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Trademark law is a consumer protection mechanism. It promotes fair competition by preventing consumer confusion and deception in the marketplace, and incentivizes producers to develop goodwill in their goods and services. Trademark rights begin with use of a mark in commerce, and registration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is not necessary. However, significant rights accrue from registration, such as a presumptive right of validity, constructive nationwide rights, the potential for incontestability, priority for certain international filings, and customs benefits to restrict importation of infringing products.
Section 2 of the Lanham Act prohibits certain trademarks from being registered, including, for example, deceptive trademarks, marks that are merely descriptive of products or services, and those that cause a likelihood of confusion in the marketplace. For decades, Section 2(a) has also prohibited registration of trademarks that are deemed offensive in certain ways — specifically those that may be "disparaging" to individuals or groups, and those deemed "scandalous" or "immoral." In 2017, the Supreme Court struck down the prohibition on registration of disparaging trademarks on the basis that the provision constituted viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. Now, in Iancu v. Brunetti, the court will consider whether the prohibition on registration of scandalous and immoral marks is unconstitutional.
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England v New Zealand: This was a huge win for hosts' new Test set-up, insists David Lloyd
By Chris On Jun 6, 2022
The Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum era got off to a winning start as England beat New Zealand by five wickets in the opening Test match of the summer at Lord's.
Stokes' predecessor Joe Root led the hosts home to their target of 277 with his 26th Test century, surpassing 10,000 Test runs in the process.
Here, Sportsmail's DAVID LLOYD picks out his talking points from a very brief fourth day of the first of three Test matches.
Joe Root led England home to victory in the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's
Statement from the new kids
Make no mistake, this is a huge win for England's new kids on the block – Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum and Rob Key.
No matter they've only just started. They were at Lord's for the first Test of the summer, the spotlight was on them and they had to win.
People would have said 'same old, same old' had they lost. As The Who once sang 'here comes the new boss same as the old boss…'
This is a huge win for England's new kids on the block – Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum and Rob Key
Root able to focus on his strength
Giving up the captaincy has allowed Joe Root the freedom to concentrate on what he does best – bat.
There will be no animosity from Joe after losing the job and I'm sure he's going to really enjoy himself now.
That was a special hundred, even by Joe's standards, and it will mean the world to him to get his mate Ben off to a winning start.
Lessons learnt for England
England have learnt lessons from the last months of Root's captaincy.
There were times when he seemed to be doing everything and I think a lot of the off-field stuff will be taken away from Stokes.
When I was England coach I saw my job primarily as clearing the decks for Michael Atherton and then Alec Stewart. Their work is on the field – you have to make it as easy as possible for them to deliver.
Giving up the captaincy has allowed Joe Root the freedom to concentrate on batting
Changes will be made despite this victory
The same England squad have been picked for the second Test and it will be after that when the new regime will start making their presence felt.
They were quite conservative in their first selection but they will make changes, don't worry about that.
If anyone thinks they can block their way into this side moving forward they will be sadly mistaken…
Stars still struggling with defence
And blocking is very different to having a good defence. Some of the England lads are still struggling with that.
Bob Woolmer used to ask his players 'when do you think you're in?' And they would say 'when I'm on 20 or 30.' Wrong. You're never in unless you have a proper defence.
Kevin Pietersen did a bit on Sky where he said he's teaching his lad to defend before he attacks. And that's from one of the most flamboyant batsmen we've seen!
Foakes responds well to the pressure
That was a really big innings for Ben Foakes, too. He kept very well in this Test but we know how capable he is with the gloves.
It's with the bat at seven he will have to deliver too. And be dynamic.
He's got Jonny Bairstow and, knowing what the new regime think, Jos Buttler breathing down his neck so this will do him the world of good.
Ben Foakes kept very well in this Test but it's with the bat at seven he will have to deliver too
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England to return to the 'people'
The pomp and ceremony of the Jubilee and the Lord's Test is over and now it's on to a very different but equally special place in Trent Bridge on Friday.
It's a great, intimate ground and it will be packed for the second Test. England are going back to the 'people'. I can't wait…
Now it's on to a very different but equally special place in Trent Bridge on Friday
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Call for 'urgent clarity' on elections
Speculation over whether local elections will take place in May as scheduled has been labelled 'unhelpful' by councils.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson prompted doubts after he refused to rule out postponing the vote for a second time, following the cancellation of the elections last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has claimed there are currently no plans to postpone May's local elections.
Mr Johnson told MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon that legislation currently stated that elections will take place on May 6, but that the Government would 'keep under review' the date with the country entering a third national lockdown.
Questions also remain over voting arrangements for people who have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Works by Florine Démosthène at Mariane Ibrahim, The Armory Show 2019
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AGAINST A GREEN BACKDROP, Mariane Ibrahim gallery showcased figurative works on paper by Florine Démosthène at The Armory Show earlier this month. The mixed-media collage works are composed of pigment, mylar, metallic leaf, and glitter. U.S.-born Démosthène's background spans the diaspora. She grew up between New York and Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and now lives and works in New York, Accra, and Johannesburg. Her work explores femininity and sensuality and considers the fetishization of the black body. Fields of watercolor hues and organic patterning define her otherworldly figures—shapely subjects that bear the real-life lumps and folds of age, gravity, child bearing, generosity, and genetics. They are mythological creatures and black heroines that call to mind works by Wangechi Mutu and Tschabalala Self, who have similar approaches to representing black female figures. Based in Seattle, Mariane Ibrahim is transitioning to Chicago this year. The gallery began participating in The Armory Show in 2016 and each year has presented a solo exhibition by a female artist. Continuing the promotion of women artists, for its inaugural presentation at Frieze New York this year (May 2-5), the gallery is showing works by South African artist Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi. CT
Works by Florine Démosthène were on view at Mariane Ibrahim, Pier 94, The Armory Show, New York City, March 7-10, 2019
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From left, FLORENE DÉMOSTHÈNE, "Untitled #5," 2019 (collage on paper, 15 x 11 inches / 38.1 x 27.9 cm, unframed); and "Going On Without A Plan," 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, pigment stick, pigment, metal leaf and glitter, 44 x 30 inches / 111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed). | Both Courtesy Mariane Ibrahim
From left, FLORENE DÉMOSTHÈNE, "Watch And Learn," 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, pigment stick, pigment, metal leaf and glitter, 44 x 30 inches / 111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed); and "The Premonition," 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, pigment stick, pigment, metal leaf, and glitter, 44 x 30 inches / 111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed). | Both Courtesy Mariane Ibrahim
FLORENE DÉMOSTHÈNE, Installation view of "No Longer Waiting For You To Love Me," 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, and glitter, 44 x 30 inches / 111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed). | Courtesy Mariane Ibrahim
From left, FLORENE DÉMOSTHÈNE, "The More That I Wanted," 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, pigment stick, and glitter, 44 x 30 inches / 111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed); and "Devoted To The Moment," 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, pigment stick, and glitter, 44 x 30 inches /111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed). | Both Courtesy Mariane Ibrahim
Installation view of works by Florine Démosthène, Mariane Ibrahim Gallery, The Armory Show 2019, Pier 94, New York, N.Y. | Photo courtesy Mariane Ibrahim
From left, FLORENE DÉMOSTHÈNE, Done, 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, pigment stick, and glitter,44 x 30 inches / 111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed); and "Between Possibility & Actuality," 2019 (collage on paper – ink, mylar, pigment stick, pigment, metal leaf and glitter, 44 x 30 inches / 111.8 x 76.2 cm, unframed). | Both Courtesy Mariane Ibrahim
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The Banff Trail community garden is a more typical community garden in my mind.
Not only does it seem like every school and every community centre in the City has a community garden, but more and more backyard and front yards being convert to or incorporating vegetable gardens also. Is this just a trend or have the public become more and more aware of the value of eating healthy. Are community gardens the new yoga studio?
Pretty much everything you need to know about Calgary Community Gardens is at the Garden Resource Network hosted by the Calgary Horticultural Society. I was amazed to learn there are 169 (87 public and 82 private) community gardens in Calgary as of July 2016. No wonder I am seeing community gardens everywhere I wander these days but didn't in the past - there were only 12 community gardens in 2008 and 130 in 2010.
Fast forward a hundred years. Houses have more than tripled in size with a double garage as big as many of the cottage homes built in the early 20th century. New homes sport huge concrete driveways in the front and big decks filling lots that are often half the size they once were. Room for a garden is minimal at best. In older communities, mature trees and tall infills create so much shade there isn't much sun for a garden. In addition, more and more Calgarians are living in apartments and condos so there is no back or front yard, so it isn't surprising that community gardens have become more popular. Hence, the popularity of community gardens in the 21st century.
Using schools, community centres and parks for communal gardens is a great idea as it also fosters a sense of community as people learn gardening tips for each other and help each other with watering and weeding.
Here is a garden in the backyard of an older cottage home that illustrates how at one time the garden space too up more lot space than the house.
Another lovely backyard garden in an established Calgary community.
The front yard can work also for a vegetable garden, especially if it is on the southside where it will get more early spring sun - at least on this side of the equator it will.
Community Garden Generate More Taxes?
I wondered if anyone has looked at how community gardens impact house prices as has been done with proximity to parks, transit and bike lanes. Indeed, in 2008 Real Estate Economics (the oldest academic journal focusing on real estate issues) published "The Effect of Community Gardens on Neighboring Property Values" by Ioan Voicu and Vicki Been. The authors documented that homes near community gardens increased in value by up to 9% after five years of the garden being developed. Furthermore the positive impact of community gardens was greatest in poor neighbourhoods and increased with the quality of the garden. The authors also noted that the increase in property values as a result of community gardens was worth billions in additional property tax revenues for cities.
Link: "The Effect of Community Gardens on Neighboring Property Values"
East Village's community garden would be a good example of a high quality garden with is ornamental fence and patio stone walkways.
Altadore School also has many highend features like the metal vs wood raised gardens, poured concrete sidewalk and two large circular concrete areas that will become outdoor classrooms.
Banff Trail has a wonderful orchard as part of their upscale community garden.
Did you know that Calgary has an 11-acre community garden just off of the Trans Canada Highway (you can see if you look south just west of the Stoney Trail intersection)? Grow Calgary, a group of 50 dedicated volunteers (and hundreds more on a casual basis) have created Canada's largest urban farm with all of the produce harvested going to Calgary's Compassionate Food Access Agencies (16 different agencies). The farm grows everything from carrots to cabbage, zucchini to turnips. Grow Calgary is currently waiting to hear from the Province if they can expand the farm by utilizing the transportation utility corridor along the Trans Canada Highway. To me, this is a no brainer, but their 2014 application still awaits a response!
Today, urban farming produces about 15% of the world's food supply according to the United States Department of Agriculture. This is forecasted to increase as the world's population continues to become more and more concentrated in cities. Whether it is tiny backyard plots, community gardens, guerrilla gardening on vacant lots, indoor hanging gardens, rooftop growing or vertical gardens - urban farming is here to stay.
Could community gardens and urban farming be the new yoga?


A telecom company owned by the Velarde family said Wednesday it is seriously looking at challenging the duopoly of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and Globe Telecom Inc. as it asked the Duterte administration to assign to them mobile frequencies.
"We received the CMTS [cellular mobile telephone service] license as early as 2006, but they never gave us mobile cellular frequencies. The politically favored telcos accumulated frequencies. Under the Duterte administration, we have a chance to get the frequencies," Mel Velarde, president of Now Telecom Inc., formerly Next Mobile Inc., told reporters.
"We wrote them [National Telecommunications Commission] last July, requesting for issuance of mobile cellular frequency, whatever is available," he said.
Velarde said his company could roll out mobile telephone service in a year or once the NTC granted its request for frequencies.
"Let's say we get frequencies now, we can activate in a year's time at first around 300 cell sites," Velarde said. He said a cell site would cost about $150,000.
Velarde said Now Telecom would concentrate on quality mobile data service. "People are willing to pay for quality data. I think there is room for premium mobile cellular player in the country," he said.
Velarde said the company was open to foreign partnership for its mobile telephone foray by next year. "There is a room for a third player or more due to high demand," he said.
Velarde said Now Telecom was interested in the 700-megahertz bandwidth surrendered by PLDT and Globe and 3G frequency and other mobile frequencies.
He said Now Telecom was serious in becoming the third player in the telecom industry.
"We are banking to be the third player, but we are small now. Of course dreaming is free. ABS-CBN Convergence and Now Telecom are the two entities with CMTS license," Velarde said.
San Miguel Corp. earlier sold its telecom assets for P70 billion to PLDT and Globe after the conglomerate abandoned its $1-billion mobile phone joint venture with Australia's Telstra Corp.
Its parent firm, Now Corp., launched broadband services with guaranteed connections of up to 700 megabytes per seconds, targeting enterprises.
"We are providing guaranteed service. Our performance is distinctly and comparatively excellent as of today in the telco and broadband market," Velarde said.
He said Now Corp was in talks with Telstra Corp. and other foreign submarine cable providers to increase its broadband bandwidth.
"We have the license to buy direct from submarine cable providers," Velarde said.


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Shore2Pleaze
Josh Davidson | Mar. 13, 2006
An Original Take On Covers
Ocean County-based Shore2Pleaze has captured one feature that many cover bands fail to convey: originality.
The band is subtle when it takes another's song and turns it into its own, but it does accomplish the feat. Lead vocalist Nicole is backed by a competent cast of Shore veteran musicians, and her approach as a vocalist sets her apart not only from the area's cover band front girls, but also from those in many original bands.
The band has continued to carefully chose its repertoire and deliver its set list to crowds mostly in Ocean County, NJ. Its recordings show a set of musicians that convey fun, while remaining serious about their music. Shore2Pleaze is clearly a band of music fans that enjoy sharing their songs with others like them.
The band tackles some challenging tracks from a number of genres with a diverse group of songs ranging from the classics to the future classics.
As New Jersey has and will remain a haven for cover bands for a long time coming, it's good to see that the music can be delivered with sincerity. It's another example that playing other's music still takes passion and dedication.
Chorus and Verse recently talked to the band - Nicole Locilento (vocals), Mike Ormond (drums), Bill Bays (bass guitar), Dennis Sarakinis (guitar) and John Sanitate (guitar) - about its approach to playing the local cover band circuit.
Where and how did you form?
Shore2Pleaze is mostly a shore-based band. Most of the venues played at are located in Ocean County. [John-guitar] and Dennis [guitar] worked together at a mutual job in Ocean County. Both were already out in the music circuit separately in other bands such as Augustus Gloop and Steel Grip.
In 2002, they joined and formed Shore2Pleaze. They soon came to discover they weren't satisfying their musical appetites. Over the years they added Nicole [lead vocals], whose previous works include "Singin' in the Rain", age three in her sprinkler, and more recent ones such as "I'm Too Sexy" with Dee Farace and Lizz Berkowitz, local karaoke bar. Soon after we found Mikey [drums]. His chops were automatically recognized and he came aboard to become yet another addition to the Shore2Pleaze crew. Before Shore2Pleaze, Mikey was found sitting on his throne in Ransomed Soul. The icing on the cake was when we found Bill. After the audition, the rest of the band buzzed about his smooth harmonies and bumping bass drive. With over 20 years under his strap and previously with the band No Clue, we grabbed Bill and he became the last ingredient to "pleazing" everyone's appetite.
Are the bands that you cover similar to the ones that influenced you to play?
The influences of this band are very diverse. There are many different ideas and angles from each member that, when connected, make for a great night of awesome live entertainment. Some of the influences of the band are: AC/CD, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, No Doubt, Pat Benatar, Blondie, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Kiss, Queen, Kansas, Yes, Rush and [more]. Of course, the bands and songs we choose to cover are going to be something that we like, but furthermore, what our fans and guests want to hear also.
How do you make your cover songs original?
When working on a new song, we always try to put a little edge on things. Some of the songs compared to their original are a little harder, faster and sometimes we've even been known to "cover" a "cover."
From the band's point of view, we play these songs over and over; so sometimes someone in the band hears a new thing in their head and throws a "curve ball" at the other band members and it often snowballs from there. Before you know it, you have a totally new spin going on in some songs. Those are the ones that usually yield the best results for the listeners.
Mikey: No matter whom the musician, each has their own "sound" or a different style, if you will. These are taken from influences when listening to music during the learning process. Your own sound comes from how one puts their soul into the instrument. This is why when you see multiple cover bands, they're mostly playing the same notes, but in a sense have their own sound. Some bands are rigid and play note for note. Some like to improvise and add their own swagger. I think we do a little of both. I have to say the rhythm section in S2P, when we lock, is second to none. All ego aside, we swagger and strut.
What are some of the more challenging songs that you play?
We have some signature songs like "Hazy Shade of Winter," Bangles, "Zombie," Cranberries, "Crazy Train," Ozzy Osbourne, and "Already Gone," Eagles, that take on a lot of vocal work to sound good. Good partying cover tunes, by nature, are not all that difficult to play. It's what we do to them after we add little embellishments that make them more articulated and make them a tad more interesting from the band's point of view. The real challenge comes in when a specific song calls for a signature solo that, by dynamics, has to be duplicated and can't be modified.
How important is a good stage performance to a cover band?
The concept of "stage presence" is of critical importance to the delivery of a truly awesome musical performance. When we're on stage we always try to be high energy and love to amp up the crowd. No one wants to see a band just standing there singing. Nicole always tries to show the "chair dancers" that it is possible to dance to anything. People, when attending any musical performance, are experiencing it with their eyes as well as their ears. So, we keep that in mind when we're up there. Mainly we feed off the crowd's response to us as much as they feed off our response to them. That's what it really comes down to.
Mikey: We are on stage to entertain. It gives me a mental high. I've been performing on stage for 19 years now and wanted to be a rock star. I just love music so much I can't help but get into it and put my whole body and soul into the song. Yes, even if we're playing Boogie Oogie Oogie. Look at Tommy Lee who is one of the reasons why I'm a drummer. Hey, if the crowd can't feel those drums, they aren't getting up to dance. If the crowd doesn't see us enjoying what we're doing, that will shine through. I think most of the focus in Shore2Pleaze is on Nicole, our lead singer. She's a natural. She has that soul. So, yes, good stage performance is important.
How do you decide on which songs make your set list? How often do you add new tunes?
When choosing songs, again, we always try to stick with something that we like and that we all mutually agree upon. Naturally, because we are entertainers and we're doing this for others, we always take suggestions and requests at our shows and even have a suggestion box on our Web site. We keep a good eye on the songs we play in each room. Sometimes you can play a song well as a band but it just doesn't seem to go over. Those songs get moved to the bottom of the list and are replaced with new songs.
Eventually, you have a list of songs that go over everywhere you play and a list of songs to "add in for changes of pace" at different venues. It all works out quite well if you think about the type of crowd you are expecting at a particular room. Currently, our list is nearing the 100 song mark. 80 of those are heavily rotated in our sets. The rest are used as needed for specific results. As far as adding new tunes, we try to get three to four songs a month. Sometimes it's an oldie and sometimes it's on today's Billboard charts. Either way we always try to please everyone.
Mikey: Well, when I joined the band they had a 100 song set list. So that's how I decided what we would play. However, the songs we've added are songs limited to not too many crazy keyboard parts, as we have no keys. We try and pick songs, rock , disco, pop, which people are going to get up and cut a rug to. We add a few every month. We try with our busy schedules. We usually know when we can't feel the song or get the vocal harmonies correct and we're practicing over and over again and can't get. Example, "Sweet Emotion." We just were not feeling that beginning three-part harmony and it didn't sound right every time. We cut the song, and now do "Walk This Way." Communicate what you love and compromise!
[ Website: www.shore2pleaze.com ]
Josh Davidson has written music feature articles for Jersey Style and served as the Jersey Shore rock columnist for Steppin' Out Magazine. Other music writing credits include Aquarian Weekly, Jersey Beat, Backstreets and njcoast.com. He has written free-lance for the Asbury Park Press' Community Sports section and has written featured articles for its news section, as well as covering campus news and sports weekly for the Signal, the College of New Jersey's (formerly Trenton State College) student newspaper. He has worked as a staff writer for The Independent, and his work for Greater Media Newspapers has also been published in the News Transcript. He is a former beat reporter for the Ocean County Observer who presently is a news writer for Symbolic Systems Inc. supporting the US Army's Knowledge Center. His music writing covers a vast range of topics, from the current cover band craze, highs and lows of the original scene, to the early days of the Jersey Shore rock scene in Asbury Park. He is also a musician, having written hundreds of songs as a singer/songwriter, and playing them out as a solo/acoustic artist. He has also played with cover bands, including It Doesn't Matter, and several original bands, including as the guitarist for the solo project of singer/songwriter Dave Eric. He continues to work on solo material and is presently the guitar player for Jersey Breeze.


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From Baltimore, MD, this is Thieves & Lovers with some alternative rock
Don't Think About Me
by Thieves & Lovers
Hey everyone, we're Thieves & Lovers and this is our new single "Don't Think About Me" from our EP Down the Line. We got a little experimental with this release, mixing country and blues into our melodic rock sound. Hope you like it!
https://thievesandlovers.bandcamp
Alt Pop-Rock
Pale Lady
Greetings! We are Pale Lady, four rock fanatics from Wellington New Zealand with a totally rational moon obsession. We have just released a new track called 'Fear the Fun' which takes inspiration from baroque music and puts an energetic modern twist on it.
The Survival Code
THE SURVIVAL CODE are preparing for the eagerly anticipated release of their sophomore album, Hopelessness Of People, which arrives on Friday 31st August, through Good Deeds Music Ltd. The alt-rockers have also released a blistering new single, Along the Way - https://youtu.be/HBLYkWBiZZA
The Wolf of Green Street
by The NUV
The NUV is an alternative rock band characterized by a strong and powerful sound, born on the outskirts of Brianza in 2003. After a few years of inactivity, they now return to the studio to record their new effort "Belgian Solutions" anticipated by the single "The Wolf Of Green Street" (July 2019).
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Dead Every After: Nothing But A Heartache
The lovely admin of this site and I both requested an 'Advanced Readers Copy' of Dead Ever After, the final installment of the Sookie Stackhouse series for our sites (Eric and Sookie Lovers for me) a little over a month ago. We waited and waited (patiently I might add) and every day nothing came in the form of a package. We gave up hope, realizing that they were not going to give the final book away early just to have it spoiled online early,(not that we would have done such a thing mind you) and who could blame them? Little did they know that it would be leaked all over the internet two weeks before publication due to a book seller putting the book on the shelf early. *snickers*
The UK released the final book on Monday, the day before the release date and we were fortunate to receive a copy as well. We spent the night reading the book even though we already knew EVERYTHING before hand. I could not believe all the time, energy and money I wasted on this books series for the book was truly awful. According to what the author wrote about her characters in this book, I found that I did not know who these people were at all. I started writing my review immediately after I was done reading and I admit to having a pretty foul mouth due to my feeling duped and manipulated. This post will be slightly cleaner but it is a good thing my girls at Eric and Sookie Lovers do not mind my language in the slightest.
I wrote my review and chatted about it with my fellow Viking Wenches for a while (which is tremendous therapy) I forgot all about the ARC I requested so long ago. My buzzer rang on the Wednesday following release day and I let who I thought was the medicine man with a delivery in through the main door. I answered the knock on my door and it is the UPS guy with a bubble-wrapped package from none other than Penguin. I thanked the man, shut the door and immediately said thought "Oh this cannot be what I think it is " but it was a hardback copy of Dead Ever After along with a copy of the WJS article.
The fact that I was stunned is an understatement but I was also very, very upset and angry. I thought to myself, "They know the site I write for is "Eric and Sookie Lovers" did they honestly think I was going to be excited by the blatant assassinations of two of the most beloved characters? While I am glad they granted my request, I felt as if it was a slap in the face of all that we held dear.
I received a text from my dear friend who runs this site on Thursday (two days after the release)that she received her hard copy as well from Penguin. We both had the same reaction, our request was granted but now we felt like it was a 'late review copy'.
Since we have received an ARC or LRC (*snickers again) we thought it would be appropriate to give our opinion of the final Sookie Stackhouse Novel. I was highly emotional in my first review of the book and I am a tad more calm so perhaps I can do this in more of an orderly fashion. Although I have to say, I do love what I wrote at ESL.
THE PROLOGUE TO BEAT ALL PROLOGUES (NOT REALLY)
I did not care for the prologue at all because it seemed so out of place in a Sookie Stackhouse Novel. The author attempted to give the readers an air of mystery surrounding the 'businessman' and his 'driver' along with the 'medium man' and the 'tall man' but failed miserably at it. I was disappointed in the whole 'we will hear different POV'S this time around' for it was very, very boring. I would have rather heard the POV's of Eric, Pam, even Bill because at least they were more centrally located to Sookie.
WHERE'S THE BEEF…..I MEAN PLOT?
What beef….I mean plot? Well, there was an attempt at one but it was less than stellar. Sookie was accused of murder and all her friends rallied by her side to prove her innocence. Well,with the exception of those that had been by her side for the better part of 12 books but in the end they did not matter. Who cares if the author spent time developing those relationships, only to have them not mean a damn thing at the end of the story. Claude is the reason behind the framing and the reasoning behind it (1) Niall was going to close Fairy(something he planned to do already) and (2) Sookie would not have sex with him. Well, that is some mystery!
ERIC AND SOOKIE: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
What happened to these two characters was a low down dirty shame. I am okay with them not ending up together at the end. What I am not okay with is what was done to them. What I read was that the author had Eric give up without a fight to maintain his freedom and that goes everything she wrote about Eric previously. Gone was the bad ass Viking vampire and that was sad. The author took away everything that was good and pure about his character and turned him into someone 99.9% of the fan base did not recognize. There were a lot missed opportunities that could have made this a great end to a once beloved series if the author had stayed true to her characters. Sookie and Eric got the worst end of the deal.
Sookie ended up settling for a maybe HEA with Sam because her choice, Eric was taken away. She was willing to leave her home and Bon Temps life behind to be with Eric and all that was gone in the blink of an eye. They both just simply gave up. Sookie sat back and let everything happen, she thought more about her tomatoes than anything. While everyone else went about proving her innocence, she sat around her house, cooking and thinking. Where was the Sookie that took matters into her own hands? Where we these friends of hers before when she needed them?
I was looking for a battle of epic proportions and I did not get that. The lesson here seemed to be, don't fight for what you want because it won't do you any good. There seemed to other messages but I won't get into them for I will just end up with a headache. I am not getting into the HEA either because I have beat that dead horse into the ground already.
I finished this series because I owed it to myself to do so and this was after I knew EVERY single SPOILER that was out there. It was very, very painful to read abut my favorite characters going out like that. I was expecting them to out with'a blaze of glory' and I got nothing for sticking with this series. There is something to be said about expectation when reading a final book in a series but another entirely when those expectations are not met? From beginning to end,this book was a huge disappointment and it failed to satisfy many of it's long term readers. Who is to blame? The author, for leading the readers down a path she was never going to follow or the reader for putting their faith and loyalty in that said author? According to the author, we just were picking up what she was putting down. The bottom line: I cannot trust the author to deliver the goods.
I know what I read and I did not get it wrong. I have been reading for a number of years and I write myself so I understand that characters can start to take on a life of their own(and become more)so sometimes what an author intended to write has to be changed to accommodate that and the author failed in this regard. I know what I read in regards to characterization in the previous books and the characters assassinations of beloved characters just to the authors original end game was heartbreaking. It went against previously established narrative regarding those characters. It was not in Eric's character to just give up and take it,he ended up loosing everything he had achieved in his 1000 plus years. He now has to ask permission to do anything, and that is is including spending his own money. He went from being a big fish in a small pond, to a little fish in a big pond.
Sookie ended up right back where she started, all the personal growth she experienced in her time spent with the vampires was gone. Everything she had done to survive had truly been for nothing. She won't truly be safe from anyone as Karin will only be there a year and who is to say that no vampire will come for her then. Felipe and Freyda can promise that she won't be used, abused or bitten by any vampire ever until the cows come home but they do not control every vampire, especially those in states that they do not control. Victor can't spread himself any thinner than he already has and there is not guarantee that his kingdoms won't be taken over, same with Freyda. It really was a sloppy,lazy ending to what could have been an awesome ending to a once beloved series. Who was Sookie anyway? I am afraid we will never know. Goodbye Miss Stackhouse.
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Review, Sookie Stackhouse novels on May 15, 2013 by Nymerias.
Sookie Stackhouse's Final Chapter EW Article
The upcoming Entertainment Weekly magazine has an article covering the final Sookie Stackhouse book and an interview with Charlaine Harris. Scans are below.
Yes the stake is through the Sookie Stackhouse series. The final book is due out May 7, 2013. Big spoilers are already out there since the book has been found for sale by fans and yes they read it and did share the outcome with fans. I will share my review of the book after I've read and re-read the book.
This page of the scans was interesting to me as a fan how they described some of the books. Somehow when I read Deadlocked I completely missed the 'real' meaning. It did seem that the writer of the article was given these summaries for the books for a specific reason.
Charlaine also said she wrote the CODA "After Dead" so that she would not have to be answering questions from readers for the rest of her life. Now fans will have the CODA to read to answer their questions. (sorry but that is just a way to sell more books and not answer all the questions in the final book in my opinion). Oh my! So yes fans Charlaine has put her final mark on the series and yes the end is almost here.
An excerpt for the final book is on this link: Dead Ever After
This entry was posted in News and tagged After Dead, Charlaine Harris, True Blood on May 2, 2013 by admin.
Dead Ever After Prologue Excerpt
The final Sookie Stackhouse book is almost here!! There is a Prologue posted on the Penguin site. Here is an excerpt:
UPDATE: Since this post was written a HUGE SPOILER has been leaked concerning the final book. I see a lot of hits for this post. I do not have that spoiler on this site. May 7 will soon be here. Just prepare your self for the final book. I know I was quite surprise and yes very saddened in the end of the series.
The New Orleans businessman, whose gray hair put him in his fif¬ties, was accompanied by his much younger and taller bodyguard/ chauffeur on the night he met the devil in the French Quarter. The meeting was by prearrangement.
"This is really the Devil we're going to see?" asked the bodyguard. He was tense—but then, that wasn't too surprising.
"Not the Devil, but a devil." The businessman was cool and col¬lected on the outside, but maybe not so much on the inside. "Since he came up to me at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, I've learned a lot of things I didn't know before." He looked around him, trying to spot the creature he'd agreed to meet. He told his bodyguard, "He convinced me that he was what he said he was. I always thought my daughter was simply deluded. I thought she imagined she had power because she wanted to have something . . . of her own. Now I'm willing to admit she has a certain talent, though nowhere near what she thinks."
It was cold and damp, even in New Orleans, in the January night. The businessman shifted from foot to foot to keep warm. He told the bodyguard, "Evidently, meeting at a crossroads is traditional." The street was not as busy as it would be in the summer, but there were still drink¬ers and tourists and natives going about their night's entertainment. He wasn't afraid, he told himself. "Ah, here he comes," the businessman said.
The devil was a well– dressed man, much like the businessman. His tie was by Hermes. His suit was Italian. His shoes were custom made. His eyes were abnormally clear, the whites gleaming, the irises a pur¬plish brown; they looked almost red from certain angles.
"What have you got for me?" the devil asked, in a voice that indi¬cated he was only faintly interested.
"Two souls," said the businessman. "Tyrese has agreed to go in with me."
The devil shifted his gaze to the bodyguard. After a moment, the bodyguard nodded. He was a big man, a light–skinned African Amer¬ican with bright hazel eyes.
"Your own free will?" the devil asked neutrally. "Both of you?"
"My own free will," said the businessman.
"My own free will," affirmed the bodyguard.
The devil said, "Then let's get down to business."
"Business" was a word that made the older man comfortable. He smiled. "Wonderful. I've got the documents right here, and they're signed." Tyrese opened a thin leather folder and withdrew two pieces of paper: not parchment or human skin, nothing that dramatic or exotic—computer paper that the businessman's office secretary had bought at Office Max. Tyrese offered the papers to the devil, who gave them a quick glance.
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"I thought you were joking about that." The businessman frowned.
"I never joke," the devil said. "I do have a sense of humor, oh, believe me, I do. But not about contracts."
"We actually have to . . . ?"
"Sign in blood? Yes, absolutely. It's traditional. And you'll do it now." He read the businessman's sideways glance correctly. "I promise you no one will see what you are doing," he said. As the devil spoke, a sudden hush enveloped the three men, and a thick film fell between them and the rest of the street scene.
The businessman sighed elaborately, to show how melodramatic he thought this tradition was. "Tyrese, your knife?" he said, looking up to the chauffeur.
Tyrese's knife appeared with shocking suddenness, probably from his coat sleeve; the blade was obviously sharp, and it gleamed in the streetlight. The businessman shucked off his coat and handed it to his companion. He unbuttoned his cuff and rolled up his sleeve. Perhaps to let the devil know how tough he was, he jabbed himself in the left arm with the knife. A sluggish trickle of blood rewarded his effort, and he looked the devil directly in the face as he accepted the quill that the devil had somehow supplied . . . even more smoothly than Tyrese had produced the knife. Dipping the quill into the trail of blood, the busi¬nessman signed his name to the top document, which the chauffeur held pressed against the leather folder.
After he'd signed, the businessman returned the knife to the chauf¬feur and donned his coat. The chauffeur followed the same procedure as his employer. When he'd signed his own contract, he blew on it to dry the blood as if he'd signed with a Sharpie and the ink might smear.
The devil smiled when the signatures were complete. The moment he did, he didn't look quite so much like a prosperous man of affairs.
He looked too damn happy.
"You get a signing bonus," he told the businessman. "Since you brought me another soul. By the way, how do you feel?"
"Just like I always did," said the businessman. He shrugged his coat back over his shoulders. "Maybe a little angry." He smiled suddenly, his teeth looking as sharp and gleaming as the knife had. "How are you, Tyrese? " he asked his employee.
"A little antsy," Tyrese admitted. "But I'll be okay."
"You were both bad people to begin with," the devil said, without any judgment in his voice. "The souls of the innocent are sweeter. But I delight in having you. I suppose you're sticking with the usual wish list? Prosperity? The defeat of your enemies?"
"Yes, I want those things," the businessman said with passionate sincerity. "And I have a few more requests, since I get a signing bonus. Or could I take that in cash?"
"Oh," the devil said, smiling gently, "I don't deal in cash. I deal in favors."
"Can I get back to you on that?" the businessman asked after some thought. "Take a rain check?"
The devil looked faintly interested. "You don't want an Alfa Romeo, or a night with Nicole Kidman, or the biggest house in the French Quarter?"
The businessman shook his head decisively. "I'm sure something will come up that I do want, and then I'd like to have a very good chance of getting it. I was a successful man until Katrina. And after
Katrina I thought I would be rich, because I own a lumber business. Everyone needed lumber." He took a deep breath. He kept on telling his story, despite the fact that the devil looked bored. "But getting a supply line reestablished was hard. So many people didn't have money to spend because they were ruined, and there was the wait for the insurance money, for the rest. I made some mistakes, believing the fly–by–night builders would pay me on time. . . . It all ended up with my business too extended, everyone owing me, my credit stretched as thin as a condom on an elephant. Knowledge of this is getting around." He looked down. "I'm losing the influence I had in this city."
Possibly the devil had known all those things, and that was why he'd approached the businessman. Clearly he was not interested in the businessman's litany of woes. "Prosperity it is, then," he said briskly. "And I look forward to your special request. Tyrese, what do you want? I have your soul, too."
"I don't believe in souls," Tyrese said flatly. "I don't think my boss does, either. We don't mind giving you what we don't believe we have." He grinned at the devil, man to man, which was a mistake. The devil was no man.
The devil smiled back. Tyrese's grin vanished at the sight. "What do you want?" the devil repeated. "I won't ask again."
"I want Gypsy Kidd. Her real name is Katy Sherboni, if you need that. She work at Bourbon Street Babes. I want her to love me the way I love her."
The businessman looked disappointed in his employee. "Tyrese, I wish you'd asked for something more lasting. Sex is everywhere you look in New Orleans, and girls like Gypsy are a dime a dozen."
"You wrong," Tyrese said. "I don't think I have a soul, but I know love is once in a lifetime. I love Gypsy. If she loves me back, I'll be a happy man. And if you make money, boss, I'll make money. I'll have enough. I'm not greedy."
"I'm all about the greed," said the devil, almost gently. "You may end up wishing you'd asked for some government bonds, Tyrese."
The chauffeur shook his head. "I'm happy with my bargain. You give me Gypsy, the rest will be all right. I know it."
The devil looked at him with what seemed very much like pity, if that emotion was possible for a devil.
"Enjoy yourselves, you hear?" he said to both of the newly soulless men. They could not tell if he was mocking them or if he was sincere. "Tyrese, you will not see me again until our final meeting." He faced the businessman. "Sir, you and I will meet at some date in the future. Just give me a call when you're ready for your signing bonus. Here's my card."
The businessman took the plain white card. The only writing on it was a phone number. It was not the same number he'd called to set up the first rendezvous. "But what if it's years from now?" he said.
"It won't be," said the devil, but his voice was farther away. The businessman looked up to see that the devil was half a block away. After seven more steps he seemed to melt into the dirty sidewalk, leav¬ing only an impression in the cold damp air.
The businessman and the chauffeur turned and walked hastily in the opposite direction. The chauffeur never saw the devil again. The businessman didn't see the devil until June.
Far away—thousands of miles away—a tall, thin man lay on a beach in Baja. He was not in one of the tourist spots where he might encoun¬ter lots of other gringos, who might recognize him. He was patronizing a dilapidated bar, really more of a hut. For a small cash payment, the proprietor would rent patrons a large towel and a beach umbrella and send his son out to refresh your drink from time to time. As long as you kept drinking.
Though the tall man was only sipping Coca–Cola, he was paying through the nose for it—though he didn't seem to realize that, or per¬haps he didn't care. He sat on the towel, crouched in the umbrella's shade, wearing a hat and sunglasses and swim trunks. Close to him was an ancient backpack, and his flip–flops were set on the sand beside it, casting off a faint smell of hot rubber. The tall man was listening to an iPod, and his smile indicated he was very pleased with what he heard. He lifted his hat to run his fingers through his hair. It was golden blond, but there was a bit of root showing that hinted his natural color was nearly gray. Judging from his body, he was in his forties. He had a small head in relation to his broad shoulders, and he did not look like a man who was used to manual labor. He didn't look rich, either; his entire ensemble, the flip–flops and the swim trunks, the hat and the dark glasses, had come from a Wal–Mart or some even cheaper dollar store.
It didn't pay to look affluent in Baja, not with the way things were these days. It wasn't safe, gringos weren't exempt from the violence, and most tourists stayed in the established resorts, flying in and out with¬out driving through the countryside. There were a few other expats around, most unattached men with an air of desperation . . . or secrecy. Their reasons for choosing such a hazardous place to live were better not discovered. Asking questions could be unhealthy.
One of these expats, a recent arrival, came to sit close to the tall man, too close for such proximity to be an accident on a thinly popu¬lated beach. The tall man gave the unwelcome newcomer a sideways look from behind his dark glasses, which were obviously prescrip¬tion. The newcomer was a man in his thirties, not tall or short, not handsome or ugly, not reedy or muscular. He was medium in all aspects, physically. This medium man had been watching the tall man for a few days, and the tall man had been sure he'd approach him sooner or later.
The medium man had carefully selected the optimum moment. The two were sitting in a place on the beach where no one else could hear them or approach them unseen, and even with satellites in the atmosphere it was probable that no one could see them without being spotted, either. The taller man was mostly hidden under the beach umbrella. He noticed that his visitor was sitting in its shadow.
"What are you listening to?" asked the medium man, pointing to the earbuds inserted in the tall man's ears.
He had a faint accent, maybe a German one? From one of those European countries, anyway, thought the tall man, who was not well traveled. And the newcomer also had a remarkably unpleasant smile. It looked okay, with the upturned lips and the bared teeth, but somehow the effect was more as if an animal were exposing its teeth preparatory to biting you.
"You a homo? I'm not interested," the tall man said. "In fact, you'll be judged with hellfire."
The medium man said, "I like women. Very much. Sometimes more than they want." His smile became quite feral. And he asked again, "What are you listening to?"
The tall man debated, staring angrily at his companion. But it had been days since he'd talked to anyone. At last, he opted for the truth. "I'm listening to a sermon," he said.
The medium man exhibited only mild surprise. "Really? A sermon? I wouldn't have pegged you for a man of the cloth." But his smile said otherwise. The tall man began to feel uneasy. He began to think of the gun in his backpack, less than an arm's length away. At least he'd opened the buckles when he'd put it down.
"You're wrong, but God won't punish you for it," the tall man said calmly, his own smile genial. "I'm listening to one of my own old ser¬mons. I spoke God's truth to the multitudes."
"Did no one believe you?" The medium man cocked his head curi¬ously.
"Many believed me. Many. I was attracting quite a following. But a girl named . . . a girl brought about my downfall. And put my wife in jail, too, in a way."
"Would that girl's name have been Sookie Stackhouse?" asked the medium man, removing his sunglasses to reveal remarkably pale eyes.
The taller man's head snapped in his direction. "How'd you know? " he said.
For the rest of the prologue please click on the link below:
Dead Ever After – Charlaine Harris – Penguin Group (USA).
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Farewell Sookie Stackhouse Charlaine Harris Video Reading Definitely Dead
The final Sookie Stackhouse book titled "Dead Ever After" will be released on May 7, 2013. Charlaine Harris is in the video below reading an excerpt from "Definitely Dead". Spoiler warning for "Dead Ever After". Waiting for the last book has really sucked but it will soon be here!!
This entry was posted in Photos and tagged Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood on April 17, 2013 by admin.
Dead Ever After Audio Sample
Amazon has an audio sample of the final Sookie Stackhouse book "Dead Ever After" on their partner site. SPOILERS ahead on Link here:
The scene in the audio sample involves- Copley Carmichael (Amelia's father) and Tyreese his chauffeur and yes of all beings- the Devil. Seems that Copley has fallen on financial hard times after Hurricane Katrina and has made a deal with the Devil for his soul. Tyreese also makes a deal for his soul. The book was rumoured to have additional voices but I never thought we would see this at all! I never trusted Amelia or her father and after listening to this scene I trust them even less. Perhaps Amelia leaked to her dad that Sookie had the Cluviel D'or? Maybe Copley is going to bargain with the devil for that?
Here is an excerpt of the prologue being heard on the audio:
This entry was posted in True Blood and tagged Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Dead Ever After spoilers, Sookie Stackhouse on April 7, 2013 by admin.
Cover Art for Sookie Stackhouse Coda "After Dead" Book Revealed
The cover art for the Coda book "After Dead" was revealed on Amazon. (huge thanks to DB for the link and info). The Coda will be released after the final Sookie Stackhouse book and as the cover art shows "what came next in the world of Sookie Stackhouse".
In the prior post on the coda book the following was already revealed:
The end papers for the final book :
Charlaine Harris posted a bit of news related to the coda which will be released after "Dead Ever After""
I hope a lot of you read this thread today, because I've chosen it to make a little announcement. I just saw the cover for "After Dead," which is the coda to the Sookie books. My publisher decided to publish it before Christmas in a separate volume. It will be a slim book containing what happens AFTER "DEA" to many of the characters I've created over the years. And Lisa is drawing a Sookie alphabet for the book. There are several other features under consideration for this volume, which is intended as a stocking stuffer. I'll post more when I know it.
Here's what Charlaine wrote earlier re. the coda:
6915 Maker 2012-09-17 11:24: I just finished writing the Coda, which will comprise the futures of many of the important characters in the Sookieverse. I can't possibly cram all of them into the last book. We're still deciding how and when to make the Coda public.
Amazon has the coda already available on their site. Not a lot of information of yet
This entry was posted in True Blood and tagged After Dead, Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, True Blood on March 28, 2013 by admin.
Sookie Stackhouse Series Coda "After Dead"
Amazon has the coda already available on their site. Not a lot of information of yet (title to be released October 2013)
The last Sookie Stackhouse book will be out in May 2013. It will be sad to see the series end but it is great to hear we will get a little bit more after the book in the coda.
This entry was posted in News and tagged After Dead, Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Eric Northman, Sookie Stackhouse on February 13, 2013 by admin.
Charlaine Harris Releases Dead Ever After Endpaper Merry Christmas!!
Christmas is a little early for Sookie Stackhouse fans! Charlaine Harris posted the artwork for the endpapers for the final Sookie book "Dead Ever After". The artwork is shown above. I see Sookie Stackhouse and Eric Northman on there! Also see a wolf (representing Alcide perhaps), Dean the dog (Sam's favorite go to shift) , a tiger (pretty sure that's Quinn) and a few bats.
Definitely looks like the moon in the artwork. Sad to see the final book coming but great to see this beautiful work by Lisa Desimini. To purchase prints of the covers by Lisa visit her site here:
I think the way the papers will fold up will show Eric and Sookie together. The space to the left of Sookie is about the same space that Eric is taking up with his cape!! It almost looks like they are parallel to each other: ( I drew in a yellow line to show:)
This entry was posted in News, True Blood and tagged Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Dead Ever After spoilers, Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood on December 21, 2012 by admin.
Dead Ever After Final Sookie Book Synopsis
Sookieverse blog posted an unoffical synopsis for the final Sookie Stackhouse book- "Dead Ever After".
Sookie finds it easy to turn down the request of former barmaid Arlene when she wants her job back at Merlotte's. After all, Arlene tried to have Sookie killed. But her relationship with Eric Northman is not so clearcut. He and his vampires are keeping their distance…and a cold silence. And when Sookie learns the reason why, she is devastated.
Then a shocking murder rocks Bon Temps, and Sookie is arrested for the crime.
But the evidence against Sookie is weak, and she makes bail. Investigating the killing, she'll learn that what passes for truth in Bon Temps is only a convenient lie. What passes for justice is more spilled blood. And what passes for love is never enough…
Rising Shadow posted the synopsis on their site here:
So what do you think will happen in the final Sookie book?
This entry was posted in Photos and tagged Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood on November 15, 2012 by admin.
Dead Ever After Book Cover Art
USA Today posted the new cover art for the final Sookie Stackhouse book! We see quite a few characters in the artwork (tiger tail, bats, Dean the dog) and yes Sookie Stackhouse! From their article: SOURCE:
Dead Ever After, the 13th and final novel in Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series, will be published May 7, and USA TODAY has this first look at the cover, which shows Sookie walking off into the sunset.
Inspiration for the HBO hit True Blood, starring Anna Paquin, the novels tell the story of a telepathic waitress who mixes it up with all sorts of paranormal creatures.
Asked why she's shutting down the series, Harris says, "I felt that I'd told the story I set out to tell. I thought continuing it, which I could have done, would have been a disservice to readers who have stuck with me this long."
The First Sookie novel, Dead Until Dark, was published in 2001. There are more than 20 million copies of the series in print.
It will be sad to see the last book! (but I can't wait to get my hands on it!) So what do you think will be in this last book? My theory-she will be saying good bye to some of the prior suitors in this book- Quinn (the tiger tail), Sam- (shows as Dean the dog), Alcide (the wolf). They are behind her in the art work. She is walking towards the sunset and is closest to the bats. The bats are a symbol for the vampires in her life (even though they don't turn into bats). There are 3 there representing 3 important ones in her life, Eric, Pam and Bill. Her hair is pointing towards the bats and they are closest to her. The bat closest to Sookie is bigger than the other 2 so that one could be Eric and his wings are pointing downward as if going to land next to Sookie. In Dead and Gone, Sookie's hair pointed towards Eric on that cover. (she was between Eric and Bill and did choose Eric in that book) Yes of course I still see it as Eric and Sookie being together in the end!!
UPDATE: there are other symbols on the cover-
Tomato can symbolize domestic happiness (yes Sookie will be happy in the end)
Rose is a symbol of love and beauty.
The flower to the right of Sookie looks like an aster to me. There is a purple one called Celeste. The symbolism per teleflora for Asters:
With their wildflower beauty and lush texture, asters have long been considered an enchanted flower. In ancient times, it was thought that the perfume from their burning leaves could drive away evil serpents. Today, they're known as a talisman of love and a symbol of patience. Also known as starworts, Michaelmas daisies or Frost flowers, the name aster is derived from the Greek word for "star "
The flower could also be a "coneflower" Echinacea (they come in this color). The symbolism for coneflowers: are a symbol of strength and – depending upon the genus – healing. It is believed that carrying this blossom with you will keep your spirit strong during turbulent times; they are sometimes presented as spiritual offerings, and are thought to enhance the power of any spell that is cast.
Pre-orders are available on Amazon:
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Charlaine Harris Video: Answers Fan Questions
Charlaine Harris answers some fan questions in the video below. Includes some "Dead Ever After" tidbits. (which characters will appear in the book)
This entry was posted in Photos and tagged Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Sookie Stackhouse, True Blood on July 26, 2012 by admin.
Charlaine Harris Interview SciFi Now UK
SciFi Now UK spoke with Charlaine Harris and the interview and page scans are in the gallery below. She speaks a bit about the end of the Sookie Stackhouse series. Dead Ever After is due out May 2013 and will be the final installment in the series. She also speaks of the faux pas committed by Alan Ball during a press conference. She had confided in him that she was contemplating having the character of Bill Compton die in an upcoming book (book 9). Well good old Alan Ball let that one slip at Paley Fest 2009. The way he said it was just unbelievable. It mislead fans a bit. So glad she finally said something about this!!
The page here on the site has the full size scans link here:
Gallery has the page scans:
This entry was posted in Photos and tagged Charlaine Harris, Dead Ever After, Deadlocked, Eric Northman, True Blood on May 12, 2012 by admin.


The Tybee Post Theater and the Tybee Marine Science Center team up to present a thrilling screening of the popular summer blockbuster "The Meg," and a special program about the Megalodons. The movie's plot features a massive creature that attacks a deep-sea submersible, leaving it disabled and trapping the crew at the bottom of the Pacific. With time running out, a visionary oceanographer recruits rescue diver Jonas Taylor to save the crew and the sea itself from an unimaginable threat -- a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon. Join us before both showings to meet Doug Duch, a local shark tooth diver who has completed over 700 dives in the Wilmington River. A board member of the Marine Science Center, Doug will provide insight into Megalodons, the biggest shark you never saw, and show off some of his most impressive shark teeth artifacts. Stick around after each show for Q&A with the science center's curator about the species depicted in the movie.


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A Story About Desire
Eric Handler | Uncategorized
Seven years ago on New Year's Eve, my great friend Danielle LaPorte was sitting by the fire, when it occurred to her that she had goal-setting all backward.
In this audio excerpt from her multimedia program, The Desire Map, she gives us a quick take on what she now thinks about goals, why so many of us are on "Achievement Autopilot," and how knowing your most desired feelings will change everything.
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The Desire Map is the soulful, shoot-from-the-hip insight that I've come to expect from Danielle LaPorte, but she's done something really extraordinary with this. Danielle will get you to rethink the way you've been going after what you want in life. Like, stop you in your tracks. Each page of this had me nodding with relief. The audio contemplations soothed my soul. Every worksheet gave me at least one personal a-ha.
This is what people are looking for—a new way to plan their lives—an inside-out approach.
Click here to get The Desire Map in hand today.
Danielle LaPorte is the creator of The Desire Map, author of The Fire Starter Sessions (Random House/Crown), and co-creator of Your Big Beautiful Book Plan. An inspirational speaker, former think tank exec, and business strategist, she writes weekly at DanielleLaPorte.com, where over a million visitors have gone for her straight-up advice—a site that's been deemed "the best place on-line for kick-ass spirituality" and was named one of the "Top 100 Websites for Women" by Forbes.
You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter @daniellelaporte.
Eric Handler is the publisher and co-founder of Positively Positive. Check out his TEDx talk. Follow Eric on TWITTER.
Desire Alone Won't Give You What You Want
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July has been a busy and satisfying month with the People at Work Show exhibiting at Panza Gallery. There was a well attended opening three weeks ago and now tomorrow (Saturday 7/28) the closing reception is at six.
Early Wednesday morning, my good friend Vincie texted me this photo she took when she opened her morning paper. What a happy way to start my day. It just felt great! Mary Thomas wrote a nice article (with four color photos) about the People at Work Show in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Very thoughtful of them both. Thanks Vincie and Paula.
It's been a nice feeling to have good friends and family who cheer me on and encourage me.
Aphrodite at Ritter's Diner came to see her People at Work portrait. Her photo was in the newspaper, too.
This is a good time to thank Panza Gallery Owner Mark Panza who (2 years ago) invited me to show my People at Work series and who hung the show beautifully.
Also thanks to his wonderful daughter, Jennifer Panza, whose generous help was essential in making the show a success. And a grateful nod to her fiancé J for getting the beer and ice.
Thanks to artist Carol Skinger, fellow member of Pittsburgh Society of Artists Guild, who tutored me about publicity for the People at Work Show.
And special thanks to Tom Underiner of Pixel River Images for making me shine by printing my work expertly, using the archival pigment on the Hahnenmuhle rag paper.
Bernie Pintar was the official greeter and encouraged gallery goers to sign the guest book.
THE PEOPLE AT WORK SHOW IS A GO!
Millvale suffered from the heavy rains and the Main Street looked like a river flowing right through the center of town. The roads were closed Thursday. Anyone watching the local news, wondered if the opening of my People at Work Show, scheduled for Saturday 7/7 at 6 PM, could still happen. And the answer is yes. Clean up crews worked feverishly to get the town ready for business.
Hope to see you there for the opening reception Saturday night. Panza Gallery 115 Sedgwick Street Millvale PA.
You've seen some people at work on the blog already.
The branches were growing into the side of their house.
After Steve moved the cars out of the garage and onto the street, I thought to myself- "hmmmm- People at Work, right in my driveway!" Perfect for an interesting photo shoot. Andrew agreed to allow me to photograph him working. You should see those spikes that help him climb up the tree. Takes a lot of skill and care. You have to know what you are doing. Ascend is the word of the week, showing upward movement.
Meet Andrew. I shot this with the 70-200 Lens.
at Lucky's Market Columbus Ohio.
Here's Chuck Wise again, manning the controls of the Duquesne Incline. He's been operating the incline for twenty years. During the day he delivers flowers. He 'graciously allowed me to photograph him again and you can tell there was a Pirates Game Wednesday night.
Here is the orginal post. . Blog Post -Incline Operator in January 2013.


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Q: Compare two arrays containing objects including other objects, arrays, etc Look at these examples of array comparative code:
// example-1
let array1 = ['a', 'b'];
let array2 = ['a', 'b'];
console.log(array1.equals(array2)); // returns true

// example-2
let array1 = ['a', 'b', 1];
let array2 = ['a', 'b', 1];
console.log(array1.equals(array2)); // returns true

// example-3
let array1 = ['a', 'b', {'a': 1, 'b': 2}];
let array2 = ['a', 'b', {'b': 2, 'a', 1}];
console.log(array1.equals(array2)); // returns false

I'm looking for a way to compare the arrays containing objects in them, but irrespective of the order of elements in a nested object, like mentioned in the example-3 above.

A: You should JSON.stringify() the arrays and compare them like so:

var arr1 = ['a', 'b', {'a': 1}];
var arr2 = ['a', 'b', {'a': 1}];
console.log(JSON.stringify(array1) == JSON.stringify(array2));

This works because it converts arrays of objects into a much simpler comparative state (JSON strings). This will only work if the arrays contain their properties in the same ordered in the OP's example.

A: You can use JSON.stringify() to get the JSON string  and compare them with ===:

let array1 = ['a', 'b', {'a': 1}];
let array2 = ['a', 'b', {'a': 1}];
console.log(JSON.stringify(array1) === JSON.stringify(array2)); // returns true

A: underscore way:
_.isEqual(array1, array2)

A: You can just write a function the will recursively check until it gets down to primitives. For example:

function deepEqual(o1, o2){
    if (Array.isArray(o1)) {
        return Array.isArray(o2)
               && o1.length === o2.length
               && o1.every((item, idx) => deepEqual(item, o2[idx]))
    }
    if (typeof(o1) == 'object' && o1 != null){ // (typeof null == 'object)
        return typeof(o2) == 'object'
               && o2 != null
               && deepEqual(Object.entries(o1)
                  .sort((a,b) => a[0].localeCompare(b[0])),Object.entries(o2).sort((a,b) => a[0].localeCompare(b[0])))
    }
    return o1 === o2
}

//Object order doesn't matter
let ob1 = [1, 2, {a: "test", b:"hello"}, 4]
let ob2 = [1, 2, {b:"hello", a: "test", }, 4]

console.log(deepEqual(ob1, ob2))

ob1 = [1, 2, {a: "test", b:"hello"}, 4]
ob2 = [1, 2, {b:"hello", a: "non-test", }, 4]

console.log(deepEqual(ob1, ob2))

// array order matters:
ob1 = [2, 1, {a: "test", b:"hello"}, 4]
ob2 = [1, 2, {b:"hello", a: "test", }, 4]

console.log(deepEqual(ob1, ob2))

console.log(deepEqual("test", "test"))

console.log(deepEqual(null, {a:"test"}))

// etc.

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Rare pattern with provision for electrical heating. Made of soft blue/grey suede with the hand section being fabric lined and the gauntlet in cream leather. Profusely stamped inside, dated 1942 and marked 8 watt 24 volts. The electrical heating element and snaps are absent. Quite heavy service wear, but an excellent original example which have clearly seen combat. Ideal for display, medium size.