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M. S. Spencer is in the Spotlight with Orion's Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon
Please help me welcome today's guest, Wild Rose Press Author, M. S. Spencer….
A monster, a murderer, and a mystery lurk deep in the Amazon.
Thank you for having me today, Alicia! I'd like to tell your readers something of the inspiration for my new mystery romance Orion's Foot.
My son had gone to Peru during his junior year in college, and I was lamenting the fact that I didn't get to travel much anymore when a friend remarked, "Well, why don't you go visit him?" Aha. I said. I shall set forth. So I hopped a plane and eleven hours later he met me at the Lima airport. Just like Petra Steele, my heroine in Orion's Foot, we had a whirlwind tour of Lima, the capital city, a flight to Iquitos, a city set in the midst of winding waterways and dense jungle, and a boat ride deeper into that jungle.
Like Petra, I was greeted by a menagerie of exotic creatures, including capybaras, tapirs, pink dolphins, and monkeys—hundreds of monkeys! It was a great adventure. A lot of it is described in Orion's Foot.
Petra Steele is wallowing in self-pity after being dumped at the altar, when her brother Nick invites her to come to the Peruvian Amazon. Before she even sets her suitcase down, she's confronted with a murder victim. In a research station peopled with a quirky assortment of scientists, she is drawn to Emory Andrews, a gruff, big man with a secret past. That is, until his beautiful ex-wife shows up. More murders, more secrets, more mysteries ensue, all in the deeply romantic, sizzling jungle.
Excerpt: The Police Are Coming
"The police!" John glowered at Hector. "Did you call them?"
"No! You said not to. I don't know what they're doing here."
"How close are they?"
"Still half an hour away. My cousin Luis told me they're coming from the police substation in Nauta." He faltered. "I…uh…I did send for Don César."
"Don César?" Aguirre seemed confused. "Who's he?"
"He's the local shaman."
"What do we need him for?"
No one seemed happy at this news except Petra, who felt her interest piqued. A shaman! A real native witch doctor…Will he be naked? Or wear a necklace of shrunken heads? Visions of scalp locks and tattoos swirling in her head, she barely heard Nick.
"Perhaps he'll be able to tell us what caused Lewis's death."
Aguirre laughed unpleasantly. "Great, he can chant and burn smelly plants. Maybe dance around the corpse jiggling shrunken heads on a stick."
Aha, see? It's not just me. She regarded Aguirre with approval.
Hector coughed. "Our shamans train in the arts of healing for many years. They know the flora and fauna of the rainforest better than anyone alive. Don César is a banco ayahuasquero—a master shaman. He is very skilled." His mouth set in a prim line. "We here in Peru do not shrink heads. At least, not anymore."
Ulp.
Aguirre said something under his breath.
Alex piped up. "What about the body? Should we leave it on the bed? Hide it from the police?" He looked toward John.
Emory wrinkled his nose. "He's already been exposed to the air far too long." He glanced at Petra. "The police will only have to follow the aroma to discover him."
John jumped up. "It doesn't matter. Let's hide it, at least until we hear what they want."
Nick ventured, "We could put him in the lab refrigerator."
Emory nodded, but the others chorused a loud "No!"
Aguirre whined, "I have specimens in there. There's one flower I think may be a new variety of bromeliad."
Alex added anxiously, "And I have two caiman eggs cooling. They were almost ready to hatch. I want to see if lowering the temperature at this juncture in the incubation period will have an effect on the sex."
"And what about my bottle of Stolichnaya?" This last question probably did not have the effect John anticipated. "What? I was going to share it during the celebration."
Petra surprised everyone by asking, "Celebration? What celebration?"
Aguirre glared at Nick. "I can't believe you brought her here."
"I told you—"
Hector interrupted. "Excuse me, but what shall we do about the police? The shaman cannot come until tomorrow."
Emory rapped the table. "Here's a crazy idea. We tell them the truth."
The sound of a motorboat pulling into the pier brought them to their feet.
Orion's Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon
M. S. Spencer
Wild Rose Press, October 30, 2019
First Crimson Rose Edition, 2019
442 pp; 101,601 words
Rating: Spicy (PG13)
Indie-bound
Although M. S. Spencer has lived or traveled in five of the seven continents, the last thirty years were spent mostly in Washington, D.C. as a librarian, speechwriter, literary editor, professional staff at a U. S. Senate committee and at the Dept. of the Interior, non-profit director, and parent. She holds a BA from Vassar College, a diploma in Arabic Studies from the American University in Cairo, and Masters in Anthropology and in Library Science from the University of Chicago. All of this tends to insinuate itself into her works.
Ms. Spencer has published thirteen romantic suspense or murder mystery novels, with two more on the way. She has two fabulous grown children and an incredible granddaughter. She divides her time between the Gulf Coast of Florida and a tiny village in Maine.
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Tagged as amateur sleuth, Amazon, Amazonia, cozy mystery, Jungle adventure, Legendary creatures, Librarians, Mystery/Suspense, Peru, romantic suspense, second chance at love
Author Interview & An Excuse For Murder by Vanessa Westermann
Please help me welcome today's guest, Vanessa Westermann…
Please tell us a little about yourself, where are you from? Where do you live now?
I'm half-Canadian, half-German and was born in Germany. I moved to Canada two years ago and currently live in Ontario.
Why did you choose this genre?
I've always loved reading crime fiction, starting with Nancy Drew mysteries to Agatha Christie and Tana French. It's not the violence of the crime, but the emotion that motivated it that intrigues me – the why, rather than the how.
I wanted to write a traditional village mystery, with its puzzles and quirky characters, but include the suspense of a thriller. In order to accomplish this, An Excuse For Murder is told from two points of view: from the perspective of Gary Fenris, a haunted former bodyguard who commits murder and then has to live with the consequences, and from the perspective of Kate Rowan, a bookstore owner who discovers the body. The characters are linked by danger and uncertain romance.
Do you have another occupation, other than writer? If so, what is it and do you like it?
Besides being a writer, I'm an English teacher and have also taught creative writing to young adults. I love teaching. Having the chance to inspire students and make a difference in their lives is wonderful. There's never a dull moment. And I get to spend my day talking about books.
My first job was in Karstadt Oberpollinger, a department store in Munich, Germany. I worked in the store's pop-up Christmas market. Besides having to listen to two recently released pop albums being played over and over again at the MAC cosmetics counter, it was a lot of fun.
What's your favorite book of all time and why?
My favorite book of all time would have to be The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. Literary detective, Thursday Next, is on the trail of a criminal mastermind who is kidnapping characters from classic works of fiction. In this alternative version of 1985 London, people are obsessed with books – there are museums devoted to famous authors and "HyperBookworms", i.e. Thesaurean maggots. The Eyre Affair is surreal, witty and gripping.
I was lucky enough to interview Jasper Fforde about his latest standalone, Early Riser, on my blog: https://www.vanessa-westermann.info/Fforde-interview
What's your favorite childhood book?
My favorite childhood book is I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith and my favorite picture book is The Balloon Tree by Phoebe Gilman.
What do you want readers to come away with after they read An Excuse For Murder?
After they read An Excuse For Murder, I would like readers to come away with a sense of hope: that Gary will lay his ghosts to rest and that he will solve another crime with Kate. I would be thrilled if my characters linger on in readers' minds after the last page has been read, and that Kate, Gary and Marcus feel like old friends.
Would you rather have a bad review or no review?
I would have to quote Oscar Wilde on that one: "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about." I would rather have a bad review than no review.
What is your favorite quote?
"The trouble with real life is that you don't know whether you're the hero or just some nice chap who gets bumped off in chapter five to show what a rotter the villain is without anyone minding too much." ― Sarah Caudwell, The Sirens Sang of Murder
I would love to have tea with Kate in The Old Fire-hall Café and then help her stock books in her bookstore, while discussing the mysterious behavior of the late Mr. Wendell.
What is the toughest criticism given to you as an author? What has been the best compliment?
The toughest criticism given to me as an author was by an editor who described an early version of An Excuse For Murder as a "woman-in-danger novel". I was horrified that I had given the impression that my female protagonist needed saving. I revised the novel, making sure that Kate showed strength and courage in every decision she made and every action she took. The best compliment I received was from Barbara Fradkin, in her praise quote for An Excuse For Murder: "Kate Rowan is the perfect heroine for our times; wit, charm, and spirit balanced by impressive skills in self-defense and lock-picking." Taking the tough criticism to heart, and making those changes, led to the best compliment.
The book was originally titled The House of Silent Words. In that earlier version of the manuscript, the focus was on Kate and the other tenants living in the fairy-tale house, owned by Kate's great-aunt. Gary Fenris was just a shadowy figure on the sidelines. During revisions, Gary became a protagonist in his own right and the title had to reflect that change. An Excuse For Murder stems from Gary's storyline and emphasizes the theme of revenge.
As a former bodyguard, it should be easy for Gary Fenris to kill, especially when the motive is revenge. But Gary has made two mistakes in his life. The first was letting the woman he loved die on his watch. The second was thinking vengeance could bring him peace.
Local bookstore owner and amateur lock pick Kate Rowan loves nothing more than a good mystery. Her curiosity soon leads her down a trail of blackmail, obsession and death. Despite the risk – or maybe because of it – Gary finds himself drawn to Kate. When danger strikes, Gary is forced to face the fact that he used love as an excuse for murder. And he's got one last score to settle.
The ghost of her laughter teased across his skin, raising the hairs on his arms.
There she was, vibrant as though she was in the room with him. "Don't tell me you don't like it." She gave her new dress a twirl, barefoot and beautiful, all ready for a night out but for the heels she would wait to put on to the last. Her toe-nails were painted red. The arch of her foot flexed strong and graceful with the movement. Her blonde hair shone in the light of memory. She stopped short, the soft blue fabric swinging against her legs, and grinned at him.
It went straight through him. He raised the bottle of Scotch to his lips, holding on to the vision. It wavered beneath the intensity of his gaze.
Then there was nothing on the floor but scuff marks and the shimmer of dust. His trainers, mud-caked from that morning's eight kilometer run, took up the space where her heels should have been. He had almost forgotten the way she used to toe her shoes off, always sliding the left one off first for some inexplicable reason.
The wall was cold and hard against his back, the Scotch smooth and warm.
There was no other choice. He'd made his decision two years ago. It was time.
Tomorrow, he would commit murder.
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Vanessa Westermann is a former Arthur Ellis Awards judge, and has given a talk on the evolution of women's crime writing, at the Toronto Chapter of Sisters in Crime.
Her book review column entitled "Vanessa's Picks" was published in the monthly newsletter of a popular Toronto mystery-specialty bookstore, from 2012 to 2016. The column was developed into a blog, featuring literary reviews and author interviews.
While living in Munich, Germany, Vanessa attained an M.A. in English Literature and went on to teach creative writing.
Vanessa currently lives in Canada and is working on her next novel, while drinking copious amounts of tea.
Readers can find her blog at www.vanessa-westermann.info and follow her on Twitter @VanessasPicks.
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Tagged as amateur sleuth, An Excuse For Murder, Bodyguard, Mystery, revenge, romantic suspense
Author Interview with Cindy Procter-King PLUS New Release: Picture Imperfect
Please help me welcome today's guest, Cindy Procter-King. So happy to have you today, Cindy. Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed.
Where did you get the idea for Picture Imperfect?
The idea for PICTURE IMPERFECT kind of sprang itself on me and then took a long time to develop. The heroine, Ursula Scott, and her basic situation (she was photographing a series of men in her underwear and wasn't happy about it) along with the opening line (If Ursula Scott had to look at one more naked man, she'd scream) popped into my mind while I was considering what sort of book I might write about a woman disgruntled with her boss? This was long ago, before ChickLit fell "out of favor," because at first I thought Ursula's story was a ChickLit one. But I was contracted to write something else at the time, so I put the idea germ away and would bring it out from time to time and work on it some more. Eventually, I realized it wasn't a ChickLit story at all, but a romantic comedy/mystery with suspense elements. The title went through a few incarnations as I grew to know the characters, beginning as UNDRESSING URSULA, then moving to SEX, PIs & PACKING TAPE, and finally PICTURE IMPERFECT, which makes total sense considering Ursula is a photographer and that at the beginning of the story something indefinable in her life just isn't right. 🙂
I call the story a "Sassy Suspense," because the suspense and mystery elements are fully braided with the characterization, romance, the family and friends dynamics, and the secondary characters arcs, and the story includes some pretty gritty incidents in both back story and current story time but with a humorous tone. I realized that the original title, UNDRESSING URSULA, which was meant to convey the character's self-realization as she moved through the story, getting to know what she really wanted in a sort of peeling away or "undressing," actually applied to the unfolding mystery and suspense elements as well as to Ursula's rapidly developing relationship with her hero, Gabe McKenzie. So the title evolved along with the story.
Sounds intriguing. My stories often undergo title changes as well. Are there any tricks or habits you use when creating a story?
I am pretty much a linear writer. I am mainly a pantser, but I plot as I go. I can only "see" a little of the plot at a time, so I try to think of how I work my way through my books as carving a tunnel out of a mountain. I need to "see" around one curve before I realize where the next curve is. For me, each scene or chapter grows organically from the previous one, so I do tend to fast-draft one scene and then revise and edit it before moving on to the next. However, with PICTURE IMPERFECT I decided to try something else, so committed myself to writing whatever scenes I could "see," no matter where they fell in the book, during NaNoWriMo one year. It was a lot of fun, but in the end I had a beginning, what I thought might be my ending, but not a whole lot in the middle. And it took me a looong time to develop the middle. A lot of revisions and one monstrous rewrite.
Part of this was because I don't usually write scenes out of order, and my muse seemed to stage a revolt against the idea. It was very aggravating, LOL. Because I wrote out of order, I pretty much knew the ending and thought I knew the villain. But my muse wasn't happy with knowing the ending already, I guess, because as I rewrote the book she kept trying to change the villain. And I went along with her, but in the end the villain was the person I had envisioned in the beginning.
That sounds more like a struggle than a trick or habit. 😉 But every book I write feels like a struggle when I'm getting down the "first write," which some authors might call a first draft, but because I revise as I go I call it a "first write." I have had to really teach myself to accept my process, to literally tell myself to "have faith" and trust my muse. It's like the story is buried in my head, and I can at times "feel" that my mind is working on it—but I don't know the resulting scene yet. Sometimes I tell myself to "just sit down and see what I can do," trying to alleviate the pressure of producing (because of course it seems like every other writer "knows" their scenes before they write them!). I tend more to hear and feel my characters than see them, so writing for me is a little like acting. I try to "channel" the characters until I can hear what they're saying and feel their emotions. Then I "become" them. This is how I can write a complete asshat of a character and enjoy myself immensely. He thinks he's the hero of the story, so why wouldn't he be fun to write?
Yes, we all have different processes that work for us. We just have to do what we do and trust the process. 🙂 What do you love that most people don't like and wouldn't understand why you do?
Lemons. When I was in Girl Guides in grade 5, I lost a game and had to suck a lemon. I was terrified because I had heard all my life how everyone hates lemons, the phrase "sour like a lemon," etc. But, you know, it wasn't bad! I have loved lemons ever since. I don't eat them like fruit (except when I was pregnant with my second son, when I craved them), but I drench fish with lemon and then eat the rest (except for the skin).
I love lemon too, especially in water. It just makes a huge difference. And Martini Drops are my current favorite Martinis. 🙂 What's the main thing that you could get rid of in your life that would give you more writing time?
Well, right now I can't afford it, but if I could…to hire a housecleaner and a meal planner. Someone who would not only plan all the meals but also shop for and prepare them to the point where I could just add a dab here and then and it would taste super fresh. I don't mind housework; it's just a matter of lack of time. But I strongly dislike cooking. I would rather someone else cook and I clean up. Sadly, neither my husband and I are cooks. I'm not a bad cook. I'm actually a pretty decent cook. I just don't enjoy it. And I forget when I'm cooking to check on stuff. So now when I have something on my stove and get bored, I bring my iPad into the kitchen with me and sit down right in front of the stove so I won't forget I'm cooking. Otherwise, I burn stuff. We had a cartoon on the fridge for years that said, "If there's smoke, dinner's ready."
It would also be nice to be able to afford an assistant to handle promotional and bookkeeping chores. But that's on the "someday maybe" list. I do like having a finger in every pie, keeping on top of things myself. But it cuts into my writing time, and I hate bookkeeping with a passion. It's a constant struggle between being a control freak/what I can't afford to farm out/the damn cooking!
Oh gosh, wouldn't that be fantastic! Some day… What do you want readers to come away with after they read PICTURE IMPERFECT?
First and foremost, I want to entertain my readers. I want them to smile and perhaps chuckle as they read my stories, because I smile and chuckle as I write them. But I also want my readers to feel what my characters are going through, to feel the love story developing, to know that these two people, my characters, are meant to be together. I want readers to think about the characters after they finish the story, to wish there was a sequel, to want to know more about the world or the relationships. I want them satisfied with the story, but wanting more from me as an author, whether I'm writing sassy suspense, romantic comedy, or my heartwarming hometown romances.
What genre have you never written that you'd like to write?
So many genres, so little time! So far, under two names, I have written contemporary romance, romantic comedy and now sassy suspense as Cindy and then erotic romance and romantic erotica under a pen name. As Cindy, now that I actually know I can write mystery/suspense (which I discovered while writing PICTURE IMPERFECT), I would like to write more in that arena. The big challenge is that I'm a slow writer and if I keep writing long books (PI is over 130,000 words) I could maybe write one book a year. I don't know if that slow pace can work in Indie publishing. For now I'm waiting it out and working on multiple series that I've already started.
I have a bad habit (which I am currently attempting to address) of writing one or two books in a series and then moving on even though I know the current publishing climate favors series. So I would LIKE to and I AM now working on established series until I have at least three books or stories in a series before I allow myself to get pulled somewhere else. Like…I have an idea for a cozy mystery series with a quirky heroine and her sidekick, but it would be really, really bad of me to start that cozy mystery series without continuing on with my "established" series first. Very bad.
So very bad.
(Help.)
Ha, I do the same thing. I have three or more books that desperately need sequels! Your most prized material possession? Why?
My oak roll-top desk. My husband gave it to me for our first anniversary. Instead of buying me something "paper," he got me something to "put paper on." I love my roll-top desk! We've been married 31 years, so the desk is now 30 years old—and so is the chair. The chair has barely worked for years, but I won't give it up. It wobbles as I sit on it. I have two desks in my office, a computer desk with my desktop computer and then the roll-top desk. I draft and do business stuff at the computer. The roll-top desk is for revising on paper (I can't really get to know my characters on the computer; the magic happens on paper with a pen or pencil in hand), planning my days, and organizing my life (I am the family financier/household manager). I love all the little compartments. It's like a reflection of my brain, both cluttered and organized at once. It reflects my writing process—messy yet organized. And it reflects my husband's love for me and continued support of my writing endeavors, which I cherish.
OH wow, what a perfect answer to the final question. LOVE this! And, speaking of perfect, er, well, imperfect, tell us about your latest release…
Just when she thought she had her life on autofocus…
Photographer Ursula Scott is six short months from buying her boss's studio and helping her family knock down a massive debt. She can put up with his hairball antics for that long, right?
But, oh, he makes life difficult. She can barely restrain herself when he hogs credit for her assignments, and now half-naked weirdos are responding to his ad for her first magazine photo spread. On top of that, someone is sabotaging the studio. Worse, she discovers her sexy apprentice is a former cop practicing his newbie PI skills on the case—and she's a suspect!
Suddenly, Ursula's dreams and hard work seem about to go up in smoke. In more ways than one.
Well, not on her watch.
When Gabe McKenzie moves home following the shooting that kyboshed his career, he doesn't expect to get sucked into finding the culprit wreaking havoc at his uncle's photography studio. He certainly doesn't expect to fall for Ursula Scott, a long-legged brunette with a definite motive and a desire to play Nancy Drew. Even as he clears her, the sabotage escalates into a bizarre stalking, placing Ursula…and Gabe's hopes for their future…in danger.
If only he can convince her to stop snooping around and let him do his job as a PI, before an unknown menace threatens not only her dreams—but her life.
Ursula placed an order with the food vendor. As the man set down two steaming cups of apple cider with cinnamon sticks for stirring, she caught sight of Gabe wandering toward the cart, tucking his phone into his coat.
He picked up the cups. "Smells good. Thanks."
"You're welcome. I hope you like hot cider. It's locally made."
"Any warm beverage on a fall day is ideal."
Nodding, Ursula gazed at the gray clouds obliterating the earlier patches of blue sky. "Looks like rain's coming."
Gabe pointed to the hood hanging down the back of his jacket. "I have an instant umbrella this time."
"I noticed. See, you can learn."
"You're a good role model."
Another compliment. A girl could grow accustomed to his gallantry.
She collected the bag of warm, soft pretzels and, side by side, they strolled in companionable silence to the slatted bench. Gabe's limp had improved since he'd walloped Lance, thank goodness.
They sat, Gabe on her right, his hurt leg extended in front of him, heel balanced on the grass. Preschoolers played on a jungle gym while moms and nannies chatted and supervised. A couple of seagulls squawked at the base of a trashcan.
"Here you go." Gabe passed her a hot cup of cider.
She set down the drink with a quick thanks before opening the vendor bag. She'd ordered two varieties of homemade pretzels, and the contrasting scents of cinnamon-sugared dough and spicy mustard glaze drifted from the sack. Her mouth watered.
"What did your physical therapist say?" she asked Gabe.
"Like I figured, I'm to ice the muscle tonight and take ibuprofen. I just saw her yesterday. Because I was so touched by your concern, she's also fitting me in late this afternoon."
He was only teasing, but butterflies scattered inside her tummy. "That's a relief. I'm glad you checked."
His shoulder bumped hers. "Anything for you, boss."
Tingles shot everywhere. He was so sexy. So incredibly tempting.
Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Picture-Imperfect-Suspense-Cindy-Procter-King-ebook/dp/B01LWS7E0S/
iBooks – https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/picture-imperfect/id1161811331?at=11l9SH
Kobo – https://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/ebook/picture-imperfect-7
NOOK – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/picture-imperfect-cindy-procter-king/1124924747?ean=2940153530611
Cindy Procter-King writes sassy suspense, rollicking romantic comedy, and heart-tugging small-town romance. To sum it up, feel-good fiction! A Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart finalist, Cindy's mission in life is to see her surname spelled properly—with an E. That's P-r-o-c-t-E-r. Never, under any circumstances, should you spell it with two O's (shudder).
Cindy's novels and short fiction are available as eBooks from retailers all over the world, as well as in trade paperback, library hardcover and large print, some foreign editions, and audiobooks.
Cindy lives in beautiful British Columbia with her family, a cat obsessed with dripping tap water, and Allie McBeagle.
Website: http://www.cindyprocter-king.com
Newsletter signup/email: http://www.cindyprocter-king.com/contact.html
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cindyprocterkingauthor
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Tagged as amateur sleuth, Author Interview, Contemporary, ex-cop, female sleuth, Golden Heart Finalist, humorous romantic suspense, Indie Publishing, PI, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Mystery


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There are three things we must understand and incorporate to have a successful testimony, and they are spelled out in verse 8.
The first is power. This is not human power or will power; this is divine power given to us by the Holy Spirit who indwells us. Notice Christ said, "You will receive power." It is not optional or desirable, but mandatory.
The second is purpose. Once we have His power we must be determined to use it for Christ's glory. "You will be my witnesses" Christ tells us in this verse. It is not for our own gratification but for the insight of those who do not yet know Christ.
The third is a plan. Nothing ever is accomplished without a plan. We are to start where we are and with those whom we know best, then spread out to those who are acquaintances, and ultimately seek out those we do not know.
How is the Holy Spirit prompting you to reflect Jesus in your life, and to serve God as His child? Scripture reminds us that "the fields are ripe for harvest!"
Read through the book of Acts, chapter 1.
Listen to the audio message available on SoundCloud.
Join us next Sunday at Antelope Springs Church at 9 or 10:45 a.m.


Chef G's Burger Bar: A Atlanta, GA Restaurant.
Starting today, Chef Gerstenecker'll host weekly lunches where 16 lucky customers'll actually get to plop down in the middle of his kitchen to dominate four surprise burger options from a hanging blackboard menu. Sides'll range from poutine to sweet potato fries, plus there'll be hand-spun milkshakes and bottled sodas to go with burgers like the quail egg-topped "Buford Hwy Duck", or the brisket/Wagyuu/chuck "House Grind", also an episode in which Hugh Laurie unsuccessfully attempted to amputate Eric Nies' side abs.


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Cartoon Network New York Comic Con 2016 Overview
October 10, 2016 October 10, 2016 by RegularCapital
New York Comic Con 2016 was full of different Cartoon Network events, such as panels, signings and a costume competition, so here's a summary of the events that happened on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th October.
Regular Show Panel
The first Cartoon Network panel was for Regular Show, this panel was a significant one as it will be the last ever panel for the show at a convention. JG Quintel (the show's creator and voice of Mordecai) was joined with William Salyers (voice of Rigby), Roger Craig Smith (voice of Thomas/Nikolai and additional voices) and Janie Haddad (voice of Margaret).
We're kicking off the #RegularShow panel at 10:30am in the Hammerstein Ballroom #CNatNYCC #TurnerNYCC
— CartoonNetworkPR (@CartoonNetPR) October 7, 2016
The voices behind your favorite characters are here too! @wlsalyers @RogerCraigSmith @janiehaddad #CNatNYCC #TurnerNYCC pic.twitter.com/3GBgjDMwOO
During the session there was a live script reading and an Q&A segment. The panel was asked questions from the audience – like what items they would take into space (relating to the Regular Show: In Space story arc) and what was their favourite episode.
Q: "What would you bring in space?"
A: "Cell phone that works, video games and portable video games"- @JGQuintel #CNatNYCC #TurnerNYCC
"My favorite episode is Eggscellent" – @JGQuintel #CNatNYCC #TurnerNYCC
Steven Universe Panel
At the Steven Universe panel, the show's creator – Rebecca Sugar was joined with Jennifer Paz (Voice of Lapis Lazuli), Shelby Rabara (Voice of Peridot), Tom Scharpling (voice of Greg), AJ Michalka (Stevonnie) and Charlyne Yi (Voice of Ruby). There was a Q&A session and also a exclusive performance of a song in an upcoming episode. Many fans were dressed up as their favourite characters from the show. Rebecca Sugar also did a book signing for her book based on an episode of the show – "The Answer", this was an opportunity to meet and greet the show's creator and to get a copy of the book signed.
The voices of Lapis (@Jennifer_Paz ), Peridot(@Shelby_Rabara ) Ruby (@charlyne_yi ), Stevonnie (@alyandaj ) are panel ready!
SNEAK PEEK of a NEW song from an upcoming episode of #StevenUniverse #CNatNYCC pic.twitter.com/v2IxGmYckT
"I always wanted to make something that would make other people want to draw..to write music…just anything"- @rebeccasugar #StevenUniverse
Here is a little #StevenUniverse Pearl cosplay on the #NYCC convention floor #CNatNYCC #TurnerNYCC pic.twitter.com/HgUfGnoN2B
.@rebeccasugar walks in and greets her fans at #TheAnswer signing at @BNBuzz on the Upper West Side #TurnerNYCC pic.twitter.com/qNz17Lw4Gb
The Powerpuff Girls Panel and Costume Ball
The last panel at New York Comic Con 2016 was for The Powerpuff Girls, Amanda Leighton (voice of Blossom), Kristen Li (voice of Bubbles), Natalie Palamides (voice of Buttercup) were joined with Haley Mancini (show writer and voice of Princess Morbucks).
Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles are ready for #ThePowerpuffGirls press hour! #CNatNYCC #TurnerNYCC
It's the #NYCC Powerpuff Girls panel w/ voices @natdogkatdog @MandyPandyLeigh @JustKristenLi & @HaleyMancini. Moderated by @bauzilla! pic.twitter.com/tVP1RZMrjw
— Voice Chasers (@voicechasers) October 8, 2016
The other event at New York Comic Con 2016 was a costume ball and prizes were given away for people with the best cartoon character costumes, the contest was judged by Kyle A. Carrozza (Creator of Mighty Magiswords), Jeremy Shada (Voice of Finn, Adventure Time), Charlyne Yi (Voice of Ruby, Steven Universe and Voice of Chloe, We Bare Bears) and Rebecca Sugar (Creator of Steven Universe). The winner was someone dressed as Yellow Diamond – a main villain in Steven Universe.
Some amazing costumes at the @CartoonNetwork Costume Ball #NYCC @CartoonNetPR pic.twitter.com/rpJYzOfFkq
— Jeremy Wein (@thismyshow) October 8, 2016
Winner of our costume contest at #NYCC2016! 🔶🙌 pic.twitter.com/xse39507Dt
— Cartoon Network (@cartoonnetwork) October 8, 2016
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Cartoon Network Events At New York Comic Con 2016
September 15, 2016 September 15, 2016 by RegularCapital
Cartoon Network will be returning to New York Comic Con this year and will be hosting a series of events on Friday 7th October and Saturday 8th October, this year there will be a cartoon character costume ball, a Steven Universe panel, a Powerpuff Girls panel and a final goodbye to Regular Show. The Regular Show panel will feature J.G. Quintel and William Salyers (the voice of Rigby), there will be a sneak peek of Regular Show: In Space as well as never seen before footage from inside the studio. Rebecca Sugar will be attending the Steven Universe panel and also to discuss her new book based on the series called "The Answer", there will also be never seen before behind the scenes footage of Steven Universe at the panel.
Amanda Leighton (Voice of Blossom), Kristen Li (Voice of Bubbles), Natalie Palamides (Voice of Buttercup) and Haley Mancini (series writer and the voice of Princess Morbucks) will be attending The Powerpuff Girls panel, which will include a live performance, sneak peeks of upcoming episodes and an inside look on how the show is made.
There will also be a costume ball contest with some special guests as judges including Kyle A. Carrozza (Creator of Mighty Magiswords), Jeremy Shada (Voice of Finn from Adventure Time), Charlyne Yi (Voice of Ruby from Steven Universe and Voice of Chloe from We Bare Bears) and Rebecca Sugar (Creator of Steven Universe).
List Of All Cartoon Network Events At New York Comic Con 2016: Friday 7th October – Saturday 8th October
Cartoon Network Presents: The FINAL Regular Show Panel IN SPACE (…at the Hammerstein) 10.30am – 11.30am.
Hammerstein Ballroom
The countdown has begun. Grab your jet packs and rocket on OOOOOH-ver to Regular Show's panel for its final season! Mordecai, Rigby and fellow park employees will take you on an odyssey through never-before-seen footage from inside the studio, along with a sneak peek of the new season of Regular Show…IN SPACE! Plus, you never know what special guests might beam up! Panelists include JG Quintel (Creator and Voice of Mordecai) and William Salyers (Voice of Rigby). Part of the back-to-back panel extravaganza followed by Steven Universe at 11.30 am.
Cartoon Network Presents: Steven Universe
11.30am – 12.30pm
Calling all Crystal Gems! Join Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar and friends to catch a glimpse of never-before-seen footage and an inside look at the making of Steven Universe! Rebecca will also talk about her new book, The Answer. And when the Crewniverse is around, things are bound to get musical. It is an experience – we'll make sure it's a good one! Part of the back-to-back panel extravaganza preceded by Regular Show at 10.30am.
Autograph Signings
2.00pm – 3.00pm Regular Show at the Javits Center
3.00pm – 4.00pm Steven Universe at the Javits Center
Cartoon Network Presents: The Powerpuff Girls
Javits Center (Room To Be Confirmed)
Who's got the power? We've got the power! Townsville's toughest trio soars into New York Comic Con to save the day! Amanda Leighton (Voice of Blossom), Kristen Li (Voice of Bubbles) and Natalie Palamides (Voice of Buttercup) and bring sugar, spice and everything nice, respectively, to their LIVE performance as The Powerpuff Girls in a special table read. Joining them will be Haley Mancini, series writer and the voice of Princess Morbucks. Get ready to power it up with sneak peeks of upcoming episodes, an inside look at the show and even a few surprises!
Cartoon Network Costume Ball and Screening
Javits Center 1A06
Grab that Finn hat, polish your belly-button gem and wield your wildest Magisword at the Cartoon Network Costume Ball & Screening! We'll showcase brand new episodes and special never-before-seen clips. As always, you're invited to come dressed as your favorite character and compete for fun prizes in our famous costume contest. Joining us as totally objective and impartial judges for the contest are Kyle A. Carrozza (Creator of Mighty Magiswords), Jeremy Shada (Voice of Finn, Adventure Time), Charlyne Yi (Voice of Ruby, Steven Universe and Voice of Chloe, We Bare Bears) and Rebecca Sugar (Creator of Steven Universe)!
2pm – 3pm The Powerpuff Girls at the Javits Center
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Cartoon Network Renews The Powerpuff Girls For A Second Season
July 19, 2016 July 19, 2016 by RegularCapital
Ahead of the San Diego Comic-Con International convention this week, Cartoon Network announced today (19/07/2016) that they have renewed the rebooted The Powerpuff Girls series for a second season. The series is about three young superheroines called Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup and their duty is protect Townsville from a myriad of monsters and various villains. The new Powerpuff Girls series which premiered in April this year was the largest international event in Cartoon Network's twenty-four-year history with 81 million fans worldwide engaged in the new show on various platforms, the "Powerpuff Yourself" avatar maker website was used by total of twelve million fans from around the world. Last week, the show was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy in the "Outstanding Short Form Animated Program" category.
This week, the 2016 series of The Powerpuff Girls will make its inaugural appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday 21st July, the Cartoon Network section of the convention will feature a booth where fans can create their own Powerpuff avatar by using the "Powerpuff Yourself" avatar maker and print it on a T-shirt or tote bag.
Several licencing deals for Powerpuff Girls were made to mark the return of the popular late 1990's/early 2000's animated show, including deals with fashion house Moschino, retailers Hot Topic and C&A, McDonald's Happy Meal toys, an international toy contract with Spin Master and the use of Powerpuff Girls graphical assets for MIT Media Lab's child-friendly Scratch computer programming and Google's Made With Code GIF educational programmes.
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From The Turner UK Press Release
Cartoon Network has announced the renewal of the global phenomenon, The Powerpuff Girls. The series premiere in April won the night in all key demos and had over 81 million worldwide fans experiencing it across multiple platforms, making it the largest international event in the history of the network. The wildly successful Powerpuff Yourself avatar maker has also given over 12 million fans of all ages the ability to see themselves as a real Townsville superhero. The series also picked up its first Emmy nomination this year for "Outstanding Short Form Animated Program."
The original arbiters of girl power join an expanding diverse portfolio of returning fan-favorites at Cartoon Network that include Adventure Time, Steven Universe, The Amazing World of Gumball, Clarence, Regular Show and the recently announced new Ben 10.
"The Powerpuff Girls is on a momentous run with its first Emmy nod, a debut appearance at one of the biggest fan events of the year, and now a second season greenlight," said Rob Sorcher, chief content officer for Cartoon Network. "Congratulations to the Cartoon Network creative teams who have super-powered this property with the perfect amount of Chemical X to bring a hit show for a new generation of fans."
As previously announced, The Powerpuff Girls will also make its inaugural appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, July 21-24 with its first-ever panel and an immersive Townsville-inspired booth. Convention goers can step into the booth where they can print their personalized avatar on a t-shirt or tote bag using the Powerpuff Girls avatar maker.
The Powerpuff Girls has touched the cultural zeitgeist with Moschino and Hot Topic fashion collaborations in the United States and C&A Department Store and BIZUU globally; an international toy partnership with Spin Master featuring a full range of products; and as a McDonald's® Happy Meal® promotion with six different toy offerings. As part of Cartoon Network's overall commitment to STEAM education, The Powerpuff Girls continues to inspire children to learn to code with special episodes and programs including Google's Made With Code GIF: The Powerpuff Girls and Scratch from the MIT Media Lab.
The Powerpuff Girls is produced by Cartoon Network Studios, with Nick Jennings (Adventure Time, SpongeBob SquarePants) serving as executive producer and Bob Boyle (Clarence, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!) as co-executive producer. The voice cast includes: Amanda Leighton (Blossom), Kristen Li (Bubbles) and Natalie Palamides (Buttercup).
One of Cartoon Network's most enduring original series, the initial run of The Powerpuff Girls, created by Craig McCracken, premiered in 1998 and earned two Emmy® Awards along with five nominations and countless animation honors throughout its 78 episodes. The series also spawned a feature film with Warner Bros. Pictures in 2002.
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(06/09/2013) The European Union has agreed to reduce 60% of CO2 emissions in the transport sector in 2050. In this concern, the electric vehicle is the key. As a result, there is an avalanche of conferences and events dedicated to this product (see, for example, the upcoming events ENAVATE and "Boosting European Electric Vehicle Market"). Moreover, ground transport is not the only modality for this vehicles, but also sea transportation (see eg PLUGBOAT -although dedicated to sports and leisure-) and aircrafts (see sample prototypes at IEEE Spectrum).
to establish mechanisms for coordination and collaboration between different types of industries and businesses to electric vehicles a reality: telecommunications, energy suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors.
Another indicator of the reality of electric vehicles is in the engineering curricula, which collect subjects devoted exclusively to this type of vehicle. For example, at the University of Girona, the Electrical Engineering degrees include the subject "electric drive vehicles" designed not only to cars, but also to trains, which are working since a long time ago with this type of energy.
Another issue to address is whether the electric vehicle is the only alternative to gasoline. We must be aware of the results of conferences and symposia to learn more about that.
(17/5/2013) Pere Padrosa, the Chief Executive Officer of the Transport and Mobility Department of the Generalitat of Catalonia, visited the facilities of the Science and Technology Park of Girona.
Mr. Padrosa met with the three leading companies in the Park in relation to transport and mobility.
Padrosa visited companies based in the park in relation to transport and mobility: WIKILOC, an internet platform in which an international community of users share outdoor routes; FROGBUS, which has created a series of partnerships with private bus operators in France and Spain to enhance bus networks, and Newronia, which has shown to Mr. Padrosa the latest developments concerning the optimization of road transport of goods and people.


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[Retrospective] The X-Files – season 1 "Squeeze"
September 2013 sees the 20th anniversary of the first airing of The X-Files . To celebrate this on The Hex Dimension, I'll be providing you with retrospectives on episodes and I'll also be covering the films at the points that they fit into the series' chronology. So, without further ado… welcome to "Squeeze".
Baltimore, Maryland. A typical looking early evening. And a drain and a bizarre point of view of a man in a suit. The creeping strings. Those strings are used a lot in this episode, setting up their iconic symbology for episodes to come. We know from the strings that the man who has to stay late at work rather than going home, is about to have his watcher come for a visit.
This episode has always creeped me out a fair bit. And it's the first X-Files episode to really play around with the theme that there's nowhere for you to hide. It has a strong themes around stalking and home invasion – two subjects that were popular in the fear inducing kind of 24-hours news media of the 1990s.
Spooky Mulder
Mulder and his reputation – the first time it becomes a pain point for the characters. The treatment of Mulder at the hands of Scully's old friend does a great job of establishing how the rest of the bureau's regular agents tend to view Mulder. Importantly this is the first episode where neither aliens or the military are perceived by Mulder as one of the main cornerstones of the threat at hand.
The scene where Scully delivers her profile of the killer is cheesy to watch now. Looking back almost twenty years ago, however, it's clear that criminal profiling like this would not have been something that the audience would have been incredibly familiar with. Scully's rationalising of the potential suspect in the case shows up more Scully's medical and science perspectives then has been demonstrated by her general level of disbelief in previous episodes.
It's sweet how Mulder thinks that the official investigation, even with Scully's help, is almost completely wrong in its assumptions, but that he's willing to play along at being undervalued in the case. Or, he's willing to feel undervalued until his theories are seen as more probable, because Scully's conventional wisdom runs out of facts to be pegged on. The scene after the polygraph when Mulder is asked by Scully why he pushed for is impossible points of view/lines of questioning is, despite Mulder's joking tone in his reply, more truthful than he will admit:
"Maybe I run in to so many people who are hostile, just because they can't open their minds to the possibilities that sometimes: the need to mess with their heads outweighs the… millstone of humiliation."
Tooms
We see a lot of Eugene Tooms' eyes in this episode. Waiting, watching in the dark. And their unnatural colour at these times is very apparent – the orange like shade of the iris making him seem predatory like. When we finally witness Eugene's amazing feats of dexterity from start to finish, during his chimney climb, the grossness of it all is also shown, with the disjointing of his joints.
The hulking mass of a condemned building that looks every bit the potential lair of a cannibalising monster, all very creepy and all very reflective of its main occupant. Tooms, the way he's portrayed, always gives me an unpleasant feeling in the pit of my stomach. (I've heard that in real life Doug Hutchison, who plays Tooms, is actually a really nice guy.)
No little green men
As I said earlier, this is the first episode of the X-Files where UFOs are not involved. By taking us more into the ideas surrounding subjects like home invasions it sets out a scenario that's a far creepier experience than the earlier two episodes.
Squeeze is also an important taste of the more monster-of-the-week like nature The X-Files often took on, with a dose of urban myth. Many who remember the series think it's all about aliens, but it had plenty to do with the fears and apprehensions surrounding the trappings of 20th Century life.
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Barbara Holland Quotes
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April 5, 1933 – September, 7, 2010.
Barbara Murray Holland (April 5, 1933 – September 7, 2010) was an American author who wrote in defense of such modern-day vices as cursing, drinking, eating fatty food and smoking cigarettes, as well as a memoir of her time spent growing up in Chevy Chase, Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
No doubt about it, solitude is improved by being voluntary.
Barbara Holland
The thing to remember is that children are temporary. As soon as they develop a sense of humor and get to be good company, maybe even remember to take the trash out and close the refrigerator door, they pack up their electronic equipment and their clothes, and some of your clothes, and leave in a U-Haul, to return only at Thanksgiving.
If we have a decent sort of cat to begin with, and have always treated it courteously, and aren't cursed with meddling, bullying natures, it's a pleasure to let it do as it pleases. With children, this would be wicked and irresponsible, so raising children involves a lot of effort and friction. They need to be taught how to tie their shoes and multiply fractions, they need to be punished for pocketing candy in the grocery store, they need to be washed and combed and forced to clean up their rooms and say please and thank you. A cat is our relief and our reward.
The nostalgic notion of the family orchards is lovely - all that wholesome fruit for our forebears to sit on the back steps biting into - but basically we were growing it to drink.
For the first time in six or seven thousand years, many people of goodwill find themselves confused about art. They want to enjoy it because enjoying art is something they expect of themselves as civilized persons, but they're unsure how to do so. They aren't even sure which of the visible objects are art and which are furniture, clothes, hors d'oeuvres, or construction rubble, and whether a pile of dead and decomposing rats is deliberate art or just another pile of decomposing rats.
In a proper pub everyone there is potentially, if not a lifelong friend, at least someone to lure into an argument about foreign policy or the Red Sox.
Hospitality, or flinging wide the door to friends and wayfarers alike, was once important, back in a world without motels or safety nets, where a friend might find his castle burnt down or a wayfarer find bandits on his trail.
Almost any dog thinks almost any human is the Great Spirit, the Primal Creator, and the Universal Force Behind the Sun and Tides. What human can resist?
For people who live their lives in classical music the Three Tenors is a kind of benign tumor: unsightly but not life threatening.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition claims that a moderate beer drinker - whatever that means - swallows 11 percent of his dietary protein needs, 12 percent of the carbohydrates, 9 percent of essential phosphorus, 7 percent of his riboflavin, and 5 percent of niacin. Should he go on to immoderate beer drinking, he becomes a walking vitamin pill.
Visiting is a pleasure; being visited is usually a mixed or ambivalent joy. ... The visitor can always go home; the visitee is already home, trapped like a rat in a drainpipe.
Dogwoods are great optimists. Daffodils wait and see, crouching firmly underground just in case spring doesn't come this year, but dogwoods have faith.
Coaches and headmasters praise sport as a preparation for the great game of life, but this is absurd. Nothing could be more different from life. For one thing sports, unlike life, are played according to rules. Indeed, the rules are the sport: life may behave bizarrely and still be life, but if the runner circles the bases clockwise it's no longer baseball.
In the taverns all was amiable and easy, but the coffeehouses were cauldrons of edgy malcontents.
Malcontents
Parents needn't bother driving small children around to see the purple mountains' majesties; the children will go right on duking it out in the back seat and whining for food as if you were showing them Cincinnati. No one under twenty really wants to look at scenery.
Anyone who has raised more than one child knows full well that kids turn out the way they turn out - astonishingly, for the most part, and usually quite unlike their siblings, even their twins, raised under the same flawed rooftree. Little we have done or said, or left undone and unsaid, seems to have made much mark. It's hubris to suppose ourselves so influential; a casual remark on the playground is as likely to change their lives as any dedicated campaign of ours. They come with much of their own software already in place, waiting, and none of the keys we press will override it.
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; they make nests in the notes and bite the end of the pen and walk on the typewriter keys.
Smiting enemies has always been so admired that, unlike medicine or archaeology, it entitled its successful practitioners to become kings, emperors, and presidents.
Recreational talking is, along with private singing, one of our saddest recent losses. Like singing, talking has become a job for trained professionals, who are paid considerable sums of money to do it on television and radio while we sit silently listening or, if we're truly lonely and determined, call the station and sit holding the phone waiting for a chance to contribute our two cents' worth.
Napping is too luxurious, too sybaritic, too unproductive, and it's free; pleasures for which we don't pay make us anxious. Besides, it seems to be a natural inclination. ... Fighting off natural inclinations is a major Puritan virtue, and nothing that feels that good can be respectable.
New York was where we wanted to live when we were finally grown up, and drink martinis and stay out past bedtime.
Our Revolution was born and raised in taverns.
In the metropolitan haunts of the highly sophisticated, the cocktail is no longer an instrument of friendship but a competitive fashion statement, or one-upmanship.
A catless writer is almost inconceivable.
Inconceivable
Catless
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Vlad the Impaler 5: Death and Torture
Yona Williams November 1, 2007
In 1475, Vlad was interested in assuming power once again and went into Wallachia with a mixture of companions. His army was comprised of a little of everything, including Transylvanians, disgruntled Wallachian boyars, and Moldavians (on loan from his cousin Stephen III of Moldavia). By this time, Radu the Handsome had already died a couple of years beforehand. An Ottoman now held the throne who was named Basarab the Elder. He belonged to the Dăneşti clan.
Before Vlad and his army ever had the chance to meet up with Basarb, he and his companions fled the country and settled in the Transylvanian Alps with the help of the Turks. Once Vlad once again took over the throne, a host of Vlad's forces returned to Transylvania. Vlad was left vulnerable and didn't have enough time to establish strong support. By this time, the cruel ways of Vlad was catching up, as he didn't have the help of the boyars and even the poor were against him. A great Ottoman army approached Wallachia with the intent of restoring Basarab to the throne. The Turks neared and all Vlad had in his corner was less than 4,000 men.
When it comes to the way Vlad III the Impaler died, there are varying stories. Some believe he was killed in a battle that took place close to Bucharest. At the time, he was said to have been fighting the Ottoman's in December of 1476. Others noted that he was a victim of assassination when disloyal Wallachian boyars hid in a field as he hunted to take his life. Some believe that he died in defeat, still under the failed protection of his bodyguards. Another account states that Vlad actually won a victory, but was killed by one of his own men.
At the time of his death, the Turks cut off his head. They sent it to Istanbul and used honey to preserve it so that the sultan could put it on display as evidence that the Impaler was truly deceased. It is said that his body was buried at a monastery situated close to Bucharest. The exact location is not known. Some excavations have taken place at the Snagov monastery in hopes of uncovering his final resting place, yet no human remains have been discovered.
Over the years of his reign, his reputation rang bells in the cruelty department. His favorite method of torture or killing was obviously impalement , hence his nickname , the Impaler. He was also known for torturing people using horses tied to each leg and using a sharpened stake that was forced into the body. Stakes were often inserted into the anus and forced through the body until it appeared out of the mouth. He also placed staked through the chest or stomach. He even killed infants while they were still in their mother's womb. This kind of death was painstakingly slow and full of pain. The process could actually take hours and up to days. Vlad also took care to position stakes in a variety of manners. Geometric patterns were his specialty. After one was impaled and had already died, he would leave their body to rot for months. Also, the height of the spear in some impalements would signify the rank of a victim.
Some claims state that he impaled thousands of people , all at the same time. In a city of Transylvania, rumors spread that he impaled 10,000 in Sibui. This was also a city that Vlad once lived in. While impalement was favored, Vlad also used other method of terror. He would place people on a bed of nails. He cut off arms and legs. Women had their sexual organs torn apart. The cutting off of noses and ears were not uncommon. He strangled, blinded, burned, skinning alive, scalped, and boiled alive his victims.
When it came to the torture, Vlad did not spare anyone. Women and children were also his victims. He would torture the poorest of the country, as well as respected lords. Merchants were not immune and ambassadors were also part of reign of terror. His victims were any and everybody who lived wherever in the world. He tortured his countrymen to merchants who traveled from afar. He would kill because he held political concerns, wished to establish order, or held personal vendettas. For instance, he always held anger towards the boyars, who if you remember were responsible for the death of his father and older brother.
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Names of the southern African species of Rhus (Anacardiaceae) and their etymology
R. O. Moffett
Bothalia | Vol 24, No 1 | a753 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v24i1.753	| © 1994 R. O. Moffett | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
R. O. Moffett, Department of Botany, University of the North, South Africa
Brief notes on the origin of the scientific names of all the Rhus species recognized in the recent revision of the genus (Moffett 1993) are given, as well as a complete list of common names for each species. Recommendations are also made on those species which should he added to or removed from the National list of indigenous trees.
Anacardiaceae; etymology; Rhus; southern Africa


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Michel Sleiman
Title: Michel Sleiman
Subject: Foreign relations of Qatar, Nabih Berri, Yves Leterme, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Amsheet, Commanders of the Lebanese Armed Forces, Order of the Star of Romania, Lebanese presidential election, 2008, Ziyad Baroud, Alain Tabourian
Michel Suleiman
ميشال سليمان
16th President of Lebanon
Fouad Siniora
Saad Hariri
Najib Mikati
Tammam Salam (Designate)
Fouad Siniora (Acting)[1]
Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
21 December 1998 – 30 August 2008
Émile Lahoud
Fuad Siniora (Acting)
Jean Kahwaji
(1948-11-21) 21 November 1948 (age 65)
Amsheet, Lebanon
Wafaa Suleiman (m. 1973)
Lebanese Army Military Academy
Lebanese University
Maronite Catholic
Lebanese Army
• 11th Infantry Brigade
• 6th Infantry Brigade
• Lebanese Armed Forces
• Lebanese Civil War
• Operation Dinnieh
• Operation Benin
• 2006 Lebanon War
• Operation Nahr el-Bared
Michel Suleiman or Sleiman (Arabic: ميشال سليمان Mīšāl Sulaymān, born 21 November 1948) is the President of Lebanon, in office since 2008. Before becoming President, he served as Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1998 to 2008.
After Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) commander Émile Lahoud took office as President in November 1998, Suleiman succeeded him, taking his place in December. Suleiman was later elected President and was sworn into office on 25 May 2008.[2][3]
1 Early life and education
2 Military career
2.1 Military achievements
3 Path to the Presidency
4 Presidency
5 Decorations, medals, awards and honors
5.1 Foreign honours
Suleiman was born in Amsheet in a Christian family on 21 November 1948. He joined the Lebanese Armed Forces in 1967 and went on to graduate from the Military Academy as 2nd Lieutenant in 1970.[4] He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Administrative Sciences from the Lebanese University.[5]
During his military career, he also participated in several military training courses :
Officer course, Military school, Lebanon, 1970
Advanced training course, 7/1/1971 to 4/7/1971, Belgium
Staff course, 9/2/1981 to 17/7/1981, Staff school, France
General Command and Staff Course, Command and Staff College, starting 6/6/1988 for 52 weeks
International Defense Management course, United States of America from 22/6/1995 to 25/7/1995
Military career
During his military service, he progressed from an infantry platoon leader to a Battalion Commander, and then assumed the position of a trainer in the Military Academy and in the non-commissioned officer School. From 25 December 1990 until 21 August 1991 he was appointed as the Chief of the Intelligence Branch of Mount Lebanon. The Lebanese Army Intelligence of Mount Lebanon was after the detention of hundreds of anti-Syrian demonstrators with some cases of reported torture. On 25 August 1991 he was reassigned to the post of the Army Staff Secretary-General until 10 June 1993. He was Commander of the 11th Infantry Brigade from 6 June 1993 to 15 January 1996, a period that witnessed violent confrontations with the Israeli forces in the West Beqaa Valley and South Lebanon regions. On 15 January 1996 he was appointed as Commander of the 6th Infantry Brigade and remained in this position until 21 December 1998, when he was appointed as the Commander of the Armed Forces.[2] He was appointed Commander of the Lebanese army, although there were dozens of officers higher in rank and seniority.[6] His appointment was reported to be a result of his family relations with a Syrian high-level official.[6]
On 19 May 2007, the Lebanese Army entered into a prolonged conflict with Fatah al-Islam, a terrorist organization based in the Nahr al-Bared Refugee Camp in northern Lebanon. The conflict lasted until 2 September 2007 and ended with the Lebanese Army taking complete control of the Camp and the complete defeat of Fatah al-Islam. 170 Lebanese soldiers, 226 members of Fatah al-Islam, and 64 civilians (mostly Palestinian refugees) were killed in the fighting. Due to a number of reasons, including balancing the interests of Lebanese citizens, concerns for the safety of Palestinian refugees, and respecting the delicate political balance that existed in Lebanon at the time, Suleiman was forced to proceed in the conflict with extreme caution and managed to do so successfully, backed by popular and political support for the LAF.[7]
On 7 May 2008, an ongoing political crisis between government loyalists and the opposition quickly spiraled out of control when Hezbollah announced that the government's decisions to declare the group's private telecommunications network as illegal and to relieve the head of security at Beirut International Airport (an alleged Hezbollah sympathizer) of his duties amounted to a "declaration of war". Fighting immediately broke out throughout the country, with members of Hezbollah and its allies in the Amal Movement and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party quickly bearing down on their enemies in the Future Movement and the Progressive Socialist Party. The fighting lasted until 14 May 2008, when the Lebanese government canceled its two decisions after the proposition of Suleiman to do so. As the crisis ended, Suleiman was the subject of criticism by some commentators and politicians since the Army did not directly intervene in the armed clashes that took place but instead tried to separate between fighters and protected political figures. On the other hand, others defended his stance by arguing that the only way to preserve the Army's unity and prevent another civil war was to ensure that it remained uninvolved in the fighting against the Lebanese citizens.[8]
Military achievements
Fighting terrorism and extremism, notably through the following operations:[2]
Discovering and fighting terrorist organizations in the high and barren mountains of North Lebanon in 2000, eliminating most of their members, dismantling their cells in all Lebanese regions and arresting their members.
Attacking the organization of Fatah al-Islam in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp on 20 May 2007, in reaction to an armed robbery of a bank and two attacks on LAF posts nearby the camp.
Separating anti-Syrian protests and pro-Syrian counter protests in 2005.
Completing the Army redeployment operation all over the Lebanese territories following the withdrawal of the Syrian Armed Forces on April 26, 2005 in addition to the disturbances and security violations during the year 2007.
Restructuring the Lebanese Army after the amendment of the military service law.[2]
Discovering an Israeli spying network in operation "Surprise at Dawn" on 6 June 2006.[9]
Offering a plan to end the 2006 Lebanon War, with a compromise solution for all parties. This plan included the planning and the preparation for the deployment of Lebanese Army in the south and on the land and sea crossover, this operation carried out accurately and faithfully and at the conclusion of the operation on the second of October, the Lebanese flag was hoisted on the hill of Labbouni adjacent to the southern border indicating the return of the Lebanese sovereignty to the south.[2]
Path to the Presidency
On 23 November 2007, the term of Emile Lahoud, the 11th President of Lebanon, came to an end. At the time, the Lebanese political spectrum was deeply polarized, with virtually all parties being divided either in the government loyalists (known as the March 14 camp), or the opposition (known as the March 8 camp). The two camps could not come to an agreement as to who should become the country's 12th president, and so, as a result of a provision in the country's Constitution, the powers of the Presidency transferred to the Government in the expectation that an agreement would be reached shortly afterwards.
Several names were advanced as potential candidates for the presidency, including Michel Aoun, Nassib Lahoud, Boutros Harb, amongst others, each of whom was affiliated either to the March 14 or March 8 camps. It soon became apparent however that only an independent candidate would be acceptable to both sides. Michel Suleiman was generally accepted as being the only possible candidate and as a unifying candidate. Most Lebanese commentators and policy makers agreed that Suleiman had won the trust of both the government and opposition camp, and that of most countries in the Arab region, as well as most Western countries. However, his election could not take place until a number of fundamental disagreements between the March 14 and March 8 camps could be resolved, including the issue of whether a government of national unity should be formed, and what specific electoral law should be passed in preparation for the parliamentary elections that were to take place in 2009. These difficulties were eventually resolved during the negotiations that took place in Doha, Qatar from 17 May to 20 May 2008. The negotiations were attended by senior representatives from all of Lebanon's major political parties, and the agreement confirmed that Michel Suleiman would be the preferred candidate in the presidential election.[10]
When the vote was finally held in Parliament on 25 May 2008, Suleiman was elected with a majority of 118 votes out of 127.[11] He was indirectly elected by the Lebanese Parliament, which hadn't had a session, as a result of the ongoing political crisis in the country, for 18 months. The Parliament's session was attended by senior representatives from across Lebanon, the Arab region, the United Nations and the European Union, the United States, European states and many other countries. In his acceptance speech which was welcomed by all political figures across the country, the Arab region and the rest of the world, Suleiman spoke of "uniting and working towards a solid reconciliation of the country. We have paid dearly for our national unity. Let us preserve it hand-in-hand".[12] He also made reference to the long-standing crisis between the country's two main political camps when he said that "the people have given us their confidence to fulfill their aspirations, not to afflict them with our petty political disputes".[13]
On May 28, 2008, President Suleiman reappointed Fouad Siniora as Prime Minister. Siniora was the parliamentary majority's candidate for the position, and Suleiman appointed him in accordance with the country's Constitution and with a majority of 68 MPs who named him.[14]
Shortly after assuming the Presidency, Suleiman departed from tradition when he asked that posters bearing his likeness be removed from public display despite the fact that he thanked "citizens, institutions, municipalities and cultural organizations for the outpouring of support and affection".[15]
The priorities of President Suleiman's presidential term were set out clearly, notably: national reconciliation; affirming Lebanon's active role as a message of dialogue and conviviality; protecting the country's independence, unity and territorial integrity; providing security and favorable conditions for economic and social growth; reinforcing constitutional institutions; fighting terrorism; implementing international resolutions related to Lebanon; opposing any form of settlement for Palestinian refugees on the Lebanese territories.
President Suleiman launched the table of national dialogue at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on September 16, 2008, in pursuance of the Doha Agreement's articles, and in view of consolidating National Reconciliation and Entente.
In parallel to local issues, he exchanged visits with heads of friendly countries, and took part in the work of regional and international organizations, especially the United Nations, in order to consecrate Lebanon's rights and defend its supreme interests.[16]
On Mary McAleese's final overseas visit as President of Ireland, she met Suleiman at the Presidential Palace in Baabda.[17][18][19][20]
Decorations, medals, awards and honors
National Order of the Cedar, knight grade and grand cordon grade
Lebanese Order of Merit, 3rd, 2nd and 1st grades
Decoration of Military Pride, silver grade
Medal of War
Decoration of Military Valor, silver grade
Decoration of the National Unity
Decoration of the Dawn of the South
Certificate of Honor of the Arab Union
Decoration of Arab Union for Military Sports, 2nd degree (commander)
Military Medal
Internal Security forces' Medal
General Security Medal
State security Medal
Commemorative Medal of Conferences for the year 2002
Citations of the Armed Forces Commander, 4 times - Felicitations of the Armed Forces Commander, 18 times - Felicitations of the Brigade Commander, once [2]
Foreign honours
Ukraine : Medal from the President of the Ukrainian Republic
Syria : Syrian Order of Merit, grade of excellence - 2010[21]
Monaco : Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (13 January 2011) [22]
Russia : Medal from the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Russian Federation - 2007
Russia : Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO)- 2010
Argentina : Doctorate Honoris Causa from the National University of the Third of February in Buenos Aires (UNTREF) - 2012 [23]
see his international decorations
Michel Suleiman is married to Wafaa Suleiman and has three children.;[5] Rita, a dentist born in 1975, Lara, an architect born in 1978 and Charbel, a doctor born in 1983.[24] He is the brother-in-law of Gebran Kuriyyeh, the official spokesman of the Syrian presidency.[6][25] His mother tongue is Arabic and he is also fluent in both French and English.[5]
Military offices
Émile Lahoud Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces
Acting President of Lebanon
Name Suleiman, Michel
Short description Lebanese politician
Date of birth 21 November 1948
Place of birth Amsheet, Lebanon
Amsheet
List of sovereign states, Governorates of Lebanon, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Districts of Lebanon, Jbeil District, Eastern European Time


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Q: Get + Adjective We generally use the form Get + Adjective when no one else is responsible for the action taking place.

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*The machine got defective .

*He is getting old.
Am I correct?
I am not a native speaker.
Thank you.

A: No, it can definitely include things where someone was responsible.

He got punched in the face

A: To use 'get' in this way is casual and informal. We can use 'get' plus an adjective whether or not the recipient of the action was responsible for it. A machine might get broken if I misuse it; I am getting old because of the passage of time, and because I am not dead yet, and I am not really responsible for either of those things.
Get (Oxford Dictionary)

A: The verb "get" can sometimes be used as a linking verb, commonly in the expression "get old", but also "get angry", "get hot".  Its meaning in such sentences is the same as "become".
In more formal contexts, using "become" is preferred.  "The machine became defective". This doesn't imply that someone was responsible, so this construction is useful when you don't want to assign blame. But note that while it doesn't imply that someone was responsible, it also doesn't imply that nobody was responsible: "The computer became defective after John downloaded a virus." is correct. In those cases you can consider rewording to make "John" the subject: "John damaged the computer by downloading a virus"
In more casual contexts, "get + adj" is common. Similar to "become" it doesn't imply that someone or no-one is responsible: "I'm getting angry" (the cause of the anger is not expressed but we can guess that someone or something must be the cause). "I'm getting hot" (perhaps the sun is shining, perhaps I'm exercising). "I'm getting old (in this case there is no external cause).  In all cases you could use "becoming" with the same meaning.

A: You are citing examples of passive voice.

I'm getting married!
But later he got divorced.

And of course, your example...

He is getting old.

However, "The machine got defective" is a poor example.  Native speakers would say, "the machine is defective" or "the machine grew unpredictable."  On the other hand, we'd happily say...

The machine got fixed!

Which is another example of passive voice.  However, we cannot assume "Get+Adjective" is always useful this way.

I got dirty.

works.  But...

I got yellow.

sounds funny.  It's more natural to say, "I'm yellow."  So, you do need to keep an eye open for the usual grammatical exceptions.
Just to be thorough
My first three examples are using verbs as adjectives.  These are called Attributive Verbs.  I used the words married, divorced, and fixed as descriptive states of being.  All three of those phrases could also be used as active voice depending on how they are used.
So, for others who might be interested, the active voice Get+Verb is very similar to the previous statements and also implies that something else is the cause of the condition.

I'm getting angry!
She got tired of waiting.
The cat got stuck in the tree.

These are similar because the cause of the condition (angry, tired, stuck) is not mentioned in the sentence (the man's children, the woman's date, the neighbor's dog), but the subject of the sentence is responsible for the action.

A: Get, which can mean become, among many other things, is often used with verbs that describe how a person feels or the state that person is in. Get has many uses in English and it is very useful to learn the one where it is paired with an adjective describing the state is person is in. I have only given examples below with adjectives.
For example:
- get rich
- get poor
- get tired
- get hungry
- get sleepy
- get angry
These are all perfectly acceptable ways to say become rich, become poor, become tired. In fact, get rich is more common than become rich, which is fine is writing but would not usually be used in normal speech.
However, get defective is not right. Normally, something is or is not defective, so if you substitute become for get, it is just as odd: the machine became defective. [buzzer]. If a machine becomes defective over some period of time, I would use become here and not get.
One can spend many hours on get. I think it is useful to learn one way at a time.

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