Simpson, Mary M. ALBANY Mary (Mulligan) Simpson, 84, of Albany and Boynton Beach, Fla., died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at St. Peter's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late John W. and Mary (Emmott) Mulligan. She attended the College of St. Rose and was a graduate of Empire State College. She retired from the NYS Department of Labor. Mrs. Simpson was a communicant and one of the founding members of St. Catherine of Siena Church. She devoted her life to her family and friends and was a lifelong Yankees fan.
Wife of the late Robert J. Simpson Sr. and Wallace Culver; mother of Joanne S. (Ed) Cedilotte of Glenmont, Robert J. (Donna) Simpson Jr. of Knox, N.Y., Mary R. (Thomas) Smith of Albany, Jack (Joanne) Simpson of Burnt Hills, N.Y. and William (Jennifer) Simpson of Rensselaer, N.Y.; grandmother of Christine Cedilotte, Rik, Jordan, and Zachary Simpson, Thomas A. Smith, Brian and Katie Simpson; great-grandmother of Abigail Simpson; sister of Irene O'Toole Jamieson of New Hartford, N.Y. and Madonna Rowland of Latham, N.Y.; also survived by special friends Pam Carrier and Chris Converse, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by great-granddaughter, Nova Simpson.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10:45 a.m. from the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, 490 Delaware Ave. then at 11:30 a.m. at St. Catherine of Siena Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may also call at the funeral home Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.
Entombment will follow the Mass in the mausoleum of St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice.
The most important thing I can say about our Mother is that the five of us really lucked out because we got the best mother ever. She was an amazing mother. Throughout our lives she taught us a lot of lessons along the way.
She taught us to love our God. When our parents were buying their first home one of the major requirements was, that it be close to a Catholic school and church – we grew up two blocks from St. Catherine's. She taught us that family was important and that the friendship between our siblings was essential. She loved her two sisters, Irene and Donna, her nieces and nephews and grand children.
She taught us that education was one of the keys to success. In fact, one of our nick names for our Mother was Mrs. Education. Our parents put us through Catholic grade schools, Catholic high schools and paid for all of our college tuition. Our parents always put our needs ahead of their own.
She taught us how to have celebrate life. Every year we spent 2 weeks on Cape Cod or at Misquamicut, Rhode Island. Our home was a happy home. We are not a perfect family but we are a loving family.
She taught us to respect our elders and to help others.She taught us right from wrong.
She was a very giving mother. She helped us whenever we were in need and many times without our ever asking. She was a forgiving mother. Needless to say we all gave her several gray hairs.
She was a mother who knew what was going on every minute. She had to be in the know. She didn't want to be left out of anything. Who was on the phone and what did they want. She used to tell us she had eyes in the back of her head.
She kept very current. And had a great mind till the very end. I had no idea what 420 meant but our mother did.
She taught us how to be strong and survive. Our mother lost two husbands, and had about 10 operations over the years. She was a true survivor.
She gave invaluable advice. When things went wrong one of her famous lines was "You didn't listen".
And she was very stylish, had a passion for fine clothing and always dressed so nicely. She loved to shop. And she loved her sweets. Her two favorite things to eat and drink were Nestles chocolate bars and coca cola. In her later years she loved bananas, Pam's banana bread, blueberry muffins and 3 Musketeers bars. They were all easy for her to eat. In addition, to being our Mother she was our best friend.
She taught us that the Yankees were the best team ever and that Derek Jetter was the best shortstop. It is no coincidence that Jetter hit his first home run of the season the day our mother passed away. Somehow I think Mom had something to do with that.
We all learned a lot from our mother. We tried to implement the lessons she had taught us over the years. Each of us in our own way did what we could to help her when she was in need in her last few years. At times it wasn't easy. It is very difficult to watch your beloved mother go through such difficult times. She knew what she wanted and she wanted it now. In fact, Chris hung signs at 6 Hopewell Street that read "It's all about Mary". And in the end it was all about Mary. We couldn't do enough for her and we couldn't do it fast enough.
You learn a lot about your family when a loved one is very ill. My siblings and I tried to take good care of our mother. Toward the end, Joanne was her rock. She depended on Joanne for everything. Joanne was the director. For the last few years, Joanne and Ed took care of her medical needs, her finances, and her everyday needs. It was Joanne she looked to for direction. And it was Joanne who did everything humanly possible to help our mother. One night last week at the Villa, I told Joanne to go home since she had been there all day; my Mom said "No, Joey stay." Even though there were 2 of us that would be staying, she wanted Joey to stay. Joanne's presence was a great comfort to her. She felt much more secure when Joanne was near. You couldn't ask for a better daughter.
Since Bob retired, he spent endless hours with our Mom. He drove down from Knox daily to be with her. She told me how fortunate she was to have him. She spent her last time in Florida with Bobby and he took excellent care of her. She told me that Bobby really knew how to take care of a sick person. He did things without her ever even asking – so many things to make her comfortable. And no one could make tea better than Bobby. It was Bobby who finished her last cup of tea Saturday morning after she passed.
She enjoyed Jack's humor. He always made her laugh. He did crazy things like throwing sticky animals on the ceiling of her hospital room. At the end I saw his serious side. I watched him guide her with her breathing. Breath through your nose and out through your mouth. Take it real slow Mom. It was so very difficult for her because she was a mouth breather. There were several nights Jack stayed late after working a full day and then he had a long drive home to Burnt Hills.
And Bill, he was her baby and her favorite. She never admitted it but we all knew. It was Billy who got her a blanket and tucked her in when she laid on the couch and didn't feel well years ago. He was there for her after our Dad passed away. He and Bobby brought her muffins from Dunkin Donuts daily. No one could make milkshakes quite like Billy. There was a very special bond between our Mom and her youngest child. And she loved Bailey. He always brightened up her day. My mother has three very dedicated sons and she was very proud of each one of them.
And me I made the cookies and tweezed the dark hairs from her face. She loved us all and we will always love her.
She led a simple, honest and clean life. She was a beautiful person who had the softest skin. She was a wonderful role model for us all and it comes as no surprise that the last word she uttered was Jesus. We know our Mom is in a better place where there is no pain, no oxygen issues, no need for ambesol, lip medex, cold water or Kleenex. We are going to miss you Mom and we all love you very much. Thank you for being our Mother and taking such wonderful care of us all. Today, we celebrate you.
First: thanks to all of you who are here to honor our mom….. we appreciate you being here to help us celebrate our mother's life.
She was born March 30, 1924 on Staten Island at St. Vincents Hospital. Her mom was Mary Emmott Mulligan (our Nana) and her father was John William Mulligan (our grumpa). She had a happy childhood on Staten Island; she talked about the summers next to the ocean….
She had two sisters, Irene O'toole Jamieson of Utica and Florida and Madonna Rowland of Latham. The 3 Mulligan girls all did very well for themselves, they raised beautiful families….. And my mom was very proud of her sisters.
She attended school in NYC, Delmar, and Albany. In 1941 she graduated from Vincentian Institute High School. She still has friends from VI after over 60 years. She then went to the College of St. Rose for 2 years. The war stopped that for awhile. She then raised the Simpson kids, had a career and went back to Empire College and got her degree.
First of all she was smart. Up to the end she could beat me when we watched Jeopardy. She was a reader who liked good furniture, and good clothes. She also had very good taste and STYLE. She had excellent hearing ………………..and she was always listening.
My father, Robert John Simpson Sr of Portadown, Northern Ireland, Manchester, Connecticut and the US Coast Guard. They had a war-time romance and they were a great team. We were lucky to have them as our parents. Our family at 6 Hopewell Street rocked… thanks Mom.
The New York Yankees. She loved Derek Jetter. If she was not watching her team on her very big HDTV, she was listening to them on her radio. Every time I talked to her she had to remind me of the number of games they were ahead of Boston. She loved to needle me and Tom Smith about her team.
Shopping…………. Central Ave…., the malls…. the outlet centers…. and lets not forget the Christmas Tree Shops. She made me take her to everyone on Cape Cod..
Food…..she loved her veal Parmesan at Lombardos, her shrimp, her fish, her chocolate bars.
Public Service…… she was very proud that she worked for New York State. For many years she ran the Unemployment Office in Albany. Her work let her help people. She was willing to teach her workers how to do their jobs. She really cared.
She loved her grandkids….Christine, Rik, Jordan, Zachary, Tom, Brian, and Kate. She even got to hold a great grandchild, Abigail Simpson who was born on mom's 83rd birthday.
I know she loved the 5 Simpson kids, Joanne, Robert, Jeannie, Jack and Bill. She was a great mom, although Jeannie is right……she loved Billy the most!!!!!!!! She was so proud of Jack, and his family. She told me to always protect my little sister Jeannie, and I will.
About 30 years ago my mom and dad found something new. The state of Florida. They always told us that we should not move away from them. Not one of us did, however they moved away from us to the warmth of Florida.
Warm winters were good for Mary Simpson. She stayed healthy down there and kept busy and made many new friends. She always kept track of Albany's weather and had to call us to let us know how high the temperature was down there… I loved taking care of mom in Florida over the past 4 years…..
After my dad was gone, mom found Wally Culver and had a very happy 10 years with him. We liked mom going on with her life….. They were able to take great cruises and trips. Most of us went to Nova Scotia on the Triumph in 1999, paid for by our Mom. We will not forget that gift.
• for many years mom and dad put together a booth for the St. Catherines bazar with bamboo fishing pools, painted file transfer boxes and coke bottles that you were supposed to stand up to win stuffed animals. She spent a lot of money on our Catholic educations, always writing those checks….
• she liked to spread her money around, she was way too generous with her checks and she had excellent handwriting.
Mary Mulligan Simpson was a good mother. She made sure that we all had good educations, good meals, great vacations and were shown the warmth of family. She made sure that our Christmas's were excellent. Presents filled up our living room and we always got way too much.
Over the past few years we all pitched in to help mom stay in her house. It was hard but we all became closer to mom during this time. All of the 5 Simpsons helped out and we had some help from Pam who became the 6th Simpson. Pam, thanks for painting mom's toe nails bright red last week. That was the first time she had that done and she showed her toes to everybody…..
Mom loved her visits from Chris, they always played cards together and they both played to win. Jeannie tells me that when she won at cards mom would call her and gloat on it.
As Jeannie said, Joanne was amazing these past few years. She was always in charge and she let you know it. She and Ed were mom's protectors. Joanne is made of steel.
All difficult things have some good in them; we found out that our family was a good strong family that did the right thing for our mom.
Mary Simpson showed us what is important in life. She taught us how to pray, work hard and respect other people. We all were able to hand that down to our children.
Thanks mom, we will always remember you as we get on with our lives. We will see you again down the road….


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Evgeny Kuznetsov's Dominant Performance Earns Traktor a Ticket to the Conference Finals
Kuznetsov interviewed during Game 4. (Photo credit: Sergey Manzheleev / Ak Bars)
This may or may not be the year when Evgeny Kuznetsov comes to DC. Nonetheless, the Caps prospect continues to put another impressive KHL season under his belt as Traktor Chelyabinsk only needed 11 games to get through two rounds of the playoffs. After their 4-1 victory over Ak Bars today – which Kuznetsov tallied the game-winning goal, Traktor will now face Avangard Omsk and Roman Cervenka, in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Kuzya missed part of the first round with a knee injury he suffered in the second to last game of the regular season. Once he returned, he was not in game shape, being held without a point in his two first playoff games. But then Kuznetsov showed his big-play ability again by scoring five goals in six games, including two game-winners and one series-winner.
Want to see all of Kuzya's playoff goals? Check them out below the jump.
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Keeping ahead of your customers' needs is important for an operator that wants to stay ahead of the market. Find out more about this from Lee Lin Liew, Senior Manager LE Mobile Pre & Post-Paid Marketing Commercial, Du, who is a discussion leader at the Operator Mind Share 2014, taking place at the LTE World Summit on the 23rd June 2014, at the Amsterdam RAI, Netherlands.
Can LTE continue to be expected to generate significant ARPU over 3G?
Yes I believe so. LTE rollouts and its subscriber base are gaining momentum. LTE can also support a couple of new business models such M2M, smart cities, and eMBMS, which could generate better revenue than UMTS.
If there was any doubt that things are going to get tasty LTE-wise in the UK, it was earlier this week, when 3, the UK arm of telco brand Hutchison, announced that when it launches its own LTE network later in the year it will not be charging a premium. The implication was the users will pay exactly the same as they do now, and as 3 currently leads the market for low-cost unlimited 3G data, that's a pretty enticing prospect.
It's also one that shoots a considerable large volley across the bows of the good ship EE, which got itself in the LTE race early by launching a service in November. It was able to do so after pulling off the deft trick of getting the regulator, Ofcom, to let it re-farm its 2G 1800MHz spectrum for LTE. Having bigged up the benefits of 4G at its launch it then proceeded to make the most of this by launching LTE as a premium service – with high prices for lengthy 24-month contracts with small data allowances, the latter of which the network took a lot of flak for in the press.
With the auction process for the digital dividend 800MHz frequency and 2.6GHz now underway, ironically pushed earlier by Ofcom to reduce EE's 4G lead-time in the market, EE reacted by announcing lower prices for its entry-level tariff. Instead of £36 a month for 500MB of data it would now only charge £31 a month, which over a 24-month period that's a significant saving of £90. The price of a handset such as the Nokia Lumia 820, would also come down to £29.99. However, the measly 500MB bundle would remain.
At the other end of the market it would cater for high-end users with a new 20GB a month tariff with a phone and unlimited calls for £61 or the same thing but SIM-only for £41.
It's not quite the slashing of prices that some had reported though – just one real saving on the entry-level package.
3 is currently offering an iPhone 5 with unlimited 3G data and 2000 minutes for £36 a month, which is more or less the same, aside from 500MB of LTE data vs unlimited 3G. When both of these become LTE, EE will have a problem.
Of course EE does have a couple of decent added value services to offer, such as tethering, inclusive BT wifi, Underground wifi, 2-4-1 cinema tickets (better known as Orange Wednesdays) and the EE Film Store – but it's unlikely this will be enough to sway many people away from an unlimited package.
Of course EE does have one key advantage – it has an LTE network that is up and running with coverage is increasing all the time with new markets being announced on a regular basis. What EE needs to continue to do is keep up the marketing pressure on signing people up before the other come online with live networks – which will be around six months from now.
It might get a bit longer to play with as the iPhone crowd won't switch to LTE unless they can use their favourite fruity phones. The current European model of the iPhone 5 only supports 1800MHz, so all the other operators will be looking at Apple to make them happy and release an 800/2600MHz LTE supporting iPhone next time round – which is unlikely to be until September/October 2013 – a year or so following the iPhone 5 launch.
When this happens one has to imaging that EE's pricing will look somewhat different to what it looks like at the start of 2013.
Pricing strategies are certainly going to be one of the hot topics addressed at the LTE World Summit 2013, taking place in Amsterdam in June, so be sure to get your plans together now to attend.


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The Turing Daraprim Outrage Explained and How the Internet Shamed Martin Shkreli to Retract the Rate Hike
The Internet Patrol 6/13/2019 | 9/24/2015 | 1 Comment
By now you've undoubtedly heard of how Martin Shkreli and his Turing Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights to Daraprim, and immediately jacked up the price of Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill. And you may have heard that Shkreli backed down yesterday and said that the price on Daraprim (generic name pyrimethamine) would not go up quite so dramatically (although he hasn't announced the new price yet). But you may not realize just how much of a role the Internet has played in this story.
First, to set the stage, Daraprim is the brand name for pyrimethamine, a drug that has been around since 1953 (so for 62 years as of the time of the writing of this article), which means that it is no longer under patent. And which, by the way, is listed on the World Health Organization list of essential medicines.
Pyrimethamine was first introduced as a drug to treat malaria, and also has been found to combat toxoplasmosis (both diseases are caused by parasites). Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite that may be found in cat excrement, which is why pregnant women are not supposed to change the litter box. In fact, Toxoplasmosis is not uncommon, and it is estimated that 30% of Americans have antibodies to Toxoplasmosis (in fact pregnant women can be tested for the antibody, and if they have it, it's generally considered safe for them to keep changing the cat box – sorry, ladies).
However, those who are immunocomprimised, such as HIV patients, are particularly susceptible to Toxoplasmosis infections, and so for this population of patients, Daraprim can be truly life-saving.
Because the market for pyrimethamine is relatively small (compared to, say, an antibiotic like Cloxapen or an antidepressant such as Zoloft), no generic market was ever developed for pyrimethamine and so the only manufacturer of pyrimethamine was the manufacturer who marketed it as Daraprim. That manufacturer was Impax Labs, and the Impax Labs version of pyrimethamine, called Daraprim, cost patients between $13.50 and $15 per tablet.
At $13.50 per tablet, that's not a problem, and many immunocompromised patients, such as HIV patients, rely on Daraprim.
However, in August Impax sold the rights to Daraprim to Martin Shkreli and his Turing Pharmaceuticals.
And Shkreli almost immediately announced a new $750.00 per pill price tag.
Now, we'd like you to pay attention to this timeline.
Shkreli and Turing only actually acquired the rights to Daraprim (not to pyrimethamine, but to the Daraprim trademark and other IP rights connected to the Daraprim portfolio) last month. But in the space of a month they put up a website at DaraprimDirect.com to market Daraprim directly to doctors and to patients who have prescriptions, and raised the price to $750 per tablet.
They had only registered the DaraprimDirect website a few months earlier (in May of this year).
News reports state that Turing Pharmaceuticals was only founded a few months before that, in February, although the TuringPharma domain was actually registered slightly under a year ago.
Regardless, this is a very fast timeline – and seems rather like the whole thing was rushed, poorly thought out, and designed to try to make Shkreli as much money as possible before the whole thing blew.
We won't go into the myriad of ways that Martin Shkreli has gotten himself into trouble in the past, suffice to say that Martin Shkreli is the target of several lawsuits and even Federal investigations.
But what is interesting in this particular case is that the Internet itself played a huge part – if not the major role – in causing Shkreli to backtrack and rethink jacking the price of Daraprim to $750.
The backlash against Shkreli and his Turing was fast, and furious. Twitter exploded with more than 6,000 Tweets about how horrible this move was, and what a monster Shkreli is.
Even Hillary Clinton jumped into the frey.
The Daily Beast dubbed Shkreli "Big Pharma's Biggest A**hole".
Hackers found and released his personal contact information.
Police reports and complaints against Shkreli from years past were posted.
Police Report of Complaint against Martin Shkreli
Oh, and his OKCupid profile, which he'd apparently closed after it was outed, has been mocked.
Martin Shkreli's OKCupid Profile
"native new yorker seeks girlfriend. intelligent, handsome and all sorts of other good qualities. i am endlessly entertaining, providing comedic relief and artistic thought in one convenient package. what a catch!"
Interestingly, in the "What I'm doing with my life" section, he says "i started a drug company to find treatments for rare and severe diseases. i have spare time, however, and i'm excited to build a relationship and share my life with someone."
(Perhaps he should spend some of that spare time learning how to use the shift key.)
The bottom line: The Internet raked Shkreli over the coals and, interestingly, with very little – if any – debate. Nobody seems prepared to take the other side, let alone defend Shkreli, other than Shkreli himself.
And apparently all of this Internet backlashing had some effect, as late Tuesday Shkreli capitulated, and told NBC and ABC that he was going to roll back the price hike, although he did not indicate what the new price would be. He said that it would be "more affordable", but priced such that Turing Pharmaceuticals would make "a very small profit."
Shkreli says in his OKCupid profile that he is "endlessly entertaining, providing comedic relief."
Popcorn, anyone?
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Pete Laberge says:
Well, I COULD defend him. But honestly, I have much better, and much more moral things to do. So he is gonna have to do without. I assure you, I will not lose much sleep over it. Meantime, I am waiting for Karma to strike him. Methinks we do not have long to wait….


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Tiger Woods was accelerating earlier than the automobile crash, law enforcement officials say
By UMass Mag On Apr 7, 2021
Tiger Woods accelerated up to 87 mph – or more than 45 mph faster than the legal speed limit – before its SUV crashed in southern California in late February, seriously injuring the golf legend, police said Wednesday.
Woods' vehicle, a 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV, was traveling an estimated 75 mph when it hit a tree and rolled over, according to police citing a data recorder in that luxury vehicle.
The recorder showed that the vehicle was going between 68 and 86.99 mph in some places before failing to negotiate a curve on the road just outside Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who adamantly denied that Woods was treated favorably by the police in their investigation, said the Feb. 23 accident was the result of Woods driving in a way they consider unsafe designated for the road conditions.
At a news conference, Villanueva also said there was no evidence that 45-year-old Woods was impaired or intoxicated at Rolling Hills Estates at the time of the Feb.23 crash.
Police didn't check if Woods texted Woods before the crash and said there was no need to do so.
Cops also said they won't issue a quote for Woods, who is currently recovering at his Florida home. Issuing a reckless driving ticket would require proof that Woods committed multiple violations prior to the accident, such as: B. unsafe lane changes or unsafe overtaking other cars, so the police.
Woods has no memory of the collision, police said at the press conference.
Villanueva said he could only reveal the cause of the crash because Woods agreed to it.
"The main cause of this traffic accident was driving at a speed unsafe for the road conditions and the inability to negotiate the curve of the estimated speed of the road in the first impact area was 84 to 87 mph," said Villanueva.
Woods didn't brake before crashing the car, according to police, who said the data recorder revealed that he may have accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brakes prior to the collision.
"I know there are some who say he somehow received special or preferential treatment that is absolutely wrong," said Villanueva.
"There was no sign of impairment. Our main concern when we were obviously at the scene of the collision was his, his safety."
He said there was no likely cause, such as open alcohol containers or signs of narcotics in the car, that would have allowed investigators to obtain a search warrant to test Woods' blood for intoxicants
The golfer, who was alone in the SUV, was trapped in the wreckage that occurred after hitting a mean mean on the road. Then he raced into the brush and hit a tree just before 7:12 a.m. PT.
After Woods was freed from the vehicle, he was taken to a local hospital where he underwent emergency surgery that a doctor at the time described as "major orthopedic injuries" to his right lower leg.
Woods' epic career of 82 PGA titles and wins at 15 major championships was turned upside down in November 2009 after he crashed another SUV into a fire hydrant outside his then Florida residence.
Woods was knocked unconscious for more than five minutes from this crash. His then-wife Elin Nordegren is said to have used a golf club to break a window and pull it out of the car.
The incident led to weeks of reports that Woods was involved in several extramarital affairs. Shortly afterwards, he entered a clinic for treatment.
In May 2017, Woods was charged with driving under the Florida influence after police discovered him sleeping in a damaged car.
In an apology later, Woods blamed "an unexpected reaction" to a mixture of prescribed drugs for his faint.
"I want the public to know it's not alcohol," Woods said at the time.
A month after this arrest, Woods entered a clinic for treatment of problems with prescription pain medication and a sleep disorder.
Woods reportedly used pain medication to get up and move around while recovering from four back surgeries.
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Chinatown Wars is not just the GTA's DS version. It's a great game with new, more exciting features. Of course, this game lets you steal cars and run away while the police chase you.
In Chinatown Wars, you can disable more police cars to escape easily instead of leaving the "wanted zone". The game also lets you peddle acid, heroin, marijuana, ecstasy or cocaine. You earn while playing through recognizing the market demands and conditions based on topography. You can destroy the CCTV cameras by throwing a grenade or bottle of Molotov cocktail. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is usually played in single player mode but you can play with other players if you want. The game has multiplayer modes that are available through a local wireless connection between two Nintendo DS.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is more similar with GTAs III and IV than the earlier versions. In general, Chinatown Wars is played in the same way with other GTA games. The controls for moves and carnapping are mapped to similar button positions, following the design of previous GTAs. The basic vehicle and on-foot controls are mainly the same, making Chinatown Cars easy to play.
However, there's a slight difference in playing with Nintendo DS. Unlike other systems, Nintendo DS has fewer gaming controls. Hence, you need using its screen at some ill-timed periods. It's not a problem though as you'll get used to it after a few days of playing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
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Also, you get a refined steering support that will automatically straighten up the car. This feature will keep the car parallel with the street. Chinatown Wars also goes with a new option for superimposing GPS routes directly on the road. Therefore, you don't need to look down for checking the map.
The game goes with great choices to make it more user-friendly. One of these options is the autotargeting that is intended for drive-by firings. The story missions are compulsory just once, but it's different with Chinatown Cars. This game is the first one that allows replaying your previous missions. Replaying those missions is one way to get a higher score.
Aside from mission replays, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has a new feature called trip skip mission. Use this option if you want to retry a mission right after failing in it. By using it, you go back to where you were killed on your previous attempt while skipping the road trip. The missions are not so difficult to accomplish. To conclude, all these things make Chinatown Cars one of the best GTA games so far.


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My life in Boston's kinky grappling scene
By S.E. BOITANO | November 10, 2010
'It hurts, I like it'
That's how I wound up at a play party devoted to erotic combat and open to beginners. As I walked into the main room, with mats and cages scattered across the floor and a mixed-gender crowd waiting for the next match, I was a little nervous. I hadn't wrestled anyone since Brenda Dafner sat on me in gym class in the seventh grade — not a hot memory. But I screwed up my courage, shyly approached that sexy blonde, and asked her if she'd roll with me. She said yes.
It took half a minute for her pin me in the chokehold of my dreams. I tapped out — the wrestling equivalent of blurting a safeword — and she released me from her clinch. Everyone applauded. I'd lost the match, but won the crowd. Later, one gentleman enthusiastically confessed to me, "That was great. I really liked it when she started slapping your ass in the side mount."
The experience left me humming and hungry for more. Maybe I could play the choker, not the choke-ee, if I had a lot more practice and a lot more technique.
As luck would have it, a few weeks later I caught wind of a workshop entitled: "Kinky take-downs, non-bondage restraint, and body control" sponsored recently by Boston – The Next Generation, a group that caters to pervs 35 and under.
When I got there, it was a full house. Couples cozied up on mats, while others filled the two dozen random office chairs. Our instructor was a sweet-faced woman named Alex, who had impeccable kink cred as Ms. Bootblack 2006 — an international contest that judges participants on "how they make bootblacking interesting, sexy, intriguing, and different." She began the evening with safety tips, progressing into restraints and takedowns: the Bear Hug, the Chicken Wing.
At times, the class could have passed for a practical self-defense class — except when Alex said things like, "From this position you can spank or fist very effectively," or when she asked her volunteer, "How does that feel?" And the reply was: "It hurts, I like it."
Having checked out the kinky side of martial arts, I thought I'd take a look at the legit side. Surprise: nobody on the legit side wants to go on record. To report this story, I phoned the half-dozen schools around town: nobody, but nobody, would return my calls.
I finally pried this insight from a gym manager who asked repeatedly not to be named: "We view kinky grappling similarly to how we view street fighting — people could use what they learn from us in non-sanctioned competition, but that is not our purpose and it's not something we would ever get involved with."
Well, maybe not them — but I needed more training, so I decided to attend a straight martial-arts class at a real jiu-jitsu school, where nobody would be wearing a PVC bustier and carrying a riding crop.
After I filled out a bunch of paperwork and waivers, the strapping instructor handed me the gi, a garment about as sexy as a hazmat suit. It was a look I did not rock. Any erotic aspirations I had were quickly beaten down when we (that's me and a dozen men of varying ages and physiques) all had to start jogging for a warm-up, another not-so-hot-in-the-pants activity.
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One of the most important realizations for someone providing a friend or loved one assistance for their physical disabilities is that the ability to live and function as independently as possible is an important quality of life issue. Two of the most pertinent aspects of daily life that challenge this independence are meal preparation and clean-up. However, with a few adaptations, a bit of planning and foresight, and perhaps some specialized tools and equipment, navigating the kitchen can be made easier and safer for individuals living with disabilities.
Here are some tips that can help.
A little rearranging can make kitchen work a lot easier. Items that are not used regularly or are purely decorative are best stored elsewhere, such as in another room or in out-of-the-way storage areas. This will allow more space on counters and tables and in easily accessible storage areas for daily use items, such as frequently used pots, pans, utensils, dishes, and seasonings.
Using turntables on counters and tables can make accessing those frequently used items easier.
Hand operated grabbing tools are very useful for reaching things in awkward places. They are made in a wide assortment of shapes, sizes, and types, so finding a few to meet everyday needs in the kitchen should not be a problem.
Planning meals ahead and making a list of necessary ingredients for each one can help reduce back-and-forth travel to gather needed items during meal preparation. If fatigue is an issue, plan meals that can be broken down into a series of steps, enabling breaks between them.
If mobility is an issue, a rolling utility cart makes transporting items needed from the refrigerator, cabinets, or pantry easier. This also makes it possible to transport the items you need in one trip. If a wheelchair is used, a lap tray with a beanbag base can serve the same purpose.
Of course, there are a lot more items and ideas out there for providing help for physical disabilities that can work to make navigating the kitchen safer and easier for your family member or friend. Your local rehabilitation center or your loved one's physical therapist could likely offer some recommendations that are suitable to their individual circumstances, abilities, and limitations.


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Neale Whitaker. Small Town Boy
Zoë Porter January 2, 2014 January 28, 2019 Books, Interior Design, The Iconic and Vintage Information Page., TV
Neale Whitaker. Author, Vogue Living Magazine Editor, Channel 9's The Block Renovation Design Judge and all round quintessential style expert shares some misty tinted memories 80's style from his hazy upbringing in the english seaside town of Margate. T Rex, curly perms, Pot Noodles, boy eyeliner, sailor hats, Teena Marie and cockles. This small town boy isn't shy about sharing any of it.
Neale Whitaker is an editorial force to be reckoned with. His career spans over 30 years and 2 countries. It began in his native UK, where he successfully edited lifestyle magazines for high street giants Marks & Spencer, Debenhams and Ikea and launched Waitrose Food Illustrated. His migration to Sydney in 1999 quickly led to multiple successes with magazine launches and editing roles on lifestyle publications such as Marie Claire Lifestyle, Australian Coastal Style, Vogue Entertaining & Travel, delicious and Good Food. In 2006 he became editor in chief of Belle Magazine.
Venturing into the world of TV came next in 2009 as a judge on Nine Network's HomeMade which later led him to the same role on the award-winning and ongoing Nine Network home renovation show The Block. Somehow a stint in the role of Editor of Vogue Living magazine was achieved during this busy period.
Nowadays Whitaker's roles are varied as they are exciting presenting Foxtel's hit house show Love it or List it, joining the team at Stellar magazine as a regular columnist while squeezing in hisrenovation judging duties at The Block.
This publishing heavyweight, toiling tirelessly for avid, glossy page flickers, has a voice for radio, a face for tv and a pen for prose. He authored his own book The Accidental Foodie in 2005 with Bill Granger as Creative Director and he also coined my favourite phrase in 2012, describing himself as 'a failed minimalist'. A status that he promoted himself to after years of enjoying life as a 'lapsed minimalist'.
Whitaker is charming, with manners reminiscent of a lead role in Downton Abbey. He arrives 10 minutes early, smiling, immaculate and carrying a butter-soft, leather hold-all containing a pristine change of clothes 'just in case' our photo shoot should dictate it. He's the kind of person that commands attention just by showing up and yet his energy is warm, calm and agreeable to whatever I feel I need from him. Not really what you'd expect from such a successful and editorially powerful man.
He explained clearly and crisply on arrival that he has a meeting at Bauer Media straight after this shoot and by this time I already know, without doubt, that this is not a man who would be late for anything. Ever.
I didn't initially expect him to go with this different angle of interview. I was unsure of how he'd feel being transported from the world of sophisticated interior design and tweaked tailoring and into the (not always dignified) murky corners of adolescent past, but he loved the idea and within days I had in my possession wonderfully faded personal photos of the man himself with hair, dungarees and all my questions answered with gritty honesty and a dash of wry humour.
His interests are endless…interiors, furniture, art, music, books, travel, plants, textile designs, films, restaurants, hand painted dog bowls, the beauty of Istanbul, Chardonnay, Brogues, the list goes on but with no hint of know-it-all. It really is easy to understand why he is so respected in the competitive magazine and media arenas. His voice is as velvety as it is clipped, he listens intently to everything that is said to him, no matter who you are or what you do and his attention to detail is nothing short of extraordinary.
Whitaker's world revolves around his work but it's apparent quite quickly that his heart is always at home with partner, stylist David Novak-Piper and their 2 bouncy Weimaraners, Ollie and Otis. He beams brightly when asked about them, the conversation leading then to family in the UK and lastly to his late mother Pamela Whitaker. His eyes lower in sadness as he describes her affectionately as an elegant and beautiful person who was taken from him far too soon by cancer in 1995. Neale has supported cancer charities ever since.
He is comfortable, experienced and natural in front of the lens and so our shoot concludes bang on time. Cameras and lights are downed, goodbyes and thank you's expressed (to everyone) and he glides swiftly out of the door, leaving behind a heady trail of the most delicious and hypnotic aftershave I've whiffed since ungainly colliding with Colin Firth at Heathrow Arrivals Terminal in December 2011.
And then, like Colin, he was gone….
I was born in the outer south-eastern suburbs of London, but my family moved to the south coast of England when I was five. I grew up in Margate, famous for its cockles (small saltwater clams, eaten raw with a dash of vinegar), its golden sands (actually beige), a pier which fell into the ocean more than 30 years ago, and artist Tracey Emin. Margate was in the doldrums for decades, but the recent opening of the Turner Contemporary art gallery has re-booted it.
The first record I remember owning is 'Baby Love' by Diana Ross & the Supremes. Given that song was released in 1964 when I was 2, I guess it must have been bought for me! I remember my 7-inch vinyl single had a big chip in it (bite?) but somehow if you dropped the stylus on it in the right place it would still play. Do I need to explain 'single' or 'stylus'?
Musically I am a child of the 70s. I cut my teeth on The New Seekers, Middle of the road and The Carpenters, flirted with T Rex, Roxy and Bowie and embarked on a long term relationship with Ms Ross, Donna Summer, George McCrae, George Benson, Rose Royce, Earth, Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan and the entire African-American family. Dance music peaked in that much-maligned decade and for those of us lucky enough to live (and dance) through them, they were the halcyon days. In the late 70s I encountered an American R&B artist called Teena Marie and have every track she ver recorded. Her reach across jazz, soul, funk, blues and rock was astonishing. Sadly she passed away in 2010.
Gigs and Concerts
Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder TOGETHER on stage at Wembley, London in the late 70's. Teena Marie at Hammersmith Odeon. Every band that ever played at Warwick Uni Student Union from 1980-1983, including the Thompson Twins, Madness, The Specials, The Selector, Marine Girls (aka Tracey Thorn), Pete Burns (Dead or Alive).
Fashion.. Like Piaf, I regret nothing. Everything I have ever worn I loved at the time. Even leg warmers over dungarees. Even tartan pants and diamanté brooches. Even a sailor suit and hat (in my 'Querelle' days). I was the Boy with the Pearl Earring. Berets and eyeliner in my Simple Minds/Human League period. Blond streaks and foundation in homage to Wham. Do I regret the (very) curly perm I sported for most of my uni days? Barbra Streisand doesn't so why the hell would I?
Atlantis Margate in the 1970's was a magic subterranean world where guys so rough their teeth were tattooed danced jazz/funk with the grace of Nureyev. Birminham's Holy City Zoo in the early 80's was were you could spot a cute young band called Duran Duran. Apparently they became famous. At Taboo in london in the mid 80's you could rub shoulders with Boy George and Lee Bowery. Camden's Black Cap for drag. Arq Sydney was where i first took my shirt off on a dance floor.
Peter Bogdanovich's 'Paper Moon' which starred Ryan and Tatum O'Neal and Madeline Kahn. The most brilliant depiction of Depression-era mid-America. Liza Minnelli in 'Caberet'. Dians Ross on 'Lady Sings the Blues' British comedy from the 70's, 'Are you being served?' 'On the Buses', 'George and Mildred', 'Porridge'. The list and the brilliance was endless.
Chinese takeaway was a novelty and a treat in the early 70's. I was intrigued by the inconvenience foods that were fashionable at the time: Vesta curries, Pot Noodles, Angel Delight, Smash potatoes, Toast Toppers. I grew up without understanding that fresh food was superior. It seemed inferior in many ways, less exciting. That was the era. My parents would allow me a small sherry when they each had one at sherry-o-clock, with hindsight that was an extraordinary privilege.
Magazines and Posters
Look-In and Record Mirror are the magazines that I remember. I was TV and music-obsessed. Our next ddor neighbour Judy would allow me to peek at Jackie and I went straight to the 'Dear Cathy' page. Pithy problems like how to get rid of love bites or maybe how to give them in the first place. Posters..I remember Diana Ross, David Cassidy and a map of french regional cheeses donated by the local travel agent.
UFO in Ramsgate was the last word in disco-denim chic. Baggy jeans, lurex socks and suede sandals.
Favourite Teacher
Mr Newman. He was gay.
School and University
Chatham house Grammar School, Ramsgate. The university of Warwick at Coventry
I graduated from sherry to lager, like a good English lad. From lager to Breaker Malt Liquor and from Breaker to Special Brew. Wine was never in the frame apart from Christmas lunch.
The aforementioned French cheeses poster competed with yellow carpet, aqua curtains and purple walls. A colour scheme Jonathan Adler would admire now.
How far back are we going? My pre-pubescent world revolved around TV presenter Valerie Singleton, everyone's surrogate mother. As a young adult, I put Aung San Suu Kyi, the Dalai Lama and Princess Diana on pedestals.
Neale Whitaker
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Lucy Tumanow-West says:
Bravo, Mr Whitaker!
Judy chatwin(nee savage) says:
I was that girl next door who let you read my Jackie magazine. Would love to hear how you and the rest of the family are doing.
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Sir Chris Hoy gave Britain its only gold medal of the opening round of the UCI Track World Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, over the weekend. Hoy – riding for the Sky trade team rather than in Great Britain colours – won the sprint event on Sunday after finishing as runner-up in the keirin the previous day.
Dani King gave Britain its only other medal of the event, clinching a highly creditable silver medal in the women's multi-discipline omnium event at her first attempt in the World Cup.
Great Britain had fielded a limited squad at the opening round of the 2011-12 World Cup at the newly-finished velodrome in Astana. Aside from King and Ed Clancy in the men's omnium, GB only flew over its sprint specialists to take part in the Olympic events: sprint, team sprint and keirin.
The weekend didn't start particularly well for Britain's sprinters. In the perennially problematic men's team sprint, the GB line-up of Jason Queally, Jason Kenny and Ross Edgar failed to make it into the finals, posting only the seventh fastest time in the qualifiers. Granted, Hoy was not part of the line-up due to riding in Sky colours but Britain's 44.326 was off the mark on what proved to be a fast track. The German Erdgas team came out on top in the finals, beating the Jayco team of Australia.
With just nine months to go until the 2012 Olympic Games kick off in London, this weekend proved once again that there is still a lot of work to be done for the British team sprint line-up and with little sign of a front-runner emerging for the tricky man one position.
The women's team sprint fared better. The young duo of Becky James and Jess Varnish placed fourth in a blisteringly fast set of finals that saw the winning Australian duo of Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch narrowly miss out on beating their own world record. Varnish also finished fourth in the 500 metre time trial, won by Belarusian Olga Panarina.
Newly-crowned European champion Ed Clancy finished fourth in the men's ominium. Clancy started his campaign strongly by being the only rider to duck under the 13-second mark in the flying lap, but lost ground in his weakest events – the points race and elimination race. He finished with a flourish by coming out on top in the time trial. German Roger Kluge won overall.
Like Clancy, King also only lost ground in the women's omnium in the mass-start points and elimination races. She won the individual pursuit and flying lap rounds on her way to winning silver behind Russian Evgeniya Romanyuta.
Australia finished the weekend at the top of the medal table with three golds, but by their standards it was a far from dominant performance. It was a weekend where the eastern European and Asian nations established themselves further with some solid riding. Germany came away with eight medals, and lead the team competition going into round two.
The second round of four in the 2011-12 Track World Cup takes place in Cali, Colombia, over December 1-3. The series then visits Beijing, China, in January and London in February for the first international event in the Olympic velodrome.


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Blog Tour: Indigo Owl by Charline Archbold
Indigo Owl by Charlie Archbold
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Publication Date: 1 September 2020
Australian RRP: $24.99
After Earth was destroyed by climate change and overpopulation, private corporations colonised new planets. On one such planet, Galbraith,the fertility of its citizens is tightly controlled. But at what cost?
When Scarlet Bergen leaves her childhood home to be trained at the Arcadia Institute, harnessing her psychic Solitaire talents, it feels like the beginning of her future. But on the Institute steps, her father whispers a life-changing secret about the past. Her mother, a geneticist who disappeared when Scarlet was ten, had enemies …
Scarlet vows to discover the truth about her mother – and is joined in her mission by fellow cadets with their own family secrets and special talents: tech-savvy Rumi, a tenacious truth-hunter, and Dylan, the aloof classmate who can literally read her mind.
Together, they'll uncover a planet-wide conspiracy … and discover that there's little the Galbraith Executives won't do to get what they want.
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My Blurb (4/5 stars)
Somehow, I have gotten into the habit of not reading the book blurb / description / synopsis before I started reading. I would have read it some time before I decided to get my hands on the book so at one point in time, I wanted to read it, so I'd just jumped in. Therefore, most times I've no idea what I got myself in for. And such is the case with Indigo Owl because I didn't realise that it was set in a different planet and for a while, I was really confused! So that's the first thing you should know… This book is set on a completely different and very very cold planet called Galbraith.
There are 3 perspectives but Scarlet's the primary one while Rumi's & Dylan's felt like they revolve around her. I guess this is really Scarlet's story but we do need Rumi's & Dylan's help to know what's happening around Scarlet. This makes me feel that Scarlet is very focused on the one thing (her mother) and so quite blind in her peripheral vision. She could be likeable but I actually prefer Rumi with all her "unbalanced" angle. I must admit though that at the end, they both improved so much! Scarlet could be a good friend but again, I don't feel that friendship any particularly well with anyone. And I also find the romance a little bit lacklustre.
Indigo Owl was a very easy read with a truly fascinating setting with a sort of low key creepy vibe in the way of The Handmaid's Tale. With a fast pace and an engaging mystery, it is a captivating read.
Thanks to Wakefield Press for copy of book in exchange of honest review. And thanks, AusYABloggers for organising the tour.
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C harlie has worked as a primary years educator for many years. She has a Master of Education Degree in Studies of Asia and has spent time teaching in the UK, Australia, and Indonesia. In addition to teaching she has a passion for creative writing. Her new young adult novel is Indigo Owl.
Charlie's debut young adult novel, Mallee Boys, was the recipient of the 2016 Adelaide Literary Festival Unpublished Manuscript Award and was a 2018 Children's Book Council of Australia Honour book. Her middle grade manuscript, Red Bottomed Boat, was shortlisted for the 2020 Text Prize.
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This entry was posted in Australian Author, blog tour, Dystopia, Reviews, science fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult and tagged #aussieauthors, #australianauthor, #australianwomenauthors, #AusYABloggers, #aww2020, #charliearchbold, #indigoowl, #sciencefiction, #speculativefiction on 30/09/2020 by Tien.
Review: Pinkers by Alison Croggon & Daniel Keene
Pinkers (Newport City #2) by Alison Croggon & Daniel Keene
The revolution has begun. But where does it end?
The banns are in lockdown, making it all but impossible for Dez, Bo and their friends to resist the authoritarianism of Newport City. Bo believes that the mysterious power of the water is the key to winning their struggle, but Dez is deeply troubled about his increasing obsession.
Meanwhile up-and-coming soap star Erin Saba is in trouble. In Newport City, there's nowhere to hide. Especially if you're Erin Saba…
Published 15 August 2020 | Publisher: Newport Street Books | RRP: AUD$1199 (ebook)
Buy it at: A&R | Amazon AU
In the first book of Newport City series, Fleshers, we see certain young people rising up against injustices suffered by their people. In this exciting sequel, Pinkers, we read of the immediate aftermath of a particular action followed by escalation of conflicts between the fleshers and pinkers. If you don't know what these terms mean, I won't spoil you but direct you to read Fleshers instead 😉
Following the first book, we have alternating perspectives between Dez and Bo (flesher siblings) but we also have additional perspective, Erin Saba (pinker). I thought this last perspective was a very interesting addition as we have, to date, not heard of a pinker's perspective even as we know not all are bad. As Dez, Bo, their mother and friends are preparing to fight for a chance at a better life, Erin felt her life was not as it should be. As it happened, life turns out to be quite different for Erin when she found herself amongst the fleshers.
Dez has an obsessive personality but a very big & kind heart. Bo has a goal in mind and is focused on getting there. Erin was just hopeless, really, but let's just say that she learns a LOT by the end. They may all see the world differently but they also all see the potential for it to be better; they are seeking to bridge differences. Pinkers is an exciting and thoroughly enjoyable sequel and as I think that not everything is tidied up yet, I have hope for another instalment.
My thanks to the authors for providing me with an ecopy of book in exchange of honest review
Alison Croggon is an award-winning novelist, poet, theatre writer, critic and editor who lives in Melbourne, Australia. She works in many genres and her books and poems have been published to acclaim nationally and internationally. She is arts editor for The Saturday Paper and co-editor of the performance criticism website Witness.
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Daniel Keene has written for the theatre since 1979. He has written over 70 plays, both short works and full length.
Find Daniel on: goodreads | website
This entry was posted in Australian Author, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic, Reviews, science fiction and tagged #alisoncroggon, #australianauthor, #australianwomenwriters, #aww2020, #newportcity, #pinkers, #postapocalyptic, #sciencefiction, #youngadult, dystopia on 26/08/2020 by Tien.
Review: A Dance with Fate by Juliet Marillier
A Dance With Fate (Warrior Bards #2) by Juliet Marillier
An accident. A forfeit of freedom. A descent into danger.
Liobhan, the young warrior and bard, has lost her brother to the Otherworld. Even more determined to gain a place as an elite fighter, she returns to Swan Island to continue her training. But Liobhan is devastated when her comrade Dau is injured and loses his sight in their final display bout. Blamed by Dau's family for the accident, she agrees to go to his home, Oakhill, as a bond servant for one year.
But Oakhill is a place of dark secrets. The menacing and enigmatic Crow Folk still threaten both worlds and while Brocc battles them in the Otherworld, Dau must battle his own demon – despair.
When Liobhan and Dau begin to expose the evil at the core of Oakhill, they place themselves in mortal danger. For their enemy wields great power and will stop at nothing to get his way. It will take all the skills of a Swan Island warrior and a touch of the uncanny to give them any hope of survival . . .
Published 28 July 2020 | Publisher: MacMillan Australia | RRP: AUD$32.99
I feel like I've waited too long to get back into this world and yet, it was less than a year ago (just!). I re-read The Harp of Kings before I read this just because I wanted my stay in this world to be longer. I loved that Liobhan and Dau grew so much in the first book and was keen to find out where their next journey will take them to.
In The Harp of Kings, we found out that Dau's childhood was a terribly scary time that nearly drove him to his death. In A Dance With Fate, we see Dau facing his fears and grew to become stronger and wiser but not alone. As always, his loyal friend, Liobhan, is there with him and for him.
A twist of fate saw Dau blinded and his future bleak. And yet that same twist of fate brought Liobhan to be with him to face his blackest fear. Liobhan's keen sense of justice and deep friendship for Dau cannot see her standing by when she can see Dau will be alone and friendless where he's going. Yet, at the same time, she would be brought lowest but because who and what she is, there are many who are pulled to her to render aid and support.
I love the deepening friendship between Dau & Liobhan in this book. However, this is Dau's story more than anything and I loved it even more as he's developed into such a magnificent man. Brocc is still around and there were a smattering of his POVs in this book. While I find those to be a bit of an annoyance (they broke the main storyline of this book), I do understand that his arc is an overall one for the trilogy and I hope the next book will see him finding what he is looking for.
As always, such a comfort to read Marillier's and I never wanted to leave. In fact, the book is still sitting on my soon-to-read TBR because I'm contemplating a re-read already. Truly while she does not spare her characters from pain, they grow so beautifully that it's a comforting to know that whatever it is you're going through, you'll be stronger at the end. Her words of wisdom is a balm in this (our) bleak time.
My thanks to MacMillan Australia for having me on this tour and paperback copy of book in exchange of honest review
Juliet Marillier was born in New Zealand and grew up surrounded by Celtic music and stories. Her own Celtic-Gaelic roots inspired her to write her first series, the Sevenwaters Trilogy. Her lifelong interest in history, folklore and mythology has had a major influence on her writing.
Juliet is the author of twenty historical fantasy novels for adults and young adults, as well as a book of short fiction. Juliet's novels and short stories have won many awards. She is a member of the druid order OBOD (the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.)
Find Juliet on: goodreads | website | facebook
This entry was posted in Australian Author, blog tour, Fantasy, Reviews and tagged #ADanceWithFate, #australianauthor, #australianwomenwriters, #aww2020, #blogtour, #fantasy, #WarriorBards on 28/07/2020 by Tien.
Blog Tour: The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
Publisher: Hachette Australia
I was eleven when everything started and twelve by the end. But that's another way maps lie, because it felt like the distance travelled was a whole lot further than that.
Sorrento, Victoria – 1999
Fred's family is a mess. Fred's mother died when she was six and she's been raised by her Pop and adoptive father, Luca, ever since. But now Pop is at the Rye Rehabilitation Centre recovering from a fall; Luca's girlfriend, Anika, has moved in; and Fred's just found out that Anika and Luca are having a baby of their own. More and more it feels like a land-grab for family and Fred is the one being left off the map.
But even as the world feels like it's spinning out of control, a crisis from the other side of it comes crashing in. When 400 Kosovar-Albanian refugees arrive in the middle of the night to be housed at one of Australia's 'safe havens' on an isolated headland not far from Sorrento, their fate becomes intertwined with the lives of Fred and her family, as she navigates one extraordinary year that will change them all.
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11 year old Winifred Owen-Ricci felt her world shifting once again. There was that big one when her mother died but this year, her 11th year, she felt her world to lose its smoothness and little bumps and lumps are emerging. Just as she has to adjust herself to her father's new partner and her son moving in, a group of Kosovar-Albanian refugees were brought in to a 'safe haven' not far from her town. As her life touches those of the refugees' so begin some little ripples of change but what can an 11 year old girl do to help?
The Year the Maps Changed was such an easy and engaging book to read. I was quickly drawn into Winnie's (aka Fred's or Freddo's) world and fell in love… with her parents. It is heartwarming to see a good parental models in MG fiction though not to say that they are perfect but they try and mostly, they do good. The novel primarily is about a child's life in a small town as she struggles to fit in into her new blended family.
The novel also dealt with a contemporary issues of refugees. And while it refers specifically to the Kosovar-Albanian ones who came to Australia in 1999, the same issue and concern still exist today in regard to refugees. Even as Winnie is confused about her spot in the family, she and her friends are also curious about the refugees and the reason for the war. Her sympathy engaged, she dared to put out a helping hand.
I got my 10 year old boy to read this too but unfortunately, it failed to engage him. He does not think himself as a reader and when he does read, he prefers books with the typical boy humour (a very narrow preference). He thinks it is boring because it's just about everyday life where nothing really happens. He has been very fortunate in having grown up in a rather traditional family structure, I think, that he lacks the appreciation how much a struggle 'everyday life' could be when your family structure & dynamics change. From my perspective (I grew up with older half siblings), this novel has dealt with this issue sensitively and provided a lovely broad perspective of just how it could all work.
Life, as we all know, is never a smooth ride. Just as you think to switch the cruise control on, there's a turn or a bump coming up and you'll have to navigate manually. In The Year the Maps Changed, Winnie's world (aka map) was changing and expanding with additional turns, cracks, and bumps. Changes come in all forms and many different directions; from her life's centre (her family) to her friends to worldwide concerns. She is learning to negotiate life inside out, growing and expanding herself to adjust to her new world. Beautifully set by Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, The Year the Maps Changed is a new & gorgeous landmark in all readers' landscapes or it should be!
Thanks to Date a Book, Hachette Australia, & Hachette New Zealand for copy of book in exchange of honest review. And thanks, AusYABloggers for organising the tour.
Danielle Binks is a Melbourne-based writer, reviewer, agent, book blogger and Youth Literature Advocate. In 2017, she edited and contributed to Begin, End, Begin, an anthology of new Australian young adult writing inspired by the #LoveOzYA movement, which won the ABIA Book of the Year for Older Children (Ages 13+) and was shortlisted in the 2018 Gold Inky Awards. The Year the Maps Changed is Danielle's debut middle-grade novel coming out with Hachette Australia in 2020.
Find Danielle on: goodreads | website | twitter | instagram
This entry was posted in Australian Author, blog tour, Reviews and tagged #aussieauthors, #australianauthor, #australianwomenauthors, #AusYABloggers, #aww2020, #contemporary, #historicalfiction, #middlegrade, #theyearthemapschanged, #tytmc on 01/05/2020 by Tien.


Home Caufield & Shook Collection Window display at the Klothes Shoppe, Louisville, Kentucky, 1928.
Window display at the Klothes Shoppe, Louisville, Kentucky, 1928.
Title Window display at the Klothes Shoppe, Louisville, Kentucky, 1928.
Description Address: 316 West Market Street. Night time window display of graduation suits for sale at the Klothes Shoppe. Decorations include a clothes trunk and a school pennant.
Source 8 x 10 in. b&w nitrate negative. Item no. ULPA CS 088674 in the Caufield & Shook Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
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Hello, I'm looking for any information on my great-great grandfather who came from Drumshanbo in County Leitrim. He was born around 1795 (ish). His name was Patrick Cowan. He married an Anne Coffyn(?) before they emigrated to Ottawa, Canada. I was wondering if there would be any church records surviving which could give his baptism/birth/marriage dates/details? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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