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Onto's Polakowski looks to continue program's tradition of talented bigs
11/27/2018 | Feature | By Jason Sutherland
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O ntonagon has a rich history of boys basketball players, especially players of great size and strength. Growing up in the Copper Country, you are bound to hear stories about the incredible size that the teams from Ontonagon invariably had year to year — kids who were just bigger and stronger than everyone else. This season, after graduating six seniors, the Gladiators have a new big man taking charge in place of the graduated Tanner Balcomb and James Domitrovich. And his name may sound familiar to long time Copper Country basketball fans.
Onto's Eddy Polakowski could break out this season as one of the Copper Country's most talented big men.
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Eddy Polakowski is hard to miss. Standing at about 6-5, he physically towers over his teammates, and often his opponents. His size should come as no surprise, at least not to anyone who has been around the Copper Country for a while. His father, Ed, was a standout for the Gladiators in the mid-80's, once holding the school record for points in a game, with 42. With Ed playing predominantly in the post at a such a high level, it would be a foregone conclusion that his son Eddy would have all of the genetic tools to be a successful big in high school basketball. While the basketball talent may have always been there, Eddy was not always the biggest kid on the floor.
"Its funny, because every kid in the class was the same size as him," Ontonagon head coach Andy Borseth said. "I told him, on your first day, you could barely walk and chew gum."
Eventually, that growth spurt hit. And when it did, he was presented a choice. He could either let his size be good enough, like many kids have done, or he could put in the work to become the player that he had the potential to be. He did the latter and is reaping the benefits coming into his senior year.
"In the summer, I have been going into the weight room, going into the gym, trying to improve my athleticism," Polakowski said.
His athleticism is not something that necessarily needed fixing in the first place. Last year, in a district tournament game, his team was having issues with Jeffers guard Brett Hill. Hill had scored 18 points against the Gladiators, with no adjustments amounting to much of anything. The answer came when Borseth put Polakowski on Hill, resulting in no additional points from Hill, and a Gladiator victory. Rarely can a player of that size play well defending the perimeter, let alone shut down the opponent's best player. Polakowski showed something that night, a flash of what he is truly capable of.
Polakowski's athleticism draws much praise from Borseth.
"He might be a better outside player than inside," he said. "He is the best when he catches it on the wing with a little momentum going towards the basket. You just can't stop him. He's just so big and so strong, you get stuck on his hip and it's over."
The outside aspect of Polakowski's game has been a point of emphasis for him, especially in the last couple of years. He has spent countless hours working to make himself multi-dimensional, trying to become as difficult to guard as possible.
"My ball handling has improved from my freshman year to now," he said. "I feel like that makes it harder to guard me. I have been shooting a lot more, trying to make people respect my jump shot more, which clears up the floor a little more for everyone else."
With a strong arsenal of post moves to match his drives to the lane, Polakowski brings a challenge to any team that wants to defend him.
"He can get to that point where you catch him, and he will throw a spin move on you, finish with the left hand, it's just hard to stop," Borseth said.
The leadership role is new to Polakowski, as he sat behind a crew of six seniors in the past season. Out of respect for his older teammates, he took a back seat to allow his teammates to lead him. Not this year, however.
There is no denying the impact that having Polakowski on the floor brings for the Gladiators. But that is only half of what makes him so valuable to his team. Borseth raved about the leadership role that Polakowski has taken on for his senior season, especially after having coached him for many years.
"I have never in the six years that I have been coaching him, seen a kid that is as kind, who always worries about everyone else ahead of himself. He's just not selfish."
"It was their year, I let them have it, because it is just a tradition to let the seniors take on that role," he said. "This year, I have decided to make it my team."
Polakowski credits his father for helping him become the best he can be, both on the floor and off of it. It helps when he has had such a great example of basketball success to look up to.
"It has kind of been one of my goals to beat his [single game scoring record]. He played pretty much only post, because our school was so big back then, and he said that my game has improved way beyond his. Whenever he sees something, he will always critique me on it."
It seems like the list of critiques is getting shorter by the year. A smooth post game, the ability to drive to the basket and defend the perimeter, while above all being a good teammate and leader. Polakowski has everything that you could want in a high school basketball player, best summed up in the words of his coach.
"He's a pretty darn good kid."
Jason Sutherland
Jason is a staff writer for Upbeat. He is a former athlete who understands the passion in UP sports. He's spent this past fall covering prep football and will assist in Copper Country basketball coverage. He's a full-time college student at Michigan Technological University.


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Those five words, spoken by Hillary Clinton on January 23, 2013 during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sum up the indifference and self-serving callousness of this woman, who was responsible for the safety and security of the Americans in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012 (less than two months before the US Presidential election, btw).
What difference does it make, Mrs. Clinton? Let me tell you. It makes a lot of difference for a lot of reasons.
First of all, it makes a difference knowing now that there were almost 600 requests and calls of concern about the lack of security from Embassy staff in the year 2012. A January 26, 2016 Washington Post article stated:
"Let's first stipulate that there is no debate that security was inadequate in Benghazi. Four Americans died. Even the State Department Accountability Review Board report that many Republicans say is a whitewash is unsparing in its portrait of Washington's indifference to the crumbling security situation. The report said the security posture was "grossly inadequate" to deal with the attacks:
'The number of Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS) security staff in Benghazi on the day of the attack and in the months and weeks leading up to it was inadequate, despite repeated requests from Special Mission Benghazi and Embassy Tripoli for additional staffing. Board members found a pervasive realization among personnel who served in Benghazi that the Special Mission was not a high priority for Washington when it came to security-related requests, especially those relating to staffing. The insufficient Special Mission security platform was at variance with the appropriate Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) standards with respect to perimeter and interior security. Benghazi was also severely under-resourced with regard to certain needed security equipment, although DS funded and installed in 2012 a number of physical security upgrades.'"
It makes a difference, Mrs. Clinton, that the State Department, under your watch, chose to ignore the repeated calls for help from Americans in an increasingly hostile part of the world.
What difference does it make, Madam Secretary? It makes a difference knowing that you were aware of the events of September 11, 2012 soon enough to render aid to those besieged Americans. A frantic communique from Jeremy Bash, Leon Panetta's chief of staff, early in the nearly eight hour attack against the US Embassy in Benghazi, proves conclusively that forces were prepared to go in and rescue those Americans. A Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team in Rota, Spain was geared up to go. A EUCOM special operations force staged in southern Europe was ready to go. Mrs. Clinton, military assets were offered and available soon enough to save lives, but the State Department dropped the ball. All it took was an ok, but it never came.
In addition to that, Mrs. Secretary, there was a Predator Drone in the area during the attack. Were you watching the events unfold even as help was just a phone call away? Were you and the Obama reelection machine more concerned about having a crisis on your hands which might have cost you votes? Only President Obama and you know, and you wouldn't admit it to save your life. A NY Post article on October 21, 2012, said:
"The United States had an unmanned Predator drone over its consulate in Benghazi during the attack that slaughtered four Americans — which should have led to a quicker military response, it was revealed yesterday.
"They stood, and they watched, and our people died," former CIA commander Gary Berntsen told CBS News.
The network reported that the drone and other reconnaissance aircraft observed the final hours of the hours-long siege on Sept. 11 — obtaining information that should have spurred swift action.
But as Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three colleagues were killed by terrorists armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenade launchers, Defense Department officials were too slow to send in the troops, Berntsen said."
The Defense Department, the White House and the State Department are responsible for the death of four Americans.
What difference does it make, Hillary? It makes one hell of a difference knowing that you flatly lied to the families of the four victims three days after the attack, knowing full well that the September 11th attack was a planned terrorist action, but telling them that their loved ones died because of a stupid YouTube video. A February 9, 2016 Politifact article said, in part:
A clear picture of whether there had been protests in Benghazi didn't come together until Sept. 15, a day after Clinton met with the families, according to multiple Senate investigation reports.
In its same-day report about the ceremony at Andrews, the New York Times wrote that information available to the White House at the time suggested there were protests in Benghazi spurred by those in Cairo, and Islamic extremists took advantage of the situation and began the attack.
Many people say Clinton knew it was a terrorist attack wholly unconnected from protests on the day of the attacks, Sept. 11, 2012. That day, Ansar al-Sharia, an al-Qaida affiliated group, took responsibility for the attack. Within the next 24 hours, we know Clinton relayed this to Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf and Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Kandil. She also emailed her daughter, Chelsea, that night, telling her the attack seemed to have been committed by an al-Qaida-like group."
What difference does it make, Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton? It makes a difference to to the US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, the US Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith, CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty. It makes a difference to their families, every single day for the rest of their lives. It makes a difference to all the Americans who survived the attack. It makes a difference to the Libyan security forces who were also killed on September 11, 2012, and to their families. It makes a difference to the American people, Madam Secretary. It makes a difference because YOU could have made a difference that night but DIDN'T.
What difference does it make? It makes enough of a difference that because of your lies and deceit and inaction and indifference, you will not be allowed to become our President this coming November. You will not become Commander in Chief of our armed forces. You will not be able to live this down. You may have escaped prosecution from our justice system regarding the tragedy in Benghazi, but you have been tried by the American people and found guilty of treason against all that we hold dear. You have betrayed the trust and confidence of us all. You have shown just how selfish and self-serving and incompetent and treacherous and deceitful you really are, and for all these things you will be vilified throughout history. It makes a difference to me, Mrs. Clinton, and it will make a difference on Election Day, November 8, 2016.
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Stop…What you're doing is publishing hate speech And that's a federal crime you should stop.It's one thing for an elected official to bash another elected official but In all reality Jay you're just Joe sixpack and when mrs. Clinton becomes President Clinton She's going to send guys out to find people like you and probably make a point.Last night Ted Cruz shining very bright Spotlight on the new GOP It was harsh But we all saw it They don't like conservatives They don't even want conservatives around He was talking about love and free choice which is democracy and they booed him off the stage I'm considering writing in Ted Cruz for president What do you think?
I think we should take Ted Cruz's advice and vote our conscious. Some think we are given a choice between Zephthah and Herodias. Which is better? I truly wanted Cruz to be the Republican nominee, but it didn't happen. If I write him in on November 8th, I feel strongly that I might as well have voted for Hillary Clinton. I would rather step into an uncertain future with Trump than the deliberate destruction of our democracy with Hillary. But here's the bottom line: there is only one that I place my faith and trust, and that is Jesus. No matter who gets elected in November, He will still be sitting on His throne. Based on my relationship with the Holy Spirit, based upon my experiences, and based upon my understanding of the times, I must make a choice and then pray that no matter who steers the helm of our great nation, that they will also put Christ first.
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Christel Dee and Simon Guerrier invite you to celebrate some of the women who helped shape Doctor Who in the aptly titled Doctor Who: The Women Who Lived – Amazing Tales for Future Time Lords.
The 224-page hardback book features profiles of 75 women including the baseball bat wielding teen Ace, the precious astrophysicist Zoe, the Doctor's granddaughter Susan and, of course, the Doctor – as The Woman Who Lived explores their adventures, triumphs and heartbreaks.
Each of the profiles are written by Dee and Guerrier and are accompanied by artwork by a handpicked team of female artists including Sophie Cowdrey, Emma Price, Rachel Smith and Emma Vieceli.
To mark the launch, there will be two signing events. The first at Forbidden Planet London on Friday 28th September, from 6-7pm and a second signing at Forbidden Planet Bristol on Saturday 29th September, from 1-2pm.
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When you stain your clothes, it is very difficult to clean them properly. We all try numerous methods to clean our clothes but if we make mistakes, these clothes may get ruined permanently. It is therefore very important to know how to clean them efficiently and with ease. In this article, we bring you seven tips to wash white clothes with stains.
Separating your whites is the first thing to do. By doing so you will be isolating the clothes which need special attention because your whites (if stained) may leave a horrible impression upon the fabric. It is often impossible to remove the stains and you may have to discard the clothes completely. You may also try to wash your colored clothes on one day and the whites on another.
When you wash your clothes, use only the best products available in the market to do so. Do not use substandard soaps, detergents or other materials which may be harsh on the fabric and cause damage to the items that you are washing. You should only buy soaps of trusted brands and try to use only one type of soap when you do your washing. If you are not sure you can always ask friends in family for advice or refer to the internet!
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Try to avoid using unnecessary items such as color or strong dye in the washing machine. Unnecessary items may block the process and even ruin your machine. On the other hand, having these may ruin the fabric of the cloth permanently. If you are not sure, remember to check which materials you can use in the washing machine and which ones you cannot.
You must choose the right washing machine if you want to have an effective cleaning process. You may already have a washing machine at home, but it does not necessarily mean that it is the right model for you at this point of time. It is necessary to upgrade your electronics and washing machines are no different. This is to make sure that you are always up to date with industry standards and have the best to serve you all the time.
Do not make it a point to wash your clothes periodically. Instead try to wash them when it is required to do so. When your clothes get dirty and soiled and have stains on them you want to wash them however if you wash them each week you have a higher possibility of ruining the fabric. When washing the clothes, make sure you do not smudge the stain.
Tucked away on the inside of your clothes, you will find a small tag littered with symbols representing instructions on how to wash them. Follow these instructions religiously. These ensure that the clothes last longer and the fabric is not ruined too quickly.
Finally, it is important to exercise caution when washing your clothes. Make sure you do not have any unnecessary items in the washing machine when the clothes are being cleaned. The quality of your soap should be up to market standards. The cheapest soap may seem more attractive to you and your budget, but it may make you spend unnecessary amounts of money on new clothes, if the old ones are ruined.


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Bethany Campbell and Nathan Reid were married Nov. 6, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Fulton. The Rev. Gary Shultz performed the ceremony for the daughter of Dennis and Cindy Campbell of Fulton and the son of Becky Reid-Slocum and Jerry Reid, both of Sweet Springs.
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HENRY STEWART burns through the backstory of Bellini's beloved tragedy.
The title's pagan priestess tries to win back the heart of the Roman soldier who fathered her children, but she fails, stirs her people to war and burns herself to death with him on a sacrificial pyre.
Norma had its premiere at La Scala in December 1831. The Met premiere was in 1890, and the house revived the work as recently as 2013, but, with just 156 performances in 125 years, there have been long stretches without it. This is not because Norma comes in and out of fashion but because it awaits divas up to its demands — Rosa Ponselle in the 1920s and '30s, Maria Callas in the '50s, Joan Sutherland in the '70s. It's "at the very acme of the soprano's repertory," Rupert Christiansen wrote in Prima Donna, "rarely sung even competently." The role's complexity is a tribute to its originator, Giuditta Pasta, the greatest diva of her day (though some said she quickly lost her pitch control, perhaps from singing too many Normas). She's not to be confused with pasta alla norma, an eggplant dish supposedly named by a theater director who loved the opera and the meal so much he compared one to the other.
During his brief career, Bellini defined Italian opera, receiving an unprecedented 12,000 lire for Norma and Beatrice di Tenda. (Imagine what that would have bought in 1830!) Now, though, he's remembered as just one of several masters of bel canto, the precursor to Verdi's and especially Wagner's musically and dramatically weightier works. Still, in 1839, twenty-six-year-old Wagner, suffering from typhoid fever, almost died from leaving his sickbed to conduct Norma; the German nationalist was famously unimpressed by Italian opera, but this was the exception. (Wagner even wrote an aria for Norma, back when composers sometimes did such things.) "Let us not be ashamed to be carried away by the simple nobility and beauty of a lucid melody of Bellini," he wrote. "Let us not be ashamed to shed a tear of emotion as we hear it!" Mahler also once admitted that parts of Norma made him cry.
Through the end of the year, seven productions have been announced, from this month in Aachen with Irina Popora to December in Los Angeles with Angela Meade.
"Fiasco, fiasco, a solemn fiasco!" Bellini wrote of the premiere. "The public was severe; it seemed positively to have come with the express purpose of judging and condemning me…. It has consigned my poor Norma to the doom of the Druidess herself." But he overreacted; after two more performances, he wrote, "The theater is always full, every evening there is complete silence: the applause is unanimous: if these things indicate a fiasco, then Norma has been a fiasco." It played La Scala thirty-two more times just that season and received 208 performances before the twentieth century began.
The Druids are hungry for war with Rome, but Norma keeps them at peace — until Act II's "Guerra, guerra," a thunderous battle cry in which her people finally release the rage they've kept pent up since before the action onstage even started, electrifying an audience that all evening hasn't heard such roaring bellicosity. Not that the opera isn't emotional: Norma's conflict over whether she should murder her children, "Dormono entrambi," is intense, but in a more delicate and nuanced way.
In "Came the Dawn," an episode from the fifth season of HBO's Tales from the Crypt, Brooke Shields plays a woman whose truck breaks down in the rain. Her name is Norma — at least, that's the name she makes up for the business creep (played by Perry King) who gives her a lift, as it's the CD (Callas at La Scala, 1960) he's listening to in his car — "one of the greatest operas in the world," he tells her. Like Wagner and Mahler, he also admits that it makes him sob. The character's love of bel canto was invented by screenwriter Ron Finley; the 1953 Shock Suspenstories comic on which his script was based makes no mention of opera, let alone a Callas performance that was seven years away.
Norma's entrance aria, "Casta diva," a hymn to accompany the offering of the sacred mistletoe (Druids, am I right?), is one of the most famous arias in all of opera. It didn't come easily — Bellini reportedly wrote eight versions before nailing it, though the whole work went through similar revision: he threw away an entire overture (or "sinfonia"), then wrote the present one from scratch. Bellini is most highly regarded for his melodies, and this aria showcases that gift. Cecilia Bartoli made steam whistle out of many listeners' ears with her nontraditional rendition of Norma, but her hushed and heavily ornamented performance of this aria is chilling in its self-conscious solemnity.


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AUSTIN — Broadband — an internet connection with sufficient speed to deliver online experiences including full-motion video without significant lag time — is increasingly seen as a requirement for modern life. Yet census data indicate that nearly 20 percent of Texas households don't have it, particularly in rural areas — and until they do, they'll continue to be shut out of the modern economy.
In the recently released February edition of Fiscal Notes, the Comptroller's office takes a look at broadband in Texas: how it's used, who has it and who doesn't — and how the state can help bring this service to as many Texans as possible.
"One of the many ways in which COVID-19 has changed society is how it shifted so many aspects of our lives online," Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. "Online shopping has grown enormously, of course, but so have telework, online job searches, telemedicine, distance learning and other applications.
"Bringing broadband to rural Texas could be a complex and expensive undertaking, since internet service providers generally can't make a profit expanding service to these far-flung areas. But state and federal funding may be available to help."
The pandemic, which immediately boosted demand for broadband-enabled services, has pushed this expansion to the forefront of the legislative agenda. Gov. Greg Abbott prioritized it as one of his five emergency items for the 2021 session in his State of the State address on Feb. 1.
In this issue, we also look at the next stage of the online evolution, the "fifth-generation" array of mobile communications technologies collectively called 5G. Increasing the performance of mobile devices is particularly important due to the worldwide adoption of smartphones and tablets for business, industry, commerce and leisure.
Fiscal Notes furthers the Comptroller's constitutional responsibility to monitor the state's economy and estimate state government revenues. It has been published since 1975, featuring in-depth analysis concerning state finances and original research by subject-matter experts in the Comptroller's office.
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James E. Cherry, author of three volumes of poetry, a collection of short stories, and two novels;
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Bonds (Bonds Series Book 1)
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4.12 · Rating details · 43 ratings · 22 reviews
Do you know who hides in your past?
Half the village of Breccan lies dead - slaughtered. All that stands between Antony Cardover and his freedom is his wife, Isabella; or so he believes.
In his wrath at his wife's adultery, Antony trades his soul for the chance of vengeance. His price? An eternity as a monster - a man bearing a vampire curse. To stop him, the curse must be Do you know who hides in your past?
In his wrath at his wife's adultery, Antony trades his soul for the chance of vengeance. His price? An eternity as a monster - a man bearing a vampire curse. To stop him, the curse must be broken. To break the curse, Isabella and all her descendants must be destroyed. The catch? Only Antony can break the curse.
With Breccan in mourning and Antony on the rampage, only one person can help. Anna Martindale, a witch shunned by the villagers, entombs Antony within a stone sarcophagus, bound by spells and buried in hallowed ground for the rest of time.
Breccan breathes again. Time heals.
That was four hundred years ago.
Seventeenth century spells, however, are no match for twenty first century living. As Ramply Homes moves in, the secret of St. Martin's churchyard prepares to move out.
As the church is desecrated, the spells that hold Antony break. Soon, Becca Martin, a descendant of Isabella, is plagued by dreams of a time and a man she cannot possibly have known. As her nightmares become real, Becca has no choice but to contact the one person who will be able to help; someone she has not spoken to in a decade - her mother.
Here, Becca discovers the truth about her ancestry and is forced to face up to whom and what she is. Only a wooden box and her gift hold the key to her survival.
Four hundred years ago Antony failed.
He will not fail again. ...more
Published October 29th 2018 by Crimson Cloak Publishing (first published February 14th 2013)
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Apr 07, 2016 Amber rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The fact that this book was given to me for free in no way affects my opinion of the book.
When I read about the book I felt like I had to read it. Once I started reading it life seemed to get in the way, but not for long. The book called to me every time I got the chance to read.
I felt a deep connection to the characters, because they were built so well. Their looks, and their personality were extremely eas I received a free copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The fact that this book was given to me for free in no way affects my opinion of the book.
I felt a deep connection to the characters, because they were built so well. Their looks, and their personality were extremely easy to connect with. This is one of the things that made this book so good to me. I like to be able to get to know, and connect with the characters, and to feel what they feel. This book did exactly that, and that kept me hooked.
This book kept me up tonight, because I just couldn't go another day without finishing the book. Not finishing it drove me nuts, because the book was so well written. I mean magic, and when I say magic it actually seems so real. You get a double take from the past so that you don't miss any part of the story. I never once had any confusion with this book. The story was complete in every way. The author made sure you didn't wonder; "well how did this happen?" Which was great, because that means you got every bit of the story that you needed to make sure you aren't missing a thing.
Because of certain violent, and mature situations I would recommend this book to adults. ...more
May 02, 2013 Jayne rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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I won this as part of a good reads giveaway.
From the start I was hooked. This is a well written intriguing book and I really enjoyed the plot. It was a nice change to have the vampires as the enemy and with no question to that. This was a light, quick and refreshing read.
I have seen a number of reviews that state this book slowed down towards the middle, but I did not find this. I enjoyed this all the way through. I would certainly recommend this to anyone with an interest of the supernatural. I won this as part of a good reads giveaway.
I have seen a number of reviews that state this book slowed down towards the middle, but I did not find this. I enjoyed this all the way through. I would certainly recommend this to anyone with an interest of the supernatural. An all round solid piece of literature .
Feb 18, 2013 Paula rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I couldn't put this book down, it is breathtakingly atmospheric and very well written.
Feb 18, 2013 Nelly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Been waiting ages for this since discovering Marie's talent on her blog at http://scaryramblings.blogspot.co.uk.
Bonds is absolutely superb.
Mar 27, 2013 Dana rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This was a really good and intense read. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Apr 21, 2016 Shona Booky Ramblings of a Neurotic Mom rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Becca's world is our world. The town in which Becca lives has grown around the tale of Anna, Isabella and Antony Cardover, everyone knows the story but not many actually believe it any more. Including Becca.
I felt quite sorry for Becca actually, it would seem she didnt really have much in the way of magical instruction before her 16th birthday, and the events of that birthday had her running scared from her craft. And I cant say I blame her. And nothing that came after really prepared her for wh Becca's world is our world. The town in which Becca lives has grown around the tale of Anna, Isabella and Antony Cardover, everyone knows the story but not many actually believe it any more. Including Becca.
I felt quite sorry for Becca actually, it would seem she didnt really have much in the way of magical instruction before her 16th birthday, and the events of that birthday had her running scared from her craft. And I cant say I blame her. And nothing that came after really prepared her for what she was about to face.
I don't think its possible to read this and not feel sorry for Antony in some way. I know many people would be filled with a similar anger if they had been betrayed in the same way. The curse that came next was hardly something he sought out, he didn't know what would happen. And yes I am aware that once the demon was a part of him he was no longer in control of his actions... but I cant quite bring myself to forgive him his actions. Had he only killed those who 'had wronged him' perhaps then... but he took great pleasure in showing off his new strength. And even with Anna, the woman who he had previously cared greatly for, he took great pleasure in killing her daughter in front of her. So no, I wont be swooning over Antony Cardover any time soon.
I loved the way this story unfolds, taking part in two different centuries and slowly revealing its secrets to us. Right from the blurb this book had my attention and I was hooked from the prologue.
I look forward to reading the next instalments of Becca's story. ...more
Jan 18, 2017 Fiona Holland rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Bonds by Marie Anne Cope is a visceral, fast-paced tale of ancient wrongs and present dangers. Making use of motifs familiar to readers of vampire literature, Cope's skill is in weaving a story that starts four hundred years ago and lands - ground-shakingly - in the here and now. Using short, episodic chapters and allowing the cast of characters to speak for themselves, the pace and tension gather momentum towards a thrilling ending. At the centre of the story is Becca, a thoroughly modern girl Bonds by Marie Anne Cope is a visceral, fast-paced tale of ancient wrongs and present dangers. Making use of motifs familiar to readers of vampire literature, Cope's skill is in weaving a story that starts four hundred years ago and lands - ground-shakingly - in the here and now. Using short, episodic chapters and allowing the cast of characters to speak for themselves, the pace and tension gather momentum towards a thrilling ending. At the centre of the story is Becca, a thoroughly modern girl living in a world of battered Fiestas and coffee makers. Working on a project for her impatient boss, she is thrown into the arms of a troubled soul with a long, long history. Their encounters are violent, occasionally bordering on the erotic; the promise she makes to him is possibly not one you would expect. The story starts big and just goes on getting bigger and bigger. ...more
Nov 24, 2016 P.J. Roscoe rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I enjoyed this book, having never read a vampire genre before, it was refreshing to see the 'baddie' had a back story which made me feel a little sorry for him!
What this book needs is editing. The word 'had' is overly used and doesn't need to be once past is established. One chapter was impossible to read and I flicked forward, feeling frustrated, but got back into the story once I edited it as I read through, using the correct words.
That said, I loved the cover, really drew me in. I did enjoy t I enjoyed this book, having never read a vampire genre before, it was refreshing to see the 'baddie' had a back story which made me feel a little sorry for him!
That said, I loved the cover, really drew me in. I did enjoy the characters and was able to see them clearly, to a point! Having seen the next book's cover in the series, I did not envisage the 'baddie' having stubble!!
The author can weave a story, and I'm glad to have read her debut novel. ...more
Jul 12, 2018 Mark Pearce rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
From the very start I found myself pulled in to the story flowing through this book. Marie has produced an array of likeable and realistic characters in her story telling. Once I started to read it I found it very difficult to put it down. A great read by a new and interesting author. I look forward to reading the next one soon.
Apr 07, 2019 Alana rated it liked it
A clever concept and an intriguing story. Found in some places the story dipped but I persevered and found the last third of the book a lot more gripping and interesting. The diaries of Carla are where the story for me picked up and started to draw me in. Not a bad book and am interested to see how the next one continues.
Jan 18, 2018 Aurora Hamilton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I liked Becca, she as believable and the story is strong. It would convert well to film as a classic vampire movie.
Jul 01, 2019 J.D. Groom rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I really enjoyed the story and the characters involved. The back story and changing points of view were easy to follow.
Apr 28, 2016 Anne Monteith rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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I enjoyed this vampire tale because unlike the sexy, tortured vampires that have women falling all over them until they meet their soul mate and they have their HEA, this vampire is a monster. Any decency that he may have once possessed is gone and he s evil.
I understand Antony's anger and why he would have wanted to destroy Isabella and her lovers, but Anna had done nothing to deserve his wrath. She helped his father when he was ill, she warned him about Isabella and tried to keep them apart, b I enjoyed this vampire tale because unlike the sexy, tortured vampires that have women falling all over them until they meet their soul mate and they have their HEA, this vampire is a monster. Any decency that he may have once possessed is gone and he s evil.
I understand Antony's anger and why he would have wanted to destroy Isabella and her lovers, but Anna had done nothing to deserve his wrath. She helped his father when he was ill, she warned him about Isabella and tried to keep them apart, but he was determined to have her. She showed her true colors on their wedding day, so he should not have been surprised when she strayed.
The way that others in the village turned against Anna was wrong, if it wasn't for her they would all have died; not to mention all the time she had helped them when they were ill or when she delivered their children; it wasn't her fault that her daughter was a whore.
Now, several centuries later Anna curse is about to fail because of the greed of a developer who refuses to listen to the warnings that he is given. His assistant, Becca has started to have strange dreams and the things that are happening to her will make her realize that the stories that she heard as a child are true and that unless she embraces the heritage that she has been running from for over a decade she Antony will kill her because she is one of the last descendents of Isabella and she also looks exactly like her. Other than her looks, Isabella and Becca do not share other traits, but this will not save her from Antony. He's had plenty of time to plot his revenge as he was locked away over the centuries and he plans to make Becca suffer before he kills her. Will she find the strength and knowledge that she needs to save herself and others before it is too late?
4.75/5 STARS: **I want to thank the author and/or publisher for providing me with a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review; all opinions are mine.** ...more
Jan 01, 2019 Lou rated it it was amazing
I purchased a signed copy of Bonds from Marie-Anne Cope at an author event in October 2018. It was in the run-up to this event I first found out about Marie-Anne Cope and her work.
After reading the blurb for Bonds I decided that I needed to read this series. In November me and my fella headed to Wales for a holiday so I grabbed my signed copy of Bonds and took it with me. I read Bonds in a little over a day! Once I started reading I quickly became hooked.
Bonds is the story of Antony Cardover and I purchased a signed copy of Bonds from Marie-Anne Cope at an author event in October 2018. It was in the run-up to this event I first found out about Marie-Anne Cope and her work.
Bonds is the story of Antony Cardover and Becca Martin.
Becca is living life in denial. Why? Because she is a witch, but Becca has spent many years refusing to accept this. Becca's grandmother tried explaining her ancestry to her but Becca didn't want to accept it. So she has spent many years denying her ancestry and living a normal life.
Anthony is a very old part of Becca's family history! Anthony has but one goal to break the curse that was placed on him 400 years ago. And he will stop at nothing to succeed this time!
Bonds is written incredibly well. It shifts effortlessly between Becca's life now and Anthony's life 400 years ago. The way the story is told allowed me to build a very clear image in my own mind of the events that will happen in. The way in which the past and the present are explained created a clear understanding of why the characters are the way they are. Anthony's past explains his behavior both then and now. Becca's past also gives an insight into why she chose to deny her which ancestry, but now with Anthony on the loose she might have to come to terms with it and finally accepts who and what she really is. ...more
Apr 22, 2016 Wildfox Anthology rated it it was ok · review of another edition
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I could tell from the prologue that I wasn't going to enjoy this book, and unfortunately, that seems to be the case.
It wasn't that the writing was bad or there was anything particularly wrong about the book. The story itself, however, felt tired and uninspired. Nothing about it was new, original, or challenging to me as a reader. We've heard this story a million times. Now a teenage girl between the ages of 12-14 might disagree with me. But as an a BLOG | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | STORE
It wasn't that the writing was bad or there was anything particularly wrong about the book. The story itself, however, felt tired and uninspired. Nothing about it was new, original, or challenging to me as a reader. We've heard this story a million times. Now a teenage girl between the ages of 12-14 might disagree with me. But as an adult who loves YA literature and fantasy, the writing did not appeal to my senses at all.
Overall, I'd describe the book as flat. Flat characters, flat world building, flat descriptions, and flat storyline.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ...more
Apr 27, 2016 Louise Chapman rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I was lucky enough to be given a copy of Bonds for a honest review and seeing as the Fantasy and Paranormal genre are right up my street I jumped at the at the chance to read it.
Becca is a young woman with a long family history of Wicca/Witches. From a young age her grandmother introduces her to the ways of the Wicca, but Becca doesn't want to except her ancestry. That is, until she has to confront a Vampire called Antony Cardover, who is intent on finishing a job he started four hundred years e I was lucky enough to be given a copy of Bonds for a honest review and seeing as the Fantasy and Paranormal genre are right up my street I jumped at the at the chance to read it.
Becca is a young woman with a long family history of Wicca/Witches. From a young age her grandmother introduces her to the ways of the Wicca, but Becca doesn't want to except her ancestry. That is, until she has to confront a Vampire called Antony Cardover, who is intent on finishing a job he started four hundred years earlier.
I loved the way the writer sweeps you from present to past and back to present again with ease throughout the book, the characters are believable and likeable, you feel their pain and suffering in terrifying situations.
I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it, fast paced and on the edge of your seat, definitely keeps you turning the pages to see what will happen next.
It may be slightly predicable but for me, it didn't spoil the enjoyment of the book in anyway at all.
Apr 13, 2016 Suhani Singh rated it liked it · review of another edition
I received its e-book from Netgalley for a review.
This plot of this book consists of two different eras, one being the present, and the other, 400 years ago.
The story follows a girl named Rebecca Martin, who realises that she and her mother are the only living descendants of Isabella, a woman who was murdered 400 years ago by Antony Cardover. Antony on the other hand, is a Vampire, who almost slaughtered a whole village to seek vengeance on his wife. And he can only escape from his vampire curse I received its e-book from Netgalley for a review.
The story follows a girl named Rebecca Martin, who realises that she and her mother are the only living descendants of Isabella, a woman who was murdered 400 years ago by Antony Cardover. Antony on the other hand, is a Vampire, who almost slaughtered a whole village to seek vengeance on his wife. And he can only escape from his vampire curse if all living descendants of Isabella are dead.
I was hooked into this book from the very beginning. The characterization is done well and there were times, when the story sent chills down my spine.
And the cliffhanger is just so frustrating. I really want to get my hands on the next book of this series! ...more
Jun 17, 2016 Erica rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I received this as an e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I started this book and part of me felt like it became a job to read it, the first two chapters dragged but after the end of the second chapter I was hooked. I found myself wanting to constantly read on even when I was crazy busy, I reached for it and kept reading. I connect with the characters so seamlessly. Marie Anne Cope has a way with setting the tone to match the characters we are currently reading about. Usually I received this as an e-book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I started this book and part of me felt like it became a job to read it, the first two chapters dragged but after the end of the second chapter I was hooked. I found myself wanting to constantly read on even when I was crazy busy, I reached for it and kept reading. I connect with the characters so seamlessly. Marie Anne Cope has a way with setting the tone to match the characters we are currently reading about. Usually you are told what the tone is but she shows you as a good author does. I applaud her and I can't wait to read more from her. 5/5 stars. ...more
Jun 03, 2013 Rona Morris rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Superb book author will happily accept feedback on the book
Apr 15, 2015 Runningrabbit rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: contemporary, ditched, magic, mystery, police-detectives, vampires, supernatural, witches
There's nothing wrong with this one, it was too predictable and too contemporary dracula-esque.
Jan 22, 2015 Dawn Lennox rated it liked it · review of another edition
Not a bad book, an old family curse comes to light when a church is being moved, and the story of how it happened is revealed.
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About Marie Anne Cope
Marie Anne Cope
Marie Anne Cope was born in Marlow, in the UK. She has worked as a salesperson and a banker, before eventually training as an accountant, working for over a decade in practice and industry before setting up her own business. Marie is also a yoga teacher.
She is presently writing three series.
The BONDS series is set in both the seventeenth century and the modern day and follows the unusual relations Marie Anne Cope was born in Marlow, in the UK. She has worked as a salesperson and a banker, before eventually training as an accountant, working for over a decade in practice and industry before setting up her own business. Marie is also a yoga teacher.
The BONDS series is set in both the seventeenth century and the modern day and follows the unusual relationship between Becca Martin and Antony Cardover. Becca is forced to face up to her birthright as a witch in order to survive and help Antony in his quest to break his vampire curse.
THE MISFITS follows the adventures of four supernatural friends – Achoo, Mina, Boo and Zoe – who are all failing at being what their parents and teachers expect them to be. During their adventures, they learn that being different, being unique, is not just okay, it's perfect, as they help others in need along the way.
TALES FROM A SCARYGIRL are collections of short horror stories which not only seek to explore what lies beyond the veil that separates this world from the next, but also what darkness lies deep within us, waiting for an opportunity to escape!
Books by Marie Anne Cope
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# store

This is a generic store with an API and mobile application for tracking orders. Will support web and mobile clients (Xamarin).


Al Ries and his daughter and business partner Laura Ries are two of the world's best-known marketing consultants, and their firm, Ries & Ries, works with many Fortune 500 companies. They are the authors of The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR (which was a Wall Street Journal and a BusinessWeek bestseller), and, most recently, The Origin of Brands. Al was recently named one of the Top 10 Business Gurus by the Marketing Executives Networking Group. Laura is a frequent television commentator and has appeared on the Fox News and Fox Business Channels, CNN, CNBC, PBS, ABC, CBS, and others.


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Moksi is an all-in-one JavaScript testing framework with a lot of salt, but easy on the pepper. With Moksi you write tests which are terse and readable.

## A taste

    var Person = Class.create({
      initialize: function(name, mood) {
        this._name = name;
      },

      name: function() {
        return this._name;
      },

      toBlurb: function() {
        return this.name() + ' is a ' + mood + ' person.';
      }
    });

    Moksi.describe('Person', {
      setup: function() {
        this.suite.person = new Person('Alice', 'happy');
      },

      'describes itself in a blurb': function() {
        expects(this.suite.person.toBlurb()).equals('Alice is a happy person.');
      },

      'includes the name in the blurb': function() {
        expects(this.suite.person).receives('name', { times: 1 });
        this.suite.person.toBlurb();
      }
    });

Copyright © 2009, Manfred Stienstra <manfred@fngtps.com>


Under part 1 of article 2.1 of the CRFAO; an administrative offense is an unlawful, guilty action (inaction) of a natural or legal person for which administrative liability is established. Under parts 1 and 4 of article 1.5 of the CRFAO; a person shall be subject to administrative discipline only for those administrative offenses in respect of which his or her fault has been established. Unremovable doubts concerning individual guilt, accused in such cases, shall be interpreted in the defendant's favor.
According to the RULING of December 5, 2018, by Deputy Chairman of the court of the Chukotka Autonomous Region Kalinina N.L., the case was returned for reconsideration to the Anadyr City Court. In this ruling it was ordered that it must be determined "whether there have been circumstances, objectively preventing John William Martin III from following the provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation concerning his stay in the territory of the Russian Federation." Clearly, this must be determined to establish fault, since the above mentioned articles of the CRFAO clearly state that to be found guilty of an administrative offense, there must be an unlawful action or inaction and fault must be established. Furthermore, any doubt must be interpreted in the defendant's favor.
On December 7, 2018, at trial, Juliya Alexeevna (official from the Migration department), testified that it is impossible to legalize my stay here, so I must depart. On December 18, 2018, at trial, Ponomareva Svetlana Alekseevna (Chief of the Migration department), testified that there are no documents that exist that could have allowed me to legalize my stay in the territory of the Russian Federation and the only documents available are to exit and must be obtained from the US Consulate.
According to correspondence from the US Consulate office that are attached to the case file: On August 9th, the US Consulate expressed a willingness to assist by providing necessary documents. On August 30th, the US Consulate requested my transfer to Vladivostok or Moscow so they could issue a Passport. On September 27, the US Consulate stated that the passport can only be issued when I reach the US consulate office.
Clearly there are facts established that are objectively preventing me from following the provisions of the legislation of the Russian Federation concerning my stay in the territory of the Russian Federation. However, although I have raised these facts at trial, they have not been addressed by the court. The fact is, it is impossible to legalize my stay here, there are no documents that I can apply for to legalize my stay since I do not have a passport. Furthermore, the only passport that I can obtain is a limited document only permitting my one way travel to return to the USA, and is only available in Vladivostok or Moscow. Furthermore, I have no legal means to travel within the Russian Federation in which to reach Vladivostok or Moscow.
I have no legal way to stay, and no legal way to leave. I have been in complete cooperation with Russian Authorities since my arrival here. This matter must be settled according to law, and therefore I should not be found guilt of an administrative offense.
Please reverse the decision from December 18, 2018 and send the case back for reconsideration. If I am permitted to leave, then allow me to leave, but do not allow me to be found guilty of an offense for which I am not liable.


This week we're going to look at arpeggios - what are they and how can you find them on the guitar. Arpeggios are very simple, but very powerful. A basic definition: an arpeggio is made of the notes of a given chord, played one note at a time in a sequence; as opposed to a chord, in which all of the notes are played simultaneously. So a G major arpeggio is made up of the exact same notes as a G major chord: G, B and D. And a D major arpeggio is made up of D, F#, and A, just like a D major chord.
Particularly when improvising with single notes, arpeggios can really help you to spell out the harmony of the tune that you are playing. They can also serve as a "home base" as you are navigating chord changes. If you know that the song has gone to a C chord and you are feeling lost in your solo, you could play a C arpeggio and reorient yourself. By relating these arpeggio shapes to chord positions that you already know you can start playing them right away!
Yes, exactly. He was my biggest hero from the time I was 10 until I got to college. I always appreciated his unusual but very deliberate melodic sense and the meticulous sounds he coaxed from the guitar.
A friend of mine told me, that you had a great concert in switzerland! Keep up your efforts to teach us!!
Hi Marcus, lovely tune! I'm so glad that the lesson was useful. The more you start thinking about this stuff - triads, arpeggios, scales, open voiced triads (which we will talk about next!) the more you see that it is all made of the same stuff.


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20 of MARCH 2008 . BELFAST . HILLSBOROUGH CASTLE . NORTHERN IRELAND
WKN WORLD DIRECTOR M. Billy MURRAY MET HER ROYAL HIGHNESS QUEEN ELIZABETH II* Report by WKN NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
The Queen's visit to Northern Ireland could not have come at a more promising time for the peace process. Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh carried out a number of engagements in Northern Ireland with one of them at Hillsborough Castle. The Queen was at Hillsborough Castle for a reception with Ulster's sporting stars, administrators and coaches. And amongst all the high profile mainstream sports shone a glimmer of hope for the recognition of the sport of kickboxing as former four time four weight world kickboxing champion Billy Murray was invited amongst Northern Ireland's sporting elite.
The Queen and Prince Phillip spoke openly to Murray about the sport of kickboxing. "I was truly honoured to receive the invitation from the Northern Ireland Secretary of state. I'd no idea I was meeting the Queen and Prince Philip, until we were all ushered into a dinning room and were instructed in the protocol if her majesty the Queen or Prince Philip were to talk to us.
"First into the room came Prince Phillip and when we were introduced, the Prince took a keen interest into how I got started in the sport of kickboxing, he asked was I still competing and asked how my team of fighters were doing. He particularly showed interest in my recent trip to China where I was on holiday but also forging new links for the sport."
"There was a genuine buzz in the air and even more so, when her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II walked into the room. By the time her Majesty came to me I thought she would be tired of talking but she listened attentively and asked questions about the sport. She wasn't sure where kickboxing originated from, as she thought it was from Korea, but I guess she was getting it mixed up with Tae kwon-do which is an Olympic recognised sport. When I mentioned its origins where from Thailand she agreed and said 'of course'.
"Her Royal Highness asked where and how long I have been training. Just as she was leaving I said "Ma'am, may I be so bold to say how wonderful you look?" she smiled and said "Thank you." I couldn't believe that I was actually standing in a room with all the sporting giants but to top it off, talking to the royal couple Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.
"Directly after meeting the Queen, Murray met Secretary of State Shaun Woodward and his wife Camilla along with the sports minister for Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots, who said "What about you Billy, still kicking?" During the talk with the sports minister it emerged that his cousin was in one of the Prokick classes under the instruction of WKN World featherweight champion Gary Hamilton.
"The sports minister who also helped to introduce guests to the Queen, said to a national newspaper "The Queen showed a keen interest in disability sports and also in kickboxing and gymnastics." He went on to say "She is a very knowledgeable Lady and it was an honour to have her here."