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Q: Creating a customised button with 2 lines of text I'm new to Android (Visual Studio for 20 years).  I need to create a clickable control that features 2 lines of text (1 smaller font at the top of the button for a caption and a larger font line for a value - would post an image but I'm not allowed). The size of the larger font scales so that the value will fit on the control.
I'm pretty sure I need to subclass the button control but not sure how to in this case. All samples I have found don't seem to fit the bill.
Have done this easily with VB.Net but I'm stumped when I try with Android. Any help very much appreciated. Might be a handy control for others too.
Thanks

A: You could try using Spannable in the code like:
public class Test extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        Button but = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
        String butText= "Line 1\nLine 2";
        but.setText(formatString(butText));
    }

    private Spannable formatString(String str) {

        int startSpan = str.indexOf("\n");
        int endSpan   = str.length();
        Spannable spanString = null;
        spanString = new SpannableString(str);
        spanString.setSpan(new TextAppearanceSpan(this,
                R.style.custompoint), startSpan, endSpan,
                Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
        return spanString;
    }

}

Where you have a style 'custompoint'
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <style
        name="custompoint">
        <item name="android:textSize">24sp</item>
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
    </style>
</resources>

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Politics: Forecast
Cuba's new criminal code hands more power to the authorities
On January 20th the Supreme People's Court, the country's highest judicial authority, published the proposed draft for a new criminal code. The National Assembly (the legislature) is expected to debate and approve the proposal during its next session, in April. Assuming that it is approved in its current form, the legislation will outlaw any type of financing for independent projects or individuals "engaged in activities against the State and Cuba's constitutional order".
EIU believes that the new code is intended to function primarily as a deterrent, following a rise in anti-government expression over the past year. Independent media outlets, as well as many civil society organisations and dissident groups, are already highly reliant on support from international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and foreign administrations. This new legislation will make it even harder to practise independent journalism, which is already illegal, and to run civil society associations. The government has long considered domestic dissidents, pro-democracy activists and independent journalists as agents at the service of foreign countries, especially the US. In 1999 Cuba's legislature approved Law 88, which criminalised the receipt of the funds allocated for US democracy promotion programmes in Cuba.
Law 88 has only been used once; it is considered a political tool that serves more as a warning than as a practical measure for delivering justice. However, the new criminal code expands the sources from which these illicit funds can originate beyond the US government, stipulating that the financial or material resources in question can come from Cuban nationals or a foreign state, and from any donor or type of organisation. These broader provisions mean that Law 88 could be used more frequently. The draft has been criticised by civil society organisations, who view the changes as an attempt by the government to quell growing domestic dissent.
We believe that the authorities will continue to face increasing challenges to political stability. However, the creation of the draft criminal code is consistent with our view that the government will use various methods to ensure that it remains able to diffuse dissent. We expect the criminal code to be approved in the April parliamentary session.
Elections in 2023: a global overview
The results of this year's elections will affect almost one-quarter of the world's population.
Economy | December 8th 2022
Government seeks to boost growth with investment reforms
Investor interest in the opening of new areas to investment will be muted for now amid difficult operating environment.

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A sprawling town on the southern tip of Corfu, Kavos is the most action-packed of the island's resorts and is very popular with British under 25s, intent on having a good time. The long, narrow beach is far from the best in Corfu but offers lovely views over to the Greek mainland, lots of watersports and is fine for sleeping off the night before.
Those looking for a less hectic holiday, but still within reach of the nightlife in Kavos, should stay in the neighbouring resort of Aghios Petros, one mile (2km) to the north.
Since the mid-1980s, all trace of the original Greek village has been obliterated by the burgeoning low-rise resort. At night, neighbours compete to see who has the loudest sound system. Kavos has a 5-mile sweep of sandy beach and is the most action-packed spot on the island. While there is a fast pace of nightlife, some locals still maintain their traditional lifestyle alongside the sun-and-fun seekers. Just over a mile away is Aghios Petros which is a much more authentic option.
The nightlife and entertainment in Kavos is geared for 18-30s, so families would do better to stay well clear of the main strip. This area also attracts touts from far afield. The salesmen outside the bars and restaurants are very pushy but can be worth chatting up as they offer free drinks, but beware of the double measures. Visitors should avoid the Albanian gypsies selling flowers and glow bangles, or keep a very close eye on their wallets.
The beach in Kavos is not great and is sometimes covered in litter and seaweed, however it offers safe swimming and lots of watersports. Mosquitoes can be a problem over the summer and the local shops sell various types of repellent. Mopeds are a great way to get around the local area, but tourists should be aware that they also put scores of people into hospital each year.


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Q: Javascript pass results of function into another function in a Leaflet.js project I'm working on a project using Leaflet.js and geoJson data. I'm making a choropleth map and I am trying to pass the results of one function into another function. I don't think this scenario is unique to Leaflet and I think I'm just stumbling when it comes to passing results of one function as the parameter of another function.
I have a function that styles the countries in the map based on their GDP values pulled from an API:
 function getColor(d) {
      return d > 1000000 ? '#005824' :
          d > 500000  ? '#238b45' :
          d > 200000  ? '#41ae76' :
          d > 100000  ? '#66c2a4' :
          d > 50000   ? '#99d8c9' :
          d > 20000   ? '#ccece6' :
          d > 15000   ? '#edf8fb':
                       '#fff'
    }

This function is called by this second function:
  function style(feature) {
      return {
          fillColor: getColor(100000),
          weight: 2,
          opacity: 1,
          color: 'white',
          //dashArray: '3',
          fillOpacity: 0.7,
          stroke: true,
          weight: .5,
          fill: true,
          clickable: true
      };
    }

As you can see I currently have 100000 hardcoded as the getColor function's parameter. I would like to change this so that the data from the API is passed to getColor rather than this hardcoded value.
I have GDP data being pulled from an API and  I am able to console.log it with this function:
function getGDP(gdp) {
      for(var i = 0; i < countriesData.features.length; i++) {
       console.log(countriesData.features[i].properties.name + ' ' + countriesData.features[i].properties.gdp_md_est);
       return countriesData.features[i].properties.gdp_md_est;
      }
    }

How do I pass the resultes of the getGDP() function the to getColor() function inside of the style() function?
Does this have to involve closures? If so, how do I use a closure for this? I don't believe this issue is exclusive to Leaflet or this project, I think I am just having trouble wrapping my head around how to pass the returned value of one function to another function that is nested within a third function.
The getColor function has to iterate over the countriesData.features[i].properties.gdp_md_est element.
Would something like this work:
function style(feature) {
      return {
          //fillColor: getColor(100000),
          fillColor: getColor(function(d) {
            for(var i = 0; i < countriesData.features.length; i++) {
             var data =  countriesData.features[i].properties.gdp_md_est;
             return data;
            }
          }),
          weight: 2,
          opacity: 1,
          color: 'white',
          //dashArray: '3',
          fillOpacity: 0.7,
          stroke: true,
          weight: .5,
          fill: true,
          clickable: true
      };
    }

A: Similarly as in this other recent question and as shown in the Leaflet choropleth map tutorial (section "Adding Some Colors"), you just have to realize that the Leaflet L.geoJSON factory will loop through the Features data you pass it, and call your style function once per Feature, with that single Feature data as argument to your style function, as the code in your question is already setup.
Since you surely want to call your getColor function with data associated to that single Feature (so that the latter is styled according to its data and not according to data from all other Features), you understand that it is counterproductive trying to loop through all your Features with your getGDP function and trying to use all that data in your style function.
function style(feature) {
  return {
    fillColor: getColor(feature.properties.gdp_md_est),
    // etc.
  };
}


As a senior at Arizona State University he was a Heisman Trophy and Doak Walker award candidate, and was one of the premier kick returners in the country. He ranks third in ASU history with 3,299 career rushing yards. His total career yardage ranks 26th in Pac-10 history.
1997: 142 carries for 805 yards with 7 TD. 15 catches for 186 yards with 1 TD.
1998: 166 carries for 833 yards with 11 TD. 22 catches for 194 yards.
1999: 241 carries for 1174 yards with 12 TD. 15 catches for 100 yards with 1 TD.
Redmond is best known for his role on the 2001 New England Patriots. Redmond caught three passes in the Patriots' game-winning overtime drive during the famous "Snow Bowl" playoff game against the Oakland Raiders. Most famously, in Super Bowl XXXVI, with the Patriots on their own 30-yard line with 41 seconds left, Redmond caught a 3-yard dump-down pass from quarterback Tom Brady, dodged a tackler to pass the first down marker and then dragged a second tackler to the sideline, extending the ball out of bounds to stop the clock. The stopped clock allowed the Patriots to keep the drive alive and led, plays later, to a Patriots victory on an Adam Vinatieri field goal. Charlie Weis, the Patriots offensive coordinator at the time, has said that he would have recommended playing for overtime had Redmond not gotten the first down or failed to get out of bounds and stopped the clock.


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NOVEMBER 2021 WRAP-UP
November was such a good month for new releases! There were so many fun holiday novellas, as well as plenty of other great new romances. I read a little bit of everything, and had no trouble putting together my Best of the Month list – my top picks were obvious and plentiful. I was quicker to abandon books that weren't working for me, and still have a few that I'm in the middle of. With so many excellent releases this month, I had a lot less patience for the "okay" books, and I'll give a few another chance in December – I know that I'm a mood reader, and sometimes things deserve another chance.
Speaking of December, it's looking good! If you missed my December Release Calendar, you can find it here!
If you missed any of this month's reviews, I've got the blurb and rating for each below. There's also a link to my new release list.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So good
From USA Today bestselling author of The Highland Fling comes a brand new romantic comedy about a desperate billionaire seeking to find a fiancée. This modern day take on Pretty Woman is brilliantly clever and hilariously page-turning.
How did you two meet?
The quintessential question asked to every couple. And the answer is usually some bubbly, lovey dovey tale of being struck in the bum by Cupid's arrow.
My meet cute (well not so meet cute) is slightly different. I was trolling a wealthy neighborhood in Beverly Hills, searching for someone to take me as their bride, you know, to make my arch nemesis jealous who consequently just fired me.
He was stomping around the block like some sort of gorgeous ogre, mumbling about a business deal gone wrong and attempting to finagle his way out of it.
And that's when we bumped into each other.
There were no sparks.
Not even a hint of blossoming love.
But next thing I knew, I was scarfing down free chips and guac, listening to this man lay out all of his problems which led to his big ask . . . he wanted me to be his Vivian Ward, you know, from Pretty Woman–minus the frisky behavior.
We're talking about living in a mansion, intimate double dates, and pretending we were head over heels in love . . . and engaged. Can you imagine?
The absolute audacity.
But people do crazy things when they're desperate. And I reeked of desperation. So, I struck up a deal.
My one big mistake, though . . . big . . . HUGE? I accidentally fell for the incomparable Huxley Cane.
Read the review here
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pydUN4
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely LOVED it
Savage (adjective):
1) Not domesticated; wild and untamed
2) A brutal or vicious person
3) Malek Antonov
When my older sister calls out of the blue to announce she's getting married, it's a shock. She's not the settling-down kind, and we haven't spoken in almost three years.
Even more of a shock? Sloane wants me to visit her and meet her new fiancé. Curious, I decide to take her up on the offer.
I should've known something was wrong when she wouldn't tell me where I'd be going. I should've known things were odd when she sent a private jet to pick me up. But there's no way in hell I could've ever guessed what would happen when I finally meet her fiancé.
Declan O'Donnell.
Head of the Irish Mob.
Target of a savage Bratva assassin who wants revenge for the murder of his brother.
Now, I'm thousands of miles from home, I'm smack in the middle of a mafia war, and I've got a Russian assassin who's decided he likes the looks of me.
They say revenge is a dish best served cold.
They never met Malek Antonov.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/39SUTMA
"I need a ride," I said to a sexy stranger on a Harley.
Three hours later? A six-foot-tall Marilyn Monroe was officiating our Vegas wedding at the Happy Chapel.
But it's not love—it's business—a marriage pact made out of desperation so my career doesn't go up in flames.
Sure, Flynn Winslow is a hot, broody, mysterious man that women all over the globe would sell their souls to land for real, but I have my eyes on the prize and our marriage arrangement will end in three months with no strings attached.
Or will it all go out the window when I have to move in with Mr. Mysterious and our fake marriage starts to feel remarkably real?
I wish it were as easy as telling myself, Do not fall in love with your fake husband, Daisy, but apparently, when feelings get involved, not everything that happens in Vegas knows how to stay in Vegas.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3omv5Pu
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved it
A fatal blend of revenge and desire.
After leaving her fiancé at the altar and quitting her job as a Miami cop, Beau Hayley stumbles through life, feeling only resentment. Injustice. Loss. Her mom's death was called an accident. She's not convinced. Grieving, she becomes numb to everything except the constant, biting pain of heartbreak and hate. She can see no light. Until she meets James Kelly, a man who seems as damaged as she is, inside and out. And yet despite his twisted, cold façade, he stimulates feelings. Pleasure. He is a respite from her own flaws. A complete mystery.
And impossible to resist.
James Kelly has only one objective. Find the men who murdered his family and kill them all very slowly. But the web of crime and deceit leads him to Beau Hayley, the daughter of the notorious FBI agent who pursued him relentlessly until her death. Beau is not what James expected, and past the darkness that shrouds her, he finds a glimmer of light. Light is addictive. An escape. Beau might be the key to James's mercy mission, but with dire consequences. So he has to decide—leave her breathing and risk exposing himself, or kill her and continue his mission, still unknown.
Still The Enigma
Two tortured souls playing one deadly game. But who will survive?
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3axsc7Y
Britta didn't plan on falling for her personal trainer, and Wes didn't plan on Britta. Plans change and it's unclear if love, career, or both will meet them at the finish line.
Britta Colby works for a lifestyle website, and when tasked to write about her experience with a hot new body-positive fitness app that includes personal coaching, she knows it's a major opportunity to prove she should write for the site full-time.
As CEO of the FitMi Fitness app, Wes Lawson finally has the financial security he grew up without, but despite his success, his floundering love life and complicated family situation leaves him feeling isolated and unfulfilled. He decides to get back to what he loves—coaching. Britta's his first new client and they click immediately.
As weeks pass, she's surprised at how much she enjoys experimenting with her exercise routine. He's surprised at how much he looks forward to talking to her every day. They convince themselves their attraction is harmless, but when they start working out in person, Wes and Britta find it increasingly challenging to deny their chemistry and maintain a professional distance.
Wes isn't supposed to be training clients, much less meeting with them, and Britta's credibility will be sunk if the lifestyle site finds out she's practically dating the fitness coach she's reviewing. Walking away from each other is the smartest thing to do, but running side by side feels like the start of something big.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3B66Qtc
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Slow burn goodness
One unforgettable night leads to an unlikely shared connection, and unlikely connections never go unnoticed by the good folks in Green Valley, Tennessee. . .
Jackson James follows the rules. He has to. He's a sheriff's deputy in a super small town with a super big personality. However, strict adherence to the law during the day has been enjoyably balanced by rakish rules at night. Jackson, typically happy to protect and serve (and serve, and serve), starts questioning the value of wayward evenings when getting laid starts to feel more like being waylaid. Could it be that Green Valley's most eligible—and notorious—bachelor longs for something (and someone) real?
Mega movie star Raquel Ezra follows only one rule: always leave them wanting more. Studio execs, reporters, audiences, fans, lovers—no one can get enough of the smart, savvy, and sexy bombshell. But when "generous offers" begin to feel more like excessive demands, years of always leaving has the elusive starlet longing for something (and perhaps someone) lasting.
When Raquel abruptly returns to the quirky Tennessee hamlet, her path crosses with the delectable deputy with whom she spent one unforgettable night. Unfortunately, scandal and intrigue soon follow. Raquel and Jackson must decide which is more important: following their rules? Or, at long last, finding something real.
TOTALLY FOLKED is a standalone, contemporary romantic comedy novel and book #1 in the Good Folk: Modern Folktales series.
Read the audiobook review here
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ddlaa9
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sugar and spice
Adam Dunbar was once the boy who never gave me a second glance.
Now he's the hot billionaire next door who can't look away.
I go home to Fairhill for the holidays to escape my cramped city apartment and failed career.
My to-do's are spending time with family, eat turkey, and watch bad Christmas movies.
Reigniting my crush on my brother's former best friend was not on the list.
Adam is back in our small town after a decade away. He's older, richer, and more of a Scrooge than ever. Christmas is commercialism, and he won't have any of it. Me? I start listening to holiday music in October.
But our clashing opinions on the season can't stop the attraction growing between us. Could this grumpy billionaire actually be my perfect Christmas gift in disguise?
And if so… Do they accept returns?
This is a steamy, heartwarming, low-angst Christmas novella about a cynical billionaire and the woman who's determined he learn to enjoy the holidays. Read with hot cocoa on standby!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3r5McYP
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Romance/women's fiction crossover
From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year comes a heartwarming and hilarious tale that asks: What if you picked up the wrong suitcase and fell head over heels for its mystery owner?
Hopeless romantic and lifestyle reporter Laura's business trip to the Channel Islands isn't off to a great start. After an embarrassing encounter with the most attractive man she's ever seen in real life, she arrives at her hotel and realizes she's grabbed the wrong suitcase from the airport. Her only consolation is its irresistible contents, each of which intrigues her more and more. The owner of this suitcase is clearly Laura's dream man. Now, all she has to do is find him.
Besides, what are the odds that she'd find The One on the same island where her parents first met and fell in love, especially as she sets out to write an article about their romance? Commissioning surly cab driver Ted to ferry her around seems like her best bet in both tracking down the mystery suitcase owner and retracing her parents' footsteps. But as Laura's mystery man proves difficult to find—and as she uncovers family secrets—she may have to reimagine the life, and love, she always thought she wanted.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Gkl1Ps
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Steamy and intense
Growing up, I knew my older brother's best friend thought of me as "Logan's kid sister." For me, though, our next-door neighbor, Colin, felt like anything but a sibling. Whenever I spied on him through my bedroom window, as he banged away, shirtless, on his drum kit, I felt sensations inside me I'd never felt for my actual brother. But when we moved away and Colin's band took off like a rocket, I knew my tweener fantasies would never become a reality.
Fast-forward nine years to my brother's wedding, when I saw Colin again and we shared a secret, drunken kiss that rocked my world. The next morning, Colin blamed the alcohol. Said we should pretend the kiss, and my unfortunate text afterward, never happened.
Now that I'm heading to LA to work for Colin and crash at his place, though, all bets are off. I'm determined to make Colin swoon for me, the same way I've always done for him. Because no matter what he insisted, Colin's body during our kiss, and the shocking thing he whispered into my ear right afterward, made it clear he doesn't really think of me as his little sister, any more than I do.
Swoon is a standalone friends to lovers romance with no prior reading required and no cliffhanger that's set in the world of River Records and the Morgan brothers.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3C5ti7g
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Heartfelt slow burn
Following Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade returns with another utterly charming romantic comedy about a devil-may-care actor—who actually cares more than anyone knows—and the no-nonsense woman hired to keep him in line.
"An absolutely witty, swoon worthy behind the scenes romp! Delightful from beginning to end!"–Julie Murphy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'
Alexander Woodroe has it all. Charm. Sex appeal. Wealth. Fame. A starring role as Cupid on TV's biggest show, Gods of the Gates. But the showrunners have wrecked his character, he's dogged by old demons, and his post-show future remains uncertain. When all that reckless emotion explodes into a bar fight, the tabloids and public agree: his star is falling.
Enter Lauren Clegg, the former ER therapist hired to keep him in line. Compared to her previous work, watching over handsome but impulsive Alex shouldn't be especially difficult. But the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to keep her professional remove and her heart intact, especially when she discovers the reasons behind his recklessness…not to mention his Cupid fanfiction habit.
When another scandal lands Alex in major hot water and costs Lauren her job, she'll have to choose between protecting him and offering him what he really wants—her. But he's determined to keep his improbably short, impossibly stubborn, and extremely endearing minder in his life any way he can. And on a road trip up the California coast together, he intends to show her exactly what a falling star will do to catch the woman he loves: anything at all.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3De2XVh
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Festive fun
My to do list:
Revive my crashed PR career.
Turn around the Kringle family business by Christmas.
Convince my ex-boyfriend, NHL legend Matt "the Mountain" Kringle, to help me, even though I broke his heart when we were seventeen.
Easy, right?
Matt is huge, he's hot, and he's the grumpiest player in the league. I'll have to brave his bad attitude and his sexy beard if I want him to help bail out the family business and put my career back on track. I'll also have to try to forget – again – what an amazing kisser he is.
None of it is going to be easy. Not when Matt's arrival in town leads to the Airport Incident and the Candy Cane Scandal – talk about embarrassing. But as Matt and I navigate disaster after disaster together, I'll have to get over the fact that I never got over him. And that love with Matt is a game I just might want to play.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3nNBMuT
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quick and sexy
I hate Christmas.
As CEO of my company, I've banned decorations from the office, festive music from the lobby and any kind of secret Santa gifts between employees are strictly forbidden.
I'm heading to the airport, away from the Christmas lights and the mulled wine, heading for sunshine and margaritas when I get a call from Granny. She's sprained her ankle and needs my help filling in for her as head of the village Christmas Committee. Snowsly is the Christmas Capital of England and the last place I want to be in the lead up to Christmas.
But there's nothing I wouldn't do for Granny.
When I arrive in Snowsly, I'm introduced to Celia Sommers who is Christmas' biggest fan and therefore my own personal nightmare before Christmas. Worse than that, I have to work with her to make Snowsly's Christmas market a success.
Celia is determined to get me in the festive spirit. It's not going to work.
It doesn't matter if she's smart and funny and easy to flirt with—if she doesn't stop looking at me with her sparkling eyes and pouting her completely kissable lips, Celia is going straight to the top of my naughty list.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3m1oVo2
My name is Jake Sheppard and I'm ambivalent about Christmas and the Christmas-themed town I grew up in. But when I find out my late uncle left me an old barn and acres of land, the decision to return home to build my dream golf course is an easy one.
Imagine my surprise when I arrive and find out I have a squatter.
An incredibly sexy squatter, with wavy blonde hair, green eyes, a free spirit… and a herd of goats.
Lexi hates my guts. Apparently evicting a non-paying non-tenant and her goats weeks before Christmas is grounds for war.
Except Lexi's version of war includes flinging her clothing at me and, as it turns out, I might be in way over my head with this girl…
Warning: Christmas in Reindeer Falls is more naughty than nice. These stories are over-the-top festive with merrily-ever-afters guaranteed. Novella length for quick holiday binge reading. Enjoy!
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3DVgyAG
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Unique and interesting
From New York Times bestselling author, JB Salsbury, comes an angsty new romance with a bossy hero and woman who was born to survive.
To me, he was Grizzly.
To the world, I would learn, he's someone else completely.
I should have died on that mountain.
But he rescued me.
More animal than man, he's cold, distant, and fiercely territorial. He seems to hate me for simply breathing, and yet, he brought me back to life.
After my return to the city, I can't stop thinking about him. His rough hands, intense glare, and the way he cared for me as if I meant something to him.
He tells me he's dangerous. That I'm not safe around him. I would eventually understand why he warned me away. But by then it's too late. My heart is his.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3FqoDOH
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sugar and spice
One week with one little girl—an angel, according to my staffing agency. Acting as the short-term nanny for a single dad should have been an easy way to make some extra cash. Until I show up for my first day and face off with a demon disguised as a seven-year-old girl wearing a red tutu and matching glitter slippers.
Oh, and her father? My temporary boss? Maddox Holiday. The same Maddox Holiday I crushed on in high school. The same Maddox Holiday who didn't even know I existed. And the same Maddox Holiday who hasn't set foot in Montana for years because he's been too busy running his billionaire empire.
Enduring seven days is going to feel like scaling the Himalayas in six-inch heels. Toss in the Holiday family's annual soiree, and Christmas Eve nightmares really do come true. But I can do anything for a week, especially for this paycheck, even if it means wrangling the naughty, impressing the nice, and playing the nanny.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3riXfhK
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Light and sexy
What happens when you fall for your best friend's dad?
On the surface, I've got it all – a great job, good friends, a cute apartment, and a smart mouth.
The only problem?
I'm in love with a man who doesn't know I exist.
We've all had that crush.
The one you dream about even though he's ridiculously out of reach.
Well, my crush is a lot closer.
Daniel Stryker is sexy, smart, handsome… and in a double-whammy 'why me?' twist of fate, he's also my boss and my best friend's dad. Can you say zero chances?
But when a night out turns into a drunken admission of some uncomfortable truths, things change.
Or they might, if I have the guts to go after what I've always wanted.
Because suddenly, I'm not invisible to him.
And I see him, the real him I've never known.
It's scary plunging in heart first.
Is it too fast? Is it real?
And will he still love me when he finds out I'm pregnant with his baby?
The Truth is a full-length romantic comedy with an HEA and no cliffhanger.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vZvNWo
⭐⭐⭐ Hero problems
My new neighbor is a firefighter–and a scorching hot single dad–but I swear I didn't set off that smoke alarm on purpose.
(And I was beyond mortified when he rushed in and saw me naked.)
Nothing happened, of course–because I, Winnie MacAllister, romance junkie and owner of a constantly broken heart, have sworn off men for one solid year.
Even protective men with chiseled jaws, bulging biceps, and deep brown eyes that make my breath come faster. Even former SEALs with broad chests and strong hands that make my skin sizzle. Even gorgeous, grumpy guys who have their hands full raising two adorable little girls and claim they don't believe in love.
Until Dex kisses me one night, and I drop all my defenses.
(Also my underwear.)
He says he's not gentle, and he's right. He says I should take the dream job I'm offered in another state, and he's right. He says he's too old for me and could never be the man I deserve.
He's wrong.
Dex and I might be twelve years apart, but the fire between us is the kind that will never burn out.
How can I convince him to give happily-ever-after with me a chance?
Amazon: https://amzn.to/309tPay
⭐⭐⭐ Playful and angsty
The cocky footballer next door has some serious game…luckily, Daphney Clarke knows how to play.
Zander Williams is the hot new American determined to take European football by storm. His head is so big, it barely fits under his backwards hat. And when he's recruited to one of the biggest up and coming clubs in London, he's certain to make his name known.
Managing the building where they live is only one of Daphney's many jobs. It's why she has zero patience for the obnoxious American on the other side of the wall who makes the most ungodly noises and likes to answer his door in nothing but a pink tea towel.
Tensions build and after one steamy hallway kiss, neighbor wars quickly shifts into neighbors-with-benefits and that's a battle they both intend to win.
But Daphney doesn't know the real reason Zander is in London and now she's stuck in the middle of a game she didn't even know she was playing.
Sweeper is a 117,000 word full length sports romance that is set in the Harris Brothers world but can be read as a standalone.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3E5bObO
⭐⭐⭐ Just okay
A bad boy prince meets his match in this epic Tattered Royals stand-alone romance.
I know men like him.
Powerful. Arrogant. Trouble. The world is his playground.
The playboy prince, the tabloid favorite, and the bane of my existence.
And unfortunately, he's the only one who might be able to help me uncover the truth.
We're all but shackled together as he works to help me find my stalker before another attack
I don't want to trust him. I don't want to want him.
But letting Breck Waterford in might be the only thing to save us both.
I've never met a woman like her.
My secrets are mine to keep, but she has a habit of finding the truth.
Sparrow Bridges can't discover who I am under the crown.
She's everything I told myself I couldn't have.
I push her away every chance I can…only every time I look at her, I fall harder.
When danger comes, I can't stand the idea of losing her before I have a chance to claim her.
She doesn't need a savior. But anyone who threatens Sparrow will soon find they don't want me as an enemy.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3B2e9SY
⭐⭐⭐ Didn't love it
My name is Carter Sheppard and I actually like Christmas and my Christmas-themed hometown of Reindeer Falls. In fact, when I learn I have to return home in order to collect an inheritance—my uncle's dog—it puts life into perspective for me.
Sure, playing professional baseball is great. But it won't last forever and every player needs a long-term game plan.
And I just found mine. Wrapped up in the feisty, bespectacled package of the town librarian.
Unfortunately, she thinks I'm a player in all aspects of the word, but I've got a plan to win her over. Starting with a fake engagement…
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vGu2xd
⭐⭐⭐ Quick and fun
My name is Ryan Sheppard and I don't care about Christmas. I'm only returning to my over-the-top Christmas-themed hometown to sell the house I inherited from my late uncle so I can get back to the city and the promotion I'm chasing at work.
Unfortunately, there's a flaw in my plan.
Because according to the town Christmas cop, there's a moratorium on selling houses during December. She says it's bad for the aesthetic. She's also slapping an alarming number of tickets on my front door. For being in violation of holiday décor. And I swear on Rudolph himself, one is for 'unsportsmanlike Christmassing.'
To top it all off, this Christmas cop looks like a red-headed elf.
A sexy red-headed elf…
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XA5U2F
⭐⭐ Too much for a novella
A librarian's quiet life becomes a page-turner of adventure, romance, and murder in a thrilling novella by USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins.
For Jasmine Ware, curating books for an exclusive clientele is her passion. Until an old friend, a dealer of rare books, goes missing and his partner is murdered. Linked to an artifact smuggled out of the ancient library at Timbuktu, the mystery draws Jasmine deeper into a plot that could cost her her life.
Air force veteran and private security ace Torr Noble is accustomed to adrenaline-pumping stakes. He never expected a private librarian would be so intriguing, but Jasmine is full of surprises. As the connection between them burns hot, a powerful old enemy raises his head. Torr and Jasmine must work together to find the missing dealer.
Will the search be the start of a happily ever after or a disastrous THE END?
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ccFkQY
⭐⭐ Hot mess
"Sweetheart, I know exactly how to handle you."
Those eight little words whispered in my ear by my boss were my undoing.
And what we did after he said them, most definitely landed me on Santa's naughty list.
If there's one man who can suck all the joy out of Christmas—it's my boss, Damon Wells.
I should have known when fifteen minutes into our first interview, he told me that nothing about me stood out from the fifty other applicants.
Yet somehow, I'm sitting shotgun in his fancy sports car on the way to my family's house for the week.
You'd think he'd show a little mercy this holiday season after my day from hell.
Car towed? Check.
Spilled coffee on my white blouse? Check.
Soaked in Chicago slush by a cab? Triple Check.
Instead, he threatens to fire me.
So now I'm stuck spending the holidays with my boss by my side…Until two minutes into meeting my family, Damon introduces himself as my boyfriend and my minor panic turns into a full fledged five-alarm holiday meltdown.
He wasn't supposed to pretend to be anything.
He absolutely wasn't supposed to stick his tongue down my throat when he promoted himself to fiancé in front of my entire family.
And I sure as hell wasn't supposed to enjoy it.
Suddenly, our fake little fairytale is starting to feel too real when Damon slides my grandmother's diamond ring on my finger.
The same ring I thought my ex was going to give me last year when he dumped me.
The same ex who shows up to my family's holiday party.
All I want for Christmas this year?
To forget just how good my boss is in the bedroom before my heart starts to get other ideas.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qzRZ8K
DNF: Not right for me
I always look forward to Winter Renshaw's unique romances and never know quite what to expect from her books because the vibes can vary so much. This one just wasn't a good fit for me. It's much more of a second chance romance than anticipated, with a brief introduction to the couple as they're breaking up and then a 10-year time jump. It's one of those "her dreams were bigger than this small town" second chance romances with an extra secret thrown into the mix. Unfortunately, I've read enough of this particular trope to last me a lifetime, and I could not get into the story at all. I did not finish. So I'll call this an "it's not you, it's me" read and look forward to the next book by Renshaw.
A broken marriage pact gives way to a devastating love that won't let go in this heart wrenching contemporary romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Winter Renshaw.
Bogie had Bacall. Carrie had Big. I had Wyatt.
Growing up, he was the handsome cowboy next door, an unlikely confidant, my best friend, my first kiss, and my favorite person.
We were just a couple of small town kids with ambitions bigger than the stars in our eyes. The summer after graduation, we made a pact: I'd go to college in New York and he'd stay and take over his daddy's ranch. If by twenty-eight we were both still single, we'd get married …
But as we stood in our high school gymnasium the night of our ten-year reunion, Wyatt told me he loved me too much to marry me.
He'd never broken a promise to me in his life, but in a single heartbeat he broke the only one that ever mattered.
He said it would all make sense someday, that there would come a time I might even be able to forgive him.
But then I stumbled upon the truth.
And there was no forgiving a secret this shattering—one that made me question if I ever knew him at all; one that only made me want him that much more.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3G2ZDOm
It seems like I have the same complaints every time I pick up one of Foster's books, and I've come to the conclusion that her writing style just isn't for me. The quality is there, but it feels dated and some of the gender dynamics feel problematic. They're also very, very interconnected, and even reading the other books within a series is often not enough to make sense of all the characters. I didn't love the first book in this series but I thought I'd give this one a chance. It didn't go any better, so I set the book aside. Many will love this, but it's a DNF for me.
An emotional and sexy novel about guarded hearts, finding love, and families lost and found by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will.
After spending years wondering who she was, tattoo artist Cait Weatherby finally found her answers on the sandy shores of Silver Island. With two half sisters she never knew existed, a group of friends she adores, and a devastatingly charming admirer who flirts with her at every turn, she's ready to figure out her next steps. The trouble is, Cait lives in the shadows of a dark past, and she can't afford complications that might cause her to lose the family she's only just found—complications like blue-eyed boatbuilder Brant Remington, who is as open as she is guarded. If only the sexy charmer would take the hint…
Brant is Cait's opposite in every way, but he's drawn to everything about the sexy newcomer—from the quiet strength that rivals the caution in her mossy-green eyes to her tough facade that he can't wait to strip away.
As Brant works his magic, Cait's walls come down. But as sweet as that feels, Cait knows how quickly good things can turn bad. It's going to take more than a little trust to beat the ghosts of her past and claim the future they both deserve.
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3m35R97
DNF: Boring
A sparkling contemporary retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in the tantalizing world of New York City burlesque, perfect for fans of The Kiss Quotient and The Roommate.
After a betrayal derailed her interior design career, Liz Bennet found a fresh start in New York. Now an executive assistant by day and stage kitten by night, she's discovered a second home with the performers at Meryton, Manhattan's top-tier burlesque venue. Love's the last thing on her mind when she locks eyes with Will Darcy across the crowded club, yet the spark between them is undeniable—that is, until she overhears the uptight wealth manager call her merely "tolerable."
Bennet is determined to write Darcy off, but once their besties fall head-over-heels, they're thrown into each other's orbit again and again. Each encounter begins to feel more heated than the last, but is their chemistry enough to topple that terrible first impression? What's more, when a charming newcomer arrives on the scene with accusations against Darcy, and a sudden development leaves Meryton's fate in jeopardy, Bennet will have to decide who to trust in time to salvage her design dreams, her heart, and the stage she shares with her found family…
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZhEzmO
Check out this week's new releases here.
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Best of November 2021
⭐⭐⭐ REVIEW: Stone Cold Notes by Julia Wolf


President Trump delivers first Oval Office address on the need for border security.
President Trump used his first prime-time address from the Oval Office on Tuesday night to make his case for the financing of the southern border wall as well as to emphasize the human cost of what he called "the growing humanitarian and security crisis" of rising illegal immigration.
The speech, which was followed moments later by a rebuttal from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, apparently pulled deep lines in the sand how the Republicans and the Democrats are planning to meet on Wednesday the continuation of the negotiations to end the ongoing partial federal government shutdown over the border-wall-financing, which is now in the third week. Trump has said, the shutdown could be achieved for the last "years" if agreement is not reached.
Finds that "more Americans die of drugs this year were killed than in the entire Vietnam war," the President, the direct look into the camera, demanded the closure of the pipeline, which allows it ", in which large quantities of illegal drugs including Crystal meth, heroin, cocaine, fentanyl" from crossing the border.
"Each week, 300 of our citizens alone, 90 percent killed of heroin, the high water across from our southern border," Trump, the signing of a cross-party opioid bill into law at the end of last year, said at the beginning of his speech.
The President paid tribute to killed several Americans, presumably by illegal immigrants, including the California police Cpl. Ronil Singh, who was murdered the day after Christmas — allegedly by an illegal immigrant suspected of driving drunk. The suspect had been charged to have more prior arrests, and the Republicans, that California, the sanctuary of the laws — to prevent the local police from cooperation with Federal immigration authorities-Singh led ' s murder.
TUCKER CARLSON: WHY DO SOME CONTINUE TO DENY THE PROBLEMS AT THE BORDER?
Trump added: "In California, raped an Air Force Veteran, was murdered and beaten to death with a hammer by an illegal alien with a long criminal history. In Georgia, an illegal alien, recently was accused of murder, for the killing, beheading and dismemberment of his neighbor. In Maryland, MS-13 gang members, arrived in the United States as unaccompanied minors, were arrested and charged last year after brutally stabbed, and hit a 16-year-old girl.
In a common, country-wide televised response broadcast minutes later, Pelosi, D-Calif., and Schumer, D-NY, sentenced to trump the rhetoric and what they called his "obsession" with the construction of a border wall.
Trump made an Oval Office address in the area of security, the Democratic leader to follow with refutation; response by Sen. Lindsey Graham.
"The fact is passed: On the first day of this Congress, house Democrats, Senate Republican legislation to open government and Fund smart, effective border security solutions," Pelosi said, referring to invoices that do not contain financing for Trump border wall.
"But the President, this party rejects cross-bills, the open would return to the government – about his obsession with the American taxpayers continue to force us to waste billions of dollars on an expensive and ineffective wall – a wall that he pay always promised to Mexico," Pelosi.
Schumer afterwards added: "There is an obvious solution: remove the shutdown from the dispute about the border protection. There is bipartisan legislation, supported by Democrats and Republicans to re-open government while the debate over border security, to continue.
Vermont Independent sen. Bernie Sanders, who is widely considered a potential 2020 presidential candidate, delivered his own rebuttal that asserted climate change and health-care are becoming more and more urgent crises than illegal immigration. Sanders, a wide range of people suffering from potentially, if the shutdown continues.
Negotiations are planned to fix in order to continue in the course of the week, to work the shutdown, which furloughed 380,000 Federal workers and forced an additional 420,000, without having to pay. On Wednesday, Fox News has learned that Trump will drive to Capitol Hill for a policy lunch with Senate Republicans. Congressional leaders of both parties were invited to the White house for a 3 PM ET sit-down afterwards.
On Thursday, Trump is planning a personal visit to the border to Mexico, where his administration said illegal immigration "crisis" was a deterioration of day-to-day.
The response to trumpet the speech, the Senate Republican leader, have said they do not go spending Democrats " -invoices without a border-wall-financing — reiterated that they Stand by the White house position.
Some legal and political analysts were less enthusiastic. "As expected, [Trump, address], was loaded with emotional appeals, with the President presenting a parade of horribles," John Cerone, Professor of international law at The Fletcher School, told Fox News. He added that a wall would only have a "limited effectiveness" in comparison to other options.
The number of illegal border crossings down from 1.6 million in 2000 to less than 400 ' 000 in the last year. But, the number of families coming across the border has greatly increased the burden on the health and immigration authorities, which came into sharp focus with the death of two children with a migrant background, in December.
Administration figures have shown that 161,000 on family crossed the border in fiscal year 2018, a 50 percent increase from the year before. Homeland Security officials have also told than 60,000 unaccompanied children across the border in the last year, an increase of 25 percent.
After a sit-down with Democrats over the weekend, the White house has a range of budget requirements, including a new request for $800,000 for humanitarian purposes. But, mostly, Trump always wants to refer to his wall, the Democrats are as immoral, there is no solution to illegal immigration.
In a pre-emptive move, the White house said on Monday that the tax refund will be paid despite the shutdown. The shutdown exemption would break could be from the past practice in question.
"The fact is that the women and children at the border are not a threat, they are a humanitarian challenge – a challenge that the President Trump your own cruel and counter-productive policy only strengthened," Pelosi.


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Spouses play crucial role in key people's lives
There existed a definite period in the recent history of our country when wives did play a prominent role in the political struggles of their husbands. But better halves rarely admit their contributions
Humra Quraishi
Have you noticed that we no longer talk of spouses' role in the lives of the political who's who. Strange or not really. I do realise that a high percentage of marriages are crumbling, but even if intact it's the social sites which play the decisive role in the very survival graphs of the modern day kings and the king- makers of this country! Nah, not the wives! And then, to top it all, we continue to talk and over-talk of women empowerment and whatever goes along with it!
Thankfully there existed a definite period in the recent history of our country when wives did play a prominent role in the political struggles of their husbands. In fact, what's prompted me into writing this is this recently launched book on Kasturba Gandhi- Kasturba Gandhi — A bio-fiction. Published by Niyogi Books, written by Giriraj Kishore, it's been translated from Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry. It's a 424 pages volume and I read it at one go. You could say I simply flowed along with the flow, as it's brilliantly written. Deftly woven and inter-woven are facts and all those significant incidents from the lives and times of Kasturba Gandhi and her husband, Mahatma Gandhi, and family.
You could describe this volume as the fictionalised biography of Kasturba Gandhi but I would go ahead and call it a historical novel which ought to be introduced as the school and college levels, so that this upcoming generation can grasp the role played by Kasturba Gandhi not just in the life of her husband but also in the bigger and wider context.
"Her personality has a vastness of its own. Ba was a fighter, both in life and in politics." Not to be overlooked is the fact that Kasturba Gandhi or Ba, as she was popularly called, was the first Indian woman who voluntarily faced a jail sentence in a foreign soil — in South Africa- in her fight for basic rights for Indian women.
Of course, not to be bypassed the determined way in which she took on and fought for the causes and pledges started by her husband when he was jailed in India. She was his companion and partner in all his struggles. Standing by him and with him all through.
There are several touching incidents detailed in this volume…perhaps, the most hitting is the last chapter carrying details to Kasturba's passing away in jail — in the Agha Khan Palace — where she was last jailed.
To quote, "On February 23, her body was placed for public view. About hundred and fifty friends and relatives had come. Hindus, Muslims, Parsis, politicians and Britishers — people from all communities were arriving. The pyre was burning when Ramdas arrived. He wished his father and sat cross-legged on the floor. He was reserved. That night, Ramdas and Devdas had permission to stay in the Palace. As the two brothers sat by Bapu, their eyes flowed with tears. Bapu placed his hands on their shoulders. 'For me it was partnership of sixty-two years. Sometimes I would think if both of us went together…but death keeps her secrets and takes everybody separately. I had prayed that if we cannot go together, take Kastur first. I will manage, but how will she live after having lived with a man like me…? Work tires you out but parting and sorrow almost kill you with the strain …'"
And as I went through several other recently released volumes on our historical past and the personalities that came along, the role of the spouse was held high. To quote from the latest book on Mughal Emperor Jahangir – 'An Intimate Portrait of a Great Mughal Jahangir'(Juggernaut) author Parvati Sharma writes- "Nurjahan's influence, then, is irrefutable. Its causes are less clear. Is it possible that Jahangir lost his heart and his head so completely to his wife that he gave away all the power he had so long craved? Or is it possible that Nurjahan had such a flair for governance that Jahangir found it both convenient and advantageous to share his rule with her? Could it also be, perhaps, that as the emperor lost more and more of his oldest and trusted friends, he became increasingly reliant on those that remained?"
And in this particular volume – Yasodhara- A Novel About The Buddha's Wife (Speaking Tiger), which was launched last summer, there is focus on the emotional pain in the life of Yasodhara.
As the author Vanessa R Sasson detailed during the course of an interview — "The pain is indeed immense. I felt her pain and sometimes felt as though I was getting lost in it. I had a very difficult time relating to the Buddha for a while as a result. I could not understand his behavior, his selfishness. But with time, that passed. I began to understand not just her pain, but the pain that is life's complexity. The pain of the story does not belong exclusively to her. Everyone suffered — the kingdom, the king, the horse Kanthaka, the chariot driver, the ministers. His decision to leave home broke everyone's heart. And because of that, I had to imagine that it also broke his. It was the only way I could come to terms with the story. I could not relate to a Buddha who walked away without a second glance. I had to imagine his pain, imagine the torture he must have experienced as he negotiated the call he felt himself pulled to follow. He had the best possible life, with the most loving companion. It had to have been painful for him to leave, as much as it was painful for her to be left behind."
Alas! Today, in these developed times, we no longer talk of the role of the spouse in the life and times of the who's who!
Kasturba Gandhi
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Unlike the titular hero, this film is severely lacking in rocket power. A tired, paint-by-numbers storyline fails to fire the imagination and might entertain kids but will likely leave babysitters bored.
A sci-fi reworking of Pinocchio with none of the charm, Astro Boy works ever so hard to entertain. Unfortunately, anything fantastical is brought back down to earth by clunky dialogue and abysmal efforts at humour.
An impressive vocal cast fulfils its task and the animation style is clean and simple. Brightly coloured and with round edges like babies' toys, Astro Boy is Japanese-y enough to nod to its source material without being too stylised for the masses.
What's missing is a bit of pizazz, a spark to ignite some originality. Astro Boy is a rather bland hero and one waits patiently for the film to break free from its earnest shackles and soar, its engine flying on the fumes of inspiration. Alas, the film's ending promises a sequel but it looks like they've already run out of ideas.
Well, I loved this movie, and I didn't expect to. The trailers are rather deceptive, in that they don't begin to convey how touching this movie is! I almost cried at some parts. Astro really grabs your heart, and the other characters are unforgettable, especially Cora and the comic villain Hamegg. This movie looks beautiful too, and I agree that the voice actors were wonderful. This flick gets 5 stars from me!
If you've seen the trailer, you've seen the film.
With many years worth of source material to draw upon, it's astounding that this introductory tale is so painfully bland. The film manages to introduce Astro and his supporting cast, and establishes the setting, (which is strikingly similar to that of 2008 hit, Wall-E) all quite well... but that's about it.
The title character is shown to have a heart of gold at the start, and still has it when the credits roll, with no substantial moral crisis in between. The most evolved of the... More characters turned out to be Astro's father/creator, who dealt with a number of his personal demons by films end. As for the rest of the cast, they are exactly what they appear at face value, and nothing more.
As for the story, it is a straight forward, cookie-cutter, superhero-introductory story. It says "Here's our hero; here's our villain; hero defeats villain; roll credits". The only point in the film where you may wonder how that could happen, is when Astro's father removes his 'blue core', however you won't be left wondering for long, as the character has a change of heart and replaces it, reviving his son.
It's pretty enough to look at, though what CG film isn't these days? The characters you are meant to like are all likable, and conversely the bad guys are easy to despise. The humour aimed at the kids appeared to land, however those aimed a little higher were hit-and-miss at best.
This movie is wonderful! I had no idea what to expect, although I have read a little of the classic Astro Boy manga. But this movie surpassed all of my expectation and silenced my doubts. It's got incredible, Pixar-level animation, the voice acting is spot-on, the story is engrossing and Astro himself is a lovable character you cry for and cheer for. I haven't had such a good time at a movie for a long time. Highly recommended for ALL ages!


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Q: owncloud - uwsgi, cron and php issue I have a running owncloud installation with Arch Linux, nginx, uwsgi-php.
Now I'm trying to use the cron like interface of uwsgi to enable the cronjob for cron.php in owncloud.
php.ini remains default. I'm using php-set option in the uwsgi ini file to enable all extensions.
# load all extensions only in this instance of php, no need to edit global php.ini
php-set = extension=bz2.so
....
php-set = extension=apcu.so

php-set = apc.ttl=7200
php-set = apc.enable_cli=1

cron2 = minute=-3,unique=1 /usr/bin/php -d open_basedir="/usr/share/webapps/owncloud:/tmp/: \
/usr/share/pear/:/usr/share/webapps/owncloud/data:/etc/webapps/" \
-d date.timezone=Etc/UTC \
-d extension=pdo_mysql.so -d extension=apcu.so \
-d apc.enable_cli=1 -f /usr/share/webapps/owncloud/cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1

Problem is I would have to use the -d option for all extensions I enabled earlier in the ini file, just because the command line cron job doesn't have these information.
Is there a way to remain in the php instance of uwsgi for the cron command? Or do I have to edit the global php.ini which uwsgi and cron could use?


Splashy music festivals, innovative restaurants, fun museum exhibits — and a thrilling virtual reality action ride are some of the many new reasons to visit Williamsburg this year.
Go ahead, admit it. You get a secret thrill when you discover something new. For visitors to Greater Williamsburg throughout 2018, there are more new thrills than an afternoon of roller coaster rides at Busch Gardens.
We've scoured the nooks and crannies — and the calendar — for the best new attractions and events coming to the area this year.
The Cabin Fever Series on Yorktown's Riverwalk Landing is bigger than ever, running additional weeks through March 1. And if that's not enough, the Sounds of Summer Concert Series is also bigger and longer this year, kicking off on June 7.
The 2018 William & Mary Global Film Festival runs from Feb. 15-18 and features William Fletcher, editor of the award-winning films, Dunkirk and Phantom Thread as well as William & Mary alum Milan Chakraborty, producer of My Friend Dahmer. There will be workshops on screenwriting, steadycam usage, audio recording, marketing your art, breaking into television and numerous other subjects.
The Williamsburg Salt Spa celebrates its 10th anniversary with a grand reopening in March that will introduce new services including infrared sauna in addition to their salt cave — check out their breathing therapy — and float tanks.
The Virginia Beer Company celebrates its second anniversary with Waypost Week, the release of its Waypost Imperial Stout on March 17 in three versions including Bourbon Barrel-Aged and Rum-Maple Barrel-Aged Imperial Stouts. The week's finale will be a performance of Good Shot Judy on March 23 followed by an all-day party on March 24 and, of course, a Hangover Brunch on March 25 featuring City Plus Coffee Porter, a bit of hair of the sudsy dog.
What's new at The Williamsburg Inn? The grand hotel where the queen has stayed got a facelift last year as well as diamonds — five of them. The inn was awarded AAA's coveted Five Diamond Award given to just 120 hotels.
Known for its massive indoor water park, the Great Wolf Lodge was named one of the top 25 hotels in the U.S. for families in TripAdvisor's 2018 Travelers' Choice Awards.
A Brewery and a Restaurant?
Yes. At Amber Ox. Granted, the place opened in December 2017, but we're counting it for this year because it's a new concept for Greater Williamsburg. The folks behind it combined their passions for running a restaurant with their passion for craft beer. It's casual and communal and the eats range from new takes on dishes and ingredients of the Old South to healthy modern classics-to-be.
The new offerings at Colonial Williamsburg are so numerous that old Ben Franklin is complaining about working overtime to get them into Poor Richard's Almanac. At the Capitol, guests will find it's 1776 and the Virginia Convention is on the eve of the Revolution. The nearby Raleigh Tavern has a newly restored porch, where our nation's builders discuss the events of the day. DIYers will want to stop by the trades shops where they can put together a wheel at the wheelwright's shop, comb and style a wig at the wigmaker's and even throw an axe. Feeling royally romantic or just interested in living history? Take a ride in Lord Dunmore's carriage.
The Hound's Tale restaurant debuts the "BarKery" this spring with a menu of new bites, new outdoor and indoor seating areas and, of course, the welcome mat with special pup treats and drinks for your four-legged friends.
Feel like you are an expert at "Upholstery CSI: Reading the Evidence," opening May 26 at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. Learn how to look for clues like the experts in this new interactive exhibit, which allows guests to sit in reproduction chairs, touch examples of upholstery materials, consider X-ray evidence and learn about upholstery techniques still used today.
You have two chances to watch some athletes in action this July with the National Softball Association Fastpitch World Series from July 12-15 for those ages 10 to 18 and the Battle of the Paddle pickleball tournament at the Quarterpath Recreation Center. What's pickleball? Sort of like indoor tennis on a smaller court with a hard Wiffle ball. It's fun, fun, and more fun — just like softball.
The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown opens a new exhibit, "Blast from the Past: Artillery in the War of Independence" on June 1, which runs through Jan. 5, 2019. Learn about American, French and British artillery used on all fronts of the American Revolution including innovations in design and the roles of an artillery crew. A series of special programs, including artillery demonstrations and musical performances, accompany the exhibition.
In the fall of 1918, 24 women were admitted as undergraduate students at the College of William & Mary, making it the first public coeducational university in Virginia. A yearlong celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of that milestone kicks off this fall with Women's Weekend Sept. 21-23. As part of the weekend, the school is launching MARY Talks, a twist on the popular TED Talks.
Explore Historic Jamestowne on several special days, including Archaeology Day on Oct. 13 and Indigenous Chesapeake Day celebrating Native Americans on Nov. 3. Over at Jamestown Settlement, appreciate historical women in a special exhibit, "Tenacity: Women in Jamestown and Early Virginia," opening Nov. 10. Learn the personal stories of the women in Jamestown and the Virginia colony and their impact on a struggling society. Theatrical and musical performances and public lectures will accompany the exhibition.
Busch Gardens debuts "Battle for Eire," a revolutionary virtual reality action ride that allows you to hop aboard a dragon and follow a fierce fairy warrior battling to save the Magic of Ireland. You will soar above the Emerald Isle's lush landscapes and battle the dark force, including the evil Dark Lord, Balor.
For more ideas about adventures in Greater Williamsburg, explore the 10 most popular attractions, find some family fun and plan your next visit now.


For a look at the month ahead in video, one person to consult is Bob Helland of Asymmetrical Entertainment, a Brooklyn mail-order company that previews coming releases in its monthly bulletin. June looks moderately promising. While not overwhelmingly rich in big feature films -- ''Amistad,'' ''Wag the Dog,'' ''Welcome to Sarajevo'' and ''Wings of the Dove'' are among the better-known titles scheduled -- the list includes several older films that people have been waiting for.
From Home Vision come ''Forever and a Day'' (1943), with a big British cast including Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon and Claude Rains, and ''Spitfire'' (1942), Leslie Howard's last film before he was killed when the plane he was aboard was shot down by the Nazis in 1943.
Mr. Helland also recommends ''The Slapstick Encyclopedia'' from Kino. ''All good stuff that's never been out before, a lot of Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton,'' he said.
Many of June's old movies come in series. ''The best things are the Universals,'' he said, a reference to three sets of old movies -- literary adaptations, comedies and westerns -- from Universal. Perhaps the most awaited is ''All My Sons'' (1948), Irving Reis's film adaptation of the Arthur Miller play, starring Burt Lancaster and Edward G. Robinson.
Then there is ''The Great Gatsby'' (1949), with Alan Ladd and Betty Field, the earlier of two movies based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. ''It's not a great film, but Field is really fine'' as Daisy Buchanan, Mr. Helland said.
The most important comedy is ''The Major and the Minor'' (1942), which starred Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland and was Billy Wilder's first feature film. There are two notable westerns, ''Man in the Shadow'' (1957) and ''Canyon Passage'' (1946).
'' 'Man in the Shadow' only because it has a long, offbeat performance by Orson Welles,'' Mr. Helland said, ''and 'Canyon Passge' because there are a lot of Susan Hayward fans out and because of the Hoagy Carmichael song 'Ole Buttermilk Sky.' '' Mr. Helland doesn't have time to discuss the releases with everybody, but he will mail you the catalogue. Information: (718) 237-6031.
Mail order catalogues are ordinarily drab or drabber, so it's a pleasure, almost a shock, to open ''The Movie Lovers Video Guide'' from Facets Multimedia, a large Chicago distributor.
Beginning with ''33 Directors to Watch'' (Arnaud Desplechin, Mike Leigh, Emir Kusturica, Peter Greenaway), the catalogue makes a striking case for itself by shuffling thousands of Facets listings into scores of categories: 50 silent masterpieces, 25 Shakespeare plays on video, 100 best British television titles, 25 films about the Holocaust, 100 cult classics, 100 best horror stories, 100 films that fell through the cracks (like ''Gas Food Lodging,'' ''Danzon,'' ''Big Night'' and other acclaimed films that never found large audiences in theaters), 25 great cultural documentaries, the 25 best dance videos, 50 top theater adaptations, the 5 best samurai epics and so on. Information: (800) 331-6197.
Big films like ''As Good as It Gets,'' ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' and ''Starship Troopers'' lead current best-renter lists. Here are some top renters from Video Business magazine's list of smaller films (those that played on no more than 475 theater screens).
ULEE'S GOLD. A reclusive beekeeper (Peter Fonda) is forced by the demands of family to journey beyond himself and raise two granddaughters after his son lands in jail and their mother disappears. 1997. Orion. $100.96. 111 minutes. Closed captioned. R.
THE ICE STORM. Watergate and marijuana are in the air in Ang Lee's film, set at Thanksgiving time 1973, about suburban families struggling with a malaise that strands them on shifting moral ground. 1997. Fox. $104.16. 113 minutes. Closed captioned. R.
THE HOUSE OF YES. Marty (Josh Hamilton) takes his fiancee (Tori Spelling) home to the stately family seat, where she encounters Marty's spectacularly disturbed twin sister (and former lover), Jackie-O (Parker Posey), who roams the mansion dressed and acting like the former First Lady. 1997. Miramax. $104.16. 90 minutes. Closed captioned. R.
IN THE COMPANY OF MEN. In Neil LaBute's gutsy first feature film, a misogynous office worker named Chad (Aaron Eckhart) and a like-minded friend (Matt Malloy) take out their resentments on a deaf woman (Stacy Edwards). 1997. Columbia Tri-Star. $105.77. 97 minutes. Closed captioned R.
MRS. BROWN. Before Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) got back to work as monarch after mourning Prince Albert, there was her relationship with the horse groom John Brown (Billy Connolly). 1997. Miramax. $104.16. 105 minutes. Closed captioned. PG.


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This is the first creative campaign from Havas NY's new CCO, Dan Lucey, promoting the Brooklyn Film Festival.
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Agency Havas New York CCO Dan Lucey is on a mission to always brings forth meaningful work that's driven by culture.
One of his first true creative executions (that was also done as a pro bono project) to help promote New York's longest running international and competitive film festival known as the Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF).
The partnership between BFF and Havas NY is inspired by a year that played out like a dystopian thriller. Because, let's face it – if 2020 were a movie, it would win big at this year's festival. Reflecting the theme "The Clearing," Lucey and director Ben Quinn, Creative Director of Hemingway Films, created two ads that grapple with the unprecedented realities of quarantining, where the most routine events have become tense and chaotic. Through these spots, Lucey and Havas New York are not only bringing the last year to life through compelling film, they are also celebrating community and a return of the arts, which were significantly impacted by COVID-19. The films will be broadcast on WENT, shown on Big Screen Plaza on 6th Avenue, and used as trailers at the festival itself. Plus, they will be shown across social platforms Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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Dan Lucey, Chief Creative Officer Havas New York says: "We were inspired by a year that played out like a dystopian thriller. When you think about it, 2020 was truly stranger than fiction with the most unimaginable script – and that's what we brought to life with each narrative. We couldn't be happier to partner with the Brooklyn Film Festival on these films."
"Working with Havas NY has been an incredible experience for our organization. The Clearing is the theme we picked for the 24th annual edition of the Brooklyn Film Festival and Havas NY was able to convey our message in a smart, insightful, and charming way. Without a doubt, their work will enhance both the image and the spirit of our multi-layered event." - Marco Ursino, Executive Director Brooklyn Film Festival
The campaign, directed by Ben Quinn, Creative Director, Hemingway Films, features two ads that grapple with the unprecedented realities of quarantining, where the most routine events have become tense and chaotic. In the first, Visitors, new parents are seemingly haunted by a set of elderly folks, but the visitors are merely yearning to see their newborn grandchild through socially distanced glass windows. In the other, Expedition, the simple act of grocery shopping is dramatized in a post-apocalyptic style as a couple prepares to venture out into their eerily vacant New York City neighborhood.
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Fanendo Adi, who joined FC Cincinnati on Monday, will wear No. 9 at the club. Tomi Ameobi switches to No. 24.
Futbol Club Cincinnati has a new No. 9. Literally.
The team announced Fanendo Adi will wear No. 9 for the remainder of the United Soccer League season. The message came via social media Tuesday afternoon.
Announcing the striker's number also ends any speculation that Adi might be loaned to Montreal Impact to stay in Major League Soccer for the remainder of the season.
Tomi Ameobi, who was rostered in the number, has switched to 24 instead. As for Fatai Alashe, who also joined with Adi on Monday, he'll wear No. 27 as a defensive midfielder.
The jersey number is synonymous for scoring goals in soccer. Originally, players in England were assigned numbers according to their position. Goalkeepers were No. 1, right backs were No. 2, etc. The no. 9 was for a forward.
Supporters should be used to forwards in that number scoring goals.
While Ameobi hasn't, the two previous FC Cincinnati players to wear the shirt were Sean Okoli and Djiby Fall. Both scored 16 goals for the USL club.
Okoli was named the USL MVP in 2016. Djiby scored the goals that gave FC Cincinnati its improbable 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run to the semifinals.
Could Adi debut Saturday night against Nashville SC?
That said, head coach Alan Koch said his big-money signing doesn't mean he's instantly the club's starting forward.
Adi participated throughout the team's training session on Tuesday after being limited Monday to recover from his MLS match over the weekend.


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Burkina Faso Facts and Country Information...
Burkina Faso is probably one of the poorest countries in West Africa, it borders touching those of Benin, Niger, Mali, Togo, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. French is the official language and other languages such as Mooré, Mossi amongst other dialects are also widespread. In the capital, Ouagadougou one may visit the Ethnography Museum where there is a large collection of Mossi artifacts of great interest.
An event of cultural interest is also the Moro-Naba ceremony just outside the Palace, which takes place every Friday morning; the performance includes traditional music and dancing.
In the capital there are other museum and imposing mosques, such as the Grand Mosquée in the Kibidwé districts, while just outside the town of Banfora one must find the time to visit the impressive Karfiguéla Waterfalls or the peculiar Sindou Rock Formations at Sindou.
These areas are also excellent for hiking and mountain biking, for they offer exceptional views, notably from the top of the Banfora Escarpment.
Burkina is excellent for wildlife spotting in the reservoir sites near Pabre or Sabou where crocodiles can be seen close up. There are plenty of national parks and reserves to visit, such as the Kabore Tembi, the 'W' and the Ranch de Nazinga; here one can spot antelopes, monkeys, elephants, baboons and warthogs.
The south of Burkina is composed of wooded savannah, while in the north the desert prevails. Three great rivers provide water in the great plains of the valley, the Black, Red and White Volta. The best months to visit are November to February when the weather is cooler and there is less rainfall, the rest of the year the temperatures can get unbearably hot.
The people from Burkina Faso are called Burkinabé.
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu Shares Jaw-Dropping Images In White Saree, From New Song "Mallika Mallika" Leaves Netizens Mesmerized
After a long time of being surrounded by headlines and trollers, Indian actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu is back to be in the headlines for her mesmerizing looks. Recently, the lady shared some pictures from her upcoming movie's song. As you all know that her latest movie is to release soon and before the movie's first song from the film has been released. As her Telugu film, Shaakuntalam is on its way to theatrical release its latest song called Mallika Mallika is becoming a hot potato and Samantha is doing rounds on the internet. The actress teased her fans by sharing her picture from the song.
In the pictures that the actress shared on her social media Samantha is seen sitting on the river banks where in the swans are swimming in. Matching the fantastic scene, she is wearing a lehenga-Esque ensemble of a blouse with a dupatta draped across her shoulders and matching white bottoms. Apart from this, some yellow flower jewelry is gracing her look wrapped around the neck area of her outfit as well as her wrists. Well, saying this won't be bad that the lady has been gripping millions of hearts and since her song "Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" dropped her fans have given her a separate place in their hearts. Previously, she shared some pictures where she was seen wearing an amazing white saree from Devanagari.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Latest Pictures
Well, if we talk about her fan base then currently the Indian actress has over 24.4 million followers on her official Instagram account and talking the latest post where she can be seen sitting near the river banks wearing a white saree with putting on yellow flowers' jewelry and swans swimming are gracing the picture. The latest picture has over 1 crore likes with so many comments. Despite being this much cute she has an immense love for ethics and it can be assumed by looking at her pictures that she was mostly seen wearing ethics. On another relaxed day, Samantha keep it stylish in a white maxi dress. The tie dress highlighted an ombre-conditioned look which she layered with gold accessories while she wore her hair in free waves. Whether for a blustery day or a polished conventional occasion, Samantha knows how to look staggering when it's in white.
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So, this is what has been trending for the last couple of months. The actress is currently in the headlines for her upcoming movie titled "Shaakuntalam". After her previous movie "Yashoda" the latest one "Shaakuntalam" is in the headlines and people are keen to watch the movie. It is all because the story of the movie is based on a popular play Abhigyanam Shakuntalam by Kalidasa, and it is an Indian Telugu-language historical film. The makers of the movie have said that it will hit the big screens on the upcoming 17th Feb 2023. So, stay tuned with us to get more updates on all trending entertainment news, and also share how excited are you for the movie.
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Home / News / If 800k Americans Are Out Of Work in NJ, Why Is Gov Considering Paying Illegals $600 Every Week?
If 800k Americans Are Out Of Work in NJ, Why Is Gov Considering Paying Illegals $600 Every Week?
April 27, 2020 News
New Jersey is, unsurprisingly, very broke. Even at the best of times, the Garden State isn't known as a model of fiscal continence. These aren't, as you may perhaps have noticed, the best of times.
New Jersey's nearly out of money. Its ability to replenish that money is going to be severely tested by the fact that it's being hit with cataclysmic unemployment and business closures, meaning its tax base — already shrinking thanks to an exodus of residents — is drying up.
An infusion of cash if the Democrats are able to secure their much sought-after bailout for the states won't help much, considering the fact that it still won't solve long-term structural issues that existed before all this.
So why, then, is New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy considering paying illegal immigrants $600 a week?
On Thursday, TheBlaze reported, Murphy was asked during a coronavirus media briefing about a report from the immigrant rights group Make the Road NJ.
The report was titled "Essential and Excluded." Its executive summary noted that "of respondents who lost their jobs and are undocumented, none qualify for federal stimulus payments or state unemployment benefits."
The report was based on a poll of New Jersey residents, 96.4 percent of whom identified as Hispanic. Fifty-two percent of those identified their immigration status as "estimated undocumented." You can count me as "estimated unimpressed" with the tortured and tortuous language used by Make the Road NJ to avoid the slightest whiff of offense, but I digress.
I'll give you the TL;DR version of the report, which shouldn't surprise you: Illegal immigrants don't have the same access to economic relief provisions that citizens do and that's a Very Bad Thing.
I don't think I need to identify the problem with this line of thinking to you and I don't think I would convince the folks at Make the Road NJ — fine people all, I'm sure, but not terribly well acquainted with the concept of lawbreaking and its attendant consequences — if I explained it.
Anyhow, Murphy was asked about this and whether or not he would consider giving illegal immigrants in New Jersey "who have lost wages" because of the coronavirus pandemic $600 a week.
While Murphy wasn't familiar with the report, he said he was "open-minded to the $600-a-week" option.
"It's not just because I think we're good guys and gals, but because we're not going to break the back of this virus unless we bring us all along," Murphy said.
According to NJ.com, some of the state's 850,000 unemployed workers are currently receiving an extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits during the pandemic crisis. Of course, these people paid into unemployment insurance, as did their employers, but why should that matter? (Aside from the obvious.)
As TheBlaze noted, this would be generous even by the standards of the previous winner of the illegal immigrant giveaway sweepstakes, California. The Golden State gave illegal immigrant adults a one-time payout of $500 with a cap of $1,000 per household.
"California is the most diverse state in the nation. Our diversity makes us stronger and more resilient," Gov. Gavin Newsom said at the time.
Your state's massive budgetary hole and unfunded liabilities might have something to say about how much stronger and resilient that makes you, Governor Newsom. However, at least that's not a recurring payment that will, in theory, last until the end of the coronavirus crisis. And that's to assume it'll end there. What was it Milton Friedman said about temporary government programs? I can never recall…
And by the way, this is a recurring payment to illegal immigrants in a state that has massive unemployment.
No state doesn't at the moment, granted. That said, New Jersey has shed 850,000 jobs in the coronavirus era, NJ.com reported. That's roughly one job for every 10 people in the state.
As it is right now, New Jersey is one of the states most vigorously clamoring for a federal bailout, with Murphy saying the state is "many billions" short of what it needs.
On Friday, The Washington Post reported that "New Jersey faces an immense shortfall, leading the state official to predict it could run out of cash at the current rate in about four to six weeks, perhaps leaving the state no choice but to consider huge cuts and layoffs, including those targeting education and teachers."
Yet Murphy is considering paying illegal immigrants $600 a week for lost wages while his state faces massive unemployment.
Let me state the obvious, which needs restating because we tend to hide behind deliberately evasive language like "undocumented workers": Illegal immigrants are in the country illegally. Yes, as we've been told, they "take jobs we don't want to do," which is to say they take jobs employers would prefer not to pay full market price for.
We're now told that, because they no longer take those jobs and aren't eligible for relief that's meant for citizens or unemployed workers, we should give them a taxpayer-funded package — essentially rewarding illegal behavior with taxpayer money.
New Jersey is a deep-blue state that occasionally elects a Republican governor. Those who, unlike me, haven't lived in the land of the Turnpike, Springsteen, Kevin Smith movies, "What Exit?" and the pork roll often wonder how that happens.
This is how: An out-of-touch liberal does something so jaw-droppingly appalling that the kind of people who would normally sport "Nevertheless, She Persisted," "Coexist" and "Eve Was Framed" bumper stickers on the back of their Priuses would hold their noses and vote for a Christine Todd Whitman or a Chris Christie.
Murphy is only considering this preposterous idea right now, judging by his answer. Perhaps he was only trying to placate his liberal supporters and this will blessedly only remain an idea.
If not, I would urge New Jersey Republicans to ready their paperwork for the 2021 election now. Once Gov. Murphy empties the state's coffers, you, too, could be our next Chris Christie — although, given coronavirus' tendency to attack the overweight, you'll hopefully be a few hundred pounds lighter.
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Jeff D. Metcalf assists clients with many different litigation issues and legal disputes.
Jeff graduated with degrees in Political Science and History before attending law school at the University of St. Thomas. During his law school studies, he practiced as a student attorney in the school's legal clinic and participated in the William McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court competition. Before joining the firm, Jeff was a judicial law clerk for a Minnesota district court judge, where he performed legal research, drafted judicial orders, and recommended legal decisions. The clerkship taught Jeff how judges evaluate cases, and what arguments and advocacy techniques they find most persuasive. Jeff frequently uses this experience when representing clients.
When away from the office, Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife and three young daughters. He also tries to play competitively in basketball and curling leagues, though his best days as an athlete are far behind him.