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A MelanieM Review: Surprise Groom (Marital Bliss #1) by D.J. Jamison
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
Can two men fake their way to marital bliss?
Caleb Taylor is shocked to learn his family could lose Bliss Island Resort — their home and livelihood — unless he makes use of a clause to marry the child of investor Louis Chastain. Sofia Chastain is more like a sister than a love interest, and Caleb isn't ready to sign over his future. But Sofia has a brother, and Caleb has a plan …
Julien Chastain was disowned at fifteen and has made a life as a go-go dancer in Miami, but he lives paycheck to paycheck. When his childhood friend proposes an outlandish marriage contract, he thinks he's crazy. But it's a chance at a future that's tough to pass up.
Caleb and Julien must present themselves as an authentic couple for the legal loophole to work, but the lines between "fake" and "real" keep shifting as they navigate intimacy, public scrutiny, and sabotage.
Love isn't part of the plan, but plans change. If they can outsmart Julien's father and prove their love is worth more than a transaction, they just might find a true happily-ever-after.
I'm really very fond of the "fake marriage" trope, eager to see how each author gives this familiar theme their own twist. Surprise Groom (Marital Bliss #1) by D.J. Jamison delivers a delightful contemporary romance within this well known framework, one that kept me entertained and connected right up until the end.
Unlike some of the other stories, Jamison gave both men a connected past which made their reunion and rising feelings, or perhaps buried feelings much more authentic. They understood each other even while relearning the adult version of the other person that they were faced with now. Jamison delivers now only great characters but realistic situations, beautiful locations such as Bliss Island which is based on an actual place.
I am not a fan of the tired tag "Gay For You" which implies a choice in sexuality, or that a character "turned" the other one gay. Please. So I was happy to see Caleb working through his feelings and realizing that he's actually bisexual, a far more realistic and positive portrait. In fact, Caleb and Julian's relationship is based on growth and trust, which I appreciated, given the backgrounds of one and the situation in which their reunion is launched.
All the characters here were so well drawn out that you enjoyed spending time with each and every one, whether it was the dancers at the club in Miami to the extended family of friends at the Bliss Island resort. They were all people you wanted to get to know better and I am thrilled this is becoming a series. I'm not sure if it's couples coming to the island or more of Caleb and Julian or both. Either way I will be waiting for the next installment to drop.
Surprise Groom (Marital Bliss #1) by D.J. Jamison really had everything I love in a contemporary romance. Well written, a trope I love, men reuniting with a past history and given a chance at love and HEA in a drop dead gorgeous location! Yes, I am absolutely recommending this! I think you'll love it as much as I do.
Cover art: Garrett Leigh at Black Jazz Design. Not a fan of the cover. No real elements from the story, just a model. Disappointing.
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Published May 16th 2019
Marital Bliss #1
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Release Blitz for Rapid Response (Hearts & Health #8) by DJ Jamison (excerpt and giveaway)
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Length: 92,000 words approx.
Hearts & Health Series
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A confused straight guy and a gay hookup artist walk into a bar …
Firefighter Sean Connolly is straight — until one impulsive night changes everything. He tries to dismiss it as a fluke, but when a fire rescue leads him back to the guy who blew his mind, he's thrown into a chaos of confusion and want. He gives in to curiosity, exploring a new side to himself — not just his attraction to a man, but his desperate need to please.
Paramedic Jace Gillespie is a hookup pro, never letting anyone get too close. When he meets Sean, though, he feels a connection right away. An ill-advised threesome seems to kill a friendship in the making, but when they're thrown together by work, it doesn't take long for passion to reignite. Sean calls to something in Jace he never knew was there, and together, they explore a dynamic that fulfills them both.
But as feelings deepen, doubts surface. Sean is in the closet, and Jace struggles to trust his promise that it won't last forever. With family conflict and his career in the balance, Sean finds it difficult to picture his life without secrecy, but if he doesn't find a way, he may lose the one person he most wants to please.
Rapid Response is the longest novel of the Hearts and Health series at approximately 92,000 words! It can be read as a standalone.
Sean glanced into the mirror, and though he looked like the same guy on the outside — dark hair, dark eyes, unremarkable face — he didn't recognize the one on the inside. And that was scary.
"I'm sorry," he scraped out.
"For what? Staring at my mouth, or for hiding from yourself?" Jace asked caustically.
Sean swallowed hard. His traitorous eyes found Jace in the mirror, locking on the mouth in question. Pink, full lips. Jace had been a good kisser. A good … sucker.
"Yeah, just like that," Jace said.
Sean jerked his gaze to Jace's eyes, which bored into him, their power not diluted in the slightest by the mirror acting as their go-between. Could Jace see what was inside? If he could…
"Sorry," Sean whispered. "I didn't realize I…"
"What, Sean? What didn't you realize?"
"That I, um. That I…" He couldn't get the words out.
"That you like my mouth? That you want it on you again? That you—"
Sean spun around. "Shut up."
"Make me."
His breath caught. "What?"
"You heard me," Jace said. "Make me shut up. You know exactly how to do it."
Sean hesitated, and Jace smirked. "Yeah, I didn't think so."
Frustrated and frazzled, Sean acted on instinct, doing exactly what Jace had asked. He grabbed the front of Jace's shirt, spun him around, and shoved him against the counter containing the row of sinks.
Then he kissed him.
Hard.
To make him shut up.
It was the only way to get him to stop talking. Gloating. Jace had practically ordered him to do it, the bastard. And Sean needed to shut up the doubts in his head, too.
He closed his eyes, blocking out all thought, and sank into the feeling of Jace's perfect, hot mouth on his again.
DJ Jamison is the author of more than a dozen m/m romances, including the Ashe Sentinel series and the Hearts and Health series. She writes a variety of queer characters, from gay to bisexual to asexual, with a focus on telling love stories that are more about common ground than lust at first sight. DJ grew up in the Midwest in a working-class family, and those influences can be found in her writing through characters coping with real-life problems: money troubles, workplace drama, family conflicts and, of course, falling in love. DJ spent more than a decade in the newspaper industry before chasing her first dream to write fiction. She spent a lifetime reading before that, and continues to avidly devour her fellow authors' books each night. She lives in Kansas with her husband, two sons, two fish and, regrettably, one snake.
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Blog Post for DJ Jamison's Hearts & Health Volume 2 (giveaway)
Three Romances in one set
Hearts and Health: Volume 2 (a box set of Books 4-6 in the series) is out now, so I thought it'd be fun to give you an overview of the three couples getting their HEA in this bundle!
WADE & BEAU: In Room for Recovery, Wade is keeping a secret that's poisoning him inside, and until he can face it, he can't accept himself or his love for anyone else. When Beau is threatened by bullies, though, Wade can't keep his distance. The two forge a friendship, and soon enough, Beau is finding a way past Wade's walls to the heart he keeps so well-hidden. This book has younger characters (eighteen and nineteen) than most of the others in the series. Wade and Beau both appeared briefly in Urgent Care, Book 3 in the series, but the story still works as a standalone.
ERIC & CASPER: In Surprise Delivery, Dr. Eric Holtz, a divorced workaholic, gets his happy ending. When Eric's niece shows up, pregnant and ready to raise her baby without her parents' help, Eric has family again. Her ob-gyn, Dr. Casper Rollins, is ready to help Eric break those nasty work habits as he prepares for this massive life change. But Eric discovers that Casper isn't the light-hearted adrenaline junkie he appears to be. Reluctant to give his heart after the death of his past love, Casper needs his own lesson in living life to the fullest, and Eric is there to provide it.
IAN & CALLUM: Ian, a hospital orderly, appears briefly in Bedside Manner, but it's his appearance in Surprise Delivery — when he inadvertently walks in on some hot man-on-man action — that serves as the catalyst for his sexual journey. Ian, divorced and the father of a teen, has long suppressed his bisexual side, but his curiosity drives him to install an app and hook up with a nearby user. Geeky lab tech Callum Price happens to be in the building and is all too happy to help Ian explore his sexuality. This is a hookups to lovers story, layered with the obstacles that come with family obligations and expectations. But rest assured, these two men will get their HEA!
The Hearts and Health series focuses on a new couple with each book, and for the most part, each book can stand on its own. If you haven't yet read earlier books, there's a box set of Books 1-3 out on Amazon, as well.
July 26 – The Novel Approach, July 30 – Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, August 1 – Gay Book Reviews, August 2 – Joyfully Jay, August 3 – Bayou Book Junkie
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Length: 220,000 words approx.
Room For Recovery – Book #4
When Beau James is cornered by two bullies, he's rescued by none other than the broody Wade Ritter, who he's crushed on from afar. Despite their family connection, Wade has resisted all of Beau's attempts at friendship — until now. His protective streak gives Beau an opportunity to get past Wade's prickly exterior. But Wade is carrying a heavy burden that makes it tough to open up. With Beau's help, he realizes there's room for recovery. If he can face hard truths about his sexuality and love himself, he might be able to love Beau too.
Surprise Delivery – Book #5
Dr. Casper Rollins knows how to have fun. The love of his life, Kage Myers, lived every moment to the fullest before he died. Now, Casper goes on adrenaline-soaked adventures when he wants to feel closer to his lost love. Dr. Eric Holtz is married to his work, so much so his last partner left him. When his niece arrives, pregnant and in need of an ally, he has family again. Then her obstetrician suggests breaking Eric of his workaholic tendencies, and a fun and sexy fling ensues. But it's not long before feelings are in the mix. If these two want a future, they'll have to embrace the lesson Kage taught Casper long ago: You only live once.
Orderly Affair – Book #6
When Ian Connolly installs a hookup app to explore his long-suppressed attraction to men, he doesn't expect to connect with anyone he knows, especially not lab tech Callum Price. But from their first scorching encounter, he's hooked. Callum hasn't had the best luck with love, and he's suffocating under a pile of responsibilities. But when he sees an opportunity to blow off steam with Ian, he takes it. If Ian can be honest with his family about loving a man, maybe Callum can admit his own truth: He wants a man he can count on, a man just like Ian.
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Room For Recovery
Beau James was trashed. Eyes glazed, words slurred, inhibitions gone, full-on trashed.
He balanced on the orange-and-brown plaid couch in Barry Gleason's basement, a cup of beer sloshing in one hand as he tried to dance to rap blaring through Barry's speakers. Tried to dance, as in, couldn't dance to save his life. It was painful to watch — Beau thrust his slender hips completely off-beat — but it was also hard to look away.
It was hot in the small room with so many bodies crowding in, and Beau's curly hair was frizzing into a halo around his flushed face. A halo for the angel, Wade thought sarcastically. A sheen of sweat made Beau look as if he were glowing. Or maybe that was the huge smile on his face, beaming his care-free, drunken joy to everyone in the room.
Even Wade wasn't immune.
That smile did squirrely things to Wade's insides. It always had, which was why he worked so hard to make that smile disappear when they were together.
He'd known Beau was gay from the moment they met three years before. With puppy dog eyes full of adoration, Beau's crush on Wade hadn't been subtle. Wade tried to keep his distance — because annoying or not, Beau was cute — but that was easier said than done when their families were intertwined. Wade saw Beau for Sunday dinners with the James family, for Thanksgiving and Christmas and birthdays in between.
And now, as the drunken star of Barry Gleason's party.
Barry's parents let kids drink, so long as none of them drove, so his house was the go-to party spot. Wade didn't often come to these parties, but Anna had dragged him out and promptly disappeared to gossip with her friends on the cheerleading squad. He tried not to feel too relieved about that. He wasn't in the mood to have an armful of girlfriend.
Glancing around, he noticed a couple of guys holding up phones, taking pictures or videos. Beau was going to be embarrassed come Monday morning.
"Take it off," someone called.
"Strip show!"
Beau laughed and fluttered his eyelashes. "I don't get naked with a guy before the second date!"
"Knew he was gay," Jeremy Krantz said. "Fucking gross."
Wade was afraid things might get ugly if Beau didn't get home soon. He had perfected the art of avoiding Beau, so he searched the room for someone who might know him. Beau mostly hung with the same two friends. Wade scanned the room and spotted Beau's friend, Nathan something, near the television, where a video game was under way.
Nathan was tall, with dark, messy hair and skinny as a skeleton. Wade mostly remembered because of his height-to-weight ratio. Taller even than Wade, he towered over Beau when they stood side-by-side. Usually a cute, freckled blond girl stood between them, but he didn't see her.
Nathan held a game controller, and Wade realized he was one of the players. Two others were seated in gamer chairs low to the ground.
"Dude!" a familiar voice said. "I didn't know you could do that!"
Wade wasn't surprised to see Shane tucked away in the gamer's corner. His best friend was addicted to video games. He was more surprised to see Anna in the other chair, fumbling with a remote.
"How do you fire? I forgot which button to hit."
Shane leaned over and nudged her index finger onto the A button. His hand lingered on hers a fraction longer than necessary, and Wade narrowed his eyes. Was his best friend trying to make a move on his girlfriend?
He wasn't jealous, exactly. He'd been relieved not to have Anna all over him tonight. It was more the principle of the matter. He shelved his irritation for the moment and turned to Beau's friend.
"Hey, man, uh … you hang with Beau, right? You're Nathan?"
The guy was focused on the game, and it took him a minute to respond.
"I go by Nate." He spared a look at Wade, then did a double-take. "Why?"
There was a hint of suspicion to his voice that made Wade wonder what Beau had said about him.
"Uh, well, Beau's pretty smashed."
Nathan hit the pause button, and Anna protested loudly, before she noticed Wade standing there. She smiled brightly and jumped up.
"Hey, you. I thought I'd lost you to a love affair with the wall."
Wade rolled his eyes. She thought she was funny. She was, which was part of her appeal. If only the rest of her appealed to him. Try as he might, he couldn't get excited about the thought of the make-out session they'd have before he dropped her off at home later.
"Beau's wasted?" Nate said, sounding incredulous. He turned, taking in the room, and his eyes popped wide. "Holy crap!"
He rushed off, and Wade watched him intercept a guy trying to hand Beau yet another beer. There was laughter and boo's as Nate coaxed Beau off the sofa and led him toward the door. Wade couldn't hear their words, but he could tell Nate was pissed as he flipped off someone and pulled a stumbling Beau out the door.
Disaster averted.
Surprise Delivery
"This isn't exactly what I had in mind when you asked if I wanted to have fun," Eric said, gasping for breath.
Casper laughed, one hand clutching his stomach and his other gripping Eric's wrist and tugging. Eric was having just a bit more difficulty than Casper in climbing from the top of a trash bin to a tree to the roof of the downtown library.
Thankfully, dusk had fallen, and they were on the backside of the library, where they were less likely to be noticed. He'd never live it down if he was arrested for loitering on the roof of a public property. It was hardly the kind of publicity a medical director needed to generate.
Eric finally heaved himself onto the mostly flat, asphalt roof with Casper's assistance. He dropped down on his back and stared at a sky painted with the pink and orange streaks of sunset. The sun, still a molten ball in the sky, dropped slowly behind puffy clouds that were beginning to look more like cotton candy, all pink and soft around the edges.
Casper settled beside him, crossing his arms under his head. "It's worth it now, though, right?"
Unlike Eric, Casper had jumped from trash bin to tree to roof with the agility of a teenager. Lying as he was, with his arms folded behind his head, his triceps bulged. Eric found that a prettier sight than the sunset.
"You know, the hospital's taller. I have a key to the roof. We could have saved ourselves a lot of trouble and had a great view of the sunset."
"You can just go up the stairwell and right onto the roof?"
"Yep," Eric said, a bit smugly. "The helipad is up there, so there has to be access. It's rare for us to receive a life flight, but it does happen."
Casper made an obnoxious buzzing noise. "You're venturing awfully close to shop talk, and besides, where's the fun in walking up some stairs?"
Eric huffed a rueful laugh. "It's more fun than a broken ankle."
"No ankles were broken," Casper chastised. "Now look at that gorgeous sky and enjoy yourself."
Eric reached out and traced a blaze of orange inked on the pale skin of Casper's bicep. "I'd rather look at this."
Casper twitched, but he didn't pull away. His head swiveled, light blue eyes fixing on Eric. "They always like the ink," he murmured.
Orderly Affair
"Take off your shirt."
Ian's eyes went wide, and he glanced over Callum's shoulder toward the bathroom at-large. Right, public place. Callum squeezed into the stall, latching the door behind him. It left about an inch between their bodies.
"You said you'd prove it was your pic," he said.
Ian scoffed. "You know it was my pic. You know me."
Callum blinked, making his eyes innocent. "How do I know that?"
Ian turned red, which was kind of adorable. Here was this older, buffer dude going shy. Then Ian's eyes skimmed over Callum's button-down shirt, fitted to his slender form, and he licked his lips.
Callum's insides fluttered. Was Ian attracted to him?
People who knew Callum in his daily life thought he was smart but geeky. His work uniform of dress slacks, button-down shirt, and glasses didn't do a lot to dispel that impression. Nor did his interests: science, space exploration, Star Wars and comic book movies. He wasn't even one of those "cool" geeks who built apps or kicked ass while gaming.
Callum could pull off twink when he needed, though. His ex-boyfriend Doug was big on telling Callum he was lucky he had a tight ass. That shit was annoying, if true. When he went out, he didn't have much trouble landing a guy as long as he dressed in skintight clothes and toned down his nerdy inclinations.
Not possible with Ian. The man knew he was a medical lab tech. Didn't get much geekier than that.
"We've played basketball together," Ian said. "I've taken off my shirt before."
Foiled.
Callum tapped his lips, unable to concede the point.
"I must not have been paying attention," he said. "So, I'm going to have to insist. It's a pretty tight fit in here, though. How about I help you?"
Ian's voice cut off with a strangled garble as Callum grabbed the hem of Ian's scrub top. He'd shocked him. He only hoped it was a good shock, and he didn't get knocked on his ass for being too forward.
"Lift your arms," he said, projecting as much confidence as he could as he pushed Ian's shirt over those delectable abs. The man was seriously cut. That picture was no lie.
Ian obeyed, and a moment later he was shirtless. Holy muscles, Batman!
Callum stared at Ian's broad, hairy chest, heaving with nervous breaths. His nipples, a dusky rose, tipped impressive pecs. His body was strong and defined, his stomach not just flat but rippling with muscle. Callum wasn't sure he'd ever seen a man this built in person. He'd seen Ian without a shirt at the basketball court once or twice, but Callum had been preoccupied with trying to pass the ball without tripping over his own feet. Clearly, he'd missed an impressive sight.
"Well? Satisfied now?" Ian asked impatiently.
Callum was about to answer in the affirmative when his gaze dipped below Ian's waistband and he saw the tent the man was pitching under his pants.
"Holy shit," Callum said, and impulsively reached out to curl his fingers around Ian's thick cock. "You're hard."
Ian groaned. "Cal …"
"Are you hard for me?" Callum whispered in wonder. Dragging his eyes up Ian's body, he met a heated gaze. Ian's dark hair, stubbled jaw, and sculpted lips were seriously sexy, a fact that Callum couldn't believe he hadn't noticed before now. It wasn't often you found both a good-looking face and a hot, built bod. He'd done enough online hookups to know. He'd hit the jackpot.
"Take off your shirt," Ian said hoarsely.
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A Stella Review: My Anti-Marriage (My Anti Series #3) by DJ Jamison
RATING 4,5 out of 5 stars
Can one drunken night in Vegas and a pair of wedding rings lead to a happily ever after?
Love has never been a good bet for Chris, so going on a Vegas wedding trip for his friends is bittersweet. Especially when Ant, the last man to break his trust, is suddenly along for the ride. Which explains why Chris wakes up in his hotel room with the mother of all hangovers. Not so much why Ant is in his bed … or worse, wearing a matching wedding band.
Ant invited himself on a Vegas trip, gambling on a second chance with the man who got away. He never dreamt he'd be the one with a wedding ring on his finger, but if their predicament gets Chris talking to him again, he'll make the most of it.
Between keeping their secret from friends and trying to figure out what really happened that first crazy night in Vegas, passions ignite. If they can hold on to their fresh start, maybe the Vegas motto doesn't have to hold true: What happens in Vegas doesn't have to stay there.
I'm so happy I got the opportunity to review the My Anti Series by DJ Jamison, I enjoyed the previous books but My Anti-Marriage is my favorite and the reason simply stands in the main characters. I fell in love with Chris and Ant from the beginning. They were likable, fierce and stubborn in different ways, loyal and then adorable. They had a strong chemistry going on between them, even when Chris was trying really hard to resist his feelings for the man he thought was a cheater.
The story is not only about enemies who turn into lovers, it's about second chances too and I love both tropes. And not only I got to read this new couple's HEA, but I was able to meet again the other guys that fell in love in the other books. My Anti-Marriage was a great addition, I found it very well done and although the author gave me the chance to know that the previous main couples are still in love and building their futures as friends and lovers, not once their moments take space from Chris and Ant's romance, on the contrary they were the perfect frame for another love to begin.
I feel to recommend the My Anti Series to all of you, it's quick, well written and so engaging you won't have enough till the end of the last book.
I like the cover art by Lucas Soltow.
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Published June 12th 2018 by DJ Jamison
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A Stella Review: My Anti-Boyfriend (My Anti-Series #2) by D.J. Jamison
RATING 3 out of 5 stars
Brad has everyone fooled. He's the casual, sexy friend. The fun-time guy who sleeps around. Except not really. There's one man who holds his heart: his best friend — with benefits — Riley. Too bad Riley has no interest in a relationship, and as far as Brad can tell, never will. But once Brad acknowledges his freelings for Riley, he can't continue to ignore them. He pulls back, trying to find a way to shut down his hurting heart so he can remain Riley's friend.
Riley has everything he needs: a decent job, plenty of hookups, and his wingman Brad, who also makes for great fun in the sack. He's happily oblivious, until Brad starts avoiding him. Riley is baffled when Brad starts skipping regular nights at the gay club, fails to return calls and otherwise ignores him. He can't imagine what he's done wrong, and when he finally corners Brad and learns the truth, he's scared to death one more person is going to abandon him. He misses Brad like crazy — both the friend and the lover — but he's never even considered a relationship.
Now Brad and Riley have a choice to make: friends or lovers. Riley's days of having his cake and eating it too are over. Then again, maybe Brad is tasty enough to keep a man satisfied.
I wasn't expecting for these two young men to have their HEA together and the author surprised me with this choice but it was clear from the beginning they were made for each other. The chemistry between them was explosive and the feelings Brad had for his friends known to everybody except Riley. It took some time to Riley to see what was in front of his eyes and in his heart too but eventually he realized he didn't love Brad as a friend, he was in love with him.
I have to say I liked this second installment in the My Anti Series by DJ Jamison,it was well written, engaging, quick to read. But I didn't enjoy as I did with the first book. In my opinion there were too many sex scenes for a short story like this one. Sure, Riley and Brad were hot together but with so few pages, it would have been better to fill them with more informations and backgrounds about the main characters, rather than just put them in bed. That's why their romance felt to me a little rushed and I think it should have been more developed.
Overall, I liked it and can't wait for the third novella and Chris to find his soul mate.
The cover art by Lucas Soltow is simple and unique, I like it
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A Stella Review: My Anti-Valentine (My Anti-Series #1) by D.J. Jamison
RATING 3,75 out of 5 stars
Jaded by relationships gone wrong, Bret throws an anti-Valentine's Day party to celebrate being single and burn his ex-boyfriends belongings. Who needs a commercialized holiday that only serves to make you feel bad about your relationship status, anyway? But not everyone at his party agrees. The cute blond guy who could be a member of a boy band challenges Bret, calling him bitter, and the truth comes spilling out: Bret's low interest in sex has destroyed every relationship he's had and tarnished his view of romance.
Harry is tired of fast hook-ups and meaningless sex, but finding a guy who wants a serious commitment has been a challenge. When he meets the cute hipster throwing an anti-Valentine's Day party, he's immediately charmed. But when he learns Bret is graysexual — willing to have sex only occasionally in the right circumstances — he's leery of making promises he can't keep. He doesn't want to break Bret's heart or his own, but can he really walk away from a chance at real love?
My Anti-Valentine was a lovely surprise. I like stories and series like this one, short, sweet and funny. And with a different main couple for each book. This first novella is about Bret and Harry, both of them looking for the right guy and not someone who can't accept and stay with them. Especially Bret has resigned himself to be alone, sure no one will ever want to understand him and his newfound greysexuality. But when Bret meets Harry at the anti-valentine's party Bret has organized, something click between them and new beginnings can be built.
I found this novella well written and super easy to read, quick and with positive vibes. It was a joy to read it and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. It's short and although I have to say too many times I am not satisfied with what I get from short stories, My Anti-Valentine worked great and I can't wait to meet these guys in the next installment and the new couple too, who will be?
The cover art by Lucas Soltow is different, that's why I like it.
Published January 21st 2017 by DJ Jamison
ASIN B01MSA8Q13
Edition Language Engli
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A Caryn Review: Orderly Affair (Hearts & Health #6) by DJ Jamison
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Book 6 in the Hearts and Health series, and I have to say that I am impressed that the author has managed to create truly new characters for each book! I am enjoying the variety, and though I definitely have some couples and books I prefer more than others (this is one of the ones I liked best) I am now actively looking for more sequels. Ashe, Kansas, is a small community, but it is big enough to hold the gay/bi community that the author has created so far, and hopefully continue to grow. This book acknowledges how that community has started to loosely come together, in a way that does not detract at all from this couple's narrative.
Ian Connolly is a hospital orderly who was briefly introduced at the very end of Surprise Delivery when he walked in to a janitor's closet to find Eric blowing Caspar. This book picks up very shortly afterwards with Ian still dwelling on the scene and how erotic it felt, and finally deciding to act on his long suppressed attraction to men. He's 37, divorced for a few years after a 16 year marriage, and very unsure of when or even how to start dating men, especially when he was not sure he wanted to come out to his conservative family and his teenage son. When a hookup app showed another guy right there in the hospital, he gathered his courage and responded to the message.
Callum Price felt trapped: supporting his disabled and unappreciative mother in a house that was falling down around him, supporting his deadbeat ex-boyfriend who didn't move out when they broke up because his mother liked having him around, working at a job that he enjoyed but couldn't advance in because he could never save up the money to finish school. When a hot guy showed up on Thrust (I don't know if that's a real hookup app, but I love the name!), Callum thought nothing of giving up his lunch break to meet with the guy in a deserted corner of the hospital. What he didn't expect, however, was for Ian to keep pursuing him – from repeat hookups, to friends with benefits, and finally to an exclusive relationship. Which would have been great, except that Ian was closeted.
When I first started reading MM romance, it seemed like all of the stories involved closeted men, and coming out was always part of the conflict in the plot. It's one of the things that drew me to MM in the first place. It's certainly not as ubiquitous now – which is a good thing because to me it means that being queer is starting to become accepted as completely normal like it should be – but I do still like to see how characters navigate the process. In this case, Ian at least knows that he wants to be out, doesn't have any internalized homophobia, but is just scared of how it will change his relationship with his family and his son. Callum was a more complicated character – he struggled with his desire to prove to everyone that he didn't need help, and his tendency to just give in to terrible situations to avoid conflict, and the whole crazy scenario of living with his mother and his ex-boyfriend didn't seem so unbelievable after all. I really rooted for him, and was thrilled when he started to gain more confidence in himself and take charge of his life. Ian's family, and especially his son Liam, were wonderful secondary characters that really showed another side of Ian. I also appreciated the fact that Ian was happy to be an orderly – it's a necessary job, though distinctly unglamorous, and there is nothing wrong with not wanting a college degree and pursuing the typical materialistic "American Dream".
Cover art by Lucas Soltow is probably my least favorite in the series so far. Nice abs on the model, but nothing else about him was similar to descriptions of Ian, and where is cutie pie Callum?
Published April 24th 2018 by DJ Jamison
ASIN B07CJ6BJ3K
Series Hearts and Health #6
Heart Trouble (Hearts and Health #1; Ashe Sentinel Connections #6)
Bedside Manner (Hearts and Health, #2)
Urgent Care (Hearts and Health #3)
Room for Recovery (Hearts and Health #4)
Surprise Delivery (Hearts and Health #5)
Orderly Affair (Hearts and Health #6)
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A hospital orderly explores his bisexuality with an adorably geeky lab tech, but can their sparks lead to love outside the closet?
When Ian Connolly installs a hookup app to explore his long-suppressed attraction to men, he doesn't expect to connect with anyone he knows, especially not lab tech Callum Price. But from their first scorching encounter, he's hooked.
Callum hasn't had the best luck with love, and he's suffocating under a pile of responsibilities. But when he sees an opportunity to blow off steam with Ian, he takes it. The man is smoking hot, big all over, and sweet as pie.
Their chemistry is off the charts, but a relationship is more challenging. Callum remains stubbornly self-reliant, while Ian tries too hard to be his rock. But if Ian can be honest with his family about loving a man, maybe Callum can admit his own truth: He wants a man he can count on, a man just like Ian.
Here's an excerpt of an app hookup that serves as the catalyst for Ian and Callum's relationship. Enjoy!
Callum Price swallowed hard, staring at Ian Connolly's massive … everything.The orderly was six-foot-four, compared with Callum's modest five-foot-eight height. Broad and muscled, Ian could toss Callum across the room with very little effort. That sent a thrill of fear through his body and a frisson of excitement straight to his cock.You are one screwed up puppy.Callum knew the guy from the app might be someone he knew, but he never would have guessed him to be Ian "straight guy" Connolly.
He licked his lips and raked his eyes over Ian's chest and stomach, too obscured by the loose scrub top to hint at the goodies beneath. "I didn't know you were …"
"Me either," Ian said. Then coughed with embarrassment. "I mean, I'm bi and just now exploring my … curiosity."
"Bi or bi-curious? They're not the same."
"Are we really going to have a serious talk about sexuality in the john?"
Ian had a point. Callum's pulse raced, sending all his blood south and muddying his thoughts, as he stared at BigBiGuy. Ian. He knew the hospital orderly only through a loosely organized group of hospital staffers who played basketball every now and then. They nodded and smiled hello in the halls, but their paths didn't cross all that much.
Yet, here they were.
Callum had noticed Ian was a big guy; it would have been impossible to miss. But he'd filed him into the unavailable category with all the other straight men, and as a result, hadn't fully appreciated the man's body.
He wasn't about to miss an opportunity to correct that mistake.
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A Caryn Review: Room for Recovery (Hearts and Health #4) by D.J. Jamison
This is the fourth book in the Hearts and Health series, and as far as I'm concerned, is far and away the best so far. Like the others in the series, it can be read as a stand-alone, and once again several other characters from the previous books make cameo appearances. Ashe is, after all, a small community!
The characters in this book are much younger than the others in the series: Beau is an 18 year old high school senior, and Wade is a 19 year old who is redoing some of his senior classes because he failed the first time around. They are unofficial cousins, with families who have been tied together by marriage and circumstance. Wade's story is really kind of tragic – he came out to his father, a successful surgeon, when he was 15, and though he was expecting full acceptance, what he got was a kind of half-hearted "maybe you're just not sure yet" warning. And the next day, with no explanation, his father killed himself.
So I guess I should stop here and explain why this book means so much to me. I am also in the medical field, and the rate of suicide amongst physicians is higher than in the general populace. It's a very high stress career, and some specialties, like surgery, are worse than others. Unfortunately, it is also more difficult for many physicians to seek help, because of censure by state medical boards, licensing committees, and so forth. It's a catch-22: you're more likely to be suicidal, and less likely to seek help. I am also a survivor of suicide in my own family, and I appreciated all the misplaced guilt that Wade experienced. Most suicides don't leave notes, and that means those left behind must try to come up with their own reasons as to why it happened, and in a situation so fraught with guilt, those reasons don't have to make sense. From my own unfortunate experience, I have to say the author got it all right, and it was heartbreaking, but also skillfully and compassionately done.
After his father's death, Wade (of course) changed, going from a happy teenager with good grades, to a withdrawn, moody young man who didn't seem to care about anything at all. He had supportive family, but because he felt his confession caused or contributed to his father's suicide, he was unable to believe he had worth, and just didn't care about his future. He was finally realizing that he had to turn his life around when he was repeating his senior year, and that is when circumstances threw him in with Beau again. Beau had always crushed on Wade, and Wade knew that, but he was trying to completely suppress any gay feeling or attraction, and in the past that meant ignoring Beau, even when their families got together. Beau is a good kid, a "real goody two-shoes", who gets good grades and volunteers at the hospital, and he hasn't given up on Wade even when it seems that everyone else has.
The narrative of the two of them coming together, gradually opening up, learning more about themselves and each other and falling in love because of it, was heartwarming and at the same time very real. The part that I think I most appreciated is that this was not a case of true love curing mental illness that I've seen done in less educated books. Wade was already at a point of self-realization before he got involved with Beau, and when he considered coming out – as much to himself as others – he needed professional support to do so. While Beau may have been a bit of a catalyst, he was not the reason for Wade's recovery.
I truly enjoyed reading this book – despite the painful reminders of events in my own life – and I highly recommend it. I'm not only looking forward to the next in the series, I think I'm going to go back and reread the others!
Cover art by Lucas Soltow is nice, matches with the other covers in the series.
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Published February 26th 2018 by DJ Jamison
Original Title Room for Recovery
ASIN B07B3Z3MPZ
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We are excited to announce Amaliah will be premiering The Judge, in collaboration with Lush.
Currently, in its second year, the Lush Film Festival is a two-day event that gives a platform to filmmakers from around the world. The Judge follows Kholoud Al-Faqih who became the first female judge to be appointed in the Middle East's Shari'a courts. The film shows a unique portrait of Judge Kholoud and her tireless fight for justice for women.
Amaliah will be bringing you the film, followed by a panel discussion, hosted by Yasmin Abdel-Magied, which will explore the themes in the film from the rights of women in Islam, misogyny in the workplace, divorce in Islamic courts and how women like Judge Kholoud are upholding justice for thousands of Muslim women in a male-dominated arena.
The screening and discussion will be taking place at Lush Studio London on the 30th November, tickets are limited and available here on Eventbrite.
Raifa Rafiq is a trainee solicitor at one of the leading international law firms in the UK. She is also creator and co-host of the literature and popular culture podcast, Mostly Lit, which was named by the Guardian and the BBC as one of the top podcasts of 2017.
Zeenat Islam is a fierce advocate for improving representation at the Bar, specifically working with women of colour and challenging stereotypes around Muslim women. She is passionate about the capacity of the law to be used as a tool for social change whilst recognising its inherent limitations.
Amra Bone is a former headteacher and university chaplain sits on the panel at the Sharia Council sitting at Birmingham's Central Mosque – one of Europe's biggest.


Blu Dot has certainly made a splash since they touched down in Australia.
Having now firmly put down roots in Sydney's Alexandria design precinct, the Minneapolis based designer/makers are fast finding themselves in high demand, nationwide.
The Scamp family of occasional tables is one range that exemplifies the Blu Dot philosophy of "Good Design is Good" – purveying striking design at fair price points.
Chameleonic in its variety of finishes and minimal in its componentry, the aesthetic is at once contemporary and brave in its fluorescent frame and smoked glass insert, beside the refinement of a copper frame supporting a solid marble top.
The choice of nine combinations in finishes is only enhanced with three table sizes. The Scamp is anything but scant in its offering.


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Q: How to execute code from database in Django I created a blog with Django and my model post is like this:
class Post(models.Model):
    title = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True, db_index=True)
    content = RichTextField()
    # ...

In my template, I display the content of posts like this: {{ post.content|safe }}
What I want is to execute code that is in the content of the post. Let say I want to add a link to the "about me" page, so logically I would add this in the content of the post:
# some text here

about me

# another text here

This doesn't work. if I hover the URL I can see the URL 127.0.0.1:8000/post/21/{% url 'about' %}.
How can I do that.
Edit
Actually, to redirect to the about me page I can simply do about me
But what if I want to redirect to another post? I have to specify the id or the slug of the post but I can't do:
post

A: "|safe" filter renders only html code.
To render django template from db you should use render or render_to_string in your view. But note that this is an extremely insecure practice cause to many contexts are available to get and execute in django template language

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All-New 2018 Ford Fiesta: Sneak Peek
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull | December 16, 2016
Photo: Ford Motor Company
First Look at the Redesigned 2018 Ford Fiesta
Ford introduced the European variant of the completely redesigned Fiesta in November, giving us a few clues about what we can expect when it goes on sale in the United States.
The current version of the Fiesta is one of Ford's highest rated cars according to U.S. News & World Report's rankings. It does well in the best small car category when compared to in-class rivals like the Chevrolet Sonic and Kia Rio. It rates highly because of its low starting price and high-end interior.
Will the 2018 Fiesta be yet another feather in Ford's cap? Let's take a closer look.
Please note, no specifications for the U.S. model Ford Fiesta have been released as of this writing. The information in this slideshow is speculative but based on the model's history, European specs, and Ford's sales patterns.
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Ford Fiesta sales are greater outside the United States, so it makes sense that the company would choose to debut the European model before the U.S. version. Mechanical differences are inevitable, but on the outside the models generally look the same. The latest generation Fiesta is sportier than the last, thanks in large part to a more dynamic body design.
The 2018 Fiesta ditches much of the muscularity of the previous generation. Ford instead opted for a sleeker style, complete with highly angular headlamps. Its roofline is reminiscent of the Toyota Prius, but its back is 100 percent Ford Fiesta. However, it is more athletic looking than the current generation thanks to a larger wheelbase and wider front and rear track.
During its debut in Germany, Ford showed off the Fiesta in four- and two-door configurations. It is likely that the U.S. will see only the four-door version for sale on dealer lots.
So far, we know about three engine choices for the 2018 Fiesta: 1.0- and 1.1-liter three-cylinder gasoline engines and a 1.5-liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel. Industry experts predict that the U.S. model will most likely have the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine under its hood, which is similar to what is offered in the current generation. Car & Driver thinks that it's possible we'll see a naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine offered in U.S. models as well. Both automatic and manual transmissions are available for European models and likely will be available in U.S. destined Fiestas.
The current generation Fiesta already offers an interior that appears more high-end than its competition, but the look in the 2018 model takes that one step further. Ford has decreased the amount of road noise that permeates the cabin by seven percent. They have even carried the interior refinement into the center stack and console, which have half as many buttons as in the previous generation Fiesta.
Ford has upped the size of the Fiesta for 2018 and the company says that interior space has improved. The Fiesta has long been criticized for its tight second row, but it does have space for up to five persons. That number is not expected to change with the newest generation of the sedan.
Cargo Space and Infotainment
Because of its larger size, it's probable that cargo room may increase some in the new generation Fiesta, though it likely won't be by much. Ford says that the rear hatch has a larger opening than before. The current model (pictured above) offers good cargo space for a subcompact car.
Ford is touting the Fiesta as, "the world's most technologically advanced small car," and that is apparent when you see that preliminary photos showcase an 8-inch infotainment screen. Logic says that the screen will likely be optional in higher grades when the Fiesta makes its way to the U.S. and that smaller screens will be available. The 2018 Fiesta is the first Ford to feature the B&O PLAY Sound System.
Ford has improved the safety technology in the Fiesta for the latest generation. European models will offer advanced driver assistance technologies supported by two cameras, three radars, and 12 ultrasonic sensors, which work together to monitor 360 degrees around the vehicle. Park assist, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot warning, forward-collision warning, pedestrian detection, and lane-keeping assist are available in the European model. That technology is expected to carry over to U.S. vehicles.
No pricing information has been announced. The 2017 model starts at $13,660 for the S grade while the top of the line Fiesta ST starts at $21,140. The subcompact car market is highly competitive and growing. Prospective buyers should expect a slight price increase with the new model due in part to the amount of new technology in the vehicle.
The four 2018 Fiestas that were revealed in Germany were all hatchbacks. The company showed off four grades: Titanium, Vignale, Active, and ST. Titanium is a current trim level throughout Ford's U.S. vehicle lineup, so it's liable to carry over to the new Fiesta. Ford offers the current generation Fiesta in an ST trim, so that may carry over as well. Additional grades are possible. The 2017 Fiesta comes in four trim levels.
The 2018 Ford Fiesta will directly compete with many of the 2017 model's current rivals including the Honda Fit, Chevrolet Sonic, and Kia Rio. It will also compete against the Ford Focus and EcoSport, the latter was just introduced to the U.S. market. Journalists remain divided on whether or not the EcoSport will sell well in the U.S. and, if it does, how it will impact the automaker's small car sales.
When Will We Know More?
Expect to know more about the U.S. version of the 2018 Ford Fiesta after the North American International Auto Show in early January 2017. Ford traditionally debuts their latest North American cars, trucks, and SUVs at the show, so it would make sense for us to see the U.S.-spec Fiesta for the first time then.
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Home » Women news » Serbia in Final Six!
Serbia qualified for FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League Finals in Nanjing, by defeating South Korea 3:0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-11). They ended the pool stage as the second-best team in VNL with 37 points. On final tournament, Serbia will play in pool B with USA and Turkey.


Biking through scenic vegetable and flower farms of the farmers in ward 5, heading for Manglinh Village with hundreds of hectares of Arabica coffee.
Start from your hotel, leave the busy town behind and go to the West. Biking through scenic vegetable and flower farms of the farmers in ward 5, heading for Manglinh Village with hundreds of hectares of Arabica coffee. Continuing to Dakia lake. Enjoy picnic lunch by the lake.


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Imaging Comet 46P/Wirtanen
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Sunday night, December 16th, was the evening of the closest approach of Comet 46P/Wirtanen. The comet was close enough and bright enough with an apparent magnitude between 4.0 and 4.5 that you could see it with the naked eye if you had good, dark skies. Thankfully, that's just what I have living out in rural Missouri, and we also had crystal clear skies. The comet can be seen between the Pleiades Cluster and Taurus through Wednesday, but as the Moon's phase transitions from 1st Quarter to Waxing Gibbous, dim objects in the sky will be harder and harder to see. Throughout this coming week, the best time to view the comet will actually be in the very early morning after moonset. You can check out more about where to find and when to view the comet at Sky and Telescope, https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/comet-46p-wirtanen-and-moon/.
Comet 46P/Wirtanen passing between the Pleiades Cluster and Taurus.
The image below of Comet 46P/Wirtanen is the result of stacking 63 exposures each with a shutter speed of 20-seconds, ISO 6400, aperture f/8, and a focal length of 200 mm on a Nikon D500 through a Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 riding atop a Celestron 8″ SCT. The telescope was there just to provide the clock drive so that the camera moved with the stars' diurnal motion. Each raw image file was corrected for dark current, bias current, and the response across the frame was normalized using a flat field image. I'll write up a tutorial on how to collect these images and why they're necessary later. The images were then aligned and stacked on the comet, which is why the stars appear as streaks. Since the comet is moving quite rapidly past us, its motion relative to the distant background stars is very noticeable, even in the short timespan of this image set.
An long exposure image of Comet 46P/Wirtanen tracking the comet's motion rather than the stars' motion.
You may have noticed the very green color to many of the images of Comet 46P/Wirtanen, including this one. The green color is not a image processing artifact, but is indicative of the comet's composition. Most comets contain a enough cyanogen (CN) and diatomic carbon (C2). As a comet approaches the Sun and its surface warms, volatile materials such as cyanogen, water, and others begin to vaporize forming the comet's coma and tail. When cyanogen and diatomic carbon interact with the Sun's ultraviolet light and fluoresce to create the characteristic greenish glow of many comets.
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Voyager II Is Outta Here!
Well, perhaps more precisely, the Voyager II spacecraft is now making its way through the heliopause region. Unlike planetary magnetospheric boundaries, the boundary between the heliosphere and the local interstellar medium (LISM) has substantial thickness compared to the length scales that Voyager II samples based on its data cadence and its velocity. It will take Voyager II time to make it completely through the region, but the data make it abundantly apparent that one of our oldest operating spacecraft is now set to join its twin as an interstellar traveler having entered the heliopause on November 5 at a distance of 119 AU, 35 AU past the termination shock.
Most of the data gathered by the spacecraft that indicate that Voyager II is now exploring a very different region of space are the sudden drop in the energetic ion intensity (E ~ 1 MeV/nuc) coupled with the simultaneous increase in the galactic cosmic ray intensity (E ~ 100 MeV/nuc). There are strong indicators in the magnetic field data as well. The field is significantly stronger than previously observed, there's an absence of variation, and the field has a northward (+BN) component. All of this is consistent with what Voyager I saw when it entered the LISM.
Energetic ion and anomalous cosmic rays (ACR) rates as measured by the Voyager II Cosmic Ray Subsystem (CRS).
There are some significant differences between the Voyager I and II observations, though. The timescales of the transitions are very different with the Voyager II data showing a slower transition than as seen by Voyager I. The spectra for energetic hydrogen and helium ions (protons and alpha particles) also showed very little variation at Voyager II and compared to the change seen at Voyager I.
While many of the trends in the data are similar between the two spacecraft, these few and important differences will help the team to further refine our model for the shape of the heliosphere. Early models held that the heliopause was open and teardrop shaped, not unlike the shape of planetary magnetospheres. As the interstellar wind impacts the Sun's magnetic field, it pushes on and distorts the field forming a tail structure downstream and a bow shock upstream. The data from Voyager I and the preliminary data from Voyager II coupled with remote sensing data from platforms in Earth orbit and on the now destroyed Cassini orbiter around Saturn are leading many to the conclusion that our heliosphere is a closed asymmetric bubble.
Fortunately, both Voyager spacecraft still enjoy good health for their age. The both still have plenty of fuel, but what they are both running low on is power. Solar panels simply won't work when you're 100 AU from the Sun. At the distance of the heliopause, you would need over 14,000 times more solar panels to provide the same amount of power that you could produce in Earth orbit. This is why the Voyager spacecraft are powered by radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). Small lumps of a highly radioactive isotope of plutonium provide a large amount of heat. That heat energy is then converted into electrical energy to provide power to the spacecraft. However, over the past 41 years of flight, the plutonium sources have decayed and cooled, therefore reducing the amount of electricity the RTGs can provide. Both spacecraft have the power they need for the instruments that are still on, but they're losing power at a rate of 4 W/yr. Some hard decisions will need to be made very soon between turning on heaters, turning off some science instruments, or trying a time sharing scheme. The trouble is every on/off transition can result in an improper commanding sequence on Voyager II that could irreparably damage the spacecraft, and it's not like we can send a repair crew to service them.
The two Voyagers are the most amazing missions of space exploration ever launched. The amount by which their data has advanced our understanding of the outer solar system and our Sun is beyond anything that any other single mission has provided, and they're still going! Here's hoping that we get a few more good years from our now TWO interstellar spacecraft.
The official press release can be found here:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-voyager-2-probe-enters-interstellar-space
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The Right Color is a game inspired by the Stroop effect. You need to check if the name of the color written matches with the color displayed. You think it's a breeze, huh?! Play with your friends and compare your scores!
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Martin Torchio
February 18, 1928 - December 14, 2015
"This world is not conclusion, A sequel stands beyond, Invisible, as music, But positive as sound." Emily Dickinson Marilyn Adams Torchio passed from this life on November 19, 2015 followed by her adoring husband, Martin F. Torchio on December 14, 2015. Marilyn born on October 24, 1932, had just celebrated her 83rd birthday with family and friends. Marty born February 18, 1928 was 87 years young. Throughout their marriage, Marilyn referred to Marty as her Knight in Shining Armor and Marty always called her his Darling Beautiful Bride. They would have celebrated 61 years of their beautifully written love story on November 27, 2015. Marilyn was born to Frances and William Adams and raised in Oakland, California. She was a very loving feisty spirit and proud to come from hardy Irish–English–Scotch stock. Marty, christened Mario, by his Italian immigrant parents, Jennie and Frank Torchio was born in Chicago, Illinois. When a young boy, Marty migrated to San Jose, California with his family. They settled in San Jose for its Mediterranean climate, fertile land and abundant opportunities. Marty was a very proud first-generation Sicilian-American with adventurous roots and was always saying humorous phrases in Italian. Together, Marilyn and Marty created the true feeling and meaning of la Familia with their family. They met on a rather unique double blind-date while both were attending San Jose State. Marilyn took one look at Marty and insisted the other couple trade so she could be Marty's date. Thus began their enduring love story of soul-mates found. Before college Marty served in the United States Army as a boat mechanic in Japan. The GI Bill helped fund his college education along with hard work in the Del Monte Cannery and fixing and selling cars. During college Marilyn, known for her culinary talents, cooked for a boarding house full of young college men and taught Ballroom dance at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio. She enjoyed all kinds of music, especially jazz and was a great fan of Wynton Marsalis. Marilyn and Marty were married November 27, 1954. They began their family with the birth of their daughter, Lisa followed by their son, Mark. Devoted to raising their children, Marilyn stayed home until they were old enough for her to take up a career. She dreamed of being a journalist, having been the editor of her high school paper, but was lead to selling real estate. She spent many energized and successful years as a Real Estate agent in the Bay Area. Marilyn was an artist at heart moving between mediums as she followed her varied interests. Her favorites were quilting and Tole painting. Marilyn was an avid bargain basement shopper and delighted in finding a deal. Her family benefited with her generous showering of gifts, especially on birthdays and holidays. Marilyn loved the holidays and always made every celebration special with unique decorations and delicious foods. She came from a long-line of great cooks. She took her cooking to a supreme level and passed that legacy on to her children and grandchildren, especially her son, Mark and grandson, Paul. Although none, as yet, have surpassed her talent of making a perfect pie crust. Marty was the first in his family to graduate college fulfilling the dream of his immigrant parents desire for higher education and greater opportunities for their children. He went on to earn a teaching certificate and spent over 30 years teaching Industrial Arts for Sequoia Unified School District, mostly at San Carlos High School. He specialized in metal shop, welding, drafting and ceramics. Marty was know as Mr. T. to his students and was a much beloved teacher. He appreciated that many of his students kept in touch with him long into his retirement. Marty was an ace mechanic, especially with autos and he dedicated much of his extra time fixing up cars to resell for extra cash. There wasn't much he couldn't fix and his great- grandson, Sean Michael dubbed him the family "Solutionator". Marty shared with Marilyn the thrill of landing a bargain and was a yard sale aficionado collecting a lifetime of treasures. Besides his wife and his family, his next great love was the outdoors. He spent many, many happy adventures camping, hunting, fishing and abalone picking. He was a member of Wilderness Unlimited where he was a patrolman and volunteered with special club events. He took great pleasure in sharing his enthusiasm for the outdoors with his family and friends. He told and retold, one of his fondest stories, in every detail of taking his grandson, Eric out hunting and guiding him to bagging his first buck. Because his teaching schedule allowed they took their children on many road trips. They were known by neighbors as the Travelin' T's. In 1965, Marilyn and Marty bought property in Grass Valley and since then have split their time between their homes in Fremont and Grass Valley. When their children were young the family spent weekends and summers in Grass Valley. They all loved the rural small town atmosphere in Nevada County and instilled in their kids the desire to get out of the Big City. Their daughter, Lisa did just that settling in Quincy and over the past 36 years, Marilyn and Marty shared many happy holidays and outdoor adventures in Plumas County with Lisa's family. Marilyn will be remembered as an avid reader with a sharp intellect, an exceptionally caring sensitive person, an excellent listener offering good guidance and advise when asked and always and forever deeply loving her family and friends. Marty will be remembered for taking very seriously his role as the Head of the Family along with his "kid at heart" attitude delighting in sharing fun-loving activities with his kids, grandkids and great-grand kids. He especially loved shooting off fireworks, snowball fights and telling stories around a blazing campfire. In passing they leave Marilyn's brother, Bill Adams and his wife Joan of Manteca; their daughter, Lisa Torchio Oviatt and her husband Ed of Quincy; and their son, Mark Torchio of San Jose. They were the proud grandparents to Jessica Oviatt Jones and her husband Sean of Minden, NV; Eric Oviatt and his fiancée Sarah of Quincy; Paul Oviatt of Arcata; Nicholas Torchio of Chico; and Dominic Torchio of San Jose. They were adoring great-grandparents to Sean Michael Jones II and his wife Desiree, both active duty Marines; Caitlin Jones of San Francisco; Sofia and Charlotte Jones both of Minden, NV. Marilyn leaves behind her very Best Buddy, Liz Sullivan of Livermore. Both Liz and her husband, Jim Steinle were the couple's closest friends. They also leave numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Marty is preceded in death by his siblings Grace Magliocco, Ann Dresser and Phil Torchio. A double Celebration of Life memorial service will be held on Valentines Day, February 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of the Chimes located at 4499 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611. Interment will follow on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 11:00 am. An opportunity to express condolences to the family is available online at: htpp.//oakland.chapelofthechimes.com In honor of their late Goddaughter, Kate Steinle, memorial contributions can be made in Marilyn and Marty's memory to the Kate Steinle Memorial Scholarship Fund, Challenged Athletes Foundation, 9591 Waples St., San Diego, CA 92121 or on-line at www.challengedathletes.org. Marilyn and Marty's family and friends trust they have reached the ultimate bargain basement sale and happy hunting grounds in the sky. Both will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered. Their enduring love for each other will always be an inspiration and their legacy of love will live on in their family and friend's hearts forever and always. We are all confidant that Marilyn and Marty are happily reunited on their Moon River journey together. Arrivederci! Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa
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Due to the serious dangers of the construction industry, Oregon and Washington have instituted strong legal protections for workers at hazardous job sites. Unfortunately, what the law requires and what actually happens under budget and time pressures often aren't at all the same thing. Victims of job site injuries need an attorney who understands the various industries involved, and understands the specialized law that applies to protect each industry's workers. If you have been hurt on a job site (or while doing any inherently hazardous work), contact us at no cost to learn about your rights.


In order to make the Monka Hotel blend into its surroundings, its design is deliberately ambiguous, on the border between traditional architecture and more modern styles. The facade features grey concrete, the large windows of different sizes have black frames to give the building a calm exterior. The lobby is fitted with unadulterated materials. A wall clad with original ancient cave stones goes with the concrete floor and the wooden partition. The stairs have an open construction which allows them to reflect the light from outside.
With its calm design that contains both traditional and modern architectural elements, the Monka Hotel blends well into its surroundings.


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US auctions off oil and gas drilling leases in Gulf of Mexico after climate talks
Biden administration launching auction of more than 80m acres for fossil fuel extraction that experts call 'incredibly reckless'
A man fishes near docked oil drilling platforms in Port Aransas, Texas. Photograph: Eric Gay/AP
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Just four days after landmark climate talks in Scotland in which Joe Biden vowed the US will "lead by example" in tackling dangerous global heating, the president's own administration is providing a jarring contradiction – the largest ever sale of oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
The US federal government is on Wednesday launching an auction of more than 80m acres of the gulf for fossil fuel extraction, a record sell-off that will lock in years, and potentially decades, of planet-heating emissions.
The enormous size of the lease sale – covering an area that is twice as large as Florida – is a blunt repudiation of Biden's previous promise to shut down new drilling on public lands and waters. It has stunned environmentalists who argue the auction punctures the US's shaky credibility on the climate crisis and will make it harder to avert catastrophic impacts from soaring global heating.
Map showing the blocks for sale in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas production.
"Coming in the aftermath of the climate summit, this is just mind boggling. It's hard to imagine a more hypocritical and dangerous thing for the administration to do," said Kristen Monsell, senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. "It's incredibly reckless and we think unlawful too. It's just immensely disappointing."
Even Biden's Democratic allies have raised concerns.
"This administration went to Scotland and told the world that America's climate leadership is back, and now it's about to hand over 80m acres of public waters in the Gulf of Mexico to fossil fuel companies," said Raul Grijalva, chair of the House natural resources committee. "[The] lease sale is a step in the wrong direction, and the administration needs to do better."
There is no guarantee that all the leases will be taken up by oil and gas companies but the Department of the Interior, which oversees public lands and waters, has estimated there is as much as 1.12bn barrels of oil and 4.2tn cubic ft of gas available for extraction. A separate lease sale offered by the government in Alaska's Cook Inlet will offer up another 192m barrels of oil and 301bn cubic ft of gas to drillers.
Combined, these leases would result in nearly 600m tons of planet-heating gases if fully developed over the next four decades, which is more than the total annual emissions of the UK.
The sale represents a "huge climate bomb", according to Earthjustice, one of the green groups that has lodged a lawsuit claiming it lacks a proper environmental assessment. Biden has set a target for the US to cut its emissions in half this decade before getting to net zero emissions by 2050.
Chart comparing select countries' 2018 emissions to two federal lease sales' projected emissions.
Critics say a worrying pattern has emerged during Biden's tenure, with his administration handing out drilling permits at a rate of more than 300 a month since his inauguration, a faster pace even than under Donald Trump.
At the Glasgow talks, known as Cop26, the US also declined to sign on to an agreement to end coal mining, or to phase out gasoline and diesel cars. "It truly calls into question whether the Biden administration's climate agenda is nothing but broken promises," said Jeremy Nichols of WildEarth Guardians, an environmental group.
Biden struck a defiant posture against the fossil fuel industry when campaigning for the White House, stating in a Democratic primary debate last year that there will be "no more subsidies for fossil fuel industry. No more drilling on federal lands. No more drilling, including offshore. No ability for the oil industry to continue to drill, period, ends, number one."
Once in office, Biden quickly moved to realize at least part of this vision, calling a temporary halt to the issuance of oil and gas drilling permits across America's vast publicly owned lands and ocean territory pending a review into how they are conducted.
Experts have said that the development of new oil and gas fields must stop this year if the world is to avoid more disastrous heatwaves, floods and other climate impacts, with fossil fuel production on America's public lands causing around a quarter of the country's overall greenhouse gas pollution.
However, the oil and gas industries immediately objected to Biden's move, claiming it imperiled jobs and risked pushing up energy prices, and a dozen states sued to lift the moratorium. In June, a federal judge in Louisiana agreed with the states and found that the government hadn't taken the required steps to pause new leases.
Chart showing the number of federally approved drilling permits under the Trump and Biden administrations.
This courtroom setback has forced the Gulf of Mexico sale, according to the Biden administration. A spokeswoman for the Department of the Interior said it is "complying" with the court ruling while also appealing it and devising a better system to measure the emissions impact of oil and gas lease sales.
Jen Psaki, Biden's press secretary, said on Monday: "It's a legal case and legal process, but it's important for advocates and other people out there who are following this to understand that it's not aligned with our view, the president's policies, or the executive order that he signed."
But legal experts say the court decision doesn't, in itself, prevent the administration from stopping or delaying a scheduled lease sale, or from scaling it back.
"The Louisiana opinion doesn't force the administration to move forward with any particular lease sale – the Department of Interior still has discretion over that," said Max Sarinsky, a senior attorney at the New York University School of Law. "If they were to postpone, I'm almost certain they would be sued by oil and gas interests, but that's another matter."
To many living on the Gulf's coast, the huge expansion in oil drilling, reaching down through up to two miles of ocean into the seabed, raises concerns over a repeat of the numerous oil spills that have caused varying degrees of devastation to coastal communities and wildlife.
"That's a fear we live with," said Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, an environmental group based in New Orleans. "There are spills every year and nothing is done to stop it – all the technology goes into how to drill further out, not to clean up spills or pipeline repair. The industry is like a cancer, it's just relentless growth. It's disappointing Biden won't take a firmer stance."
This article was amended on 17 November 2021 to correct a typo and the rate at which the Biden administration is giving out drilling permits.


Okay, now I've seen it. It's great just like they say. If it's playing near you, you should go. Really extraordinary. Plus, it's short enough that catching the 7:30 show was totally compatible with watching the Spurs-Cavs game. My friends and I spent most of the fourth quarter rooting for San Antonio to hold Cleveland under 70 (rooting on the outcome of the game was a moot point), but the Spurs lost intensity there and wound up giving up 76.


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"Five people have been arrested after a suspected robbery in a residence in the district of Rosengård in Malmö. A man has been brought to the hospital, write the police on their website. He and a woman should have been subjected to robbery."
"Two of the suspects arrested in connection to the dwelling and a third was apprehended after a short subsequent. Later arrested a further two people."
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Do you ever feel like time is passing by so quick that you don't have time to catch your breath? That's precisely how I feel right now.
Work is becoming the worst slog, I'm forever trying to make plans, my eyes are nearly at the point of needing matchsticks to be propped open, and don't even mention squeezing in blog time. It's virtually a no go. And to top it off, I've had a portfolio to complete and a university interview to prepare for.
It's something I've briefly mentioned on Twitter, and now one of my recent blog posts, that I will be attending university in September. With 2 unconditional offers under my belt, last Monday I confirmed my place for University of South Wales and it finally feels real. And how do I feel? Nervous, excited, happy, sick and every other related emotion that comes with such a life changing event.
Now that my place is finally confirmed, I know what I'm doing. It's so hard to plan out your year calendar when you're not sure were you'll be, and of course I have to buy everything in preparation. But am I certain this is worth it? I've never been so sure of anything in my life. The education, the social aspect, the independence - it's everything I need right now - it's hope and a new life that I've been craving for as long as I remember.
And where does my trusty little bog fit into this? Well for starters I'm studying Fashion Promotion which will require further work to my blog and more attention, I'll be around like minded people which will help me gain more inspiration, and it also explains why I've been so dormant this past month. That portfolio was one hard task!
Hopefully I'll be back to my old self now I'm a little more settled - despite the looming prospect of sorting out accommodation and student finance - and I'll have some posts to share with you lovely and patient souls.
I'd love to read all of your university stories so please leave comments and links below!
And I promise, I'll tone down the university talk. Soon.
I'll definitely be working my course and studies into my blog, it's the perfect way to combine both and may even allow me to work on my blog even more over the next 3 years.
Everything seems to be going okay so far, everything has been applied for so fingers crossed!


Recipe by: I Can't Believe its Not Butter!
"This 'pork chop pick me up' adds a bright splash of citrus and warm sage to your weeknight dinner! We can all use a little spice!"
Season chops with salt and cracked black pepper. Melt 1 tablespoon I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) Spread in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook chops, turning once, until done, about 8 minutes. Meanwhile, grate 1 teaspoon peel and squeeze 1/4 cup juice from orange. Remove chops to serving platter and keep warm.
TIP: For a delicious variation, substitute lime for the orange and cilantro for the sage!
I really expected not to like this, but I chose the cilantro/lime instead of the orange /sage ones & I could not get enough of the citrusy /buttery flavor. I will definately be making this again.
I will not bother making it again, it was on the dry side as pork so often is.
These went together quickly and were very good. Followed the recipe exactly, just cooked a bit with the cover on so juices wouldn't dry up. Family liked them a lot.
easy and great taste. p.s if your 21 or older the orange complements a blue moon beer.


RAIL CONTRACTORS have been working to out of date drawings and specifications for points and switches across the British rail network, the Railway Inspectorate told NCE this week.
The discovery emerged during checks ordered after the Potters Bar crash in May (NCE 16 May). Seven people died when a set of points on a stretch of track maintained by Jarvis failed, derailing the last carriage of a train travelling at almost 150km/h.
Missing nuts loosened 'stretcher bar' assemblies causing one to fail, allowing the point blades to move independently, narrowing the gauge at the points.
Speaking after the launch of a Health & Safety Executive (HSE) report into the crash, Deputy Chief Inspector of Railways Dr Bob Smallwood told NCE: 'We found that some infrastructure maintenance companies were working to out of date drawings, while some were working to different information in different parts of the network.
'Some had not obtained from Railtrack the information which they should have received to enable them carry out maintenance work, ' he added.
The report calls on Railtrack to ensure all contractors involved with points maintenance 'have copies of, and understand, the relevant standards, drawings, specifications, and other documentation required to enable points to be installed, set, adjusted, maintained, inspected and tested to the identified requirements'.
Investigators also found the failed Potters Bar points 2182A 'were set up differently to the drawings'. Head investigator Frank Hyland said that archive video footage taken of the points existed and that may help determine when modifications to them were made. This could have occurred any time since the points were installed in 1994, and before Jarvis took over maintenance of them in April last year.
The points were also discovered to have defective 'lost motion' fittings - devices which are supposed to allow small movements at different ends of the points. Incorrect fitting could lead to 'a higher rate of fatigue loading or vibration to components' which 'could contribute to nuts loosening'.
The report states that 'variability of maintenance and inspection of points across the network must be addressed'.
Smallwood said that none of the 240 points inspected by the HSE's Railway Inspectorate were found in the same condition as those which failed at Potters Bar.
However, the state of three sets of points maintained by Carillion Rail (formerly GTRM) on the West Coast Main Line near Wembley was such that a formal Improvement Notice was served on the contractor and Railtrack, due for compliance by 15 July.
The report also reveals that 20% of the nuts on points in the Potters Bar area checked shortly after the crash were found to be loose. These included sets close to Hatfield station, near the scene of the fatal crash in October 2000 on track then maintained by contractor Balfour Beatty.


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So about a year ago, I made this. It was intended for my graduation party, which probably isn't going to happen (I'm graduating, just not in the position to have much of a party). I opened it a few weeks ago for a games/Eurovision weekend with friends. Filtered out the fruit. I had the cherry and strawberry I made in that post, and peach and raspberry that I made a few weeks after that.
Some of them work neat, some of them are mixers. Strawberry is nice if a bit syrupy sweet. Raspberry is nice if a bit overly tart. Mixed, they are delicious. Peach isn't very nice neat (tastes like the syrup in canned peaches, but alcoholic) but I'm told it tastes fab with bitter lemon or tonic water. I don't much like alcoholic cherry flavours but my mother loves the cherry variety. It also tastes like it could be good in chocolate fondue. Actually, they all do..