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Annamaria Mariotti (Camogli) también conocida como Lilla Mariotti es una escritora, deportista y conferencista italiana.

Trayectoria
Mariotti es una persona especializada en temas de faros, ha impartido conferencias en entidades como la Universidad de Princeton o la Universidad de Carolina del Sur, entre otras.

Como deportista perteneció a uno de los primeros equipos femeninos de polo acuático italiano.
Es Miembro de la US Lighthouse Society de Estados Unidos país con el que tiene una estrecha relación por tener ahí también familia.

El 31 de agosto de 2015, es parte fundadora y presidenta de la organización sin fines de lucro denominada El Mundo del Faro (en italiano: "Il Mondo dei Fari") con sede en Camogli, Italia.

En 2005 editó su primer libro sobre faros, que ha sido traducido a seis idiomas y que incluso fue publicado en la República Checa que es un país sin mar y sin faros.

En 2006, fue galardonada con el Premio Navegar Informados, por el compromiso constante y prolongado de difusión de la cultura marítima.
Pero posee otros galardones por sus investigaciones y dedicación a temas marinos.

Libros
Sus libros fueron traducidos a varios idiomas.

 2008, Cuentos de faros y otras historias del mar.
 2013, Tristan da Cunha (ISBN 978-8866490241).
 2017, Faros del mundo (ISBN 9788496445192).
 2017, El hundimiento del ballenero de Essex (ISBN 9788484281801).

Referencias

Escritoras de Italia
Conferencistas
Escritores en italiano
Waterpolistas de Italia


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Hello there fellow MCME'er, I bet you have missed these amazing posts that are thought provoking, sadly I won't have a huge thought provoking post this time, although I hope it will cause some of you to think differently about certain aspects of MCME. The subject of this post will be about, you guessed it resource packs, yet not just them, but outdated resource packs in specific.
To explain shortly, I would like to bring attention to the recent 'rp merge' we have 'lost' the old gondor rp, well to be more precise, if we have updated certain resource packs we lose the old rp, which I think is a shame. I think that we should have the ability to switch to 'old' resource packs, that way, eventhough they are maybe not used anymore, we can still check out some older builds on mcme that have not gone through the 'rp merge'. Or just to be able to see the older builds, which used a different resource pack.
Also I think it could be interesting to see the changes that the MCME rp's have gone through (I remember the original rp's to be quite a lot different). Either way I hope that you will at least think about this!
p.s. This partly is because I just want to easily see some of my 'old' builds on freebuild and some older themed builds, which are in old gondor now.
We still have the old gondor pack, it's the one for the "Paths of the Dead"
I plan to add this with the 1.13 update.
Yes, but Lindo, I fear that there is a big chance of it being removed once PotD is integrated in Rohan rp, as that is the plan.
Once, I finish all the new ones (lol like thats ever going to happen soon) I can see what I can do, as Finrod gave me all official packs and textures from the past before leaving. Pretty sure you can find it in the MCME Github as well!
@BWOT that sounds great, also I think only staff has access to the MCME Github, though I am not 100% sure.
The MCME GitHub page is public. There are number of resource packs on it that you can also download, I hope these resource packs are the ones you're looking for.
Could the git hub become a resource, or would that be weird?
I don't know a lot about the resource section. But I think it's possible to add something like a manual about GitHub to it. Like where people can see how to use the platform.


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Business Telegraph > US economy > Things Will Get Better. Seriously.
Things Will Get Better. Seriously.
posted on Jan. 01, 2021 at 12:00 am
The next few months will be hell in terms of politics, epidemiology and economics. But at some point in 2021 things will start getting better. And there's good reason to believe that once the good news starts, the improvement in our condition will be much faster and continue much longer than many people expect.
OK, one thing that probably won't get better is the political scene. Day after day, Republicans — it's not just Donald Trump — keep demonstrating that they're worse than you could possibly have imagined, even when you tried to take into account the fact that they're worse than you could possibly have imagined. One of our two major political parties no longer accepts the legitimacy of elections it loses, which bodes ill for the fate of the Republic.
But on other fronts there's a clear case for optimism. Science has come to our rescue, big time, with the miraculously fast development of vaccines against the coronavirus. True, the United States is botching the initial rollout, which should surprise nobody. But this is probably just a temporary hitch, especially because in less than three weeks we'll have a president actually interested in doing his job.
And once we've achieved widespread vaccination, the economy will bounce back. The question is, how big will the bounce be?
Our last economic crisis was followed by a sluggish recovery. Employment didn't return to 2007 levels until 2014; real median household income didn't regain the lost ground until 2016. And many observers expect a replay of that story, especially if Republicans retain control of the Senate and engage, once again, in economic sabotage under the pretense of being fiscally responsible.
But the crisis of 2020 was very different from the crisis of 2008, in ways that make our prospects look much better this time around.
The last economic crisis involved a Wile E. Coyote moment: The private sector suddenly looked down, realized that there was nothing supporting extravagant housing prices and extremely high levels of household debt, and plunged. The result was an extended period of depressed spending. The only way to have avoided multiple years of high unemployment would have been sustained, large-scale fiscal stimulus — and the G.O.P. prevented that.
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This 2020 crisis, by contrast, was brought on by a headwind out of nowhere, in the form of the coronavirus. The private sector doesn't seem to have been particularly overextended before the pandemic. And while we shouldn't minimize the hardships faced by millions of families, on average Americans have been saving like crazy, and will emerge from the pandemic with stronger balance sheets than they had before.
So I'm in the camp that expects rapid growth once people feel safe going out and spending money. Mitch McConnell and company will, no doubt, do what they always do when a Democrat occupies the White House, and try to sabotage the recovery. But this time the economy won't need support as badly as it did during the Obama years.
And I suspect, although with less confidence, that the boom will go on for a long time. Why? Because like a number of other people, I'm getting optimistic about the future of technology.
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The years that followed the 2008 crisis weren't just marked by sluggish job growth. They also coincided with a period of technological disappointment. As the entrepreneur Peter Thiel — whose politics I loathe, but who's a good phrasemaker — put it, it was an era in which we wanted flying cars but got 140 characters instead. (It's a mark of how trivial this stuff is that raising the limit to 280 characters seemed like a big deal.) That is, we were doing some flashy stuff pushing information around, but not making much progress in the material world, which is still where we mainly live.
Lately, however, I've been hearing a lot of buzz around new physical technologies that reminds me of the buzz about information technology in the early 1990s, which presaged the productivity surge from 1995 to 2005. Biotechnology finally seems to be coming into its own — hence those miraculous vaccines. There has been incredible progress in renewable energy; I'm old enough to remember when solar power was considered a hippie fantasy, and now it's cheaper than fossil fuels. There's room for more skepticism about the near-term prospects for things like self-driving vehicles and lab-grown meat, but the fact that we're even talking about such innovations is a good sign for the future.
This new wave of innovation doesn't have much to do with policy, although progress in renewables can be partly attributed to the Obama administration's promotion of green energy. But the Biden administration, unlike its predecessor, won't be anti-science and won't try desperately to preserve the coal-burning past. That will help us take advantage of progress.
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I'm less confident in my techno-optimism than I am in my expectations for a rapid employment recovery once we've been vaccinated. But all in all, there's a pretty good chance that Joe Biden will preside over an economy that surprises many people on the upside. Happy New Year.
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The physical association of multiple molecular chaperone proteins with mutant p53 is altered by geldanamycin, an hsp90-binding agent
Luke Whitesell, Patrick D. Sutphin, Elizabeth J. Pulcini, Jesse D. Martinez, Paul H. Cook
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Wild-type p53 is a short-lived protein which turns over very rapidly via selective proteolysis in the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Most p53 mutations, however, encode for protein products which display markedly increased intracellular levels and are associated with positive tumor- promoting activity. The mechanism by which mutation leads to impairment of ubiquitination and proteasome-mediated degradation is unknown, but it has been noted that many transforming p53 mutants are found in stable physical association with molecular chaperones of the hsp70 class. To explore a possible role for aberrant chaperone interactions in mediating the altered function of mutant p53 and its intracellular accumulation, we examined the chaperone proteins which physically associate with a temperature-sensitive murine p53 mutant. In lysate prepared from A1-5 cells grown under mutant temperature conditions, hsp70 coprecipitated with p53(Val135) as previously reported by others, but in addition, other well-recognized elements of the cellular chaperone machinery, including hsp90, cyclophilin 40, and p23, were detected. Under temperature conditions favoring wild-type p53 conformation, the coprecipitation of chaperone proteins with p53 was lost in conjunction with the restoration of its transcriptional activating activity. Chaperone interactions similar to those demonstrated in A1-5 cells under mutant conditions were also detected in human breast cancer cells expressing two different hot-spot mutations. To examine the effect of directly disrupting chaperone interactions with mutant p53, we made use of geldanamycin (GA), a selective hsp90-binding agent which has been shown to alter the chaperone associations regulating the function of unliganded steroid receptors. GA treatment of cells altered heteroprotein complex formation with several different mutant p53 species. It increased p53 turnover and resulted in nuclear translocation of the protein in A1-5 cells. GA did not, however, appear to restore wild-type transcriptional activating activity to mutant p53 proteins in either A1-5 cells or human breast cancer cell lines.
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Whitesell, L., Sutphin, P. D., Pulcini, E. J., Martinez, J. D., & Cook, P. H. (1998). The physical association of multiple molecular chaperone proteins with mutant p53 is altered by geldanamycin, an hsp90-binding agent. Molecular and cellular biology, 18(3), 1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.18.3.1517
The physical association of multiple molecular chaperone proteins with mutant p53 is altered by geldanamycin, an hsp90-binding agent. / Whitesell, Luke; Sutphin, Patrick D.; Pulcini, Elizabeth J.; Martinez, Jesse D.; Cook, Paul H.
In: Molecular and cellular biology, Vol. 18, No. 3, 03.1998, p. 1517-1524.
Whitesell, L, Sutphin, PD, Pulcini, EJ, Martinez, JD & Cook, PH 1998, 'The physical association of multiple molecular chaperone proteins with mutant p53 is altered by geldanamycin, an hsp90-binding agent', Molecular and cellular biology, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.18.3.1517
Whitesell L, Sutphin PD, Pulcini EJ, Martinez JD, Cook PH. The physical association of multiple molecular chaperone proteins with mutant p53 is altered by geldanamycin, an hsp90-binding agent. Molecular and cellular biology. 1998 Mar;18(3):1517-1524. https://doi.org/10.1128/MCB.18.3.1517
Whitesell, Luke ; Sutphin, Patrick D. ; Pulcini, Elizabeth J. ; Martinez, Jesse D. ; Cook, Paul H. / The physical association of multiple molecular chaperone proteins with mutant p53 is altered by geldanamycin, an hsp90-binding agent. In: Molecular and cellular biology. 1998 ; Vol. 18, No. 3. pp. 1517-1524.
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We also had this kind of festival when I was still studying. It was organized by the people who are leading the students. They are student themselves as well. It was actually the first and last festival for me since the student council had decided to have it in my last year of attending school. It was a sad thought for me but I have realized that at least I was able to experience it at all. I am so grateful to all the people behind that program for letting the students experience such joy and excitement.


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Distilleries who tried to help during the pandemic by manufacturing hand sanitizer are now facing over $14,000 in fees from the FDA
Remember back during the early days of the pandemic, when massive hand sanitizer shortages gripped the nation, and distilleries stepped up to fill the void by manufacturing hand sanitizer?
According to Reason, those distilleries are receiving a rude surprise to end the year: a letter from the FDA informing them that they owe over $14,000 in fees, thus proving the adage that no good deed goes unpunished, especially by the regulatory state.
As Reason notes, the alcoholic beverage industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic due to the fact that when people do not travel and go out with their friends, they consume less alcohol. Since the primary ingredient in hand sanitizer is ethanol, and distilleries suddenly found themselves with excess ethanol capacity, over 800 distilleries are reported to have manufactured some amount of hand sanitizer during the early days of the pandemic.
Unbelievably, the law that enabled the FDA to levy these fees was the CARES Act, which was designed to help businesses stay afloat during the pandemic. That act characterized distilleries that produced hand sanitizer as "over-the-counter drug monograph facilities," and specifically empowered the FDA to levy "user fees" on such facilities in order to keep the
The FDA readily complied, and has sent letters to these distilleries informing them that they owe a fee of $14,060, due on February 11th — a blow that may put many already-struggling distilleries out of business.
Becky Harris, president of the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), told Reason that many distillers have hope that the FDA can be persuaded to waive these fees, even though the FDA's website already states that distilleries who produced hand sanitizer will not be exempted from paying the fees. "We recognize that this bill [the CARES ACT] was not written specifically for the issue of sanitizer. The problem that we have right now is that [the fee assessment] is going out to a whole lot of small businesses who are struggling in the pandemic."
However, since the letters landed during the holiday season, it has been difficult for many distillers who have been hit with the fees to reach anyone from the FDA to protest or get an explanation.


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Florence Foster Jenkins – 3/5 – Films can generate many intriguing characters, stories and situations. No matter what the genre is, you get to see the world through various lenses (no pun intended). This film (in particular) is one that goes about this within the ideals of bio-pic. Many films that dabble in this concept progress in a way of seeing the life span of a single person. Every now and then, a film presses upon a specific moment in time. Florence Foster Jenkins follows a very proclaimed woman that strives to be the best at specific things. What you see is a film that becomes an oddly shaped tragic-comedy that emphasize characterization on a different level. Even for some lacking in story development, because of the strong characters, Florence Foster Jenkins will warm your hearts in a very obscure way.
Providing strength in supporting roles, these individuals do a great job in providing the background perspective to the lead character. They are strong in their own right; generating exceptional but intuitive perspectives of their own persons and of Jenkins. The interactions are brought through that same kind of 'odd' natural tone; helping creating a witty, comical but overtly colorful feeling of everyone and everything. As the film doesn't delve too much into each of these characters individually, they do enough to provide worth and conviction on the screen. The rest of the supporting cast are very basic on the screen. With this following the script of a bio-pic, they do enough to make the world lively around.
The direction takes the concept of a bio-pic and builds it through the art of a Shakespearean kind of tone. What I mean is that the ideals of true events are taking through the development of a general script of a tragic-comedy. Within this concept, it focuses on a specific moment in time of the titular character. Florence Foster Jenkins is a very well-known heiress of New York city. She loves life and especially loves music (as that has been part of her whole life). One day, she gets the inspiration to be an opera singer. From this point, the film builds upon this focal point and takes you on this journey. From the beginning; the direction is very simplistic. This is because the ideals of the concepts are built through a lot of dialogue and exposition. The script puts focus on the titular character through thoughtful provocation of the pathos of a play; the ideals of struggle and sacrifice. At the same time, it builds the tone through unique methods; usurping the tragic-comedy through a strange twist of focusing on the era of which this takes place. The audience gets to see a strange building of comedy and drama within character depth. Even so, the relationships of everyone unfolds through the repetitive nature of bio-pic tropes. Even in that predictability, it gets turned and reshaped through the eye of the characters themselves. There is fun and excitement built through the challenges of Jenkins' singing, but also a flawed individual who doesn't see the truth of the outside world. On top of the unique tone, the physical comedy generates layers; while the interactions being built become heartfelt and witty. Through the first two acts; you get to see how the commanding of the titular character keeps you centered. This is a good thing because there is no real focus on plot development. Even with the lack of structure, watching the motivated ideals and oddly conforming themes and tones mold together provides an authentic feel to the characters and situation at hand. Once you get through all the highs and lows of the journey, you reach a climax that brings the outside and inside worlds of Jenkins' life together. This brings about a realization factor that humanizes everyone in the film. Once you get to the end, it is winding down through the common 'life is unforgettable' mantra, bringing about closure that emphasizes moments of the common tragic-comedy play. It is a sadden but welcome epilogue to the journey of this great woman.
The visuals are aesthetic to the era of which the film takes place. Within the common 'city building' method; you get to feel a part of this time of life in New York City. You're drowned with enraptured feelings; being captured by the existence of believing you are there. The score is somewhat a hit and miss. As much as it helps provide some emotional girth; it relatively stays mute throughout the running time.
Florence Foster Jenkins might be a very odd styling bio-pic; but it is one that showcases talents within the lead character. Streep commands this role, showing the strength of a woman that is deeply flawed within her talents. If you're a fan of Streep of bio-pics, this is one for you. I recommend this as an early showing, a worthy film to see at a matinee.


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The substrate of an aquarium refers to the material used on the tank bottom.  It can affect water chemistry, filtration, and the well-being of the aquarium's inhabitants, and is also an important part of the aquarium's aesthetic appeal. The appropriate substrate depends on the type of aquarium; the most important parameter is whether the aquarium contains fresh water or saltwater.

Functions and considerations
Substrates are added to most aquaria principally for the increase in beneficial bacteria this provides. However, substrates can also have a variety of direct effects on water quality by releasing substances into the water, absorbing substances from the water, or reacting chemically with substances from other sources. Substrates can also have indirect effects on a system's health; dark-colored substrates, for example, are considered by some to be better for fish, as the fish display more colorfully by comparison, and are less likely to behave timidly. Apart from all other considerations, substrates are frequently chosen for their aesthetic qualities.

Some substrates are used to alter water chemistry. Crushed coral and coral sand both contain calcium carbonate, which will raise the carbonate hardness and buffer the pH. Peat may be used in some aquaria to mimic some soft water habitats.

Substrate may also be used as part of a biological filtration system. Beneficial bacteria colonize all aquarium surfaces that are exposed to aerated water, including the substrate. Because the numerous particles have a high surface area, substrates are often employed in biological filtration. Some common types of filtration involving the substrate include the undergravel filter and the deep sand bed.

Planted tanks require a substrate that will remain loose enough for plant roots to penetrate it. The substrate should be chemically inert and free of sharp edges. Fine gravel (1–2 mm) is preferred by some aquarists because coarser substrates allow debris to settle within the gaps between grains, which is particularly difficult to clean in a planted aquarium. Sloping the substrate so it is most shallow in front accommodates larger plants with correspondingly larger root systems in the back. The substrate for plants should be at least 5 cm (2 in) deep. Often, a lower layer of richer substrate such as potting soil, peat, vermiculite, or certain types of clay are used as a source of iron and trace elements for plant roots.

In breeding tanks for egg-scattering species, a layer of marbles is sometimes used as a substrate, allowing the eggs to fall into the gaps between the marbles where the parents cannot eat them. Quarantine tanks (sometimes called hospital tanks) often use no substrate at all. This assists in keeping the aquarium as clean as possible as well as monitoring of fish excrements.

Fish of the species Pelvicachromis taeniatus were shown to be able to recognize olfactory traces left behind by substrate, even in clear water; highlighting that the presence of substrate is important for fish kept in tanks. This method is beneficial to increase fish activity drastically in empty tanks.

Types of substrate

Gravel

For freshwater aquaria, gravel is the most common substrate. To prevent damage to fish, gravel should not be sharp. Aquarium gravel can be as coarse as pea-sized or as fine as 1–2 mm. It is available in a number of colors, and may be naturally colored or dyed, and may have a polymer seal to ensure it does not affect water chemistry. Gravel sold specifically for use in aquaria is chemically inert. It is commonly composed of quartz or other lime-free minerals. If the gravel is rough or sharp, it is not suitable for bottom-dwelling fish that like to sift the substrate or dig.
When growing aquatic plants, the Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) is also an important thing to consider when choosing a substrate. CEC is the ability to absorb positively charged nutrient ions (so high CEC is good). This means the substrate will hold nutrients and make them available for the plant roots. It doesn't indicate the amount of nutrients the substrate contains.

Minerals, Shells and Corals
Shell grit, crushed limestone, crushed marble, crushed coral skeletons, coral sand, and oolitic aragonite substrates are possible choices. Because calcium carbonate, the primary component of these substrates, increases water hardness and pH, these are used most often for hard water species, such as those for African rift lake cichlids or for saltwater fish and invertebrates. Some invertebrates such as mollusks or stony corals also use the calcium and strontium released. Calcium carbonate substrates are poorly suited to aquaria housing most other freshwater aquarium fish, particularly river species, which are adapted to soft water.

Peat
Peat, or decomposed plant matter, is used most commonly in soft water or blackwater river systems, such as those mimicking the Amazon River basin. In addition to being soft in texture and therefore suitable for demersal (bottom-dwelling) species such as Corydoras catfish, peat is reported to have a number of other beneficial functions in freshwater aquaria. It softens water by acting as an ion exchanger, it contains substances good for plants and for the reproductive health of fishes, and can even prevent algae growth and kill microorganisms. Peat often stains the water yellow or brown due to the leaching of tannins.

Sand
Sand is often recommended for use with certain species, such as the river stingrays of family Potamotrygonidae, which bury themselves in the fine substrate. However, these species can be successfully kept with coarser substrates as well. Clay can be mixed in with sand to provide extra nutrients for live plants.

Leaf (leaves)
A growing aquarist substrate is the use of leaves in an aquarium in replacement for traditional substate. The leaf or leaves can be mixed with other substrates or solely on their own. They mimic the natural environments of aquatic creatures and create a stress free and pH balancing environment for flora and fauna by tinting the water column colour to a reddish hue with the release of beneficial tannin that certain aquatic life prefer. They are often used in blackwater aquarium biotopes. Care has to be taken as some leaf matter may be poisonous in nature and harmful to aquatic life.

In some aquaria, different substrates are used in different parts of the tank. For example, peat can be used in one corner, while gravel in another portion allows rooted plants.

See also
 Substrate (vivarium)

References

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The cryptocurrency space has changed a lot since the first blockchain transaction on the Bitcoin network. Along with the well-known Proof of Work and Proof of Stake algorithms, other consensus mechanisms were proposed, with alternative methods for reaching consensus within a blockchain system.
The PoW consensus algorithm used by Bitcoin is the most reliable and secure in existence today. However, it is not really scalable. Bitcoin, as well as other PoW-based blockchains, have a limited performance in terms of transactions per second (TPS). Such limitation is related to the fact that Bitcoin relies on a distributed network of nodes, which need to reach consensus and agree on the current states of the blockchain. This means that before a new block of transactions gets confirmed it needs to be verified and approved by the majority of network nodes. Therefore, the decentralized aspect of Bitcoin is not only providing a secure and trustless economic system but it is also limiting its potential to be used on a larger scale.
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The Proof of Authority model relies on a limited number of block validators and this is what makes it a highly scalable system. Blocks and transactions are verified by pre-approved participants, who act as moderators of the system.
PoA consensus algorithm may be applied in a variety of scenarios and they are deemed a high-value option for logistical applications. When it comes to supply chains, for example, PoA is considered an effective and reasonable solution.
The Proof of Authority model enables companies to maintain their privacy while availing the benefits of blockchain technology. Microsoft Azure is another example where the PoA is being implemented. In a few words, the Azure platform provides solutions for private networks, with a system that does not require a native currency like the ether 'gas', since there is no need for mining.
Some consider PoA to be a modified PoS, which leverages identity instead of coins. Due to the decentralized nature of most blockchain networks, PoS is not always suitable for certain businesses and corporations. In contrast, PoA systems may represent a better solution for private blockchains because its performance is considerably higher.
valid and trustworthy identities: validators need to confirm their real identities.
difficulty to become a validator: a candidate must be willing to invest money and put his reputation at stake. A tough process reduces the risks of selecting questionable validators and incentivize a long-term commitment.
a standard for validator approval: the method for selecting validators must be equal to all candidates.
The essence behind the reputation mechanism is the certainty behind a validator's identity. This can't be an easy process nor one that would be readily given up. It must be capable of weeding out bad players. Finally, ensuring that all validators go through the same procedure guarantees the system's integrity and reliability.
The perception of the PoA mechanism is that it foregoes decentralization. So one could say that this model of consensus algorithm is just an effort to make centralized systems more efficient. While this makes PoA an attractive solution for large corporations with logistical needs, it does bring some hesitation - especially within the cryptocurrency scope. PoA systems do have a high throughput, but aspects of immutability come into question when things like censorship and blacklisting can be easily achieved.
Another common criticism is that the identities of PoA validators are visible to anyone. The argument against this is that only established players capable of holding this position would seek to become a validator (as a publicly known participant). Still, knowing the validators' identities could potentially lead to third-party manipulation. For instance, if a competitor wants to disrupt a PoA-based network, he may try to influence public known validators to act dishonestly in order to compromise the system from within.
PoW, PoS, or PoA all have their own unique advantages and disadvantages. It is well known that decentralization is highly valued within the cryptocurrency community and PoA, as a consensus mechanism, sacrifices decentralization in order to achieve high throughput and scalability. The inherent features of PoA systems are a stark contrast from how blockchains have been functioning until now. Still, PoA presents an interesting approach and cannot be disregarded as an emerging blockchain solution, which may suit well for private blockchain applications.


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This Is How It Happened
Jo Barrett
He lied, he cheated. He destroyed her life.
How difficult could killing him be?
Madeline Piatro devoted four years of her life to her boyfriend Carlton—and, in return, got romance, flowers, and the best sex she'd ever had. But then he dumped her—by e-mail, no less! He used her, he broke her heart...and he even cost her the marketing job she dearly loved. Now Maddy's on a mis He lied, he cheated. He destroyed her life.
Madeline Piatro devoted four years of her life to her boyfriend Carlton—and, in return, got romance, flowers, and the best sex she'd ever had. But then he dumped her—by e-mail, no less! He used her, he broke her heart...and he even cost her the marketing job she dearly loved. Now Maddy's on a mission. She wants revenge and she wants her career back.
But Maddy's about to discover that getting even, no matter how justifiable, isn't as easy as it might at first appear—even with a batch of arsenic brownies, the help of a professional (if bumbling) hit man, and the advice and best wishes of her very best friends. ...more
Published January 22nd 2008 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published January 1st 2008)
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Jun 01, 2008 Elizabeth rated it really liked it
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The brownies on the cover of this book were very appropriate. It was a like eating a pan of brownies... I sat down to read a little of it, and I ended up consuming the entire thing in under two hours.
The book was somewhere between over the top funny and depressingly sad. The over the top funny stuff was great, and in context, didn't seem all that over the top! The depressingly sad part came from having to watch PAINFULLY while an extremely intelligent woman made all of the really obviously stup The brownies on the cover of this book were very appropriate. It was a like eating a pan of brownies... I sat down to read a little of it, and I ended up consuming the entire thing in under two hours.
The book was somewhere between over the top funny and depressingly sad. The over the top funny stuff was great, and in context, didn't seem all that over the top! The depressingly sad part came from having to watch PAINFULLY while an extremely intelligent woman made all of the really obviously stupid mistakes that women make in relationships -- all of the mistakes that I watch my friends and peers make, and so much more.
The main character was very compelling -- you couldn't help but be sympathetic for her. Also, I thought that the other characters in the book were great and formed an excellent backdrop for her story. ...more
Sep 04, 2008 Jenny rated it really liked it
I enjoyed this book, and parts were laugh out loud funny! The story rotates back and forth between Maddy's love affair with Carlton and the aftermath of their breakup. Maddy was more intelligent than Carlton but yet he was able to manipulate her throughout and after their relationship. I was frustrated with her as she always capitulated to him, and I couldn't decide if it was because she was simply naive or was overwhelmed by getting the good-looking, charming guy no matter the flaws. Anyway, th I enjoyed this book, and parts were laugh out loud funny! The story rotates back and forth between Maddy's love affair with Carlton and the aftermath of their breakup. Maddy was more intelligent than Carlton but yet he was able to manipulate her throughout and after their relationship. I was frustrated with her as she always capitulated to him, and I couldn't decide if it was because she was simply naive or was overwhelmed by getting the good-looking, charming guy no matter the flaws. Anyway, this is a funny book, especially when she's plotting her revenge! ...more
Jun 11, 2019 Beth Ann rated it it was amazing
I absolutely loved this book— a romance, a liar and cheater and some pretty ingenious revenge moves made this laugh out loud in spots book the perfect fun read.
May 19, 2009 Katie(babs) rated it it was amazing
Madeline Piatro has just broken up with her fiancé of four years. Or so she was led to believe by the handsome to-die-for Carlton Connors. See, Carlton never told anyone they were engaged, and when he found out Madeline is pregnant, he wants her to have an abortion. And if that isn't bad enough, she loses the baby, he cheats on her at a bachelor party, breaks up with her, fires her from the company they came up with and claims all her ideas as his own.
Now Madeline wants to get even and may resor Madeline Piatro has just broken up with her fiancé of four years. Or so she was led to believe by the handsome to-die-for Carlton Connors. See, Carlton never told anyone they were engaged, and when he found out Madeline is pregnant, he wants her to have an abortion. And if that isn't bad enough, she loses the baby, he cheats on her at a bachelor party, breaks up with her, fires her from the company they came up with and claims all her ideas as his own.
Now Madeline wants to get even and may resort to murdering her louse of an ex-boyfriend to make herself feel better.
Madeline's romance with Carlton was one only found in fairy tales. They met in graduate school and, after a passionate night together, Madeline never looked back. In the beginning, everything was perfect between the two. They had great sex, laughed a lot and, even though they had stress from school and work, they had each other. Madeline was such a good girlfriend she even wrote Carlton's papers and did his homework for him so he could graduate. After four years together, Madeline was ready to get married and have kids, the whole nine yards. But Carlton wanted to prove first to his rich father that he could make it in the business world and, with Madeline by his side, they would be able to make a ton of money. Madeline came up with an idea for an organic food company for children and, because of her amazing ideas, they started their business from the ground up and were soon on the way to success. But then Carlton starts to change, and that is when he pushes Madeline to the curb.
Revenge becomes the most important thing in Madeline's life. She wants to hurt Carlton...and bad; maybe not murder him, but make him suffer like she did. Her recovering drug addict brother, Ronnie, wants her to forget and move on. Madeline simply can't, and that is when she hires a hit man to do her dirty work! Hit man Dick hears Jane's (Madeline's alias) story and also wants to make Carlton suffer because he thinks she is a nice lady. But as Madeline's best friend Heather is also about to give birth, and a new man enters her life, Madeline is at a crossroads. She can decide to move on as her brother and Heather are telling her to do, or stay depressed and have thoughts of revenge overtake her life. But why can't she have her cake and eat it, too?
Jo Barrett has written an engaging tale of heartbreak about a woman who wants the person responsible to suffer greatly. Madeline's voice is very amusing as she thinks of ways to kill her lousy ex, Carlton, without getting caught. This is a woman you can sympathize with who thought she had met the man of her dreams, but instead he became her worst nightmare. I was all for Madeline getting back at Carlton, who is the worst kind of man, much like the villain of the piece. Of course, Madeline doesn't resort to murder, but her revenge is so good that you will want to stand up and applaud.
Madeline's brother Ronnie is her support and conscience, and so is her friend Heather, who is married to Michael, a Jewish lawyer. Heather is converting to the Jewish religion and those results are hilarious. Also along for this ride is Dick, the hit man Madeline hires and gives marketing advice to, and also Carlton whom we see in flashbacks. Plus, there is the mysterious Nick, to whom Madeline becomes very attracted, but who also has his own secrets.
THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED had me laughing so much I was near tears. Even though this is about a woman's quest for revenge, you come to realize that karma will take over, especially when you read the epilogue and see how far Madeline has come. Because this story made such an impression and will most definitely do the same with most readers. ...more
Jan 24, 2008 Lain rated it liked it
When you get dumped, it's natural to want to strike back. But when the dumper is your fiance who promised to love you "forever," and the father of your unborn child, and the co-founder of the company you pretty much single-handedly built, AND he does the break-up by e-mail, your desire to extract revenge will be exponentially higher.
Madeline Piatro is having trouble getting over her break-up with the perfect man. So she hires a perfect man of her own -- a hit man. Full of unexpected revelations When you get dumped, it's natural to want to strike back. But when the dumper is your fiance who promised to love you "forever," and the father of your unborn child, and the co-founder of the company you pretty much single-handedly built, AND he does the break-up by e-mail, your desire to extract revenge will be exponentially higher.
Madeline Piatro is having trouble getting over her break-up with the perfect man. So she hires a perfect man of her own -- a hit man. Full of unexpected revelations and quirky, fun characters, "This Is How It Happened" will surely tickle the fancies of every woman who's ever been on the receiving end of a "Dear Jane" letter.
While I really enjoyed this book and found myself wanting to read "just five more pages" to see what was going to happen next, something was missing. There was never a real climactic showdown between Maddie and her ex, and we never get to experience first-hand the pain she inflicts with her get-even-quick plans. I wanted to see him for myself, and feel his humiliation. Since those scenes were missing, the book left me unfulfilled.
There were also some sloppy editing moments ("Addidas" sportswear, and Maddie saying she'd never met Snoop when just a few dozen pages earlier she talks about her face-to-face with him). And the constant repetition of her name by other characters every five sentences was annoying. But all-in-all, "This Is How It Happened" was entertaining, smart, and fun. I'll be looking for more of Jo Barrett's books. ...more
Jan 23, 2008 Lady Ozma rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2009
There are not enough stars for this book. It was downright awesome.
I've had some friends that fall into the scorned lover category. And you might hear "hell hath no fury" and I am here to say... that's an understatement. Women get downright vindictive and they are creative about it.
Men, take the warning. And live in fear.
He was your typical jerkwad pretty boy. Thinks he can have it all. Treats her like trash. Possibly gives her an STD. Steals her business. Cheats on her. And then dumps her and There are not enough stars for this book. It was downright awesome.
He was your typical jerkwad pretty boy. Thinks he can have it all. Treats her like trash. Possibly gives her an STD. Steals her business. Cheats on her. And then dumps her and fires her through email. EMAIL.
Death is too easy for him. The poison brownies she bakes? Too nice. I am glad she realized that. She, instead, hires a hit man. And together they come up with the best thing of all.
To the pain...
Oh she kills him all right. She kills the life he's built up. Much better than actually killing him.
This is how it happened... ...more
Jan 19, 2008 Keris rated it really liked it
This enormously entertaining book begins with Madeline Piatro baking poisoned brownies, which she plans to give (anonymously) to her ex-fiancee, Carlton. Unfortunately, Maddy can't resist trying the brownies herself (well, who could?) and, rather than delivering them to the intended recipient, spends the rest of the day throwing up.
So why does Maddy want Carlton dead?
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May 25, 2009 Wendy rated it liked it
An amusing, fluffy read. Who doesn't want to read about how a creative, high-functioning, smarty-pants woman (who turned a few too many blind eyes) exacts painful revenge on the ex who did her dirty in so many ways? The ending was a bit too perfect, but then again, when a woman gets burned like Maddy Piatro was burned, I suppose she deserves a too-perfect ending. I'm betting there'll be a movie before too long.
Sep 01, 2018 Carrie rated it liked it
Quick read. Would've been more interesting if the ending didn't involve stereotypical happy ending with a new partner who appears at just the right moment. The contrast of past to present does make the book interesting.
Jul 21, 2017 Vicki rated it liked it
Shelves: read2008
Marketing whiz starts organic food company for kids with handsome boyfriend. He steals company and dumps her. She hires hit man to get even.
Aug 27, 2018 Amalinaab rated it liked it
Absolutely entertaining! Had me laughing out loud on certain parts. Very easy to read as it depicts a typical modern women mindset, forever cluttered & full of what ifs.
Aug 30, 2010 Shxrxn rated it liked it
Leap Before You Look.
- Madeline
Would Carlton feel the pain, I wondered? It was worth a try.
Better to lead a fast life, die young, and look good in your coffin.
- Forest Connors
If life gives you lemons, put on a party dress and go out for cocktails?
There is great power in letting go.
- Ronnie
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
- Old Polish proverb
Life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth.
- Deuteronomy
Don't take vengeance and don't bear a grudge against Leap Before You Look.
Don't take vengeance and don't bear a grudge against the members of your nation. Love your neighbor as yourself.
- Leviticus.
God grant me the Serenity to Accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
- Serenity Prayer
Remember the Ladies . . . in the new Code of Laws. Remember the Ladies and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember—all Men would be tyrants if they could.
—Abigail Adams (Letter to John Adams in Philadelphia. Braintree. March 31, 1776.)
I'd prefer to face my demons head-on.
Bringing a little justice to an unjust world.
- Dick
After what that asshole did to you, he ain't gonna need a band-aid. He's gonna need a priest
They say Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. But Heaven is in the Sweet Revenge.
Physical pain is only temporary. But emotional pain lasts a lifetime.
Let me assure you, getting dumped is not the worst thing that can happen to a person. It happens to everyone. It's . . . part of the life cycle.
For a good time in bed, please call Nick. P.S. No refunds or exchanges.
- Nick
Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
- Nick ...more
Jan 16, 2008 Laura rated it liked it
Shelves: 2008-mt-bookpile, old-reads
You have to love a book that starts with someone baking a batch of revenge arsenic brownies, testing it on themselves and ending up being sick. Seriously - who does that? So, from the start you know this will be a rather cute/fluffy book designed to appeal to the woman scorned but who still has a sense of humor.
Maddy veers from being annoyingly dumb (with her big powerful lawyer friend Michael around, she never got a real contract for Organics 4 Kids?) to cleverly vengeful. However, between thos You have to love a book that starts with someone baking a batch of revenge arsenic brownies, testing it on themselves and ending up being sick. Seriously - who does that? So, from the start you know this will be a rather cute/fluffy book designed to appeal to the woman scorned but who still has a sense of humor.
Maddy veers from being annoyingly dumb (with her big powerful lawyer friend Michael around, she never got a real contract for Organics 4 Kids?) to cleverly vengeful. However, between those two notes there's nothing else. The same holds true for all the characters: one, maybe two notes and nothing more. I did really like the whole "Dick" as Vengence Maven (my words, not Maddy's) plot and immediately thought that he should be the hero of a book: clever revenge strategies for the recently dumped. Or duped.
Copy provided by publisher. ...more
Aug 06, 2012 Helene Harrison rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: genre-romance, genre-chiclit, publication-2000s, borrowed, format-paperback, writer-female, 2012-challenge, stars-3
Review - The characters could have been stronger, as they did seem a bit half-arsed, with all the effort gone into the storyline. That's what let it down for me. I really love the Little Black Dress Books - they're really good for just a quick, light read. They're concise and funny and all the authors who write them seem to have a knack for writing well and making something serious funny. In this case, Barrett makes revenge into an art. Revenge doesn't have to be deadly (like rat poison in brown Review - The characters could have been stronger, as they did seem a bit half-arsed, with all the effort gone into the storyline. That's what let it down for me. I really love the Little Black Dress Books - they're really good for just a quick, light read. They're concise and funny and all the authors who write them seem to have a knack for writing well and making something serious funny. In this case, Barrett makes revenge into an art. Revenge doesn't have to be deadly (like rat poison in brownies or cyanide laced vodka for example!) but it can be fun and anonymous. The twist at the end with the death was a twist and a half and it was totally unexpected.
Genre? - Chic Lit / Drama
Characters? - Madeleine Piatro / Carlton
Setting? - Texas (U.S.A.)
Series? - N/A
Recommend? - No
Rating - 13/20 ...more
Dec 30, 2014 Alistair rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: chick-lit
Plucking this unprepossessing book off the shelf, I didn't hold out high expectations. But Reader, I loved it! It's a delicious serve of revenge on a cad and all round rotten guy, one Carlton Connors. The story begins with Maddy plotting ways to remove her ex-fiancee and former business partner from the face of the earth. She's in a complete funk not only because Carlton's dumped her for the cantaloupe-breasted Nathalie, but he's also outmanoeuvred her from their joint business venture - whose i Plucking this unprepossessing book off the shelf, I didn't hold out high expectations. But Reader, I loved it! It's a delicious serve of revenge on a cad and all round rotten guy, one Carlton Connors. The story begins with Maddy plotting ways to remove her ex-fiancee and former business partner from the face of the earth. She's in a complete funk not only because Carlton's dumped her for the cantaloupe-breasted Nathalie, but he's also outmanoeuvred her from their joint business venture - whose idea and most of the work was Maddy's. Unemployed and desperate, she hooks up with a hitman, Dick, and the fun begins. The narrative flips between Maddy and Carlton's 4 year romance and the machinations Maddy hatches with D*ck to exact her revenge on Carlton. And our Maddy is an extremely resourceful heroine. This is a fun read that I immensely enjoyed. ...more
Feb 10, 2015 Dora rated it it was amazing
If you have ever given your all to a lover, only to be betrayed in the most hurtful of ways, this book may be for you!
Madeline is taken in by a man's good looks, some great sex, and a lot of promises only to be betrayed by him. However, after a period of crying and whining our stalwart heroine decides that she will seek revenge upon the evil boyfriend. Her first two attempts nearly took her out. You need to read the book to find out how successful she was in exacting her revenge.
Overall, I enjoy If you have ever given your all to a lover, only to be betrayed in the most hurtful of ways, this book may be for you!
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It may not be great literature but it was entertaining and just what I wanted at this time after having read a book that I thought was awful. At first I rated this book four stars but after discussing it with my mother and realizing how much fun I had while reading the book, I decided that it needed another star especially for the twist at the end. ...more
Nov 28, 2008 Alissa rated it liked it
Shelves: chick-lit, 2008
This is a funny novel about moving on. And while it did drag a little in the middle there was enough twists and turns to keep it interesting and once stuff starts happening at the end it's quite fun. My only other complaint was that the author switches back and forth each chapter in time as Maddy flashes back to tell the story of her relationship, it was ok at first, but then the time sequence got a little confusing at the end as past becomes present.
Would be a fun movie. I'm interested in readi This is a funny novel about moving on. And while it did drag a little in the middle there was enough twists and turns to keep it interesting and once stuff starts happening at the end it's quite fun. My only other complaint was that the author switches back and forth each chapter in time as Maddy flashes back to tell the story of her relationship, it was ok at first, but then the time sequence got a little confusing at the end as past becomes present.
Would be a fun movie. I'm interested in reading the author's first book The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom. All in all though this was a nice Saturday read.
Jul 14, 2010 Anna Tulley rated it it was amazing
Shelves: romance, favorites
I expected this to be lighter but it fooled me.
This was a very strange love story and I've enjoyed it immensely although Madeline freaked me out sometimes! She tried to get over her relationship, using some unusual methods and managed to get her sweet revenge in the end.
As for Carlton,i never disliked a character so much in a book, EVER! I wish i could get my hands on him... He was a major ass but then again, he got what he deserved.
This story was full of angst and emotional frustration,but we I expected this to be lighter but it fooled me.
This story was full of angst and emotional frustration,but we got a happy ending. ...more
Jun 10, 2010 Melissa Torres rated it liked it · review of another edition
Overall I enjoyed this book however it built up a little too much and then didn't really go anywhere. I liked that it flip-floped back and forth between past and present but it wasn't really clear when it had caught up and explained the whole past and was in the present. I was still waiting for a big event that pushed everything over the edge. But all in all it was a good read. There were some really funny parts and I enjoyed the characters.
Feb 12, 2008 Jane rated it liked it
Shelves: romance, fiction
Liked this but not as much as I thought I might. The set-up is that Maddy is determined to get revenge on the boyfriend who stole her heart and her company and who eventually hires a hitman/avenger to do the deeds. But while amusing, it takes a long while to get there. Much of the first half of the book is Maddy being mad and/or depressed and slowly revealing what went wrong with the ex. Good but not great.
Apr 23, 2013 Victoria rated it really liked it
This book was a wonderful escape read for me, set in Austin with places I know prominent and a strong, smart, funny protagonist. I don't even particularly relate to the revenge theme, and haven't been taken advantage of by men like Carlton, but the presentation was so good that the book just really worked for me. It made me care what happened to Maddy and it made me actually laugh. this book is not deep, maybe a little outrageous depending on your life experience, but for me, delightful.
Jun 09, 2008 Kristen rated it really liked it
Shelves: chicklit
You know, I liked this book. Same old formulaic ending (SPOILER.... ahead......)
she gets the guy.....
But really otherwise this was a good book. From the best friend a southern sorority girl trying to convert to Judaism prior to the birth of her child to the rotten to the core ex the characters are much better done than standard chick lit. And frankly the heroine gets over the guy, by herself, in a unique and fun way.
Jul 30, 2008 Michelle rated it liked it
I just started this book and it's making me laugh already!!! Especially when she tries eating the poison brownies and gets sick from it and then goes outside to find out that she has killed a raccoon with her poison brownies--which were really meant for her ex-boyfriend! I hope the whole book keeps me laughing because right now I can understand the desire to maybe make the exboyfriend throw up a few times! ;o)
Jun 22, 2014 Andrea rated it it was ok
Shelves: adult
I was wondering why this had so many sex bits in it, then looked up the author and noticed she mostly does shirtless men books. I really didn't care about the back story with Carlton--I kept skimming through those chapters. It consistently ping-ponged back and forth between Then and Now, until the past caught up with the present and I was confused because she had set up a pattern and then broke it, but it wasn't super obvious. Huh. Anyway, not for me.
Sep 12, 2009 Just - The romance reader rated it liked it
Shelves: at-library
Not as great as "Don't Let It Be True" but a decent read. The main character Madeline Piatro is witty, neurotic, and overall pretty amusing. If you're in the midst of a break up or just feeling rather blah about men, you might feel better after you read this, or you might come away with some ideas for how to make yourself feel better, or atleast ideas on how to make the guy you're unhappy with feel worse..lol
Jan 27, 2016 Anita rated it liked it
what can I say? It was cheezy yet I found myself reading it cover to cover! So I put it soundly in the 'fluff' reading column which I consider to be just light, fun, quick, reading a great distraction from the everyday. A big plus is that it takes place in Austin instead of the usual NYC/LA/London locales and I totally knew all the places she name dropped all over TX. fun reading! I look forward to reading her books in the future.
Aug 31, 2008 Amy Button rated it liked it
Recommends it for: Anyone who liked books similar to The Shopaholic Series.
Recommended to Amy by: Tjbeyrau
Any girl that has had her heart crushed after being dumped will enjoy this book. Classic chick-lit tale of revenge, starting with furniture polish tainted brownies and ending with...well, I won't spoil it for the rest of you. I read this book in a day, laughed alot, and couldn't help emphasizing with Maddie.
Apr 04, 2008 Amanda rated it liked it
I picked up this book on a whim at the library being that I am a bit of a book snob and it was obviously 'chick lit.' It makes me cringe to type that. I don't even mind the genre's subject matter, I really can't stand that term. Anyway, the book is fairly entertaining, easy to read in a few days. Has a rather annoying ending to a snob such as me, but I won't give that away.
Jun 12, 2011 Munirah rated it really liked it
one of the best novels I read
about a girl who was completely devoted to her BF then discover that he was using her n dumped her,,, she tries to poison him
the story seems shallow but the novel is very interesting,,, it is the kind of book u live the events n never get bored when u read it ,,, I finish it like in 4 or 5 days in 2008
very entertaining book with very simple English
Apr 29, 2013 Lindsey rated it liked it
I couldn't help but pick this book up once I saw the blurb on the back. How could *anyone* turn something like this down? (The cover was another draw!) It ended up going slightly different than I had originally imagined, but I liked where it went.
PS: Am I the only one that kept seeing Better Off Dead in this book?
Womens Fiction > Chick Lit
About Jo Barrett
Jo currently resides in North Carolina with her patient and supportive family while she juggles her writing career and her position as a programmer analyst. She has won numerous awards and continues to write whenever she can. Someday, she hopes to take off her programming hat and write full time. So many of her dreams have already come true. What's one more?
Email: jobarrett@jobarrett.net
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