Northampton's boys' basketball team has experienced a myriad of positive and negative emotions and incidents through their first five weeks of the season under first-year head coach Coy Stampone.
Fortunately, the Kids' recent output has been titled toward the positive. In a recent 43-36 victory over Phillipsburg, defense became their calling card, and it also marked their second win (2-8) in their past three games.
On the eve of the National Hockey League finally ending the lockout, the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Hockey League returned to action after a long holiday break.
Bret McHale netted four goals to help propel Parkland (10-0-1) to a 7-0 win over Northampton last Monday night at Lehigh Valley Ice Arena.
Head coach Brian Ruff is not blaming the holiday layoff, he knows his team was ready, they just met a good team.
The Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete Banquet will be held Sunday, Jan. 13, at 5:30 p.m. This year is the inaugural boys and girls joint banquet and it will take place at the Northampton Community Center.
Gregory M. Casee is a midfielder with two career goals. He ranks sixth in his class with a 3.86 GPA out of 4.0.
Other activities include: track, German Club, Math Club, German American Partnership Program, powder puff football and Science Olympiad. He's the president of the National Honor Society.
Perhaps a free week on the calendar isn't such a bad thing for Northampton's wrestling team.
Following a difficult 35-20 loss to Liberty last Saturday night, the K-Kids have some time to reflect on their current position of sitting at 3-4 overall and 2-3 in the LVC.
Teams like Liberty (5-0) and Emmaus (7-2) have enjoyed rare victories over the Kids this season, as last weekend's Hurricane win was the second in the last 20 years over Northampton.
"Finally we played as a team," said Jeff Jacksits after Northampton's girls basketball team racked up the Kids' first Lehigh Valley Conference win.
Northampton, which opened the season with a 1-7 record (including three LVC losses, trounced Emmaus 59-39 last Friday.
And Tuesday the Kids followed that with 54-46 decision over host Dieruff to move Northampton's record to a 2-3 in the LVC and 3-7 overall.
Jacksits, who said his girls were a "work in progress," saw his team struggle to find themselves in their first eight games before knocking off Emmaus.
With a win over the No. 2 seed earlier in the season, Bobby Fehr felt like he should have been higher than a No. 7 seed in the Bethlehem Holiday Wrestling Classic.
Six wrestlers had first round byes, meaning Fehr had to start in the pigtail round. On the other hand, he fell on the opposite side of the 160-pound bracket from defending state champ Garrett Peppelman.
Three time Olympian and professional volleyball player Tayyiba Haneef-Park appeared in Catasauqua at a volleyball clinic hosted by Barry Lovelace, owner of the Barry Lovelace Athlete Training Academy at Lehigh Valley Christian High School in the former Lincoln Gym in Catasauqua.
Haneef-Park, a 6-7 outside hitter/ opposite who recently played in her third Olympics this past summer in London, used Lovelace's training as part of her workout program.
Shades of Jeff Jacksits' first season as head coach of Northampton's girls basketball team.
The Konkrete Kids of the 2012-2013 season are off to a 1-7 start and that record mimics the Kids' record of 4-17 in Jacksits' first season nine years ago.
"We're a work in progress," says Jacksits as his team has only two seniors and three letter winners from last year's 19-5 team.
Junior letter winner point guard Leandra Sterner, senior center Ashley Brink and senior guard Michele Dally are the only returnees and Jacksits is trying to find the right combinations.
Tyler Feist has been around the Northampton varsity program in the Lehigh Valley Scholastic Hockey (LVSHL) long enough to know something isn't quite right. In fact, his coach shares the same feeling.
Ironically, Northampton has occupied it usual spot in the LVSHL Non-Pure Division as they will begin the post-holiday season in first place, three points ahead of second-place Becca/Central.
Tim Kunkel of Northampton is fighting for Team Tiger Schulmann Bethlehem MMA. He recently took part entertaining Mixed Martial Arts fans, who filled the stands for the PA Cage Combat Valley VII Fight Series.
He took part in the eighth fight of the night, and the first one that was broadcast by Service Electric TV, before a full house at the Bethlehem Sands Event Center. The fight was promoted by former Liberty wrestler, football player and actor Duke Valenti.


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2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season predictions after an early start
May 2, 2017 April 28, 2017 H. Cutner
The majority of meteorologists are predicting that this year won't be as active than 2016.
The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season had an early beginning but meteorologists think it won't be as active as last year. The number of hurricanes and name storms will be about average.
That said, there are still a handful of meteorologists who think it will be slightly more active than normal.
In fact, unlike the majority of weather experts, Global Weather Oscillations predicted that the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season would be the most active in the United States since 2005. In that year, the U.S. saw a whopping five hurricanes.
The average prediction for this year's hurricane season includes a total of 3 major hurricanes, 5 hurricanes and 12 named storms. That said, this represents the total number, not the number that will make landfall in the United States. A major hurricane is considered to be one that is Category 3 or higher. Winds in these storms reach more than 110 miles per hour.
Comparatively, the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season has fewer hurricanes and named storms.
In 2016, there were 4 major hurricanes, but 7 hurricanes and 15 named storms. The thirty year average from 2981 through 2010 is 4 major hurricanes, 6 hurricanes and 12 named storms, says data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
El Niño is a Pacific Ocean water warming which has been connected with weaker hurricane seasons.
The reason this season is predicted to be close to normal by most meteorologists is that El Niño is likely to develop later on in the season, among other reasons. "If El Niño fails to launch, we may be too low with our numbers," said the Weather Company's chief meteorologist, Todd Crawford. The Weather Company is one of IBM Corp's businesses. Its own forecast was for 2 major hurricanes, 4 hurricanes and 12 named storms in 2017's hurricane season.
The Global Weather Oscillations chief meteorologist, David Dilley predicted that the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season would be the most costly and dangerous in a dozen years in the U.S. The reason is that Dilley believes that ocean temperatures in the majority of the Atlantic Basin will be warmer than normal will combine with the El Niño conditions. His prediction is that 6 named storms will make landfall in the U.S., the most since 2005 when 2 tropical storms and 5 hurricanes struck.
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Allergy-Free (Elmo) Sugar Cookies — Update — New Recipe!!!
Looking for a good snowy or rainy day activity with your food-allergic toddler?!
I have found a new, better vegan sugar cookie recipe, on this other blog. It is so much better than the other recipe that I was using. I used Earth's Balance vegan butter sticks for the butter. And one note — after having made the dough several hours before using it, and refrigerating it in the meantime, I needed to add a lot of flour — probably at least a 1/4 to 1/2 a cup — so that the dough wasn't too sticky. I ended up just adding flour until it reached the right consistency to be rolled out and cut into shapes by little fingers! For toppings, I used mini- allergy-free chocolate chips, raisins, and a sugar and cinammon mixture. I baked the cookies for 9 minutes, and that seemed to do the trick!
These cookies were truly delicious. Use some fun cookie cutters if you can. I bought the Sesame Street ones from Williams-Sonoma. But if you don't have any on hand, you can always use the top of a water or other glass to make circles, and then get a bit more creative with your toppings (fresh shredded coconut, raisins, sugar, etc.). And I dare you not to eat all the cookies while your children are asleep!


Congratulations to Christopher Perez, our grand prize winner of Alice Cooper front row seats.
Christopher played Alice Cooper's Classic Quizzer and has won front row tickets to Cooper's concert March 13 at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline.
You can still play the Quizzer to test your rock n roll knowledge!


I grew up eating Costco lasagnas - the giant 9x13" frozen ones that could easily feed a large family. We didn't have them very often, so it was always exciting to come home and see it out on the counter, waiting to go into the oven. The waiting was the hardest part - the bake time took well over an hour or two! We would usually alternate between meat and vegetable lasagnas, but I remember being partial to the vegetable ones. I mean, how can you go wrong with ricotta, mozzarella, and vegetables?!
Shawn and I don't buy much frozen food at all; our freezer is strictly for ice, frozen vegetables, and ciabatta pizza crusts we toss in there for easy dinner nights. We try to cook fresh and cook at home 5-6 nights of the week. I hadn't even thought about lasagna for years until a friend of mine mentioned one she had recently at Reading Terminal Market. Suddenly, it occurred to me that it had been years since I'd had lasagna, and gosh-darn-it, why couldn't I just make some myself? So I did. And it was amazing, and delicious, and... well, just everything I wanted it to be. So here's the recipe!
Side note: The cauliflower sauce requires a blender or food processor... don't do what I did and spill the sauce all over the counter while trying to remove the pitcher from the blender base... Somehow the blade part of the pitcher got detached from the glass part and when I lifted it up, gravity forced all the sauce down. Oops. When I told Shawn later, he said "Ew! So we're eating counter sauce?!" Yummy yummy counter-flower sauce.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Boil the cauliflower in vegetable broth until the florets become tender. Reserve 1 cup of the liquid before straining.
- While the cauliflower is cooking, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan. Add the zucchini, onion, and broccoli and cook until everything has softened and the onion is almost translucent. Add the spinach in handfuls and cook until wilted. Season to taste, and set aside.
- In a blender, add the cooked cauliflower, garlic, and butter, and blend until smooth. Add the reserved vegetable stock to mixture in small amounts, until you reach a sauce-like consistency. Grate some parmesan into the sauce, and season to taste.
- Boil the lasagna noodles as indicated on the package.
- While the noodles are boiling, make the ricotta mixture by mixing all the ingredients in a large bowl until smooth and combined.
- Now you get to assemble the lasagna! In a 9x9" pan, spread a little bit of the cauliflower sauce - just enough to cover the bottom. Top this with a layer of lasagna noodles. Spread a thin layer of the ricotta mixture atop the noodles. Then spread a layer of the cooked vegetables atop the ricotta. Sprinkle a little mozzarella cheese atop the vegetables, and then start over again. Layer sauce, noodles, ricotta, vegetables, and mozzarella until you reach the top of your pan. (I think I ended up with 3-4 layers.) Your final layer should be noodles, and a sprinkle of mozzarella. Wrap the top of the pan in foil and bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, remove the foil and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes, or until the cheese on top is melted and browned. Let the lasagna rest for a few minutes before cutting into it.
Side note: If you don't have a blender, you could just make this without the cauliflower sauce and double the ricotta cheese mixture. But the sauce kinda makes this recipe, so I recommend borrowing a blender from a friend, like I did!


I am the art teacher at CSE! My first career was photography and I worked at a portrait studio in Littleton, Colorado. There's a good possibility I took your senior pictures! After starting a family, I went back to school to become a teacher and taught Kindergarten through second grade for ten years. Several years ago I decided to join my love of all things creative with my passion for teaching and became an art teacher. What a great decision- this is my dream job!


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SoundCloud became a platform for independent artists; now it's exploded into a music-based social media hub.
Explore new tunes
SoundCloud opens the door to discovering new music. Open your mind to new, exciting, and sometimes alarming sounds and jump into the world of indie artists.
SoundCloud is a music streaming service, but not in the same way as Spotify or Apple Music. With either of those, you're either listening to more prominent artists or you're figuring out who you need to kill to get your music on their program. SoundCloud, however, is typically for independent artists, and anyone can upload their music at any time. Create an account now and dive into the vast unknown songs the world has to offer.
If you are a musician attempting to leave your mark, this is a must-have.You'll get connected with a fan base and other artists that share your tastes. People like Post Malone and Don Monique started their journey on SoundCloud. This app makes it easy for indie artists to propel their voice through the Internet and around the world. But if you're a listener and you're not in the mood for unknown acts, then this isn't the app for you.
SoundCloud is more than just a streaming site; it's more like social media for audiophiles. Musicians from every genre are on SoundCloud, including hip-hop, electronic, rock, pop, and reggae.
The average person would find SoundCloud to be a disappointment. It's a music streaming service that's focused on new sounds; mainstream and established artists don't publish here. The search algorithm isn't perfect, either. It is hard to look for music outside of your favorite genres.
You can run this program on Windows, Android, iOS and MacOS X.
Yes. Spotify and Deezer offer you a variety of well-established musicians from all genres. Bandcamp is another indie hub, but isn't as well laid-out as SoundCloud is.
SoundCloud allows new artists to reach the public. But their services are not for artists only. Audiophiles love the explore new sounds, and this program is making just that possible.
If you're looking for new music from hidden gems, grab the SoundCloud app. If you want to listen to music from the more mainstream artists, then it isn't for you.
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Clean Production of SPC began in 1997. The Acrylonitrile Plant of the Chemical Division was listed as one of the first batch exemplary plants for Clean Production of Sinopec in 1997. And the PTA plant of the Polyester Fiber Division was listed as one of the second batch in 1998. Both of the two plants passed the audit and acceptance check of Clean Production of Sinopec Group in 1999.
In recent years, according to the proposal of "promoting clean production in Sinopec Group step by step with plan" at the 8th Environmental Protection Conference and the requirements of related documents of Sinopec Group, SPC set up a leading team for clean production headed by the Company's Deputy General Manager, who is in charge of the decision on major problems emerged from implementation, organization and coordination of clean production. In addition, SPC formulated plans to conduct clean production according to its own situations.
In the first quarter of 2000, Sinopec Group published the implementation plan of clean production. Ten enterprises were on the list of the first batch exemplary enterprises in Clean Production Plan of Sinopec Group, and the Chemical Division and the Plastics Division of SPC were among them. In order to fulfill the task in the "Notice of Implementing Clean Production Plan" issued by Sinopec Group, SPC began to carry out an overall clean production audit on 9 sets of plants in five major divisions (including the butadiene plant and hydrocracking plant of the Refinery and Petrochemical Division, PVA plant of the Chemical Division, polyester plant and 10,000 tons/year filament plant of the Polyester Fiber Division, Jinyang acrylic fiber plant of the Acrylic Fiber Division, 1PP plant, 2PP plant and 2PE plant of the Plastics Division). At the same time, concerned staffs in the divisions were trained on cleaning production audit by various means such as inviting experts to give lectures and holding training classes.
In 2003, according to the Document [2003] No. 27 "Notice of Printing 'Minutes of Seminar on Check and Acceptance of Exemplary Enterprises of Clean Production'", a clean production audit was organized by Sinopec Group on the first batch of exemplary enterprises including Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Company Ltd., Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company Limited, Yanshan Refinery Branch (as well as the Chemical and Plastics Divisions of SPC), and relevant plants. Meanwhile, the second batch such as SPC, Sinopec Guangzhou Branch, Fujian Petrochemical Co., Ltd., Zhongyuan Petrochemical Co., Ltd., will be audited in 2006 as planned. Hence, SPC held a clean production seminar, adjusted members of the leading team of clean production and also arranged future tasks. The plants listed in the audit plan will accept internal audit by the end of 2005. And now the audit is under way as scheduled.


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Литерату́рный музе́й — музей литературного наследия, истории литературы и литературных процессов. Литературные музеи включают в себя центральные историко-литературные музеи (Государственный Литературный музей в Москве, Литературный музей института русской литературы РАН — Пушкинского дома) и региональные (Музей осетинской литературы им. К. Х. Хетагурова во Владикавказе, Музей писателей-орловцев (1957 г.), Объединенный музей писателей Урала (1980 г.), Дальневосточный литературный музей (1981 г.) в Хабаровске и др.); а также монографические музеи, посвященные отдельным писателям или поэтам, как правило — мемориальные.

История

Литературные музеи — относительно молодая группа музеев, формирование которой начинается во второй половине XIX в. Идея литературного музея в России связана с почитанием памяти А. С. Пушкина. В 1879 г. при Александровском лицее был открыт первый музей Пушкина. В 1905 г. при Академии наук был открыт Пушкинский дом, совмещающий функции музея и научно-исследовательского учреждения.

С 1920-х годов в СССР начинают появляться музеи, посвящённые истории русской литературы в целом (Литературный музей при Всесоюзной библиотеке им. В. И. Ленина (1921 г.) в Москве, Центральный музей художественной литературы, критики и публицистики (1930 г.)) В 1934 г. эти музеи были объединены в Государственный литературный музей. Пушкинский дом был в 1930-е годы преобразован в Институт русский литературы АН СССР, сохранив при себе музей.

В 1960-80-е годы наряду с мемориальными начали появляться музеи, посвящённые истории литературы определённого региона в целом.

Национальные музеи

Польские
 Литературный музей имени Адама Мицкевича (Варшава) (с 1950)
 Литературный музей имени Юзефа Чеховича (с 1968) в Люблине

Российские

Центральные
 Литературный музей при Всесоюзной библиотеке им. В. И. Ленина в Москве (1921 г.). В 1934 году объединен с Центральным музеем художественной литературы.
 Литературный музей института русской литературы РАН — Пушкинского дома (1905 г.)
 Московский Государственный литературный музей (с 1934). Образован при объединении Литературного музея с Центральным музеем художественной литературы.
 Центральный музей художественной литературы, критики и публицистики (1930 г.). В 1934 году объединен с Литературным музеем.

Региональные
 Белгородский литературный музей (с 1999)
 Воронежский литературный музей (с 1922)
 Дальневосточный литературный музей в Хабаровске открыт 24 декабря 1981 года в день 80-летия со дня рождения основателя Дальневосточной писательской организации Александра Фадеева. Музейная коллекция насчитывала 30 тыс. экспонатов основного фонда. В 1992 году музей вошел в состав краевого музея им. Н. И. Гродекова, экспозиция убрана в хранилища.
 Красноярский Литературный музей (с 1997)
 Нижегородский литературный музей им А.М. Горького (с 1934 г.)
 Музей осетинской литературы им. К. Х. Хетагурова во Владикавказе. Филиал музея Терской области (Национальный музей Республики Северная Осетия-Алания).
 Музей писателей-орловцев (1957 г.). Филиал музея И. С. Тургенева.
 Объединенный музей писателей Урала (1980 г.)
 Ростовский Литературный музей А. П. Чехова (с 1935)
 Чувашский Литературный музей имени К. В. Иванова (Чебоксары)
 Якутский Литературный музей имени П. А. Ойунского (с 1970)
 Музей истории татарской литературы с мемориальной квартирой Шарифа Камала в Казани (с 1950)

Монографические
См. статью Литературно-мемориальные музеи.

Наиболее крупными монографическими литературными музеями с большим количеством филиалов являются музеи Л. Н. Толстого, Горького и Маяковского.

Украинские
 Ивано-Франковский Литературный музей Прикарпатья (с 1986)
 Одесский государственный литературный музей (с 1977)
 Харьковский литературный музей (с 1988)
 Херсонский литературный музей (с 1991)

Другие
 Ирландский Литературный музей Дублина (с 1991)
 Литовский Литературный музей А. С. Пушкина (Вильнюс) (с 1949)
 Малайзийский Литературный музей Малакки (с 1984)
 Словацкий Литературный музей имени А. С. Пушкина в Бродзянах (с 1979)
 Эстонский литературный музей (с 1940) в Тарту.
 Японский Литературный музей имени Сюсаку Эндо (с 2000) в Нагасаки

См. также
 Немецкий список литературных музеев мира
 Литературный архив | Литературное общество

 Дом-музей | Литературно-мемориальный музей
 Немецкий список домов-музеев писателей в мире
 Московский Государственный музей А. С. Пушкина (с 1961)
 Музеи Фёдора Михайловича Достоевского
 Шахматово (усадьба Блока)

Литература
Литературные музеи на сайте Российской музейной энциклопедии.

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Manchester United will go for their sixth straight Premier League win on Saturday, when they play host to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has the Red Devils playing some fantastic football, and the oddsmakers like what they see. OddsShark shows that bookies have the hosts as the 29-100 favourites, while the Seagulls come in at 9-1. A draw sports odds of 19-4.
NBC Sports will provide full coverage of the match (for U.S. viewers), with live-stream options available via its official website. Kick-off will be at 3 p.m. GMT/10 a.m. ET.
More of the Same for Solskjaer?
What a difference a change of manager can make. After a dire first half of the season under Jose Mourinho, United have arguably been the hottest team in football with Solskjaer pulling the strings these past few weeks.
Whether that's down to the manager, a change of atmosphere or a little bit of both is debatable. But there's no doubt the players are buying into the new tactician's methods, with numerous positive stories coming out of Old Trafford of late.
United have won six in a row across all competitions and five straight games in the league. Their most recent outing against Tottenham Hotspur was the toughest yet, with David De Gea saving his team with some second-half heroics.
On paper, the Seagulls should provide less of a challenge. They have yet to win in the Premier League in 2019 and have a single victory in the competition since December 4.
Brighton have a habit of making things difficult for top teams, and in their previous outing, they only conceded one goal to high-flying Liverpool—from the penalty spot. The Seagulls beat United at home earlier this season and held Arsenal to a draw in December.
Their home record is significantly better than their numbers on the road, however. They have only collected eight points out of 11 matches away from the Amex Stadium.
It's never a good idea to underestimate opponents, but if the Red Devils play up to their potential, Brighton should not present much of a challenge.


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Superman Through the Ages! Forum
Superman Through the Ages! => Supermanica => Topic started by: Great Rao on February 24, 2005, 03:21:53 PM
Title: DC Comics Presents: Yay or Nay?
Post by: Great Rao on February 24, 2005, 03:21:53 PM
DC Comics Presents
Some reasons to include it:
Quote from: "Bill 9000"
great villains like Mongul, or Kristin Wells' run as Superwoman, the Earth-1 and Earth-2 Luthors meet face-to-face
Some reasons not to include it:
Quote from: "The Starchild"
some questionable material and might be far too wide-ranging in its scope. Superman and the Masters of the Universe? Santa Claus? The Vigilante? And the final issue with Steve Gerber's PZ criminals, which was in that post-Crisis pre-Reboot grey zone.
Please vote and add your comments!
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Title: Re: DC Comics Presents: Yay or Nay?
Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on February 24, 2005, 03:42:40 PM
Some.
I really have NO knowledge firsthand of these issues...
some of the characters and incidents were later to be seen as canoical. So I say...Some..but be selective.
As per what Bill9K said.
Kinda wishy washy on my part, eh? :wink:
Post by: Bill 9000 on February 24, 2005, 04:03:00 PM
I went with "some of them", which is the closest to my actual opinion about this subject. The entire run of DCCP should be included, but those issues that Starchild mentioned should be ignored.
Post by: The Starchild on February 24, 2005, 04:52:19 PM
Sorry Rao, I know you prefer an all-or-nothing approach, and I can see why. But I also voted "some." I'd stick with just the annuals.
I also wonder if we even want to get into the whole Earth-1 and Earth-2 thing. As Nightwing pointed out, Fleisher approached the work as if it was all one Superman, one Luthor, etc. remaining ageless through the years. Splitting characters into multiple versions would be a big mess.
Perhaps we could handle it the way Fleisher does, and just say something like, "...where Luthor encounters a version of himself from a parallel dimension" or "an alternate dimension" or something like that. I'm pretty sure I've already seen him do this somewhere.
Post by: TELLE on February 24, 2005, 05:43:28 PM
Ditto what Starchild said. I suggest we approach it like Fleisher approached his non-canonical sources (like the newspaper strip, Batman comics, etc).
Can anyone name 5 first appearances or major stories from DCCP?
Mongul - DC Comics Presents #'s 27, 28, 36 and 43
The Atomic Skull - DC Comics Presents #'s 35 and 50
Superwoman - DC Comics Presents Annual #'s 1 and 4
Shazam - DC Comics Presents #'s 33, 34 and 49; DC Comics Presents Annual #4
The Adult Pete Ross - DC Comics Presents #'s 13 and 14
The Santa Claus one (because it's just wrong) and all issues after #85 (because that's when the series starts to cross over with Crisis) should be excluded. DC Comics Presents is most notable for giving the world Superwoman and Mongul.
Post by: Super Monkey on February 24, 2005, 07:24:05 PM
what no He-Man? ;)
Quote from: "Super Monkey"
Well ... maybe we can forget about that one, too. Can you imagine what kind of mayhem would be unleashed if Orko got together with Mxyzptlk? :shock: :lol:
Post by: Spaceman Spiff on February 24, 2005, 11:52:13 PM
I see that I'm the lone (so far) voter for "All". Not that I consider them to all be canonical, but I also don't consider all of any other 1938-1986 series to be canonical. I seem to recall a Superman/Dr. Fate crossover in World's Finest Comics where Kent Nelson had made a career move from archaeologist to surgeon. The problem with "Some" is that someone (read "Great Rao") must decree which are to be included and which are to be excluded.
It appears I'm also in the minority on the Earth-One/Earth-Two concept, because I think it should be included. I doubt Fleisher ever made mention of it, since he only covered 1938-1964. Superman, Action Comics, & World's Finest Comics ran uninterrupted from the Golden Age through 1964. Unlike the case of the Flash, there was no need to explain the appearance of a new Superman. Of course, after the JLA/JSA team-ups began it became clear that there must be an Earth-Two Superman.
I suggest that Justice League of America, All-Star Comics (both Golden Age and Bronze Age), and even All-Star Squadron should also be included. The articles can point out where these stories differ from previously established facts. (Of course, in the case of All-Star Squadron that would be practically the whole series.)
Post by: Super Monkey on February 25, 2005, 12:25:21 AM
I think that Earth-2 Superman should be included, his stories appear on this very site!
http://superman.nu/a/History/e2-superman.php
http://superman.nu/tales2/wife/
http://superman.nu/tales2/e2-origin/
Post by: Klar Ken T5477 on February 25, 2005, 12:34:00 AM
Gotta have Earth 1& 2 - what would Julie say if we didn't?! :shock:
Post by: dto on February 25, 2005, 02:58:32 AM
I voted an unashamed "Yes, all the issues should be included". Really, what's the matter with DCCP #67? Don't you believe in Santa Claus? :wink:
(Confession time: as a kid I thought it was rather neat that there were TWO secret bases in the Arctic. And who would dare disturb the Jolly Old Elf if his workshop was NEXT DOOR to Superman's Fortress of Solitude?)
Seriously, I have deep reservations over arbitrarilly "picking and choosing" specific issues of a series. While it is an editor's prerogative -- nay, DUTY -- to screen out unsuitable material, this project poses a big question: Will this "Supermanica" be a COMPLETE and COMPREHENSIVE reference of the "Pre-Crisis" Superman, or simply reflecting what a relatively small contingent of online fans CONSIDER "canon"?
I assume many who frequent this site are unabashed Silver/Bronze Era Superman fans. We have staunchly defended "traditional" Superman themes and elements such as a Kryptonian Supergirl, a "Buck Rogers Sci-Fi" Krypton, a Super-Menagerie of Pets, a miniaturized and bottled Kandor and the Superman Emergency Squad against a generation (and more) of derisive Byrne followers. But now that we set out to create a massive online reference on our favorite Man of Steel, have we suddenly become self-conscious and embarrassed about a few "less-than-serious" stories? If so, what else do we self-censor? The Super-Sons? Super-Pets? Every "Imaginary Story"? I always disliked that prankster Mr. Mxyzptlk -- should we now proclaim that his stories "never happened"? And frankly who are WE to say, "This is the TRUE Superman, this isn't..."?
Folks, if I wanted a totally serious (if not absolutely dreary) Superman, I'd cross over and join the Iron Agers. Humor was an essential element of the positive and optimistic nature of the Silver Age. The burdens of the world did not weigh down the Man of Tomorrow -- he could even smile at his own expense at times. It was certainly reassuring to know that the Most Powerful Man in the Universe didn't take himself too seriously all the time.
If we want to celebrate the ENTIRE Silver/Bronze Age Superman, then use everything, "warts and all". What some fans consider abyssmally hokey, contrived and overly-sentimental is considered by others to be an essential part of Superman's enduring charm. IF something just "doesn't fit", then make an editorial footnote briefly explaining why in an objective manner. A story belonging in the "gray area" between Crisis and the Reboot can be simply identified as such. Obvious contradictions could be tactfully pointed out with brief supporting citations. Other oddities might be flagged with an explanation of its context.
So, let's examine DC Comics Presents. The appearance of Santa Claus in #67 is a prime example of how DC heroes interacted with the Christmas holidays ("Christmas with the Superheroes" being the most obvious instance). It also reflected some of the whimsy that occasionally surfaced in the DC Universe. He-Man in #47 could be portrayed as just another "alternate universe" crossover, while final issue #97 could be warped due to the temporal uncertainties of the Crisis. (The contradictions between DCCP #97 and "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" might be explained by the fact that the latter tale even proclaimed itself to be "An Imaginary Story".) In any case, whatever happened in DCCP #97 was immediately "retconned" by The Man of Steel, so whether events really DID happen as portrayed is moot.
Thus, I say keep all of DC Comics Presents, but at least note which issues occurred post-Crisis. Besides Superwoman's adventures, DC Comics Presents was the main source for Superboy-Prime and Superman's great-grandfather Var-El. And didn't the Global Guardians debut in DCCP #46? Finally there was the great battle with Mongul and the immediate aftermath in #27-29, where Supergirl nearly dies after performing the most astonishing exhibition of her true strength prior to the Crisis -- performing a kamikaze dive right THROUGH Mongul's Warworld! I think Supermanica would be sorely lacking without these tales -- ALL of them.
Perhaps I'm being so adamant about DC Comics Presents because JUST TODAY I finally completed my collection. (HOORAY!) :D And I actually have Annual #1 (featuring Superman, Luthor and Lois from Earth-1, 2 AND 3!) sitting next to my scanner. But if we feel DC Comics Presents is unworthy of consideration, well... :twisted:
Post by: Bill 9000 on February 25, 2005, 07:58:23 AM
Quote from: "Klar Ken T5477"
Gotta have Earth 1 & 2 - what would Julie say if we didn't?! :shock:
He'd probably say "Include them or I'll slap you in the head!" I would. :twisted: :wink:
Post by: TELLE on February 25, 2005, 10:34:30 AM
Quote from: "dto"
There is a Santa entry in Fleisher. A story from the 1940s.
Well, I guess we can add Santa this x-mas ;)
BTW, I change my mind and I now think that all DCP issues that star Superman which happen before crisis should count.
Post by: Just a fan on February 25, 2005, 07:51:59 PM
If they happened before the crisis then I think they should be included, afterall even tho some were humorous in nature they are part of the myth. What I don't think we need to include are the "Imaginary" stories, since these were always "May or not happen"
I don't have it handy so I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty sure that Fleisher included the imaginary stories. I'll double check.
No IMAGINARY STORIES?!!! (aren't they all?) :wink:
We should and we must IMHO.
Presented as "alternative/parallel world" chronicles from the 8th Dimension, perhaps ? :s:
Yes, they must be included! But they should be clearly stated as such of course.
Yup - cause so many great Wesinger era tales were IMAGINARY in nature - "Death of Superman' "Red&Blue".
Unless, of course, Batman is feeding data into the Super-Univac to show what Kal's life on Krypton would've been if it hadnt exploded. :wink:
Post by: dto on February 26, 2005, 11:24:10 PM
"This is an imaginary story...
Aren't they all?"
Alan Moore's "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"
"All Stories are Imaginary.
But some Stories are more Imaginary than others..."
With apologies to George Orwell's "Animal Farm" :wink:
Why not have a Supermanica entry (or perhaps an entire section) entitled "Imaginary Stories", with brief summaries of noteworthy Imaginary Stories? This keeps the Imaginary Stories outside the "official" canon, yet included in the overall Supermanica. These Imaginary Stories were an essential part of the Silver Age Superman "experience", including what might be the best and more famous of them all, "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" Certainly we HAVE to include it somewhere.
By the way, Klar Ken T5477, I actually have that comic where the Super-Univac shows Kal's possible future on Krypton. I really wasn't that impressed, though it is a good example of an early Imaginary Story. Do you think this should be scanned?
The very 1st one was done in 1942 and here it is: http://superman.nu/tales3/cartoonhero/
DTO,
I have the Superman annual thatthat "Life on Krypton" tale appeared in as well. The reproduction in the annuals a little muddy but if you have a favorite panel that illustrates the feeling of the story, go for it. Mine is "I picked a name up out of thin air..." LOL
SM,
An Imaginary Stories category is a great idea. Id have to include "The Three Wives of Superman" - a real tear jerker fropm the pages of LL. The Fleischer tie in was a real treat when I first saw that in an annual as well. Imagine plunking down a mere quarter for all that super-goodness back in the day!
As fars as posting the Krypton-Univac story here at STTAS, that's the domain of the great and glorious RAO. :s:
Title: DC Comics Presents: Yay
I guess it's official. DC Comics Presents and its annuals are now part of Supermanica's canonical sources. Who-Hoo! I'll get started on Mongul's entry now. :wink:
Supermonkey must have cast the "swing" vote. :lol:
Klar Ken T5477, I have a somewhat worn copy of Superman #132 -- is that the story you're referring to, or was that annual a reprint? I was slightly disappointed in that I wanted to see more of Kal-El's little brother Zal-El, but the El family tragedy seemed horribly contrived even by Silver Age standards.
Hooray! DC Comics Presents makes the cut! As promised, I've already scanned and formatted half of Annual #1 and sent five GIFs to Great Rao for approval. If the quality passes muster, I'll send the rest ASAP. I always liked this story, as it clearly demonstrates the key personality differences between the Earth-1, 2 and 3 versions of Superman/Ultraman, Lois and Luthor. This was also the debut of Dr. Alexander Luthor -- Earth-3's first superHERO! Plus a lengthy discussion on the last page concerning the multiple Earths -- too bad that only three years later all this would vanish with the Crisis.
Blame it on the super-univac, Dto. Probably powered by a Brainiac 12 the level processor. :wink:


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Netflix launch in Australia won't be a game-changer for TV market or turn tide on piracy, analyst says
By Paul Donoughue Updated Tue 9 Jun 2015, 5:18 PM AEST
The critically acclaimed House Of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey, is one of Netflix's original productions.
The much-anticipated arrival of US television streaming network Netflix in Australia will not be a game-changer, one analyst says, and will struggle to turn the tide on digital piracy.
Best known for its original series House Of Cards and Orange Is The New Black, Netflix announced yesterday it would offer a range of subscriptions from March.
It would allow Australians to tap into a vast cache of television and movies on-demand via their computers, tablets and phones.
The company said that, for an as-yet undisclosed fee, "internet-connected users ... will be able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch a curated selection of popular movies and TV shows in high-definition or even 4K where available".
Analyst Steve Allen from Fusion Strategy said despite the hype and Netflix's reputation as a distributor of high-quality drama and comedy, the arrival of the streaming service – which boasts 50 million members worldwide – would not harm local providers.
Mainly, I want artists to get paid, and everyone to get to watch everything, and those things are sometimes in conflict with one another.
New Yorker TV critic Emily Nussbaum
He said it would need to draw a "meaningful amount" of eyeballs away from free-to-air TV to impact advertising rates and therefore the bottom lines of commercial networks, and that was not likely to happen.
"Some of the key programs that really have got Netflix the reputation that is has got aren't available to them at launch because they are contracted to others," he said, among them House Of Cards, which airs on Foxtel.
"In fact, a good deal of their inventory that they carry in the States and in other territories in the world are contracted elsewhere in this country.
"It is going to take two or three years before they get a full inventory. Certainly what they've announced for launch in programming doesn't seem awe-inspiring."
Mr Allen said the TV market in the US was far more skewed toward subscription television than Australia, where free-to-air networks dominate.
"So we do not think Netflix will have anything like the impact that is being estimated and talked about."
Pirates won't take legal route, analyst says
One of major reasons for that lack of impact, Mr Allen said, was Australia's penchant for illegal downloading: last year Australians topped the list for using illicit means to watch the finale of Breaking Bad.
"Per capita, Australia is the biggest pirate nation in the world for video," Mr Allen said.
"And Netflix comes in and says pay for it? Why would people change their behaviour from yesterday to today?"
It is estimated a couple of hundred thousand Australians already access Netflix, which is geo-blocked, via virtual private networks (VPNs) which disguise users' locations.
Andrew Maiden, chief executive of the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA), said the arrival of on-demand services such as Netflix and Stan, a collaboration between the Nine Network and Fairfax, "demonstrates that Australians in increasing numbers are willing to pay for quality TV content".
"Competition between platforms will be good for consumers and the industry," he said.
"It will give consumers more choice and better value, and give the local content industry more ways to deliver their content to Australian audiences."
However, he said streaming services would face lower regulation and that deregulation of the media sector more broadly was therefore necessary.
TV industry 'totally in flux'
Emily Nussbaum, TV critic for The New Yorker, told ABC News Online "the entire economic structure of television overall – cable and online and new formats like Netflix – is totally in flux".
She said she was "completely sympathetic" to the reasons why people used illegal methods to try to watch quality television, and that there were still a lot of unknowns in the economics of on-demand television.
"Mainly, I want artists to get paid, and everyone to get to watch everything, and those things are sometimes in conflict with one another," she said, adding the internet had been one of the major drivers behind the surge in critically acclaimed television in recent years.
"The rise of things like Amazon and Netflix releasing entire seasons at once is new – nobody knows how that is going to work."
The news of Netflix's arrival in Australia came on the same day the Federal Government granted SBS more air time for advertising.
Free TV, the peak body for free-to-air stations, said that would harm local television production, and alluded to on-demand services as an added pressure on the industry.
"We are already operating in a challenging environment where broadcasters are competing against new services that are unregulated, pay little or no Australian taxes, and invest virtually nothing in local content production," the group's chairman, Harold Mitchell, said in a statement.
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Coorg County Resorts Pvt. Ltd lies in the lap of nature with brimless luxury Resort in between Kushalnagar and Madikeri, the district head quarters at an elevation of over 4000 feet above sea level. It provides an excellent access to enjoy the scenic beauty of nature. Kodagu in every respect bears the signature of olden days. Every corner is carved with unique aesthetics and skilled notions. Every suit has been built with a touch of grace which makes possible leisure, the maximum. Resorts are gaining prominence by winning hearts of thousands of visitors day by day.
We are happy to provide you Jungle Safari is a combination of jeep safari and jungle adventure. The jeep safari will end at a predetermined location . We have different types of locations for undertaking Jungle Jeep Safari activity in Coorg along with highly capable 4x4 jeeps.


Remember that we're all working with people with 'pelvic issues'. Even if you 'don't do pelvic health'.
Pelvic pain isn't necessarily so different than pain anywhere else – don't be scared. Use your PT brain. Don't let your weirdness about the pelvis stop you from helping the people in front of you.
Pelvic Health doesn't require gloves and lube every visit.
The pelvis isn't that mysterious – it's made up of the same stuff as the rest of our body.
Stay on top of the evidence and know how to read it. There are lots of crazy claims out there, you need to help your patients navigate the crazy, and not contribute to it!
Sarah graduated from Marquette University in 2002 with a Master's of Physical Therapy. Sarah has pursued an interest in treating the spine, pelvis with a specialization in women's and men's health. Over the years, Sarah has seized every opportunity available to her in order to further her understanding of the human body, and the various ways it can seem to fall apart in order to sympathetically and efficiently facilitate a return to optimal function. Sarah was awarded the Certificate of Achievement in Pelvic Physical Therapy (CAPP) from the Section on Women's Health. She went on to get her Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Masters of Science in Women's Health from Rosalind Franklin University in 2008. In 2009 she was awarded a Board Certification as a specialist in women's health (WCS). Sarah also completed a Certification in Mechanical Diagnosis Therapy from the Mckenzie Institute in 2010. Most recently, Sarah completed a 200 hour Yoga Instructor Training Program, and is now a Registered Yoga Instructor. Sarah plans to integrate yoga into her rehabilitation programs, as well as teach small, personalized classes.


Unity Homes & Enterprise is entering 2018 with a renewed determination to deliver affordable housing, regenerate local communities and help small businesses grow. We will be continuing our affordable homes programme and our contractors are looking for people who are interested in general labourer roles at our developments.
Noma is part of Unity's dedicated Employment Team.
The Employment Team offer a free tailor-made employment service to suit the needs of individuals.
The Employment Team can help you with practical skills such as CV writing and preparing for job interviews and can point you in the right direction of where to find work.


WattWheels Scout — Electric Bikes Palmerston North - Ride On!
The fold-up Scout bike appeals to so many demographics. For motorhomes, farmers, hunters, commuters and people just wanting a bike they can put in the boot to take away for the family holiday. This is a bike which makes a serious statement!
The fold-up Scout bike appeals to so many demographics. For motor-homes, farmers, hunters, commuters and people just wanting a bike they can put in the boot to take away for the family holiday. This is a bike which makes a serious statement!
Designed to fold up for convenient transportation and with the fat 4-inch wheels these bikes glide over most surfaces with ease. Equipped with a powerful Bafang rear hub drive, hydraulic brakes and large LCD display these bikes tick all the boxes.
Ride in comfort and style with the Royal Selle Gel seats, ergonomic hand grips, and RST suspension fork.
Marine rated waterproof connections and controller with 12v motor-home/car charges available mid-December.


In case you've been living under a digital rock, one of the currently hot internet properties is pinterest.com. Pinterest is a social media platform that allows users to skim pictures from third-party websites and to post them along with a link back to the original website that the image originally appeared on – sort of like a much more streamlined & robust method of saving bookmarks/favorites. Unlike Facebook or some of the other social media sites which encourage users to come-up with their own content, Pinterest is largely based on a model of users creating collections of photos from third-parties.
This model creates a bit of a dilemma for the copyright holder because it is in essence a model based on using their photos to create traffic to someone else's website. Proponents of Pinterest argue that it isn't really diverting traffic, but rather increasing traffic to business who may have images represented on user's "boards." This is similar to the argument that websites solely consisting of framing (placing other websites' content into a frame appearing on the framer's website) used a few years ago in cases like Washington Post v. Total News. While the Washington Post case settled, the complaint argued a variety of claims including copyright infringement and misappropriation. On the flip side, in cases involving images that are part of search engine results, courts have found that the use of the smaller images constituted fair use under the Copyright Act (e.g. Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation, 336 F.3d 811). Notably, however, cases like Kelly were very specific to the smaller inline images and found that that reasoning did not apply to larger images or images that were independently framed or linked to – arguably what Pinterest does.
So where does this leave Pinterest? Quite simply – in a bit of a bind. While many businesses will not care that their images are being used, as it can mean a real increase in their business, other copyright holders may be less enthralled since the same benefits are not bestowed upon them from the appropriation of their intellectual property. While Pinterest can initially rely on the DMCA safe harbor (assuming they can continue to comply with take down notices), at some point they will be challenged on grounds that the site is designed for the purposes of facilitating infringement and therefore the safe harbor does not apply. In my opinion this is a real dilemma – if Pinterest is to survive long term and generate real income they will need to distance themselves from a purely appropriation model of content development.
Additional reading: Pinterest: Is It A Facebook Or A Grokster?


Co-Producer: UK Film Council (Completion Fund).
ONE HUNDREDTH OF A SECOND premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Aug 2006.
Winner: NPA Film of the Month, December 2006.
Nominated: London Film Festival TCM Classic Shorts: Highly Commended. Nominated BBC Films Award for most promising UK Talent, Birds Eye View UK.
Other festivals include: Victoria Independent Film Festival, Canada; Short Shorts, Tokyo; Santa Barbara, USA; Euroshorts, Warsaw; Dresden International Short Film Festival, Germany; Naoussa International Film Festival, Greece; East End Film Festival, UK; Las Palmas, Canary Islands; Boston International Film Festival, USA; Kratkofil, Bosnia & Herzegovina; San Sebastian Human Rights, Spain; Syracuse Film Festival, USA; Creteil Film Festival du Femme, France.
Starring: Emma Cleasby (DOG SOLDIERS, 55 DEGREES NORTH); Richard Dillane (SPACE RACE, THE JACKET, DE LOVELY).


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Will California Crack Down on E-Cigarettes?
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Electronic cigarettes would be regulated like other tobacco products under a bill passed by the California State Senate last week. The legislation, which heads to the Assembly Friday, would prohibit public e-cigarette usage wherever the real thing is currently banned. Backers of the bill say the battery-powered disposable devices, which produce a nicotine vapor, still pose health risks to users and those around them. But industry groups say e-cigarettes provide a safer alternative to smokers looking to quit.
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Ellen Corbett, state senator representing District 10
Michael Siegel, Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health
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Another arcade cult classic, Dance Dance Revolution is just as fun and amusing to watch as it is to play. Test your dancing skills, or watch as other attempts to follow along to the beat and wow the crowd. Our version includes 2 professional dance pads and game-play is displayed on a massive 65″ TV. No arcade rental event would be complete without it.


Over the years we have been lucky to have the chance to work alongside so many lovely mediums and congregation members. Here are some testimonials of what they have to say about our church. We take pride in our church and our work and love hear feedback from our members. If you would like to add any comments to this page please Contact Us. May we also take this oportunity to thank everyone who has taken the time to write a testimonial.
Comments:- I have attended Farnworth Christian Spiritualist Church for many years! It is a warm and friendly church where everyone is made to feel welcome! I have attended many classes at the church including an introduction to spiritualism course, which have been both enjoyable and informative. I highly recommend the classes at Farnworth Christian Spiritualist Church!
Comments:- Farnworth Church came to me; it was as if it was a sign. I've been attending for the past six years. The church is warm, welcoming to all old and new members. If you want to sit relax and enjoy the services or even explore more about Spiritualism. I've pursued the Introduction to Spiritualism twice now and I must say it was even better 2nd time around. The transfiguration was out of this world. Experiences of this I would do again and again. Open circle if you just want to sit and relax or learn more is a great way to soak up the knowledge which is done in a teaching capacity with lovely mediums that devote their time to the church. For all the people wishing to explore their knowledge this is were to begin.


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Ancelotti worried about impact of World Cup on Madrid's Champions League defence
Carlo Ancelotti believes the biggest unknown surrounding Real Madrid's potential defence of the Champions League is the prospective physical condition of his players when they return from the World Cup.
Madrid begin their quest for a 15th European Cup on Tuesday when they visit Scottish champions Celtic.
The group stage is condensed this season due to the FIFA World Cup and moved from its usual Northern Hemisphere summer slot to November due to the extreme heat in Qatar.
Teams involved in the group stage will play six matches over two months, with the battle for a place in the round of 16 concluding on 2 November.
In addition to domestic commitments, this means a packed fixture list. Still, Ancelotti is less concerned with the implications of the schedule than the potential toll on his squad when they play in the World Cup midway through the season.
"Until the World Cup, I think we won't have any problems," Ancelotti said of the unusually busy fixture list.
"The players are ready and motivated. The question is how the World Cup players will come back. You can't tell."
Madrid are not considered favorites for the Champions League despite their remarkable performance last season. Los Blancos staged thrilling comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City before beating Liverpool 1-0 in the final.
City are the bookies' favorites ahead of PSG, Liverpool and Bayern Munich. However, Ancelotti is happy that his team is not among the top four in this sense.
"I'm not surprised. I see it as a good sign," he added. "I think last year we had even less probability in the stats. So we've improved.
"What happened last year will happen. We will compete until the end and hopefully compete in the finals."
However, Ancelotti's side are overwhelming favorites to win Group F, which also includes RB Leipzig and Shakhtar Donetsk, as well as Celtic.
But Ancelotti pointed to Madrid's shock home defeat to Sheriff Tiraspol in the group stage last season when asked about their seemingly easy draw.
"It's not an easy group because we know the teams very well," Ancelotti said. "Celtic are doing very well, we have to respect them, like Leipzig and Shakhtar.
"There are surprises in the group stage, especially in the first half. We have quite vivid memories of last season with Sherriff at home. We respect the group and I think it will be a balanced group."
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ARC BOOK REVIEW: Only One Touch by Natasha Madison (reviewed by Dana Hoffman)
February 8, 2021 February 10, 2021 Brittany
I found myself in the crappy position of writing a not so good of a review on one of my newest favorite author's latest release. That's my intro before I rip into it.
#1 warning – you cannot read this book as a stand-alone, or, if you do, you do it at your own risk. There are quite a few references to the previous book in this series, but not in a way that ties into this story. They're just there. I read the previous book so I knew what they were talking about, however, a new reader would not.
#2 warning – if you did read the previous book in the series, you know that there was a crazy ending to it related to Nico and Becca's story, which is this one. And, you probably can't wait to see what the hell happened there. Well, you won't get to it for the first 60-some% of the book. And getting there was slow as hell. I mean, yeah, Nico and Becca had some wild $ex, and it was great, but between the almost 30% to get to it, then another 30+% of them doing it, until you finally got to where you wanted to be, I kept on pausing to check my FB feed because I was a little over it and couldn't stay focused on them because I felt like it was going nowhere.
#3 warning – the execution of transitioning into the drama we were all waiting for was sloppy as hell. There was literally zero buildup to it, or I shouldn't say zero, I'll give it maybe a page or so. I mean, I knew it was coming because I was waiting to finally get to where the previous book had left us, but, for a new reader, I think it'd be confusing how all that went down. Life for these two characters literally changed from one page to the other with no warning. I got lots to say about it but can't because I'd give spoilers away.
#4 warning – there's a cameo of a character that I'm assuming had been the hero in a previous series that I have not read. The way he fit into the story made me feel like I was missing out on important information. Like I should've known who this guy was and what he was about already, and I should be excited that I get to hear from him. However, I have not read his book, so I had no clue what was going on with that, and why he was a big deal overall.
Bottom line, I loved the previous books in this series, the characters in this book were strong and so likable, but the delivery of their storyline threw me off. I consider Nico and Becca's story a hiccup in my reading experience from this author. I just expected awesomeness because the book before this one was really a masterpiece and kept me on the edge of my seat. I'll definitely be looking for the next book, and I'm also planning on getting the series that came before this one because I think they'll be great.
Reviewed by Dana Hoffman
Release Date: February 9
From USA Bestseller Natasha Madison comes a brand new Hockey series The Only One.
When I inherited the Dallas Oilers from my father , I became one of the youngest owners in hockey history. Even though the team was at the bottom of the hockey standings,
I had big plans to change that and bring the Cup to Dallas.
Falling in love was something I never believed would happen to me.
You'd think I was getting everything I ever wanted with the girl and the winning record, but I still have a promise to fulfill to my childhood best friend.
Never let them see you sweat has been my life motto since I decided to make a name for myself as the most-sought-after sport agent.
I know what it takes to close a deal, and only want one thing—to be the best.
Until I felt his touch one night, and everything I thought I knew was forgotten. Nico is everything I've never let myself want.
But all my cards came crashing down the minute I read the headlines.
It takes only one touch to change everything!
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When her nose isn't buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she's in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It's a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn't listen to her...
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At Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village we have a small yet elite team of people who provide personalised service and support for our residents if they need it.
We are not part of a large corporate chain, rather we aim to provide the "personal touch" and strive to get to know our residents and what their needs are.
And of course, there is care if and when you need it.