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Blog Tour/Review: #Starstruck by Sariah Wilson
#Starstruck by Sariah Wilson
"You've done better."
With one uncharacteristically sassy tweet to her longtime celebrity crush, Zoe Miller's life turns upside down. Ultrahot A-lister Chase Covington doesn't just respond to Zoe's tweet, he does the unthinkable: he messages Zoe directly. Now she must decide between walking away or meeting her crush in person.
Chase knows better than to trust anyone from the Internet, but Zoe's saucy challenge has totally caught his interest—and her girl-next-door personality is keeping it. He's been burned enough to know he needs to keep his heart close. But his feelings for Zoe might be a lot more than just an online flirtation. He just has to convince her…
When the press gets wind of Zoe and Chase's secret relationship, their romance turns into tabloid headlines. Will they be able to hold on to their Hollywood love story?
What a fun read! Zoe starts tweeting her celebrity crush, Chase Covington, and he actually responds! She's able to meet him in person and then life gets crazy. What regular girl wouldn't want a hunky star to notice her and want to get to know her better? It's not all smooth sailing, though, and there are obstacles for them to overcome. Zoe keeps her relationship a secret from her family and best friend. She believes her reasons are sound, but it's only a matter of time before the drama kicks in.
Zoe and Chase are both likable and easy to cheer on. And their chemistry is amazing! Once I picked this one up, I could not put it down until I finished it. There are great secondary characters that added to the story. I also loved how the author incorporated tweets and texts.
I would consider this steamy clean. There's some innuendo and kissing and the topic of sex is discussed quite a bit. I would recommend it to other women but won't be giving it to my teenage daughter. I've read and enjoyed other books by Sariah Wilson and this one reminds me why I need to read them all!
Source: I receive a complimentary copy from I Am a Reader, which did not affect my review in any way
A few beats passed before he said, "I make you nervous, don't I?"
Uh, understatement of the year. But his movie star ego didn't need to hear it. "I'm…I'm not nervous."
He started moving fractionally closer to me, one small movement with each loud, slow thud of my heart. "I don't normally make girls nervous. Excited, yes. Overwhelmed. Shocked. Up for anything, usually. But not nervous." This time he did touch me, his fingers tucking back some stray hairs behind my ears. I closed my eyes and dragged in a sharp breath. All those sensations…I totally got the overwhelmed reaction. And the excited and shocked thing.
And possibly even the up for anything impulse.
I opened my eyes and tried to deny it, but now Chase stood directly in front of me, his heat warming me, pulling me in. He put his hands against the counter, on either side of me.
He'd trapped me.
"I think I know why I make you nervous."
"I told you, I'm not nervous."
A playful smile lit up his entire face. "Like I said, you're a terrible liar." He focused his gaze on my lips. His head ducked down toward mine. We were almost touching. So close, but not enough. I put my right hand on his chest, but whether it was to stop him or pull him closer, I didn't know.
It was like a scene out of my favorite movie, complete with my favorite movie star.
His lips hovered above mine, his slow, steady breaths a huge contrast to my short, shallow ones as they washed over my face. "Zoe." Chase whispered my name, and it sounded both like a question and a promise. It made my knees buckle, my stomach tighten and my pulse explode.
Author Sariah Wilson
Bestselling author Sariah Wilson has never jumped out of an airplane or climbed Mount Everest, and she is not a former CIA operative. She has, however, been madly, passionately in love with her soul mate and is a fervent believer in happily ever afters—which is why she writes romances like The Royals of Monterra series. After growing up in Southern California as the oldest of nine (yes, nine) children, she graduated from Brigham Young University with a semiuseless degree in history. She currently lives with the aforementioned soul mate and their four children in Utah, along with three tiger barb fish, a cat named Tiger, and a recently departed hamster who is buried in the backyard (and has nothing at all to do with tigers).
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Blog Tour Schedule
January 22nd
I Am A Reader - Review
BookHounds - Spotlight
Margay Leah Justice - Spotlight
Stacking My Book Shelves! - Spotlight
books are love - Spotlight
the Teeny Tiny à Tout Faire - Spotlight
Queen of All She Reads - Spotlight
A Writer's Life - Spotlight
Books and tea - Review
The Rustic Reading Gal - Spotlight
CBY Book Club - Spotlight
Diana's Book Reviews - Spotlight
The Avid Reader - Spotlight
Paulette's Papers - Spotlight
Wishful Endings - Spotlight
Kindle and Me - Review
Kerrific Online - Spotlight
Bookworm Lisa - Spotlight
Joy in the Moments - Review
January 31st
Among the Reads - Review
The Book Drealms - Review
Mel's Shelves - Review
Stacy Juba's Characters at a Crossroads - Spotlight
A Leisure Moment - Review
Mom With a Reading Problem - Review
Books Are Sanity!!! - Review
Mylissa's Reviews and Book Thoughts - Review
Coffee Addicts Books - Spotlight
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Blog Tour/Review: Six Days to Live by Kenneth M. Page
Six Days to Live, by Kenneth M. Page
2018, 245p, Action/Suspense
Source: I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, which did not affect my review in any way
Sometimes disaster is simply a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Take Addison Roberts, for example: it is a deadly coincidence that in a crowded parking lot one day, she catches the eye of a dangerous criminal on the run. In his desperation to evade the police, what he needs is a way out—and Addison and her car are his ticket to escape.
Lieutenant Chase Roberts, on leave from his military assignment, is anxious to be reunited with his wife. Yet as night falls and Addison fails to appear, Chase feels a rising sense of foreboding. Hours quickly become days as he desperately works with authorities to find the woman he loves. But after being named a person of interest, Chase is warned away from the investigation—a mandate he ignores. Chase will stop at nothing to find his wife, and what he ultimately discovers is terrifying: Addison has been carjacked by a man who has killed before and has no scruples about killing again . . .
I love suspense and this book delivers! Eddie is a desperate man and, unfortunately, Addison crosses paths with him on the wrong day. When her husband, Chase, realizes she's missing, he's willing to do whatever he needs to in order to get her home safely.
I love how this story unfolded. It switches back and forth between Eddie & Addison and Chase. It was interesting to see how Chase went from having no idea of what was happening to learning the horrible truth of the situation his wife was in. The scenes with Eddie were tense since he's a pretty evil guy so I liked switching to Chase to get a break. Addison is smart, tough, and a fighter. She handles the situation in a much better way than I would.
This is the type of book that made me think about how I would react in the same situation--either as Chase or Addison (the answer is that I wouldn't handle it nearly as well as either one of them). I enjoyed getting to know both of these characters. I hope there will be more stories about them in the future! If you enjoy action/suspense novels, this is one you will definitely want to read!
Kenneth M. Page holds a bachelor's degree in management and a master's degree in business administration. He is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a retired Microsoft senior manager. His first book, A Father's Blessing: The Power and Privilege of the Priesthood, was published by Covenant in 2008. Two years later, he was a contributing author to another book published by Covenant, titled, How Will Christmas Find Us?, a collection of true Christmas stories by twelve authors.
Ken lives with his wife, Joni, in Kaysville, Utah. They are the parents of five children and the grandparents of fifteen grandchildren.
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Grand Finale Blitz: Falling for a Cowboy by Karen Rock
Book Tour Grand Finale for
Falling for a Cowboy
By Karen Rock
We hope you enjoyed the tour! If you missed any of the stops
you can see snippets, as well as the link to each full post, below:
Launch - Note from the Author
...I hope you enjoy this inspiring come-back story brimming with romance and uplifting values that reinforce the importance of overcoming challenges through strength of will and determination, never letting limitations stop you from achieving your dreams and how friendship is the strongest foundation upon which true and lasting love is built. Other themes include: disabilities, respect, self-worth and faith.
I Am A Reader - Excerpt
But here—here she couldn't hide from it. In the real world, her vision blossomed into a bigger problem and she shrunk into someone incompetent, dependent, weak, a person she never wanted to be.
"I can handle a fifteen-hundred-pound stallion at fifty miles an hour. But this—I can't deal with this. What am I supposed to do with my life?"
She'd been planning on trying out for the ERA Premier tour team again at their end-of-summer qualifiers. Now she'd never be good enough to ride with them.
Or ride at all…
The life she'd always wanted ended before it'd even started, and she had no contingency plan.
Nicole's Book Musings - Review
"This is a feel good, heart warming story. . . . Also reading best friends Jared and Amberley grow even closer was beautiful. I would highly recommend this one because you have the feel good story, but also the story of two feuding families going on is also intriguing."
It's All About the Romance - Excerpt
"I'll do it!" The rail had to be on the lowest setting, six inches above the ground. No challenge at all. She could do it blindfolded.
Or legally blind.
Amberley set her jaw, wheeled Harley away and brought him into a trot that carried her swiftly to the blurred shape of the gate. She couldn't quite judge the height, or her proximity, just yet. Unease fluttered in her belly. How many paces to it? Time to jump?
Relying on instinct, she squeezed Harley's sides at the right moment, but he balked. She flew over his head and landed flat on her back. At the children's cries, she struggled to sit up, but the fall had knocked the wind out of her.
The Power of Words - Review
"The author's writing flows smoothly and she has crafted a beautiful story with more complexity than most romances. A beautiful Colorado setting, feuding families, career choices, children with disabilities, and a very special horse named Harley make for a deeply satisfying read. . .
Falling for a Cowboy is a thoroughly entertaining read that touches the heart."
Janices Book Reviews - Review
"I loved the name Amberley and her character. It would be so hard to lose your eyesight. The 2nd in the series and definitely a good series. Such an inspiring book with Amberley and Jared overcoming her blindness and with the horse therapy program for children with disabilities."
Heidi Reads... - Excerpt
"Amberley." Jared breathed her name like an invocation, barely breaking their kiss.
"Hmm?" She threaded her fingers his crisp hair, unable to open her eyes.
His lips slid across her jaw, nibbling her earlobe. "You're beautiful, babe."
Babe?
He called all of his girls babe. Especially when he couldn't remember their names.
Tension locked up every inch of her. She propped an eye open. Then the other. Despite her lack of vision, she could see this disastrous moment clearly. In minutes, he'd gone from treating her like a child to seducing her like one of his flings. And she was neither.
Remembrancy - Review
"In Falling for a Cowboy, Karen Rock peels back the layers of fear and helplessness that come from Amberley's loss of sight. She also shows readers the true meaning of friendship—encouragement, and support when one is at their lowest point, standing ready to do anything to assist, pushing the right buttons to motivate from fear, and calling each other out when necessary."
Brooke Blogs - Excerpt
"Just because he lost his wings doesn't mean he's not a Pegasus anymore." Jared helped Emily off the saddle and down the stairs.
Emily threw her arms around Harley's neck. "You're a real Pegasus, Harley. You are."
Harley's head bobbed in a flash of black and silver, and Amberley smiled through the tears that sprang to her eyes.
Jared was right. Wings didn't make a Pegasus. Working limbs, perfect eyesight…they didn't make a human either. What we imagined and strived to be counted. Real strength rooted itself inside, where it mattered most.
I Love Romance - Review
"Amberley is the kind of heroine you hope to find, but never knew you were searching for. Jared is a walking dream that steps from a imaginative figure into real life. Falling for a Cowboy blends heartbreaking realism with courageously inspiring characters. . . . Falling for a Cowboy is phenomenally fascinating storytelling."
Getting Your Read On - Review
"I'm loving this Rocky Mountain Cowboys series! . .
I loved the inclusion of children with physical challenges as Amberley struggled to come to grips with her new challenges and the message that with the right help and love we can all do amazing things. Helping others brings joy and this book brought this out. There were lots of feel good moments to be had in this story."
Hearts & Scribbles - Excerpt
Her blond brows lowered and met over the straight bridge of her nose. "I should have bought out your share."
"Glad you didn't."
An exasperated noise escaped her pale lips. "I trusted you."
"Trusting me is the smartest thing you can do, darlin'."
"Don't call me that!"
Her vehement tone caught him off guard. He called lots of woman darlin'. Why did she act like it meant something?
Because you mean it when you say it to her, a voice said inside him.
Katie's Clean Book Collection - Review
"Karen Rock does a really amazing job at bringing these two broken characters together in a way that gives them strength in many facets. She's a very good storyteller and I felt right at home in Carbondale, Colorado and could picture the rodeo circuit/life pretty vividly. I loved seeing more of the characters from her previous books and I can't wait to read more about this family, as each book is centered on one of the siblings."
underneath the covers - Excerpt
"Amberley, please," Jared pleaded, his voice as raw as a bruise. "I've got two left feet and a swollen tongue around you lately. Nothing I say or do comes out right. I don't know if we're coming or going, but I know I want to find out. Give me a chance."
He framed her face with his hands then leaned over and kissed her. Thoroughly, sweetly, wonderfully. For a moment, everything stilled: her breath, movement, her heart. The world, possibly.
"No!" She shoved his chest.
"No?" His eyelashes blinked rapidly, brushing against her temple.
"It's not that easy." Her breathing slowly returned to normal, though her heart still pumped overtime. "You don't get to decide when and where and how."
"But I thought…"
"If you want me, you're going to have to work for me."
Granny Loves to Read - Spotlight
Rockin' Book Reviews - Review
"This is the perfect story! I love the Cade family and if I could, I'd like to join them. This book has a wonderful story about overcoming hardships and roadblocks in our lives and about true friendships...
I highly recommend this book to other readers. I can't wait to read another story about the Cade family."
Thoughts of a Blonde - Review
" It's uplifting and inspirational to anyone who has ever felt less than. A well-built plot with many familiar characters. The storyline drug a bit in the beginning as a lot of inner thoughts were being portrayed rather than dialogue, but overall an enjoyable, uplifting read!"
The Bookworm Chronicles - Excerpt
"What was my time?" she gasped.
"Wasn't clocking you."
"Will you next time?"
"So, you're not quitting?"
"Never!" She laughed, exhilarated, pumped with enough adrenaline to lift her right off this saddle and into the sky. "Let's go again."
Locks, Hooks and Books - Review
"I was hooked from the beginning of Falling for a Cowboy and did not want to put it down until I had the whole thing read. Such a fabulous and heartwarming story. I just can not put into words how much I enjoyed it and how sad I was having to tell Amberley and Jared goodbye.
I would give it 100 stars if I could.
Highly recommended."
Busy Bumble Bee Book Reviews - Review
"...I knew this series would be fine reading the books just on there own. This is a sweet second chance story that packs an emotional punch. . .
I found this to be a sweet and touching story. I loved the characters and really liked the other Cades."
Mello & June, It's a Book Thang! - Excerpt
"Sweetheart."
That single word sent a tremor through her skin. "Sweetheart?"
"You don't like darlin'." She could feel the smile in his voice and wondered if her heart might explode in her chest.
"You've never called me sweetheart before."
Jared's strong hands cupped her shoulders, and he released a breath. "Plenty of times. Just not out loud."
Inside The Mind of an Avid Reader - Review
"Falling For a Cowboy by Karen Rock is the second book in The Rocky Mountain Cowboys series. This series is about the Cade family. You will absolutely adore them. Jared is a heartbreaker without even trying and Amberley is his strong willed best friend. This is a friends to lover romance and it is amazing."
Book Lover in Florida - Excerpt
"Because—because." She hesitated, stumbling over her usual answer about winning. Competing had stopped being about scoring the top spot, she realized. It was about something bigger than that—inspiring herself and others like Dean and the rest of the Spirit Ranch kids. "Because it's better than sitting home and wishing I'd tried."
"Even if you don't win?"
"Just giving it my best means I've already won," she said, the words rushing from some deep part of her. The truth. Showing up for competitions meant she was someone, not nothing like her father would have said.
Sorry, Daddy, but I don't believe I'm nothing. And I don't believe you'd think that either. You promised I'd be okay after you passed. You told me I was strong.
Reading Is My SuperPower - Review
"It won't take many paragraphs for you to fall in love with Falling For a Cowboy by Karen Rock. A toe-curlingly swoony cowboy. A strong heroine. Best friends to more. Adorable kids. A sweet horse. And moments to cheer proudly like any good sports-rags-to-riches story provides. Oh, and did I mention the yummy kisses? (Whew… still fanning) The Cade family continues to be entertaining and inspiring, and I think Karen Rock gets better with each new book. Excited for the next one!"
And don't forget to enter the giveaway below, if you haven't already...
(Rocky Mountain Cowboys #2)
January 1st 2018 by Harlequin Heartwarming
Doesn't he get that she's blind?
Barrel racer Amberley James wants to join the premier rodeo circuit more than anything, but she faces the ultimate hurdle when she loses her eyesight to a rare genetic condition. All she'd ever wanted seems out of reach. Giving up is the only option…until her best friend and local hero Jared Cade steps in. The last thing she wants is Jared's help. But his persistence at encouraging her to get back in the saddle is ridiculously annoying. And undeniably inspiring…
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Christmas at Cade Ranch
November 7th 2017 by Harlequin Heartwarming
The Christmas they never had.
James Cade has one priority: keep the family ranch running smoothly in the wake of his younger brother's death. With Jesse's ex, Sofia Gallardo, and her young son, Javi, stranded at Cade Ranch over Christmas, this task just got a lot harder. The longer Sofia and Javi stay, the harder it is to imagine the ranch without them. James couldn't save his brother from his inner demons, but he can give his nephew a secure future. Maybe more—if he can figure out how to trust Sofia, and stop feeling like he's betraying Jesse. Because trying to stop thinking about beautiful, determined Sofia is impossible.
In a quest to provide her ELA students with quality reading material, educator Karen Rock read everything out there and couldn't wait to add her voice to the genre. In addition to her work as a Young Adult romance novelist, she's now an author for Harlequin's Heartwarming line and thrilled to pen stories that moms can share with their teenage daughters. She's loved Harlequin books since she spent summers going through her grandmother's Presents books that she passed along in paper grocery bags each year. As half of the writing duo J.K. Rock, Karen also pens young adult romance. When she's not busy writing, Karen enjoys scouring estate sales for vintage books, cooking her grandmother's family recipes, reinventing her gardens to suit her moods and occasionally rescuing local wildlife from neighborhood cats. She lives in the Adirondack Mountain region with her husband, her very appreciated beta-reader daughter, and two Cavalier King cocker spaniels, who have yet to understand the concept of "fetch" though they know a lot about love. For more information about Karen's upcoming books, check out her website.
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Other Heartwarming Books by the Author
- 1 winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card along with print copies of HIS KIND OF COWGIRL, A COWBOY TO KEEP, and CHRISTMAS AT CADE RANCH by Karen Rock
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- Ends January 24th
Grand Finale Blitz: Boneseeker by Brynn Chapman
On tour with Prism Book Tours
Boneseeker
by Brynn Chapman
The BONESEEKER CHRONICLES is a four book series, following the life, love and misadventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson's children. We hope you enjoyed learning about them! If you missed any of the stops you can see snippets, as well as the link to each full post, below:
BONESEEKER, is book one of the four book series, chronicling the adventures and love story of Arabella Holmes and Henry Watson. . .
All my books plop my characters into real, strange anomalies and events that happened once upon a time. Bella appeared in my imagination fully formed, and Henry wasn't long to follow her. As is his way...
I hope you enjoy reading it, and spending time in their company as much as I do.
— Brynn
Singing Librarian Books with Interview
5. What do you want readers to take away from reading Boneseeker?
I am a character writer. If you remember my people, find yourself thinking about them, wondering what will happen to them—well that's the goal. As a copious reader myself, that was always my litmus test of the writer's worth.
"Boneseeker by Brynn Chapman is compelling and intriguing. The familiarity of Holmes and Watson makes way for the next generation, and Bella & Henry hold their own quite nicely. While some aspects of the plot could have been a little tighter, overall this is an enjoyable read that is perfect for a chilly winter's night."
Wishful Endings - A Study in Sensory
(Get it—instead of a Study in Scarlet)
Bella has been with me so long now, I honestly can't recall when the idea formulated. I believe it was while watching Robert Downey Jr.'s interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. There are a number of scenes in the movie which were "Ah-ha" moments for me…About Holmes's brilliance, and his inability to play well with others.
I lecture about sensory processing—which in case you have never heard of it, here is a definition...
Biblio Virgo Blogs - Review
"For a person who doesn't typically read mystery books I really enjoyed Brynn Chapman's Boneseeker. I remember when I was little I read the entire Nancy Drew series but this book is much more complex than those tween novels. . .
Filled with violence, suspense and questions, this books makes a great read. . .
I recommend this novel for mystery and historical fiction lovers aged 16 and up as you not only get to sort through clues but you also get a taste of history in the mix."
YA/NA Book Divas - Excerpt
"Human footprints, preserved in rock, measuring thirty-three inches, with six toes."
"I must see your notes."
My eyes open wide, my hand shooting to my hip. "I don't have notes."
"Of course you don't." He sighs. "Would you write some for me?"
I walk back to the bed and sit. "I suppose."
"We lesser mortals appreciate notes.
It's All About the Romance - Holmes and Watson, Like Father, like son…and daughter
For the record, I have, to date, read 90 percent of the Sherlock Holmes canon—and his predecessors, Wilkie Collins et al.
The new Sherlock Holmes characters in the recent films, however, ignited a fire in my brain. The following is from my author's notes in the Book, BONESEEKER...
Colorimetry - Excerpt
"This! This is what I mean, Earnest. She"—he jabs an accusing finger at Arabella—"she is impulsive and arrogant and unnatural. She should not be considered for such an important expedition. A woman is much better suited for curation."
Father steps forward, staring Stygian full-on despite the fact he's a head taller. "Sir. You've forgotten innovative and cunning and possesses her father's talent for ciphering and detection. Is this expedition not about bones?"
"I dare venture no one on this eastern seaboard could match Miss Holmes's knowledge of bones."
Rockin' Book Reviews - She Blinded Me with Science
This is a hashtag I often use when discussing BONESEEKER. I am an ardent student of science.
I have dissected cadavers, dug through troughs of arms and legs at University, to ensure your specimen was not missing any muscles so as to miss them on the practical exam. I have witnessed a craniotomy (post mortem), plastic surgeries, among others.
I have toured asylums, and have an ongoing obsession with historical medicine, when did what occur, and how?
I hear a bawdy laugh, and I wrench my eyes away from her earnest gaze, scanning the dance hall. I scan over the myriad of colors and gowns and faces and finally, I see her. My heartbeat bombards my ribcage. My hands are sweating. While they are in Priscilla's hands.
This is not normal. Not for me, anyway. I am dumbstruck. Arabella is so lovely I can scarcely breathe.
She stands, hesitating at the top of the stairs, undoubtedly searching the crowd for familiar faces.
"It is interesting to read with the children of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Like their fathers, Arabella Holmes and Henry Watson are quite the team. The two sure do find themselves in quite a suspense filled adventure. There are some action-packed scenes that kept me on the edge of my seat, making me want to continue to turn the pages. . .
I can not wait to see what happens next."
Lukten av trykksverte - Review
"Personally I really enjoyed reading the book, especially the portrayal of how it is to have anxiety and Asperger's and it was a bit refreshing that the love story between Arabella and Henry was downplayed a bit (no offence to YA authors, but sometimes love stories take up too much space in a book)."
SilverWoodSketches - Review & Excerpt
"Bonseeker is so layered and complex but very accessible to old and new fans of historical fiction. An absolute must-read for fans of strong corset-wearing heroines and the requisite danger of the best Holmes mystery."
"For the love of all that's holy, Henry. That's almost like being married to Holmes." He gives a little shudder.
"I daresay you're one to talk. For years, you chose a life with Holmes over matrimony, so that argument is full of holes. Do as I say, not as I do?"
Father's face softens, and he lifts a placating hand. "I love Arabella too, you know that. But, be reasonable. She doesn't fit into polite society."
"Neither does Holmes and he's almost legendary now."
"She is unruly, headstrong, and will never, ever listen."
"I know. She fascinates me."
A Night's Dream of Books - Interview
Maria: What type of research did you have to do for this novel?
I do a copious amount of research for every novel. For BONESEEKER, I expanded my library and study of Forensic Anthropology books ( I do have an anthropology minor), and also made a study of historical non-fiction resources on murders and relevant science beliefs, and societies of the time period. The science of phrenology, for instance, was very much alive and en vogue in 1910.
Bookworm Lisa - Review
"This book contains elements that I love... suspense, Nephilim, mystery, and a little romance. I also love that the characters are children of two beloved literary characters, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. . .
If you love Sherlock Holmes, mystery, and a little of the paranormal. You should definitely give this book a try."
(The Boneseeker Chronicles #1)
January 10th 2018 by The Wild Rose Press, Inc
Aspiring scientist Arabella Holmes doesn't fit the role of a 1900s lady. Her father, Sherlock, landed her a position at the Mütter Museum to pursue her dream of becoming a purveyor of abnormal science, or what her father calls a "Boneseeker."
Henry Watson's two-fold mission at the Mütter Museum is to join their team of forensic anthropologists in unearthing unusual antiquities and to watch over Arabella. If only he could get her to speak to him, instead of hurling knives in his general direction. Assigned to a most secret expedition to investigate a mysterious skeletal hand discovered in upstate New York, Arabella and Henry are soon caught in a scientific debate, and the search for the truth may have deadly consequences for those involved.
Are the bones from a Neanderthal? Or are they living proof of fallen angels known as Nephilim?
Watson and Holmes must put aside their differences, trust their instincts, and rely on one another to survive to uncover the truth.
*This is a new version of a previously published edition
Praise for BONESEEKER:
Winner of the New Jersey Romance Writers Golden Leaf Contest
"Creative, meticulously researched, and terrific fun!" ~Grace Burrowes, NY Times Best Selling Author
"The characters, the setting, the descriptions and the mysteries and relationships all work together seamlessly to create a truly wonderful story that I completely adored." ~Best Books Ever Blog
"The settings are intriguing and the way they are described make you feel as if you are immersed in the story. I could feel the gloom and damp. That is rare in so many books! Boneseeker is a book I highly recommend, and I give it 5 stars!" ~Christy's Cozy Corners Blog
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Finding Beauty in the Beast, by Jessilyn Stewart Peaslee
2018, 263p, Fairy-tale Retelling
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Princess Rose's fiery temper has kept every potential suitor away...until now. After being spurned and humiliated for the last time, the princes forces every eligible man to present a gift to her under pain of death. The man who brings her the best gift will be chosen as her husband.
When Corbin presents his gift, he hopes that his simple offering will keep him safely overlooked. All he wants is to return to his quiet life as a blacksmith away from forbidding castles and beastly princesses. But love works in mysterious ways, and it all starts with a rose...
I love fairy-tale retellings, and loved the author's first two books, so I was excited to dive into this one! I'm happy to say that I absolutely loved it!
First of all, the beast is Princess Rose. She has her reasons to behave the way she does, and everyone is afraid of her. She's selfish and demanding and quite horrible so she is certainly full of flaws. Corbin is a blacksmith that leaves his home to start over. He finds himself in what appears to be an even worse situation than he was in before. While Corbin is a character that I sympathized with and felt justified along with him for his behavior, he had his flaws as well and there were lessons he needed to learn. Some good friends come to visit and they help him out.
I enjoyed reading this book from beginning to end! There's more to it than just Rose and Corbin's story and I liked how everything tied together. I love getting updates from characters in previous books and we get that when my favorite couple comes to visit Corbin. There are new characters that we meet, both likable and unlikable, which add to the story as well.
This is the kind of book I would recommend to anyone and everyone, especially those who enjoy a fantastic fairy-tale retelling! My daughter eyed this book as soon as it came and she's excited to read it. I'm interested to see what Jessilyn Peaslee comes up with next and am already looking forward to reading it!
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M. W. Lewis ( -1879), the first town surveyor for Sydney, NSW
The death is announced in New South Wales of Mr. M. W. Lewis.
Mr. Lewis arrived in the colony in March, 1830. Under the orders of the surveyor-general, Sir Thomas Mitchell, he proceeded at once into the interior to survey the main dividing range between the eastern and western watershed. He was engaged in this work for upwards of two years, and obtained the expressed approval of the surveyor-general for the manner in which he performed his work.
Sir Richard Bourke, having heard of his former employment in the Ordnance Department, appointed Mr. Lewis as the first town surveyor for Sydney, and afterwards made him colonial architect. His efforts in this position earned him the expressed approval of Sir Richard Bourke, Sir George Gipps, Sir Charles Fitzroy, and the then colonial secretaries. Among the public buildings erected by him may be mentioned the court-house and gaol, Darlinghurst, the Colonia Treasury, Custom House, and Government House, Sydney. He also designed the court houses and gaols at Newcastle Maitland, Muswellbrook, Parramatta, Berrima, &c., and also the Lunatic Asylum, Gladesville, and several churches and private buildings. He farther carried out the alteration of the old building in Macquarie-street into the first Parliament House, and the conversion of the old Military Hospital into the first national school. He was acting colonial engineer, and had to attend to harbour and river works, and had the roads and bridges of the colony under his control, in addition to the duties pertaining to the office of colonial architect.
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Homethis day in crime history: october 11, 1923
this day in crime history: october 11, 1923
October 11, 2017 John DuMond History, True Crime1923, crime, DeAutrement brothers, history, murder, Oregon, robbery, train robbery, true crime
On this date in 1923, twin brothers Ray and Roy DeAutremont, and their younger brother Hugh, attempted one of the last great train robberies in the United States. The robbery started when the brothers hid in a railroad tunnel outside Siskiyou, OR. As the Southern Pacific Gold Special passed through the tunnel, they jumped onto the train and made their way to the engine. After forcing the engineer to stop the train, they planted a bomb on the mail car to open the door. The bomb, which was more powerful than they expected, blew the car to pieces, killing the mail clerk inside.
Once they concluded that the robbery was a total failure, the brothers fled into the woods. Before they left, they shot and killed the engineer, the fireman, and the conductor, leaving no witnesses who could identify the robbers.
The police investigation, with the assistance of early forensic science pioneer Dr. Edward Heinrich, quickly identified the perpetrators. Tracking them down, however, would prove a bit more daunting.
The brothers figured that their chances of escape would improve if they split up. Roy and Ray went their separate ways, eventually meeting up in Ohio, where they got jobs working under assumed names. Hugh's escape was slightly more creative. He joined the US Army under an assumed name, and was eventually posted in the Philippines. He was shipped back to the United States in 1927, after an Army buddy saw a wanted poster and recognized his friend "James Price" as Hugh DeAutrement. Roy and Ray were arrested a short time later when one of their co-workers had a similar revelation.
After two trials (the first ended in a mistrial) Hugh was convicted of four counts of murder and sentenced to life in prison. His older brothers, seeing what was in store for them, pled guilty and received similar sentences.
Hugh DeAutrement was diagnosed with cancer while in prison. He was paroled in 1958 and died in early 1959. Roy went insane while in prison. He was transferred to a mental hospital, where he was given a lobotomy. He died of cancer while in the mental hospital. Ray DeAutrement, who had been described as a model prisoner, was paroled in 1961, on the anniversary of the robbery. His sentence was commuted by the governor of Oregon in 1971. He died in 1984, at the age of 84.
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Brittius says:
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Bob G. says:
A very intriguing tale of how forensics had progressed from it's infancy. Also shows that lobotomies are not the best way to go to change behaviors (drugs are not much better, it would seem today).
And, it demonstrates that some people DO take a look at those wanted posters that used to adorn local post offices in our country.
Good story.
Stay safe out there.
When I was a kid, I loved looking at those posters. Best part about going to the PO. 😉
damagedskullwriterandreviewer says:
I remember that too! While my mom waited in line, I would go through the binder of them on the counter!


Well, after nearly a year of thinking about buying a house and saving up money for the down payment, Anita and I finally bought our first house.
The Choices: Over the weekend of March 24 - 27, 2000, we started doing some real serious house hunting. Our realtor sent us almost 60 house listings. From those 60, we weeded out 30 or so that we knew we were not interested in. We drove by those 30 and narrowed the list down to 10 or so that we wanted to view on the inside. The next day we met with our realtor and she showed us about 10 houses. Of those 10, only 3 were potentials for making an offer. After a few phone calls, our realtor found out that 1 of those 3 was sold pending an inspection. So that left us with 2. One was in Golden Valley and it dropped $8000 as we drove up to the driveway! Unfortunately it looked like there were already 2 offers on it and possibly more as it was an open house that day. It was a nice place, but not a lot of it was finished. That left us with a house in the NW corner of Minneapolis. It was a very charming old home in a great neighborhood. We decided to make an offer.
The Bargaining: Our initial offer was $5000 less than the listing price. We figured we'd try it, see what they come back with. Their first counter was $2000 off the listing price and we'd have to pay for anything to bring it up to code. This sounded a bit fishy and the realtor told us that it's the seller's job to bring things up to code. So we countered back and asked for $3000 off the listing price and that they pay for bringing the house up to this mysterious "code". They countered once more saying they would do that, but would not budge any further on the price. We felt confident about the deal, so we signed off on it.
The Next Few Days: After all of that, the only thing standing in the way was the inspection, which took place on 4/1/2000. A few things came out of the inspection, most notably that there were ventilation issues, minor water damage in the basement, and the garage was not too sturdy. Nothing too shocking, so it looks like we're done!
The Final Word: If all goes well with the loan officer, we expect to close on June 16th, 2000. My lease at my current apartment runs until June 31, 2000, so I will probably move out gradually. We may decide to do some painting and other touch up work before moving any furniture. Who knows?
Who Cares? Show Me Some Pictures!
These were taken with a small point and shoot camera. They are pretty big, but they look nice that way.
There are currently no pictures of the 2 other bedrooms, the kitchen, and the basement. There really wasn't an easy way to get a nice picture of those areas.
The Stats: We've been getting a lot of questions about the house, here is everything you should care to know.
Foundation Size: 1016 sq. ft.
Neighborhood: Quiet Victory Neighborhood of Minneapolis, close to Victory Memorial Drive and Parkway (good for walking a dog!), Theodore Wirth Park and Golf Course, Centerbrook Golf Course, Brookdale Shopping Center, and a short walk from the supposed "best elementary school in Minneapolis", Loring Elementary.
The Problems: Any used house is bound to have some problems. These are at the top of the list of things we'll need to work on. Fortunately the list is not too large.
Ventilation problems which help cause ice damns on the roof.
Window wells not dug out properly causing water damage in the basement.
1-Car garage not doing too well. We want to tear it down and build a 2-car garage anyway.
Trees blocking view of house and views out the windows. Trees in the backyard are bizarre as well.
Appliances leave something to be desired.
Some minor painting and electrical issues.
Maybe make parts of the basement livable.


King of the Hill #1 "Kinoy vs Locq"
King of the Hill #1 kicks off with Kinoy taking on Locq in StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void! The series will feature many different RTS games which will force the King to be on their toes at all times. All matches will be best of 7 and promises to be a few hours of fun!
This episode was commentated by CarNage64 & SacredMyths!
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King of the Hill Results "Epyon vs Locq"
Epyon now defends his title against Locq175 who we've seen play originally against Kinoy back in the first episode. Today he is back to now challenge the new current king Epyon in StarCraft Brood War Remastered! Will Locq take the title now with his history of StarCraft 2 or will Epyon be the first King to defend his title?
SacredMyths & CarNage64 are casting the match!
Lzuruha is going back to it's roots! Lzuruha is finally getting back into the StarCraft scene! Meet the captain of the team and two of the latest members to join up with the squad! Continue reading below to get to know a little more about each of them now and be sure to tune in on youtube for the interview in the very near future on the Lzuruha main channel!
Legacy of the Void Closed Beta Coming Soon!
Award nominees will be announced on Tuesday, March 10, and award winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 18, right on Blizzard's official community sites and on Blog.Twitch.tv.
Blizzard recently put out a blog post on the current MMR system, the changes for the next season and what to expect when Legacy of the Void hits.


Highlights: Rhodes Old Town, Jewish Quarter, Kahal Shalom Synagogue, Jewish Museum in Rhodes, Rhodes old Harbour and New Harbour, Chatel Street, Acropolis of Rhodes City, Temple of Apollo, the Colossus of Rhodes ,Lindos Acropolis, Lindos Jewish Cemetery.
The tour will start with collection from the port where your cruise ship will dock in the morning and as you exit the ship you will see your tour guide awating you with your name on a sign ready to whisk you off for the day. The first point of call that we will head to is the Medieval City where you will get chance to see the famous Jewish Quarter otherwise known as La Juderia. La Juderia is situated in the eastern part of Rhodes Old City and is mostly focused around the Dossiadou street and is completely drenched in history as you will notice as you explore around.
Our stop here in La Juderia will be to the Kahal Shalom Synagogue which is recorded to be the oldest synagogue throughout Greece and is the sole remaining one here in Rhodes that is still be used and in service and this structure was built during the year 1577.
Inside the Kahal Shalom Synagogue there is also a Jewish Museum now this musuem has been created of what used to be the womans prayer rooms, in this museum you can find many photos and also memoral plaque that have come from the large Jewish community that was once here.There is also the very famous Al Chatel Street which gained its name from a family that once lived here and of course were a very honored and respected Jewish family.Right in the center of the La Juderia is the Square of the Martyed Jews where he lies the beautiful Seahorse Water Fountain, now this square was orignally the place full of traditional jewish homes and small sized shops but during the world war II it was struck by bombs which of course devasted the area so now it has been established as a small park and center square.The last part to see here at La Judeira is the Holocaust memorial which was put in place in the year 2002 in dedication to all the souls that lost their lives during world was 11, the feeling around this memorial is very special and of course sacred too.
Our next part of the tour will take us out from the Medieval City and over to the New Town where we can go and explore what is hiding. Here in the New Town you will be able to place your eyes on some very special historical buildinggs that have been blended with various styles that include Venetian, Gothis and even Arabic. These historical buildings include the City Hall, Administration Building, National Theatre and of course the Hotel of Roses. Once you have snapped photographs of these outstanding structures its onwards toour next stop which is the Old Harbour. The Old Harbour has a legendary story which is it was here that the Colossus of Rhodes and was even one of the seven wonders of the ancient world once stood.
Time to jump in the car / mini bus and make our way up the hillside and over to Monte Smith which also is recognised as the Acropolis of Rhodes City, as we reach the very top of the hill you will be breath taken by such panoramic out-standing views before you as you can actually see both East and West coasts. While we are in this area you will also have the chance to explore the Temple of Apollo, Hellenisitc Stadium and also the magnificent Ancient Theatre.
Next its a drive over to area of Lindos and along the way you will be able to gaze upon the very picturesque petite villages that we will pass through, just before we reach Lindos we will make a short photo stop break at a fantastic vantage point so you can capture an amazing panoramic view of the Acropolis – the little village below and of course the port of Lindos.Its time to head down the hillside and over to the main square of Lindos Village where you will have some free time so you can be able to discover around its white-washed buildings or save your legs and take a traditional donkey ride around. We will then meet up back in the main square of Lindos so we can head for out very last stop of the tour which will be to the Jewish Cemetery which is infact one of the best preserved in all of Europe and holds a vast number of tombstones dating all the way back to the 1500's to this present day.As you spend time walking around you will be bale to notice there are still careful excavations going on and in the past 5 years the excavations have managed to uncover 300 more burial stones.This just about wraps up our tour for the day so we will then head back to the port in Rhodes where you can re-embark your ship for departure, we trust that you have enjoyed your tour with us and we will look forward to seeing you again.
P.S – You shall be given your Rhodes and Hewish Heritage Tour documents / vouchers at the time of confirmed booking via email as well as all the detailed information you will be needing.
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" And the Hearings Begin...	"
And the Hearings Begin...
Conyers and Feingold Announce Judiciary Hearings on Bush Admistration Policy in Both Senate and House...
At the turn of the new year, we dubbed 2007 "The Year of Accountability." So, let it begin.
Two announcements were released today concerning upcoming oversight and investigative hearings in Congress on Bush Administration policy. If you can imagine such a thing.
In the House, Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee --- the one which would lead the way concerning any Articles of Impeachment for a sitting U.S. President or Vice-President --- announced today that hearings would be held next Wednesday in the committee on "Presidential Signing Statements under the Bush Administration: A Threat to Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law?" (Complete media release, with details, scheduled witnesses, etc. at end of this article.)
In the Senate, Russ Feingold (D-WI) will chair Judiciary Committee hearings on "Congress's Power to End a War." In a media advisory just released, (posted in full below) Feingold refers to Congress's "power of the purse to redeploy our troops safely from Iraq so that we can refocus on the global terrorist networks that threaten our national security."
"This hearing will help inform my colleagues and the public about Congress's power to end a war and how that power has been used in the past," Feingold is quoted in the release. As well, he promises to to introduce new legislation to do exactly that in the Senate. "I will soon be introducing legislation to use the power of the purse to end what is clearly one of the greatest mistakes in the history of our nation's foreign policy," the senator said.
Neither of the Constitutionally mandated oversight hearings will be held in a basement broom closet, but rather in proper Congressional Hearing Rooms.
UPDATE 8:22pm PT White House says they "will cooperate." Of course they will.
The complete media releases from Conyers and Feingold, with dates, times, locations, and expected witnesses, follow below...
For Immediate Release: January 25, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Godfrey (202) XXX-XXXX
NOTICE OF OVERSIGHT HEARING
"Presidential Signing Statements under the Bush Administration: A Threat to Checks and Balances and the Rule of Law?"
2141 Rayburn
By Direction of the Chairman
Confirmed Witnesses:
Karen Mathis, ABA President
Mickey Edwards, Former Republican Congressman
Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School
John Elwood, Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel of DOJ
Nicholas Rozenkranz, Georgetown University
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 25, 2007
Contact: Zach Lowe - (202) XXX-XXXX
***Media Advisory***
FEINGOLD TO CHAIR JUDICIARY HEARING ON CONGRESS'S POWER TO END A WAR
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, January 30th, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will chair a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, "Exercising Congress's Constitutional Power to End a War." Earlier this month, Feingold, Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, became the first Senator to call on Congress to use its power of the purse to redeploy our troops safely from Iraq so that we can refocus on the global terrorist networks that threaten our national security. Feingold proposed this action after President George Bush announced plans to escalate our military involvement in Iraq despite the objections of members of both parties, military and foreign policy experts, and the American people.
"Congress holds the power of the purse and if the President continues to advance his failed Iraq policy, we have the responsibility to use that power to safely redeploy our troops from Iraq," Feingold said. "This hearing will help inform my colleagues and the public about Congress's power to end a war and how that power has been used in the past. I will soon be introducing legislation to use the power of the purse to end what is clearly one of the greatest mistakes in the history of our nation's foreign policy."
Witnesses at the hearing will include:
Louis Fisher, Library of Congress
Prof. Walter Dellinger, Duke University School of Law, former Solicitor General of the United States
Prof. David Barron, Harvard Law School
Prof. Robert Turner, University of Virginia Law School
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing --- "Exercising Congress's Constitutional Power to End a War." Feingold will chair the full committee hearing.
Where: SD - 226
When: Tuesday, January 30th – 10:00 am ET
Senator Feingold's remarks from yesterday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting regarding the need to end our involvement in Iraq can be viewed and heard here: http://feingold.senate.g...ments/07/01/20070124.htm.
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"And the Hearings Begin..."
... John Blossom	said on 1/25/2007 @ 2:37 pm PT...
Huzzah! Let the justice begin!
A Boston Globe article last year noted:
The Constitution is clear in assigning to Congress the power to write the laws and to the president a duty ''to take care that the laws be faithfully executed." Bush, however, has repeatedly declared that he does not need to ''execute" a law he believes is unconstitutional.
This perspective is actually a TWO-WAY violation of separation of powers. Not only does Bush repute the President's need to execute what the Legislative branch has set as law, he also reputes the JUDICIAL branch by usurping their established right to review the constitutionality of laws. This is one of the more dangerous aspects of the far-right figures that Bush and his predecessors have inserted into the Supreme Court: some are not necessarily in favor of the precedent of the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of laws!
We are witnessing an unprecedented power grab that has been in the works for more than a decade. Thank goodness for Democratic-controlled committees that can start turning back this tide of totalitarianism.
... FascistUSA	said on 1/25/2007 @ 2:53 pm PT...
Lord Bush is a FASCIST. A NAZI. A WAR PROFITEERS.
OUR DEMOCRACY IS IN SHAMBLES.
WE ARE NOTHING MORE THEN SLAVES.
Impeach and jail the lying CRIMINAL anti-environmentalist warmongers still in power known as the BUSHIT ADMINISTRATION.
DAMAGE CONTROL:Revert back the over 200 environmental laws reversed under their DESTRUCTIVE rule and try and form a new committee to figure out how World Trade Building #7 came down in 5.6 without any arabs or airplanes in it's own footprint like the twin towers only 10 hours later on 9/11. Name the U.S. generals who scheduled coincidently 4 different war exercises for that day opening the door for the Bush/Cheney terrorist attack. DO IT! i dare you. Then view the over 100 confiscated Pentagon videos because it sure the hell wasn't a 757 that hit the Pentagon.
... Ancient	said on 1/25/2007 @ 3:08 pm PT...
Conyers and Feingold - now there are two statesmen who are there doing the job we intrusted them with - not a bunch of party politicing!
... A Concerned Citizen	said on 1/25/2007 @ 3:20 pm PT...
Well, I'm going to try to be hopeful with these "committees" forming, but I can't help but believe it's all a smokescreen to pacify those of us who know the truth now. They aren't really going to do anything productive. I still say they are all in bed together, dems and reps. I sure hope I'm wrong, but the scope of everything else being done says I have a good chance of being right.
I think the TRILLIONS missing from our treasury (which nobody seems to talk about or care about, which blows my mind) in recent years, along with the BILLIONS missing from Iraq are providing the payroll means for all of Washington. They ALL own more and have bigger bank accounts than people making the same annual salary outside of Washington. Come on.... 2 + 2 = 4.
... Steve	said on 1/25/2007 @ 3:46 pm PT...
This seems like a good start. I still have a hard time trusting our new congress. A great scenario would be that this turn into a criminal investigation when all done. Then maybe I could start to trust them.
... Blow Me, I'm Irish!	said on 1/25/2007 @ 4:12 pm PT...
Let's hope these guys have the moral strength to bring Chimpy and his Criminal Cabal to justice....
Impeachment is NOT enough!
... Styve	said on 1/25/2007 @ 4:21 pm PT...
I anticipate both will receive their prescribed doses of military-grade anthrax right before the hearings are to begin. This is like a 2-minute drill for the administration, with the no-huddle offense, and I think we are going to see shit hitting fan very soon!!
... ALD	said on 1/25/2007 @ 4:24 pm PT...
We've been excited so many times before, please let this be real! Don't let pussies in congress or the senate stop them from opening the doors to impeachement for not just bush, but cheney and the others too. Don't let them say we can't do this in war time! Don't let them concide to lessor charges! If Ford hadn't let Nixon go with a full pardon then this horror may not have occurred that we are living today! It's our civic duty to honor the constitution so we can proudly one day say our vote and opinion counts!
... jen said on 1/25/2007 @ 4:38 pm PT...
These are 2 trustworthy (imho) men who I do believe have the best interest of our country at heart. I know we've gotten our hopes up and had them crushed enough times that we are understandably skeptical, but nonetheless, I will continue sending light in hopes that eventually the evil darkness will be exposed for all to see.
... molly said on 1/25/2007 @ 4:51 pm PT...
I second that Jen...and Grizzly.
... Mother of Logic	said on 1/25/2007 @ 5:12 pm PT...
TO: Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), i know from the old days,
Senate, Russ Feingold (D-WI) read he is a great fighter
bring it on home..................
I'm counting on YOU!
Mother of Logic
... Kathleen	said on 1/25/2007 @ 5:20 pm PT...
I LOVE Russ Feingold and John Conyers, LOVE them. They are the best thing happening in the US gov't, bar none.
Did you check out the list of confirmed witnesses on the first page? Looks like they are serious to me!
Funny though, I haven't heard a peep about it on MSM. Uh O where's Big Dan. Tee Hee Tee Hee. But, he couldn't be more right! The public won't get involved if they don't know what's going on. Talk openly about what you know to every one possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ooops, I meant entrusted up there at the top, for all you grammar freaks. I really do try , but biology is more my thing.
... luci	said on 1/25/2007 @ 6:30 pm PT...
If these two men were to announce the formation of a third party with Chuck Hagel, that party would win hands down in 2008
... billyjoe	said on 1/25/2007 @ 6:59 pm PT...
Russ Feingold: Wisconsense.
Jen, Mother, Kathleen, all - I love coming here, you guys lift my spirits and renew me hope, thank you. I followed and posted with John Conyers the last couple years too and was one of the 500,0000+ who signed his petition after the Downing Street Memo came to light. But I kinda gave up on things months ago and haven't been going there much. I'll go to his website often again. He's put a lot of time and effort into asking questions and bringing corruption to light on Capital Hill and on his website. Thank you, Mr. Conyers. (Thank you too, Brad, you are also tireless in your efforts.)
You're right about how they have been among the VERY few. Thanks again everyone! I have hope again.
(I can't wait to see the turnout Saturday in Washington - should be verrry i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-i-n-g!!!)
... Artie Smertagacci	said on 1/25/2007 @ 7:13 pm PT...
Geez, Brad, yellow text on dark green? Take it easy on us old geezers, please?
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... Thick-Witted Liberal	said on 1/25/2007 @ 7:44 pm PT...
The hearings and the Libby trial are really about exposing the crimes and secrets of Dick Cheney, the real architect of the Bush policies. Every day I am enjoying the tightening of Cheney's noose. We may never put him where he belongs, but history will dump him into the gutter with Nixon.
... Mark S	said on 1/25/2007 @ 7:52 pm PT...
I agree with A Concerned Citizen, Steve, and Styve.
My best guess is that the hearings will get some CMSM coverage, particularly the first part with all those terrific witnesses.
The the committees will start the subpoena and discovery process, which the White House will fight, so it will take time.
Like about two years worth of time. See, one way to take something off the table, is to put it on another table. Instead of doing something, you form a committee to study the problem.
I hope I'm wrong. My signature was on that petition too, and I still have that shameful photo with Conyers and Maxine Waters standing outside the White House gates trying to hand the petition to a defiant flunky who I doubt would have risked his job to pass it on to Bush. My memory must be failing me. I don't recall Nancy Pelosi in that picture. Or Al Gore. Or John Kerry. Maybe they were on deep background?
... Brad said on 1/25/2007 @ 8:19 pm PT...
Artie Smertagacci:
Select "Dark on Light" from the "Select Color Scheme" option in the top right sidebar.
Hope it helps, geezer!
... big dan	said on 1/26/2007 @ 5:48 am PT...
This is why we needed a Democratic Congress.
Leahy is actually the chairman of the committee, lest anyone be confused.
Finegold is actually the chairman of one sub-committee, lest anyone be confused.
Two New Mexico lawmakers have introduced a measure calling on Congress to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney.
''This is not a publicity stunt,'' Ortiz y Pino told a cheering crowd at a rally at the Capitol on Tuesday. ''This is action that we can take, and it's an opening for the citizens to act.''
http://www.azfamily.com/...ush_cheney.16dd6d3a.html
Anybody got anything on Lindsey Grahm? I can't stand that asshole!
... Larry Bergan	said on 1/26/2007 @ 8:30 pm PT...
And this article by Elizabeth Holtzman from "The Nation."
There was also a little incident where Orrin Hatch had to admit he was hacking into John Kerry's computer.
Oh, so little time!
Do you hear those footsteps?
That's the sound of Congressman John Conyers, Joseph Wilson, Cindy Sheehan, John Bonifaz and others, (maybe the 450 some-odd constitutional lawyers who objected to the Clinton impeachment), (maybe we the people), coming up from the basement of congress to crash the Republican party.
Something tells me the unconstitutional flag burning amendment is on hold for a while.
Maybe when it's over, we won't have to pee in a cup to get a crappy job.


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Before you even write a single line of code, it's important to write a functional specification so the development team has a clear idea of what the bot is expected to do. The specification should include a reasonably comprehensive list of user inputs and expected bot responses in various knowledge domains. This living document will be an invaluable guide for developing and testing your bot.
How far are we from building systems with commonsense? One often-heard answer is: not in the near future, while the realistic answer is: we don't know. Last year, I spent some time trying to build a system that can do better than an information retrieval baseline in taking fourth-grade science exam (which still has a ways to go to gain a passing score of 65%). I failed hard. Here's an example to get a sense of the difficulty of these questions.
Multinational Naive Bayes is the classic algorithm for text classification and NLP. For an instance, let's assume a set of sentences are given which are belonging to a particular class. With new input sentence, each word is counted for its occurrence and is accounted for its commonality and each class is assigned a score. The highest scored class is the most likely to be associated with the input sentence.
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Bots are also used to buy up good seats for concerts, particularly by ticket brokers who resell the tickets.[12] Bots are employed against entertainment event-ticketing sites. The bots are used by ticket brokers to unfairly obtain the best seats for themselves while depriving the general public of also having a chance to obtain the good seats. The bot runs through the purchase process and obtains better seats by pulling as many seats back as it can.
However, chatbots are not just limited to answering queries and providing basic knowledge. They can work as an aid to the teacher/instructor by identifying spelling and grammatical mistakes with precision, checking homework, assigning projects, and, more importantly, keeping track of students' progress and achievements. A human can only do so much, whereas a bot has virtually an infinite capacity to store and analyse all data.
If your interaction with a conversational bot is through a specific menu (where you interact through buttons but the bot does not understand natural language input), chances are you are talking to a bot with structured questions and responses. This type of bot is usually applied on messenger platforms for marketing purposes. They are great at conducting surveys, generating leads, and sending daily content pieces or newsletters.
To inspire your first (or next) foray into the weird and wonderful world of chatbots, we've compiled a list of seven brands whose bot-based campaigns were fueled by an astute knowledge of their target audiences and solid copywriting. Check them out below, and start considering if a chatbot is the right move for your own company's next big marketing campaign.
Chatfuel is a platform that lets you build your own Chatbot for Messenger (and Telegram) for free. The only limit is if you pass more than 100,000 conversations per month, but for most businesses that won't be an issue. No understanding of code is required and it has a simple drag-and-drop interface. Think Wix/Squarespace for bots (side note: I have zero affiliation with Chatfuel).
WeChat combines a chat-based interface with vast library of add-on features such as a mobile wallet, chat-based transactions, and chat-based media and interactive widgets, and exposes it all to businesses through a powerful API that enables businesses from mom and pop noodle shops to powerhouses such as Nike and Burberry to "friend" their customers and market to them in never before imaginable ways. Over 10MM businesses in China have WeChat accounts, and it is becoming increasingly popular for small businesses to only have a WeChat account, forgoing developing their own website or mobile app completely. US technology firms, in particular Facebook, are taking note.
The evolution of artificial intelligence is now in full swing and chatbots are only a faint splash on a huge wave of progress. Today the number of users of messaging apps like WhatsApp, Slack, Skype and their analogs is skyrocketing, Facebook Messenger alone has more than 1.2 billion monthly users. With the spread of messengers, virtual chatterbots that imitate human conversations for solving various tasks are becoming increasingly in demand. Chinese WeChat bots can already set medical appointments, call a taxi, send money to friends, check in for a flight and many many other.
Companies most likely to be supporting bots operate in the health, communications and banking industries, with informational bots garnering the majority of attention. However, challenges still abound, even among bot supporters, with lack of skilled talent to develop and work with bots cited as a challenge in implementing solutions, followed by deployment and acquisition costs, as well as data privacy and security.
"Today, chat isn't yet being perceived as an engagement driver, but more of a customer service operation[…]" Horwitz writes for Chatbots Magazine. "Brands and marketers can start collecting data around the engagement and interaction of end users. Those that are successful could see higher brand recognition, turning user-level mobile moments into huge returns."
There are situations for chatbots, however, if you are able to recognize the limitations of chatbot technology. The real value from chatbots come from limited workflows such as a simple question and answer or trigger and action functionality, and that's where the technology is really shining. People tend to want to find answers without the need to talk to a real person, so organizations are enabling their customers to seek help how they please. Mastercard allows users to check in with their accounts by messaging its respective bot. Whole Foods uses a chatbot for its customers to easily surface recipes, and Staples partnered with IBM to create a chatbot to answer general customer inquiries about orders, products and more.
Because chatbots are predominantly found on social media messaging platforms, they're able to reach a virtually limitless audience. They can reach a new customer base for your brand by tapping into new demographics, and they can be integrated across multiple messaging applications, thus making you more readily available to help your customers. This, in turn, opens new opportunities for you to increase sales.
For every question or instruction input to the conversational bot, there must exist a specific pattern in the database to provide a suitable response. Where there are several combinations of patterns available, and a hierarchical pattern is created. In these cases, algorithms are used to reduce the classifiers and generate a structure that is more manageable. This is the "reductionist" approach—or, in other words, to have a simplified solution, it reduces the problem.
Students from different backgrounds can share their views and perspectives on a specific matter while a chatbot can still adapt to each one of them individually. Chatbots can improve engagement among students and encourage interaction with the rest of the class by assigning group work and projects - similarly to what teachers usually do in regular classes.
We need to know the specific intents in the request (we will call them as entities), for eg — the answers to the questions like when?, where?, how many? etc., that correspond to extracting the information from the user request about datetime, location, number respectively. Here datetime, location, number are the entities. Quoting the above weather example, the entities can be 'datetime' (user provided information) and location(note — location need not be an explicit input provided by the user and will be determined from the user location as default, if nothing is specified).
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The most advanced bots are powered by artificial intelligence, helping it to understand complex requests, personalize responses, and improve interactions over time. This technology is still in its infancy, so most bots follow a set of rules programmed by a human via a bot-building platform. It's as simple as ordering a list of if-then statements and writing canned responses, often without needing to know a line of code.
Of course, each messaging app has its own fine print for bots. For example, on Messenger a brand can send a message only if the user prompted the conversation, and if the user doesn't find value and opt to receive future notifications within those first 24 hours, there's no future communication. But to be honest, that's not enough to eradicate the threat of bad bots.
Intents: It is basically the action chatbot should perform when the user say something. For instance, intent can trigger same thing if user types "I want to order a red pair of shoes", "Do you have red shoes? I want to order them" or "Show me some red pair of shoes", all of these user's text show trigger single command giving users options for Red pair of shoes.
This is great for the consumer because they don't need to leave the environment of Facebook to get access to the content they want, and it's hugely beneficial to Politico, as they're able to push on-demand content through to an increasingly engaged audience - oh, and they can also learn a bunch of interesting things about their audience in the process (I'll get to this shortly).
ETL. The bot relies on information and knowledge extracted from the raw data by an ETL process in the backend. This data might be structured (SQL database), semi-structured (CRM system, FAQs), or unstructured (Word documents, PDFs, web logs). An ETL subsystem extracts the data on a fixed schedule. The content is transformed and enriched, then loaded into an intermediary data store, such as Cosmos DB or Azure Blob Storage.
Typically, companies applied a passive engagement method with consumers. In other words, customer support only responds to complaining consumers – but never initiate any conversations or look for feedback. While this method was fine for a long while, it doesn't work anymore with millennials. Users want to communicate with attentive brands who have a 24/7 support system and they won't settle for anything less.
The fact that you can now run ads directly to Messenger is an enormous opportunity for any business. This skips the convoluted and leaky process of trying to acquire someone's email address to nurture them outside of Facebook's platform. Instead, you can retain the connection with someone inside Facebook and improve the overall conversion rates to receiving an engagement.
The most widely used anti-bot technique is the use of CAPTCHA, which is a form of Turing test used to distinguish between a human user and a less-sophisticated AI-powered bot, by the use of graphically-encoded human-readable text. Examples of providers include Recaptcha, and commercial companies such as Minteye, Solve Media, and NuCaptcha. Captchas, however, are not foolproof in preventing bots as they can often be circumvented by computer character recognition, security holes, and even by outsourcing captcha solving to cheap laborers.
User message. Once authenticated, the user sends a message to the bot. The bot reads the message and routes it to a natural language understanding service such as LUIS. This step gets the intents (what the user wants to do) and entities (what things the user is interested in). The bot then builds a query that it passes to a service that serves information, such as Azure Search for document retrieval, QnA Maker for FAQs, or a custom knowledge base. The bot uses these results to construct a response. To give the best result for a given query, the bot might make several back-and-forth calls to these remote services.
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Simple chatbots, or bots, are easy to build. In fact, many coders have automated bot-building processes and templates. The majority of these processes follow simple code formulas that the designer plans, and the bots provide the responses coded into it—and only those responses. Simplistic bots (built in five minutes or less) typically respond to one or two very specific commands.
Cheyer explains Viv like this. Imagine you need to pick up a bottle of wine that goes well with lasagna on the way to your brother's house. If you wanted to do that yourself, you'd need to determine which wine goes well with lasagna (search #1) then find a wine store that carries it (search #2) that is on the way to your brother's house (search #3). Once you have that figured out, you have to calculate what time you need to leave to stop at the wine store on the way (search #4) and still make it to his house on time.
Designing for conversational interfaces represents a big shift in the way we are used to thinking about interaction. Chatbots have less signifiers and affordances than websites and apps – which means words have to work harder to deliver clarity, cohesion and utility for the user. It is a change of paradigm that requires designers to re-wire their brain, their deliverables and their design process to create successful bot experiences.
It's fair to say that I'm pretty obsessed with chatbots right now. There are some great applications popping up from brands that genuinely add value to the end consumer, and early signs are showing that consumers are actually responding really well to them. For those of you who aren't quite sure what I'm talking about, here's a quick overview of what a chatbot is:
Les premières formes historiques de chatbots ont été utilisées sous forme d'agents virtuels mis à disposition sur les sites web et utilisant le plus souvent une image ou un avatar humain. Le terme de chatbot est désormais principalement utilisé pour désigner les chatbots proposés sur les réseaux sociaux et notamment les chatbots Facebook Messenger ou ceux intégrés au sein d'applications mobiles ou sites web. Appliqués au domaine des enceintes intelligentes et autres assistants intelligents, les chatbots peuvent devenir des voicebots.
Amazon's Echo device has been a surprise hit, reaching over 3M units sold in less than 18 months. Although part of this success can be attributed to the massive awareness-building power of the Amazon.com homepage, the device receives positive reviews from customers and experts alike, and has even prompted Google to develop its own version of the same device, Google Home.
H&M's consistent increased sales over the past year and its August announcement to launch an eCommerce presence in Canada and South Korea during the fall of 2016, along with 11 new H&M online markets (for a total of 35 markets by the end of the year), appear to signify positive results for its chatbot implementation (though direct correlations are unavailable on its website).
Through Amazon's developer platform for the Echo (called Alexa Skills), developers can develop "skills" for Alexa which enable her to carry out new types of tasks. Examples of skills include playing music from your Spotify library, adding events to your Google Calendar, or querying your credit card balance with Capital One — you can even ask Alexa to "open Dominoes and place my Easy Order" and have pizza delivered without even picking up your smartphone. Now that's conversational commerce in action.
Artificial neural networks, invented in the 1940's, are a way of calculating an output from an input (a classification) using weighted connections ("synapses") that are calculated from repeated iterations through training data. Each pass through the training data alters the weights such that the neural network produces the output with greater "accuracy" (lower error rate).
Telegram launched its bot API in 2015, and launched version 2.0 of its platform in April 2016, adding support for bots to send rich media and access geolocation services. As with Kik, Telegram's bots feel spartan and lack compelling features at this point, but that could change over time. Telegram has also yet to add payment features, so there are not yet any shopping-related bots on the platform.
If you ask any marketing expert, customer engagement is simply about talking to the customer and reeling them in when the time's right. This means being there for the user whenever they look for you throughout their lifecycle and therein lies the trick: How can you be sure you're there at all times and especially when it matters most to the customer?
How: this involves creating a basic content block within Chatfuel that has a discount code within it. Instead of giving all users of the bot the same experience, you can direct them through to specific parts of the conversation (or 'blocks'). Using the direct link to your content block, you'll be able to create CTAs on your website that direct people straight into Messenger to get a discount code (more info here).
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It may be tempting to assume that users will navigate across dialogs, creating a dialog stack, and at some point will navigate back in the direction they came from, unstacking the dialogs one by one in a neat and orderly way. For example, the user will start at root dialog, invoke the new order dialog from there, and then invoke the product search dialog. Then the user will select a product and confirm, exiting the product search dialog, complete the order, exiting the new order dialog, and arrive back at the root dialog.
A chatbot is an automated program that interacts with customers like a human would and cost little to nothing to engage with. Chatbots attend to customers at all times of the day and week and are not limited by time or a physical location. This makes its implementation appealing to a lot of businesses that may not have the man-power or financial resources to keep employees working around the clock.


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