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HOW THE CHURCH OF SOMERSET CAME TO BE:
Somerset 1973
The Northwest Christian Evangelical Association, a nonprofit church planting organization, recognized the up and coming Bethany area as a prime area to begin a church. With the purchase of the land that Somerset is currently located, they had faith that this would be the home of a church that would be here for the needs of this new community for many years to come.
The NWCEA reached out to Bob & Ilene Sanders and their family who were currently serving in a Pastorship at Parkland Church in Tacoma, WA. After several meeting and touring the area, the Sander's agreed to relocate to the area and begin this start up ministry in this new and undeveloped area.
Bob started Somerset Christian in July of 1971. They begin with a home church, and as the membership grew they moved to a meeting room in a small community museum that was located on 174th, during that time Bristol Construction and many of the church members began the process of building the basement of the church building. With the purchase of two adjacent acres they completed the first phase of the campus, parking area and fields that we now enjoy.
Services were held in the church basement for the first five years before extending to the present building and main sanctuary was moved to the upstairs.
As a result of growth in the community the configuration of our campus has been forced to make changes to adapt to the needs of the community, which included moving the driveway and entrance to the North side of the build due to the expansion of Hwy 26.
Somerset has felt the growing pains of the community during the last 40+ years, and our goal is to continue do our best to build our relationship with the people who live in the Bethany area.
Somerset Church has had three Pastors:
Robert Sanders, 1971 to 1998
Marty Fenton, 1998 to 2002
James Kropilak, 2003 to present


We finally made the big step and took Cain for his very 1st haircut on Saturday. Although I know he is probably sad to see his cute little mullet gone. I thought I was ready for this big day but will admit I was a little sad when they started cutting his hair. Not that he had very much to cut but the back was getting pretty long. He can no longer talk about his cute head of hair as "business in the front, party in the back". It's all business now.
I know I probably could have cut his hair but we ended up taking him to Snip-It's so his 1st haircut could be a big event. Plus I really didn't trust myself to cut his hair.
Waiting to get his big boy haircut. Yes, I do realize that there wasn't very much to cut.
At first he wasn't too thrilled about having the cape put around his neck.
And he really wasn't thrilled about the lady spraying water on his head. As you can see his face pretty much says..."Why in the world are you doing that?"
What a neat place to get his hair cut at. My boys would love it there. I have always cut Logan's hair with clippers and he is usually less than thrilled when it is time. He hates the hair everywhere.
This is the first time I notice, but Cain is really looking like Brad!
I love his new haircut! He looks like such a big boy!


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February Wrap Up
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In the Shadow of Lakecrest was a gothic historical fiction that I enjoyed.
Pretty Little World was a really fascinating read about a communal family.
No Safe Home was a solid crime read.
Cross the Line was another great addition to this series.
Distress Signals was a fantastic psychological thriller.
The Lost Woman was a really interesting and intelligent thriller.
Don't Look Behind You was the second book in a great series!
The Boy Inside was a sad look at a young mans journey in and out of prison.
Forever is the Worst Long Time was a very emotional and touching read.
Friend Zone was a cute NA romance.
Lucidity was a unique thriller.
Revenge was a high brow, smut filled, deliciously fun book!
The Devil Crept In was a terrifying and awesome read.
My Not So Perfect Life was an easy and light read.
Sealskin was a gorgeous story, a must read.
Robbing the Dead was a great start to a new crime series.
Blink was a fantastic psychological thriller.
Parker was a sexy and fun read.
I See You was an excellent psychological thriller.
The Abattoir of Dreams blew me away, loved it!
On Second Thought was a really fantastic story about two sisters.
The Promise was an electrifying thriller.
Winterscroft was a creepy supernatural thriller.
Cursed was a really good Nordic Noir novel.
Secrets We Keep was a gorgeous story about family secrets.
Old Friends and New Enemies was the second book in a series I really like.
Bad Little Girl was a really good psychological thriller.
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The Abattoir of Dreams by Mark Tilbury! It was such a genre bending and emotional read, I just loved it. My review is linked above if you missed it.
How was your month? Link me to your own wrap up if you have one.
Blog Tour: Bad Little Girl by Frances Vick @franvicksays @bookouture
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Genre: Psychological Thriller
'I'm not safe – you have to help me…'
Little Lorna Bell is from a notorious family on a rundown estate. Everyone thinks she's a nasty piece of work. The schoolchildren call her a thief. But Lorna's hair is matted, her shoes pinch her feet and school teacher Claire Penny can't help herself; some kids just need a bit more support, a bit more love, than the rest.
As the bond between teacher and pupil grows stronger, Claire sees Lorna's bruises, and digs to uncover the disturbing tale behind them. Heartbroken, Claire knows she has to act. She must make Lorna safe. Just when Claire thinks she has protected Lorna, a chance encounter brings enigmatic stranger Marianne Cairns into their lives. Marianne seems generous and kind but there is something about her story that doesn't quite add up. Why does she feel so at home, and why is Lorna suddenly so unsettled?
Claire has risked everything to save Lorna. But what can save Claire from the shocking truth?
I'm delighted to welcome you to my stop on the blog tour for Bad Little Girl. I'm one of the final stops, the other is over at Sincerely Book Angels, but catch up on the previous stops!
This wasn't a typical psychological thriller (I mean that as a compliment) it went much deeper and darker than most psychological thrillers that I've read before. It had a calmer sense of intensity that may have even unsettled me more than a super fast paced read.
This is a book that I would describe as slow burning, the first half is setting the stage for what's ahead and Vick spends a lot of time developing the characters of Lorna and Claire. Lorna is just five years old when it begins and Claire is a teacher at her school. Lorna seems to be neglected and possibly abused, and Claire is the kind of woman and teacher that just can't stand for that. Over the years, they develop a bond, maybe even the type that's inappropriate, but Claire's intentions are good. I'm not really going to be discussing the plot much further, but I found their relationship to be both fascinating and disturbing.
Doubt was the overwhelming feeling I had while reading this, I doubted Lorna and questioned her intentions, I questioned Claire and her motivations, it was a highly unsettling read and one that left me feeling unsure, but that sort of feeling is exactly one of the reasons I love psychological thrillers so much. This read like a deep character study, it had intellectual depth and both Claire and Lorna were so well developed and multilayered. There was the always one big question in the back of my mind, are people born bad or good? Or does how we are raised a factor? I'm not sure I can answer that, but this book will definitely give you loads to ponder.
Overall rating: 4/5
The only child of parents who worked at a top security psychiatric hospital, Frances grew up receiving disquieting notes and presents from the patients. Expelled from school, she spent the next few years on the dole, augmenting her income by providing security and crewing for gigs, and being a guinea pig for medical trials. Later jobs included working in a theatre in Manhattan, teaching English in Japanese Junior High Schools, and being a life model in Italy, before coming back to London and working with homeless teenagers and refugees.
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #imwayr
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is a weekly post to share what you recently finished reading, what you're currently reading, and what you plan on reading this week. It's hosted by Kathryn at Bookdate.
What I Read Last Week:
The Abattoir of Dreams was a pleasant surprise, I LOVED it!
On Second Thought was another awesome read by Higgins, she's one of my favorite authors.
The Promise was another win for Kelleher, a very dark and edgy thriller.
Winterscroft was a creepy, chilling supernatural thriller.
Cursed was an excellent Nordic Noir novel.
Secrets We Keep was a lovely story full of family secrets.
As I draft this, but probably a lie by Monday 😂
What are you currently reading? Anything exciting this week? I had so much fun on my girls wine trip, but coming back to reality is never fun. So. Much. Laundry. It's never ending.
Blog Tour: Old Friends and New Enemies by Owen Mullen @OwenMullen6 @Bloodhoundbook
Publisher: Bloodhound Books
Genre: Crime Fiction
An explosive new crime thriller
The body on the mortuary slab wasn't who Glasgow PI Charlie Cameron was looking for.
But it wasn't a stranger.
Suddenly, a routine missing persons investigation becomes a fight for survival. As Charlie is dragged deeper into Glasgow's underbelly he goes up against notorious gangster Jimmy Rafferty and discovers what fear really is.
Rafferty is so ruthless even his own sons are terrified of him.
Now he wants Charlie to find something. And Jimmy Rafferty always gets what he wants.
There is only one problem… Charlie doesn't know where it is.
Welcome to my stop on the Old Friends and New Enemies blog tour!
This is the second book in Mullen's series featuring Charlie Cameron and I read the first one and really liked it, you can find my review here. Though you can read this as a standalone, I would encourage you to pick up the first book in the series as I really enjoyed the introduction to the characters and you'll be missing out on some important background information.
Charlie has two cases going on at once, he's hired in his role of a PI to search for Cecelia McNeil's husband who went missing after their son committed suicide, then he goes to see if an un identified body is who he's looking for and is shocked to discover it's an old friend of his. Charlie has no idea how much danger this chance encounter will put him in and he struggles both personally and professionally as a result.
This book had a darkly emotional feeling to it even more so than the first book as the case leads Charlie to have run ins with a local gangster family. He had such a personal connection to the case that it provided some really interesting insight into who he is now and who he was in the past. As his characterization delved deeper, so did that of the other players in the book. Pat is back as Charlie's sidekick and he's as charming and lovable as ever. Jackie who runs NYB, the bar where they all hang out and work is dating someone new (again) and Andrew the police officer who is also a friend of Charlie's makes several appearances.
The setting of Glasgow shined through beautifully once again and the dark humor that I loved in book one was back with a vengeance. I'm always really pleased when a series gets better with each book and it definitely happened here. The tension was more palpable, the storyline was grittier, and the stakes were higher as Charlie faced some serious betrayals. I'm really enjoying Mullen's books and am very much looking forward to the third book to be released.
Thanks to Bloodhound Books for my review copy.
Blog Tour: Secrets We Keep by Faith Hogan @GerHogan @aria_fiction
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Publisher: Aria Fiction
Two distant relatives, drawn together in companionship are forced to confront their pasts and learn that some people are good at keeping secrets and some secrets are never meant to be kept. A bittersweet story of love, loss and life. Perfect for the fans of Patricia Scanlon and Adele Parks. The beautiful old Bath House in Ballytokeep has lain empty and abandoned for decades. For devoted pensioners Archie and Iris, it holds too many conflicting memories of their adolescent dalliances and tragic consequences – sometimes it's better to leave the past where it belongs.For highflying, top London divorce lawyer Kate Hunt, it's a fresh start – maybe even her future. On a winter visit to see her estranged Aunt Iris she falls in love with the Bath House. Inspired, she moves to Ballytokeep leaving her past heartache 600 miles away – but can you ever escape your past or your destiny? Two distant relatives, drawn together in companionship are forced to confront their pasts and learn that some people are good at keeping secrets and some secrets are never meant to be kept.
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Secrets We Keep. I loved this bittersweet story of love, loss and family secrets!
This was an utterly gorgeous story about two women that need to face their demons and move on from past mistakes. Speaking of gorgeous, that cover is stunning! Kate is a successful lawyer from London who decides to visit her aunt and uncle in the quaint and charming town of Ballytokeep. Iris is the aunt and she's been married for over fifty years and runs a hotel with her husband. Both women had some painful moments in their past that they're trying to recover from and both have been heartbroken in a tragic way. When Kate arrives in town she is immediately swept away by the vast beauty of the town, but mostly she's enchanted by the old bathhouse and decides on a whim to renovate it and leave her old life behind. As these two estranged relatives begin to get to know each other, old secrets come to the surface and they discover that maybe secrets aren't meant to be kept.
This is told primarily from Kate and Iris' point of view, Kate in the present day and Iris in both the past and in the 1950's. Two men also narrate a few important chapters; Todd an aging rockstar who is a typical bad boy in the present day and Robert a charming young man in the past. I loved the back and forth, the chapters from the past gave this a historical feel and as I kept reading I was eager to see how past and present would collide.
Both Kate and Iris were easy to like, you could easily imagine being friends with either of them. Iris is a loving wife to her husband Archie, she's a natural caretaker and a has a doting personality. Kate is worn out from her high profile lifestyle and craves peace and her first chance at a real family connection. The setting was breathtaking, Hogan's writing style conjured up rich and vivid images of a seemingly idyllic place. I know Ballytokeep is a fictional place, but that didn't stop me from longing to visit the bathhouse!
Family secrets never fail to hook me and there were many unexpected moments as these mysteries were revealed. Reading this was like a breath of fresh air, I was captivated by the story, the writing and the lovely characters. Hogan infused so much warmth into this book even during dark moments and I was both satisfied and sad when I finished, but only because this beautiful book was over.
Thanks to the author and Aria Fiction for my review copy.
Faith Hogan was born in Ireland. She gained an Honours Degree in English Literature and Psychology from Dublin City University and a Postgraduate Degree from University College, Galway. She has worked as a fashion model, an event's organiser and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector.
She was a winner in the 2014 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair – an international competition for emerging writers.
Her debut novel, 'My Husband's Wives,' is a contemporary women's fiction novel set in Dublin. It was published by Aria, (Head of Zeus) in 2016. 'Secrets We Keep,' is her second novel out on Feb 1st 2017.
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Blog Tour: Cursed by Thomas Enger @EngerThomas @OrendaBooks
Publisher: Orenda Books
Genre: Crime Fiction, Mystery/Thriller
When Hedda Hellberg fails to return from a retreat in Italy, where she has been grieving for her recently dead father, her husband discovers that his wife's life is tangled in mystery. Hedda never left Oslo, the retreat has no record of her and, what's more, she appears to be connected to the death of an old man, gunned down on the first day of the hunting season in the depths of the Swedish forests. Henning Juul becomes involved in the case when his ex-wife joins in the search for the missing woman, and the estranged pair find themselves enmeshed both in the murky secrets of one of Sweden's wealthiest families, and in the painful truths surrounding the death of their own son. With the loss of his son to deal with, as well as threats to his own life and to that of his ex-wife, Juul is prepared to risk everything to uncover a sinister maze of secrets that ultimately leads to the dark heart of European history.
I'm so pleased to welcome you to my stop on the Cursed blog tour today! I'm sharing today with Never Imitate so please visit there as well.
This is the fourth book in Enger's Henning Juul series but my first book and man do I want to go back and catch up now! I wasn't confused by jumping in at this point, but the characterization was so great in this book that I just know I'm missing out by not reading the first three.
Henning is the ultimate flawed protagonist with so much baggage. He's currently on leave from his job as a journalist and he's haunted by the death of his six year old son, Jonas. My worst fear is losing one of my children, I just cannot imagine it, so seeing him so desperately searching for answers as to who set the fire that killed his son was something I could completely understand and respect. The only thing that keeps him going most days is that he's getting so close to getting justice for Jonas. As he continues to follow leads, he's dealing with his ex wife and Jonas' mother, Nora. These two broke my heart, their grief is heavy and palpable and their relationship is so complex. Nora is also a journalist and she's investigating the disappearance of Hedda, an old friend from school. When their two separate investigations collide, shocking betrayals and secrets are revealed.
There were several threads running throughout this book and I was hard pressed to see how they would all fit together, but Enger brilliantly weaves them together in the end. I've come to love the gloominess and oppressive feelings associated with Nordic Noir and Enger hits on both levels. The pacing here was fantastic, it wasn't too fast or too slow, it kept me engaged and turning pages like a maniac. The tension kept mounting and mounting until things all came to a head in a spectacular conclusion. Then there was the very end, I'm talking about the last line, oh my God did that throw me for a loop!! I'm frantic for the next book, well done.
Thanks to Karen at Orenda Books for my review copy.
Thomas Enger (b. 1973) is a former journalist. He made his debut with the crime novel Burned (Skinndod) in 2009, which became aninternational sensation before publication. Burned is the first in a series of 5 books about the journalist Henning Juul, which delves into the depths of Oslo's underbelly, skewering the corridors of dirty politics and nailing the fast-moving world of 24-hour news. Rights to the series have been sold to 26 countries to date. In 2013 Enger published his first book for young adults, a dark fantasy thriller called The Evil Legacy, for which he won the U-prize (best book Young Adult). Enger also composes music, and he lives in Oslo.
Blog Tour: Winterscroft by Anita Waller @anitamayw @Bloodhoundbook
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
When the beautiful Lavender is killed in a tragic car accident her family and fiancee Matt are left devastated. As the year's pass and wounds begin to heal Matt, who has remained close to Lavenders family, meets Beth and falls in love again. When the happy couple announce their engagement it sparks a series of bizarre and disturbing events. Then when Matt and Beth make plans to wed at Lavenders family home, Winterscroft, the frightening truth becomes apparent. Lavender is back. And she is not happy. From the bestselling author of 34 Days comes a tale of love, death and revenge.
Happy publication day to Anita Waller, I'm thrilled to be kicking off the blog tour for Winterscroft!
One of my reading goals for 2017 was to branch outside of my go to genres and try something new, so when the lovely Helen Claire from Bloodhound Books was looking for people to review Waller's latest book and I saw it had supernatural elements, I was convinced. I'm so glad that I've been experimenting, I loved this book!
When Winterscroft begins, it's 1991 and a young woman named Lavender is killed in a car accident with her grandparents. Her family is devastated, she left behind two sisters, Violet and Rose and her parents Alan and Flora. Then we switch to six years later and though they still desperately miss Lavender, they have all moved on with their lives. She was engaged to a wonderful man named Matt and he's stayed close with the family. He's found love again with Beth and is getting married. From the moment he tells the family of his plans, there is an ominous undertone to the story, it seems Lavender is back…
This book scared the daylights out of me and I mean that in the best way possible. I've never had any type of supernatural encounters myself, but I know people who have and it sounds frightening, especially when the presence is angry. There was a lot of subtlety here, little things would happen and I wouldn't pay it much attention, then later it would all click into place. It was very easy for me to get completely wrapped up into the lives of this family, they were good, solid people with plenty of faith in God. I felt awful for them as strange and scary things kept happening to them and at various points, they were in real danger. Shivers.
This was a really quick read for me, once I started I had a hard time putting it down as I wanted to know how they would all fare. Getting rid of an extremely angry dead woman is no easy feat and I was shocked by the way it all ended. Waller has a very fluid writing style that really captured and held my attention throughout and the atmosphere she created within the walls of Winterscroft (the family home) was chilly, tense and enough to give me goosebumps and set my heart to pounding. If you like supernatural or paranormal novels, Winterscroft will be right up your alley.
Anita Waller
Anita was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and has lived all her life there. She has three adult children and seven grandchildren ranging in age from 9 months to 21 years. Anita and Dave have been married almost 49 years!
She wrote Beautiful in 1985 and had it accepted for publication. They were the contract stage when the publishing house went into liquidation.
Like many another book it ended up in the loft until two years ago when she resurrected it, retyped all 100,000 words (it was orginally written on an Amstrad 8256 and all she had was a hard copy!) and sent it off to Bloodhound Books.
She is now retired from my life of being a Patchwork Tutor and HGV driver's wife and concentrates on patchwork for the pleasure of it and writing. She started writing at around the age of 8 – she clearly remembers writing 'novels' at that age which were actually short stories split into chapters!
Anita's genre is murder – but murder with a good reason behind it!
Blog Tour: The Promise by Casey Kelleher @CaseyKelleher @bookouture
Family ties can be deadly…
Two sisters. One murder. And an unbreakable bond.
Growing up in squalor with their drug-addicted prostitute mother, sisters Georgie and Marnie Parker have had to endure the very darkest side of life.
When their mother is sentenced for brutally murdering a client, Georgie and Marnie's already precarious lives are blown apart and they now share a terrible secret. Sent to a children's home, the sisters hope this might finally be their safe haven after years of neglect. But they soon discover they're in real danger.
Desperate to find a place of safety, Georgie and Marnie run for their lives, but end up in the hands of Delray Anderton. A violent London gangster and notorious pimp, Delray has big plans for beautiful teenager Georgie, seeing her as a chance to make some serious money.
Fiercely protective of each other, Georgie and Marnie must escape the clutches of a man who will do anything to keep the sisters for himself. And, they must keep the promise they made to each other – no one can ever know the truth.
A gritty, shocking and gripping thriller that will engross fans of Kimberly Chambers, Martina Cole and Jessie Keane.
I'm delighted to welcome you to my stop on the blog tour for The Promise. Today is the last day and I'm sharing it with the lovely Chelle's Book Reviews, do check out the previous stops on the tour.
Kelleher has managed to write yet another electrifying, dark and twisted book. I'm beginning to appreciate a good thriller more and more lately, not just a thriller with a huge mystery. Though this earns a firm spot in the thriller category, there were some surprising elements that I wasn't expecting, making for a riveting read.
This one was heartbreaking on so many levels. Georgie and Marnie have had such a sad and tough life. Their mother Josie is a prostitute and a drug addict who can't seem to get it together and be the mother that her children deserve. The poor little things have witnessed some horrifying stuff that no one, much less a child should ever see. This is an extremely dark and gritty read, there are several instances of abuse and at times it was very hard to read. But what kept me going was my concern for these sweet girls, I so badly wanted them to be well taken care of.
There are a wide variety of characters in this book and many of them are downright awful, but along the way I may have changed my mind about a few. Josie was a hard woman to like, she cares more about herself and what she wants than what her children want or need. From the start I hated her, but as I began to learn more about her history and what drove her to make the decisions she made, I understood why she was this way. Her life hasn't been easy and there were times when she really did think that she was doing right by her girls even if she really wasn't.
This was a harsh and difficult read, but in the end still a very enjoyable one for me. There was loads of action and the pacing was lightning fast and utterly absorbing. I compared her last book, The Taken to an action movie and this had the same gripping qualities. If you're not adverse to reading about the sad reality of abuse and neglect, give this a try.
Thanks to Bookouture for my review copy.
Born in Cuckfield, West Sussex, Casey Kelleher grew up as an avid reader and a huge fan of author Martina Cole.
Whilst working as a beauty therapist and bringing up her three children together with her husband, Casey penned her debut novel Rotten to the Core. Its success meant that she could give up her day job and concentrate on writing full time.
She has since published Rise and Fall, Heartless, Bad Blood, The Taken and her latest release, The Promise.
Review: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins @Kristan_Higgins
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Publisher: HQN Books
Genre: Women's Fiction, Contemporary Romance
Ainsley O'Leary is so ready to get married—she's even found the engagement ring her boyfriend has stashed away. What she doesn't anticipate is being blindsided by a breakup he chronicles in a blog…which (of course) goes viral. Devastated and humiliated, Ainsley turns to her older half sister, Kate, who's struggling with a sudden loss of her own.
Kate's always been the poised, self-assured sister, but becoming a newlywed—and a widow—in the space of four months overwhelms her. Though the sisters were never close, she starts to confide in Ainsley, especially when she learns her late husband was keeping a secret from her.
Despite the murky blended-family dynamic that's always separated them, Ainsley's and Kate's heartaches bind their summer together when they come to terms with the inevitable imperfection of relationships and family—and the possibility of one day finding love again.
Every time Higgins releases a new book and I finish reading it I think, this is her best one yet, it's my favorite, she's topped herself again. She's that's good you guys, her work gets stronger and she was already extremely talented to begin with. I don't even have to read the blurb for her novels, I'm reading it no matter what, but when I did read the blurb for this one I was thrilled. Her last book, If You Only Knew was also about sisters and she has such a gift for writing about these complicated relationships with humor and insight.
This flips back and forth from both Ainsley and Kate's point of view, which I love, multiple narrators are my thing and Higgins does this flawlessly. Ainsley is the younger sister and she's been dating the same guy for eleven years. She knows they'll get married one day, but life keeps getting in the way. When she gets dumped instead of proposed to she's shocked and humiliated. Did I mention that he chronicles this in his blog and it goes viral? Yikes. Kate is the older sister and after decades of being single she's finally found love and married Nathan. Bliss is short though when he dies in a freak accident and she's devastated and broken. Ainsley and Kate have never been close, but can they lean on each other when they both need it the most?
What makes Higgins book standout to me is the amazing characters she creates. I completely related and felt a deep connection to both Ainsley and Kate and by the end I felt like they were both friends of mine. Their journeys are messy, heartbreaking, raw, honest and so very real. Besides the sisters, this book is chock full of fantastic secondary characters that you'll both love and hate. From Eric the pompous ass who dumped Ainsley, to Daniel the Hot Firefighter and Jonathan, Ainsley's robotic like alien boss, to my favorite, Gram Gram. She is so sassy, she's shamelessly looking for love and not too proud to use Tinder, she cracked me up! Leo and Jenny from If You Only Knew also make several appearances and I adored checking in with them.
Reading a Higgins book is like eating my ultimate comfort food for me, they just always make me feel warm and cozy by the end. Her books are full of so much heart, you can't help but feel as if you're experiencing what the characters are right along with them. If you haven't read any of her books yet, I urge you to give them a shot. You can pick up any of them, but as I said earlier, I feel like they get better with each one, so start with If You Only Knew then try this one. I don't think you'll be disappointed, in fact I think you'll discover your new favorite author.
Thanks to Claire at Little Bird Publicity for my review copy.
Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of 16 novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. Her books have received dozens of awards and accolades, including starred reviews from Kirkus, The New York Journal of Books, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Booklist. She is a five-time nominee for The Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction, and her books regularly appear on the lists for best novels of the year of many prestigious journals and review sites.
Kristan lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband, their freakishly beautiful, entertaining and sarcastic children, two overly frisky rescue dogs and an occasionally friendly cat.
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The past is never far away.
Michael Tate has not had an easy life. With his father in prison, and his mother dead, Michael was sent to Woodside Children's Home.
Now an adult, Michael wakes up from a coma in hospital suffering from amnesia and paralysis.
Confused and terrified, he is charged with the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend, Becky. He also learns he attempted to end his own life.
Detective Inspector John Carver is determined that Michael is sent to prison.
With no way of defending himself, Michael isleft in his hospital bed awaiting transfer to remand.
But then strange things begin to happen and hischildhood comes back to haunt him.
Can Michael ever escape the past?
Will he ever discover the truth about Becky's murder?
And why is DI Carver so eager to make him suffer?
The Abattoir of Dreams is a bitter sweet story of murder, innocence and abuse.
I'm am beyond excited to welcome you to my stop on the Abattoir of Dreams blog tour! This book was so fantastic and it's earned itself a spot on my top reads of 2017 list, I was blown away by everything about this one.
Tilbury is a new author to me and while the blurb sure grabbed my attention, I had no idea what kind of treat I was in for. For the first time I didn't even post what genre this book fits into, it's far to special to be slotted into place. Sometimes a book will be labeled as one thing on Goodreads but after reading it I may add in another that I think it'll fit under, but this time? This book cannot be properly filed into one, two or even three appropriate categories. It honestly has something for everyone, there's suspense, a bit of horror, romance, supernatural elements and enough thrills to keep your heart racing.
It opens with Michael waking up in a hospital with no memory and he only knows a few things for sure; that he is paralyzed and what he is told, and what is revealed is enough to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Supposedly he brutally murdered his girlfriend and then jumped off of a building, but he doesn't even remember Becky, much less killing her. Then strange things begin to happen to him at night, is he dreaming, maybe a side effect of the pain medication he's taking? It's all very eerie and unsettling but beyond fascinating. I couldn't wait to find out what had really happened and the way it was revealed to the reader and Michael was sharply clever.
The subject matter here is very dark and disturbing, it's truly not for the faint of heart. There is abuse of every kind imaginable, it's graphic and horrifying, but if you can stomach that, this is a must read. It evoked a wide range of emotions within me from shock, horror, sadness and tears all the way to laughter and warm moments, it was a hell of a ride. The characterization was excellent and even though I didn't discuss all of the characters in detail, that doesn't mean that this isn't chock full of them, rather that I want you to discover them for yourself. The good ones will squeeze your heart and have you rooting them on, and the villains will make your skin crawl and want to vomit. (I mean that as a compliment, Tilbury has created some bad guys that may be the most despicable characters I've come across in years) This was a gritty and twisted read with so much heart and now if you'll excuse me I'll be on Amazon buying Tilbury's other books.
Mark lives in a small village in the lovely county of Cumbria,although his books are set in Oxfordshire where he was born and raised.
After serving in the Royal Navy and raising his two daughters after being widowed, Mark finally took the plunge and self-published two books on Amazon, The Revelation Room and The Eyes of the Accused.
When he's not writing, Mark can be found trying and failing to master blues guitar,and taking walks around the beautiful county of Cumbria.
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Through all the messy press the movie has had on the road to release, it's a huge relief that Captain Marvel was a pretty good romp. Not only was it a great tribute to the one-woman force of nature, Carol Danvers, but it also honored and referenced its fellow MCU movies, Marvel comic books and other notorious films, too.
After some ten years of seeing him creep through the shadows, we finally get an answer as to how Fury lost his eye. He once told Steve Rogers in Winter Soldier that it related to the last time he "trusted someone". Well, he kind of had it coming being obsessed with Goose the cat, and all. Cats are notoriously fickle creatures, especially this alien-infested one. You might have had your eye scratched, but I wouldn't take it personally Nick, Carol's cat happens to hate everyone.
Landing in a Blockbuster video store (talk about landing in the nineties!), Carol picks up a VHS copy of The Right Stuff, a 1983 movie about the astronauts of the Mercury Programme. She also blows up a True Lies (1994) standee which kinda clarifies this movie takes place in 1995.
With Monica Rambeau cycling though possible colors for an ideal style, Carol tries colors she'd historically wear in the comics. Starting with a green-and-grey outfit originally worn by Captain Mar-Vell, then a hint at her classic black "Warbird" number. The multicoloured neon one was mostly a fun experiment.
The only thing that really changed about Dr. Lawson (a.k.a. Mar-Vell) is that a man is now a woman. This, right down to their position in a top-secret facility, was the identity of the first Captain Marvel. Originally a male Kree, Mar-Vell went to Earth as a spy before becoming somewhat of a hero and mentor to Carol Danvers. In the movie however, Walter Lawson is embodied by Wendy Lawson.
Be careful what you wish for, darling! You might recall the moment Nick Fury tells young Monica, that she can go off to space "only if you learn to glow". Funnily enough, in the comics, Monica Rambeau had a similar encounter with cosmic energies like Carol. She does indeed become an energy-channelling superhero with glow-y powers, the ability to fly just like her auntie and she even takes the name Captain Marvel for some time.
Maria Rambeau's air force call-sign, "Photon" is pulled straight out of the comics. This just happened to be the superhero name of Monica Rambeau after she got empowered by cosmic energies (and after she was named Captain Marvel). Gotta love a cheeky comic book reference!
Another great part of this movie was witnessing the moment Nick Fury decides to launch The Avenger Initiative. Back in the 90's, he chose to name it "The Protector Initiative" after being inspired by Carol Danvers' fighter pilot call sign. But this placeholder title for what would be The Avenger Initiative actually has its heritage in another Kree superhero named Noh-Varr. He called himself The Protector and, for some time, Captain Marvel (indeed, several Marvel heroes took on this title throughout the history of the Universe).
While the original Nick Fury starred among the Howling Commandos in World War II, this Nick is far too young for that. So instead of WWII, the movie has this Nick cut his teeth in 'Nam. Something Nick Fury did quite a bit of in his stories during and after the 1960's.
Nick Fury's PG-13 use of Samuel L. Jackson's trademark curse isn't out of place in the Marvel universe. It sounds like Flerken (Goose's species), but the words "flark" "flarking" and so on have been used as a commonly-uttered profanity across the universe. Rocket Raccoon is particularly fond of the word.
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How can we not mention this one? Stan had a special tribute this time around, having passed away last November. So, along with a cameo here (where he's reading a script for Mallrats, a movie where he played himself), he gets his own tribute in the Marvel Studios logo reveal and a loving "Thank you Stan" afterwards. Excelsior, Stan! Wherever you may be now.
Getting off the subway, Carol passes a woman with bright red hair and stylish glasses. This is none other than comic writer, Kelly Sue DeConnick, who wrote for Captain Marvel between 2010 and 2015. She is the woman who got Carol to take up the title of Captain Marvel in 2012 and was a driving force behind the persona we all know today.
Ace fighter pilots, a cat named Goose, an airfield and even Tom Cruise's 'call me' sign. It's a no-brainier that this nineties Air Force show would throw in more than one nod to that most iconic of air force movies, Top Gun. Feel the need, the need for speed!
14. A Star Wars Nod?
'Veers' sounds a lot like the Empire officer who led an attack on Echo Base in the Empire Strikes Back. You know, that "really old movie" Spider-Man mentioned one time. We're going to count this as a sneaky Star Wars Easter Egg because Carol is quite fond of the galactic franchise (so is Marvel, as seen by these awesomely hidden Star Wars references). She named her cat, Chewie in Chewbacca's honor after all (the movie just decided to honor Top Gun instead, by changing the kitty's name to Goose).
The promotional slug-line and later, Carol's own mention of "Higher, Further, Faster" is an easy reference to the Kelly Sue DeConnick comic arc, Higher, Further, Faster, More. This just so happens to be one of the definitive Captain Marvel stories of the 2010's.
We never got to see much of Torfa, the planet where the Skrull are hiding, but in the comics, it's got a lot more significance. Bit of a one-shot, but by the look of things, Torfa is not much better than it was in Carol's adventures. The original Torfa was a haven colony populated by refugees from a war between the Avengers, the universe and an ancient, all-powerful race known as the Builders. It also happens to be a planet full of Vibranium!
Talos slurping Cola in Maria's house is strongly reminiscent of Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules who done the exact same thing back in 1994's Pulp Fiction. That's not the only noticeable Pulp Fiction Easter Egg – one would say that Fury and agent Phil Coulson's car ride looks very familiar and ever so similar to Jules' and Vincent's cruise from the Tarantino movie.
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It's an odd thing, but the galactic empires of the Marvel Universe don't have special forces departments so much as their own personal superhero groups. The Kree Starforce is no exception, bringing to the silver screen some famous Captain Marvel villains including Captain Atlas, Minerva and Korath.
In order to stop Goose from eating everyone, the Kree give Goose a tiny facemask that as Fury points out, looks remarkably like the mask given to none other than Hannibal Lecter to stop him from biting people. Funnily enough, in the comics, Chewie has been forced to wear this kind of mask by captors at least once to stop her eating any of them.
You can always rely on Marvel's post-credit scenes for awesome Easter Eggs. The after-credit scene in Captain Marvel teases Endgame and Carol's team up with the Avengers. Taking place right after Thanos snapped his fingers in Infinity War, Carol turns up at the Avengers compound, joining the likes of Captain America, Hulk and Black Widow.
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Shaw, Thomas (1800–1865)
by Lyndsay Gardiner
Thomas Shaw (1800?-1865?), wool expert, was born in Yorkshire, England. He started work as a woolsorter in boyhood, and later became a woolbuyer and preparer of wools for various manufacturers. His attention was early drawn to wools from Australia, and he noticed 'inexplicable' changes and deterioration in their quality. When, therefore, his employers, J. T. Simes & Co., London, who already recognized a time of crisis and of opportunity, responded to a request from Robert Campbell & Co., Sydney, for 'a competent person as buyer and sorter and instructor of sorters', Shaw arrived with his second son, Thomas, aged 15, in September 1843, determined 'to get as speedily as possible amongst sheep and try to … clear up this mystery which so much puzzled us'.
He travelled extensively through the eastern Australian colonies and New Zealand, observing climatic, soil and working conditions, noting the casual, unselective methods of sheep-breeding current on many properties. In 1849 at Melbourne, helped by Gideon Scott Lang, he published a pamphlet, The Australian Merino, which began a sharp controversy. Shaw urged Australian growers to consider precisely what English buyers wanted, to breed sheep fit for the purpose, and to prepare their wool better, particularly by washing it more carefully before shearing. The 'Pure Australian Merino' should be the target, but as yet there was little promise and much backsliding. Australian growers, Shaw declared, 'know nothing whatever about wool'; by haphazard breeding they had produced 'a mongrel breed, in which may be found every shade between the real Australian Merino and the dried-up Leicester, mixed with myriads not fit to class as respectable goats'; their disregard of environment exposed their flocks to disease or 'the transmutation of … fleeces into scrubbing brushes'. Natural protests were led by one 'Ignoramus', who in the Melbourne Morning Herald, 1 August 1849, condemned Shaw as a mere newcomer and claimed that the squatters were doing as well as possible, considering their shortage of funds and labour. But Shaw had gained welcome publicity: improvement of wool by wiser breeding and management was brought very much to the fore.
In 1850 Shaw 'was very influential in forming the Merino Import Company', as he then believed that occasional infusions of new blood might improve the acclimatized sheep. This project failed and in 1860 from the Darling Downs he produced as a Sydney publication his Practical Treatise on Sheep Breeding and Wool Growing, based on his original principle, 'suit the breed to the character of climate and pasture'; he urged: 'import no more foreign sheep of any description, but breed entirely from the Australian merino'. Especially in the Western District of Victoria, leading men, impressed by his logic and will to help them, had gradually adopted his methods. Flocks bred without crossing had become resistant to disease, and their wool 'Australian' in character. John Currie of Larra believed that to Shaw was due 'the formation of the Australian merino'. But Shaw warned, 'it would take but a short time to spoil it; one cross with any foreign sheep, and the character of the offspring is changed, the Australian qualities spoiled'. He was a tough, aggressive little man, who throve on argument and opposition. By his work with such leaders as Currie, the Learmonths of Ercildoun and Philip Russell of Carngham, he converted many sceptics.
In 1823 Shaw had married Ann Turner, by whom he had two sons and five daughters, who all settled in Australia. Jonathan, the elder son, became the leading sheep classer of his day. Thomas Shaw junior worked with his father for a time, and was so like him in character and interests that they are often confused. Both were apt to wander about Australia. But the son was teetotal, and anchored himself to his Wooriwyrite station. The father seems to have had no settled home; what money he had, he spent on drink. He is supposed to have died in the late 1860s in New South Wales, but his death is not officially recorded there.
P. L. Brown (ed), Clyde Company Papers, vol 4 (Lond, 1959)
M. L. Kiddle, Men of Yesterday (Melb, 1961)
Port Phillip Gazette, 15 Apr 1843.
Shaw, Thomas junior (son)
Lyndsay Gardiner, 'Shaw, Thomas (1800–1865)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/shaw-thomas-2652/text3699, published first in hardcopy 1967, accessed online 19 January 2022.
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I'm still looking. Well not really any more. Many dead ends, poor choices, perhaps not in the cards for me. On the other hand there is wisdom in not making one's life contingent on a quality blend with another. There is not just one love. Art and books and sculpture and music and grandchildren fill my void(alleged) just fine. Buffalo soldier…..


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Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
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This page describes the Story of Grahas included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, 'the five characteristics of a Purana').
Story of Grahas
(planets) Indians from very ancient days have maintained certain definite ideas and inferences about the planets. Though those ideas differ somewhat from the results of modern researches, the influence of the ancient ideas is discernible in all the Purāṇic texts in India. The main ideas are summarised below.
Sūrya (Sun), Candra (Moon), Śukra (Venus), Budha (Mercury), Kuja (Mars), Bṛhaspati (Jupiter), Śani (Saturn), Rāhu and Ketu are the navagrahas (the nine planets).
"sūryaścandro maṅgalaśca budhaścāpi bṛhaspatiḥ śukraḥ śanaiścaro rāhuḥ ketuśceti navagrahāḥ" Besides the above nine planets, Indian astronomers take into account a starry sphere in the sky called Saptarṣis and the star called Dhruva.
Sūrya.
The sun gives light to all the other planets. It has an area of 50 crore yojanas and its distance from the earth is 22 crore yojanas. Śūrya exists within the universe, and is called also Mārtaṇḍa as it originated from dead (mṛta) egg (aṇḍa). Sūrya divides the sky, heaven, hell, the earth, east, west, north, south etc. from one another. According to the course of Sūrya three periods of time or 'seasons' like uttarāyaṇa, dakṣiṇāyana and viṣuvat are caused. Five months from May is the uttarāyaṇa period, five months from November the dakṣiṇāyana period, and the months of April and October are the Viṣuvats. Since during the uttarāyaṇa the sun rises up comparatively slowly (mandagati) during this period the day is longer than night. As in dakṣiṇāyana the course of the sun is quicker in pace (Śīghragati) night is longer than day, and during viṣuvat, (samagati) day and night are of equal duration.
The other planets have three positions called Jaradgava, Airāvata and Vaiśvānara, the first being the central position, the second the northern position and the third the southern position. Nine stars, Aśvinī, Bharaṇī, Kṛttikā, Rohiṇī, Mṛgaśiras, Ārdrā, Punarvasu and Puṣya occupy the Airāvata vīthī (northern position or segment). Another nine stars, Maghā, Pūrva Phalgunī, Uttara Phalgunī, Hasta, Citrā, Svātī, Viśakhā, Anurādhā and Jyeṣṭhā occupy the central position, and the last nine stars, Mūla, Purvāṣāḍha, Uttarāṣāḍha, Śravaṇa, Śraviṣṭhā, Śatabhiṣak, Pūrvaproṣṭhapada, Uttaraproṣṭhapada and Revatī occupy the southern position.
To the east, south, west and north of Mount Mahāmeru exist Devadhānikā (Indrapurī) Saṃyamanī (Yamapurī) Ṅimlocanī (Varuṇapurī) and Vibhāvarī (Kuberapurī) respectively. When Sūrya appears in Devadhānikā it will be dawn, when he has travelled to Saṃyamanī it will be noon, when he is in Nimlocanī it will be sunset and when he is in Vibhāvarī it will be mid-night. This is how Śurya circles the Mahāmeru. Within 15 nāḍikās (6 hours) the sun travels 2(1/2) crores plus 2(1/2) lakhs of yojanas. Sūrya's chariot has one wheel and twelve spokes. The wheel represents a year and the twelve spokes stand for the twelve months of the year. The chariot has also three nābhis representing the three cāturmāsyas, and six bands representing the six seasons. The height of the chariot is 36 lakhs yojanas and it has a width of 8 yojanas inside. Aruṇadeva is the charioteer, and the seven chandas are the horses. The seven chandas are, Gāyatrī, Bṛhatī, Uṣṇik, Jagatī, Triṣṭubh, Anuṣṭubh and Paṅkti).
Night is called Uṣā and day Vyuṣṭi and the time in between is Sandhyā. When Sandhyā begins the terrible Rākṣasas called Mandehas attempt to consume Sūrya. They have been granted the boon that everyday they will be dying though they may not be losing their bodies. So, everyday there rages a fierce fight between them and Sūrya. When the fight is on, noble brahmins throw up water sanctified by Gāyatrī mantra with 'Om'. The water turns into Vajrāyudha and burns the Rākṣasas to ashes. The first offering in Agnihotra is made with the recitation of the mantra beginning 'Sūryo Jyoti' because of which the sun is able to shine with thousands of rays with the result that the Rākṣasas are burned to death. The Bālakhilyas who number more than 60,000 form Sūryā's body-guard. (See under Sūrya for Purāṇīc stories about him).
Candra. (The Moon).
Candra exists at one lakh yojanas away from Sūrya, and it revolves round the earth. A cāndra month of twentyseven days is divided into twelve rāśis (houses) viz. Siṃha (Leo), Kanyā (Virgo) Tulā (Libra) Vṛścika (Scorpio) Dhanus (Sagittarius) Makara (Capricorn) Kuṃbha (Aquarius) Mīna (Pisces) Meṣa (Aries) Vṛṣabha (Taurus) Mithuna (Gemini) and Karkaṭaka (Cancer). Every month Candra stays in each of the above houses only for 2(1/4) days.
The full moon makes Pitṛs happy, divides the month into two halves, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa (the dark fortnight) and Śukla Pakṣa (the bright fortnight) and functions as the very life of all living beings. The twentyseven stars from Aśvinī to Revatī are the wives of Candra. There is another view that Candra has twentyeight wives including another star called Abhijit. Candra has another name, Sarvamaya. Candra with his pleasing rays, as sweet as Amṛta (Nectar) bestows happiness on devas, Pitṛs and all other living beings. So he is called Sarvamaya.
Candra's chariot has three wheels. Ten beautiful horses white as Jasmine flowers draw the chariot. These horses also like those of Sūrya live for a Kalpa era. Because the Devas drink its digits Candra wanes into one digit (Kalā). Then Sūrya makes him wax again with one single ray of his called Suṣumnā. When only two Kalās of his remain Candra enters the orbit of Sūrya and stays there in the ray called 'amā', and that day, therefore is called amāvāsyā. And on that day Candra enters waters for the first time, and after that dwells in trees, creepers etc. While Candra is thus in trees etc. those who cut them will be committing the sin of brahmahatyā. (slaughter of a brahmin). When only a little of the 15th kalā remains on new moon day hordes of Pitṛs gather round the enfeebled Candra to drink him, and they drink the amṛta kalā, one of the two kalās still remaining with him. Thus the three classes of Pitṛs, Barhiṣadas, Saumyas and Agniṣvāttas get absolutely satisfied for one month. Thus Candra nurtures Devas in the Śukla Pakṣa and pitṛs in Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa, and grows trees, creepers etc. with life-giving water. (For details see under Candra).
Śukra (Venus).
Śukra is an auspicious Deva very much interested in doing good to the world and making people happy. His course is also, like that of Śūrya, of three types, intense (quick), slow and of equal pace. Two-and-a-half yojanas above Sūrya, Śukra follows a course alternating in front of and behind Sūrya. Śukra never goes very far away from Śūrya, and he possesses a big chariot drawn by horses from earth. (For details see under Śukra).
Budha (Mercury).
Though inherently auspicious Budha, in contact with inauspicious planets takes their character and becomes weak. Budha also has the three paces, quick, slow and medium. Budha moves close to Sūrya and if he moves from Sūrya storms, failure of rain etc. will be the result. He is considered to be the son of Candra. His chariot is made of wind and fire, golden in colour and is drawn by eight horses having the speed of wind. (See under Budha for more details).
Kuja (Mars).
Kuja is two lakhs of yojanas above Budha, and remains in every rāśi (house) more or less for 45 days. When the position is affected it causes inauspicious experiences to living beings. The chariot of Kuja is made of gold, glittering and of huge size. Eight horses born from Agni draw the chariot.
Bṛhaspati (Jupiter).
Jupiter travels 2 lakhs of yojanas away from Kuja's sphere. Though it is an auspicious planet its reverse course is productive of evil results. Jupiter travels for twelve months in every rāśi (house). His golden chariot is drawn by eight white horses. (See Bṛhaspati).
Śani (Saturn).
Śani is 2 lakhs of yojanas away from Jupiter's sphere, and it stays in every house for twenty months. As it moves only slowly it is called Śanaiścara also. Śani is considered to be the son of Sūrya. It is an inauspicious planet. His chariot is drawn by multicoloured horses born in the sky.
Rāhu.
His ash-coloured chariot is drawn by eight horses as dark as beetles. Once the horses are harnessed to the chariot it will always be running. On full moon days Rāhu starts from Sūrya and reaches Candra and returns to Sūrya on new moon days. It is an inauspicious planet. (For details see under Rāhu).
Ketu.
His chariot is drawn by eight horses, which have the speed of wind. It is also an inauspicious planet.
Saptarṣis.
Thirteen crores of yojanas away from the zone of Śani exists the Saptarṣi zone. Seven maharṣis are incessantly on the move in that sphere, wishing all that is well for the whole world. (See Saptarṣis).
Dhruva.
Thirteen crores of yojanas away from the saptarṣimaṇḍala there is a place called Viṣṇupada. Dhruva, son of Uttānapāda lives there in the company of Indra, Agni, Kaśyapa, Dharma and others. The Dhruvamaṇḍala remains there stationary like the supporting pillar of all the planets ever on the move. (See Dhruva; Devībhāgavata 8th Skandha; Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part II).
Astrologers aver that living beings pass through the periods and positions of the following planets, viz. Ketu, Śukra (Venus) Āditya (Sun), Candra (Moon), Kuja (Mars), Rāhu, Bṛhaspati (Jupiter), Śani (Saturn) and Budha (Mercury). The following table shows how people born under different stars pass through the different daśās. The order of succession of the daśās and the period of each daśā can also be seen from this table.
Stars (Day of birth)* Daśā Years
Aśvinī (Aśvayuk) Maghā Mūla Ketu 7
Bharaṇī Pūrvā Phalgunī Pūrvāṣāḍha Śukra 20
Kṛttikā Uttaraphalgunī Uttarāṣāḍha Āditya 6
Rohiṇī Hastam Śravaṇa Candra 10
Mṛgaśiras Citrā Śraviṣṭhā Kuja 7
Ārdrā Svātī Śatabhiṣaj Rāhu 18
Punarvasū Viśākhā Pūrvaproṣṭhapada Bṛhaspati 18
Puṣya Anurādhā Ūttaraproṣṭhapada Śani 19
Āśleṣā Jyeṣṭhā Revatī Budha 17
*) To find out your daśā at the time of birth, please see the above table. Any one born under any of the stars is considered born in the daśā shown in the right hand side against that star; e. g. People born under (Aśvayuk) Aśvinī, Mṛgaśīṛṣa and Mūla are born into the Ketu daśā. So with the other stars also as shown in the above table. To calculate how long the daśā into which a particular person is born will last requires some astrological skill; also the exact time of birth should be known. A star remains dominant for about 24 hours. If a man is born under a star when half this period of dominance is over, then that man will get only half the period of the corresponding daśā. The portion of the daśā that the man will get is proportionate to the period of dominance of the star. For example, a man is born under the star Aśvainī (Aśvyuk) when the star is in the last quarter of the Ketu daśā. The total period of this daśā is 7 years. But the man will get only the last quarter of it, namely about 1(3/4) years. After that he will pass on to the next daśā—Śukradaśā.
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The Director of Instruction will manage, oversee, and direct golf instruction and player development programming for GreatHorse. He/she will provide outstanding, hospitality-driven service and is responsible for creating an atmosphere of learning and continuous improvement to foster and maintain interest and enthusiasm among all member and player segments at GreatHorse.
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Lexington, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
By Robert H. Moore, II, January 24, 2009
1. Rockaway [at the Stonewall Jackson House] Marker
Rockaway. . A rockaway is a low, four wheeled pleasure carriage with a standing top, open at the sides. It is named for the town of Rockaway, New jersey, where they were originally made. . . Jackson probably bought his rockaway in 1859, possibly from the local carriage dealer in Lexington. His wife wrote in her memoirs, "Upon a visit from my mother to us, he went out and, unexpected to me, bought a rockaway, saying she was not strong enough to walk all over town, and he wanted her to see and enjoy everything while she was with us." . . In May 1861, shortly after the war began, Jackson wrote his wife from Harper's Ferry, "Let Mr. Tebbs have the horse and rockaway at his own price; and if he is not able to pay for them, you give them to him, as he is a minister of the Gospel." . This historical marker is in Lexington Virginia
A rockaway is a low, four wheeled pleasure carriage with a standing top, open at the sides. It is named for the town of Rockaway, New jersey, where they were originally made.
Jackson probably bought his rockaway in 1859, possibly from the local carriage dealer in Lexington. His wife wrote in her memoirs, "Upon a visit from my mother to us, he went out and, unexpected to me, bought a rockaway, saying she was not strong enough to walk all over town, and he wanted her to see and enjoy everything while she was with us."
In May 1861, shortly after the war began, Jackson wrote his wife from Harper's Ferry, "Let Mr. Tebbs have the horse and rockaway at his own price; and if he is not able to pay for them, you give them to him, as he is a minister of the Gospel."
Location. 37° 47.107′ N, 79° 26.476′ W. Marker is in Lexington, Virginia. Marker can be reached from East Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8 East Washington Street, Lexington VA 24450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson 1824-1863
2. Rockaway in the carriage house at the Stonewall Jackson House
(here, next to this marker); The Stonewall Jackson House (here, next to this marker); Jackson's Garden (here, next to this marker); The Jacob Ruff House, ca. 1829 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Alexander-Withrow House, ca. 1793 (within shouting distance of this marker); Campbell House, ca. 1845 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sloan House, ca. 1844-45 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lexington (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
Additional keywords. Stonewall Jackson, Lexington, Virginia, Stonewall Jackson House, Mary Anna Jackson
Categories. • Antebellum South, US • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil •
3. Carriage House
The carriage house, where the Rockaway is stored on the grounds of the Stonewall Jackson House, is the second building in the background
More. Search the internet for Rockaway.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 26, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 26, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.


High Resolution Audio has been the talk of the town as of late, but what do you need to know to get that perfect sound?
High-Resolution Audio, or High-Res Audio, as you can probably guess, is audio signal that's delivered at a higher quality than the CDs, MP3s and streaming services.
CDs, for example, are only standardised at 44.1kHz/16bit while the most commonly used High-Res Audio specifications are 24bit/96kHz and 24bit/192kHz, providing a noticeable improvement in sound quality.
Downloaded music sold as high res is mastered as 24 bits in sampling rates up to 192kHz. The 'up to' in that sentence is important because 192kHz material is still generally very rare. Even studio masters of many albums are not produced at this level as the processing required and the size of the files just aren't going to be an option for most people! Albums mastered at 24/44.1, 24/88.2 and 24/96 are rather more common. Studios commonly work with these sampling rates so that the files are smaller and much more practical to download and stream via a wireless network. They might be compact but they still carry many times the information that a 16/44.1kHz sized CD file can.
The downloads themselves are available in a variety of formats. The most common format for downloads is FLAC. The open source nature of the format and the useful saving in space over a true uncompressed format starts to make a very big difference when you are dealing with albums that can be over a gigabyte in size. More recently, a number of sites have begun to offer downloads in the ALAC Apple Lossless format. This is useful for people using iTunes as their playback software.
The third format we think you've probably seen before: the WAV file, Windows uncompressed digital format. You'll find no compression here! Although they're generally larger than FLAC or ALAC files so you can be sure that you're getting the file EXACTLY as it was intended. The obvious downside is that the extra space required does start to add up once you build yourself a nice collection. As WAV is also an older format, it does not support the tagging system that FLAC and ALAC does meaning you'll have to put more effort into keeping your music collection organised.
So why has it not been readily available until now?
Ever since music has become readily available, fans have been itching to listen to tracks in as high a quality as possible. Essentially, technical limitations and cost have been holding us back from audio nirvana the entire time. The battle between being faithful to representing the sounds themselves while using viable technology at a reasonable price.
To meet cost and storage restraints artists and producers alike have typically been forced to down-sample the quality of their music, lowering the quality that us listeners ultimately end up hearing.
While this is more practical for everyday usage and storage, the end result doesn't quite sound as good as its original recording.
So why are we advocates of high resolution audio that we simply can't benefit from?
Don't worry, we're not simply dismissing the faithful old CD. CD quality is still great. The problem for us is that while some material sounds incredible, quite a lot of it doesn't! Much has been written about recent problems with the mastering and recording of music with reductions in the amount of dynamic range in some albums making them sound terrible on a good hifi system. We feel that our ATF upsampling and adjustable filters can alleviate some of these issues but obviously good quality recordings to start with will always come out on top.
Therefore beyond the measurements and arguments over human hearing, we feel that high res music has a role to play. As well as the technical benefits of 24 bit mastering which you can choose to believe is useful or not, they are generally recorded and mastered with far greater care and attention than many mainstream releases. For example, The 2nd Law by Muse. This is available on CD and as a 24/96kHz high res version and it is fair to say that the difference between the two versions is not small. This is in no small part because the high res version has completely different mastering and vastly greater dynamic range that gives the album a scale and depth that simply isn't present on the CD mix recorded with radio broadcast and MP3 conversion in mind. Is this cheating? It may well be but we know which version we would rather listen to!
Great sign me up! where can I get my hands on some high-res audio?
So shall I start binning my CDs and replacing my collection with High-Res?
Hold your horses! We aren't saying that every High-Res album is perfect and that CD quality should now be a distant memory. However audio close to matching what the artist intended? That's certainly something to get excited about!
So I've added High-Res audio to my collection. How do I make the most of it?
High-Res Audio can be listened to using dedicated network music players (Insert shameless plug to our streamers here). These can stream High-Res Audio music files over your home network from UPnP servers or NAS drives. You can also play directly from connected USB hard-drives.
Listening to High-Res Audio on your Hi-Fi from your computer requires the use of USB through USB Class 1 or Class 2.
With Class 1 USB it is possible to transmit audio data at rates of up to 24bit/96kHz, while USB Audio Class 2 is a much more recent introduction and allows for transmission of higher sample rates of 24bit/192kHz.
You can also use a range of DACs (Insert another shameless plug to our award winning DACs here) to bypass your soundcard and listen through your headphones.
Phew! So that's it for now. Are you already listening to High-Res audio? Make sure you watch our video on High-Res audio below and let us know what you think in the comments below.


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Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust Announces Sale of Jeuneurs Asset for $104.5 (€71.2) Million
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TORONTO, December 08, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust (the "REIT") (TSX: INO.UN) today reported the closing of the previously announced sale of the Jeuneurs asset for gross proceeds of $104.5 million (€71.2) million.
Mr. Stéphane Amine, President of the REIT, announced today, "We have closed the sale of Jeuneurs in Paris, France, which the REIT has held since its initial public offering in 2013. Jeuneurs is a seven story 50,400 square foot, fully occupied office building located in the central business district of Paris, originally constructed in 1890 and whose single tenant lease is maturing on August 31, 2023. The $104.5 million (€71.2) million gross sale price represents a $64.9 million (€44.2) million increase over the acquisition price (excluding acquisition costs) and a $35.5 million (€24.2) million premium to fair market value at December 31, 2020. We are very pleased to crystallize the exceptional value gain, confirming once again the REIT's strategy to partially capitalize on the sale of existing older assets in order to renew the portfolio with more modern and accretive assets. The REIT is currently considering different acquisition opportunities, including but not limited to the remaining joint ventures, with the objective of deploying all the available capital in the near future."
Inovalis REIT provides access to investors to unique quality real estate in strategic locations. In November 2021 the recently appointed Board of Trustees and management toured the Paris and Madrid main office markets in advance of finalizing the implementation of the REIT's capital redeployment plan. In that regard, the Board of Trustees has decided to postpone the decision to distribute 50% of all incremental profit to unitholders until mid-2022. By such time, the Board would have assessed all the available investment opportunities and will have a clear idea on the necessary capital required for such investment.
This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. Forward-looking information generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "outlook", "objective", "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "should", "plans", or "continue", or similar expressions suggesting future outcomes or events. Forward looking information is based on a number of assumptions and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Inovalis REIT's control that could cause actual results to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, global and local economic and business conditions; the financial condition of tenants; our ability to refinance maturing debt; leasing risks, including those associated with the ability to lease vacant space; interest and currency rate functions and the completion of our asset recycling plan. The REIT's objectives and forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions, including that the Canadian and European economies remain stable, interest rates remain stable, conditions within the real estate market remain consistent, competition for acquisitions remains consistent with the current climate and that the capital markets continue to provide ready access to equity and/or debt. All forward-looking information in this news release speaks as of the date of this news release. Inovalis REIT does not undertake to update any such forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by law. Additional information about these assumptions and risks and uncertainties is contained in the REIT's filings with securities regulators, including its latest annual information form and MD&A.
The forward-looking information contained herein represents the REIT's expectations as of the date hereof and is subject to change after such date. The REIT assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
All amounts have been converted to Canadian dollars (CAD$) using an exchange rate of 1.4682 CAD$ per €.
ABOUT INOVALIS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT has been created for the purpose of acquiring and owning office properties primarily located in France and Germany but also opportunistically in other European countries where assets meet the REIT's investment criteria.
David Giraud, Chief Executive Officer
Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust
david.giraud@inovalis.com
Khalil Hankach, Chief Financial Officer
Tel:+33 1 5643 3313
khalil.hankach@inovalis.com
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Q: I want to import an old Vuforia app I just got started developing android apps. I have this app on github that I really would like to run on my computer, but I'm failing. The app is about(I believe) navigating through ARview using Vuforia to show directions on ARview.
I downloaded as a ZIP and extracted, and imported the folder in
AndroidStudio. It seems to me that AndroidStudio is not accepting this as an android project. Is there anyway that I can run this?
This is the page that I downloaded from:
https://github.com/lukaspili-brookes/AR-Navigation-app

A: You should be able to use "File/New/Import Project...".  I just tried it here with that project and it worked...though sounds like you got that part working?  I do see issue though where you don't get option to run....I think problem is that top level build.gradle file is empty.

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Kadans Science Partner has bought Meulensteen Art Center on TU/e Campus.
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SW 220 – Families Against Mandatory Minimums with Kevin Ring
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[2:48] Hear about the kind of money a lobbyist can make
[11:23] The amount of money he spent as a lobbyist that got him sent to prison on bribery charges.
[15:03] The United States incarceration rate and the government's ability to find a crime you committed
[22:21] How much money Kevin had to spend, while cooperating with the government, to defend himself in court
[27:17] The dangers of privatized prisons
[32:40] What people can do to change the system
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