site from the drop-down menu, and check the desired cells.

When you are finished making links, click Save to return to the Edit Cell screen. Then click Save Changes to return to the Edit Matrix screen.

When the linked cell is opened, information about the links is displayed. In addition, when a student submits the cell, the completed cell appears in the Items area of the matrix cell(s) to which the cell has been linked.
Note: To see a list of the items linked to a specific cell, edit the Matrix containing the cell. Then edit the cell in question and click View Items Linked to this Cell. Each linked item is listed along with the item type and name of the site in which the item is located.

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